#off-topic-discussion

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ionic viper
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though this still has overlap....

north hamlet
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Pumpkin soup for one

cedar rock
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I agree but that doesn’t help the emulsified soup

north hamlet
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Bolognaise is also chunky sauce

ionic viper
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oh

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hang on

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soup vs. sauce: soup is eaten separately, sauce is on things

tropic garden
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i dip bread in my soup

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at that point the soup becomes bread sauce

ionic viper
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yeah but the soup is the main event

tropic garden
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very very big sauce cup for my bread

ionic viper
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you wouldn’t be like “oh man i can’t wait to eat some bread with soup on it”

north hamlet
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I think the emphasis of the meal is something in the right direction

tropic garden
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aw see y'all are serious and i'm just clowning

north hamlet
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Soupy bread is great though

tropic garden
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curry is the sauciest of soups

ionic viper
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oh absolutely

cedar rock
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I want soup and bread now

ionic viper
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curry is the exact median of sauce and soup

tropic garden
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mad, you always want soup and bread

tardy anchor
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soup and bread good

cedar rock
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I do...

tardy anchor
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damn now i want soup and bread

tropic garden
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this is myst book club all over again

tardy anchor
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MYST INSTINCTS

ionic viper
north hamlet
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Maybe we should stop discussing food here

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I am noticing a trend

tardy anchor
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this is a soup and bread server now

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SOUP BREAD GIANT GAMES

ionic viper
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ok but curry is exactly between sauce and soup

tropic garden
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the trend is that the mods see food being discussed and we swarm like locusts because we're all hungry

tardy anchor
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ghfvhjfvhjfvhjfhj

ionic viper
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it is eaten on top of rice but the rice isn’t The Main Thing

tardy anchor
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what have i eaten to day. an apple? an unreasonable amount of chocolate almonds?

north hamlet
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I do agree with the curry thing

ionic viper
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(or rather, it can be eaten on rice)

tropic garden
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yeah speak for yourself, sparrow, i eat curry with an unreasonable amount of naan

ionic viper
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i’ve eaten a chocolate bar and two hard boiled eggs since about 8am

north hamlet
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What if curries can be subdivided into soupy and saucy

tropic garden
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i'm putting my coworkers' poor eating habits on blast

ionic viper
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i need this bus to go faster so i can get to my fish sooner

north hamlet
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Like daal is soupy and butter chicken is saucy

tropic garden
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yeah 🤔

ionic viper
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you raise a good point

tropic garden
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also the chunkier it is the less saucy it is because

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chonks

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you could argue

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that butter chicken curry is actually just sauce for the butter chicken

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and the butter chicken is just swimming in sauce

ionic viper
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god, i should have bought a curry meal while i was at work for monday eats

north hamlet
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True true

fallen goblet
fading spire
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I totally wasn't expecting this

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I'm not a fan when it comes to 3D animated shows but this one is really good

north hamlet
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If two people here are recommending it independently it seems pretty worthwhile

hasty kernel
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I mean it remains to be seen if the quality will be this good

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But it totally captures the Lupin III feel

fading spire
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@hasty kernel true

hasty kernel
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I do have one gripe

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Jigens beard isnt nearly bushy enough

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This is what his beard should look like

somber ferry
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honestly i've never seen lupin before but this trailer has me interested

tardy anchor
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sameee

hasty kernel
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Oh Lupin is great

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Its usually not very family friendly though

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Or uh, at all

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But this movie looks like itll be PG

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And again, if you want to check Lupin out, Id start with the Miyazaki movie, Castle of Cagliostro

elfin umbra
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they really bimbofied jigen in the movie huh

tardy anchor
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jimbo

blissful charm
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wouldnt it be himbofied

tardy anchor
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youre right

hasty kernel
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I absolutely love what they did with Zenigata and Fujiko though

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They look so good

blissful charm
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im normally not that big of a fan of 3d but the animation looks really good

hasty kernel
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It does, doesnt it

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Also I love how well Lupins smugness comes accross

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Its downright palpable

sly stump
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god i love me some archetypal thieves

serene tulip
hasty kernel
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Hm, so the eye pain got a lot weaker, but it doesnt seem to be going away

wide ember
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A progress in good direction though; did you find out what caused it?

copper lark
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it was dry eye wasnt it?

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and i agree, it wont happen straight away

hasty kernel
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I thought so, but

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Usually the drops should make the problem itself at least temporarily vanish, while any corneal abrasions should heal within a day

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So its a bit strange that it remains a constant dull pain

copper lark
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just tried out the ffxiv trust system

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the ai is perfect

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my dps stood in all the aoes

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just like a real player!!

copper lark
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uh oh sisters i dunno if i can pass this dungeon

analog spear
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you can

wide ember
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trust in us who trust in you, and trust in yourself that we trust in

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You can

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And I know square-Enix invests a lot in QA in general, so all campaign should be passable

kindred delta
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the guy directing is the one who is also doing the Dragon Quest movie due out this year in Japan.

copper lark
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QA? ?.?

tropic garden
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quality assurance

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making sure everything works the way it should and there are as few glitches/bugs as possible

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and just generally making sure stuff is like, up to snuff

copper lark
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ohh

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no yeah it was passable

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it was my own skill in question loool

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i cant dodge

upbeat scroll
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Quilt Appearance

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they want to make their quilts look good

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anyone here quilted b3

tropic garden
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no but it looks really neat!

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i've been slow to get into textile stuff even tho it looks cool and i love looking for fabrics...

