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We clearly know that quite literally, in the Pacifist Route, Ceroba can only take 1 hit from a FIGHT Attack, yet can take lots of bullets from the Justice Soul clover uses to shoot at her shield with work.
But what exactly is the power scale of this shield, you may be asking? For this, let's use the law of "Unstoppable Force meets Unbreakable Object", but before anyone gets mad at me, let me make a disclaimer that this is for scientific purposes, ok, all right? Thank you. With that out of the way, let's dive straight in.
We know that outright unaliving Ceroba gives you 15000 Execution Points, while honoring her last dying wish to unalive outright gives you 0 EXP. Well, I believe I may have an explanation for that, and it all has to do with The SOULS & THE BARRIER.
We know that Clover in the non-canon route of Genocide can break through with just his human soul & the 5 others, so it must be some sort of connection with the human soul...
Looking at the File Name of Ceroba's Theme, "A Mother's Love", we notice two things right off the bat mushed together as one: "Love" with a capital L, and all lowercase other letters in "Love". So, my theory goes that as Ceroba would've grown more distant from Asgore, she actually became more like him, and was able to use The Power of The Barrier in Her Own Unique way, as a shield. How, might you ask?
By mixing together love & LOVE: love in all lowercase is relationships or is completely undefined, love is something curious about it. However, LOVE is an Acronym. It stands for Level Of ViolencE. EXP is an acronym too: It stands for EXecution Points. The more you hurt, the more you can distance yourself, and the less pain you will feel.
So, my theory goes that Asgore accidentally taught her how to use LV as a way of means of protecting those who she loves closer to her, especially if it meant harming others who get in her way, hence the naming of "LV" as "Love": It's a corruption of both LOVE & love as a portmanteau of both of those things tied together, bringing together a closer meaning of what Love is truly capable of.
Take a look at the discussion Kanako & Ceroba have when tucking Kanako in: Kanako states "My Love for you could shatter the whole barrier!" See? That right there, that wording is the key right there! "My 'Love' for you--" that's the key we're missing! If Love can create & protect, then it can also destroy as well, hence why we see Chara's Knife able to deal physical damage to The Player & Close Their Game, but also Crash it as well, making them & rendering & unable to play their game unless they give their soul to Gaster, but that's a theory for another day!
The point is that the Ketsukane's Determination was able to be transfused into Kanako's Mask, and gave her LV, allowing her to use a stronger version of her shield, using a power much like The Barrier! We see this, as Ceroba's Shield is reflective, like glass almost. But it has a very fatal flaw, that glass can be broken, if shaken too hard enough: Just like Kanako's Mask. My theory, is that Kanako can help protect Clover, & essentially acts as Clover's Guardian Angel: Kanako, while also meaning "Vegetable" would explain why she ate plants, & likely became an Amalgamate at that time, Plants were being injected with Determination, & this likely got Kanako sick. But, when Kanako was asked to transfuse her own soul with the Integrity (or Perseverance if you got the Green Soul Easter Egg), it's likely that the plants with Determination were absorbed into her soul, making her a bit stronger, & raising her maximum LV. When Ceroba accidentally unalives her, Kanako both lives in The Mask, & in Clover. Kanako also means "Good" in Japanese, so Kanako is more along the lines of Amalgamate, if you translate Kanako's names.
Kanako wants to help be brought back to life through Clover, & wants to be reunited with her family once again, which is why she regrets unaliving Ceroba in the Genocide run, explaining why she's the only unalivable boss in the Genocide Run. She wants to bring honor back to her family, by bringing herself back to life: She isn't quite dead, she is existing in 2 places at once: Kanako likely fell into The Ruins, so it's plausible that she fell from many long falls of heights before, but the last one she has was a fatal, killing blow, explaining why she died from the Injection: Because of an Air Bubble Trapped inside the needle! Ceroba didn't get out the air first! She's not a professional, & she didn't know what she was doing: So the Death of Kanako was an accidental homicide.
But, because it was a homicide regardless, it raised her maximum LV, which explains why she can give so much EXP in the first place: Because of Unknown Pretenses in the first place for first-time players. Be honest, how many of you knew you wouldn't get EXP for honoring her last wish in a Flawed Pacifist Run? How many of you knew you would get EXP for killing her outright? The point I am trying to make is that while EXP is measurable, it is only gained through "unlawful execution", gaining "points" through "unlawful violence", which explains why you get A TON of EXP slaughtering monsters in Genocide! You're not Violent nor Hateful, you're just Serving Justice to Monsterkind!
That's my theory: Ceroba's Shield Powers come from Kanako, & are used like The Barrier Asgore uses, but completely by accident!

The other events at least felt challenging and I had to think a little bit. Darts is just “guess what button doesn’t work, F your connection and please die”. I’m hoping they do t do something like this again.

Ive played elden ring for a bit, and out in a fair few hours, and have only just merced the first boss, Morgot the fell omen (spelling?) And still have no idea how armour or damage calcs work?
In regards to armor, rn im simply doing a numbers game, and dont fully understand the weight limit and its effects, or how the sewing needle (alter gear) makes any difference.
In regards to damage, im using my starting gear but leveling it as much as i can and hoping that does the job basically.
If it means anything, im playing a samurai rn, and am looking for dex/speed build, and while help and that would be appreciated i want to develop that myself.
My main contention rn, is the amor and damage. Can anyone explain?

I know I’m late to the hype. But my mom got me on. I was skeptical at first but I gotta say the hype is real.
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Hi there!
I'm 28 years young, currently living in Southern Europe, where the food is amazing, people are happy and it's always sunny. I'm currently an engineer and designer. I essentially make people happy as I help them make their dreams come true, so that's my job description.
In my spare time, I love listening to music as I read, or play video games. Basically, I love detaching myself from and can find good ways about it. I also love travelling , and immerse myself in different cultures as I learn more and explore new places. Let's share travel stories! I'm also a pretty big fact nerd, so ask me about useless fun facts!
I'm looking for someone who is kind, caring and will put up with my (at times) eccentric self! I don't mind on location, if we live on the opposite sides of the world and fall for each other and I have to relocate, then that's okay with me! Photos are available on request, don't worry!
Anyways, I hope you have a nice day! And maybe chat later? I'm mostly online, so feel free to message me whenever!

