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Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

2022.02.27 15:15 Infinity_Raptor Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Released for Nintendo Switch on November 18, 2022, Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet are the newest chapters in the Pokémon mainline series. Explore freely in a richly-expressed open world and get acquainted with the Paldea region, its Pokémon, and choose your own path!
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2012.05.29 21:16 twofiftyeight Pokémon RNG Manipulation

RNG abuse, also referred to as RNG manipulation, is a procedure that manipulates the pseudo-random number generator in the main series games to obtain a desired Pokemon. It is commonly used to obtain shiny Pokemon or Pokemon with high Individual Values or IVs.
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2016.02.06 21:05 Strontoria Reddit's own rival to the Indigo League!

Reddit's own rival to the Indigo League! We hold tri-monthly monotype tournaments for the privilege of becoming a gym leader or Elite 4 member, then the fun begins! The Reddit League challenge requires you collect all the badges by beating the gym leader then register your team to challenge the elite four. If you win you may face and become the new champion!
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2023.06.09 17:22 Ok_Juggernaut_5293 WoW Ascension Private Server: The Cheat Box

WoW Ascension Private Server: The Cheat Box
World of Warcraft's private server: Ascension, just may be the largest private server currently in existence, after the closing of Nostalrius. It features a classless system in the Burning Crusade era that allows for some innovative class construction. It mixes the talents of all available wow classes of that time period, allowing for players to come up with some interesting designs.
For PvE it seems to work out well and player's enjoy the experience, however in PvP things seem to take a drastic turn for the worse.
Player's in PvP will mix the talents of the other classes and choose a legendary enchant that sort of replaces the classes. Legendary Enchants like Dark Ranger and Dragon Warrior decide which abilities a player will choose to define their playstyle.
Sounds Cool right?
But alas no, because the balance of these legendary enchants seems to shift drastically, sometimes multiple times a week. Which means the Dev's are clearly getting first hand regular feedback on PvP, enough to make almost daily alterations to builds.
While on the surface this sounds like a dream scenario, as the Dev's must be very focused on the PvP. And yes they do seem to be very focused, but for all the wrong reasons.
Certain builds are protected and buffed endlessly, perhaps the ones favored by the dev's? While others are nerfed into oblivion. Meanwhile, a group of 5-10 player's runs around blatantly using cheats to amplify their dmg, with absolutely no regard for getting caught.
And it's always the same 10 players who seem to have some way to boost their PvP dmg by over 100%. You can report them as much as you like, but nothing is ever done about it.
And when I say blatantly I mean blatantly...

https://preview.redd.it/40rhu6kw405b1.png?width=1366&format=png&auto=webp&s=8421231383ad7d10b382d50eb588291d6ad62225
Here you can see a player hit for 2400 dmg, which is close to max dmg for anyone not staff or cheating in PvP on project ascension. My 14k PvE nukes are often reduced to a measly 1.8k crit. Below you can see his standard PvE dmg.
https://preview.redd.it/ior65yr8505b1.png?width=1366&format=png&auto=webp&s=aac2250b6fefa333580fb7cd5b01615024db3776
Here you can see his PvE dmg with no boosters for around 8k, which is good dmg for a single nuke. But suddenly his PvP dmg will shoot up out of nowhere...

https://preview.redd.it/3l596fne505b1.png?width=1366&format=png&auto=webp&s=551002062b1027618c8281bd4782ec6f3e8bdc69
And now you can see his dmg boosted to insanity, even with his 20% dmg increase from BG boost and Arcane Power, this is impossible damage for a normal player to attain. 6300 is 3x his normal pvp dmg and less than 20% of his pve dmg. While every normal player suffers around a 80% decrease in dmg for PvP, this band of merry jokers are running around with a 20% decrease, 2 shoting people.
Below is another one...

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Here, you can see his normal dmg just as he is coming off the hidden dmg booster. His crits are a mere 2.4k. But if you look closely you can see his normal shot for 2.4k, the same as his crits. This is a record of his dmg while he was on the booster.
Below you can see his dmg on the booster...

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Here his damage just boosted up, no BG boost or Avenging Wrath to amplify his dmg, just out of nowhere starts dealing 100% more dmg for a small window of time. Dealing 3.8k crits and 2.4k normal shots. Below you can see his PvE dmg with Avenging Wrath.

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He hit for 12k boosted in PvE, while great dmg for one nuke, it wouldn't translate to 3.8k in pvp dmg for anyone else. I tried testing the damage to make sure it wasn't something legal I had missed. I was able to attain more PvE dmg that very same day with the same spell, as you can see below.

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Doing more dmg in PvE I wasn't able to come close to that dmg even with the very same spell. Even boosted in PvP I never dealt anyone over 2.6k. There is just no ability or item in the game that would allow you to do more PvP dmg than someone who is doing more PvE dmg than you. Which confirms this is without a doubt an illegal dmg boost. You can see below another example of them using it...

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Every time it is the same, a huge surge in dmg, 2-4x what other players can attain with the same abilities, regardless of gear, build or booster.
I find it hard to believe that cheating could be happening this wide-spread on a regular basis without the staff being aware. On top of the fact that I submitted these shots without any interest from the GM's whatsoever. Which leads me to believe that these cheaters might also be your PvP staff testers?
Which if true, makes any form of PvP on this server an absolute farce as a group of: "cheaters" (staff or not) ruin any chance of a fair competition. It is pointless to PvP on a server where 10 or so players have such an extreme advantage over everyone else. And what else could they be using? Especially If they are willing to use cheats like this so obviously without any regard for being caught.
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2023.06.09 17:12 HugeAli Speculations on Card Evolution

So, I'm convinced that card evolutions will be an in-game mechanic. Meaning that you can't evolve the cards themselves before the game, but they'll evolve during the match.
How will they evolve? Well, I think you'll need to use spells. For Firecracker, you need poison. Barbarians rage, skeletons graveyard. You'll need Dark Elixir either to make the evolution or to play the card after evolving. Possibly both.
If this is true, my main concern is how the card cycle will be affected. It would be crazy if the spell is removed from the cycle (2 card cycle incoming?!!) So I don't think they'll do that. But what if you get an extra card? I think this will be a good balancing gimmick. You get both the normal Firecracker and the evolved one in your deck. This way, you'll be at a disadvantage if you want to make a deck with more than one evolved card too.
So why make evolution be the merge between troop and spell? They can just make it so that spells aren't needed, right? That's true but I think this could be another way to limit the power of evolved cards. Forcing someone to use poison with Firecracker is very annoying because they don't synergies very well (because Firecracker is usually good with Hog). Same with Skeletons and Graveyard. Maybe Barbarians are the exception but I honestly don't remember a deck that runs rage with them and they usually die fast anyways so raging them is not a good idea.
So if this pattern holds, RG is going to be paired with Rocket. Fireball and Lightning are both good with it, so I don't see them using those and Rocket just makes sense imo.
I usually wouldn't post stuff like this here but I don't think I've seen much speculation around this update. It just feels like there's no excitement for it. I remember the Monk Phoenix teasers and the response to them, compare it with this update and you'll see how much the community is hesitant to be excited.
It's a shame how they fucked everything up to the point where people just want to know how bad the next update is going to be. Everyone is afraid of spending gold, afraid of using resources you'll need for evolution, afraid of getting scammed. Honestly they should just tell us what this update entails and be done with it.
*Got the idea from this comment: https://www.reddit.com/ClashRoyale/comments/1453dvb/comment/jnj2c8d/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
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2023.06.09 17:09 logo2691 Facebook Marketplace...Any chance this is real?

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2023.06.09 17:01 Formerly_Blue Top 15 Spells in ARCANUM, and Episode 3 of "Ranking EVERY Skyrim Quest Mod" out now!

Hi folks, Formerly Blue back again. This week, we released two new videos -- a Top 15 list for the spells added by {{Arcanum - A new Age of Magic}}, and a review of a quest mod that you've likely never heard of: {{Strange Friendship I - Hagravens}}!

