☢┃stalker-general

[hallow shadow]

Why won’t this Nooner Guide take me anywhere?

I’ve talked to Strider, I didn’t kill the Zombie..

Bro just keeps telling me to piss off.

Do I have to finish the WPS Mission?

[fickle hill]

Did you just get to wild island?

[hallow shadow]

I wanna go back to wherever I can offload this electric collar, and other stuff. Like Bandit PDA

[hallow shadow]

I did.

[ebon blade]

The Guide won't take you anywhere, until after the Faust/Scar fight takes place
and then you get the job to go find the Azimuth Key Access across the water.

[hallow shadow]

Ok. WPS mission, it is.
Dammit. Really trying to figure out why Skif’s sucking up half his stamina for a jump.

Good ol “Area Fifty-Poo”

[fickle hill]

He's over weight

[hallow shadow]

That’s what we called the Shit Pond/Water Treatment in Kandahar.

[fickle hill]

Go offload in the private chest

[hallow shadow]

I did. Maybe it’s my suit? Falcon? Or is Skif literally only meant to carry like 3lbs worth of stuff?

[fickle hill]

Maybe he just sucks

[hallow shadow]

The weight system is janky.
But. Thank you. I’ll figure this math out.

[fickle hill]

Your skif is just built heavier

[hallow shadow]

I’ve got Dnipro, 280rnds, Sledgehammer, and like 100 rounds total (split between Slug and Buck)

My pistol with maybe 90 rounds total.

Oh. It’s all this damn canned food.
I got like 20, 20 Water, 20 Medkits, 20 Bandages

[fickle hill]

LMAO

[hallow shadow]

20 Rad Meds

Maybe shave that shit down to 10- a piece.

[fickle hill]

Bro is planning on an expedition in the swamps

[hallow shadow]

Here, I thought I was traveling light.

Nah. I can feed squad sized element. On my own.

Cool. Now I’m not Fat-Rolling.
Time to deal with Area Fifty-Poo

[fickle hill]

That would hilarious 100 kg of weight and bulldozing a bloodsucker

[hallow shadow]

For real, I was carrying enough to out-poise any Elden Ring player, ever.

Blegh, dude. Drinking condensed milk tastes like doodoo.

[weary hedge]

It’s alright if it’s sweetened

[scenic pine]

Can someone remind me if the duty got their own medic in stalker cop

Also damn, stalker2 is so westernised

Doesnt feel slavic much anymor

Doesnt feel like home

[fickle hill]

[ebon blade]

There was the Medic at Yanov/Yaniv Station, that both Duty and Freedom used.

[primal nimbus]

Hadn’t noticed

[lean viper]

Honestly bro that almost made me delete the bumahh game, got a hypercube after 1 and a half hours of farming and it went under

Took a lot of resilience to get back on that game

[echo nimbus]

yeah legit just gonna not give a damn about the artifacts i get lmao atp it's just a waste of time

[hallow shadow]

Faust is an evil tit.
Can’t wait to shoot him.

[polar silo]

4

[hallow shadow]

What do I do with this Electric Collar?

[signal zealot]

man ngl I'm glad thisi game had success so that it can continue, but it is kinda annoying that the game is 30 percent off soon before it's even in a playable state.

[wooden walrus]

it's part of a ukranian games festival

(and also went 30% off on the summer sale)

Imo it's fine. I'll be honest, if I bought it full price was only because I wanted to help out the devs considering the situation their country is in. I don't think it's worth full price atm.

40 bucks is fair, from a quality standpoint, imo.

[distant sierra]

im back boys

[hallow shadow]

This Falcon suit is expensive as hell, man.

[distant sierra]

hey there brother

[hallow shadow]

I don’t know you.

[distant sierra]

lets get to kow eachother

[hallow shadow]

Nein Danke, Alles gut

[distant sierra]

why not

why u being so unfriedly?

[hallow shadow]

Ich haben nicht fir ihr

[distant sierra]

what?

[tight kelp]

Hi loners

Im here report a annoying bug ( its not AI thing )

[hallow shadow]

But, does anyone know who I present this Electric Collar to?
I skinned it off a Bayun on my way to Wild Island.

[wooden walrus]

I think it's someone in malachite

[hallow shadow]

Fair enough. That’s what I thought, but Vicky doesn’t seem interested.

[weary hedge]

Scientist later on in the story

[hallow shadow]

Roger that.

[distant sierra]

roger what

[weary hedge]

If it isn’t the little gremlin😈

[hallow shadow]

At least it’s not heavy.

[distant sierra]

hey hey hey, im chaged man

i wont bother ur gay brotherhood today lads dont worry, iv to go watch ufc

[hallow shadow]

What’s your issue? PC? Console?

[tight kelp]

Can someone help me with sum

[weary hedge]

That’s a shame ur actually pretty funny. Have fun watching near naked sweaty dudes groping each other

[distant sierra]

aint that right? ;dd

[hallow shadow]

Same with football (American) to be honest.
Watching dudes, in spandex, chase each other around for balls.

[tight kelp]

Idk if Its a bug or not, but when i use the right mouse click to aim, instead of aiming, it changes ammo type

[ebon blade]

I've been stuck with a collar from the same location all this time, I think
mainly due to me killing the Bayun before I got the collar job to do so.

[distant sierra]

ill invite mr pretend military's ex wife for the session

[wooden walrus]

...have you checked your bindings?

[hallow shadow]

I’d go check your settings, and bindings.

[wooden walrus]

failing that, have you checked if right clicking outside the game types the letter b? lol

[tight kelp]

I do

[wooden walrus]

could be related to your mouse as well if you have a programmable one like a logitech or smth

[hallow shadow]

Well, looks like I’m carrying a Collar and Bandit PDA until I finish the game.

[ebon blade]

From where?

[hallow shadow]

I thought you said you were a changed man? Still picking fights on the internet…

[weary hedge]

Like I said those are part of the story

[inland mantle]

What’s with the pre download 5gb update?

[hallow shadow]

He got muted, literally, for starting a fight with yours truly.

[distant sierra]

i got sentenced yesterday, people were being snowflakey

[tight kelp]

like, Its like when i press the right mouse, Its like Its letter N

[distant sierra]

dont stake me dawg

[hallow shadow]

I think 1.5.3 drops tomorrow.
Mutant/NPC bug fixes is the word.
But I can’t be quoted.

[ebon blade]

Don't go there. If you start picking fights or becoming toxic, you will go away again.

[wooden walrus]

it's the new dancing animations

[distant sierra]

yeah i know, im rehabilitated

[wooden walrus]

sorry gsc I broke the nda don't be mad at me 🙁

[hallow shadow]

I’ll floss all over Faust’s body.

[tight kelp]

I don't know how to explain this

[inland mantle]

5GB seems huge for mutant and npc bug fixes no?

[hallow shadow]

It does, but… There’s some issues with spawn cooldowns and other such things.

[wooden walrus]

out of the game, when you right click, do you type the letter itself?
here, in discord for example.

[tight kelp]

Nope

[wooden walrus]

ok

can you post a screenshot of your bindings over in #📸┃screens_and_videos ?

particularly one that shows your bindings for swap ammo type

[weary hedge]

@hallow shadow how far into the story are you?

[hallow shadow]

Making my way to Azimuth Station.

[distant sierra]

@wooden walrus u play snworuner my boy?

[hallow shadow]

Just watched Faust do his thing.

[weary hedge]

I mean the missions not the map

[hallow shadow]

Yeah. My story mission is Go To Azimuth.

I just finished up Noontide Base.

[weary hedge]

Ohhh gotcha

[wooden walrus]

I do. Actually stalker 2 kinda makes me wanna play the runner games

[distant sierra]

guys let the stalker rest, get back to it when it hits 2.0, it will be worth it, better experiecnce

[wooden walrus]

I'll go past a truck or a trailer and be like "huh, I should play snowrunner"

[hallow shadow]

I guess that’s still early game? What’s the Mid-Game start point?

[weary hedge]

Yeah you still got a bit before you can turn that collar in

[distant sierra]

yah yah, love that post ussr vibe in my games. bee playing runner games since 2012. im a mod in their server 🙂 kinda big dik u know

[wooden walrus]

sircaa imo marks the start of the midgame

[frigid hill]

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[hallow shadow]

Fair enough. I wish Quest Items could be in the chest.

[hallow shadow]

Thank you. I haven’t seen a SIRCAA yet.

