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No, it cannot. You need an enemy to land a crit. But it can be any crit, including spells, auras and so on and it doesn't matter which of your defenses is targeted. If your defenses are not superhigh it happens often enough. Still I would not use that armor if I wanted to focus on damage-dealing as a Paladin. Maybe I'd pick Outlander's Frenzy instead if I wanted shorter recovery. At least that's controllable.

BTW, one thing i'm confused about in the build. The Sanguine Armor triggers a frenzy effect when you are subject to a crit. Can the self damage from Sacred Immolation actually crit you? Because i can't imagine this build hinges on enemies critting your paladin, especially with Sacred Immolation on i don't think you want enemies to hit you if you can help it.

Hey folks! Sorry for the state the forums have been in lately. From what we have seen, there has been a rather large increase in new members and even bigger increase in non-membered guests visiting the forums as of late, especially after Grounded went to PlayStation and Nintendo. We think the added traffic has been slowing things down a bit, so on Monday night (4/22), we bumped up our database service to try to help with performance. At the moment, I'm not noticing any slowdowns, but if you happen to run into any significant issues or slowdowns, please do let us know so we can look into it further and potentially increase the database service even more.

Maybe bias, these satire places aren't subtle generally I find. Kind of get carried away with their axe grinding.

Still no Taurus, apparently. I am sure clowns like Melnyk will spew bile over it. They used ATACMS already, sort of a open secret if they were trying to, with strikes in Crimea. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-quietly-shipped-long-range-atacms-missiles-ukraine-2024-04-24/ "Russia's use of North Korean-supplied long-range ballistic missiles against Ukraine in December and January, despite U.S. public and private warnings not to do so, led to a change in heart, the U.S. official said. Also a factor in U.S. decision-making was Russia's targeting of Ukraine's critical infrastructure, the official said. "We warned Russia about those things," the official said. "They renewed their targeting."

Yep, the performance of the board can easily be called arse. Maybe even from the arse, as it were. If you are less into fecal humor, one could say it blows or sucks. Goats. Hard.

Some ATACMs were already donated last year. UA hit with them a few Airfields and destroyed more than 15 helicopters. German opposition asked Sunak to make pressure on Scholz, as UK is donating biggest weapon package to the fight since WW2. AFAIK, they already met, but I have no clue yet, if Taurus was a topic.

Oh no, it's incredibly cringeworthy. In addition to the fact they're creative black holes, it's because they're largely incapable of engaging with or even investigating anything outside of their bubble, so their satire is coming from a place that's not really aware of what they're trying to satire.

People are saying that the forums' performance has been less than great as of late, with many second page loads randomly occurring when they hadn't in the past. I'm saying that, I am the people.

There's a lot of factors that go into humor, and that can definitely be part of it. But I would say framing also matters a lot, and one of the ways in which framing strongly affects humor is precisely who is telling you the "funny" and in what context. I have a friend that likes to occasionally link me clips from the demon/televangelist known as Kenneth Copeland... ...and in the context of knowing that my friend also thinks he might be a demon, the clips are usually pretty funny. But if I saw the same clips linked by one of his cult members (i.e. charitably, probably a moron...though potentially someone much more insidious than that), it would be a whole different story: you might well be able to apply a similar train of thought to some of the things said/linked to here, though probably for different kinds of reasons in different situations. I also think Alex Jones can be the funniest guy on Earth...sometimes, but I'm certain that I don't find him funny in the same ways that his true believers can, and I would no doubt be an alien in their midst.

most non conservative satire are more sad than funny pretty difficult to laugh at the stupidity of conservative when most people are too busy suffering it

Babylon Bee does tend to try and bludgeon you to death with their satire. It lacks any of the self awareness and subtlety that you tend to see with The Onion.

Not according to our government which often still says what an important friend and ally the US is But there are people in the ANC that use a lot of anti-US ideological rhetoric around certain developments but its very selective and they flip-flop So for example when Russia invaded Ukraine the ICC and ICJ were "biased US\Western controlled institutions that should be ignored " But when SA takes Israel to the ICJ and ICC these institutions become " very important and authoritative UN bodies and all Democracies must adhere to what they rule on " But the ANC and our foreign affairs says we neutral and non-aligned when it comes to Russia and the US and they say we friends with everyone The truth is it depends on who is speaking from the ANC and do they have lived experience from the Cold War and the struggle to end Apartheid because these ANC members always see Russia\USSR in a more favorable way than the US\West

Isn't SA effectivelly a Russian ally against USA in world politics these days?

every political comedy is cringeworthy to some degree especially if you don't agree with that viewpoint, but man nothing is so embarrassing as some woke stuff out there

Definitely your bias, that link is funny

Is it my bias and/or political leaning that makes right-wing/conservative satire always seem so incredibly cringeworthy, or is it just really just cringeworthy?

Its used interchangeably for most of these Islamic extremist groups or protests about US involvement in the ME which is the point of the parody in the article There is almost always a " death to Zionists\Israel\USA " but its mostly from protesters outside the US In South Africa since 7 October its common for many anti-US activists on talk shows to refer to the US as a country controlled by a " crusader\Zionist " agenda which is about the destruction of the Islamic world by the US but you generally only hear this rhetoric during Israel vs Palestinian conflicts If that conflict is not ongoing then the US is normally referred to as a warmongering, Colonial and Imperialist power But this is anti-US activists, its not the majority of people in SA

