>why didn't the fellowship just fly to moria with the eagles? are they stupid?
Sauron would've seen them coming 100 miles away, and then the Nazguls would've just flown up to them on their Felbeasts and yeeted them.
>gandalf could have used his staff to shine magic sunlight at the nazgul
Great idea, just blind all the eagles and get everyone killed that way instead.
>gandalf could have used his staff to shine magic sunlight at the nazgul, chasing them away, just like he does in the books.
In the heart of mordor where there is no sunlight with sauron present?
Lore answer: Because the eagles want to be left out of the conflict. They only picked up the fellowship because they owed gandalf a favor. Only shortly before the final confrontation did the eagles change their mind.
Real answer: Because then there wouldn’t be a story dipshit.
For you the ring would probably fall off after shrinking down as much as possible.
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>already make small wiener joke >someone has to try and one up the joke and say "your wiener is small"
and just like that, i found out that i only have the second smallest shrimp in the thread
>the ring would corrupt the eagles >Sauron would see them and send his flying monsters after them >the orks would find out about the plan and move it's armies so no one would be able to reach the vulcano
I have no idea why people insist on this "plot hole".
The eagles are on loan from their version of the “good” god in middle earth who is notorious for doing exactly enough at all times bordering on never doing anything. Gandalf has to ask for their help and they are not flying into Mordor and getting killed. Even if they weren’t aware creatures flying the eagles to Mordor would be completely suicidally stupid for a lot of reasons on top of being a gift wrapped one ring for Sauron to take back.
Games that have a boss, typically being a rival, that's outright better than you with their skills and equipment yet can still be defeated if you're good enough
but he's pumped full of nanomachines and has got all the dominant genes of one of the most dominant warlords to ever live? that wouldn't be enough to overcome the temptation of the ring? i bet it would be. especially if he was just pulled out of retirement for the procurement-on-site infiltration mission of mordor.
>Far, far below the deepest delving of the Dwarves, the world is gnawed by nameless things. Even Sauron knows them not. They are older than he. Now I have walked there, but I will bring no report to darken the light of day
In all sincerity, what did Tolkien mean by this?
"Super Turbo Hell is real and directly below us, but I won't tell you about it because there's nothing to be done about it and knowing about it will only upset you."
One thing I wish the LotR movies did a bit better was show how powerful the Ring is and what else it's capable of. As it's presented aside from making the wearer invisible and granting extended life to the one carrying it, it just seems like it slowly drives everyone around it mad. I'm pretty sure in the books it gave heightened senses and increased strength and stamina, as well as some other stuff that the movies don't even imply.
>What is your ideal boss fight?
Honestly depends on the genre.
For instance in MGR I would have liked a fight that felt balanced, with the enemy being able to parry a lot or even counter if I allow them to. Sam wasn't enough.
But in completely different genres like RPGs I genuinely enjoy when the boss is blatantly cheating by having extra turns, immediate counters, no charge timers, only pretends to have cooldowns, never runs out of mana etc. Overcoming absolute bullshit with proper setup and strategy is fun.
In terms of narration, I've previously come up with a character who is on the villains side and has recurring boss fights, they could easily defeat the heroes but a mix of being honorable and unconsciously doubting their goal makes it so they don't ever overwhelm the party. It culminates into a "serious" fight at the very end, where they are defeated for real after giving it all - this also happens to be a much easier fight than the rest just to show how powerful the heroes have become.
Of course that's where they admit something was off all along and join the final fight against the big bad.
why didn't the fellowship just fly to moria with the eagles? are they stupid?
Because Sauron would have shot them down with anti-aircraft guns
>why didn't the fellowship just fly to moria with the eagles? are they stupid?
Sauron would've seen them coming 100 miles away, and then the Nazguls would've just flown up to them on their Felbeasts and yeeted them.
gandalf could have used his staff to shine magic sunlight at the nazgul, chasing them away, just like he does in the books.
>gandalf could have used his staff to shine magic sunlight at the nazgul
Great idea, just blind all the eagles and get everyone killed that way instead.
>gandalf could have used his staff to shine magic sunlight at the nazgul, chasing them away, just like he does in the books.
