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[urban coral]

Facebook is a mess for a reason

[cold pike]

It's a beautiful mess.

[lunar drum]

@grok, is it real?

[mossy fable]

Oh no

That's not normal 🤣

[quiet void]

Either your cable is broken, you use too weak charger, or something broke

There could be many explanations

[hexed matrix]

hey guys, havent been playing s2 for about 2 months, and today ive updated game and updated my mods that i was using. Unfortunately my game crashes when after screen loading asks for press any key to continue

[teal oracle]

@gork is this true

[hexed matrix]

will be happy if someone can help, what can cause the crash?

[leaden hill]

who are these guys?

[neon vale]

my goons

[merry ember]

this is how i look at the function when i’m lowk texting my online friends cause they’re way more interesting than anyone i know irl

[merry ember]

tell ‘em to bend over a lil more

[bitter spruce]

spaceman

[lament zealot]

Labubus are disgusting and will become irrelevant in a year

[cold pike]

I've seen those worn inside STC Malachite

@hexed matrix Post your Mod list and needing help here: https://discord.com/channels/504587323577729024/1387353128268988519

[neon vale]

https://tenor.com/view/renko-renko-usami-touhou-fumo-touhou-fumo-gif-26164928

[gray jetty]

You trickle charging it like a car battery

[bitter spruce]

they were irrelevant since 2015 until now

[dim perch]

Fuсking hate them so bad

[mossy fable]

@quiet void oh I know lol

[bitter spruce]

@quiet void oh I know lol

[sacred idol]

this thing is labubus for shut-in weebs

[merry ember]

i doubt it’ll take a year. from what i see, they’re only still “relevant” because people talk about how much they suck

[simple sage]

soulxcalibur7 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[simple sage]

soulxcalibur7 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[merry ember]

potty words won’t be tolerated pal

[mossy fable]

@gray jetty That's better

[nova cedar]

looking forward to 2026

[winged bramble]

😭

[gray jetty]

https://www.youtube.com/live/c_BRbvYxgOY?feature=shared

[fringe spear]

Chaser-301

[nova cedar]

--give me four
--FUTATSU WA JUBUN DESHUO

[icy pebble]

hella cursed

[bitter spruce]

hella AWESOME

[icy pebble]

Awesomely cursed

[bitter spruce]

@icy pebble can you mail me light fixtures and various switches

[icy pebble]

Obviously, but my rates are honeslty terrible

[bitter spruce]

I'll pay for convenience

[icy pebble]

Convenience of delivery by carrier pigeon

[bitter spruce]

robot carrier pigeon

[old timber]

You're a good man mr.morgan

[gray jetty]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/904861951581110324/1400579337786491051/image0.jpg?ex=688d26a7&is=688bd527&hm=d8434dc5e3592152da6b341f048f0b765b2c005d234542fee336ccd0055305c0&

This min spec is more meaningless than the one for stalker 2 lmfao

Ah yes 30 fps for the past pace multiplayer shooter

[lament zealot]

who cares about a washed out old franchise

they aren’t gonna fool me out of my money

[gray jetty]

Beta is free to play so decide for your self

[rotund horizon]

@old timber I like your pfp,Altair is like my favorite Assassin

[fleet pendant]

Man the zones creating some wild creatures these days

[twin cairn]

Bro i cant wait to play

[rotund horizon]

Just finished Attack on Titan Season 3

Improvement over S1 and S2.Just like S1 It's split into 2 halfs:The Kenny/Royal Family arc and the re-taking of Wall Maria arc

after 2 and a half seasons,The Basement was finally shown and man It did not disappoint.Good buildup as well as adding new lore

my biggest problem with AoT S3 are:Sometimes they cut to some backstory during a really good fight

aside from that,this season was so awesome

the ending to AoT S3 was amazing too.The beginning was a flashforward to the last episode of the season.Such good storytelling + It feels like It was earned

9.0/10

[nova maple]

hello stakings

[icy pebble]

Getting close

[fringe spear]

i think without the mag, it will pass 🙏

i am learning to create mesh in blender and then import it to stalker sdk

[sacred idol]

there are those screaming like

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

[teal oracle]

SIRCAA scientists I think

I would say ecologists but they don’t exist anymore

[leaden hill]

O

[teal oracle]

But they’re wearing scientist suits so either Malachite or SIRCAA
I’ll put my bets on Malachite

[icy pebble]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-meme-cat-meme-gagged-gag-gif-5110955762935200988

[broken anvil]

Got tired of being unable to customize the Vintar ingame so I got one irl

[neon vale]

wrong, i am there

[teal oracle]

real

[bitter spruce]

LARS

[teal oracle]

what

[rotund horizon]

https://tenor.com/view/marisa-kirisame-touhou-2hu-fumo-no-cap-gif-13806368453610023751

[bitter spruce]

are you deploying Windows 11 yet at your work

[teal oracle]

no

[bitter spruce]

uh oh!

[nocturne olive]

Huh

[nocturne olive]

oh uh!

[bitter spruce]

geeeuueuhgggg..h.h..b.n..nmmmm

[nocturne olive]

Hm

[bronze swallow]

@left anvil Laika + Russian in the meme

[left anvil]

oh... i see

[bitter spruce]

SURGE SURGE SURGE SURGE SURGE

[bronze swallow]

yes i am he

[left anvil]

I wasnt expecting that i just stole it from Reddit .-.

[bronze swallow]

🤷‍♂️

[rancid python]

I know the AI in Stalker feels a little cheaty, but.. Have you met Ready or Not?

Whoa, when did my name turn yellow?

[old timber]

Thanks! mine is ezio

[lament zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/war-vietnam-ptsd-shell-shock-moment-gif-3022747568394546158

[rotund horizon]

https://tenor.com/view/windows11-ezio-auditore-i-will-not-be-upgrading-gif-23333115

[rancid python]

For real. I just got RoN for Xbox.
I just got A+ on “Thank you, come again.”

[lament zealot]

I’ve preordered RoN so I’ve been playing since beta

[rancid python]

Fired two shots in the whole thing. My dudes just kinda flash-and-cleared it all.

[lament zealot]

It’s a shame how they’re backing down on the dark content

[rancid python]

EZ-PZ with some door wedges, and a mirror gun.

[rancid python]

As former Military Police, I’m honestly ok with them changing some of that up.

[lament zealot]

funny enough the m14 is a pretty good “less lethal” because a gut shot won’t kill but will hit hard enough to make most enemies surrender immediately

[lament zealot]

Why? It undermines the point of it in the missions

[rancid python]

Most people don’t need to see all of that, in order to get the picture.
It’s mostly basement dwellers upset they can’t mutilate bodies and stare at genitals.

[lament zealot]

mfw human trafficking isn’t pleasing enough for normies

[rancid python]

Exactly.

[lament zealot]

dawg it’s supposed to be unnerving

[rancid python]

It already is. But according to a bunch of “woulda joined’s”, it’s not enough. They need “but mah realism”

[lament zealot]

I think clothing the trafficked victims trivializes the seriousness of the crime by giving them some dignity

[rancid python]

If you can’t draw real-world parallels, without the visual aid of twitching kids and dismembering corpses, you need therapy, not realism.

[lament zealot]

Why dance around an arbitrary standard? Why not show things for what they are? Especially when the game was initially sold with that premise

This is like saying “unalived” instead of “killed”, we shouldn’t need to self censor to please the coddled

[rancid python]

I was in Germany. Helped find human trafficking victims forced to work in the red lights.
People don’t need to see that. A desire to is just unhealthy.

The game was modified for console. The gripes of some PC kids don’t concern me.
I’m happy I have a game, and I’m not butthurt I can’t literally shoot the balls off a dead guy.
I dunno what to say, man.

[lament zealot]

You realize this was already in the game, and was taken away, right?

[rancid python]

Yeah.

You realize I’m not outraged about it, right?

[lament zealot]

They also pussied out of a high school shooting

Made it about a university instead, because we don’t have enough adult-sized NPCs in literally every other map

[rancid python]

So… You’re mad you can’t see or shoot kids, anymore?
What’s the issue?

[lament zealot]

They’re reneging what they promised or even implemented, shooting them selves in the foot mechanically and narratively

[neon vale]

ready or not fans outraged at the "censorship" being put on the game (they cant kill kids anymore)

the biggest overreaction made by any fandom ever

[rancid python]

I literally just finished the first mission, A+
I fired, personally, two shots.

The guy didn’t even die, and I cuffed him. I did all the things, except my Dudes killed a suspect.

I still felt the pressure. I did what I could to preserve life, and literally one guy died.

Like… The call was “mom got separated from kid during stick-up”. I found a kid, crying in a closet, thinking she was gonna die.
I don’t think it would matter if she was naked, or if I could further disassemble the suspect I didn’t mean to kill.
The hardcore RoN dudes are weird.

“Waaahhhh, I can’t mutilate all these bodies I’m not supposed to be dropping. Waaahhh!”