First allow me to preface this . . . "rant" (btw, long rant warning) by saying i am not a gamer that enjoys challenge/difficulty. I do not get some euphoric rush when beating a tough boss or solving a difficult puzzle. The only reason I'm interested in New Game+ is because I'm a completionist and i love Grounded and Obsidian studios. I am not looking forward to New Game+. I'm nearing the end of my first main story playthourgh. I've collected every milk moral and sca.b theme, finished every BURG.L quest and beat every boss (even that f#$%ing demon spider). All i have left is to get the creature/resource trinkets which only drop on rng (thanks obsidian), the gold cards which also only drop on rng (thanks again obsidian) and to craft the blaster, moldy matriarch armor and her plague. And as if fighting the infected broodmother wasn't hard enough already even on mild difficulty (who created this demon monster?!), she only ever drops 4 chunks (I've beat her twice), each of her items requiring TEN! The main story playthrough already gets pretty grindy towards the end of the game and from what I've read about New Game+ (i know i know, i shouldn't be reading ahead before experiencing it naturally but i got worried, and rightfully so) The new content not only seems even more grindy but also the rewards you get don't seem any stronger than what you already have. Just the prospect alone of getting the remaining trinkets, gold cards and infected broodmother chunks is already threatening to kill my interest in this game and the idea of the game getting even harder with more grind and very lackluster rewards is seriously threatening to kill my desire to play this game altogether and that's if i even manage to get the rng stuff as there is a legitimate chance that i will never get all of it because that's how computer generated rng works. Honestly i can't imagine why developers keep putting rng in their games when we've made it abundantly clear that none of us like it or want it and the weird part is Obsidian has "fake rng" in their game but for whatever reason it just doesn't apply to trinkets and gold cards for some reason. I really want to see and enjoy the new content but everything added to the game seems to be Bad>Good>Bad. For example "We made the game harder">"we've added extra milk molars">"you can't upgrade your max mutations or any mega milk molar upgrades". It's like Obsidian is trying to give us things but without actually giving us anything. Also, the random placement of milk molars in New Game+ seems like an intentional attack on gamers who use interactive maps and guides. I really want to see and do everything this game has to offer but i feel as if the longer i play the more i get abused by it. It's just too grindy and too hard. I really hope this is not the note Grounded goes out on and the rng/difficulty issues get addressed at some point for casual gamers and completionists like myself. Obsidian, if your reading this, please don't take this as a hate letter. I really love the game and the reason i want to see and do everything in it is because it's really good. If it was just hard but cheap or it was just grindy but easy, i don't think as many people would mind but as it is, i don't think it works and i don't think people will find New Game+ to be worth it. A few suggestions: Add some cheats or op weapons/armor to take care of the difficulty problem. Give BURG.L's glasses the ability to see every milk molar on the map in New Game+ to solve the random problem. And add a reliable way to obtain trinkets and gold cards, I've heard there is an irish hat in the game, maybe it could guarantee drops? Or maybe there could be a resource you could obtain to acquire gold cards/trinkets? Also maybe a way to teleport our bases to the new dimension?

Guess they'll finally drop the bridge. The articles amazed that US weapons do indeed work will be a good read.

After switching out one of my large power strips, my PC (or the PS4) has not done any spontaneous reboots for a long time. This week, it's done it twice. Pffft. Not the PS4 (yet) tho. Is the 5090 (or whatever, just "next gen" mega gpu) out yet so I have an excuse to just build a new rig instead of troubleshooting one? Yes I'm that lazy. Edit: my next PC, considering my age/interest level changes etc. I am going to attempt to build a crazy level PC that may end up being the last one I ever build. Maybe it won't work, but I envision after age 65+ not caring anymore and just buying a SteamDeck or console or mini-pc (just for very old games) or something else that hasn't been invented yet, instead.

They're wishing death to America? Thought all the fainting was over them wishing it to Israel.

BTW, sorry for all this idle talk but i'm keeping myself occupied while i wait for this patch (hoping the "coming weeks" doesn't translate into months). Anyway, i'm thinking with a lower constitution (say around 8 or 7) i might trigger fighting spirit faster. I heard you can actually get one shot by some enemies with a constitution of 8, but if you are popping Sacred Immolation you gonna be below that threshold anyway meaning you are already playing your paladin like a rogue, getting into melee range but avoiding actual melee engagement if possible. In fact, given how deflection works it would even feel like playing a rogue of sort. Reguarding lowering resolve, there's that low level potion that gives you a good boost in concentration so i could afford to lower it a bit and use that if interrupt is an issue. I could lower constitution to say 7, resolve to 8, and put those 5 extra points for dexterity and perception. There's also three permanent stat bonuses in the game (one involves having a cruel disposition but that's a no brainer for a Bleak Walker) where i would end up with at least 14-15 in dexterity, perception and intellect to be boosted further with items, food and buffs depending on the situation.

Don't let the reviews or the fanbyos fool you, good choice. AM5 had some serious teething issues, or maybe still has, supposedly the AGESA updates to improve compatibility with DDR5 helped. Just, uhm, make sure that your mainboard settings in the BIOS don't allow your CPU to overdose iself on power. There seems to be a creeping stability issue because current mainboard settings allow the current Intel CPUs to chomp too much power for their own good. Basically all new CPUs can overclock themselves depending on certain conditions, and with the 13900K and the current 14th "gen" CPUs, these limits seem to vector off into unstable regions if your mainboard allows the CPU unlimited power draw. Asus is particularily insane, with it's default setting allowing the CPU to pull up to 511A (in words five hundred and eleven, just to make sure you don't think this is a typo) through the VCC rail, which is way beyond the "extreme overclocking" limit set by Intel, and as the name implies, exreme overclocking just might not be entirely stable or safe for your CPU. Not that Intel is actively doing anything to discourage that, because it makes for bigger numbers in reviews, and bigger numbers is better. Biggerbetter, so to say. In the not very distant past, AMD didn't either, until their CPUs started exploding.