The Factory Floor

Monica Cellio

03:20

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Q: What changes about real-world questions are needed to the help center?

A year ago, we had Should the help center be updated to specifically list real world history questions as off topic?, to which nobody ever proposed an answer other than yes, let's list them as specifically off topic. Now, we have just recently had Is a “real world” question off topic? with, admi...

^^^ This question has 11 upvotes, but so far the answers haven't gotten much love. Please weigh in, with votes and/or new answers. Thanks.

James

05:31

@NexTerren Its the mother of all space based 4x games...like literally it was the first

Master of Orion

Master of Orion (MoO or MOO) is a turn-based, 4X science fiction computer strategy game released in 1993 by MicroProse on the MS-DOS and Mac OS operating systems. The game is the first in its franchise, and the rights are now held by Wargaming.net. The player leads one of ten races to dominate the galaxy through a combination of diplomacy and conquest while developing technology, exploring and colonizing star systems. == Gameplay == Master of Orion is a turn-based game. In the first iteration of the franchise, one can only play against the AI (the computer). Human and AI players control t...

Then there was 2

Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares

Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares (MOO2) is a 4X turn-based strategy game set in space, designed by Steve Barcia and Ken Burd, and developed by Simtex, who developed its predecessor Master of Orion. The PC version was published by MicroProse in 1996, and the Apple Macintosh version a year later by MacSoft, in partnership with MicroProse. Despite its age, the game has retained a large fan base, and is still played online. Master of Orion II won the Origins Award for Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Computer Game of 1996, and was well received by critics, although reviewers differed about which...

two was a masterpiece

bilbo_pingouin

@James What are you still doing here? ;-)

James

I don't get to sleep early...

:)

although I should call it bed time.

bilbo_pingouin

I'd say good morning, but it's all relative :D

James

to wrap things up 3 was terrible and this is now out

masteroforion.eu/intro

@bilbo_pingouin Yeah. technically yes...morning. Time to sleep.

bilbo_pingouin

good night :)

maybe one question if you're still around... is it me, or is the access to review queue buggy?

they tell me that it's their fault, but who knows..

DaaaahWhoosh

13:37

@bilbo_pingouin I want to ask 'what do you mean by buggy', but I worry that it's been too long already

AndyD273

14:18

Hey @DaaaahWhoosh. I was playing around with a vector program on my phone, was curious how well it'd work. Made this. It's not great, but I figured I'd show it off...

hmm, apparently can't upload SVG files?

DaaaahWhoosh

noooooooooo

AndyD273

there's the png

it's kinda sketchy. I'm kinda curious if I could do better in illustrator proper now.

DaaaahWhoosh

oh yeah, it does look pretty good for a first draft

James

Morning

AndyD273

I've been misusing illustrator for years, mostly using it as a glorified page layout program. It's interesting actually using it for painting/drawing

DaaaahWhoosh

14:27

I do want to say that I'd like it to be closer to the color scheme used on the main site

James

@DaaaahWhoosh Agreed. I love the style and color set for the site.

DaaaahWhoosh

though I guess I shouldn't be nitpicking, since I have yet to provide a color draft

or anything other than a pencil sketch

AndyD273

That's true

DaaaahWhoosh

I did try to make something yesterday, but I drew it too big, and got fed up

so I went back to making my gauntlets

oh, but also, @AndyD273, I want to ask you, can you explain to me how to pronounce 'Chandrian'?

AndyD273

Pretty much like it looks actually

hmm

hold on

DaaaahWhoosh

14:38

for some reason I keep on going back to Chandry-Anne, and that just doesn't seem right, but it does rhyme in the song

AndyD273

Thats pretty close. Check the audio sample from the Audible page, about 43 seconds into the clip: audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/The-Name-of-the-Wind-Audiobook/…

DaaaahWhoosh

@AndyD273 oh yeah, that is just about what I thought. But it doesn't really rhyme with 'plan'

also, that reader sounds terrible

AndyD273

Maybe if you were singing you'd emphasize the anne part?

DaaaahWhoosh

yeah I guess so, just as long as you don't normally I'm fine with it

AndyD273

I didn't really mind him. I tend to get lost in the story and the actual narrator doesn't bother me to much. That's probably the only reason I can listen to a story narrated by Scott Brick...

DaaaahWhoosh

14:56

for some reason whenever someone is reading a story to me, they always seem to sound condescending.

like, I get that they want to add some depth to the narration, but it ends up sounding like they're talking to a child

AndyD273

I think an audiobook would be pretty hard to listen to if they just did a flat read

shudder

You need to variation in the voices to set the characters apart without all the "Tom said" "She said" stuff

James

So random question, has anyone ever used RPG Maker MV?

