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Yeah, I don't understand the medic tree at all. Healing folks doesn't cut down on recovery time in the strategic layer (which continues to be silly - critical hit from an Andromedan plasma lance, "wounded". Two points of damage from a Viper constrict, GREVIOUSLY WOUNDED TEN THOUSAND YEARS DUNGEON), and I subscribe to the school where the quicker you get your murder on, the less amount of patching up you'll have to do.
The medic tree is mainly geared around preventing imminent death and also mitigating debilitating effects, no? Not helping with the after-battle strategic situation.
But it does usually seem safer, any ways, to roll out with a stronger offense instead of spending a slot on a dedicated medic.
My A-team right now is 2 snipers, 2 grenadiers, 1 ranger with Phantom and Conceal, and 1 specialist.
The specialist is specced for medical support but I haven't needed those skills yet.
Ranger scouts enemies, grenadiers destroy cover, and usually the snipers—good old Flatline and Big Time—get the kills without much risk.
specialists: healing anywhere + the extra medikit uses then all combat on the rest are great.
luckily you can retrain anytime. combat protocol is pretty useful at the start but later you can just have stocks on some clutch hitters guns.
i run with two specialists, they're my favorite class
i guess ideally the best team is probably...
2 grenadiers
2 psi ops
1 specialist
1 deeps class (sharpshooter or ranger, ranger can scout better + i love shotguns but maybe pistols with ammo are redonk cause of all the shots...)
OnTheLastCastle on
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SummaryJudgmentGrab the hottest iron you can find, stride in the Tower’s front doorRegistered Userregular
Gay people didnt have the cultural relevance or power to be treated seriously in any way and had no legal protection
Kids loved pogs
tbf there was that one episode of The Simpsons where John Waters plays a gay guy who saved Bart and Homer's lives.
That's almost up there with marriage equality.
AIDS drugs were not yet effective enough to prevent a slow death
Everyone played the Oregon trail
well, economic mobility was nice
Outside of a few notable outliers - the Big Three automakers, for one - I wonder how much of that is rose-colored glasses and only available to whites, at that
Alright [chat], I need another name for my new line of launch vehicles.
The first line was the Copenhagen (the horse, not the city), a sounding rocket architecture that eventually was configured to reach altitudes as high as 950km. I'm in the midst of crafting an imgur album recap of its service life.
The second line was the Horn (courtesy of VH, named after a narwhal's protuberance), a three-to-four-stage ballistic rocket that managed to place our first satellite into Low Earth Orbit on its second launch. However, the control system proved incredibly unreliable, and so it lived out the remainder of its service life as an eminently capable sounding rocket, reaching altitudes of over 4000km.
Now I'm in the midst of designing our first purpose-built orbital launcher, featuring new engines and avionic technology. It's a three stage launcher which, due to launchpad restrictions, must remain under 40 tonnes, so it is unlikely it'll ever achieve launches beyond Low Earth Orbit. Still, I'm pretty excited about this newest vehicle, and it needs an appropriate name!
call it Butt
Nnnn
Nnnn
N-no.
do it
But
And I can't lie to you, Chanus
RMS and Gooey have already submitted vastly superior names
yeah but i was first
i'm sorry it's the law
You raise a valid point ...
Very well, we'll compromise: The first satellite shall be named Butt I, and will be placed into orbit by the Aurelian
Because I'm really, really looking forward to my future comms satellite relying on Butt I for networking
In reality, the tendencies on display in Trump’s campaign have constituted a large and growing element of Republican politics. Figures like Strom Thurmond and George Wallace led white Southerners out of the Democratic Party and brought white populist politics into the GOP. Simultaneously, the party’s genteel northern liberal tradition has withered. These trends accelerated during the Obama years. Social scientist Michael Tesler has found that white racial resentment, which has grown steadily as a driving factor in the partisan realignment, has taken on a dramatically greater role in shaping partisan views. White racism is a far greater determinate of Republican loyalty than ever before. A rigorous study originally conducted in 2013 found that the most slave-intensive southern counties in 1860 have the most conservative and Republican white populations today. Recent work by Marc Hetherington and Jonathan Weiler finds that authoritarian psychology has also driven much of recent polarization.
I discussed both of these findings, among others, in a story on Obama and race two years ago, and even though the study criticized much of the left’s treatment of race during the Obama years, conservatives dismissed these findings. Their sensitivity is understandable. Conservatism, and the modern Republican party, is the lineal heir of a historically continuous defense of white racial hierarchy that has been written out of the American civic tradition. While conservatism has perfectly non-racist basis in theory — and a great many people subscribe to it without harboring racial motives of either the open or the covert kind — it is simply a fact that white racial fears supply a large proportion of real-world Republican votes. Conservatives, with very few exceptions, refuse to grapple with this reality. They prefer to treat racism as lying completely outside of, or even antithetical to, the American conservative tradition. Intellectuals on the right also habitually dismiss the entire theory of the authoritarian personality as biased claptrap designed to pathologize them.
Alright [chat], I need another name for my new line of launch vehicles.