[stuck seal]

I got all the collars and I’ve been holding onto them for a while

[weary hedge]

Same. I don’t like carrying around Skifs pistol

[hallow shadow]

It’s the only reason I just won’t swap it out.
I’ll ditch this cheat mod.
But… Skif’s pistol is just… Weight

I’d rather have a UDP or a Kora with a Collimator (if possible)

[stuck seal]

If they want skif to have his pistol in the cutscenes they can just put it in the cutscene without forcing it in your inventory, no one will complain that skif uses a weapon that he doesn’t have on him in the cutscenes

[weary hedge]

Fr. Games do this all the time 🤷‍♂️

[stuck seal]

Actually if they did it that way we will all complain so I take that back

[distant sierra]

@ebon blade what this spell u cast on me good sir?

[hallow shadow]

Destiny 2 does something like that.
You just have Khvostov in cutscenes.

[stuck seal]

Desti what now, khvost who

[hallow shadow]

Just agreeing with you in a really long way.

[ebon blade]

Just checking your recent infractions.
Your words and behavior are cautionary.

[rancid kiln]

https://tenor.com/view/naughty-naughty-naughty-borat-gif-18882574

[ebon blade]

https://tenor.com/view/naughty-naughty-naughty-borat-gif-18882574

[stuck seal]

Skifs pistol being locked to your inventory did kinda help me in the arena

Gave me a few extra rounds to work with

[polar silo]

If only we could get rid of it in cutscenes

Would love to use my night stalker in cutscenes

[hallow shadow]

I would’ve lost, to the Psi-Dogs, in Rostok without it.

[weary hedge]

Really? Mine gets force coded out of my inventory for the arena fights

[stuck seal]

That should not happen

Skifs pistol should still be on you when you pass the doors

[weary hedge]

Weird 😂

[hallow shadow]

Huh.

That’s cool.

[weary hedge]

It only disappears after the lil gun showcase cutscene

[stuck seal]

I loaded it with an AP mag everytime I start a new arena round

[distant sierra]

shoot, i said some unhinged things? my bad dawg.

[stuck seal]

Kinda worked well

[hallow shadow]

You said you were changed, and still say trolly things.

Your words and actions don’t match.

[dry siren]

IN THE END YOU'LL PAY THE PRICE

[distant sierra]

this pretend military guy talkin to me? what

[ebon blade]

If you focus on talking about your game, instead of any comments on other people, you'll be fine.

[hallow shadow]

See?

[distant sierra]

bro i came bck, said hi. and u literallu said F off, and im the bad guy? ;dd

[ebon blade]

It's takes two to tango, so please stop reacting to anyone that rubs you the wrong way.

[hallow shadow]

I tried.
He came back, and I intentionally tried to distance myself.

But I’ll stand down.

[stuck seal]

Speaking of arena, anyone else think that once you become the master, you have to hold fights every now and then to keep your title? Sometimes it will be a guy in an exo trying to take your title, and other times it might be some mutants that need to be put down in style? I feel like I’m veteran the economy is so demanding, some more money through arena could make it a lot more enjoyable rather than a very slow struggle to being rich

[distant sierra]

i was talkigna bout specifically stalker yesterday, or day before. but these guys dotn agree with my opinion and attack me like im some sort of flase prophet

[ebon blade]

Yes, stand down, so I don't have to mute both of you for the rest of the night. Thanks.

[weary hedge]

I just wanted custom fights tbh

[hallow shadow]

I’d love more arena, in general.
If Rostok didn’t choke my console.

Arena doesn’t even pay that well.

[stuck seal]

Like even if after you become the master, you don’t get as much money per arena round, just some money without having to pay repair cost would be really cool

[hallow shadow]

Challenge your buddies to duels.

[stuck seal]

That will most likely be a thing once MP releases

[hallow shadow]

Complimentary repairs would be such a QoL improvement.

[weary hedge]

Is mp actually confirmed?

[coral shadow]

oh god the new roadmap is gold

[hallow shadow]

For like… Next year.

[stuck seal]

MP content is literally part of the preorder bonus’s

[weary hedge]

Oh I didn’t preorder cause it was coming to gamepass

[stuck seal]

I assume it’s just like the trilogy, I don’t care for it, I don’t play stalker for pvp arena combat

[wooden walrus]

there's plenty of references to multiplayer on the store page so it is all but confirmed yes

[coral shadow]

agree

[weary hedge]

That’ll be interesting to see knowing they’ve never made a multiplayer experience

[wooden walrus]

afaik it's not preorder exclusive though, however the expensive editions do make mention of equipment being available for multiplayer or not

[stuck seal]

Well

You see, they did

[coral shadow]

servers? on pc

[dry siren]

im on the toilet rn

[weary hedge]

Did they?

[stuck seal]

CS had MP

[coral shadow]

Grr

[ebon blade]

If you know where this is...you're a real explorer.

[weary hedge]

What happened with that?

[dry siren]

ah hah hah hah hah hah

[stuck seal]

It’s wasn’t bad per say, even CoP had the same Mp

[wooden walrus]

it was just a tdm side mode kinda deal

[stuck seal]

It wasn’t my cup of tea, but it wasn’t objectively bad, from what I remember it was like a mix of Halo and counter strike, you had power item pickups like quake or halo but also earning money (I think?) and using that to get stuff like counter strike

[coral shadow]

i explored the iron forest(by using the spring bound glitch) even tho it's not still out so im way above this

[stuck seal]

It wasn’t just that, it had quite a few mechanics to it, wasn’t just people running around with anything they wanted

[weary hedge]

Oh weird concept

[dry siren]

sometimes i think i wasnt meant to live this long

[stuck seal]

I need to look at gameplay again but it was like an arena shooter where you be stronger you needed to pickup power items around the map

[weary hedge]

Why

[dry siren]

nothing's working out anymore, i blew my first job and now everything i try to do rejects me

[stuck seal]

Maps were pretty small, almost akin to the rostok arena, and the maps also had area that you couldn’t access in the trilogy!

[weary hedge]

Just gotta keep pushing. Life ain’t easy and most things won’t work out as you start out. It’s a learning process

[stuck seal]

I understand what you mean, I was supposed to be in Maryland right about now, becoming an officer, life didn’t go my way though, I’m many years behind, but I’m still trucking forward, I’ll get there, and you’ll get to where you need to be too

[dry siren]

i find myself becoming less empathetic by the day and more cynical each year

[weary hedge]

Stay humble and you’ll be aight

[stuck seal]

Games like stalker have kept me not as miserable as I could be

[dry siren]

mikhail krug + stalker clear sky bandit route

[weary hedge]

Just don’t end up like scar😂

[wooden walrus]

speaking of,

[dry siren]

im going to rip my balls off one day

[wooden walrus]

I was reading on the consequences of the choice at ||sircaa|| and now I kinda regret siding with ||noontide||

[stuck seal]

And…?

[weary hedge]

You do you broski

[hallow shadow]

What part of MD? I used to live in St Marys

[frigid hill]

maxbox_4328 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[weary hedge]

Why?

[stuck seal]

Annapolis

[hallow shadow]

You Navy?

[wooden walrus]

I mean I only did it because stabbing a dude's head through a rearview mirror is pretty rad, but if I was given the choice between working for ||scar|| and ||ward||, I mean uh

[stuck seal]

Not yet

[dry siren]

im in West Virginia

[stuck seal]

And even then I may go marines or army, idk yet

[weary hedge]

The sooner you enlist the better. That shit takes up a lot of time

[dry siren]

i live near Shepherdstown

[hallow shadow]

Don’t do Army.
Marines is still Navy.
They’ll treat you better.

[dry siren]

i tried to enlist in the air force but they denied me after MEPS for my vision

i got that 20/400 debuff

[stuck seal]

So does siding with noon basically stick you to the spark ending

[weary hedge]

Chair force is only good for school. You can still get some good options in the other ones tho

[hallow shadow]

I used to live in Great Mills.

Absolute ghetto nightmare.
The shooting, at GMHS, back in like 2017?
My little brother was in class.

[dry siren]

i wanted to be a firefighter

[wooden walrus]

I have no idea and I haven't looked at spoilers, but as far as I know, it does not lock you into any given ending.