Arcanum Top 15: https://youtu.be/sVgicUtCrns
Strange Friendship Hagravens Review: https://youtu.be/Vp95ayHK2Hk

For my Arcanum Top 15 list, I've ranked the spells based on how well they're designed, how fun they are to use, and whether they contribute to new combat styles that you don't see explored much in the base game or other mods. I think that's a much more interesting discussion to have than to just talk about these spells' sheer power!
Thanks to your support, we've grown the channel to over 500 subscribers in only a couple weeks! Please, keep the support coming to help promote more quality Skyrim modding content on YouTube!
My Arcanum Top 15 is here in spoiler tags for those who'd rather read than watch the video (but who likes reading?):
  • 15. >! Psalms of Retribution !<
  • 14. >! Thought Reflection !<
  • 13. >! Boiling Earth !<
  • 12. >! Relentless Precision !<
  • 11. >! Consecrated Blade !<
  • 10. >! Trance of the Dovahzofaas !<
  • 9. >! Soul of Winter !<
  • 8. >! Atronach Binding !<
  • 7. >! Conjure Howlpack Alpha !<
  • 6. >! Mystic Marksmanship !<
  • 5. >! Bound Dagon's Crescent !<
  • 4. >! Blazing Soul !<
  • 3. >! Tendrils of Agony !<
  • 2. >! Ritualist's Circle !<
  • 1. >! Spellshot Repeater !<

And my overall thoughts on Strange Friendship - Hagravens:
This mod is a mess. The premise is that you get to apprentice with a Hagraven, which is a great idea, but I got to do almost none of this when playing the mod. Instead, I got assigned a poorly-programmed fetch quest and then encountered a bizarre twist that was so unexpected that I had to check my quest journal to make sure I understood what was going on, and what I was supposed to do. This is probably an F-tier mod for me. There's basically no reason to play it, unless for some reason you're just obsessed with Hagravens and want every mod that adds a Hagraven in your mod list.
I discuss the specifics of this more in the video; happy to discuss in the comments section.
Thanks!
I won't be posting on the sub every time I release a mod review, so please consider subscribing on YouTube (it's free) if you want to keep up with the full series. Let's push for that 1000 subscriber mark!
Until next time!
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2023.06.09 16:56 XStealsx What are the odds?🙃

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2023.06.09 16:53 Frontrider My review on the Season 4 subata changes

Just because people are talking, here is what I think of the latest beta changes.

Mods

T1:
The quicker reload got moved. Not being here is good, the other two usually out-competed it.
T2:
The old ammo/damage choice, but the damage mod is a +3 instead of +1. Overall good changes. It is a tighter choice. Not a nerf with the less base ammo, the gun always had way too much ammo after the last buff.
T3:
This is where the real meat of these changes start. Recoil compensator makes it easy to empty a mag into something big's weakpoint.
Burst fire makes the gun more consistent. It also fills in a very niche role for the driller, it can be a "self defense weapon". If you get low on ammo, you can use it to pop the occasional grunt. (1 damage mod+ weakpoint bonus mod required) You'll still run out of your primary before this one, so it is not an unrealistic role.
The 2 round burst is odd, but is mathematically correct. You need 2 bullets for a lot of things.
The only outlier is the quickfire ejector which was underpowered in a slot with less powerful mods. It's good, but not good enough to be picked, like ever. I'd make it a 1s reduction (or make it a stronger clean overclock), for better sustained fire. It just has to be strong to live up to the other 2 mods in this slot.
T4:
Hollow point got a +25% buf, which is good. +100% damage to weakpoints leans into what this gun does well.
The damage mod buff contributes to it working with the cryo cannon which is good. The +2 damage in t5 is here now.
T5:
Volatile bullets got a stealth buff, now that you can pick it with the +2 damage that was in the same slot before. It feels scary, but am okay with it. I do not think this matters, as it has to compete with the utility of the EPC somehow, and for that this is a good choice imo.
Blowthrough is a good idea here imo. It's always a net positive, I like it.
More on NCTC down bellow.

Overclocks

Chain hit:
Better than it was, I would not pick it normally but it is also not completely worthless imo.
I'd like it with a 90-100% chance, just because the damage is low, and the bounce usually hits armor. This gun does not like hitting armor. But again, we finally reached "it does something" status.
The other alternative, is to remove the "it must hit a weakspot" condition so it just makes random bodyshots better, if you still just want a regular pistol. That is a usecase that it can fill in for.

Homebrew powder:
It is a flat nerf to the gun. You can randomly not "onetap" grunts with the burst mod. The lowroll still cripples the weapon, this oc alone will make me not try random loadouts. The only buff it ever gave was 3 shotting like every 3rd webspitter, but we may only be able to 4 shot with it anyways.
This clearly just can't function, technically it got worse than it was before.
I'm going to ask for a complete replacement here. Fast reload, more ammo, +1 damage, slightly bigger mag, fire rate, armor breaking etc. Literally anything as a clean is better than this.

Tranquilizer Rounds:
This is what I was asking for. Still slower to fire, but you can unload it a little more easily. The burst+blowthrough combo also helps it do more work. You can stun 2 bugs in a "single shot".

Cryo cannon

All in 2 + maybe bigger mag oc lets you kill 1 frozen grunt with 1 bullet (burst fire through 2 grunts at once). This is the same rate as the EPC, so the combo is viable now. Good job GSG, this was needed, we got more options. You can now chose this and not actively nerf yourself.

NCTC

It is very strong with neuro toxin, but also worthless because of how much of that you can put down.
With corrosion, it is just volatile bullets as everything around the big target will die anyways, so the secondary effect will not do anything. Take it as "it makes it easier to kill big targets", so it just makes the subata be better at what you'd normally use it for with the sludge pump. (a source of burst damage for big bugs)
My only complaint is that it is just boring, as it is just volatile bullets. At that point, fold them into one, just to make the gun a little bit more unique.

Let's talk about that secondary effect. With the sludge pump it triggers 3-4 times/round, and does something .25-.5 times. It will affect a second bug once if you are lucky. I don't see a usecase for this. The only thing it does, is make the mod look worse than it actually is, because it is a completely fine pick.
Change it for better PR.


GSG, if you work out what to do with homebrew, and the PR issues of NCTC, then this gun is pretty much fixed. Overall, "this is all I ever wanted".
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2023.06.09 16:53 cliser1129 Venom identity theory

Okay, so this is mostly just a repost of a comment I did but here we go:
It’s 100% gonna be Yuri. Her starting to kill criminals is 100% evocative of Venom’s Lethal protector status. Plus Yuri as Vemom would have way more emotional impact upon the player than Harry, who is only going to be introduced this game.
And lastly, Harry as venom would be a weird chain of events. The symbiote leaves Harry for Pete, Harry is either presumably cured but gets mad at Pete for saving him, so he reunites with the symbionts to become evil?? It would be rehashing a terrible plot point from Amazing Spider-Man 2.
And having Yuri start out as Wraith, but realize that without powers she isn’t strong enough to make a difference regarding all the crime in NYC is perfect justification for her using the symbiote. Plus, her feelings of vengeance, would definitely help attract the symbiote too, which normally thrives off of dark emotions.
Im saying this with full confidence, Yuri will be venom and get her lethal protector spin off ala the Miles Morales.
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2023.06.09 16:44 Deanerys23 litte Help needed with my PC Build

Hi guys, have been able to put together the following build after some intensive research: I decided on a more future-proof AM5 system overall. For the CPU I decided against a 5800x3D or 13600kf and for a 7600(X). For the graphics card, I decided against a 4070Ti and for a 7900xt. Now to my questions: Is a 7600(X) CPU sufficient or should I go for the 7700(X) after all? Do you think I can still save somewhere by getting a cheaper but about the same good motherboard? What do you think of the build overall, can I get something better out of it? Mainly I want to use it for gaming (games like Diablo IV, Total War, Cyberpunk, MMOs etc) 1080p/1440p and some minor office tasks like Word, Excel and normal internet surfing (Youtube, Twitch etc).
Type Item Price
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 4.7 GHz 6-Core Processor €248.16 @ Computeruniverse
CPU Cooler Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler €66.90 @ Alza
Motherboard MSI MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI ATX AM5 Motherboard €236.69 @ Amazon Deutschland
Memory G.Skill Flare X5 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory €113.89 @ Alternate
Video Card XFX Speedster MERC 310 Radeon RX 7900 XT 20 GB Video Card €857.99 @ Mindfactory
Case Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case €89.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
Power Supply Corsair RM750x (2021) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply €135.46 @ Amazon Deutschland
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total €1748.99
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I thank you in advance for any advice
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2023.06.09 16:42 honeymoonlightttt umbreon v finally came in the mail today & its finally time to wrap my husbands birthday gift. how did i do?

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2023.06.09 16:30 Pomegranate5353 What's a good amount of time to date before getting engaged?