We meet again fellow tarnished, I hope you're no longer as maidenless as I am(jk). today I'd like to request the upcoming Elden Ring dlc. Shadow of the Erdtree. Which is 26.99$ here in Morocco because of regional pricing.
Of course Elden Ring needs to introduction, it's an action rpg that released on the 22th of February 2022. By critically acclaimed game developer FromSofwate. Here where you go around the lands between collecting great runes in hopes of brandishing the Elden Ring, and restoring order.
Winner of hundreds of accolades including The Game Awards Game of the Year and Golden Joystick Awards Ultimate Game of the Year, ELDEN RING is the acclaimed action RPG epic set in a vast, dark fantasy world. Players embark on an epic quest with the freedom to explore and adventure at their own pace. The Shadow of the Erdtree expansion features an all-new story set in the Land of Shadow imbued with mystery, perilous dungeons, and new enemies, weapons and equipment.
I'd like to discover uncharted territories, face formidable adversaries, and revel in the satisfying triumph of victory. Dive into the riveting interplay of characters, where drama and intrigue intertwine, that create an immersive experience to savor and enjoy
FromSofwate gave me some of my favorite gaming moments, from the the epic fight and transition to a faster style with artorias. The wall that was Kalameet. I'll never forget when I finally beat Friede and the father only for there to be a 3rd phase. Or how I cried of joy and pride when I finally put down Gael. From the Stray demon to Malaketh this studio has given us and me personally some great memories.
I can't currently afford it because my financial situation wouldn't let me. Being currently on the job search (was laid off sometime around January) living in a third world country can be harsh because employment is on a downward spiral and it isn't easy to come by. Not to mention the Eid festivities coming up.
So if a kind soul would bless me. I'd love to get to play the dlc (aside from it being a damn good escape from reality) because I've spent quite a few hours in the game and I've absolutely loved it, and I'd like to dive in again when the time comes. Also I'd love to hang out with Miquella and protect him at all costs! (Imao)
Here's the link to the game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2778580/ELDEN_RING_Shadow_of_the_Erdtree/
Here is my steam id: https://steamcommunity.com/id/nightwingxo/
And once again, thank you guys for making this sub a thing as it brought many a people joy including myself. Cheers!

(tl;dr: Husband works hard so he's exhausted after work and we don't hang out.)
Hi there! I've come for some words of advice from fellow married couples!
My husband and I have been together for 12 years, married for 6 of them. About 4 years ago I was let go from a job and was fortunate enough to be able to be a stay at home mom! About two years ago, I was able to begin my freelance business which has been going well, but still affords me plenty of free time.
Since then he's acquired a new job and taken on a ton of responsibilities and stress. Because of it he his pretty mentally drained by the time we get finished with dinner and get the kiddo in bed and are able to have time together. We usually watch some shows or play games together.
My problem is the last couple months when we turn on a show, he'll fall asleep within 15 minutes. We've been on episode one of Fallout for days, but that's not a big deal to me. What bothers me is I've felt very disconnected from him during that time. When I suggest we do something that keeps him interested he just wants to vibe and watch TV, but that means falling asleep on the couch as soon as I hit play.
I am very aware how hard he works for us and that his job has been draining for a while. I in no way blame him or think it's his fault. However, I can't stop how I feel. And I feel so sad we haven't really gotten to hang out or even have a conversation that isn't about his work. I don't think it's because he doesn't want to, I genuinely see how tired he is.
I guess I'm wondering if there's anything that anyone can suggest? I don't want to feel disconnected. I don't want to make him feel guilty. I just feel sad.

We meet again fellow tarnished, I hope you're no longer as maidenless as I am(jk). today I'd like to request the upcoming Elden Ring dlc. Shadow of the Erdtree. Which is 26.99$ here in Morocco because of regional pricing.
Of course Elden Ring needs to introduction, it's an action rpg that released on the 22th of February 2022. By critically acclaimed game developer FromSofwate. Here where you go around the lands between collecting great runes in hopes of brandishing the Elden Ring, and restoring order.
Winner of hundreds of accolades including The Game Awards Game of the Year and Golden Joystick Awards Ultimate Game of the Year, ELDEN RING is the acclaimed action RPG epic set in a vast, dark fantasy world. Players embark on an epic quest with the freedom to explore and adventure at their own pace. The Shadow of the Erdtree expansion features an all-new story set in the Land of Shadow imbued with mystery, perilous dungeons, and new enemies, weapons and equipment.
I'd like to discover uncharted territories, face formidable adversaries, and revel in the satisfying triumph of victory. Dive into the riveting interplay of characters, where drama and intrigue intertwine, that create an immersive experience to savor and enjoy
FromSofwate gave me some of my favorite gaming moments, from the the epic fight and transition to a faster style with artorias. The wall that was Kalameet. I'll never forget when I finally beat Friede and the father only for there to be a 3rd phase. Or how I cried of joy and pride when I finally put down Gael. From the Stray demon to Malaketh this studio has given us and me personally some great memories.
I can't currently afford it because my financial situation wouldn't let me. Being currently on the job search (was laid off sometime around January) living in a third world country can be harsh because employment is on a downward spiral and it isn't easy to come by. Not to mention the Eid festivities coming up.
So if a kind soul would bless me. I'd love to get to play the dlc (aside from it being a damn good escape from reality) because I've spent quite a few hours in the game and I've absolutely loved it, and I'd like to dive in again when the time comes. Also I'd love to hang out with Miquella and protect him at all costs! (Imao)
Here's the link to the game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2778580/ELDEN_RING_Shadow_of_the_Erdtree/
Here is my steam id: https://steamcommunity.com/id/nightwingxo/
And once again, thank you guys for making this sub a thing as it brought many a people joy including myself. Cheers!