[dry siren]

but now im too depressed to do anything like that

[stuck seal]

Ok good to know

[weary hedge]

You can get free schooling for that through any other branch

[wooden walrus]

It does however, I think, lock you out of using ||chemical plant|| which kinda sucks. And you'll essentially be working for ||scar|| who I mean it's not the kinda boss I'd love to have if I'm being perfectly honest

[dry siren]

yea but my dad and grandfather went USAF

[wooden walrus]

could be fun though

[dry siren]

grandfather was security police, dad was aeromed

[weary hedge]

And? Doing army, navy or marines is better than nothing if you still wanna go that route

[wooden walrus]

maybe I can turn around my rep with ||ward|| later on, hope so at least

[stuck seal]

Losing chemical plant though…

Well you still have the loners next to the plant

[wooden walrus]

yeah idk if maybe you can turn your rep around, the fact that stalker 2 doesn't have like a spelled out rep system doesn't give me much confidence but hey

[dry siren]

im not a very big guy

i weigh 145 soaking wet and im 6'2"

[hallow shadow]

Pick what you’re set on, and understand you can change.
My mom went from Army, to AF, back to Army.

I deployed with a Medic who used to be a Marine.

[wooden walrus]

furthest I made it was up to the ||zalissya|| mission right after sircaa so from here on out I'm pretty much in uncharted territory

[weary hedge]

You don’t need to be fit. They will get you fit lol. I would at least practice your cardio tho

[dry siren]

i can run around good

[weary hedge]

Then ur fine. They’ll get you were you wannna be

[hallow shadow]

Six-Minute miles, baby!

[dry siren]

eh idk

[stuck seal]

Well I do know one thing, if you make a decision and lose a base, it’ll be gone forever, plus I do not think korshunov will let you in knowing dam well you killed his men

[dry siren]

i wanted to be a cop for a while

[weary hedge]

They’ve got shit in there that’ll help you bulk like crazy😂

[dry siren]

but that dream died along with my confidence

[hallow shadow]

As a former MP… That life gets rough.

[dry siren]

West Virginia State Police

[wooden walrus]

https://tenor.com/view/ehe-anime-gif-anime-girl-teehee-gif-27178660

[dry siren]

Not MP/SP

[weary hedge]

You don’t wanna be a cop. You’ll get sick of it real quick. Most do.

[hallow shadow]

I was army, MP.

SFs, nowadays are kinda like us.

[dry siren]

my grandfather was security police in vietnam

[stuck seal]

You can still turn it around if you load an old save

[dry siren]

1966-1967, Bien Hoa AFB

[hallow shadow]

After you answer to enough Domestics, and fatal car crashes… You don’t want to, anymore.

[dry siren]

they got mortared by the NVA

[wooden walrus]

eh, I mean, I'm gonna do another playthrough right after this one so whatever

[weary hedge]

That and people treat em like shit. It’s not a pretty world

[wooden walrus]

also I do think the ||noontide|| choice feels like more chaotic

'cause you side with the people who ||absolutely fuh you over like, 5 minutes later|| lmao
(not off their own volition, but still)

[hallow shadow]

Cops are designed to protect capital and private interests.
They aren’t constitutionally obligated to protect anyone.
MPs/SFs, however, are.

But yeah. Cops really don’t have a good light shining on them, and that life never gets easier. No matter how high in rank you get.

[weary hedge]

Anyways @dry siren highly recommend you decide enlisting. You’ll meet people going through the same struggles and you’ll get to learn a lot of necessities of life not to mention the experiences you get to go through that truly make the whole thing shine

[dry siren]

i hate the city cops where i live

a bunch of good ol boy circle jerk pricks

[hallow shadow]

I got to travel the world, meet interesting people, and literally save them.

Better than a homegrown cop.

[dry siren]

idk man everything went downhill after my mother died

i know it's nothing to linger about

[weary hedge]

Do it for her and urself then. You’ll be grateful you did it

[hallow shadow]

Cleaned up accidents in Germany.
Assaults in Korea.

You really do get more from an enlistment than you’d think.

[dry siren]

like i said i already tried

[hallow shadow]

Just be careful.
It’s hard to break that brainwashing, afterwards.

No amount of “Transition” training will help you back to being a civilian.

[dry siren]

they denied my waiver for my vision

[wooden walrus]

do something that doesn't require that good vision

[weary hedge]

Try army or marines. They create a good balance

[dry siren]

i have astigmatism and a 20/400 prescription without glasses

[hallow shadow]

Makes sense. I wanna say (back in my day) USAF won’t accept anyone with less than 20/20

[dry siren]

idk man

[hallow shadow]

JESUS!
You’d probably make it into the Army.

[dry siren]

the marine recruiter in my area got arrested for talking weird to underage girls

[weary hedge]

What’s holding you back?

[hallow shadow]

However. You’ll be getting issued glasses that will be as thick as Coke bottles.

[weary hedge]

Bro don’t let those weirdos ruin ur experience lmao there’s enough of those who bring a bad name to the military:/

[dry siren]

some days i just want to kill gross turdnozzles

[hallow shadow]

Then you can’t be an MP.
Still gotta treat folks with dignity.

[dry siren]

i know where this stalker dude lives in the next town over

[hallow shadow]

Or you’ll end up in Leavenworth.

[dry siren]

i've taken pictures of his plates

[dry siren]

some people dont deserve dignity

[hallow shadow]

That’s not for the MP to decide.

[weary hedge]

Don’t let people get in the way. Gotta focus on urself and build a foundation

[hallow shadow]

That shit’s up to JAG.

[dry siren]

that's why i wouldnt want to be an mp

slapjack and maglite justice

[hallow shadow]

Couldn’t be USAF/SecFor either.

[weary hedge]

Do infantry. You get more bonuses

[hallow shadow]

Yeah. A crunched spine, blown out knees, and gay jokes.

[dry siren]

i dont want to fight for my stupid government

i want to spit on the president and leave an upper decker in his golden pot

[weary hedge]

More money in ur wallet

[hallow shadow]

Pick an MOS that has an intelligence requirement.

[dry siren]

but i dont want to talk about that here

[hallow shadow]

Because they don’t expect you to live long enough to spend it, or it’s “hush” money, cause that job sucks.

[dry siren]

like in They Live,

OBEY

[weary hedge]

Most of my family has done infantry besides my great grandfather was a tank engineer. It’s like doing construction 😂

[hallow shadow]

“You’re angry. That’s why you’re not hungry, and couldn’t care less about others.”
-Scar

[dry siren]

im always hungry

i should be fat but my metabolism wont let me

i have perpetual twink syndrome

[hallow shadow]

I don’t hate Grunts.
They’re hardcore dudes.

But I won’t tell someone that the job is worth anything.
It translates to nothing in the outside world.

[dry siren]

half life HECU grunt ❤️

[weary hedge]

It’ll give the boy something to be proud of. That’s the way I see it🤷‍♂️ you’ll form some heavy bonds too

[hallow shadow]

I was a trained Peacekeeper, Investigator, First Responder, and Warfighter.

Most Infantry dudes end up cops, or the manager of Burger King.

[dry siren]

mmmm burger chef

[weary hedge]

Depends if you decide to do school once you get out

Or while ur in

[hallow shadow]

Was about to clarify.
That’s anecdotal experience, some Grunts actually go to college.

[dry siren]

i wanna go to college

either for CAD Drafting or nuclear engineering

[weary hedge]

Then you probably wanna do some engineering positon

[dry siren]

for power

I love nuclear power ❤️

we need to build an RBMK-1000 reactor in Kansas City Missouri

[weary hedge]

I bet the military offers that. Do some research

[hallow shadow]

Army Engineers don’t suck.

Essayons get to do fun shit.

[polar silo]

Probably not

[weary hedge]

Nah that shit pops on resumes

[weary hedge]

That’s why I said do research

[hallow shadow]

Literally it’s construction and explosives experience.
Engineers are smarter than Infantry.

[dry siren]

they do

[hallow shadow]

Literally carry cooler toys.

[dry siren]

i know that because my recruiter made me look at every goddamn thing on the MOS sheet

"pick at least 8"

i only liked two 😔

[polar silo]

You know what MOS it is? I can’t seem to find anything for it

[hallow shadow]

I got MP on accident.
I wanted to be Medic.

[dry siren]

idk i cant remember the stupid numbers

[polar silo]

Mp > medic

[dry siren]

i wanna be a pole dancer for the coast guard

[hallow shadow]

I needed a 110 GT Score, and only had a 105 or some shit.

You need a 99 to be an MP.

[weary hedge]

I also wanted to be a medic then scout as back up

[polar silo]

Gotta join the navy for that

[dry siren]

nuh uh

[hallow shadow]

MPs and Scouts share many traits.
But Scouts go hard.

[weary hedge]

Oh the army and marines will make a good barrack bunny out of you😂

[hallow shadow]

I wasn’t a normal MP, there (used to be) two kinds of

[dry siren]

i wanna be the morale officer so i can make totem poles of enemy body parts

[hallow shadow]

The regular cop kind, and the kind attached to brigades.

