• Unpopular opinions! V2: I Don't like half life edition.
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[QUOTE=VTG;40310470]I think even if every tree on Earth was destroyed we'd easily build machines that produce more oxygen than any tree using CO2 and solar power.[/QUOTE] The problem is reproducing photosynthesis is no easy task without plants.
AsRock makes shit motherboards. MSI fo lyfe
[QUOTE=NikoChekhov;40309034]I think the Equalizer was fine before Valve split it into two weapons.[/QUOTE] Except there was pretty much no reason to not use it, unless you had a Medic on you at all times. Now, the Escape Plan is still a direct upgrade to the Shovel, even after the split. Does the same base damage as the Shovel no matter your health but can boost your speed. The new Equalizer starts off with a lower base damage than the Shovel, so it only becomes better than the Shovel after you take a certain amount of damage, aka balance. Now add those 2 effects together and you get the pre-nerf Equalizer. You can't really say that it was fine beforehand, you got a speed bonus and a damage bonus in exchange for nothing.
[QUOTE=Lonestriper;40310379]Healthcare will improve to the point that my smoking will not massively reduce my life expectancy[/QUOTE] Being castrated increases you average life expectancy more than it is decreased by smoking. So you could just cut your testicles off.
I'll keep that in mind
I like Noise music, and also Skrillex, dubstep, and generic EDM and a lot of pop. We could do better in society, there are many, many, many shortcomings in many things that could be easily fixed if people just accepted some social responsibility to put in what they ought and not take what they don't need. Violence is an acceptable method to obtaining change when other methods are biased or impossible, so long as the end result is an improvement on the current standing. There is a distinct difference between personal and private property, and private property is exclusion of necessities and is the primary cause of the world's scarcity problems. Nudity should be a publicly acceptable thing, sexualized or otherwise. Animals should have certain rights given to them, and any argument against some basis of animal rights can be dismissed by applying them to people with the same mental or physical abilities of some animals. Being humans does not remove lesser beings from suffering or promote us automatically above them, it's clearly a "might makes right" situation. Hate speech should be accepted legally, but drowned out socially in a marketplace of ideas. The concept and story behind STALKER and sequels is amazing but the games are very poor in terms of gameplay and usability. Same with Arma. Tomb Raider is the best blockbuster game to come out in years. CoD can be fun for some quick and cheap competitive play and for socializing. I miss that aspect of it. Consoles are okay. The Walking Dead is sub par and really very boring.
[QUOTE=GastricTank;40310633]Except there was pretty much no reason to not use it, unless you had a Medic on you at all times. Now, the Escape Plan is still a direct upgrade to the Shovel, even after the split. Does the same base damage as the Shovel no matter your health but can boost your speed. The new Equalizer starts off with a lower base damage than the Shovel, so it only becomes better than the Shovel after you take a certain amount of damage, aka balance. Now add those 2 effects together and you get the pre-nerf Equalizer. You can't really say that it was fine beforehand, you got a speed bonus and a damage bonus in exchange for nothing.[/QUOTE] How do you expect to get close enough to someone to deal said damage increase and live to tell the tale? This is about as freak chance as me sticky-jumping across 2fort, caber a heavy to death, and then sticky jump back to my battlements. Key word: alive.
I think ASIC starts these threads just to raise postcount. Wait, UNpopular opinions...
[QUOTE=Stonecycle;40310751]How do you expect to get close enough to someone to deal said damage increase and live to tell the tale? This is about as freak chance as me sticky-jumping across 2fort, caber a heavy to death, and then sticky jump back to my battlements.[/QUOTE] So you're saying the new Equalizer is unbalanced because the speed boost doesn't exist anymore, therefore hindering your ability to hit people with it? Whether or not you can hit someone with the post-nerf Equalizer is a void argument, because it functions exactly as the Shovel does, and should be compared to as such instead of the old Equalizer. The only difference is the varying power, weaker or stronger depending on your situation. The new Equalizer is balanced for this very reason. Escape Plan however is a different story. Same base power as the Shovel, speed boost or not.
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[QUOTE=GastricTank;40310875]So you're saying the new Equalizer is unbalanced because the speed boost doesn't exist anymore, therefore hindering your ability to hit people with it? Whether or not you can hit someone with the post-nerf Equalizer is a void argument, because it functions exactly as the Shovel does, and should be compared to as such instead of the old Equalizer. The only difference is the varying power, weaker or stronger depending on your situation. The new Equalizer is balanced for this very reason. Escape Plan however is a different story. Same base power as the Shovel, speed boost or not.[/QUOTE] How do you even get close to people without being shot to death? That's the main question.
[QUOTE=Stonecycle;40310751]How do you expect to get close enough to someone to deal said damage increase and live to tell the tale? This is about as freak chance as me sticky-jumping across 2fort, caber a heavy to death, and then sticky jump back to my battlements. Key word: alive.[/QUOTE] This, the damage boost and speed boost only happened when you were at low health, and you couldn't be healed by a medic with it out. Anyone with half decent skill would be able to kill them easily. Now one is completely useless, and the other is just kind of eh.
