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This raises a really good point about private vs public company responsibilities. Reddit, for instance, bans a lot of subreddits of things like anti-women and anti-black sentiment. (Not agreeing or disagreeing, only stating the facts) I also play quite a few online video games, and I know that certain people being banned is absolutely in the right. I'm here to play video games. If I'm watching a Hearthstone stream, I expect gameplay of Hearthstone. Blizzard admonishing players for derailing gameplay to push their political agenda doesn't sound wrong. However, Blizzard does allow - hell, even support - LGBT pride at their public games though, especially at their Overwatch events. On a closely-related note, Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey had a similar sentiment, saying "Fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong." Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fetitta denounced this, saying that Morey's statement does not speak for the Houston Rockets. The difference is, Morey didn't interject this at an event; he tweeted it from his personal Twitter. It's a sticky situation for sure. I'm 100% in favor of free speech, but I also understand the sentiment that you don't want to detract from the service you're providing. At what point should companies be taking action? Even though Morey tweeted this statement from a personal perspective and Fetitta denounced it, NBA merchandise had taken down from all China markets. From an financial standpoint, it doesn't take a genius to think: But personally, I cannot disagree with this anymore than I already do. (Sorry Terra, nothing against you.) There is quite literally thousands of beautiful masterpieces created in media that are enhanced because of the political themes associated with them. Metal Gear Solid is a beautiful series built upon the foundation of "Nukes are bad". Bioshock has various themes such as "Unchecked genetic enhancements can lead to catastrophic events". Fallout also has various themes, critiquing capitalism, communism, imperialism, etc. Joker (2019) criticizes a broken system of mental health, government aid, and wealthy elites. The idea that all politics should stay out of media is just... no. Not only is it impossible; it will surely lead to us having worse media as a whole. The other choice is to silence political agendas you don't agree with, which... also no. We need to allow all ideas to be spoken, then keep refuting them as they're brought up again. If you can't refute an idea you don't agree with, then you need to rethink about why you believe in your ideas. If Blizzard and NBA want to say they're not related to these statements, that's fine. They might not want to associate their brand with certain topics. (Look how that turned out...) But silencing people on their own free time? Man, that's tough.

I caught up to the two episodes of Fate/Grand Order: Absolute Demonic Front Babylonia. This is the seventh singularity of Fate/Grand Order, and is considered to be pretty good by the people who've played it. I wouldn't know though, I'm still on Okeanos. If you don't know anything about Fate/Grand Order or Fate in general, here's a blurb for you. So far, I'm liking this anime. I honestly can't tell if I like the pacing or not, but the animations scenes so far have been top-notch. It seems like studios other than Ufotable are finally able to handle the Fate series (CloverWorks).

You're really dedicated Ohiotaku Personally, I'm probably only going to keep up with Fate. There's not much free time for me since classes are getting more and more work...

"The reason I wanted to die, was that my shoelaces had come untied. I was never really that good at re-tying them. My relationships with others are same way, too." -Amazarashi

@Ohiotaku Midterms are finally over for me, so hopefully I can catch up with you sometime... soon. I definitely plan on watching the rest of Case Files, that's for sure. Sorry you didn't like it as much as Fate/Zero! I knew it was going to be something different since I got a lighthearted feel to it compared to the always-serious Fate/Zero. I hope you still got something out of it, though. This show has finished airing though, so we might have to take it down from the "Currently Airing Anime" section. Is there a way to do this on our own or do we need a mod? @Seshi @The History Kid Let's see who makes it here first.

I'm more feminine than @Seshi? Man...

I just took a Gender Role test, Interestingly enough, I got "Casually Feminine". Probably because I'm a relaxed-type of guy. I'm curious to see what you guys got. You can take it the test here. https://www.idrlabs.com/gender/test.php Have fun!!!

@Wedgy There should be an achievement book, but I find most of the achievements to be more tedious than fun. Both Bedrock and Java editions of Minecraft should also have The End, where you can defeat the Ender Dragon and see the title sequence. A lot of people agree that the Wither is harder, though. Some intermediate goals that I like to have are: Build a base with a bed, crafting table, and furnace (wool can be made from string) Secure the area around the base (with lighting from torches) Have a steady source of food (fishing rods are a life-saver) Find some diamonds (at least five) Find a group of villagers (hmmm) Have a pet of some sort (cats are cute and scare off creepers) Exploring Desert and Water monuments Some other big goals are: Exploring the Nether Building a mob-grinder Automatic farms Enchantment rooms I personally have the most fun with redstone, but I think the most important part of Minecraft is the creativity. Like, finding a way to solve a problem using redstone or building a mansion based around a theme, but you're definitely right in the "setting your own goals" part. You can change your difficulty anytime, too. (Except for Hardcore, I believe.)

I got the sneak peek on a lot of these already, but they still amaze me. Keep up the great work!

Just finished my item sorter and mob grinder on my survival world. So many things I wanted to do years ago, but kept procrastinating... Is the realms server still a thing? Or is that over now? I watch Wumbo all the time, but I haven't seen this video yet. Thanks

The 7 Million Downloads campaign has started. That means a free 4* servant. Hope your problem gets fixed soon, @The History Kid. Both Fate/Zero and Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (TV) are on crunchyroll, so it shouldn't be a huge to deal to watch them legally. (Unlimited Blade Works is just listed as Fate/stay night, though.) I'd agree that the biggest problem with the Fate series is the entry point, though.

Just started Fate/Apocrypha. I'm liking it so far!

Ouch. I was just watching a video about that, too. Best of luck with that, @The History Kid

I live on the east coast, so hurricanes are pretty common. The sewage system here sucks too, so any storm will usually flood the place.

A Sword Art Online gif in 2019? That's a reason enough to kick you off of here.

Haha yeah, I'm just glad I don't have to run Caesar. I'm still gunning for Altera though. I've only ran the Nobu node once, but I was surprised to see her there. I don't think it's that efficient from what I remember.

Good to see you're joining us on the Fate train Ohiotaku! Have you seen Demon King Nobunaga's NP @The History Kid? Looks pretty cool. Also, I rolled a Nero today. Pretty neat.

I think they're awesome! Glad you're enjoying it so far.

Welcome to AF! I hope you enjoy your stay here.

Found this little cutie.

Spoilers for chapter 99.