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- Comment on Anon plays old games 12 hours ago:
Giga chad, no less.
- Comment on Anon is looking for a new video game 2 days ago:
Whether your company sucks or you’re compensated fairly isn’t particularly relevant IMO.
Doing a good job and feeling pride in your work has value in itself. Don’t do it for the company, do it for yourself, and you’ll probably be happier. And then look around for jobs that reward that.
- Comment on Anon is looking for a new video game 2 days ago:
If that’s what makes it hard then it’s a number difficulty
I disagree. Giving both the player and bosses 1HP means there are no numbers because one hit kills you (and them). So the only way to adjust difficulty is through mechanics, as in boss movesets, constraints on controls, etc. It’s quite literally the opposite of a “numbers” game.
The opposite would be a typical JRPG. Bosses are more difficult if you’re under-leveled, easier if you’re over-leveled. Getting better stats, gear, etc makes the game easier because you have better numbers, so grinding is encouraged if you’re having trouble.
In short:
- “numbers” - adjust difficulty by adjusting access to better numbers (XP, gear, abilities, etc); players improve by grinding XP, gold, etc
- "mechanics" - adjust difficulty by adjusting mechanics (movesets, speed, variety of enemies on screen, etc); players improve by practicing
- Comment on Anon watches a fishing video 3 days ago:
I suppose. A quick search didn’t yield any horrors with large teeth, and it’s a pretty well-studied lake.
It does have sturgeon though, and those can get truly massive (like 500kg).
- Comment on Anon watches a fishing video 3 days ago:
It needs to be really cold to form ice from salt water, due to the much lower freezing point. It does happen (look at the Arctic Circle, ice bergs, etc), but it needs to be really cold.
So the most likely places are rivers and lakes that connect to the ocean, meaning you’re looking for fish that live near the coast. That basically describes sturgeon to a T, and some varieties of sturgeon live in freshwater lakes as well, hence why I guessed it. There are also freshwater varieties of many of the fish in your link.
However, the animals with crazy teeth tend to be further out in the ocean, small, or live in very deep water. Bullets also only penetrate a few feet/couple meters into the water (source):
Hiding underwater can stop bullets from hitting you.
partly confirmed
All supersonic bullets (up to .50-caliber) disintegrated in less than 3 feet (90 cm) of water, but slower velocity bullets, like pistol rounds, need up to 8 feet (2.4 m) of water to slow to non-lethal speeds. Shotgun slugs require even more depth (the exact depth couldn’t be determined because their one test broke the rig). However, as most water-bound shots are fired from an angle, less actual depth is needed to create the necessary separation.
So, we’re looking for a fish that can live in fairly shallow water (3-8 ft, or 1-2.5m), live in a place where ice can form, is very large (3-ish ft diameter, or 1m diameter), and has gnarly teeth. Sturgeon fit everything except the teeth, so that’s what I’m guessing it is. They’re also pretty ugly and have stuff hanging off their mouth at the bottom which could be mistaken for teeth (see image here).
So yeah, my guess is sturgeon, the fish that make caviar.
- Comment on Anon watches a fishing video 3 days ago:
Most of those don’t have teeth though, or at least not in the way described by the OP. The ones with teeth either live in the ocean (so unlikely to be under the ice) or are much smaller.
- Comment on Anon is surprisingly allowed within 50ft of a minor 3 days ago:
Sure, and I know that’s kind of what Anon is going for, and they’re baiting us to believe that the dog at their door is the girl (or at least related to the girl) instead of a separate thing altogether.
I guess I like to ruin fun stories with a (hopefully) rational explanation.
- Comment on Anon is looking for a new video game 3 days ago:
There are still plenty of mechanically difficult games, such as:
- Titan Souls - you and bosses have 1HP
- Cuphead
- Celeste
There are plenty more, but each of those is mechanically difficult and there’s no way to grind to make up for lack of skill. Dark Souls is an honorable mention here because you can make up for some lack of skill by finding better gear, but it’s still more on the end of “mechanically difficult” than “numbers difficult.”
- Comment on Anon is surprisingly allowed within 50ft of a minor 3 days ago:
I’m guessing they’re her dogs and she wants to get them home so they can help protect her from whomever hurt her.
- Comment on Anon watches a fishing video 3 days ago:
Hmm, the size and location sounds like sturgeon, but the teeth don’t match. This sounds like a combination of multiple fish.
- Comment on Anon is looking for a new video game 3 days ago:
Better yet: Pokemon vs Dark Souls.
In Pokemon, if you lose, you grind. In Dark Souls, if you lose, you try over and over until you win (or give up).
- Comment on Anon is looking for a new video game 3 days ago:
Dark Souls is mechanically easy (just learn patterns and dodge) but it has high number difficulty because you can die in 1 hit and it takes more than 1 hit to kill enemies
I see it as the opposite.
Dark Souls is mechanically difficult because you need to get good at the mechanics to succeed in the game, gaining levels really won’t help.
