Empyrean Challenge Puns

Hey Heroes!

Today we’ve got a new update for you with some exciting new changes.

Skill Tree Planner

The Skill Tree Planner is a new automation and planning tool unlocked after your first Transcension. The tool allows you to plan out your skill tree and will automatically purchase the nodes you have selected along the path once you earn a skill point. You can save multiple plans and use whichever one you find best for your current ascension and you can also Import and Export your tree to share with others.

One World Exhaustion Challenge

In this challenge clicks regenerate 2 energy but gives a stack of exhaustion. You are stuck with a maximum of 20 energy with no way to increase it. Clickstorm has been replaced with Autoattackstorm and Energize has been replaced with Managize. Critstorm has been replaced by Improved Overflow which allows Manacrit to hit up to 5 additional enemies. Goldenclicks has been replaced by Pay Day which you earn stacks of by killing monsters with Big Clicks and consume the stacks by killing a monster with Huge Clicks. Click Torrent has been replaced by Reinvigorate which gives clicks a chance to remove all exhaust based on a percentage of your haste. All 4 corners of the tree are separated from the center and you have one node unlocked in the middle of each section.

The times to beat for this challenge are:

Gold: Under 20 minutes

Silver: Under 30 minutes

Bronze: Under 40 minutes

Transcension/Empyrean Mote changes

The rates at which you gain Hero Souls and Empyrean Motes have been changed significantly. You will now gain fewer Hero Souls per world but more Empyrean Motes total.

Under the old system, each Mote appeared in the ruby shop one day after the Mote before it. With these changes you will acquire the Mote automatically (no more needing to check the ruby shop) and each Mote will take less time to earn than the Mote before it. The first Mote of a Transcension takes somewhere around 8 hours, and the last Mote takes fewer than 10 minutes, with the amount of time per Mote scaling linearly between those two.

As a result, when you log in for the first time after the update the number of Souls you will gain by immediately Transcending will be lower than it was before the patch if you are currently below your Mote cap. If you were at fewer than 10 Motes before the update, you will catch back up to what you had pretty quickly, and will reach 60 Motes in the new system at roughly the same time you wou

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To briefly explain what will be an extremely lengthy post, alchemy appears to be a major theme in Elden Ring. Many other games and fantasy works borrow from the rich concepts and symbolism of alchemy and the magnum opus (the Great Work), but the influences in Elden Ring are so pervasive that the inhabitants of the world literally have alchemy references coming out of their asses (i.e., the Gold-Tinged Excrement item). There is a lot to examine, so I’ll cover the major points up front.

1. The Elden Ring logo can be compared to alchemy-related diagrams of creation/universal connection such as the tree of life, seen in numerous mythologies, and the Ripley Scroll, which illustrate the achievement of the fabled philosophers’ stone.
2. The player’s journey from lowly Tarnished to golden lord corresponds to alchemy’s magnum opus, where lead is literally or metaphorically turned to gold.
3. The “bloody wolf” identity of the Tarnished mirrors that of alchemy’s “grey wolf” (antimony), a “cooperative metal” capable of purifying gold.
4. Elden Ring’s Godrick and his kingdom Limgrave are symbolically linked to the first stage of the magnum opus, nigredo (darkness, decapitation, lion and serpent images).
5. Item descriptions point to lore that correlates with other important processes in alchemy, such as dissolution, separation, and the “chemical wedding.”
6. The leaked early concept map >!can be seen as a crucible containing the four classical elements and bearing signs of the seven alchemical operations to complete the magnum opus, as shown in Basil Valentine’s Azoth diagram.!<
7. Elden Ring’s fingers-and-hands motif can be connected to an alchemical diagram called The Hand of the Philosopher, which itself can be connected to ancient art objects like the Hand of Sabazius and the Egyptian two-finger amulet.

If you are of the opinion that looking too hard for clues ahead of time can spoil your enjoyment later, viewing any of the posted content is not recommended. If you are interested in deep analysis that doesn’t know when to stop, read on. This post will bring in outside resources to compare with publicly available information. No leaks will be discussed or shown, with the exception of the widely circulated early concept art of the full map (which is too interesting to pass up).

Update: I have taken a closer look at Elden Rin

I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.

Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.

