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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Jan 10, 2021 11:00:04 GMT
Liara - The way she is forced down my throat repeatedly, like ''LOOK SHE IS OUR FAVORITE AND THE CANON ROMANCE BFF; NOW KISS: KISS I SAID OR ELSE!!!!'' makes me really dislike her. Her rather Mary-Sue-Ish character and her powerless whispery voice does not improve things either, but the way she is shoved into my face elevates her from just bland and uninteresting to really freaking annoying.
And Thane. By the almighty, the praying mortally ill Assassin, that's so stereotypical its just super CRINGE. The boo hoo story with his son just made me roll my eyes so hard they almost started to smolder. Nothing more needs to be said here.
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August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Jan 10, 2021 1:00:16 GMT
Assetto Corsa again, with a 1970's Lola T70 spyder. 500+ HP V8 naturally aspired, around 700 kilograms total weight, top speed 310 km/h. As much as I like modern cars and technology, the old 70's cars do it for me. While modern cars feel like on rails thanks to their aerodynamics and electronics, the old cars are hard earnest work, they are organic, loud, inefficient, hard to control, crazy. But if you can do a fast lap on the very edge of the cars limit its just better than anything else.
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giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Jan 9, 2021 18:20:57 GMT
Excellent, I am glad you changed your mind, albeit the actual jab may be months away. Thing is I have to be realistic, even if I'm super careful I will eventually get exposed to the virus anyway, sooner or later, and then the severity of the infection will be determined by factors I do not know and/or don't have under control. Now with the vaccination I will be exposed only to bits and pieces of the virus in a very controlled way at a date of my choice that suits me - and by the time I get the vaccine there will be months of ''field experience'' available anyway, which should be enough data for me to determine its usefulness and potential hazards to a satisfying degree. Long story short - more control = better. I still have to decide which vaccination I will get, but there is enough time to think about it and gather more data.
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August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Jan 9, 2021 16:45:36 GMT
Today I have started using eye protection additionally to my P3 mask. I don't like the idea of having to go shopping in crowded stores with the now super infectious virus with exposed eyes. Since I am using a proper mask, not one of those cloth / paper masks, I have zero fogging of my glasses fortunately. I am using clear glasses that wrap around the sides as well, in normal times those are actually the safety glasses I use for target shooting.
Also, I have weighed my options and decided it makes sense to get vaccinated, so I am going to do that as soon as it is possible (which is probably gonna be somewhere around summer).
Oh, and I have noticed a lot of empty shelves in the store, especially diary products, frozen stuff, meat and...cat food of all things. Nearly completely barren. I would have expected pasta and rice to go dry first, but nope, truckloads of that stuff in the shelves.
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August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Jan 8, 2021 23:59:38 GMT
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August 2016
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Jan 8, 2021 21:28:03 GMT
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August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Jan 8, 2021 19:09:59 GMT
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giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Jan 8, 2021 14:13:28 GMT
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August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Jan 8, 2021 13:55:45 GMT
If you look down, heck just nod wearing that mask you will stab yourself in the sternum or even lower throat. I hope that person wearing it is not a metalhead.
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August 2016
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Jan 8, 2021 13:52:56 GMT
You need all three, in my opinion, and the wisdom on how to use them. And most importantly, WHEN to use them. I know too many people who joke and make witty remarks all the time and I can hardly think of anything more tiring and annoying than that. Humor needs to be enjoyed like good beverage, in moderation, at the right time in the right situation. Most people I know have humor yet very few have the ability to restrain it when necessary.
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August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Jan 7, 2021 16:10:10 GMT
Liara is starting to make me feel like a stalking victim. I know she is BW's pet, but seriously, give it a rest!
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August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Jan 7, 2021 15:59:19 GMT
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August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Jan 7, 2021 11:19:51 GMT
Unpopular opinion: Mika Häkkinen was the last cool F1 driver.
