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    babiker got a reaction from Onodera Punpun in The House in Fata Morgana Review Discussion   
    ... For a second there I thought it was a 4/10
     
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    babiker reacted to Funyarinpa in Piss off Fuwanovel in one sentence   
    People who like H-scenes are perverts who are failures of evolution and are no more mentally developed than worms
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    babiker reacted to Darklord Rooke in What is your opinion on cheating?   
    With multiplayer games, instead of "cheating" I employ "strategy". For example, when seated next to a person beating me convincingly, I would yank his controller cord out of the console. The lengthy 'WHAT THE FUCK' and his subsequent scrambling granted me plenty of time to rack up an advantage. A little bit harder to do now that wireless controllers have become a thing, but a hearty overhead chop should be enough to make him drop his controller, granting you a few precious seconds to do what you will.
    ... ‘Strategy’ :3 
    Note: Shielding your controller and your person against retaliatory strikes is a must.
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    babiker reacted to Tyrael in Goodbye to one member, OriginalRen and what you remember about him   
    Honestly, Ren has left and come back to Fuwa so many times that it has basically become a meme at this point.
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    babiker reacted to Darklord Rooke in Muhammad Ali   
    RIP Muhammad Ali. Great boxer, great wit, great wisdom.



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    babiker reacted to Darklord Rooke in Tell me all that you know about love   
    Love, often confused with lust, is when you care as much (or more) about the other person as you do about yourself. You pay attention to the other person, you take an interest in the other person, you prioritise their well being higher than the ability to watch the weekend footy match in peace. Their habits will irritate you but you endure them because they are important to you.
    Lust, often confused with love, is when all you care about is pleasuring your penis (or female equivalent.) You pay little attention to the other person, don’t take an interest in the other person, and prioritise your entertainment and comfort over their well being. Their habits will irritate you which will lead to you seriously considering ending the relationship because there are many ways to pleasure your penis (or female equivalent) that don’t involve putting up with annoyances.
    Love at first sight is a lie, while lust at first sight often takes place. That lust can often develop into love, but when it doesn’t these relationships will often fail.
    The strength of a love lies in its ability to withstand conflict yada yada, etc etc, and so on and so forth.
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    babiker reacted to Darklord Rooke in Decay's Superlative Sekai Project Interview   
    Just in case people have missed it, Decay's given a wonderful interview with Sekai Project which you can find here - http://blog.fuwanovel.net/2016/05/interview-with-sekai-project/
    Here's a few of the mindblowing statements that can be found within:
    So make sure to check it out, people! Personally my favourite part was Audi suggesting EVN developers stop setting their VNs in Japan :3
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    babiker reacted to Darklord Rooke in A dilemma of Siblings: To Fix or Not To Fix?   
    She's extremely busy. She's extremely tired. Her interests don't exactly align with yours.
    Here's the thing, relationships take work. Like a lot of work. And when the two of you don't have a whole lot in common, it takes even more work. If she's coming home extremely tired everyday and barely has time for herself, then it's a given that she'll barely have the energy to put into any other relationship. She may have a couple of close friends who she can relax with, but you shouldn't force the issue with her. Focus on your own life for a while. If the two of you are as close as you say, your 'family bond' will still be there later in life, but just because you're family doesn't mean you'll be ever present in her life - she has her own life to lead and you have yours.
    A person can change a staggeringly amount in their late teens and their twenties - their personality their interests. It's not unusual to grow apart, and in fact is one of the many reasons why high school friends lose contact with each other. But yes, you will lose a lot of relationships through your life, and a lot of relationships will change through your life - time marches on and all that jazz.
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    babiker got a reaction from kingdomcome in A dilemma of Siblings: To Fix or Not To Fix?   
    Been a while since I made a thread over here, let alone a serious thread... But any who, as the title suggests, I currently have a lot of trouble getting along with one of my siblings. In particular, my sister. 
