okay so having just s-ranked the FoR ending/closure satellite mission I think I have slightly more of a leg to stand on with my criticisms now (not going to be referring to the boss by name because spoilers or whatever)
doing the mission the amount of times I did made some of the issues I was having stand out a lot more (since I kept dying because of them)
(readmore because long.)
(also preemptive "I'm not saying the game is trash I just have some criticisms of certain things and otherwise the game is fantastic" so people don't think I'm being one of those people in steam discussions complaining about the bosses being unfair and boring and bad or stagger being a garbage mechanic or complaining about enemies input reading because they dodged into the enemy's attack after the attack was already going and died or whatever)
I really think the input buffer window for switching weapons from the weapon bay after a melee attack and for charging attacks after switching from the weapon bay should be made a bit longer. it's really annoying dying or taking massive damage or missing out on all your damage after staggering a boss because you started charging the pile bunker or laser lance too early and the input didn't register so you just stand there like an idiot while the boss either recovers or eats half your health in the time it takes you to realise
(yes I could just wait for the animations to finish and know for certain that the weapon's ready to charge but that risks missing the attack window in some cases)
I've read this next one might be a bug from when you attack too soon after staggering a boss and the ai's input reading response overrides the stagger animation/freeze, so maybe it'll get fixed, but it kinda sucks when you stagger a boss and immediately go to do your big damage attack and the boss recovers instantly the moment you start pressing or releasing the button even though they really shouldn't be able to (because if you wait like 100ms or something then the boss doesn't dodge it and stays staggered the attack does hit but if you wait just a few frames too long the boss recovers in the time it takes the attack to charge)
the pile bunker feels wildly inconsistent in certain situations. sometimes it feels like it just decides to miss if you're a bit too far even when in other situations it does hit at that same distance. which means if I'm trying to use it against a boss that likes to dance around a lot (e.g. ibis or the FoR final boss) and I stagger them when they're a bit away from me and I assault boost and charge the bunker, if I charge it a bit too early I'll just whiff and waste the entire/majority of the damage phase. (I probably wouldn't mind as much if the normal attack didn't boost you towards the enemy. also yeah something something skill issue I need to just learn the appropriate measure of the attack. but it does feel kinda dumb that the charged attack doesn't charge you at the enemy when the normal attack does)
assault armour feels similarly harsh in how close you need to be for it to stagger bosses but I don't mind that quite as much. it's still frustrating when I miss the stagger but it feels less like an issue of consistency and more of personal skill/timing/positioning. I think the pile bunker's harshness for measure annoys me because it feels like your ac should be able to just lunge or boost at the enemy when they do the charged attack like they do with the normal/light attack or the laser lance
(also I pretty much never use pulse or assault armour because I keep forgetting I have them and don't normally need them (so far I've only felt like they were necessary against ibis and the FoR boss. and with the FoR boss that's only with my pile bunker+laser lance build because it's nowhere near as tanky or consistent in damage as my other builds))
the laser lance sometimes does a weird thing where the charged attack hits the enemy with the first thrust but either doesn't catch/drag them along with it or catch you on the enemy during it so you just fly past them and the second attack doesn't hit them at all and you end up in a stupid spot (often floating in the air). it's annoying on the FoR boss fight but it feels especially stupid when it happens during the sea spider what with how big the thing is.
also I still don't get why the button prompts in the assembly menu and whatnot don't let you click on them to do what the key it represents does but if you click the wrong thing in the pause menu during a mission (say, restart mission instead of restart from checkpoint), you can't press escape to close the "are you sure" popup.
none of this is to say the game's bad or anything — it's still probably one of my favourite games I've ever played — but these issues do make the game more frustrating than I think it needs to be, and not in a way I think adds much value
I am still going to finish ng+ and do ng++ and get everything in the game though
also here's the build I used for the FoR boss (I should probably have swapped the laser lance for a pulse blade or something but oh well)
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It's interesting how Buck's love interests are all written in a way that ends because of the reason they meet/happen in the first place and then of course, we have Eddie.
Abby, who changes Buck's view of a healthy relationship but then turns around and ghosts him, making him wait for months on end and letting him realize she's not coming back on his own.
Ali, who meets Buck during a dangerous situation in his line of work and then leaves him for how dangerous his work is.
Taylor, who lashes out at Buck for using her as a fake date and saying she thought she could trust Buck to be a friend who then ends up using him for her career and chose to put his friends in danger.
Natalia, who's there to help him embrace and deal with his temporary death but it leads to their break up because of the constant talk surrounding death when Buck's not comfortable with it.