Warning: Will Contain Spoilers

I've been meaning to review this game for a while as its probably my most favourite Pokemon fangame of all time. So here goes

Synopsis:
You're the son of a secret agent who moved to the Omuran region for holiday. However, your dad is kidnapped and you have to try and save him, while also completing the gym challenge and uncovering the secrets of the region.

So yea...kinda dark and the game has a lot of them. But let's get onto the gameplay.

Difficulty:

Unlike most fangames, the first 2 gyms were pretty easy and were mostly a breeze. The third gym while harder, wasn't too bad and I only had to reset once. The game starts to get harder around the 4th and 5th gyms but it starts to even out, for lack of a better term, for the rest of the game.

World:
I honestly liked exploring around Omuran, theres a lot of different landscapes and all of the cities/towns from the 3rd gym onwards were very memorable in their own way. My favourite has to be Asutra City, I do like the tropical feel.

However I felt like a lot of the routes were way too long, especially the route between Sylen and Empral. Sure it makes the world feel bigger but it just felt unbearable at times.

The Pokemon:
This game has most pokemon available from Gens 1-7 in addition to a couple new regional forms and fakemon. I feel like the regional forms for this game were really well designed, especially the Omuran Camerupt and Swellow, both of which were on my team. The fakemon are mostly alright but nothing to really stand out. Its funny how they made Petshop a Pokemon.

This game also introduces 4 new types: Light, Data, Gold and Electrolight. I dont think they were implemented as well as Gold and Electrolight dont appear until very late in the game and Data doesnt appear for a good while too.

Visuals

For a Pokemon fangame, the visuals in this game are amazing. I first played the game before it got a massive graphical overhaul and it just feels more real. It feels like something more closer to an anime-style game, weird I know but accompanied with the music, it just feels relaxing.

Characters:
I honestly liked most of the characters. Blitz as a rival was pretty cool, kinda generic but I didn't really mind. Moira was okay too but I didnt like how she turned a whole 180 just before the 7th gym. There are also a few other "sub-rivals" like Hessa and Ashy who I also thought were pretty cool too.

>!Crow is definitely a cha

Alot of great jokes get posted here! However just because you have a joke, doesn't mean it's a dad joke.

THIS IS NOT ABOUT NSFW, THIS IS ABOUT LONG JOKES, BLONDE JOKES, SEXUAL JOKES, KNOCK KNOCK JOKES, POLITICAL JOKES, ETC BEING POSTED IN A DAD JOKE SUB

Try telling these sexual jokes that get posted here, to your kid and see how your spouse likes it.. if that goes well, Try telling one of your friends kid about your sex life being like Coca cola, first it was normal, than light and now zero , and see if the parents are OK with you telling their kid the "dad joke"

I'm not even referencing the NSFW, I'm saying Dad jokes are corny, and sometimes painful, not sexual

So check out r/jokes for all types of jokes

r/unclejokes for dirty jokes

r/3amjokes for real weird and alot of OC

r/cleandadjokes If your really sick of seeing not dad jokes in r/dadjokes

Punchline !

Edit: this is not a post about NSFW , This is about jokes, knock knock jokes, blonde jokes, political jokes etc being posted in a dad joke sub

Edit 2: don't touch the thermostat

Do your worst!

They were cooked in Greece.

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

Hi hello, I bring you some fun stuff on this Friday night. The Dawn of War omnibus gets meme'd on a lot from what I understand, and while I myself didn't find its contents particularly amazing either, I considered it my duty to chew through the one that features Ahriman as its antagonist. My digging has yielded some unexpected, dubious gems.

>In truth, however, most of Ahriman's power came from the allies that he could enlist. Over the long centuries and millennia, the unmatched sorcerer had learnt the keys that unlocked many secrets: he could call upon the aid of daemons without exposing his soul to their thirst, binding them to his will and his purpose; he could seduce service from the lithe and terrible daemonettes, promising them pleasures that he would never have to fulfil; and he could speak the hidden words that stirred the warp itself, bringing the raw, depersonalised power of the empyrean into his service for short periods of time.

As for the rest of his appearances, he spends a whole lot of effort on being dramatic, extra and over-the-top, and also somehow better than Magnus.