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i only started doing cosplay sewing like a couple years back

upbeat scroll
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now im imagining... fantasy character with quilt cloak

tropic garden
hasty kernel
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QA is hell

tropic garden
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i feel like qa work takes a certain kind of person to begin with, and then on top of it the industry Sucks, broadly speaking, and all the issues that programmers and engineers have with crunch etc. tend to get doubled or tripled down on qa testers, on top of bad pay

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so like you're just as disposable based on the dev cycle and when you're needed vs when you're not but just like with every other games job there's no union protections, no guarantee of further work, the crunch is real and brutal, you don't get paid nearly enough, and, i don't speak from experience, but i get the sense there's a view of qa work as being the bottom rung of the dev ladder so there's that hanging over your head

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someone did a really interesting...i think it was a video? on like the types of qa jobs

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the contracting companies that publishers use vs like in-house qa work

hasty kernel
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Ive never done QA work myself, but I have a couple of good friends who have and the consensus is that it sucks big time

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Basically only go for it if you think you can get a proper dev position from it

tropic garden
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yeah, i've heard that's not even super common anymore

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it used to be a like "start low and move up" thing but not so much these days

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connections are a thing but if you're working for a sweatshop contractor who lends you out by the hundreds to EA or whatever that's not gonna get you anywhere

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it's a shame, i think if the conditions are better it could probably be really interesting work
certainly no worse than like....professional editing

hasty kernel
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I suppose it could be

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There are certainly people who enjoy repetition

tropic garden
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gdfjkghfd gamers love repetition,

hasty kernel
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MMO players at least do

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In fact, WoW should probably count as a QA position at Blizzard

somber ferry
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re: qa

what i’ve noticed is that it’s becoming more common for companies to want qa people who want to stay in qa. i know qa is often a common starting point for people trying to break into production specifically as well. but there are still ways to get in without using qa to transition, and there are also definitely people who do qa because they like it.

wide ember
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The basic FQA, at level 3, is enough to pay rent, food, and some luxury

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It’s just not the idea job if you want to raise children on that salary

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Better than fast food or dépanneur for sure, you don’t need too much efforts or talking to people

tropic garden
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hahahaha just abt anything is better than service industry

wide ember
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Not sure good or bad that ordering food is now gradually done on a public tablet PC rather than talking to a real person

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Not just McDonald’s, sushi places too

tropic garden
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food service is another job where it's not necessarily the job so much as the treatment of workers that makes it so awful

tropic garden
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yoooo

wide ember
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bike party looks awesome

vocal brook
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24 hours and 48 minutes spent in Hollow Knight, and nearly half of that was in the Coliseum of Fools

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I still haven't beaten the third trial tier

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I can consistently make it past ||the Mawleks|| but the ||aerial combat|| section keeps killing me

upbeat scroll
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lmao i guess you belong in that coliseum then

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fool

vocal brook
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:(

sharp grail
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im 30 minutes into hollow knight and im just confused and dont know how to hit thinks without getting hit

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its cute tho. bugg

vocal brook
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Bugs game is best game

sharp grail
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also if yall like hollow knight..... give sundered a try......

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the only think they have in common is hand drawn metroidvanias but i love sundered and i want everyone to play it

vocal brook
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It's been a strange experience for me since I've been treating it like Dark Souls, which has led me to sequence break and take on areas significantly harder than I should be handling out of sheer stubbornness

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I'll check it out! Is it on Steam?

sharp grail
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yep!

kindred delta
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ugh, stick me through with a trident

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I feel like I may have wasted money just now

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hopefully I can figure out this issue

vocal brook
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What happened?

kindred delta
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So basically...

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I bought a full game download card from Best Buy for Wargroove and I didn't receive any code on my receipt, email or the site itself.

Went back today to either resolve the issue or refund. Couldn't do either. They suggested contacting Chucklefish regarding the situation.

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I certainly learned a lesson today.

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First issue I've ever ran into with Best Buy like this.

serene tulip
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I would totally just give you my copy of wargroove if I could

sharp grail
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man, I hope everything works out w it

copper lark
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T_T i was just saying how much i loved playing healer and then everyone in my next party yelled at me for sucking

analog spear
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Yea that’s how healer works in most games

copper lark
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:c i feel bad for sucking bt also they were so mean

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i did say before i went in that i was a little rusty w the changes and id never healed in that dungeon before and aaaaaaaaaa

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im upsetti spaghetti

analog spear
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If they where food they wouldn’t need a healer

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Stupid fools took too much damage

copper lark
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dfghjdffb

serene tulip
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what sort of sauce goes on Upsetti spaghetti?

copper lark
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tomato sauce with garlic and hints of self doubt

cedar rock
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regretti sauce

copper lark
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that too

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i was gonna say that but i wanted to make a pun w a real sauce

tropic garden
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afraido sauce

cedar rock
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😨

copper lark
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ok hitting a bit close to home now

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im scared to keep levelling bc of this one experience

kindred delta
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Yeah update.

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So it was Best Buy's fault at hand.

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I'm really happy that Shu (the PR person) was able to help in some fashion and it made me appreciate PR stuff more.

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I just really want the Switch version because I like playing in portable mode sometimes at my desk.

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It's fun and I don't do it often.

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But yeah, I'm kind of in a foul mood really. Migraine setting in and I'm just really tired from a lack of sleep.

buoyant frigate
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Hey New Yorkers, you guys alright?

analog spear
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What happened?

buoyant frigate
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massive power outage

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27k+ people without power, with very limited subway service

copper lark
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that’s not good uh oh

analog spear
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At least the subway is running as per usual

somber ferry
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yeah, a transformer blew out or something

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like all of midtown and a lot of the upper west side lost power

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some broadway shows got cancelled for tonight because the power went out right before curtain

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i actually went into the city to hang out with some friends in brooklyn today so my mom was frantically texting me to make sure i didn’t get stuck in a subway tunnel or something

autumn pasture
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oh darn

fading spire
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I'm watching it on the news rn

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Apparently today was the anniversary of another NYC black out in the 90s

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I hope everyone's okay

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*70s sorry

smoky shale
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Quick question

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Do you wash grocery store chickens?

north hamlet
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What?

smoky shale
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do u wash

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chicken

north hamlet
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As in a piece of chicken breast?