In the heart of mordor where there is no sunlight with sauron present?
Lore answer: Because the eagles want to be left out of the conflict. They only picked up the fellowship because they owed gandalf a favor. Only shortly before the final confrontation did the eagles change their mind.
Real answer: Because then there wouldn’t be a story dipshit.
The Eagles would probably be stricken by the ring
how does an eagle wear a ring fit for human hands?
They wouldn't need to, just being in close proximity to it affects you, but the ring also changes size to fit the bearer anyway.
what if i want to wear it as a wiener ring? will it get smaller to fit me?
Yes, and then Gollum will bite your evil wiener off
For you the ring would probably fall off after shrinking down as much as possible.
>already make small wiener joke
>someone has to try and one up the joke and say "your wiener is small"
and just like that, i found out that i only have the second smallest shrimp in the thread
>the ring would corrupt the eagles
>Sauron would see them and send his flying monsters after them
>the orks would find out about the plan and move it's armies so no one would be able to reach the vulcano
I have no idea why people insist on this "plot hole".
Sauron had goat herders with AKs.
The eagles are on loan from their version of the “good” god in middle earth who is notorious for doing exactly enough at all times bordering on never doing anything. Gandalf has to ask for their help and they are not flying into Mordor and getting killed. Even if they weren’t aware creatures flying the eagles to Mordor would be completely suicidally stupid for a lot of reasons on top of being a gift wrapped one ring for Sauron to take back.
Games that have a boss, typically being a rival, that's outright better than you with their skills and equipment yet can still be defeated if you're good enough
Sam fight or Armstrong fight?
Which did you enjoy more?
Sam is far too easy, even more so if you purposefully avoid his unarmed phase.
Armstrong feels like more of a gauntlet to beat with no damage
Inner Sword Saint Isshin
Could Solid Snake drop the Ring into the volcano?
probably not because he is a man and the ring fricks them up the hardest, just look at what happened to boromir who never even put it on
what if he was pumped full of nanomachines
but he's pumped full of nanomachines and has got all the dominant genes of one of the most dominant warlords to ever live? that wouldn't be enough to overcome the temptation of the ring? i bet it would be. especially if he was just pulled out of retirement for the procurement-on-site infiltration mission of mordor.
>dropping the ring into the volcano
why? place the ring inisde an icbm and launch it
why didn't frodo put the ring on his wiener?
>Far, far below the deepest delving of the Dwarves, the world is gnawed by nameless things. Even Sauron knows them not. They are older than he. Now I have walked there, but I will bring no report to darken the light of day
In all sincerity, what did Tolkien mean by this?
"Super Turbo Hell is real and directly below us, but I won't tell you about it because there's nothing to be done about it and knowing about it will only upset you."
long and hard, like my gf's girlwiener
One thing I wish the LotR movies did a bit better was show how powerful the Ring is and what else it's capable of. As it's presented aside from making the wearer invisible and granting extended life to the one carrying it, it just seems like it slowly drives everyone around it mad. I'm pretty sure in the books it gave heightened senses and increased strength and stamina, as well as some other stuff that the movies don't even imply.
one that is more than a QTE or basic one button trash.
Game related is nothing but one button boss fights
>What is your ideal boss fight?
Honestly depends on the genre.
For instance in MGR I would have liked a fight that felt balanced, with the enemy being able to parry a lot or even counter if I allow them to. Sam wasn't enough.
But in completely different genres like RPGs I genuinely enjoy when the boss is blatantly cheating by having extra turns, immediate counters, no charge timers, only pretends to have cooldowns, never runs out of mana etc. Overcoming absolute bullshit with proper setup and strategy is fun.
In terms of narration, I've previously come up with a character who is on the villains side and has recurring boss fights, they could easily defeat the heroes but a mix of being honorable and unconsciously doubting their goal makes it so they don't ever overwhelm the party. It culminates into a "serious" fight at the very end, where they are defeated for real after giving it all - this also happens to be a much easier fight than the rest just to show how powerful the heroes have become.
Of course that's where they admit something was off all along and join the final fight against the big bad.