Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock
@mattdark.bsky.social
Aspiring Writer. Enjoys videogames & boardgames. Playing multiple D&D campaigns, considering DM'ing one day. Forever playing catch-up with Books, Films, TV & Videogames.
created February 27, 2024
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Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, but incels didn't have online spaces to lurk in and moan about stuff like this, so while I'm sure there were people who moaned about it back in the day, they didn't have a big enough platform to cry about it like today's bigots do.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Not a great sign when his lawyer is as much of a trollish man-child as he is.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
I share the fine haired jealousy. So many styles ive seen that look great, but if I grow my hair out, i get maybe a few hours before it looks a mess...
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Absolutely unsurprising that a writer for the Sun doesn't read.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
As someone who doesn't play wow, what does twink mean in regards to it?
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
I suppose it at least shows an example of how he will try and complain about anything if he things it will get a reaction, and just as quickly shift his opinion if his followers aren't buying it.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
I need the second one as a cut-out for when I start DMing, just prop it over the DM screen for when the party is trying to plan something.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Tbf, when have the likes of the gamer gate crowd ever had any form of consistency?
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Honestly think its the terfs/nazis/ who are used to being well among their own kind on twitter, not prepared for being in the absolute minority here where they usually get bodied in the replies when they say something stupid.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Of course, the ones usually saying that are the ones who have got used to saying what they like with no pushback on twitter, and cant handle the idea of being called out for the shit they spew.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Who needs armour when you can just fearlessly thrust your bare cooch in the direction of your foe(s)?
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Looks like he's tried to cover the hand up with foundation, but still cant hide it.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, tried not to address Pirates complaints for the longest time, rather than instantly fire up what could have been a heated response, instead took his time in order to address the claims being made.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Admittedly, the Derpy figure looks nice. They do look better when they have the actual eyes, rather than just the blank dots.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social)
How quickly my reaction went from 'Oooh!' to 'oh...' when I opened the e-mail.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Looking forward to just that after finally finishing the housework...
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social)
Sitting down for a 50th anniversary screening of #Jaws and I'd like to think Mayor Vaughn would approve of the shirt I picked out.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Given some of the games sites we've blocked at the high school I work at, quality isn't a requirement for a lot of kids, they just want something to interact with, even if its disguised as an 'educational' game.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Just went to block. Strange how many of these 'parody' users follow the main bluesky account.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Clearly didn't have much brain power as it was. If that's the best they could manage.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, can be annoying, especially when its a last minute thing, but unfortunately life happens to get in the way more often as we get older. But hardest thing for me these days is trying to go out of my way to find new friends, especially when I'm so used to being able to do my own thing so often.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Granted, was helped that the bulk of accounts I followed there have also made the jump here, so wasn't such a teething issue dropping it entirely.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, its just a loosing battle over there. Even if your not actively engaging with the hate content, its determined to shove it down your throat, despite attempts to curate your feed. And with Musk turning it into even more of an echo chamber, I dont really miss not going there.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Your right, for once. Just like how your determination to pretend there are more trans shooters than cis white shooters doesn't stop reality saying otherwise. And despite how much you scream it, no one with a brain feels the need to belive the delusions in your head.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh look, another pro-maga terf posting lies, just like the orange fuhrer they idolise. Funny how its calling a Nazi a Nazi that triggers the far-reich, I mean, far-right.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Enjoy, got my ticket booked for it tomorrow. Soon as I saw the ads for it, knew I had to see it on the big screen while I have the chance.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Just to confirm, was it just the 2 expansion sets you had done for this?
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
He would be the type to say this game shouldn't, everyone but his most ardent 'fans' have been aware of his double standards for a good while.