Looking for the RSP consensus on this one.
For my part: am a woman in her early thirties who has a relatively traditional outlook (like, not in a religious or conservative way, I am neither) when dating men – in general, I appreciate when men take the lead in the early stages of dating, being the one to ask me out, defining the relationship, etc., shit like that. I def wanna get married and feel like I'd prob make a p bangin wife. I am dating someone (6 months ish) relatively traditional with regards to these things as well, so we are happy together in this way, have talked about our desire for marriage a few times, etc.
Question is, I guess, what do you people think is a 'normal' amount of time to date in your thirties when you know you are dating for marriage? To me it seems kinda braindead to stay in a relationship for longer than 1.5 years / 2 years tops (like whichever party is hesitating is probably not all that committed) but I also can understand people conceive of time and the future differently. I don't want kids, so it's not about that, but I do really want to build a life with someone. I don't think I would desire to live with someone prior to marriage (I have lived with partners before, so I know all the pitfalls and challenges involved in it; it's a personal thing).
Culturally one encounters so many conflicting thoughts on this but would be curious to hear from: happily married people, people in healthy committed relationships, people who just know a lot about dating etc., statistics freaks, evolutionary biology self-justifiers, idk, whatever. It's a good thing to launch one's assumptions and expectations into the void and see what gets thrown back? And I know this sub is full of tradcaths and polyamory bashers so I'm sure some of you feel me. Thanks all x
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2023.06.09 16:30 khoafraelich789 2023 Chevrolet Tahoe Z71 First Test Review: The SUV That Does It All

2023 Chevrolet Tahoe Z71 First Test Review: The SUV That Does It All

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Need to do, well, just about anything? The Tahoe can handle it.

Pros
Aggressive approach and departure angles
Soft-touch interior details
Great versatility for family adventuring

Cons
5.3-liter V-8's lackluster performance/economy
20-inch wheels aren't practical for off-roading
Push-button gear selector is fussy for no good reason

In these SUV-crazed times, and when gas prices are a lesser concern, the Chevrolet Tahoe just might be the quintessential modern family vehicle. As a jack of all trades, it can tow toys, haul stuff, transport people, tackle a trail, and hold its own in the valet line. But as the saying continues, as a master of none, the 2023 Chevy Tahoe Z71 we tested isn't overwhelmingly excellent in any one category, instead aiming for a well-rounded, realistic target that it mostly nails for families (and businesses) with lots of things to do. For these customers, versatility beats being a master of one, as the saying sometimes ends. And hey, it's way more stylish than settling into minivan life.

Z71 Trim: What It Includes
The Z71 is the Tahoe's most off-road-oriented trim, falling below the Premier and High Country in terms of starting price. Exterior visual differences up front include a skidplate and a high-clearance fascia with red recovery hooks. Seasoned off-roaders know GM trucks have poor approach angles that often result in stuffing the front end into obstacles and ripping off valances, so this adapted front end is a definite positive for those who will actually take their Z71 on the trail. That fascia combines with the Z71's available air suspension (good for a 2-inch boost over normal ride height) to provide an approach angle of 34.5 degrees; the Z71's departure angle is 22.5 degrees, and both angles represent useful improvements over more road-oriented models.

The Z71 also features machined aluminum 20-inch wheels wrapped in 275/60 (33-inch) Goodyear Wrangler TrailRunner AT tires, black assist steps, and black roof-mounted side rails. The Z71 Off-Road package, available for another $6,000, bundles the Luxury, Max Trailering, Driver Alert, and Off-Road Capability packages, allowing buyers to pack on tons of features with one check mark. The last package specifically adds an electronically controlled limited-slip differential (eLSD), Magnetic Ride Control dampers, and adaptive air springs. You cannot order a Z71 with GM's excellent Super Cruise hands-free driving system, however.

The adaptive air suspension automatically adjusts for road conditions, lowering to improve aerodynamics and efficiency. You can also adjust it manually. Once in park, it kneels (lowers) for easier egress—though it's a rather slow process. The system is quiet with no loud air compressor sound and pretty seamless.

The setup offers nice ride quality, but does it make or break the Z71? Not really, as Tahoes on the regular suspension aren't uncomfortable. On the plus side, we used it to adjust heights when hooking and unhooking trailers. Why jump on the tailgate to disengage the ball when you can air down and lower the hitch?

Why We're Testing It
About that electronic limited-slip differential that we mentioned: When we previously tested a Chevy Tahoe Z71, the eLSD wasn't yet available; instead, that truck had a mechanical rear limited-slip diff. Again, this isn't a feature that's going to make or break the Z71 for the majority of customers; most of the time, you'd never know it was there. In certain low-range limited-traction circumstances, it could make a difference. That said, our colleagues at Four Wheeler put it to the test: "Our crew found that [the eLSD] wasn't tuned quite as well as the competition's. It's almost as if GM's engineers designed the Tahoe's eLSD to require a lot of wheelspin before engaging. An actual electronically controlled locking rear differential would make a world of difference." It becomes even less of a necessity considering most folks won't want to have our test SUV's 20-inch wheels if they're going to do regular trailwork.

Ain't So Peppy But Gets It Done
Our Radiant Red four-wheel-drive 2023 Chevy Tahoe Z71 housed the 5.3-liter V-8 making 355 hp and 383 lb-ft of torque. It gets the big SUV up to speed with little fanfare and works through a 10-speed automatic transmission that happily works away in the background. If you love the good ol' sounds and experience of a trusty V-8, the Tahoe's for you—your gas engine choices are this V-8 or a different V-8. (A torquey 3.0-liter turbodiesel is also available.) However, long gone are the days when V-8 automatically means quicker and faster than the rest.

Our Z71 accelerated from 0 to 60 mph in 7.3 seconds. Not bad, Jack, but the problem is that nearly all the four-wheel-drive full-size three-row competition betters that time. The Ford Expedition and Toyota Sequoia with their twin-turbo V-6s are both quicker, with the former reaching 60 mph a full two seconds ahead of the Z71. Rather than hanging with the zippy V-6s, the Z71 sandwiches nicely between its V-8 competitors, the Nissan Armada on top and the Wagoneer on the bottom. (Of course, the Wagoneer's V-8 Hemi is going bye-bye in favor of the excellent Hurricane twin-turbo inline-six.) The Z71 is the only one of these SUVs under 400 horsepower, and the fact that it's light—only the Expedition is lighter—doesn't make a difference. Maybe it's good there's a new sixth-gen small-block in the works.

Stick With The 5.3-Liter
The other available V-8, the 6.2-liter, is good for an additional 65 hp and 77 lb-ft of torque. Maybe more displacement delivers more awesome? Naturally, the 6.2-liter offers stronger foot-to-the-floor acceleration, but it also results in a heavier Tahoe that can tow and haul less than the 5.3-liter. Plus, the option tacks on an immediate $8,605 or so. And it requires premium gasoline.

Unless you absolutely insist on having the biggest V-8 you can get, we'd stick with the 5.3-liter. Any benefits of the 6.2-liter just don't outweigh the 5.3-liter. The 5.3-liter pulls the Tahoe around reasonably well in regular driving, and no one in the school drop-off line will really be the wiser.

All Those Trades This Jack Of An SUV Covers
Let's look at all the trades this jack covers. First, it's good for four people. The Chevy Tahoe Z71 can seat seven, even eight, but it's really in its element with four aboard. They each have their own captain's chair to stretch out, and the rear entertainment system with dual 12.6-inch screens now comes with built-in apps, making it more broadly useful. It's perfect for a family of four, with room in the third row for occasionally carrying grandparents or your kids' friends. Getting the whole crew out the door to dinner can be like herding cats; taking everyone in one car is a definite bonus. With the third row down, there's also enough room for all four folks to bring a decent load of luggage. If you plan to use the third row consistently, however, things get cramped very quickly. You gain people, but with the third row in use, you lose luggage room for those extra people. For families greater than four considering a Tahoe, we'd recommend a Suburban.

It can haul and tow. The Z71 has a payload of about 1,700 pounds and as equipped here can tow 8,200 pounds. Sans kids, we once flipped all but the driver and passenger seats down and hauled a metric ton of overlanding gear to install on another project. The enclosed, upright space handled everything like a boss, and it would have been much harder to secure the load in a pickup. Plus, the Z71 has automatic load-leveling thanks to that air suspension.

As for towing, we hitched an 8,000-pound 21-foot toy hauler to the Z71's cousin, the GMC Yukon AT4, and dragged it on a 2,400-mile road trip. We faced white-knuckle wind at the Bonneville Flats—the strongest we've ever experienced—steep grades, and everything in between. It did the job with confidence and stability. It's not all glowing, though. We averaged less than 9 mpg mpg while towing. Combined with the 24-gallon fuel tank, we were stopping for gas literally every time we could.

It's not miserable off-road. Short of "death-wheeling," proceed with confidence. The Z71 does not feel like it'll fall apart off-road. For sketchier trails, it has four-low, the eLSD, an Off-Road drive mode, 10 inches of ground clearance, a bumper made for moderate step-ups, and multiple camera angles for seeing obstacles. You probably won't go buy a Z71 specifically for off-roading—and if you do, again, you probably want to fit smaller wheels—but our colleagues at Four Wheeler named the GMC variant its SUV of the Year.