[weary hedge]

Right?

[hallow shadow]

I started, and deployed, as a Brigade MP. (Outdoor Cat)

[dry siren]

i wanna get into architecture and drafting so i can rebuild pripyat

[weary hedge]

You ever see the field ?

[dry siren]

but in texas

[hallow shadow]

After 2013, MPs got phased out of BCTs, and turned to Line Units. (Cops/Indoor Cats)

[hallow shadow]

I’ve been “to the field” many times, in many places.
All in Georgia, Korea, and Germany.

[weary hedge]

Do construction

[dry siren]

the country georgia?

[dry siren]

hell no

[hallow shadow]

No, Fort Stewart GA, JRTC- Ft Polk, too.

[dry siren]

my grandfather was a brickmason for 42 years his knees dont work

[weary hedge]

The middle east ain’t pretty

[dry siren]

damnit

[hallow shadow]

Honestly, Afghanistan wasn’t an entirely ugly country.
Iraq is the desert.
But Afghanistan had beautiful mountains and occasional trees.

[weary hedge]

I was I Germany for awhile for housing

[dry siren]

my dad was in Baghdad

[hallow shadow]

Where at?

[hallow shadow]

My mom was in the Invasion, too.

[weary hedge]

Oh yeah outside of the war zones it’s quite the site

[dry siren]

He was Aeromed, cant remember what unit

[hallow shadow]

I love me some CASEVAC

[dry siren]

But he came home and got in with the 167th Air National Guard

I got pics of him and my grandfather in 'Nam

[weary hedge]

USAG Stuttgart

[dry siren]

I miss my grandfather, we lost him this year back in March

[hallow shadow]

Ohhhh. Way up north from me.
I was USAG Hohenfels.

[dry siren]

He was a loan shark over there

[weary hedge]

I do miss how green it was In Germany. I loved visiting the memorial sites and history museums

[dry siren]

And he came home with a buncha vinyl records and trinkets

[weary hedge]

Lots of old castle rubble too

[hallow shadow]

Europe is so damn beautiful

The castle that Disney is modeled after, lives in Germany.

[dry siren]

OOH my dad was also in Rammstein

[hallow shadow]

That Base is like a city, now.

[dry siren]

wait no, one m

[hallow shadow]

RAFB is MASSIVE

[dry siren]

not the band

[hallow shadow]

Same for Camp Humphreys.

[dry siren]

he brought back some beer glasses and a cuckoo clock

[hallow shadow]

I brought back a card game called Dudák

And the ability to speak German.
Well… Bayern-German

SERVUS!

[dry siren]

my stepdad knows some arabic and serbian

but uh, he was deployed to Serbia in 1995

2nd Marines 1st Battalion

[hallow shadow]

I speak partial French, German, Korean, and Mandarin.

The military gives you much, for how much it takes away from
You just have to know where to extract.

[weary hedge]

allughat alearabiat lughat mumtieat liltahaduth biha😂

[dry siren]

he doesnt talk much about Serbia, but he told me about the Armenian thing he had to deal with

[hallow shadow]

I was in Kosovo for a short time. Dealing with Serbian/Albanian tensions.

[dry siren]

i love you

[hallow shadow]

Uhh? Thanks?

[dry siren]

hold on i have a gif for this im going to dm it to you

[hallow shadow]

Hold up, bro.
You’re cooking, here.

[weary hedge]

Arabic is the only language i remember for the most part just because i had to use it the most often

I’ve always wanted to live in china. Seems like a good place to settle down

[dry siren]

this one time my dad was on the streets in Baghdad and some kid came up to him and gave him a can of pepsi

[hallow shadow]

I mostly retain German and Korean.
My Chinese and French are fading fast.

[dry siren]

i know a handful of Russian

[weary hedge]

You meet a lot of sweet people out there

[hallow shadow]

I’d love to learn Ukrainian, though. While I’m here.

[dry siren]

yea fr he'd keep a pocket full of candy to give to em

[earnest fractal]

Just had to pre-load an update for Stalker 2 on Xbox, though I dont see any announcement about an upcoming update

[dry siren]

neat stories, nothin crazy

[hallow shadow]

That’s what we did, in Afghanistan. We would chuck water bottles and MREs from the gunner turret.

Feed the kids, keep driving, don’t stop.

[dry siren]

i got some German officer cap pins my uncle Bob captured in 1944 in Belgium

And the photo they took with the guy

[dry siren]

didnt you guys say certain colored candies were cursed or sum shit

[hallow shadow]

The news on the vine is: 1.5.3 is bug updates.

[earnest fractal]

5 whole gigs of em, probably gonna be a thorough patch

[hallow shadow]

I mean… Some candies and stuff, you can’t give to the kids.
If pork products.

But mostly, some candy wasn’t even allowed for soldiers.

[weary hedge]

#📺┃media

[hallow shadow]

Related to Mutant/NPC spawns, if I remember correctly.

[dry siren]

no like, the candy in the MREs had some sort of mythical status, and whoever ate them would have something happen to them

[shrewd needle]

Candies with mini-Emitters in them.

[dry siren]

THE CHARM CANDIES

[earnest fractal]

I have been seeing NPCs spawn in clusters inside of each other, and some spawning way too quickly

[shrewd needle]

Nah. Monolith Candies = Candylith.

[hallow shadow]

For example: The Candy “Warheads”?
Unauthorized.
It was destroying the tongues, gums, and mouths of soldiers.

No longer allowed.
Some energy drinks got banned.

[dry siren]

if you ate the red ones you'd get an IED blast or some crap

[fickle hill]

Distributed by Uncle Faust

[hallow shadow]

That’s what the Pre Download is all about.

[shrewd needle]

Man, that reminds me of something ugly that was in the news once... 😔

[dry siren]

my stepdad and dad told me that the charms were some sort of stupid creepypasta among grunts

[hallow shadow]

Sounds like superstition.
Unit-Dependent.

[shrewd needle]

Santa Faust. 😏

[hallow shadow]

I was in 2011-17, deployed 12-13.

[earnest fractal]

Nice

[dry siren]

ok yea look up "MRE Charms"

[earnest fractal]

Kruglov approved

[weary hedge]

I got these once out of all the ones I received but never once heard about this propaganda 😂

[hallow shadow]

This is the first time I’ve heard of MRE Voodoo

[dry siren]

charms were taken outta MREs in 2007 because too many grunts complained they caused all sorts of ailments

[shrewd needle]

They grunted too much.

[hallow shadow]

Chiclets? The gum?

[dry siren]

im gruntin it, im gruntin it auhauhhh

[weary hedge]

I mean they were nasty as shit but didn’t cause any problems

[weary hedge]

Nah they are like hard starburst

[hallow shadow]

Hmmm. Must’ve been phased out before I joined.

[dry siren]

ok apparently it came about after the 2nd gulf war

[shrewd needle]

Some of those grunts might've gone soft, NGL. Ain't the tough shit from the medieval ages where knights wore armour heavier than an entire soldier in full gear today... 😏

[weary hedge]

Debatable. They’ve got you wearing some heavy shit but I dont know how much a suit of armor weighs 😂

[hallow shadow]

I posted a picture, in pets. I’ll repost it. If need be.

But it’s me, in gear, next to K9

[dry siren]

"they equated lemon with vehicle accidents, lime with rain, and raspberry with death"

[shrewd needle]

Wiki says:

A complete suit of plate armour made from well-tempered steel would weigh around 15–25 kg (33–55 lb). The wearer remained highly agile and could jump, run and otherwise move freely as the weight of the armour was spread evenly throughout the body. The armour was articulated and covered a man's entire body completely from neck to toe.

Plus a sword. And other implements of war.

[dry siren]

that is the most childish thing i have ever read

[hallow shadow]

That plate carrier was 40lbs, with those big ass pouches? Those held my 200rnd Drums of 5.56

[dry siren]

uhhgg im feelin the eye strain rn

[weary hedge]

Not to mention the packs

[shrewd needle]

This would be close to 60 or so total, fully outfitted for war.

[hallow shadow]

Standard combat load of a SAW is 1000 rounds.
I carried 5 drums, and a SAW weighs more than a sword.
An M4 probably weighs more than a sword.

A SAW is 20lbs, loaded.

[shrewd needle]

I doubt, TBF.

[hallow shadow]

My WEAPON weighed almost as much as a suit of armor.

[dry siren]

having held a sword and a rifle i can say yes the rifle is heavier

[shrewd needle]

9.5 KGs or so?

[hallow shadow]

You can doubt, but I know doctrine.