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Or a live chicken?

smoky shale
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as in a whole chicken

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dressed chicken

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dead chicken

north hamlet
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Probably not unless you see something on it that should be removed

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Like grit or something weird like that

smoky shale
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Thanks

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mine had feather stems or whatever you call them

north hamlet
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I think you scorch those off

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If you have a blowtorch

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You could pull them out

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I don't believe feather cooks well

smoky shale
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I just pulled em out

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Thank you

north hamlet
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I hope your food is good and tasty

tardy anchor
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Im Ready To Get On Ryukishi07's Wild Ride Again

hasty kernel
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What is that series about anyway

tardy anchor
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murder mystery, mental health, love, respect, the undeath of the author

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paralell worlds

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witches

upbeat scroll
serene tulip
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Let 👏🏾 Hatsune 👏🏾 Wear 👏🏾 Crocs 👏🏾 Without 👏🏾 Shame!

copper lark
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miku wears crocs

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which validates me

chilly briar
copper lark
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i just... heard my wrist crunch and now im sat here like

tardy anchor
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OUCH

copper lark
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yeaahhh

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i love having weak joints

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ehlers-danlos gang rise up

chilly briar
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Cronchy

serene tulip
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I have a partner with EDS

severe plover
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OH NO

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I tried to say Crocs curse word Slapp

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A bold way to go I suppose

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Banned For Croc Crimes

north hamlet
serene tulip
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honestly forgot that channel existed

copper lark
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:O

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it sucks!!

blissful charm
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two of my friends have eds

copper lark
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the gang is out here

copper lark
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ok fr

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i think i actually did something to my wrist

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that sucks

serene tulip
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Rest Ice Compression Elevation and anti-inflammatories!

copper lark
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its 1 am

north hamlet
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That's no reason not to take care of yourself

serene tulip
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Things I enjoy: my parents thinly veiled attempts to figure out if I'm bi and/or trans.

upbeat scroll
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yeargh

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people should realize that if someone isnt out to them, there's probably a reason

serene tulip
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I mean, I kinda torment them, to be fair.

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I'm not out to them because it doesn't matter not because I'm hiding it or anything.

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I'm always ambiguous about who I'm dating or why I'm going to LGBT events and stuff

severe plover
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Yeah but it’s fine to do things on ur own time y’know?

serene tulip
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Oh yeah, not disagreeing just saying that I enjoy watching them squirm

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"is this when we say we'll love you no matter what? I mean he hasn't actually said anything but..."

analog spear
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Well it’s completely understandable on their part

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Think of how hard it is to parent someone going through something completely different then you did

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And add to that the fact that you are actively trying to make it harder for them

serene tulip
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I'm 30, they aren't really parenting me anymore

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and I was like, super closeted when they were actively parenting

analog spear
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You where still going through something different

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just from my experience communication is key, and poisoning relationships is bad

north hamlet
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They want to be supportive right? Is it really ok to make them worry whether they're doing it properly

serene tulip
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I mean

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They could always just ask ;P

upbeat scroll
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yeah, it's not your responsibility to tell

north hamlet
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This is true, but both sides need to cooperate for effective communication

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And it can be rude to ask as well

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Although you don't seem shy about it so i wouldn't think it's the case

serene tulip
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they mean well they're just squeamish about the subject

severe plover
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Oh honestly if you’re 30 like, ¯_(ツ)_/¯ idk if u don’t want em to know it’s no worry

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& honestly dealing w squeamish-esque people on lgbt stuff is,,,, so tiring

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Like they mean well but Please Stop Patronizing Me Just Call Me Ed & Move On Bud

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The sentiment is nice but,, just Be Cool

serene tulip
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unrelatedly

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I'm sore AF

severe plover
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Rt

serene tulip
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I biked 20 miles friday

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and then did weightlifting today

severe plover
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Oh Damb

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Was the bike thing for some sorta event or do u just Do That Huh

serene tulip
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It was bike party

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which was apparently just biking around town with a buncha people yelling "Bike party" at people

severe plover
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GGHGHH that’s uh

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That’s Art I think and god, would love to just Holler On A Bike Someday

severe plover
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OHH Wow what a squad of goons lmao

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Looks like fun!

serene tulip
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it was a lotta fun

upbeat scroll
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got something due in 2 hours but im sleeby

north hamlet
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Get caffeine and warm and do your best

sly stump
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i'm going to CRY

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thank god :'D

tardy anchor
wide ember
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bowl equivalent of wind chimes, soothing

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I’m scared for kakapo because their genetic pool is so limited, please don’t have the banana thing

buoyant frigate
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Oh I’ve been there! It’s just as soothing in real life man, I could sit there for hours

copper lark
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am i the only one that gets anxiety from that video

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it sounds so scary rooFeels

sharp grail
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lol I thought when I watched earlier

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It looks and sounds so serene.... but it could definitely also be like, horror movie music

copper lark
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also like

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what if one of the bowls goes too fast

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and then they all break

buoyant frigate
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that'd be really beautiful in it's own way :0 shattered bowls all giving a final ring before sinking to the bottom of the pool in pieces, shards of pottery occasionally drifting with the current but otherwise silent and lovely

copper lark
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wow do u ever play a game and then feel the serotonin

analog spear
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hades 200 is what I go to when I want an adrenalin filled panic

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that's basically the same thing right?

copper lark
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totally

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both feel good ,, in a way

fading spire
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What's up gamers

copper lark
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o/

fading spire
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@copper lark btw I can appreciate your choice in name

copper lark
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ty! i hope everyone can

chilly briar
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@sly stump I love kakapo, they're so blessed. There's some at a reserve like 10 mins from my house lol

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and Kea too

sly stump
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OH WONDERFUL

chilly briar
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@copper lark has ffxiv consumed you with shadowbringers yet

copper lark
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wanna know what im doing rn

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looool

chilly briar
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listening to music

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patching

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dancing

copper lark
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ive already gotten a new daughter and im only lvl 72

sly stump
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@wide ember it's ok -- island species have been observed to be more resistant to genetic bottlenecks! it's not clear why but one theory is that, well, if your population/range is pretty small most of the time, genetic bottlenecks are more likely

chilly briar
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making pancakes, making bacon pancakes, first you make some bacon then you put it on a pancake

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I was close

copper lark
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i quit dancer hdfjgfdghf

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they nerfed it today

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im back to playing healer!!

