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2011.04.05 13:34 josh6499 GunPorn

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2010.07.22 15:58 TheSixFeet r/Firearms

Discuss firearms, politics, 2nd amendment news. We value freedom of speech as much as we do the right to keep and bear arms. Posts must be somewhat related to firearms and must comply with the Global Reddit Rules.
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2018.02.23 19:43 oneclassybum The Owl House

A subreddit for the Disney fantasy-comedy series with a dark side created by Dana Terrace called The Owl House.
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2024.05.14 01:20 Mindless_Sleep1228 Rate my plot!!

So I got a cool story idea from the book I read, and here it is. I have it all pretty much figured so just looking for advice!
Title: Sleepover
A high school girls track team has a sleepover party after winning the state championship. The main character is a 15-16 year old girl named Ruby. The party is at her friend Blaine’s house. Suddenly, a girl begins acting strange and drugged, and she disappears. Everyone freaks of course, but can’t get a hold of the authorities because the cell signal has been intercepted and the car stolen. Alone, they try to make a plan and figure out what the heck is going on. More people disappear, romance is sparked, but all the while a subplot brews. Parker, Ruby‘s 18 year old brother, has found himself with the wrong crowd, and is selling illegal drugs and bootleg alcohol to high schoolers. A group of college students from the local university have recruited him as an inside man, basically. They need money to pay off their loans and other debts, and run a drug business and prostitution ring. The story also follows Parker through his rough year and his recruitment. Heath, the leader, along with Parker, are staking out the house, taking the girls and spiking the drinks. He has been threatened with his sisters death if he doesn’t cooperate.
The romance aspect of the story is between Ruby and a girl named Camilla, who has secretly had a crush on Ruby. They comfort each other through the night, and it develops into something more. I imagine this as a side plot, just for fun. I’ve never written a WLW love story though, so I would like tips.
PLOT TWIST:
Coming back from the restroom, Ruby sees her friend, Blaine, being taken. She looks at the attacker, and sees her brother. Devastated, she realised that she told her brother everything when he asked. Where the party was, when, who was coming. She calls everyone in, and they manage to fight him off and he flees. While everyone worries, Ruby runs out of the house to look for Parker. She finds him injured, shot by Heath, and bleeding out on the ground in a nearby alley. She is with him for his final moments, and he tells her everything. Enraged at the situation and mourning her brother, she looks where Parker said and finds Heath, the gang leader. She confronts him and eventually shoots him in the leg with his own gun. Ruby calls the police using his phone, and directs them to Blaine‘s house and Heath‘s hideout. They find most of the captured girls, and arrest the injured Heath. She returns to the house, and reunites with Camilla. However, Blaine was never found. Maybe that’s a story for another day…
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2024.05.14 00:54 Rock-Stick More like… Wrangledoucher

I used to watch this guy years ago and was subscribed to him on YouTube. I appreciated his simple takes on tool care, knife & axe sharpening, best knife blade shapes to get a splinter out, etc. Stuff like that. When he started preaching I’d just hit the next button, same thing when he would pull his guns out. Over time I watched him less and less as he became more and more righteous. Eventually, I unsubscribed and he just seemed to go away from my online experience until this week.
He showed up in a YouTube short with his water meter valve stick and bolt cutters explaining how the Filthy Gubment will shut off your water, none of it made any sense. I started investigating further just to see how far this guy sunk. Next video short I saw was him explaining how to stop the robots with rope in a completely dorky new look and get up, to me looked like a South Park character. Then another video short on guys who don’t wash their Jean jackets (so not ruin the deep rich dark blue color)and put them in the freezer to kill the bacteria.
I read the Rolling Stone article and thankfully I missed the videos where he showed how to make a bomb, the UN helmet tips, the video where he’s drunk bashing women and all the other bullshit like that.
I’ve watched so many people on YouTube go from nothing to complete douche bags throwing cash at everything that was simple in the beginning and became materialistic, but seeing this dork’s anti-gubment angle is a new one to me.
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2024.05.14 00:46 Duffman_85 38 [M4F] Australia/online if you could be a character in any movie, what would it be?

Are you looking for casual chats? Do you send more than one word replies? Are you 30+? Do you prefer sweet or savoury? Have you ever fired two guns whilst jumping through the air? Have you ever fired one gun whilst jumping through the air?
I like to think I’m pretty easy going and get along with most people pretty easily, that said a few of my favourite topics are photography, travel, various sports, movies, music, tv etc. feel free to bring your own also.
I’ve been on here a while ago and made some good connections but then took a break but now I’m back as I’ve missed chatting and getting to know people from all over so don’t let the new account scare you off.
I’m not after anything in particular, just some lighthearted fun chats, not looking to date or meet in person, we can talk about the mundane to the fantastical and anywhere in between.
If any of this has piqued your interest please reach out and say g’day plus a little about you, I’d also love for you to tell me your fave Simpsons character so I know you’ve read the whole post.
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2024.05.14 00:13 Number4extraDip List of things I would love implemented

These are things that collected over time that i would like to eventually see, in no particular order.
Lvl 85 / 300ish hours in.
1) emote wheel (with even more emotes)
2) missions for more than 4 players
3) stack of c4 stratagem. 4x on deployment.
If you have none to place- you hold the trigger. Sticks to surfaces and enemies.
4) infiltration objective. Where it's an underground bunker with a sealed door and you need to break in and destroy valuable data inside / kill VIP without orbital help (cause underground)
5) A delivery mission where squad has to deliver the flag (tutorial one) on a vehicle (ideally) into an area outside of destroyer control, place beacons for destroyer that map out the area and then- come back. (Like a setup for the missions we are doing) should kind of feel like old school halo capture the flag
6) random primary weapons to be in the mix on the map to pick up and try out, including warbond ones.
7) ability to drop EVERYTHING. Once had a bug in a helldive where my character dropped without any gear. Was very hectic 4 minutes but very fun where i ran around just with stratagems looking for a dead body to get some guns. (Character worked fine empty handed otherwise. Melee didnt work i guess it used pistol animation)
8) thermal/night vision but i heard theres plans for helmets in the works
9) weapon attachments silencemuzzle break/sights variations/stock (where applicable and i guess tied to weapon use or something) which would modify weapon slightly and nerf it elsewhere depending on attachment for a net neutral change.
10) more voicelines. To be exact- more voicelines representing things we mark. As new things get added and they have names. Marking targets can be wonky when character doesnt call the thing correctly.
Notorious lines/variations of lines missing:
"Need assistance"
"Bunker located" - triggered by marking either of the buttons
"Stalkers spotted" - last noticed marked stalker even if they are about to stealth. Just keep the marker there longer even after it's gone.
"(Factory) strider incoming" - marked strider
Idle chatter when someone spaces out or has to wait a while. This could be a comedy gold mine. Especially if it's a few players together.
*"Wonder how mom is doing?"
1- Do you ever wonder why we're here?
2- Is that Treason I'm hearing?
1- Uh... no... nevermind
11) animations for certain commonly used military commands/comms and certain useful comms missing.
1- wait
2- on my mark/countdown
3- go
12) creatures museum. Where you need to complete the entries on each unique enemy type (maybe you can find some maybe you can spend samples/sc on some rare ones)
13) shooting range / room that can simulate specific enemies based on completed museum entries
14) let me run on my destroyer... with a tradeoff. Let there be an rng leak with a wet floor sign and turn on ragdoll if we run on it.
15) destroyer upgrade: "patriotism pad".
A little table on the little balcony of the destroyer with a square foot of premium super earth Grass (totally not astro turf)
With a prompt "press e to feel inspired" and you proceed to touch grass. Not like you'd know with those gloves on... or what actual grass is supposed to feel like. Has no effect. Can support up to 4 helldivers touching grass.
Costs "whatever the current sample cap is"
Thanks if you read it all, I guess.
I just think some of this could be fun if done right.
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2024.05.13 23:58 musical-amara Rip and Tear: A Decade of Doom

In the annals of gaming history, few titles command the reverence and adoration as the legendary Doom franchise. Born from the minds of John Romero, John Carmack, Adrian Carmack, and Tom Hall, Doom would go on to lay the foundations for just about every modern video game that exists. It was a true tour de force, a success story few could scarce ever imagine.
Released in 1993, Doom was an immediate smash hit, thanks in no small part to its shareware format, which allowed users to experience the first few levels of Knee Deep In the Dead, and then order the full game via the phone number included. Players could then share the floppy disk with their friends, and so on, and so on. It was a truly revolutionary system, and within a single year, Doom had sold over 2 million copies.
The history of the Doom franchise is one of innovation, ultra violence, and controversy (1999's Columbine High School Massacre), and that reputation is one that continued with 2016's DOOM. DOOM was officially revealed at Quakecon 2014, ten years after Doom 3. Players had long resigned to Doom being considered a dead franchise. A reboot had been in the works for a number of years prior, but never got released, having been quietly cancelled by id in 2010. The future was bleak, but the 30 second long teaser ignited a spark that had been burning dimmer every passing year.
Then came E3 2015.
The hype was unreal. The trailer had everything that fans could possibly want. Gore, intense violence, insane run n gun gameplay, a rip-roaring soundtrack and the MFING CHAINSAW. But fans had been let down before. Would it really hold up its promises?
Yes. Yes, it would.
PART I: Presentation
When DOOM burst onto the scene in 2016, it did so with a visual and auditory spectacle that left players awestruck. From the moment the game boots up, players are made aware that this is not your average shooter. You are greeted with a deep, commanding voice. "Rip and tear, until it is DONE."
Immediately, players are greeted with a scene of carnage and the Doom Slayer chained to a table, which, of course, he instantly breaks free from. A zombie attempts to relieve the Slayer of his life but is beaten to the punch with a prompt skull smashing. After putting the other zombies to rest, he interacts with the panel in the corner, is greeted by one Dr. Samuel Hayden, who attempts to justify the outbreak, and decides he would rather kill shit than listen to excuses and destroys the monitor.
That is the introduction to this game. It never wastes the player's time. We aren't here to listen to long droning monologues or watch MGS style cutscenes. id Software knew their audience, and knew what that audience wanted, and they deliver in spades. This introduction sets the tone for the entire experience: relentless action, unapologetic violence, and a protagonist who is as unstoppable as he is uncompromising. The Doom Slayer's disdain for exposition and his single-minded focus on annihilating demons resonate with players who crave a pure, unadulterated gaming experience.
By eschewing lengthy cutscenes and exposition-heavy dialogue in favor of fast-paced gameplay and visceral action, id Software delivers a game that respects the player's time and delivers exactly what they came for: non-stop demon-slaying action. In an era where many games are criticized for padding their runtime with unnecessary filler, DOOM stands out as a shining example of how to create a focused and engaging experience that keeps players coming back for more.
Rather than bombarding players with lengthy exposition or intrusive cutscenes, DOOM opts for a more environmental storytelling approach. Throughout the game, players can discover audio logs, read text-based terminals, and observe environmental details that provide context and background to the events unfolding around them.
The story of DOOM revolves around the Doom Slayer's mission to stop a demonic invasion unleashed by the Union Aerospace Corporation (UAC) on their Martian facility. As players progress through the game, they uncover details about the UAC's experiments with Hell energy, the origins of the demonic invasion, and the Doom Slayer's own mysterious past.
While the story may not be front and center in DOOM, it nonetheless adds depth and richness to the game world, enhancing the overall experience for players who choose to engage with it. And for those who prefer to focus solely on the action, the story remains secondary, allowing them to enjoy the game on their own terms.
That's all well and good, but what about the actual gameplay? Simply put, it is exhilarating. From the moment you are given control of the Slayer, players are thrust into a frenzy of blood and violence, and it never lets up. At its core, DOOM is a first-person shooter that harkens back to the genre's roots while injecting it with a healthy dose of modern flair. The gameplay is fast-paced, frenetic, and utterly unapologetic in its brutality. You're not just a player – you're the Doom Slayer, a force of nature hell-bent on eradicating every last demon in your path.
Central to the gameplay experience is the game's combat loop, which revolves around a delicate balance of aggression and strategy. In DOOM, there's no hiding behind cover or waiting for your health to regenerate – you're constantly on the move, strafing, dodging, and leaping across the battlefield as you unleash a torrent of bullets, rockets, and plasma upon your enemies.
Weapons include the iconic shotgun, heavy assault rifle, plasma rifle, rocket launcher, and the devastating BFG 9000, among others. Each weapon offers different firing modes, such as single shot, burst fire, and continuous beam, providing players with tactical options in combat. A key aspect of combat is the Glory Kill system, which allows players to perform brutal finishing moves on staggered enemies. Glory Kills not only provide health and ammo but also contribute to the flow of combat by encouraging aggressive play. It is incredibly satisfying to watch the Slayer rip an imp in half or stomp their head into the pavement, and doing so rewards you with a large return of health.
The Chainsaw mechanic is another integral part of combat, allowing players to instantly kill most enemies and gain a large amount of ammo in return. However, Chainsaw fuel is limited and must be managed carefully. Like Glory Kills, watching the chainsaw tear demons apart is incredibly satisfying. Certain demons require more fuel but provide the player with more ammo in return. Balancing which demons you chainsaw and which ones you choose to Glory Kill is an important part of combat.
Exploration is key to progression and is rewarding to those players who choose to do. Hidden throughout the levels of the game are Argent Cells, Praetor Tokens, and Rune Trials. Each of these provide upgrades to your health/shield/ammo, suit, and passive abilities respectively. Also hidden throughout the game are levers that lead you to classic levels from Doom 1 and Doom 2, which then unlock the full level of its respective game, playable from the main menu. You can also find toy models of the Doom Slayer, which unlock various character models to view. On some of these models, the Doom Slayer will perform a unique action when picking it up, such as fist bumping the classic Doomguy. It's a nice and cute little touch added by the developers that does a little to add character to the Slayer, who is a silent protagonist.
id Software masterfully blends modern game design with a deep reverence for the classics, paying homage to the series' storied history while introducing new elements that propel the franchise forward. Central to this approach is the game's character design, which strikes a delicate balance between nostalgia and innovation. At its core is the iconic protagonist, the Doom Slayer, whose design pays homage to the original Doom Marine while incorporating modern updates that make him feel both familiar and fresh. With his battle-worn armor, imposing stature, and silent demeanor, the Doom Slayer is the embodiment of raw power and unrelenting rage.
The game's roster of enemies is a veritable who's who of classic Doom foes, reimagined for the modern era. From the lowly possessed soldiers to the hulking Cyberdemon, each enemy is lovingly crafted to capture the essence of its 1990s counterpart while introducing new mechanics and behaviors that keep players on their toes. Whether you're facing off against the agile Revenants, the relentless Hell Knights, or the grotesque Cacodemons, every encounter is a nostalgic trip down memory lane, punctuated by the satisfying sound of demon flesh being torn asunder.
But the main story is not where it ends. DOOM has an arcade mode, where players can run through the levels again, this time trying for high scores and medals while collecting 1 Ups. It's important to move fast and have accurate aim; the more kills you chain together, the bigger your score is. Getting hit reduces your score. At the end of the level, your score is tallied against others on a leaderboard. It's a great way to incentivize players to keep playing, in order to get a better and better score.
There is also multiplayer, where players compete in various game modes such as classic deathmatch, warpath and free for all. Players can become demons by collecting runes on the battlefield and this gives them a distinct advantage; demons are larger, stronger and more resilient. Players are bizarrely restricted to only two weapons and a loadout in multiplayer, which blew my mind. Loadouts. In a DOOM game. The demons are also massively unbalanced and if one team manages to get a particularly powerful demon such as a baron of hell, then it's a guaranteed win. All in all, the multiplayer just isn't great. You are better off replaying the story or arcade mode, or even SnapMap.
SnapMap is id Software's proprietary level editor, and it puts every other editor on the market to shame. SnapMap is an incredible, intuitive, easy to learn system allowing players to create their own multiplayer, co-op and single player maps. There is an extensive tutorial system that teaches users the basics, and goes up in depth, covering how to use AI triggers, switches, combinations, object layering, actions, recalls, audio cues, etc. Never have I ever seen such an in-depth interface on a console game before. While it is only surface level in the grand scheme of things, SnapMap is a great introduction to teaching users how game development works, and I urge everyone to try it out at least once.
Part II: The Music
In DOOM, the music isn't just a background accompaniment – it's a driving force that propels players forward, electrifying every moment of the gameplay experience. Composed by the incredibly talented Mick Gordon, the soundtrack of DOOM is a relentless onslaught of metal and electronica that perfectly complements the game's fast-paced action and visceral combat. From the moment you boot up the game, you're greeted by the iconic strains of the main theme, a haunting melody that sets the tone for the epic journey that lies ahead. As you traverse the game's environments, the music shifts seamlessly between atmospheric ambience and pulse-pounding metal.
But it's not just the composition of the music that makes it so memorable – it's also the way it's integrated into the gameplay itself. Mick Gordon's dynamic scoring system ensures that the music evolves in real-time based on the player's actions, ramping up in intensity during combat encounters and dialing back during quieter moments of exploration. This creates a sense of momentum and flow that enhances the overall pacing of the game
One of the standout features of the soundtrack is its use of unconventional instrumentation and sound design. Mick Gordon's signature sound combines distorted guitars, pounding drums, and industrial noise to create a sonic palette that is as brutal and unforgiving as the game itself. From the deep, guttural growls of the synth bass to the ear-shredding shrieks of the guitar solos, every element of the music is designed to evoke a sense of chaos and destruction, mirroring the relentless carnage unfolding onscreen.
Of course, no discussion of the music in DOOM would be complete without mentioning the iconic tracks that have become synonymous with the game. From the adrenaline-fueled "Rip & Tear" to the bone-crushing "BFG Division," each track is a masterpiece of composition and production, perfectly capturing the essence of the DOOM experience and elevating it to new heights. Mick Gordon's composition for the DOOM soundtrack is a tour de force in heavy metal and industrial electronica, meticulously crafted to evoke the essence of the game's frenetic gameplay.
The backbone of the soundtrack is the distorted guitar, which provides the driving force behind many of the tracks. Gordon's use of extended-range guitars and custom-tuned instruments gives the music its signature low-end punch, while his aggressive playing style adds a raw, visceral energy to the sound. In addition to guitars, Gordon incorporates a wide range of electronic and synthetic elements into his compositions, including synthesizers, drum machines, and sampled sounds. These elements are used to create atmospheric textures, rhythmic patterns, and dynamic effects.
One of the most innovative aspects of Gordon's sound design is his use of audio manipulation techniques, such as granular synthesis and spectral processing. These techniques allow him to deconstruct and manipulate audio in real-time, creating complex textures and effects.
Perhaps the most revolutionary aspect of Mick Gordon's composition for DOOM is his dynamic scoring system, which adjusts the music in real-time based on the player's actions. This system, known as "MIDI-controlled dynamic music," allows the music to seamlessly transition between different layers and variations depending on the intensity of the gameplay. Gordon achieves this dynamic effect by dividing each track into multiple stems or layers, each representing a different element of the music (e.g., drums, guitars, synths). These stems are then triggered and mixed in real-time using MIDI data generated by the game engine, allowing the music to adapt and evolve dynamically as the player progresses through the game.
Part III: Building a Legacy
All too often in this industry, legacy franchises are either left in the dust to be forgotten, or brought back to a limp fanfare, only to be thrust back into the shadows of the past. This happens for a myriad of reasons, and I believe the biggest one is that they don't respect their legacy, and they don't respect the players who engage with them.
At its core, DOOM is a game that understands what players want: fast-paced action, engaging gameplay, and a sense of empowerment. By focusing on these core principles, id Software created an experience that resonated with players old and new, capturing the spirit of the original games while pushing the series forward. Central to this approach is the game's unwavering commitment to respecting the player. From its minimalist storytelling and streamlined level design to its intuitive controls and dynamic difficulty system, DOOM prioritizes the player's experience above all else, ensuring that every moment of the game is engaging, immersive, and satisfying.
One of the most notable ways that DOOM respects the player is through its approach to difficulty. Rather than imposing artificial barriers or punishing players for their mistakes, the game encourages experimentation and mastery through its responsive gameplay mechanics and adaptive enemy AI. Players are given the freedom to approach encounters in their own way, whether it's through brute force, cunning strategy, or a combination of both.
Another key aspect of DOOM's player-centric design is its emphasis on accessibility. From its difficulty settings and intuitive user interface to its robust accessibility features, such as colorblind modes and customizable controls, the game ensures that players of all skill levels and abilities can enjoy the experience without feeling excluded or overwhelmed.
But perhaps the most important way that DOOM respects the player is through its commitment to fun. At its core, DOOM is a game that prioritizes the player's enjoyment above all else, delivering a seamless and exhilarating experience that keeps players coming back for more. Whether you're blasting demons with a shotgun, exploring hidden secrets, or rocking out to Mick Gordon's pulse-pounding soundtrack, DOOM is a game that never stops prioritizing YOU.
DOOM's legacy is one of respect – respect for the player, respect for the franchise, and respect for the medium of video games as a whole. By prioritizing fun, accessibility, and player agency, id Software created an experience that not only honors the legacy of the original games but also sets a new standard for what a modern first-person shooter can be. And for that, we owe them a debt of gratitude.
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2024.05.13 23:44 69withouthe9 (First post in this subreddit) I think we should give Destiny the benefit of the doubt. (On the topic of his community and how they react when he does anything a little bit "off." The tl;dr wrap up is in the last paragraph)