AndyD273

A really good narrator can drop those things off and you know who's talking just by the voice they use

@James Not I

DaaaahWhoosh

nor I

@AndyD273 yeah, I mean I know I'm probably being irrational, it's probably something I just need to get used to, I just don't want to ruin a story in order to acclimate

AndyD273

Well, you could start off on a story that you don't care that much about, and also try to find a narrator that does it really well.

And audiobooks aren't for everyone. My wife can't concentrate on a story if it's read to her, so she won't listen to them.

DaaaahWhoosh

15:27

the part that confuses me is that I generally like the idea of spoken storytelling

I guess it's almost a separate genre though. Like adapting a book into a movie

so maybe books are too long to be spoken?

AndyD273

I dunno... I like them that way generally, but I grew up with it from a young age. We took long car rides a lot when I was young, and so dad would read a book out loud, or we'd get books on tape, sometimes audio dramas (full cast) and listen to them for hours.

When I read a book with my eyes I generally hear it as voices in my head. When I do an audiobook it's just someone else's voice. Or something like that. It's kind of a crappy explanation

DaaaahWhoosh

@AndyD273 there is something I've heard, where some people read silently like they're reading alound, and some people can bypass that part

AndyD273

Now I'm paranoid that I'm thinking wrong :/

dot_Sp0T

The voices in your head are a good sign

DaaaahWhoosh

15:46

I guess the bottom line is immersion. If what you do becomes invisible, then it works

AndyD273

I kinda think it depends on how immerse I get in what I'm reading... Like sometimes It'll be silent in my head reading, and sometimes it goes into full visualization like a movie playing. I'll have to see if I can pay attention without breaking it. Like trying to figure out the position of a photon.

@dot_Sp0T It's rarely quiet in my head, but so far all the voices are just me thinking about what I'm thinking about. Third thoughts as it were.

If I get any strange voices I'll have to reevaluate

DaaaahWhoosh

I think I have the expected number of voices in my head, my only problem is when they both try to talk at once

you don't really appreciate synonyms until you try to say two words at the same time

dot_Sp0T

16:18

Sausage?

DaaaahWhoosh

@dot_Sp0T link or patty?

dot_Sp0T

@DaaaahWhoosh Neptune?

DaaaahWhoosh

@dot_Sp0T god or planet?

dot_Sp0T

@DaaaahWhoosh Carrot!

DaaaahWhoosh

@dot_Sp0T literally, or figuratively?

dot_Sp0T

16:21

@DaaaahWhoosh prescribed

HDE 226868

What in the name of Glarnak is happening right now?

DaaaahWhoosh

@dot_Sp0T business or pleasure?

dot_Sp0T

@DaaaahWhoosh tarmac

DaaaahWhoosh

@dot_Sp0T departures, or arrivals?

dot_Sp0T

@DaaaahWhoosh piracy

DaaaahWhoosh

16:25

@dot_Sp0T the problem, or the solution?

AndyD273

@HDE226868 I believe we're experiencing a random act of synonyms

Or free association

DaaaahWhoosh

@HDE226868 ¯_(ツ)_/¯

AndyD273

Oh Glarnak, your arm!

dot_Sp0T

@DaaaahWhoosh patina

DaaaahWhoosh

@dot_Sp0T I admit defeat

dot_Sp0T

16:29

@DaaaahWhoosh you fought bravely

DaaaahWhoosh

twas not an easy fight

I mean, come on, carrot? Really?

dot_Sp0T

@DaaaahWhoosh at that point I was still trying to swing it towards that college humor sketch

DaaaahWhoosh

lol oh yeah, I guess that makes sense

dot_Sp0T

But I gave in

DaaaahWhoosh

they're all topless, reciting the final climactic scene of A Few Good Men

dot_Sp0T

16:33

You can't handle the truth

AndyD273

So I had an idea for a different kind of FTL drive

DaaaahWhoosh

@AndyD273 instead of a bistro, it's a food truck?

AndyD273

I was watching a physics thing about how the universe is expanding faster than the speed of light, with galaxies speeding away from us faster than their light can reach us so eventually they'll fade away, and I thought it might be interesting to make some kind of pocket universe and ride the wave of expansion until you get to the place you want in this universe... Call it a surf drive or something.

