💬off-topic

[forest raptor]

You can talk about anything here but let's keep the off-topic clean, strictly no spamming, and no nsfw content.

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Anyone reading Beyond the timescape?

or read any other works by Er gen?

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Me

I have read...
A Will Eternal
A World worth protecting -- Haven't finished it yet
Beyond the Timescape -- Currently at one of the last translated chapters

If you have any question tell me

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I have read Renegade Immortal and A will eternal

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I also gave a try to Seal the Heavens but sealing demons isn't my thing

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currently reading pursuit of truth

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I want to read Renegade Immortal but I still remember big spoilers about it

Pursuit of Truth is in my pending list too

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i read some big spoilers

but I still enjoyed it

to be fair it wasnt the penultimate spoiler

but it was still pretty big

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Well, I know who dies

So it kinda ruins it for me

Hahahaja

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oh bah thats fine

wait depends

not really

dm me

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It's fine

Click here for spoilers || I know his whole family dies ||

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|| oh my goodness thats like one of the earliest ones... you'll be fine theres still thousands of chapters left after that||

its so worth reading

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Hmmm alright then

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especially if you love it when the author goes into Dao

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I am right now in my phase of cultivation systems novels

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it is not like A will eternal though

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Wdym

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tbf

almost every single one ive read has been quite different from the next

Beyond the timescape, A will eternal, Renegade immortal

and pursuit of truth (im only just started tho)

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Oh yes, but you know they are connected, right?

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but the overall tone of the story and the message is different

a will eternal was the most lighthearted of the ones ive read

BTT is close but its a good blend of other things

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A world worth protecting is very light too

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i seee

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?

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Ive been told theyre loosely connected

like some characters may cross over

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Every Er Gen work happens in the same universe

Or multiverse, I'm still not sure about it

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it might be a multiverse

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Basically all cultivation systems are basically the same in all his novels

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the cultivation system between say Beyond the timescape and A will eternal are quite different

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Yea, but the "truth" behind it is the same

I should say Beyond the Timescape has the strongest cultivation system

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hmm depends on what you think

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But only if we don't count the special cultivation from A Will Eternal

The one where MC only gets at the ending before the tomb blows up

That's supposed to be the strongest cultivation in existence

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I might have to reread a will eternal

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From what I know, all Er Gen cultivation systems are based in Wills

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it really in the end is how you interpret the world

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You cultivate your Will to influence the world around you

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yeah

yeah

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So far I am aware there is still a realm after Eternal btw

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realm as in cultivation step?

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Yup

I don't remember if it belongs to the same step, I think it doesn't

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non spoiler but the end of the Renagade Immortal, Er gen stated that he wanted to suggest that there is no end to cultivation.

it is his first work though and I wonder if he has since then changed this line of thinking

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Maybe the next step is something like being the lord of multiverses

Since I still have my doubts Beyond the Timescape happens in the same universe

At the end there are gods on it

But there aren't gods in any of the other novels

Want to know one of my theories about Beyond?

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sure

spoiler it just in case

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Sure

I have two theories, first:

|| I have been thinking since long ago that the MC is someone with the Dao of Apocalypse. His ways resembles way too much to the bad guy from A Will Eternal, but it might not be the same guy

Still, his Dao seems to be to become a god to destroy the gods
||

Second:

|| I have been thinking since long ago that the universe where our MC is at isn't real

The giveaway is the title, which kinda tells you the time is stopped

Maybe it's a tomb or a secret realm of some sort and the gods such like the face guy are just the controllers of the secret realm?

||

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hmm

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For the second theory, the prison mechanism also aids for the theory

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|| its been so long since i read AWE, what is this tomb you bring up?||

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|| In a Will Eternal, the wold our MC is at, at the end, it's just a tomb made by the universe will to create three powerful sovereigns using the three most powerful cultivation methods ||

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|| all i remember is some kind of lantern? also some people mentioning a character from a different novel shows up||

gonna definitely have to reread that

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The lantern is in Beyond

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no no not that one

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I don't remember any lantern in Eternal

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im just gonna re read it lol

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Yea you have to lmao

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but im reading Er Gen's novels chronologically

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By release I guess

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so its gonna be a bit

ya

youre right

not chronologically but by release

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I wonder if it's possible to make a chronology of all the novels

What is the other MC you were talking about

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I dont remember XD

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Lmao

Alright then

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Er Gen has 100% confirmed that AWE is in the same universe as ISSTH and RI; and that there is a SUBSTANTIAL link between them in an extra chapter after AWE.

the extra chapter

has a link to ISSTH

im pretty sure

but there was another instance

when somebody showed up during a fight?

google sucks holy cow

what happened to google

oh

did you know A will eternal has a Donghua

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Yea

I think it's bad because I saw no one talking about it

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the song is catchy but they did not do the main character justice

the small bits of character development in the beginning

they were skipped

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It's hard for a donghua to be good tbh

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and made to be more humorous which actually just made the mc look bad and unenjoyable

i found the novel hard to read at times in the beginning because of bai xiaochun's character

but the small moments where he overcomes himself and his fears made it so special

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Not gonna lie, to me it was above average until the incident in the forest

|| The one where an ally faction backstabbed them and tries to kill MC and his group ||

|| And MC had to survive and run away in a forest for a few days ||

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spoilers

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That's for me one of the peaks

Gotta spoiler it sec

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|| yeah that was one of THE best redeeming moments of the mc||

they did not do it it justice in the anime enough

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I noticed the author trying to replicate it in a World worth protecting

But it wasn't as good

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i have to say

beyond the timescape has to be the best written novel by far

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Hmmm I disagree

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really?

