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2024.05.15 10:25 Better_Possession43 I need advice for restarting my life for my daughter
Hello đ i'm 20F and i'm pregnant with my first and only child. She's a girl and i'm 22 weeks pregnant. The father was and is my first and only partner i've ever had.
I'm really scared to open up about my story because i'm afraid of judgement, but I would really appreciate some help all the advice I can take. I really want to do well for my daughter.
I was severely abused and neglected as a kid; physical abuse, emotional abuse and neglected. It happened at both school and at home. I grew up in a feral environment. I didn't know about healthy eating, education, work etc. My family would just beat and abuse and were hypercritical.
I got kicked out of home to live with my grandmother and she helped me a lot education wise, but it was always expected I respect my parents which I tolerated but it never ended well when i'd see them. They separated you see. My mum and I cut contact with each other and my dad would often abuse me on the uncommon days i'd see him.
After my grandmother passed when I was 18 I became more and more depressed but I wasn't aware of it. I was living with my aunty at the time too. We both went on one snack (no meals) a day for almost a year. Again, at the time I thought it was normal. I was already an extremely anxious person so it exasperated things greatly. During that time my aunty would drink and abuse me and my dad abused me too, even siding with her with police over a cup which hadn't been washed. My aunty would point out bruises she had and claim she'd tell the police I did them (she worked for them). The rest of my family are party-goers and abusive too (Aunties, Uncles, cousins). My dad used to let his girlfriends and their kids abuse me a lot and he'd side with people from school when they'd abuse me.
I met my boyfriend during this time and well he was my first. A nice guy I suppose but I found him to be very controlling and he put me down a lot. I tried to stand up for myself but given that I was already abused over the right options and that, I lost myself in him. I got clingy. I got very anxious around him and it got to the point where I left uni because of the stress I was under. This was an online relationship too. I wanted to leave him but I felt guilted into staying with him, given no matter what I did by anyone I was always wrong. I never drank I never did drugs never partied, just studied and watched youtube prior to knowing him. I lost 10kg within a month due to stress.
The first bad thing I did was that I pretended to be someone else online (created a fake person) to understand why he wasn't affectionate with me and didn't love me. Bad thing I know and I felt really guilty over it. I was very scared and confused at the time.
I ended up travelling to where he lives and we hung around a lot but I did something stupid. Initially I was taking morning after pills because well he didn't use condoms (not to say exclusively he hated them he just didn't use them). I know I was stupid. I had a very bad reaction to the pill so I told him and I told him I was going to take the normal pills instead. Unfortunately at the time when I was with him I didn't take them even though I bought them and said I was taking them. This is the second thing I did wrong. We only had sex once a month for three months and I was really considering breaking up with him. I felt like I couldn't bring up how I felt about not taking them because every single time I brought up a concern with how I felt, I was immediately shut down, laughed at, ignored and abused. It was happening all around me with family and friends for a few years too. I wanted to make him happy? I don't know but I was scared to take them.
I found out I was pregnant a few weeks after the third time we were together. I felt like wtf did I do I felt so ashamed as I should be. But I was also really happy because for the first time in my life I could take a step for myself and stand up for myself.
He wanted it gone, threatened not to pay child support, threatened to lie about DNA tests and that. He was calling me a hypochondriac and a cunt for being concerned with my health when the doctors thought something wasn't right. He told me I was stupid to tell my family, but even though i'm scared shitless of them i'm not going to lie about it to them. As for my family they demanded an abortion and said I was an idiot and I was dead to them. When I came back my aunty would drink and abuse me so I got fed up called the police and I left. My health was very bad too at that point because the father and I would argue constantly and i'd only get 4h of sleep a night. I'd freeze up and i'd only eat one meal a day.
I left my family to stay at a family friends house and they've been amazing. A true eye opening experience for me. I've learned a lot about my health since then and i've been seeing counsellors and GPs, eating healthier and overall my mental state is SO MUCH BETTER! Better than it has been in YEARS! They're very supportive overall and helpful and i've been getting back on my feet and stronger everyday.
I was still talking to the father however. I did tell him the truth about the two things I did and he went mad at me, as it is his right. I told him i'm trying to change and that i'd be more honest and about my anxiety and depression, especially now that I'm receiving help. Prior to telling him he was saying so many nasty things to me and after it he continued to do so. He keeps saying he loves me though but all I can gather is that i'm in a really dark and scary place atm. I'm struggling with trusting in general. I feel like i'm walking on eggshells around him. I would like to make things better with him. I don't feel like I can trust him and well yes I have more of an understanding of how fucked the situation is.
I feel like I need time to myself to think? I feel like I need to establish healthier habits which i'm acquiring? I've been eating a lot more and exercising and focusing on the baby which is helping me, journalling.
I know I did the wrong thing. I'm trying to improve myself for the better. I'd like to be able to trust and to be a better person in general. I feel incredibly guilty. I've asked for antidepressants too but my GP says i've made enough progress to not need them. I know i'm not perfect and that my decisions were stupid. However I am trying to be a better person. I really tried before but I was in a very dark shit place.
Please, someone offer some advice. I need to be a better person. For myself. For my baby. For my family's sake or for the fathers sake. I don't know my future. I am terrified and tbh the hormones are not helping.
She needs a good mother.
Please, all advice much appreciated â¤ď¸
submitted by Better_Possession43 to Advice [link] [comments]
I'm really scared to open up about my story because i'm afraid of judgement, but I would really appreciate some help all the advice I can take. I really want to do well for my daughter.
I was severely abused and neglected as a kid; physical abuse, emotional abuse and neglected. It happened at both school and at home. I grew up in a feral environment. I didn't know about healthy eating, education, work etc. My family would just beat and abuse and were hypercritical.
I got kicked out of home to live with my grandmother and she helped me a lot education wise, but it was always expected I respect my parents which I tolerated but it never ended well when i'd see them. They separated you see. My mum and I cut contact with each other and my dad would often abuse me on the uncommon days i'd see him.
After my grandmother passed when I was 18 I became more and more depressed but I wasn't aware of it. I was living with my aunty at the time too. We both went on one snack (no meals) a day for almost a year. Again, at the time I thought it was normal. I was already an extremely anxious person so it exasperated things greatly. During that time my aunty would drink and abuse me and my dad abused me too, even siding with her with police over a cup which hadn't been washed. My aunty would point out bruises she had and claim she'd tell the police I did them (she worked for them). The rest of my family are party-goers and abusive too (Aunties, Uncles, cousins). My dad used to let his girlfriends and their kids abuse me a lot and he'd side with people from school when they'd abuse me.
I met my boyfriend during this time and well he was my first. A nice guy I suppose but I found him to be very controlling and he put me down a lot. I tried to stand up for myself but given that I was already abused over the right options and that, I lost myself in him. I got clingy. I got very anxious around him and it got to the point where I left uni because of the stress I was under. This was an online relationship too. I wanted to leave him but I felt guilted into staying with him, given no matter what I did by anyone I was always wrong. I never drank I never did drugs never partied, just studied and watched youtube prior to knowing him. I lost 10kg within a month due to stress.
The first bad thing I did was that I pretended to be someone else online (created a fake person) to understand why he wasn't affectionate with me and didn't love me. Bad thing I know and I felt really guilty over it. I was very scared and confused at the time.
I ended up travelling to where he lives and we hung around a lot but I did something stupid. Initially I was taking morning after pills because well he didn't use condoms (not to say exclusively he hated them he just didn't use them). I know I was stupid. I had a very bad reaction to the pill so I told him and I told him I was going to take the normal pills instead. Unfortunately at the time when I was with him I didn't take them even though I bought them and said I was taking them. This is the second thing I did wrong. We only had sex once a month for three months and I was really considering breaking up with him. I felt like I couldn't bring up how I felt about not taking them because every single time I brought up a concern with how I felt, I was immediately shut down, laughed at, ignored and abused. It was happening all around me with family and friends for a few years too. I wanted to make him happy? I don't know but I was scared to take them.
I found out I was pregnant a few weeks after the third time we were together. I felt like wtf did I do I felt so ashamed as I should be. But I was also really happy because for the first time in my life I could take a step for myself and stand up for myself.
He wanted it gone, threatened not to pay child support, threatened to lie about DNA tests and that. He was calling me a hypochondriac and a cunt for being concerned with my health when the doctors thought something wasn't right. He told me I was stupid to tell my family, but even though i'm scared shitless of them i'm not going to lie about it to them. As for my family they demanded an abortion and said I was an idiot and I was dead to them. When I came back my aunty would drink and abuse me so I got fed up called the police and I left. My health was very bad too at that point because the father and I would argue constantly and i'd only get 4h of sleep a night. I'd freeze up and i'd only eat one meal a day.
I left my family to stay at a family friends house and they've been amazing. A true eye opening experience for me. I've learned a lot about my health since then and i've been seeing counsellors and GPs, eating healthier and overall my mental state is SO MUCH BETTER! Better than it has been in YEARS! They're very supportive overall and helpful and i've been getting back on my feet and stronger everyday.
I was still talking to the father however. I did tell him the truth about the two things I did and he went mad at me, as it is his right. I told him i'm trying to change and that i'd be more honest and about my anxiety and depression, especially now that I'm receiving help. Prior to telling him he was saying so many nasty things to me and after it he continued to do so. He keeps saying he loves me though but all I can gather is that i'm in a really dark and scary place atm. I'm struggling with trusting in general. I feel like i'm walking on eggshells around him. I would like to make things better with him. I don't feel like I can trust him and well yes I have more of an understanding of how fucked the situation is.
I feel like I need time to myself to think? I feel like I need to establish healthier habits which i'm acquiring? I've been eating a lot more and exercising and focusing on the baby which is helping me, journalling.
I know I did the wrong thing. I'm trying to improve myself for the better. I'd like to be able to trust and to be a better person in general. I feel incredibly guilty. I've asked for antidepressants too but my GP says i've made enough progress to not need them. I know i'm not perfect and that my decisions were stupid. However I am trying to be a better person. I really tried before but I was in a very dark shit place.
Please, someone offer some advice. I need to be a better person. For myself. For my baby. For my family's sake or for the fathers sake. I don't know my future. I am terrified and tbh the hormones are not helping.
She needs a good mother.
Please, all advice much appreciated â¤ď¸
2024.05.15 10:25 MolestationStation69 10-20 second lasting lags. Anybody has a solution?
Hello,
For some reason, my game started lagging rally hard, we're talking 10 to 20 lasting long lags.
What I tried so far: First, I edited my config files with stuff I found online, but that didn't help. Second, I deleted the config files all together. That did not help either. Then I removed all my mods in case those were causing the issue. Still nothing. So last thing I did, I reinstalled the whole game thinking maybe some files were corupted. Also nothing. Right now, I wanna try updating my Nvidia drivers, because that's the last thing I can think of that could cause this issue.
Few things to note: When I get the lag, the whole game freezes and even my computer goes quiet, meaning all processing completely stops, so it's probably not caused by my very good internet connection. When the lag occurs, other people see me freeze in the spot with running animation still going. So while on my side it looks like a performance issue, on other players' side it behaves like a regular intenrnet lag, but that might just be the way the engine works (remember the frame unlock glitch when the game released?). GF has these lags too, though they don't occur as frequently as mine and they're not that long either, usually about 5 seconds.
My HW: RTX2060S, i5 9600, 16gb ram,
Is or has anybody experienced this too? From what I found, this has been an issue since the game released, but is there a solution to it? Is there something I can do to get rid of them or at least minimize them as much as possible?
Thank you.
submitted by MolestationStation69 to fo76 [link] [comments]
For some reason, my game started lagging rally hard, we're talking 10 to 20 lasting long lags.
What I tried so far: First, I edited my config files with stuff I found online, but that didn't help. Second, I deleted the config files all together. That did not help either. Then I removed all my mods in case those were causing the issue. Still nothing. So last thing I did, I reinstalled the whole game thinking maybe some files were corupted. Also nothing. Right now, I wanna try updating my Nvidia drivers, because that's the last thing I can think of that could cause this issue.
Few things to note: When I get the lag, the whole game freezes and even my computer goes quiet, meaning all processing completely stops, so it's probably not caused by my very good internet connection. When the lag occurs, other people see me freeze in the spot with running animation still going. So while on my side it looks like a performance issue, on other players' side it behaves like a regular intenrnet lag, but that might just be the way the engine works (remember the frame unlock glitch when the game released?). GF has these lags too, though they don't occur as frequently as mine and they're not that long either, usually about 5 seconds.
My HW: RTX2060S, i5 9600, 16gb ram,
Is or has anybody experienced this too? From what I found, this has been an issue since the game released, but is there a solution to it? Is there something I can do to get rid of them or at least minimize them as much as possible?
Thank you.
2024.05.15 10:24 skulletzz How do I tell my mother I might have an ED?
Hi so before I get into this I wanna say do not privately message me on this matter. I'm 14F and my relationship with food has been broken slowly since 4th grade. In 4th grade I didn't think I was pretty, I never smiled in photos and I just felt worthless. Compared to other girls in my class they were all pretty, wore dresses and smiled. They were popular, I felt like I needed to pick up on that but when I looked down at my stomach I started to think I was fat.
To "resolve" this issue I started eating a lot one day then barely eat the next and this continued up for about two weeks before I stopped because I simply couldn't do it anymore. In 5th grade COVID happened and so I relied on the Internet for a lot of things, I've also gotten a boyfriend around the same time and we were fine but the relationship was one sided.
He ended up cheating on me with someone else in our friend group and I was "fine" with them dating but on the inside I wasn't. I'd see them act lovely dovey in our group chat and so eventually I distanced myself. Something happened and I eventually left because on the daily the older people in that friend group continued to ask me NSFW things like draw feet of the character I had and also drew NSFW of my character without my consent or knowledge.
I was really uncomfortable with this and they were all racist, I didn't realize this at all until I left and when I did they started harassing me. They harassed me all summer and on my birthday I just cried and stress ate while on the phone with my best friend at the time. They continued to harass me until I finally gave in so they'd leave me alone.
The friend group broke again and I actually did not care this time however, online school eventually started. (We are not together anymore) I get into a lot of heated arguments and whenever it did genuinely affect me I would stress eat as a way to cope. I was failing all of my classes and no matter what I did I never got my grades up. Online class was terrible and a lot of the time I would join the call but play Roblox or sleep, or I simply would not show up with an excuse. I was held back in the call a lot of times discussing my teacher about specific concerns.
I eventually went back to in person school but it simply just wasnt any better, my old hag of a teacher would tell the entire class i was failing and would make a remark about it trying to be funny. I always never went to school or found a way to skip into going, I would just do the work at home. My grades never improved no matter how much work I did so I just gave up. I graduated but barely. Note, all of my elementary teachers completely quit after COVID.
Anyways, 6th grade started and since I stress ate whenever I was stressed that's all I did. Eat, eat, eat, my mom started to pick up on this and instead of helping me make better choices she would say things to put me down like telling people I waddle, I looked like a pig, called me fatty, etc. I eventually became insecure and cried about it a lot. I continued eating disregarding what she said however, deep down it just hurt. I started going to the doctor and I was 160 at 11.
I wasnt really concerned about it but I was insecure about my stomach. No else said anything about it so I never worried until 7th, I got bigger and eventually became 200. 7th grade was a really hard time for me, I didn't have any friends until nearly October and there was people bullying me for my acne scars calling it chicken pox. I also felt like a complete outcast and thought there wasn't a point in coming to school. I had also made some bad friends who controlled my life, I was always stressed out with them too so a way to cope with it again I ate.
I'm in 8th grade and I'm the worst I've ever been, those bad friends that I made I eventually left and taken care of my myself. I broke the habit of stress eating but nowadays I just eat whenever I'm bored. I've taken care of my acne, trying to refix my hair, I'm overall trying to glow up but I don't know what to do with my body. I've started eating less, I was never taught self control so I'm trying to get into that habit now. I'm drinking more water but I want to get help.
My mom has gotten used to me being fat and hasn't made any nasty remarks about it since I was 11/12. When I complain about my feet cramping she just says it's because I'm fat which I don't really disagree with. I've already gotten advice on how to lose weight and fix my relationship with food but I fear I might already have an eating disorder. Overeating.
Not to mention I believe I also have ADHD, I have a lot of symptoms like not being able to pay attention to things for a long period time or making eye contact well, I struggle with receiving information about things, I procrastinate a lot, I struggle to control my emotions sometimes, I space out A LOT and it actually is a problem when it comes to school. I get sidetracked a lot of the times, there's a lot I can go on about but just know my mom will not get tested and I do not want any medicine for it if I actually have it.
I sometimes can't tell when I'm full so I'll continue to eat a lot of food in big bulks, I skip breakfast a lot and just go straight to lunch, by dinner time I've eaten a bunch of snacks but I'll finish my plate. What should I do and how should I go about seeking professional help?
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To "resolve" this issue I started eating a lot one day then barely eat the next and this continued up for about two weeks before I stopped because I simply couldn't do it anymore. In 5th grade COVID happened and so I relied on the Internet for a lot of things, I've also gotten a boyfriend around the same time and we were fine but the relationship was one sided.
He ended up cheating on me with someone else in our friend group and I was "fine" with them dating but on the inside I wasn't. I'd see them act lovely dovey in our group chat and so eventually I distanced myself. Something happened and I eventually left because on the daily the older people in that friend group continued to ask me NSFW things like draw feet of the character I had and also drew NSFW of my character without my consent or knowledge.
I was really uncomfortable with this and they were all racist, I didn't realize this at all until I left and when I did they started harassing me. They harassed me all summer and on my birthday I just cried and stress ate while on the phone with my best friend at the time. They continued to harass me until I finally gave in so they'd leave me alone.
The friend group broke again and I actually did not care this time however, online school eventually started. (We are not together anymore) I get into a lot of heated arguments and whenever it did genuinely affect me I would stress eat as a way to cope. I was failing all of my classes and no matter what I did I never got my grades up. Online class was terrible and a lot of the time I would join the call but play Roblox or sleep, or I simply would not show up with an excuse. I was held back in the call a lot of times discussing my teacher about specific concerns.
I eventually went back to in person school but it simply just wasnt any better, my old hag of a teacher would tell the entire class i was failing and would make a remark about it trying to be funny. I always never went to school or found a way to skip into going, I would just do the work at home. My grades never improved no matter how much work I did so I just gave up. I graduated but barely. Note, all of my elementary teachers completely quit after COVID.
Anyways, 6th grade started and since I stress ate whenever I was stressed that's all I did. Eat, eat, eat, my mom started to pick up on this and instead of helping me make better choices she would say things to put me down like telling people I waddle, I looked like a pig, called me fatty, etc. I eventually became insecure and cried about it a lot. I continued eating disregarding what she said however, deep down it just hurt. I started going to the doctor and I was 160 at 11.
I wasnt really concerned about it but I was insecure about my stomach. No else said anything about it so I never worried until 7th, I got bigger and eventually became 200. 7th grade was a really hard time for me, I didn't have any friends until nearly October and there was people bullying me for my acne scars calling it chicken pox. I also felt like a complete outcast and thought there wasn't a point in coming to school. I had also made some bad friends who controlled my life, I was always stressed out with them too so a way to cope with it again I ate.
I'm in 8th grade and I'm the worst I've ever been, those bad friends that I made I eventually left and taken care of my myself. I broke the habit of stress eating but nowadays I just eat whenever I'm bored. I've taken care of my acne, trying to refix my hair, I'm overall trying to glow up but I don't know what to do with my body. I've started eating less, I was never taught self control so I'm trying to get into that habit now. I'm drinking more water but I want to get help.
My mom has gotten used to me being fat and hasn't made any nasty remarks about it since I was 11/12. When I complain about my feet cramping she just says it's because I'm fat which I don't really disagree with. I've already gotten advice on how to lose weight and fix my relationship with food but I fear I might already have an eating disorder. Overeating.
Not to mention I believe I also have ADHD, I have a lot of symptoms like not being able to pay attention to things for a long period time or making eye contact well, I struggle with receiving information about things, I procrastinate a lot, I struggle to control my emotions sometimes, I space out A LOT and it actually is a problem when it comes to school. I get sidetracked a lot of the times, there's a lot I can go on about but just know my mom will not get tested and I do not want any medicine for it if I actually have it.
I sometimes can't tell when I'm full so I'll continue to eat a lot of food in big bulks, I skip breakfast a lot and just go straight to lunch, by dinner time I've eaten a bunch of snacks but I'll finish my plate. What should I do and how should I go about seeking professional help?
2024.05.15 10:23 Slayers_Picks UFC Fight Night: Barboza v Murphy Fight Predictions!
Hello!
I hope we're all doing well!
We did relatively okay last time, with our secondary parlay landing clean! Everything else kinda fell apart, but I did a bit better than I feared i would have done.
Another rough fight night to predict here! Should be a fun event though.
Onwards to the predictions!