@DaaaahWhoosh and the Hitchhikers reference wasn't wasted.

dot_Sp0T

@AndyD273 Slipstream? Skip Drive?

AndyD273

@dot_Sp0T No, that's a lot closer to folding space

DaaaahWhoosh

16:42

@AndyD273 so the pocket universe is expanding faster than our own universe, or slower?

AndyD273

This would be more like making a big bang

dot_Sp0T

@AndyD273 yeah no I just got what you meant; write a question about it and earn reputation? :)

Also the idea is interesting

DaaaahWhoosh

the part I'm confused about is how you actually move. I mean, I think the universe is expanding in all directions, so I can't see how you could actually get closer to anything

AndyD273

It could be the same speed as our universe, but because you're at the edge of the wave you'd be moving faster than light, and faster than most things are moving away from us.

@DaaaahWhoosh The closer something is, the slower it's moving away from us, right?

dot_Sp0T

Pizza!

AndyD273

16:46

So anything in our galaxy is going to be moving away so slowly that it almost doesn't matter. Other nearby galaxies aren't even moving away that slow. Anything with a red shift lower than 1.5

You'd never make to to the edge of our universe, and any galaxy moving away from us faster than the speed of light would be harder to catch up to. But anything near by would be easy.

dot_Sp0T

it's basically throwing stones into a pond and see the leaves move away on the ripples

DaaaahWhoosh

I mean... maybe... I don't think I fully understand but there does seem to be some validity to the idea, so I'll assume what you're thinking of makes sense

AndyD273

@dot_Sp0T Or dropping an asteroid into the ocean and surfing on the tsunami...

dot_Sp0T

@AndyD273 same difference

The more interesting problem is: How do you harness the 'wave-effect' you created

AndyD273

If I knew that, and how to make a pocket universe, I'd probably get a Nobel prize

Maybe the drive sticks into the pocket universe a little bit, like a surf board into the face of a breaker?

dot_Sp0T

16:52

Also food for thought: Creating such a pocket universe would need tremendous amounts of energy; thus would your new FTL drive be used by single ships, OR is it more likely that there will be installations around the universe which create pocket-verses on a schedule and thus you get sth like those warp thingies from Mass Effect

DaaaahWhoosh

it'd be interesting if the pocket universe was stationary. You just fly up to it, then sink end on a vector towards where you want to go, and maintain a connection until you get close enough to your destination

if there's nothing there, its space could probably expand indefinitely

AndyD273

The LHC is making energy levels that mimic the early universe. Maybe a particle accelerator in a ring around a gas giant...

DaaaahWhoosh

aww, I really want to steal this idea now

dot_Sp0T

@AndyD273 It would be quite interesting to adapt this idea and develop a galactic economy around it

AndyD273

@DaaaahWhoosh You can use it. Standing on the shoulders of giants and all that...

@dot_Sp0T Yeah, I just don't know how to turn it into a question.

dot_Sp0T

16:58

@AndyD273 what part of it?

AndyD273

@dot_Sp0T I dunno. You mentioned turning it into a question for the rep.

David Z

FYI this is one of those things that's going to involve a lot of handwaving away real physics

AndyD273

@DavidZ NSS?

David Z

huh?

AndyD273

Kinda like No kidding, and the last word is Sherlock ;)

Without trying to sound mean

Instead it mostly sounds dumb

dot_Sp0T

17:02

@AndyD273 putting aside the fact that the whole idea is somewhat plausible but so far into the realm of scifi that there's no point in asking a plausability question, we can assume that A) we can create those pocket universes (by means of a particle accelerator around a gas giant for example) and B) we can build things that can ride these waves;
Thus the questions that evolve around it would reach into areas such as: How to build these particle accelerators (materials, gravitational stress, etc)? How would ships be designed around this phenomena (needs more explanation into how the wave is …

AndyD273

@dot_Sp0T Yeah. I'd probably have to try to develop it further into a story and see what kind of questions bubble up

DaaaahWhoosh

@AndyD273 I just have this team of mercenaries designed around Vikings, I wanted them to excel at attacking colonies and they already had a base around a gas giant. If they had a novel form of FTL that'd be an extra layer of cool and even provide a backstory

dot_Sp0T

@DaaaahWhoosh Mandalorians?

AndyD273

@DaaaahWhoosh Only problem is it would kind of be a one way thing, unless they could store the energy to release for a return trip.

DaaaahWhoosh

@AndyD273 they're not as worried about the return trip, they don't leave much resistance behind

@dot_Sp0T I sure hope not, why, am I that close?