I have played Genshin every day since release. I can count the days I've missed commisions in my hands and I got into it as I finished my university studies and got a job, so I have gone through each phase:
F2P, Light Welkin spender, and dolphin.
From the very start I had a goal to build up every character I had meta wise with their own gear (no weapon/artifact sharing) and hitting lvl 90, and once I saw Arlecchino's first reveal just before Sumeru, I had my long term goal.
I have spent a few hundred on Genshin and have multiple 5 stars, constellations and their weapons. I have also been able to build every character I have to be able to Abyss 12 36 stars, with only 5 4-stars who only need leveling.
I was able to obtain C3R1 Arlecchino. I am basically at my "finish line". And I feel so empty.
I have "everything" and question why I try. The Abyss difficulty has been a joke for me for literal years. I have so much time, effort and money invested into the game and it feels like my only "reward" for it all is the fact that even the endgame feels lacking in gameplay to me.
Sometimes I see a friends play with randoms in CoOp, doing inefficient teams and dying to weekly bosses, and now I ask myself why do I, someone whos so much more commited to the game than they ever would be, have less fun than them.
I miss being young and F2P.

Okay this is my first post on here and it’s gonna be a long one so please bear with me. I’m honestly at a loss at what to do. It’s been five years of this…
my husband and I have been together for nearly 10 years. Married for almost five of them. We have two little girls. 4 and 2. We had our oldest when we were 18 and 19. Neither of us had finished college yet it was both of our first semester when we found out I was pregnant. My husband went to work for his dad to help provide for me and our baby. Due to how high risk my pregnancy was I had to go on bed rest. Meaning I couldn’t work. My husband wasn’t paid enough for us to afford an apartment so his parents “graciously” let us stay with them..
To give a little background: I immediately became a live in maid. Doing all my MIL’s chores as well as a live in nanny for their two year old. (Yes she was adopted. His mother was empty nesting when he turned 18 so she got another kid)... Anyways.. I expected to be doing some chores to earn my keep but i literally did everything. His mom didn’t work. She would make the checks for her husband’s business but that would only take an hour. She also had a little a homestead at the time. Goats, geese, chickens, and a horse. Which for some reason I was expected to deal with all of that when she got too bored of them. Which meant i was stuck mucking out stalls and coops 9 months pregnant in 100 degree heat. I never really got time to spend with my husband because anytime he would be off his dad would send him out to do errands or have him go do some sort of chores. We pretty much only saw each other at bedtime. When it came time for my delivery I had to be induced due to having lots of swelling, blood pressure issues, and my baby measuring too big. His parents decided it would be “helpful” to come up to the hospital with their 2 year old while I was laboring. Expecting me to entertain their child while also trying to give birth. Their daughter was getting into everything pulling cords getting out stuff from drawers and making a huge mess and me being in labor tired and in pain I did raise my voice at her to tell her to stop. His parents didn’t like that. They pulled my husband to the side and yelled at him for me getting on to their daughter. Telling him I had no right to do that and that if I did it again there would be issues. They left and I had my baby. But I did tear very badly. A 3rd degree tear Fast forward two weeks: I was extremely sleep deprived due to having to stay up at night with my daughter to keep her from crying because if she cried it would wake my sister in law and in turn my mother in law. Which would lead to her being very snippy at me the next morning. So to prevent that I would just sit up in a rocking chair all night until I heard my husbands 6 am alarm go off. Then I would crawl in bed and sleep for an hour before my mother in law would start screaming up at me to come down stairs to watch her daughter and do her chores. Might I add I wasn’t suppose to be using stairs due to how bad my tear was. I was in a lot of pain and didn’t have any pain meds because I couldn’t drive myself to pick them up and my husband never got off in time to get them. I was also still expected to do all the chores and would get snapped at if all of them weren’t completed before each of my daughter’s feedings. I was breastfeeding my daughter (which my mil hated) but since they were uncomfortable with it I would have to go upstairs to my room to feed her anytime she got hungry which was every hour. Which my mother in law couldn’t stand and would frequently try to convince me to bottle feed her so she could take my daughter while I did all of her chores. But I refused to bottle feed I wanted to breastfeed. I ended up confiding in my sister about what was going on and she told me I could come stay with her because it clearly wasn’t a safe environment and I wasn’t healing properly due to all the manual labor I was doing and ripped my stitches open further. When my husband went to tell his mom that we were leaving she went absolutely nuts. Got in my face screaming at me about how selfish and how much of a bitch I was. She even tried taking my baby from me telling me I wasn’t taking her away from her. My father in law walked in while she was in the middle of her fit and calmed her down. While she was distracted I went back upstairs with my daughter. My husband and his dad talked and he agreed it was a good idea that we should get our own place but again we couldn’t afford that so his dad said he would buy us a trailer to put on his property. We obviously paid rent to eventually own it. (We also still currently pay rent on time and consistently!!) When my daughter was 3 months old we moved into it. At first it all was great. We finally had our own space. But that quickly turned. (Also let me add she never apologized for blowing up on me and trying to take my baby. They told us it never happen but it’s the whole reason we got this house)
They still didn’t really give us any space. Always expecting us to watch their daughter at the drop of a hat. Always expecting us to drop everything whenever they wanted to see us. Still snapping at me if I were to get onto their child for being too rough with my baby or for being destructive. But always expecting me to watch her all the time. Later finding out their daughter has ODD and some other mental disorders from what she endured before they adopted her. We tried making boundaries and telling them we couldn’t watch their daughter all the time because she would attempt to hurt our daughter or try to destroy things in our house. Which of course they didn’t believe. I was too scared to get on to her for things too due to their reactions in the past and because she learned she could lie and would tell me if I didn’t let her do what she wanted she would tell my in laws I was being mean. Overall just very not good. We’ve tried telling them we need them to tell us or ask us if it’s okay before coming over but they got extremely offended and said it was their property they should be allowed over whenever. Always showing up unexpected and uninvited and getting mad when we would tell them we already had plans and had to leave. Would get mad when I wouldn’t just let them come and take off with my daughter saying they deserve time alone with her. Which of course I said no she’s breast fed she needs to be with me. Which worked until she could eat real food. They still attempted to come over to take her but I wouldn’t let that happen. They also got so upset when I wouldn’t let them have her but I just wasn’t comfortable with that. If we upset them they would throw the trailer in our face saying they did this nice thing we should be grateful for it and just let them do whatever they want.but it’s not like they did it for free we pay our them to live here. 4 years later we now have two daughters of our own. My sister in law is still a troubled kid. Still get yelled at if I try to correct her bad behaviors. She is extremely spoiled and never gets in trouble for anything. She is just a very bad influence on my two girls. My MIL opened her own business and is distracted by that some so she doesn’t come over as much as she use to and her daughter is school age and in sports. After having my 2nd daughter they did give us some space. But still don’t really respect any boundaries we’ve tried to put in place. They act like they will for a few weeks and then go right back to not respecting our parenting and showing up when they want. Which we then again have to tell them to ask first because we do have our own lives but they don’t believe it. They blow up in our face continue to throw the house in our face and then try to bash our parenting because it’s different from how they do it. Which idk why we’re clearly doing a good job. My girls are extremely well behaved. Very kind hearted and smart.. . We have on and off tried to make boundaries that they keep pretending to go along with and then completely disregarding. We had several heart to hearts about why we need privacy and space but they pretty much tell us we don’t deserve it and they don’t like it. They always gaslight us and tell us our feelings are wrong. They even treat my husband like crap at work when we really upset them. Basically make him do grunt work and work longer hours as punishment when we upset them. We should see them everyday because we’re blood and all that other bullshit. They expect us to give every weekend to them and most afternoons. If we try to say we’re sick or can’t they get extremely mad throw the house in our face and won’t believe us until they actually see test results saying we’re sick or tell us we have to cancel plans. They’ve even gone as far as following us to a locations just to make sure we weren’t lying. Then the “you can’t keep my grands from me” gets thrown out even after a day of not seeing them. They see the girls more than anyone else does. My mom never gets to see them because we constantly have to cancel or they get mad. Or if she comes here to see them his parents will come over and take over the visit due to jealousy. If we’re going somewhere and his mom is home and wants attention she will follow us and basically force us to see her.
My husband recently found a new job and will be leaving for training in two weeks. With this new job he has had to do lots of training days and meetings that I could attend and my sister has recently had surgery so I have been going over to help her with her boys and with her recovery so we’ve been able to have some space. Which has been amazing. He will be gone for 3 months. His parents were not happy about it at all and tried everything under the sun to talk him out of it but we want to get out on our own and not ride his dads shadow. This new job will also put us moving to a different state. Which his mom is not happy about at all and keeps crying and trying to make us feel bad about taking her grand babies from her and her trying to make my daughters feel bad about being excited for it. My daughters and I will be here for three more months alone which means I will be dealing with in laws on my own. I guess I’m just asking for advice because I have no idea what to do. Like I said we recently tried to have a heart to heart about needing space and privacy but again ignored. Newest thing that has brought me a lot of anxiety is his mom bought a plan for a family gps app and is trying to make us download it so she can basically track us where ever we go. Tried to play it off as “oh it’s just roadside assistance” and for safety for me and my girls since we will be “without a man to protect us” but when I looked at the app it was advertised as a family tracking app. I ended up telling her we did not want to download it because we liked (what little) independence we had and privacy. Clearly she didn’t like that answer and kept pushing so I just didn’t respond to her about it anymore. I’m just at my wits end. I don’t know what to do. I will have to stay 3 months or longer depending on when my husband finishes his training..