The first line was the Copenhagen (the horse, not the city), a sounding rocket architecture that eventually was configured to reach altitudes as high as 950km. I'm in the midst of crafting an imgur album recap of its service life.
The second line was the Horn (courtesy of VH, named after a narwhal's protuberance), a three-to-four-stage ballistic rocket that managed to place our first satellite into Low Earth Orbit on its second launch. However, the control system proved incredibly unreliable, and so it lived out the remainder of its service life as an eminently capable sounding rocket, reaching altitudes of over 4000km.
Now I'm in the midst of designing our first purpose-built orbital launcher, featuring new engines and avionic technology. It's a three stage launcher which, due to launchpad restrictions, must remain under 40 tonnes, so it is unlikely it'll ever achieve launches beyond Low Earth Orbit. Still, I'm pretty excited about this newest vehicle, and it needs an appropriate name!
call it Butt
Nnnn
Nnnn
N-no.
do it
But
And I can't lie to you, Chanus
RMS and Gooey have already submitted vastly superior names
yeah but i was first
i'm sorry it's the law
You raise a valid point ...
Very well, we'll compromise: The first satellite shall be named Butt I, and will be placed into orbit by the Aurelian
Because I'm really, really looking forward to my future comms satellite relying on Butt I for networking
Is this kerbal?
no
Shameful pursuits and utterly stupid opinions
+1
BeNarwhalThe Work Left UnfinishedRegistered Userregular
Meanwhile, Gooey, your namesake will launch as the payload of a sub-orbital launch with no recovery / landing system >_>
Gay people didnt have the cultural relevance or power to be treated seriously in any way and had no legal protection
Kids loved pogs
tbf there was that one episode of The Simpsons where John Waters plays a gay guy who saved Bart and Homer's lives.
That's almost up there with marriage equality.
AIDS drugs were not yet effective enough to prevent a slow death
Everyone played the Oregon trail
well, economic mobility was nice
Outside of a few notable outliers - the Big Three automakers, for one - I wonder how much of that is rose-colored glasses and only available to whites, at that
Probably, but housing and school were legitimately cheaper and more accessible though.
OnTheLastCastlelet's keep it haimish for the peripateticRegistered Userregular
shredded like lettuce trump 2016
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TTODewbackPuts the drawl in ya'llI think I'm in HellRegistered Userregular
back.
training was part 1 of a cultural intelligence course by some guy at MSU.
I am now the most culturally intelligent person you know
my culture brain is like 3x bigger than yours
Gay people didnt have the cultural relevance or power to be treated seriously in any way and had no legal protection
Kids loved pogs
tbf there was that one episode of The Simpsons where John Waters plays a gay guy who saved Bart and Homer's lives.
That's almost up there with marriage equality.
AIDS drugs were not yet effective enough to prevent a slow death
Everyone played the Oregon trail
well, economic mobility was nice
Outside of a few notable outliers - the Big Three automakers, for one - I wonder how much of that is rose-colored glasses and only available to whites, at that
Probably, but housing and school were legitimately cheaper and more accessible* though.
*If you were white, anyway.
+1
OnTheLastCastlelet's keep it haimish for the peripateticRegistered Userregular
TTODewbackPuts the drawl in ya'llI think I'm in HellRegistered Userregular
I think I may get a pair of Air Force Ones with my next non-rent paycheck.
I've wanted a pair forever and now that I'm too old for it to be cool, its the perfect time to buy a pair.
Bless your heart.
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BeNarwhalThe Work Left UnfinishedRegistered Userregular
Alright [chat], I need another name for my new line of launch vehicles.
The first line was the Copenhagen (the horse, not the city), a sounding rocket architecture that eventually was configured to reach altitudes as high as 950km. I'm in the midst of crafting an imgur album recap of its service life.
The second line was the Horn (courtesy of VH, named after a narwhal's protuberance), a three-to-four-stage ballistic rocket that managed to place our first satellite into Low Earth Orbit on its second launch. However, the control system proved incredibly unreliable, and so it lived out the remainder of its service life as an eminently capable sounding rocket, reaching altitudes of over 4000km.
Now I'm in the midst of designing our first purpose-built orbital launcher, featuring new engines and avionic technology. It's a three stage launcher which, due to launchpad restrictions, must remain under 40 tonnes, so it is unlikely it'll ever achieve launches beyond Low Earth Orbit. Still, I'm pretty excited about this newest vehicle, and it needs an appropriate name!
call it Butt
Nnnn
Nnnn
N-no.
do it
But
And I can't lie to you, Chanus
RMS and Gooey have already submitted vastly superior names
yeah but i was first
i'm sorry it's the law
You raise a valid point ...
Very well, we'll compromise: The first satellite shall be named Butt I, and will be placed into orbit by the Aurelian
Because I'm really, really looking forward to my future comms satellite relying on Butt I for networking
Is this kerbal?
Heavily modded (Real Solar System, Realism Overhaul, etc), yes
I'm launching things with late 50s / early 60s technology and launch site restrictions at the moment, so it's ... challenging, to say the least!