In short:
- mechanics - player needs to get better
- numbers - player needs to grind
- Comment on Anon is looking for a new video game 3 days ago:
There is no mechanical skill involved from the player.
Right. But there is some mechanical skill, so a good player can defeat a given boss at a lower level than an unskilled player. But that highlights another aspect here: difficulty based on numbers means grinding can cover for a skill gap, whereas numbers won’t help much w/ a mechanics-based difficult.
- Comment on Anon is looking for a new video game 3 days ago:
Timing Mechanics: Quick time events, but only if they’re done well
You could also increase the reward for the correct response and increase the penalty for an incorrect response. For a fighting game, this means executing the correct combo at the right time does extra damage, and using the wrong combo or missing the time window leaves you open to getting wrecked.
Resource Consumption Mechanics: Usually this is where layering resources occurs, gear and a skill tree or a skill tree and temporary buffs, etc. Metacurrency can be considered either mechanical or numbers based depending on how it’s handled.
I also think forcing players to change the types of resources they use instead of sticking with the kind they prefer fits here. For example, if you only use the shotgun in an FPS, you may be fine on lower difficulties, but you need to switch to more effective weapons on harder difficulties (in Half Life, crowbar for headcrabs, assault rifle for people, and shotgun for head crab crowds or close combat, etc). If you use the right tool for the job, you’ll have enough resources.
- Comment on Anon is looking for a new video game 3 days ago:
Could be mechanics, if the zombies get upgrades as the game goes on.
If difficulty goes up because gameplay changes, it’s mechanics. Otherwise it’s numbers.
- Comment on Anon is looking for a new video game 3 days ago:
Luck.
There are plenty of mechanics, but whether you win is determined more by what cards you see than your actual strategy, at least after a point.
- Comment on Anon is looking for a new video game 3 days ago:
Gay: if the cashier was male, he would’ve loved the game.
- Comment on Anon is looking for a new video game 3 days ago:
It’s really not.
If the “optimal path” still sucks, it’s just poorly designed. Runescape sucks because even the optimal path sucks. I did the math and found the optimal way to grind mining, for example, but I gave up around level 50 or so because it was clearly a game of diminishing returns and I hadn’t been having fun for months.
- Comment on Anon is looking for a new video game 3 days ago:
Hmm, sounds like crappy parents.
Doing a good job has value in itself. Yes, it’s better to get compensated for that, but taking pride in your work at least makes the workday go faster.
Then again, I’m a millennial, so I guess I was sold the lie.
- Comment on Anon notices lazy writing 4 days ago:
I would.
- Comment on Anon has a female friend 4 days ago:
Be prepared with pictures to make sure your communication is clear.
- Comment on Anon learns the truth about "The Art of the Deal" 4 days ago:
Well yeah, the only famous people that actually write their own books are authors. If someone is famous for any other reason, they probably hired a ghost writer.
- Comment on Anon is staying at a hotel 4 days ago:
OP is female, definitely gay.
- Comment on Anon is a statistic 5 days ago:
True.
My point is that the numbers are incredibly misleading. If you look at the numbers for “gun violence,” most are suicides, and a large number of the rest are accidental discharge. Very few are homicides, and an incredibly small number are random shootings.
The random ones get a ton of press coverage because they’re rare and because they’re so unpredictable. The everyday homicides are rarely reported on outside the local area.
What’s even crazier is that most of the gun crime wouldn’t be stopped with proposed legislation because:
- most of the firearms involved are stolen
- they’re mostly handguns (esp. gang violence and suicide), and gun legislation targets "assault weapons"
- criminals are usually first time offenders, so restrictions wouldn’t apply
- Comment on Anon is a statistic 5 days ago:
At least you’re helping the next person, just make sure to record your own shooting so the police can arrest them.
- Comment on Anon is a statistic 5 days ago:
Exactly. It’s either with me or locked up safely at home.
- Comment on Anon is a statistic 5 days ago:
Exactly! We’re not having hundreds of random shootings in a given year, a very small subset are those crazy, heinous shootings where someone decides to hurt as many people as possible. Most of the incidents don’t make national news because they’re something like a drive by or similar.
We should absolutely fix the gang problems, but the solutions there are very different from the solutions for random mass shootings.
- Comment on Anon is a statistic 5 days ago:
You need to look at how they classify “mass shooting,” because a massive number of these are gang violence, since “mass shooting” usually means at least 4 people involved. Those tend to happen in dense cities, like Chicago or LA, not in the middle of nowhere.
So if you’re not in the bad part of a large city and aren’t involved with any gangs, your chance of being involved in a mass shooting is incredibly rare.
- Comment on Anon is a statistic 5 days ago:
Yeah, I don’t own any guns because I have very curious kids. I’m thinking about getting one, but I’m still not sure what kind of storage to get.
And then there are those idiots on the road that flash their handgun if you honk at them.
I think we should have mandatory gun safety training in schools. Teach kids to respect firearms and learn how to secure them.
- Comment on Anon is a statistic 5 days ago:
But not so much you get shot.