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I don't know if it's because I don't remember when I was reading Eternal

But I noticed here many times when the author makes a situation longer than it should be

Like an easy fight which takes several chapters and it's full of fill

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beyond the timescape?

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Yea

Except it's the translation I read doing that

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i felt like its a lot shorter than some of his other novels

the lengthy parts

|| er gen basically cut short the war arc||

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I don't remember 3-chapters long fights in his other novels

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Yea I noticed but it was pretty well done I must say

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yeah i think it was the right decision if anything

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Also, the MC is a bit of a prick, isn't he?

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hmm

he

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I don't like much this MC

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he

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?

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i cant press the ' without sending the message lol

oops

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Oh so you are agreeing?

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hmm i mean

youre not wrong

but I dont dislike him

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I don't dislike him either, except sometimes

He behaves way too bad with people, even with his friends

I get where he comes from but precisely because that, he should know how to adapt himself

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I think part of the charm is that he is learning from his friends on how to behave

but it seems some of his negative traits are still very prevalent now

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He isn't a psychopath and even had a family before

Idk

There isn't really a solid base for his lack of feelings or behaviour

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i feel his time as a scavenger is

but it wasnt emphasized enough

its like a blip on the timeline now

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I think the excuse is when he was living alone and surviving in a marked city

Anyway I gotta go off already

Enjoyable talk

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it was a fun talk

:D

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For sure

[pearl drift]

I just caught my mother dipping latiao into a jar of nutella 🫣

[tidal timber]

don't expose your family's secret ingredients

[brisk fox]

I looked up latiao, and for a second i thought it was dried strips of squids.

It looks delicious though

[pearl drift]

Like a chewy, stretchy thing.
The english labelled called it "baked gluten flour". It's so yummy though. And spicy

[brisk fox]

Good to know, i’m going to look for those next time i go to the super market. I do like spicy food, especially snacks

[pearl drift]

Probably only going to find it at an asian supermarket or other independent shop, and only in an area with a large population of Chinese

But they are really good

[brisk fox]

Yeah, I know a few. I usually always go to those anyways because we do use a lot of chinese/vietnamese ingredients.

Still, thanks for the clarification though.

[pearl drift]

No worries. I have to order most of my stuff online because local shop is sad here 😭

Makes the latiao theft even worse 😒

[granite nymph]

I would recommend ordering Asian foods using Weee

I've tried so many types of latiao from Weee lol

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woo

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ohhhhh tooo cute

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qqq

qute

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Cute until she tried to eat my figurine

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so cute

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That day, she took the demonic path..

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\hhh

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🤣

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what figurine 👀

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It seems that his temper is not very good

[pearl drift]

Three of my acrylic ones (the flat ones) and also Jing Yuan from Honkai Star Rail

[broken ledge]

just for the share but it is my baby on my workplace

[pearl drift]

Very naughty indeed

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she went on an eating rampage

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🫸 🫷

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、waoh

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oh... darn it

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Ah, it's Yanfei?

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Yeahh

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Very cute ❤️❤️

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kejing

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My baby girl

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keqing

is my girl

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there's also bronya and hatsune miku

I have a really beautiful polaroid of her

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I see konomi and is that🤔 hertas head

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bronya

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Ahh!!

Hard to tell from just the top hehe

But a beautiful display

[broken ledge]

it is too much stuff in there

and i have to open the whole box to put in the stuff

so yeah, they will be moved drastically everytime

I am in fact finding another box for showing

[pearl drift]

I wonder if you could attach some to the sides with art tape

It is designed to not tear paper

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What is everyone’s set up like?

This is mine

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@split bridge i have the polaroid of keqing here and intend to take the yanfei one

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ah, washitape you say?

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Who did these?? They're all so beautiful

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i see my girl

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Yes, it is similar to that

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it is a vietnamese artist

[pearl drift]

Hmm, I should try to find

That Diluc is so nice

[broken ledge]

and she does attend to the next festival this week, let me see if she does have twitter to give for you

her name is known as Kyomon

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Ah, thank you. That would be cool

Just be careful not to post links here

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let me inbox you then

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The bot will just delete and warn yes

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I just found her gallery for sale

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Secret transactions

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Ah, thank you! I'll take a look

[pearl drift]

Ahaha. Sneaky business

I found the twitter and... Baizhu is so pretty

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🤣 yeahhh

and I also by merch from this artist as well

wait for me

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I want it all somehow

[broken ledge]

this is another artist

and her name is Toe

her art is also display on mihoyo exhibition in Paris if i remembered correctly

[pearl drift]

Oh wow... An exhibition in paris??

[broken ledge]

yeah, fanart exbihition

this is her work in New York

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kyomon, I have to say she is one of the hot artists in every game/anime festival in Vietnam

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A whole exhibition for fanart, that is so cool. Mihoyo has such a great way they interact with fans

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I will definitely follow her works from now

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pr

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I have to say my set ups is my xiaomi phone

[pearl drift]

Somehow I missed your comment here, I'm sorry.

Mine is so messy, it's just a razer keyboard and one monitor only

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Hungry? I bought you some sweet potato

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whut

never ate one

[pearl drift]

It's like a dried, baked sweet potato / yam

so yummy

the inside is kinda gooey

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Hmmmm

Never ate sweet potatoes either

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i love those so much

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so smal

[pearl drift]

after cooking it shrinks, as big as my hand

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that good

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I hate taxes

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You earned too much buddy

[delicate steeple]

Look at it this way it could be worse. My job site wasn't taking taxes out correctly for the first half of 2023 so my refund was only like $300 because I had to give them an additional like $1,300

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I get the feeling bro it's same thing for me

[pearl drift]

Finally, I escaped the hospital

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wait what? what happened to you?