[lament zealot]

Don’t look up how to get the Devil achievement lol

[lament zealot]

You get the achievement by executing a cuffed NPC (I believe it has to be a civilian) then using the secret command that comes up

[lament zealot]

You complain about something that is completely optional and only respond with dismissive images for an achievement that encourages the execution of civilians, curious

an excerpt from a review I left on the game:

To be clear, I don't want to shoot children.
Removing the possibility of shooting an innocent child doesn't make not shooting children the moral choice.
It makes it the only choice.

[bitter spruce]

dude, you're so desperate to have these unnerving things in the game. the main plot point of the game about trafficking is still in the game. they just removed some depictions of it. its really not that big of a deal. the tone and story of the game is unchanged

[lament zealot]

why even allow the shooting of civilians, if sick people can go around executing everyone at that rate?

[bitter spruce]

it really doesn't sound like anything other than "i want to have the chance of shooting a kid"

[lament zealot]

when the game came out, there was a rash of videos of people executing everyone in the Valley Of The Dolls mission

[lament zealot]

Wrong, it's "I want to have the chance of not shooting a kid"

[bitter spruce]

but if you get to, you would

[lament zealot]

I would not?

[bitter spruce]

but you can

[lament zealot]

you can also gun down civilians right now

[bitter spruce]

yes but they're not children

[lament zealot]

it's still a grave crime??

[bitter spruce]

unnamed human adults are different than literal innocent children

[neon vale]

depictions of killing kids and adults are not even comparable

[lament zealot]

it's also entirely optional, and believe it or not, entirely the opposite point of the game

[neon vale]

arguing in favor of even getting the chance is pretty weird tbh

[lament zealot]

there were also videos of people executing the streamer's brother ||(NPC who is always a civilian)||

[neon vale]

i dont get how the inability to kill children is even a talking point

[bitter spruce]

you're so adamant about the option to kill a kid

[lament zealot]

because there were so many voicelines that heavily imply child npcs were going to be added

[bitter spruce]

that's honestly unnerving on it's own

[bitter spruce]

i really don't think that's true

[lament zealot]

there were also voicelines of children dying (in the game files), which I would imagine preventing it would be a paramount objective

[lament zealot]

in the mission The Spider, the female NPC voicelines used to have a line that would have her call out to a child

[rancid python]

“The option needs to be there, but not for me. For a friend.”

[lament zealot]

it's to bring more weight to the scenario, incentivizing tactical gameplay instead of the run-and-gun magdump fest I see so much of

[bitter spruce]

i really don't get the logic. GOOOD I WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE CHANCE TO ACCIDENTALLY SHOOT A CHILD!!!!

genuinely deranged

[bitter spruce]

isnt the lives of innocent adults enough???

[rancid python]

Do you have LEO experience? Any sort of SWAT or SRT training? Ever been shot at? Ever shot at anything that shoots back?
Like… What is the realism you’re trying to attain?

[lament zealot]

from a purely mechanical standpoint, it reduces the situation & NPC variety

[rancid python]

It’s a SWAT simulator, not a war game.

[lament zealot]

...yes? because SWAT never respond to places with children on-scene, especially during raids

[rancid python]

Suspects, Victims, Bystanders. Only NPCs other than BlueFor

Why does seeing them in such a way matter so much, homie?

[bitter spruce]

huh?

[rancid python]

I’m not saying they don’t. I’m saying that the average Joe Schmoe doesn’t truly need to be exposed to that kind of thing. Especially some desensitized basement dweller all up in arms they can’t see naked kids or dismember dead dudes.

[rancid python]

Bro wants more “enemy variety”

[lament zealot]

Then RoN isn't for them? Tourists are flooding into a game praised for its grittiness (despite prior renegs), then complaining that it isn't like CoD (content wise)

[rancid python]

The game is still gritty, without depicting dead, naked kids.

[lament zealot]

there have never been naked kids shown in RoN

[rancid python]

Dead kids, and naked adults. Pardon my semantics.
I didn’t know particular verbiage was the hill you wanna die on. I figured “shooting kids” was low enough.

[lament zealot]

Removing choice (that was highly likely going to be in the game) doesn't magically make people moral, it only removes agency

[rancid python]

What is it you want? The fantasy of the moral conundrum of accidentally shooting a digital child, and pretending to be grief stricken over it?
What’s next, blame VOID for your alcoholism?

[bitter spruce]

who?

[rancid python]

“Removes my agency to pretend to feel bad about a lack of trigger discipline.”

Homie, what are the 5 steps of room clearing?

[bitter spruce]

tourists? is there something wrong with new people to a game?

[lament zealot]

I want them to deliver on what they promised and implied via voicelines in-game and in-files. I also want more variety in terms of scenarios.

[rancid python]

“I still wanna be able to shoot kids.”

[lament zealot]

What is this argument? Do you want to shoot civilians? Because there are shootable civilians in the game

[rancid python]

This is my first Stalker game.
Slav Tourism Intensifies

[rancid python]

Yeah, but if they took that away… I wouldn’t cry about it.
Shooting civilians isn’t my concern.

[bitter spruce]

they delivered on what they promised. they never promised shooting kids. they made a dark, gritty, intense, violent, swat shooter. they made what they wanted

[rancid python]

“There’s all these other people I can accidentally kill!”
Make it make sense.

[bitter spruce]

this is genuinely self incriminating lmao

[rancid python]

Bro needs to be in LSPD Therapy.

[lament zealot]

you have a problem with shooting kids, but have no qualms about shooting other innocent people, your logic is inconsistent and only hinges on a "its different"

[lament zealot]

they did tease this, which didn't come

[bitter spruce]

bro are you seriously going to argue against the social standards of protecting innocent children?

they are not in most media because they are protected culturally

[lament zealot]

by... protecting them?
or are you equating virtual npcs to real people

[rancid python]

Mechanically, only one suspect died on my first mission.
I found a kid, involuntarily separated from her mother, crying in a closet.
You want to, checks notes, be allowed to accidentally shoot her?
The kid hiding in a custodial closet, whispering “am I gonna die?”

[bitter spruce]

that's what the purpose of the game is????

[rancid python]

You want the mechanical freedom to mess that up?

[lament zealot]

okay, so what's the problem? what is your argument?

[lament zealot]

brotha that is the primary gameplay of a swat game

[bitter spruce]

that kids that can be shot to death don't need to be in an already violent shooter

[rancid python]

There it is.
“I want to be able to shoot them, because they’re digital kids, and not real.”

[bitter spruce]

me especially. i genuinely would feel very gross or uncomfortable if that was in the game

[rancid python]

No. It’s an occupational hazard, not a choice.

[lament zealot]

Why can NPCs take hostages, execute NPCs (The Elephant mission), set bombs, whip out a phone like a gun and more? The entire point of the game is to give you opportunities to mess up

[rancid python]

All they did was remove the ability to make the accident.
You’re sad you can’t misfire into kids.
How. Effing. Sad.

[lament zealot]

Yes...? The same argument applies to RoN as a whole, "I want to shoot them, because they're digital humans and not real".

[rancid python]

Do you have LEO training? Have you EVER been on a crime scene?

Everyone fks with the cops, on a scene.

[rancid python]

No.

[rancid python]

You shouldn’t want to shoot anyone.
It’s a SWAT simulator, not Call of Duty.

[lament zealot]

CORRECT, which is why it shouldn't be a problem to add more NPCs that aren't just some variant of young adult

[rancid python]

“I just want more kids in the picture, to get hit by my lack of trigger discipline.”

Dude. You are deranged.
Install some mods, put some aliens in there. Yeah?

[lament zealot]

Why do you assume I don't have trigger discipline?

[rancid python]

Because you’re really upset you can’t use lethal force on an entire demographic.

[lament zealot]

You're justified in the ability to shoot people graphically (as gore on live targets haven't been touched), but adding children is too much? The point isn't to shoot children, and neither is it to shoot innocent civilians.

[rancid python]

If that’s not the point, then why are you crying?

[lament zealot]

You could easily just not have gore on children + it result in an immediate level fail (after a quick voiceline)

[bitter spruce]

i love how you're so good at not getting it

[rancid python]

If not committing war crimes is the name of the game, why are you so butthurt you cannot commit a particular kind of war crimes?

[bitter spruce]

we stated it liek four times already. there's no reason to continue arguing

[lament zealot]

because forcing a choice is not the same as making one

[bitter spruce]

i personally do not want it in the game, and its not getting added. so it doesn't matter

[lament zealot]

It can also be a toggle, you know

[rancid python]

You keeps saying “Duh. Being good is the point.”
Then you double down on some half assed version of devils advocate.
Literally just so you can accidentally put two in some kid’s chest.

[bitter spruce]

so then whats the point of adding it at all if you can just turn jt off

[rancid python]

No one should want that choice.
You sick f**k.
Why do you want to even pretend to shoot kids?