In The End …
The Chevrolet Tahoe Z71 isn't the most glamorous SUV going; even the GMC Yukon is perceived as more prestigious. But it can tow, it can take you far off the beaten path without shaking itself to death, it can swallow a ton of cargo, and it's as comfortable for long trips as almost anything you can buy. If you don't crave extra power or stout acceleration and aren't a fan of flashy SUVs, it's worth a look.

Source: motortrend
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KNIVES

★ Butterfly Knife Freehand FN #1, B/O: $2500

★ Butterfly Knife Ultraviolet FT, B/O: $822

★ Butterfly Knife Scorched FT, B/O: $616


★ Bayonet Tiger Tooth MW #1, B/O: $1300

★ Bayonet Autotronic FN, B/O: $1050

★ Bayonet Tiger Tooth MW, B/O: $629

★ Bayonet Bright Water FT, B/O: $326

★ Bayonet Safari Mesh BS, B/O: $233


★ Karambit Lore FT, B/O: $1110

★ Karambit Damascus Steel FT, B/O: $840

★ Karambit Freehand MW, B/O: $784

★ Karambit Bright Water MW, B/O: $759


★ M9 Bayonet Fade FN, B/O: $1801

★ M9 Bayonet Fade FN, B/O: $1801

★ M9 Bayonet Damascus Steel FN, B/O: $751


★ Nomad Knife Fade FN, B/O: $1156

★ Nomad Knife Slaughter MW, B/O: $544

★ Nomad Knife Blue Steel WW, B/O: $318


★ Flip Knife Marble Fade FN, B/O: $646

★ Flip Knife Doppler (Phase 4) FN, B/O: $574

★ Flip Knife Gamma Doppler (Phase 1) MW, B/O: $552

★ Flip Knife Case Hardened FT, B/O: $257

★ Flip Knife Freehand FT, B/O: $255

★ StatTrak™ Flip Knife Bright Water FN, B/O: $287


★ Huntsman Knife Lore FN, B/O: $461

★ Huntsman Knife Gamma Doppler (Phase 4) FN, B/O: $436

★ Huntsman Knife Doppler (Phase 3) FN, B/O: $353

★ Huntsman Knife Autotronic FT, B/O: $212

★ Huntsman Knife Bright Water FT, B/O: $129

★ Huntsman Knife Forest DDPAT MW, B/O: $129

★ Huntsman Knife Forest DDPAT BS, B/O: $123

★ StatTrak™ Huntsman Knife Rust Coat BS, B/O: $127


★ Bowie Knife Gamma Doppler (Phase 2) FN, B/O: $375

★ Bowie Knife Gamma Doppler (Phase 1) FN, B/O: $363

★ Bowie Knife Tiger Tooth FN, B/O: $269

★ Bowie Knife Crimson Web WW, B/O: $192

★ Bowie Knife Bright Water FN, B/O: $159

★ Bowie Knife Ultraviolet FT, B/O: $126


★ Stiletto Knife Slaughter FN, B/O: $616

★ Stiletto Knife Crimson Web FT, B/O: $412

★ StatTrak™ Stiletto Knife Night Stripe FT, B/O: $227


★ Falchion Knife Lore FT, B/O: $214

★ Falchion Knife Autotronic FT, B/O: $192

★ Falchion Knife Scorched WW, B/O: $105


★ Survival Knife Crimson Web BS, B/O: $216

★ Survival Knife Case Hardened FT, B/O: $198

★ Survival Knife Scorched FT, B/O: $111


★ Shadow Daggers Fade FN, B/O: $368

★ Shadow Daggers Doppler (Phase 3) FN, B/O: $228

★ Shadow Daggers, B/O: $201

★ Shadow Daggers Damascus Steel FT, B/O: $108

★ Shadow Daggers Ultraviolet FT, B/O: $105

★ Shadow Daggers Black Laminate FT, B/O: $99

★ Shadow Daggers Forest DDPAT FT, B/O: $85


★ Gut Knife Doppler (Sapphire) MW #1, B/O: $1700

★ Gut Knife Gamma Doppler (Phase 1) FN, B/O: $223

★ Gut Knife Marble Fade FN, B/O: $203

★ Gut Knife Doppler (Phase 2) FN, B/O: $191

★ Gut Knife Case Hardened BS, B/O: $127


★ Navaja Knife Doppler (Phase 4) FN, B/O: $199

★ Navaja Knife Doppler (Phase 4) FN, B/O: $199

★ Navaja Knife, B/O: $138

★ Navaja Knife Damascus Steel FN, B/O: $111


★ Classic Knife Urban Masked FT, B/O: $146

★ StatTrak™ Classic Knife Stained BS, B/O: $168


★ Ursus Knife Doppler (Phase 3) FN, B/O: $476

★ Ursus Knife, B/O: $375


★ Skeleton Knife, B/O: $1137

★ Talon Knife, B/O: $608

★ Paracord Knife, B/O: $305

★ Survival Knife Forest DDPAT FT, B/O: $97

GLOVES

★ Moto Gloves Transport MW, B/O: $204

★ Moto Gloves Polygon BS, B/O: $142

★ Moto Gloves Blood Pressure BS, B/O: $84

★ Moto Gloves Blood Pressure BS, B/O: $84

★ Moto Gloves 3rd Commando Company BS, B/O: $63

★ Moto Gloves 3rd Commando Company BS, B/O: $63


★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Kimono WW, B/O: $1215

★ Specialist Gloves Tiger Strike FT, B/O: $672

★ Specialist Gloves Lt. Commander FT, B/O: $305

★ Specialist Gloves Lt. Commander BS, B/O: $140

★ Specialist Gloves Crimson Web BS, B/O: $137

★ Specialist Gloves Buckshot FT, B/O: $75


★ Driver Gloves Crimson Weave FT, B/O: $359

★ Driver Gloves Imperial Plaid BS, B/O: $229

★ Driver Gloves Overtake BS, B/O: $77

★ Driver Gloves Racing Green FT, B/O: $48


★ Sport Gloves Omega FT, B/O: $739

★ Sport Gloves Amphibious BS #2, B/O: $733

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★ Hand Wraps Giraffe MW, B/O: $212

★ Hand Wraps Leather FT, B/O: $160

★ Hand Wraps Desert Shamagh MW, B/O: $101


★ Broken Fang Gloves Yellow-banded MW, B/O: $185

★ Broken Fang Gloves Needle Point FT, B/O: $67

★ Broken Fang Gloves Needle Point WW, B/O: $59


★ Hydra Gloves Case Hardened BS, B/O: $65

★ Hydra Gloves Emerald FT, B/O: $65

★ Hydra Gloves Emerald BS, B/O: $62

WEAPONS

AK-47 Case Hardened BS, B/O: $130

AK-47 Bloodsport MW, B/O: $79

AK-47 Fuel Injector BS, B/O: $76

AK-47 Fuel Injector BS, B/O: $76

AK-47 Bloodsport FT, B/O: $70

AK-47 Neon Rider MW, B/O: $60

StatTrak™ AK-47 Aquamarine Revenge FT, B/O: $72


AWP Fade FN, B/O: $1039

AWP Asiimov FT, B/O: $139

AWP Asiimov FT, B/O: $139

AWP Wildfire MW, B/O: $95

AWP BOOM MW, B/O: $93

AWP BOOM MW, B/O: $93

AWP Duality FN, B/O: $81

AWP Asiimov BS, B/O: $79

AWP Asiimov BS, B/O: $79

AWP Chromatic Aberration FN, B/O: $60

StatTrak™ AWP Hyper Beast FT, B/O: $68

StatTrak™ AWP Hyper Beast FT, B/O: $68

StatTrak™ AWP Electric Hive FT, B/O: $55


Desert Eagle Blaze FN, B/O: $623

Desert Eagle Emerald Jörmungandr FN, B/O: $241

Desert Eagle Cobalt Disruption FN, B/O: $81

Desert Eagle Cobalt Disruption FN, B/O: $81

Desert Eagle Cobalt Disruption FN, B/O: $81

Desert Eagle Printstream FT, B/O: $54


M4A1-S Blue Phosphor FN, B/O: $434

StatTrak™ M4A1-S Bright Water MW, B/O: $55


M4A4 Poseidon FN, B/O: $1465

M4A4 Asiimov BS, B/O: $55

M4A4 Hellfire MW, B/O: $50


USP-S Kill Confirmed MW, B/O: $72

USP-S Printstream FT, B/O: $69

StatTrak™ USP-S Kill Confirmed FT, B/O: $139


AUG Flame Jörmungandr FN, B/O: $234

P90 Run and Hide FT, B/O: $147

Five-SeveN Candy Apple FN, B/O: $61

Trade Offer Link - Steam Profile Link - My Inventory

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2023.06.09 16:22 albertchessaofficial The Lost Pages of Mayan Myth (God of War 6 Speculation)

