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The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

It's important to relax, Commander.

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It's important to relax, Commander.

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    Taking the edge off.

    Missing a 95% chance shot in Xcom and subsequently having your whole party wiped out by aliens

    Pick one

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      Ayyyyy, if a missed 95% shot fucks things over that bad then you probably weren’t handling the situation that well in the first place!

      He says, as his entire squad gets eggs laid in them

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          That brought a tear to my eye

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        Hah, you can try to stay on top of it. But no matter how hard you try, there’s always a chance of that one little mistake that turns into a cock-up cascade and leaves most of your squad dead and one remaining soldier trying to crawl to evac.

        I love that game, but I’m probably a masochist.

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          Look, it’s alien invasion simulator not friendly fun-time simulator, sometimes everything goes to shit and you need to roll with that!

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      I’ve heard about Xcom for years but never tried it, and BG3 has given me a turn-based itch to scratch, is it as good as everyone says?

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        I might be biased, since I’ve been playing the XCOM games since they first came out 30 years ago. But yes, they are really, really good for turn-based combat. I am also a sucker for games with research trees.

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          Tech trees are fun

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        Honestly I enjoy the crap out of them. It’s definitely less story than BG3 and you WILL lose people you’re attached too. It goes on sale fairly often I think, though it’s worth it at full price.

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      Missing a 95% chance shot in Xcom and subsequently having your whole party wiped out by aliens

      Well I was relaxed until just now. Clenches jaw

      (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻)

      • Honytawk@lemmy.zipBanned
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        Well, 95% is not 100%

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          At 100% those bastards would nail the shot every time…half the time.

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      I took a break from XCOM after losing one of my best soldiers on an iron man run. Am currently terrified of going back in because i remember nothing and am sure i’d fuck everything up now.

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      Loading last save isn’t that stressful.

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        Sometimes you gotta play XCOM on Ironman Mode just to punish yourself.

        • A Wild Mimic appears!@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          i exclusively play xcom on ironman because i tend to reload on the tiniest misstep - and then i get annoyed about myself, because i cant accept anything else than perfect. ironman fixes that for me :-)

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            Me too. Don’t see the point of playing games like these if not on ironman. Same with Crusader Kings and Rimworld.

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            I’ve done the same thing. It actually teaches you a lot about the game, since you are forced to pay much more attention to when enemies will trigger based on your movements.

    • The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteOP
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      Hey, maybe I find managing probability relaxing!

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    Doesn’t exactly match up but I use Factorio for this. Or more accurately it uses me.

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      I mean, factorio has a map, and it’s definitely a strategy game.

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        It’s also isometric and you can move units around the map to attack enemies.

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          Army of spidertrons with the remote control, from map view, it’s therapeutic nuking aliens from the safety of your mega-base.

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      Factorio is so good.

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      Mindustry addict here. Check it out, it’s FOSS and very multiplatform! I recommend starting on Erekir.

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        I got into this recently playing with my brother and friend. it’s the perfect mix of tower defence and factory builder. Also trying to optimize a ammunition belts mid-wave is a kind of addictive thrill of panic I didn’t know I needed in my life.

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          I usually play with Biters off, I get so upset when they eat my carefully planned expansion

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        I have Mindustry for android. I play it on a galaxy note with a stylus, do recommend.

        I like the music in Mindustry also. It makes you want to take over the world by building conveyor belts at it.

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      Look the factory must grow and all, but it’s all about control. Whether it’s mapped based war games or factory on a map, the principle is the same, we dah boss dis time

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      I had to stop playing factorio because I stopped sleeping. I keep wanting to try it again but I’m afraid.

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        OMG yes. I’d sit down and be like “I’ll play for a couple hours” of Factorio, then check the clock and it’s 4AM lmao. Seriously dangerous game haha.

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        It’s midnight and I just went to bed after playing god help me

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    Fellas, is it gay to not play StarCraft?

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      The “Fellas, is it gay…?” meme is one of my favorites.

