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Problem is a known on my end (I also experience this so network stuff is definitely not the culprit here), however I've been so far unable to fix it. I'm not exactly sure where the problem originates from either, given that it's a "minor" problem I've elected to just ignore it, let me know if it's a big problem for you and I'll see if I can try anything else to fix it.

The 14th gen didn't only have problems with Linux and I still don't trust Intel when they say they "fixed" the CPUs disassembling themselves. Given the money involved I'd definitely advise against 13th and 14th gen Intel in any case, just not worth the potential headache down the road. Either go with older Intel or AMD.

Is It Wrong to Try To Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Vol. 18

Rating: 11/10 Definitely not biased since this is certainly not my favourite series ever. Nope not at all.

Obligatory curse the editor for forcing this highly misleading title. Obligatory curse the author for introducing plot conveniences just to forbid us from enjoying more sugary Bell x Aiz scenes. I want more stuff like their dance.

That aside I'm not the biggest fan of the familia conflicts, I just wanna see my boy Bell survive some dungeon adventures. Not that the familia conflicts are badly written, I just don't really get the same enjoyment reading them. The volume was iirc the longest we have got so far which was kind of needed, imo there wasn't really a good spot where the story could have been split cleanly into two volumes. There are a lot of "side" stories going on with Bell taking a bit of a step back for the first half of the story. Despite not going where I initially thought it was going the Freya arc was sort of neatly resolved, the outcome is just a bit unexpected. The climax fight against Ottar feels a bit weird, I would have liked to see Bell dominate a bit more in his first challenge as a Level 5 but the story doesn't allow for an "easy" fight right now and having Ottar be an obstacle far more insurmountable than anything before feels fitting. Unsurprisingly Haruhiume's level boost comes in clutch to win that fight along with a very brief glimpse at just what it means for Bell to only ever level up with S and upwards stats. 2 Levels difference should be an insurmountable difference yet Bell managed to narrow it down to a surmountable one with his stats accumulation.

That's that regarding the plot of the volume, I want to use the end of this "review" to mourn every Bell x anyone-but-aiz shippers some of whose ships were sunk with multiple broadsides by Bell refusing both Syr and Lyon's confessions. Poor Syr, she even got rejected twice. Lyon also joins Hestia familia as their first and for now only Level 6 adventurer. Bell's insane growth continues to force additions to the familia with higher Levels since no one can even hope to keep up with his desire to stand next to his crush. With the distractions out of the way I hope the way is finally paved for an unfolding of the long teased Bell x Aiz ship. Surely the author won't throw us another curveball. Right? Right??

starts reading Volume 19 Oh ffs...... I just want my ship to set sail already.

How anyone in leadership gave the OK for a connector this asinine is beyond me. That's, on a technical level, a very real fire hazard

The Eminence in Shadow Volume 6 Honestly not much to say here, if you liked the story up to this point you'll love this as it's just more of the good stuff. We also get more glimpses into the Cult vs Shadow Garden allegiances forming in the Midgard kingdom and hints at an upcoming country scale conflict in which Cid will surely be yet again an unassuming background character.

Also we get to see more of Akane who might just be the first non Shadow Garden member to figure out the link between Cid and Shadow. She's pretty close to getting there since she's almost linked shadow to his Japanese identity.

Idee: Die Lackhersteller wurden von Russland bezahlt um die Deppen dazu zu bringen den Lack freiwillig zu trinken

Und noch ne Salami Scheibe... Ich bin mir dessen bewusst, dass Eskalation möglichst vermieden werden sollte aber es gibt auch das Konzept einer Selbstverteidigung. Russland führt, de facto, Krieg gegen uns und das mittlerweile nicht mal mehr nur digital sondern auch sehr real wie an diesen ganzen Sabotagefällen zu sehen.

Man muss ja nicht gleich in Russland einmarschieren aber irgendwo sollte doch mal ein klares Zeichen gesetzt werden ala "Das Maß ist voll, keinen Schritt weiter sonst kracht es gewaltig" indem man z.B. alle Schiffe die nicht der Nato angehören von Kriegsschiffen begleiten lässt sobald sie die Ostsee betreten. Oder noch besser Schiffen mit hohem Sabotagepotential (welche Schiffe zur Schattenflotte gehören ist ja durchaus bekannt) einfach die Durchfahrt in Dänemark verwehren.

How about instead of the very obviously paid for (in one was or another) 'professional' critic scores you look at the user scores? Because very apparently the players have a very clear opinion about whether or not the game is good (also reflected in sales numbers).

Now I haven't played the game and I never had any intention to, I also haven't played any other Dragon Age game but from the player reviews I've seen the game:

• deviated too much from previous Dragon Age themes, in the process (allegedly) massively disrespecting characters
• had highly repetetive gameplay
• too limited player choices (often critizised: no way to kill/kick out companions up until the very final unlike how in bg3 you can just flat out kill your potential companions if you so wish to)
• incompetent (ally) AI masked by invulnerability and high HP pools (plenty of video proof here) -and as the cherry on top: a very thorough venture into gender politics implying that said politics were more deserving of dev time than the above issues

Mehrfach.

Not sure but imo whether or not it has been done doesn't really matter. If any one of the Dunkelfelger women up and just did it I don't think anyone would dare to question it, so it might as well be established fact.

Regarding their next 'actual' rank I still think they would evaluate a bit lower than where Alexandria should be simply because Rozemyne's library strategy will take some time to take effect but once it does they could feasibly reach #1 and stay there. Alexandria as is simply is not focusing on anything that produces immediate tangible "duchy points" so to speak. Education and knowledge are abstract concepts that seemingly don't influence the rankings nearly as much as hard achievements do. Though the latter is just a consequence of the former.

Not that anyone will complain about the Divine Avatar not dominating the rankings, which will just be another behind the scenes factor. Rozemyne very clearly can't be bothered about her duchy's rank and I imagine Ferdinand would like to avoid the hassle that comes with it as well for a good while. Up until some fool mocks his wife or their adoptive daughter for it, then the gloves come off, in the latter case whoever did it better run because they're in for a divine crushing.

Hannelore escaping ditter is, let me check, yup certainly not an option. She'll get dragged into it whether she likes to or not, this is still Dunkelfelger after all.

On Alexandria's ranking I have heavy suspicions a certain scheming Gremlin handler has advised the Zent and the Gremlin to suppress Alexandria's ranking for a while in light of the rather close connection between Aub Alexandria and Zent Eglantine. The country just survived an invasion/coup, keeping the other nobles content is a higher priority than accurately ranking the duchies.