Even though it likely won’t release until 2027 at the earliest, I wanted to indulge my imagination and share a concept for the next installment in the God of War series.
I was inspired by the incredible world-building in the previous game and the creative marketing campaigns (The Lost Pages of Norse Myth), which I believe is still unmatched in all of gaming (in terms of a marketing lead up to a release).
First, the aforementioned companion/prelude podcast, hosted by Jason Weiser once again:
Podcast Titles:
  1. "Echoes of the Jaguar: Unveiling the Mayan Mythos"
  2. "From Tamoanchan to Xibalba: Navigating the Underworld"
  3. "Blood of the Sun: The Rise of the Mayan Pantheon"
  4. "The Sacred Ceiba: Guardians of the Mayan World"
  5. "The Prophecy Unveiled: Kratos and Atreus in the Land of Itzamna"
And here’s a story overview:
Kratos and Atreus stumble upon a hidden gateway, leading them into the realm of Mayan myth. Intrigued by the rich tapestry of Mayan mythology, our heroes embark on an epic quest to restore balance to the fractured Mayan realms.
Their path is guided by an ancient prophecy, foretelling their arrival and the critical role they must play in averting an impending catastrophe (as foretold by the Mayan Calendar).
Along the way, they encounter powerful deities, mythical creatures, and navigate the treacherous landscapes inspired by Mayan folklore.
As they delve deeper into this immersive world, Kratos and Atreus must grapple with the moral complexities of Mayan cosmology, forging alliances with enigmatic beings while battling formidable adversaries.
Themes of interconnectedness, life and death, and the preservation of cosmic balance become the foundation of their odyssey.
Here’s some more details:
  1. "Echoes of the Jaguar: Unveiling the Mayan Mythos"
This episode explores the rich tapestry of Mayan mythology, delving into the deities, heroes, and cosmology that Kratos and Atreus will encounter in their journey.
  1. "From Tamoanchan to Xibalba: Navigating the Underworld"
This episode unravels the mysteries of the Mayan underworld, Xibalba, and discusses the challenges and trials that await Kratos and Atreus as they traverse this perilous realm.
  1. "Blood of the Sun: The Rise of the Mayan Pantheon"
This episode explores the hierarchy of the Mayan gods, their origin stories, and their role in the Mayan cosmology. It sheds light on the power struggles and conflicts that our heroes must navigate.
  1. "The Sacred Ceiba: Guardians of the Mayan World"
This episode focuses on the significance of the Ceiba tree in Mayan mythology and its connection to the realms and the divine. It unveils the secrets and wisdom held by the guardians of these sacred trees.
  1. "The Prophecy Unveiled: Kratos and Atreus in the Land of Itzamna"
This final episode reveals an ancient prophecy foretelling the arrival of Kratos and Atreus in the Mayan world. It explores their purpose and destiny, and the challenges they will face to fulfill their roles.
I personally believe there is a strong setting to be found in Mayan myth, one largely unexplored in AAA major video game media.
Kratos and Atreus confronting the moral complexities of Mayan cosmology, navigating treacherous landscapes, and overcoming personal challenges as they strive to protect both the mortal and divine realms from an impending catastrophe — it would be amazing
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2023.06.09 16:22 Unhappy-Welder3281 I genuinely hope this is just a joke

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2023.06.09 16:15 BrandosHairline Carried me thru May c15 and easily RagDra

Carried me thru May c15 and easily RagDra
This dungeon is actually incredibly easy and takes an average of about 2.3 turns to kill each floor bc the 50% resolves and shields
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2023.06.09 16:12 baggyfrog17 Genlocke Start and Rules

planning on giving the rom hacks a rest and go back to original games for a hardcore Genlocke
order of games will be Leafgreen -> Emerald -> HeartGold -> Platinum -> Black -> Black 2
all champions will carry over to basic form in the next game, and death box carries over for all Generations, will be playing each with hardcore nuzlcoke rules, Set mode and no items, plus every Gym battle will be using same amount of pokemon as Gym leader, with no overleveling the ace
will also be counting all static/gift pokemon as route encounters, and no legendries allowed at all, if they must be caught they can not be used.
will not be using the trainer ID number rule, for the simple fact be nice to select a Mon at the start of each game to help my team, rather than potentially end up always getting fire starters and potentially never using them ( if starter survives )
any tips and tricks will be appreciated and will update as often as possible with screenshots of the runs :)
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2023.06.09 16:12 rollersky Why left-wingers should be in favour of Freedom of speech