[pearl drift]

I woke up with my face swollen up 😥

Waiting rooms are miserable!

[broken ledge]

so is this about the wisdom teeth?

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An infection in my tooth, need to see a dentist in a week

[broken ledge]

just know to say bless you

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Thank you... Hope it is easy to fix

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You are too handsome so the heavens cursed you

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It's a very different type of heavenly tribulation

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Right

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Heaven's punishment for being handsome

[pearl drift]

But anyway, I have seen that game but never played it

[open kettle]

you should try it

it's actualy good

[pearl drift]

When it came out, I was really into LOTRO so whenever I see it, I think of LOTRO lol

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LOTRO?

[pearl drift]

But maybe at some point I am not wildly busy

[pearl drift]

Lord of the Rings Online

[open kettle]

sure thing let me know if you end up trying it i could help you a bit

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ah

I didn't know people actually play it seriously

Played it once but it didn't look good

[open kettle]

heard of it but never tryed

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Well, back in 2007-2012 was the heyday

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at that time I was in Runescape

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It is very dated now

[pearl drift]

Strangely enough I got back into runescape a few months ago 😂

[open kettle]

in 2007 i was just 4 years old :)))

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You're young

[open kettle]

glad to be young

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old school or the new one?

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or we're too old

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I usually play osrs on mobile and rs3 on pc

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runescape 3?

whut

what is that

[pearl drift]

Thats the current runescape, its just had two version so they call it rs3

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oh

[pearl drift]

Runescape classic, then runescape, then another overhaul

[marble comet]

I think I don't know the third version?

I used to play the classic one

but now it's not a game for me anymore

Too much idle farming

[open kettle]

old people's games

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ikr

[pearl drift]

Ah, yeah, runescape is so grindy

[marble comet]

It's basically staying for 12 hours within the same rock just killing rats

to level up some stats

Like that everyday

[open kettle]

yeah i know it

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then switch to another thing

[pearl drift]

You say it's an old people game but it's actually a lot of kids on OSRS these days haha

[open kettle]

just never played it

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it's a cool game

But it's mostly nostalgia

[pearl drift]

Good way to disappear your time

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I tried coming back to it some years ago and I really couldn't do it

[open kettle]

oh i know

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plus I lost my old account so F

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I mainly just quest and talk nonsense in clan chat

[open kettle]

first mmo i played was metin ffs

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Rip

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One of my friends was also a Metin 2 player

I never liked it

[open kettle]

i was before after metin i movet to adventure qest

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oh

I don't know that one

[open kettle]

remember that one

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What is metin?

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uh

a MMORPG

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Adventure Quest? Yes

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it was famous at the same time than Runescape

[pearl drift]

I never heard of it, maybe just wasn't exposed to that here

[marble comet]

I have that problem but with adventure quest

never heard about it lol

I also used to play many low-key MMORPGs back at that time

[pearl drift]

Played the OG adventure quest and the newer 3D one

[open kettle]

yeah aqw was the first ever mmo to really captivate me

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Runescape, Angels Online and World of Warcraft for me

[open kettle]

after that i had destiny on ps4

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also Guild Wars 2 if we're talking about competitive PvP

[open kettle]

and then when i built my first pc i started playing warframe

[pearl drift]

The 3D is not bad but the support team is bad... My account got hacked, and they wouldn't let me recover it because the thief made a purchase

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lmao

clown moment

[open kettle]

yeah was hell whit support team

i have 5 accounts hecked into

and they would not help in any way

[pearl drift]

I even supported their kickstarter and... It's a joke

[open kettle]

yep

[marble comet]

if it makes you feel better

It's probably not worse than Discord's support team

They don't even read your support tickets

[open kettle]

never had problems whit discord

[pearl drift]

Sounds like I've been dodging bullets never dealing with them

[marble comet]

Because you never got your account banned

but it's a clown party

Basically, if suddenly someone here sends something illegal, like "such" videos and all

[open kettle]

before discord i used to use skype

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They'll ban everyone here permanently

[pearl drift]

Isn't this insulting to clowns?!

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and you can't even reclaim it since they ignore support tickets

Fun

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Oh, I got a DM warning once for something like that. Some server I joined and forgot about.

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I'm the kind of funny clown

They're a bad clown

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Same

[pearl drift]

Bad clowns please go home

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anyway I gotta go to take dinner, have fun you two

Oh also

don't joke about your age

[open kettle]

as we say in romania pofta buna

[marble comet]

never say you're under 12 even if you're joking

They won't check if you're joking

They'll directly ban your account and not let you take it back

[pearl drift]

That sounds like an easy way for a troll to report someone

[marble comet]

It is

Many people lose their account this way

[open kettle]

then i'm in luck

[pearl drift]

I never bothered to joke about that but good to know, so thanks

[marble comet]

I know people who lost their account this way

[open kettle]

yeah me neither but it's good to know

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Yup

Now I go to dinner, have fun!

[pearl drift]

Have a good dinner, see you next time!

[open kettle]

what he said

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That's what she said

[open kettle]

worst timing i've seen

[pearl drift]

I don't even know the meaning of the meme, I'm just saying I'm not a guy

[open kettle]

well if you know the conversation from where the meme came it's easier to understand

but depending on what's said on a conversation you could make the meme even funnier

[pearl drift]

Memes really are like spices in cooking... Use it wisely or you ruin the food.