(Context) I've been casually watching Destiny for two years. And I've been watching him more and more often. I've also seen some of his older videos. When I first saw the interaction between Destiny and Ludwig on twitter I was confused at first. Destiny's response seemed unhinged and out of nowhere since Slime was the one who made the remark, not Ludwig. I was genuinely irritated at how he handled the interaction, but it wasn't in like a stupid, "Oh my god, I can't believe this!!!! I thought Destiny was perfect and could never make a mistake. Now I will never watch him again. #nevermeetyourheros." Obviously that's fucking idiotic. It was more like I felt it was very out of character and hypocritical. Because he states his cut off boundary is people going after his significant other and or his kid which is 100% valid. But then I see him do that same thing he has a problem with. But then of course I watch his highlight stream on Youtube about it. He gives more context and August provides the receipts for it which made the interaction make way more sense. I'm not sure it if it's only me, but I'm starting to feel a cycle.
(My opinion) After all of the time Destiny has spent on the internet, on Twitch, and on YouTube his audience should be more understanding. In my opinion, he's shown his character throughout and even after all of the stupid drama he's been in. If you think Destiny fucked up at least make sure you're not jumping the gun on lecturing him. Try to see if he could have a good reason for acting the way he did. But obviously I'm not saying you need to agree with him on everything or anything he says or does. Just don't expect him to be Jesus Christ when everyone else treats him like Satan.
(Kind of digressing a little) It's okay to disagree with some or all of Destiny's many opinions, but it's always weird when I see people in the comments act like just because they disagree with him, now he must of jumped off the deep end into the unreasonable, out of touch, pit of insanity. Like shut the fuck up. If you have a disagreement then say it and move on. It doesn't always have to be the same circus fire when you find out he has a divulging opinion. If you disagree with everything he says don't like you were betrayed when it inevitably happens again. I see the same people react the same way every time. Or if you can't handle his independent thinking go somewhere else.
(Back on topic - conclusion tl;dr) We should give Destiny the benefit of the doubt when something like with Ludwig happens. It's okay to disagree with him, keep him in check, and make sure he doesn't lose his way, but it's bad if Destiny starts to feel resentful because he feels like he's being treated unfairly. We should try to make sure he feels like his community is on his side without becoming a weird circle jerk inside a bubble of cringey autism. At the end of the day I believe this community should be a ground for meaningful discussions, arguments, and debates, but without becoming a Destiny hatefest. We should all agree he gets that enough from everyone and everywhere else.
(After thoughts) I don't know if any of this was worth writing or worth anyone reading over, but I wanted to try to add my thoughts on it. I thought it may provide a unique perspective. If not, then fuck me I guess.
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2024.05.13 23:38 ThaBiGGDoGG Kat Ocean Chat On Discord (I Already Removed Mine After She Stopped Talking)

April 2, 2024
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katocean. — 04/02/2024 6:15 PM
I have a few contacts now via twitter.
[6:16 PM]
I just love people who are all about saying fuck the establishment. To a degree.
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Wow!
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I got one that is banned permanently. Then a throw away one. And then my main one im vocal on
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katocean. — 04/02/2024 6:23 PM
Oh YOU ARE BLUE BALLS SECURITY?!?!
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Lmaooooo
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[6:25 PM]
Damn there alll out early today. Now Jess is live
[6:26 PM]
Absolutely!
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katocean. — 04/02/2024 6:34 PM
Awee shucks, well its been a nice distraction
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Who do you think is your favorite streamer of the Squirrels to watch?
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katocean. — 04/02/2024 6:45 PM
It was. A long but fun day
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But my stupid ex made me go out the night before and up till like 3AM. I was pissed.
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So I just rolled out of bed at like 1230-1 and uber down
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No make up or anything and threw comfys on and dipped
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Well thank you. I was a hot mess express
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5'7
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katocean. — 04/02/2024 6:52 PM
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katocean. — 04/02/2024 7:05 PM
Big plans for tonight?
[7:12 PM]
Watching the streamers! I just made it on Jess' poster! Shes putting all our names on her poster
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katocean. — 04/02/2024 7:28 PM
STOPPPP
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Where was that???
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Aweee shucks stopppp
[7:32 PM]
Danks
[7:34 PM]
Did DOA say he was coming back?
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katocean. — 04/02/2024 7:36 PM
Ahhh okay. Ill just stick on Jess' live for now
[7:40 PM]
Why??
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I try and not to be a rude person. I like engaging in conversations with people
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katocean. — 04/02/2024 7:44 PM
Your boy just went live
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Ill head over cause jess is just writing names on her poster lol
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Shoot streets is live
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And yellin at the 5-0
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Gotta watch that
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katocean. — 04/02/2024 7:59 PM
Wow
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UNDER CONTROL
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katocean. — 04/02/2024 8:15 PM
Nah.
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I dont have much of an appetite
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But Chris' chipotle does look good but Im always disappointed when I get it. Plus Im saving every nickel and dime I have right now. So deff not ordering out or anything for a while.
[8:19 PM]
What do you know how to make besides pizza?!?!
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Lol
[8:21 PM]
Meatloaf
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Spaghetti good
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Chicken long as its well done lol
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katocean. — 04/02/2024 8:22 PM
Hahaha im picky and get weird food adversions. I like everything fully cooked and well done
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katocean. — 04/02/2024 8:47 PM
Ruhhh rooh!
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Its just starting to sleet / snow over here
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And my dog wont stop bothering me to go out. Im like ANNA PUP HUSH YOU DONT NEED TO POTTY EVERY HR
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April 3, 2024
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 7:38 AM
Sorry I fell asleep so early last night
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Thank you! Just woke up, its deff snowing but not much yet
[7:41 AM]
Yay for April! And snow! You never know what youre gonna get in the midwest
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 7:47 AM
No I applied for an apartment yesterday so hoping to hear back today... applying for another one today. Thats about it. Im temp staying in Wisconsin at my moms. Trying to return to work next week
[7:47 AM]
How about you??
[7:52 AM]
We both live such exciting lives right now
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 7:55 AM
How? My life is so messed up right now. I cant wait to get back to normalcy soon. Back in my own place, working, my daily routine etc
[7:57 AM]
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 8:12 AM
Whose that?
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 8:24 AM
Ewww
[8:24 AM]
Omg
[8:24 AM]
Lord
[8:24 AM]
Stop
[8:24 AM]
Wtf
[8:24 AM]
I look like a night crawler
[8:31 AM]
Gah idk what you're definition of beautiful is but that is NOT it
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 8:33 AM
Wtfff lmao. That girl was NOT PLAYIN WITH YA
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 8:53 AM
Boy you and your pizza I like plain cheese but a GOOD and mean has to be good, bacon, chicken, bbq hits every once in a while
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 9:15 AM
Ewww
[9:15 AM]
No
[9:15 AM]
I dont even like hot dogs.
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 9:24 AM
Apple duh
[9:24 AM]
You're probably an android weirdo
[9:24 AM]
K bye
[9:30 AM]
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 9:58 AM
I dont really drink pop but If I do it has to be coke. I used to like pepsi then I went to Europe and they only had coke... so then bam I made the switch ever since
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 11:07 AM
Mmm I guess horror. I prefer documentaries, war movies especially about WW2, Drama, biographical movies, etc
[11:08 AM]
I'm more of a serious person with a purpose
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 2:22 PM
Im just annoyed AF
[2:23 PM]
The application process for these two places are driving me up the fucking wall
[2:23 PM]
Its easier to buy a fucking gun then it is to apply for an apartment
[2:23 PM]
And im just beyond livid right now
[2:23 PM]
All I want to do is cry
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 3:05 PM
Do you have a million dollars you can send me? That would be helpful, okay Ill take 100k... i wont be greedy
[3:05 PM]
Thank you
[3:06 PM]
I want to go home so badly. I want nothing to do with my ex. I dont even want to see him but I want to be back in my "home" until I have somewhere of my own again
[3:06 PM]
I hate that all my stuff is still there, that im at my moms
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 3:31 PM
You have a better mind set then me
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 3:38 PM
Karma works too slow for me
[3:38 PM]
And never seems to happen
[3:40 PM]
Damn lol
[3:40 PM]
Or did YOU break it?!?! Lmao
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 3:50 PM
Oh lord I dont want to get into politics. But I am NOT a Trumper. I will say that. I'm a pretty liberal activists and wouldnt be a social worker if I wasnt. But I will say, from a fiscal standpoint I am more conservative as I got older & on my own. And I do recognize that we do better as an economy usually when a republican is president. But thats all Im gonna say about that
[3:52 PM]
Oh god I know. I wish we didnt have to go through these two bafoons again. I want new fresh faces, younger faces with progressive ideas. But I pretty much hate both sides at this moment in time and govt in general
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 3:57 PM
Agree
[3:58 PM]
Im about to be in therapy for the next hr so my lack of responses will be why
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 6:04 PM
I know I just sped through his stream and caught up. Im worried they are keeping his phones and computer and fur coat. Cause the officer is like "for further investigation"
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 6:26 PM
Just relaxing. Contemplating if Im going to eat dinner or not.
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 6:44 PM
No way sir
[6:44 PM]
Im in a depression funk
[6:46 PM]
I can give you my instagram if you want
[6:46 PM]
But deff no selfies right now
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 6:52 PM
You can find it idk how to link it
[6:52 PM]
Still have all my pictures with my ex tho
[6:52 PM]
Just havent felt like deleting yet
[6:53 PM]
Also please if you see him tagged dont message him or anything. Even if you think thats being helpful.
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 7:06 PM
No bueno
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 7:20 PM
No bueno = No good
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katocean. — 04/03/2024 8:38 PM
Thank you
April 4, 2024
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katocean. — 04/04/2024 9:12 AM
Morning, thank you. You as well
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katocean. — 04/04/2024 11:54 AM
Go to St. Louis Scientology Squirrel right now
[11:54 AM]
Shes in the St louis org
[11:54 AM]
Under cover live
[11:54 AM]
Recording
[11:54 AM]
But keep it on the DL. We dont want to many people knowing
[11:55 AM]
On YY
[11:55 AM]
Yt**
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katocean. — 04/04/2024 12:06 PM
No but it was great. Cant wait for the full replay to be posted
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katocean. — 04/04/2024 12:14 PM
My mom informed me she had the book back in the 70s and her & her first husband read it. And thought it was "interesting"... I'm like omg... I could have became a sciento! Thank god it was just a dabble into the book and nothing more
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katocean. — 04/04/2024 12:22 PM
Oh god
[12:22 PM]
Probably one I hate
[12:22 PM]
Oh and to answer your question earlier... yes, I want to move to the PNW badly. Thats my dream
[12:22 PM]
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[12:25 PM]
Pshhh i know why its your favorite picture... creepy old men lol
[12:25 PM]
But I did post it as a thirst trap sorta bahahaha
[12:25 PM]
I've lost nearly 80lbs this last year
[12:26 PM]
I always was skinny but the last 5-6 years I put sooo much weight on. I got up to 210 and now down to like 130
[12:27 PM]
Which is great. But id love for other parts of my life to fall in place so i can just be happy overall
[12:27 PM]
Do you try and work out? Or anything?
[12:27 PM]
Maybe LESS pizza XXXXX! Lol
[12:27 PM]
Jk
[12:28 PM]
Have you talked with your doctor on getting on like Wegovy or Ozempic? Do you have insurance?
[12:28 PM]
It was a life saver for me
[12:28 PM]
Yeah fool. I found ur fb too. XXXXX XXXXX
[12:28 PM]
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[12:29 PM]
I gotta know who im randomly talking to
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katocean. — 04/04/2024 12:29 PM
But you have nothing besides memes and rando pictures that i can see and emoji bits or whatever lmao
[12:30 PM]
Get yourself on like Tinder or Bumble or Ok Cupid or somethin!
[12:30 PM]
But you deff have to have pictures
[12:31 PM]
I dont know. Im not in any place to give dating advice. I cant even fathom doing that at all right now. Im just ready to be single and build myself back up.
[12:31 PM]
Sheesh
[12:31 PM]
Im sorry
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katocean. — 04/04/2024 12:37 PM
What do you think the issue is? Like not placing blame on you or anything... but when you do a deep dive into yourself what issues or things do you think makes it hard for a women to want to pursue anything further with you?
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katocean. — 04/04/2024 12:53 PM
The snap chat thing is a little creepy IMO
[12:53 PM]
So Im not surprised you arent getting much traction from that
[12:53 PM]
Yeah not having a car is a huge hinderance
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katocean. — 04/04/2024 1:11 PM
No. My mom does alll the time. Shes actually watching it right now lmao. I find them cheesy AF. Ha. One of my ex's & cousin are extras in those show allll the time
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katocean. — 04/04/2024 1:22 PM
Only medical show I can watch is Greys Anatomy. And its because Ive been watching it since I was 16... and just cant give it up. 19 almost 20 years now.
[1:22 PM]
And I was and like "oh god this would never happen IRL" lmao
[1:23 PM]
Its the story lines for me of the characters. Not necessarily the medical aspects and patients.
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katocean. — 04/04/2024 1:31 PM
I dont watch the Good doctor. I watched like 2 episodes when it first came out and I couldnt get past his insane autistic melt downs
[1:31 PM]
Lmao Im an asshole
[1:32 PM]
Cute what?
[1:34 PM]
Lets see how fast Sciento dad blocks me
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katocean. — 04/04/2024 1:41 PM
Oh fuck me
[1:42 PM]
Probably Kathy hopefully
[1:42 PM]
And not Kathleen lol
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katocean. — 04/04/2024 2:07 PM
No
[2:07 PM]
Lol
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katocean. — 04/04/2024 2:31 PM
Lol!
[2:31 PM]
Me and Scientology twitter back at it right now
[2:31 PM]
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[2:31 PM]
I love the attempting gaslighting
[2:33 PM]
Hahaha i love toying with these little fuckers
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katocean. — 04/04/2024 2:48 PM
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katocean. — 04/04/2024 3:18 PM
No thank you
[3:18 PM]
Maybe 5-10 years ago
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katocean. — 04/04/2024 7:19 PM
Hey I took a really long afternoon nap just woke up
[7:20 PM]
Lol
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katocean. — 04/04/2024 7:28 PM
Probably like a deep purple
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katocean. — 04/04/2024 7:38 PM
Yeah pretty close
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katocean. — 04/04/2024 9:30 PM
No
[9:30 PM]
Lol
[9:30 PM]
Sorry
April 5, 2024
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katocean. — 04/05/2024 8:31 AM
Sleeping, Ive been going to sleep early these days by like 9-10 ish or so
[8:32 AM]
Honestly, right now, I wake up wait for the day to go by just so I can go to sleep
[8:32 AM]
Im contemplating on returning to work next Tuesday
[8:37 AM]
I wish
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katocean. — 04/05/2024 8:52 AM
Basically between 1,300-1,400 fml
[8:52 AM]
All 1 bedroom, 1 bath
[8:52 AM]
Sucks
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katocean. — 04/05/2024 10:19 AM
Oh wow
[10:19 AM]
What kind of jobs do you do?
[10:19 AM]
What does your daughter do for work? Did you finish college with a degree or nah?
[10:24 AM]
How do you bring in any income, if you don't mind me asking? Are you on like disability?
[10:25 AM]
Like surveys?
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katocean. — 04/05/2024 10:27 AM
Ahhh okay just curious
[10:27 AM]
You gotta get on that and get that money
[10:33 AM]
My favorite up and coming person right now is HonestAv
[10:33 AM]
https://open.spotify.com/album/11ZfrqRpeCnGBAbJ8e50kH?si=E9lWAq4mTTibq7p9Yo25EA
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[10:33 AM]
I relate to his songs so much
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katocean. — 04/05/2024 10:34 AM
Nah but his songs and lyrics are so relatable
[10:40 AM]
Ha. Im conservative. No more thirst traps.
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katocean. — 04/05/2024 11:01 AM
Aweee thats nice of her for something so simple
[11:01 AM]
My ex is my age
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katocean. — 04/05/2024 4:32 PM
Awee sorry to hear about your gmas cat, hope its ok!!
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katocean. — 04/05/2024 7:08 PM
Ha
[7:09 PM]
I put in a few more inquiries. I do have a back up plan for May though.
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katocean. — 04/05/2024 7:20 PM
HOT
[7:20 PM]
hahahahah
April 6, 2024
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ThaBiGGDoGG — 04/06/2024 3:34 PM
Not sure what I did that made you upset. I wish you lots of luck with what you are dealing with. I'm always here if you wanna talk.
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2024.05.13 23:24 TaranMatharu The web of clues in From

