Tai_MT

Call your work phone and tell yourself that you're not coming in today due to the snow and ice. I'm sure you'll understand.

Ha ha, if only I could. I have a boss of my own to answer to and she's at work today.

This review explains the whole game much better than I do. It's not a game for everyone. It certainly isn't. But, for those it appeals to... It's quite fun. For me, it's everything Destiny 1 was advertised to be... and failed to deliver on. It literally does everything those ViDocs claimed Destiny would do in the early advertising campaign.

And then I do one more run of a Spy Mission and finally get my Ivara Chassis. Today might be a good and lucky day.

Good Luck with your mission.

I'm not even sure what "fetishizing real women" is.

@The Stranger Nah, Amazons are a kind of woman, ha ha. Think "Zoey" from Firefly... or Ripley from "Alien".

I tend to write women mostly in this archetype. I think it's because it's the sort of woman I look for personality wise.

@Tai_MT So, not the mythical all female tribe? I've never been attracted to the bad ass fighter chick thing. I prefer the cute, kinda kooky, girls. Playfulness and silliness are far more important to me than strength and ambition. Such people make me feel alive.

Well, to be fair, my ideal "Amazon" is not arrogant, but is strong willed. She's also quite feminine. What I look for in a woman is basically an equal partner. Someone with dreams, aspirations, and the will to achieve them. Doesn't usually matter what those dreams or aspirations are, so long as she's serious about persuing them.

Or if you don't like an artist, or a music style, or... anything other people love. People need to learn tolerance and show a bit more empathy.

It's not strange--it's all too common.

friend: "I don't like it..."
me: "you don't have to like it.... *I* have to like it"

Sounds like my neck of the woods. lol. No one cleans the paths outside, not even the city council. The main roads are cleared, but not the footpaths. A lot of the minor roads are left buried 'neath the snow too. Oh, I can think of a single shop near me which clears snow and ice from its land. Most of the time, when it's icy, it's safer to walk at the side of the road.

That sucks, hopefully it's a simple fix and not something requiring a mechanic to look at it. I've been stuck trying to get a mechanic to change out some struts for me for two weeks now; makes me want to just invest in a lift...but where the hell would I put a lift?

I have no idea what it may be. I went through the Owner's Manual and it says that if the Check Engine light is on, but it's not flashing and not red, that is' some sort of problem with the exhaust efficiency thing or something... And that can cause shaking or misfiring...

I talked to my mom and she was telling me that it's probably just time for me to get a new car. That I got my $3000 out of this one (I've had it 8 years). So, I'll check my accounts and see what kind of money I have in order to see if I can afford another cheap little car, maybe. There goes the money I was saving for a house.

Yeah I getcha man. But yeah, it's the same everywhere... You wonder how some people managed to survive this long.

I found that I had a talent for keeping people working, it's all about motivation, though some people are just not going to work no matter what you do.

The workers directly under me tend to work and require very little motivation. It's the other "Divisions" where I work that tend to be the problem. Or rather, the way other divisions interact with mine... and my employees. Namely, unprofessionally and immature.

To each their own. I mean, I prefer to play as a Dragon if I can... but if I can't... Eh. And, in a "Hero Shooter" game, what I play depends highly on what they can do rather than what they look like. Looking cool means nothing to me in a MOBA or Hero Shooter if what I'm saddled with in terms of skills/abilities is garbage or unfun.

Those types of games tend to have more than one character I like, so it's usually not that big a deal.

I just want to play a game where I can play the character I like 100% of the time. Not have to worry about "how close" any of the characters may be to the way I want to play. I think Smite was the only MOBA I enjoyed, but it had exactly ONE character that let me play how I wanted to. Fenrir (who lept around the battlefield and was a jungler, but I front-lined with him instead, 'cause the game let me).

We have a Clannad expert here lol.

I have spent weeks playing Clannad. Got all endings, including all bad endings. But had to do Tomoyo with a walkthrough, because I just couldn't get it right. That's when I found about the endings needed to unlock. You need 6 starlights in order to have the power to grant Nagisa the wish to restore her club through Tomoyo. The true ending will then result in the same way as Tomoyo's arc in the anime ova.

Well, that's sort of interesting and depressing then. That means I'd have to play Nagisa at least twice to get her ending. Maybe I should try for the other ladies first then...

Maybe a little of both

what makes you happier?

Granted, my bro stopped playing competitive games. He only wants a game he could express himself.

@TheoAllen It plays a lot like Dwarf Fortress... if everyone in the colony was a criminal or had a psychological defect. "Sane" people are hard to come by. It is very much "Wild West" type of vibe. And yeah, the game is meant to be played as if you're creating a story. The problem is, it doesn't quite fit the DF motto of "losing is FUN!". Because... it's not very fun to lose in Rimworld…

When you lose in Rimworld, it is less about "I didn't know what I was doing", or "I wasn't paying attention" or "I wasn't prepared" and it's 100% about, "The game decided to inflict a fail state on me and there was nothing I could've ever done to prevent it or prepare for it.". Losing is also less spectacular.

@The Stranger Eh, that doesn't really annoy me. Some people are just angry individuals who can't get through the day without feeling angry. I don't mind that they feel the need to crap all over me. It isn't personal. It's sad in most cases. I mind having to repeat myself because they're lazy and/or stupid.

I read the responses of everyone that tries to talk about something relevant to a topic in a thread, and some of the stuff that isn't. And I notice a lot of people kind of skip by what a lot of people say. Best thing you can do is pray they get the answers they need, or return the favor. Hehe.

Haven't happened to me, but I'd find it annoying.

Lol, only 45 minutes? Nothing like the real DMV. In all seriousness though, it sounds like when I moved to a new state and had to get a new license. It literally took 4 trips because they would tell me what I needed, I’d take that in, it would be wrong. I’d go back with the new stuff. Wrong. It was so infuriating.

Our DMV isn't like that. They tell you everything you need before you come in, you come in, fill out the form, take a number, they call you, type your form into the computer, and then take a picture... it's like 15 minutes if the place isn't busy. I've been enjoying the game, but the DMV MAIN QUEST kind of made me angry.

I think it depends on what state you are in. I live in the Midwest and our DMV is quick unless you go the last day of the month.

I tend to need to rethink my dialogue a lot. The things I think they'd say are not always things that real people would say. So, I end up rewriting dialogue when it feels "clunky" or "cringy".

Well, That's when editing comes in. Sometimes I'll write out a whole cutscene in advance, then when I integrate it into the game, it will also go through edits. Then I'll run through the dialogue again and go through any more edits.

@OmnislashXX 's way of editting sounds smart, I should think about mine too. Although, I kind of iron the bugs on the way as the method I do mostly doesn't give bugs (I tend to work from previous cinematic scenes so it tends to be bugless at times).

I used to go late at night, but everyone in this town now currently does that. It's safer to go in the morning at like 6 a.m. when all the people on Government Assistance are sleeping.

@samkfj We do have an HEB so maybe we are not as small as I thought.

It's the one thing I miss the most about South Texas... Closest one for me is in Waxahachie -_-

What kinda mouse? The taipan?

How will small rodents help you with the Royal Marines?

Yep, the Taipan. And they can help me with the Royal Marines by letting me strap itching powder to them to take out the RM! Ha ha.