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my mental health has decreased significantly while playing : )

chilly briar
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as a healer?

copper lark
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yep

chilly briar
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Is it because lalafel won't stand still long enough to be healed

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tbh :perish:

copper lark
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no my healing is fine

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i got yelled at for not knowing mechanics

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my first time in a dungeon

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i wanna show my daughter

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but i dun wanna give anyone spoilers T_T

chilly briar
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send meeeee

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idc about spoileroos

copper lark
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ill dm q_q

ionic viper
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oh speaking of ffxiv guess who spent 9 hours playing the free trial today and has a new daughter

copper lark
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OWO

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who!!

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is it ur own charatcer-

ionic viper
copper lark
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:O

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SHES SO CUTE

serene tulip
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a good person to die for

copper lark
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what world/server are u on

ionic viper
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uhhhhhh eu data center, chaos -> spriggan

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bc it was the first one it gave me and i was like yeah okay sure!

copper lark
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aw dang

ionic viper
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¯_(ツ)_/¯

copper lark
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spriggan is a new world

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thats probably why it gave it to you T_T

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also uhm

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,,,,,

hexed hollow
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Not 666 dissapoint :p

copper lark
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i know i missed that one

tardy anchor
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😱

copper lark
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i missed 420 too

tardy anchor
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THAT'S A LOTTA HOURS

copper lark
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I REALLY LIKE THIS GAME

ionic viper
copper lark
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OMG

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goals

serene tulip
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dammit

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missed 3333

copper lark
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u ever rewatch cutscenes bc u missed a cute screenshot opportunity

serene tulip
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lol

ionic viper
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YOU CAN DO THAT?

hexed hollow
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You can't miss 6969 when that happens klinkOP

copper lark
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yep!!

serene tulip
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I'm pretty sure steam plays that one Ninja Sex Party song when that happens

copper lark
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in the inn room you click on the unending journey (?)

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it shows u all the quests and their cutscenes

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nsp is the best

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danny and ninja brian ily

ionic viper
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oh nice

serene tulip
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Eating food in the shower

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also cool patrol

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I love it when Markipliar is in the videos

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And Barry

copper lark
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i got my screenshot im happy now

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is barry still friends w danny?

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i know he left game grumps a while ago now

serene tulip
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I can't imagine anyone not being friends with Danny

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not that I've put danny on a pedestal or anything

copper lark
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oh yeah haha neither

serene tulip
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Yeah, He's definitely all I watch game grumps for

copper lark
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ghfgjngf

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i love arin too! but

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i have a galaxy brain

serene tulip
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I would hate to meet Arin IRL because I'd be like, "Oh... is Danny not with you?...."

copper lark
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came for the video games, stayed for the danny/arin banter, subbed for suzy

serene tulip
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Syd you're not using an NA data center are you?

copper lark
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i am!

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im on crystal, malboro

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:O if ur making a trial acc i can come say hi

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i just logged out but-

serene tulip
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doesn't have to be right now 😃

copper lark
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yeah lool

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im going to bed

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i hope you enjoy! (miqo'te are the best race)

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try not to get addicted like me

serene tulip
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I have yet to get addicted to any MMO that wasn't planetside 2

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god I loved planetside 2

ionic viper
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syd, i loaded it up at noon and only exited ut at 9pm, with brief tea and food interludes.

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is a good game.

chilly briar
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3000 HOURS?>??

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mood tho

serene tulip
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I mean

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I've been playing Dota for Years

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my first recorded match is in 2013

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I apparently average 1.44 hours of dota per day

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However I think that's skewed a bit

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by days where I just left it open when I went to work and stuff

copper lark
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sparrow the story isn’t even good where u are!! when u get to the actual story oh man

chilly briar
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me with tf2

copper lark
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hi i’m ffxivs biggest advertiser i love this game with my whole heart it means a lot to me

chilly briar
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I had like 2000+ hours in TF2

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syd

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my internet can't do it

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😭

copper lark
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i know i’m sorry q_q

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well !! it gives you something to look forward to when you next play

kindred delta
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sees Eden raid
hears music

I'm in heaven. faints

copper lark
#

aaaaAAAAA

#

me only lvl 72 into msq

#

i’m trying my best to avoid spoilers T_T

#

seafra have u been playing bc i need confirmation on something

hasty kernel
#

3000 hours isnt even that much

#

Ive got 5000 hours in GW2

#

And probably like 10k in League

#

Also man I miss when TF2 was regularly updated

serene tulip
#

Ground Squirrels Fear my name!

serene tulip
#

"help, sylphs have provided us with TOO MANY VEGETABLES"

copper lark
#

wow i don’t miss being uber eats for eorzea in the early levels

copper lark
#

so many baby players i feel like my work here is done

proven violet
#

anyone here plays monster hunter world?

north hamlet
#

#

Excited for iceborne?

proven violet
#

yEs

#

my god

#

buut since i play in PC it's gonna take a while though

hexed hollow
#

excited for iceborne too, I really should start playing the game again at some point klinkHmm

proven violet
#

i mean if you enjoy grinding games go ahead!

#

it's basically bastion end game

hexed hollow
#

I'm well aware of what mon hun is like bittieLUL
I do enjoy beating up really big monsters and using their parts to make things klinkO

north hamlet
#

I too enjoy turning dragons into fashion

proven violet
#

same here lol

#

currently slaughtering AT Xeno

hexed hollow
#

monster fashion world

north hamlet
#

๏╭╮๏ AT xeno

#

I should give it another go now, finally have decent gear

proven violet
#

go ahead man, i personally liked fighting him because lightshow

#

oh, do use ATKT's leggings though

north hamlet
#

I liked the upgraded moveset

proven violet
#

heat guard

north hamlet
#

That would be so good

#

The fire really hurts

proven violet
#

ikr

north hamlet
#

But now i gotta wait for mrs jagras to come back

proven violet
#

you mean the greatest chunky boi?