>Ahriman's eyes widened and burned. Flames of warpfire flickered and lapped from his eyelashes before streams of energy burst out of his eyes and mouth. The thickening, lashing tendrils of fiery power quested and thrashed like high voltage cables in a storm. They latched onto a shape in the unseen dimensions of the immaterium, grasping it and crackling around its form, digging roots into it like daemonic maggots into pallid flesh.
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>Silence fell, as though the desert wind itself were holding its breath. In his mind, Ahriman smiled: he knew that nothing was more glorious and suggestive of power than a dramatic, tension-riddled pause. He waited for a couple of seconds, and then completed his incantation.
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>But there came a day when Ahriman's knowledge challenged even that of Magnus, just as the power of Magnus had once rivalled even that of the False Emperor of Man: as prodigal sons are fated to overcome their fathers.
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>But Ahriman had always been a finer scholar than his primarch, and centuries of research had finally paid off. Since his expulsion from the Planet of the Sorcerers, Ahriman had taken his cabal on a rage of erudition, plundering ancient tombs, acquiring forbidden tomes, unearthing magical artefacts, and discovering the most talented of psykers. Even Magnus would n

Two muffins are in an oven, one muffin looks at the other and says "is it just me, or is it hot in here?"

Then the other muffin says "AHH, TALKING MUFFIN!!!"

Don't you know a good pun is its own reword?

Ants don’t even have the concept fathers, let alone a good dad joke. Keep r/ants out of my r/dadjokes.

But no, seriously. I understand rule 7 is great to have intelligent discussion, but sometimes it feels like 1 in 10 posts here is someone getting upset about the jokes on this sub. Let the mods deal with it, they regulate the sub.

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

It really does, I swear!

And now I’m cannelloni

Because she wanted to see the task manager.

But that’s comparing apples to oranges

And boy are my arms legs.

Last Season (Void Brethren)

Pros

-Thunderbolt was a cool, interesting mechanic

-Servo skull / special shrines giving keys and the abundance of seasonal chests supplied a steady stream of loot throughout the leveling process and mitigated the need for endless farming to get your builds together / tier challenges complete

-The seasonal buff helped with gear / loot as well as damage and experience

Cons

-Maintaining the seasonal buff could get kind of annoying

-While thunderbolt was cool and interesting, it was very weak. You had to equip 3-4 pieces of gear to make it do much of anything at higher difficulty levels, and even then it was underwhelming compared to other builds.

This Season (Empyrean Echoes)

Pros

-The seasonal buff, coupled with the changes to purge missions, allows for extremely fast leveling. As of right now, I'm under 30 hours in and level 75. I know that's hardly speedrun worthy, but I'm pretty thorough so for me that's really fast lol.

-Making the seasonal gear / enchants based around kill streaks and elites feels, for the most part, much smoother than the thunderbolt mechanic (but again, only because the thunderbolt didn't scale well at higher difficulties). I absolutely love the inoculator that activates whenever you get a killstreak. I didn't even get a good roll on it and it's carried me through +3s and +4s with half a build at best.

Cons

-Overall, while it feels smoother / better than last season, it's a bit underwhelming mechanically. This is a minor complaint though, especially with Soraritas coming out soon

-Gear / loot is very sparse compared to last season. Even with 2 tiers complete, the bosses are still too infrequent and don't drop enough slivers to get loot from the vendor consistently. The seasonal bosses themselves also don't drop much loot, and while red chests do seem more common, their loot isn't exactly stellar either.

-Due to the fast leveling, you wind up in this bizarre situation where you have a high level character trying to do endgame-y activities like hardcore void crusades and +5 to +10 missions, but you have very little gear / crafting components. For all of its faults, last season gave you plenty of gear and crafting components to avoid this situation. Basically, I can't do any psalm doctrines or put any builds together because I lack the materials, which severely limits what I can do.

I guess my conclusion is that, while I do think I like this season more, things just feel a bi

Heard they've been doing some shady business.

but then I remembered it was ground this morning.

Edit: Thank you guys for the awards, they're much nicer than the cardboard sleeve I've been using and reassures me that my jokes aren't stale

Edit 2: I have already been made aware that Men In Black 3 has told a version of this joke before. If the joke is not new to you, please enjoy any of the single origin puns in the comments

BamBOO!

They’re on standbi

A play on words.

Gooooood evening DTG!