We can't confirm for Tommy till it ends but it's important to note how he offers to get Buck into his interests like flying and muay thai yet doesn't show effort with Buck's interests like dressing up according to the bachelor party theme despite Buck being stressed about it. And we also have the fact that the entire reason they got together was due to Buck's jealousy for Eddie which he then claims to be was for Tommy. Makes me think they are either going to end because of differing interests OR because of the jealousy issue popping up again.
Funnily enough, every scene above has an Eddie parallel:
Eddie co-parents with Buck and not only does this not stop after a dangerous event but Eddie also has Buck down as a legal guardian (healthy relationship - Abby).
Eddie is in the same dangerous line of work and they have each other's backs. This happens right off the bat too.(dangerous job - Ali).
The Lawsuit era and The Dispatch era - both where they "betray" each other but manage to work through it (betrayal/lie - Taylor).
Eddie doesn't pressure Buck to talk about his temporary death until Buck's ready and is more focused about him living than in his death (death doula - Natalia).
Eddie who has different interests than Buck (poker, basketball and UFC/MMA) but also manages to show interest and actively takes part in whatever Buck comes up with; he suggests their outfit for the themed party AND ends up staying there for Buck even when others leave (different hobbies & showing interest/taking part - Tommy).
Absolutely fascinating when you start noticing that Buck's relationships keep failing for one reason or another and then we have him and Eddie who face the same sort of situations but they still come out of it stronger together.
It's clear that there's a reason Buck is able to overcome anything when it comes to Eddie (that conversation with Maddie about being there for each other even at their worst 👀) and we've already established that everything Eddie looks for in a partner is already something he has found in Buck. So really, all that's left is for them to realize that hey, the one I'm looking for is right in front of me! 🤷🏽
And yes, it's been said to death (hah) but you don't find it son you make it. And Buck and Eddie have already made it.
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Just two siblings back from the dead, hanging out, totally not using this opportunity to torment one another for the rest of time! <3
Chara Week Day 4: Flowers
[Image Description: A digital drawing of Chara and Flowey from Undertale. They're on the Surface, with grass and trees and mountains stretching out behind them. Chara has golden flowers clustered around their left eye and speckled in their hair and on their hands. They're kneeling on the ground and smiling wide, holding Flowey's flower pot in one arm. Their other hand is outstretched in front of them and holding a camera. Flowey has a red bow wrapped around his stem and stickers in the shape of hearts, stars, and smiley faces decorating his pot. He looks annoyed as Chara leans their face in close to his to take a photo. /End ID]
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i truly hate to rant about my current situation rn but
ngl i can feel that this whole period of this semester will be the thoughest one for me in terms of my self financial stability, or honestly saying that this is literally in my lowest point ever rn since it's involving money and it's the most crucial time for me to need it :(((((((
thanks to all you guys, i was able to cover up for my last month's expenses. but right now, i'm still struggling financially to pay for my study fees for this semester and i'm trying to get enough money as possible before january next year, or else i can't able to register for my courses next semester.
i mean i'm trying to looking for some jobs inside my campus but i truly afraid that it might losing my focus on my studies. also i want to consider to find some side income online but ngl i found that almost of it is untrustworthy plus my dad also not very keen about me to do all this kind of jobs 😔😔.
i mean idk but this whole entire thing rn is being fucked off for me personally 💔
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Woops my hand slipped and I drew them again
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my bad for not adding skizz won't happen again
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hey i just saw a tiktok video with the horrors comic and i couldn't find any credit (also the comments were turned off ://) and i thought maybe you should know (here's the link to it: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGexd54Qx/ )
Ah, thank you anon! I'm not particularly surprised unfortunately, not the first time it's happened with that comic — sadly I don't think there's much I can do about it, especially since I don't have a tiktok myself. But thank you for letting me know! I do like to know whenever that happens, even if I can't do anything to get the videos taken down. At the very least, it's a reminder that I should really start putting some sort of signature on my comics 😅
...Also, in this particular case the video you linked actually made me laugh when I looked at it, because!! Quick storytime: the last time someone messaged me to let me know that a tiktoker had reposted the horrors comic, I went and looked at it and noticed that the reposter had put two of the comic pages in the wrong order. Somehow NO ONE in the comments had mentioned the fact that the order of events didn't flow right, it was hilarious.
Why is this relevant? Well, because this tiktok you've linked me to has the SAME EXACT MISTAKE, which indicates to me that this new person didn't even steal it from me directly, they stole it from the OTHER REPOSTER and also didn't notice the mistake in page order! The reposters are cannibalizing each other! I am both very entertained and utterly baffled by the lack of effort! They're not even stealing things well!
