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Update: Help is on its way. And sometimes it pays off to have internet friends.

Contacted a Discord friend, who, in turn, contacted another friend that lives nearby, and is coming to pick us up in roughly 40 minutes, maybe an hour. He's taking us to Iserlohn, where my brother can pick up his rental car.

So, now we're waiting for him.
 
the urges call to me... yeah, some more barframe dumping, so avoid that spoiler like the plagueis


hahh, been doing a bit o' ruminating, about the awful parts of the warframe community. one of the closet skeletons was drudged up by dear old Shironature (youtuber) a couple weeks ago.

yep, either you know where i'm going, or you don't. it's the damned NovaUmbral situation.

for whatever context still remains after the purges and scattered ashes, NovaUmbral was a warframe youtuber that billed himself as one of those authoritative historian types. He was there, he saw it all, kind of deal.

for the most part, things were amicable for years. the warframe community, at the best of times, is... opinionated. at its worst...

well, it was two videos back-to-back by NovaUmbral that begot the end.

One, titled so brilliantly: Why Qorvex Is The Worst Warframe

this set the whole flipping community on fire. again, the nuance of the times highlights why such an inflammatory title stirred a crock pot full of the worst the warframe community had to offer. basically, this absolutely derisive, ragebait title came right off the heels of the Triburos, bluprint, and MrWarframeGuy videos which framed Qorvex as underappreciated.

next, NovaUmbral happens to be a part of the endurance crowd of warframe. this means he plays level 9999 content and loves it. now, i have words about the level of gameplay required to game at that level, but they are best shared for impolite company. surely not you guys.

so, two crowds formed around Qorvex. one, was just discovering the hidden tech that Qorvex's 1 combo'd off his 4, courtesy of Triburos. This immediately reframed Qorvex into a nascent hidden-gem frame.

then, NovaUmbral comes off the top rope with the steel chair absolutely convinced Qorvex is the worst warframe.

oof.

now we have a flame war on our hands. and the battles fought in NovaUmbral's comments i still remember fondly. it can be summed up quite succinctly and off-memory as 'I can't believe my goat had an ass take 😭'

which, side tangent, is the comment i was going back to laugh at. NovaUmbral delisted all of his warframe videos. so, i can no longer credit or link it. (comment or the video)

just ass all around. then, then... the next warframe video released. Koumei.

yes. NovaUmbral saw the reaction of his first video, and double-troubled down. Why Koumei Is The Best Warframe

i think i've painted enough of a picture for you to imagine how that hornet's nest went over with the community.

now, in and of itself, i made my shit-post comments, and went on with my life. the warframe community at large? they bullied his ass so hard he gave up his entire brand identity as a frametuber.

the warframe community has its absolute lows.

but this is all history, so why bother even bringing it up again?

well, like i said, Shironature decided it would be wonderful to dredge that muck up a couple weeks ago and bring a good dose of memberberries for everyone to enjoy.

what happened to NovaUmbral was awful. i know. getting that pissy about an opinion, especially to the point it flamed him out of the community? just stupidity.

but then there's the other half of the problem: NovaUmbral and Shironature.

remember that bit about endurance gameplay?

the entire genesis of the end was essentially the takes that Qorvex is bad because he sucks at level 9999 content, and Koumei is good because she rips 9999 content.

see, when you mix the authoritative take, inflammatory title, and brand history, gameplay extremism; and push it off as 'this is the take?'

why act surprised when you stick your wangdoodle in the beehive?

a warframe veteran, especially one that was there to see QuiteShy (i believe QuiteShallow now), that vauban main guy (literally been so long i forgor his name), and others dip out for the exact same reasons... a warframe 'veteran' like NovaUmbral should know that titling ragebait like he did would only be a bad move.

i legitimately think if he went with a title even like "I think Qorvex is disappointing' he would have like 25% less hate.

but no, he went balls in, held firm in the comments, doubled down with a second video, and ran ball to the end defending that take.

i have my sympathies, of course. but this is the exact kind of situation where both sides need a minute in the cold showers.

and neither did.

hahhh....

i need a little bit o' grunge


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55ed_G8_Rzs
 
Update 2: Safely made it to my brother's place thanks to the aforementioned friend's friend. Am now eating hot dogs with him and his wife, while his twins are finally asleep.

Ordeal finally over. Only niggle I have is that I forgot my laptop's power cord at home, but there is an electronics store nearby, so it's a minor issue I can potentially correct tomorrow.

Edit: Scratch the last bit. His wife had a disused laptop she lent me the cable of.
 
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Sometimes I wonder if I should've accepted that guys offer to be an underground fighter. 1400 a week doesn't sound all that bad.
 
MadGreenSon said:
So hey, did anyone know that being terrified for months at a time and then suddenly not being terrified can have BAD effects on your mental and physical health?

I sure as fuck found out! Holy shit it's like not having sheer terror to hold me together anymore caused me to utterly collapse, I had a genuine nervous breakdown along with an honest to God heart attack. It's nightmarish.
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Yep, though I got a sudden suicidal urge instead of a heart attack. Going home after half a year of being evacuated, due to it being a war zone, was not a fun experience. Definitely the worst experience of my life so far.
 
Hatless Nuance said:
Realistically, that would have wound up forcing you to choose between your life and your career.

One of which would wind up dead and buried.
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Well, can't really be worse than what I've already gone through. I've been shot at with shitty revolvers from the 70s, wrestled and killed a bear with my hands. I think I could've handled it for a bit before calling it quits.
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Bogotá, Colombia.

Honestly, if that guy said I didn't have to move. I probably would've went with him.
 