[QUOTE=Stonecycle;40310928]How do you even get close to people without being shot to death? That's the main question.[/QUOTE] But that isn't the main question! In fact, whether or not you actually hit someone with the new, no speed boost Equalizer has nothing to do with the balance of the weapon! The point is that while you may be implying that the new Equalizer is lame because "you can just be shot before you can hit them" (without a speed boost), the argument is NULL because the same applies to the Shovel (the weapon the new Equalizer SHOULD be compared to, as unlockables use Stock weapons as their base). It is balanced whether you can hit them with it or not. So the main question here is why Neko and yourself think that having both an ability to accumulate a higher base power AND speed with practically no repercussions is perfectly balanced. A Soldier running around with a pre-nerf Equalizer (And the current Escape Plan, albeit without a power boost) can do what a Soldier running around with a Shovel can, BUT MORE. Again, with no downsides. Hence why the Equalizer was split. Now they just have to work on the Escape Plan a little bit so you actually have to think twice about using it. Medics not being able to heal you with these weapons out doesn't warrant for a downside because you can just simply remove the downside by sheathing it, something you can't do with any other weapon. But yeah sorry guys for shitting up the thread, but I just had to explain to these guys why it is so, but I guess it's a fruitless cause.
[QUOTE=GastricTank;40311220]But that isn't the main question! In fact, whether or not you actually hit someone with the new, no speed boost Equalizer has nothing to do with the balance of the weapon! The point is that while you may be implying that the new Equalizer is lame because "you can just be shot before you can hit them" (without a speed boost), the argument is NULL because the same applies to the Shovel (the weapon the new Equalizer SHOULD be compared to, as unlockables use Stock weapons as their base). It is balanced whether you can hit them with it or not. So the main question here is why Neko and yourself think that having both an ability to accumulate a higher base power AND speed with practically no repercussions is perfectly balanced. A Soldier running around with a pre-nerf Equalizer (And the current Escape Plan, albeit without a power boost) can do what a Soldier running around with a Shovel can, BUT MORE. Again, with no downsides. Hence why the Equalizer was split. Now they just have to work on the Escape Plan a little bit so you actually have to think twice about using it. Medics not being able to heal you with these weapons out doesn't warrant for a downside because you can just simply remove the downside by sheathing it, something you can't do with any other weapon. But yeah sorry guys for shitting up the thread, but I just had to explain to these guys why it is so, but I guess it's a fruitless cause.[/QUOTE] Well, let's just agree to disagree, I don't honestly feel like arguing over it, especially not at 2 am I still love you though <3
I would rather be happy and unfree, than to be free and unhappy.
Gamegrumps has gone down hill, and two best friends play is funnier.
I absolutely loathe F2P models
I never play any of the Zelda games before. I despise Criterion's Need For Speed games. Those games reek of "You want nostalgia? Fuck you!"
[QUOTE=asteroidrules;40306938]Bill Clinton was a horrible president and is more responsible for the economic crash than Bush.[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://zfacts.com/sites/all/files/image/debt/US-national-debt-GDP.png[/IMG] Bush Sr. and Reagan sent it out of control. Clinton managed to steady it a little bit, but then Bush Jr. completely fucked it up beyond belief, while Obama hasn't been able to fix the things he did that were and still are causing the debt climb. edit: anyway, I think Mario Kart is the most overrated mascot racer in history, and basically every other one has been far ahead of it in every way.
I find "capitalism" hilarious.
i like tf2
[QUOTE=QUILTBAG;40310846]I think ASIC starts these threads just to raise postcount. Wait, UNpopular opinions...[/QUOTE] But [I]I[/I] started the last one :c
I dislike pretty much all Let's Play'ers. I just don't see how watching some guys screaming at an age old game is funny. Especially GameGrumps. The two people are great on what they do, when they don't sit and scream in front of their viewers. I don't like when the media dubs a foreign language, just to have their own on top. What's wrong with reading subtitles if you don't understand the language? It just seems like such a silly move.
I hate 2 best friends play, I find them obnoxious, loud and not in the slightest funny.
[QUOTE=Jackpody;40313196]I dislike pretty much all Let's Play'ers. I just don't see how watching some guys screaming at an age old game is funny. Especially GameGrumps. The two people are great on what they do, when they don't sit and scream in front of their viewers. I don't like when the media dubs a foreign language, just to have their own on top. What's wrong with reading subtitles if you don't understand the language? It just seems like such a silly move.[/QUOTE] durrr i don't wanna read a movie... may as well just read the book.
I despise piercings on women. Completely destroys their appearance I really hate the idea of makeup as well. I've always preferred natural over anything
I think chicks with shaved heads can look hot.
[QUOTE=JayFeather1337;40313287]durrr i don't wanna read a movie... may as well just read the book.[/QUOTE] I'm not sure about you, but I grew up with reading subtitles on films (well until I got the hold of the English language) and it just seems normal - I can focus on what happens on the screen while reading the subs. However I was more talking about documentaries. It annoys me to no end how the English language is dubbed over a 'foreign' language, simply because the majority is too lazy to read. It's just disrespectful to whoever was dubbed, if said person was never notified.
[QUOTE=Flyingman356;40312320]edit: anyway, I think Mario Kart is the most overrated mascot racer in history, and basically every other one has been far ahead of it in every way.[/QUOTE] I've had fun playing the newer ones with friends but I think after they added that stupid blue shell the game went downhill. That blue shell basically chalks it up to luck if you can manage to win or not despite being more skilled than the other racers. Nothing like taking 6th place or lower thanks to a blue shell blasting you out of first right before the finish line on the final lap.
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