(c) - Champ
D/DWCS - Debut/Dana Whites' Contender Series
FLS - Fight Lose Streak
FWS - Fight Win Streak
NS - No Streak
(#x) - Rank in Division
x/3 - Confidence Levels
lets go!
Prelims
Womenâs Strawweight
Emily Ducote (-275) (13-8-0, NS) v Vanessa Demopoulos (+220) (10-5-0, NS) - Oh look, a fight thatâs probably going to go to the scorecards. Ducote is coming off a relatively strong win against Yoder, she was very capable of stuffing all of those takedown attempts coming her way and matching the tenacity of Yoder on the feet. Now, I am always a bit iffy when it comes to someone with a record like Ducotesâ, but I do believe they (The UFC) didnât quite build her up properly, giving her opponents like Godinez and Hill very early on in her UFC career. Ducote is a fairly well rounded fighter who does well on her feet, but most importantly, her grappling is relatively good, having been capable of defending the takedowns of Godinez, which isnât a small feat since Godinez is well known for her wrestling capabilities. That ability to defend takedowns is massively important when dealing with someone like Demopoulos, whose main threat in most of her fights are her takedowns and grappling attacks. Ducote has fairly standard striking attacks for a well rounded MMA fighter, she is very quick on the feet and throws a lot of volume when she attacks, which could prove challenging to Demopoulos as she tries to enter range and initiate a takedown. Now, whilst Ducote has a lot of volume and speed to her strikes, she lacks in the âfinishingâ area, she doesnât quite have the tenacity to finish her opponents, thereâs no hurry. With that said though, she does have a bit of a familiar pattern of touching up her opponents until that right hand finds its mark, then she adds emphasis on that right-side punch. She has, however, one weird tendency to just stand there, staring, whilst in the pocket, with a rather square stance, and whilst that might help her with the offensive output, she is still standing there with minimal defences. Thatâs something that has contributed to her losses in the past and something that Demopoulos could possibly use as a way to find an entry for a takedown. Demopoulos is coming off a win against Murata, but it was a fairly unimpressive performance with Demopoulos getting taken down a lot, and although she looked fairly good on the feet with powerful single attacks, I donât quite know how effective she is going to be against a volume-heavy fighter like Ducote. Demopoulos has a few tendencies as a fighter that are great, she is fairly active in the guard off her back, throwing up submissions very quickly, but the problem with that is nowadays if you canât lock in a submission, then you are losing the fight, and I think if Demopoulos does pull guard, Ducote should have the ability to control her on the ground and avoid submissions. This is a very, very 50/50 fight in my opinion. Ducote has a slight advantage on the feet due to her speed and volume, but on the ground itâs looking like Demopoulos has the advantages there, as she does have great instinct on when to lock in a submission or shift the hips. The safest bet here is either o2.5 rounds or the fight going the distance, this isnât a ML bet fight by any means in my opinion. As for my prediction, I am very split but iâm leaning towards Ducote to win this one, but itâs the slightest lean one can imagine.
Ducote via UD - (1/3)
Bantamweight
Alatengheili (+150) (16-9-2, NS) v Kleydson Rodrigues (-185) (8-3-0, NS) - This is a fascinating one. Alatengheili was scheduled to fight a month ago but it was cancelled due to an illness, so I fully expect him to fight again this week. The kinda good news about that is he doesnât really need to have a big camp since he already had the conditioning and cardio from that other camp preparing for Victor Hugo. Alatengheili is a very aggressive and powerful fighter, everything he throws has so much speed and power behind it, and whilst there might not be a lot of volume behind those punches, he shouldnât be underestimated on the feet because of his explosiveness. Alatengheili also uses that explosive power to wrestle, and he is fairly good on the ground, able to maintain a strong position at all times and just land heavy ground and pound. Alatengheili is powerful but he doesnât display that power with reckless abandon, he tends to be a bit of a counter puncher, his hands are often low or loose, which lures his opponent in to strike, in which he then propels himself forward with a quick flurry of dangerous punches, then thereâs a reset and he waits to lure his opponent in again. Thatâs his typical gameplan and it works a lot of the time, but I do think he might get exposed by one thing that Rodrigues could do, and thatâs chop at the legs to remove or mitigate that explosiveness that Alatengheili relies on. Rodrigues on the other hand has not had as much experience nor octagon time that Alatengheili has had, but his style seems to be a bit of a challenge for Alatengheili, at least from what I can see. Rodrigues is very well rounded, he is very quick on the feet, but most of all, he doesnât do anything too crazy to be lured into a potential counter-flurry by Alatengheili. Rodrigues loves to kick at range, he is so dynamic and can switch up the angles of the attacks so quickly that he could possibly just keep kicking Alatengheili until the fight is over, as long as he keeps a safe distance from a retaliatory attack. He is very quick at throwing out those kicks and I do think if he attacks the legs early enough he is going to be effective, as Gutierrez was when he fought Alatengheili. Alatengheili is going to have to mix it up in this fight to get ahead, he is going to have to rely heavily on his wrestling in order to get a win here, because we have seen that Rodrigues is mostly a kickboxestriker, and if Alatengheili can push a nasty pace and pressure (something he only does if he is successful with his counters or seeâs his opponent is hurt), that completely removes Rodriguesâ ability to kick. However, the biggest danger with any sort of aggressive forward movement from Alatengheili is the ridiculous hand speed of Rodrigues, his boxing speed is ferocious and he doesnât necessarily overthrow, everything is clean and tight, and given how open the defences are with Alatengheili, I do think a check left hook or an uppercut is going to be a highly effective tool that Rodrigues is going to utilise, especially if Alatengheili is going to look for takedowns. The focus and timing of Rodrigues is something that I really like also, he is so calm but intense in the cage, he sees a lot of his opponents attacks coming, and since Alatengheiliâs actions are huge and relatively easy to read (as there is quite a wind up for it) Rodrigues should be able to avoid it or counter effectively. One major thing I want to point out here that makes me lean on Rodrigues even moreso is the striking inaccuracy of Alatengheili, he is a powerful fighter, i cannot state this enough, but it is thanks to that power and his willingness to throw down heavy punches that he often misses. Iâm gonna list some stats, so bear with me⌠These are his striking accuracy stats from a handful of his recent fights, starting from the most recent to ones earlier in his career. Gutierrez with 28% Accuracy, Anheliger with 37%, Lopez with 30% and Kenney with 26%. This is why I emphasized before how important Alatengheiliâs wrestling is going to be in this fight, because if youâre going to go up against a very tricky and accurate striker like Rodrigues, you cannot play that accuracy game and risk winging punches against him. With that said though, donât count of Alatengheili here, his power and explosiveness are always going to be a problem and it should generally be a good idea to sprinkle a little bit of money on him, even moreso that heâs an underdog. My prediction for this fight is a long, drawn out Rodrigues win, but itâs a tough one because we havenât quite seen that much greatness from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues via UD - (1/3)
Womenâs Strawweight
Piera Rodriguez (-175) (9-1-0, NS) v Ariane Carnelossi (+145) (14-3-0, NS) - Normally, a lot of fights interest me, even the ones that donât interest the vast majority of others⌠but this one? I have no feelings one way or the other about this one, it seems like a filler fight lol. Rodriguez is a relatively well rounded fighter coming off a tough loss against Gillian Robertson, and I mean, that kind of loss tends to come with the territory of wrestling a well known submission specialist, so I donât exactly fault Rodriguez for losing in that way. There is very little doubt that Rodriguez is going to have a major advantage in the wrestling department, a lot of her fights involve her taking down her opponent, it's what she does exceptionally well and considering how dreadful Carnelossiâs takedown defence is, it is going to be Pieraâs imperative to take down Carnelossi. The problem with Rodriguez is that she's a little bit one dimensional, she doesnât do too well on the feet and Carnelossi does have very strong strikes, I mean, look at her, sheâs absolutely a power puncher. Rodriguez is highly diverse with her striking, both in terms of range and variability of attack, she has excellent fundamentals with the boxing, landing combinations in the pocket and moving away, and one main thing she does extremely well is that jab, its a really long, lunging jab, and the reason why I point that out is because it somewhat masks the takedown, she uses that jab over and over, and because that motion to jab is almost similar to a level change, she doesnât necessarily feint the jab to get to the level change/takedown position, but her opponents just think another jab is coming. This is going to be a great set up against Carnelossi, attack her with long, prodding jabs, and after a few of those, go for a level change, because its that long lunge that looks like a level change. To put it bluntly, anything to get a level change and a takedown will be highly effective against Carnelossi. Carnelossi is an interesting one to talk about because she had a fun start to her career with an extremely entertaining fight against Liang Na, but if you look closely, she is just a fun fighter, not a great one. Her punching power is probably her biggest asset, because everywhere else she absolutely is not worth talking about, and itâs that punching power that will be evident when she inevitably clips Rodriguez. Carnelossi is one dimensional, but boy is she scrappy and I donât think Rodriguez can afford to get crazy with her on the feet, because Rodriguez will be hurt by something in the pocket, the smartest thing Rodriguez can ideally do is level change and absolutely remove the power from Carnelossi, and considering that Carnelossiâs power is generated from a very still-standing stance, it wouldnât take much to take her off her feet. I got Rodriguez winning this one, it should hopefully be a fun fight.
Rodriguez via UD - (1/3)
Middleweight
Abus Magomedov (-250) (25-6-1, 2 FLS) v Warlley Alves (+205) (14-7-0, 3 FLS) - It kind of seems like they are setting Magomedov up for success here. Magomedov may have had a tough last two bouts, but considering the fact that he faced Strickland and Borralho, thatâs ridiculous levels of competition for a newcomer. Magomedov had one major issue exposed when he fought Strickland and that was his cardio, everything else he looked absolutely incredible at, he has a lot of power in his hands, heâs long and dynamic with his attacks and he has great wrestling, but it was his cardio that made him fall apart. During his Borralho fight, despite losing that bout, those cardio issues didnât seem as present, he has seemingly learnt to pace himself and he honestly looks to be a decent up and comer now that heâs facing slightly more adjusted competition instead of straight up killers. Magomedov has a massive, massive reach advantage over Alves, and thatâs going to be prevalent when Magomedov lands those beautiful strikes at range. He does use his kicks alot, and alongside said kicks are a lot of knee feints, it's a bit odd to look at, it could just be him getting ready to check leg kicks or to feint a kick, but it's just one of those things that I canât quite figure out. Anyway, Magomedovâs cardio is going to be in question again today, and whilst I did say that he seems to be mostly fine, or at least a bit better than when he fought Strickland, he still tends to overthrow a lot, there is no pitter patter of punches that you somewhat see, theyâre all still big actions and those big actions cost him his cardio early on. The best way to kind of describe Magomedov, at least cardio wise, is a slightly more talented and skillful McKinney. My main concern is how exposed his face is to getting hit, all it would take is for Alves to rush in like a bull and throw some heavy overhand punches, make it very gritty in there and make Magomedov tired. Thatâs the only way I can kind of see Magomedov struggle a lot. Alves is an exceptionally quick starter, he is an absolute firecracker and if he can catch Magomedov early, thatâs going to be absolutely massive given the size difference. Everything Alves throws comes with silly amounts of power, and he isnât necessarily a headhunter, he chops at the legs and body occasionally, heâs quite diverse and I think those leg kicks are going to be problematic for Magomedov, considering Magomedov needs to push forward in order to get his combinations off. Alves is a tough, tough fighter, and whilst he is coming off a savage knockout by Aliskerov, I do think that Alves is still one dangerous fighter to take on, maybe not as technical as Borralho (to compare to Magomedovâs last opponent), but he is an absolute monster when it comes to aggression and that alone could exhaust Magomedov. However, the reach and movement of Magomedov is going to be a major challenge here. I am not completely counting out Alves here, I think he is being a bit underestimated here, but I just think Magomedov has a lot more tools in his arsenal that is going to be boosted by that reach advantage, and it does seem that Alves is fairly susceptible to down the pipe shots, something that Magomedov does well. Range and distance are going to be the main gameplan for Magomedov and his time I think. I got Magomedov winning this one, but i am not very confident in this one due to the volatility of Alvesâ actions. He is a wild and fast starter so I expect that first round to be the most sketchiest.
Magomedov via KO R2 - (1/3)
Womenâs Bantamweight
Tamires Vidal (+300) (7-2-0, NS) v Melissa Gatto (-410) (8-2-2, 2 FLS) - This is certainly an interesting one. Vidal is coming off a tough loss against Rendon, and it was a bit of a boring fight in all honesty, with Vidal being somewhat effective on the feet with big and powerful attacks, but ultimately succumbing to the wrestling of Rendon. I donât see that much changing this time around since Gatto is a great wrestler and Vidal has clearly shown major defensive issues in the wrestling department, so to put it bluntly, it just seems like Vidal has a puncher's chance, and if she does land those punches, I do think the tides can change a little in her favour, but it would only take one takedown for Gatto to be in full control for the rest of that round. Outside of her loss to Rendon, Vidal looked fun against Pascual, then again, a lot of fighters of a reasonably low calibre can look good against Pascual, so I think that was one of those âset up for successâ fights. Still, the aggression and threat of a knockdown/out from Vidal will be fairly prevalent during this fight. But thatâs about it, shes a powerful striker and quite dynamic, but her takedown defence is going to be a problem. Gatto was scheduled to fight Dudakova a few weeks ago, however that fight fell off, which is probably good for Gatto coz sheâs ready for a fight regardless, shes still somewhat fresh off camp and was going to probably employ the same strategy against Vidal that she would have against Dudakova, and that was to wrestle. Gattoâs wrestling has always been a bit of a highlight for her, sheâs physically strong and is able to do well in advantageous positions, holding her opponents down and either landing ground and pound or just grinding them out, exhausting them for a large chunk of the round. Gatto is also very dangerous on the feet, she has deceptively quick and powerful punches which she uses to both damage her opponents but also as an opportunity to raise their guard so the level change is more easily accessible. No matter what way you cut this slice of cake, I think Gattoâs wrestling is going to be a major problem for Vidal, and Vidalâs only way to win this fight is to keep it standing and just brawl, make it look gritty in there and potentially freeze up Gattoâs ability to wrestle cleanly. I am leaning on Gatto to win this one, but that unpredictability of Vidalâs aggression is going to be a big factor here. No major bet advice here, it seems like there is a possibility of it going over 2.5 rounds, but thatâs about it.
Gatto via UD - (1/3)
Light Heavyweight
Oumar Sy (D) (9-0-0, 9 FWS) v Tuco Tokkos (D) (10-3-0, 3 FWS) - ITS DOUBLE DEBUT TIME!!! These are getting rarer and rarer the more we see fighters from DWCS make their way to the UFC, so this is a fun little occasion. Sy is coming into this fight a little bit more prepared, at least physically and cardio wise, than his replacement opponent in Tokkos. Sy is coming off a string of beautiful fights on various promotions, but most importantly heâs been relatively tested on KSW, which is one of the better promotions to come out of the European world of MMA. Sy is a long and rangey fighter who has dangerous head kicks and dangerous wrestling skills that he uses really well, and whilst he has a massive reach advantage over his opponent, he doesnât exactly strike in any traditional way, you donât see him throw a lot of jabs, he mostly uses his reach to lock in takedowns (since itâs easier to lock in takedowns with longer arms), and the moment the fight goes to the ground, expect him to find a position to where he can reign down heavy ground and pound. I would love to see him strike a bit more, but most of his fights are him taking his opponents down and landing ground and pound, and if he does that against a replacement fighter in Tokkos, I expect him to dominate and completely shut down Tokkos since it would take preparation to get out of funky positions that Sy puts his opponents in, and I donât know if Tokkos has that wrestling background to handle the larger and longer opponent in Sy properly on the ground. Tokkos seemingly came out of nowhere this last week, and that one thing that blasted me in the face was the record of his second most recent opponent, Brian Jackson. Dudes got a 1-7 record and Tokkos torched him (expectedly), that doesnât bring a lot of confidence to me that a guy like Tokkos, coming from a relatively decent gym in Kill Cliff FC, takes on and fights someone like that. Tokkos is overall a decent fighter with some strong wins under his belt, but the main thing going against him here is preparation time, and whilst he does have a fair bit of experience under his belt, I just donât think heâs ready for someone like Sy on short notice. Tokkos is a relatively well rounded fighter with great wrestling and decent striking, but i just think all of that is going to be possibly negated by the substantial reach advantage of Sy. This is a double debut though, and whilst I normally steer clear from calling someone new to the UFC a lock, I think the fact that Sy has had a full camp for⌠three fights (Bellato, Trocolli (both cancelled) and now Tokkos), I think heâs ready for this fight and ready for the UFC. He will be an optional lock, but still a 2/3 confidence pick, if that makes sense.
Sy via KO R1 (2/3)
Lightweight
Tom Nolan (-450) (6-1-0, NS) v Victor Martinez (+340) (13-5-0, NS) - Both fighters made their debut and lost in the same way, in the same round, so letâs call this a second attempt at a debut lol. Nolan made his debut against knockout artist Nikolas Motta, and honestly that is a dangerous fight for anyone to take, but it probably made sense to the matchmakers since both fighters are prolific knockout artists. Nolan does finish his opponents very quickly a lot of the time, and I do think he has a massive advantage on the feet against Martinez since Martinez isnât exactly a big threat on the feet, and his inactivity over the past few years (or lack of solid activity at least) leaves some questions hanging in the air. Nolan has a reach and height advantage here, but the most prominent advantage will be with his reach where he can string together gorgeous straight combinations to decent effect, and thatâs what heâs really known for, heâs got awesome boxing and he is very confident in his punching power. He is also relatively defensively sound for someone with his size because I have pointed out before that a lot of taller and longer fighters donât shell up a lot or have a lot of defensive layers to their style, but Nolan is overall a fairly solid boxer both on the offence and defence, itâs just a shame he got fed to the wolf when he fought Motta. Nolan made the simple mistake when he fought Motta of being in the pocket without care, and i think those kinds of mistakes are easy enough to fix, and considering Martinez is not the same kind of threat on the feet compared to Motta, I do think that gives Nolan a bit more freedom to string together combinations and overall look great on the feet, as he was meant to be, since his whole career up until that loss to Motta has been him having gorgeous striking. Martinez is coming off a KO loss also, but it was by Jordan Leavitt, and thatâs just a painful look on anyone's record to get knocked out by someone who is not known for his striking. Martinez is overall a good striker, he has very fast hands, but I have noticed one thing about him that I can see Nolan landing cleanly. Martinez has the tendency to leave his right hand far from a block position, its more of a parry position, in front of him instead of beside him, and he tends to lower that hand when taking a back step, and I cannot help but see the Southpaw striker in Nolan land that left hand to the chin of Martinez. Now, any sort of exchange between either fighter here is going to be a dangerous one for both parties, but that is where reach comes in, Nolan has a diverse boxing skillset and his long attacks allow him to carry power as much as anyone elses short hooks would. One major thing Martinez is going to have to be careful of is a knee up the middle by Nolan as Nolanâs height is going to allow that knee to come up to target without a major loss to momentum, and I mean, if Martinez got dropped by Rosales on DWCS, then by Leavitt, I just donât know if he has the chin to withstand the battering that comes from Nolan. I got Nolan winning this one, but this is going to be a fantastic fight which isnât likely to go the distance.
Nolan via KO R1 - (2/3)
Main Card
Womenâs Strawweight
Angela Hill (#12) (-160) (16-13-0, NS) v Luana Pinheiro (#13) (+130) (11-2-0, NS) - This is a great fight. Hill is coming off a very strong win over Denise Gomes, and it was honestly such a brilliant performance by someone who a lot of people tend to ignore. Hill is an incredibly diverse fighter, she is tenacious on the feet, highly capable of stringing together strong combinations from all ranges, and as she closes the distance, sheâs good at tying up her opponent in a clinch and landing awesome knees and elbows. This is all Hill and her cumulative experience in the Octagon against a wide range of different fighters and styles, and itâs clear to me that her preparation for a lot of her fights involve solid planning and back up plans, because whilst her record reflects a rough run through her career, her level of competition is insane. Hill isnât a finisher though, but she is someone who can keep a ridiculous pace for three rounds, so I do think that she has the capabilities to overwhelm Pinheiro on the feet, especially since we just saw Ribas do the same thing a little over 5 months ago. Hill will have a striking advantage in this fight, she throws a lot of volume at high speed towards her opponent and they do land effectively, and with a slight edge in reach I do see her having a bit more success on the feet here especially since Pinheiro does not have a lot of head movement or striking defence. Pinheiro is a danger to Hill in the grappling department though, especially in those transitions from standing to ground, she utilises hip throws relatively well and could make this fight ugly on the ground, but I donât think there is a major submission threat here, I think her style is predominantly control and ground and pound, both things that Hill has experience in dealing with, although she still will lose the round if Pinheiro executes her gameplan well. Pinheiro has power in her hands, she could potentially make Hill a little bit frozen and hesitant on the feet once Pinheiro lands that overhand right that Pinheiro loves to throw early, but she doesnât throw it often enough to lead to a significant finish, sheâs a very low volume, high impact striker and that could play in the favour of Hill if Hillâs volume walks Pinheiro back into the cage. Pinheiro could make this fight dangerous for Hill on the ground, but we have seen a few times now that Hill is very good at the basics of takedown defence, underhooks, whizzers (if i spelt that correctly) and quickly getting back to a standing position, she is not complacent on the ground or in that transition to the ground, and I think any sort of failed takedown attempt from Pinheiro is going to fuel Hill a lot more, since Pinheiro only has a few kinds of takedowns. This is a hard on to pick in all seriousness, I might get the prediction wrong, but I have a strong feeling that we are going to see this fight go over 2.5 rounds, or even hit the scorecards. As for the prediction, looking at this fight, I am kind of leaning on Hill here, because Pinheiroâs wins arenât as significant as Hillâs wins, and i do think Pinheiro fades a little bit as the fight goes on.