+1
SummaryJudgmentGrab the hottest iron you can find, stride in the Tower’s front doorRegistered Userregular
Yeah, I don't understand the medic tree at all. Healing folks doesn't cut down on recovery time in the strategic layer (which continues to be silly - critical hit from an Andromedan plasma lance, "wounded". Two points of damage from a Viper constrict, GREVIOUSLY WOUNDED TEN THOUSAND YEARS DUNGEON), and I subscribe to the school where the quicker you get your murder on, the less amount of patching up you'll have to do.
I always run with a dedicated medic
- revival is huge, xcom threads are always whining about getting knocked unconscious and how it's op, now instead you just wake 'em back up and don't even lose their actions.
- getting in a nasty fight where guys take a few hits? Well now you can just heal right back up and then do it all again, instead of that next pod requiring perfection. Getting wounded may suck but dying sucks a lot more
- Since a medic isn't always healing, you can have your specialist aid protocol'ing and overwatching constantly, which with some aim buffs can be really powerful
A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.
+1
ChanusHarbinger of the Spicy Rooster ApocalypseThe Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderatormod
Gay people didnt have the cultural relevance or power to be treated seriously in any way and had no legal protection
Kids loved pogs
tbf there was that one episode of The Simpsons where John Waters plays a gay guy who saved Bart and Homer's lives.
That's almost up there with marriage equality.
AIDS drugs were not yet effective enough to prevent a slow death
Everyone played the Oregon trail
well, economic mobility was nice
Outside of a few notable outliers - the Big Three automakers, for one - I wonder how much of that is rose-colored glasses and only available to whites, at that
Probably, but housing and school were legitimately cheaper and more accessible though.
This is definitely true.
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Element BrianPeanut Butter ShillRegistered Userregular
pff, you weren't living in the 90's if you weren't rocking a crew cut from your mom and wearing your grandmas cardigan
back.
training was part 1 of a cultural intelligence course by some guy at MSU.
I am now the most culturally intelligent person you know
my culture brain is like 3x bigger than yours
Michigan State?
+2
ChanusHarbinger of the Spicy Rooster ApocalypseThe Flames of a Thousand Collapsed StarsRegistered User, Moderatormod
Posts
The medic tree is mainly geared around preventing imminent death and also mitigating debilitating effects, no? Not helping with the after-battle strategic situation.
But it does usually seem safer, any ways, to roll out with a stronger offense instead of spending a slot on a dedicated medic.
Have you tried remembering the seconds Chanus? You are missing so much 90s!
specialists: healing anywhere + the extra medikit uses then all combat on the rest are great.
luckily you can retrain anytime. combat protocol is pretty useful at the start but later you can just have stocks on some clutch hitters guns.
i run with two specialists, they're my favorite class
i guess ideally the best team is probably...
2 grenadiers
2 psi ops
1 specialist
1 deeps class (sharpshooter or ranger, ranger can scout better + i love shotguns but maybe pistols with ammo are redonk cause of all the shots...)
Outside of a few notable outliers - the Big Three automakers, for one - I wonder how much of that is rose-colored glasses and only available to whites, at that
Is this kerbal?
Ah yes the grim duality of the 90's... So much dysentery
well in the 1950s it was more like economic mobility*
*some exceptions may apply
the 90s are where its at**
**some exceptions may apply
I'd like a link to that
I just don't get shot. The game is too binary to sustain any outcome besides 75+ percent perfect clears or better
Probably, but housing and school were legitimately cheaper and more accessible though.
c'mon you're a billionaire, get it together. lets see that washboard
training was part 1 of a cultural intelligence course by some guy at MSU.
I am now the most culturally intelligent person you know
my culture brain is like 3x bigger than yours
*If you were white, anyway.
not when you play as derpy as i do! i constantly forget overwatches because remembering things 30 seconds in the past is impossible when i'm streaming
it's great
can't wait for my impossible run after i finish up commander. i'm on the last fight
Crisp young boi!
100% you could still rock that outfit today
I've wanted a pair forever and now that I'm too old for it to be cool, its the perfect time to buy a pair.
Heavily modded (Real Solar System, Realism Overhaul, etc), yes
I'm launching things with late 50s / early 60s technology and launch site restrictions at the moment, so it's ... challenging, to say the least!
I always run with a dedicated medic
- revival is huge, xcom threads are always whining about getting knocked unconscious and how it's op, now instead you just wake 'em back up and don't even lose their actions.
- getting in a nasty fight where guys take a few hits? Well now you can just heal right back up and then do it all again, instead of that next pod requiring perfection. Getting wounded may suck but dying sucks a lot more
- Since a medic isn't always healing, you can have your specialist aid protocol'ing and overwatching constantly, which with some aim buffs can be really powerful
we have two here
they're making a comeback because they're retro!
I should play more XCOM but it still completely broke on me and I have Fire Emblem now.
We've got 3-4 of them up by me.
well the shoes might be a little pinchy but
The Falcon 1 is crazy impressive for its launchpad mass : mass to orbit ratio
I'm mad jelly
This is definitely true.
Arch,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_goGR39m2k
crab fab?
Hello youths
I quite enjoy the arch support on these Yeezy Boosts
Michigan State?
my orthotics fit right into them!