When solving a mystery, one has to make some assumptions if one wishes to go beyond a surface level solve attempt of From's mystery. Which effectively means, one must pick an answer to a clue one is fairly certain of, and use that as one might use a jigsaw piece to solve the next clue that connects to it.
For any interested, I share my opinion on what the key strands of clue clusters and the twisted threads therein that I believe need to be woven together into a narrative to form an origin story for Fromland and solve the show.
1. The first strand is historical figures from North American history (and the end of the War of the Roses), falling roughly on the dates on Tabitha's dream sequence. Some historical figures are given far more clues than others, suggesting they might later become characters on the show. In particular Caroline Dye's hoodoo magic, and Alma Hayes the strongwoman.
There are six threads in there as not every timeline will be explored in the series - the main ones are 1930s, 1880s, 1860s, 1770s, 1670s, and 1498.
1498 is by far the most prevalent and perhaps the easiest to start with. Most are from England and to a lesser extent, Italy/Venice, Scotland, Germany, Portugal, Spain, France, Burgundy, China, Iran, Iceland, Greenland/Newfoundland. It's also the best one to solve first, as the historical figures in the 1498 origin story are the archetypes that the historical figures in the other timelines mimic.
For example, I'm absolutely certain one is Richard Amerike - Sheriff of Bristol. There is a lawman/sheriff in every timeline - Boyd is the sheriff now.
Each new historical figure discovered in any timeline is a great puzzle piece. If you find out Emmett Kelly, the Hobo Clown is in the 1930s timeline, you can search for other "clowns" and discover Triboulet, the court jester in the 1498 origin story.
2. The second strand is the sequence of events in the origin story specifically. These clues are far more vague, and easier to explain what I mean by example.
Let's look at Kelly's head spiked to a tree with Boyd yanking it out instead of using the gun. The reasoning was: Kristi did not want Kelly to see or experience the gun, when Kelly is currently blind and the gun is a far better "experience" than the yanking. I contend this is quite a pointed clue that he's recreating a scene in the original timeline. In my opinion, a botched execution by a crossbow at a time where there were no guns to use.
There are threads within this strand. Two are practically strands of their own, with witch trial and torture methods and christmas / lent traditions from the countries of the various historical figures being the most prevalent. The traditions bit is a lot easier if you solve the origin story characters first, since you can then surmise which countries the traditions to look out for might come from.
3. The third strand is the mythology of the show. Ultimately, if one assumes North East Canada is where it all begins, you might make the leap it relates to the mythology related to that area. This has two main threads, the bogeyman, and the fairies. What I came to find were, there were clues pointing to practically every kind of bogeyman and fairy legend in that region. I was wondering if these were red herrings, or maybe it was all of them at once? It took me a long time to figure out what we're being asked to do here - but I figure there are 7 bogeymen and 4 fairy types the monsters and entity are mimicking, and a type of bogeyman and fairy that they really are.
4. Apotropaic magic - specific to the cunning folk of England. Witch's bottles and ladders, that sort of thing.
5. Medieval board and card games, as well as a few other adult medieval games, like stoolball. Main thread here is French tarot cards, but not their witchy meanings and connection to fortune telling, just the playing cards and what they look like. Other substantial threads involve Game of Goose and Pachisi.
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2024.05.13 23:19 Robinsonirish Brother Mouzone is the worst written character and doesn't fit into the world The Wire created.

The Wire is written so well. There are so many details to the show that can only be written by someone who has actually lived those lives. The journalist, detective/police, the docks and the gangster angles are all very real and comes from a real place.
Brother Mouzone takes me out of this realism. He's a caricature. The way he talks, walks and acts feels like the writers just wanted to put a cool gunslinger with a twist into the story.
From a hitman's perspective he's not very smart:
He sticks out like a sore thumb. His bowtie can be seen from a mile away. The retort would be that this is by design, but I don't buy it at all. He walks around without a worry in the world in a place where everyone has a gun.
He takes stupid risks. When he shoots Cheese, if this was real Baltimore someone would have just capped him there and then. He has no back-up. He brags about his hollow point bullets being "his own design" as if he's an actual gunsmith. Nobody is experimenting with making their own type of bullets in real life. Maybe he is saying this to Cheese just to inflate his mystique, but to the audience it just comes off as inauthentic.
I have 20 years in the military and he really strikes me as a complete amateur... or what an amateur would think a cool hitman would look like. He feels picked out of a spaghetti western or a Tarantino movie, that's not The Wire.
He has a driver who acts like a butler, bringing him newspapers, carrying his books and stuff but not being of any real use. Why?
I can see what they were trying to do, and they did it so much better with Omar. Mouzone would fit better into the Breaking Bad universe where the characters are a bit more "fantastical" but to me he doesn't fit very well into The Wire universe.
Anyone felt the same way?
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2024.05.13 23:04 Mindless_Sleep1228 Rate my plot!!

So I got a cool story idea from the book I read, and here it is. I have it all pretty much figured so just looking for advice!
Title: Sleepover
A high school girls track team has a sleepover party after winning the state championship. The main character is a 15-16 year old girl named Ruby. The party is at her friend Blaine’s house. Suddenly, a girl begins acting strange and drugged, and she disappears. Everyone freaks of course, but can’t get a hold of the authorities because the cell signal has been intercepted and the car stolen. Alone, they try to make a plan and figure out what the heck is going on. More people disappear, romance is sparked, but all the while a subplot brews. Parker, Ruby‘s 14 year old brother, has found himself with the wrong crowd, and is selling illegal drugs and bootleg alcohol to high schoolers. A group of college students from the local university have recruited him as an inside man, basically. They need money to pay off their loans and other debts, and run a drug business and prostitution ring. The story also follows Parker through his rough year and his recruitment. Heath, the leader, along with Parker, are staking out the house, taking the girls and spiking the drinks.
The romance aspect of the story is between Ruby and a girl named Camilla, who has secretly had a crush on Ruby. They comfort each other through the night, and it develops into something more. I imagine this as a side plot, just for fun. I’ve never written a WLW love story though, so I would like tips.
PLOT TWIST:
Coming back from the restroom, Ruby sees her friend, Blaine, being taken. She looks at the attacker, and sees her brother. Devastated, she realised that she told her brother everything when he asked. Where the party was, when, who was coming. She calls everyone in, and they manage to fight him off and he flees. While everyone worries, Ruby runs out of the house to look for Parker. She finds him injured, shot by Heath, and bleeding out on the ground in a nearby alley. She is with him for his final moments, and he tells her everything. Enraged at the situation and mourning her brother, she looks where Parker said and finds Heath, the gang leader. She confronts him and eventually shoots him in the leg with his own gun. Ruby calls the police using his phone, and directs them to Blaine‘s house and Heath‘s hideout. They find most of the captured girls, and arrest the injured Heath. She returns to the house, and reunites with Camilla. However, Blaine was never found. Maybe that’s a story for another day…
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2024.05.13 22:28 cusampro My Love Letter to RDR 2 after my first playthrough (contains spoilers for the story)

I finished my first ever playthrough of RDR 2 three days ago, but I did not know how to express my feelings about the game so I just decided to make this extremely long review of the game, RDR 2 is now officially the best game I have ever played in my life, firstly, hats off to rockstar for optimising the game so well that my laptop with 8 gigs of ram and NO DEDICATED GRAPHIC CARD can run the game on low settings smoothly, there was no lag, and the game never crashed, while buying the game from steam I was certain I will have to get a refund but It just worked flawlessly. The Gameplay: I am in love with the gunplay in this game, even though I'm more used to using automatic rifles in any game I play, I just can't stop using my guns again and again even though I have to click 2 times to fire a single shot, it just adds to the fun instead of being annoying for some reason, the melee combat and the fist fights are so satisfying I could punch NPC's all day, The random events make the game so much more engaging, even though riding around on my horse takes so much more time than fast travelling,I literally used fast travel only twice or thrice, because even though your riding around the horse for a ling time, every 5-6 minutes you get a random event and even though some events are just a repetition, I still enjoy them, The map is so fucking beautiful I would literally just stare at the scenery for hours, this game has given me so many wallpapers that even if a change it every single day I could at least last a year like that, the Honor system is a brilliant idea as it keeps me on the edge all the time to cover up for my sins lol The Story : I think we all agree that RDR 2 has one the best storylines of all time, you start as a character which most people didn't like and found boring at first(including myself) but by chapter 2 you grow to love the character and you could absolutely give your life to protect that man by chapter 6, The small conversations between the characters whether at camp or in any other part of the map are written so well it just warms my heart, my personal favourites are when Arthur, Hosea and Dutch go fishing in rhodes, and when Sadie and Arthur come back after buying stuff from the general store in Rhodes, The Antagonists, many games have Antagonists that everyone fucking hates, but this games takes it up a notch because you cant hurt or torture those assholes until the very last missions, Milton slips away every fucking time when I think i could get the chance to kill him, until the very last mission of chapter 6, fucking Micah, I did not like him at all since I was forced to rescue him from Jail, I've blown him up with dynamite so many times I can't even count anymore.
The Side Missions: Every single side mission in this game is crafted to perfection, I used to say that God Of War(2018) has the best side missions but my opinion has completely changed, My Favourite Side Missions were - The widow of willad's rest, The Veteran, Edith Downes, Sister Calderón and Evelyn Miller ones
I Love this game so much, It took me 2 months to complete this and these have been the best 2 months of my life.
I am now going to take a little break from video games, 100% completion of games liek this tire you to death, but, I need your guys help to decide which story game I play next, I really want to play RDR 1 but I don't have access to a console, I heard that its coming out for PC soon so thats good, I been saving up for a PS5 and I will be able to buy one soon!, the first thing I'm going to do is buy RDR 2 and play it in Ultra graphics.
anyways, thanks if you actually read through all of the things I said above, everytime I finish a game I just tweet that I completed it and thats it, but I thought this game deserves so much appreciation, the fact that RDR 2 did not win Best Game 2018 needs to be studied, I think that it's release date was just a month earlier than the event didn't give enough people time to properly finish the game, and the fact that God of War 2018 was another masterpiece, but RDR 2 deserved that award.
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2024.05.13 21:12 That_nooby_dude [Online] [5e][18+] [Sunday 3pm-6pm Mountain time Weekly] [Character/Story driven campaign] Homebrew Japanese inspired campaign. DM looking for players.

Hey y'all my name is Joey. I've been on and off DMing for a year. I have about 25 sessions under my belt. I'm very much a laissez faire DM taking a hands off approach to my players choices, but don't take that mean I'm going to run a sandbox game it is going to story driven game where the players have a high degree of autonomy within reason (Ie no slaughtering the innocent for fun).
I'm a chill funny 24 year old dude who tries to make others laugh and I do admit that can be a problem so I try to only do it when it's appropriate. I am also shy and quiet until I get to know you.
Expectations/Details
  1. Please be over 18. Yeah I don't want to play with minors. Other than that anyone over 18 is welcome.
  2. Don't be a dirtball. Yeah if you got derogative stuff to say about any of the other players don't apply.
  3. I accept all levels of experience, if you have none me and the other players can teach you.
  4. I'm looking for players who have a sense of humor and aren't completely serious. While this is going to be a mostly serious campaign I love to joke around and I am looking for likeminded players.
  5. I'm accepting of everyone
  6. I'm looking for 4-5 players, depending on how many requests I get. Leaning towards 5 though.
  7. We'll be using Foundry VTT hosted from my PC, and Discord for voice.
  8. The game will start at 3pm-6pm Mountain time every sunday. Some sessions may have to be cancelled on my end. Expect it to be at most once a month. The 6pm cut off point is nebulous I can go an hour or two longer depending on the players.
  9. This game will have horror as a major aspect of this campaign so be sure you are ok with that.
  10. This is going to a 60/40 split of RP/Combat.
Now all the expectations are done with on to the premise of the campaign.
The campaign is set on the Umeda Isles. It is based primarily on Japan during the Sengoku period, so expect court intrigue, guns, upheaval and constant warfare. It is like other standard fantasy worlds, in that it is comparable to a real life culture, so don't expect it to be a one to one copy of Japan. For instance many of the Kami in this campaign are renamed and reflavored gods from the Forgotten realms.
I will run a 3 or four session 'ones hot' for the players to see how we all vibe with each other. After that the campaign will continue.
You awaken in the hold of a pirate ship, your memories hazy and your bonds tight. Kidnapped during a raid you must work together with your fellow captives to escape the clutches of the pirate crew and uncover the dark secrets behind your abduction.
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  1. The party starts at level 3 with a starting feat. Bonus points for you if you pick a feat that works with your backstory.
  2. Character creation. We will all be discussing our character ideas at the session 0. The books I have are Monsters of the multiverse, Xanathars guide, Tashas Cauldron. Any other books will have to be discussed and be determined on a case by case basis. Anything in those books can be used.
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  4. No joke characters please.
  5. I will be using milestone leveling. So long as you complete your objective you'll gain your levels whether you slaughter everything in your path or sneak in and out with your objective.
  6. You can either be native to this region or not. It all depends on your preference
I apologize if this was a rambling mess. Please fill out this form. If you have any other questions put it at the questions, concerns, and complaints section. Good luck y'all I can't wait to meet y'all.
Da questionaire
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeXKC5MHCTXrBbYC7bNVBnFIyeWOs7btfOf5TgmRG20o144zw/viewform?usp=sf\_link
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2024.05.13 20:50 Pancake_muncher Fallout 1. I died to rats at the start, I couldn't figure out the keyboard controls, died at least 1000x forcing me to restarted from scratch or reload, and got stuck an ungodly amount of times figuring out what to do. This is the best Fallout game and it stands the test of time as an RPG.

