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9931
« on: January 07, 2015, 08:21:52 AM »
Mercy doesn't apply to sexual deliquency!
9932
« on: January 07, 2015, 07:04:37 AM »
>No Fate CC English translation
Pls
That wasn't made for the vita.
Neither was Steins;Gate or F/SN, but they have Vita ports. Although only one is localized.
9933
« on: January 06, 2015, 08:44:21 PM »
Adventure?
9934
« on: January 06, 2015, 08:26:37 PM »
What are you? Some kind of... sneak thief?
9935
« on: January 06, 2015, 08:23:28 PM »
I'm having fun with it. DexNav is an interesting feature, but I can't say I use it all too much.
9936
« on: January 06, 2015, 06:50:52 PM »
Empire Strikes Back is overrated and Return of the Jedi was disappointing, yes, but A New Hope will always hold a place in my heart for being one of a few well done sci-fi/fantasy films.
return of the jedi was actually the best imo
no real problems with it
how was it disappointing? i know it's often cited to be the worst of the original trilogy, but like... why
is it the ewoks
are people really that petty
The relationship between Luke and Leia, the thread we had a while back about the celebrations following the Death Star's destruction, the sheer incompetence in the design of the Empire's technology if ropes and spears can destroy their tanks, and so on. It's not a BAD movie, not by a long shot, but it was a bit underwhelming.
9937
« on: January 06, 2015, 06:41:14 PM »
Empire Strikes Back is overrated and Return of the Jedi was disappointing, yes, but A New Hope will always hold a place in my heart for being one of a few well done sci-fi/fantasy films.
9938
« on: January 06, 2015, 06:34:09 PM »
Nobody's going to argue that the Star Wars lore wasn't a giant clusterfuck, it's the primary reason Disney relegated it to their Legends category. It'd be impossible to create an original story for the movie while retaining the general timeframe of the movies and not stepping on hundreds of toes.
The prequel trilogy really could have been just a series of books in the EU, but they wanted to make them movies, so they did. I never remember anything that just didn't make sense (in the original trilogy, anyway); everything was either explained to the point that it was understood on a basic level or could be solved through some process of thought.
9939
« on: January 06, 2015, 06:16:46 PM »
For the sake of brevity, a sci-fi/fantasy movie series like Star Wars cannot include every little piece of information like an encyclopedia. That's one of the good things about having a solid core with extended material: you can simply stop with the movies, or if something about them interest you, it's easy enough to find more about or like it in the hundreds of books and games available.
That is, if it's done right. With Star Wars, everything ultimately returns to the movies. You will understand everything happening in them at least at a level in which it doesn't stop the plot from continuing or halting the enjoyment. Everything appearing in the Legends material is something that is at a minimum touched upon or mentioned in the movies, it was actually a requirement for a piece to reference back to the movies in some fashion if I remember correctly.
343i's Halo is an example of how not to do an EU; if you want to follow the story, it is required for you to read the books to know a number of characters or why certain events are happening. You can't just play the game and be done to understand everything that's happening, there's just a lot of information that can only be found in the books.
9940
« on: January 06, 2015, 06:01:47 PM »
The United States' entire schtick is the melting-pot culture, I don't understand why anybody would think for a second that there's a traditionally American diet. You can eat any authentic, culturally hybrid, or "Americanized" (large portion, high fat) food in a restaurant within your state's borders if you're willing to put in the inkling of effort required to look it up.
9941
« on: January 06, 2015, 05:52:19 PM »
yeah, yeah
it still makes me giddy to know it's not canon anymore
About the jedi/sith thing though, that's just what I don't like about Star Wars. It's just arbitrary. It would feel less silly if the sith weren't card-carrying villains. Their side is literally called "the dark side". That's what makes lines like, "From my point of view, the Jedi are evil!" so stupid and laughable. Like, your side is NAMED after evil! You're evil! Duh!
It's not like red and blue, or democrat/republican, where it's kinda ambiguous. You know who to root for right away. If it were a better franchise, they'd have ways to sort of sympathize with the sith in some form or another. The movies did a piss-poor job of that. I just chalk it up to it being for... you know, kids. A lot of people get all emotional if I say that, though.
It's more of an incredibly slight undertone of the movies that's expanded upon more in Legends material, but the Jedi Order is incredibly strict in their code. If a Jedi isn't held to an inhuman (figuratively, given that many Jedi aren't human) level of knowledge, understanding, and a blind, unwavering support of the Council then they are banned from the order or are stuck under a glass ceiling. Another fault is that the Jedi Order is generally indecisive lend themselves to intentional ignorance of things to remain pure of mind. They are essentially zealots with telekinesis and laser swords. On the other end of the spectrum, the Sith are ruthless, untrustworthy, and eternally power-hungry. It was shown quite clearly in the movies that they are the "bad" guys and that they are simply the opposite of everything righteous. That's why the Gray Jedi is the best position to take; it admits that you can't simply hide from reality and thus you must understand it while at the same time shunning the use of the Force as a tool for evil. But as in real life, very few reach a truly balanced position intentionally or not. That's why the Force can only exist balanced in two circumstances: 1) All true Jedi and Sith (individuals who subscribe totally, or nearly so, to the doctrines) are eradicated. This only works for a short term, as the knowledge cannot be completely destroyed and the ideals will always be rediscovered by force-sensitives. 2) Jedi and Sith exist on equal standing in terms of power and control.