#

for dem jewelz

north hamlet
#

Well greatest jagras too

proven violet
#

oh mrs jagras you meant KT lmao

#

(is it?)

north hamlet
#

(the joke is kt and jagras have the same model skeleton)

proven violet
#

i just got it lmao i'm so stupid

north hamlet
#

It's a bit weird so dw

#

I just stole the joke from that

proven violet
#

yes i am aware as of now hahahah

#

classic

#

in the coming days there'll be back to back festivals

north hamlet
#

ฅ'ω'ฅ

hexed hollow
north hamlet
#

All the tickets

proven violet
#

All the ATs

#

and all the heavy armor spheres

#

(does anyone gave a crap to those?)

north hamlet
#

(yes I've run out)

proven violet
#

(oh yay i'm not the only one)

north hamlet
#

Rarest item in the game is the basic armor sphere

#

Prove me wrong

proven violet
#

no no

#

rarest item is uragaan carapace

north hamlet
#

Well statistically maybe, but who farms armor sphere

proven violet
#

yeah lol ikr

#

you could go from Low rank to high rank in no time

north hamlet
#

Esp when your friends carry you

proven violet
#

basically everytime lmao

copper lark
#

o/

#

i missed the mhw chat :(

north hamlet
#

Not too late

#

What's your favourite weapon class?

copper lark
#

i play w the daggers or the bagpipes lool

#

the horn!! that’s what t is

#

i forgot the name

#

i like to toot my monsters to death

north hamlet
#

Hunting horn is tops

#

So is dual blades

#

I've played em all but dual blades and switch axe are the most fun for me

copper lark
#

demon mode on the blades mmmm

north hamlet
#

Gotta naruto run everywhere

#

Now what's really good is when your horn buddy has stamina use reduction and you NEVER STOP CUTTING

copper lark
#

MMMM MY BROTHER PLAYS w ONLY HORN i’ve never played with anyone before tho :(

#

there’s a monster hunter raid in ffxiv

north hamlet
#

And a behemoth quest in mon hun

copper lark
#

and u can get a cactuar in mhw

north hamlet
#

And nobody knows how to do either because the mechanics are borrowed from the other game so everyone dies

copper lark
#

LOOL

north hamlet
#

And you dress your cat up as a moogle

copper lark
#

me, played both rooOWO

north hamlet
#

Carry me

#

I've done it enough for the basic gear

#

Gonna pretend extremoth doesn't exist sneeb

copper lark
#

i havent actually gotten far enough in mhw to do any of the ff stuff T_T

#

and i havent unlocked the mhw raids

north hamlet
#

How far in are you?

#

I'm at hr 103 now

copper lark
#

oh jeez

#

i’m only at the second area

north hamlet
#

Ah still in tutorial

#

You're in low rank tutorial about 0 to 10, high rank tutorial 10 to 20, then the rest of the ranks are kind of pointless

#

They go up super fast after the main story

#

You have quest caps in rank at about 30, 50, 80 and 100

copper lark
#

yeah i got kinda preoccupied with ffxiv,,,, i haven’t played in a while

north hamlet
#

Yeah, most people only have enough time for one mmo-like game in their life

#

I got into mhw when i didn't have anything else to distract me

#

(also my friends are a bad influence 😛 )

copper lark
#

@serene tulip o/ if ur available im online

serene tulip
#

I'm in Gridania?

copper lark
#

oh heck

#

ok just doing a dungeon lol

serene tulip
#

lol

copper lark
#

almost done T_T

#

im sorry

serene tulip
#

lol

#

its no biggie

copper lark
#

i need this 5mil exp im abt to get

serene tulip
#

Nothing has actually been a challenge to anything but my patience

#

I can spare a bit more ^^

copper lark
#

when u only get 3mil exp

#

T_T

#

anyway! im on my way to new gridania

#

im Alo'ra Therinfall

serene tulip
#

I don't know where that is!

copper lark
#

uhh

#

you dont know where new gridania is?

serene tulip
#

no, Alo'ra Therinfall

copper lark
#

thats me

#

thats my name LOL

serene tulip
#

Oce Shejn

copper lark
#

so cute!! you are so cute!!

#

i dont think you can type in chat yet T_T

serene tulip
#

if you've said anything I haven't seen it

copper lark
#

:O

#

I havent

#

ur character is v cute T_T

#

are they a roegadyn or am i blind

serene tulip
#

I'm the big folk

#

😄

#

tol

copper lark
#

awe

#

im loyal to my catperson roots

serene tulip
#

I wanted horns D:

#

needed to channel my inner jodariel

copper lark
#

aww

#

you can buy horns later

#

and au'ra have horns

serene tulip
#

yo, what trade should I do?

