Non-Gaming Hot Takes

[Tonberry]

Look out guys, This guy stinks!!!!

Like I SO totally dont’t!!!!!

 

[Skeetos]

Like I SO totally dont’t!!!!!

I don't know... That Persona 5 at the top of that list there tells me otherwise...

 

[Tonberry]

I don't know... That Persona 5 at the top of that list there tells me otherwise...

It was a gift from my brother! I swear!

 

[Lee__Kanker]

I think showering blows.

This doesn’t mean I’m a filthy pig of course lol, I always shower. I just hate the feeling of having to stand there all vulnerable and awkward like while getting soaked. It’s not a relaxing experience at all to me!

Baths suck unless you go to like a spa
You have to prepare it it's not like 5 minutes and you're done, then you gotta clean the tub, and it wastes so much water...

One time when I was a kid I saw on the news that some third world country had an accident where a snake crawled into a shower, crawled up the drain

I very probably misunderstood what actually happened, I was like 6, but for a while I was so scared when taking a shampoo; cause I'm just standin there blind and not being able to move, while a venomous monster could be crawling out the drain

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It was a gift from my brother! I swear!

Are you a smash bros player

 

[Tonberry]

Baths suck unless you go to like a spa
You have to prepare it it's not like 5 minutes and you're done, then you gotta clean the tub, and it wastes so much water...

One time when I was a kid I saw on the news that some third world country had an accident where a snake crawled into a shower, crawled up the drain

I very likely misunderstood what actually happened, I was like 6, but for a while I was so scared when taking a shampoo; cause I'm just standin there blind and not being able to move, while a venomous monster could be crawling out the drain and I cant see it

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Are you a smash bros player

I’ve got really dry skin, and especially during the winter where I look like Thanos just snapped me away ten minutes after I shower, which is probably another reason why I think it’s a hassle. I’ve only recently started moisturizing but I’m not used to it yet so it feels more annoying than good still lol

 

[Lee__Kanker]

I’ve got really dry skin, and especially during the winter where I look like Thanos just snapped me away ten minutes after I shower, which is probably another reason why I think it’s a hassle. I’ve only recently started moisturizing but I’m not used to it yet so it feels more annoying than good still lol

Meanwhile I fit the italian sterotype of being a greaseball if I dont shower every day

White chocoalate is great, especially with hazlenuts or peanut butter

 

[NobodyHere]

I think showering blows.

This doesn’t mean I’m a filthy pig of course lol, I always shower. I just hate the feeling of having to stand there all vulnerable and awkward like while getting soaked. It’s not a relaxing experience at all to me!

might sound obvious but perhaps try one of those chairs/stools for the shower

 

[Tonberry]

might sound obvious but perhaps try one of those chairs/stools for the shower

I’d sooner perish than subject myself to such shame. I’m 29 years young, I’ll have you know I can stand up on my own!

 

[Jeanfranc]

Its only in the last 10ish years where the complete abandonment of CRTs has become an issue and its only for a mostly-dwindling set of hobbyists who both vastly prefer and want to seek out those types of monitors.

I disagree, in the past few years display technology has greatly improved so these days the best lcds are really close to CRTs in terms colors and latency, and that's without even mentioning oled o qled displays.
I have a high refresh monitor with vrr next to a sony pvm and if I compare both running Retroarch with optimal settings, I'm basically getting the same amount of latency on both displays.
I'm happy that that lcd finally caught up in terms of technology, and I say this as the biggest CRT apologist on this site.

 

[Ikagura]

I think showering blows.

This doesn’t mean I’m a filthy pig of course lol, I always shower. I just hate the feeling of having to stand there all vulnerable and awkward like while getting soaked. It’s not a relaxing experience at all to me!

Remember that bath-tubs used to be a privilege for the more wealthy.


I still think that the many are consuming a lot of water for many things, perhaps too much.