    To give you a bit a of a backstory, I've been closer to my sister than to anyone else in my family, probably to anyone else I've ever met. She's a year older than me, and since I was little I would depend on her for pretty much everything. A friend (my only friend at the time) to play with, a walking-talking wikipedia, an emotional bank to listen to all my problems-you name it. We've always had almost identical taste and interest; she watched what I watched, she read what I read, and vice versa. Sometime around middle school however, things started to balance out. She entered her "teen" years way before me, but ya know, girls are girls: This period of time is much harder on them. She started complaining and confiding in me way more than I would in her. At first I found this rather refreshing, considering I was the younger one. It felt like an honor just listening to her problems (God how silly that sounds to me now lol). For some reason, her stories never bored me. This is just your average girl drama; she doesn't like me, she didn't say hi to me, what did I do brah?!?! And things along that line. She was a little cranky now and then but the fun we had together greatly outweighed her temper tantrums. 
    We reached the peak of our bro/sishood in high school, when neither of us was an idiot anymore and our hobbies were still pretty close. I started spending a little too much time on games in this period, and less time with her. Our tastes also started to differ slightly, I started finding trouble enjoying the over-emotional drama novels she seemed to love, while she found my fantasy epics tedious. But we were still super close, and I felt nothing could ever pull us apart.
    Then university happened.
    University was beyond anything we, in particular she, had expected. My sister entered medicine, which as you may know pretty much saps every last minute of your everyday life. She no longer had the time to even have much drama in her life, let alone having any to tell me. Her free time became extremely limited, and she preferred spending it on her own interests that had grown ever so far from mine. During this period, I developed a rather abnormal love for animu and eventually, visual novels. Silly and dumb as it may sound, the generic 2D girls on the screen telling me their silly everyday problems eventually filled the void I had. I use to struggle to find time to chat and have fun with my sis during her early uni days, but now... I no longer felt the need to. 
    After about a year of this being the status quo, I felt bad for kinda ditching my sister for a bunch of virtual girls, so I tried to bridge the gap between us during the summer. I tried to get her into anime, and the results were really meh. About one out of three shows I'd suggest, she would like, the rest she'd distaste with vigor. This really got to me for some reason. I thought I at least knew my sister's taste, but apparently I was wrong. After a while I got fed up of her trashing all muh animu (it got to the point that I was beginning to dislike them for no reason myself), so I tried to get her into VNs.
    Yup, I tried to get my sister into Japanese adult visual porn books.
    Without getting into the embarrassing details, it failed. Big time. At this point I felt exhausted, and finally gave up on trying to get her interested in any of muh stuff. At that point it felt more like I was forcing my interests onto her, so I stopped. I accepted the fact that our interests have grown separately and that we no longer have much to enjoy together.
    Then it dawned on me that she really wasn't interested in regaining the strong relationship we once had. This was a hard pill to swallow, but eventually I accepted it as well. Her not caring made it a lot easier for me to not care too. Problems between two sides can only be fixed if both are willing to fix the problem.
    ... And that leads us to our current status. The status of, well, almost no relationship at all. 
    So the question is more or less, is this a problem that should be fixed or ignored? I've tried what I could, to no avail. I really dislike the current, extremely shallow relationship we have, but I don't think it's in my power to change it.
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    babiker got a reaction from kingdomcome in I HATE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU [CLICKBAIT, GONE WRONG, GONE SEXUAL] 1k SHITPOSTING AmA   
    Do you dream that one day your podcast will rival mine's in popularity? 
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    babiker reacted to Narcosis in A dilemma of Siblings: To Fix or Not To Fix?   
    The story of my life.
    From my experience, unless one or both of you are super emphatic and guilty about it, not much can be done; I'd say it's more or less normal in that period of life. What I can confirm, tho, is that once she graduates, things might change again. Actually, it's a given. It happened in case of my sister. We really grew apart during her university days, but once she graduated and came back with her 'boyfriend' (), things changed drastically. I'd say it's not exactly the same as it used to be, but nevertheless, we restored the bonds that once tied us together. I'm actually amazed it came so naturally, as if nothing happend to the point, it left me confused for quite a bit as how to react; luckily, her boyfriend is a super cool guy and literally became a bandaid in our relationship.
    I'd say, don't fret about it that much. Just be yourself and keep reminding your sis, you're still there for her. She's propably before the period, where an adult person actually comes to understand, how important and precious family bonds are.