I remember when he was driving against Schumacher and he was always such a cool, unemotional calculating deadpan guy, but also a immensely talented and fierce driver. Very different from todays breed of F1 drivers.
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August 2016
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Jan 5, 2021 12:46:58 GMT
Yea, but the chambers are subtly different. There is a small bullet jump in 5.56. This allows it to have a slightly faster propellant without risking a catastrophic pressure spike. Theoretically, it should mean slightly less accuracy, but it also means you can get better velocity from shorter barrels. In .223, the bullet enters the barrel directly. I frankly don't get it why there are also AR-15s with .223, as well as AR-15s with 5.56/.223. I also don't get it why there are full size revolvers that come in .38 Special as well as .357/.38. Perhaps .38 revolvers are cheaper than .357 ones? I know there's a slight increase in FPS due to .38 spcs not having to clear a bit of extra unrifled chambering(due to it being slightly shorter than .357). .38 revolvers can be made a little bit lighter and smaller as the shorter and lower pressure round requires less material in the cylinder, which is one of the heaviest parts of the revolver. That's why most modern revolvers strictly chambered in .38 are very small carry guns.- Which also makes sense since through very short barrels (3 inch and less ) there is relatively little difference between.38 and .357, but the .357 will release a ton of muzzle flash (and recoil) from the powder that didn't burn fully in the tiny barrel. AR15's chambered in 5.56 usually consist of military surplus parts, or barrels are taken from a military contract run in the factory, which then is chambered in the military version. Also, an AR chambered in 5.56 has the benefit of being able to shoot both .223 and 5.56, while an AR chambered in .223 should only be fired with the 223 since the 5.56 has more pressure. Great if you have access to a lot of cheap 5.56 surplus.
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August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Jan 4, 2021 10:50:24 GMT
My boyfriend is the funniest person I know in a very politically incorrect way. But he's also one of the most disillusioned private people who thinks 99% of all people are morons. He's a bit grumpy. He says he was born that way, lol. That sounds very......familiar.
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16,335
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August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Jan 3, 2021 23:03:21 GMT
Its possible to have a strong story AND a somewhat open-world gameplay. Look at Metro Exodus, a tight good story implemented in a series of very large maps with unique side quests that all tie to the story. At times, when needed, the story would get squeezed back together and accelerated by corridor-ish maps again.
The problem is not the open-world concept itself, its just that developers tend to get VERY lazy and VERY unoriginal very quickly working with it, they make a pretty large map and just dump truckloads of empty filler content, fetch quests, resource grinding and moronic stuff that has nothing to do with the story on it. THAT is the problem.
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August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Jan 3, 2021 21:41:38 GMT
I'm an INTP, although some other test said I was INTP-A... I can't remember what the difference was. Me too! Well, INTP-T though. T stands for ''turbulent'', A for ''assertive''. According to the test the assertive type is more likely to be comfortable with the current life situation, while the turbulent types are less likely to be satisfied. (Which makes me happy, complacency leads to apathy, and apathy, as we all know, leads to death. )
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Jan 3, 2021 11:42:35 GMT
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16,335
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9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Jan 2, 2021 1:47:53 GMT
The best sound on the internet.
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Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Jan 2, 2021 1:30:39 GMT
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August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Jan 2, 2021 1:08:25 GMT
Impressive build, that's for sure, congrats! I wanted to build me a new rig myself, but then I looked at the upcoming games and decided to push that project down to the bottom of my priorities list.
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August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Dec 29, 2020 11:06:32 GMT
(More of your treks pictures, pretty please? ), Soon! And thanks.
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August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Dec 22, 2020 17:15:28 GMT
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August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Dec 21, 2020 21:24:23 GMT
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0
16,335
Giant Ambush Beetle
9,261
August 2016
giantambushbeetle
Mass Effect Trilogy, Dragon Age: Origins, Dragon Age 2, Dragon Age Inquisition, Baldur's Gate, Mass Effect Andromeda
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Post by Giant Ambush Beetle on Dec 20, 2020 15:36:33 GMT
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