I disagree, in the past few years display technology has greatly improved so these days the best lcds are really close to CRTs in terms colors and latency, and that's without even mentioning oled o qled displays.
I have a high refresh monitor with vrr next to a sony pvm and if I compare both running Retroarch with optimal settings, I'm basically getting the same amount of latency on both displays.
I'm happy that that lcd finally caught up in terms of technology, and I say this as the biggest CRT apologist on this site.

I still think that no modern display could replicate the intent of the creator.

 

[Somnia]

I disagree, in the past few years display technology has greatly improved so these days the best lcds are really close to CRTs in terms colors and latency, and that's without even mentioning oled o qled displays.
I have a high refresh monitor with vrr next to a sony pvm and if I compare both running Retroarch with optimal settings, I'm basically getting the same amount of latency on both displays.
I'm happy that that lcd finally caught up in terms of technology, and I say this as the biggest CRT apologist on this site.

This is true, but but only for people using emulation. For people who want the best experience on original hardware, your only option is an ever-dwindling supply of CRTs. While I don't mind how certain retro systems look on my modern 1080p/1440p monitors, imo it doesn't beat how they look on a CRT unless I'm using emulation with - as you said - optimal settings.

Latency on modern types of displays has been comparable for quite some time, you just had to pay more to match what even standard CRTs can do. I def agree that I'm glad even average panels are fantastic these days.

 

[Sackboy]

not a hot take just something we all know im the best looking most well spoken person on this website

 

[MasterEn]

i know that this doesn't relate much to non-gaming hot takes, but after chatting with Lee Kanker about steven universe, i made a bit of fan art of two characters that i like: lapis and peridot.

Spoiler: Wholesome BFF Pic (nsfw)

Wholesome BFF Pic

www.newgrounds.com

 

[Sackboy]

deftones so ass. if they had a good lead singer, they'd be great, but the guy literally drowns out the music thats how bad his voice is.

 

[Ikagura]

i know that this doesn't relate much to non-gaming hot takes, but after chatting with Lee Kanker about steven universe, i made a bit of fan art of two characters that i like: lapis and peridot.

Spoiler: Wholesome BFF Pic (nsfw)

Wholesome BFF Pic

www.newgrounds.com

I wish some series could bring back mustache twirling villains instead of always saying "they had a rough childhood" or "they were the real victim all along".


And I'll add that (especially in the zombie genre)

 

[Tonberry]

I wish some series could bring back mustache twirling villains instead of always saying "they had a rough childhood" or "they were the real victim all along".


And I'll add that (especially in the zombie genre)
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I'd argue to an extent that this has been the case for the zombie subgenre for almost as long as it's been around in film/TV. It just depends on how hard you lean in to it. Lots of film monsters are celebrated by being interpreted in different ways, so I don't see why zombies can't be either.
They're my favorite film monster by a million miles wide margin though, so I'm biased.

But that's the good part about interepreting media, it can be one way for some and totally different for others. I think they're more than just a cool monster even in things like Resident Evil, but they also work perfectly as simple monsters, so both are fine.

 

[Ikagura]

I'd argue to an extent that this has been the case for the zombie subgenre for almost as long as it's been around in film/TV. It just depends on how hard you lean in to it. Lots of film monsters are celebrated by being interpreted in different ways, so I don't see why zombies can't be either.
They're my favorite film monster by a million miles wide margin though, so I'm biased.

But that's the good part about interepreting media, it can be one way for some and totally different for others. I think they're more than just a cool monster even in things like Resident Evil, but they also work perfectly as simple monsters, so both are fine.

Of course Romero's Dawn of the Dead could be a social commentary and sadly in any apocalypse some people would feel like they can do illegal things without worrying (which is inherent to humans in any crisis) but I hate that pseudo-moralising message from the authors telling how the audience should be ashamed to be (when these authors are having a good life).

An accusatory message will never go as well as an actually well written sub-text which is why some ecological fables are better than other.

 

[Lee__Kanker]

I wish some series could bring back mustache twirling villains instead of always saying "they had a rough childhood" or "they were the real victim all along".