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    babiker reacted to Kkoro in False Elegy [Kickstarter Launched just now!]   
    Hey hello!
    We've got a new update: Team geNe6 has been expanded! We'd like to welcome Anytsdow, and DragoonHP!

    In the past few weeks, we've made significant progress on editing, CG art, and background art. Here's a little preview:

    We are currently working on a new character sprite, music, the GUI, more editing and even more art. Stay tuned!
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    babiker reacted to Dergonu in The Last GM Standing!   
    The final rolls have been completed, and the winner has been crowned. I will be writing the chapter today and will polish it tomorrow, the release will be 18:00 CEST on saturday!
     
    The remaining 5 warriors are:
    Team Nosebleed: @Nebjula
    Team Down: @FinalChaos
    Team Kaguya: @gijimu, @greenshadow622, @Jade
    Make your leaders proud and die fight for them!
     
    Down is currently down for the count, (hah, puns ), Nosebleed and Kaguya are in the middle of a duel, and the remaining warriors are scattered. How will this end?
    (Dergonu wakes up in his bed and realizes it was all a dream?? )
    Stay tuned to find out!
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    babiker reacted to Darklord Rooke in Trump and the connection between democracy and tyranny   
    The whole 'you're ignorant' thing is just a way to attack an argument without actually attacking an argument. For the record, I think non-Australians who take an interest in Australian politics are far more qualified to talk about our Federal system then my ignorant, bogan neighbour named Bob who spends all day getting smashed off his face before collapsing on the ground scratching his ballsack. These are the type of people who shrug their shoulders and say 'I dunno' when you ask them who the head of State is. These are the people who shrug their shoulders and say 'I dunno' when you ask them how they managed to set their arse-cheeks on fire.
    The idea that the common people of America will have a more fundamental understanding of the Federal electoral system in America, its pros, its flaws, and so on because they live there is very, VERY flawed. I know this for a fact because I've had to lecture quite a few Americans on why their country is a Republic. Yes, that's right, they had no clue what their country was and I, an Ozzie bloke, did. It's very simple, and yet somehow they remained clueless for a number of decades. Sure, they knew the culture of America at a local level very well, but they were pretty ignorant about America as a nation. Conversely, I acknowledge interested people in other countries (oh say, like the UN ahahaha) could be quite well informed about Australia's immigration policy (AKA could be quite miffed about Australia's immigration policy,) and could talk in detail about it if they wish, and yet I doubt they'd know much about the local council mergers affecting NSW, and which previously affected Vic and QLD. In those instances, people on the ground would probably have more knowledge. To keep ramming home the point, I can rattle off the problems China's facing with their aging population in a fairly detailed manner without having to 'live there,' and in a way the majority of their poor farmers would never be able to (despite living there) because those poor farmers have more pressing concerns on their mind (like survival.)
    So it depends on who you're talking about in each country and it depends on how local the matter is. Many people living in a country are just unaware and ignorant of what's going on around them, and they're ignorant by choice, sometimes they have other priorities or it just doesn't interest them. Someone who takes an interest in Australian politics and news undoubtedly knows more about what's going on at a 'nationwide level' than many inhabitants who spend all day on their 'Facebook' taking photos of food or cats or whatever people take photos of these days. Sure, Neighbour Bob may know what's going on at a local level (I'll give him the benefit of the doubt here,) but I doubt he knows what's happening at a regional, or State level ... unless it directly impacts his wallet, or his safety, and few things do. But talking about America's system of Government, well anybody who's interested can easily analyse THAT. Just like Frenchies can easily analyse Australia's system of Government. 
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    babiker reacted to Down in Trump and the connection between democracy and tyranny   
    bigfatround is obviously trolling, please don't answer to him and don't turn to nonsensical US-bashing. Considering how defensive people were already this thread is done otherwise.
