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[-] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 98 points 2 months ago

That's some dark souls shit right there.

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago

I was thinking Warhammer.

[-] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

Night Lords reading this like "nice"

[-] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 4 points 2 months ago

#nidthings

[-] AdamBomb 6 points 2 months ago

More like Monster Hunter

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 75 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

This community is just cool_science_facts now. I am here for it tbh.

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 50 points 2 months ago

We go for the Dawkins definition of "meme."

[-] Whorehoarder@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 2 months ago

I have to head off to work, can you give me a quick lowdown on this scientific meme definition?

[-] the_dopamine_fiend@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago

Meme : Gene :: Culture : Species

A Dawkinsian "meme" is like an idea-unit that can take hold and thrive in the landscape of imagination, developing into culture or philosophy if it spreads widely enough.

[-] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

That’s a really good definition

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

Further reading: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme

[-] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Good definition! I'll often say it is a "primary unit of cultural exchange." I consider a lot of things memes: internet memes of course, songs, scenes from movies, plot tropes, characters, basically any bit of culture that can be encapsulated and identified as a distinct entity.

[-] jlow@beehaw.org 6 points 2 months ago

I think it was a bit tongue in cheek since meme is actually a concept from science (internet-meme is very close to it's original meaning afaik):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme

[-] Ooops@feddit.org 42 points 2 months ago

So what humans have done for millenia in the form of furs, leather and bone?

[-] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 28 points 2 months ago

Yeah but these guys have exoskeletons so they are cooler. Sorry, I don't make the rules

[-] nul9o9@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Hunting giant insects back in the day would be terrifying, but exoskeleton armor would be bad ass.

[-] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 20 points 2 months ago

Yes but they are insects so it's pretty cool

Just imagine if I told you that the cookbug cooks it's prey by throwing it into fire. You would find it cool despite also doing it.

[-] Ziglin@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

It's still pretty rare though.

[-] psmgx@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Bone maybe, but leather and first have practical reasons related to temperature. Any camo benefits are incidental.

[-] zephorah@lemm.ee 36 points 2 months ago

So they’re the Reavers of the insect world.

[-] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

But I thought they were just a legend…

[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

[-] Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

Q: How does a reaver clean his blade?

Tap for spoiler

He runs it through the Wash.

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago

Like what we do with fur and leather?

[-] SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Yeah but these guys have exoskeletons so they are cooler. Sorry, I don't make the rules

[-] radiohead37@lemmynsfw.com 14 points 2 months ago

Great camouflage. Carrying a sack of dozens dead ants on your back does not draw attention at all.

[-] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago

Camouflage through intimidation. If you saw a dude sneaking around covered in human skulls, no you didn't.

[-] radiohead37@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 2 months ago

I didn’t indeed. You got a point there.

[-] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 5 points 2 months ago

Like that guy who walked in on Batman and was just like.....nope.

[-] GraniteM@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I didn't see nothin'.

[-] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 5 points 2 months ago

I guess spiders don't want to eat a pile of dead ants, even if it's moving. Not the sharpest tools in the shed, spiders.

[-] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Ants "see" mostly by smells. This would probably smell like another ant and thus wouldn't be bothered.

[-] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

We already had an Ocean Soulslike (Another Crab's Treasure). Now we need a Bug Soulslike.

[-] winterayars@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 months ago

Isn't that Hollow Knight?

[-] BalooWasWahoo@links.hackliberty.org 5 points 2 months ago

Too easy, frankly, and the awesome ways you can modify yourself don't match with Dark Souls. Actually having significant, meaningful differences in your combat isn't Dark Souls.

Half /s

[-] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I'm a dark souls enjoyer who thinks that hollow knight is a gorgeous game with mediocre platforming and decent combat. I'm pretty sure you made my blood pressure jump to unsafe levels

[-] BalooWasWahoo@links.hackliberty.org 1 points 2 months ago

Lol, I do what I can. Let me try harder. I love hollow, and play back through dark souls when I can. Hollow knight's world doesn't quite have the same replay value for me. Dark souls doesn't quite have enough of a game play loop difference to make me even care about the different weapons.

[-] Skua@kbin.earth 5 points 2 months ago

Hollow Knight?

[-] NONE_dc@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I mean... Yeah? But I was referring to a Full Soulslike game in 3D, and I see Hollow knight more like a Metroidvania with some Soulslike features.

[-] shaman1093@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 months ago

Litter bugs (green lacewing larvae) do this as well. Great bug to have in your garden as they feed on aphids, scale, mealy bugs - pretty much all the pests you don't want on your plants.

Also they are metal af.