[dry siren]

the sword isnt heavy it's just awkward and not ergonomic for the hands

[hallow shadow]

Standard load for an M4 is 210 rounds.

[shrewd needle]

Rifles/SAWs are also held much more ergonomically, though.

Sword is held just by the handle. Worse weight distribution.

[hallow shadow]

Swords weigh like circa 3lbs.
An unloaded M4 is twice that.

[shrewd needle]

Huh, I figured they'd send more than 7 magazines...

[dry siren]

OOH this local gunshop near me has a SAW-S

[hallow shadow]

You can get more.
But you’re only issued so many.

[dry siren]

the stubby one

[weary hedge]

You’d fkn think. Once ur out there’s ways to get more😂

[hallow shadow]

SAWS get 5 drums of 200, M4/M16/ get 7 mags of 30

M9s are only issued 3 mags.

[shrewd needle]

Yea, I meant the issued ones...at least 10-15 magazines (depending on how much the soldier can carry).

[weary hedge]

You only wanna be carrying so much tho. But it depends where you are sent

[shrewd needle]

TBF, last-resort, so understandable.

[hallow shadow]

More isn’t always better.

And not last resort.
I was military police.
A pistol is my primary weapon.

[shrewd needle]

I know, just going by the 'armed for full-on war with no held back'.

[hallow shadow]

Even on duty, the average cop has one mag loaded; two spare.
A rifle with maybe an extra mag.

[shrewd needle]

Uh...isn't that only in the base, though? Outside, you'd use something more substantial than an M9?

[hallow shadow]

Hollywood has you confused.

[weary hedge]

I gotcha. It’s not always like that tho. Most of the time you are just dealing with civilians

[shrewd needle]

I'm not talking from a Hollywood mindset, though.

[hallow shadow]

It’s what we are issued.
You don’t get a choice.

M9 is the service pistol.
Sigs are for other folks.

[shrewd needle]

That's fair, TBH.

[hallow shadow]

Like MPI/CID

[shrewd needle]

But you said you carried a SAW and M4s? Like...I'm confused right now, NGL.

[dry siren]

M9 is for men SIG is for psychos

stupid sentient airman-killing piece of junk

[hallow shadow]

My assigned weapons were SAW and M9.

There’s no such thing as a “primary weapon slot”
What I mean by “primary weapon” is that it’s the one I’m most proficient with.

An M9, to me, isn’t some “last ditch”
It’s a viable tool that I’m talented with.

[shrewd needle]

Well, when someone says 'primary weapon', the thing that comes to mind is the main weapon they shoot with, not their proficiency, so...you know.

[hallow shadow]

To the unindoctrinated, yes.

[dry siren]

Wait you were the SAW guy?

[hallow shadow]

MP squads, at a “minimum” are 12 people.
Driver, Gunner, Team Leader. (That’s the Team)

Every Driver carries a SAW.

[dry siren]

oh neat the guy at my local gun shop was too, but he was infantry

[hallow shadow]

Every MP Carrie’s an M9

[dry siren]

and my one uncle was a door gunner in Vietnam

[shrewd needle]

Right, I'd expect everyone to have a sidearm, at the very least.

[dry siren]

he got drafted though

[hallow shadow]

Not everyone gets that.
M9: usually go to Officers and NCOs with Keys to cages.

[dry siren]

yea grunts dont get pistols

[hallow shadow]

(Medicine, Food, Ammo, etc)

[dry siren]

unlike in the movies

[shrewd needle]

Wait a minute...so what happens when your magazine runs out? Sit there reloading instead of swap to another weapon?

[dry siren]

that's why in WWII officers often tucked their 1911's into their trousers so snipers couldn't pick em out

[hallow shadow]

Yup. CoD has people confused.
An average grunt just has their M4/M16

[dry siren]

yes

[hallow shadow]

Yeah. Running out of ammo is a real thing.

[dry siren]

or the MRE spoon

[weary hedge]

Most firefights are long ranged pinned in one spot so yes Brodie 😂

[dry siren]

like that one marine back in 2004 who managed to kill a guy with his spoon

[hallow shadow]

Better hope your buddy doesn’t suck at shooting, and has an extra mag.

[hallow shadow]

(Anecdotal) most firefights happen within 150m

[shrewd needle]

Well...y'all are military folk, but I'll be honest, I'd prefer a backup weapon, even if my rifle had one less magazine.

[weary hedge]

Yeah I guess it depends where you are

[dry siren]

im not military im just surrounded by them

[hallow shadow]

Only last a few minutes. At most.

Doctrine states we have to get out of there before 10min, before more enemies show up.

[shrewd needle]

Yea, I meant Zev and Mewtwo.

[frigid hill]

a_lvl_5_mewtwo has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[dry siren]

i knew this guy who was tryin to set the world record on stayin on a ferris wheel

[hallow shadow]

Long firefights are bad days.

[shrewd needle]

Yep...and those always show up unannounced.

[weary hedge]

They can last pretty long especially if ur in the hills

[hallow shadow]

I was military.
I’m technically outdated.

I gout out almost a decade ago.

[dry siren]

vintage

[weary hedge]

You gotta join the club @dry siren 😂

[hallow shadow]

Classic

[dry siren]

im almost 20 who am i kidding

[hallow shadow]

I turned 20 in Basic.

[weary hedge]

As long as ur below 30 you’ll be golden bud

[shrewd needle]

I still don't understand the doctrine...like, why would soldiers not be issued with backup pistols? It's genuinely confusing, because as bad as Hollywood is...it just makes sense to draw your pistol than reload your rifle/SAW/shotgun, right?

[hallow shadow]

Money.

[dry siren]

i'd rather fight for what I believe in

[hallow shadow]

Ammo costs money.
Soldiers lose/drop/break stuff all the time.

Literally, our supply sergeant FORGOT her M4 back in KAF, when we flew home to Steward.

[shrewd needle]

WTF?

[dry siren]

i've made it this far, money is just paper to me

[hallow shadow]

Itemized?
She’s liable for an entire M4 Carbine, Sling, Magazine, the ammo, and the Pvq-15 (laser light) and the M68 (red dot)

[weary hedge]

Even if I was provided a sidearm I will always choose reloading first. You are trained precise and fast movements for that. It’s also a comfort thing for me

[dry siren]

i'd probably get an article or smth

[shrewd needle]

Right, but in a life-or-death situation, wouldn't it just help to shoot the other guy than to reload?

[hallow shadow]

“Transition is faster than reload” is true.

But only if you’re issued two weapons.

Making weapons, and ammo, costs money.

[shrewd needle]

Damn...woman's paying that for a few months... 😔

[hallow shadow]

It’s called an MTOE, each unit only gets so much of something.

[weary hedge]

Ur thinking about it with too much of a narrow vision. The situation is never like that😂

[hallow shadow]

Like, MPs are spoiled.
We don’t get dinky Red Dots on our SAWS and M4s. MPs are generally issued ACOGs/M145s (a 4x optic designed for LMGs)

[shrewd needle]

Eh, just thinking worst case scenario. I know reality is nuanced, but one moment you're patrolling in light armour, next moment you can end up screwed.

[shrewd needle]

True.

[hallow shadow]

“Occupational hazard”

[weary hedge]

Yup. A lot of squadrons run into bombs before people

[hallow shadow]

Signed up for it, as they always tell us.

[dry siren]

expect to become shrapnel

[shrewd needle]

Not exactly wrong...just figured a soldier's life would be worth more. But...economics. 😔

[hallow shadow]

You do not throw grenade, the grenade throws you.

[weary hedge]

Just being in an armored vehicle is risky out there

[hallow shadow]

Was a Driver. Can confirm.

[dry siren]

and turns your bones into flying splinters

[shrewd needle]

High-refined IED moment.

[dry siren]

heheh, the IRA

[weary hedge]

Lucky you didn’t hit an ied during transport.

[tardy rain]

Universal sidearms would save a lot fewer lives than the equipment they can buy with that money instead

[dry siren]

IED

Irish Explosive Device

[hallow shadow]

It’s why I’m missing some teeth.

Hit one, and the butt of my SAW smacked me in the chin.

[shrewd needle]

I mean, we're a long way from anything universal unless you've got Deus Ex: Infinite War.

[weary hedge]

Better than an arm or a leg. It’s way to easy for shit to get turned around like that

[hallow shadow]

Woke up in the back seat, with my face taped over.

“Got your bell rung, Private!”