Good news everyone! I have some Knights experience in maiming myself and others! Im relatively new, having around 20 games under my belt in tenth. My record is 17-2 though a few of those games I have been tabled by end of 4 beginning of 5. I went to a local rt as well (2-1 came in fifth) so Im definitely not an expert but wished to share how the datasheets have worked so far for me. I have two separately painted knight armies but have play both of them as ranged heavy and taken advantage of ignore cover when I could. I have dabbled as a melee centric Imp build as well.
The datasheets I have used and how they fared:
Burning Chariot: I ran this unit as a package with two executioners for some flat three damage that could actually worsen ap the total cost of it 395 pts. Due to volume of fire and use of sustained strat I have found this great into a few units and lousy into most others. Its surprisingly decent at chipping wounds off anything even after the fire magnet that is the burning chariot goes down, butis relatively bad at crippling most units. Its amazing at wiping arco squads though and does good work into moderate toughness infantry but overall just too overcosted for the whole package. I was always let down by its "killy" power especially after the chariot goes down. It has potential I just haven't fully unlocked it yet (it does allow the brigands gatling cannon to put termies on their invuln save so it works well with them as well). It does best supporting Brigands and Moiraxes in my experience but a tad too pricey still.
ExecutioneHelverin: My feelings on the executioner were summed up with the burning chariot. Though as the longest ranged dog, moderately durable and one of the cheapest, its decent to hold home objectives. The helverin pulls quite far ahead with the stryrix removing cover from it's target and then possibly benefiting from +1 strength and ap from the strat over its Chaos cousin. Its definitely worth its points in a shooty Imp knight list that has a a styrix or magaera.
Moirax: This is surprisingly an Mvp for me. My favorite loadout is graviton and claw. It'll come with the rad cleanser as well and makes it decent into hoards and good at chipping ranged damage on to vehicles with d6 pot shots. I usually stage this in strategic reserves if I can position it to rapid ingress and heroic intervention onto an objective. If with coming in from board edge and 6" isn't going to work on the map/terrain layout I keep it near another pure ranged piece on an objective to make sure they have to charge both or to add more oc onto a point. The conversion beamer really really does work in imperial knights as the reroll makes it a lot more reliable to get off the d3 and getting a boost to str 11 is a big break point. I suggest running 2 of these personally as a claw graviton combo. very takes all comers armiger
Blue Horrors: These flat out have helped me win against most of my opponents melee rush "jail" armies. though blood angels can Kinda ignore them they area a little slower than scout/ advance charge stormlance wolves. They are phenomenal at move blocking, and tying things up for a turn or two they shut down votann and scout moves as well as really slow down world eaters. If anything with a devastating profile doesn't have mass shots or a sweep attack then whatever that threat is it deserves some blue hugs. the 4++ and splitting make them quite a pain and the infiltrate is HUGE for chaos. (though nurgling kinda do this roll just not as well IMO)
Rotigus: He is great. really helps hold a point as he is cheap and much more durable than the dogs and the-oc is brills. He tends to be a fire magnet that lets me start taking chunks out of the opponent. I only played 2 games with him so far further testing needed. (will be trying daemonettes and a keeper of secrets soon for a similar role)
The brigand: its as good as we all know. A++++ I typically found 3-4 to be the right number depending on whether your meta has a lot of hoards.
StalkeWarglaive/Huntsmen: The stalker's a character so does help on sites of power and can do a Heroic challenge strat to precision out pesky characters but I'm lumping him here with his two brothers. I find these units shine more if they are your melee counter charge threat and you are not running karnivores (Blasphemy!!) Let me explain my view. Karnivores are great but don't have the strats or support to compete against the big melee heavy hitters. Imperial knights do have fight on death and some melee needed stuff like the warden -1 damage that lets the warglaive shine. Though if you eschew the Karnivores and have a few moirax's stalkers and huntsmen alongside your brigands you are suddenly running 14-18 thermal shots that can really punch through anything or strip a unit down far enough that the charge tank shock claw or sword can finish the job. my chaos knight list ran this strat at the rt it worked quite well vehicle heavy list crumble under 18 thermals and charging in with claws on the moirax/stalker or the worse sword have really done work. Though Space wolve jail is this list nemesis.
The Styrix/Magaera: These really shine only in Imperial knights and there they really do work. I personally found the Styrix much more useful. The movement penalty, dev wounds and taking cover off things have really made a shooting Imp Knights list work. They function like a burning chariot that actually does damage. (chariot has really done zilch damage wise every game like a model or two throughout the game before it does down turn 2-3).
Finally thoughts on the Warden/Gallant/Rampager. THe warden and gallant (especially with unyielding paragon) help tilt melee more in your favor most threats are 6-2-2 for regular troops and (8-10)-2-2 for blood angels and armies that muster mass power fist. minus one damage is pretty huge as is reducing ap in melee. The rampage and gallant have served similar roles a rush threat that can help deal with "jail" armies and hugely threaten shooty list who will deploy away from them allowing you room to set up firing lanes. overall expensive but worth it.
If this is any help to anyone ill post a follow up on some lessons on how knights can fight each faction and go a bit into the math I have used choosing the list and what targets I was thinking of when I chose each thing.