So a while back, I had this idea come to me in a dream (yes literally) about a Nessus focused season in Destiny 2. I decided to write some ideas down in a Google Doc and expand on it, adding things as I saw fit, and it all culminated in this post. I won’t keep you any longer, so without further ado, allow me to introduce you to:

SEASON OF THE CORE

(I apologize in advance for the nightmarish formatting you are about to witness 😅 )

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Primary location - Nessus

Secondary location - Europa

Primary enemies - Fallen, Vex, Taken (Contact only), Cabal (Leviathan raids only)

• Seasonal story:

  • 2 Pyramid Ships have appeared on Nessus. A small one *inside* the planetoid, right next to the Planetary Core in the Sunken Cavern, and a much larger one above Watcher's Grave. The ship above Watcher's Grave seems to be acting as a reconnaissance ship, making sure everything goes as planned. The ship inside near the core is corrupting the Nessus Core. Once started, the process is irreversible, and in time, Nessus will inevitably implode. We must use the time we have to learn all we can about The Darkness, why it's doing this, and why it chose Nessus as a target. Since we cannot stop the process no matter what we try, we must delay the inevitable doom of Nessus for as long as possible. As for Failsafe, we must build her an Exo body using tech from the Deep Stone Crypt, transfer her conscience into the body, and get her off Nessus before it's too late.
  • Empress Caiatl has been notified of the situation, and has ordered all available troops to stand guard on Nessus, and to aid us wherever possible. In order to, for lack of a better term, boost morale among her legion, Caiatl stays with them aboard the Halphas Electus. Given this circumstance, all Cabal on Nessus within Caiatl's regime are now allies to us, and will not attack us. As a result of this, all Battlegrounds activities, as well as the Proving Grounds strike, are sunset.

• Activities:

  • The Contact Public Event returns in 2 locations (Exodus Black and Artifact's Edge).
  • All 4 Leviathan raids, The Menagerie, and The Tribute Hall return in the Legends tab, all with up-to-date & randomized gear that can be brought up to current and future power levels, along with new encounter challenges for Eater of Worlds & Spire of Stars.

My daughter, Chewbecca, not so much.

Pilot on me!!

Christopher Walken

Nothing, he was gladiator.

Or would that be too forward thinking?

Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.

This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.

If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.

Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.

Hey Heroes!

Today we’ve got a new experimental update for you with some exciting new changes.

Skill Tree Planner

The skill tree planner is a new feature we’re working on that lets you plan out your skill tree and automatically purchase nodes as you earn skill points. During experimental it will be unlocked automatically, but in live it will most likely be unlocked after you Transcend. Currently there is only 1 plan available, but we have plans to let you save multiple.

One World Exhaustion Challenge

In this challenge clicks regenerate 2 energy but gives a stack of exhaustion. You are stuck with a maximum of 20 energy with no way to increase it. Clickstorm has been replaced with Autoattackstorm and Energize has been replaced with Managize. Critstorm has been replaced by Improved Overflow which allows Manacrit to hit up to 5 additional enemies. Goldenclicks has been replaced by Pay Day which you earn stacks of by killing monsters with Big Clicks and consume the stacks by killing a monster with Huge Clicks. Click Torrent has been replaced by Reinvigorate which gives clicks a chance to remove all exhaust based on a percentage of your haste. All 4 corners of the tree are separated from the center and you have one node unlocked in the middle of each section.

The times to beat for this challenge are:

Gold: Under 20 minutes

Silver: Under 30 minutes

Bronze: Under 40 minutes

Transcension/Empyrean Mote changes

• Empyrean Motes are now earned Automatically instead of through the ruby shop.
• The Empyrean Mote cap and timer has been drastically changed (more details on this when the patch goes live).

Wizard Changes

• Greatly improved performance of high levels of Flash on the Wizard. (Should help with offline progress speed as well).
• Fixed a bug where disabling skill effects on Wizard actually caused more lag than leaving them enabled. (Also affected offline progress since skill effects are disabled then).

Cid Changes

• Kinetic Energy has been rebalanced.

How to participate in the experimental: Restart Steam. Go to Library -> Right click on "Clicker Heroes 2" -> Properties -> Betas. Type "ibackedupmysave" into the beta access code field, click "Check Code". It should unlock "experimental" in the dropdown menu. Choose "experimental" and wait for the update to download