Hill via UD - (1/3)
Bantamweight
Adrian Yanez (-350) (16-5-0, 2 FLS) v Vinicius Salvador (+275) (14-6-0, 2 FLS) - I love this fight. Yanez is coming off two painful back to back KO losses, whenever a young fighter comes into the UFC, tears through the division, then hits a losing skid, itâs always a concern to any fan or pundit. However, I do think that leg kick KO is anomalous to the UFC, it rarely happens and I donât think Salvador is much of a leg kicker anyway so the threat isnât there. However, I do want to add that the psychological factor of maybe getting leg kicked to oblivion is going to weigh heavy on Yanezâ mind, and I do wonder if Yanez has drilled checking leg kicks before. Now, Yanez is still a dangerous opponent for anyone to take, he still has incredibly technical MMA boxing, and thatâs going to be on full display this weekend. Yanez is so fluid and yet tricky on the feet, heâs very good at gauging range and firing away from different angles, as well as timing his shots off his opponents striking attempts, everything involving striking exchanges will most likely be in the favour of Yanez, he thrives in that space and I do believe his experience and his wins prior to those two devastating losses are going to shine this weekend. My only concern about Yanez is his ability to not get carried away and show his chin too much, because whilst Salvador is yet to get a win in the UFC, he still has had some mild striking success against fighters like Altamirano and Vergara, and it wouldnât take a lot for Salvador to find the chin of Yanez. Salvador is a very funky and unorthodox fighter, and whilst that always brings positive attention to him, I also think that has been a product of failure for him also since the more cleaner fighters outbox him, are generally a lot faster and just find their mark a bit quicker, if that makes sense? I mean, Salvadorâs stance is fairly loose, his chin is in the air and his shell is rather loose, and thatâs not good news, especially if heâs facing a vicious fighter like Yanez. Salvador thrives in chaotic fights though, he is awesome and making it dangerous and risky for his opponents to fight in the pocket, but his style emanates a lack of self preservation. He is a kill or be killed kind of fighter in my opinion, and I firmly believe that when he got dropped numerous times in that first round against Victor Altamirano, it only showed us, and any future opponent (via tape watch in prep) that he is very hittable, his head is right there and the only reason it wasnât there for Vergara was due to the significant difference in height and reach. Salvador moving up to 135 could make him a lot more interesting in terms of being able to explode more often and having more power behind his punches, but I also think it means he is dealing with more harder hitting fighters, and with the accuracy and boxing skill set of Yanez, I just think Salvador is going to get outdone here. I got Yanez winning this one, but I am interested to see if Salvador has what it takes to win and upset a lot of parlays out there.
Yanez via KO R2 - (1/3)
Welterweight
Ramiz Brahimaj (+170) (10-4-0, NS) v Themba Gorimbo (-205) (12-4-0, 2 FWS) - Brahimaj is coming back after two tough years away, and the reason why itâs tough is because he has been dealing with a spinal injury, and boy do i empathise with that. Now, his injury is mostly C-Spine and shoulder area nerve damage, this is terrible for a fighter because it effectively eliminates your ability to comfortably strike, sprawl, wrestle, underhook/overhook stuff, everything that you see in a fighter typically comes from shoulder rotation and all that stuff, so for Brahimaj to be out for two years, dealing with all of that, does not give me a lot of confidence in him being 100% coming into this fight against Gorimbo. Brahimaj is a dangerous grappler who thrives on the ground, he is honestly only dangerous on the ground, but the problem is that Gorimbo is very good on the ground himself, at least good enough to know what is being set up, and itâs on the ground where Brahimaj has his only chance to win. Unfortunately for Brahimaj, itâs going to take some work to get the fight to the ground and Gorimbo is more than willing to keep the fight standing, so honestly, I just donât think Brahimaj is going to be as well rounded or as effective as he needs to be in order to get a win here. Gorimbo is riding some momentum coming into this fight, as he is coming off a lightning quick KO over Pete Rodriguez, and I mean, Rodriguez sucks, heâs one of the worst fighters in the UFC and that KO means nothing in the grand scheme of things, itâs just an additional win on a record with barely any weight to it. Gorimbo is going to be a lot more confident in his boxing though since that win, that feeling of getting knockouts is an addictive one and I think heâs going to be using his incredible reach advantage to look to get another KO this weekend over the possibly rusty Brahimaj. Gorimbo is a very well rounded fighter who honestly has a lot of potential to be a star, he has excellent boxing, and honestly very good wrestling and grappling, and I do think if the fight does go to the ground, Gorimbo has the fight IQ to notice set ups coming, neutralize them and remain on top in control, landing ground and pound or just advancing to his own submission positions. The most likely scenario though is Gorimbo keeps this fight standing and overwhelms Brahimaj on the feet, because he probably wants to chase another KO since that feeling is notoriously addictive. I got Gorimbo winning this one, I canât wait to see how far this man goes in his career.
Gorimbo via KO R1 - (2/3)
Co-Main Event
Welterweight
Khaos Williams (-125) (14-3-0, NS) v Carlston Harris (+105) (19-5-0, 2 FWS) - This feels like a classic Striker versus Grappler fight. Williams is a strong, powerful striker who is such a threat on the feet, especially early on when he wants to push a nasty pace and land those devastating punches. He is known for being a bully, crashing forward with crazy power and aggression. There is no clean technique coming from Williams, it is mostly wild, wild punches and he is confident in his ability to knock out his opponent, thatâs what makes him a dangerous threat to his opponents, that confidence. The right hand is Williams best weapon, his right overhand or hook is going to be the one that knocks out Harris if it lands, but thatâs all he is, a powerful right side puncher, and if Harris times a takedown well, all of that threat is gone. On the flip side, Harris is primarily a grappler with a solid grappling base, and whilst he has faced his fair share of dangerous strikers, I believe Williamsâ power is something different. Now, Harris has the potential to take this fight to the ground, I know that according to UFC stats that Harris has an 80% takedown defence, but there has not been enough wrestling in his fights, by his opponents, to fully prove that his takedown defence is that great, itâs only been used sparingly against him since most of his fights are absolute wild exchanges and beautiful displays of violence on the feet. Williams' propensity to head hunt could lead to an opening for a level change by Harris, but itâs a risky thing to do because any punch that lands on Harris is going to hurt him, and considering the age factor here, its possible his chin isnât going to hold up well against the power of Williams. Now, Harris was getting ragdolls and outwrestled by Wells when they fought, and whilst that isnât a great look for Harris, I donât think Williams has the wrestling capabilities that Wells has, so I think the main submission threat from Harris in this fight is going to come from the clinch, so guillotines and front head choke variants are going to be on the menu for Harris this weekend, itâs just a matter of if he gets into that position or if he gets his head blasted over and over by powerful punches from Williams. This is a dangerous fight to bet on if youâre thinking of Moneyline betting, it can easily go either way since both excel in their respective styles, the safest and smartest bet here in my opinion is that this fight doesnât hit the judges scorecards. As for my prediction, I donât think iâll be getting this right due to the volatile nature of this match up, butâŚ
Harris via Sub R2 - (1/3)
Main Event
Featherweight
Edson Barboza (#14) (+125) (24-11-0, 2 FWS) v Lerone Murphy (-150) (13-0-1, 5 FWS FWS) - Man this is a funky main event. Barboza is a legend of the sport, but most importantly, and perhaps most relevant to this write up, he is an old dog who can still hang with the toughest. His last two wins have been against Yusuff and Quarantillo, two very difficult fighters to take on at 145 and itâs his win over Yusuff that I want to highlight⌠Yusuff exploded in the first round, looked for that finish and Barboza survived and thrived throughout the rest of the fight, it was a beautiful display of heart, toughness, and adaptability, because that was not the first firefight that Barboza has been in, and considering his current opponent, it sure as shit wonât be his last. Barboza is well known for his outstanding kicks, but heâs also just overall a ridiculously dangerous striker. An understated aspect of his whole game though is his wrestling and grappling, he might not be looking for a lot of takedowns when he fights, but he is well versed on the ground, having taken down Yusuff 3 of 4 times in the final round of a high pace main event is testament to his cardio and conditioning, despite the concern surrounding his age. Barboza is going to be a true test on the feet for Murphy, and I think itâs going to be the toughest fight of his career. Murphy is coming off a string of strong victories in the UFC, with his most recent one being against Culibao, and I gotta say, Murphy is one of those dangerous prospects that we all should keep an eye on. Murphy is a rapidly improving fighter who adds weapons to his arsenal every single time he comes out. He was originally a boxer with outstanding punching power and speed, he was ridiculously slick on the feet, but after each fight he adds more kicks, more movement and wrestling, he has slowly become a very well rounded fighter, and this makes his upcoming bout against a very tested veteran who is still here to stay in Barboza incredibly fascinating. There is a slight catch to all of those additional things added into his arsenal though, and thatâs each time something has been added, the next opponent has something else to prepare for. I firmly believe that Murphyâs rise to this position and to this fight is not from his outstanding skill level, but from his incredible repertoire of techniques he has acquired and learnt over his UFC career. Unpredictability is king when it comes to new fighters, we have seen new fighters add things to their game that have completely changed and accelerated their growth, and thatâs exactly what we have seen for Murphy. Murphy has a wide variety of strong strikes he uses effortlessly, from standard boxing combinations to a very snappy high kick, to strong grappling and control on the ground, he hasnât mastered any of these things, but since they are added along each and every time he fights, his opponents are rarely prepared. This is not going to be the case for Barboza, Barboza is very, very well rounded and well versed in almost every aspect of MMA. Ill keep this short. I got Barboza winning this one, but I am still going to be a fan of Murphy, regardless of result.
Barboza via UD - (1/3)
Primary Parlay: Ducote/Demopoulos o2.5 or GTD + (optional Gatto/Vidal o2.5 or GTD) + Nolan/Martinez ITD + Hill/Pinheiro o2.5 or GTD + Barboza/Murphy R3 Starts
Locks of the week: Optional Sy + Nolan + Gorimbo
Alt Bets: Alves KO R1, Pinheiro Sub R2 or 3, Williams KO R1, Murphy KO R1 2 or 3 (combo rounds)
And that's it!!!!
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I hope we're all doing well!
We did relatively okay last time, with our secondary parlay landing clean! Everything else kinda fell apart, but I did a bit better than I feared i would have done.
Another rough fight night to predict here! Should be a fun event though.
Onwards to the predictions!
(c) - Champ
D/DWCS - Debut/Dana Whites' Contender Series
FLS - Fight Lose Streak
FWS - Fight Win Streak
NS - No Streak
(#x) - Rank in Division
x/3 - Confidence Levels
lets go!
Prelims
Womenâs Strawweight
Emily Ducote (-275) (13-8-0, NS) v Vanessa Demopoulos (+220) (10-5-0, NS) - Oh look, a fight thatâs probably going to go to the scorecards. Ducote is coming off a relatively strong win against Yoder, she was very capable of stuffing all of those takedown attempts coming her way and matching the tenacity of Yoder on the feet. Now, I am always a bit iffy when it comes to someone with a record like Ducotesâ, but I do believe they (The UFC) didnât quite build her up properly, giving her opponents like Godinez and Hill very early on in her UFC career. Ducote is a fairly well rounded fighter who does well on her feet, but most importantly, her grappling is relatively good, having been capable of defending the takedowns of Godinez, which isnât a small feat since Godinez is well known for her wrestling capabilities. That ability to defend takedowns is massively important when dealing with someone like Demopoulos, whose main threat in most of her fights are her takedowns and grappling attacks. Ducote has fairly standard striking attacks for a well rounded MMA fighter, she is very quick on the feet and throws a lot of volume when she attacks, which could prove challenging to Demopoulos as she tries to enter range and initiate a takedown. Now, whilst Ducote has a lot of volume and speed to her strikes, she lacks in the âfinishingâ area, she doesnât quite have the tenacity to finish her opponents, thereâs no hurry. With that said though, she does have a bit of a familiar pattern of touching up her opponents until that right hand finds its mark, then she adds emphasis on that right-side punch. She has, however, one weird tendency to just stand there, staring, whilst in the pocket, with a rather square stance, and whilst that might help her with the offensive output, she is still standing there with minimal defences. Thatâs something that has contributed to her losses in the past and something that Demopoulos could possibly use as a way to find an entry for a takedown. Demopoulos is coming off a win against Murata, but it was a fairly unimpressive performance with Demopoulos getting taken down a lot, and although she looked fairly good on the feet with powerful single attacks, I donât quite know how effective she is going to be against a volume-heavy fighter like Ducote. Demopoulos has a few tendencies as a fighter that are great, she is fairly active in the guard off her back, throwing up submissions very quickly, but the problem with that is nowadays if you canât lock in a submission, then you are losing the fight, and I think if Demopoulos does pull guard, Ducote should have the ability to control her on the ground and avoid submissions. This is a very, very 50/50 fight in my opinion. Ducote has a slight advantage on the feet due to her speed and volume, but on the ground itâs looking like Demopoulos has the advantages there, as she does have great instinct on when to lock in a submission or shift the hips. The safest bet here is either o2.5 rounds or the fight going the distance, this isnât a ML bet fight by any means in my opinion. As for my prediction, I am very split but iâm leaning towards Ducote to win this one, but itâs the slightest lean one can imagine.
Ducote via UD - (1/3)
Bantamweight
Alatengheili (+150) (16-9-2, NS) v Kleydson Rodrigues (-185) (8-3-0, NS) - This is a fascinating one. Alatengheili was scheduled to fight a month ago but it was cancelled due to an illness, so I fully expect him to fight again this week. The kinda good news about that is he doesnât really need to have a big camp since he already had the conditioning and cardio from that other camp preparing for Victor Hugo. Alatengheili is a very aggressive and powerful fighter, everything he throws has so much speed and power behind it, and whilst there might not be a lot of volume behind those punches, he shouldnât be underestimated on the feet because of his explosiveness. Alatengheili also uses that explosive power to wrestle, and he is fairly good on the ground, able to maintain a strong position at all times and just land heavy ground and pound. Alatengheili is powerful but he doesnât display that power with reckless abandon, he tends to be a bit of a counter puncher, his hands are often low or loose, which lures his opponent in to strike, in which he then propels himself forward with a quick flurry of dangerous punches, then thereâs a reset and he waits to lure his opponent in again. Thatâs his typical gameplan and it works a lot of the time, but I do think he might get exposed by one thing that Rodrigues could do, and thatâs chop at the legs to remove or mitigate that explosiveness that Alatengheili relies on. Rodrigues on the other hand has not had as much experience nor octagon time that Alatengheili has had, but his style seems to be a bit of a challenge for Alatengheili, at least from what I can see. Rodrigues is very well rounded, he is very quick on the feet, but most of all, he doesnât do anything too crazy to be lured into a potential counter-flurry by Alatengheili. Rodrigues loves to kick at range, he is so dynamic and can switch up the angles of the attacks so quickly that he could possibly just keep kicking Alatengheili until the fight is over, as long as he keeps a safe distance from a retaliatory attack. He is very quick at throwing out those kicks and I do think if he attacks the legs early enough he is going to be effective, as Gutierrez was when he fought Alatengheili. Alatengheili is going to have to mix it up in this fight to get ahead, he is going to have to rely heavily on his wrestling in order to get a win here, because we have seen that Rodrigues is mostly a kickboxestriker, and if Alatengheili can push a nasty pace and pressure (something he only does if he is successful with his counters or seeâs his opponent is hurt), that completely removes Rodriguesâ ability to kick. However, the biggest danger with any sort of aggressive forward movement from Alatengheili is the ridiculous hand speed of Rodrigues, his boxing speed is ferocious and he doesnât necessarily overthrow, everything is clean and tight, and given how open the defences are with Alatengheili, I do think a check left hook or an uppercut is going to be a highly effective tool that Rodrigues is going to utilise, especially if Alatengheili is going to look for takedowns. The focus and timing of Rodrigues is something that I really like also, he is so calm but intense in the cage, he sees a lot of his opponents attacks coming, and since Alatengheiliâs actions are huge and relatively easy to read (as there is quite a wind up for it) Rodrigues should be able to avoid it or counter effectively. One major thing I want to point out here that makes me lean on Rodrigues even moreso is the striking inaccuracy of Alatengheili, he is a powerful fighter, i cannot state this enough, but it is thanks to that power and his willingness to throw down heavy punches that he often misses. Iâm gonna list some stats, so bear with me⌠These are his striking accuracy stats from a handful of his recent fights, starting from the most recent to ones earlier in his career. Gutierrez with 28% Accuracy, Anheliger with 37%, Lopez with 30% and Kenney with 26%. This is why I emphasized before how important Alatengheiliâs wrestling is going to be in this fight, because if youâre going to go up against a very tricky and accurate striker like Rodrigues, you cannot play that accuracy game and risk winging punches against him. With that said though, donât count of Alatengheili here, his power and explosiveness are always going to be a problem and it should generally be a good idea to sprinkle a little bit of money on him, even moreso that heâs an underdog. My prediction for this fight is a long, drawn out Rodrigues win, but itâs a tough one because we havenât quite seen that much greatness from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues via UD - (1/3)
Womenâs Strawweight
Piera Rodriguez (-175) (9-1-0, NS) v Ariane Carnelossi (+145) (14-3-0, NS) - Normally, a lot of fights interest me, even the ones that donât interest the vast majority of others⌠but this one? I have no feelings one way or the other about this one, it seems like a filler fight lol. Rodriguez is a relatively well rounded fighter coming off a tough loss against Gillian Robertson, and I mean, that kind of loss tends to come with the territory of wrestling a well known submission specialist, so I donât exactly fault Rodriguez for losing in that way. There is very little doubt that Rodriguez is going to have a major advantage in the wrestling department, a lot of her fights involve her taking down her opponent, it's what she does exceptionally well and considering how dreadful Carnelossiâs takedown defence is, it is going to be Pieraâs imperative to take down Carnelossi. The problem with Rodriguez is that she's a little bit one dimensional, she doesnât do too well on the feet and Carnelossi does have very strong strikes, I mean, look at her, sheâs absolutely a power puncher. Rodriguez is highly diverse with her striking, both in terms of range and variability of attack, she has excellent fundamentals with the boxing, landing combinations in the pocket and moving away, and one main thing she does extremely well is that jab, its a really long, lunging jab, and the reason why I point that out is because it somewhat masks the takedown, she uses that jab over and over, and because that motion to jab is almost similar to a level change, she doesnât necessarily feint the jab to get to the level change/takedown position, but her opponents just think another jab is coming. This is going to be a great set up against Carnelossi, attack her with long, prodding jabs, and after a few of those, go for a level change, because its that long lunge that looks like a level change. To put it bluntly, anything to get a level change and a takedown will be highly effective against Carnelossi. Carnelossi is an interesting one to talk about because she had a fun start to her career with an extremely entertaining fight against Liang Na, but if you look closely, she is just a fun fighter, not a great one. Her punching power is probably her biggest asset, because everywhere else she absolutely is not worth talking about, and itâs that punching power that will be evident when she inevitably clips Rodriguez. Carnelossi is one dimensional, but boy is she scrappy and I donât think Rodriguez can afford to get crazy with her on the feet, because Rodriguez will be hurt by something in the pocket, the smartest thing Rodriguez can ideally do is level change and absolutely remove the power from Carnelossi, and considering that Carnelossiâs power is generated from a very still-standing stance, it wouldnât take much to take her off her feet. I got Rodriguez winning this one, it should hopefully be a fun fight.