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    babiker got a reaction from OriginalRen in Trump and the connection between democracy and tyranny   
    Welcome to the internet. Let me say that for once, I know where you're coming from. As a guy living in the Middle East, I can't help but sigh when I see people overseas suggest ridiculously stupid solutions to the problems this region of mine faces. "Just nuke ISIS/Saudi/Iran/all za Middle East while you're at it" seems to be the general consensus at times. And surprisingly, I also agree with you on "the masses are stupid" point, and am rather surprised to see this new critique of democracy that is getting more and more prevalent over the internet. A few years back, especially around the start of the Arab spring, democracy was the divine way of a modern country to function that none would dare question, and anyone even considering something else is "Hitler". It's rather refreshing to see a little more open mindedness now.
    I don't claim to know much about American internal affairs so I can't comment much on it specifically. But I do think that this odd belief that Westerners in general seem to have, the belief that "democracy is the objective best thing ever", is rather... Troublesome, to say the least. It naturally demonizes every other alternative without much of a reason. If I were to ask most people today why Democracy is "good", the average answer will be something along the lines of "well, at least it's not fucking communism". Personally, I don't think there's a global, all-righteous and correct way to make a functioning government. While democracy has been relatively successful in the West, that is not the case for the rest of the world. If you look at the Middle East for example, you would find that monarchies are much more economically successful and progressive, and politically stable than "democratic" countries.
    In other words, "what might work for you won't necessarily work for everyone else". Whoever becomes president this time, there is going to be a very large segment of the population that won't accept the result. In my opinion, when the biggest Democracy starts not accepting the results of its own system, it's a sign that it's not working any longer. And that's really why systems are a thing: To make things work. If Democracy works in a certain place for a ceratin period of time, then it's the "correct" way as far as anyone can say, not for any deep philosophical reason. If it doesn't, then maybe a new way is better
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    babiker got a reaction from Funyarinpa in Trump and the connection between democracy and tyranny   
    Welcome to the internet. Let me say that for once, I know where you're coming from. As a guy living in the Middle East, I can't help but sigh when I see people overseas suggest ridiculously stupid solutions to the problems this region of mine faces. "Just nuke ISIS/Saudi/Iran/all za Middle East while you're at it" seems to be the general consensus at times. And surprisingly, I also agree with you on "the masses are stupid" point, and am rather surprised to see this new critique of democracy that is getting more and more prevalent over the internet. A few years back, especially around the start of the Arab spring, democracy was the divine way of a modern country to function that none would dare question, and anyone even considering something else is "Hitler". It's rather refreshing to see a little more open mindedness now.
    I don't claim to know much about American internal affairs so I can't comment much on it specifically. But I do think that this odd belief that Westerners in general seem to have, the belief that "democracy is the objective best thing ever", is rather... Troublesome, to say the least. It naturally demonizes every other alternative without much of a reason. If I were to ask most people today why Democracy is "good", the average answer will be something along the lines of "well, at least it's not fucking communism". Personally, I don't think there's a global, all-righteous and correct way to make a functioning government. While democracy has been relatively successful in the West, that is not the case for the rest of the world. If you look at the Middle East for example, you would find that monarchies are much more economically successful and progressive, and politically stable than "democratic" countries.
    In other words, "what might work for you won't necessarily work for everyone else". Whoever becomes president this time, there is going to be a very large segment of the population that won't accept the result. In my opinion, when the biggest Democracy starts not accepting the results of its own system, it's a sign that it's not working any longer. And that's really why systems are a thing: To make things work. If Democracy works in a certain place for a ceratin period of time, then it's the "correct" way as far as anyone can say, not for any deep philosophical reason. If it doesn't, then maybe a new way is better
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    babiker got a reaction from solidbatman in Trump and the connection between democracy and tyranny   
    Welcome to the internet. Let me say that for once, I know where you're coming from. As a guy living in the Middle East, I can't help but sigh when I see people overseas suggest ridiculously stupid solutions to the problems this region of mine faces. "Just nuke ISIS/Saudi/Iran/all za Middle East while you're at it" seems to be the general consensus at times. And surprisingly, I also agree with you on "the masses are stupid" point, and am rather surprised to see this new critique of democracy that is getting more and more prevalent over the internet. A few years back, especially around the start of the Arab spring, democracy was the divine way of a modern country to function that none would dare question, and anyone even considering something else is "Hitler". It's rather refreshing to see a little more open mindedness now.
