Quote (thesnipa @ Sep 13 2022 04:21pm)

i considered doing virtual login from work to prelog before i leave, but even then it just seemed like too much work. i only play like 30 mins to an hour for 3-4 days a week max.

Quote (SunnyvaleTrailerPark @ Sep 13 2022 03:26pm)

A friend of mine does that and it save him lot of time but if you barely play, i understand it's not worth the hassle and just going to a queue free server was the best decision.

Quote (thesnipa @ Sep 13 2022 04:28pm)

if i started at lvl 1 i'd be lucky to hit 80 by the time Cata drops lol. fuck that.

Quote (ofthevoid @ Sep 13 2022 03:04pm)

Government that came about by abolishing the pro-Russian side after overthrowing the legitimately elected pro-Russian gov't. Don't you guys hyperventilate about Jan 6th daily? You realize this is that except the govt was actually overthrown and they succeeded with outside help right? It would be the equivalent of pro-Trump militias taking over and then declaring the democrat party sponsored by China so we need to deplatform them and silence any journalism that may agree with them.

Ukrainian isn't being banned in Russia. Russian however was being banned and pushed out from Ukraine prior to this war for years. You want to know why? Because they wanted to instill in people by force that they are not Russian and if you eradicate the language spoken publicly you can essentially de-russify those people (even though 30%+ of the population consider Russian a first language).

Your example about my daughter is retarded. Go back to the 2000s in Ukraine when it was in the pro-east sphere largely. No hordes of Russian rapists or pillagers. Largely content (when it comes to relations with neighbors) populace with no sense of hatred towards their neighbors to the east.

It's just funny how completely ignorant so many of you guys are when it comes reality on the ground in places outside your bubbles. You really think that a puppet regime that's pro-Russia would have resulted in some brutal occupation-like reality, completely not caring that literally a few years prior to that, that was the case with no such draconic reality.

edit: Confirmed bet.

Quote (Santara @ Sep 13 2022 01:40pm)

4:1 up to 1000. Your 4000 vs my 1000.

Bet for Crimea only?

Quote (Santara @ Sep 13 2022 05:21pm)

The Russian language is not being banned in Ukraine. The 2019 language law repealed a 2012 language law that gave UNDUE PREFERENCE to non-Ukrainian (read: Russian) languages, and restored the language law to one that had been in use for decades.


4:1 is fairer odds. Taking into account the 8 years of Russian control and a population that is at least somewhat partial to Russia, and the fact that Russia is still the bigger army. Willing to go at these odds?

Quote (SunnyvaleTrailerPark @ Sep 13 2022 03:37pm)

Then you made the best decision to just make a dk and go on that server. Do you plan to tank or just be a dps? Either way, have a good one bud! Bout to go make a coffee and go in the indoor garden and get some shit going. Few strawberries to transplant and take care of the worm farm and sow some seeds. Got a few micro racks to fill as well.

Quote (ofthevoid @ Sep 13 2022 07:26pm)

Is Quebec being allowed to broadcast or teach in French undue preference? How is eastern and southern Ukraine any different where the vast majority of people 1st language is Russian why shouldn't they be allowed to teach or watch shows in the language they always watched? That region has always had a relatively large amount of Russian speakers compared to western Ukraine. Having the government essentially try to de-russify the country so eventually the country can slowly move away from being pro-Russian or having any sort of attachments to the Russian language/culture, etc is understandable because of the war but it's wrong.

4:1 is steep. I can do 3:1. There is a chance that there is some peace compromise in which Russia gives back everything. Same deal as t-cock time-wise, this time 2024

Quote (Santara @ Sep 14 2022 05:35am)

I think there's a subtle difference between de-Russification and not allowing Russification, which is the net effect of the 2019 law. Again, Russian isn't being banned.

I'll confirm at 3:1, my 1k vs your 3k that Crimea reverts to Ukrainian control with 2 years. Gentleman's wager?

Quote (kusotarre1 @ Sep 14 2022 10:45am)

If we're doing bets, how about a shorter term one?

The cities of Kherson, Mariupol, Donetsk and Luhansk will all still be under Russian control by the end of this year. If any of them aren't, you win. 1k, even odds?

Quote (NetflixAdaptationWidow @ Sep 14 2022 08:57am)

What source are you going to use and how are you defining Russian control?