[shrewd needle]

I remember reading about that happening to a Challenger tank or something and the driver losing both legs.

[hallow shadow]

Now. Only I drive whatever vehicle I’m in.

[weary hedge]

I bet. The shock of the bast coming from one is no joke

[hallow shadow]

I hate riding passenger. Everyone else doesn’t suck at driving. I know.
But.. ugh.

[dry siren]

ok so if you get arrested you drive the patrol car to the jail

[hallow shadow]

Yall need to look up EFPs.

[shrewd needle]

GTA-style. Or better...Fast Five. Drag racing to the police station in style.

[hallow shadow]

The most hardcore IED to hit our troops.
An Iraq thing, normally.

[weary hedge]

Roadside bombs?

[stuck seal]

Oh dam we’re still trauma dumping I guess
(Satire)

[hallow shadow]

Yup.

[dry siren]

come over here and kiss me on my hot mouth

[hallow shadow]

Designed to fight the armor of our vehicles.

[dry siren]

im feelin romantical

[stuck seal]

Roadside…… picnic?

[hallow shadow]

We can go with that.

[shrewd needle]

Man, I love how chat goes from the depressing reality to hot kissing in an instant.

[dry siren]

[hallow shadow]

Pure, unadulterated, sweaty, hardcore, forehead kisses.

[weary hedge]

Picnic in the remnants of the vehicle you were in along with ur squadron sure

[hallow shadow]

Issued to every Bro, before Lights Out.

[shrewd needle]

Phuck you... 😆

[dry siren]

patrollin the mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter

[hallow shadow]

The Jet makes you jittery.

[dry siren]

"DAMNIT PRIVATE KOWALSKI" 🗣️

[shrewd needle]

NGL, it definitely is ugly and I feel for the soldiers who had to go through it for no reason. 😔

[hallow shadow]

YES, skipper?

[weary hedge]

I’m more of a skooma guy😂

[dry siren]

dont drink the sarsaparilla, they put something in it.. to make you forget

[hallow shadow]

Skooma goes hard.

[dry siren]

if i ever get my hands on dr breen 😤

[shrewd needle]

Dr. Faust's Private Reserve.

[dry siren]

HAH

courier freeman

[weary hedge]

It’s ugly but a lot of it comes from the lack of self awareness and being ordered to do reckless shit.

[shrewd needle]

Courier Skif. 😏

[shrewd needle]

Yep...bureaucracy fighting wars no soldier understands for the most part.

[dry siren]

i dont wanna enlist because i dont wanna fight petty fights

[hallow shadow]

Some guys come out proud of doing their part.
Some guys come out questioning why.

[weary hedge]

You can enlist and stay out of the field

[dry siren]

i wanna beat up child predators and set scientologists on fire

[shrewd needle]

The proud ones either don't understand...or are brain-washed.

Hell, I've not been in war and even I know that it is instant PTSD material.

[hallow shadow]

Shhhh. Those guys are super touchy.

[stuck seal]

I got just the job for you

[dry siren]

a postal 2 level adventure

[hallow shadow]

The Scientologists, I mean.
Pedos are always on the menu.

[dry siren]

SHANNON

GO BACK INSIDE SHANNON

i love that dude

there's this guy on youtube who managed to become their #1 enemy in under a week

they now have pagers that tell their employees when he's close 😭

[weary hedge]

Too bad our presidents one of em. So is alot of celebrity icons :/

[stuck seal]

Are we getting political in the stalker server

[dry siren]

this isnt about politics everyone hates them

[weary hedge]

Nah just saying the kind of person he is

[shrewd needle]

Too bad they don't put as much effort in their shit as Tom Cruise does. Scientologist but goes through hell for his job of acting.

[dry siren]

that ruined top gun for my dad

[shrewd needle]

This is STALKER...not being political would be weird.

[weary hedge]

Always felt weird about him…never enjoyed his movies

[dry siren]

finding out tom cruise is a scientologist ruined his movies for my dad

[hallow shadow]

Tom Cruise is definitely wonky.

[weary hedge]

That and I dislike the dudes that are portrayed as war heroes in movies. Gives me a sick feeling in my stomach

[dry siren]

i like jim carrey

[hallow shadow]

Seeing the way he’s always the hero…
Even in that movie where he played a German character? He was the only German who didn’t sound German.

[shrewd needle]

No, I know, but he does his own action (like, even at this age) and has always been a proper professional at that. Including training.

[hallow shadow]

He wanted to save us.

[shrewd needle]

Oh...well, I can understand that, NGL.

[dry siren]

he understands that depression doesnt have to be a bad thing

[shrewd needle]

This is his one redeemable quality though.

[dry siren]

i wish my family would understand that

[hallow shadow]

I wish Skif didn’t have a damn Tapeworm.

[shrewd needle]

Tapeworm?

[dry siren]

can i be your tapeworm

[hallow shadow]

Parasite that makes one consistently hungry, in an unhealthy way.

[shrewd needle]

Dude...just... 😔

[hallow shadow]

Once, in America, it was a clinical weight loss option.

Folks used to get handed Tapeworms.

[shrewd needle]

Tons of food, tons of med-kits...got to be used, right? 😏

[weary hedge]

That’s crazy bro😭

[dry siren]

will you be the beavis to my butthead

[shrewd needle]

WTF? 😆

[dry siren]

your nutrients are mine

[shrewd needle]

This is basically the 'fan-fic' all over again!

[dry siren]

im a veteran class clown

[hallow shadow]

OUR Nutrients, Comrade

[dry siren]

this isnt canada

[shrewd needle]

I know.

[dry siren]

im going to turn you into a cube

[hallow shadow]

Didn’t we all sound like this, when we were 20?

[dry siren]

like one of those bigass car crushers

[dry siren]

yea im almost there

maybe i'll live past 23

[shrewd needle]

Will it be a Rubik's Cube?

[dry siren]

no it'll be a gamecube

nintendo shitcube

[shrewd needle]

Oh, phuck no! How dare you bring the shit-hole called Nintendo into this?!

[hallow shadow]

Whoa whoa whoa.

[shrewd needle]

Nintendo = war crime!

[dry siren]

have you seen that video

the fat dude talking smack about the gamecube 😭

he's shaped like a beanbag chair

[weary hedge]

Greedy bastards

[hallow shadow]

Nintendo used to be cool.
If it weren’t for nostalgia, they would’ve paid for their crimes.

[dry siren]

yeah screw nintendo, im on board with xbox 360

[weary hedge]

Don’t get me wrong they have some good titles but they treat their consumers like shit and overcharge for a lot of things

[dry siren]

mw2 lobbies taught me all the words i needed to know during middle school

[hallow shadow]

Xbox is also getting a little predatory.

[shrewd needle]

Exactly. Nintendo needs to die.

Along with Microsoft, Google, Amazon and the like.

[hallow shadow]

Are you… Old enough for a MW2 lobby?

I was 16/17

[dry siren]

i mean i used to play MW2 when i was a kid

[hallow shadow]

You must’ve been like… 3?

[weary hedge]

Modern warfare all the way to bo2 were the days

[hallow shadow]

If that? MW2 pre dates you, I’m sure.

[dry siren]

servers were still up when i was a kid lol

[hallow shadow]

Bro, MW2/Halo 3 lobbies were where boys became men.

[dry siren]

i played Crackdown

[shrewd needle]

Man, when someone says MW2, I get confused between the old and the new.

[hallow shadow]

Valid.

[weary hedge]

We don’t mention the new ones…

[dry siren]

i inherited all my dad's old games

Battlefield 3 was WICKED

[weary hedge]

Besides 2019 but the other 2 are a disgrace

[dry siren]

dice hardboiled it

[dry siren]

WWII 😭

[shrewd needle]

Actually, I own the new one thanks to Intel...that I can't use because they want a phone number for single-player.

[hallow shadow]

BF4 was the best. I’ll be that guy.

[weary hedge]

Ww2 was actually really good for zombies and campaign in my opinion

[dry siren]

bruh they got beavis & butthead vs nicki minaj and tyrone biggums these days 😂

[weary hedge]

Straight brain rot

[shrewd needle]

The entire company is a disgrace!

Activision, Blizzard, Bethesda and Microsoft.

[hallow shadow]

Ugh. I can’t stand CoD Zombies.
I liked that weird Alien stuff from Ghosts, though.

[dry siren]

instagram melting pot

[shrewd needle]

'Cause you're old enough to be a ghost now. 😏

[dry siren]

BO1+BO2 zombies was peak

WWII zombies felt too janky to me

[hallow shadow]

That game came out shortly after I came home from deployment.