    I don't claim to know much about American internal affairs so I can't comment much on it specifically. But I do think that this odd belief that Westerners in general seem to have, the belief that "democracy is the objective best thing ever", is rather... Troublesome, to say the least. It naturally demonizes every other alternative without much of a reason. If I were to ask most people today why Democracy is "good", the average answer will be something along the lines of "well, at least it's not fucking communism". Personally, I don't think there's a global, all-righteous and correct way to make a functioning government. While democracy has been relatively successful in the West, that is not the case for the rest of the world. If you look at the Middle East for example, you would find that monarchies are much more economically successful and progressive, and politically stable than "democratic" countries.
    In other words, "what might work for you won't necessarily work for everyone else". Whoever becomes president this time, there is going to be a very large segment of the population that won't accept the result. In my opinion, when the biggest Democracy starts not accepting the results of its own system, it's a sign that it's not working any longer. And that's really why systems are a thing: To make things work. If Democracy works in a certain place for a ceratin period of time, then it's the "correct" way as far as anyone can say, not for any deep philosophical reason. If it doesn't, then maybe a new way is better
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    babiker got a reaction from Mr Poltroon in Trump and the connection between democracy and tyranny   
    Welcome to the internet. Let me say that for once, I know where you're coming from. As a guy living in the Middle East, I can't help but sigh when I see people overseas suggest ridiculously stupid solutions to the problems this region of mine faces. "Just nuke ISIS/Saudi/Iran/all za Middle East while you're at it" seems to be the general consensus at times. And surprisingly, I also agree with you on "the masses are stupid" point, and am rather surprised to see this new critique of democracy that is getting more and more prevalent over the internet. A few years back, especially around the start of the Arab spring, democracy was the divine way of a modern country to function that none would dare question, and anyone even considering something else is "Hitler". It's rather refreshing to see a little more open mindedness now.
    I don't claim to know much about American internal affairs so I can't comment much on it specifically. But I do think that this odd belief that Westerners in general seem to have, the belief that "democracy is the objective best thing ever", is rather... Troublesome, to say the least. It naturally demonizes every other alternative without much of a reason. If I were to ask most people today why Democracy is "good", the average answer will be something along the lines of "well, at least it's not fucking communism". Personally, I don't think there's a global, all-righteous and correct way to make a functioning government. While democracy has been relatively successful in the West, that is not the case for the rest of the world. If you look at the Middle East for example, you would find that monarchies are much more economically successful and progressive, and politically stable than "democratic" countries.
    In other words, "what might work for you won't necessarily work for everyone else". Whoever becomes president this time, there is going to be a very large segment of the population that won't accept the result. In my opinion, when the biggest Democracy starts not accepting the results of its own system, it's a sign that it's not working any longer. And that's really why systems are a thing: To make things work. If Democracy works in a certain place for a ceratin period of time, then it's the "correct" way as far as anyone can say, not for any deep philosophical reason. If it doesn't, then maybe a new way is better
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    babiker reacted to sanahtlig in Trump and the connection between democracy and tyranny   
    Unfortunately, foreigners like @Down know more about the US political system than 90% of Americans.  Being a foreigner by no means makes him unqualified to comment.  And again, it was @Rooke who made the point that American democracy is by no means unique.  Most affluent Western nations share a similar system.
    However, tyranny of the majority is a thing, which is why we have constitutional limits on government power, separation of powers, and a judiciary that is remote from the political process.  This is why it's all the more concerning that judicial appointments are being politicized.  This is EXACTLY what the founders of our political system were trying to avoid.  If we keep this up our republic is going to give way sooner or later to mob rule (i.e., democracy).
    What terrifies me most about Trump is how he oversimplifies complex problems and promises outlandish "solutions" that would make these problems far worse, not better.  All politicians do this to some degree, but Trump is by far the most anti-intellectual candidate that's achieved popular support.  This sort of deliberate delusional mass indoctrination of the public is classically associated with authoritarianism, cultism and yes--fascism.
    The more I reflect, the more I realized Obama was everything I wanted in a president.  He's careful, deliberate, reasonably apolitical, and his arguments are reasoned and nuanced.  He recognizes and embraces the complexity of the problems America faces.  Trump is his antithesis.