Context: I played Fallout 3, 4, and New Vegas before this. I'm not interested in putting my words into a coherent review, but more of my personal experience and emotions playing Fallout 1.
This game is old, it's so old that it needs the original PC box that came with a manual, which contained the keyboard controls, Thank god for the internet. This has no tutorial and my god has it aged visually that I wondered if my eyes were dying. I need to remember to F6 (it's not F5 to quick save here) a lot before I do something unintentionally stupid. My strength was too damn low to even hold up a hand gun??? Restarted with a new character at least 4 times before I got to the 2nd town and got my ass handed to me. How the fuck does sneaking work and pickpocketing work?
With all these complaints set aside of learning how to play an old ass game.
This game great, it doesn't hold your hand and rewards you greatly with solving problems like an old time adventure game and takes the table top style role playing game seriously. The exploration is addicting like the newer iterations where you rummage every bookshelf or locker and talking to every NPC to collect as much info as you can. The quests aren't logged and there's no direction or map pinpoint to show you where to go much like Elden Ring as a recent example.
Oh you think you can be a brain dead player following an indicator on your map? No you dumb fucker, you're gonna have to actually read carefully and remember an NPC's name and location. You missed or ignored a side quest for a few days? Guess what, those NPCs are dead cause the Super Mutants invasion plot is taking over since the plot is moving forward. That's right, there's a 100 day countdown and 100 day extension (1000 caps to send water) to save your vault. So you can't bankrupting the towns or save a settlement that needs your help (Preston cries in settlements) with this urgent plot moving forward fast.
So I built my character on speech and small guns going for a charismatic, gunslinger and thinking I'll be the talk of the town. Well the game takes your cockiness into consideration when a deathclaw hands your ass in a near beginner quest. Apparently you can sneak past it, but I don't know how that works. So I worked on getting to the brotherhood of steel to get that sweet power armor. Wait, you can't wear it cause you don't have a carrying capacity unless you get rid of a lot of the loot you collected. Killed the deathclaw, but disappointed i can't wear it like a trophy.
Talking my ass out thinking i can get out of any situation with 100 speech. Most of this is true. Then you snark in front of the Super mutant boss and he blows your ass off with a minigun. Or you join the mutants and the game ends. But wait, the mutant leader can torture you and see if you can take punches. As a result you get thrown in prison and you can't escape unless you have high sneak. Well sneak these nuts, I'm reloading to a save before I got into that predicament.
Hey look. I got a companion named Ian, cool dude, I like Ian. then Ian got blown up by a rocket launcher from a random super mutant encounter. RIP Ian and his leather jacket. No companion respawns.
I beat the game talking to The Master to death. Hell yeah, my charisma and science check saved my vault. Wait they fucking exiled me after going through the meat grinder for them? Then Ron Pearlman narrates there were side stories I missed and had some very bad endings for the side characters.
This game is merciless and a roller coaster of emotions unlike the modern games which have a more action rpg focus that let you off pretty easy with little consequences. This entire game feels like a wack a mole of consequences and I love it. I barely even talked about 1/10th of the things that happened in my play through. This is a game where you want to talk about your journey, because of how difficult and strange it can be going in blind.
As for the lore, I'm very impressed to see where the later games took the baton and grew from there including my man Harold, the mutated dude who turns into a tree in Fallout 3. I didn't know you had it so bad Harold.
I have to replay the game with a different build and take a different exploration path. But what really made this my favorite fallout game was the Bramen cows saying "Moo, I say."
further random thoughts.
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2024.05.13 20:27 ForkShoeSpoon SoL is a huge step up from WoL

I was scrolling through the sub's top posts to see if any other secrets had been discovered and I was surprised to find one of the top posts was saying they preferred WoL's systems to SoL. No disrespect to that poster or the devs, but I just wanted to make a quick post about why I feel EXACTLY opposite.
For both WoL and SoL, the fun of the game is the humor, not the mechanics. They are silly, they're fun, they've got neat puzzles and ridiculous dialogue and outlandish items. The gameplay, imo, is just there to give structure to the writing. The puzzles are decent, the combat is serviceable, and that's all they need to be, honestly.
However, WoL's systems felt like a chore, act 3 (regions G and H) have an enormous amount of extremely dull backtracking, and 2 of the 3 main story arcs (the cows and El Vibrato) are EXTREMELY missable. SoL fixed nearly all of this.
First of all, the combat mechanics in SoL just work better. They're still not great, but WoL was the most "make the numbers go bigger" game in the history of "make the numbers go bigger" games. Elemental attacks had nearly no impact on gameplay, sleaze and stench are used extremely sparingly, it almost felt senseless to even include them. Combine that with M-stats serving as both offense and defense, and every fight is just a competition of "is my M-stat big enough, or do I need to make my M-stat more bigger?" This isn't a critique of WoL really--like I said, it was serviceable, and what mattered was that summoning a bean golem wearing a mobster hat was funny. But the switch from a %-age based damage resistance armor system to a numbers based damage threshold armor system, the actual incorporation of different damage types, and the (low) hard caps on M-stats made the combat much more tactical. Now, you actually have to consider the damage type of your weapon. You can look at which enemies are going to attack which allies and consider who you want to attack, and with what.
Likewise, having equipment slots be more specialized in their function was a great choice. Rings provide special effects or buffs to combat abilities, hats and accessories provide specific stat buffs, shoes are ordered from the Ministry of Silly Walks. Now, instead of choosing to use melee or pistol based on which of your enemy's stats are lower (muscle or moxie), you use the weapon that is best for your character's stats, and you can uses special items to transform other weapons into melee/ranged/magic weapons if you like, which is funny (just add gun parts to a baseball bat, simple as!).
And the skill checks are great, they did the right thing replacing a single speech skill with "a speech skill, and also your 3 M-stats."
Backtracking is way less tedious because shadow enemies in previous chapters get harder as the game progresses AND there's more content in each region worth visiting everyday (cats, stores, fishing, the odd boon here and there). In WoL, there is an El Vibrato monolith in Shaggy Dog cave that is revealed only when you get an object in region H. Who is going back to Shaggy Dog Cave after you've been to region H? Who is going back to the snake pit, where there is a time portal, after you've been to region H? The only way to see that late game content is to revisit sites you have no reason to revisit after the game has already effectively ended, with nothing but fights which you can easily oneshot to pad out your journey through empty sites you've already seen.
Finally, imo the puzzles are better in SoL. I was surprised how many people didn't like the Longerfellow puzzle--the game gives you the hint about the Cabin Boy Standard Format in the basement, and the cabin boy's name is left in a note on the outhouse. It was a good, clever little puzzle imo. I really like the puzzle from the house of the dolls as well, it was satisfying to solve the last "she does everything twice" by figuring out the names of all the different dolls. The only puzzle I thought was kind of ridiculous was Mudhenge, and even there SoL gives you a pretty strong hint by saying "A phrase so nice, you've heard it twice," strongly hinting that there's some significance to the code you've received. Meanwhile, WoL has the Military Cemetery INSANE puzzle, the impossible "fivepiles" solution at the West Pole, and even a puzzle at Reboot Hill that I thought was pretty tricky and definitely required a pencil and paper, as well as both safecrackin' and lockpickin'. Oh yeah, and since you can only start with either Safecrackin' or Lockpickin' (not both), that's even more tedious backtracking once you buy the other skillbook at Breadwood. Just to open some safes or locked doors! At least in SoL, the locations of Shadow gates mostly make sense, they're mostly in locations that make you say "huh, I wonder if a shadow gate opens there--yep, it does."
And the companions and familiars are better too. Being able to mix and match mid playthrough is just so nice, and the vignettes are silly and fun.
Again, this isn't to throw shade at WoL. I was just surprised because when I picked up SoL, I was expecting the mechanics to feel as slapdash as the did in WoL, and I was surprised by just how much better they were. My first thought was "oh, neat, they actually made the game side of the game much better, not just the humor." So I was surprised to see the top post here expressing the opposite opinion. I thought WoL was fun as an adventure, but not that great as a game, and SoL just feels like a step up in every way.
Finally, just because I saw some people say it felt unfinished--I kind of agree. I've run into a couple weird bugs, almost all of them in The Big Moist, that just feel like they should have been patched out (Inspector Legrade came back to life in my first playthrough???). It's a shame because The Big Moist's quests are my favorite in the game. But compared with the ending of WoL, which ramps up to Frisco, lingers on for a weirdly long time after Frisco without much interesting gameplay to pad it out (backtracking...), and whose cow quest is extremely missable, SoL is just so many miles ahead.'
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2024.05.13 20:19 ikieneng My fanfiction - Episode 2