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        I say it to my wife all the time. Was watching Friends with her last night and Chandler gets mad at Joey for telling Rachel he owns lotion. I looked at her and said, “Fellas, is it gay to moisturize?” It’s just so silly how many things aren’t MANLY™

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          Haven’t seen friends in a while, but are you sure this wasn’t a masturbation joke?

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            On second thought it might be

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        FELLAS, is it gay to like the Fellas is it gay meme? You’re literally repeating another man’s words in your head for your pleasure.

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      Indescriminate Justice

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    I’ve noticed you’ve recently settled a statement close to my psyche, I request that you refrain from settling too close in the future to avoid any ill feelings!

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      Hey, I just got word that that settlement needs your help. I’ll mark it on your map.

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        You used me… For land development!

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    The map needs to slowly change to the color of my faction for my life to have any meaning.

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      That’s the good shit

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        Turns out it’s just the man’s equivalent of a coloring book

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          And like all coloring books, it would feel hollow without some light genocide

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          That is such a good way of looking at it. You’re spot on

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            Paradox games are all about painting the map your own colour 👨‍🎨

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              Your comment is pretty funny considering nazi Germany is black in hoi4

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          coloring with the blood of my enemies

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      That is how I play northgard.

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      Hell yeah, drugs and alcohol enhance map games so much. Great combination, would recommend.

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        Played Civ 5 drunk with a friend once and it was amazing. At some point I ended up at war and realized a good few turns in that I forgot to make military units

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        Ever try drugs and VR?

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      The kids these days self-medicate with neurotransmitters in the privacy of their own home like God intended. Regular do-it-yourselfers, they are.

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    Civ 5 here. I’ll be 39 this year and play the least out of my friends group (probably 1 or 2 sessions a month where I quit 3 or 4 hours in, and once a month or less playing for 6 or more hours to almost actually finish a game). The friends I play with are all mid 40s and do a full game at least weekly. We all have wives and kids and stuff but are huge nerds i guess.

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      I have launched Civ 6 once, launched a quick game with bots, blinked and realized 2.5 hours have passed. I’m scared to reopen the game. Next time I might wake up with a gray head and wrinkles on my face

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      43yo here, I play x-com and BattleTech, though I would argue BG3 is a map based strategy game as well.

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    That’s silly, you don’t know what you’re talking about.

    Looks at physical copies of original C&C, all three Red Alerts, Civ4, Warcraft, Dungeon Keeper 1 and 2, and a steam library with Mindustry, Factorio, Dyson Sphere Program, Captain of Industry, Desynced

    • The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteOP
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      A life well lived.

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      OpenTTD? Yeah? Yeah?

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        Definitely.

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      Try war selection

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      Heard of shapez.io it’s on steam, factory game

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        Shapez.io is great when I want to just kill 15 minutes. It doesn’t take over my whole day like Factorio.

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    How do I make the wololo dude en passant

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      I’ve got you covered:

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        Holy hell

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          Actual mind control

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    Is this like a personal attack or something?

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      You would know if you played map-based strategy games

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    Ah yes, a stellaris weekend full of alien genocide

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      I picked up the Star Trek Stellaris that released recently with mixed reviews, having never played Stellaris. I hope it’s good.

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    If my units have action points it also makes me feel like I’m in total control of my life which makes me happy.

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    Learning curves and time management don’t mix

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    After your 30s, you move on to sim or survival games.

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    I know I already replied once, but on a serious note: I would love a new IP that was like Tiberium Sun. That was my first love with RTS and nothing since has been quite as awesome. Not even StarCraft.

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        Hell yeah, brother. I liked being NOD so I could make invisible bases all over the map and you could never really be sure where I was building up even if you had radar and the entire map uncovered. Then I hit ya with a swarm of mammoth tanks.

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      I never owned it, but I remember playing it at a friend’s house many times as a kid. I love RTS games and hope they’re not out of the mainstream for good.

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