An actor everybody is pretty much somewhat familiar with, Rowan Atkinson that plays Mr Bean recently made an about 10 minute press release speech and statement. It was directly concerning the freedom of the people of the United Kingdom to merely express themselves, to perform the very human act of communicating and sharing. https://youtu.be/xUezfuy8Qpc
The fact that the U.K is unfortunately by law a tyrannical state that dishes out criminal punishment to anyone who says anything anyone finds offensive, no literally they actually have laws that get you arrested for posting normal song lyrics and other mundane normal usage posts. It's from a recent yet slightly older law from 25 years ago, and it enables anyone to be charged with hate speech for saying or since the advent of social media posting anything anyone ever finds offensive.
I wish it were otherwise but unfortunately these authoritarian tyrannical laws are also present... in Australia and you have probably forgotten but they were on full display in 2019... when the Pharmaceutical companies became the wealthiest and most profitable companies on Earth... the same companies that sponsor Political Parties,... and Television advertisements,... Social Media companies (like the one your on now) and literally run the tests and produce all medical scientific papers (studies, theories, hospitals, physicians on payroll, fund entire hospitals and livelihoods... etc. etc.) The best example I can remember of the absolute Tyranny Australia was under is a case whereby a pregnant women in Victoria was arrested for writing on a Facebook post that she was against lockdowns and supported the protests against them... the Police came and arrested her... for 'Hate Speech'... it luckily enough got picked up media companies (TV stories and articles). Luckily. So the police, after dragging this pregnant woman kicking and screaming out of her apartment (not exactly literally) let her go without charge. Only out of the fear of public ridicule and hatred that would have emerged. She was lucky that happened. Very very lucky. And there is no way she should have had to have been 'lucky' for merely making a post on Facebook. Had it not been picked up by media companies, that pregnant woman could have still been in prison to this very day (though possibly and likely house arrest or community service).
America simply does not have this problem as written into the very constitution as the 1st Amendment to their constitution by the founding fathers in all of their wisdom, intelligence, good faith and if your religious like they where, filled with divine enlightenment wrote it such that the Government in America has no ability to write any law to restrict people's rights to express themselves (Freedom of Speech), restrict the press (because back then they lacked smart phones, social media and all modern technology, which should be obvious but perhaps it is not and is difficult for people today to even begin to imagine life back then despite it being very loosely similar to today's world) and finallu restrict people's religious freedoms (written in reverse order to this because they were all wise God loving, humble, noble and brave men.
America's 1st Amendment is the only Freedom of Speech law written into its very constitution in the entire world, it is the reason that America is referred to as 'Land of the Free' and the second part of that phrase, 'Home of the Brave.'. As for protests, peaceful assembly had always been constitutionally protected, not violent assembly so riots and revolution is still very much illegal and is met with lethal counter force every time. [As a side note, if peaceful assembly fails to prevent America becoming a Tryrannical State, then the 2nd Amendment is the fail-safe. As the wisdom of the founding fathers literally argued and intendeded]
Australia does not have that phrase and frankly I feel that every Australian that knows that, feels a deep unspoken, subconscious shame over that fact and far more importantly that all Australians simply do not have the constitutional right to even speak their minds freely, as every human being alive desires.
As Rowan Atkinson stated 'Hate Speech' is not real. It is a term used to silence, censor and remove power from whomever those in power disagree and dislike or are offended by. There are seemingly endless examples from history of the evil deeds of enactment of those disliked by existing powers for example, Galileo (ostracised and persecuted by the church and all religious folk for merely stating he believed that the sun was the center of the Galaxy and not the Earth), Nikola Tesla (defamed by the work of Tomas Edison and countless people trying to claim his inventions as their own by way of patent theft and lies for the purpose of advertising like don't by an American organisation NPR over the discovery of radio), (Jesus Christ himself by his crucifixion by my Ancestors, the Romans) and as the last example, the NAZI's by locking up any intellectuals that disagreed or dared critisize any of their doctrine and propoganda, their torture of anyone condemned for death by way of countless sadistic and grotesque torture methods, and some though quite few, for scientific discovery purposes, their burning of the books followed in time by bodies, and lastly their brutal slaughter of the Jews, no evidence of wrongs but only stirring words and speeches from their beloved demagogue, Adolf Hitler and gigantic amounts of absolute propoganda distributed to the masses, orchestrated by NAZI Propoganda Chief Joseph Goebbels and his team. (Which every highschool student should have, though potentially didn't, have already learned from Highschool History class, at least in every Public School, Private Schools may be permitted a different curriculum.) Offensive caused by speech has only 1 solution. More Free speech, Rowan Atkinson a famous actor that has probably more wealth than this entire subreddit conveyed this message, and it would seem as an absolute truth as far as I can tell.
I have written this in hopes of sparking and pasing wisdom and knowledge into whoever needs to have read this. And hopefully you will pass this type of message on yourself from now on. Australia needs the Right of Freedom of Speech written into its very constitution. As demonstrated during COVID19 it needed it years ago but now even more than ever.
And to those that would say it will do nothing but allow mass disinformation, manipulation and mislead people, I would say this, history has proven you absolutely dead wrong on that statement and sentiment, the only solution to offense from speech is more Free Speech and if you silence, censor or try more modern trends of the same kind known as deplatforming or cancelling, then all you do, all you achieve, everything you are trying to stop will only be made stronger, more resilient and more popular then ever before. As examples, take Jesus Christ, he has the Roman equivalent of being hung drawn and quartered, he was crucified, publicly executed like a lamb to the slaughter to send a message of absolute obedience being required to the rest of the herd. Yet because of that Christianity exploded and has been far more viral than COVID19 or any viral video has ever been to date. And for modern times look at Tucker Carlson, deplatformed by pressure from Pharmaceutical companies, lawsuits from shitty voting machine companies and pathologically idealogically fanatic ex employees in lawsuits. Tucker Carlsons show on Fox was the most popular show on Fox News and it drew in about 2 million people every night to watch it... after he was fired... is now getting 35+ million on the regular after he started up on Twitter. I do so imagine that actuall that will be an understatement in the coming future as currently he's on his 2nd episode ever. The 'Streisand Effect' in full unbridled, unstoppable force.
Every Australian deserves the right to express themselves freely, meaning free of all Government persecution and all possible Government and legal persecution. This is and has always been a left wing idea, as the rule of Tyrants; Dictators, kings Pharaohs, Caesar's, Shoguns, Kahns, Lords, Nobles Knights and Emperors have always, always been majority perpetuated by people with conservative temperaments, whereas free thinkers, creative and imaginative people are the minority of people perpetuating the rule of Tyrants.
We here in Australia critisize China for authoritarianism and tyranny when there is weakness in our own ranks. 'Those in glass houses should not throw stones' - some famous person, 'never lay cannonfire on your enemy with a glass cannon' -me. Western countries, especially our home country Australia's true colours, true laws and beliefs of of Australian people were broadcasted for the world to see during covid. And they paint a very dark authoritarian picture of our nation to the world, something China is more than smart enough to take advantage of... and much to our chagrin they are and have been since Covid ended for us. Chinese propoganda, their Television Channels, all Chinese State OWNED... all of them constantly bring up how Australia, England and America all were even worse if not just as bad as China was during Covid19, and as the best and most convincing propoganda always is... its harrowingly mostly true. (Only, partly mostly thankfully) but domestic Chinese TV isn't the most important propoganda outlet taking the easy win by using our sins in their propoganda... no, that would be the Confucius Institute in Australian Universities. China's unelected ruling communist party (communist in name only these days, just a full bull authoritarian tyranny is their ideology nowadays) main propoganda outlet in Australia is a Chinese University group called the Confucius Institute (I could be wrong about the name and I've spent too long writing this to be bothered to look it up). They target young, impressionable Chinese men and women when they are studying abroad in Australia's universities, our most popular young adult Chinese attraction, I dare say, maybe even 'Global young adult Asian attraction' as I once met a man from Tibet who said exactly that in a course I had to take for my construction job (white card). The Confucius Institute goal is promote CCP propoganda via demonising the way Australia and all Western countries are so that as few young people ever believe in the ideals of Democracy and want to return to China, such that the CCP can perpetuate its tyrannical rule over China forever. Idealogically brainwash 'loose ends' - Mafia Terminology if you understand. They thanks to what happened to Australia under the Lib/Nats Coalition 2019 to late 2022 they distribute and spread half truths about Australia and countless other lies about every part and aspect of life in Australia as well as pay members of their organisation to organise pro China protests, (sign holders and chanters) in Australian Universities, footage of this circulated sparsely in Australian media and articles during 2014-2018 roughly though probably a bit before too. They actively seek out and target specifically ethnically Chinese and often try to emotionally blackmail them, incite fear into them, speak exclusively their propoganda to then and rarely but almost certainly literally blackmail them using the threat of violence, torture and death of their families back in China. Naturally there's no direct evidence of that claim except for Chinese Father and Husband in England that was blackmailed (husband of high ranking shipping Port official wife) they abducted his wife and child and forced the wife read a script to the husband over the phone (utilised emotional and physical blackmail and just directly veiled and unveiled threats, I recommend you look up interviews from the husband) and if you look up the articles of the Confucius Institute from IDK 2011-2018 and have the ability to interpret from what the articles found you can tell the Confucius Institute, only has 1 purpose, to try and perpetuate the CCP's rule of China and stop and protest against their rule, specifically stopping Tiananmen Square type protests from ever happening again. The Tianamen Square Massacre was a global well known proverbial black eye to China that severely hampered every nation's diplomatic relations with China for close to half a century, and the CCP didn't like that as even Tyrants love swimming in money, also the CCP loves stealing technology through trade espionage, China's MAG Lev trains and their entire car industry is built off stolen technology from Western companies dumb enough to deal with companies owned by the CCP. Naturally the Chinese who have been or are being 'convinced' by the Confucius Institute are always the biggest promoters of Anti Freedom ideas, especially the death of Freedom of Speech via hate speech crime laws such as: incitement of violence laws (Victoria mainly), offensive Tweets, Facebook Posts, Instagram Posts,,, Goddamn Reddit posts all hopefully being made illegal and the Liberals God awful rich persons almost exclusive digital world referee, The new E-Safety Commisioner. And like all the God awful Tyrant Commissioner's from TV shows and books if the E-Safety commisoner ever... EVER gets in the hands of the Liberals again it will be used against the normal people of Australia to beat the collective will of normal free thinking Australian's to the ground if not to death. Only complete dumbass Liberal Supporters usually dumb beer drinking sky news watchers (usually fossils) and Young Adult Chinese University Students support ANY of the laws and speech referees I just mentioned.
Again please war h the video I linked at the tiop and if the Politcal State of the U.K interests you for whatever reason then I recommend: Count Dankular (his second channel) the first person in Scottish History tried and found guilty of 'Hate Speech'... from a freakin comedy video. Where he's mocking the very thing they charged him for supporting [funny pug salute video as a direct hint]), Jonathan Pie (excellent wit, fantastic satirist and insult wordsmith wizard, also very yelly, I like him) and lastly full Aussie Jordan Shanks himself, the namesake of this subreddit, FriendlyJordies. Whenever he actually gets round to covering the U.K his analysis is excellent.
Also a guy from YouTube channel Sargon of Akkad though... fair warning, his videos are really boring but he is quite very articulate.
All Australians deserve the Right of Freedom of Speech. And unfortunately, on Reddit in particular I see far too many Tyrannical Speech Law sympathisers which I personally find truly disgusting and as much as I hate the authoritarian ideas you spout, I will defend your right to say and spread them. If your a real FriendlyJordies fan or agree with his ideas and rhetoric than I already know you support all Australians Right of 'Free Speech'.
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2023.06.09 16:06 ImaFireSquid Some remaining plot threads after world tour ends

