The real problem is perfection. (Destiny)

by Cody Miller , Music of the Spheres - Never Forgot, Thursday, June 11, 2015, 14:42 (3452 days ago) @ narcogen

What possible pride can there be in defeating a challenge that is purely made in order to be defeatable, never varies, and is guaranteed to produce the same result with the same input? Hardly anything works that way except arbitrary constructs created for precisely that purpose.

You're not looking at it right. The challenges are impossible to defeat when you start them, since you do not have the knowledge, or the skills to do so. The Cody Miller on September 9th could not defeat the Vault of Glass, but the Cody Miller of September 17th could. That's because the one Cody grew in to the other, and had to improve!

The best challenges are impossible at first. The only way to make them possible is to improve your condition, and THAT is what is satisfying.

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Defeated Skolas last night (House of Wolves thoughts) - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 15:00
- +1 - CyberKN, 2015-06-10, 15:03
  - +1 - Cody Miller, 2015-06-10, 16:14
    - If the rumours are true... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 18:01
      - If the rumours are true... - Claude Errera, 2015-06-10, 19:03
        
        If the rumours are true... - ChrisTheeCrappy, 2015-06-10, 19:11
        
        If the rumours are true... - Claude Errera, 2015-06-10, 19:12
        
        If the rumours are true... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 19:25
        
        If the rumours are true... - Claude Errera, 2015-06-10, 19:34
        
        If the rumours are true... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 19:44
        
        If the rumours are true... - Claude Errera, 2015-06-10, 20:08
        
        Ahhh, another detail I cut from my original post... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 20:15
        
        Ahhh, another detail I cut from my original post... - Xenos, 2015-06-10, 20:23
        
        Ahhh, another detail I cut from my original post... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-11, 13:01
        
        If the rumours are true... - Cody Miller, 2015-06-11, 00:07
        
        If the rumours are true... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 19:22
        
        If the rumours are true... - Cody Miller, 2015-06-11, 00:15
        
        If the rumours are true... - Claude Errera, 2015-06-11, 02:09
        
        Um... - nico, 2015-06-11, 20:11
        
        I've already got more than I paid for - kidtsunami, 2015-06-11, 11:02
    - +1 - CyberKN, 2015-06-10, 20:27
- Defeated Skolas last night (House of Wolves thoughts) - Ragashingo, 2015-06-10, 15:18
  - An updated reward pool would be nice. - CyberKN, 2015-06-10, 15:34
    - My thoughts exactly. - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 15:55
- Defeated Skolas last night (House of Wolves thoughts) - Xenos, 2015-06-10, 15:41
  - Defeated Skolas last night (House of Wolves thoughts) - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 16:03
    - Defeated Skolas last night (House of Wolves thoughts) - Xenos, 2015-06-10, 17:25
      - Defeated Skolas last night (House of Wolves thoughts) - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 17:52
- Regarding gear... - slycrel, 2015-06-10, 15:48
  - Post of the day. - Claude Errera, 2015-06-10, 15:53
  - Regarding gear... - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 15:58
    - HOARD ALL THE THINGS - someotherguy, 2015-06-10, 16:00
    - uh, maybe stop being so awesome at everything you touch? ;) - slycrel, 2015-06-10, 16:18
      - It is my gift... it is my curse ;p - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 18:59
        
        I'll take that as a "thank you". :D - slycrel, 2015-06-11, 01:55
  - We are the top % - Durandal, 2015-06-10, 16:12
    - You're a crazy person. - Funkmon, 2015-06-10, 16:25
      - True - Durandal, 2015-06-10, 16:34
    - We are the top % - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 17:59
      - We are the top % - red robber, 2015-06-10, 18:26
        
        We are the top % - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 18:55
  - Regarding gear... - red robber, 2015-06-10, 16:21
    - Regarding gear... - Cody Miller, 2015-06-10, 16:32
      - Regarding gear... - red robber, 2015-06-10, 16:57
        