Arc-on-Fire said:
Well, can't really be worse than what I've already gone through. I've been shot at with shitty revolvers from the 70s, wrestled and killed a bear with my hands. I think I could've handled it for a bit before calling it quits.

Bogotá, Colombia.

Honestly, if that guy said I didn't have to move. I probably would've went with him.
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Even if you were not injured, you would never be the same. I've heard some dark and horrifying stuff from the FARC War; evil committed by both sides.
 
dacty said:
Yep, though I got a sudden suicidal urge instead of a heart attack. Going home after half a year of being evacuated, due to it being a war zone, was not a fun experience. Definitely the worst experience of my life so far.
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Ouch. I hope things get and stay better for you.


SO! Been a helluva year. Lost my home, my car, and almost everything I've ever owned. I got back under a roof, but the situation and location are making it hard to get back on my feet because I'm at the ass end of nowhere with no reliable transportation and even Uber is ridiculous to come out here.
However! I'm not sleeping in public places anymore, so it's a win in my book!
I got a pretty good idea what starving, actually starving, feels like. I didn't spend a lot of time completely without food, but I did go without for 5 days or so in a row more than once. I will never casually brush off pleas for help for starving people again.
I've grown a beard, and I'm continuing to grow it. Which is absolutely a new thing, been clean shaven my entire life til now.
I've lost weight, which is mixed news all things considered, but what the hell, been overweight way too long shedding some of that must be a good thing.
I've definitely learned to separate what I want from what I need, which is a lesson I should have learned long ago, but here we are.
I've turned 50.
I've confronted my mortality.
I've found out that while I have few IRL friends, I do still have some.
I've learned that the users of QQ are some seriously awesome people.

Things aren't great, but they could be and have been a LOT worse.

Love all you guys, I hope you have a great new year.

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Contributions to my transportation fund and bills in this time welcome here
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All I can say is that the end of this year has really restored my faith in Humanity.

To fully explain the story, that some of you picked up bits of here:

On the 28th, after sleeping at my place, my brother and I were heading out north to Hamburg, making decently good time. However, roughly a third into the trip, near Dortmund, we had an accident, three-car pileup. First driver had a defect and had to suddenly stop, on the Autobahn itself, an another car, driven by a somewhat older lady, rear-ended him, not having had time to stop. And then my brother comes along, shortly after, didn't see the break lights on time, because, again, she was already crashed, and drove into her rear, crunching up the front of his car. Nobody got hurt, thankfully, and the damage, barring the lights, was mostly cosmetic, as, once the police arrived, we were directed to the rest stop nearby, a drive we could still make ourselves. I didn't catch much of it, I was taking a nap, then felt a jolt, and saw the rear of a white subcompact car, with my brother cursing.

Then the car gets towed, after my brother called his insurance, and we are stuck at said rest stop for several hours, because, while the insurance provides a replacement rental car, we had to pick it up from one of their offices. And it was a Sunday to boot. We didn't know anyone in the area, and with about 60 Euros between us, and a bunch of change, there wasn't much we could do.

So while we sat there, my brother brooding on the situation over a coffee, I had a crazy idea, a long shot gamble that was still better than sitting there and doing nothing: I am in several Discord groups with a rather international makeup, a fair few of which being Germans themselves. So, seeing that one of them had an active voice chat, I barged in. I explained my situation, while my brother had to remind me to pipe down, because apparently I speak very loudly in VC, and one of them, a guy called "Krieg", could help me out. He was a Dutchman, so he couldn't help personally, but he knew a guy who actually lived like 40 minutes away from where we were stuck, and he would ask if he had the time to help. We didn't have any options, so I asked him to try.

And, lo and behold, he did. This absolute gigachad in his black Ford Fiesta, with Krieg as the intermediary, arranged a meeting, and about 40-50 minutes later he showed up at the rest stop, heard us out, and drove us to Iserlohn, where the rental car was waiting.

For context, I did not know him, my brother did not know him, and, based solely on the words of a guy he only knew of on Discord and likely didn't know the real name of nor ever met in person, he agreed to help out, taking time out of his Sunday to head for a rest stop in the middle of nowhere, to drive a pair of total strangers to where they needed to go. Only asking for 20 Euros for gas money and a handshake, before heading off again.

The rest of the journey passed with no further incident, safe for my brother having to stop a few times to adjust the rear-view mirrors, and we made it to Hamburg safely, arriving at around 9 pm, when we had planned to be there at around 4 pm.

So I got to see my 2 year-old nephews that day, and sleep in a warm (if slightly uncomfortable) guest bed that night, because of the kindness of someone that had literally no reason to help at all. In fact, he would probably have reasons not to come at all, because the setup of "two random strangers in relatively dark clothing asking you to meet them at a rest stop in the middle of nowhere on a Sunday" sounds fairly sketchy. And that can really make a man think.
 
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ShogunTrooper said:
All I can say is that the end of this year has really restored my faith in Humanity.

To fully explain the story, that some of you picked up bits of here:
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Just goes to show that despite how bad things can be, and they're rough all over no doubt, people can still surprise you with how good they are and can be. Over the course of 2025 I have been reduced to tears in pure shock at how kind, thoughtful, and generous people I have never and probably will never see in person can be. It wasn't always monetary donations either, even just a kind word or some advice at the right time went a long way. I am 100% serious when I say that I would be dead by now, one way or the other, if not for how good people can be.

I'm really glad you got to experience it too. Maybe you're like me? I ended 2025 with more faith and hope in my fellow man than I've had for decades.

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Contributions to my transportation fund and bills in this time welcome here
Also see my Patreon at: http://patreon.com/MadGreenSon
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