JP
The protagonist defeats him and then calmly lets him wake up and go about his evil plan as normal. What the actual heck? He committed a legit murder and John Streetfighter is just gonna let him get up and continue his life as if nothing happened? In the last game, Ryu straight up evaporated M Bison, and our protagonist can't perform a coup de grace on the murderer they just killed?
Anyways, nobody has permanently dealt with JP, there's just a very powerful idiot running around that gives him a migraine when he realizes that he's now going to get brain damage when he decides to do something nasty.
Asterisk
Asterisk is a big question mark. Some things about him/her:
They want to know about the whereabouts of Ryu, Ken, and E Honda. This means that they are not a part of any military group since Interpol and the US military already have that intel, and JP doesn't remotely care about E Honda. This also means that they aren't Manon, or anyone in Metro City, since Manon helped E Honda find his location and it's a very public location in Metro City. Only Ken and Ryu are obscured.
I think it's one of the upcoming DLC characters (but not Akuma)
Rashiid- definitely the most tech saavy of the currently known cast, but it's unclear why he cares where people are. His revenge on Shadaloo is well since done. Could definitely track Bosch though.
Ed- Could be looking for members for Neo Shadaloo, to help dolls get normal lives, but I think it's weird that he didn't search for Cammy to help with this. Unclear how he'd be good at tech though, considering he spent his childhood in a cave with a boxer.
AKI- the big question mark since she's a totally unknown character.
Akuma- least likely. Too old and traditional to be able to track someone like Bosh.
Li Fen
Li Fen has more cards on the table than just the protagonist. She's also been sharing information with Kimberly to help take down JP. It's sort of unclear what her stake is in this particular game besides "JP is a bad guy", and learning more about her would be kind of fun. She's also depicted as unexpectedly powerful this game. She spends most of her time on her computer, then when it comes down to it, she takes down half of Mad Gear offscreen. She's as strong as Bosch is post psycho power with no buffs, and I do not understand this whole thing. Without being protagonist, she has total protagonist power.
Thunderfoot Village
At the end of Dhalsim's story, he says he sensed the... whatever that evil Ryu side thing is called, but then it turned out that Lily was clean. Who is rocking a superpowered evil side in that tiny Mexican tribe? There are only two characters with unique faces in the area so far, so I have to assume it's someone hiding nearby- is that Akuma just chilling in the bushes of tribal Mexico waiting for his chance to strike? How the heck did he get on a plane from Japan to Mexico? Isn't he like an international felon?
Tournaments
We were deprived a Pokemon esque story tournament where your OC gets to challenge the entire Street Fighter cast to reach the championship and I am deeply upset that we get one fight per tournament with anyone who matters at all to any story, one of those two has a face made in the character maker... give me a real tournament. I'm just tilted that our protagonist is the canonical winner of the SF6 tournament by default.
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2023.06.09 16:04 DemiGodInsanity Honkai Character Analysis: Himeko

Honkai Character Analysis: Himeko
Hello everyone!
Today we're going to be talking about a character who has sadly been left out to the wolves in Star Rail, but that is still liked by many, Himeko! As a side note, this is also the first of these that I'm not doing directly on the Star Rail sub, instead doing it on the new community I've created specifically to discuss the lore of the Honkai series, HonkaiLore! But anyway, let's get right into this!
Himeko's splash art
First of all, disclaimer:
The Honkai: Star Rail characters and Honkai Impact 3rd characters who have the same name and similar appearances, except for Welt Yang, are NOT the same person, but instead you may think of them as something akin of parallel versions of each other! I go into detail about this and how the Honkai universe works here! Also, spoilers for Honkai Impact 3rd ahead, be warned!
Now let's get started!

Star Rail's Himeko

To summarize a bit about Himeko in Star Rail, we know her as the "leader" of the Astral Express gang. As a young woman, she found the Express when it became stranded in her world, and decided to fix it up so it could once again travel through worlds. Once she did, she boarded it and since then has been travelling around the universe. Along the way, she's met many companions, starting with Welt and "his blond friend", up to the current crew with the Trailblazer being the newest member aboard.
Though Star Rail has not yet given us much else in terms of her story, we'll now take a look at what her story is in Honkai Impact 3rd, and how this Himeko, Star Rail's Himeko, is important even outside of her own game.

Honkai Impact's Himeko

Himeko Murata, born on June 11th, 1987, is the captain of a battleship known as the Hyperion, as well as the leader of Schicksal's Valkyrie Squad V. In the game, she is a mentor to the main characters, much like her role in Star Rail towards the rest of the crew. She's also their teacher at St. Freya High School.
Himeko's base battlesuit, Battle Storm
However, before she became all these things, she went through a lot in her life.

Himeko's early life and Ryusuke

She was born to her father, Ryusuke Murata, and an unnamed mother. Her mother had a chronic disease, and spent all her time in a hospital. The doctors always requested that Ryusuke stay by her side, in case her condition would worsen, and in any case, to have someone close to her by her side. But Ryusuke would always leave.
Himeko as a child and her mother
You see, Ryusuke worked for Schicksal as the leader of a research facility, specifically the one in charge of a satellite, known as the 4th Divine Key. This was a satellite built by the Previous Era, a civilization from 50,000 years in the past, and it was a tool that would repair the world if and when that civilization was wiped out by the force known as the Honkai. 50,000 years later, it had completed its task and now floated around the Earth without a purpose, enticing Ryusuke to join the team. He had become obsessed with the prospect of alien life and its discovery through space exploration, and believed that his research would change the course of human civilization forever.
Though these may have seemed like selfish and impossible dreams (and selfish they most definitely were), the truth is that Ryusuke would indeed come across alien life. More than that, he would befriend it. But instead of finding it, he was found by it himself. One night, after one of his projects were cancelled for lack of credibility, Ryusuke went home in a rage, especially as this was the same day he received a notice from the hospital, notifying him of his wife's death. At the moment that he decided he would not let anyone or anything get in his way, someone, or more specifically something, approached him.
Ryusuke receives a letter from the hospital, and is watched by something
This little furball is known as Pepper Mint. He belongs to an alien race known as the Sugars, a race that travels from planet to planet, forming their civilization in a sort of "pocket dimension", a world of their own where they are never interrupted. They normally do not interact with humans, as they feel as though if they are discovered they must leave the current planet and move on to another one, but Pepper Mint decided to attempt to meet a human to become his "host". This is because the Sugars have an ability to become monsters, and lend this power to a host, and Pepper Mint had heard the story of Sugar Molass, another of his race who had traveled to Earth and found her host around this area.
Pepper Mint, after coming into contact with Ryusuke, informed him of another alien race, known only as the Sky People. This was a dangerous race, unlike the Sugars, who travelled across different worlds to find places that had high amounts of Honkai energy. They would then take over said places, take all the Honkai energy to feed their own devices while also replacing all living things with their own devices. Ryusuke made it part of his mission to stop the Sky People, perhaps in an attempt to justify the intensity of his research to himself.
Later, in 2005, Himeko had enrolled into the California Institute of Technology. She was studying Space Engineering, following in her father's footsteps, while also having become keen on following alien sightings and rumors of the sort. During her class under teacher Welt Yang, she received a notification for an alien sighting in New Mexico.
Himeko receives a notification for a new alien sighting
Welt Yang, as you may know, was not just any ordinary teacher. He was the sovereign of the group known as Anti-Entropy, as well as the Herrscher of Reason, a super powerful being. After becoming friends with Himeko accidentally, he saw this photo and immediately recognized it. It was not an alien, but instead the Arahato, a mech developed by Anti-Entropy. Of course, he couldn't tell Himeko this, as Anti-Entropy's actions, and the Arahato, were top secret. In order to protect the secret without allowing Anti-Entropy to hurt Himeko in any way, Welt decides to board the same plane as her, and they go to New Mexico.
Here, Welt and Anti-Entropy do their best to cover up the Arahato's existence, eventually finding a way to fool Himeko by plastering up a movie poster for the upcoming Arahato movie (in a rush, the word "coming" was mispelled), which upset her as an explanation but she believed it and left.
The Arahato movie poster
All the while, Ryusuke Murata had his own plans. He had contacted Anti-Entropy, warning them that Schicksal was to use the 4th Divine Key and its immense power to attack them directly. He had requested that they give him asylum in exchange for information on how to stop this attack, to which the Anti-Entropy scientists, Tesla and Einstein, agreed.
After meeting, they discuss the intel that Ryusuke had for them. He had brought a device for unlocking the 4th Key, as well as a document detailing its uses. Einstein shared her worries, as she had not found any information that hinted at the 4th Key even having any use as a weapon, but they took Ryusuke's gifts anyway, as he went to visit his daughter.
Ryusuke meets with Tesla and Einstein
Upon arriving to find Himeko and Welt talking, Welt feels a strong presence coming from Ryusuke. Though he didn't know it at the time, this was the presence of the Sugars' monster form. He decided to look into it immediately, even though Ryusuke didn't seem highly suspicious.
Upon activating the device Ryusuke had given them, Einstein and Tesla found that the 4th Divine Key began releasing Honkai energy and creating a storm over Houston. As Ryusuke, who was spending some time with Himeko, received notification of this, he left in a hurry and met once again with the scientists, claiming that Otto, Schicksal's Overseer, had planted a trap in the device that would activate the Key if anyone attempted to stop it. After helping them break into the device's emergency shutdown, they are able to stop it, but the device's existence, and the fear of reactivating it in an attempt to break its code, leads to Tesla deciding to launch Anti-Entropy's special Anti-Honkai missiles, the Silver Bullet, against the 4th Divine Key to destroy it. Ryusuke, with a small and fast smirk, states that he knows how to find the key's exact location.
Ryusuke offers to help find the key's coordinates
Welt, having his suspicions about Ryusuke, decides to go to his house, where the two men are forced into an amicable conversation due to Himeko's presence. Eventually they are left alone, and Ryusuke introduces Welt to his alien friend, and his monstrous form.
Ryusuke takes Welt into the Sugars' world, where they learn more about the Sky People. This is in an attempt by Pepper Mint to form an alliance between humans and the Sugars in order to stop the Sky People, not just from taking Earth, but to stop their plans entirely. However, the rest of the Sugars race is opposed to this alliance, and decide that they will leave the planet as they have been found out by humans.
Pepper Mint explains some details of the Sky People
As they leave this world, they find that Himeko has been attacked by the Sky People. Taken into Anti-Entropy's care, they find that she has been infected by them, and Ryusuke decides to reveal his intel in full to help his daughter. It turns out that his plan was to give the scientists of Anti-Entropy the wrong coordinates to launch the Silver Bullet, instead having it hit the asteroid the Sky People were using to survey and attack Earth. After having Welt use his powers to destroy this asteroid, it seems Himeko's infection recedes and disappears.
However, Ryusuke is not done. He reveals to Welt that he had been investigating blueprints from the Previous Era, that detailed a project named Project Ark. He wished to create a spaceship that would be able to save a few humans and send them into space, in the meantime allowing the Sky People to take the Earth, or the Honkai to destroy it. Welt is obviously opposed to this, as a majority of humankind would perish as a result, but Ryusuke has become obsessed with the prospect of space exploration and breaking free from the limitations of the human race. He is even willing to sacrifice his daughter for this. In a fit of rage, he crushes Pepper Mint, killing him and taking his power for himself to battle Welt.
Ryusuke crushes Pepper Mint
Despite this monstrous power, Welt is able to defeat, and kill, Ryusuke. Himeko, completely unaware of any of this, or even her father's motivations, is later informed by Anti-Entropy that her father had indeed died. However, his actions, as well as his cause of death, are kept secret from her, being written off as some sort of accident. Himeko, however, is not so easily fooled, and has her suspicions that they may be covering something up. In the end, she decides to join Schicksal after finishing her PhD to find out what truly happened.

