BruceVC

I didnt even know about this DLC Thanks, I am going to play it

I completed King Arthur after about 75 hours My final choice of Knights for the last quest was Mordred, Fairy Knight, Merlin and Yvain Lancelot and Balin were healing so they weren't part of my final selection I really enjoyed how you had to use different knights to create different combat strategies, it made each combat unique around mechanics The game really delivered on combat and how the economy worked around Camelot upgrades The narrative was okay, nothing too exciting But great game overall, 70/100 on the globally respected " BruceVC game rating system"

How did Trump cost you this money? Is it because of shares you invested in or currency fluctuations?

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/30/gdp-q2-2025-.html Overall good economic metrics for the US economy for its 2nd quarter Its too early to understand the impact that tariffs on imports and goods within the US will have and I would wait for last quarter to see that impact

I dont see it making any difference to any permanent solution to this decades long conflict You will never achieve a real solution until leadership on both sides is prepared to compromise and negotiate in good faith And thats completely lacking and has only got worse since 7 October The Palestinians dont even have an official political " voice " that negotiates for them, is it the Hamas or PA faction that has the real support of the Palestinians, and Israel is currently controlled by an embolden right-wing government with even less interest in negotiations End of the day the world cant force peace in any conflict where the 2 sides involved have no real interest in talking

Im watching lots of series and re-watching both old and new that include Fringe, Mentalist , Major Crimes, the Institution and the Gilded Age But one that really stands out is The German https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32872971/ Its set 25 years after WW2 and its about a married couple who survived the Holocaust living in a Kibbutz in Israel The husband gets strong-armed by Mossad into infiltrating a clandestine Neo-Nazi group in Germany but as the story unfolds certain assumptions change ...like " is he really a Holocaust survivor and who is he really " But its a great plot and very unexpected

I found the same teleportation ring but I gave it to Balin and its probably the most useful item I have ever used His Vanguard skills and backstabbing have been the deciding factor in several battles, it really makes a difference How is the Roman expansion, is it worth playing?

Thats interesting I can see how the Aspirant Heroes must have been added because you dont lose any Knights now but once you reach 12 active knights you need to dismiss a Knight. Or you find the occasional item that lets you add an active Knight back to Aspirant Hero And I have done that a few times My active Knights are Balin, Kay, Lanval, Yvain, Ector, Brunor, Leodegrance, Merlin , Guinevere and Fairy Knight And I swop then around due to healing I also like to keep them on more or less similar levels and I swop them around to give different Knights a chance to gain XP on quests even if they not injured Because they have different combat strategies which helps once I am familiar with them Its really is a fun game, the combat grows on you quickly

Absolutely, I use YT for similar things It can be very informative like I mentioned But the political opinions are normally the sensationalized and biased videos I dont take seriously I sometimes watch debates on topics at Oxford around " colonialism in our modern age " but only sometimes

Having a strong currency is generally not considered a bad thing The Euro is the worlds second most traded currency and holds second place for foreign reserves so starting just with that its considered a very popular currency because of the economic strength of the EU Also if someone from the EU goes on holiday with Euros they have massive spending power in countries with weaker currencies vs the Euro. Thats why countries like South Africa are such attractive tourist destinations, its because of the strength of the Euro. And then the EU can import goods easier around cost also because of the strength of the Euro vs other currencies A strong currency has its negatives, its more expensive to import goods from the Euro and its more expensive to go on holiday to the EU if you from places like SA But the advantages of a strong currency apply to all EU members that use the Euro, it doesnt matter if you a small EU country or a large EU country If you dissolve the EU and you go back to previous currencies specific to each country you will still find countries like Germany or France having stronger currencies than Portugal or Slovenia because then its only about the individual economies size I dont see how abandoning the Euro will be change the strength and buying power of smaller countries currencies?

Thats fine, so you believe the EU should dissolve and go back to individual countries? Im asking if you believe in the EU continuing or ending? And it doesnt mean its going to happen, Im interested in your personal opinion

Do you think the EU should dissolve and go back to individual countries?

Im about 40 hours into King Arthur and its going really well I like how the economy works and how your Camelot upgrades really become significant I am at the part where I have chosen the Fairy Knight over Gawain I love the combat mechanics but I have one criticism I wish I could change the combat difficulty before battles. Its a QOL change I tend to play on Normal and Moderate and I have had 1-2 end boss battles on Moderate where I couldn't win but I could on Normal But you can only be at Camelot to change the combat difficulty, you cant do it during quests, and then you have to do the whole quest again And if I leave it on Normal then combat becomes a little easy Moderate is my preferred setting Anyway its more a QOL change because when you redo quests it doesn't take long

This is a reality of having different countries in a working union. Its expected to have different opinions on geopolitical events But the EU is better than no EU. The single market and reality of the Euro are advantages for its members Lots of countries want to create a similar economic model to the EU like Africa with the AU We constantly talk about the economic advantages of inter-Africa trade and that requires an EU model of the unity of Africa But by default that doesnt mean countries will agree on all geopolitical events like Israel, Russia or these US tariffs

Best thing YT provides for me are the cooking shows , cute dog and animal interactions and then gaming updates around things like mod collections, mod managers or game strategies around different classes if you not familiar with a ruleset The gaming videos can be very informative, I mastered Mod Organizer 2 by using YT But the political updates and opinions are probably the worst reason to use YT

Do you find it sexist, would you be happy if they said " sis " every 5 seconds

What do you mean by " It is same factors why EU don't do anything to prevent Israel starving population of Gaza, even though it is something that EU by its own laws should be against. " Im interested in where you see the connection between this and why the EU doesnt create other trade markets outside the USA List all the factors if you have time?

