u/WhatNazisAreLike

This is more aimed at the beta map, but applies to kin reimagined too. The beta map is 100 times worse, though. There are dozens of locations with elite spetznaz zombies, or elite US military zombies, or WW2 guns, or a seasonal event every other month with even more loot. As a result nothing is challenging. Yes, certain guns and attachments are rare but it takes 30 seconds to find an m16 while it takes 4 hours to find an m4 with all the attachments.

The point of survival games is to gather loot, conserve ammo, and stay alive. Not to play fortnite or COD with a hunger bar. There are a million other shooters that do assault rifle vs assault rifle combat better than Apoc. You play apoc because you want to use your last mag of makarov ammo to find a can of beans, like the OG ad back in the day. I’m not saying the game should be like DayZ or other hardcore survival games, but it should take at least a little longer to get geared

If anyone knows a survival game that is moderately challenging and action packed (loot closer to DayZ, action closer to Apoc) please let me know.

Old Kin Reimagined was such a good balanced survival game. Something in between casual and hardcore. Where you didn’t need to run around for 30 minutes just to find an apple like DayZ, but you also won’t get an assault rifle in 30 seconds like Apoc 2. Also, a game with a small but open world map where combat is common (both DayZ and Apoc 2 have maps that are, in my opinion, way too large)

Is there ANYTHING else like it, either inside or outside of Roblox? The closest I can find is modded DayZ or Rust

What makes this game so good from a game development perspective? Maybe I'm a boomer who is too set in his ways to get into new games, but I have gotten back into this game every few years since I first got the game in middle school and some my finest gaming memories as well as my wife's have come from Skyrim. What is the secret sauce? What makes this game so special to you?

My theory is its the immersion. When I first played Skyrim I was more used to complex RPG style games with combos, damage, and so forth. So when I played Skyrim and clicking the right trigger meant you swing with your right hand just felt so simple and realistic. The world is so vast, gorgeous, and just feels so... lived in. You can see the bandits food, sleeping quarters, and so forth every time you raid one of their dungeons. The shopkeepers and taverns just feel so homey, even with the cheesy NPC catchphrases (Some people call this junk. Me? I call it treasure.) Compared to similar games it puts a lot more emphasis on the role playing part of an RPG - less worrying about stats, combos, etc.

Why have other games failed to match up? Am I not active enough in looking for new RPG style games?

Many companies "moved" some of their better engineers into AI teams in the past few months. For example, Meta moved a huge chunk of people into AI tooling projects. I personally was moved into AI projects but now it looks like I'm moving back out (at least partially) because the company made a bunch of AI focused hires. Personally I'm happy because I don't believe the internal AI at my company is going anywhere, but I can get a new job that pays more if I wish.

Anyone else in the same boat? How are you?

I know people don't like the big recruiting firms like Selby Jennings or Alexander Chapman. Wondering if anyone has had any luck with him, or if not, what are some good recruiting agencies.

This conversation between Jezal and Glokta. Glokta was already growing disloyal an hour after Bayaz left.

>“Perhaps, in time, funds could be found for some small project. Our friend cannot see everything, after all, and what he does not see will do no harm. I am sure between the two of us, quietly… we could do some little good. But not yet.”

The infamous magic torture scene hits different when you realize just how much stock Bayaz put in the crippled liar

>“I would like you, in fact, to do as he says.”

>A cold knot of anger pressed at Jezal’s throat. “You would have me, in effect… obey him?” Bayaz’ eyes did not deviate from his own.

>“In effect… yes.”

And finally, for all the Leo haters.

>“There has been enough bloodshed. Far more than enough. Release Lord Brock’s children.” There were several sharp intakes of breath around the table. “Allow them to join their father, or remain in the Union as private citizens, as they desire.” Bayaz glared balefully from the far end of the room, but the king did not appear intimidated. “The war is over. We won.”

Any first law character is fair game. And explain why if you have time.

Fuck: Selest Dan Heugen. A hot but insufferable redhead. Also might be a thousand year old radioactive demon

Marry: Shylo Vitari. One of the only characters shown to be in a loving relationship, and still hot enough to disguise herself as one of the world's most expensive prostitutes in Cardotti's

Kill: The bald bastard

Immortal/magic characters counted separately from non immortal ones.

Murder (modern legal definition of murder):

Magic: Ferro. She was involved with the Seed plus all the random people in Gurkhul. Could also be Glaustrod since his use of the seed was on a much larger city.

Non-Magic. Ninefingers!

