site banner
PaperclipPerfector  1d ago (text post)   866 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for March 13, 2026

Be advised: this thread is not for serious in-depth discussion of weighty topics (we have a link for that), this thread is not for anything Culture War related. This thread is for Fun. You got jokes? Share 'em. You got silly questions? Ask 'em.

1
Top Bottom Old Controversial Comments
Jump in the discussion.

No email address required.

Video Game Thread

What are you playing this week?

After 20 hours total spent on the game, I finally finished a run in Slay the Spire 2. Very happy. :) I used The Defect and lots of 0 cost attack cards + draws.

I have about 35 hours in STS2, Just finished ascension 10 with the silent and am on ascension 7 with the Necro. I think Silent is really overpowered. The shiv decks are strong, discard is strong, that one poison power that causes poison to trigger twice (3x upgraded) is downright nasty. The discard 2/draw 2 in a deck with sly's is broken. Meanwhile the regent just feels bad.

From what I've read, The Regent is very situational and more random as to whether you'll succeed. I think it can be really strong with tons of stars.

Silent does seem to be the strongest class in STS2. But her aesthetic is crap IMO. My least favorite character by far.

I've done a couple ascension 2 runs with the Regent, and stars is the way to go, but it just feels so restrictive. Like here's the "box that you can play in" it's very small. The one consolation is that the game is still in early access so I imagine there will be buffs to the newly designed character

What is this place?

This website is a place for people who want to move past shady thinking and test their ideas in a court of people who don't all share the same biases. Our goal is to optimize for light, not heat; this is a group effort, and all commentators are asked to do their part.

The weekly Culture War threads host the most controversial topics and are the most visible aspect of The Motte. However, many other topics are appropriate here. We encourage people to post anything related to science, politics, or philosophy; if in doubt, post!

Check out The Vault for an archive of old quality posts. You are encouraged to crosspost these elsewhere.


Why are you called The Motte?

A motte is a stone keep on a raised earthwork common in early medieval fortifications. More pertinently, it's an element in a rhetorical move called a "Motte-and-Bailey", originally identified by philosopher Nicholas Shackel. It describes the tendency in discourse for people to move from a controversial but high value claim to a defensible but less exciting one upon any resistance to the former. He likens this to the medieval fortification, where a desirable land (the bailey) is abandoned when in danger for the more easily defended motte. In Shackel's words, "The Motte represents the defensible but undesired propositions to which one retreats when hard pressed."

On The Motte, always attempt to remain inside your defensible territory, even if you are not being pressed.


New post guidelines

If you're posting something that isn't related to the culture war, we encourage you to post a thread for it. A submission statement is highly appreciated, but isn't necessary for text posts or links to largely-text posts such as blogs or news articles; if we're unsure of the value of your post, we might remove it until you add a submission statement. A submission statement is required for non-text sources (videos, podcasts, images).

Culture war posts go in the culture war thread; all links must either include a submission statement or significant commentary. Bare links without those will be removed.

If in doubt, please post it!


Rules


Recommended Posts And Communities

Recommended Realtime Chats