And I'll add that (especially in the zombie genre)
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Maybe now that the american animation industry in cali is collapsing, and more people are realizing indipendent is the future, there will be more variety in villains
Bro I'm sick of twist villains and SuBvERsiVe villains, these writers dont even like having demons cause they dont like the concept of an evil race, it's so asinine
Give me a good ol villain song

To the owl house's credit it Did have an actual evil villain, amphibia kinda had one, so there's that. Maybe cause they were copying shonen and they tend to have bad guys


As for apocalyptic stories, I'll make an exception for Crossed! It's an old comic sure but it's still going so it counts; all the stories often have humans that end up being super effed up, but the crossed themselves are pure evil so I never feel like they play second fiddle to the arc's antagonist. And the series is never lacking in grotesque 2 page illustrations of the inflexted's depraved acts

i know that this doesn't relate much to non-gaming hot takes, but after chatting with Lee Kanker about steven universe, i made a bit of fan art of two characters that i like: lapis and peridot.

Spoiler: Wholesome BFF Pic (nsfw)

Wholesome BFF Pic

www.newgrounds.com

Oh you..
Dang lapis can like bounce around on those

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I'd argue to an extent that this has been the case for the zombie subgenre for almost as long as it's been around in film/TV. It just depends on how hard you lean in to it. Lots of film monsters are celebrated by being interpreted in different ways, so I don't see why zombies can't be either.
They're my favorite film monster by a million miles wide margin though, so I'm biased.

But that's the good part about interepreting media, it can be one way for some and totally different for others. I think they're more than just a cool monster even in things like Resident Evil, but they also work perfectly as simple monsters, so both are fine.

Yeah it's inherent to zombie stories, but I think what Ikagura was trying to say is that modern zombie stories just do the same thing over and over, after a while if you're gonna just do a worst version of the romero movies why not just rewatch those?

A movie that did social commentary well without feeling samey imo is shaun of the dead

 

[Tonberry]

Yeah it's inherent to zombie stories, but I think what Ikagura was trying to say is that modern zombie stories just do the same thing over and over, after a while if you're gonna just do a worst version of the romero movies why not just rewatch those?

A movie that did social commentary well without feeling samey imo is shaun of the dead

Yeah, that's fair, I suppose. I guess I got caught up in what zombies can represent more than the stories themselves in my explanation.

 

[MasterEn]

I wish some series could bring back mustache twirling villains instead of always saying "they had a rough childhood" or "they were the real victim all along".


And I'll add that (especially in the zombie genre)
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don't worry. i'm slowly working on some stories that have characters that do shit because they want to, no tragic backstory, no "for the greater good" shit. just, "i can, i want to, and what the fuck are you going to do about?"
you don't have to make a character sympathetic to like them, you need to understand why they do things. being an asshole is a perfectly acceptable reason to do evil stuff.
and i hate the "human are the real monsters" shit. i just think of that bit from egoraptor's sequelitis video of mega man. "THEY'RE FALLING! THEY ARE FUCKING FALLING!! I CAN SEE THAT!! I'M GOING CRAZY HERE!!"

 

[miguk]

I wish some series could bring back mustache twirling villains instead of always saying "they had a rough childhood" or "they were the real victim all along".

I'm fine with this so long as they actually develop the character realistically. People like that exist, but they get them wrong so often. They often fail to properly show what Cluster B disorders look like, or what an ideologue actually thinks, or how opportunists "justify" their behavior. Instead, they're a cackling cartoon who just doesn't sell that there's something off about them.

On that note, I think they need to retire the "genius psychopath." Look, I like Joker❉ stories as much as the next DC Comics fan, and Anthony Hopkins has great acting skills, but 99% of all stories that try to hype up psychopaths as brainlords ignore the fact that near 0% of them IRL are even average. These writers are using half-understood myths about Zodiac, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Ted Bundy (all bumbling idiots who had advantages not related to intelligence if you've read up on them in depth) as reference for characters that are 100 times smarter than anyone who behaves like them ever could be. In reality, Cluster B PDs correlate with low intelligence. You have to be pretty dumb to not only think random killings is a great hobby for a smart person, but also that you can get away with random killings again and again even after the police are after you.