#

I was thinking leatherworking

hasty kernel
#

Ah, good old Monster Hunter

#

The game that created a genre that would spawn other, better games

north hamlet
#

Yeah they could be pretty awkward to play until world

hasty kernel
#

But hey, it gave us Freedom Wars and God Eater

copper lark
#

i dont do any oce lol

north hamlet
#

Haven't tried any of them so i can't say how they compare

hasty kernel
#

I have, God Eater is a lot less slow and clunky and has more customization

north hamlet
#

The series as a whole has basically been remaking the same game but better

hasty kernel
#

While Freedom Wars unlocks a whole additional dimension with the grappling hooks

serene tulip
#

Turns out a level 6 lancer with 2 potions can beat a level 9 alpha anole

north hamlet
#

The new dlc is adding hooks to monhun

#

If you compare to the first game basically anything will be better

hasty kernel
#

From what I can see

#

That grappling hook is way more limited

#

The Freedom Wars one let you aim at any solid surface (or monster (or rather robot)) and you dash towards it and stay attached

north hamlet
#

Yeah it's all about grappling onto a mon

hasty kernel
#

Lets you saw off individual parts of the robots

north hamlet
#

You don't get the full freedom of movement thing

hasty kernel
#

Or more realistically, shoot a nailgun until they fall off because the nailgun was broken

serene tulip
#

i got friggin' 14 gil for killing it tho :<

north hamlet
#

Lol, we'll see if new slinger is as busted

serene tulip
#

I like shield and sword the best

hasty kernel
#

Oh no, he fell from GW2 to FFXIV

north hamlet
#

GOOD CHOICE

#

Sns lyfe

serene tulip
#

its the only one which movement doesn't drive my nuts

copper lark
#

1 mil exp away,,,

#

from lvl 73

#

so close T_T

north hamlet
#

Sns is probably most comparable to other video games in terms of flexibility of how you play

#

The whole game is an exercise of playing around animations

#

Wait I've just described it as a very slow fighting game

#

Huh

serene tulip
#

in the same way that titanfall titan combat is a very slow FPS 😛

copper lark
#

!!! lvl 73 BAPY

serene tulip
#

so bapy

north hamlet
#

Grats

hasty kernel
#

I mean its more of a very slow ARPG

north hamlet
#

With the level of emphasis on the animations I'm more inclined to go with the fighting game comparison, although with the difference in scale the considerations change a fair bit

copper lark
#

u h oh i have to play with other people ,,, im gonna get yelled at

north hamlet
#

Oh no

hasty kernel
#

I mean

#

Animations are a big deal in ARPG

north hamlet
#

I guess i need to play more of them then

hasty kernel
#

Specifically animation cancelling, which fighting games have, uh, less of

north hamlet
#

That's true

copper lark
#

q_q if i come back crying i got yelled at for not knowing mechanics

north hamlet
#

Do some reading up first?

copper lark
#

see that would be the smart thing to do

#

im dumb

north hamlet
#

Or watch a tutorial vid

#

Mmos have so much stuff to learn

copper lark
#

this is all new content tho

north hamlet
#

If there's a meta there are tutes

#

Those things go up within days

copper lark
#

i dont like the look of this

#

h.

north hamlet
#

Good luck

#

Back to arpgs, i think most of the games I've played that fall in that category don't really care about animation cancelling or I'm not playing at a high enough level to notice

serene tulip
#

DUTY COMPLETE

north hamlet
#

You did it!

serene tulip
#

@copper lark I think I made my character so tol that she clips out of animations

copper lark
#

oh no

#

oh! when u meet my elezen kids tell me

#

elf bbys

serene tulip
#

are they Yda and Papalymo?

copper lark
#

GGFDBGFD no

#

i guess u wont meet them for a bit

#

yda <3333333333

#

angel

serene tulip
copper lark
#

that is much better than the arr music

#

ARR music is,,, hm

#

ARR is awful

serene tulip
#

FFVI, empirically, has the best music of all the final fantasys I've played

#

also the best story

#

Kefka's arc is best villain arc

copper lark
#

The trust system AI is

#

a little too good

#

one of the characters only stacks on one of the attacks if it targets the girl hes taking care of

ionic viper
#

her outfit is so cute ;3;

ionic viper
#

how dare you

copper lark
#

SHE IS VERY CUTE

#

ur lucky getting cute gear at a low level

kindred delta
#

hears more Eden raid music

oh no

#

oh no I'm having flashbacks to fighting Titan back when I was still doing ARR content.

copper lark
#

gfgfdudfj

#

seafra! i ask u again!

kindred delta
#

that's all I'm gonna say.

copper lark
#

are u playing

kindred delta
#

not now

copper lark
#

i have an question

kindred delta
#

I'm watchign stuff for the raids

copper lark
#

no i mean

kindred delta
#

sure

copper lark
#

have u played any shb

kindred delta
#

not yet but I'm actually getting to it soon.

copper lark
#

ok

kindred delta
#

a friend's gifting it and a sub

#

I'm glad I learned I can trade my old poetics tomes in for 390 gear.

#

Because YEEEEEEEEHAW I'm ready to finish 4.X if that's the case

#

I'll likely still be on Diabolos

#

I might join back up with my FC

copper lark
#

oooh

#

i hope u have fun

#

its been lit so far

#

trust system is so good!!

#

although, i wanna kill thancred

kindred delta
#

don't kill Thancred

copper lark
#

please hes an awful tank

kindred delta
#

still don't he's a good boy

copper lark
#

sometimes.

#

ill let him live bc hes pretty and his name begins with 'than'

#

and. thats my weakness

#

shb made me cry again

ionic viper
#

thank all twelve gods that the replacement body armour i got is just as cute as what i had before

#

just chillin with my tiny friend ✌

copper lark
#

awww

#

man i miss low level areas theyre so cozy

#

i would come visit on my alt but

#

hes full baby

#

only level 2

ionic viper
#

dark blue is actually a super cute colour on her, which i wasn't expecting?

desert swallow
#

Aaah this is making me miss when I used to play ffxiv

ionic viper
#

i'm just on the free trial atm but honestly.......... it's really winning me over

copper lark
#

uwu

desert swallow
#

I played the heck out of the free trial

copper lark
#

fun fact! im here to celebrate

#

ffxiv is currently the highest rated pc and ps4 game!

#

of 2019 at least

#

me??? proud???? mayhaps

#

we went from a 42 to a 92,,,,

#

bro q_q

forest narwhal
#

Well... Nier Automata Yorha is actually a Nier Automata + DLC and well... And on PC it has same optimization issues xD

#

And somehow FF XIV works well on PC xD

#

Because PC ports of Square Enix's game are usually bad (I know that Nier was made by Platinium Games), but there are other screwed ports on PC (I.E. some Final Fantasies or Chrono Trigger ported from mobile)

cunning holly
#

StS is 6.8 user?

