Serenes Forest's Teehee Thread

[Armagon]

3 hours ago, Codename Shrimp said:

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-politics-69042935

Let's see how long this one lasts.

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Did they remove the incest

Might be on to something

2 hours ago, Saint Rubenio said:

Anyway, frankly I have enough popcorn fuel with the current diplomatic crisis between Spain and Argentina, where a minister called Milei a drug adict, Milei called Sanchez's wife corrupt, Sanchez called back the Spanish ambassador in Argentina and Milei responded by calling him a totalitarian coward. You know, real mature world leader serious politician shit.

...Everyone talks about the minister's utterly moronic remark about Milei as if it was the "first blood", as it were, seemingly forgetting the time the alt-right leader went to Argentina, told Milei the people would want to "hang Sanchez from his feet" and Milei just laughed the joke up. Am I going crazy? Why does nobody remember the time those two chucklefucks had a good laugh over threats to the president's life?

So uh, yeah. The brits can do whatever they please honestly, I've got enough ridiculous nonsense going on right at home.

Man if only my country could have silly little scandals like that and not....you know......the other stuff.

And then my other country........my mom said even if she had the money to do so, she would not go to Venezuela on an """""""""election""""""""""""" year.

2 hours ago, Lightcosmo said:

Sakurai's stance on "tier lists are phony" has been brought up again. Dude, stop trying to convince everyone every game is 100% balanced lmao. it's just sad at this point.

I mean, if he has the stats to back it up.........

competitive tier-lists only really matter on the highest level of play.

26 minutes ago, Interdimensional Observer said:

-But I can't. I'm fixating. Is it because I'm intellectually inflexible? Or am I looking for a standard of client-therapist compatibility that is too high? I was afraid of choosing poorly from the start. Am I trying to convince myself that I did over what's factually nothing? Am I trying to simply to cancel the therapy because I'm afraid of what would ultimately be confronting myself and changing? I will admit I was having cold feet and to the last minute was considering ditching the appointment -were it not for the fine print IIRC saying something about last-minute cancellations not being covered by insurance.

Part of me wants to cancel the next session, and all thereafter. And maybe I would if I were more independent. -Except I'm not, family would inevitably have to know, and then they'd want answers, which would be a problem. I'd have to confront, which as I said, I don't like doing. And if I confronted on that, then why not wing it and confront on everything else? -But then that makes these years of "wisely" waiting for a therapist's guidance before confronting to be an absolutely foolish waste of time! I feel like I have to stick with this one, and no other.

I would say, if you can, allow for a few more sessions to occur. After which you can reasonably say "i don't think this is a good therapist". If you're worried about your family's reactions, quitting right away would be more sus for them.

[Lightcosmo]

Just now, Armagon said:

I mean, if he has the stats to back it up.........

competitive tier-lists only really matter on the highest level of play.

Could he argue against what I had just said about Pokemon or not? 

As I said, the proof is there, try it yourself! Its not possible, unless the other player doesnt know what they are doing, which isnt relevant in an argument of "stats".

[Armagon]

2 minutes ago, Lightcosmo said:

Could he argue against what I had just said about Pokemon or not? 

As I said, the proof is there, try it yourself! Its not possible, unless the other player doesnt know what they are doing, which isnt relevant in an argument of "stats".

He wasn't.....talking about Pokemon in that particular instance.

[Lightcosmo]

1 minute ago, Armagon said:

He wasn't.....talking about Pokemon in that particular instance.

He claimed "tier lists.", not just referring to Smash. 

And it really hope he doesnt believe that RBY Metapod is going to take down Mewtwo lmao

Mewtwo was SUPPOSED to be overpowered, doesnt take a genius to relise that.

[Lightcosmo]

"The internet can tend to be an echo chamber of sorts, so if people start saying something is wrong or weak, that assessment will gain momentum and make people think that it’s truer than it is," said Sakurai. In essence, tier lists may not be as effective as they are made out to be."

this line, right here. Is as i just proved, wrong.

[Armagon]

1 minute ago, Lightcosmo said:

He claimed "tier lists.", not just referring to Smash. 

And it really hope he doesnt believe that RBY Metapod is going to take down Mewtwo lmao

Mewtwo was SUPPOSED to be overpowered, doesnt take a genius to relise that.

He brought up Smash as the example.

But also Pokemon is just like a completely different type of game to the point that a Pokemon competitive tier-list is fundamentally different.

2 minutes ago, Lightcosmo said:

"The internet can tend to be an echo chamber of sorts, so if people start saying something is wrong or weak, that assessment will gain momentum and make people think that it’s truer than it is," said Sakurai. In essence, tier lists may not be as effective as they are made out to be."

this line, right here. Is as i just proved, wrong.

but if we keep using Pokemon as an example, there is a very famous competitive event in history where a Pachirisu won a world championships.

There is truth in what Sakurai is saying. A lot of people think if you just pick the best guy, you'll automatically be the best guy. But there's a difference between strength and technique. Picking Fox in Melee doesn't guarantee you win.