9942
« on: January 06, 2015, 05:39:08 PM »
"Genocide of the chronically handicapped is morally right" is much more subjective because it boils down to your individual approach of the subject in terms of your socioeconomic views. And that is where moral objectivity breaks down; as I said, objective morality cannot exist on a small scale. From my perspective, if you can't demonstrate why genocide of the chronically handicapped is morally right--if you fail to demonstrate why, then you're just wrong, flat-out. If you can demonstrate it, well, now you have yourself an objective argument. Just because something is controversial or difficult to argue doesn't make it subjective.
Edit:
Basically what Meta said. He's a lot faster than me, so I'll just let him take care for me...
Meta hit it on the nail, actually. It's not that it's "wrong" on a quantum level, it's that the answer becomes more of a gray area the more specific the subject becomes. For the genocide argument-- the fact is that you can demonstrate and support for or against it well all based on your view of it. And because there are such a number of different views that express support or opposition, it would be either incredibly difficult (or impossible) to reach a specific answer to it. It's possible to find a general application to the umbrella it falls under (genocide), but specific scenarios don't have a specific moral response.
9943
« on: January 06, 2015, 05:27:41 PM »
And that is where moral objectivity breaks down; as I said, objective morality cannot exist on a small scale.
This is the confusion I'm talking about.
Don't confuse a shortcoming in human perception with a lack of facts. If moral facts exist, they necessarily exist at all scales of consideration.
I think this is a problem of communication. In my previous example, involving genocide, even on the more specific scale the objective view still applies, but only broadly. You can give a general response that is objective, absolutely, but the more specific a subject gets the more subjective it becomes as well.
9944
« on: January 06, 2015, 05:21:59 PM »
Could you describe another scenario? The choice was pretty clear to me on the first one you gave. It may not be for someone else, but there's a difference between subjectivity in that sense and... someone who just doesn't have their priorities straight. In a platitude--"the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few"...
In a utilitarian viewpoint, the worker is more valuable than hitchhikers. In that case, choosing to leave the situation to unfold without interference would be the "right" thing to do. In order to even discuss this, it has to be known that objective means something is irrefutably factual, and subjective means that it is influenced/based on personal views, tastes, or opinions. You can say, "Human genocide is morally wrong" without much support due to the fact that it is inherently detrimental to humanity's being and continuation. "Genocide of the chronically handicapped is morally right" is much more subjective because it boils down to your individual approach of the subject in terms of your socioeconomic views. And that is where moral objectivity breaks down; as I said, objective morality cannot exist on a small scale.
9945
« on: January 06, 2015, 05:16:28 PM »
no, there is not
haha, neener neener
Unlike some people, I don't care if it's noncanon or not. As long as the books and games still exist and continue to be sold, the content and lore can still be discussed on that level. Being relabeled as "Legends" doesn't change that unless you're speaking of "canon lore", in which case it doesn't apply. Essentially, all the Legends stuff is on the same level canon-wise, so it's silly to think you can't make claims for or against the Legends lore within the confines of that content.
9946
« on: January 06, 2015, 05:10:39 PM »
So, okay, so you DO believe in an objective morality... on a large scale. Well, I would just argue that there really is no other scale. It's a large scale--but it's also the only scale.
I'd use Physics and Quantum Physics as an example. The subjects run on two different rule books, physics for large scale and quantum physics for (duh) small scale. This is because (in the absolutely simplest explanation I can think of) in physics, the smaller you get, the less accurate the results are. To solve that, a different set are used for physics equations on the quantum level. Same principle here: on a large scale, you can say the morality is objective. But the more specific you get, the less accurate you become. Since morality doesn't involve formulas to give objective results in the first place, however, it can simply be reasoned that objective morality cannot work on a small scale and is thus subjective.
9947
« on: January 06, 2015, 04:59:30 PM »
I'm glad you responded that way, it's exactly what I expected. Morality is, in nearly every application, too complex of a thing to choose a single correct response. You can be objective to a degree, but it can't work on an encompassing scale such as law. It's just too general to say, "x is objectively the moral thing to do" outside of (as you put it) snapshots of mathematical considerations.
So basically, my response is that morality is objective only on a large scale.
