VaranDragon wrote on Feb 2, 2024, 06:37:How is this related to the topic? Did you get triggered by "manosphere, red pill bulls" in the subject line and came to defend the "honor" of those that self-identify in those groups?
I remember when it was only us nerds on the interwebs. Back when "toxic" was used as adjective for waste......all you pansy ass fuckers need to get off my lawn or I'm gonna go "toxic" on you
I'll probably get (rightly) called a codgery old fart for saying this but people need to grow a few hairs on their chest or GTFO. It's like every new generation is a more delicate flower than the last one. FFS our grandfathers fought in a World War, came home, and raised the boomer generation. Now we can't stand a little vitriol online.
Prez wrote on Feb 2, 2024, 04:43:So as to remove any bias of mine, I asked ChatGPT if it thought "She both endured and embraced it. She has become very successful balancing that with skill. She is too smart not to have played both sides masterfully. " was ironic. It did not.
She both endured and embraced it. She has become very successful balancing that with skill. She is too smart not to have played both sides masterfully. That is ironic if you ask me. *shrug*
I respect how she achieved what she did. I find her extremely cringy but credit where credit is due.
Razumen wrote on Feb 2, 2024, 00:51:Not sure if you were even trying to make one case or another regarding the "ironic" take. But regardless, thank you for your... perspective... on the topic.FloodAnxiety wrote on Feb 1, 2024, 19:49:Saying Twitch is toxic is like saying water is wet, it means nothing. Pretty much everywhere in the world can be called "toxic" by someone, especially the internet and I don't think for an instant that it was somehow a great struggle against adversity for her to get where she did on the platform, when there are countless dime a dozen streamers on the site doing exactly the same thing. Nor do I feel bad she's leaving after she ridiculed people for being too poor to buy her overpriced name/swapped merchandise - she got her money from her "supporters" and now she's ditching.
*rubs forhead*
Okay. I don't know Pokimane other than I had heard her name before, didn't recognize her by her picture. So I'm pretty uninformed on this topic.
That said...
We have a woman who made it successfully in a toxic environment, and now some people here think it is "ironic" that she talks about it once it became too much for her and she leaves. For that to be ironic, she would have to at some level embrace toxic masculinity in a huge way and only been successful because it. There is a big difference between enduring it and embracing it. I guess some people here believe that she did that. I am wondering if they are making stuff up in some weird toxic masculinity maneuver, or if they have the cahoones to back up their claim with evidence?
Because without the receipts, that is not a good look fellas, and if you have a girl in your life, I dare you to share with them what you just shared here.
Xeth Nyrrow wrote on Feb 1, 2024, 16:38:But wouldn't that put it too close to the nades functionality which already serves that role? The nades is the whole team too. I can't imagine using my Q slot for an ability that only works is effectively just a backup when my nades are on cool down. Especially when the turret is an option. But I've recently switched from my heavy build to a M with turret option. I could never seem to get the timing down to actually use it when it would help me (my skill issue, no excuses). So I am biased in so that I tried it and was bad at it.FloodAnxiety wrote on Feb 1, 2024, 16:32:It should be a positional tool giving you (and ideally your team) a good idea where enemies are. Instead it's being, "abused" as constant in combat bead on targets showing only the user exactly where enemies are going to peek so you can pre-fire and win the gun fight unfairly.
Isn't that the entire point of the ability?
Beamer wrote on Feb 1, 2024, 20:06:Ahh darn. I guess I'll remove it from the Mandela board. Another one bites the dust.FloodAnxiety wrote on Feb 1, 2024, 19:53:Beamer wrote on Feb 1, 2024, 17:54:Whoa, Conan replaced Letterman in your reality? Mandela effect? In my reality it was Stephen Colbert. Crazy times.
No one thought anyone could replace Letterman, then Conan did.
Late Night not Late Show
RedEye9 wrote on Feb 1, 2024, 12:25:Sarcasm is too subtle in this post. I'm literally not sure if you are serious due to the number of people who would actually say that with a straight face. I'm almost positive it is sarcasm... but...
Elon deserves a $56 Billion dollar pay raise.
He’s just that good.
Beamer wrote on Feb 1, 2024, 17:54:Whoa, Conan replaced Letterman in your reality? Mandela effect? In my reality it was Stephen Colbert. Crazy times.
No one thought anyone could replace Letterman, then Conan did.
Xeth Nyrrow wrote on Feb 1, 2024, 06:06:Isn't that the entire point of the ability?Slick wrote on Jan 31, 2024, 20:18:The Recon nerf doesn't really address the issue with it of being able to wall peak people in a fight. They should make it do like 3 pulses out to far range where the whole team can see it. Love the game but they are making some weird balance decisions.
For anyone playing The Finals, this is a big patch.
HUGE recon nerf.
Lots of quality of life stuff.
Game is in a good place now competitively.
DarkCntry wrote on Feb 1, 2024, 16:08:QFT
While the concept that 'influencers' might have done their namesake, it doesn't account for those people sticking around.
The reason this game is popular is that it uses an established, and insanely popular, concept (see: Pokemon) and gives players what they have been asking for for years. It basically takes the established fanbase of the other games and pulls them over because it gives those players something the original games do not. The game also entertains the players by keeping them engaged in ways that the other franchise does not. There is a lot of 'spite playing' going on, which I would suggest is far more plausible reasoning than just influencers making this game popular.