[Lightcosmo]

14 minutes ago, Armagon said:

but if we keep using Pokemon as an example, there is a very famous competitive event in history where a Pachirisu won a world championships.

There is truth in what Sakurai is saying. A lot of people think if you just pick the best guy, you'll automatically be the best guy. But there's a difference between strength and technique. Picking Fox in Melee doesn't guarantee you win.

Still not proof for R/B/Y, though. Freeze isnt limited in Gen 1 because its not broken. Its permanent, so 6 frozen mons is a 100% loss. Is this unfair with Blizzards high ACC amd 30% FRZ? Yes, it is.

14 minutes ago, Armagon said:

But also Pokemon is just like a completely different type of game to the point that a Pokemon competitive tier-list is fundamentally different.

Doesnt this say it all? About how wonky the balance is that Pokemon are segregated into groups the balance of power is so shitty? 

Edited May 23 by Lightcosmo

[Armagon]

4 minutes ago, Lightcosmo said:

Doesnt this say it all? About how wonky the balance is that Pokemon are segregated into groups the balance of power is so shitty?

There's literally a thousand Pokemon so it's kinda necessary. And the way the tiers work, with my understanding of how competitive Pokemon works, the ruleset determines which mons you can use. So being the "strongest Pokemon" doesn't necessarily matter.

[Acacia Sgt]

Just gonna say, I don't play competitive anything, so tier lists are... as we say in my country, "What the Wind to Juarez".

[Lightcosmo]

10 minutes ago, Armagon said:

There's literally a thousand Pokemon so it's kinda necessary. And the way the tiers work, with my understanding of how competitive Pokemon works, the ruleset determines which mons you can use. So being the "strongest Pokemon" doesn't necessarily matter.

If they were balanced, things would be much different. The same extends to many games of many genre. FE4 isnt "Pony Emblem" for no reason y'know. Xd

[Acacia Sgt]

I mean, you can still play otherwise.

[Armagon]

12 minutes ago, Lightcosmo said:

If they were balanced, things would be much different. The same extends to many games of many genre. FE4 isnt "Pony Emblem" for no reason y'know. Xd

See, i think the problem here is that you take "balance" too literally, like it's the Thanos mindset. Thing is, what makes a "balanced" game is completely a case-by-case basis. Generally, as long as one single option doesn't dominate the competition, the game will be considered "balanced" by most people. Not even Pokemon has a single Pokemon that dominates everyone, or at least hasn't since Gen 2.

 

[Lightcosmo]

14 minutes ago, Armagon said:

See, i think the problem here is that you take "balance" too literally, like it's the Thanos mindset. Thing is, what makes a "balanced" game is completely a case-by-case basis. Generally, as long as one single option doesn't dominate the competition, the game will be considered "balanced" by most people. Not even Pokemon has a single Pokemon that dominates everyone, or at least hasn't since Gen 2.

 

Considering its their job to make options viable? They have balance patches for a reason as well. Its like they are admitting guilt when they come out with them.

I'm not the problem, its the devs for poorly designed gameplay. Not our (the playerbase) that they dont have the skill and know-how to play their games properly.

Edited May 23 by Lightcosmo

[Lightcosmo]

In a turn-based game, it should be obvious that making things about abusing turns is going to likely break the game, as thats how its played to begin with. So with that in mind, what would you do, as a dev? Honest question.

Edited May 23 by Lightcosmo

[Armagon]

7 minutes ago, Lightcosmo said:

Considering its their job to make options viable? They have balance patches for a reason as well. Its like they are admitting guilt when they come out with them.

I'm not the problem, its the devs for poorly designed gameplay. Not our (the playerbase) that they dont have the skill and know-how to play their games properly.

Patches happen because devs can't see the future. I don't understand why you act like it's some nefarious thing to make a balance patch. And most of the time, these patches affect things minimally. It's rare for a character to drop a whole tier after a patch.

Also you yourself make your own balance patches so i really don't get why you're so fixated when the devs do it.

[Lightcosmo]

Just now, Armagon said:

Patches happen because devs can't see the future. I don't understand why you act like it's some nefarious thing to make a balance patch. And most of the time, these patches affect things minimally. It's rare for a character to drop a whole tier after a patch.

Also you yourself make your own balance patches so i really don't get why you're so fixated when the devs do it.

Ultimates ZSS would like words with you lmao

Cause i can admit when something isnt the way it should be? If I failed in the gameplay department somehow, i'll straight up admit it, instead of some excuse to claim otherwise.

[Lightcosmo]

Hell, if you want to, try my XCDE or XC2 mods, you could likely find issues there. Ill admit it.

[Acacia Sgt]

I still don't know what to play next... but on the flip side, I found enough of my writing groove back, if only for a one-shot. I might get it done before the weekend, even.

[Acacia Sgt]

Ah! I got it. I'll go play Chrono Cross, for old time's sake. And I can finally run through Radical Dreamers as well while I'm at it...