I'm usually not one to slave away Meta-changes for Stratagems and Weapons, I typically want to make my loadout builds for fun or theming. But I do wish that the Shield Gen Relay would be stronger for the sake of fun and memorable moments.
I have rarely seen the FX-12 Shield Generator Relay ever make it to any mission. Even on the Terminid / Automaton elimination missions, where you're encouraged to stand your ground and face wave after wave of enemies, it rarely makes an appearance in my random matches.
The primary reasons I see it not showing up for most missions is:

1. It doesn't have enough health to survive patrols / Bot Drops / Bug Breaches
2. It doesn't last long enough to justify staying put in one place

The brief moment of safety is nice, but I feel as though some Helldivers may agree in the sentiment that a shield wall should encourage a "last-stand" moment. Everyone's stratagems are on cooldown, and all you have are your guns and your fists. Standing back to back with your fellow freedom deliverers should feel awesome if you're trapped within our fortification, trying to survive for just a little bit longer.
As a suggestion, to help alleviate the pain points from 1 and 2 above I would suggest the following changes:

1. For the health-issue to survive a long hold-out, remove the health-pool for the shield, and let it last it's full duration.
   • It feels disappointing seeing the shield fall almost immediately when heavy fire bombards you. I understand it's to balance out groups trying to cheese an invulnerable point or position, but I feel like that's only punishing players who are trying to coordinate a fun mission like dropping the 380MM and 120MM Bombardment on your position, and surviving in a small bubble with your team.
2. For the duration issue that doesn't justify staying in one place, reduce the Stratagem cooldown timer , so you're able to create safe zones of travel more often.
   • Even if the health of the Shield Gen was still the same, being able to call in more shields for more moments of breathing room would be more fun. It would help fulfill the engineer-class aesthetic where you're building fortification points and helping keep your team alive in moments of chaos. If for example, the Shield Gen lasts 30 seconds, let the cooldown timer be 45 seconds. It's not 100% uptime but at least it's less punishing and grants opportunities for one player to help keep their friends alive.
   • One thing especially I would want to see is it being called in during environmental disasters like meteor showers or fire-tornados more often.

