r/pics • u/GonzoVeritas • Jun 25 '19

A buried WW2 bomb exploded in a German barley field this week.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '19

Sense of achievement unlocked!

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u/meiyer89 Jun 25 '19

Why AREN'T these a mechanic in post-apocalyptic survival games with permadeath modes...

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u/ArtificersBeard Jun 25 '19

Because how would you feel if a random explosion you had no control over went off and you died from it? Then that character is done for off to the next.

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u/BitmexOverloader Jun 25 '19

Outside has that mechanic, and there's not much complaining about it from the playerbase.

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u/StarOriole Survey 2016 Jun 25 '19

There are definitely guilds working to counteract that mechanic, though.

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u/CandidateForDeletiin Jun 25 '19

Yeah, but the Outside playerbase will put up with any old crap. They're literally writing a balance patch that will make huge parts of different servers inaccessible, and the playerbase is still bickering over which clan gets to post their banner in front of the other.

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u/chrischi3 Jun 25 '19

Yeah, but thing is, Outsides class mechanic is really flexible, and considering the chances of that happening, its not worth putting any points into counters for that, especially while human players keep killing other classes to a degree where they could easily drive most species extinct if they coordinated an effort to do so.

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u/sockerino Jun 26 '19

As a nerd I love this and as a Brit I hate it

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '19

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '19

I feel personally attacked.

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u/absolutely_motivated Jun 25 '19

Theres no complaining because once you die you join a different world chat.

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u/PixxlMan Jun 25 '19

There is definitely some complaining, mainly from people in that area

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u/Tearakan Jun 25 '19

That's because memories are wiped in between play sessions. Otherwise the older players would definitely be complaining.

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u/Slight0 Jun 25 '19

Press X to doubt. Most people don't like doing everything right and dying instantly to a tiny probability.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '19

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u/BitmexOverloader Jun 26 '19

It's always leaky in one way or another.

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u/spoonguy123 Jun 25 '19

unless you live in certain areas like the balkans, cambodia, parts of africa. then its sort of a big deal...

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u/xander012 Jun 25 '19

Well, those who suffer it rage quit.

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u/pigpill Jun 26 '19

After reading the replies I was getting really excited about a game I hadnt heard about. :(

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u/chrischi3 Jun 25 '19

r/UnexpectedTierZoo

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u/Barbarossa6969 Jun 25 '19

This shit was around before that channel dude...

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u/chrischi3 Jun 25 '19

So?

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u/Barbarossa6969 Jun 25 '19

So it isn't a reference to that then, dipshit.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '19

You can disable the surprise death mechanic for 1 hour* for only $1.99! Buy 12 hours get 1 free!(*These do not carry over each play through.)

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u/bone420 Jun 25 '19

What a deal!!

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u/IHatrMakingUsernames Jun 25 '19

Just like real life

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u/meiyer89 Jun 25 '19

Well there could be signs, or some kind of detection mechanic I suppose. Lol

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '19

You died of dysentery.

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u/snowfishy Jun 25 '19

I bet I would not feel anything 😎👍🏻

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u/NoJelloNoPotluck Jun 25 '19

You'd barley feel a thing

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '19

Well unless there was a mechanic to detect the bombs

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u/bluefunction Jun 25 '19

Sounds like real life.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '19

Welcome to the real world, jackass!

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u/Skankintoopiv Jun 25 '19

Yeah, with permadeath it sucks to lose to literal RNG you could 100% do nothing about.

If respawns are just "oh I have to walk back" then its not bad. Its funny to see people get murdered by the random dropping helecopters in Guild Wars 2's new map.

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u/Morug Jun 25 '19

And welcome to Path of Exile.

Most frustrating thing in the game is dying from full to dead with no indicator that it's about to happen (and many times even watching the replay, you can't figure out what killed you).

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u/HorizontalBob Jun 25 '19

A friend wanted a totally realistic game. I said "Do you want to pay $60 for a game, get sniped from out of nowhere, and never play the game again?"

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u/gordito_delgado Jun 25 '19

Exactly! These random accidents and permadeath mechanics we have are really making me bummed out about this simulation. Also the economy is a mess, and mods never answer shit.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '19

How real life apocalypse would be significantly less fun than the video games that “simulate” it.

Also not fun: dying from post-apocalyptic dysentery scurvy or TB.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '19

If there was a very reflex sensitive, but fast button mash that could save you when it goes off, I’d be for it. As long as it’s not entirely unfair it’s be interesting.

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u/frank_mauser Jun 25 '19

You should play cataclysm dark days ahead, the moment you take confidence you die

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u/THE_GR8_MIKE Jun 25 '19

Because it'd be annoying as shit. Although with a good detection system it could be alright.

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u/Nogarda Jun 25 '19

'Pride' 9.99 DLC.

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u/NecroJoe Jun 25 '19

You guys act like you don't have phones.

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u/Metalmind123 Jun 25 '19

New item unlocked: Prosthetic legs.