[Acacia Sgt]

OMG (TTYD remake spoilers)

Spoiler

They added Prince Mush as an optional superboss, YES! And...

A Whacka too!? LOL

 

[Saint Rubenio]

11 hours ago, Codename Shrimp said:

Lmao what grade school shit is this xD

Average Spain politics moment, honestly. Insults has been the name of the game for a few years.

11 hours ago, Interdimensional Observer said:

But foreign nonsense is precisely why it can be entertaining. It might affect you to some degree, but likely not as much as domestic nonsense -which you thus have to take more seriously. -If you consider "nonsense" to be worth laughing at at all (or if not "worth it", the only alternative to crying at it b/c you feel powerless to change things), since one might not, due to peoples' lives being affected by it.

Oh don't get me wrong, I call it nonsense because... Well, that's what it is, but I'm not laughing. The double standards are really getting on my nerves lately.

8 hours ago, Armagon said:

Man if only my country could have silly little scandals like that and not....you know......the other stuff.

And then my other country........my mom said even if she had the money to do so, she would not go to Venezuela on an """""""""election""""""""""""" year.

I mean, it is silly but it's still being used by the rightoids to fan the flames. Not long ago a bunch of chucklefucks showed up at the center left party's HQ to sing Franco's fascist hymns. And of course, special libertarian boy Milei can say whatever he likes and it's perfectly fine. He's saving the world from socialism, after all.

...on the other hand, none of this changes the fact that Sanchez is seemingly immortal, so cry harder lmao

All this to say, yeah I would not trade places with you. At least I get to say my country doesn't actively support and supply the genocide. I think.

Edited May 23 by Saint Rubenio

[Lightcosmo]

Juse seen the new Kuro 3 commercial! They are 

Spoiler

Bringing Rean, Altina, and Kevin back. Finally, Kevin gets his shot on the big screen!

 

Edited May 23 by Lightcosmo

[Lightcosmo]

7 hours ago, Acacia Sgt said:

OMG (TTYD remake spoilers)

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They added Prince Mush as an optional superboss, YES! And...

A Whacka too!? LOL

 

What's with the uneven max HP amounts? 96? 108? Why?

Also, they seem to have changed how Guarding/Superguarding works, or it's just me. He takes the stance as you press the button, and if you get hit during it, you block? 

[Interdimensional Observer]

11 hours ago, Armagon said:

I would say, if you can, allow for a few more sessions to occur. After which you can reasonably say "i don't think this is a good therapist". If you're worried about your family's reactions, quitting right away would be more sus for them.

Good point. And it's entirely possible I'm rushing to judgement. I'll wait then.

Sorry again to vent here, but there wasn't exactly anywhere else where I could. Feeling like there's actually truth in my Etrian Odyssey-derived SF title.😆 Questioning my own decisions, perhaps because quite low self-esteem already, can push me into feeling quite miserable, as I did last night, lingering into this morning.

...Changing the subject, I'm sure that you saw that Inti Creates will include their April Fool's joke game as a physical edition bonus in Card-en-Ciel. The Battle Network initiation doesn't interest me, but maybe if they sell it separately later (as they did with Mighty Gunvolt) I'd consider Divine Dynamo Flamefrit blame the mech. Probably short and like $10 too, not like it'd be much of a gamble.

11 hours ago, Armagon said:

There's literally a thousand Pokemon so it's kinda necessary.

Not to mention a great deal of Pokemon, IDK what % exactly, exist for reasons other than competitive combat. They exist to be appealing in some way- cute, cool, quirky, creative, etc.

If the franchise existed to be entirely competitive, we'd have waaaaaaaay less, no evolutions b/c the lower stages are competitively worthless (barring Little Cup rules or the like), and the franchise would make cuts every generation with no intent to actually bring everyone back. Because with increasing roster size, the struggle to maintain balance grows.

You could even say this to some, lesser extent of fighting games and hero shooters. Developers try making appealing characters in these more gameplay-centric genres, because not everyone plays with the mindset of a pro, some just want to say "They look fun!" and try casually winning maybe 1/5 battles online with their favorite.

[Lightcosmo]

1 minute ago, Interdimensional Observer said:

Not to mention a great deal of Pokemon, IDK what % exactly, exist for reasons other than competitive combat. They exist to be appealing in some way- cute, cool, quirky, creative, etc.

If the franchise existed to be entirely competitive, we'd have waaaaaaaay less, no evolutions b/c the lower stages are competitively worthless (barring Little Cup rules or the like), and the franchise would make cuts every generation with no intent to actually bring everyone back. Because with increasing roster size, the struggle to maintain balance grows.

You could even say this to some, lesser extent of fighting games and hero shooters. Developers try making appealing characters in these more gameplay-centric genres, because not everyone plays with the mindset of a pro, some just want to say "They look fun!" and try casually winning maybe 1/5 battles online with their favorite.

They don't make balance patches based off pro opinions, though. If they had, Sonic would not be the moving beast he still is in Smash lmao