If I had to guess, he’s drawing parallels between Newman and Cruise’s careers. The Hustler was the first of several films Newman made in a short period of time that marketed him as a hero. It wasn’t his first Oscar nomination, but it did earn him one.
The Sting was a huge box-office success Newman was in after a bunch of flops, and helped bring him back into the spotlight.
The Color of Money finally earned Newman an Oscar, and it was reprising the same character he played in The Hustler after 25 years. You can definitely see parallels there between him and Cruise with Top Gun (36 years between it and the sequel), and weirdly enough Cruise is also in The Color of Money.
I started using Discord during the pandemic to talk with co-workers in our off time. One of them is an anti-fur. The vast majority of people that I speak to on the platform are furries, but because I’ve got people I know IRL connected, I’ve kept the default blank profile pic.
Thank you, it means a ton to hear that! My comm sheet is here, and feel free to ask anything you might have questions about, or just message me if you’d prefer it private.
That’s kind of Ninja Theory’s thing. Heavenly Sword was boring to play, but had an interesting premise. Enslaved was literally planned to be a movie and had the gameplay added on after that. The only game of theirs that I can think of that had good gameplay was DmC: Devil May Cry, and the story was absolute garbage. I don’t know why anyone would pick up a game from them when their track record is so lopsided.
On the contrary of “go slower,” I suggest you actually move faster. Bots cause issues when dropships come in. Sometimes, even when you’re doing everything right, you can still get a flare set off, and if you’re trying to clear a base and a dropship comes in, it gets a hell of a lot harder. The longer the mission goes on, the stronger the bot patrols and reinforcements get, so the best option is to treat almost everything like a blitz mission.
Most of what I’m gonna say, you probably already know given your loadout. The big difference between bot outposts and bug nests is that you don’t need an angle for a guaranteed airstrike to take out a factory. If you’re running the autocannon, you can take out factories if you’re in front of them from a hell of a distance. Just aim for the upper part of the vent from within about 45 degrees of dead-on, and the factory goes up. If a flare goes off, it’ll be dropped on the bot calling it in, and by the time they land, they won’t have any idea where you are if you run. If you can’t get line-of-sight on a vent, run up, call in an Eagle Airstrike, and run off again. For light and medium outposts, you can get in and out in no time.
For just regular patrols though, if you have to engage, engage at a distance. I’d swap out the mortar sentry for an autocannon sentry, mostly because it brings more immediate results, with less of a chance of killing you if the bots get too close. If you shoot at them from a distance, they’re more likely to have less time to react, and not get a flare off, which again, is the worst outcome of engaging. Deal with it, and move on. Don’t get bogged down in engagement.
Aside from that, the only real change I’d make is swapping out the orbital laser for the orbital rail cannon. You’re not limited to just 3 uses, and while your autocannon can deal with sneak attacks on big bots, sometimes you just need to delete something. If they’re close enough together, I’ve even seen it take out 2 hulks. You can get rid of a big threat every two and a half minutes, and not sacrifice speed. Only other difference between your loadout and mine is that I’m using the Liberator as my primary, but if you’re happy with the Adjudicator, keep it.
For your team wanting to shoot everything, if they’re going to insist on drawing aggro, let them. Do objectives, be proactive. You get a lot more bots from an area filled with outposts than an area empty of them, and you’ll lessen the number they have to fight. Finish a spot, move onto the next, and do it fast.
One minor thing, factory striders. These things were built to withstand tons of air strikes, and even eat orbital lasers and rail cannons. But if you take off the machine guns on its chin, and walk up to it and unload on its belly with the autocannon, they go down very fast. The biggest challenge will be getting your team to stop calling in airstrikes so you can do it.
THE MEME IS SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF I LIKE GUNS, MEN, AND MY DODGE RAM PICK UP TRUCK. AND IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT YOU CAN MEET ME IN THE BACK OF MY DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK....
I genuinely enjoyed Arkham Knight, but those mandatory Batmobile sections are easily the most miserable part of the game. If we had those for an entire game, it might not be too bad, but most of the time you just end up using it to get from point A to point B. If you can put up with being stuck for a bit on those sections, you might enjoy it.
