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I know, it's a ground based game and all that. But considering the real power of a helldiver is the super destroyer he commands, it makes sense that advanced species like squids and cyborgs should have way more super destroyer disrupting tactics than just orbital cannons. Those cannons don't really disrupt our super destroyers, which also doesn't make sense. If the cannons are being attacked by 4 destroyers right above them, those destroyers should be their prime target. This sounds fucking crazy but the cannons should either force destroyers out of low orbit or even be able to destroy them lol.

The squid overship should also give super destroyers some kind of debuff or create a mega energy shield around the area that makes it tougher for ordinance/supplies to come down.

We could even have eagle debuffs on those maps because the eagles should honestly be busy defending the destroyers up in orbit from bot and squid equivalents, or something like that.

The debates don't work because most people aren't convinced/converted by facts and logical debate. Their minds change when evil impacts them personally, when they are personally confronted with tasks that overwhelm their sense of morality, etc. Even in real life, people only start questioning the fascism they've supported when it starts fucking them over PERSONALLY. For example, no amount of statistical evidence, sociological studies, or historical accounts will change an American conservative's mind. Raise the gas prices though, and you see some of their neurons begin to fire - because it eats away at the comfortable illusion of strength and psychological security that underpins their morality. Helldivers 2 is a great demonstration of this.

The helldivers 2 player actually lives a very psychologically comfortable life. He "owns" a super destroyer, it gives him a very strong feeling of security and power. He doesn't actually die, he gets an unlimited supply of soldiers to control and just needs to worry about not pushing the "reinforcement budget" in any particular mission. Mentally he's like a successful small business owner trying to turn a profit to buy fancy toys. He dives into "hell" sees all the evil things enemies do, and comes back up to his ship, that is always well maintained, shiny, he even has a ship "wifey" positioned right at the "door" he enters from, offering him compliments when he "gets home". These cues are extremely powerful, and convince one that super earth is successful and strong - which is subconsciously proof of righteousness to a mind driven by capitalist realism.

As long as Super Earth can maintain the illusion that humanity is winning and that super earth is able to maintain the standard of life and sense of security and superiority that a super destroyer gives players, i guarantee you there will always be a large number of people who think SE is good. Their worldview is not based on moral arguments, it is based on the idea that their civilization is the strongest, provides security and civilization, while the ugly enemies root around in the "hell" below with their shitty guerrilla tactics, doing their ugly crimes to our sweet, innocent, righteous civilians, which we get to witness all the time. On the flipside we arguably see only combatants and never get to kill civilians ourselves (debatable I know but you get the point).

The aesthetic is everything, basically.

I basically need to find business development people who work on a commission basis. I have a lot of marketable skills but I struggle to dig up and find clients and pitch to them.

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I know I'll be called a glazer but whatever. They figured we love the seaf, they saw the SEAF art, they saw the lamentations over seafs dying - and they were like, let's prioritize this, let's give the playerbase more of what they love. This plus the assisted reload are things that are far more valuable to the entire gameplay experience than new enemies, new biomes etc.

Now, we have the true foundation for helldiver brotherhood, and a real sense of being in a galactic war. It's not just us, a few random civilians, and a couple of seaf troopers - it feels like a galactic war, and the new SEAF units actually show us where we stand as helldivers, with our advanced weaponry and collaborative tactics. The heart of this game is stronger now, because of this update.

I personally see cyborg behavior and tactics as a cut above the rest of the game's enemies. To me this is evidence that AH has been working on the game's fundamentals to improve the way the game handled AI and over time are delivering smarter and more nimble enemies capable of more interesting tactics. Does anyone have any insights on what could be driving these improvements?

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AIs, even LLMs as they currently stand, offer something that the world isn't primed for just yet. A lifestyle where every single decision you make is based on the latest scientific research and every choice you make is made in concert with every other choice made in pursuit of your personal goals.

People don't have this mindset yet and don't fully grasp what insane value AI can bring to your life. For example, something as simple as brushing one's teeth. Checking with an AI to ensure you have the right routine and products for your unique health situation will ensure better oral health, which has ripple effects across the body. Better oral health helps with digestion, nutrition, it even reduces risk of STI infections, not to mention it helps to appear more attractive which has direct ramifications on your career. It's such a small thing we take for granted but involving your AI in it gives us a tiny edge in life - and making this a habit will compound the gains across your entire life.

I think THIS is the "iphone moment" that is waiting to happen. An all round fitness, mental health, career coach, and relationship advisor app that helps you slowly optimize every single aspect of your life - one that can actually be trusted to double check itself and manage the interaction slowly so as to not overwhelm the user, and quietly slip into their broader lifestyle.

Once people fully understand the value of having the latest research optimizing their decisions, it could actually create a culture where people value that kind of insight and seek it out. It may even become a necessity to compete in life. This I think is the cultural shift that AI will actually enable.

All this said, I don't personally think this is a GOOD thing. There's way too much personal information being driven right into the hands of corporations, and the resulting blind faith will be exploited by despotic politicians exactly the way they exploited people's faith in social media content. UNLESS - these AI assistants are open source, fully transparent, and locally run.

In any case, I'd love to hear your thoughts.

1. Breath Control

Aiming down sights makes your helldiver hold their breath while the robotically assisted armour steadies their stance. This drastically reduces weapon sway for a short duration.

2. Auto-reload

Holstering any weapon with a fully depleted clip/magazine/battery engages a robotic reload system that reloads the weapon for you while you use another.

3. Super Conduit

Makes helldivers fully immune to arc damage and allows arcs to chain via the helldiver instead.

4. Strategic padding

Redistributes armour entirely to the chest and head and sacrifices limb protection. It offers increased speed as a tradeoff.

5. Turret commander

High tech armour that takes control of turret targeting systems within a fixed radius. Marking a turret and quickly marking an enemy will make the turret focus entirely on that enemy. Using the "hold position" command on the comms wheel makes all turrets in the area stop firing.

6. Master hacker

Simplifies and significantly speeds up all terminal operations, even on enemy terminals.

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Was thinking of approaching some of the more established real estate people to help with the sale of my house. How are they? Can they be trusted?