Thread:Deathstalker666/@comment-1496755-20180827202615/@comment-1496755-20181115081049

Being busy wouldn't have been so bad without all the exhaustion it causes. And it has suddenly become very cold, so I am also burning a lot of energy for thermoregulation. I have currently set my sights on getting a two-week break starting on November 26... as long as something unexpected doesn't pop up before that :P

I wish I was joking. I wish... but then, reality ensues.

Have you ever wondered what's the symbolism behind the fight with Chthon - him emerging from the lava, having to extend those two pylons and killing him with a bolt of lightning - that's got to have some deeper meaning. And the way you kill Shubby - could it be a metaphor for rape?

Keep in mind that many of these literary works were written before communism, so it was like a clash of generations. Old traditions (which were pretty well preserved during the Ottoman rule due to the general lack of change in society as a whole) vs. the rapidly-growing new urban culture and all the new values it brings, some of which seem quite alien in the eyes of the traditional patriarchal world. So the old folks see this new culture as corrupt and sinful, and the young folks dismiss tradition as outdated and out-of-touch with their contemporary lives. One of the most important and symbolic literary characters of that age is Bai Ganyo - a boorish oaf with a hugely inflated ego, who combines all the negative traits of our people, as seen by the author at the time. And in many ways he incorporates all those outdated traditional things, which then clash with modern culture as he travels around Europe and does all kinds of weird, embarrassing or just funny blunders. And it's funny, but also sad, because it shows how pathetic we can be (some of these negative traits are still found among us nowadays). Then we also have this novelette about a close-knit family (or we could even call it a clan) that falls apart into several smaller families that hate each other's guts, though capitalism's role isn't quite clear in this process and is never directly stated to be at the root of it all... but you can bet this is how it was interpreted during the commie era. The wise writers of the past knew how evil and corrupt capitalism was, but they could not speak out because they were oppressed! Down with the oppressors!!!

Plot twist: the biggest eldritch abominations are actually the admins, hah.

Moving slow has its benefits too - allowing things to "settle" for a bit, recharging our batteries, rethinking old stuff and finding new ways to improve it, etc.

I'm kind ofthe opposite - the morning is my worst period, can't focus on anything and generally feel like a zombie. It's not very rare to take an unintended nap on the bus. Things get better in the evening, with the chance for an energy spike and inspiration to do stuff.

The protagonist was quite frustrated that the hookers he was promised were cut out of the sequel. Poor guy.

Heh, we can get more content by playing some of the addons too, see how weird it can get. Just imagine if there were hidden level features that show up only in coop... like a secret second door in DOORH! Wooooow.

Oh, I know Oger's Cavern - it's right next to the Voar's Lair and the Shambalar Palace ;)