killing organisms to prolong your own life isn't inherently bad

it's the consequences that make the matter

the consequences of killing an animal far exceed the consequences of killing a plant

if no one ever suffered or gave a shit about anything, there wouldn't be anything wrong if we just killed and ate each other

Quote from: challengerX on October 14, 2017, 06:48:42 PM

What exactly is the point of being vegan?

To tell people every 5 minutes that you're vegan

except they never do this

people make comments like this more than vegans talk about being vegan

either you don't realize i'm not talking about you, or that was the wittiest insult you've ever posted

looks like i posted this on the wrong account

i saw that meme several weeks ago

i STILL don't get it

I gave Akira another shot; I like it a little bit more now.

The first time I watched it, I may have been a little bit of a hardass. I didn't pay as much attention to things like source material when I started this thread, and I try to acknowledge it more now. For example: I criticized it for treading on familiar territory, but that was a little unfair, given that it's actually based on a story from 1982. That would actually make this film a bit of a forerunner of its themes and subject matters—and even if you could find older stuff, I'd be hard-pressed to argue that the film doesn't explore its themes very well.

I've also come to appreciate its stylish aesthetic, even if it's approached borderline meme-status over the years.

And that transformation scene, though. Good shit.


I'm glad to bump this up from a 5/10 to a 6/10. That puts it in my top 5, eliminating Death Note.

Very recommendable, but try to watch the French dub if you can.

Why aren't you playing with das?

I think I'm actually gonna do it.

I got Tyrogue in Mt. Mortar. Name: Chinatown (Bruce Lee's birthplace; I want a Hitmonlee).

On Route 26, I went for a Pineco but got a Kakuna instead. Name: Chrys (for chrysalis).

I got a Donphan in Victory Road. Name: Garcia (I don't know, makes me think of Spanish bullfighters).

Tyrogue evolves at level 20, and what it evolves into is based on which stat between Attack and Defense is the highest. If Attack is higher than Defense, it evolves into a Hitmonlee, which is probably overall the strongest of the three things it can evolve into (probably the coolest, too).

So, after a bit of Experience Sharing, Chinatown eventually evolved into Hitmonlee. My excitement was dampened, however, when I discovered that Hitmonlee learns most of its good starting moves prior to level 20. This limits his moveset to Hi Jump Kick, which is EXTREMELY RISKY, and whatever TMs I can teach it. I taught him Strength and Dynamic Punch (which feels so wrong to use on a kicking-based Fighting-type, but whatever, I have few options). He also eventually learned Mind Reader, so maybe landing these low-accuracy moves won't be such an issue anymore.

I was excited, because for the first time ever, I actually have a relatively solid, formidable, and well-rounded team:

PARTY:


And then Chinatown died.

No rhyme, no reason, no poetic justice. Just another stupid meaningless training accident.

I decided to train on Route 26, because not only are the experience yields the highest available to me, Chinatown is able to one-shot almost everything on the route with High Jump Kick. It's a risky move, because on the 10% chance that the move misses, Chinatown will "keep going and crash," resulting in a massive chunk of health being lost (normally, 50%).

However, despite Chinatown's low Defense, the Raticate I was training against were pretty weak, too. Quick Attack was only able to do 10%, and that's a 60 power move after STAB. Hyper Fang, the much scarier attack, is a 120 power move after STAB. So, simple arithmetic would tell me that Hyper Fang is only gonna be able to do 40% maximum. So, if High Jump Kick misses, and the Raticate uses Hyper Fang, Chinatown will still be able to live, assuming he was at full health. And I always made sure he was at full health. If he even took a scratch of damage, I healed him up immediately. That's how protective and prepared and smart I was about this.

Besides, the chances of High Jump Kick missing are 1 in 10.
The chance of Raticate selecting Hyper Fang is 1 in 4, and the chance of it hitting is 9 in 10.

Overall, that's 1 in 45, worst case scenario. Sure, that's not the most unlikely thing EVER, but I wasn't afraid.

It eventually happened, though. The first time Chinatown ever missed with High Jump Kick, too, and the recoil damage did a whopping 60%. Never would I have imagined it would've done that much, but it did. No points for guessing what the Raticate did next.

So yeah, that really fucking sucks. This is honestly one of the shittiest nuzlockes I've ever done. Unlike my Blue nuzlocke, none of the deaths so far have felt "right." It's all just been random stupid garbage, and it's really starting to take a toll on the fun factor for me. I'm still not quitting, but at this point, I'm just kinda waiting for it to be over. The only reason I'm not just ragequitting right now is because this is my favorite game in the series, and I don't wanna dilute the experience by restarting. I've also made it this far, so I might as well just try to finish it.

PARTY:


BOX:


TRADED AWAY:


RIP:

Quote from: Verbatim on October 12, 2017, 01:11:41 AM

Quote from: Vojtech Tuka on October 12, 2017, 01:10:52 AM

Fuck you, one punch man is a national treasure.

One of the stupidest things I've ever seen.

You're a god damn liar

The premise isn't anything that deserves more than a one-off three-panel comic in a newspaper's "funny" section.

Fuck you, one punch man is a national treasure.

One of the stupidest things I've ever seen.

Quote from: Verbatim on October 11, 2017, 03:57:49 PM

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Quote from: Jono on October 11, 2017, 03:24:52 PM

Eminem should have stopped making music after Recovery

And whys that

because he doesn't suck trump's cock like jono

I believe you are mistaking me for the user Genghis Khan

can you blame me

Quote from: Jono on October 11, 2017, 03:24:52 PM

Eminem should have stopped making music after Recovery

And whys that

because he doesn't suck trump's cock like jono

do me

Fuck that's gay h3h3 has been garbage for a while now

i don't see it tbh

even if you don't like their main channel, their podcast is great

Completely inexcusable atrocities and one of the biggest reasons to hate this country and humanity in general.

Deterministically speaking, nobody really deserves any credit for any discovery or invention ever made. Had Newton not revolutionized physics, someone else probably would've in his stead. Maybe decades later, maybe a century later, but we would've done it. It's just the way we are.