❉ Note: I think Joker stories that try to explain his mind as a massively messed up metahuman power do better than the ones that try to argue he has a real mental problem. He's already canonically metahuman in the comics (immune to all chemicals), anyways.

 

[MasterEn]

Oh you..
Dang lapis can like bounce around on those
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thanks. that's usually how i draw my female characters, extra thicc. i have a follow up pic for this one, but i still need to sketch it out first.

 

[Tonberry]

I'm fine with this so long as they actually develop the character realistically.

Yeah I agree. The important part is to build a well-made character. Hell, even Sauron has clear reasons for how he does stuff, and he's always paraded as the posterchild for "absolute evil villain".

Edit: Changed the quote to clearly show what part I replied to.

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Zodiac, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Ted Bundy (all bumbling idiots who had advantages not related to intelligence if you've read up on them in depth)

I was gonna post this several days ago but chickened out, but since you brought them up I might as well.

I think the mythologization of serial killers in all these elaborately made drama-documentaries and whatnot is a pretty weird/creepy thing to do.
I get that people are curious about them, but I don't think those sort of documentaries work well, because they almost always end up romanticizing the killers in some way, even if it's not on purpose. "He was such a misunderstood intellectual!" etc

 

[fake-kun]

I'm fine with this so long as they actually develop the character realistically. People like that exist, but they get them wrong so often. They often fail to properly show what Cluster B disorders look like, or what an ideologue actually thinks, or how opportunists "justify" their behavior. Instead, they're a cackling cartoon who just doesn't sell that there's something off about them.

On that note, I think they need to retire the "genius psychopath." Look, I like Joker❉ stories as much as the next DC Comics fan, and Anthony Hopkins has great acting skills, but 99% of all stories that try to hype up psychopaths are brainlords ignore the fact that near 0% of them IRL are even average. These writers are using half-understood myths about Zodiac, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Ted Bundy (all bumbling idiots who had advantages not related to intelligence if you've read up on them in depth) as reference for characters that are 100 times smarter than anyone who behaves like them ever could be. In reality, Cluster B PDs correlate with low intelligence. You have to be pretty dumb to not only think random killings is a great hobby for a smart person, but also that you can get away with random killings again and again even after the police are after you.

❉ Note: I think Joker stories that try to explain his mind as a massively messed up metahuman power do better than the ones that try to argue he has a real mental problem. He's already canonically metahuman in the comics (immune to all chemicals), anyways.

Love the implication that people with Cluster B personality disorders are evil. Classy. /s

 

[Lee__Kanker]

I'm fine with this so long as they actually develop the character realistically. People like that exist, but they get them wrong so often. They often fail to properly show what Cluster B disorders look like, or what an ideologue actually thinks, or how opportunists "justify" their behavior. Instead, they're a cackling cartoon who just doesn't sell that there's something off about them.

On that note, I think they need to retire the "genius psychopath." Look, I like Joker❉ stories as much as the next DC Comics fan, and Anthony Hopkins has great acting skills, but 99% of all stories that try to hype up psychopaths are brainlords ignore the fact that near 0% of them IRL are even average. These writers are using half-understood myths about Zodiac, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Ted Bundy (all bumbling idiots who had advantages not related to intelligence if you've read up on them in depth) as reference for characters that are 100 times smarter than anyone who behaves like them ever could be. In reality, Cluster B PDs correlate with low intelligence. You have to be pretty dumb to not only think random killings is a great hobby for a smart person, but also that you can get away with random killings again and again even after the police are after you.

❉ Note: I think Joker stories that try to explain his mind as a massively messed up metahuman power do better than the ones that try to argue he has a real mental problem. He's already canonically metahuman in the comics (immune to all chemicals), anyways.

Yeah it's fantasy, the joker wouldnt exist in realt life