    If I had a message to the American people, it would be this: elect a president who will be an effective leader, not simply one who will champion your pet cause.
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    babiker reacted to EcchiOujisama in Trump and the connection between democracy and tyranny   
    What is wrong with you people?  We need Trump-sempai to Make the USSA Great Again!  It's not just for Americans, Japan needs America to be great again just as much as Americans.  Most Americans don't realize how much of a problem it is for Japan to have a pussy in charge.  But the Japanese with their eyes open know.  Trump-sempai will give Japan the kick in the ass she needs to be great again.  When Japan is great again anime will be great again. Why don't you want Japan to be great again? You must be hateful, hurtful, racist, bigoted, sexist, xenophobic Japanphobes who kidnap kittens and eat them alive.
    This tall drink of umeshu knows what's up. Random-kun for Prime Minister! And my waifu no. 612!
    You think some liberal pussy who wants to sell Japan to the Chinese will keep the world safe for anime and galge? NO! A vote for Trump is a vote for Japan and a vote to Make Anime Great Again!
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    babiker reacted to Darklord Rooke in Trump and the connection between democracy and tyranny   
    When the thread descends into disrespect then I suppose the mods will have a decision to make. Until then it's a VERY worthwhile article, and is something that people have generally known for a while - too much democracy is never a good thing (do note that there are exceptions to the rule.) But those feeling the need to sling mud at only America have blinkers on, because this is very much a Western World problem -> the idea of 'too much democracy' isn't a problem that just America is facing. I can guarantee you that Australia and Europe are currently facing similar 'tyranny of the majority' issues.
     
    That quote nails modern internet culture. Also most of the debates on Fuwanovel. (Also most of the youth of today. And 4chan. Well, 4chan doesn't even pretend to be reasoned.) And you can apply it to any debate on any topic on the internet. People arguing on feelings and emotions rather than reason and logic. It's as though before you get into an internet debate, you need to send each participant a box of tissues and a stress ball because you'll hardly begin before the tears, teenage angst/bitching, and namecalling begins to flow.
    Go on a developer's site to complain about problems and BAM, you'll be targeted by a mob. But these people will then be targeted by a different mob - a mob of opposing views. Then the name calling starts. Then the crying starts. Then the capital letters start. And you're left there thinking ... I was only bringing up an issue.
    EDIT: The internet used to be a lot better back in the 90s. You could actually have intellectual discourse with people, because the other people on the internet were pretty smart also. These days, it's getting harder to find intellectual discussion. These days, there's a lot of trolls and posts full of nerd rage. Also no social networking, and it was slow, meant you couldn't live on the internet 24/7 which meant talking with people who were actually a little bit grounded and not driven stupid by living in the virtual world all day every day. Everyone benefitted when only a select, nerdy few wanted or were capable of getting on the internet. Now everybody's on it and it's a dump, and yes, it's everybody's fault. That means most of you reading this thread. For shame!
    EDIT2: No idea how I got on that topic. Don't ask, for I can't tell.
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    babiker got a reaction from Nebjula in The Last GM Standing!   
    Well, would you look at that! I actually made it to this far, and I didn't even read the last few issues because I was quite busy during that time. Seems I have a lot to catch up on, but hey I even killed someone before getting killed, so I'm more than happy with any conclusion w
    Looking forward to the final!
     
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    babiker got a reaction from Dergonu in The Last GM Standing!   
    Just read it, and I must say the writing has improved quite a bit. The characters feel a lot more... Distinguishable and unique, with their own quirks and attributes rather than "dude X with swords and Y with Mace" which is what the first part kinda felt like. I'd like to see more of that.
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    babiker reacted to Dergonu in The Last GM Standing!   
    So, time to get hyped. The finale will be split into two parts, the first part coming out on saturday and the final chapter will come out one week after! 
    There is 10 remaning fighters, and of course, the three GMs. All rules limiting the GMs from fighting have been lifted, and the chapters will feature the GMs fighting both each other and the members. It will be an epic battle royale type situation. 
     
    The remaining warriors are: 




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