My fanfiction - Episode 2
The next part is here! This episode is actually so long that I'm going to split it, so today, you're only getting part 1 of 3.
DISCLAIMERS (the same ones as before)
The point of this fanfiction is not to be a straight-up continuation of events with the same themes, intensity, and tone. If you go into it with those expectations, you are probably not going to like it. Rather, it’s supposed to be how I wish things went if these events were real life. The resolution you want for a real-life situation isn’t often the right choice for a show, but it can be incredibly beautiful. Think of what you’re about to read to be a separate show then.
Episode 1 of this fanfiction begins after the episode “2:00” (season 2 episode 4), so it replaces the episode “Cake” and the ones that follow it. This fanfiction expects you to have seen the entirety of seasons 1 and 2, so you should watch those first.
I myself bursting into the story here. The narrator and me are the same. While my character is like 95% real me, don’t take events about my life described here as facts. Some aspects of my life have been changed for the story. In my head, I started writing like an “alternate me” character in 2016, fulfilling a lot of the things that I wish I had in life, adding that to my story. I’m not really from Ukraine. I speak fluent Ukrainian as a foreign language, I started learning it in 2014, and I’ve talked to tons of people from there, but I’m not from Ukraine. I also don’t have as much money as I do in the story. I wish lmao.
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SEASON 2 EPISODE 6 - “ATTIC”
Part 1 (day 1)
So I'd be scheduled to work with Sean in the kitchen again, maybe a few days later, and Leanne would be "allowed" out of the attic again and have some time in the kitchen with me, like with Tobe in the real show (which Dorothy only started to allow because her strategy of pure torture and isolation wasn't working...). Julian would be there to watch us while Dorothy is at work (it would be around 10-11 AM) and Sean is shopping for new parts for the dishwasher.
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This time, we’d be told to cook something for Sean, following his recipe, maybe filling squid with a mix of mashed vegetables and spices.
This time, we’d be told to cook something for Sean, following his recipe, maybe filling squid with a mix of mashed vegetables and spices.
With Julian there, we’d be pretty limited in the things we can talk about, but the air would be noticeably lighter because of my gift for Leanne that neither of us can talk about yet, and you could tell on her face and especially in her eyes how much that has touched her. I’d imagine we’d talk about the stuff either of us likes to cook. She’d tell me that she doesn’t actually cook that much on her own. I’d be surprised and ask what she likes to eat, and she’d open one of the drawers and show me the cans upon cans of tomato soup and tell me she likes to just warm up a can every day and add some side dish on the plate, like toast, and something to drink, usually just water. She’d be a bit embarrassed about it because her experience is that people think that’s weird, but I’d tell her that I think that’s cute, and she could tell on my face that I mean it. I’d tell her how I eat obscene amounts of Ben & Jerry’s, even more so in the summer, and how her eating so much tomato soup reminds me of that, and I’d tell her how I drink sooo much Cola Zero that I’ve built up a lot of resistance to caffeine. “I can drink a whole two liter bottle, take my meds, and then go to bed just like that” (Side note: Coca Cola’s US website actually lists a two liter bottle among their sizes. Is that correct?) She’d be amazed and almost not believe me, but I’d show her my almost empty two-liter bottle in my backpack, with a little bit of condensed water from my fridge still on the outside, and she’d look at me with big eyes, bewildered and amazed, and we’d both chuckle before Julian tells us to stop. Quite confused, I’d ask why, like, what’s wrong with us laughing, and he’d tell us something like me not being there to have fun. I’d ask “Mister… What’s your surname?” - “Pearce” - “Do you have employees, Mister Pearce?” - “My father does, and I wouldn’t hire you anyway.” - “Oh, good, I wasn’t going to apply for a job with you in the first place. I can’t say I’m surprised that nobody wants to work for you.”
Leanne would be proud that I’m sticking it like that to Julian, and before he even has a chance to reply, she’d ask him “Could you please get us some wheat flour from the basement?” - “You want me to get you a fucking bottle, too?” - “Two would be nice.” - (Julian rolls his eyes) “I think I’d get two for myself, so I don’t lose it with you both!”, and he goes into the basement. As soon as Leanne can hear the door shut, she would suddenly tell me to fill up a bag she takes out from under the sink with ALL of the water bottles in the kitchen and a lot of the food in there that can be eaten as is and doesn't require cooking, and she’d tell me to do the same with my backpack, quietly go up to the attic, and hide there, so I can’t be seen if Julian comes upstairs, anticipating that she will be left alone in there again for days without food. I'd be confused at first, but she'd frantically beg me to do it immediately, and I'd trust her, I’d nod and say “okay” and do it. Julian would come back, and she'd pretend that I left. Julian would command her around again to finish up in the kitchen, and soon after, he'd lock her in the attic again, not knowing that I'm there.
I'd be shocked and really confused and concerned after realizing he just locked us in, and in that moment, she'd come to me, begging me on her knees to get her out of there, crying. At first, I’d just look around in shock with my jaw dropped, but then, I'd just hug her and just comfort her and let her know I'll do it. I'd feel so sorry for her... I wouldn’t know yet how long she’s been locked up for and why, but that wouldn’t matter for me to decide to help her. Really confused, I’d ask her to tell me what’s going on and why she’s locked up there. I’d be so shocked.
Once she’s calmed down enough after begging me to help her in full desperation, we’d sit down on the mattress. She’d tell me the full story - from the moment she first arrived at the Turners' in season 1 to now, including Dorothy’s brutal acts of violence and the pranks Julian and Sean played on her in season 1 to drive her out of the house, but she'd only mention the Church of Lesser Saints in passing as that's another really painful and complex topic she doesn't want to get into, and she wouldn't tell me about reanimating the doll yet because she knows how unbelievable the truth sounds (she tries not to let anyone know about her powers anyway). She'd stop several times while telling me all that because it's so hurtful, and I'd just comfort her and hug her . She’d cry out that it’s her fault and that she never should have come back. I’d just tell her that none of this is her fault and that she didn’t “come back” because she was taken against her will. “You can’t blame yourself for any of that. It’s not like they gave you a choice. It’s not your fault.” I’d tell her that she deserves none of the things they’ve done to her, I’d be absolutely horrified by them. She’d tell me about Sean’s visits to her, how he stopped coming upstairs after she was buried alive,
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and how he told her stories about Dorothy to try and make her (Leanne) feel sorry for her (Dorothy), so she can tell him where Jericho is. “I told him that Jericho died, and he just said nothing and stood up and got out after a while. He knows that there’s nothing I can do…” While she cries on my shoulder, I’d just comfort her, rubbing her back, and just express my absolute shock at the things she’s telling me and just try to make her feel at least a little bit better. I’d be like “Those are the worst things I’ve ever heard… He actually defends her? Like, he got you out of a hole in the ground and still told you that she’s ‘ not a bad person ’?” Leanne would nod. “Oh my God, what a piece of shit… What an absolute piece of shit… I’m so sorry you’re going through that… She’s trying to kill you, she’s starving you, she forces you to use the bucket, and… Oh my God, I’m so sorry…”
I’d just let her cry for a little while as I’m comforting her. I’d cry myself, just so shocked and horrified and scared. Unsure if that’s what she wants to do, she’d ask me if I’m going to call the police. I’d ask her how long she thinks we’ll be in here, and she’d say she doesn’t know. “Do you think someone will come up here before tonight?”, and she’d shake her head. “Mr. and Mrs. Turner don’t come up during the day anymore”. I’d suggest we wait until everyone’s asleep tonight and then try to find a way out. She’d say that she’s already tried everything, and I’d be like “Of course, but now, we got a lot more options because you’re not alone up here anyway. Like, okay, that’s gonna sound really hard, and it probably is, but I can try to step up on your shoulders and reach the skylight, stuff like that. If we can sneak out without them knowing, that’s probably a lot safer for you than calling the police while we’re unarmed and the Turners are not. And the last thing you need right now is another traumatic situation”. She’d look up at me, surprised that I’m even considering her well-being like this. “And if we don’t manage to get out tonight, we can still come up with a plan. What do you say?” And she’d smile and nod. I’d smile back and rub her back and say “Heeey, it’s gonna be alright. I’m getting you out of here! Until tonight, let’s just make the best of it!”, and she’d smile really hard at that, which would really touch me, seeing her smile like that because she has hope now, and she’d almost cry.
“So how did you like the cake?”, I’d randomly ask her. She’d look me directly in the eyes and tell me how delicious it was, full of joy, and show me the porcelain baby and say that she wants to keep it. I’d be like “I told you you’re special!” with a big smile and embrace her over the shoulders as she’s smiling back. She’d go “Thank you so much, Daria!”, and I’d be like “Of course!”
I’d then go “Hey, let’s eat some of this stuff! You must be starving!”, and we’d divide the food and water we got upstairs, dividing it into rations for three days (just to be sure…), making her ration for today a bit bigger because she hasn’t eaten in days. Because calling the police would create a dangerous situation for us (and it’s not like there are any lengths the Turners wouldn’t go to), we’d keep that as a last resort if we run out of food, “but let’s see what we can do tonight”. Among the food in my backpack would be every single can of tomato soup from the kitchen and a can opener 😊 Even though it’s cold, the soup would be like heaven to her! And I’d be like “Mmm! Hey, honestly, this is way better than I expected!” - “You like it?” - “Yeah! I thought it might be a bit dull, but there’s, like, what’s in here? I think there’s some celery, definitely some salt, and there are some chunkier bits, like, yeah, this is pretty good!” This is her comfort and favorite food, and because it’s such a rare choice, I don’t think anyone has ever told her that they like it (even the way Dorothy said “You do love that soup, don’t you?” in season 1 kinda communicated that she found it odd or weird),
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and she’d love hearing that! I’d ask her if she’s ever had Ben & Jerry’s, and she’d say she hasn’t. “I’m gonna give you some when we’re out of here, you’re gonna love it! My favorite flavor is Cookie Dough S’Wich Up, it’s like vanilla ice cream mixed with cookie dough, Oreo pieces, and brownie pieces, and also some chocolatey stuff mixed in with the vanilla in some spots!”, and that would sound great to her, she’d look forward to it. And I’d give her the rest of my Cola Zero. She’s probably had some before, but right now, she’d enjoy every bit of it.
I’d take out my two phones at some point (I actually do have two - an iPhone 15 Pro Max and a Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini lmao, but there was no 15 Pro Max at this time, so I’d have an iPhone 13 Pro Max here) and give her the Samsung because, like, we don’t really know for sure if anyone will come upstairs before tonight. I’d add my own number as a contact as well and add her as a contact on my iPhone under the number of the Samsung phone, so this way, she can call the police herself if the Turners find me upstairs with her, and the police can find out where I am if anything happens to me, and vice-versa.
After we’re done eating, knowing that we’re left with like ten to eleven hours until we can try to get out, we’d just sit there on the mattress saying nothing for a few seconds. Breaking the silence, I’d look around a bit and ask “Did the attic look the way it did when you… you know, or did you decorate it like this?”
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She’d say she did. “It’s beautiful, especially with the lights and stuff! You’ve got a good eye!”, and she’d smile a bit in embarrassment. I’d be like “Hey, I mean it! No need to be embarrassed!” and then say “Have you heard about, like, I don’t know what to call it, but some department stores have LED chains that you can stick to surfaces and control the color of with a remote. Most of them can even fade back and forth between colors. When we’re out of here, if you want, I can show you some. If you already like these lights, you’re gonna love them!”, and she’d smile and say that that sounds great! I’d show her some on my phone, and we’d imagine putting them up around us and talk about our ideas that we couldn’t realize because we obviously just wanna get out of there, and we’d talk about where we’re gonna go once we are. I’d suggest my place, a small rental house like twelve minutes by bike from there that’s technically in East Lansdowne, where we can stay at least for a little while, and she’d say she’d love to, but to please take her somewhere safe where the Turners can’t find her, somewhere far away, certainly not this close to them. I’d suggest going to a hotel, and that would sound great to her. We’ll probably have to go to my place first just to get my stuff, but yeah, we can go to a hotel from there. I’d again just reassure her that it’s gonna be alright.
She’d bring up that I told her I’ve spent an exchange year in California, and I’d say that yes, I’ve spent a year in San Diego and add “Still the best year of my life.” She’d ask why, and in her own words, she’d say that we talked so much about HER life, and she wants to know some more about me. I’d tell her I wasn’t the first one in my family to do a student exchange year. My sister went to Denmark from 2008 to 2009. “You got a sister?”, Leanne would ask, and I’d tell her I got two and ask about her family, and she’d tell me she’s an only child. I’d tell her my sisters moved out, or rather, they were forced out, in 2007 (I think) and 2012, so I was alone with my parents for several years, which felt a lot longer. “Time already flies by at twenty-three now”. And anyway, at the time, I thought my mother, who did most of the “parenting”, wanted to make me happy by letting me go abroad for a year, but in retrospect, it’s pretty obvious that she just wanted to be rid of me for a year, the same as when my sister went to Denmark. In retrospect, I remember how many arguments she and my sister had after she came back, which was partly because she definitely enjoyed being rid of her for a year, and then, she had to “deal” with her again. Leanne and me would just lock eyes, and I’d say “We both got terrible moms” and chuckle because of it while still having sad expressions on our faces.
I’d say “Anyway, my first choice were the US, and I got placed with a family in San Diego, California, or [sãn ˈd̪je.ɣ̞o] in Spanish”. Surprised, she’d ask “You speak Spanish, too??”, and I’d be like “Yeah, but not back then”, and in awe, she’d ask how many languages I speak. I’d answer her in each language before saying what language I was just speaking in - fluent Ukrainian, English, and R*ssian, rather good Spanish, some French and Dutch, and I’ve forgotten most of the Finnish and Azeri that I used to know, and I’d show her on Google Maps where that’s even spoken. She’d be really impressed ahaha, and a bit embarrassed about herself. I’d be like “Hey, it’s okay, you don’t need to compare yourself to anyone. Life’s not a competition”, and that would be a really important lesson in life for her, certainly very different from how she’s been taught to think before, especially by her mother and by the Turners. She seems pretty smart anyway, and when I tell her that, she’d be really surprised and flat-out say no, and I’d be like “You’re super resourceful in the kitchen, like, you can come up with solutions to problems pretty quickly, you’re great at remembering details, and you already know that you got lots of special skills! I’d say you’re pretty smart!”, and she’d smile again before making a sadder face and telling me that she never went to school because the Church never let her. I’d be like “That’s… That’s horrible. If you want, there are YouTube channels out there that maybe you can use to learn about all the stuff you missed out on”, and she’d nod a little with a bit of a smile. “Doesn’t say anything about your intelligence anyway. Credentials are only credentials, and school is pretty terrible at telling you how smart you are.”
Back on talking about California, I’d tell her about my year there from August 2014 to August 2015. While there, I didn’t even realize how free I was all of a sudden because I was away from my parents for the first long time in my life. I changed a lot in that year because I didn’t have them look over my shoulder and judge my every move anymore. My mother even took me by the hand outside up until I left for America, and suddenly, I could socialize with whomever I wanted, I could stay outside of the home after school, like, AT ALL, the family I was with, they actually cared, like, I could talk to them, I could just ask when I needed stuff, and they didn’t force their restrictive values and stuff on me, I could just be me, y’know? I’d tell her that my time in California was also the first time I had a girlfriend (a little hint there ahaha), which my parents would have gone ballistic over if they found out. Leanne would ask if her and me still speak, and I’d be like “No, not in a very long time”, and she’d ask about the family I stayed with in San Diego, if we’re still speaking, and I’d be like “Oh yeah, we do. They know about where I live now, about a lot of the things that’s happened in my life since 2015, and yeah. We actually talked just a few days ago.”
“If it’s not too personal”, I’d ask, “do you still talk to your parents?”, and she’d shake her head and say she doesn’t, and that she doesn’t wanna talk about that, maybe another day, and I’d be like “Okay” and respect that.
Back on talking about California, I’d say “ignorance is bliss”, so to come back from America a year later (we already moved to Kyiv City before I left for America), where nothing had changed, with how much I had changed in that year without realizing it, my home life became horrible as a result. I suddenly realized that my parents having loud arguments several times a week is NOT normal, and I began to realize that my mother probably never cared so much about me and my autism diagnosis (which I got in 2006) because she loved me, but because she used it to cash in benefits for it all these years. I have no idea how much she received, but one time, I saw the bank statements of my parents’ shared account, and there were the equivalent of like $8000-$9000 in there, while I only received the equivalent of like $30 per month as an allowance. For years, a health inspector would come by once a year to check up on me (mostly by just talking to my mother) for continuing the granting of the money she exploited me for, and for years, she'd taught me to act like - literally - the most mentally disabled person ever during those check-ups, either ignoring the inspector completely and acting like they're not there at all, or cowering up in a corner and pretending I'm terrified. This way, she cashed in the money that's granted for the care of people whose level of disability is comparable to that of late-stage dementia patients… While the government was already struggling financially! Living in a normal environment for a year really changed me, and I didn't notice it until I came back, when I finally stopped playing along, which would make everything worse for how I was treated, and just one month later was when my parents broke up and decided they wanted a divorce, which made my world crumble even more than it already had.
If I didn’t have feelings for her, I’d probably just call the police, but because I do like her in that way already, I’d just go the extra mile and comfort her and ask her if she can tell me what’s going on and stuff, assuring her that I’ll get her out of there.
If Leanne was a completely different person and I didn't have feelings for her, I'd probably call the police, but when you're slowly starting to fall in love with somebody, you just wanna make sure they're safe and be really careful about this. I haven't gotten to a lot of the stuff in my life yet because it's a long story, but with how Leanne and me both went through parental abuse, parents who worked really hard to make us feel horrible, strict religious abusive upbringings, horrible punishments when we left religion, feeling so left behind in our development because of our upbringings and struggling to succeed in the wider world as a result (it's so hard to actually find someone who understands what that's like. I feel so much comfort and understanding knowing that Leanne can really relate to this!), and falling into the traps of other people who used our lack of experience and agency, we both went through so many similar things in different ways, and I'd think we'd bond soooo much over that, knowing and feeling how much we both understand each other through the similar things we went through, that would bring both of us so much comfort! I think we'd not just be great, but great for each other, not only through our similar experiences, but also through our similar personalities and values, like how we're not fitting in with people. I love her peculiarities so much that people just call weird, like how she eats sooooo much canned tomato soup, how she arranges everything so tidily, like her plates or her food in the kitchen, or how she keeps bugs she tries to reanimate.
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Something I'd notice so easily at this point in the story already are the ADORABLE ways she reacts to things with her face and verbally! Some examples of what I mean by that are her short pauses before she speaks if she doesn't know how to answer right away,
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how she answers non-verbally sometimes like smiling and nodding instead of saying yes,
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the way she moves her eyes when something's awkward,
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that is SO INCREDIBLY CUTE, I adore it so much, it adds so much to her personality! I'd notice that so hard already and absolutely adore it!
And even though we wouldn't know much about each other yet, we'd already notice and really like these things about each other. And up there, when I tell her a little bit about my life like I just have, she'd really feel for me, too and comfort me back, and that is honestly so wonderful to imagine for me ❤️ She'd sit there next to me and listen a lot and look at me, and embrace me a little bit. She wouldn't really know how to do that yet because it's not something that people ever did for me or taught her to do for others until I just came along, but she'd now know how good that feels and do it for me, too, as best as she knows how, and that's the best thing about it!
Late that night, when we think that everyone else is almost certainly asleep, we'd try to find anything we can in the room to get through the door of the attic without being loud enough to wake anyone up (because then, we'd both be screwed), but there would be nothing we could do to get out right then and there without the Turners waking up. If there was, Leanne would have been long gone already. We’re both twigs lol, so we’d step up on each other’s shoulders to try and reach the skylight, but it would be too high. We’d look for long solid objects to try and reach the skylight, but anything we find wouldn’t be enough. I’d double-check the door to the other part of the attic, and it would be locked. Smashing any doors would wake everyone up at night and make them come upstairs during the day. The window is locked, and it’s way too high for a safe fall anyway. So we'd make plans. If, in three days, we're still locked up, we will call the police because we'd have no other choice, but if Sean or someone else comes in by then, Leanne would be ""given"" a few hours out of the attic again, and they would leave the attic unlocked like they did before
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because they'd think no one else is in there, and I would leave all the rations in the attic, sneak out of the attic, and leave through the basement. I'd leave the Samsung phone with her, so that she can reach me after I get out of there and prepare to get HER out of there. The plan would be for me to go home, taker a shower, type up everything I've seen into a PDF file addressed to the police, and send the PDF file to one of my internet friends (I actually have such a hard time making friends, another way in which Leanne and I are so similar and would really get each other). (I’m changing his name for this story for privacy reasons) I'd probably choose my friend Liam for this. I'd tell him that if I'm not back online telling him I'm safe in 24 hours, that he should then open the PDF file and call the Philadelphia police and read it all out to them. If I lived in America, I'd definitely get a gun lol. In Pennsylvania, I'd actually be able to just go buy one, I'd pass the requirements of the instant background checks. I'd get my gun, pack up everything we'd need for the next couple of weeks, and get a taxi to like one block away from the Turners', and with my gun for intimidation (considering that they're holding her hostage, this would probably fall under acting in defense of a third party), lock the Turners in the bathroom, have Leanne come downstairs, and leave with her, get to the taxi, and drive off, out of Philly, and be safe from the Turners for now.
But we'd leave the details for the next day. By this point, I'd need to tell her about some of my medical conditions, like night terrors, which usually fade during one's youth, but for me, they never did, so that she's prepared if they happen and doesn't get too freaked out, and so she knows that they're completely triggerless and can happen to me even after the best of days. I’d tell her that people don’t usually remember their night terrors at all, so she knows that I will act like nothing happened in the morning because I literally won't remember, it's only sometimes that I know that SOMETHING scary happened, but I rarely ever remember the night terrors themselves at all), and also so she knows to make sure I won't hurt myself or her if I have an episode, and also because it's a safety issue in this situation, to make sure that the Turners don't hear me, because if they did, we’d be screwed. And I'd have to tell her about my PTSD (because of the war in Ukraine, I’d tell her I’d lived through the first three days of it), which gives me nightmares, and to please wake me up if she notices I'm having those. We'd share the tiny mattress and covers that are up there, say good night, and fall asleep next to each other! Because I wouldn't have my meds, she'd fall asleep first, and I'd just look at her for a while 😊
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2024.05.13 20:09 seaseal1 Tips from a "Newbie Veteran". [ Level 285 ]