Rodriguez via UD - (1/3)
Middleweight
Abus Magomedov (-250) (25-6-1, 2 FLS) v Warlley Alves (+205) (14-7-0, 3 FLS) - It kind of seems like they are setting Magomedov up for success here. Magomedov may have had a tough last two bouts, but considering the fact that he faced Strickland and Borralho, thatâs ridiculous levels of competition for a newcomer. Magomedov had one major issue exposed when he fought Strickland and that was his cardio, everything else he looked absolutely incredible at, he has a lot of power in his hands, heâs long and dynamic with his attacks and he has great wrestling, but it was his cardio that made him fall apart. During his Borralho fight, despite losing that bout, those cardio issues didnât seem as present, he has seemingly learnt to pace himself and he honestly looks to be a decent up and comer now that heâs facing slightly more adjusted competition instead of straight up killers. Magomedov has a massive, massive reach advantage over Alves, and thatâs going to be prevalent when Magomedov lands those beautiful strikes at range. He does use his kicks alot, and alongside said kicks are a lot of knee feints, it's a bit odd to look at, it could just be him getting ready to check leg kicks or to feint a kick, but it's just one of those things that I canât quite figure out. Anyway, Magomedovâs cardio is going to be in question again today, and whilst I did say that he seems to be mostly fine, or at least a bit better than when he fought Strickland, he still tends to overthrow a lot, there is no pitter patter of punches that you somewhat see, theyâre all still big actions and those big actions cost him his cardio early on. The best way to kind of describe Magomedov, at least cardio wise, is a slightly more talented and skillful McKinney. My main concern is how exposed his face is to getting hit, all it would take is for Alves to rush in like a bull and throw some heavy overhand punches, make it very gritty in there and make Magomedov tired. Thatâs the only way I can kind of see Magomedov struggle a lot. Alves is an exceptionally quick starter, he is an absolute firecracker and if he can catch Magomedov early, thatâs going to be absolutely massive given the size difference. Everything Alves throws comes with silly amounts of power, and he isnât necessarily a headhunter, he chops at the legs and body occasionally, heâs quite diverse and I think those leg kicks are going to be problematic for Magomedov, considering Magomedov needs to push forward in order to get his combinations off. Alves is a tough, tough fighter, and whilst he is coming off a savage knockout by Aliskerov, I do think that Alves is still one dangerous fighter to take on, maybe not as technical as Borralho (to compare to Magomedovâs last opponent), but he is an absolute monster when it comes to aggression and that alone could exhaust Magomedov. However, the reach and movement of Magomedov is going to be a major challenge here. I am not completely counting out Alves here, I think he is being a bit underestimated here, but I just think Magomedov has a lot more tools in his arsenal that is going to be boosted by that reach advantage, and it does seem that Alves is fairly susceptible to down the pipe shots, something that Magomedov does well. Range and distance are going to be the main gameplan for Magomedov and his time I think. I got Magomedov winning this one, but i am not very confident in this one due to the volatility of Alvesâ actions. He is a wild and fast starter so I expect that first round to be the most sketchiest.
Magomedov via KO R2 - (1/3)
Womenâs Bantamweight
Tamires Vidal (+300) (7-2-0, NS) v Melissa Gatto (-410) (8-2-2, 2 FLS) - This is certainly an interesting one. Vidal is coming off a tough loss against Rendon, and it was a bit of a boring fight in all honesty, with Vidal being somewhat effective on the feet with big and powerful attacks, but ultimately succumbing to the wrestling of Rendon. I donât see that much changing this time around since Gatto is a great wrestler and Vidal has clearly shown major defensive issues in the wrestling department, so to put it bluntly, it just seems like Vidal has a puncher's chance, and if she does land those punches, I do think the tides can change a little in her favour, but it would only take one takedown for Gatto to be in full control for the rest of that round. Outside of her loss to Rendon, Vidal looked fun against Pascual, then again, a lot of fighters of a reasonably low calibre can look good against Pascual, so I think that was one of those âset up for successâ fights. Still, the aggression and threat of a knockdown/out from Vidal will be fairly prevalent during this fight. But thatâs about it, shes a powerful striker and quite dynamic, but her takedown defence is going to be a problem. Gatto was scheduled to fight Dudakova a few weeks ago, however that fight fell off, which is probably good for Gatto coz sheâs ready for a fight regardless, shes still somewhat fresh off camp and was going to probably employ the same strategy against Vidal that she would have against Dudakova, and that was to wrestle. Gattoâs wrestling has always been a bit of a highlight for her, sheâs physically strong and is able to do well in advantageous positions, holding her opponents down and either landing ground and pound or just grinding them out, exhausting them for a large chunk of the round. Gatto is also very dangerous on the feet, she has deceptively quick and powerful punches which she uses to both damage her opponents but also as an opportunity to raise their guard so the level change is more easily accessible. No matter what way you cut this slice of cake, I think Gattoâs wrestling is going to be a major problem for Vidal, and Vidalâs only way to win this fight is to keep it standing and just brawl, make it look gritty in there and potentially freeze up Gattoâs ability to wrestle cleanly. I am leaning on Gatto to win this one, but that unpredictability of Vidalâs aggression is going to be a big factor here. No major bet advice here, it seems like there is a possibility of it going over 2.5 rounds, but thatâs about it.
Gatto via UD - (1/3)
Light Heavyweight
Oumar Sy (D) (9-0-0, 9 FWS) v Tuco Tokkos (D) (10-3-0, 3 FWS) - ITS DOUBLE DEBUT TIME!!! These are getting rarer and rarer the more we see fighters from DWCS make their way to the UFC, so this is a fun little occasion. Sy is coming into this fight a little bit more prepared, at least physically and cardio wise, than his replacement opponent in Tokkos. Sy is coming off a string of beautiful fights on various promotions, but most importantly heâs been relatively tested on KSW, which is one of the better promotions to come out of the European world of MMA. Sy is a long and rangey fighter who has dangerous head kicks and dangerous wrestling skills that he uses really well, and whilst he has a massive reach advantage over his opponent, he doesnât exactly strike in any traditional way, you donât see him throw a lot of jabs, he mostly uses his reach to lock in takedowns (since itâs easier to lock in takedowns with longer arms), and the moment the fight goes to the ground, expect him to find a position to where he can reign down heavy ground and pound. I would love to see him strike a bit more, but most of his fights are him taking his opponents down and landing ground and pound, and if he does that against a replacement fighter in Tokkos, I expect him to dominate and completely shut down Tokkos since it would take preparation to get out of funky positions that Sy puts his opponents in, and I donât know if Tokkos has that wrestling background to handle the larger and longer opponent in Sy properly on the ground. Tokkos seemingly came out of nowhere this last week, and that one thing that blasted me in the face was the record of his second most recent opponent, Brian Jackson. Dudes got a 1-7 record and Tokkos torched him (expectedly), that doesnât bring a lot of confidence to me that a guy like Tokkos, coming from a relatively decent gym in Kill Cliff FC, takes on and fights someone like that. Tokkos is overall a decent fighter with some strong wins under his belt, but the main thing going against him here is preparation time, and whilst he does have a fair bit of experience under his belt, I just donât think heâs ready for someone like Sy on short notice. Tokkos is a relatively well rounded fighter with great wrestling and decent striking, but i just think all of that is going to be possibly negated by the substantial reach advantage of Sy. This is a double debut though, and whilst I normally steer clear from calling someone new to the UFC a lock, I think the fact that Sy has had a full camp for⌠three fights (Bellato, Trocolli (both cancelled) and now Tokkos), I think heâs ready for this fight and ready for the UFC. He will be an optional lock, but still a 2/3 confidence pick, if that makes sense.
Sy via KO R1 (2/3)
Lightweight
Tom Nolan (-450) (6-1-0, NS) v Victor Martinez (+340) (13-5-0, NS) - Both fighters made their debut and lost in the same way, in the same round, so letâs call this a second attempt at a debut lol. Nolan made his debut against knockout artist Nikolas Motta, and honestly that is a dangerous fight for anyone to take, but it probably made sense to the matchmakers since both fighters are prolific knockout artists. Nolan does finish his opponents very quickly a lot of the time, and I do think he has a massive advantage on the feet against Martinez since Martinez isnât exactly a big threat on the feet, and his inactivity over the past few years (or lack of solid activity at least) leaves some questions hanging in the air. Nolan has a reach and height advantage here, but the most prominent advantage will be with his reach where he can string together gorgeous straight combinations to decent effect, and thatâs what heâs really known for, heâs got awesome boxing and he is very confident in his punching power. He is also relatively defensively sound for someone with his size because I have pointed out before that a lot of taller and longer fighters donât shell up a lot or have a lot of defensive layers to their style, but Nolan is overall a fairly solid boxer both on the offence and defence, itâs just a shame he got fed to the wolf when he fought Motta. Nolan made the simple mistake when he fought Motta of being in the pocket without care, and i think those kinds of mistakes are easy enough to fix, and considering Martinez is not the same kind of threat on the feet compared to Motta, I do think that gives Nolan a bit more freedom to string together combinations and overall look great on the feet, as he was meant to be, since his whole career up until that loss to Motta has been him having gorgeous striking. Martinez is coming off a KO loss also, but it was by Jordan Leavitt, and thatâs just a painful look on anyone's record to get knocked out by someone who is not known for his striking. Martinez is overall a good striker, he has very fast hands, but I have noticed one thing about him that I can see Nolan landing cleanly. Martinez has the tendency to leave his right hand far from a block position, its more of a parry position, in front of him instead of beside him, and he tends to lower that hand when taking a back step, and I cannot help but see the Southpaw striker in Nolan land that left hand to the chin of Martinez. Now, any sort of exchange between either fighter here is going to be a dangerous one for both parties, but that is where reach comes in, Nolan has a diverse boxing skillset and his long attacks allow him to carry power as much as anyone elses short hooks would. One major thing Martinez is going to have to be careful of is a knee up the middle by Nolan as Nolanâs height is going to allow that knee to come up to target without a major loss to momentum, and I mean, if Martinez got dropped by Rosales on DWCS, then by Leavitt, I just donât know if he has the chin to withstand the battering that comes from Nolan. I got Nolan winning this one, but this is going to be a fantastic fight which isnât likely to go the distance.
Nolan via KO R1 - (2/3)
Main Card
Womenâs Strawweight
Angela Hill (#12) (-160) (16-13-0, NS) v Luana Pinheiro (#13) (+130) (11-2-0, NS) - This is a great fight. Hill is coming off a very strong win over Denise Gomes, and it was honestly such a brilliant performance by someone who a lot of people tend to ignore. Hill is an incredibly diverse fighter, she is tenacious on the feet, highly capable of stringing together strong combinations from all ranges, and as she closes the distance, sheâs good at tying up her opponent in a clinch and landing awesome knees and elbows. This is all Hill and her cumulative experience in the Octagon against a wide range of different fighters and styles, and itâs clear to me that her preparation for a lot of her fights involve solid planning and back up plans, because whilst her record reflects a rough run through her career, her level of competition is insane. Hill isnât a finisher though, but she is someone who can keep a ridiculous pace for three rounds, so I do think that she has the capabilities to overwhelm Pinheiro on the feet, especially since we just saw Ribas do the same thing a little over 5 months ago. Hill will have a striking advantage in this fight, she throws a lot of volume at high speed towards her opponent and they do land effectively, and with a slight edge in reach I do see her having a bit more success on the feet here especially since Pinheiro does not have a lot of head movement or striking defence. Pinheiro is a danger to Hill in the grappling department though, especially in those transitions from standing to ground, she utilises hip throws relatively well and could make this fight ugly on the ground, but I donât think there is a major submission threat here, I think her style is predominantly control and ground and pound, both things that Hill has experience in dealing with, although she still will lose the round if Pinheiro executes her gameplan well. Pinheiro has power in her hands, she could potentially make Hill a little bit frozen and hesitant on the feet once Pinheiro lands that overhand right that Pinheiro loves to throw early, but she doesnât throw it often enough to lead to a significant finish, sheâs a very low volume, high impact striker and that could play in the favour of Hill if Hillâs volume walks Pinheiro back into the cage. Pinheiro could make this fight dangerous for Hill on the ground, but we have seen a few times now that Hill is very good at the basics of takedown defence, underhooks, whizzers (if i spelt that correctly) and quickly getting back to a standing position, she is not complacent on the ground or in that transition to the ground, and I think any sort of failed takedown attempt from Pinheiro is going to fuel Hill a lot more, since Pinheiro only has a few kinds of takedowns. This is a hard on to pick in all seriousness, I might get the prediction wrong, but I have a strong feeling that we are going to see this fight go over 2.5 rounds, or even hit the scorecards. As for the prediction, looking at this fight, I am kind of leaning on Hill here, because Pinheiroâs wins arenât as significant as Hillâs wins, and i do think Pinheiro fades a little bit as the fight goes on.
Hill via UD - (1/3)
Bantamweight
Adrian Yanez (-350) (16-5-0, 2 FLS) v Vinicius Salvador (+275) (14-6-0, 2 FLS) - I love this fight. Yanez is coming off two painful back to back KO losses, whenever a young fighter comes into the UFC, tears through the division, then hits a losing skid, itâs always a concern to any fan or pundit. However, I do think that leg kick KO is anomalous to the UFC, it rarely happens and I donât think Salvador is much of a leg kicker anyway so the threat isnât there. However, I do want to add that the psychological factor of maybe getting leg kicked to oblivion is going to weigh heavy on Yanezâ mind, and I do wonder if Yanez has drilled checking leg kicks before. Now, Yanez is still a dangerous opponent for anyone to take, he still has incredibly technical MMA boxing, and thatâs going to be on full display this weekend. Yanez is so fluid and yet tricky on the feet, heâs very good at gauging range and firing away from different angles, as well as timing his shots off his opponents striking attempts, everything involving striking exchanges will most likely be in the favour of Yanez, he thrives in that space and I do believe his experience and his wins prior to those two devastating losses are going to shine this weekend. My only concern about Yanez is his ability to not get carried away and show his chin too much, because whilst Salvador is yet to get a win in the UFC, he still has had some mild striking success against fighters like Altamirano and Vergara, and it wouldnât take a lot for Salvador to find the chin of Yanez. Salvador is a very funky and unorthodox fighter, and whilst that always brings positive attention to him, I also think that has been a product of failure for him also since the more cleaner fighters outbox him, are generally a lot faster and just find their mark a bit quicker, if that makes sense? I mean, Salvadorâs stance is fairly loose, his chin is in the air and his shell is rather loose, and thatâs not good news, especially if heâs facing a vicious fighter like Yanez. Salvador thrives in chaotic fights though, he is awesome and making it dangerous and risky for his opponents to fight in the pocket, but his style emanates a lack of self preservation. He is a kill or be killed kind of fighter in my opinion, and I firmly believe that when he got dropped numerous times in that first round against Victor Altamirano, it only showed us, and any future opponent (via tape watch in prep) that he is very hittable, his head is right there and the only reason it wasnât there for Vergara was due to the significant difference in height and reach. Salvador moving up to 135 could make him a lot more interesting in terms of being able to explode more often and having more power behind his punches, but I also think it means he is dealing with more harder hitting fighters, and with the accuracy and boxing skill set of Yanez, I just think Salvador is going to get outdone here. I got Yanez winning this one, but I am interested to see if Salvador has what it takes to win and upset a lot of parlays out there.
Yanez via KO R2 - (1/3)
Welterweight
Ramiz Brahimaj (+170) (10-4-0, NS) v Themba Gorimbo (-205) (12-4-0, 2 FWS) - Brahimaj is coming back after two tough years away, and the reason why itâs tough is because he has been dealing with a spinal injury, and boy do i empathise with that. Now, his injury is mostly C-Spine and shoulder area nerve damage, this is terrible for a fighter because it effectively eliminates your ability to comfortably strike, sprawl, wrestle, underhook/overhook stuff, everything that you see in a fighter typically comes from shoulder rotation and all that stuff, so for Brahimaj to be out for two years, dealing with all of that, does not give me a lot of confidence in him being 100% coming into this fight against Gorimbo. Brahimaj is a dangerous grappler who thrives on the ground, he is honestly only dangerous on the ground, but the problem is that Gorimbo is very good on the ground himself, at least good enough to know what is being set up, and itâs on the ground where Brahimaj has his only chance to win. Unfortunately for Brahimaj, itâs going to take some work to get the fight to the ground and Gorimbo is more than willing to keep the fight standing, so honestly, I just donât think Brahimaj is going to be as well rounded or as effective as he needs to be in order to get a win here. Gorimbo is riding some momentum coming into this fight, as he is coming off a lightning quick KO over Pete Rodriguez, and I mean, Rodriguez sucks, heâs one of the worst fighters in the UFC and that KO means nothing in the grand scheme of things, itâs just an additional win on a record with barely any weight to it. Gorimbo is going to be a lot more confident in his boxing though since that win, that feeling of getting knockouts is an addictive one and I think heâs going to be using his incredible reach advantage to look to get another KO this weekend over the possibly rusty Brahimaj. Gorimbo is a very well rounded fighter who honestly has a lot of potential to be a star, he has excellent boxing, and honestly very good wrestling and grappling, and I do think if the fight does go to the ground, Gorimbo has the fight IQ to notice set ups coming, neutralize them and remain on top in control, landing ground and pound or just advancing to his own submission positions. The most likely scenario though is Gorimbo keeps this fight standing and overwhelms Brahimaj on the feet, because he probably wants to chase another KO since that feeling is notoriously addictive. I got Gorimbo winning this one, I canât wait to see how far this man goes in his career.
Gorimbo via KO R1 - (2/3)
Co-Main Event
Welterweight
Khaos Williams (-125) (14-3-0, NS) v Carlston Harris (+105) (19-5-0, 2 FWS) - This feels like a classic Striker versus Grappler fight. Williams is a strong, powerful striker who is such a threat on the feet, especially early on when he wants to push a nasty pace and land those devastating punches. He is known for being a bully, crashing forward with crazy power and aggression. There is no clean technique coming from Williams, it is mostly wild, wild punches and he is confident in his ability to knock out his opponent, thatâs what makes him a dangerous threat to his opponents, that confidence. The right hand is Williams best weapon, his right overhand or hook is going to be the one that knocks out Harris if it lands, but thatâs all he is, a powerful right side puncher, and if Harris times a takedown well, all of that threat is gone. On the flip side, Harris is primarily a grappler with a solid grappling base, and whilst he has faced his fair share of dangerous strikers, I believe Williamsâ power is something different. Now, Harris has the potential to take this fight to the ground, I know that according to UFC stats that Harris has an 80% takedown defence, but there has not been enough wrestling in his fights, by his opponents, to fully prove that his takedown defence is that great, itâs only been used sparingly against him since most of his fights are absolute wild exchanges and beautiful displays of violence on the feet. Williams' propensity to head hunt could lead to an opening for a level change by Harris, but itâs a risky thing to do because any punch that lands on Harris is going to hurt him, and considering the age factor here, its possible his chin isnât going to hold up well against the power of Williams. Now, Harris was getting ragdolls and outwrestled by Wells when they fought, and whilst that isnât a great look for Harris, I donât think Williams has the wrestling capabilities that Wells has, so I think the main submission threat from Harris in this fight is going to come from the clinch, so guillotines and front head choke variants are going to be on the menu for Harris this weekend, itâs just a matter of if he gets into that position or if he gets his head blasted over and over by powerful punches from Williams. This is a dangerous fight to bet on if youâre thinking of Moneyline betting, it can easily go either way since both excel in their respective styles, the safest and smartest bet here in my opinion is that this fight doesnât hit the judges scorecards. As for my prediction, I donât think iâll be getting this right due to the volatile nature of this match up, butâŚ
Harris via Sub R2 - (1/3)
Main Event
Featherweight
Edson Barboza (#14) (+125) (24-11-0, 2 FWS) v Lerone Murphy (-150) (13-0-1, 5 FWS FWS) - Man this is a funky main event. Barboza is a legend of the sport, but most importantly, and perhaps most relevant to this write up, he is an old dog who can still hang with the toughest. His last two wins have been against Yusuff and Quarantillo, two very difficult fighters to take on at 145 and itâs his win over Yusuff that I want to highlight⌠Yusuff exploded in the first round, looked for that finish and Barboza survived and thrived throughout the rest of the fight, it was a beautiful display of heart, toughness, and adaptability, because that was not the first firefight that Barboza has been in, and considering his current opponent, it sure as shit wonât be his last. Barboza is well known for his outstanding kicks, but heâs also just overall a ridiculously dangerous striker. An understated aspect of his whole game though is his wrestling and grappling, he might not be looking for a lot of takedowns when he fights, but he is well versed on the ground, having taken down Yusuff 3 of 4 times in the final round of a high pace main event is testament to his cardio and conditioning, despite the concern surrounding his age. Barboza is going to be a true test on the feet for Murphy, and I think itâs going to be the toughest fight of his career. Murphy is coming off a string of strong victories in the UFC, with his most recent one being against Culibao, and I gotta say, Murphy is one of those dangerous prospects that we all should keep an eye on. Murphy is a rapidly improving fighter who adds weapons to his arsenal every single time he comes out. He was originally a boxer with outstanding punching power and speed, he was ridiculously slick on the feet, but after each fight he adds more kicks, more movement and wrestling, he has slowly become a very well rounded fighter, and this makes his upcoming bout against a very tested veteran who is still here to stay in Barboza incredibly fascinating. There is a slight catch to all of those additional things added into his arsenal though, and thatâs each time something has been added, the next opponent has something else to prepare for. I firmly believe that Murphyâs rise to this position and to this fight is not from his outstanding skill level, but from his incredible repertoire of techniques he has acquired and learnt over his UFC career. Unpredictability is king when it comes to new fighters, we have seen new fighters add things to their game that have completely changed and accelerated their growth, and thatâs exactly what we have seen for Murphy. Murphy has a wide variety of strong strikes he uses effortlessly, from standard boxing combinations to a very snappy high kick, to strong grappling and control on the ground, he hasnât mastered any of these things, but since they are added along each and every time he fights, his opponents are rarely prepared. This is not going to be the case for Barboza, Barboza is very, very well rounded and well versed in almost every aspect of MMA. Ill keep this short. I got Barboza winning this one, but I am still going to be a fan of Murphy, regardless of result.