[bitter spruce]

it seems redundant

[bitter spruce]

yes it is, its still very much a choice

[lament zealot]

I wouldn't say redundant, but I agree it is a waste if you just turn it off. It would be for people like you, who cannot handle it

[rancid python]

No one, not a single living soul (except maybe a special few) intentionally purchased RoN for the freedom to bury minors.

[bitter spruce]

yeah? is it so weird to not want to kill kids

[lament zealot]

strawman, I didn't either. I bought it for the varied scenarios it promised, then was let down when they started scaling back

[bitter spruce]

no way you genuinely just said "strawman" after doing that this whol time

[lament zealot]

be specific

[rancid python]

“The promise”
-Shooting. Kids.

There’s plenty of scenario variety.
If you don’t think so, you’ve probably never actually seen a real crime scene.

[bitter spruce]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET ME HAVE A CHANCE OF SHOOTING A CHILD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rancid python]

Now, quantity of missions? Yeah. They need more.

[lament zealot]

You barely played the first mission? How do you know that

[rancid python]

On A C C I D E N T

[bitter spruce]

huh?

[lament zealot]

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LET ME HAVE A CHANCE OF SHOOTING AN INNOCENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-you, apparently

[lament zealot]

he mentioned it earlier

[rancid python]

I googled and found out the base game is 10 missions, there’s some quick plays already available. And other than the two packs. (3 a piece).

[bitter spruce]

what? that doesn't even make sense

[rancid python]

“How do you know that!”
Research.
You goon.

[lament zealot]

Your argument is no different from one used to vilify more accepted video game violence. You haven't offered much reason beyond personal preference, to which I offered the compromise of a settings toggle

[lament zealot]

Maps are different sizes, and the first one (gas station) is on the smaller side. I was referring more to the actual play length, more than the number of missions.

[bitter spruce]

i literally cannot make it more clear. portraying adults and children are two different things. why don't you get that

[rancid python]

Your argument is based on the personal preference of wanting to accidentally kill kids.
So..? Now, what?

Your perspective also seems to lack perspective.

I served 6yrs active as an MP.
When those Afghani kids (15 or so) aim that RPG at you… It’s a different story, but no one feels good about anything but being able to go home.
You just wanna pretend to know what it’s like to kill kids, and a guy who never wanted to is telling you that you don’t need the option.

[lament zealot]

Don't forget my argument about the variety different non-healthy-adult NPCs bring to the mission, as well as how it can thematically shift certain missions harder.

[bitter spruce]

quartz have you had a little brother or sister, cousin, niece or nephew? someone you adore and want no harm to come to them? is it so insane to not have the inclusion of innocent children, not capable of right or wrong just like the little one you know, to be harmed in horrible ways? genuinely put some thought into it

[rancid python]

I’m not forgetting that you want to kill kids.

[lament zealot]

I'm sorry you had to go through that

[rancid python]

I’m sorry you feel like you want to digitally experience that guilt.
How sick.

[lament zealot]

I've never said that. You willingly signed up for an actual, real life position in which you'd need to shoot people and you're preaching to me about wanting to kill people?

[rancid python]

Nobody should want to kill anyone.

[bitter spruce]

quartz you are literally being so insensitive

[rancid python]

I’m not even proud of my service, dawg.
Because I know (now) the difference between right and wrong.

[lament zealot]

Then why do you play shooters? I don't want to kill anyone either

[bitter spruce]

this is a fuсking video game. if you want to have the chance of accidentally shooting kids why don't you join swat

[lament zealot]

I do have those I want to protect.

[bitter spruce]

how genuinely deranged and dense are you?

[rancid python]

I played RoN for the chance to scratch a tactical itch I’m literally trained in.
Saving lives.

I play Stalker not to be a murder hobo, but to explore.

[bitter spruce]

so then why would you want to see others like them hurt?

[rancid python]

“I have a gun. Welp. Time to just start using it.”
-This Effing Guy

[lament zealot]

Precisely! I agree. I'd really like to save more than just Generic Adult Male #3 for the dozenth time, though

[bitter spruce]

"there were no signs"

[lament zealot]

????

[rancid python]

You want more face-Gen?

[bitter spruce]

quartz this is genuinely psychotic behavior

[rancid python]

To add to your collection of digital mishaps?

Hmm, Mr. Dahmer? Tell me. How do you feel?

[lament zealot]

Why do you keep implying that I am wanting to go guns blazing with zero discipline? I've stated multiple times that massacres are NOT what I want.

[rancid python]

How can you say “I want to save more than just ___” in one breath, and “I wish I could accidentally smoke kids” in the next?

[lament zealot]

S, S, A, A+, S, A+, B, S, A, S,S
definitely the score of someone who wants to shoot people in a game where that is penalized

[rancid python]

You did that for achievements and cosmetics.

We already know you’d rather smoke people.
It’s your whole argument.

“Wanna know how to get the devil achievement?”
Tells me all I need to know.
You did them, for the rank.
Everything after that was history, huh?

[lament zealot]

Bruh what, most of the cosmetics are ass, even the S rank ones

[rancid python]

Bruh, what!1?
You literally executed a dude for some points.
You got those ranks to say you did.
But you’re not convincing anyone you actually wanted to save anyone.

Most likely intentionally ran a Non-Lethal Meta.

Just for “the clout”.
Then, boom.
Open season on NPCs, right?

[lament zealot]

I will admit that I have the achievement. I spent several minutes trying to figure it out (non-lethally), and wanted to get something out of it for my time wasted after looking up a guide and learning the actual way.

[rancid python]

Yeah, I bet.

[lament zealot]

Also, keep in mind that this achievement is something you would reasonably not get naturally if you are mildly good at the game, which I am

[rancid python]

Was it worth it? Or, “not real people?” What happened to wanting to save anyone?

[rancid python]

So, you chose to execute a bystander-in-custody for points.
In a game designed for non-lethal takedowns.
Upset that you can kill kids, in a game designed for non-lethal takedowns.

[lament zealot]

proof that I completed nearly every other mission before getting the devil achievement

[lament zealot]

I am not advocating for an achievement where you shoot a child btw

[rancid python]

What order you decided to do things in, before executing someone isn’t really an argument.

[lament zealot]

I did everything else in the game (within reason, I am NOT S ranking port)

[rancid python]

All that does is corroborate my earlier accusation- You only did those things to say you did them, to free yourself from the obligation of restraint.

[lament zealot]

"I did everything right all this time, what happens if you are bad once" (spoiler: the secret command marks you for death by all of your AI teammates)

[lament zealot]

why the hell would I go out of my way to do that

[rancid python]

Because you want to accidentally kill kids. You literally said it, yourself.

I was an MP, dawg. I just sniffed you out as a criminal.

[lament zealot]

Semantic, but I do not want to accidentally kill kids. I actually want to save them, but doing so in such a game in a way that matters would introduce the risk of failure, just like any other NPC

[bitter spruce]

again children and adults are different

[rancid python]

Again. Intent means nothing.
If you don’t intend on accidentally killing kids, then why is it so damn bad that you just can’t, now?

[lament zealot]

Children as currently portrayed in RoN are currently no different mechanically than a reskinned manilla envelope

[rancid python]

Don’t you see?! Bro.

[bitter spruce]

which is how it should be. they don't need to be in the game

[fringe spear]

whoa man, a lot of killing kids in conversation 😭 🙏

[lament zealot]

Removing the agency to choose doesn't make people good, you've only made their choice for them. Without risk there is no reward

[rancid python]

So, now you’re gonna double down on “it adds more challenge”?
When that was never in your argument, before?

[lament zealot]

Discussion about Ready Or Not's recent censorship update, as well as how there were several voicelines heavily implying the addition of children NPCs (which were cut)

[bitter spruce]

tell me about it

[rancid python]

Just be happy you can’t kill kids, dude.
It’s that simple.

[fringe spear]

oohhh ready or not

[lament zealot]

What? I've mentioned several times how it would increase the variety of situations

[rancid python]

Accidentally being able to ghost a minor isn’t “mission variety”, you callous goon.

[lament zealot]

It would punish reckless shot placement, like you were criticizing earlier

[rancid python]

It’s literally “worst case scenario”.

Why do you want that?
So you can feel good about not doing it?

[rancid python]

That’s what everyone else on the map is for, you effing Troglodyte.

[lament zealot]

Is the entire point of a SWAT shooter not to prevent tragedy in the most efficient way possible?

[rancid python]

NO

[lament zealot]

It gets repetitive when it's the same types of enemies just barely reskinned across every single level

[simple sage]

a_lvl_5_mewtwo has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[bitter spruce]

then damn maybe a shooter game isnt for you?

[rancid python]

Killing kids isn’t efficiency, you turd.

[lament zealot]

I never said so.

[rancid python]

It’s a SWAT game, not a war game. Theres no “enemy variety”.
Theres literal life to be saved.

[bitter spruce]

then why did you bring it up

[lament zealot]

In fact, killing kids would be entirely discouraged, much like shooting innocent NPCs or failing to capture suspects alive is

[rancid python]

Bro’s mad they can’t dock his points.
Or get bonus xp for being a good boy?