These suggestions have probably been put on the subreddit over and over, but I do hope the Dev team understands these are more stat changes than actual aesthetic changes. They're doing a fantastic job adjusting the overall game to keep things fun as a live-service game, and I hope they continue their successes.
If there was space for an actual aesthetic or gameplay change for the Shield Gen Relay, I would love if they could do these changes:

1. The generator spawns with a Terminal, allowing a Helldiver to constantly refresh the shield or duration. This would create an engaging way for the players to have their last-stand, three firing into the hordes while one is fighting against the clock, trying their best to fill out long strings of inputs to refresh the timer or health.
2. Allow the Helldiver who brings the Stratagem to recall the Shield Gen, similar to how you can send Eagle-1 back to the Super Destroyer for early Stratagem reloads, so that you can call it in another location sooner. It could be a smaller zone, lasting as long as it's active in deployment, but you can only place one per map/mission. Only when you recall it, will you be able to call it in again in another location. That can help justify changes to the shield health or shield duration if needed, and it can help create this image of an engineering Helldiver who can control the flow of battle across the map, creating genuine points of safety.

That's all, let me know what you guys think. Continue fighting for Democracy!

Greetings and welcome to my post wonderful people of the GiftofGames community. If you're reading this then you know that, as the title says, this is my 11th time requesting for a chance to play Elden Ring on my ps4. I've written every one of my posts trying to be as honest and original as a I can, I always try to share a video or something I've found that I consider cool and of course, related to the game. I guess that by this point it will all look pretty much the same, I just hope I don't bore you and also, I hope this post doesn't bother anyone.
I've tried many things, I think this time I'm gonna start by talking a bit about me and what I like about video games. My relationship with videogames began with a Nintendo that belonged to my brother when I was about 4 or maybe 5 years old. You know, we didn't have many games but of course we had some of the essentials, Super Mario, Contra, Circus. To me it was some kind of magic, I was instantly hooked. I just loved those drawings, the music, the colours, the craziness of moving that character that was on the screen and bend it to my will just by pushing some buttons on a joystick. Eventually we got our hands on a Sega Mega Drive. I have so many fond memories of that console, oh man, MK 3 Ultimate, Sonic(I had a Sonic and Knucles cartridge), Dragon Ball Z, Streets of Rage, Comic Zone, Shinobi. It was awesome. I then had a glorious time playing on PC, Diablo 2, Warcraft 3, Half Life, CS 1.6 and so on. At some point , my pc got old and I couldn't afford a new one and so I stopped playing for a couple of years. I came back to gaming when I could afford my PS3 by 2013, my first console in a very long time, and I freakin loved it, MK 9, Twisted Metal, Diablo 3, Killzone 3, Uncharted, so many cool games. It was later that I got my PS4 where I played many other amazing games, including my favorites(GOW 2018 and Ragnarok, Tlous remasterd and tlous 2). And that's just pretty much it, I'd love to get a PS5 but it's nothing more than a dream at this point, shit, truth is that lately I can't even buy a game. In any case, I love my PS4 and I'm glad with it, I think it can still hold on for a couple of years more.
It's crazy when you think about it, so many years enjoying this hobby. I've played videogames for pretty much my whole life, and in all these years my tastes and preferences have changed a lot. I used to like more shooters or rts games. Me and my friends had a moment where we played a lot to the Pro Evolution Soccer games during the 2000's. I now like mostly arpg games with fantasy settings, games that provide a challenging experience. Right now, as a man, a husband, a father, someone that has a job, someone that is studying, I can tell you that I have many responsibilities. The days are long, there is always something to do, but when the night comes and my wife and baby are sleeping, that's the moment when I can play some games. It's just my moment, a moment where I can forget all the chores and troubles of daily life and just play a little bit, I don't know, maybe it's stupid, I just love gaming.
The game I'm requesting is Elden Ring. It has everything I want, it's an arpg openworld game with a dark fantasy setting. It's extremely challenging, as you would expect from a From Software's game, it has an amazing art direction, George R.R.Martin was involved in the game, although I'm not really sure what his contribution was. It's a really long game, with a huge amount of content, many incredible bosses, a ton of possible builds given the many weapons, spells, ashes of war the game has. It has 10 starting classes, you could begin as a samurai, a warrior, or even a prisoner. The game has many posibilites, you could have a character more oriented to the hand to hand combat, or maybe a sorcerer or even a hybrid. It also has some cool easter eggs, oh, and many Berserk references too.
Here's a great video about the game for anyone who is interested and doesn't want to get spoiled: Elden Ring - Before you buy - Gameranx
Anyway, I'm gonna go now, this is my PSN ID. Thank for reading all this, I hope you have a nice day!!!

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TW Self harm, suicidal thinking
I can't do anything right.
I graduated from alternative school at 18. The school prescribed no homework and had very lax deadlines as it was for kids who struggled with showing up or getting work done. I think this played a part in my lack of discipline.
Growing up my parents were not hands on either. I never learned how to swim, or ride a bike, or change a lightbulb, or clean from either of them. They were not bad parents, but the stay-at-home one never really bothered with active parenting while the other one worked all the time-- OK, maybe the stay-at-home one was a bad parent. But I digress.
I got diagnosed with autism and severe depression as a preteen. It always affected my work -- Since I was a kid I turned in things slower, took tests longer, and missed more days just from having a slower processing capacity and being mentally ill. The older I got the bigger the consequences.
I was an overachiever freshman year, but severely depressed. I also have C-PTSD, which I'm finally working with a professional to recover from. But because of this I cannot remember many of the years that were the hardest to get through. I crashed sometime halfway through freshman year and was homeschooled for the remainder of it. I procrastinated and got distracted with anything (games, TV, playing with my siblings) that I failed a course and got terrible grades for the rest of them. But the work I did turn in I apparently excelled at-- As and Bs.
When I graduated highschool I made the mistake of applying for a university. Going from 12 kids to 12,000 was overwhelming. Everytime I hit a small hurdle my work seemed insurmountable. I couldn't sit down and study. My roommate at the time didn't help and did something that crossed a boundary. I no longer felt comfortable sleeping in my own dorm and spent maybe 2 months couch-surfing in common rooms. Right before college started, I began cutting. I always used to choke before, until my blood vessels burst or my pupils were different sizes but now I felt angrier and wanted the pain to be felt longer. I needed a larger catharsis. I binged in college a lot and gained 30 pounds. I struggled to show up in class some days. Escapism was my addiction -- I would distract myself with buying things online, watching TV shows, playing games. I have friends online and some days I would just procrastinate waiting for them to come on. If they weren't on, I'd sleep. All day and all night if it meant not being alone with myself.
I withdrew from university. I spent 6 months doing what I'd just mentioned -- at this point I'm in a single parent household, 19 and arguing everyday with my family. My sibling blamed me for a lot of the problems in the house. I began hurting myself again, but only by choking or wasting away in bed. I had a job for 2 months but it ended up being painful because of a nerve injury I got last summer. I realized I only really left for university because I wanted to get out of the house -- being closeted and feeling misunderstood or like I couldn't express myself in my own home made me want to leave. I left for a transitional home and moved this January.
After 6 months, I reapplied to a community college. At first, things were okay. But then those small hurdles hit again: - no wi-fi for the first 4 weeks (used hotspot til it ran out, then had to wait a week for the month to end to use again)