HDE 226868

17:05

@AndyD273 But wouldn't the object you're trying to reach be moving away from you, too? Plus, space expansion is only significant on really large scales. And you wouldn't be able to control it well. So what DavidZ said.

AndyD273

@HDE226868 The object would be moving away from you, but slower than the expansion of the universe at the "edge". Things that are close enough to be useful, like stars in our own galaxy, aren't moving away fast enough to make any kind of difference, and even other galaxies aren't going that much. Andromeda is even moving toward us, so that helps.

HDE 226868

@AndyD273 Hold on a sec, I might have missed something. Are you trying to reach an object in your own galaxy, or another galaxy?

AndyD273

@HDE226868 Either? Here's my logic. The universe is expanding faster than the speed of light. Things that are further away are moving away faster than things that are closer to us. The closer you get to something, the slower it is moving away from you.

So if you were able to somehow ride the edge of a brand new universe you'd be moving as fast as the edge of our universe. You'd never get to the edge of our universe that way obviously, but anything within our visible universe is possible, especially if it's red shifted less than 1.5

DaaaahWhoosh

actually, isn't the universe expanding faster now than it used to be?

HDE 226868

Ah, so a specific region of space you're on the edge of is expanding, in addition to the normal expansion of the universe?

@DaaaahWhoosh Courtesy of our friend dark energy, yes.

DaaaahWhoosh

17:16

@HDE226868 in that case, dark energy does not appear to be our friend

HDE 226868

@DaaaahWhoosh Fair point.

DaaaahWhoosh

dark energy is like that bully that keeps things from you by holding them up higher than you can reach

and then kills the universe

HDE 226868

Well, I wouldn't go that far.

AndyD273

@HDE226868 Something like that. It would have to be a pocket universe/alternate universe that you somehow were able to harness, since actually expanding a localized region of our space time would be pretty bad.

DaaaahWhoosh

@HDE226868 people used to think the universe worked in a neverending cycle, now they think it's just gonna go dark forever. Because of stupid dark energy counteracting gravity

AndyD273

17:22

On a side note, if the universe is expanding and everything is moving away from us, how is Andromeda on a collision course with us?

HDE 226868

@DaaaahWhoosh Okay, true. Heat death.

@AndyD273 Like I said, dark energy only works its magic on large scales. Galaxy clusters (and superclusters, maybe) aren't really affected. Since Andromeda's in the same cluster as us (the Local Group), and it's the other major galaxy, gravity can easily counteract dark energy.

AndyD273

@DaaaahWhoosh So one theory I read had to do with string theory, that the "big bang" is a result of two branes "colliding" in the multiverse (or whatever the membrane space is called) and creating a new brane that is our universe. Maybe eventually it'll get so bit it just pops...

@HDE226868 That makes sense

Nex Terren

Good noon.

DaaaahWhoosh

@HDE226868 that reminds me, is there a defined 'local group' of stars?

I've been looking for some sort of scientific distinction for stars that are 'close' to us, and haven't found anything

HDE 226868

@DaaaahWhoosh No, the Sun is not part of a star cluster.

It likely formed with a group of other stars, but they've since separated.

I did ask about that on Astronomy.

DaaaahWhoosh

17:36

well, that is interesting. Kinda too bad there's no grouping, though. Makes sci-fi maps difficult

HDE 226868

I don't think people seeing the map will care about what stars are gravitationally bound together. Political alliances and imperial sectors - artificial groupings, if you will - make for more plot-relevant details and cooler names. It's a lot cooler to say, "We're now entering Corval Alliance territory" than to say, "We're now entering NGC 2362".

DaaaahWhoosh

yeah, I guess... but as for where those lines are, and why, that part seems kinda random

HDE 226868

True.

DaaaahWhoosh

but now I'm wondering if it's better to be in a star cluster... are there any nearby?

HDE 226868

The Hyades? That's the nearest open cluster, and I doubt there are any globular clusters near us.

Only 153 light-years away.

David Z

17:47

I think globular clusters would all be outside the galaxy, so on the order of 10000 light years

HDE 226868

@DavidZ Yeah, Wikipedia says that NGC 6397 and M4 are both about 7200 light-years away.

I wonder how far they are above the middle of the galactic plane, and what their closest approaches to us will be.