[bitter spruce]

every point you've made and continue to make is ignoring the fact that children are portrayed different from adults why are you so dense

[lament zealot]

status quo ahh argument

[bitter spruce]

what

[rancid python]

He’s stating he has the moral clarity to outright avoid firing on children.
Yet, this is contradicted by his desire to have to ability to.
He also wants more of them, on maps.

[lament zealot]

Are you reducing virtually shooting kids to getting or losing points? I only want it so that I don't shoot them, because that's the right thing to do. Are you sure you aren't morally comprimised here?

[rancid python]

Bro played MW2 way too young.

[rancid python]

Shut the front door, dude.
You executed a guy for achievements.

[bitter spruce]

aren't you? the whole game is about points there's literally a fuсkin score system??

[lament zealot]

Which is primarily there to incentivize efficient, clean behavior. Without it, shooting everything that moves wouldn't be discouraged at all

[cold pike]

Potatoes evolved from tomatoes and another South American plant 9 million years ago, study finds | Live Science https://share.google/iykRZyxUsp27bWuHh

[lament zealot]

It's a video game and I have already exhausted almost everything else at the time

[bitter spruce]

finally some diversity in this chat

[rancid python]

You can’t put this on me, bro.
One guy died, on my mission. Because my bro had his Shield and sidearm, instead of pepper gun.

I haven’t killed anyone.

I fired 2 shots, dude. Total.
Everything else was flashbangs and screaming.

[lament zealot]

Doesn't that imply that you sat back and let your AI teammates handle most of it

[cold pike]

@nocturne olive

[rancid python]

I found a kid, crying in a closet. Asking if she was gonna die.
You’re asking for the option to make that happen.

[lament zealot]

I'm not one to say how you should or should not play the game, but I feel a little confused being lectured by someone who doesn't take point

[rancid python]

So… You’re implying you prefer to be some sort of solo Rambo? Or the proper application of the non-lethal spread throughout my entire team is forbidden?
Have you ever cleared a building?

I’ve literally been shot at.
You might have your grand-pappys old jacket.
“Refuse to take point”, you sound like some Milsim try hard.

[fringe spear]

Whoever that random bro mated the plant with tomato 9 millions year ago is a real G

[lament zealot]

I prefer to work with the team instead of letting them handle rooms for me, because I find sitting in the rear and letting nonexistent teammates play the game for me to be boring

[lament zealot]

I don't think this is relevant, as RoN is a tactical video game at its core

[lament zealot]

This is also personal opinion and has little bearing on the convo

[rancid python]

You’re making an assumption of my playstyle. Also, it was my literal first mission.

You wouldn’t survive a moment in an actual scenario.
You’ll get lectured, and like it.
You’re just trying to deflect and change topics, Rambo.

Now. Get back to justifying why you wanna shoot kids.

[lament zealot]

Fair enough, I do often forget that you haven't played the game much

[lament zealot]

Who's the milsim try hard here, again?

[rancid python]

I’m not a milsimmer. I’m a wounded vet.
There’s a difference.

[cold pike]

Peacock feathers can emit laser beams - Ars Technica https://share.google/Mr7Z6r6avpgbMm1x6

[rancid python]

They.. What?

[simple sage]

jimmytherat has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[rancid python]

Where was this, in Witcher 3? Blood and Wine would’ve been LIT.

[bitter spruce]

holy fuсk how disrespectful can you get?

[lament zealot]

More NPC variety which leads to more situational variety.
It also discourages reckless discharging of firearms, forcing players to be more cognizant of where they are aiming (gun safety!).
Narratively, it would also bring children to the forefront of the mission, instead of just being the easily forgettable backdrop (various missions tackle a variety of different crimes).
I've already made these points before, but that's most of em.

Also, I do NOT want to shoot kids. Stop saying that

[lament zealot]

Uh, at least a little more. I only said that one to flip the script back on em, because he calls me a milsimmer and starts going on about how I wouldn't survive when that has nothing to do with the convo at hand. I'm not playing the game to be milsim, so that comment is moot

[bitter spruce]

YES YOU DO. YOU WANT THE OPTION TO ACCIDENTALLY SHOOT KIDS. That literally boils down to "I want an opportunity to shoot kids". there literally nothing else to it. it bothers you that kids are not in the game so why do you want them to be able to be shot at?

[cold pike]

Man, 35, Missing for More Than a Week in Grand Canyon National Park https://share.google/QRMfPVNxECEcrWeaQ

[lament zealot]

Guess you want opportunities to shoot innocent civilians then, idk what to tell you, it's all fictional video game violence (which is also not the point of the game)

[bitter spruce]

you called him a milsimmer when he stated he was a wounded MP vet

[lament zealot]

you can be both, you know, especially if you aren't active

[rancid python]

Bro, you wouldn’t know what a “real situation” was, if it jumped up and stabbed you in the kidneys.
You’re already discouraged from negligent discharges. Kids don’t need to be added to that for “your realism”.
Narratively, “think of the kids” is too easy, and generic. Adults are grown, and have motivations, and are inherently more intriguing.
Then stop asking for the freedom to do so, and I will.

[bitter spruce]

bro thats not what you meant

[bitter spruce]

at least you acknowledge your delusions

[fringe spear]

https://tenor.com/view/disappointed-face-itstommylove-stalker-stalker-2-disappointed-gif-13608239291037024619

[cold pike]

I like that. Do I have your permission to use your great quote on other people?

[bitter spruce]

what ?

[rancid python]

“It’s all fictional video game violence”
And the veil falls.
You don’t care about “not shooting kids”, you don’t even see them as “people”.
Of course you’re upset.
You’re desensitized, and have dehumanized children in a video game.
But still, somehow, what the moral risk of not being able to kill them?

[lament zealot]

Wouldn't NPCs that can effectively hide (and run) behind waist-high cover without needing to crouch increase the stress of the missions in the game? (you havent played them yet so you probably cant answer this one)

[bitter spruce]

literally what i also been trying to say

[lament zealot]

You keep saying this like it's some bombshell, no shit it's a video game, that's the premise of this convo

[rancid python]

Adults are more coordinated than children.
Or are you asking for more kids to provide jump scares for you to shoot at?

[rancid python]

Bro. Dude.
Do you have any idea what you’re saying?

[lament zealot]

As I suggested earlier, a quick mission fail would certainly help people not be so jumpy and shoot at people without confirming first, no?
For someone who takes this so seriously, why are you against people being heavily discouraged to act irresponsibly

[rancid python]

“I want more kids to dart around corners so I can practice not shooting them”
Make it make sense.

[rancid python]

Because, dude. NO ONE wants to accidentally kill kids.

[lament zealot]

Again, toggle option

[rancid python]

The only video game kids I wanna kill are in Little Lamplight.

[lament zealot]

uh

[rancid python]

Those little shits.

Fallout 3. Bethesda doesn’t allow kid killing.
I’m not actually upset.
Those kids are funny characters.

[lament zealot]

wants to kill kids but can't because of an invulnerability toggle vs wants to not kill kids despite being vulnerable

[rancid python]

But you see?!
You see how deranged it sounds?

[lament zealot]

very telling of one's own morality no?

[rancid python]

Bro. You’re mad you can’t toggle kid death.
That’s. Messed. Up.

Why do you want that?
You can’t flip any of this, dude. I was making an example, not expressing myself truly.
You are just…

[lament zealot]

Your example is not good and only shows that immoral people are immoral regardless of if they are allowed to do what they want

[lament zealot]

Which just reinforces my way earlier statement of

[rancid python]

That’s your standard on “realism”? Watching kids die?
That’s what’s gritty to you?

[rancid python]

No. I was sounding like you, on purpose.

[lament zealot]

No, but I would say children being actively present in everyday normal places as well as child trafficking hotspots is pretty realistic

[rancid python]

I don’t care about not killing kids.
The whole stance of my argument.
Duh.

[rancid python]

“But mah realism”
Dude. You just wanna see dead kids.

Touch. Grass.

[lament zealot]

Never said I did. Also, you're in store lol (albeit not explicitly)

Keep playing the game, there is more to uncover

[rancid python]

You say that like it’s some kind of thrill, dude.
You’re into this game for the wrong reasons.

Do your parents know you have internet access?

Whatever. I’m gonna go back to my game, and literally not be mad I can’t accidentally drop minors.

Wow. What a literal weight off my shoulders.

[lament zealot]

more like a weight you never have to face

[bitter spruce]

hello?

[lament zealot]

IN THE GAME

[bitter spruce]

???

[rancid python]

Bro. I’ve had Afghani 15yr olds point RPGs at me.
I deployed, armed with a SAW, and an M9.
I put a 5-7 round burst in a non-military age male.

You. Do. No. Know. What. You’re. Asking. For.

[lament zealot]

you weren't referring to the active duty MP child incident?

[rancid python]

Deployed, in a war zone. Different ROE.
Topic: minor.