Its big issue is that it has to follow up on Arkham City. It’s not a bad game by any stretch, but it’s following up to one of the best superhero games out there. If you’re not invested in the story, there’s no harm in dropping it. Play something you’ll have fun with.
So just wanted to rant about something else besides PSN. A buddy of mine wanted to play a bit as kind of a potential last hurrah so we went in to play a two player game on suicide and just immediately got overwhelmed with enemies on something we normally hold our own....
Check the patch notes here. A week ago they tried to up the difficulty for solo players who would stealth around the map. If you look under the section Enemy Patrols:
Patrol spawning has been increased when there are fewer than 4 players. The fewer the players the bigger the change. For 4 player missions there will be no change compared to before.The biggest noticeable change will be for solo players at higher difficulties
Co-ops have been shown to be less likely to fail than traditional businesses in their first ten years. The article argues that if Canada spent $1b on helping workers to purchase businesses from retiring entrepreneurs, it would drastically raise the wealth of the poorest citizens and allow for more stable businesses.
Sorry if this is spoiling it, but is this an animation of the horror prompt where the news is insisting no one look at the sky, and you get texts from friends telling you to do so?
Given the size the community has grown to and concerns around our current approach to maintenance, I’d like to get some feedback on when we should look to schedule maintenance going forward....
I’m not under any illusion that this is a professional, 99.99% uptime type of service. You’re some people (heck, maybe just you, I don’t know how many there are) that are doing this out of the goodness of your heart. Maintenances have been as brief as they could be and the uptime is good. Work around what’s best for you guys.
Tom Cruise Reshaped His Narrative with Edge of Tomorrow (www.pastemagazine.com)
Are you "out" as furry?
So this is something I’ve been thinking about a bit recently, and I’d be interested in hearing people’s thoughts on the matter....
Question about federation with a certain instance after a recent ban.
Hey, I recently received a 14-day ban from lemmy.ml for this comment:...
The Summit (art by me) (d.furaffinity.net)
Done for Shardian. If you’re interested, my commissions are open.
Despite strong reviews, Hellblade 2 is struggling on Steam (www.pcgamesn.com)
New Details on Valve's New Game 'Deadlock' (insider-gaming.com)
Tips for fighting bots?
I feel happy with my loadout vs bugs. Spray and pray is easy to understand. Run and gun. I’m not as confident with bots....
HEY SNOWFLAKES I'M LOOKING FOR A PACK MEME BUT I CAN'T FIND IT
THE MEME IS SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF I LIKE GUNS, MEN, AND MY DODGE RAM PICK UP TRUCK. AND IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT YOU CAN MEET ME IN THE BACK OF MY DODGE RAM PICKUP TRUCK....
Does Arkham Knight get better?
cross-posted from: swg-empire.de/post/921635...
(Your) Terminal Velocity (art by me) (d.furaffinity.net)
Commission done for Luxury. If you’re interested, my commissions are open.
[85/523] 0x42E9F155 - Greenhouse No. 7【T/Acetonman - Desoxyna】 (pawb.fun)
cross-posted from: furry.engineer/…/112392473153128494
Increased enemy spawn rate
So just wanted to rant about something else besides PSN. A buddy of mine wanted to play a bit as kind of a potential last hurrah so we went in to play a two player game on suicide and just immediately got overwhelmed with enemies on something we normally hold our own....
Sorry for the lack of posts lately. I didn't feel like posting lol (i.redd.it)
I like this text. In which Lemmy community can I best share it ? Thanks. (lemmy.ml)
Found here, where the image also has the text as an ALT image description. chaos.social/
Bit Flip (~Corbin) (d.furaffinity.net)
Source
Careful where you throw those stratagems, Helldiver
Little Sunshine (art by me) (d.furaffinity.net)
Commission done for Ero.
Why not help workers invest in themselves? (rabble.ca)
Short animation I'm working on (i.imgur.com)
Excuse the censorship, it’ll ruin the plot of the short lol
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[RFC] Maintenance Windows
Given the size the community has grown to and concerns around our current approach to maintenance, I’d like to get some feedback on when we should look to schedule maintenance going forward....
50% buff is pretty huge (sh.itjust.works)