Barboza via UD - (1/3)
Primary Parlay: Ducote/Demopoulos o2.5 or GTD + (optional Gatto/Vidal o2.5 or GTD) + Nolan/Martinez ITD + Hill/Pinheiro o2.5 or GTD + Barboza/Murphy R3 Starts
Locks of the week: Optional Sy + Nolan + Gorimbo
Alt Bets: Alves KO R1, Pinheiro Sub R2 or 3, Williams KO R1, Murphy KO R1 2 or 3 (combo rounds)
And that's it!!!!
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2024.05.15 10:22 Clean_Revolution843 Meth addicted spouse and Paranoid
My spouse is currently 42 Days sober out of rehab, and I am so proud! So many positive changes, and I can see his heart, its an amazing feeling. Unfortunately I was under the misguided impression that when he became sober, he would be completely out of the âpsychosisâ and realize that what he had been accusing me of, was just bizarre and not true. Yet here we sit, trying to show each other love, yet I know in the back of his mind, he legitimately believes he caught me in MULTIPLE porn videoâs(which he sent to me while I was working), sleeping with his family members, male and female, ages ranging from high school, up to 50âsâŚstrangers, all the neighborsâŚyou name it, he accused me of it. Even when these women look nothing like me and they are covering their eyes. So i guess my question isnât why he feels this way, because Iâve read about all i could read about drug induced psychosisâŚbut more a question as to maybe how long, or is this idea going to stay planted forever? He refuses to watch the videoâs he sent me before going to rehab. I had kept them as my âproofâ per se that they werenât me, but he believes he will just be triggered by watching them because he is afraid he will still âsee meâ in them, even though I have never done such a thing in my life, and 110% those women are not me. In my mind Iâm thinking, what better solution to the problem, than to watch the videos with sober eyes and realize they arenât me, wouldnât that be a damn relief, for the both of us? Obviously not a relief if his brain could truly cause him to picture my face on other peoples bodies, but of course Iâm not thinking of that, when I know that no way in hell these people are me, just like I cant possibly understand where he is coming from, he cannot see perspective from my side either, when this is quite literally reality versus drug induced psychosis⌠Has anyone experienced this situation? I cannot help but to feel offended by these accusations, and the strong desire to prove my innocence. What I cannot seem to get on board with, is the idea that he needs to just be able to deal with âmy cheatingâ âaccept itâ and be able to âmove onââŚbecause that is offensive to my sensibilities. I WAS THE ONE WHO WAS ACTualLY BETRAYEDâŚso those resentments and feelings of a need for forgivingness belong to me, how can I watch someone try to âget over, and be okay withâ something I never didâŚthat cannot be the best solution to the problem, because for the rest of our lives, can he then claim to be triggered by the fact that I had cheated on him, even if only in his head, and I must feel some sort of pity for him, and treat the situation delicately like I have anything to be sorry for, and feel empathy for him? Selfishly I am speaking now, but those feelings of betrayal belong to me, I am the one who is destroyed inside, lacking confidence, feeling like I wasnât enough, but does the success of his recovery process mean that I must make myself small once again and allow him to believe that he is working on forgiveness for my actions? That is such a damn hard pill to swallowâŚalthough, I would do it, I just want there to be another answer. He cheated on me multiple times over multiple years, so Iâm aware that he may be projecting his own insecurities onto me because of his guilt, and I need to be sensitive to the fact that what happened in his head was very real to himâŚbut how do I maneuver around the ideas put into his head when he was experiencing psychosis, now that his brain is healing and he is sober? I hoped that there would just be a âTADAAAâ moment when he was sober, that he would finally see what I had been seeing this whole time, but is that too much to hope for? I have stayed by his side, and tried to be his strongest supporter, I have tried to take on all child and financial responsibilities, and I am emotionally wore outâŚyet I must be met with questions about WHERE the money to do the supporting is coming fromâŚbecause it couldnât possibly be the job that Iâve maintainedâŚwhile being alone to take care of the child a majority of his life, and making sure I drove all the way across the state whenever I was allowed to visit at rehab. I cannot help but to feel anger when I am struggling so much and fighting for what I know my reality is, yet trying to be supportive for him, barely getting sleep, and continuing to go to workâŚand then be accused of getting money from anywhere but the job that my bank account and paystubs can verify. I love him more than he will ever know, but my anger that he would accuse me of such things, is starting to be replaced by sadness. I do not necessarily want to feel sorry for him, because I know this is not fair to me, but how can I not have empathy for the person I love so much, that actually feels somewhat broken hearted, even if not because of my true actionsâŚ? To look into the eyes of someone you love, and know that this isnât just a game, that they are feeling true pain, based on facts that have become so real to them in their headâŚit breaks my heart, even though I have no guilt to carry, as I have never been unfaithful. I wanted to be mad for the longest time, but it hurts different when you know that scenes, and photos, and voices were actually playing over in their heads, and they actually feel they were betrayedâŚhow do we prepare ourselves for situations like this? He was absolutely awful to me when he was high, accused me of every disgusting act, with strangers, his family, anyone. I was called every name in the book, but I just tried to research what this drug was doing to him, I felt knowledge could help me to separate my feelings from myself so I could just try to understand what was going on, and because deaf and numb to how he was making me feel. I already know that I struggle with depression, insecurity, and an unhealthy need to belong and be desired by my partner, so I had to go to extreme lengths to prove I cared, and a lot of those lengths compromised me, and they were at my expense, because I am not okay, but I focus on him and his recovery so that I donât have to deal with those feelings for now. I felt I owed it to our 4 year old son, to try and help his father, and I also selfishly believed that I deserved a good man, after all the ****, it was my turn to be happy, and I had chosen hisâŚGod had chosen him to lead my family, so i wasnât going to give up on him. How do I now not feel like I have to spend every moment feeling I have to try and prove something that never happened? I know what infidelity did to me, to my very core, I am not okay, a large part due to the fact that I still could never imagine flirting with another man, let alone having sex with them, it makes me sick, thatâs how ridiculously faithful I am in my heart, and mindâŚthat my body would never do what he was able to do to me. I have to try and tell myself, although I know it isnât true, he doesnât, and what if he is feeling the same way in his gut, that I feel because of actions he actually took? Is this a life sentence? How long does reality take to set back in, or are the memories that occurred during psychosis permanent?? Is this a problem that now sits as a dark shadow over our relationship, that he must âdeal withââŚor is there hope that a day comes where that paranoia and delusional thinking gets exposed, and clear thinking can prove to himself that what he thought was true, never was? I want an epiphanyâŚnot just acceptance from him, I want him to know absolutely that I didnât deserve his behaviors and that I have always been true and stood right there, I need a miracle⌠I cannot picture a happy future with someone who feels they must forgive me for something that I didnât do, that specific something being my largest daily struggle, trying not to think of that her, that woman who came like a tornado through me, she destroyed any sort of positive thinking I had started accumulating towards myself, anything good I felt I had to offer, and sense of confidence I may have built in myself when I fell in love with him, gone⌠the moment I realized that I wasnât enough, over ,and over, and over againâŚthe thought of that infidelity tears my stomach up when I have to think about it, so if some storyline is playing in his head, and he feels betrayed⌠if we are both that hurt, how does our story end, if sobriety doesnât mean clear eyes on the same situation?
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2024.05.15 10:21 Clean_Revolution843 Meth Addict paranoid
My spouse is currently 42 Days sober out of rehab, and I am so proud! So many positive changes, and I can see his heart, its an amazing feeling. Unfortunately I was under the misguided impression that when he became sober, he would be completely out of the âpsychosisâ and realize that what he had been accusing me of, was just bizarre and not true. Yet here we sit, trying to show each other love, yet I know in the back of his mind, he legitimately believes he caught me in MULTIPLE porn videoâs(which he sent to me while I was working), sleeping with his family members, male and female, ages ranging from high school, up to 50âsâŚstrangers, all the neighborsâŚyou name it, he accused me of it. Even when these women look nothing like me and they are covering their eyes. So i guess my question isnât why he feels this way, because Iâve read about all i could read about drug induced psychosisâŚbut more a question as to maybe how long, or is this idea going to stay planted forever? He refuses to watch the videoâs he sent me before going to rehab. I had kept them as my âproofâ per se that they werenât me, but he believes he will just be triggered by watching them because he is afraid he will still âsee meâ in them, even though I have never done such a thing in my life, and 110% those women are not me. In my mind Iâm thinking, what better solution to the problem, than to watch the videos with sober eyes and realize they arenât me, wouldnât that be a damn relief, for the both of us? Obviously not a relief if his brain could truly cause him to picture my face on other peoples bodies, but of course Iâm not thinking of that, when I know that no way in hell these people are me, just like I cant possibly understand where he is coming from, he cannot see perspective from my side either, when this is quite literally reality versus drug induced psychosis⌠Has anyone experienced this situation? I cannot help but to feel offended by these accusations, and the strong desire to prove my innocence. What I cannot seem to get on board with, is the idea that he needs to just be able to deal with âmy cheatingâ âaccept itâ and be able to âmove onââŚbecause that is offensive to my sensibilities. I WAS THE ONE WHO WAS ACTualLY BETRAYEDâŚso those resentments and feelings of a need for forgivingness belong to me, how can I watch someone try to âget over, and be okay withâ something I never didâŚthat cannot be the best solution to the problem, because for the rest of our lives, can he then claim to be triggered by the fact that I had cheated on him, even if only in his head, and I must feel some sort of pity for him, and treat the situation delicately like I have anything to be sorry for, and feel empathy for him? Selfishly I am speaking now, but those feelings of betrayal belong to me, I am the one who is destroyed inside, lacking confidence, feeling like I wasnât enough, but does the success of his recovery process mean that I must make myself small once again and allow him to believe that he is working on forgiveness for my actions? That is such a damn hard pill to swallowâŚalthough, I would do it, I just want there to be another answer. He cheated on me multiple times over multiple years, so Iâm aware that he may be projecting his own insecurities onto me because of his guilt, and I need to be sensitive to the fact that what happened in his head was very real to himâŚbut how do I maneuver around the ideas put into his head when he was experiencing psychosis, now that his brain is healing and he is sober? I hoped that there would just be a âTADAAAâ moment when he was sober, that he would finally see what I had been seeing this whole time, but is that too much to hope for? I have stayed by his side, and tried to be his strongest supporter, I have tried to take on all child and financial responsibilities, and I am emotionally wore outâŚyet I must be met with questions about WHERE the money to do the supporting is coming fromâŚbecause it couldnât possibly be the job that Iâve maintainedâŚwhile being alone to take care of the child a majority of his life, and making sure I drove all the way across the state whenever I was allowed to visit at rehab. I cannot help but to feel anger when I am struggling so much and fighting for what I know my reality is, yet trying to be supportive for him, barely getting sleep, and continuing to go to workâŚand then be accused of getting money from anywhere but the job that my bank account and paystubs can verify. I love him more than he will ever know, but my anger that he would accuse me of such things, is starting to be replaced by sadness. I do not necessarily want to feel sorry for him, because I know this is not fair to me, but how can I not have empathy for the person I love so much, that actually feels somewhat broken hearted, even if not because of my true actionsâŚ? To look into the eyes of someone you love, and know that this isnât just a game, that they are feeling true pain, based on facts that have become so real to them in their headâŚit breaks my heart, even though I have no guilt to carry, as I have never been unfaithful. I wanted to be mad for the longest time, but it hurts different when you know that scenes, and photos, and voices were actually playing over in their heads, and they actually feel they were betrayedâŚhow do we prepare ourselves for situations like this? He was absolutely awful to me when he was high, accused me of every disgusting act, with strangers, his family, anyone. I was called every name in the book, but I just tried to research what this drug was doing to him, I felt knowledge could help me to separate my feelings from myself so I could just try to understand what was going on, and because deaf and numb to how he was making me feel. I already know that I struggle with depression, insecurity, and an unhealthy need to belong and be desired by my partner, so I had to go to extreme lengths to prove I cared, and a lot of those lengths compromised me, and they were at my expense, because I am not okay, but I focus on him and his recovery so that I donât have to deal with those feelings for now. I felt I owed it to our 4 year old son, to try and help his father, and I also selfishly believed that I deserved a good man, after all the ****, it was my turn to be happy, and I had chosen hisâŚGod had chosen him to lead my family, so i wasnât going to give up on him. How do I now not feel like I have to spend every moment feeling I have to try and prove something that never happened? I know what infidelity did to me, to my very core, I am not okay, a large part due to the fact that I still could never imagine flirting with another man, let alone having sex with them, it makes me sick, thatâs how ridiculously faithful I am in my heart, and mindâŚthat my body would never do what he was able to do to me. I have to try and tell myself, although I know it isnât true, he doesnât, and what if he is feeling the same way in his gut, that I feel because of actions he actually took? Is this a life sentence? How long does reality take to set back in, or are the memories that occurred during psychosis permanent?? Is this a problem that now sits as a dark shadow over our relationship, that he must âdeal withââŚor is there hope that a day comes where that paranoia and delusional thinking gets exposed, and clear thinking can prove to himself that what he thought was true, never was? I want an epiphanyâŚnot just acceptance from him, I want him to know absolutely that I didnât deserve his behaviors and that I have always been true and stood right there, I need a miracle⌠I cannot picture a happy future with someone who feels they must forgive me for something that I didnât do, that specific something being my largest daily struggle, trying not to think of that her, that woman who came like a tornado through me, she destroyed any sort of positive thinking I had started accumulating towards myself, anything good I felt I had to offer, and sense of confidence I may have built in myself when I fell in love with him, gone⌠the moment I realized that I wasnât enough, over ,and over, and over againâŚthe thought of that infidelity tears my stomach up when I have to think about it, so if some storyline is playing in his head, and he feels betrayed⌠if we are both that hurt, how does our story end, if sobriety doesnât mean clear eyes on the same situation?
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2024.05.15 10:20 Eastern_Picture_3879 Is it just me or does Hurston Dynamics suck at their job?
Everytime I go on erkul to look for the best weapons components for my ships theyre rarely if ever actually sold on Hurston, the weapons manufacturing planet, instead its mostly space stations or fucking Orison (which I hate). What's the deal CIG? This doesn't make much sense to me. It feels like it'd make more sense for Hurston to be THE PLACE to get good ship weapons. How can a company with a planet not dominate the market in the system it resides in? They control a planet for pete's sake you'd think that'd give them an advantage of some sort wth.
EDIT: it's even worse then i thought, HD Showcase = 9 weapons CR Showcase = 2 bombs, 19 missiles, 18 missile racks, 4 mounts, 24 weapons NB CenterMass = 19 missiles, 19 missile racks, 9 mounts, 65 weapons Area18 CenterMass = 19 missiles, 18 missile racks, 9 mounts, 47 weapons
HOW THE HELL DOES HURSTON ONLY HAVE 9 WEAPONS, WHAT! THEYRE A WEAPONS MANUFACTURER. AT THE LEAST THEY SHOULD HAVE A SHOP LIKE CENTERMASS WITH A GENERAL INVENTORY FROM OTHER CORPS. CIG literally have made Hurston the worst planet in every way but one, its location. It doesnt have a weapons shop, it has the worst tram system in the game, (did I mention this already) it doesnt have a weapons shop (ugh), leaving its residence block you will be slowed down by a sandstorm most of the time, and it has no FPS armor shop either. Why do they hate Hurston so much? The only thing keeping me here is the Bladerunner minus the neon aesthetic they have going. It desperately needs some love.
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EDIT: it's even worse then i thought, HD Showcase = 9 weapons CR Showcase = 2 bombs, 19 missiles, 18 missile racks, 4 mounts, 24 weapons NB CenterMass = 19 missiles, 19 missile racks, 9 mounts, 65 weapons Area18 CenterMass = 19 missiles, 18 missile racks, 9 mounts, 47 weapons
HOW THE HELL DOES HURSTON ONLY HAVE 9 WEAPONS, WHAT! THEYRE A WEAPONS MANUFACTURER. AT THE LEAST THEY SHOULD HAVE A SHOP LIKE CENTERMASS WITH A GENERAL INVENTORY FROM OTHER CORPS. CIG literally have made Hurston the worst planet in every way but one, its location. It doesnt have a weapons shop, it has the worst tram system in the game, (did I mention this already) it doesnt have a weapons shop (ugh), leaving its residence block you will be slowed down by a sandstorm most of the time, and it has no FPS armor shop either. Why do they hate Hurston so much? The only thing keeping me here is the Bladerunner minus the neon aesthetic they have going. It desperately needs some love.
2024.05.15 10:19 isaac_kelvin Hostinger vs. HostGator: A Comprehensive Comparison for 2024
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Conclusion
Both Hostinger and HostGator are reputable web hosting providers with a lot to offer. However, Hostinger edges out HostGator in terms of performance, pricing, and customer support. If you're looking for an affordable, fast, and reliable web host with a user-friendly interface, Hostinger is a great option. However, if you need a wide range of one-click install scripts and a free domain name, HostGator is worth considering.
Ultimately, the best web host for you will depend on your specific needs and budget. Carefully evaluate the factors discussed in this comparison to make an informed decision that aligns with your website goals.
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Introduction
Hostinger and HostGator are two of the most popular web hosting providers in the market, each with its unique strengths and weaknesses. While both offer a variety of hosting plans to cater to different needs, they differ in terms of performance, pricing, features, and customer support. Understanding these differences is key to choosing the right host for your website.
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Performance
Performance is a critical factor to consider when choosing a web host, as it directly impacts your website's speed, reliability, and user experience. In this regard, Hostinger has a slight edge over HostGator.
Hostinger boasts impressive uptime and loading speeds, thanks to its LiteSpeed web server and optimized infrastructure. Multiple tests have shown that Hostinger's servers consistently deliver faster loading times compared to HostGator. Moreover, Hostinger offers a free Content Delivery Network (CDN) with all its plans, further enhancing website speed by distributing content across multiple servers worldwide.
While HostGator also provides reliable uptime, its loading speeds are not as impressive as Hostinger's. However, HostGator does offer a variety of performance-enhancing features, such as caching and compression, to optimize website speed.
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Features
Both Hostinger and HostGator offer a wide range of features to cater to different website needs. However, there are some notable differences in their offerings.
Hostinger provides a user-friendly control panel called hPanel, which is intuitive and easy to navigate. It also includes a free website builder with drag-and-drop functionality, making it easy for beginners to create a website without any coding knowledge. Additionally, Hostinger offers a variety of one-click install scripts for popular applications like WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal.
HostGator, on the other hand, uses the industry-standard cPanel control panel, which is familiar to most webmasters. It also includes a website builder, but it's not as intuitive as Hostinger's. However, HostGator does offer a wider range of one-click install scripts for various applications.
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Pricing
Pricing is another crucial factor to consider when choosing a web host. Hostinger is known for its affordable pricing, especially for its shared hosting plans. Its entry-level plan starts at a very low price, making it an attractive option for budget-conscious users.
HostGator's pricing is slightly higher than Hostinger's, but it does offer some discounts for longer-term commitments. Additionally, HostGator includes a free domain name with all its plans, whereas Hostinger only offers a free domain with its annual plans.
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Customer Support
Both Hostinger and HostGator provide 24/7 customer support via live chat and email. However, Hostinger's customer support is known to be more responsive and helpful. Multiple user reviews have praised Hostinger's support team for their promptness and knowledge.
HostGator's customer support is also decent, but it has received some criticism for its slow response times and lack of technical expertise. However, HostGator does offer a comprehensive knowledge base and community forums to help users troubleshoot issues.
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Additional Considerations
Apart from the factors mentioned above, there are a few additional considerations to keep in mind when choosing between Hostinger and HostGator.