I play this game to tickle the “I saved everyone” itch, not “oh no, just replace those guys”

[lament zealot]

I get that you have some stressful memories attached to children on the opposite side of your rifle, but I personally don't think the gravity of an actual situation compares to a video game

[bitter spruce]

oh my god dude just stop talking

[rancid python]

Bro, you’re literally begging to feel what I feel, through a game.

[bitter spruce]

how many times can one man contradict himself

[rancid python]

Shut. Up.
I did it to stay alive.
You’re asking to do it, simply because it’s there.

[lament zealot]

Are you gonna actually do anything besides throwing vague accusations?

[rancid python]

We are not the same.

[rancid python]

You leave my Juice Man alone. Your quarrel is with me, boy.

[lament zealot]

(I also never requested armed children in any capacity)

[rancid python]

I know that.
You’re asking for the ability to accidentally give yourself some watered down version of digital guilt.

You’re asking to be able to shoot them.
Intent be damned.

[lament zealot]

Are you playing the game for the ability to accidentally give yourself a watered down version of being unable to save everyone?

[cold pike]

https://tenor.com/view/glorp-glorpdrive-drive-glorp-drive-charborg-gif-5783026409085825543

"bro that's not what you meant"

[lament zealot]

Your intent is noble, and yet mine cannot be the same?

[bitter spruce]

okay?

[rancid python]

No. I’m playing the game to see what VOID calls “swat”, and yes. Save lives.
Duh.

[cold pike]

Seriously. I like that.

[bitter spruce]

tejas what are you talking about

[rancid python]

You’re asking for the “realistic” approach of accidentally not being able to save kids.
If I could have anyone safe, by default, it would THE KIDS.

If that’s not real enough, go join your local PD. I don’t know what else to tell you.

[bitter spruce]

we are repeating arguments for the seventh time. just stop. let quartz have his savior complex

[lament zealot]

I've shown before that I am personally flexible on the implementation, so long as they are dynamic NPCs present in the map. You don't even need to be able to kill them (mission fail or injure with severe point penalty), but the fact that they aren't present at all really throws off the realism, especially when the storyline directly involves kids at multiple points in the story (I give the mansion level, in the DLC, a pass for this for reasons that are evident in the level itself)

[cold pike]

Most people say "that's not what I meant" when people may not understand them.

However you used "that's not what YOU meant" which is more funny. Like telling someone they are wrong and this is what they meant.

I am NOT making fun of you. I am just amused at the conversation.

[bitter spruce]

is this your first time speaking English

[cold pike]

Porque?

[lament zealot]

That is exactly what he said, he is interpreting a statement a certain way and asserting that is what I meant

[rancid python]

No, it’s mean to sound like a family guy line.
Like saying to Quagmire, “that’s not what you meant”

[lament zealot]

ngl I don't think family guy has anything to do with it

[rancid python]

Tejas just wanted to be fun guy.

[rancid python]

If bro didn’t pick up on the context, there has to be a way to translate it.
Homie may or may not have figured it out.

[rancid python]

I love my Juice Man.
I want him in-the-know, ya know?

[lament zealot]

god, there are some other RoN quirks and things I want to discuss, but you aren't at that point yet

I'll let you in on one vague one, though

[rancid python]

Are you a Mod? Am I allowed to block you?

[lament zealot]

Although the gas station is a terrific level to start off on, when the game came out, it was a bit hard and ngl I think the current 2nd level should have come 1st, with a different layout and fewer enemies

[lament zealot]

Why

If its for the prior convo, I think that is kind of petty to block someone over an opinion about something that isn't even in the game (that I also don't have control over)

[lament zealot]

Because forcing someone to go through the gas station before any other level immediately skill gates casual players or encourages a much more guns-blazing playstyle for them.

[rancid python]

“My immersion is deadened by the fact that I cannot accidentally wallbang a kid.”
-The Opinion

[lament zealot]

Personally I think that the level select layout should follow more of a chronological set of lines, allowing you to traverse each mission in each storyline linearly, instead of playing the entire list of levels one after another

[rancid python]

What you personally think, and how a scene actually goes down are two different things.

[lament zealot]

For that message you replied to, I mean the order of the levels you are allowed to play

[rancid python]

Your name isn’t purple. Or red.
So… Yeah.
I can, guilt-free, not hear any more of your driveling.

[lament zealot]

petty :(

[rancid python]

Peace.

[cold pike]

Battlefield 6 Or Black Ops 7, Which Xbox FPS Are You Looking Forward To Most? | Pure Xbox https://share.google/HaSX0tcJ1JABjaKQg

[lament zealot]

couldn't handle an opposing opinion, smh

[rancid python]

I dunno.
The recent BF doesn’t… Hit right.

[lament zealot]

Is it any good? I've entirely given up on those franchises due to their recent flops

[rancid python]

2042? Is that the one? Feels too… different.

[bitter spruce]

guguurhhhehehehuuheeheh

[rancid python]

Dial-Up intensifies

[bitter spruce]

yeah like 40 years ago

[earnest escarp]

https://tenor.com/view/starfish-baby-cute-gif-10355739

[rancid python]

I’m nearly 40.

[cold pike]

I read you can play one of them as Beavis and Butthead.

[rancid python]

Sorry. Just ran another RoN mission.

[rancid python]

Gotdamn buccees.

Hell yeh.

[cold pike]

Bat flies into woman's mouth in Arizona, costing her nearly $21,000 in medical bills https://share.google/DgOvIvw9xPqclirl8

@bitter spruce

[neon vale]

not uncommon

[rancid python]

There’s bats in my yard.

They like to scoop up ll the bugs the light attracts.
I love my bats.

[earnest escarp]

https://tenor.com/view/macross-plus-missiles-anime-animation-mecha-gif-27654652

[lunar drum]

Kewl.

[fringe spear]

Good hunting stalker.

[broken anvil]

Off to the gas station to hunt for artefacts y’all want anything?

[rotund horizon]

Farron Greatsword and lots of souls

[merry ember]

😭😭😭

[earnest inlet]

An Arizona green tea and a slice of pizza please.

[lament zealot]

"we're saving the world from the zone" -proceeds to not do anything about the mutants flooding out of pripyat

[nocturne olive]

what happened to sparrow

[lament zealot]

good question, I am not sure

[neon vale]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/740712749075529751/1401227793773236224/Survivor_Runs_Over_Zombie_Project_Zomboid_-_Animation.mp4?ex=688f8293&is=688e3113&hm=9509de0b749d4ce28e6fd7a1103c51455ffef51a9161b30489ffa1e10c74d919&

[simple sage]

drip_goose_123 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[bitter spruce]

dripgoose

with that pfp

[sacred idol]

I cant play a game if I cant dome a kid in the head with a rifle its just unplayable

[cold pike]

San Antonio aquarium under fire after venomous octopus injures 6-year-old: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/family/san-antonio-aquarium-under-fire-after-venomous-octopus-injures-6-year-old/ar-AA1JMZdj

[sacred idol]

then maybe the 6 year old shouldnt have gotten close to the venemous octopus

[cold pike]

I wouldn't want to take away that important life lesson: Don't stick your arm in a tank with an Octopus.

[cold pike]

Chernobyl’s Dogs Are Transforming at Record Speed – What Radiation Is Really Doing to Their DNA: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/chernobyl-s-dogs-are-transforming-at-record-speed-what-radiation-is-really-doing-to-their-dna/ar-AA1JMuXB

Millennial mom spends thousands on her tattoos but there's one huge problem: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/beauty/millennial-mom-spends-thousands-on-her-tattoos-but-there-s-one-huge-problem/ar-AA1JMw46

[sharp hamlet]

https://open.spotify.com/track/6E301GksBBqSdFUOQWh05V?si=DlYr7uHURnujo1gAGbHH_w

[lament zealot]

fr, what is up with old people and plates they never use

a lot of times, despite the ornate designs, there's usually no exceptional craftsmanship or other feature that really makes it worth keeping

[cold pike]

It used to be a more common sign of status or social climbing,
to be able to purchase and collect finer pieces of dining plates & glasses.
So that when you had company or family events, you could show them off or even
use them for holidays or special occasions. They mean more to the person collecting.

[cold pike]

@bitter spruce

[neon vale]

its either what tejas said or old people being hoarders

literally everyone above the age of 60 starts hoarding anything and everything

[cold pike]

15 Video Games That Caused Real-World Problems: https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/gaming/15-video-games-that-caused-real-world-problems/ss-AA1J9w4W

One of these Games, I was playing extensively, before the Stalker games came out.

[lament zealot]

cringe news site that forces you to click through a slideshow presentation

doesn't even mention Portal 2, where Wheatley's mockery of Chell's orphan status sparked outrage

[cold pike]

No one is forcing you to do anything. If you don't want to see the 15 games, then don't.

There's nothing more that I dislike, than articles that mention 15 games without pictures.