[open kettle]

that's one way you can think of them yeah

[prime spindle]

It's this way with a lot of customer support lol

[open kettle]

true

[pearl drift]

Why do people treat customers so poorly, do they want to lose business?

[prime spindle]

They've already made the sale by the time you're calling customer support

[open kettle]

i mean as customer support you deal whit a lot of people so meaby they are just tired of us

[prime spindle]

It's just a balancing act of how much it cost them to provide support versus how much it cost them in lost business

[pearl drift]

On many products I agree, but mmorpg for example is live service, it relies on customer retention and spending over a long period

Plus there is always the almighty chargeback if the customer truly hates you

[pearl drift]

Also get this so badly lol as a former retail worker

[prime spindle]

Yeah, you just have to be careful about how much you do stuff like that because credit card companies monitor that for abuse, too.

But in the case of "my account got hacked and they say they WILL NOT give it back to me?" Oh yeah, charge that back ASAP.

Give me back ALL my money that I spent, to the very first dollar, lmao.

[pearl drift]

Sadly it was a kickstarter from 5 years ago otherwise... 🤌

[prime spindle]

Unfortunate

[pearl drift]

Yes. I just felt the reasoning was very silly. Also, I suggested they could delete anything the hacker did, wipe it clean and... Zero reply

[open kettle]

i swer i just sow ur profile pick now and i thought it was nami from one piece

[prime spindle]

Flamme from Frieren!

[open kettle]

never seen it

[prime spindle]

If you like fantasy anime it's worth a watch!

[pearl drift]

That series has such pretty animations from what I've seen

And the song by yoasobi is a banger too

[open kettle]

i mean i've whatched some fantsy but not so much

have you guys seen solo leveling ?

[prime spindle]

I read it, I dropped it around chapter 15 or something I think

[open kettle]

yeah meaby u can whatch the anime since first part of the manga is covered

well like half of the first part

[pearl drift]

I haven't seen solo levelling but I did read hardcore levelling warrior

[open kettle]

yeah that one is inspired from solo leveling

tbh i'm waiting for the finish of martial peack

[pearl drift]

I don't read a lot of manhwa or manhua these days, sadly

[open kettle]

yeah me to

[pearl drift]

Only Ling Qi these days

[open kettle]

but i read the ones that i'm up to date whit

[prime spindle]

I read a ton, but mostly novels instead of manga/manwha.

[open kettle]

i don't know this one

[pearl drift]

It was localized as spiritpact, but most is not translated from Chinese.

[open kettle]

yeah usualy i would read the novels to but i can't be bothered to these days

[pearl drift]

Somehow novels end up being a lot faster

[open kettle]

yeah they do

[pearl drift]

There are more words, it makes no sense 🤣

[prime spindle]

I just have periods of forced downtime at work when stuff is happening that I have to monitor but don't actually have to do anything to, so, books!

[prime spindle]

Yeah, I read all of RMJI in like two weeks.

[pearl drift]

That's a lot of reading!

[open kettle]

i know even tho i read manga and what the anime i find myself thinking just having the novels is best

[prime spindle]

It was very fun, but I haven't read the sequel yet.

[pearl drift]

Did you enjoy it? (well I hope so after 2455 chapters)

Ah too fast to reply lol

[prime spindle]

I did, haha, even after all the chapters it was still refreshing for the main character to be so surprised by his own advancement. A very appropriate humbleness (at least as much as a typical xianxia mc can have).

[pearl drift]

I find with novels it's easier to imagine things, more detail in the description.

[open kettle]

yeah

back home in romania i have like a whole bookshelf full of novels

[pearl drift]

Humility and being humble are important too, but so many Xianxia the MC is just some show off jerk guy

[open kettle]

where i live rn not so many

[open kettle]

true

[pearl drift]

Or it turns into a harem

With 100 women

😢

[open kettle]

then you haven't seen that novel about a guy who has 100 soulmate's

[prime spindle]

Yeah, just a total murder hobo. I know the authors exaggerate a lot for effect so there's always conflict, but things like how they portray face/pride as immediately life and death is so off putting. I'd be much happier if novels focused more on the guanxi of life in an immortal world. Instead we just get kill ten thousand demons slaughter king or whatever.

[pearl drift]

The only such "stallion novel" I've read was SVSSS, but that is partly a parody / satire on said stallion genre.

And no stallion

[open kettle]

oh it's real i didn't believe it myself

[pearl drift]

Oh it's a whole genre of women falling over for a guy and losing their IQ

[pearl drift]

Yeah saving face seems like a vital theme in many of these series, even to the detriment of the sect / clan / family I just wanna throw my phone sometimes. But I guess power fantasy is a popular genre and with stereotypical tropes

Bring on the more slice of life infused stuff, please..

[prime spindle]

Yup! Slice of life fantasy adventure is exactly what I want more of.

[open kettle]

i know

[pearl drift]

And then they disappear never to be seen again..

Except maybe in 300 chapters for a cameo

[pearl drift]

Yes! Worldbuilding too

[open kettle]

tbh to many reincarnation animes nowdays

[open kettle]

Kimi no Koto ga Daidaidaidaidaisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo

found the one i was talking about

and isekai to

to many of them

[marble comet]

I see you guys had an interesting conversation while I was away

[pearl drift]

I can't deny it, I love the transmigration genre. But a lot of isekai just seem really cheap

[open kettle]

yeah we hit it of tbh

[marble comet]

Totally same

[open kettle]

don't get me wrong i have nothing against them it's just to many that are low quality

[marble comet]

I have taken a liking to cultivation system novels lately

[pearl drift]

Maybe its just JP vs CN cultural thing idk

[marble comet]

It's fun to see some changes to the usual plot

[pearl drift]

Though the Osamu Dazai isekai sounds interesting

[marble comet]

Do you know the reason behind it?