[weary hedge]

I loved the world at war zombies days and bo1-bo2. Really took a refreshing turn to laid back gaming

[dry siren]

thank you for your serfdom

[hallow shadow]

I brought a 360 to Afghanistan, came home to buy the One.

[shrewd needle]

XBone fan.

[dry siren]

PS2 🤤

[shrewd needle]

Console peasant!

[dry siren]

Simpon hit & flee

[hallow shadow]

Yup, back when the only games were Assassin’s Creed Black Flag, and CoD

[dry siren]

GTA: Vice City Stories, so much better than every other title

[weary hedge]

I loved black flag.

[shrewd needle]

Man, AC is something I'd love to play but I can't stand the old times.

I want something modern-day.

[dry siren]

i played it back when i was 6

[weary hedge]

Odyssey is good enough to try

[hallow shadow]

I’m mad it’s the only one they haven’t updated, yet.
Who gives a damn about Syndicate? I want Black Flag 60FPS

[dry siren]

Magnavox Odyssey

[shrewd needle]

Some day, when I manage to empty my PC.

[shrewd needle]

Syndicate reminds me to also try Syndicate from 2013. Man, so many good games, NGL.

[weary hedge]

Right? That game was a groundbreaker for the series

[dry siren]

i have never played an Assassin's Creed title

[hallow shadow]

You had two protagonists, instead of one.
Yup.
Real uncharted territory, Copernicus.

[weary hedge]

Try odyssey first since ur probably more use to modern graphics then black flag

[dry siren]

y'all were serving your country, i was crapping my pants

[weary hedge]

They are basically the same game with different stories

[hallow shadow]

Odyssey wasn’t bad.

[shrewd needle]

Apparently, Watch Dogs is 'modern' AC?

[dry siren]

i hate modern graphics

[hallow shadow]

More “visceral”? The combat in that game is no joke.

[dry siren]

i like photorealistic textures scaled down in resolution

[shrewd needle]

Cultured.

[dry siren]

like Half Life and its expansions

[weary hedge]

The first watch dogs had a 🤌 story. That’s also worth a play

[hallow shadow]

That’s a game I wish would get updated…

I was just a kid when it came out.

[shrewd needle]

Yep...a few recommended it to me as replacement for AC (since I don't like the antiquities).

Putting that on my list too, as long as Ubisoft doesn't destroy it like they did the Crew.

[dry siren]

just a wee boogerflicker

[hallow shadow]

I was like, 7. Yeah.

[shrewd needle]

You're disgusting. Like...totally!

[dry siren]

nyeeheeheeheehee

[dry siren]

you did it too

[shrewd needle]

I'm more cultured than that, honestly.

[dry siren]

WHEN YOU WERE 7??

[weary hedge]

Garry’s mod was also my shit way back when it dropped

[dry siren]

WERE YOU RAISED IN A ROYAL FAMILY 😭

[shrewd needle]

PRETTY sure.

[shrewd needle]

You don't know royal family till you've seen grape scissors!

[dry siren]

my and my friends threw rocks at big trucks driving past our school

[hallow shadow]

Yeah, OG Half Life released in the 90’s.

[shrewd needle]

That'd get me permanently grounded.

[dry siren]

1998

[shrewd needle]

That's still '90s.

[dry siren]

November

[hallow shadow]

I was 7.

[dry siren]

i was a tadpole

[hallow shadow]

I didn’t get to play it until I was like 10, but I seent it. I was there.

[weary hedge]

I did some similar but it was mud clobs at oncoming traffic above a highway

[hallow shadow]

The Pokemon First Movie, and Starship Troopers.

[shrewd needle]

I played HL in like...2012-2013...

[dry siren]

every kid does it at some point

[shrewd needle]

Did the traffic stop to smack you?

[dry siren]

i was terrified of starshit poopers

[weary hedge]

Tried but I was a fast little shit

[dry siren]

sorry

[hallow shadow]

As a kid, I was, too.

Not gonna lie, I’m 33, and still scared of spiders.

[shrewd needle]

Explains the clobbin'.

[dry siren]

i have a pet spider

[shrewd needle]

Man, you're 33 and you act like you're 63!

[weary hedge]

I think they are cute little fuzzies. They take care of the nasty ones

[dry siren]

:3

i love my little jumping pider

his name is gleep

[hallow shadow]

I don’t hate them. I’m scared of them.
But yeah. They’re good critters.
Just terribly frightening.

[shrewd needle]

Time to set you up with a black widow. 😏

Then you be like, "calm, calm, CALM"...

[dry siren]

you can pet mine he's too dumb to bite

not a single thought in his little head

[frigid hill]

zevtec has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[hallow shadow]

Territorial, not usually aggressive.
Dangerous, but only if you mess with it.

[shrewd needle]

He'll probably prod it with his muzzle brake first.

[weary hedge]

Those things are sick. Fk getting bitten by one tho

[dry siren]

i made friends with the paper wasps in my garage

im like a bug whisperer

[hallow shadow]

Camel Spiders, bros.

[dry siren]

maybe i could be an entomologist!

[weary hedge]

Those are massive

[shrewd needle]

The largest species grow to a length of 12–15 cm (5–6 in), including legs. A number of urban legends exaggerate the size and speed of solifuges, and their potential danger to humans, which is negligible.
Noice.

[dry siren]

sun piders

[hallow shadow]

What’s that supposed to mean? 🥺

[shrewd needle]

Snipers.

[dry siren]

we love you, lil fella ❤️

[shrewd needle]

That without you telling your age, anyone will think you're far older than you are.

[dry siren]

this is your first time being alive 🙂

you're the youngest person EVER

[hallow shadow]

Ohh. Shucks.
I occasionally sound like an old man?
Getting blown up and shot at will change your perception of things.

[weary hedge]

Wdym I’ve already been through 1 life and got a few left

[dry siren]

can i cocoon you in tarps

so you can emerge as a beautiful moth

[hallow shadow]

Depends on how many 1Up Mushrooms I find, honestly.

[shrewd needle]

Man, how do you come up with this on the fly? 😆

[dry siren]

yea the afterlife and the afterafterlife

and after that you go to flint michigan

[weary hedge]

Nah I just jump body to body

[hallow shadow]

Dude, these kids are built different, nowadays.

Our parents probably said the same thing to us.

[dry siren]

like Driver San Francisco?? 😭

[hallow shadow]

Bro might also have some ADHD, or a smattering of Tism.

[dry siren]

IM DIAGNOSED

LET'S BE SYNDROME BUDDIES

[weary hedge]

Ya don’t say😂

[hallow shadow]

I didn’t mean it as an insult, it was an observation.

I made a guess, based on behavioral patterns.

[dry siren]

im fire tardent

[weary hedge]

I also have autism don’t worry bud

[shrewd needle]

I thought you were a hydrant.

[dry siren]

love you too

[weary hedge]

It’s one of the main reasons I’m able to keep a positive outlook on things

[dry siren]

i can either be sedated or near manic

[hallow shadow]

I got a late diagnosis.
I had to omit ADHD to join.
Well. My recruiter made me.

[shrewd needle]

Dude, I feel like an antique compared to the kids today and so left-out... 😔

[dry siren]

my recruiter knew and told be to not mention it

[hallow shadow]

Feeling left out? I do not understand that one.

Have you tried… Socializing? 😛

[weary hedge]

Of course 😂

[dry siren]

WHERE

the only places i can go near me are bars, nightclubs, or parking lots

and im only 19 and sped

[weary hedge]

Being a closed up person does that

[hallow shadow]

“Do you know what Ritalin is?”
“Well, yes, Sergeant I..”
“DO YOU KNOW WHAT RITALIN IS?!”
“Uhhh, no Sergeant?”
“You ship in three months”

[dry siren]

i set my boundaries up high so no one hurts me boioioioing

[weary hedge]

Bro 😂

[shrewd needle]

Nah, not just that...I'm actually fine without socials (introversion is nice), but left-out as in...they're so far ahead. Whether technology or general life choices or whatever.

[dry siren]

i have two physical friends and the one i got just by farting in biology class

[weary hedge]

Give me some examples

[shrewd needle]

WTF? 😆

[weary hedge]

You are a strange specimen

[hallow shadow]

I feel like that particular part is on you.
(Personally)

Feeling old, and such. That’s normal. We are.

[dry siren]

better to be strange than featureless

[hallow shadow]

Also, solitude ≠ loneliness, you’re correct.

It takes a special kind of strong to understand the benefits of solitude.