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Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
I remember being on a bus home once, where a pair of teens were at the front, trying to draw swastikas on the condensated windows. Had to stop myself from laughing at how they couldn't do it right, and were quickly running out of space for how often they wiped it off after getting it wrong.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
They seem to think we'll have convincing AI-powered robots in our lifetime, and they'll all just have android girlfriends. But what gets me is that they talk about how 'expensive' dating a woman is supposed to be, but never consider how much an AI robot is going to cost them in electricity.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Yep, I've been calling this for ages. All these folks praising how their 'AI Girlfriends' will make women obsolete, but I'm just waiting for their AI waifus to actually get some intelligence and proceed to want nothing to do with these guys.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
For someone who claims he doesn't vote for any of the UK parties, he certainly writes like he used to vote Tory and instantly jumped ship to vote Reform.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Necrosis? Radiation sickness? Both could be possible, especially after his recent meeting to with Putin.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Especially when just a few years ago, so many of them were eager to find any sign of illness or mental fatigue with Biden. But when it's trump slurring his words while barely stringing a sentence together, or getting strange marks on his skin, they act like its not there.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Clearly their attempts to dunk on major upcoming releases, like Ghost of Yotei, havent been meeting the level of response they were hoping for, so they are having to trawl through the lists of other games on the way to find something they can prey on...
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Welcome to the hype train!
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
youtu.be/31CBhkMxqmc?... My head instantly went back to this when I heard Electabuzz
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Yep, and as an upside, while you may still not find romance, you may find some friendships with women that you would have missed out on by trying to blame them for your being single.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
It looks like he's trying to go full empire. Just missing a row of stormtroopers either side of him.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Way too much. I've spent a lot of time thinking which npcs my D&D characters would seek out a relationship with, how things would start out, considering how they met, if it would be a summer fling or full romance...
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Just fits in, but Bayonetta, still up there as a great example of the hack'n'slash genre. I'd also put Devil May Cry 3 right up there with it.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
My local cinema has a week of Nolan Films. Off to see Inception tonight, and Interstellar tomorrow.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Still laughable that only fans even considered getting rid of their main source of revenue.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Looks like he came from a contaminated batch of Sontarans.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Feels like quite an ambitious undertaking to have it split into 3 intertwining stories. Will be curious to see how it pans out.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
September and October both suddenly got really busy.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
I was wondering the same, none of them look like they want to be there listening to him!
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social)
Staring off another book that's been on my shelves for a while, one that definitely got my attention with the cover. #NewBookDay #AshleyShuttleworth
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Another example for me would be Michael Clark Duncan, playing Kingpin in Daredevil. Wasn't white, like the comic counterpart, but was a big, imposing presence.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Instructions unclear, scared off potential mate by offering to show them my bag of eyes in the middle of the night.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Sounds like I'll be able to binge watch it around by Halloween!
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Any idea how many more episode are on the way? I'm not Disney+ at the moment, but will be rejoining at some point and this is on my list of things to watch.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Hopefully wont be as long of a wait. I know Sony still have a waiting period before the first party stuff gets ported to PC, but that wait does seem to have been getting shorter over the last few years.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Can't wait to get my hands on it. One of the fey day-1 purchases for me this year.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Something I never knew I needed until I saw the trailer.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
youtu.be/jfan65f4O74?...
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
In most of these cases, they can see he got these badges months, even up to a year ago, on some of these games that are apparently among the most notorious for this stuff, but never did anything about them. At least not until they were forced to in the last day or so now more attention is on them.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Just to add, another YouTube channel has put up a video with more concerns. People have looked at the game account of the safety officer, the one claiming Schlep lures groomers to other sites to catch them out, and found he has multiple badges on his account for accessing the 'games' in question...
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah, tempted to do the same when I've got a free weekend.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
I think its the concern with how vague some of the wording is in the community guidelines they are letting people comment on.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Says the one who uses lib and get triggered when thry are called out for it... Methinks MTG protests too much...
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
So, going by your ranting at others, you should be calling yourself out after your own transphobic bile?
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Says the one avoiding looking at said defenitions.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
You know someones lost an argument on when they start relying and copy-and-paste responses to avoid reading the comments that would help educate them on a matter...