[open kettle]

i don't know this one

[marble comet]

It's because women

[open kettle]

wa there careful not to get canceled

[marble comet]

nah

you misunderstood

[open kettle]

jk

[pearl drift]

Osamu Dazai is a real life author who lived most of his life deeply depressed and then ended said life

So naturally they made an isekai of where he ended up...

Man is a cultural icon in Japan, of sorts

[marble comet]

The reason most isekai animes are trash is because the mangas don't get adapted to anime because they're good

but because they have the common trope of a guy surrounded by hot women

usually also kids hidden behind a lolita

[pearl drift]

There is even a character based off him in the Bungou Stray Dogs anime who constantly jokes about dying 👀

[marble comet]

Since in Japan people are so horny, these kind of animes kick off there but they become bad here

[open kettle]

intresting

[pearl drift]

Ah, so, fanservice is to blame

[marble comet]

Yup

[open kettle]

yup

[marble comet]

Just analyze all the animes which get released each season

Just look at their portrait

[open kettle]

i'll give you the best example

highschool dxd

[marble comet]

https://i.gyazo.com/cc74c47dd8fde8163e8e614852bbc60e.png

[open kettle]

and also recently chained soldier

[pearl drift]

99% is: moe, fanservice, and isekai these days

[open kettle]

true

[prime spindle]

This is why I recommend Frieren

[marble comet]

and isekai with fanservice

[pearl drift]

Or adaptions of some card game 🤣

[prime spindle]

It's not an isekai and the fanservice such as it is is minimal

[open kettle]

that's the reason i don't really whach anime that much anymore

[pearl drift]

The 1%

Actually good stuff

[marble comet]

Yup

[open kettle]

i prefer to whach the old ones that i've already seen again then what most of the new ones

[marble comet]

Same, I switched to novels

I only follow the new seasons of the animes I like

[open kettle]

same

[marble comet]

Konosuba for example released a new season now

👀

I love comedy animes

[open kettle]

classroom of the elite

trust me that's a good one

[marble comet]

I dropped it long ago

because it took so much time to release a new season

[open kettle]

why tho

[pearl drift]

Konosuba has a new one?? Gonna tempt me back to the dark side...

[marble comet]

Yea, just got released during this season

same with Slime isekai

[open kettle]

fair enough

[pearl drift]

All I watch is donghua now

[open kettle]

most of the new animes that i wach are the ones that i've read the manga or the novel for

u know the ones that get an adaptation

[marble comet]

Yea

I'm the inverse

I can't watch something I have already read, I get bored

That's why I can't watch Solo Leveling anime, I already know everything which happens lol

[open kettle]

i know what you mean

but for me strictly speaking solo leveling i think it's a really good one and it's worth to wach the animation as well

[marble comet]

For me Solo leveling anime is bad

but it has good scenes

Episode 2 for example have ones of the most top scenes in all the animes I have watched

But unfortunately all the anime is filled with void and scene changes which ruin the vibe and the pace. Plus a lack of background music in many situations which make it plainly boring

[pearl drift]

If the story is good I don't mind watching an adaptation after the novels (for example, TGCF) but the adaption has to be good too

[open kettle]

look all i'm saying is that for me personaly all looks good and is very well made

but i respect your view as well

[marble comet]

Yea it's fine

I'm a picky person

[open kettle]

those are the people to be trusted

[pearl drift]

Some adaptation seem to be made only as fanservice too, not as a proper attempt to tell the story

Just to drive some clicks to the original

[open kettle]

cuz a picky person would never recomend something if it's bad

[open kettle]

true

[pearl drift]

I remember seeing an anime and at the end the characters literally looked at the screen and said "to find out what happens next, read the manga" 🤣

[open kettle]

really ?

[marble comet]

LMAO

[pearl drift]

Yup, I think it was slayers or something it was old and a long time ago now

[open kettle]

now that i think about it i think goblind slayer did something similar at the end of the first seazon

[marble comet]

it did?

I don't remember that

[open kettle]

kinda

[marble comet]

and I watched it twice

The 2nd season is trash tho

😦

[open kettle]

totaly

total let down

[pearl drift]

I thought goblin slayer was original

[marble comet]

it's based in a manga

https://avt.mkklcdnv6temp.com/2/r/14-1583489781.jpg

88 chapters

[pearl drift]

Ooh

[open kettle]

this always makes me remember the berserk manga

[pearl drift]

Maybe I'll go read it next time

For now I gotta go, so see you later

[marble comet]

Goblin slayer has a lot of inspiration from Berserk

but it mainly takes from Dungeon and Dragons

[open kettle]

yeah i know

[marble comet]

The whole manga/anime can be easily understood if you see it as a normal play in Dungeon and Dragons

[open kettle]

sure mate cach you later

[marble comet]

See ya, I'm also going off to sleep

Try to catch me up

[pearl drift]

Sleep in late and I will

[open kettle]

alright looks like the group is disbanding

[marble comet]

Yea, let me use the heartstone

WoW joke

[marble comet]

I need to wake up early

so no way

[pearl drift]

Someday..