[icy pebble]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-gif-19500813

[quiet void]

cool dad

[nocturne olive]

Meanie

[nocturne olive]

You all are not real Tajik patriots

[rapid fossil]

If anyone is hit with the age verification and need face ID just buy Gmod and grab the old man

Hand companies nothing

[reef rover]

Birbs

[bitter spruce]

god i hate these ass news sites

[lament zealot]

boomers be like "wahhh I can't live off my retirement! everything is so expensive! pass a million senior-focused bills now!" but also be like "young people should pull themselves up by their bootstraps, $10/hr is more than enough to buy a home and start a family"

[rancid python]

“1 blocked message” lol.
LMFAO

[cold pike]

Not that I think any of those games caused real-world problems,
but I did enjoy seeing one of the games that I spent years playing.
The headline is bloated sensationalism. The listed games were fun.

[nova maple]

shampoo ingredients

[bitter spruce]

yeah but why are you sharing this

[lament zealot]

I thought bro blocked me to stop talking to me, yet he keeps coming back

[lament zealot]

old

[cold pike]

How many of the 15 games did you play or enjoy? If you see one listed, do you think it was a problem for others?

[bitter spruce]

are you doing a survey

[cold pike]

Yes, I'm doing a survey on how people will spend more time talking about how they don't want to look at the 15 games, than the time it takes to view them.

[bitter spruce]

i really dont think it took that much time to say i dont like it

[cold pike]

It's fine. I was just joking. If you don't want to look at them, that's okay.

[lament zealot]

You fail to consider people who have done both

[cold pike]

At this point I don't really care, to talk to people who never mention any of the 15 games and whether they liked them or not.

[lament zealot]

You already are, and you have never asked for that information

I've played Pokemon GO, CoD MW2, Fortnite, LoL, Flappy Bird, CS, Minecraft, and Postal 2 from that list

[cold pike]

You could have said that from the very beginning, which is the reason I posted that. Instead, you gave me cringe.

[lament zealot]

I can't read minds

[cold pike]

That's just more cringe.

[cold pike]

Postal 2 was my favorite from the list. I played the hell out of that game.

[old timber]

My skateboard

[dense saddle]

What

[teal oracle]

Mashallah

[sharp hamlet]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-flash-bang-flashbang-cat-flashbang-gif-1459407154621315725

[sharp hamlet]

Hi, I live in a predominantly islamic nation.

Cats are not prohibited from entering mosques, since they're actually treated as one of the most "pure" animals, in the sense that they are incredibly clean.

Dogs however are prohibited, because they are viewed as the opposite.

[teal oracle]

Damn

[sharp hamlet]

But who cares about dogs anyway

[twin cairn]

cats on top fr

[teal oracle]

Cat loveable and accepted in the eyes of god

[sharp hamlet]

Imagine being loved for just existing and having a multitude of religions made for you specifically.

https://tenor.com/view/curse-of-bast-curse-of-ra-curse-pharaoh's-curse-silly-cat-gif-780702971204810824

[teal oracle]

Real

[fluid umbra]

no its Fake

[gray jetty]

@twin cairn https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/ryzen-7-9800x3d-left-core-14900k-in-the-dust-in-battlefield-6-early-streamer-tests-both-systems-included-an-rtx-5080-but-the-3d-v-cache-system-was-roughly-30-percent-faster

Massive intel L

[broken anvil]

It now has a cheek pad

[warped dock]

İstanbul Kitty be chilling

[restive vessel]

[idle ermine]

holy
god i wish i had a VSS like this one

[broken anvil]

It’s inspired by the old Xbox showcase from 4 years ago

Couldn’t get a real sling tho so this’ll do for now

[earnest inlet]

Does this really surprise anyone?

[gray jetty]

no but its funny

[idle ermine]

is it like a replica or the actual thing?
(the actual thing wouldve costed a lot)

[earnest inlet]

My next build is going to use that CPU. Total cost looks like it's going to be approximately $3k, maybe a bit below.

[broken anvil]

Replica, I live in the US unfortunately so this is the best I can get without committing any crimes

[gray jetty]

the actual thing is apparently a lot worse

cus apparently the suppressors they used were total ass

[broken anvil]

Nothing says “best suppressor ever” like welding a few washers from your local hardware store into a metal tube (don’t do this)

[broken anvil]

As complete trash as it is, it still manages to be very quiet at least… I need a real one but chambered in .300 BLK plz

[neon vale]

draws king arthur as a woman

[cold pike]

Denmark zoo asks public to donate unwanted small pets or horses to feed captive predators - CBS News https://share.google/7pZDBatRK5YpDpXTp

[lament zealot]

bro pls

you're turning boomer, resist the urge to share front-page news articles

https://tenor.com/view/i-saw-what-you-deleted-cat-gif-25407007

[cold pike]

I deleted that last one, I think it was expired.

[cold pike]

Resist the urge to be complaining all the time.

[bitter spruce]

resist the urge to be old

[lunar drum]

Looks like the whole US doesn't have a supply of soviet AK belts...

[broken anvil]

I haven’t ordered it yetttt

[empty quarry]

**Jericho Update 🤠 **

• Father in hospital with Broken Ribs, but stable.
• I'm looking at a house this afternoon.
• My Boyfriend wants to be Friends after spending 15K.
• My back and body are failing me.
• I donated my demon blood. O+
• I haven't played games in months...
• Shadow still loves me. ❤️

Anyway, How's everyone doing? 🤠

[lament zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/boondocks-tom-dubois-serious-gif-7035211780792560949

[bitter spruce]

have you heard any news from your aunt

[empty quarry]

No..?

[bitter spruce]

damn not even good news

[empty quarry]

My family and I are rather estranged.

[bitter spruce]

anything from your neighbor's cousin

[empty quarry]

Not lately, last piece of good news was from the lifeblood clinic, I'm O+!

[hazy charm]

Hey is there some sorta way to notify mods of a suspicious user? I may be looking too much into this, it may be harmless, but I suppose better safe than sorry

[lament zealot]

Sus how

[glossy minnow]

Does anybody here have a combat helmet? IRL obviously

[wind bone]

Yeah, what's up?

[glossy minnow]

Well im trying to buy an attachment for mine, but i have mo clue which adapter to buy with it

Its a "Binocular Night Vision Device", but it doesnt come with a adapter to hook it on my helmet and when i tried looking for one, holy hell theres so many different adapters to choose from

[lament zealot]

ooh, I know about this stuff

[wind bone]

You probably need a wilcox g24 or chinese knock off equivalent

Or something like it

[lament zealot]

get the chinese one for $45, no way you've got the dough to shill $400 for a legit wilcox g24

[lament zealot]

you need a helmet, a shroud, a mount, an arm, and a device in total

[wind bone]

One of my friend has been using a chinese clone for several years. It's held up great for him

[lament zealot]

*make sure to get a metal chinese knockoff, they make cheaper plastic ones but I personally wouldn't trust such expensive devices to a plastic mount

[wind bone]

Good point

[lament zealot]

also, dummy cord. always dummy cord

[tacit mirage]

here lies hagia sophia, built by greeks and felled by the great turks!!!!!

[lament zealot]

helmets tend to come with shrouds, and devices tend to come with arms btw (although not always)

[glossy minnow]

Helmet? I got a green IIIA Wendys one. Shroud? You mean the thingy in the front of the helmet? It was on when i bought the helmet. A device? I found one thats at least budget decent. Mount and arm? Thats the issue cause i have mo god dang clue which to get

[lament zealot]

do you have a pic of the device?

For a mount, you can go with the Wilcox G24 (or a METAL chinese knockoff for wayyy less), or if you want to sacrifice some features for a legit one, Norotos Rhino mounts can be had as milsurp for fairly cheap

(one of the main pros of the G24 is that it doesn't hold the NODs so damn high when flipped up)

[glossy minnow]

Well right now im on Aliexpress and uuh... if i share the item im planning to buy, is it gonna get autodeleted by discord?

[lament zealot]

idk

[glossy minnow]

One at a time.. lemme show my helmet first

[lament zealot]

chinesium clone?

[glossy minnow]

Dude i live in efffing Cyprus. Our government is worse than the chinese

And yeah it probably is chinesium

[lament zealot]

the arc rails are (no shame tbh), but more so the shroud

I used a simple airsoft bump helmet for my thing and replaced the shroud (which was plastic) with a metal one that looks like yours

[glossy minnow]

Better than nothing i guess...