- Scalability: If you anticipate your website growing in traffic and resources, it's important to choose a host that can accommodate your needs. Both Hostinger and HostGator offer various hosting plans, including VPS and dedicated servers, to scale your website as it grows.
- Security: Website security is paramount to protect your data and prevent cyber attacks. Both Hostinger and HostGator offer robust security measures, such as SSL certificates, firewalls, and malware scanning. However, Hostinger goes a step further by providing a free Cloudflare integration, which adds an extra layer of security to your website.
- Money-back guarantee: Both Hostinger and HostGator offer a 30-day money-back guarantee, allowing you to try their services risk-free.
In-Depth Analysis
Let's take a closer look at some specific aspects of Hostinger and HostGator to understand their strengths and weaknesses in more detail.
Hostinger
- Pros:
- Excellent performance with fast loading speeds and reliable uptime
- Affordable pricing, especially for shared hosting plans
- User-friendly hPanel control panel
- Free website builder with drag-and-drop functionality
- Responsive and helpful customer support
- Free Cloudflare integration for enhanced security
- Cons:
- Limited one-click install scripts compared to HostGator
- Free domain only with annual plans
- Pros:
- Reliable uptime
- Familiar cPanel control panel
- Wide range of one-click install scripts
- Free domain name with all plans
- Comprehensive knowledge base and community forums
- Cons:
- Slower loading speeds compared to Hostinger
- Slightly higher pricing than Hostinger
- Some criticism for slow customer support response times
Who Should Choose Hostinger?
Hostinger is an excellent choice for beginners and budget-conscious users who prioritize performance and ease of use. Its affordable pricing, fast loading speeds, and user-friendly interface make it a great option for individuals and small businesses looking to establish their online presence.
Who Should Choose HostGator?
HostGator is a good option for users who are familiar with cPanel and need a wide range of one-click install scripts for various applications. It's also a good choice for users who value a free domain name with all plans.
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Conclusion
Both Hostinger and HostGator are reputable web hosting providers with a lot to offer. However, Hostinger edges out HostGator in terms of performance, pricing, and customer support. If you're looking for an affordable, fast, and reliable web host with a user-friendly interface, Hostinger is a great option. However, if you need a wide range of one-click install scripts and a free domain name, HostGator is worth considering.
Ultimately, the best web host for you will depend on your specific needs and budget. Carefully evaluate the factors discussed in this comparison to make an informed decision that aligns with your website goals.
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2024.05.15 10:18 Diligent_Routine8983 I 20F am no longer madly in love with my bf 22M. How can we go back to the past state?
I know my bf online and we have been dating online for 10 months. We are both Chinese but I have been studying in china but he went to abroad to study since high school. i.e. Canada. Everything goes well and we are like forsaken soulmates that have been forced to be apart for a long time. For the past 10 months we really get along very well and its my first love. But there are some problems recently arising.
First He had ONS experience although only once. I was raised in a region of china where everyone is conservative about sex. Many girls even think that they should leave their virgin to their husbands so the sex before marriage is prohibited. My family is also conservative. But I think I have an open mind genetically. In the past I think I can accept sex before marriage or casual sex but only when it really came to me I found that itâs not easy to change an opinion that you have been long exposed to. In china I think the society is experiencing the transformation of values after you know the fast development of economy in the past 30 years. So there is a mixture of the open and conservative opinions about sex and I always thought I will be in the open crowd. But actually I am a virgin. And itâs actually hard for me to accept he had sex experience. Although I know he study abroad and itâs more open abroad I still find it hard to accept all of this. I think itâs because the culture and for me rationally I am pro that he had sex because itâs normal. I am always sick of the old Chinese conservative opinions because I think itâs suppressing the nature. I know itâs normal in the western world. Can anyone come to comfort me about this and help me to accept this normal behavior in the western world. And I am also going to study in the U.S.
The first thing has damaged our relationship a little(or much). But recently the second problem came. He is one year before graduation and just finished his final tests 2 weeks ago. He said he got pressure to land an internship and is anxious sometimes. So he cut down on the frequency of texting to me. More of the time maybe he is playing video games. Because I found that he suddenly became less into our relationship I feel insecure. And 2 weeks later I now found myself also not madly in love. But instead I just feel more sober and calm when talking to him. I am fearful of this situation. I talk to him why he is like this and he said sorry to me and said he is anxious and said he will change. But I just think the feelings of our relationship has changed.
Can someone give me advice on how to cope with this situation?
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First He had ONS experience although only once. I was raised in a region of china where everyone is conservative about sex. Many girls even think that they should leave their virgin to their husbands so the sex before marriage is prohibited. My family is also conservative. But I think I have an open mind genetically. In the past I think I can accept sex before marriage or casual sex but only when it really came to me I found that itâs not easy to change an opinion that you have been long exposed to. In china I think the society is experiencing the transformation of values after you know the fast development of economy in the past 30 years. So there is a mixture of the open and conservative opinions about sex and I always thought I will be in the open crowd. But actually I am a virgin. And itâs actually hard for me to accept he had sex experience. Although I know he study abroad and itâs more open abroad I still find it hard to accept all of this. I think itâs because the culture and for me rationally I am pro that he had sex because itâs normal. I am always sick of the old Chinese conservative opinions because I think itâs suppressing the nature. I know itâs normal in the western world. Can anyone come to comfort me about this and help me to accept this normal behavior in the western world. And I am also going to study in the U.S.
The first thing has damaged our relationship a little(or much). But recently the second problem came. He is one year before graduation and just finished his final tests 2 weeks ago. He said he got pressure to land an internship and is anxious sometimes. So he cut down on the frequency of texting to me. More of the time maybe he is playing video games. Because I found that he suddenly became less into our relationship I feel insecure. And 2 weeks later I now found myself also not madly in love. But instead I just feel more sober and calm when talking to him. I am fearful of this situation. I talk to him why he is like this and he said sorry to me and said he is anxious and said he will change. But I just think the feelings of our relationship has changed.
Can someone give me advice on how to cope with this situation?
2024.05.15 10:16 RockyBlocky03031978 Nether portals... generate 300 blocks away from where they should.
So I'm trying to make a fast route to a Badlands biome for terracotta. Linking portals has always been kind of straightforward in my experience. So I build a portal in the Badlands: 835/ ~ / -1401. I didn't go through... as I never go through these type of fast route portals. I go to the nether to: 104/ ~ / -175. I build a portal go through expecting it to link up and get transported to: 1135/ ~ / -1408... in a brand new portal generated by the game itself... under an ocean... not far from the shore... but still. How? It's nowhere near to where the game should look for an active portal... or where it should create one. Going back through this portal will generate a new portal in the nether somewhat at the location of where I built a nether portal only blocks up just below the nether roof. I play java 1.20.4 Any suggestions what's going on...? Might be helpfull...
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2024.05.15 10:15 Vast-Equal-4425 I am trying to make Web3 owning NBA teams, AMA
It's been over 15 years since Satoshi Nakamoto introduced Bitcoin, igniting discussions on how Web3 could reshape traditional financial systems, build a better world, solve poverty, and break monopolies. However, after 15 years, large funds and VCs have begun to dominate the Web3 space, somewhat overshadowing the decentralized ethos it originally promised.
Despite these challenges, I believe it's time for Web3 to reclaim its potential, not through token governance, but through actual governance of real-world assets, like NBA teams.
Who am I? I'm MingDynastyVase (https://twitter.com/MetaDynastyVase), an engineer in the Web3 sector and a fervent NBA fan and NBA Top Shot NFT collector.
My Dream Owning an NBA team has always been a dream of mine. Despite being a middle-class kid without extraordinary means, I've nurtured this dream by investing in Madison Square Garden Sports stocks, aspiring to participate in what I consider the ultimate fantasy game.
Inspiration from Web3 Inspired by Don Tapscottâs "Blockchain Revolution," I've realized how decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) could manage real-world businesses. Within the NBA Top Shot community, I've met others who share a deep love for the league and believe in Web3âs potential.
My Plan Traditional DAOs have often been criticized for centralization, where a few control the many. I aim to diverge from this by rallying the passion and fandom of the community rather than just fundraising through tokens. To mediate the risk of rugging, we are not gonna ask people to spend their assets on tokens or NFTs or something else. Here's how I envision the whole plan:
Ask me anything, please comment or DM. Thanks for your time reading through this, cheers.
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Despite these challenges, I believe it's time for Web3 to reclaim its potential, not through token governance, but through actual governance of real-world assets, like NBA teams.
Who am I? I'm MingDynastyVase (https://twitter.com/MetaDynastyVase), an engineer in the Web3 sector and a fervent NBA fan and NBA Top Shot NFT collector.
My Dream Owning an NBA team has always been a dream of mine. Despite being a middle-class kid without extraordinary means, I've nurtured this dream by investing in Madison Square Garden Sports stocks, aspiring to participate in what I consider the ultimate fantasy game.
Inspiration from Web3 Inspired by Don Tapscottâs "Blockchain Revolution," I've realized how decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) could manage real-world businesses. Within the NBA Top Shot community, I've met others who share a deep love for the league and believe in Web3âs potential.
My Plan Traditional DAOs have often been criticized for centralization, where a few control the many. I aim to diverge from this by rallying the passion and fandom of the community rather than just fundraising through tokens. To mediate the risk of rugging, we are not gonna ask people to spend their assets on tokens or NFTs or something else. Here's how I envision the whole plan:
- Community Building: Gather fans and potential investors in an online community.
- Smart Contract Development: Launch a smart contract allowing participants to show their willingness to invest while maintaining control of their assets. See the prototype here: https://etherscan.io/address/0x46c5264728af4dbe274929f9509fbeabf8cca2c9
- Legal Framework: Establish an LLC to handle regulatory and legal frameworks.
- Network Growth: Expand our community, connect with players, team owners, and notable public figures.
- Deal Negotiation: Initiate fundraising only when a real opportunity to purchase NBA shares emerges, ensuring transparency throughout the process.
- Tokenization: Distribute tokenized shares to all investors.
- DeFi Integration: Develop a DeFi platform leveraging the tokens to enhance Web3 utility.
- Fans: Gain perks like tickets and merchandise, deepen your connection with the team, and influence league decisions.
- Investors: Own a part of high-value, historically rich NBA teams.
- Developers: Inspire more businesses to explore real-world asset (RWA) integration with Web3, potentially revolutionizing how industries operate.
Ask me anything, please comment or DM. Thanks for your time reading through this, cheers.
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2024.05.15 10:04 okigotthis_ AITAH For struggling with my boyfriends usage of marijuana?
Hi first I (23F) wanna clarify that I have no issue with marijuana, either using it for medicinal or just for fun. However specifically when my (24M) boyfriend uses it I get a bit uncomfortable.
We started dating about 3 years ago. In the beginning he told me he used to smoke back in high school for a little but stopped when he graduated. About a year into our relationship he started back up again because an old school friend of his uses it. I was fine with him smoking it, he seemed happy and hey life is stressful. He even allowed me to do a little too, I liked the sensation but wasnât the biggest fan of the smoke feeling in my lungs.
Anyways over the next couple of months I started noticing a few things about him that started to change. One thing I noticed was that he would get really hyper focused on things like video games or spending time with his friends. I talked with him several times about how I wished he could balance his time with his friends and with me. I guess I kinda felt like I wasnât on the same level of priority to him. He said he has always struggled with balancing people but when he smokes I feel it is amplified. He always apologized and say he would try his best but would always fall back to the same habits.
This leads to another thing I sort of noticed but he seemed to forget things easily. I canât exactly pinpoint what he would forget as it was a few years ago. I just remembered that it would be stuff like when I would talk about my day or he wouldnât take care of his basic needs. He also spaced out a lot, when I would talk to him Iâd either ask if he was listening or he would ask me to repeat what I said.
Lastly I feel his emotional output was disrupted. He seemed like he was not there 100% of the time emotionally. He even talked with a monotone voice and I would always ask whatâs wrong, but he would say he was good. His reactions were different, his facial expressions were blank, he felt like a shell of the man I fell in love with.
A few months go by and he quits doing marijuana because he greened out, which I know from experience is very scary. In just a few weeks he was back to being ânormalâ and hasnât touched weed until just recently.
I am worried that he will go back to being like that. I am scared that I wonât be able to handle it this time. We both have had several talks about it but I donât feel too good I guess. He used to get high all the time, never coming down from it which led him to having a high tolerance. He told me that this time he will cut back and not use it like he used to.
I love my boyfriend, he makes me so happy and I donât want to end things just because of this. I feel guilty for even thinking about possibly ending things between us if things donât pan out well. I feel selfish that I struggle with something he enjoys. Throughout our relationship I have struggled with having an anxious attachment style, but even he says that I have gotten much better. Maybe this time I will be able to handle this situation better? I know that when using cannabis it can cause those symptoms that I have stated up above. I canât really change or do anything that can change his habits only he can. I fell in love with the non-weed side of my boyfriend I guess..am I wrong to struggle with loving all of him? I know love is learning, and I wanna learn to love him fully.
I want to say I am not trying to demonize marijuana. I know it affects each and everyone of us differently. Please I kindly ask you in the comments to not talk about your stance on the drug. Whether you think it should be only for recreational purposes or whatever I did not write this post to hear that. I know this subject is kinda political but I wish for only advice and to know if I am the asshole for struggling with my boyfriends usage of marijuana. Thank you for your time, sorry for the long post.
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We started dating about 3 years ago. In the beginning he told me he used to smoke back in high school for a little but stopped when he graduated. About a year into our relationship he started back up again because an old school friend of his uses it. I was fine with him smoking it, he seemed happy and hey life is stressful. He even allowed me to do a little too, I liked the sensation but wasnât the biggest fan of the smoke feeling in my lungs.
Anyways over the next couple of months I started noticing a few things about him that started to change. One thing I noticed was that he would get really hyper focused on things like video games or spending time with his friends. I talked with him several times about how I wished he could balance his time with his friends and with me. I guess I kinda felt like I wasnât on the same level of priority to him. He said he has always struggled with balancing people but when he smokes I feel it is amplified. He always apologized and say he would try his best but would always fall back to the same habits.
This leads to another thing I sort of noticed but he seemed to forget things easily. I canât exactly pinpoint what he would forget as it was a few years ago. I just remembered that it would be stuff like when I would talk about my day or he wouldnât take care of his basic needs. He also spaced out a lot, when I would talk to him Iâd either ask if he was listening or he would ask me to repeat what I said.
Lastly I feel his emotional output was disrupted. He seemed like he was not there 100% of the time emotionally. He even talked with a monotone voice and I would always ask whatâs wrong, but he would say he was good. His reactions were different, his facial expressions were blank, he felt like a shell of the man I fell in love with.
A few months go by and he quits doing marijuana because he greened out, which I know from experience is very scary. In just a few weeks he was back to being ânormalâ and hasnât touched weed until just recently.
I am worried that he will go back to being like that. I am scared that I wonât be able to handle it this time. We both have had several talks about it but I donât feel too good I guess. He used to get high all the time, never coming down from it which led him to having a high tolerance. He told me that this time he will cut back and not use it like he used to.
I love my boyfriend, he makes me so happy and I donât want to end things just because of this. I feel guilty for even thinking about possibly ending things between us if things donât pan out well. I feel selfish that I struggle with something he enjoys. Throughout our relationship I have struggled with having an anxious attachment style, but even he says that I have gotten much better. Maybe this time I will be able to handle this situation better? I know that when using cannabis it can cause those symptoms that I have stated up above. I canât really change or do anything that can change his habits only he can. I fell in love with the non-weed side of my boyfriend I guess..am I wrong to struggle with loving all of him? I know love is learning, and I wanna learn to love him fully.
I want to say I am not trying to demonize marijuana. I know it affects each and everyone of us differently. Please I kindly ask you in the comments to not talk about your stance on the drug. Whether you think it should be only for recreational purposes or whatever I did not write this post to hear that. I know this subject is kinda political but I wish for only advice and to know if I am the asshole for struggling with my boyfriends usage of marijuana. Thank you for your time, sorry for the long post.
2024.05.15 10:04 Frequent-Relation-64 How to get over a Girl ? 18M and this title asked the girls age she isnt my gf but 18F i guess
Is there anyone from Nepal (some text are in nepali languages too!) So, it was like end of february of 2024 ,this girl sent me friend request after chatting publicly in a random study group . I had no such expectation that a girl would send me friend request i accepted it đ
, She messaged me first , we began to talk , it seemed like she was quite interested in me , i just gave 12th boards from science stream so we usually talked about studies but she used to change the topic and switch to random topic and daily activites topic . It was fun to talk to her , she used to give reply within a second , long long messages , jati khera msg garyo uti kherai herihalne , quick response . I never got attention during my school days neither in college but this girl made me feel so special like , she cared for me alott even if it was online , I fell in love with her đ
, I used to chat with her till 1 am after studying for 12 to 13 hrs a day , i literally used to have the best feeling in the world by thinking its all worth it to talk to her after hustling all day long , she was damn beautiful , like really gorgeous , time passed and we used to talk daily , i could never confess in the fear of getting blocked or losing her đ, she used to send me questions , i used to solve them asap , and when exam came near , i was fully prepared so after teaching my friends online , i used to wait whole day for her to come online just to talk , but all of sudden she started to give dry replies like ok , lala , eh , ay . I first thought it was all normal then again she started reading my messages late although i didnt let my studies go bad for this as i have to make my parents proud , still it hurted me , the exam went fucking awesome , i was in the hope aba ta exam sakkiyo aja samma ramrari kura garexaina aba ta ramro sanga kura garchu u sanga , note : i never had a female friend , never talked to a girl my entire life . So she was like very very special to me that i cant even express in my word . I dont think I will ever be able to love any other girl the way i loved her , I still miss that sweet girl who made me smile after so busy day. One thing more , I fell in love with her without even listening her voice . Time passed , ani yo exam vyaiyepachi ta afai message aauna pani xodyo , reply matra tei pani max two word wala hunthyo . I am an artist , web developer , app developer I woke up all night just to create her sketches so that she can be happy and all she said was thankyou which also became so big thing for me . It hurts and kills you from inside when your favourite person is everytime online but can go all the day without texting you đ, she came to my life when i needed noone and now ignoring me when i am only interested in her , shit man , i wish if i had never met her , every day is getting more worse by seeing dry replies from her . I dont know what to do this shit is killing me from inside , she roams in my mind 24/7 . . Fuck man ,I never thought getting attached to someone would cost my this much mental breakdown . Is there somebody who can suggest me something ? Should i still text her or leave , i am literally fucked up mentally
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2024.05.15 10:00 P106_Senpai [US][Selling] Lots of manga and some signed funko. Open to offers.
Trying to get rid of some manga. condition varies some brand new, some very used and are priced accordingly.
Open to offers.
Shipping not including. if you buy enough then I will pay for shipping.
Tried to price things best I could if you believe pricing isn't fair and you're interested we can work something out.
Signed Funko! at the bottom.
Thanks for looking!
Photo Link: Images/Proof
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2024.05.15 09:58 changingavariable I feel like I've wasted my life
I am 25F and I have wasted a lot of time. This is mostly a rant, but I really need some advice as well.
I live with my parents. I lived with them when I went to college and never moved out.
I have a BA in English. I graduated right after the pandemic when the job market was pretty weak. I tried to apply for some positions but most of them were very far (my parents live in a village. It takes around 2 hours to get to the city by public transport, 1 hour by car but I didn't have a car back then). And because my country and city are smaller, there weren't many remote options, especially for people who were just starting. So I settled for remote tutoring. I work 20 hours a week and I have a low average monthly income. I often feel tired from even 5 hours a day (one-on-one conversations are exhausting for me) and I'm scared/too lazy to take on more hours. It also means that for the past 4 years that I've been working, I didn't have any PTOs, benefits or any career movements. I'm not sure I can even call it a work experience.
I don't have any irl friends. I lost contact with my school and college friends as soon as I graduated, and as I work remotely and leave my house very rarely, I don't meet new people. If I do go out, it's usually with my mom and little sister. Partly because I really like them and theur company; mostly because I don't have other people to hang out with and I don't want to do it alone. The only friends I have are the ones I met online playing computer games.
I have never had even as much as a kiss. And I'm not unattractive, a few guys back in high school and college were interested. But I always got scared and became distant as soon as I could feel some interest from them. I am in an online relationship now, and at first I entertained the idea of actually meeting with him and maybe even living together, but now after almost a year I realize it's not something he wants to do. He's in a similar position (never dated before, doesn't have many friends offline etc) and when I said this relationship might not be for me, he got so sad. At this point I'm only with him because I don't want to make him sad.
I don't even have much money despite living with my parents and not paying rent. I spend it regularly on games and online shopping and now I have maybe enough to live for about 4 months, if I were to stop working.
And I really just waste a lot of time, by mindlessly scrolling social media. I used to read and watch a lot, and learn new things. I don't do that now.