• getting really sick in march twice
  
• problems with this new roommate
  
• transportation being costly (uber to school costs about $120 a week)
  

I was stressed. And sick. I had only done the first week of work for all my classes and then some for Chem because I figured it was the most important class to pass. But after getting so sick I was bedridden, when I finally got out of bed I felt immediately overwhelmed with the workload. My depressive episode (which is ongoing) began here. I felt so tired of everything. I still do. I would instead distract myself with online friends, TV shows, games, and cleaning like I did before. And buying things when I had money.
Because I had to stay back at home for a bit, transportation now costs about $240 a week. My account got overdrafted and I couldn't afford to go. This happened right after my professor pulled my out of class and told me frankly that he thinks even with the work I made up (and this is the only class so far with made-up work), he thinks I'll fail. I felt numb then but I think this severely discouraged me and led me to make the decision to completely withdraw from all but one class. Around that same week I was told through a Zoom call that I'm being taken out of the transitional home. It was technically a good thing, but the way it was handled was more like a no-fault eviction, with me it being implied that I should've had my stuff moved out weeks ago and that my staying back at home because my parent was away getting treatment meant I had practically moved out already. This sent me over the edge. I already started cutting more when I was sick but when I was doing it at home now I felt as if I would really hurt myself -- I can't keep a job, I can't sit and study without distractions, and I can't feel happy.
My parent is back now and is rightfully upset and worried about my missing classes and late withdrawal. He says it's the same thing I did last time, that I'm already 20 and could have graduated with an Associates' by now had I stuck to community college. I'm wasting time basically and he's scared I'll never be able to keep a job or work. I don't know what's wrong with me. I've tried pulling myself up by the bootstraps; university, a job, being hard on myself -- all that did was make me more depressed. I take different meds now because the others keep losing their efficacy. Everything I do -- eating, cutting, drinking, exercising, etc.. I feel all these coping skills unhealthy or not have lost their efficacy. This paralysis has affected my personal life too. I struggle to communicate regularly with in-person friends, I don't read or write or draw nearly as much as I used to, anything that's not immediate gratification I can't do. My executive dysfunction has gotten worse as well; I forget more and get distracted easier. I cannot retain new information as well as I used to.
I feel like a failure and like I'm broken. Like I'll be stuck in my thirties, forties, and fifties in halfway houses and on government support because in spite of the mind I've been told I have and what I know I'm capable of I can never gain full autonomy and independence over my actions and life. Most of all, I'm terrified I won't live to that long. With my history, I sincerely believe that I would kill myself before getting so old and misbegotten. I've attempted before but it's like every year another part of me breaks down and I'm one step closer to getting there.
I'm 20 years old now. This is written in desperation: there's some promised methods of recovery -- dialectical behavioral therapy, my new therapist actually being capable of providing insight, getting a car so I have access to the rest of the world (I think the astounding lack of decent public transportation in my county has played a significant role in my isolation). But after being in therapy 9 years, I know I've definitely gotten better (if I were in the same place mentally now as I was 5 years ago I'd likely be dead or institutionalized), but I get told by case workers and healthcare providers I struggle to recognize my achievements, or that I'm too hard on myself. But I get told often by the one person who really cares about me -- my dad-- that I'm not trying hard enough. Or in some cases that I'm lazy. I think that affects me a lot.
There is hope; I got a subsidized apartment with new (seemingly capable) roommates. A new therapist, new case worker, et cetera. But I've been in the system so long I know how much of it is empty promises. I don't think I'll be able to handle it if that's what this turns out to be. And with the recent argument I had with my dad (another one where he said I'm not trying hard enough), that feeling comes again as it has been every day now. That I'm broken, and I don't know how to fix myself.

I have played Genshin every day since release. I can count the days I've missed commisions in my hands and I got into it as I finished my university studies and got a job, so I have gone through each phase:
F2P, Light Welkin spender, and dolphin.
From the very start I had a goal to build up every character I had meta wise with their own gear (no weapon/artifact sharing) and hitting lvl 90, and once I saw Arlecchino's first reveal just before Sumeru, I had my long term goal.
I have spent a few hundred on Genshin and have multiple 5 stars, constellations and their weapons. I have also been able to build every character I have to be able to Abyss 12 36 stars, with only 5 4-stars who only need leveling.
I was able to obtain C3R1 Arlecchino. I am basically at my "finish line". And I feel so empty.
I have "everything" and question why I try. The Abyss difficulty has been a joke for me for literal years. I have so much time, effort and money invested into the game and it feels like my only "reward" for it all is the fact that even the endgame feels lacking in gameplay to me.
Sometimes I see a friends play with randoms in CoOp, doing inefficient teams and dying to weekly bosses, and now I ask myself why do I, someone whos so much more commited to the game than they ever would be, have less fun than them.
I miss being young and F2P.