[marble comet]

maybe weekends

but I doubt it

[open kettle]

pay someone to ddos him

[marble comet]

I'm a night person so I have to be careful to not overstay awake during the night

lol

[open kettle]

me to

[pearl drift]

How is that going to make him sleep in 🤌

[open kettle]

one time i had to go to work but i spent all night grinding some mmo

[open kettle]

it doesn't make him sleep but it makes him not able to us his internet so you could catch up

[marble comet]

yea, I don't do that

i'm a responsible adult

lmao

[marble comet]

I can use my phone's Internet then

[open kettle]

they could disable that as well nowdays

[marble comet]

The IP is different

[open kettle]

but it's still traceable

[pearl drift]

Just... Hack the white house then shut down the entire country

Goodnight

[marble comet]

I'm not from the US

so it doesn't affect me

lmao

[tidal timber]

Bruh

[pearl drift]

Even if Gacob isn't in the usa you'll still see on the news 👍

[tidal timber]

It affects me

Plz dont

[marble comet]

lmao

good night guys

[open kettle]

colateral damage

[tidal timber]

Nuuuu

[pearl drift]

https://tenor.com/view/luo-binghe-go-to-sleep-good-night-svsss-luo-bingge-gif-181491657459325243

[open kettle]

alright guys you had ur fun now go to sleep

Good night

[tidal timber]

🥳

[open kettle]

i'm still here so u don't escape yet

[tidal timber]

Wtf

Im scared

Ayo

Real question

[open kettle]

shoot away

[tidal timber]

Are you picking a female or male character

[open kettle]

male

But

[tidal timber]

Dang

[open kettle]

But

hear me out

[tidal timber]

Im doing 2 characters

One casual so if my friends play, they dont think im sweaty

And 1 main

[open kettle]

i could totaly have female char just to trol people around :)))

[tidal timber]

But idk which gender to use for each

[tidal timber]

Ya thats what im saying

O7

[prime spindle]

Wait you can make a woman character in this game?

[tidal timber]

Gotta have the 1 casual account

I assume so

Since they got character customization

[open kettle]

i mean i think you can

[prime spindle]

I thought it was just the one character lmao wow

[tidal timber]

Hopefully you can

[open kettle]

and even if you can't in beta

[tidal timber]

Naur bro

[prime spindle]

That actually makes me much more excited

[tidal timber]

You see the way you can change the guys face?

[open kettle]

when live servers will hit you for sure will

[tidal timber]

And then if you got all of those options, female character for sure no?

[open kettle]

should be

[tidal timber]

Remember, more guys play as female characters than girls play as female characters

[open kettle]

sad truth tbh

[tidal timber]

And eat 1000 year old ginseng

You at the 666 yet valy?

Dont overshoot lmao

[open kettle]

still a bit off

but i'll get there

[tidal timber]

Rip

[open kettle]

i'll try not to

[tidal timber]

I think its randomized xp tho

[open kettle]

yeah i think it is

[tidal timber]

Omg level 2

Wow just hitting level 2 makes me top 20 in the server

[open kettle]

i'm almost top 5

[tidal timber]

We can do the big funny when gacob wakes up

If we surpass him while hes sleeping

You down?

[open kettle]

i don't think well be able to

[tidal timber]

Idk what to talk about besides the game tho

[open kettle]

any other games you play?

[tidal timber]

Social deception (project winter), fps (csgo and valorant), content warning

But i dont play any of them a lot anymore, kind of in between games

[open kettle]

tbh cs is dead

[tidal timber]

Ya

Idk i think i need a good single player game

[open kettle]

valorant i tryed to play but i don't really like it

[prime spindle]

I've been playing a lot of Dragons Dogma 2 lately.

[tidal timber]

Oooooo thats good

[open kettle]

never been a fan

[tidal timber]

What games do you play valy

[open kettle]

well

[prime spindle]

I enjoy the generally chaotic feel of the game, feels like an actual adventure with how you have to prepare with tents, food, etc.

[tidal timber]

Bros saying all games are dead xD

[prime spindle]

Also Granblue Fantasy Relink

[open kettle]

i kinda play a lot of games when i have time

league of legends(only if a friend ask me)

swtor

mount and blade

[tidal timber]

You guys think this game has genshin level of popularity?

No anime/chibi style tho

[prime spindle]

This game? No way

[open kettle]

no

[tidal timber]

Dang

[open kettle]

never that type of atention

[tidal timber]

Im destined to only play dead games then

Im so hungry rn

[prime spindle]

Even if it's wildly popular Genshin had a ton of outside factors going for it that are extremely hard to recreate

[tidal timber]

I got 5 minutes of class left

[tidal timber]

Covid?

[prime spindle]

Not being popular as Genshin doesn't mean a game is dead lmao

[tidal timber]

I feel like everyone games now, especially for casual chats with friends

[open kettle]

don't worry we'll keep your atention here

[prime spindle]

And the lockdowns so everyone was bored out of their mind lol

[tidal timber]

I mean, eventually all games die

[open kettle]

very true

[tidal timber]

But genshin still has that staying power due to sheer volume

[open kettle]

well yeah

but when they die that depends on the developers tbh

[tidal timber]

(And the 1000s of dollars some players spent)

[open kettle]

that as well

[tidal timber]

It’s actually crazy that gacob is talking in here and the community server

And is still first place

[open kettle]

well he seems to be active most of the time

so i think that keeps him first place

[tidal timber]

We had a saying in another discord we were in together

That the discord was the game, and the game was just an appetizer to it

Or something idr

[open kettle]

well that's kinda true

[tidal timber]

Ig thats true now tho

No game yet

[open kettle]

cuz most of the funny stuf happens in discord

[tidal timber]

Just hype

That too

Idk

[open kettle]

remembering the old days make's me fell old

[tidal timber]

Lmaooo

I need to make another discord account

Like this one is personal, school, and games, all in one

[open kettle]

tbh that's what i like about online games in general cuz you meet a lot of people

why would you need 2 accounts ?