#

on pc

#

4.6 on PS4 which 🤷 might be to do with controls being bad?

copper lark
#

im not- even talking abt nier-

#

what

desert swallow
#

I think there were issues with ffix if I remember right

#

(The PC one)

copper lark
#

yeah

#

i agree SE has bad pc ports

#

ffxiv isnt a port tho

serene tulip
#

I am now a level 10 leatherworker, a level 6 botanist and a level 6 woodworker 😄

copper lark
#

it was on pc first

#

oh man

#

i do not have the time for crafting/gathering

serene tulip
#

I need to figure out where all the other craft trainers are

copper lark
#

other cities ^^

#

when u go to limsa i hope u enjoy it thats my hometown and i love it to bits

#

you can play other classes too

#

those are all my classes

#

as u can see i do not like crafting/gathering

serene tulip
#

lol

copper lark
#

man,,,, ,i wish i didnt hate the other healer classes

#

im salty towards white mage bc,,,, they get all the good stuff

#

and astrologian sucks

serene tulip
#

what about dragoon?

copper lark
#

not a healer q_q

serene tulip
#

OK, I've got to put this game down and go ride my bike or something or I will explode

copper lark
#

i suck at dps but i do wanna try dragoon

#

loool have fun

hasty kernel
#

Why is everyone playing FFXIV and not GW2

copper lark
#

uwu

#

bc we're top rated pc and ps4 game of 2019

analog spear
#

I just got mh world so im set for a while

hasty kernel
#

Which Id argue has the problem of Voluntary Response Bias

#

Surprisingly, this is not the first time this week Ive used that phrase

copper lark
#

what dos that mean

#

im dumb

analog spear
#

I found gw combat kind of boring but Im not usually into rpgs and I was low lvl

#

ranger btw

hasty kernel
#

Basically that if you have voluntary voting, there is an inherent inaccuracy since people who feel strongly about it are more likely to rate it

#

Eh, I love GW2s combat

copper lark
#

,,those were reviewers tho

hasty kernel
#

The NPE was slow once but

copper lark
#

u can see the user rating too tho

hasty kernel
#

Its less slow than FFXIV

#

FFXIVs leveling is probably the worst of all MMOs Ive played

desert swallow
#

I think the last MMO I played was SWTOR, but it seemed a little quiet (which isn’t entirely a bad thing!)

#

It’s been a few years though

hasty kernel
#

Oh its 10 critic reviews

#

That has other problems, specifically sample size

copper lark
#

i mean ffxiv you level with the main story

hasty kernel
#

I mean, yeah, thats how MMOs generally work

#

The issue is that the early story is a bit weak and the process is slow and the combat even more boring than usual

#

I played the fist guy up until level 20 I think

#

And thats one of the faster classes

#

And I was bored as hell

#

The game was pretty though

copper lark
#

you ,, you played the tutorial my guy

hasty kernel
#

Wasnt 20 the cap of the trial?

copper lark
#

nop

#

25

#

now its 35

hasty kernel
#

Ah, well I played to the cap

#

Which was like 10 hours

copper lark
#

which is enough to change ur class into a job B)

hasty kernel
#

If an MMO fails to hook me after 10 hours its doing something wrong

#

Wildstar had me after 3

copper lark
#

wildstar has also shut down now so

hasty kernel
#

Dont remind me

#

Thats still sad

#

GW2 had me after 2 I think

#

Mainly because Thief gets going the fastest

copper lark
#

i mean

#

its def a personal thing

#

¯_(ツ)_/¯

#

also note thats shadowbringers thats being rated

hasty kernel
#

Definitely

copper lark
#

not the early game

hasty kernel
#

And Im sure if FFXIV was free

#

Id probably use it to unwind because it is pretty

copper lark
#

shadowbringers is def the second peak of the story

hasty kernel
#

But its hard to justify paying that much when a better MMO doesnt have sub fees

copper lark
#

Its literally one of the cheapest mmos

hasty kernel
#

Uh, no

copper lark
#

and what you pay for you get back in game quality

hasty kernel
#

Its one of the most expensive ones

#

Specifically

#

There isnt one thats more expensive

copper lark
#

looool

hasty kernel
#

At least none that Im aware of

#

WoW is as expensive, all the F2P ones are obviously cheaper, as are the B2P ones

#

And ... I think thats it

copper lark
#

wow is NOT as expensive???

hasty kernel
#

Same exact cost

copper lark
#

nnope

hasty kernel
#

14.99 for 1 month, 13.99 for 3 and 12.99 for 6

#

And WoW is also that

copper lark
#

is that euros?

hasty kernel
#

Nah, Dollars

copper lark
#

okay well

#

i do pounds so

#

wow is £9.99 a month

hasty kernel
#

Its the same for me in euros as well

#

Weird that the UK has its own higher price

copper lark
#

ffxiv is 7.69

hasty kernel
#

Thats the cheapest option

copper lark
#

oh thats entry sorry

#

yes thats the cheapest option for both

hasty kernel
#

Or 6 months, yes

#

In euros thats 10.99

#

And in WoW

#

Its also 10.99

#

So, I guess there is some weird tax thing going on?

copper lark
#

okay

#

6 months of ffxiv standard entry

#

is £7.69 a month

#

wow is £8.69

hasty kernel
#

Yeah it looks to be a tax thing

#

Because thats true only exactly for the UK

#

Weird that it would affect an american company and not a Japanese one

#

Oh, so apparently thats not the case

#

They just upped it for the UK back when the pound fell

#

And didnt undo it when it rose back up?