9948
« on: January 06, 2015, 04:55:35 PM »
Sith and Jedi are Yin and Yang, they will always coexist. The problem is that when one tips the balance in either direction, the galaxy ends up in chaos. It's a problem of balance; the period following the Empire's downfall was peaceful, as was that following the events of KOToR II and (although under extreme pressure due to the number of both sides) TOR.
But two out of three of those aren't canon anymore so there's no point in referencing them as evidence to a claim.
9949
« on: January 06, 2015, 04:47:34 PM »
What if there was such a situation that, given terrible suffering for everyone, would lead to an eventual pay-off? Is it morally sound because it eventually ends with something good for humanity if it entails large amounts of suffering?
What if the difference in morality lies in the method, not the outcome? Is it morally correct to divert a train into a man working on the tracks if it means saving the lives of a couple of hikers, or is it more correct to not interfere? Or is it better to let someone live in a vegetative state, who feels no sensation be it pain or pleasure, or to pull the plug?
9950
« on: January 06, 2015, 04:39:14 PM »
I wanna play ME3 just to say that the ending wasn't bad. Just to piss people off. But it's probably just easier to continue referring to it as the retarded alien sex simulator that it is.
It being bad has more to do with advertising lies than anything story related. Well, excluding the huge asspull.
Lead writer advertised 16 different endsings, and that it wouldn't be a red, blue, or green ending. And it totally was.
From my understanding, a lot of bullshit happened behind the scenes that caused the ending to end up the way it did - both with EA pushing for a quicker release and with the exchange of writers. Is it kinda disappointing learning of what they had originally intended? Somewhat, but I'm content with the ending we got (with the Extended Cut at least). I prefer it to be bitter-sweet, there are too many happy endings.
Mass Effect 3 actually had a six month extension from its original release date, I can understand why EA wanted it out of the door considering they rarely allow games to be pushed back at all. Another thing was that the ending was written by Casey Hudson and Mac Walters without input from the rest of the team (So said Patrick Weekes, one of the game's writers, before telling Penny Arcade not to mention his name with the piece) which makes it even more incredulous. Only good part was Tuchanka and the multiplayer (sans the microtransactions). Star Child can go fuck himself in any case, and so can his pick-a-flavor endings.
9951
« on: January 06, 2015, 04:15:00 PM »
non tiered master race
We're in the Super Ultra Pure Platinum Turbo Combo Edition v2.06 tier.
9952
« on: January 06, 2015, 04:11:08 PM »
She's a minor, so consent lies with her mother. Since both her and her mother say no to chemotherapy, it should end there. I think it's a dumbass choice considering the alternative, but that's not my call to make and it isn't the government's either.
9953
« on: January 06, 2015, 12:15:56 PM »
That's what a strongman looks like. Low fat = showroom muscle, not strength.
Strongman? Have you see the workouts and competitions they do? It's not about showroom anything. Some of those guys look like shit, but will pull a semi-truck.
That's what I just said. 10% bodyfat is for the showroom, not strength.
9954
« on: January 06, 2015, 12:00:03 PM »
That's what a strongman looks like. Low fat = showroom muscle, not strength.
9955
« on: January 06, 2015, 11:57:52 AM »
*auspicious
and that's a shame
i discovered it through this video and the monologue made it look intriguing
and then you spoiled it for me
i don't let spoilers affect my enjoyment though
typing on mobile with selective word correction, sue me.
Well I mean, it's just a wasted premise. They could have done so much more with it instead of just going to the generic monsters and powerlevels fantasy tripe.
The moment Eren turns into a titan is the moment that story dies.
I completely agree.
9956
« on: January 06, 2015, 11:53:47 AM »
*auspicious
and that's a shame
i discovered it through this video and the monologue made it look intriguing
and then you spoiled it for me
i don't let spoilers affect my enjoyment though
typing on mobile with selective word correction, sue me. Well I mean, it's just a wasted premise. They could have done so much more with it instead of just going to the generic monsters and powerlevels fantasy tripe.
9957
« on: January 06, 2015, 11:47:55 AM »
It's like Gamefly, except more expensive and terrible input lag because it's streaming. In the US, anyway, due to how terrible our ISPs are about caps and throttling.
9958
« on: January 06, 2015, 11:44:22 AM »
how is attack on titan
Starts with an auspacious premise, devolves into a generic Shonen series.
9959
« on: January 06, 2015, 11:38:06 AM »
I buy a lot of things just to have them. It's really costly, especially when they're video games.
I don't like to be the center of attention, but I do like to be recognized or remembered.
I hate arguing, but seem to do it a lot.
I'd like to be a romantic, but I'm too self-centered to be so.
9960
« on: January 06, 2015, 10:56:58 AM »
The Christian numbers are probably inflated as well considering how many are most likely "non-practicing".
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