Anyway, all this to say: I have managed to find the humor in this kind of situation, but I still do not appreciate people reposting my stuff, especially without credit. And general PSA that if you see my comics/artwork anywhere that is not here on my tumblr, or on my AO3 account forest_raccoon, that is not posted by me, and it has been done without my permission.
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Fig's line "I don't think I'm an artist, I think I'm just a good friend" has not left my head at all. Just...
You're Fig Faeth and your horns came in over the summer and you pick up the bard class as a form of adolescent rock 'n' roll rebellion, and it works! It's exactly the outlet you need! You give a guy you just met drumsticks and you start a band and it's good enough that within a year and a half you're touring. You are, in every sense, good at being a bard.
And then, finally, your junior year, you start to take it seriously. Your art goes from an outlet and a form of rebellion to a practice. A discipline. (Can rebellion exist within a discipline?) Your classmates know what they want to do with their work. They all have a thesis statement. And yeah, there's cohesion in the music you make, but you've never had to think about why you make it. You've never sat down and dissected what it is about bass that speaks to you. You've never poured over your lyrics to pick at any deeper meaning. Why should you? You don't play music for a grand design, you do it to... huh, why do you do it?
(Your art is the one form of self-expression that feels as safe as Disguise Self does, because even if you're pouring your heart onto the page and then screaming it in front of thousands of people, it's not like you're really making yourself known. You can sing I'm lonely, I'm scared, I'm furious, and your fans will sing it right back, and there will still be the distance between performer and audience to keep your heart safe.)
Now you're being asked to look inward to explain the artistic choices you're making, and you can't help but recoil at that, because you'd rather do anything than look inward. Meanwhile, your classmates have no problem with it, so you start to wonder if you're a real artist at all. Can your art be authentic if it only exists to bolster a thesis statement? Has your art been unauthentic this whole time because you've never really thought about a thesis statement before? Is that what makes it art, and not just the next track on somebody's teen angst playlist?
You can't think about yourself— acknowledging your own existence makes you want to puke. So if your music is an extension of yourself, (and it is, even if it's just because the spotlight reveals only what you want it to,) you can't think about your music. You can't. You have to. Your grade depends on it.
You're Fig Faeth, and you keep multiclassing because you'd rather be a good friend than a great artist. If introspection is what great art demands, then fuck it. You must not be a bard at all.
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they were once mortals, y’know
-Vivec used to have freckles, they didn’t liked and got ride of them once they became a god
-Sil already had lost his limbs at young age because of the incident in Ald Sotha, he has only his right arm intact (also grumpy and wanting to drink 24/7)
-Almalexia is the taller of them, used to be in a piercing era on her face, used to fist fight mostly than sword-to-sword
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no one would notice if i ever vanished // if bodies could sustain // this never-ending army // like blood pumping through a vein
(click for better resolution!)
:OOO hello. anyway since these are all posters i'd have in an ideal world or smth and i'd like to store the high res versions somewhere,,, here's the google drive folder for them? hehe ''
close up!
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dishes are forever
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Hey, I hope that I'm not crossing any boundless with this but I would appreciate it if you could draw a picture of bf and gf? Thank you ^^
lol it's fine, since you're nice about it no worries ha. don't have anything new to offer but found this old doodle that I just added some color to the lines to, hope it's ok
silly vibes only
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i do have to say that, if there's a theory that game changer's got an ARG based around sam looking at his hands when he says "i am your host, sam reich" he does do it earlier seasons, so either this has been going on for longer than we thought or he wasn't lying in the discord.
rewatching s4 right now and he does it in Don't Cry, Sam Says*, Noise Boys** and Survivor (Part 1). it doesn't happen in Race to the Bottom, Like My Coffee, Secret Samta 3, and The Official Cast Recording. Survivor (Part 2) does not have an intro so it does not count.
i don't know if this means anything. i was just binge-watching shit and remembered that this is something going around, so i thought i might bring it up if anyone wanted that information. i didn't notice any common threads (though katie does say "sam's a magician" in survivor part one) in tie color or something else, but. well. you never know. i'm just having a good time watching a game show.
anyway, game changer theorists, do with that info what you will if you want to look into it! happy theorizing and good luck with sam dalton reich!
*one hand / **one hand, the other one still holding the mini-mic
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someone help me this fuckass cat invaded my brain and i can't draw anything else. Still not too sure about his face, gotta draw a few other versions, but i still need him to be somft
also obligatory Shaun cameo
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