#

So now the UK has it more expensive, while all other options are identical to FFXIV

copper lark
#

hm

hasty kernel
#

So, I guess WoW is more expensive if youre english

#

And the exact same everywhere else in the world

#

So I guess that does make WoW technically more expensive

copper lark
#

even so

#

you get what you pay for

#

ffxiv is a good game

#

lvl 30+ the ARR story peaks and it really doesnt take that long with dungeons and msq

hasty kernel
#

Well

#

I mean if you compare it to WoW, no question

copper lark
#

comparing it to my experience with other mmos

hasty kernel
#

But compare it to, say, GW2, or even uh

#

... I cant remember the name, so nevermind

copper lark
#

can u describe it

hasty kernel
#

But yeah, if I played FFXIV as long as I played GW2 I wouldve spent, lets see

#

660€

copper lark
#

you pay once with gw2 do you not? i dont think thats a fair comparison

hasty kernel
#

Well, yeah

#

Thats why its cheaper

#

Im not big on sub fees in MMOs in general

copper lark
#

thats how it works

#

thats how they pay for the servers

hasty kernel
#

I mean GW2 seems to manage fine without em

faint panther
#

@copper lark that's how mafia works

hasty kernel
#

Uh, no

#

The thing with Mafia is that you dont get to choose whether or not to pay

#

Its more like a gym

#

Except if you go to a Gym to stare at pretty people thats kinda creepy

copper lark
#

how many servers does gw2 have ovven

#

do you know

hasty kernel
#

Well, strictly speaking the servers dont matter

#

Since they all share everything except WvW

#

And even that is being changed

#

Its all shared, but

#

Uh

copper lark
#

wait- it uses microtransactions-

#

gw2 uses microtransactions thats how it pays for its servers

hasty kernel
#

I mean, yeah

#

FFXIV has its own cosmetic shop too

#

Mog station, I think it was called?

serene tulip
#

bike rid

#

lunch acquired

copper lark
#

yeah thats true

#

theyre all optional items

#

from the looks of things

hasty kernel
#

Same with GW2

#

GW2 doesnt even have the item grind

copper lark
#

gw2 items to buy seem like things you need

hasty kernel
#

I got the best gear 3 years ago

#

Its still the best gear

#

Nah

#

There are a couple things that are convenient, but nothing you need

copper lark
#

you.. have to pay to craft

hasty kernel
#

Oh no

#

Thats a bit confusing

#

The way it works is usually you can only have 2 crafting licenses at once

#

You can swap them, but its a bit annoying

#

Well, for some, I still only have the 2

#

The license simply lets you hold more

#

So 3, 4, 5, etc. etc.

copper lark
#

okay,, still

hasty kernel
#

When it comes to the cash shop items, the only I would say is one that most people should buy, its the copper-fed salvage-o-matic

#

Which is just an endless salvage kit

copper lark
#

these look like things that are needed for a good time for some players

hasty kernel
#

Its not an advantage, in fact its a lot of gold

#

But its more convenient

#

Eh, they really arent

#

I think I played for 3 years before I bought the first thing from the cash shop

#

The aforementioned copper-fed Salvage-o-matic

#

Plus, you can get them with gold

serene tulip
#

I'm kinda reminded of Black Desert Online

#

I loved the combat

copper lark
#

OH LORD

hasty kernel
#

Ah, BDO

#

BDO is a mess

serene tulip
#

and the shipping mechanic

copper lark
#

we do not go into BDO regions

serene tulip
#

but literally everything else was

#

just terrible

hasty kernel
#

Yeah BDO was flawed

#

But GW2 is nothing like BDO, rest assured

serene tulip
#

the combat made me feel like a literal god

#

it was so fun

hasty kernel
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The biggest appeal to GW2 is the fact that its the most "casual" MMO

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In the sense that there is no gear grind

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You can stop playing the game for a year and come back and youre still set for everything

copper lark
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That seems boring tho

hasty kernel
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Eh, not really

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I find grind annoying

copper lark
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without the grind whats the point

serene tulip
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Maybe my graphics setting is terrible but I was definitely turned off by the graphics of GW2

hasty kernel
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I prefer working on things I just want, at my own pace

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Might be, I love GW2s graphics

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Like, in GW2, instead of just trying to get the best gear only for it to be invalidated

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You work on stuff like cosmetics

copper lark
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can i get an F for the grass in ffxiv

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app another graphics update is planned

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OwO

serene tulip
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oh hey

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I need to update my drivers

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god I hate updating my drivers

hasty kernel
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Legendaries in particular, which are weapon skins that have unique gimmicks

serene tulip
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Somehow when I update my drivers it convinces my computer to change my output sound to my monitor's speakers

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and I have to go digging through settings to fix that

hasty kernel
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For example, one of my favourites, Nevermore

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Its a staff with a spirit raven on it

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If you crit, a spirit raven dives onto the enemy and then flies away

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Also various projectiles get replaced with spirit ravens

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Thats what you work on, instead of trying to catch up with gear that becomes irrelevant not too long after anyway

copper lark
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i will admit

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ffxiv combat is somewhat lacklustre at first

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but it’s the mechanics that make it more interesting

hasty kernel
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And GW2 is very pretty

copper lark
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what are healers in gw2 like

hasty kernel
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Well, GW2 tried to not have the trinity for the longest time

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Keyword being tried

copper lark
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so... no healers

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i...........

hasty kernel
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Tried, as in the past

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Nowadays there are healing builds

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Theyre easy to learn, hard to master

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Beyond that I dont know all that much about them

copper lark
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i amn juste a littel healer main

serene tulip
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I like how Dota 2, although its a fundamentally different game, has so many roles

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it would kinda suck just to have the trinity

copper lark
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i’ve had so many people tell me healers have no rights Please Without Me You’re Nothing

hasty kernel
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The main healer in GW2 would be Druid

serene tulip
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healer hate is just crypto-misogyny, prove me wrong

hasty kernel
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The main way you heal is by entering Celestial Avatar

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A special form where you attune to the cosmos and use astral magic

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Most of its healing is aimed by ground reticles

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So its a very active kind of class

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The other healing classes arent optimal so you see fewer of them, but

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They are also pretty active