David Z

I don't know about those ones specifically, but I know GCs are generally distributed in a spherical halo with roughly the same radius as the galactic disk

or maybe a bit larger

The closest ones might be outliers though

DaaaahWhoosh

I'm now imagining a sci-fi map based around the locations of star clusters. That'll give me a macro scale, and I'm fine filling in the gaps at that point

HDE 226868

From here:

So it looks like a decent number of the ones we've observed are near the plane of the galaxy (the y-axis is elevation above the plane).

But the orbits are definitely spherical, with most in the halo.

James

18:39

You guys are really making me want to buy Master of Orion now...

@NexTerren Did you see my response btw?

Uncle Tres

18:50

Howdy, what are we talking about?

James

Well it appears I am talking to myself.

or was at least

But I was talking about Masters of Orion

Uncle Tres

?

DaaaahWhoosh

@UncleTres it's a band from the 80's

Uncle Tres

oh, back when music was good

I am one of those teenagers who know and understand modern teenagers are idiots with bad tastes in music

DaaaahWhoosh

yeah, I've been listening to synth wave recently, it is a genre I have not paid enough attention to

also, @James ;)

Uncle Tres

18:56

Hello my hat wearing twin!

Nex Terren

@James I did not. Scrolls up

@James I see, I see. How much is it selling for again?

James

19:14

@NexTerren The new one is like 30 I think

and for 50$ you can get a collection with 1, 2, 3 and the new one

though I would recommend just buying the new one for 30 and #2 for $5.99

or just get #2 for now...I may just do that tonight.

AndyD273

@HDE226868 Hmm, I wonder if The Great GRB Wall has to worry about the forces of dark energy...

Hercules–Corona Borealis Great Wall

Hercules–Corona Borealis Great Wall or the Great GRB Wall is a massive galactic superstructure in a region of the sky seen in the data set mapping of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) that has been found to have an unusually higher concentration of similarly distanced GRBs than the expected average distribution. It was discovered in early November 2013 by a team of American and Hungarian astronomers led by Istvan Horvath, Jon Hakkila and Zsolt Bagoly while analyzing data from the Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission, together with other data from ground-based telescopes. At the time of discovery, it was the largest...

Maybe aliens made The Great GRB Wall to keep the forces of dark energy at bay.

HDE 226868

19:36

Mr. Dark Energy, tear down this wall!

3

Interesting; I wonder how long that structure will survive.

AndyD273

It's only made of billions of galaxies... It'll probably still be around when I'm gone

The list of Largest structures in the universe is kind of interesting to read.

List of largest cosmic structures

This is a list of the largest cosmic structures so far discovered. The unit of measurement used is the light year (distanced traveled by light in one Julian year; approximately 9.46 trillion kilometres). This list includes superclusters, galaxy filaments and large quasar groups (LQG's). The list characterizes each structure based on its longest dimension. Note that this list refers only to coupling of matter with defined limits, and not the coupling of matter in general (as per example the cosmic microwave background, which fills the entire universe). All structures in this list are defined as...

I enjoy that the "Theoretical Maximum Size" is number 7 on the list

dot_Sp0T

19:53

oh boy I missed out on the WW2 quote

AndyD273

@dot_Sp0T Which one?

dot_Sp0T

the starred one

well, post ww2

nonetheless

AndyD273

Very post ww2. That was in 1987

dot_Sp0T

Still it was a direct result of ww2

without ww2 there wouldn't have been a split germany, thus no wall

AndyD273

True

dot_Sp0T

19:58

I think the balloon-whales tag needs an actual question

AndyD273

I made one.

James

There have been several balloon whale questions if I am not mistaken

AndyD273

We even had it as the topic of the week just so I could make the question.

They voted to remove the tag again afterward

Party poopers

dot_Sp0T

:/

need to read up on them then

there's so much boring stuff that gets lots of views that the interesting stuff drowns...

James

@dot_Sp0T Its all about perspective

dot_Sp0T

20:02

I still don't understand why we allow questions about what vehicle to use to plough through zombies

It just doesn't strike me as worldbuilding

Idk

HDE 226868

@dot_Sp0T Feel free to make a meta post on that.

DaaaahWhoosh

@dot_Sp0T it's a post-apocalyptic world

we have weapon-design questions

dot_Sp0T

@HDE226868 if I knew how to put it in words that make sense I would

James

Yeah, people have tried to make certain things off topic but the problem then arises "what about topics x, y and z? If topic a is out of bounds, so are the rest."

AndyD273

12

Q: Evolution of giant floating mammals

Whales are majestic creatures of the sea, as they glide more gracefully through the water than their size should seemingly allow. What kind of evolutionary path would it take for whales to glide gracefully though the skies? Would it be possible on our planet, or would other conditions need to ex...

creature-design mythical-creatures flight

James

20:06

Use your down votes as appropriate. But just because something is not interesting to you doesn't mean it is not world building/on topic.