[tidal timber]

You could probably easily find out personal details of players

[open kettle]

true

[tidal timber]

Just having a discord account that queries member lists for like public servers

Like imagine you just join all school discords

And it gets even worse if you can find a link to social media

Like snapchat or facebook

[open kettle]

well it's been a long time since i've finished shool so i don't really care

[tidal timber]

Nowadays, people connect all social medias together

Like discord has the connections stuff

Idk, i feel like discord just makes it so easy

[open kettle]

that's a security problem

[tidal timber]

I mean, its kind of cool to see what people are listening to music wise

While theyre listening

You could for sure automate that

[open kettle]

tbh that's the reason why i'm always on invisible cuz i don't really like people knowing what i do 24/7

[tidal timber]

And then do an online site where you provide a gamertag and it just finds every account

But that just provides negative value to society

Although people would always want it, like ive seen the ig ads that claim you can see who blocked u

Or whose looking at your stories multiple times

[open kettle]

oh yeah i know but it's all bs

[tidal timber]

Dang u a real one

Idk this stuffs just been in my head recently

[open kettle]

the only time i get off invisible it's if it's something important

[tidal timber]

Theres this one person who doesnt like my friend group

And she got kicked out for doing some sketch stuff ig

But every time she winds up like accessing our server

Through a boyfriends account or a friends account

[open kettle]

meaby they just invite her back

[tidal timber]

Usually a boyfriend, shes gone through like 4 boyfriends just doing this

Naur bro its been 3 years

[open kettle]

the obsesive type i see

[tidal timber]

The fact shes looking is crazy

Just to ego search ig

[open kettle]

trust me i've dealt with to many girls like that

my ex is still fallowing everything i do trough social media even when she already has another bf and it's been already more then 3 years since we broke up

i don't pay it any mind whatsoever but it still make a good funny subject in my friend group

[prime spindle]

Thankfully I have not had to deal with a crazy ex

[open kettle]

and hope you'll never have to

[open kettle]

What time is where you live rn ?

[prime spindle]

5:41 pm

[open kettle]

Damn i-m siting on 11:42 pm

[prime spindle]

NA to EU lol

[open kettle]

True

[tidal timber]

Omg im alive

[open kettle]

u alive mate

[tidal timber]

Ya

Classes almost finished me

[open kettle]

hah

[limber edge]

Are you sure

[tidal timber]

nah he's dead

[open kettle]

Nop

I'm close to pulling an all nighter 😅

[tidal timber]

what are you doing an all nighter for?

[open kettle]

Tbh i don't know just felt like doing one i guess 🤣🤣

[tidal timber]

._.

[broken ledge]

🥹

too sleepy today

[pearl drift]

4 hours of sleep

[open kettle]

4 hours of sleep is better than nothing

[proper mirage]

wait...........t 😇

7 day.... ☺️

[limber edge]

Ramen

[marble comet]

Have a good meal brother

I mean, junior brother

[broken ledge]

i feel lucky as i have eaten

but what is the yellow cube on it?

cheese?

[limber edge]

Butter!

[limber edge]

Thank you uncle!

[broken ledge]

wait, butter in a ramen...?

[limber edge]

It goes with the Asari clams

[broken ledge]

...confusing tbh

[limber edge]

I’m going to be honest I did not taste the butter

[broken ledge]

so you just let it be?

i cannot think how the brooth will taste

[limber edge]

It tasted rich and salty

[broken ledge]

huhm

maybe i should try then

[open kettle]

what did i miss ?

[broken ledge]

you miss the meal sir

[open kettle]

damn what do we have on the menu

[broken ledge]

seems like we have the ramen for today

[open kettle]

Good option

[open kettle]

So what's everybody up to rn ?

[marble comet]

Nothing much

you?

[open kettle]

nothing much

just a bit bored

[marble comet]

Me too now not gonna lie

Just finished something and now I have the void of not doing anything

[open kettle]

i'm close to rank 5 😄

[marble comet]

lmao

oh

congratz!

I guess I'm still 1st?

[open kettle]

for now

[marble comet]

Yea

I barely talked today and I'm still first

tsss

You guys make it easy for me

[open kettle]

yeah but that's because it wasn't that much talk to begin whit

[marble comet]

You had your chance

you didn't take advantage of it

[open kettle]

there will be more

so don't celebrate yet

[marble comet]

lmao

we'll see!

[open kettle]

oh we for sure will

i'm just 4 level's behind you

[marble comet]

Each level becomes harder

it starts to slow down from level 30-40

[open kettle]

well there wouldn't be any "fun" if it would be to easy to level up that fast

[marble comet]

There's not much fun when there's not more roles either tho

But well, we'll get more roles after the beta

[open kettle]

true

[marble comet]

https://www.yysls.cn/news/official/20221101/37780_1050207.html

@open kettle @prime spindle

This has a bit about medicine

It's two years old tho

[open kettle]

yeah only problem i don't understand what it says

[marble comet]

Google translate buddy

auto translate the page

[open kettle]

yeah but the problem is google translate isn't realy acurate

[marble comet]

It is

You'll understand most of it

Better than machine translation

[haughty lynx]

Google translate is machine translation lol

[prime spindle]

https://www.ign.com/articles/where-winds-meet-new-open-world-game-promises-ultimate-player-freedom-gamescom

[marble comet]

Nope

Technically yes

[prime spindle]

For example, players could become ill due to harsh weather environments. As such, this player can learn medicinal abilities to become a doctor who can heal not only themselves but also NPCs and even other players online.