I returned after only playing for a few weeks up to level 50-60 in 2020 .Last month the Fallout show prompted me to try 76 again and it feels like a far different experience now! I started a new character and through a great deal of effort (and advice from this sub, Discord and in-game players!) I've learned a few things that new players especially may find helpful. Anyone is free to add on or correct me in the comments. I hope these help!
1. Camps
a. Don't worry about placing your camp in a prime location like Whitesprings or near the Wayward. Find a spot you love the scenery of. I have 3 camps in wildly different places and I get consistent flow of low and high level players.
b. Do two items not want to overlap? Go through the Free Statesain quests in the mire until you unlock the flame trap. You can place it to destroy your own camp items, place new items near, under, or through the broken items, then repair everything and they'll merge together.
c. Want junk items to clutter your home?
d. Make sure your vendor is easy to find. Having a nicely decorated spot that doesn't hide your vendor at the front of your camp sure beats having to explore a box labyrinth to find it!
2. Vendor Stuff
a. Sometimes a vet will donate stuff to you, or into a donation box, but please don't beg or run around trying to offer trades. The more you pester someone the less help you'll get!
b. When I'm vendor hopping (jumping to camps then swapping sessions to shop) I check the inventory of the camp first and on occasion the level of the player the camp belongs to. If see weapons and guns with no legendary effects I tend to pass up the camp, but sometimes I need weapons to scrap for mods. Make sure you have a clean but sizable variety of items!
c. This is a big one for you newer dwellers: Ultracite plans (Mr. Handy buzz saws, Mole Miner Gauntlets, and ugh, revolver ivory grips) are near worthless. Most players have dozens of them. If you don't have them, buy them for 10-100 caps a piece and learn them. Expect most camps you visit to be selling them.
d. See someone selling certain apparel and plans for high prices? Check Fed76 to see an approximate (if sometimes wrong) rarity and value. You'll eventually be doing events and dailies that give you those items often.
e. If you managed to get an item easily and you can repeatedly get it so can everyone else. Don't charge thousands of caps for Blossom Tea recipes, you probably won't sell them!
3. Builds
a. Don't stress too much about having an optimal build! Find a preferred weapon type early and focus on getting its main perks, secondary perks that help improve your performance with said weapon, and make sure you get at least 5 in intelligence so you can swap between crafting perks when needed! At 50, 100, 150, 200 and so on, make sure you pick legendary perks to equip! They help you expand and empower your build.
b. Bloodied and full health builds are incredibly strong compared to others, but you don't have to follow the meta to have fun. Whatever you're most comfy playing is what I personally wanna see you do over trying to turn a few rounds to kill something to 2-3 shots. Have fun!
c. At level 25, you can use a Punch Card machine at a camp or train station (Whitesprings mall too, other hubs) to respec your SPECIAL. Only your special though. You need the perk cards you want already picked through leveling to swap them out. You also get a second load out you can swap to. You can have a second combat build or do like I do and create a crafting/building build that lets me collect resources and make whatever I need too much easier.
4. General
a. If you join an event, there's a 5-6 minute countdown timer until the event starts. Don't start the event until more people have time to join! When an event pops up, I usually have to return to my camp to offload items, get my perks set up, and prepare. This goes for many others!
b. If you're joining events at a low level, it's okay! I can't personally carry a whole team of level 20-somethings through Eviction Notice, but if there's a sizeable group of big kids, we'll don't mind helping you out! Just at least try to complete non-combat objectives. On top of this tag (hit enemies at least once) so you get XP credit and access to their loot when they die. Legendary enemies will drop loot anyways, so you don't have to tag them!
c. If you see an item in a vendor set at 40k, the person isn't being greedy. It's a safeguard against an old bug that would let players steal entire stash inventories for low prices. Although I do have a preserved pie (not rare or valuable either) set at 40k as well in case someone wants to offload caps.
d. If you're like a friend of mine who loves building camps, make sure to be active in events and do your quests! Most quests give you plans, and events do too. Some dailies and events give you treasury notes you can turn into bullion. You'll end up having 3 merchants that sell previous season items, useful items, and some atom shop items for bullion!
e. Fusion Core charger, Mirelurk Steamer, Cement Truck, Vintage Water Cooler, Mothman/Butterfly sanctuary, and basically collection I recommend getting for your camp. A few of these can be bought with bullion so keep up the collection of treasury notes!
f. Early on, try to unlock expedition at the Whitesprings Refuge. You can run Tax Evasion in Atlantic City. It's relatively easy and quick. It gives you legendary weapons, legendary modules, caps, ammo and a big chunk of XP! Once a week playing Tax Evasion also rewards you with one of the stamp plans you can get from Giuseppe in the Refuge.
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2024.05.13 19:45 accountforAITA A Detailed Analysis of Drake’s Strategy Throughout the Beef

WARNING: This is long as shit. Scroll down if you want to see a TLDR.
Look I’m not going to front and say that I don’t prefer Kendrick to Drake. He’s made two of my top three favorite projects ever even if Drake does have a decent share of projects in that list as well (In order being NWTS, IYRTITL, Views with that last one being a fair bit lower than the others). However I don’t think I’m so unreasonably biased for or against one party that my input is invalid. I’ve always gave Drake his flowers for the disses he released throughout the beef and you can check my post/comment history if you want to verify that. I’ve always been honest with how I felt regarding the big 3 and have had my fair share of criticisms regarding Kendrick. I’m going to break this into three sections. What he did right, what he did wrong, and what he should have done in certain scenarios. With that being said, let’s start with the good.
WHAT DRAKE DID WELL
  1. Controlling the Narrative Around Kendrick’s Silence - From the release of Push Ups until Euphoria, Drake was doing great manipulating public perception. ‘Dropping’ Push Ups and then hitting a back to back with Taylor Made was a great move. It pissed Kendrick off, showed how low Drake was willing to go, and made people scrutinize Kendrick for not responding. Pair that with his constant trolling on IG and Drake had people looking at Kendrick worse for not dropping within a week than they did at Drake for not dropping within three. Combine that with having his team push the AI Kendrick song as real for days alongside his other antics and he was up in most people’s eyes for over two weeks.
  2. Great Rapping - I’ve always been on Drake for his inconsistency when it come to his rapping quality on his recent albums. Way I’ve seen it he’s an A student who consistently turns in C+ songs because he knows he can get away with it. But every single project he’ll come out with at least one song that reminds me that when Drake is on he’s a top tier MC. With diss tracks, Drake never has that dip in quality. Look at his catalogue. Back to Back, Duppy Freestyle, Family Matters. Except for Charged Up (and a track from this beef I’ll be getting to in a later section) Drake hasn’t released a bad diss track that I can remember. He did a lot of stuff that I really loved here. He absolutely beat Kendrick when it came to the MJ/Prince flips. He consistently had double and triple entendres throughout his best songs and generally didn’t feel overwhelmed or outmatched from a solely lyrical perspective against another all timer. While I expected him to cook, Drake surprised a lot of people with how good he was here.
  3. Making the 20v1 Narrative - Drake was smart when it came to how he played this (At least initially but we’ll get back to that). He fed into the Thanos narrative really well on Push Ups and demonstrated exactly why the vast majority of the rappers dissing him waited until someone like Kendrick was leading the charge to say anything about Drake. It really felt like he was taking on the industry by himself and that gosh darn it he was holding his own at worst and winning in the eyes of a lot of people. He made sure to address everyone who came for him on Push Ups and while he didn’t destroy anyone’s career or anything, they were all solid shots and he definitively put himself in the lead.
  4. Moments - Drake had a lot of iconic moments throughout the beef. Whether it was telling Metro to shut his hoe ass up and play some drums or crushing the GKMC van or even the first moments when AI Pac and Snoop hopped on Taylor Made, there’s a lot of stuff that got people talking on Drake’s end. A lot of these moments are going to be talked about for years to come and even if not on a wider scale, members of his fanbase will appreciate them for decades to come. Creating moments is one of the most important strategies when having a battle in this day and age. Virality is oftentimes the judgment by which outsiders will judge the beef by when the credits roll.
  5. Underhandedness - While it might not seem like a positive, rap beef is rap beef. Lying, low blows and smear campaigns aren’t just accepted but encouraged. You and your opponent are essentially doing your best to try and ruin the other person’s image as much as possible and Drake showed that if nothing else he had the stomach to do whatever it takes to piss of Kendrick and play to the crowd. AI Tupac, baiting Kendrick by mentioning Whitney, making fun of Kendrick for being “abused” etc. While the success of these tactics varied MASSIVELY, I appreciated the fact that Drake showed that for him all restraints were off from the get go.
  6. Keeping a few consistent Narratives - Now Drake picked up and put down a lot of angles throughout this beef but he stuck to his guns throughout the latter half on two things, Whitney was cheating on Kendrick and that Kendrick was an abuser. And while he never really got those narratives to stick as much as the ones levied against him, they’re still out there in the public consciousness and he kept the story consistent from Family Matters to the Heart Part 6. If nothing else he kept the allegations in people’s mind and caused people to question Kendrick’s character more.
WHERE DRAKE MESSED UP
  1. Overplaying the 20v1 Narrative - Look it was pretty obvious based on the music video and the teaser at the end of Push Ups that Family Matters was at the very least conceptualized before the release of Push Ups. While there were a few modifications like the whole “Nigga I said it I know that you’re mad”, this track would have been thought up while We Still Don’t Trust You was fresh in Drakes mind. As a result he played into the 20v1 narrative heavily. However by the time of Family Matters actually releasing, the only person who responded to Push Ups other than Kendrick was Rick Ross. Euphoria and 6:16 in LA had just dropped and it was pretty clear now that Kendrick was the main threat and who Drake needed to be worried about. Think about how many people were calling Drake Thanos and talking about him taking on the industry after Push Ups released vs in the lead up to Family Matters. He did not need to waste the best beat on Family Matters dissing A$AP fucking Rocky.
  2. Underestimating Kendrick - Look let’s be honest for a second. Family Matters was the red button. It had a music video, Got teased on Push Ups, Drake called the beef twice in the second verse plus he announced his leave, and the Heart Part 6 mostly stuck to the same digs at Kendrick. If Drake still had a red button, the Heart Part 6 never gets dropped and we’re all better for it. The issue is that when Drake tried to 8 Mile himself by predicting Kendrick taking the pedo angle on Taylor Made, Drake didn’t actually have a decent response set up as we saw, he was just hoping the nigga would scrap the idea and use something else since he thought mentioning it first would take the sting out of it. When Kendrick predicted Drake saying stuff about his family on Euphoria, it’s because he had something prepared if he did. Drake figured that Kendrick was trying to do the same thing as him and get ahead of the familial problems angle without having a decent response if it went there which is why he still banked on Family Matters being enough. He had no real plan for what to do if Family Matters didn’t kill Kendrick and he certainly didn’t have one for what to do if Kendrick dropped 20 minutes later and overshadowed his release.
  3. Making his lies too obvious - Look, this is a rap battle not a court room. The vast majority of claims made on either side are made by someone who has all the motivation in the world to lie about their opponent and isn’t required to give any evidence. Unverified claims are the backbone of most diss tracks. And I’m going to assume a decent amount of those are lies. However the problem Drake had throughout this beef, especially on his last two tracks is that he didn’t just make claims that are unverified but impossible to disprove, he made a bunch of claims that anybody with google or common sense can prove are straight up lies. Drake calling Kendrick an abuser can’t ever be truly disproven, nor can Kendrick saying Drake is a diaper sniper. But Kendrick not giving back to Compton is an easily searchable lie. So is Baby Keem writing Kendrick’s best stuff considering he wasn’t an adult for four of his five studio albums. So is Kendrick not having gang ties. So is Kendrick being molested on Mother I Sober. And as of a couple days ago so is Drake planting the evidence from the cover art of Meet the Grahams and of the secret daughter. A lot of what Kendrick has said is similarly unverified and unreliable but almost none of it is definitively without a shadow of a doubt proven to be false. Now that doesn’t make it true in the slightest but it does make Drake look goofy when he’s talking about all his stuff being facts when he gets caught definitively lying so often. If you’re going to lie on someone, make sure it can’t be debunked.
  4. Failing to Consider Public Perception - Drake has always been a very controversial figure in Hip Hop. Whether it be in the early days where people were after him for being too lightskin or too soft or the present where he’s being lambasted for a variety of reasons (some more/less valid than others), he’s never been universally liked at least as a person. Drake is no stranger to controversy and has moved pretty suspiciously both behind the scenes and to our faces. It’s safe to say that while way more people love than hate Drake, he’s polarizing in a way Kendrick isn’t. Prior to Like That the worst thing anyone really said about Kendrick was that they weren’t fans of his music. So when he comes out and says stuff about Drake, it seems more real because Kendrick has no real marks on his credibility the way Drake does. Furthermore when Kendrick alleges that Drake has a secret daughter or likes kids, there’s a lot of heavily publicized behavior of Drake’s that doesn’t confirm but does lend credence to the allegations in a way Kendrick’s doesn’t. Now obviously Drake has a much more public personal life than Kendrick and for all we know the latter actually is a monster behind closed doors while Drake just got caught in a series of unfortunate events. But when one party is already controversial and has a history of consistently weird behavior with underage girls, has a well documented record of promiscuity, and already got one kid exposed in a rap beef and the other has a rather spotless public image as well as nothing supporting the DV case but an allegation from 10+ years ago that got no attention from any major media outlets and that had a lot of pretty obvious holes, the public is a lot more likely to believe one crime happened over the other.
  5. The Heart Part 6 - It seems to age worse literally every day it’s out at this point. It’s probably the first or second most poorly received track released since the start of this conflict and my personal least favorite. The big reveal of him secretly manipulating Kendrick sounded like bullshit when it first dropped. If he had the proof, he could have just made it the cover art instead of the Dave Free comment (if it was audio he could have sampled it). He could have won right there. He could have posted it on his story instead of just repeating ‘I don’t have a daughter’ in the face of Meet the Grahams. Anything instead of let two extremely well received diss tracks drop on his head and let a record breaking song come out saying he doesn’t go easy on the young ones. Even if he were telling the truth he’d look like a total goober not a war general. But with everything that came to light with that EbonyPrince2k24 account it’s now a fact Drake lied about planting the evidence and even Akademiks corroborated that. He also came with zero new evidence of his claims on Family Matters which on its own wouldn’t matter since, again, it’s a rap battle. But it rings pretty hollow when he’s seen as less reliable as Kendrick already by the public and he himself is asking for proof from Kendrick and claiming that “All [his] shit is facts”. Probably one of the worst things he did here was also how he defended himself from the allegations of being a baby bandit. A diaper sniper. Catching a bad case of “Teenage Fever”. Being P. Drizzy if you will. I mean aside from all the weird stuff about Kendrick hating child molesters because he was molested as a child (which would have been a bad angle even if it wasn’t easily disprovable), saying that you’re too rich and famous to be a creep is asinine. Weinstein, Epstein, R. Kelly, P. Diddy, Mick Jagger, MJ, Cosby etc. All got away with their depravity for decades before there ever came any mass movement to depose them with most of these guys having careers well after the first allegations were levied with their downfall only coming when their accusers numbered in the low dozens and they were mostly geriatric despite these crimes going back in some case to their twenties. In fact the majority of weirdos you hear about are the higher ups in politics/entertainment etc. It’s such a weird thing to say in your own defense.
  6. Gassing Out - It’s very clear what the gameplan was based on Drake’s actions looking back. Put Kendrick in a position where he needed to respond (hopefully with his supposed nuke) then clap back with Family Matters to secure a definitive win in the public eye before riding off into the sunset and taking a much needed vacation. He probably had that break planned before he even dropped his first track. That’s is not what happened. Drake dropped as many tracks in the span of the past four weeks as Kendrick dropped in the span of four days with the latter seemingly upbeat and raring to go on his last track whereas Drake seemed low energy and unceremoniously ended things on the Heart Part 6. Compare his attitude on the Heart Part 6 vs on Taylor Made Freestyle and the difference is very clear. Drake wanted a short and simple battle where he baited a beatable response and then slammed it with Family Matters ala Story of Adidon. Instead he was put in a position where not even 20 minutes after he’d dropped he was already back on the defensive and then a day later got hit with a back to back a lot nastier than even the actual Charged Up/Back to Back combo with the promise of more on the way if Drake didn’t back out. Drake wanted out since Family Matters but if he left the game for a while without responding to Kendrick’s two tracks he’d look like he totally pussed out even if he announced his leave before Meet the Grahams/Not Like Us were released. There was never supposed be a Heart Part 6 and it shows a little too obviously in his voice and lyrics on the track which to an outside observer doesn’t seem strong.
WHAT DRAKE SHOULD HAVE DONE: He should have lied about stuff that was harder to dispute instead of things that could be disproven by any bum with an internet connection and access to Genius. He should have also tailored Family Matters to solely focus on Kendrick with at most a few Ross bars and no one else being mentioned. He could also have put out another bait track heavily mentioning the Duckworth household but only hinting at what he knows hoping to draw out something like Meet the Grahams before releasing Family Matters. He also should have never dropped the Heart Part 6. Legitimately musical silence was the best option if it ever got to that point. Just make a PR statement denying the allegations, leave the beef behind, and go on about your life. This was not totally unwinnable but Drake really messed up tactically towards the end of the beef.
TLDR: Drake did a good job of manipulating the crowd and creating a strong narrative for himself during the weeks from Push Ups to Euphoria, lost momentum for a few days with the release of Kendrick’s first set of tracks, regained it with Family Matters and then shit the bed tactically from then on. This wasn’t an unwinnable fight, he just made bad some very poor decisions towards the end.
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2024.05.13 19:41 Relative-Obscurity My wife and I lived on a soundstage. Terrible things are happening in there.