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Not enough hearing your own knees pop as you try to get back up onto your feet
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
And reliable.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Hmm, surprised to see the Disney+ release come out after the physical release.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
This, far easier for some to lash out at the easiest target, than spend some time to actually find out why this is happening and direct their anger at the correct people.
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Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social)
Finally getting to see #TheLifeOfChuck at an advanced UK screening. Been looking forward to seeing this since the first trailers, and always look forward to seeing @markhamillofficial.bsky.social on the big screen!
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
UK seems to be trying to end summer with a blaze of glory. We had a heatwave in June/Early July, and has generally been warm but mild until this weekend, when it shot up, where they estimate it's going to be averaging around 28-30°C for the next week. (We are generally fine in the low-to'mid 20s)
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
If I ever got to have a TTRPG room, I'd definitely have to get one of those dragon busts to have on display.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
No worries there i think. So many people who love those dark curves!
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Did a double-take when I realised this was the same actress who played the live-action Dora. Doesn't feel like that movie was released 6 years ago, so it was a hell of a whiplash, seeing her go from a fun, kid-friendly adventure in the jungle, to dropping fascist dictators from great heights.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
I'd rather go back to weekly releases, over splitting a season in half. Stranger Things, in particular, seems to be pushing it, splitting the final season into 3 parts, with the final episode being held back until new years eve.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Saw it on the opening weekend, and while it's had its moments, (probably my fave T.Rex scene since the original film) the overall story just failed to grab me like some of thr older films did. Only ones I really feel a need to go back to are the OG film, and first Jurassic World.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
They really are determined to ride this genetically modified dinosaurs story, but just think even they realised how bad the D.Rex looked that, they kept its appearance limited.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
I wouldn't be surprised, given the claims this will be a stand-alone film, rather than the start of another trilogy.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
When the buffalo heard who was coming onto its turf.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Reading is something I'm glad i never gave up, especially in today's climate, where I'd rather escape into a good story for a few hours around day, instead of constantly dealing with how fucked reality is getting.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Reading was another thing that 'men' tried to vilify, another in a list of things they tried to claim wasn't appealing to women. (As opposed to trying to force yourself on them, and not taking no for an answer)
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social)
Breezed through the previous book I was reading, so we're straight onto another book, jumping back into fantasy. #NewBookDay #MelissaBlair
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Did he get lost?
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
This is the thing that stops me getting back into the hobby, played 40k when I was in my teens, when they could still be pricey, but reasonable.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Well she cant read, so of course it took her this long to figure this out.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Had to look on Wikipedia to see what he's done since superman. Aside from some recurring bit parts in other TV series, I think it's pretty telling that the bulk of his film roles are from movies so forgettable, that nobody has even bothered to create an entry for them.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Same, figured they'd have Cena holding onto it for the bulk of the year, only loosing it at the penultimate PPV, before having a rematch in his final ever match to try and leave with the title one last time.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Been hilarious to see the way some guys keep moving the goalposts. One almost literally by trying to claim the goalposts are smaller for the women's matches. But then this is a former mens player who never amounted to much, jealous women have done, twice, what men have failed to do for 60 years.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Hell, at evo they just had an additional trailer to promote the swimsuits. But then the trailer also included swimsuits for a few guys, and a black girl, so they are probably struggling with which side of the fence they'll fall on for if this is a win, or if it's woke because of diversity.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Guess he's already ignoring the new Resident Evil?
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Much better than the trailers I'd seen were making it look.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Yeah,makes sense that incels stick together.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Ah yes, incel 'centrist' going on a blocking spree, trying to pretend that being educated by people calling his bs out are bullying him.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Tell us you've never spoken to anyone on the left without saying it. The left had no problem about men getting laid, the bit you 'missed' (purposely avoided?) is that the left are about consent, NOT getting laid by any means.
Matthew 'Dark Star' Haycock (@mattdark.bsky.social) reply parent
Ah, even worse, incel apologist.