Off Topic Discussion Megathread

[ReynTime]

Finished Xenoblade Chronicles 3's main story yesterday and... I can see why the community has been unhappy with the antagonist now. The writing of the villains are some of the weakest in the series, and probably all the Xeno games.
Honestly, Egil and Malos were way better antagonists. At the same time I really loved the protagonist team this time, so it kind of balances it out. I just wish the bad guys' MO didn't feel like it didn't belong in a Xenoblade Chronicles game...

I hope the DLC story is good. I'll do the quests that I'm missing and just wait for the season pass content to come out. Monolith Soft did a banger job with the gameplay and quest writing though.

[Padudu]

Drove to work today. Highway is under construction so there's only one lane instead of 2. Exit ramp is 30mph and the driver ahead of me decided to drive 30mph the whole ramp... the entire ramp... for over 5 minutes causing a huge slowdown. They were still like that even getting onto the main highway too. :I Michigan, why?

[Vyrerus]

Because Michigan is in competition with Ohio to have the worst roads!

[RyuDragnier]

Oh DAMMIT! The Phyrexians compleated my boy Ajani!

[Cilia]

Anyone here remember Crystal Pepsi and Pepsi Blue? I wish those were back =(

Pepsi Blue yes, it came out just after I got back from the US from Germany once. I don't think I ever had it, or if I did I wasn't impressed.

I know of Crystal Pepsi, but I never had any. I think they did a limited rerelease of it due to popular demand, but I'm a Coke guy, and I know Crystal Pepsi best from a YouTube video where a guy bought one of the original 1992 bottles and drank it (despite the fact it was yellow and, according to him, "smelled like some old guy's nutsack") only to hork up his guts shortly thereafter. (That, and some old "I Love the 90s" show or something humorously stating the failure of Crystal Pepsi means people prefer their soft drinks to be sludge colored.)

I'm a little behind on those, still need to pick up Gallantmon and Beelzemon (was hoping for Crimson Mode and Blast Mode, respectively, but nothing so far). So far Machinedramon is my favorite of the line.

I don't have Gallantmon, but I do have Beelzemon; he's cool, my only problem with that one is that it costs the same as most of the others (~$55 USD) but has significantly less mass. I'd like a Blast Mode one, but I'm not so sure how well that would turn out given the Blaster arm makes him extremely lopsided.

I want to get Machinedramon, but not enough to buy one online, and they never have it at the hobby store. Not sure if Beelzemon (very well made, but low mass for its cost) or Imperialdramon Paladin Mode (big and impressive, but has structural problems with the wings and noodly limbs) is my favorite. I'd love an Omegamon Alter-S model though.

Oh DAMMIT! The Phyrexians compleated my boy Ajani!

Uohhhh! Said unironically.

Glad I quit Magic, they keep turning my favorite characters into horrific zombie cyborgs. I do not approve of this direction.

[Vyrerus]

Is that Magic the Gathering Phyrexians?

[RyuDragnier]

Is that Magic the Gathering Phyrexians?

Yes. From what it appears though, he was a sleeper agent, and was absolutely distraught when he realized it. I don't think they'll kill him off, but they'll likely use it as fuel to bring him back for a character arc as he seeks atonement. They'll either keep his new look, or cure it. The new look, btw.



The story segment below.

"Ajani's good eye widened with horror. He shook his head in denial and mouthed no, no, no gripping his own arms as if he could restrain the Phyrexian fibers beneath his skin and prevent them from emerging. But they engorged, ripping open muscle and fur, to reveal a sleek, dense Phyrexian musculature that had been installed beneath his own.

Ajani had been compleated. He was the spy, the traitor. He'd betrayed them to Sheoldred."

[Vyrerus]

Oh no, they've gone full Battlestar Galactica on their cards, huh?

[Thaciscokidd]

I know this isn't a housing thread but this monstrosity might be the last house on balmung and about to hit 1000 entries!

[RyuDragnier]

Holy crap. Gonna be a lot of fun there...and chaos.