Link to original nosleep post:
https://www.reddit.com/nosleep/comments/1c3tx9y/my_wife_and_i_lived_on_a_soundstage_terrible/
For a while, every day was the same.
I'd wake up in the morning, kiss my wife, make a cup of coffee, throw on my uniform, and walk the beat. My beat. Where every day I'd say hello to the same townsfolk, pet the same dogs, and buy the same donut. Every. Single. Day.
It was routine. It was predictable. It was perfectly normal. And I loved it.
But then, one day... something changed.
One day... someone had to go and get themselves killed.
And the thing about murder in my town was... it had never happened before.
Cause the truth is... my town... wasn't real.
It was a fabrication. An illusion. An experiment. A "town" of actors, playing make believe on a literal soundstage built on an old airplane hangar out in the middle of nowhere. An "open world" within the confines of the hangar's walls, with no internet, or access to "the outside," as we called it. And everyone was in on it. Even me.
The only catch was... nobody knew why the soundstage even existed in the first place.
Some said it started out as a film shoot. Others said an immersive theater production. And some even said a roleplaying game. But I never saw any cameras, or curtains... or dice for that matter. For all intents and purposes, "the stage," as it had come to be known, was a living, breathing ecosystem, with its own currency, government, health insurance, education system, postal service, and of course... rules.
Rules like leaving your cell phone at the gate on your way in. Signing a non-disclosure agreement on your way out. And never, ever breaking character, or questioning the soundstage, while you're inside it.
Which is why, whenever my wife Laura and I did just that, we spoke in whispers.
"Murdered?" Laura asked.
"Murdered." I repeated.
"But that's never happened before?"
"I know. That's the thing."
"Well what happens now?"
"I mean if we were in the outside, the police - I mean, we, would investigate it."
"Well why don't you?"
"Honey, we're not equipped for that. None of us are actual cops. We're teachers, lawyers, janitors, and -"
"Criminals?" She asked, pointing to me, with the same cheeky smile that she always did, whenever she reminded me of my sorted past.
"And yes, criminals. Without any real authority, resources, or tools. I mean look at this, honey," I said, knocking on my gun, to a hollow sound. "How am I gonna catch a murderer with a wooden gun?"
"So what happens to the body?"
"They're burying it."
"Here? On the stage? Without an investigation? How can they get away with that?"
"Cause nobody in the outside knows about this place, Laura. And anyone who leaves here, is sworn to secrecy."
—
The next morning, the chief asked me to accompany him to the victim's private funeral, held at the stage's one and only church, and attended by only a select few privileged individuals.
"We come here to celebrate the life of Oscar Morris. Not mourn it." Father Mullen, our resident priest, began. A priest we all knew well, and whose sermons, for many, were the cornerstone of our small but tight knit community.
He then began to read from a passage that I read along with, in a book that I had picked up from the back of the pew.
But as I continued to scan the page, something about its words seemed strange to me. Strange... and unfamiliar. Like the passage had been changed.
But before I could dwell on the thought too long, Father Mullen finished reading. He then proceeded to share a couple fond memories of his few, but positive interactions with Oscar, before ending with a prayer, and sending us on our way.
"Let us go in peace." The priest said, before gesturing for a few of us to help pick up the casket, and carry it out of the church, where it was to be taken away to be buried in some far off corner of the stage.
Remembering Oscar to be a heavyset man, I leaned into my boots in such a way as to brace myself for the weight of the casket, but when I finally picked it up, I discovered that it was quite light.
And as I helped the others carry the wooden box out of the church, my mind couldn't help but race.
Wait a minute. Oscar's body should feel heavier than this. Even with his weight distributed across four men, there's no way that the casket would feel this light. That must mean... that the body of Oscar Morris must not be in the casket. And begs the question... where is it then?
After placing the casket in the hearse, I pulled Father Mullen aside.
"Father, I'm not quite sure how to tell you this... but something's... not right about Oscar's casket." I whispered to the old man.
"Whatever do you mean, my son?" He whispered back.
"It felt... very light. And Oscar was a heavy man. We should check to make sure he's inside-"
But the priest interrupted me.
"May I have a word with you in the rectory?"
—
Father Mullen then led me back through the church, past the pulpit, and into his small office, shutting the door behind him.
And after taking a seat on the other side of an oak desk, he gestured for me to sit down across from him.
"You were saying?" The priest continued.
"Father, I don't think that Oscar's body is in that casket."
He paused for a minute, before smiling, and ironically, making a confession to me.
"Well of course it's not."
"Of course?"
"It's a sacrifice."
"A sacrifice? For what purpose would Oscar's death have been justified?"
"No, no, my son. His body is literally being sacrificed."
"That's a funny one, Father." I chuckled.
But Father Mullen reassured me that he was serious. "I'm afraid it's not a joke. He's to be ritualistically sacrificed tonight, and all of the blood drained from his body."
I stopped and took a moment to compose my thoughts.
"You're... actually sacrificing Oscar? To what end? And why?"
"Can I be frank with you for a minute?" The priest said, leaning forward on the desk, as he loosened his collar.
"Sure."
"Listen. This place... this... stage... is exactly that. A front. A facade. For what's really going on. And what is really going on... is best for you not to know. Let's just say, these people... these townsfolk that we let live here. Their stay here... doesn't come without a cost."
"But-"
"You're not really a cop, right? Just a regular guy, playing one?" The priest reasoned.
"No, I'm not a real cop." I agreed.
"Well, I'm not a real priest. Think of it that way."
"I just don't understand."
"Now, that leaves you with three options. One. You can either stop snooping around, go back to being a cop, and turn a blind eye to any murders or disappearances here on the stage. Two. You can leave the town today, return to the outside, and keep your mouth shut forever. Or three... You can die."
He then leaned back in his seat, and gave me the opportunity to think it over. But I didn't quite know how to process what he'd revealed to me, let alone the options that he'd presented, or the threat, and said nothing.
"Oh, and if you don't believe what we're capable of," Father Mullen continued, "You can ask your wife."
—
By the time I ran all the way back to my apartment, and burst through the door... it was too late.
The priest's men had already broken in, tied up my wife, and left her sitting there, crying at the kitchen table, as she stared at the decapitated head of Oscar Morris, just lying there on a plate.
Breaking Laura free of her bonds, I then led her into the other room, where I proceeded to tell her about my encounter with the priest... and his ominous implications about Oscar and the soundstage.
So we did what any right minded individuals would do, packing our bags right then and there, walking over to the gate, signing two non-disclosure agreements, collecting our belongings and cell phones, leaving "the stage," and returning to "the outside."
And in the ten years that have passed since we left, we've always honored the NDA and the priest's request to never, ever tell anyone else about the soundstage on the old airplane hangar out in the middle of nowhere, and what's really going on inside there...
...Until now.
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2024.05.13 19:18 Phat_Assets EbonyPrince2K24 - All Tweets

EbonyPrince2K24 - All Tweets
For those that do not have Twitter or for those crazy enough to read this front to back. It's a long post, sorry. This is every tweet from newest to oldest. Goodluck K-Anons
Last Tweet: May 13,2024 12:00 EST
I wonder what it will be...
My eyes are not trained to determine age. They are trained to decipher adult from adolescent. Young Theodore made changes to how we monitored youngins... 7/27/2023
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You were warned at so many turns...
And just when I thought the saga was over, and you mockingly switched over to The Aman, what do you do? You come out and ridicule someone I truly admired. Backseet Freestyle..... Nigga! "Martin had a dream. Martin had a dream"...
Anywhere I've worked can attest to the fact that I do my job to the letter of the law (once there...). That's what makes me amongst the most in demand in the city. How many times should I have allowed you to inderectly affect my livelihood???
What this means is that I am obligated under NYS Law to report any questionable activity regarding the humans this law covers...
Now to this...
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I started this asking you and your little friend to humble yourselves. You realize that no one has stopped me right? That's because everyone is in agreeance!
They like the money, not you! And that goes for everyone and everything around you!
But it is America after all, and Cash will always be King. In spite of what asshole it comes from.
Now while you have that lens on your eye, Do you see the foolery??? The regulars there could buy you 100 times over, yet your staff will try and move them out they way. Do you see the insanity???
At first I was annoyed that when the new 3rd party company took my department I was provided with no company information, not even an employee handbook. Than I realized, well whatever. I have signed no agreements to anything, so lets see how this plays out.
You leave a wake of annoyance and stress in your path that makes most people's' skin crawl... On top of costing people to be fired, costing people to resign, and nearly costing me to be arrested (all in the lawsuit against young Theodore from earlier)...
Doing shit like "be there in 10" than show up in "2" Than wanna complain about preparation.
Than enter you... With a goon squad that pushes the service providers who are trying to assist out of the way. Once banging one in the head thinking he was a pap. Being nasty to all the staff...
If not, I challenge you to look through another lens. Imagine having to service actual Monarchs - Kings, Queens, Princes, and Princesses. Presidents, and Heads of State from all over the world with assets in the trillions on a daily basis...
To that point, Are you a Billionaire yet? I wouldn't know.
Simply trashing everything was not feasible as some of the items were extremely expensive. It is after all "The Billionaires Playground"...
It was placed with the other High Value Lost and Found in a safe under a camera, FOR THREE MONTHS...
But you are you, so it was not trashed. Not YOUR stuff. Nobody wanted to hear no bullshit...
Sooooo much emphasis on that little bag, and whether or not it shipped, that the "big bag" was picked through and tossed to the side with these instructions: "We only needed that, the rest is trash"...
We all occasionally slip though. I have throughout this story while fending off hacking attempts, threats (against me and my House members), and more. However, you or your team slipped flat faced after you departed that time...
By now, you should have come to the conclusion that I am quite meticulous in my methods...
I was in disbelief at this claim of theft, considering how the items came to remain in that building. I kept thinking back to: 7/27/2023
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But I digress. After the meeting in the office, I later contacted Ms. Edward. All files regarding any items in my possession were transferred over to her, so that if I am ever detained for possession of stolen property, my attorney has the proof of chain of custody...
We are all collectively gatekeeping our shit now. ALL OF IT!!! You know, like how you all do yours...
You see, in the 1920's the movement was called "The New Negro Movement". Here in the 2020's, this is "The New Nigga Movement". hard "e.r."s will get you sent to the "e.r.", Quickly...
Let me ask a question. You all call us niggers, and niggas right? Do you know what we call you???
They are Not Like Us...
Now where ws I???
This is why it goes "Not Like Us". I thought you all were smart???
That's how things work in your home country, Not this one. Not the Land My Ancestor Built the Improvements Upon...
This shall make it abundantly easy to acquire a carry permit now...
You men were asked for nothing both the truth, Refused to do so, and now you think you will harrass and harm me??? Thanks for letting the world know, Idiot...
So Mr. Allen likes to make threats publicly huh???
I was informed that the statements made by DJ Akademiks had also been relayed to her (cause you know the pocket watchers are always hating). I was informed that I should speak with an attorney, because being associated with items declared stolen may have negative consequences...
I was elated to say the least! That elation was broken quote swiftly by one of the managers. She called me into the office and began an inquisition into how the items were obtained.
You see, as a Prince and because of my chosen profession, I speak the unspoken language of royalty. In Black America, there is a common saying, that: "What's understood, ....."
That means, it was no secret to my closest colleagues that all of these items were long in my posession. So last Monday, when I finally was shown "Meet The Grahams" in the employee cafeteria, I instantly understood the assignment...
Lost and Found is a well known and looked foward to perk of Hospitality. It is the incentive to thoroughly perform your duties in the hopes that one mans trash, negligence, or kind gesture may turn into a treasure for you.
You see, the minute you said stolen... You introduced a dilemma in my world. More specifically, my professional world...
And lots of them...
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Dear Aubrey, Did you really think this was all about a shirt and some scripts??? This was about DIAMONDS! Time for some hard truths... (VIDEO) https://x.com/EbonyPrince2k24/status/1789951005037125869
7/27/2023
I will never forget this...
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Don't forget this though... 11/9/2024
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To all the bloggers who still assume to know something. You all are apart of the problem, which hopefully this exposes as well. This conversation is between associates that none of you know. Shut the fuck up and watch the show...
While we may not be wealthy, What we lack in finances, We make up for in spades with resources...
Let us all ponder for a moment. Imagine how perfectly the stars had to align for all of these events and people to intersect. This is Divine...
Here on the biggest platform available, we salute you. Our LIVING FOUNDING Father Mr. Larry Praylow Ebony!!! You have weathered all storms, epidemics, and pandemics while standing firm. Today you get to smell the worlds bouquets and vindication!!!
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Now as the day turns, and the clock counts down, how can I not honor this man. Your strength and fortitude gave rise to a network that spans the globe. Your leadership and ingenuity have carried the House and the Scene through. It's time for some bigger flowers...
On this Mother's Day We, the House of Ebony, bid a Heavenly Holiday to our Founding Mother Richard Sears Ebony!!! In HER immortal words: Ebony Power, Ebony Power, Ebony Power!!!
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Were it not for the rapport I had with these guys, I wouldn't have even got that. Luckily for me, that was a breeze. There was no need to call Ms. Edward again...
When Officer Viola, and his partner Officer Wilt***** entered my booth, they informed me that since there was a complainant present who alleged assault, they would have to take me in unless they saw footage of otherwise. I than had to locate said footage while encircle by them...
Someone asked, how to make it stop? 5 Words: "King Kendrick got the number" and his team too. As well as a quite riveting e-mail that would send shivers down your spine...
Now back to the story...
I'll just leave these here in case we must get to that story tomorrow. That second picture is the one nobody there even knew...
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Sorry for the hiatus. Emergency House Meeting with the Elders. The consensus??? KEEP GOING...
I've stood next to you in the rain to keep the paps and fanatics away. I became "essential" during your stays, having to cancel vacations and all to ensure things like this didn't happen... (VIDEO) https://x.com/EbonyPrince2k24/status/1789683018480709696
And now for the NYPD verifiable portion of the story... I was almost arrested while at work for reasons regarding your accomodations. NYPD Officer Viola recieved a CCRB complaint and hearing regarding keeping you from said protestors. Did you ever see Larry there???
Now where were we? July 2023 right??? Hey C.C. do you love me? You should do better investigatimg yourself. How could this be Larry? He left NYC in the 90's and lives in TEXAS... Yet he simultaneoulsy worked on 77th Street for two years...
Tune in later...
Does the Rabbit Hole need to go deeper? I've only unzipped the small part of my napsack...
To be honest. I thought you were gonna at least say you were mistaking by now, but okay. I only wanted to go with the story most know about, because.... Well, you know...
Now back to the story. Your guys' interruptions are throwing me off track.
You made history that night brother. And hey Ms. Lisa Raye Ebony. You see there are a great many Ebony's in your industry. Most industries actually...
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"It will be served at Sub-Zero temperatures". https://t.co/Kl7gWGjRlt
Rest in Peace to Our Godfather Mr. Damien Michael a.k.a. Jihad Ebony. May both your family's smile on this Mother's Day.
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48 Laws of Power. This is why we must always treat others nicely. You never know with whom your dealing...
Rest in Peace to Mr. Michael K. Williams, a.k.a. Mike Ebony. May both your families smile on this mother's Day. You see Omar wasn't a character. He was the embodiment of everything that is E.B.O.N.Y...
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Your teams are applying pressure, I can't lie. Big ups to Mr. Allen and the Jamaican connection (he told me a few more crawled through that hole in Jacumba). But in The House of Ebony, we use pressure to make diamonds in the form of Legends, Icons, and Pioneers...
Better humans have left far more valueble things, and the process remains the same. You get a call, e-mail, or text about lost items. Either pickup, shipment, or disposal is arranged
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The other was from the Bronx, and well on his way to becoming a "Blue H.E.N.R.Y." https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=gz8f7iMaTM7CwVg8&v=Ldx29DRx-XY&feature=youtu.be
One was from Texas. He loved cowboy boots, guns, and horses. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSIQi2wMbbI
1 Year 3 Months 22 Days Those were good men. Ever heard of an "Ebony Scandal"? Well welcome to the game...
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"My lawyer's so good" Thank you for keeping me free and always staying on top of things. Who is Ms. Adrienne Edwards you ask... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ILCMQ0bYgc
Rest In Peace to the modern Godfather of Black America. Tonight would've been another good one I'm sure. He only meant well, and was well received by many...
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Subpar service is not in line with the Forbes standards. Thats what you pay for. So why would you think there would be no proof...
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This is why I tell companies I don't conduct company business on my personal cell phone. But since you're so finicky, they insisted I install WhatsApp...
I'm not an extortionist, or career killer. I am a Black American Capitalist. You have inserted yourself in between me and my money. Move! Humble yourself and tell the truth...
"God's Plan" Funny how that works, isn't it...
Don't y'all forget now. November 9th, 2024 Auction of Items before the Ball starts...
(Blood Vol 46 "THE GAME" Poster)
Yet, 6 months later the circus returned... https://nypost.com/2023/08/04/theodore-weintraub-accused-of-smear-campaign-against-the-mark-hotel-says-hes-sobe
How do we know you're "Not Like Us"??? We never come back after we curse out the service providers...
What Nino Said??? Children of Harlem Stand Up! P.S.: "We Don't Wanna Hear You Say Nigga No More" Nor any of the rest of you foreign culture appropriating savages... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BAwg7_3Mxk
Two Black American Men became unemployed at this exact moment. And you made an enemy...
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Had you not lied, I would've just waited until you died to sell my goods...
Push Ups. Really? Should've kept that to yourself...
You're blocking my money with your lies, so you have forced me to get it another way...
You've had many things discarded on your behalf over the years. I wonder if you can remember them all...
To Mr. Aubrey Graham (@Drake), may this photo help jog your memory as to where you discarded those items. The issue in the photo should also jog your memory. Jimmy Brooks would not have been proud of you that night...
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1. King Kendrick Lamar

is not a liar, and I am not a thief!

