stephen bell

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Lowell Bergman to marcel the shell with shoes on before the 60 minutes episode: You'd better take a good look, because I'm getting two things -- pissed off and curious.

Dark Souls 2 is so mechanically obtuse that it makes me love it more. Armor is basically meaningless and a full Havel’s set has the same damage reduction as a single specific ring. Poise is fake. Your I-frames are dictated by two arbitrary stats that both contribute to a third arbitrary stat. ❤️

(All images are from YouTuber “metalhead”)

Against Sir Alonne
17% Damage (naked character image)
Reduction
28% Damage (Full Havel Set image)
ReductionCONCLUSIONS
(Picture of Ring)
A single ring provided 2 more points of damage reduction than a fully upgraded armor set
With no investmentAGILITY BREAKPOINTS
96 AGL = 11 IFRAMES
Dark Souls 2
(Table showing breakdown)
CALCULATING AGL
EXAMPLE
When Attunement and Adaptability are at 16
(ATN) 16 x .25 = 4
(ADP) 16 x .75 = 12
4 + 12 = 16
16 correlates with AGL investment tier 16 which is
96 AGL

the odyssey is proof of a thing that has been true my entire life: conservatives are giant fucking dorks with zero cultural sway or pull because they are giant fucking dorks

I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.