...as we have defined through the course of the site.

AndyD273

Right. And if we only allowed questions that you approved of, the site would be really boring and no one would come back.

dot_Sp0T

Ouch, now you're ganging up

AndyD273

Variety is great, and a "dumb" question doesn't hurt anyont

DaaaahWhoosh

@dot_Sp0T give in to peer pressure

AndyD273

@dot_Sp0T That's not aimed specifically at you

If all questions had to be from a small list, whoever made the list, the site would be boring.

dot_Sp0T

20:09

@AndyD273 aaaah yeah that one

AndyD273

So ignore the ones you don't like

dot_Sp0T

I didn't mean to convey any feeling of dislike or even antagonism against certain sorts of questions, I apologize if that came off like it

It's mostly the language barrier striking again I think

Also the vehicle question is not bad in itself, it's written quite good and shows that the author did some thinking on the subject. But it reminded me of worse examples and things that almost cried out "Think for me"

Anyways, it's 2210 here and I need to finish that Star Wars novel; Thanks for the chat folks :)

DaaaahWhoosh

@dot_Sp0T well that is a different problem

@dot_Sp0T also, I note no such barrier

James

So whats everyone up to this weekend?

AndyD273

hot air balloon festival tonight, tomorrow the wife is working so time with the kids and video games.

James

20:24

Hot air balloons freak me out...

DaaaahWhoosh

@James I might finish my left gauntlet, so I'll probably be doing my best to break all the bones in my hand

James

@DaaaahWhoosh What in the world are you talking about?

AndyD273

Oh, and my brother having a birthday get together tomorrow, so board games and stuff

Gonna see if I can get anyone interested in playing Tak

James

@AndyD273 I don't often play board games anymore...

DaaaahWhoosh

@James I have a HEMA class/practice, so I decided to make some gauntlets. They're more like demi-mittens, but surprisingly the combination of cardboard and quilting nullifies a lot of force

James

20:29

my wife and her brothers are a big fan of Monopoly but they are seriously devious and evil, I played with them once and decided that participating further would be bad for our marriage.

DaaaahWhoosh

@AndyD273 Tak the PS2 game?

AndyD273

I don't play much. Neither my wife nor I are all that competitive, so we typically don't play cut throat. We like Ticket to Ride and Settlers of Catan.

@DaaaahWhoosh No, Tak the board game from Name of the Wind

DaaaahWhoosh

@AndyD273 oh, I guess that makes more sense in context

the PS2 game was good though

AndyD273

Rothfuss got together with a game creator to try to make the game that they play in the books. They had a kickstarter to make it, and also put up enough information that you could print your own if you wanted to.

I designed my own board and used the laser downstairs to engrave it

DaaaahWhoosh

that is pretty awesome

though I don't think I've gotten to the part where they play it yet

AndyD273

20:37

I don't remember where that happens actually...

Pat and Amanda Play Tak: Game 1

►

Uncle Tres

21:05

About to reach top 20 site users, Hail Questioners!

Uncle Tres

22:34

Does the message on this bounty seem a little... Off to anyone else?

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Q: How would exposing a female warrior's (mostly) bare bottom help her in combat?

There's a valid discussion about feminism and objectification of women to be had. This is not the place for it, nor do I attempt to make it one. I noticed that in Fire Emblem: Fates (and probably other games and media, but I couldn't name any off-hand), several of the female characters have the ...

reality-check magic warfare combat female

HDE 226868

@UncleTres I have complicated feelings on that question. I honestly don't see how anyone could believe that there's a significant advantage to the proposed battle armor. People did make some arguments for it, but I'm not really buying them. That said, I think some of the answers could have been phrased less crudely. Is there overt sexism on all of them? Of course not. Does that warrant the bounty? Maybe not.

But my takeaway is that male users were the primary commenters and posters on that thread, judging from some of the tones I saw. And there are a lot of cases where - how shall I say this - more polite synonyms could and should have been used.

Also, worldbuilders flagged a lot of things today. I don't remember the last time we've had so many flags.

Uncle Tres

22:55

@HDE226868 Agreed, that was my point, seems like more and more SJW's are joining WSE, Glarnak help us D:

HDE 226868

23:07

@UncleTres ?

I was talking about the flags in a very positive context.

Shalvenay

23:42

hey @HDE226868

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