        Regarding gear... - Cody Miller, 2015-06-10, 17:01
        
        Regarding gear... - red robber, 2015-06-10, 17:12
        
        Regarding gear... - Cody Miller, 2015-06-10, 17:17
        
        Regarding gear... - red robber, 2015-06-10, 17:19
        
        Regarding gear... - General Vagueness, 2015-06-10, 20:40
    - Regarding gear... - dogcow, 2015-06-10, 16:44
      - Regarding gear... - Cody Miller, 2015-06-10, 17:04
        
        +1 - slycrel, 2015-06-10, 17:44
  - Regarding gear... - Cody Miller, 2015-06-10, 16:22
    - And fortunately, all those old weapons are still obtainable! - slycrel, 2015-06-10, 16:23
      - How so? - Cody Miller, 2015-06-10, 16:24
        
        Reports say purples from normal patrol chests+tiger strikes. - Funkmon, 2015-06-10, 16:28
        
        Reports say purples from normal patrol chests+tiger strikes. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-10, 16:35
        
        I don't believe so. - iconicbanana, 2015-06-10, 16:38
        
        I don't believe so. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-10, 16:40
        
        Try the level 24 strike playlist anyway. Can't hurt. - Funkmon, 2015-06-10, 17:48
        
        Most of the worthwhile ones are raid drops. - slycrel, 2015-06-10, 17:47
- I Disagree & Agree - dogcow, 2015-06-10, 15:49
- Regarding PoE... - slycrel, 2015-06-10, 16:17
  - Have you played Mass Effect 3? - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 17:51
    - Have you played Mass Effect 3? - slycrel, 2015-06-10, 18:25
    - This is how PoE should have been done. Its close...but not. - INSANEdrive, 2015-06-10, 18:28
    - Have you played Mass Effect 3? - Ragashingo, 2015-06-10, 20:06
      - Have you played Mass Effect 3? - Kahzgul, 2015-06-10, 21:03
        
        Have you played Mass Effect 3? - Ragashingo, 2015-06-10, 21:46
    - Have you played Mass Effect 3? - stabbim, 2015-06-10, 22:43
- You will never have all the things. Ever. - Revenant1988, 2015-06-10, 16:33
  - You will never have all the things. Ever. - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 17:56
    - You will never have all the things. Ever. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-11, 01:39
- The real problem is mastery - Cody Miller, 2015-06-10, 16:56
  - Bug report. - INSANEdrive, 2015-06-10, 17:33
  - IMO we are too early for "mastery" with PoE. - slycrel, 2015-06-10, 17:42
  - I don't think so. - Funkmon, 2015-06-10, 17:54
    - I don't think so. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-10, 18:47
      - I don't think so. - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 18:58
  - This quoted text. So much this quoted text. - dogcow, 2015-06-10, 18:34
    - Yep. Cody nailed that one. - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 18:54
    - This quoted text. So much this quoted text. - CyberKN, 2015-06-10, 19:05
      - This quoted text. So much this quoted text. - Kermit, 2015-06-10, 19:18
        
        Atheon random teleport fix, what's the real reason? - dogcow, 2015-06-10, 19:36
        
        Atheon random teleport fix, what's the real reason? - Kermit, 2015-06-10, 21:24
  - The real problem is fantasy. - narcogen, 2015-06-10, 23:00
    - Very interesting - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 23:33
      - Very interesting - Cody Miller, 2015-06-11, 00:04
      - Variety - narcogen, 2015-06-11, 03:32
        
        Variety - Cody Miller, 2015-06-11, 14:39
      - Very interesting - General Vagueness, 2015-06-11, 13:58
        
        Apropos of (almost) nothing. - iconicbanana, 2015-06-11, 14:03
        
        Apropos of (almost) nothing. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-11, 14:47
        
        It really is apropos of nothing, I just wanted to do it. - iconicbanana, 2015-06-11, 14:51
    - The real problem is fantasy. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-11, 00:02
      - The real problem is fantasy. - narcogen, 2015-06-11, 03:34
      - The real problem is perfection. - narcogen, 2015-06-11, 03:37
        
        The real problem is perfection. - Cody Miller, 2015-06-11, 14:42
- Some thoughts on your thoughts. - iconicbanana, 2015-06-10, 21:13
  - Some thoughts on your thoughts. - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-06-10, 21:48
    - Some thoughts on your thoughts. - Kermit, 2015-06-11, 15:16

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