Easy enough problem to resolve.
she -> she is
Thank you, corrected.
I think this has come up before and the answer is either Truth or Justice.
In that situation, it's largely a matter of how they're using their God-gifts. Presumably, Ollie aims for non-lethal wounds - trick shots like pinning someone to a wall, or putting a gimmick arrow right where it has to be - while Orana no doubt favours a more lethal level of accuracy - putting broad-head shafts into a weapon hand or a foot, or straight-out killshots with a narrow or barbed tip. No doubt both are getting plenty of Mana input...
But... Consider their regular opponents. To put it in MMO terms: Astarte has been the max-level character wandering lowbie zones PvPing beginners, while Diana actually runs end-game content and knows her build and gear inside out, down the the second of power cooldown rotations. Which has been challenging herself to improve, hmm?
Yeah, I don't see that working. New God weapons aren't polite about being handled by anything other than their masters. I mean, the Renegade's Daiklave probably never leaves his grasp if he can help it... But imagine what it might do to someone trying to take it from his hand?
The one problem with Diana's style: She relies on her lasso for ranged attacks. No guns, no spears, no bow or sling... If a foe can maintain distance, or tie her down and bombard her from afar with others, she has few options besides playing 'bullets and bracelets' until she can get airborne...
And she's probably getting a little annoyed that Diana's not folding after one hit like some of her opponents might. I mean, not every member of the Commanders' circle can be as powerful as her, after all.
...Oh, boy. Was that a dismissive 'hmm' or a lustful 'yum'. Because I can just see her associating violence with other things...Probably feel insulted if a member of her family was weak...
Given that Theana would never have heard of most, if not any, of the names the Renegade could list, I'm not surprised.
'Strength of Gaea' basically translating into 'hits like a rockslide'? Good to see Diana not holding back now......Or not. Diana, this is far past any kind of diplomatic solution...
Just for the Codex, you know. Got to find all that Lore, after all.
While putting it rather rudely, even to her, he has a point. Though I wonder how much of that misandry is due to Astarte's leadership?
Ow. Should have tied it back, Diana. Unless that was tied back, in which case, double OW. Hope the Renegade can apply a little cosmetic repairs later, assuming it doesn't grow back rapidly...
If he plans to integrate them at all. Maybe he's watching to see what you do with them: Extinction or subjugation? That would tell him much of your form of Conquest.
Bit of a risk. They're clearly overconfident, aren't they? But Hubris has its own drawbacks, though.
Or trying to set a fire elemental on fire. With non-magical fire, at least. I've seen at least one case where the nominal hero of the story does beat a fire creature with magically-charged fire... 'Bastard!', if you're curious.
Trundling through the galaxy, extinctifying whole worlds' animal life to feed yourselves porridge? Some life.
The problem being, do any of them want that? Do any of them have any desire to be more than a roving murderhobo, any aspiration to be greater than their upbringing?
...Actually, given said upbringing, those kind of thoughts either get you killed young or are beaten out by the time you come of age...Heh. If the Renegade gets his way, they'll have to change, I see. One way or the other. Giving them a choice of the mailed fist, or the spiked boot.
Since they've rejected anything nicer.And clearly you're incapable of thinking to share that food. And think that analogy is enough to explain everything... Clever as a brick in a sock.
'Ravaging a world form orbit using magic snakes' is not work. Even going down there and beating what you want out of the population is not work.
Well, at least they have some concept of honour. Pity that just means they exterminate the weak dishonourably...
That would be impressive, given that there didn't seem to be much in the way of survivors. Or do weak worlds like the last couple not get the offer?
Gee, some test. I'm almost reminded of Adeptus Astartes recruitment practices from Warhammer 40k. Picking young warriors from feral worlds who show promise by being big, mean bastards... If that's their general kind of recruit, no wonder they're such stupid cunts...
Yup. The benefit of challenging yourself in battle. I Hope Astarte's learning a good lesson from this...
Ah, heading off the inevitable betrayal at the pass, eh? I have the feeling Theana would declare a challenge literally as soon as her mother conceded defeat. While Diana's still exhausted. Some honour there, huh?
They've been on that island for three thousand years...
Not sure of the intent here. Perhaps 'It changes' or 'If it changes'?
...would you mind explaining a few things for me?
You're clearly a bunch of psychotic misandrists...
Double Space.
I find stupid evil hilarious, but that just means that I would chuckle as I removed them if I had the power to do so.
I can get behind that.
Thank you, corrected.
Now now, it's unfair to judge an entire civilisation by the behaviour of their rulers.
And thus the issue with all these Rule Of The Strong groups: They're all cowards and hypocrites.
Chronicles of Riddick spring to mind.
It was explained that Astarte has some sort of levitation technology. It's not an innate ability like Diana's.
Paul knows about them by name. He just considers them a low priority. It's entirely possible that we'll never see them in the Paragon timeline.
I just tracked that down, thanks for the reminder.
Found an old error. That should be the Pursuer.
Because it's currently hers via god-powers enforced Spoils of War rules. Simply taking it back won't work, as Diana discovered when she made a grab for it during the fight.