[lament zealot]

maybe I was unlucky with cheap manufacturing tolerances but I quickly found that the mount didn't perfectly seat with the shroud, making it detach with enough force (regardless of if the breakaway feature was activated)

I found that out the hard way while testing it, I smashed the hell outta my finger

[glossy minnow]

I just found this on AliExpress:
€75.96 | Digital Night Vision Infrared 2.5K HD Monocular 800M Full Dark Viewing Rechargeable 10X Digital Zoom for Outdoor Hunting
https://a.aliexpress.com/_oB1XOjR

Heres the link of the device.. if it doesnt get flagged ofcourse

[lament zealot]

I ended up swapping the cheap one with a legit norotos universal shroud which was an absolute pain in the ass to install (due to each screw shooting off diagonally because helmets are round)

but it is very sturdy now

[lament zealot]

this is just a handheld, I don't think it will mount to a helmet without some super jank solutions

[glossy minnow]

On the side of the device theres like a small thingy that can be hooked. Saw it on a screenshot

[lament zealot]

that is most likely for a hand strap

kind of like this (on a different, analog model)

[wind bone]

Yeah, that won't mount to anything

[glossy minnow]

I just found this on AliExpress:
€53.26 | Night Vision Goggles,1080p Digital Night Vision Monocular,Infrared Monoculars Save Photos/Videos,Thermal Imaging Telescopes
https://a.aliexpress.com/_oD7H6rJ

[lament zealot]

ohh kay

that looks to be the same as the last, but the pics indicate a screw mount on the bottom of the device

[wind bone]

Honestly, those thermals are not going to be worth your time and money.

[lament zealot]

thermal would probably suck, nvg is probably ehhh

[glossy minnow]

It IS the same, but weaker. This one shows a screenshot of it being mounted. Also i wouldnt really call it thermal... i have a super weapon scope with a 2kg thermal scope on it that has 6 alternate colors to it

[lament zealot]

perhaps consider looking for airsoft-oriented nvg?

[glossy minnow]

I said it so wrong

[wind bone]

I mean, the page quite literally advertises it as a thermal. Now find me some legit mountable thermal optics that have a 1080 resolution lol

[glossy minnow]

It says that it is an IR night vision, i dunno

[lament zealot]

although the performance on this thing sucks quite a bit, I unironically think that this nerf nvg is one of the most price-efficient forms of active night vision, priced at a low $30 msrp (probably less if you can get it secondhand)

sucks a ton but for the price it's pretty fun ngl, I own one

[simple sage]

shuck has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[wind bone]

What

[glossy minnow]

Bad word wtf?

[lament zealot]

plus the thing comes with a weaver rail compatible nerf attachment system (absolutely NOT rated for any recoil), so you could mount it to a gun

[glossy minnow]

THIS is why i always shoot Wolf in the face 30 mins in the STALKER 1 game

[wind bone]

Sorry, what I said was just about any regular digital camera with a night vision setting will do the same thing that weill but better. I'm not sure why it deleted that

[lament zealot]

oh, I gtg
I might come back to this later

[wind bone]

That literally all you're buying with those. They just have an obnoxiously bright IR floodlight to make up for the bad digital

[glossy minnow]

Its automated BS. It reads key words before slamming you onto the asphalt and warns you for triggering a red flag... thats how most AI mods work

[wind bone]

Nah, I realized what I said. It was a slightly less polite version of "Crappy"

[glossy minnow]

Shιtty?

[wind bone]

Yeah lol

[glossy minnow]

You can also say dung heap instead

[wind bone]

Many alternatives

[glossy minnow]

Regardless though you saw the camera thingy i wanna buy. Gimme a minute to share another link so you can tell me which would correspond best to it or if im missing something

[wind bone]

The type 2 is what you want I'm pretty sure. I have no idea how well that specific listing will work though.

[glossy minnow]

Literally i had the same reaction hence i wanted to ask others for advice. Like i know a hella ton of stuff about guns, but gear? Not so much

Also my kit is uuuh.... if i have to choose a word, its Mr Worldwide lol

[wind bone]

Well it's pretty cheap so at least if it doesn't work, you're not out much

[glossy minnow]

Green Wendy's IIIA helmet (Murican)
6B45 Ratnik armor (Rusky)
2 PKM rigs fused together (Rusky)
6B34 anti frag eyewear (Rusky)
G3A3 BR (Jerry)
Army Attire (Cypriot/Greek)

Oh yeah and ammo Greek/Chinese

[wind bone]

G3
Very nice choice 👌

[hazy charm]

So I mostly lurk here, so it was strsnge to receive a friend request from a user here, who then asked me about an email I was meant to get

This user also hasn't spoken in the server at all, so I don't think they would have mistaken me for someone else to whom they would send a friend request and ask about emails

[rotund horizon]

https://tenor.com/view/lady-maria-and-rakuyo-gif-15289312

[gray jetty]

https://youtu.be/WReusTs0Vbo?feature=shared

[lament zealot]

Hm, strange. I’d probably just ignore it tbh

[simple sage]

quartztrooper has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[lament zealot]

bruh, is fifty dollars not allowed

You could do that or you could get a legit one for around fifty dollars

[hazy charm]

alright, it would probably have to happen to more people i suppose

[lament zealot]

How do you know that it is a Team Wendy helmet, and did you (or someone else) put opscore arc rails on it in stead of the typical TW rails? (it may be an older model which I am unfamiliar with)

TW helmets are pretty expensive which is why I’m unsure of the legitimacy

[icy pebble]

Bot recognition purposes

[rotund horizon]

fifty dollars

[pearl fractal]

Hehe say $50

Or 50$

Doesn't matter

[simple sage]

plutoniumjunko2.0 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[rotund horizon]

I knew It

[pearl fractal]

One had to go great lengths cuz of them bots

[neon vale]

friend said she felt like life had no purpose so i sent her every holy book from every religion

[pearl fractal]

50$ steam gift card

[rotund horizon]

https://tenor.com/view/spy-x-family-yor-forger-based-department-phone-uh-hello-gif-27583186

[pearl fractal]

Mass conversion

[neon vale]

cant be considered a pushy christian if im also pushing things like the koran and kitab i aqdas

[pearl fractal]

Well

True

[neon vale]

kitab i aqdas especially is fascinating

its literally a rulebook for believers to follow

also one of the only religions where the USA has one of the highest believers by population

[pearl fractal]

Which religion

[neon vale]

baha'i

[pearl fractal]

Ahh

I studied once about it

I think

We do mass studies

My brain sometimes fail to keep up lmao

[neon vale]

you know how christians believe jesus was the prophet after the jewish ones, and in islam its believe muhammed is the prophet that came after jesus

[pearl fractal]

Yeah

[neon vale]

baha'is believe that baha'u'allah is the prophet that came after muhammed

[pearl fractal]

This one appeared in Asia ig

[nocturne olive]

What is the population of Kiribati

[neon vale]

yeah iran

[pearl fractal]

That's how I remember stuff

[neon vale]

population YOU

[pearl fractal]

I tag those to places haha

I'm doing an MA in history of religions

[neon vale]

not a bad way tbh, thats how i remember christian denominations

baptists from the american south, catholics in west europe, lutherans in north europe, EO in greece and russia, OO in armenia, egypt and ethiopia, etc.

[pearl fractal]

The documents I read were too much on my brain tbh I've been having memory issues since then

My brain is leaking

Idk if I'll be able to complete the research tbh

[neon vale]

i wonder if my college has any theology classes

[pearl fractal]

Kinda getting old, so I'll need a job sooner than later

[pearl fractal]

We did, lite tho. The one I'm studying now isn't remotely related to theology

Academic study based on historical research and physical documents

Hersay is rather meh

[neon vale]

theres a mennonite church near my college, i should go, thatd be an experience

[neon vale]

have you ever read any bona-fide documents or just scans/replicas

[pearl fractal]

I honestly don't remember

I don't know if I remember anything lmao

I'll know when I have a pen in my hand tbh

[neon vale]

they all wear homemade clothing because they believe in simplicity

[pearl fractal]

Agnostic style?

"We don't ask too many questions cuz we simply don't know" slogan?

[neon vale]

nah they are a christian church

they are like the amish (the guys that cant use modern technology), but they are different because they DO use modern tech, just only the stuff they need (phones, cars, power tools, etc.)

[pearl fractal]

Traditionalists then

Ish

[neon vale]

they are one of the few churches that has women wear coifs in the modern day, most churches have phased that out

[pearl fractal]

I honestly am interested in knowing about those unique sides

I'm seeing too much aggression towards religion and tradition in general, but one should preserve this for history sake yk

[neon vale]

i recommend it, theres a lot of smaller interesting denominations out there

[pearl fractal]

I do remember studying about a barely known religion that existed once in approximately Iraq nowadays

I remember the book they had, but not quite the religion name tbh.

[neon vale]

yazidi?