[marble comet]

but when someone say machine translation, they aren't talking about google translate most of the time

[marble comet]

Yes, this is taken from an article from the devs

You didn't read any of their articles?

[prime spindle]

Most of them are old and I know plans change

[marble comet]

The IGN article is taken from one of these articles tho

[prime spindle]

Even this article from ign is almost two years old

[marble comet]

Yup

It was reported two years ago too

You have a summary about all their articles in our community server btw

[prime spindle]

Hopefully things didn't change too much for the jobs! That was probably the one ambition that caught my interest most of all.

I'm not in the community server.

[marble comet]

Then join it?

🫡

[open kettle]

"Fish caught by skill should not be eaten indiscriminately, as eating the wrong fish can lead to poisoning."

[marble comet]

Yup

[prime spindle]

Maybe in the future!

[marble comet]

it has diseases and sickness

[prime spindle]

And yeah that's neat. Also imagine catching a puffer fish and trying to eat it, haha!

[open kettle]

that would be funny

[marble comet]

It's fine

nothing will beat...

THE GOOSE

https://images-ext-1.discordapp.net/external/ZPan1wZ9EUjQt-AJDqdNf23Qsjq2oMzugw_TJIrVQ4E/https/nie.res.netease.com/r/pic/20221208/c4cd989c-1928-455b-9a46-2cdfa6631d7a.png?format=webp&quality=lossless

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1012108067959214254/1227282911120592956/a68e5373-39c2-4cca-a17a-d7f8f3455229.png?ex=6627d747&is=66156247&hm=09859f54eb2d0b6503556cfe395e086d219ba0fe50288a9822bd655846ff57fe&=&format=webp&quality=lossless

[open kettle]

[marble comet]

lmao

[open kettle]

the hunting cat is comming for you

[marble comet]

let it come

[haughty lynx]

@open kettle

[open kettle]

@haughty lynx quess you where talking about this part rigt ?

[haughty lynx]

yeah

[open kettle]

i sent the translation for this hole part in general chat

[open kettle]

@marble comet it's official i am rank 5

[prime spindle]

https://twitter.com/mekklord/status/1778678608543752285

mekklord (@mekklord) on X

discovered the single greatest Yu-Gi-Oh duelist of all time the other day, i could not resist translating his peak anime Shooting Quasar combo and share it with y'all. this is THE real yusei.

Twitter · Apr 12, 2024, 6:56 AM

The most real video gamer I have ever seen.

[open kettle]

i'm dumb

[tidal timber]

rip

[broken ledge]

🥹 i think i don't have the good relationship with headphone

it just got broken again

urg

[limber edge]

What kind of headphones do you have?

Or I guess had

[broken ledge]

a rapoo headphone

urg

🤣

i just know to smile in crying

[limber edge]

With headphones.. get a proper pair or they’ll break on you constantly

I dont recognize the brand tho so idk if its good or not

[broken ledge]

it is good with the mouse

but the headphone i just blindly buy it

[limber edge]

What is your budget for a new headphone?

[broken ledge]

🥹 none...

I am too broke right now bro

[limber edge]

😭

[broken ledge]

😭

[open kettle]

@broken ledge auch

I recommend you to buy from someone like jbl or Logitech

Damn i moved down again

[broken ledge]

It is quite expensive here

[open kettle]

You don't really need to aim for the expensive ones

Even the cheaper ones has decent quality

[broken ledge]

I just need it could be strong enough then

[open kettle]

I could dm you the ones i used and know for sure they have good quality

[broken ledge]

🥹

[broken ledge]

Yes thanks so muchh

[open kettle]

If you'd like of course

I dm you 2 obtions

Wish i had more for you but since i bought those i never had to buy others

Well expect the jbl ones since i kinda lost them when i moved from town where i lived for like a week and lost them in a hotel

[misty wind]

im literally using the cheapest headphones and earbuds

earbuds from jbl for like 30$

[open kettle]

Yeah but it's still decent ain't it?

[misty wind]

only inconvenience is the design

often fall out

[open kettle]

Well yeah that's true

[fallow horizon]

Hi-hi

[open kettle]

Yelo

Howdy?

[pearl drift]

Hi there! (nice Xianyun picture..)

[open kettle]

who ?

[tidal timber]

Who's xianyun

[pearl drift]

a character from genshin

At least I think that is who it is

[tidal timber]

Oh are they new

[pearl drift]

Yeah, a few months ago now I think

[tidal timber]

Idk, I thought everyone played star rail now instead

Maybe I should play again tho, I think my qiqi is almost 6 stars

[pearl drift]

It seems everyone has a qiqi but me~

But yes HSR also got very popular

[tidal timber]

You lucky mf

😭

[pearl drift]

I got Tighnari instead

[tidal timber]

Who's that

[pearl drift]

Green highlights hair guy with the big ears

he

[open kettle]

i don't even know what you guys are talking about

[pearl drift]

Genshin Impact

[open kettle]

never played never will

[pearl drift]

Smart move, is too addictive with the story

@olive sinew Bungie literally calls Destiny 2 an action MMO

on steam

[open kettle]

tbh it looks to garly for me

[pearl drift]

Personally I don't care about the definition of MMO

But they call it that and saying they don't is a bit silly.