Sex:

Magic: Cawneil. She seems like the only wizard type of character who's still interested in humanity's pastime, since she flirted with Jezal. Although we never actually see her have sex, if you do the math she's probably done it a lot. The one we know for sure is Bayaz since he's had at least two exes (Cawneil and Tolomei)

Non-Magic: Any of the 'degenerate noble' stock characters could have this title, but it's probably Orso

The only reason he "won" in the first books is because he found a WMD in his shed. Without that, he'd be dinner for the prophet. That's not skill, it's luck. After that, he loses power and influence in every single book (other than The Heroes) after that through his poor decisions.

The most obvious mistake is he chose Glokta to have complete and ultimate power. First of all, is completely immune to any sort of torture or intimidation due to his time in the Gurkish prisons, and second of all, has betrayed anyone he has ever worked for. Bayaz also revealed his secrets including his control over the banks in a villain speech to this disloyal individual. Within a day or so of leaving Glokta was already planning on removing the banks and by the end of the series, nearly all of his infrastructure is gone. He should have just let someone incompetent but harmless (Jezal!) run things.

Other major Bayaz L's

• Lost Styria to Monza, and lost three wars trying to get it back.
• Bankrupted a country he controlled to a bank he controlled (???)
• Lost the Far Country to the Old Empire
• Spent the whole second trilogy getting in magic fights with his crazy ex while there was a major uprising
• Allowed 3 Gurkish eaters to infiltrate the highest levels of the union and kill his most loyal apprentice

The only other success he had was raising Calder to power in the north. But like the first trilogy, it was based entirely off luck (If Ishri hadn't got tired of pink barbarians and the shitty weather, she would have had her own counter-offer) and he chose an individual with a history of rebelling against powerful people (he wasn't afraid of the man who held his pregnant wife hostage) who would eventually fuck him over too.

All the history stories Bayaz tells about allegedly running the Union from the shadows in years past are about as trustworthy as his stories about Kanedias killing Juvens. In all likelihood, he just took credit for the work of more competent people. The idea of Bayaz being a mastermind manipulator is another lie, just like the idea of him being a kind, Gandalf-like wizard. In reality, he is an incompetent person whose power almost exclusively comes from having OP magic (endless life, unfindable hideout, magic WMDs, can magic torture anyone)

Would love to hear who you guys think are the real life versions of any First Law characters. They could be modern or historical from any time period.

Sorry for bringing politics/current events into it but I read the series during the War in Iran and couldn't help but make parallels

I think Joe completely modeled Bayaz on Dick Cheney. Every aspect of Cheney, from the bald head and smug grin, to the obsession with WMDs, to using false intelligence to start Middle Eastern Wars, to using a dumbass nepo baby (Jezal is DUBYA!) as his puppet is present in Bayaz.

Leo is quite similar to second term Trump in particular, which is crazy because the books were written years before and it seems like he manifested all this stuff. From calling immigrants Eaters to the association with a notorious sex criminal to the newfound love for getting into poorly planned battles and wars. Hell even the Savine romance reeks of Elon in a way.

I don't think Bayaz physically killed Juvens. He purposely pissed off Kanedias, a guy with OP weapons, and Kanedias killed Juvens.

So he is essentially guilty of instigating it but not actually carrying it out.

I don't think I've ever heard this short story collection mentioned, but it's awesome.

You get to see what both ordinary people and Eaters are up to in Gurkhul after the fall of the Prophet. You get to see what went into planning the "Great Change". And of course we get to see Bayaz and Orso right after Jezal's death.

I know this has been done to death, but I just need to say it.

The first 300 pages or so are incredible. The bar scene. His childhood. His life of homelessness in the city. The mythology from his world.

Then, when he gets to wizard school, it turns out to a garbage Harry Potter knockoff with no direction. He ages like 10 years in the first 300 pages and then the rest of the book is semester 1 of wizard school. We get like 5 scenes of him getting into arguments with the "Malfoy" kid. We get like 5 scenes of the strict 'Snape' wizard teacher trying to kick him out. Why this is relevant is unknown. It's like if you took Harry Potter and turned up the wish fulfillment/teenage power fantasy up by 100.

He is also really good at getting adult women to throw themselves at him despite being like 15... not sure why this didn't raise more red flags but I guess people don't care as much if the male is underage??

I, like many others, was tricked by the intro where the author lies and claims the trilogy was already completed in the early 2000s, so I figured despite the book being weird it would have some sort of clever ending. When I saw the book going nowhere, I decided to do some research and sure enough nothing got done.

>!The finale of this book is the main character kills a drugged out dragon. I don't even understand why this was the climax, since you feel bad for the dragon, or why it was relevant at all for the main story.!<

Other than Bayaz. We need some original answers.

For me it's Yoru Sulfur. He's every bit as annoying as his master but a lot less cool. Yes, he kills some Burners that one time, but usually he's just whining "mY mASTER wILL bE vERY uPSET!!!"