[pearl fractal]

I read it

Nah, it's kenzarabba

If my spelling is right

This one is rejected from the Abrahamic line of books

[neon vale]

oh cool ive briefly heard of these

[pearl fractal]

Tho, it's basically has everything and more

[neon vale]

i had to translate it a couple times, the religion name is "mandaeism"

[pearl fractal]

From angels, Adam and beyond

[pearl fractal]

Correct

It's mandaeism indeed

Last I heard, the remaining followers are residing in Australia nowadays as they fled from Iraq and the surrounding parts

[neon vale]

wikipedia says they have their biggest confirmed populations in sweden and australia

[pearl fractal]

It's mostly similar to islam lore

[pearl fractal]

According to actual interview, the population only grew past 2000s

[pearl fractal]

It's mostly recent

The whole thing is about peace and harmony

I don't remember hearing or reading about any account of extremism at all from their end

[neon vale]

apparently they speak aramaic which is neat

[pearl fractal]

Yeah

[neon vale]

jesus spoke aramaic if i remember correctly

[pearl fractal]

I didn't get my hands on the Aramaic version of the book

But I can, I think

I read an Arabic translation, which was confirmed to be very close to original

[neon vale]

im hoping to get an aramaic bible, because theres a christian denomination out there that still does services in aramaic (syriac church in syria, palestine, and iraq)

[pearl fractal]

I saw many versions, but translation was meh

[pearl fractal]

That'd be interesting

Our head chief of dep tried to find us an Aramaic teacher, but ofc the uni rejected it due to funding problems

Otherwise, I would've been able to understand it a bit at least

Sad

[neon vale]

shame

another interesting and extremely ancient groups are the samaritans

they barely exist anymore though, only about 1000 are left

they are an ancient jewish group that split from judaism thousands of years ago

they split in the time of eli

[bitter spruce]

red eye barry

[neon vale]

which is estimated at around 3000 years ago (i think)

and they still (barely) exist

[pearl fractal]

I read about those too

But again haha I'm only remembering as you speak

[lament zealot]

ok but did that make her feel any better though?
I feel like this can backfire

[neon vale]

she wasnt sad

[lament zealot]

okay

[bitter spruce]

your messages make me sad

[lament zealot]

Telling an agnostic to subscribe to theism to be happy can come off as “just don’t be sad!” depending on the individual. A person who has lost their way can be especially sensitive to this kind of response, especially if they are not religious and do not desire to be. It sounds like you’re not truly listening to them, and that’s not good when trying to console people

(I fully understand that the person in question’s religious beliefs were never stated, hence why I mentioned that it can backfire, not that it would)

[lament zealot]

This is partly why I think a mark of a good priest is the ability console a nonbeliever without being too zealous

[lament zealot]

and uhhhh, your pride is showing

https://tenor.com/view/call-out-shout-out-ken-jeong-gif-13121363

[bitter spruce]

i ragebaited him so bad he responded twice 🥀 🥀

[lament zealot]

cope about not having, not being, enough

[bitter spruce]

what

[lament zealot]

rag bat

rakt

[lament zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/shouko-anime-girl-angry-gif-25519716

[lament zealot]

tbf tho, he 3rd partied a convo he wasn't even a part of, so who's baiting who

[bitter spruce]

man's still going on about it... ragebait successful

[lament zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/don't-make-me-tap-the-sign-simpsons-bus-gif-5399805801037462082

[merry ember]

i just crushed 3/4 of a philly cheesesteak and a whole poutine 😋

[merry ember]

i hadn't eaten in hours

like 12 hours i was a little hungry

absurdly hungry actually cause i usually don't eat that much

[cold pike]

I didn't know you were Canadian.
And there it is in your profile.

[glossy minnow]

Did anyone here ever do an MRI test?

Mofos shoved me in head first and i barely even fit and i was in there for 45 minutes it was bυΙΙshιt

[teal oracle]

That’s how it works dumb dumb

They shove you in a machine and find out what’s wrong

[glossy minnow]

Last time they found dιck so now i had to do it again

[shy narwhal]

Sweet

[shy narwhal]

That's normal

[glossy minnow]

I know its normal. I am asking if anybody else had to do one

[cold pike]

The mindbending ‘cyberpunk city’ in China that exists on so many levels

https://www.cnn.com/travel/chongqing-china-tourism-cyberpunk-city-intl-hnk

[cold pike]

I've had several. Sometimes they can last an hour.

[glossy minnow]

I had to do one, cause my government sucks big time

Im born with an open spine and i have it now for almost 28 years and also i have aspengers. Why the fffk am i not trust to do my 2 years of forced military service even though i passed my cadet exams, to drive a car, own a gun and go hunting, but at the same time YOU GOTTA WORK! YOU ARE ILLEGIBLE FOR HANDICAP BENEFITS! What BS

Arent* fking auto translate

[cold pike]

Did you mean "ineligible" (not permitted or suitable) instead of "illegible"? (not clear enough to be read)

[gray jetty]

https://ebay.us/m/lzy1Wd

https://tenor.com/view/1984-george-orwell-george-orwell-1984-1984-chips-1984-ruffles-gif-7144052804264359069

Me when I cook up some chicken tenders in the fucken snap on air dryer

[glossy minnow]

Ineligible* my bad

[lament zealot]

Felinefield

[merry ember]

you kinda remind me of my grandma with all the random articles you send but not in a bad way cause my grandma is awesome

[bitter spruce]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1156778471595454504/1342215863243116654/togif.gif

[left anvil]

Is there any other options?

[restive vessel]

[hoary wave]

Why do you have that image saved on your phone?

[bitter spruce]

does it bother you, Yar

[hoary wave]

Only slightly, but it was a proper response to the previous message though

[bitter spruce]

https://tenor.com/view/old-man-milk-bag-burst-asian-gif-4679687170019552265

[teal oracle]

hows roy gonna pay for that wall

hes in financial ruin

[left anvil]

Roy??

I don't think you know Mimi is basically a reality bender

[bitter spruce]

mimic

the secret of

[lament zealot]

she’s a keeper

[lament zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/fnaf-fnaf-memes-the-mimic-five-nights-at-freddy's-fnaf-security-breach-ruin-gif-3935180139478958475

[lament zealot]

Please tell me it takes drill batteries

[gray jetty]

God I hope not

They would probably cost 1000 bux a pop

[nocturne olive]

I escaped Belarus

[cold pike]

It's off-topic. I will share memes, gifs, articles or whatever. There are no limits, within the stated rules. Like the lengthy discussion about religion the other night, that was against the rules, but no US Moderator was active.

[gray jetty]

Where you escape to

[bitter spruce]

Tejas is just infallible i guess

knows no evil

[nocturne olive]

Pooland

[gray jetty]

Congratulations

[nocturne olive]

Now I can play stalker 2

[full pewter]

Join clear sky. It’s better. You can see these guys in action

[gray jetty]

I just had to google this apparently this is accurate https://reason.com/2025/07/03/environmental-regulations-are-literally-baking-europeans-to-death/

[lament zealot]

not to mention like half of all gun deaths are self-inflicted

so the gap is even larger if you add "non-self-inflicted" as a qualifier

[lament zealot]

rip for eurobros though, that new adult ID law they signed is already being used to try and gate people out of certain content (political)

I saw a vid where someone used a gmod NPC of Dr Breen to bypass age verification though

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/911880126680158209/1401624511794647071/age_verification_using_gmod.mp4?ex=6894e88c&is=6893970c&hm=be27fa83a92d2b3509bac84b46725cc13c55372fe510dba9cc552fda181a6d50&

[cold pike]

While Europe burns, Tampico in Arizona

[pearl fractal]

Huh

Tf

[fringe spear]

legit u can bypass it with strelok filter instagram

the system can also wrongly detect old faces as underage though, which prompt the user to upload personal id documents as proof. Easily a free dox for the app

[urban coral]

Classic

[merry ember]

goood morning

[mighty ginkgo]

hi

[pliant kettle]

re-doin

[bitter spruce]

oh look who it is

[teal oracle]

The scream of gunfire has deafened me

[pliant kettle]

Hello, Jim

[bitter spruce]

any new horrific games that were removed from the public view for its absurd content, that despite all this, you still sought out and played it

[pliant kettle]

nah, i didn't seek for any game with creepy topics anymore

i still play horror games tho, but such horror is visual and/or mental, not sensitive (except for games like Call of Duty World at War, which are history games)

[bitter spruce]

good im glad you had a realization

[pliant kettle]

told ya :)

[nocturne olive]

XD

[merry ember]

wplace chornobyl is so peak

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1301957040985346090/1403084229243568158/image.png?ex=68964384&is=6894f204&hm=ff26c398cdcdba011d60f748ed7509e40c5fa611a0498ca7165912caf3e97755&

[nocturne olive]

bulba mentioned

[earnest inlet]

I would love it if this was real.

[idle ermine]

man i wish i could visit chornobyl
I always wanted to go there
only problem i has is the m o n i

[cold pike]

https://kyivschina24.com/news/smertelna-nebezpeka-v-chornobylskij-zoni-dvoye-cholovikiv-zagynuly-cherez-miny/

[cold pike]

Deadly danger in the Chernobyl zone: two men died due to mines
In the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, two men who illegally entered a closed area died due to mines left by the occupiers. This was reported by local Telegram channels.

[sonic blaze]

🤌

[lament zealot]

@gray jetty

[gray jetty]

Someone sent it to me Earlier but yes

[lament zealot]

https://tenor.com/view/angai313-spongebob-sad-spongebob-crying-gif-21679826

[gray jetty]

@twin cairn bf6 is insanely good btw

[twin cairn]

Im so pumped to hear this

[gray jetty]

I only got to play for like 3 hours last night but