But here is the real problem, I dont think these other markets are as accessible or a realistic alternative to the US for several reasons To create new markets you need 3 main things you need functional supply chains you need a trade agreement you need a country that can buy your goods and can absorb what the US buys China is an export driven economy, its the second largest global economy and twice they have been subjected to US tariffs from Trump and yet they still haven't found alternative export markets so they can bypass the US. Why would China continue to export to the US if they could export to other markets? The US is still Chinas biggest export market And then South Africa is part of BRICS and that includes Brazil and India and yet after 15 years we have a massive trade deficit, R270 billion, with BRICS because these countries also protect there own markets. But we have a R37 billion trade surplus with the USA Im not saying its a bad idea to find other markets outside the US, I wish South Africa could do it. Im saying its not that easy or realistic as you seem to think

Is China also a US vassal, they have agreed to 30% tariffs ? I assume it must be if the definition of a US vassal state is negotiating terms around the tariffs?

Just to be clear are you saying the EU should not have made trade concessions with the US like it did and just paid the 30% but it should have also done what you suggesting in this post. So basically a tariff war with the US because that is exactly what tariffs on GOP states would create? And where does the EU find new export markets because these examples seem to be about imports to the EU? Or when you mention Brazil and India do you mean they could replace the US as an export market

What do you think the EU should have done around these tariff negotiations? Is it better to not export to the US and then they dont have to agree to anything Trump says?

Im not concerned with Trump and what he thinks and says on Truth or what people say on SM . These tariffs could backfire on the USA because it could make inflation worse but we wont know that until 9-12 months But that will be a US self-inflicted problem created by Trump and these tariffs Im concerned with the economic reality of getting the best deal for South Africa around US tariffs. We face 30% tariffs so if can negotiate 15% tariffs like the EU or Japan that would be great So any country that can negotiate reduced tariff terms is better than the initial tariff terms

Its a good question and its an interesting one but its also very complex and nuanced because US debt is not the "simple " debt we know about. Like when anyone borrows from the IMF its easy to understand because the money is owed to the IMF Here is a good link that breaks down the US debt and how its structured https://www.pgpf.org/article/the-federal-government-has-borrowed-trillions-but-who-owns-all-that-debt/ Most of the US debt is owed to various domestic US institutions " At the end of December 2024, the nation’s gross debt totaled $36 trillion. Of that amount, $29 trillion, or 80 percent, was debt held by the public — representing cash borrowed from domestic and foreign investors. The remaining $7 trillion (20 percent) was intragovernmental debt, which simply records transactions between one part of the federal government and another. Domestic holdings of federal debt have increased notably over the past decade, rising from $7.0 trillion in December 2014 to $20.3 trillion at the end of December 2024. The Federal Reserve, which purchases and sells Treasury securities as a means to influence federal interest rates and the nation’s money supply, is the largest holder of such debt." So if the US " collapses " its greatest debt holders are itself So nothing can happen because the bigger problem would be its own collapse Im not sure if Im explaining it properly But that wouldnt be our concern, we all would be dealing with the massive global economic consequence of an economically failed USA. It would make the Great Depression seem like a picnic

I think Im not explaining my point properly or you not understanding it We must separate the objective and advantages of any country exporting goods to the US and then agreeing to US tariffs from the other aspects of these agreements So for example like the Japanese agreement the EU has agreed to the following https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxpdv5x54ko "It also means EU carmakers will face a 15% US import tax, rather than the 25% global tariff that was introduced in April. But in return the EU is "opening up their countries at zero tariff" to American exports, Trump said. EU steel and aluminium will also continue to face a 50% tariff when sold into the US. For Trump, still feeling the glow from last week's tariffs deal with Japan, the announcement marks another major victory. The EU deal brings with it the expectation of roughly $90bn (£67bn) of tariff revenue for US government coffers – based on last year's trade figures. As part of the agreement the EU will also buy US energy products and arms worth hundreds of billions of dollars. Trump said the EU would boost its investment in the US by $600bn, including American military equipment, and spend $750bn on energy. " Much of this is vague around specifics and you can call it a " bribe " which as I mentioned I wouldnt call it that. And then these other things still have to be negotiated with further supply chains and other contracts This could take years and Trump will be gone in 4 years so who knows if we will ever see " Trump said the EU would boost its investment in the US by $600bn, including American military equipment, and spend $750bn on energy" But tariffs on exports are something that happens almost immediately and is felt almost immediately. There is a massive difference between the EU facing 30% or 15 % So this is also a win for the EU because its primary objective is to continue to export to the US The other alternative to not agreeing to these tariffs is for the EU to find other export markets and ignore the US completely Thats something in South Africa some commentators think is an " obvious " solution to USA tariffs. We should just trade with BRICS or other African countries But obviously thats a solution because we have a trade deficit with BRICS and BRICS countries arent really interested in that changing because it undermines there own domestic economies and most African countries dont have the money to absorb our exports I think you putting much attention on Trumps childish and sensationalized comments around how these agreements are " wins " for him and how he is this incredible negotiator These agreements are fundamentally about one main thing for all the countries cutting deals, they want to export to the US because it benefits there local economies And the likes of China, Japan and the EU have succeeded in that endeavour

Are you just asking what if the amount of debt is so high the likes of the IMF cant provide the money? So if the US collapses how would the $36 trillion get paid back?