Hello,
I've been working as a software engineer for a little over two years now professionally, and feel more or less secure in my current role, but I was looking for outside opinions on where I'm at and what I could do to feel more secure. I see a lot of posts talking about how the industry is getting more competitive and how nondegree holders are being phased out, and it has been causing me a lot of anxiety.
For context on myself, I got my degree in human resources back in 2020. I then deployed to the Middle East, and while I was there (and for about half a year before deploying) I dedicated myself full time to learning programming. I took courses recommended by OSSU (https://github.com/ossu/computer-science) and have also been doing game development as a hobby for about 4 years now. I am very confident in my abilities as a software engineer, and myself (as well as my company) see me as equal or better at my job than employees with CS degrees. In fact, the only person I've seen fired for performance was a CS degree holder.
I've just been seeing a lot of talk about how competitive things are getting and how people without degrees aren't being considered anymore, and I wonder how much this applies when I already have a few years of experience in the field. I have even had recruiters reach out to me recently which has helped with the insecurity, but it is still a cause of intense anxiety for me. Software is what I truly do love doing, and I wish I would've realized that while I was in school, but I have clawed my way into this industry via personal projects on my Github, commercial solo developed games, experience working with large companies on legacy and new codebases using a wide variety of languages and technologies, courses from Michigan, MIT, Harvard, Udemy, AWS certs, SQL courses, etc, but I still feel of less value because of my lack of a CS degree.
I'd like to hear thoughts from you all: how secure do you think I really am in this industry? What do you think I could do to cement myself and be more secure?

I met my ex when I was 19 almost 20 and he was 42. I know I’m going to get a lot of judgment for that but it’s what happened. We spent every day of our lives together and we’ve worked the same jobs (target at first then he became a renaissance festival manager for 3 years and I worked along side him). We have been together for almost 5 years, the first three years we were doing pretty well, partying, camping, going out and working different jobs together, making friends together, and we got a dog together a little after covid happened. The last two years I just felt like I was getting more frustrated with him, he had a bit of a drinking problem and when I quit cigarettes he wouldn’t quit with me, we would get into fights constantly about what the other should be doing. I also realized sometimes our views wouldn’t align, or maybe they did once and I’m the one who changed. Then he lost his job he loved so much and went back to playing mobile games all day and basically doing nothing. One day I came back for work and we got into a big fight, he said he didn’t like me anymore and to leave immediately, I asked him why and he said he can’t stand the looks that I give him and that I’ve been mean to him in ways that he can’t explain. I understand that I have been disappointed in him at times and I’ve expressed that as gently as I could but he would get mad and defensive. And here he was kicking me out when I’ve lived there for almost 5 years. In the end he didn’t kick me out but I secretly looked for apartments and signed a lease for myself, I left 1 day ago. I thought I was going to be ok, I thought hey maybe now I get to live my own life as a 24 almost 25 year old and maybe make new friends my own age, and I get to live somewhere I can call my own that isn’t a hoarders trailer house filled with dust and roaches and clutter, but no. I miss it, I miss him and I miss the smell of the house. I cried myself to sleep, I hate it here at my new apartment it’s so loud and so quiet at the same time, and I feel like my dog hates me for taking him away from my ex, my ex and I both love him equally. My dog is used to having his own yard and now he only has the apartment dog park and the grass in the surrounding area. All I can think of are the good times I had with my ex. I want to shrivel up and die. I want to quit my job and just let myself go to waste if I can’t be with him. I’m terrified and I’m lost and I’m scared. I never had to be alone like this and I feel like I need him. I struggle with depression and anxiety as it is and I don’t think I can afford treatment. It truly is the end of the world for me. It’s over. I don’t ever want to fall in love again.

First off, this game is AMAZING. It’s so fun to play and engaging. It’s giving me Rise of Nation combined with City Skyline vibes ( both of which are some of my favorite games)
Although the game has its fair share of bugs and quirks , I think this can be expected. As long as the developer keeps on top of this, and releases exciting future updates then I believe this is a game everyone should check out.
Here are some of my critiques , a lot of which have already been echoed by others. Some of which might just be me being stupid and missing something
*** again I expected issues with an early release game and by no means am I complaining, this game is AWESOME and I am simply offering this insights in hopes of improving the game prior to its full release***

1. A “ledger” or overview of all resources across your lands. (Suggestion)
   
2. I’ve been avoiding building Manors on my captured lands because I like being able to raise a military in the land im being attacked on. Currently in only able to have “6” of my own units ( not including mercs) . The Routine take up an army slot, and you are unable to disband them. Considering they are separately funded, the Routine should NOT count against your Max army numbers ( bug / suggestion)
   
3. I have a routine in City A , B and C. For some reason City A routine is coming from City B , along with City Bs Routine ( two are spawning from the same manor) (bug?)
   
4. I had a difficult time finding the “pause” button for residential resources such as Weapons or Ale (suggestion) - it would be nice to have a “management tool or window for this
   
5. As many said AI was very aggressive, but after learning the game I was able to contend with him. (Bug)
   
6. Adding butchers / acorns /pigs as Greg mentioned would be SO COOL (suggestion)
   
7. Mounted horse soldiers would be awesome as well. - maybe having to buy horses from the Livestock trading post would be a good Money Sink in end game. ( suggestion)
   
8. I have a town where 8 citizens are consistently “cold” even though I have an excess of housing and fuel. (Bug?)
   
9. archers seem useless - enemy archers will run from your melee troops almost endlessly , it’s like a big chance for over a Month of in game time. (Bug?)
   
10. Enemy AI will chase your troops into oblivion. I’ve used this exploit to “kite” and attack until I was able to rally troops - this was actually really fun to figure out and do and has been one of my top highlights of the game - I couldn’t stop yelling and laughing. (Bug?)
    

• hopefully this provides some good insight, again great job with the game and I look forward to what you have in store!!!