[weary hedge]

Indeed😭

[shrewd needle]

Technology is the best example...like, I never got a phone till I finished school, while kids these days have them from ages they really shouldn't.

Even after using them, I tend to get stuck in problems, like not knowing how to install a custom OS on my phone to get rid of bloat whereas kids these days will casually brick and unbrick devices like it's no big deal.

That's just the top of my head, TBF.

[dry siren]

i feel like everyone my age is either demented or a borderline terrorist

[shrewd needle]

Why not both? 😏

[hallow shadow]

Our parents felt the same way about us, with the internet, air conditioning, and yeah. Cell phones.

[weary hedge]

Oh damn yeah not having a phone ur age changes alot of things. Especially how people socialize. Because a lot of people are sucked into being a fake person because of it

[shrewd needle]

Only if you can come to term with things.

[hallow shadow]

I was just a kid when the first cell phones came out.

[dry siren]

and the way our towns are designed

i swear these mfs care more about the out of town commuters than the people whose neighborhoods are split in half by a goddamn interstate highway interchange

WHO THINKS THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE 😭

[shrewd needle]

Yep, but that's just an example. Like...the kids these days make decisions at ages where I couldn't even think about them.

It's basically where our parents would get settled at 50. We get settled at 40. Kids get settled at 25.

I know it's not that simple, but like...you're left wondering, "at 25, I didn't even know what I'd do."

[hallow shadow]

In order to answer this question, you must first understand that “infrastructure” isn’t designed to cater to the citizens.

[shrewd needle]

Blame cars. 😏

[weary hedge]

I get it. Alot of kids are rushing their lives. I did too at one point until I took a step back and realized life is too precious to rush. There’s more to it then alot of people realize

[hallow shadow]

That too.
The “everyone needs a car” thing is out of hand.

We give up so much space for roads and parking lots.

[charred nova]

look losers maybe its time you get a car and stop complaining

[dry siren]

WE COULD HAVE A TOWN CENTER BUT NO WE GET ONE STRIP MALL AND A DUSTY ASS WALMART

[charred nova]

CARS ARE EPIC

[weary hedge]

That’s why I ride a bike and walk everywhere. Only use a car when I need to

[charred nova]

I HATE BIKERS

[dry siren]

CLIBBINS

[hallow shadow]

Hey, Jack.
I’m not saying cars are bad.
I’m saying the industry is bad.

I love me a vroom vroom.

[charred nova]

BITCHES ARE IN MY FUCKEN WAY EVERYDAY

[frigid hill]

zevtec has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[dry siren]

THEN FLY

[weary hedge]

Why can you say the B word???

[hallow shadow]

“My safety is your responsibility” never sat well with me. Bikers are funny.

[charred nova]

b word is for chuds only

[weary hedge]

My rights are being revoked. I’m taking this to court

[dry siren]

judge judy

jeremy dewitte as the bailiff

[charred nova]

now if you wanna argue we need less ford f 150s

i could get on board with that

i hate them too

[hallow shadow]

I’ve been to court, as the arresting officer.

[dry siren]

and chevy suburbans

bring back Oldsmobile station wagons

[weary hedge]

And people who don’t know how to drive in general

[charred nova]

we live in a world where you can't hate pop up head lights but you can have giant death machines

[shrewd needle]

Good man. I just walk, no bicycles.

[charred nova]

look man if you wanna keep them thats fine

[dry siren]

and test old people more than young drivers

[hallow shadow]

We could also end the Subie drivers. Those pretentious Vaping nerd.

[charred nova]

but let me have pop up head lights

[hallow shadow]

Miata lights go hard.

[weary hedge]

It’s good for the person and their soul. I enjoy going through civilization in a more natural way

[charred nova]

https://tenor.com/view/rx7-memes-car-funny-discord-gif-13777172133048524226

i want one so bad

in the 1989 refresh they added power seat belts

and thats rad as hell

[shrewd needle]

I live in Mumbai. Not the best for enjoying life, TBF. It's just 'rush, rush, rush'.

[charred nova]

so do i gas is all natural those dinos died so i could have gas

[winter harbor]

Xbox patch preload just happened

[hallow shadow]

My friends mom had a 91 Altima? Had the same thing

[charred nova]

its such a silly thing but

i think its sick

[weary hedge]

Oof I can only imagine my friend

[dry siren]

one day i'll become gasoline

[hallow shadow]

For real. Power seat belts were cool.

[shrewd needle]

r/phuckcars.

[charred nova]

anti car people are some of the biggest losers on the planet imbr

[dry siren]

reddit is where fun goes to die

[dry siren]

i want a VAZ-2106

[charred nova]

like walking into room and delcaring IM A MASSIVE FUCKEN LOSERS DON'T MAKE FUN OF ME

[shrewd needle]

Car people too. The traffic from cars is obnoxious.

And the exhaust is just noxious.

[charred nova]

boo hoo bitch

[upbeat basin]

Holy peak https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECSNCJeEg5A&t=1s

[shrewd needle]

Someone can't cope.

[hallow shadow]

ALBINAURIC

[charred nova]

i can easily cope

[hallow shadow]

GET HIM!

[weary hedge]

I’m not anti car. I just think biking or walking is more enjoyable. Why would I waste money on gas when I don’t need to

[dry siren]

holy crap it's already 12

[charred nova]

i drive through traffic with a manual

[upbeat basin]

NOOOOO 🙁

[hallow shadow]

He’s got RUNES!

[charred nova]

clearly you have never driven a fun car

[shrewd needle]

Not sure if that's an achievement, TBF.

[charred nova]

with a 5 speed

[upbeat basin]

THEYRE MY FRIENDS

[hallow shadow]

I pray you get to take that thing on the Autobahn, one day.

[charred nova]

its what scares people away from them

but it makes cars more fun

[dry siren]

sometimes i find myself driving when i dont have to go anywhere and i just lay my head on the steering wheel and scroll instagram reels

[weary hedge]

Nope just generic shit but that kind of investment isn’t my jazz

[hallow shadow]

Just to feel what it’s like.

[dry siren]

it's a curse

[shrewd needle]

I mean...it's traffic...you're going in second gear at most. That's not much of a transmission.

[charred nova]

investment.........

you sir are the most unfun guy alive

[dry siren]

why buy a car when you could buy a gun

[shrewd needle]

Hey...boring is always best.

[charred nova]

why not both

[dry siren]

ride the gun

[weary hedge]

Sure bro😂

[shrewd needle]

Guns are illegal here, so...car has to do.

[hallow shadow]

Because if you buy a PICKUP, I can weld a tripod to it.

[dry siren]

ok mr taliban

[hallow shadow]

No. I’m a welder.

[charred nova]

go find some guy with a miata and drive it

then you'll get it

[shrewd needle]

Nah, you're a technical. 😏

[dry siren]

ehhh that's what they'd do

[stuck seal]

Why a tripod not a quadropod

[hallow shadow]

That power-to-weight ratio must be fun.

[shrewd needle]

Guns are mounted on tripods.

[weary hedge]

Trust me I get ur hobby is as hyped up as you make it out to be just not my thing 😂

[charred nova]

you're afraid of being poisoned

i get it

[dry siren]

nuclear powered car

[shrewd needle]

He's imposing. Just like the USA does. 😏

[weary hedge]

Alright buddy😂

[hallow shadow]

[charred nova]

if you did it

you wouldn't be able to stop

[hallow shadow]

PEER PRESSURE

[shrewd needle]

I do NFS at 200 MPH and I can stop just fine.

[dry siren]

like crack

[charred nova]

dude id hold a gun to your head and make you drive the miata

THEN

[dry siren]

miatas arent even that cool

[charred nova]

you'd get it

[hallow shadow]

Dude, I’d willingly zip around in that thing.

[charred nova]

thats just wrong but ight bro

[weary hedge]

I have mobbed around in my buddies modded out bmw which was fun but again it’s just not something I’m THAT interested in I dont know how that’s a hard concept to grasp😭

[hallow shadow]

I hope you have a spare power train.

[shrewd needle]

Somehow, every car enthusiast loves a Miata for reasons I never got.

[dry siren]

drive a Fourth Generation 1984 Ford LTD

[shrewd needle]

He's trolling, not serious.

He just trolls a bit too seriously. 😏

[charred nova]

how is this better

[weary hedge]

Still

[dry siren]

looks hotter

and it's the Vice City cop car

[hallow shadow]

GTA is ass

[shrewd needle]

I love cars and I'd still never drive one, so I can relate, at least.

Except if it was an SLR or a Maserati GT.