And looking at everything, I realize that I'm the one who let things get this bad. I have financial support of my parents but I never did anything but be lazy and scared. I have a car now. I'm trying to learn programming but I keep seeing that the situation on the market is pretty bad, and my motivation often disappears for weeks. I'm afraid to act and I'm afraid to change. So how do I get my life together?
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I live with my parents. I lived with them when I went to college and never moved out.
I have a BA in English. I graduated right after the pandemic when the job market was pretty weak. I tried to apply for some positions but most of them were very far (my parents live in a village. It takes around 2 hours to get to the city by public transport, 1 hour by car but I didn't have a car back then). And because my country and city are smaller, there weren't many remote options, especially for people who were just starting. So I settled for remote tutoring. I work 20 hours a week and I have a low average monthly income. I often feel tired from even 5 hours a day (one-on-one conversations are exhausting for me) and I'm scared/too lazy to take on more hours. It also means that for the past 4 years that I've been working, I didn't have any PTOs, benefits or any career movements. I'm not sure I can even call it a work experience.
I don't have any irl friends. I lost contact with my school and college friends as soon as I graduated, and as I work remotely and leave my house very rarely, I don't meet new people. If I do go out, it's usually with my mom and little sister. Partly because I really like them and theur company; mostly because I don't have other people to hang out with and I don't want to do it alone. The only friends I have are the ones I met online playing computer games.
I have never had even as much as a kiss. And I'm not unattractive, a few guys back in high school and college were interested. But I always got scared and became distant as soon as I could feel some interest from them. I am in an online relationship now, and at first I entertained the idea of actually meeting with him and maybe even living together, but now after almost a year I realize it's not something he wants to do. He's in a similar position (never dated before, doesn't have many friends offline etc) and when I said this relationship might not be for me, he got so sad. At this point I'm only with him because I don't want to make him sad.
I don't even have much money despite living with my parents and not paying rent. I spend it regularly on games and online shopping and now I have maybe enough to live for about 4 months, if I were to stop working.
And I really just waste a lot of time, by mindlessly scrolling social media. I used to read and watch a lot, and learn new things. I don't do that now.
And looking at everything, I realize that I'm the one who let things get this bad. I have financial support of my parents but I never did anything but be lazy and scared. I have a car now. I'm trying to learn programming but I keep seeing that the situation on the market is pretty bad, and my motivation often disappears for weeks. I'm afraid to act and I'm afraid to change. So how do I get my life together?
2024.05.15 09:56 FrogIntervention so deep in social isolation, guilt, shame, avoidance
so deep in social isolation, guilt, and shame
i have really bad avoidance tendencies, and sometimes deal with paranoia that a few times in my life became delusional thinking. my psychiatrist thinks itâs bipolar, i disagree, but thatâs whatever. i graduated college last may, ended up getting a job that was not what i envisioned for myself at all (iâm a software engineer and the job market sucks right now). i had to move to a new city, its about 30 mins away from my old college and i know a small handful of people who still go there (although even while i was still in college, i was a loner and didnât have many friends). i did have this one friend who iâve known since high school, but in the past 3 ish years, my mental health and toxic behavior led her to have to set strict boundaries with our relationship. i donât blame her at all, i wouldâve done the same. i have really bad avoidant tendencies that, along with my paranoia and inability to trust people, lead me to blow up on people and pus them away in the process. at this point, our friendship will never go back to the way it was. she also moved go another state so even the meaningless surface level convos we do have are over text. i have completely socially isolated myself. my work is nearly fully remote and i work very independently so i dont even need to socialize at work. im supposed to go into the office 4 days a month, but even then i usually find an excuse to stay home for at least one of those. Itâs mid may, and Iâve gone to exactly 3 irl social gatherings the entire year. Literally exactly 3. and two of them lasted 2 hours, the other was a concert. all were with people in not very close with but i would still consider friends. the only form of socialization i do have consistently is playing video games with some online friends i made in the past couple months, but i really question if they play with me because they enjoy or because im a girl and they like the idea of playing games with a girl. one of them asked me out which made me kind of sad because i thought i was finally making friends even if itâs just over a video game, but then i remembered people only want to be around me for some sort of gain. i said no and they stuck around, but i worry heâll ask again and if i say no again i will go back to being socially isolated both online and in person. iâve been in therapy since 2021 but i recently switched to a new therapist who focuses on trauma work. idk if its the trauma response or what, but iâve been so emotional lately and i hate it. i hate crying, i hate thinking about stuff that makes me upset, and i feel guilty all the time. i have such a hard time connecting with people, im extremely arrogant and judgemental, today i tried going to bed and then i remembered that when i was in high school, my mom who didnât get the chance to graduate high school because she was a teen mom, went back to get her her and enrolled in community college courses just for her own fulfillment. she was so excited to learn this stuff i was learning for free from her own sacrifice. and i was so impatient with her when she wouldnât get it. and i would make her said when id be impatient with her. i hate myself for being like that. and iâm still so cold with her not just with her, but for some reason itâs impossible for me to be genuine with people, and with her 90% of the time, i am faking it. and she can tell. a few years ago she asked me to teach her python, and i did for one day cuz i wanted to make up for what i did when i was in high school, and after thatâs when she asked again i would make excuses and say no until she just stopped asking. a year ago she went back to our country of origin (weâre immigrants) and i feel like ill never be able to make things right. now the only interactions we have are daily facetime calls where i try really hard not to be snappy with her or cold and i fail every single day. i feel like it fuels my depression and itâs a never ending feedback loop. if she wasnât alive i would probably have killed myself by now, and i really worrry about the day she dies, ill be ridden with guilt and shame about how my moms whole life, i wasnât ableto connect with her, or anyone. and my only friendship was also ruined. my mom was really strict growing up and has bpd tendencies, so i know why im like this, but she loves me a lot and i hate that i have this inability to forgive her or maybe some built up resentment that i havenât been able to get rid of in my 23 years of existence. im so full of guilt it is literally eating me alive, every time we call i can tell she is sad because she can tell im distant and have literally nothing to talk about. i donât want to talk about work, i donât want to talk about what i ate, what i did, nothing. sometimes its because thereâs nothing really to talk about, but mostly itâs because i just donât want to. i donât know why i donât want to, i almost want to say i canât. but when im talking with my sisters i usually have a much easier time. i just donât understand why i love my mom so much but i have such a hard time talking to her and not losing my patience or becoming irritable at everything she does even when sheâs not doing anything wrong. even if she hurt me at some point, she didnât know better and she always tried her best. i was a difficult kid, and she parented the best way she knew how. my dad is dead and was never in my life (like at all, i didnât really know him), and i am reasonably close to my sisters but i feel like my mom is all i have at this point and i disappoint her every single day and i canât stop. im not paranoid right now but i feel so depressed and hopeless
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i have really bad avoidance tendencies, and sometimes deal with paranoia that a few times in my life became delusional thinking. my psychiatrist thinks itâs bipolar, i disagree, but thatâs whatever. i graduated college last may, ended up getting a job that was not what i envisioned for myself at all (iâm a software engineer and the job market sucks right now). i had to move to a new city, its about 30 mins away from my old college and i know a small handful of people who still go there (although even while i was still in college, i was a loner and didnât have many friends). i did have this one friend who iâve known since high school, but in the past 3 ish years, my mental health and toxic behavior led her to have to set strict boundaries with our relationship. i donât blame her at all, i wouldâve done the same. i have really bad avoidant tendencies that, along with my paranoia and inability to trust people, lead me to blow up on people and pus them away in the process. at this point, our friendship will never go back to the way it was. she also moved go another state so even the meaningless surface level convos we do have are over text. i have completely socially isolated myself. my work is nearly fully remote and i work very independently so i dont even need to socialize at work. im supposed to go into the office 4 days a month, but even then i usually find an excuse to stay home for at least one of those. Itâs mid may, and Iâve gone to exactly 3 irl social gatherings the entire year. Literally exactly 3. and two of them lasted 2 hours, the other was a concert. all were with people in not very close with but i would still consider friends. the only form of socialization i do have consistently is playing video games with some online friends i made in the past couple months, but i really question if they play with me because they enjoy or because im a girl and they like the idea of playing games with a girl. one of them asked me out which made me kind of sad because i thought i was finally making friends even if itâs just over a video game, but then i remembered people only want to be around me for some sort of gain. i said no and they stuck around, but i worry heâll ask again and if i say no again i will go back to being socially isolated both online and in person. iâve been in therapy since 2021 but i recently switched to a new therapist who focuses on trauma work. idk if its the trauma response or what, but iâve been so emotional lately and i hate it. i hate crying, i hate thinking about stuff that makes me upset, and i feel guilty all the time. i have such a hard time connecting with people, im extremely arrogant and judgemental, today i tried going to bed and then i remembered that when i was in high school, my mom who didnât get the chance to graduate high school because she was a teen mom, went back to get her her and enrolled in community college courses just for her own fulfillment. she was so excited to learn this stuff i was learning for free from her own sacrifice. and i was so impatient with her when she wouldnât get it. and i would make her said when id be impatient with her. i hate myself for being like that. and iâm still so cold with her not just with her, but for some reason itâs impossible for me to be genuine with people, and with her 90% of the time, i am faking it. and she can tell. a few years ago she asked me to teach her python, and i did for one day cuz i wanted to make up for what i did when i was in high school, and after thatâs when she asked again i would make excuses and say no until she just stopped asking. a year ago she went back to our country of origin (weâre immigrants) and i feel like ill never be able to make things right. now the only interactions we have are daily facetime calls where i try really hard not to be snappy with her or cold and i fail every single day. i feel like it fuels my depression and itâs a never ending feedback loop. if she wasnât alive i would probably have killed myself by now, and i really worrry about the day she dies, ill be ridden with guilt and shame about how my moms whole life, i wasnât ableto connect with her, or anyone. and my only friendship was also ruined. my mom was really strict growing up and has bpd tendencies, so i know why im like this, but she loves me a lot and i hate that i have this inability to forgive her or maybe some built up resentment that i havenât been able to get rid of in my 23 years of existence. im so full of guilt it is literally eating me alive, every time we call i can tell she is sad because she can tell im distant and have literally nothing to talk about. i donât want to talk about work, i donât want to talk about what i ate, what i did, nothing. sometimes its because thereâs nothing really to talk about, but mostly itâs because i just donât want to. i donât know why i donât want to, i almost want to say i canât. but when im talking with my sisters i usually have a much easier time. i just donât understand why i love my mom so much but i have such a hard time talking to her and not losing my patience or becoming irritable at everything she does even when sheâs not doing anything wrong. even if she hurt me at some point, she didnât know better and she always tried her best. i was a difficult kid, and she parented the best way she knew how. my dad is dead and was never in my life (like at all, i didnât really know him), and i am reasonably close to my sisters but i feel like my mom is all i have at this point and i disappoint her every single day and i canât stop. im not paranoid right now but i feel so depressed and hopeless
2024.05.15 09:56 InsaneComicBooker Wizards...Nine? A proposal
UNMARKED SPOILERS BELOW, I will sadly go into spoiler territorry so often the post would look like a bad SCP Foundation article if I tried to black out every single one.
First thing I thought upon finding out about the Wizard Three in Sigil was to notice an opportunitty to include more iconic characters. As we learned more about their role I noticed several complaints about them. Like, "why are we having epic level NPCs relegating the work to mid-level party"? Or "isn't Tasha evil? What is she doing here?" Or "how the hell did Kas fool Tasha, who knows Mordekainen very well?". And so an idea to fix these issues all at once presented itself to me.
In this version of adventure, the PCs are summonned not by Wizard Three, but Wizard Nine. Nine iconic, high-level wizards or other magic users from across D&D worlds or even beyond. They were all summonned to Sigil, to each tap into one of Outer Planes of appriopriate aligment and channel that power into Wish, so the Will of the entire multiverse wishes of Vecna's death. Once it fails, the wizards realize it means one of them must nto be who they claim, possibly an agent of Vecna. So they immediatelly lock themselves in Sanctuary - only PCs can enter and leave because they weren't i nthe room doing the casting of that super Wish. And every time they return with next piece of the Rod, they find Wizards in most disfunctional game of Among Us ever, often probably erupting into violence - this is nine geniuses working AGAINST each other as everyone suspects everyone.
Now, you could keep the original reveal, where Mordekainen is the imposter. If you do, I would advocate against bringing any magic users who know him, like Tasha, Elminster, Storm Silverhand or Dalamar the Dark. If you decide to change the imposter's identity, you can happily bring in some of them, but I would avoid those who know each other (so if you want Elminster, then no Mordekainen or Dalamar).
Evil characters can work with this group because of several reasons, which they should be open about. They may vary from "You think I don't realize Vecna is going to screw ME over alongside everyone else", through "uppity gods need to be put in their place, especially this one" to "I would love what the guy is promising to do to all creation, but I'm not bending my knee to NOBODY!".
Below is a list of proposed characters to use from as many worlds I could think of. I will be comign back to this post to add more names and more worlds with further research, potentially going even beyond strictly D&D settings. You ca drop your own suggestions, I will happily add them to the list with next edit. All requirements are that the character is able to cast 9th level spells, if you have any notes for potential DM willing to use them, please provide them as well.
Eberron - I noticed most of suggestions for Eberron are of evil variety, due to the setting's lack of high-level heroic NPCs (with two exceptions that cannot leave their seats of power), but we'll work with what we have
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First thing I thought upon finding out about the Wizard Three in Sigil was to notice an opportunitty to include more iconic characters. As we learned more about their role I noticed several complaints about them. Like, "why are we having epic level NPCs relegating the work to mid-level party"? Or "isn't Tasha evil? What is she doing here?" Or "how the hell did Kas fool Tasha, who knows Mordekainen very well?". And so an idea to fix these issues all at once presented itself to me.
In this version of adventure, the PCs are summonned not by Wizard Three, but Wizard Nine. Nine iconic, high-level wizards or other magic users from across D&D worlds or even beyond. They were all summonned to Sigil, to each tap into one of Outer Planes of appriopriate aligment and channel that power into Wish, so the Will of the entire multiverse wishes of Vecna's death. Once it fails, the wizards realize it means one of them must nto be who they claim, possibly an agent of Vecna. So they immediatelly lock themselves in Sanctuary - only PCs can enter and leave because they weren't i nthe room doing the casting of that super Wish. And every time they return with next piece of the Rod, they find Wizards in most disfunctional game of Among Us ever, often probably erupting into violence - this is nine geniuses working AGAINST each other as everyone suspects everyone.
Now, you could keep the original reveal, where Mordekainen is the imposter. If you do, I would advocate against bringing any magic users who know him, like Tasha, Elminster, Storm Silverhand or Dalamar the Dark. If you decide to change the imposter's identity, you can happily bring in some of them, but I would avoid those who know each other (so if you want Elminster, then no Mordekainen or Dalamar).
Evil characters can work with this group because of several reasons, which they should be open about. They may vary from "You think I don't realize Vecna is going to screw ME over alongside everyone else", through "uppity gods need to be put in their place, especially this one" to "I would love what the guy is promising to do to all creation, but I'm not bending my knee to NOBODY!".
Below is a list of proposed characters to use from as many worlds I could think of. I will be comign back to this post to add more names and more worlds with further research, potentially going even beyond strictly D&D settings. You ca drop your own suggestions, I will happily add them to the list with next edit. All requirements are that the character is able to cast 9th level spells, if you have any notes for potential DM willing to use them, please provide them as well.
Eberron - I noticed most of suggestions for Eberron are of evil variety, due to the setting's lack of high-level heroic NPCs (with two exceptions that cannot leave their seats of power), but we'll work with what we have
- Mordain the Fleshweaver is the most popular suggestion, being a rare Chaotic Evil 18th level Wizard in Eberron. An issue is that Mordain is often used, and even recommended by Keith Baker to be used as Eberron's stand-in for Vecna. If you wanna run adventures with Hand or Eye of Vecna in Eberron, they are hand and Eye of Mordain. This may disqualify him, but you could alternatively play into it. Have Mordain rant Vecna is "ripping him off" or call the lich "a pale immitation of true dark sorcery".
- Hektula is Keith Baker's personal choice for a standin for Tasha. She is a pwoerful Rakshasa Archmage, with passion for collecting forbidden tomes of dark magic, serving one of the Overlords and firmly Lawful Evil. I certainly could see some laughs when wizards realize there's an impostor among them and all eyes turn towards Hektula, who goes "Of course, blame the shapeshifter!".
- I have seen floated idea for Sora Kell or her three daughters. The Daughters canonically in 3rd edition had levels 10 or 11 on top of being half-fiend Hags. You could maybe handwave that they get to cast 9th level spells as a coven, Sora Kell is more ambigious, with no statblock and her lore giving vibes of Baba Yaga, fans compare her to Demon Lords in power level. Personally I feel she would stand out too much.
- the Mighty Nein Reunion got us level 20 versions of Caleb Widogast, so he's great excuse for a DM to do their best Liam O'Brian impression of angsty bi diseaster wizard who really wishes he was back with his boyfriend, instead of being trapped here with all those asshole wizards.
- Not a wizard but a Bard, but if you want to bend a defintion a bit, Scanlan Shorthalt could be pulled out from a moment in time before he lost an ability to cast Wish. Considering this happens in final episode of Campaign 1 and their final enemy was Vecna, it would be thematically appriopriate.
- Raistlin Majere is by FAR msot iconic character of the entire Dragonlance, the go to if you want to include an iconic Dragonlance character. Dragonlance Saga 15 anniversarry lists his aligment as Neutral, while 3rd edition book Legends of the Twins lits him as a Neutral Evil - the latter is after he becomes master of Time and Present and so powerful enough to be included.
- Dalamar the Dark - after Raistlin's demise, Dalamar was touted as new most powerful wizard, he was paired with Mordekainen and Elminster to form original Wizard Three. He is also listed as Neutral Evil, but I would argue he could be Lawful Evil.
- Fistandantilus - the greatest wizard before Raistlin, he is also Neutral Evil, but I woudl argue he's more CHaotic Evil, due to his tendency to backstab other wizards to steal their power. I honestly cannot see this guy working in this adventure, he seems like he would try to bodyjack someone and get 8 Desintegrates to the face.
- Phalin Majere - if you want a good-aligned representative of Krynn, Raistlin's nephew, Phalin is basically a magical prodigy and chosen one and firmly Lawful Good. The issue may be that it may be hard to find a time where he is powerful enough to be here, but before Wizard magic on Krynn went away (because all Gods, including Gods of magic, f*ed off to space and then had the whole planet stolen from under their noses) and he had to reclass to Sorcerer, starting all the way from the bottom.
- My first pick would be Liliana Vess, originally from Dominaria, nowadays hanging out on Arcavios, home world of Strixheaven. Strixheaven book lists her as true neutral, and she has a history full of twists and turns where this character development from original evil could be justified. Personality-wise she could be the easiest quick replacement for Tasha, even if you don't feel like putting in the whole group of nine wizards. Also if you have player bringign back a Curricullum of Chaos PC for this game I can only imagine their jaw drop upon seeing "Provesso Vess" among greatest wizards in the Multiverse, snarking at all of them.
- Teferi Akosa, originally from Dominaria, now his homeland of Zalfir became a separate plane. He was always extremely powerful, what if accidentially phasing his whole country out of time and space, he was always heroic and good intended, but often prone of getting unwaranted suspictions from others, which makes him good for this kind of plot.
- From Ravnica we could pull either Jace Beleren or the dragon-mage Niv-Mizzet, during their respective time as the Living Guildpact, representative of all 10 Guilds of Ravnica. In this position their could fit well for neutral-aligned places of aligment chart, Jace leaning towards Neutral Good or Lawful Neutral somewhat more.
- Speaking of Dragons, here is a crazy idea - Nicol Bolas, one of greatest villains in Magic as Chaotic Evil representative. Okay, it may be not a good idea, I cannot imagine a situation where he doesn't try to hijack the plot and take Vecna's place or just kill everyone when the problem of potential traitor arises. Still, the idea of this really evil demigod-drgon being his petty, snarky self towards other iconic characters is kinda funny.
- For a reach more into Magic's past, we have Urza, original protagonist. He would fit well into Lawful Neutral or even Lawful Evil role, considering last time he dedicated himself to stop multiversal-level threat, original Phyrexia, his means quickly "begun resembling Phyrexian ends". This is the guy who honestly tried to outeugenics a wizard nazi "for greater good". Seriously, so much of Magic lore can be summed up with words "Local Man Ruins Everything" and picture of Urza.
- A different type of Magic candidate is Jodah, ultrapowerful Archmage who is not a planeswalker like others, but had often maneuver around them, so he is used to having to outsmart powerful people. He represents all colors of mana so he would fit for any of middle collum positions.
- Jodah old associate, Jaya Ballard, could also work very well, considering she did eventually ecame so powerful some planes confused her with a diety and established religions to her. She strikes me as a Neutral Good candidate.