Himeko's life in Schicksal

Himeko was not someone with any special abilities. In fact, she had lower Honkai adaptability than most, she was taken in by a mentor, a woman by the name of Ragna Lothbrok. Ragna incentivized Himeko, believing that anyone can become a Valkyrie with enough effort, and Himeko was eventually able to become one, at the age of 19, considered late compared to the average person. In an effort to become stronger against the Honkai, Himeko received an artificial stigma, an implant given by Schicksal that enforced a person's capabilities, but, for Himeko who had low Honkai adapability, this stigma reduced her lifespan, slowly corroding her body.
Ragna Lothbrok, as seen in a stigma art
In 2010, the Valkyrie squad Himeko belonged to, with Ragna as its leader, was sent to subdue the Herrscher of the Void, who had reappeared 10 years after its initial awakening. Her entire squad was killed in front of her eyes during this mission, with Himeko herself being the only survivor. Shortly after, she decided to join St. Freya High School as a teacher, perhaps in an effort to not allow other Valkyries to end up like her squad.
In 2014, the Herrscher of Thunder manifested for the first time in the city of Nagazora, and Himeko was sent to subdue and stop her from destroying the city. Here, Kiana Kaslana, Bronya Zaychik and Mei Raiden had all met and were traveling together, attempting to survive in the midst of a large scale Honkai attack on the city. However, the reality was that the Herrscher of Thunder had manifested within Mei herself. Himeko, using the Scarlet Fusion battlesuit, was able to match up to, and subdue, the Herrscher of Thunder.
Himeko dons the Scarlet Fusion battlesuit
Following this, Himeko and the principal of St. Freya, Theresa, persuade the three girls into joining the school and becoming Valkyries of their own, with Himeko becoming their main teacher, and leader of their Valkyrie squad.

The Herrscher of the Void

It turned out that the Herrscher of the Void had actually manifested within Kiana, Himeko's "favorite" student due to how much she saw of herself in her. In 2016, this Herrscher once again was released into the world, prompted by a plan by Schicksal's own Otto Apocalypse. Himeko was given a serum, known as HSN-b46, by Fu Hua. This serum had been created by a man known as Dr. Magi, when asked by Kiana to create an antidote to Himeko's Honkai corrosion.
Kiana asks Dr. Magi to create Anti-Honkai serum for Himeko
Himeko was led by Fu Hua's powers to find the Vermillion Knight battlesuit, a prototype of the Godsbane series which held a gem with Honkai energy close to the level of a Herrscher. This, combined with Himeko asking Tesla for help to create an anti-Honkai weapon using the serum, known as the God-Slaying Spear, would ensure that she'd be able to defeat the Herrscher of the Void.

The Final Lesson

(You can see the following section for yourself [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dmvNGxYPCU)!)
With serum in hand and equipped with the battlesuit, Himeko prepares to battle the Herrscher of the Void. Though she is continuously overpowered by her, she continues to fight, though completely unable to touch her. She continues to take attacks, and her corrosion worsening to the point of almost completing the process of zombification, but she does not stop, as she wishes to save her student.
Himeko's face and body show signs of Honkai corruption
In one final attack, using up the rest of her strength, and with a lesson to Kiana to always continue to fight and change the world in the way she wishes to see it, Himeko brings down her greatsword on the Herrscher and... misses. Well, seemingly. Himeko never intended to hit the Herrscher at all. After all, she is using Kiana's body, and Himeko does not wish to hurt her. Instead, all Himeko did was for one purpose only: to get close enough. At this moment, while the Herrscher is stunned before her brain can process what's happening, Himeko injects the God-Slaying Spear, with the serum, into the Herrscher, forcing her out of Kiana's body. Having used up all of her power, Himeko peacefully passes away, as the world created by the Herrscher of the Void crumbles around her. Himeko's journey ends after saving her dear student.
Himeko stands, almost lifeless, over the Herrscher
Himeko's journey ends here, but her legacy does not. Kiana would adopt her ideals, fighting for the beauty she saw in the world. Despite it not being perfect, she would fight to turn it into the world she wants to see. Kiana would eventually take on powers similar to those Himeko displayed using the Vermillion Knight battlesuit, fully solidifying her legacy. Finally, they hold a funeral for her, only having the pieces of her sword that they were able to recover.
Himeko's sword fragments lay upon her coffin

Full Circle

13 years later, in 2029, Welt Yang finds himself traveling to a spaceship owned by the Sky People, along with his "friend", Void Archives. I won't go into too much detail about Void Archives, as his identity and details are not important here.
On this spaceship, they find the portrait of someone Welt recognizes: it's Himeko, but not the same Himeko he knows. Void Archives explains this is a Himeko from a world not the same as their own, and Welt decides that, since the Sky People were interested in her, she might be in danger, and he feels a sense of responsibility to help her.
Star Rail Himeko's portrait, visible on the left side slightly cut out
This leads to Welt and Void Archives, through yet unknown means, traveling to the world inhabited by the Himeko we see in Star Rail. From there, we know from lines in Star Rail that Himeko takes the both of them in, before Void Archives eventually leaves for some unknown reason, and that leads us to where we are today with Star Rail!

Conclusion

This ends the story of Himeko Murata! As always, some details were cut out to make sure everything fit in a decent length post. The last thing I want to point out is that, as you may have already seen, the Herta Space Station holds an easter egg to this story.
Shards of Himeko's sword, kept as a Curio
We can find the remains of Himeko's sword, as they were found in Honkai Impact. Though it's unclear how they got here or why, one can see that interacting with them while using Himeko brings some special dialogue, which you can see in the image above, as a small easter egg. This dialogue is a refence to a specific scene, the last scene in which we see HI3's Himeko, during the Everlasting Flames cutscene of the game.
\"Turn into a moon that always tells the warmth and brightness of the sun\"
Himeko appears one last time, within the flames brought about by Kiana's newfound powers. She smiles, before disappearing into the flames, solidifying her legacy within Kiana and her influence on not just her but the entirety of Honkai forever.
This ends the story of Himeko! Thank you very much for reading, and I hope you've enjoyed! Himeko is a very important character, perhaps not for her own characteristics or actions, but she is both the reason Kiana, the main character of Honkai Impact, is who she is today, and also the reason Welt ended up on the Astral Express, and why the Express can even run at all! I look forward to see how her story and character will develop now that we see her on this new path!
(As a side note, Himeko being keen on the Express and even able to fix it reminds me of a Himeko that continued to follow her father's path in being excited and fascinated by space, which is a very poetic thing, what do you think?)
As always, feel free to leave any suggestions, corrections or comments you wish, and I'll respond to everyone! Besides that, I'll see you next time!
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