- Prince Haldemar of Haaken - protagonist of series of short stories "Voyage of Princess Ark". Daring explorer, captain of flying ship Princess Ark, hero of Empire of Alphatia. Champions of Mystara describes him as good and heroic but having "typical Alphatian chaotic thendencies". As such I'd lean towards Chaotic Good or Neutral Good.
- Bargle the Infamous - Chaotic Evil, if D&D ever had something close to the Joker, it was Bargle. Bargle was originally an evil wizard who kills mentolove interest of the player in introductory adventure of Red Box, but this made him enemy #1 of whole generations of players and elevated to first iconic evil wizard. I would be wary of using him, as any D&D veteran or grognard may forget about Vecna in favor of trying to strangle the guy with his bare hands.
- Demetrion Karagentreropolus - most powerful Archmage in Empire of Thyatis (think: fantasy Roman Empire), he is of lawful aligment and described as sometiems working secretly to undermine Emperor's decisions that he finds to be bad for the Empire and its people. As such he could slot as Lawful Good.
- Empress Eriadna the Wise of Alphatia - current Empress of Alphatia, canonically of Neutral aligment, she rules msot powerful empire in the world and probably haven't conquered all of it only because her subjects care more for magical research and getting high. She's 80-years old.
- Prince Zandor - 40-years old son of empress Eriadna, described as "chaos personified", his aligment is "Chaotic (very)". Thanks to Mr. Welch it became popular to play him as wizard version of Gaston from Beauty and the Beast. Use him if you want a comic relief.
- Master Terari - former Emperor of Alphatia, he abdicated in favor of Eriadna and disappeared, he now runs magic school in a small kingdom of Karameikos, he is working to ascend to Immortality (basically godhood without calling it so).
- Principalities of Glantri have multiple Princes of various all kinds of aligment. The country got 2e book which gave them classic aligment., I will list them below, but two I would avoid are Eitienne d'Amberville and Jaggar von Drachenfels, since they are actually Immortals (Rad, patron of magic and Diamond,, discount Bahamut, respectively). Immortals officially aren't Gods, but this is often a distinction without difference, so I cannot see them showing up in Sigil without Lady of Pain nuking the whole building.
- Princess Carnelia de Belcadiz y Fedorias (Lawful Neutral, extremely beautiful, known for her horrible temper) and Princess Carlotina Erewan ((LG, basically discount Galadriel) rule two Elven principalities, the latter rules more traditional Elves, the former's subjects are...Spanish Elves. Yes, really. They do not like each other.
- On the evil side we have Prince Morphail Gorevitch-Woszlany (wizard Nosferatu, which is like Vampire with less weaknesses, he's Strahd on steroids), Princess Dolores Hilsbury (actually a Night Dragon, undead dragon-shaped mosnter, in disguise) and Prince Brannart McGregor (lich, he's actually from real-world Scotland, I kid you not). All three are Chaotic Evil and hide their true nature, though considering Morphail looks like he walked out of set of Dracula, they aren't trying very hard.
- Rounding Glantri princes we have Prince Jherek Virayana (Neutral, master of illusions, he deflected to Glantri from their mortal enemies, Ethengar Khanates, so he is used to being under suspiction for treachery) and Prince Harald Haaskinz (LG, he's kinda new guy in the club).
- I don't want to spend much time on Oerth since I suspect anyone using this will use either Mordekainen and/or Tasha, who are already in the module. But some alternatives could be any of wizards who have spells named after them - Bigby is neutral, Tenser is Lawful Good, Leomund is Lawful Neutral or Lawful Good, Nystrul is Neutral, Rary is Neutral Evil
- Alustriel was already included. She and her five sisters (not counting Dove Silverhand, who is a Ranger and a Ghost) all fit similair role as "big good immortal sorcerress". With exception of Alassra Silverhand a.k.a. Simbul the Witch-Queen, who is Chaotic Neutral, they're all Chaotic Good, so I see little point switching Alustriel for another one if you want CG spot to be fit by someone from Toril. I would also be wary of using Storm Silverhand, who, according to Ed Greenwood, helped real Mordekainen recover after his role in Curse of Strahd and has a "friends with benefits" relationship with him.
- Elminster is also Chaotic Good, I don't get why WotC shy away from using him. I get he is controversial, but his exclusion has been kinda awkward here. They really don't think Kas can fool Elminster, but he can fool Tasha? As far as I know only one of them slept with Mordekainen, like come on! Anyway, if you want to use him, Elmisnter is also Chaotic Good, so kinda redundant with other Choosen of Mystra.
- Larloch the Shadow-King or Szass Tam could each work as a powerful lawful evil lich, that allies with the good guys out of spite against interloper god that dared throw their weight around and claim godhood over THEIR world. Larloch in particular is no stranger of going against gods and their servants, who seek to rewrite rules of magic that is basic of his power - just ask Shar and her servants at Shade Enclave.
- While characters from Baldur's Gate 3 end their adventure around 13th level, Book Minsc & Boo's Journal of Villain contains statblocks of multiple characters from previous two games. Edwin Odesserion, infamous Red Wizard of Thay, is among them, powerful enough to fit in the group.
- from Forgotten Realms, we could reach for semi-official suppliment minsc and Boo's Journal of Villainy, written by lead writer of first two Baldur's Gate games. It suggests an alternate fate for main villains of Baldur's Gate II - Jon Irenicus and his sister Bodhi - that places them in Demiplane of Dread, leading their own evil cult working towards their escape. He is neutral evil, she is Chaotic Evil
- From Mystara we have Meredoth, main antagonist of classic Ravenloft module Ship of Horrors, condemned to Demiplane of Dread afre his negligence caused his subjects to die of starvation. TWICE!. He is cursed to be unable to discover new magic on his own and having to steal knowledge, so he would be itching, as a mole, to steal from other eight wizards in the room. He's Chaotic Evil.
2024.05.15 09:53 malinami AITAH for leaving my friend
I had a friend from back when we were both 14 years old (31 now). Since we became friends at school you could rarely see us apart. We were going on the concerts together, holidays, festivals, same high school after which we emigrated abroad together etc. I became very close with her and her family who gave me what I couldn't find in my own-warmth, intrest, guidance. She was always a dominant and prideful person and I on the other hand very easy going, big ppl pleaser- we matched like a puzzles. After we moved abroad she met her boyfriend and moved in together with him, it was hard for me but I understood that it is quite normal to start a relationship and I did my best to deal with it, having in mind that I should also do sth about my life. She did her best to don't leave me with a feeling that I was left alone, I was invited few times per week at first and then on the weekends. Abroad I was working in a shitty job and one day I was really excited as I found sth I would like to study, it was perfect for me and I was ready to go back to home country and make it work, when I told her she said first "u kidding that u will not leave me alone here" and then that I will not handle the responsibility coming with future career. As she was my biggest authority, my spirit was crushed and I went nowhere. I accepted my life as it was. Living with strangers as I couldn't afford my own place, shitty job, going to her every weekend to play games and by that I mean she was playing and I was looking. It didn't bother me for years but at some point it started- I said that perhaps I could also play for a change- well no. My job was to just be there excited to watch. When I didn't feel like coming over I heard that im a boring old lady. Many times I felt like I should stand up for myself, but I knew that she will win the argument anyway as she proved many times. Not only win but also make me feel guilty or stupid for even saying anything- I gave up, didn't think much of myself. My life was dedicated to her, adjusted to her decisions and likings. When I changed my job for the first time for a long time sth started to change. After some time I actually gathered a little confidence seeing that im actually doing good. I met ppl who didn't call me stupid. She said that I've changed. (Didn't say it straight but I don't think she meant this in a positive way). In a meantime I also met my current boyfriend. He already had a plan to go back to his homeland to study engineering, I felt really good around him and we had a long distance relationship, she didn't like that at all saying that he does not respect me as he should come back to me and Im being desperate. I didn't feel that way and wanted to continue, we had many "conversations" when she would try to convince me to her perspective and after some time of putting thing in my head I actually agreed with her-as long as she was around - when conversation was over I couldn't think that way as these were not really mine thoughts. Seeing that nothing changes she started to push me away and also me- didn't try my best to fix but just letting it happen kinda we drove apart- not knowing how or if can be fixed without going back to how it was. At some point she texted that we don't really have that much in common anymore and then I told her how I felt she is treating me, zero boundaries, respect that she made me feel bad about myself many times, how unfair her behaviour was through the years. She was shocked to hear this as I never brought such concerns up. We had a long and painful exchange but to summarise - my fault is bigger according to her as I should have said sth and she feels like I left her to first boyfriend who comes around and threw our friendship away. Me - I explained why I was not able to stand up for myself, how she treated everything I said (as nonsense). I felt like one big nonsense most of the times. I think there is some truth to what she says regarding the leaving to sb else but not in the sense she said that. I met ppl who value me for who I am and not treating me like a project to correct every time they see and I simply felt more at ease with them, accepted. Anyway we don't speak for almost a year, I think about her every day, month ago I texted her but she did not read the message. I miss her as of course she has great advantages too and we were super close for 15years and im just scared did i do the right thing with finally saying sth and now as a result being without her or perhaps I made a big mistake.
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2024.05.15 09:51 spencerschamber What all goes into a restraining order?
Hi! I'm gonna try an simplify this as much as possible but it will be hard considering all the details and messages that have been thrown at me in recent months.
I had a friend of 7 years who tried to defame me to my friend group saying I was actively mistreating my boyfriend. She made a gc with everyone else in it except me and my bf. When my bf caught wind, he seen 6 paragraphs of what she was saying and doing.
Everything down to the bone was debunked by him and then my friend group came to me to ask mote details. We called her out, showed proof and blocked her on all social media platforms. Stating multiple times from each one of us to no longer contact us under any circumstances.
She proceeded to say that her "demons." Took over and so forth.
In the last 2 months she has CONTINUED to make accounts or use very old ones to contact everyone threatening us, and in some instances acting like a child having a tantrum trying to say all the threats she said and nasty harmful things about my family wasn't her and that she wanted to try again. This would not be the first time, but this is the actual first time in my adulthood she has done this and as severe because I had proof, and an unlimited amount.
Not to mention that my friend group and mnay people I graduated with seen who she really was and was utterly disgusted by her behavior.
May I digress. Each time we tell her how it is, not making threats or throwing around harmful words. At the end of the convo we tell her to stay out of our lives and to heed her own words and to leave us alone despite her thinking we started condos first. There's proof that she has started it all the time.
Today, around 9:30 she somehow got ahold of my new phone number which she has NEVER been given to my knowledge. At least through me.
She has pictures of me from high-school (14-15) with obvious edited captions on snapchat (which I don't use snapchat.) And the captions on them are like "yeah baby, I'm still racist."
"I â¤ď¸ racism." And a bunch of supposed Discord messages from a gc I had never been involved in.
There were like 14 images.
She then said "don't worry. I have way more." I just blocked the number.
She then sent the "proof" to one of my friends who has a business acc with all the pictures. He didn't have her one acc blocked on that one quite yet.
She was calling us all sorts of nasty names, and claiming we're all racist. Btw we have a screenshot of her saying the N word a couple times in private chats between certain people of the group. But I'm not gonna stoop to her level.
The message that stood out to me ESPECIALLY was "don't worry, I'm talking to a buddy of mine who will take care of insert my name
She will not let up on any of it and keeps creating multiple accounts and thinks that posting these on her social media platform will do her good.
Now, that I have explained the circumstances.
What is the full process and do you think that anything can be done.
I cannot afford to change my number, and I have already created a new acc on some social platforms. We have blocked her an unknowingly amount of times and she will not let up on anything.
She has been known in the past to make different phone numbers to reach out.
I'm not very well educated on the laws down to the bone, and I do have a learning disability so a lot of my understanding is hard for me to grasp unless written in 4 year old crayon eating terms.
I live in the United States if this helps.
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I had a friend of 7 years who tried to defame me to my friend group saying I was actively mistreating my boyfriend. She made a gc with everyone else in it except me and my bf. When my bf caught wind, he seen 6 paragraphs of what she was saying and doing.
Everything down to the bone was debunked by him and then my friend group came to me to ask mote details. We called her out, showed proof and blocked her on all social media platforms. Stating multiple times from each one of us to no longer contact us under any circumstances.
She proceeded to say that her "demons." Took over and so forth.
In the last 2 months she has CONTINUED to make accounts or use very old ones to contact everyone threatening us, and in some instances acting like a child having a tantrum trying to say all the threats she said and nasty harmful things about my family wasn't her and that she wanted to try again. This would not be the first time, but this is the actual first time in my adulthood she has done this and as severe because I had proof, and an unlimited amount.
Not to mention that my friend group and mnay people I graduated with seen who she really was and was utterly disgusted by her behavior.
May I digress. Each time we tell her how it is, not making threats or throwing around harmful words. At the end of the convo we tell her to stay out of our lives and to heed her own words and to leave us alone despite her thinking we started condos first. There's proof that she has started it all the time.
Today, around 9:30 she somehow got ahold of my new phone number which she has NEVER been given to my knowledge. At least through me.
She has pictures of me from high-school (14-15) with obvious edited captions on snapchat (which I don't use snapchat.) And the captions on them are like "yeah baby, I'm still racist."
"I â¤ď¸ racism." And a bunch of supposed Discord messages from a gc I had never been involved in.
There were like 14 images.
She then said "don't worry. I have way more." I just blocked the number.
She then sent the "proof" to one of my friends who has a business acc with all the pictures. He didn't have her one acc blocked on that one quite yet.
She was calling us all sorts of nasty names, and claiming we're all racist. Btw we have a screenshot of her saying the N word a couple times in private chats between certain people of the group. But I'm not gonna stoop to her level.
The message that stood out to me ESPECIALLY was "don't worry, I'm talking to a buddy of mine who will take care of insert my name
She will not let up on any of it and keeps creating multiple accounts and thinks that posting these on her social media platform will do her good.
Now, that I have explained the circumstances.
What is the full process and do you think that anything can be done.
I cannot afford to change my number, and I have already created a new acc on some social platforms. We have blocked her an unknowingly amount of times and she will not let up on anything.
She has been known in the past to make different phone numbers to reach out.
I'm not very well educated on the laws down to the bone, and I do have a learning disability so a lot of my understanding is hard for me to grasp unless written in 4 year old crayon eating terms.
I live in the United States if this helps.
2024.05.15 09:51 hackrevealblog The Restaurant Review Scam on Google
 | A new internet fraud has arisen, in which criminals encourage people to write restaurant review on Google and offer ratings, only to take their money. A West Sagarpur resident recently filed a complaint with the National Cybercrime Reporting Portal. He said that a woman approached him over WhatsApp. This woman offered the option to make money by reviewing restaurants on Google. submitted by hackrevealblog to u/hackrevealblog [link] [comments] Not a few, but certainly a popular scam in India is taking advantage of unaware individuals searching for quick money online. One of the biggest scam of the year. Exposure reveals the involvement of over 15,000 people in India, resulting in a total loss of more than INR 700 crore. It turns out that the scam works by convincing innocent consumers to leave Google reviews and like YouTube videos in exchange for monetary rewards. Someone in Hyderabad reported the most recent instance of this fraud. According to him, the complainant lost INR 28,00,000/- to the scam and reported it to the local crime branch. The criminal branch said that 48 bank accounts were created against shell firms. Resulting in a total theft of INR 584 crore from consumers. It later discovered an additional 113 bank accounts worth INR 128 crore, bringing the total to more than INR 700 crore. Later, they will transport the money to China via Dubai and convert it into untraceable cryptocurrency. The Hyderabad Police discovered that the terror group Hezbollah, based in Lebanon, participated in the scam, funneling part of the money to themselves. The police have detained two persons in Ahmedabad, three in Mumbai, and four in Hyderabad, while six more are awaiting arrest in connection with this fraud. I also got a scamhttps://preview.redd.it/dri8x9cgpj0d1.png?width=942&format=png&auto=webp&s=217cd317a1802ecce0a5c9b5131984a1ec67363eI once received a Whatsapp message offering a freelancing work for submitting reviews on Google Maps. With each review costing 50rs and paid after completing three jobs. Total of 24 jobs every day, however in between these activities. The prepaid tasks required you to spend an amount ranging from $2,000 to $90,000, and after 10 minutes You would receive your money back plus 50% more. They will invite you to a Telegram group and you will start reviewing and getting paid. When jobs are done. In that group, a lot of fraudsters upload screenshots of paying for prepaid tasks like 10, 40, 90k and earning additional money for it. Itâs only a trap. Initially, they pay you to establish trust, but eventually, they trap you with an enormous amount of debt. An unknown caller asked me to write a review of an Indian restaurant for payment. I believe itâs a scam. Today a girl contacted me from unknown number, Because I was already aware of it, I chose to play them. They first paid me 200 rupees to submit a review on Google Maps. So that I would believe them, and then they invited me to a group with a large number of individuals in which they gave daily tasks. The drawback is that you wonât get paid if you skip any of the tasks. In my situation, job 6 required me to give them at least 1000 rupees. So I completed 1-3 tasks in order to scam them for an additional 90 rupees. Never pay money to an unknown person, even if they show theyâre real. https://preview.redd.it/g5q9rz6opj0d1.png?width=888&format=png&auto=webp&s=dd7dbfd5c27446688911b0c375266772e218f085 https://preview.redd.it/3cxw0gskpj0d1.png?width=898&format=png&auto=webp&s=78fe9e332a3438083946c16c780a121bf1b53cea Yes, itâs a scam. A bot contacted me about a work opportunity and connected me to a Telegram group. They paid me 200 INR for a review on Maps. https://preview.redd.it/l113qpjtpj0d1.png?width=752&format=png&auto=webp&s=3acc03268a0eafe62b92cc01626d18d5bce9f20a This is 100% scam, careful of these scammers, do a few reviews, take money, and if they ask for any money for any task. Do not pay from your end. Make few INR and block their numbers; donât fall into the trap of completing all tasks. They have come to scam you. They will ask you to pay a few thousand for this work after earning your confidence. The moment you pay, you are took away, and they succeed. |
2024.05.15 09:49 FusRoDunce 401k to pay off debt
So, let me start by saying I work full time, I've just started going back to school (online) and I have two children, 3 and 2 years old. I make about $60,000 but am heavily taxed due to a lot of my pay coming from commission. Due to many poor financial choices in my past I have about $13k in credit/loan debt.
For the past year or so I have cut my spending to almost zero and I feel so much more confident in my ability to manage my money. The problem, is that even with little to no spending on really anything outside of necessities, I feel as though I am drowning. My CC/loan payments total up to about $400 for the MINIMUM payments on two credit cards and a loan and it feels like this debt is just never going away, I have no money left over to save for even an emergency fund which is becoming scarier and scarier as time goes on and again that's just from paying rent/bills/groceries.
I only have about $17k in my 401k but I am getting to the point where I feel as though it would be better to use that money to wipe out a good chunk of my debt so I can finally start saving money, get a good emergency fund going, and then maybe throwing the extra money into a Roth or Index fund or something instead of paying the minimum on my credit cards for what feels like an eternity. Am I crazy here? My biggest fear is that if I don't get this debt paid off soon, something could happen and I have no emergency fund/savings to pull from because of my dumb mistakes and a ridiculous $400/mo going towards debt rather than savings.
I know taking out a loan on the 401k is an option as well but I feel it would be more helpful to get as much as I can by pulling it out directly because I would be able to pay off a larger chunk of debt.
As far as getting another job I don't have anyone that can watch my kids around the clock like that, not for free and definitely not for what I can afford. I hate that I'm in this predicament but I'm starting to feel as though it's my only option... Thank you
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For the past year or so I have cut my spending to almost zero and I feel so much more confident in my ability to manage my money. The problem, is that even with little to no spending on really anything outside of necessities, I feel as though I am drowning. My CC/loan payments total up to about $400 for the MINIMUM payments on two credit cards and a loan and it feels like this debt is just never going away, I have no money left over to save for even an emergency fund which is becoming scarier and scarier as time goes on and again that's just from paying rent/bills/groceries.
I only have about $17k in my 401k but I am getting to the point where I feel as though it would be better to use that money to wipe out a good chunk of my debt so I can finally start saving money, get a good emergency fund going, and then maybe throwing the extra money into a Roth or Index fund or something instead of paying the minimum on my credit cards for what feels like an eternity. Am I crazy here? My biggest fear is that if I don't get this debt paid off soon, something could happen and I have no emergency fund/savings to pull from because of my dumb mistakes and a ridiculous $400/mo going towards debt rather than savings.
I know taking out a loan on the 401k is an option as well but I feel it would be more helpful to get as much as I can by pulling it out directly because I would be able to pay off a larger chunk of debt.
As far as getting another job I don't have anyone that can watch my kids around the clock like that, not for free and definitely not for what I can afford. I hate that I'm in this predicament but I'm starting to feel as though it's my only option... Thank you