2. Mr. Aubrey Graham (@Drake) & Mr. Livingston Allen (@Akademiks) have until noon Monday 5/13/24 to retract your claims of theft, or my attorney Ms. Adrienne Edward and I will exhaust every legal option available. (VIDEO) https://x.com/EbonyPrince2k24/status/1789092657794371766

First Tweet May 10, 2024
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2024.05.13 19:06 DTG_Bot [D2] Daily Reset Thread [2024-05-13]

Daily Modifiers

Vanguard Ops

Dares of Eternity

Onslaught: Playlist

Riven's Lair

The Coil

Seasonal

Legend/Master Lost Sector

Exotic armor drop (if solo): Arms

Chamber of Starlight: Legend

  • Legend Difficulty: Locked Equipment, Extra Shields
  • Champions: [Disruption] Overload, [Stagger] Unstoppable
  • Threat: [Solar] Solar
  • Shields: [Solar] Solar, [Void] Void
  • Modifiers: Epitaph

Chamber of Starlight: Master

  • Legend Difficulty: Locked Equipment, Extra Shields
  • Champions: [Disruption] Overload, [Stagger] Unstoppable
  • Threat: [Solar] Solar
  • Shields: [Solar] Solar, [Void] Void
  • Modifiers: Epitaph

Misc

Guns & Materials

Banshee's Featured Weapons

Name Type Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Masterwork
Whispering Slab Kinetic Combat Bow Tactile String // Natural String Helical Fletching // Straight Fletching Quickdraw Unrelenting Tier 2: Draw Time
Iota Draconis Energy Fusion Rifle Fluted Barrel // Hammer-Forged Rifling Ionized Battery // Projection Fuse Ensemble Adagio Tier 2: Range
Vulpecula Kinetic Hand Cannon Full Bore // Polygonal Rifling Extended Mag // Alloy Magazine Ensemble Explosive Payload Tier 2: Reload Speed
Piece of Mind Kinetic Pulse Rifle Extended Barrel // Fluted Barrel Ricochet Rounds // Light Mag Auto-Loading Holster Vorpal Weapon Tier 2: Range
Bump in the Night Heavy Rocket Launcher Volatile Launch // Hard Launch Alloy Casing // Black Powder Stats for All Chain Reaction
Note: Fixed perks on weapons are not displayed

Master Rahool's Material Exchange

  • Purchase Glimmer (10000 for 10 Legendary Shards)
  • Purchase Glimmer (10000 for 10 Dark Fragment)
  • Purchase Glimmer (10000 for 10 Phantasmal Fragment)
  • Purchase Glimmer (10000 for 25 Herealways Piece)
  • Enhancement Prism (1 for 10 Enhancement Core & 10000 Glimmer)
  • Ascendant Shard (1 for 10 Enhancement Prism & 50000 Glimmer)
  • Ascendant Alloy (1 for 10 Enhancement Prism & 50000 Glimmer)

Bounties

Commander Zavala, Vanguard
Name Description Requirement Reward
Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Defeat combatants with grenades. Defeating them in Vanguard playlists grants additional progress. 20 [Grenade] Grenade XP+
Fast and True Defeat combatants with Primary ammo. Bow final blows in Vanguard playlists grant additional progress. 75 [Bow] Bow XP+
Finish Them Defeat combatants with your finisher in Vanguard playlists. 5 Finisher XP+
Most Meticulous Complete Vanguard playlists. 2 Vanguard Ops XP+
Lord Shaxx, Crucible
Name Description Requirement Reward
Sparring Grounds Complete matches in any Crucible playlist. 2 Crucible matches XP+
Scorched Earth Defeat opponents with Solar scorch damage. 6 [Solar] Solar scorch XP+
On the Mark Defeat opponents with precision final blows. 3 [Headshot] Precision XP+
Scorcher In Scorched, defeat opponents using the Scorch Cannon. 7  Scorch Cannon XP+
The Drifter, Gambit
Name Description Requirement Reward
Blockade Send Blockers; medium and large Blockers contribute more progress. 30 Blockers XP+
Envoy While It Lasts Defeat Primeval envoys during Gambit matches. 2 Envoys XP+
Sweltering Heat Use Solar scorch to defeat targets in Gambit. Defeating Guardians grants more progress. 30 [Solar] Solar scorch XP+
Like Kindling Use Solar ignition to defeat targets in Gambit. Defeating Guardians grants more progress. 10 [Solar] Solar ignition XP+
Banshee-44, Gunsmith
Name Description Requirement Reward
Auto Rifle Calibration Calibrate Auto Rifles against any target. Earn bonus progress with precision final blows and against opposing Guardians. 100 [Auto Rifle] Auto Rifle XP+ & Enhancement Core & Gunsmith Rank Progress
Hand Cannon Calibration Calibrate Hand Cannons against any target. Earn bonus progress with precision and against opposing Guardians. 100 [Hand Cannon] Hand Cannon XP+ & Enhancement Core & Gunsmith Rank Progress
Rocket Launcher Calibration Calibrate Rocket Launchers against any target. Earn bonus progress against opposing Guardians and for additional targets defeated with each shot. 100 [Rocket Launcher] Rocket Launcher XP+ & Enhancement Core & Gunsmith Rank Progress
Stasis Calibration Calibrate Stasis weapons against any target. Earn bonus progress against opposing Guardians. 80 [Stasis] Stasis weapon XP+ & Enhancement Core & Gunsmith Rank Progress
Nimbus, Neomuna
Name Description Requirement Reward
The Old Standby In Neomuna, defeat combatants. Vex combatants grant additional progress. 90 Targets XP+ & 50 Neomuna Rank
Cryogenic Hardening In Neomuna, defeat combatants affected by Stasis. Vex combatants grant additional progress. 60 [Stasis] Stasis XP+ & 50 Neomuna Rank
Distant Doom In a single life, defeat combatants in Neomuna using Sniper Rifles, Linear Fusion Rifles, Scout Rifles, or Rocket Launchers. 20 Targets XP+ & 50 Neomuna Rank
Terminal Rewards Open chests after completing Terminal Overload. 3 Chests opened 1 Terminal Overload Key & 50 Neomuna Rank & XP+
Lord Shaxx, Hall of Champions
Name Description Requirement Reward
Onslaught Defender Deploy and upgrade defenses in Onslaught. 30 Defenses completed 1 XP+ & 25 Lord Shaxx Reputation & 50 Lord Shaxx Reputation
Spire Looter Open a Witch's Chest in Savathûn's Spire using a Witch's Key. 1 Chests opened 1 XP+ & 25 Lord Shaxx Reputation & 50 Lord Shaxx Reputation
Close Quarters Defeat targets with melee abilities. Combatants in Onslaught and Guardians are worth more. 100 [Melee] Melee 1 XP+ & 25 Lord Shaxx Reputation & 50 Lord Shaxx Reputation
Big Shocker Defeat targets with Arc weapons and abilities. 100 [Arc] Arc 1 XP+ & 25 Lord Shaxx Reputation & 50 Lord Shaxx Reputation
Spirit of Riven, H.E.L.M.
Name Description Requirement Reward
Will of the People Complete public events in the Dreaming City. Heroic completions are worth more. 6 Public events XP+ & 25 Spirit of Riven Reputation
Rapid Lair Defense Rapidly defeat combatants. Combatants in Riven's Lair or The Coil are worth more. 60 Rapidly defeated XP+ & 25 Spirit of Riven Reputation
Dragon's Fang Defeat targets with Auto Rifles, Pulse Rifles, or Trace Rifles. Combatants in Riven's Lair or The Coil and Guardians are worth more. 30 [Auto Rifle], [Pulse Rifle], or [Trace Rifle] defeats XP+ & 25 Spirit of Riven Reputation
Dragonthread Defeat targets with Solar or Strand damage. Combatants in Riven's Lair or The Coil and Guardians are worth more. 100 [Solar] or [Strand] defeats XP+ & 25 Spirit of Riven Reputation
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2024.05.13 19:06 DTG_Bot [D2] Daily Reset Thread [2024-05-13]

Daily Modifiers

Vanguard Ops

Dares of Eternity

Onslaught: Playlist

Riven's Lair

The Coil

Seasonal

Legend/Master Lost Sector

Exotic armor drop (if solo): Arms

Chamber of Starlight: Legend

  • Legend Difficulty: Locked Equipment, Extra Shields
  • Champions: [Disruption] Overload, [Stagger] Unstoppable
  • Threat: [Solar] Solar
  • Shields: [Solar] Solar, [Void] Void
  • Modifiers: Epitaph

Chamber of Starlight: Master

  • Legend Difficulty: Locked Equipment, Extra Shields
  • Champions: [Disruption] Overload, [Stagger] Unstoppable
  • Threat: [Solar] Solar
  • Shields: [Solar] Solar, [Void] Void
  • Modifiers: Epitaph

Misc

Guns & Materials

Banshee's Featured Weapons

Name Type Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Masterwork
Whispering Slab Kinetic Combat Bow Tactile String // Natural String Helical Fletching // Straight Fletching Quickdraw Unrelenting Tier 2: Draw Time
Iota Draconis Energy Fusion Rifle Fluted Barrel // Hammer-Forged Rifling Ionized Battery // Projection Fuse Ensemble Adagio Tier 2: Range
Vulpecula Kinetic Hand Cannon Full Bore // Polygonal Rifling Extended Mag // Alloy Magazine Ensemble Explosive Payload Tier 2: Reload Speed
Piece of Mind Kinetic Pulse Rifle Extended Barrel // Fluted Barrel Ricochet Rounds // Light Mag Auto-Loading Holster Vorpal Weapon Tier 2: Range
Bump in the Night Heavy Rocket Launcher Volatile Launch // Hard Launch Alloy Casing // Black Powder Stats for All Chain Reaction
Note: Fixed perks on weapons are not displayed

Master Rahool's Material Exchange

  • Purchase Glimmer (10000 for 10 Legendary Shards)
  • Purchase Glimmer (10000 for 10 Dark Fragment)
  • Purchase Glimmer (10000 for 10 Phantasmal Fragment)
  • Purchase Glimmer (10000 for 25 Herealways Piece)
  • Enhancement Prism (1 for 10 Enhancement Core & 10000 Glimmer)
  • Ascendant Shard (1 for 10 Enhancement Prism & 50000 Glimmer)
  • Ascendant Alloy (1 for 10 Enhancement Prism & 50000 Glimmer)

Bounties

Commander Zavala, Vanguard
Name Description Requirement Reward
Horseshoes and Hand Grenades Defeat combatants with grenades. Defeating them in Vanguard playlists grants additional progress. 20 [Grenade] Grenade XP+
Fast and True Defeat combatants with Primary ammo. Bow final blows in Vanguard playlists grant additional progress. 75 [Bow] Bow XP+
Finish Them Defeat combatants with your finisher in Vanguard playlists. 5 Finisher XP+
Most Meticulous Complete Vanguard playlists. 2 Vanguard Ops XP+
Lord Shaxx, Crucible
Name Description Requirement Reward
Sparring Grounds Complete matches in any Crucible playlist. 2 Crucible matches XP+
Scorched Earth Defeat opponents with Solar scorch damage. 6 [Solar] Solar scorch XP+
On the Mark Defeat opponents with precision final blows. 3 [Headshot] Precision XP+
Scorcher In Scorched, defeat opponents using the Scorch Cannon. 7  Scorch Cannon XP+
The Drifter, Gambit
Name Description Requirement Reward
Blockade Send Blockers; medium and large Blockers contribute more progress. 30 Blockers XP+
Envoy While It Lasts Defeat Primeval envoys during Gambit matches. 2 Envoys XP+
Sweltering Heat Use Solar scorch to defeat targets in Gambit. Defeating Guardians grants more progress. 30 [Solar] Solar scorch XP+
Like Kindling Use Solar ignition to defeat targets in Gambit. Defeating Guardians grants more progress. 10 [Solar] Solar ignition XP+
Banshee-44, Gunsmith
Name Description Requirement Reward
Auto Rifle Calibration Calibrate Auto Rifles against any target. Earn bonus progress with precision final blows and against opposing Guardians. 100 [Auto Rifle] Auto Rifle XP+ & Enhancement Core & Gunsmith Rank Progress
Hand Cannon Calibration Calibrate Hand Cannons against any target. Earn bonus progress with precision and against opposing Guardians. 100 [Hand Cannon] Hand Cannon XP+ & Enhancement Core & Gunsmith Rank Progress
Rocket Launcher Calibration Calibrate Rocket Launchers against any target. Earn bonus progress against opposing Guardians and for additional targets defeated with each shot. 100 [Rocket Launcher] Rocket Launcher XP+ & Enhancement Core & Gunsmith Rank Progress
Stasis Calibration Calibrate Stasis weapons against any target. Earn bonus progress against opposing Guardians. 80 [Stasis] Stasis weapon XP+ & Enhancement Core & Gunsmith Rank Progress
Nimbus, Neomuna
Name Description Requirement Reward
The Old Standby In Neomuna, defeat combatants. Vex combatants grant additional progress. 90 Targets XP+ & 50 Neomuna Rank
Cryogenic Hardening In Neomuna, defeat combatants affected by Stasis. Vex combatants grant additional progress. 60 [Stasis] Stasis XP+ & 50 Neomuna Rank
Distant Doom In a single life, defeat combatants in Neomuna using Sniper Rifles, Linear Fusion Rifles, Scout Rifles, or Rocket Launchers. 20 Targets XP+ & 50 Neomuna Rank
Terminal Rewards Open chests after completing Terminal Overload. 3 Chests opened 1 Terminal Overload Key & 50 Neomuna Rank & XP+
Lord Shaxx, Hall of Champions
Name Description Requirement Reward
Onslaught Defender Deploy and upgrade defenses in Onslaught. 30 Defenses completed 1 XP+ & 25 Lord Shaxx Reputation & 50 Lord Shaxx Reputation
Spire Looter Open a Witch's Chest in Savathûn's Spire using a Witch's Key. 1 Chests opened 1 XP+ & 25 Lord Shaxx Reputation & 50 Lord Shaxx Reputation
Close Quarters Defeat targets with melee abilities. Combatants in Onslaught and Guardians are worth more. 100 [Melee] Melee 1 XP+ & 25 Lord Shaxx Reputation & 50 Lord Shaxx Reputation
Big Shocker Defeat targets with Arc weapons and abilities. 100 [Arc] Arc 1 XP+ & 25 Lord Shaxx Reputation & 50 Lord Shaxx Reputation
Spirit of Riven, H.E.L.M.
Name Description Requirement Reward
Will of the People Complete public events in the Dreaming City. Heroic completions are worth more. 6 Public events XP+ & 25 Spirit of Riven Reputation
Rapid Lair Defense Rapidly defeat combatants. Combatants in Riven's Lair or The Coil are worth more. 60 Rapidly defeated XP+ & 25 Spirit of Riven Reputation
Dragon's Fang Defeat targets with Auto Rifles, Pulse Rifles, or Trace Rifles. Combatants in Riven's Lair or The Coil and Guardians are worth more. 30 [Auto Rifle], [Pulse Rifle], or [Trace Rifle] defeats XP+ & 25 Spirit of Riven Reputation
Dragonthread Defeat targets with Solar or Strand damage. Combatants in Riven's Lair or The Coil and Guardians are worth more. 100 [Solar] or [Strand] defeats XP+ & 25 Spirit of Riven Reputation
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2024.05.13 18:06 Tao1764 A Too-Long Discussion of Mirrorwatch Changes & Character Design

I'm bored at work right now, so I decided to go over all the Mirrorwatch (MW) characters and whether I think their changes are positive, negative, or neutral for their character design. Note that I'm talking about whether these changes are healthier for the game or make sense for the hero, not how it affects their tier list placement. Let me know if you disagree with any of my takes.
Doomfist: Negative. MW takes away all of his weaknesses. He's normally a Tank that gets insane mobility & CC in exchange for lackluster damage mitigation & team support abilities. In MW, he gets way more survivable and can reliably play a more traditional frontline tank with none of his strengths toned down. Can simply do too much now, which isn't healthy for the game.
Rein: Positive. Individually gets more lethal, gives him more utility, and increases survivability even after a shield break. He's often described as an outdated character who simply doesn't bring enough to the table to compete at a high level as other heroes get more complete kits. MW fleshes out his abilities, playing into his strengths & lessening some of his weaknesses without completely removing them.
Zarya: Neutral. Granted, she's the tank I've seen the least so maybe the changes are more significant then I've realized. But nothing from her vanilla gameplan seems significantly different here. Her ult seems to be a significant downgrade, but that may be because of the limited time to optimize it. She just does what she always does.
Bastion: Positive. I think this version of Bastion would need a lot of iterating to work in vanilla OW, but I like the direction. Keeping his tankbusting abilities but dramatically decreasing his range leaves his niche untouched but makes him less oppressive to play against. He would probably need a ranged option as well - maybe the ability to switch between the shotgun and his current Recon gun - but I like the direction. Also, his ult is a lot more fun and whimsical now, which is excellent for his character.
Echo: Neutral/Negative. Seems to play near-identically to the normal variety. I'm leaning towards negative because the homing sticky bombs are more annoying/less skill-testing than the vanilla variety and her new ult is boring as all hell. However, I've barely touched Echo in both MW and the base game, so maybe there's something here I'm missing.
Sombra: Positive. Arguably the least-liked OW hero, a more supportive Sombra improves her design because she remains very effective while feeling less oppressive to play against. I still believe that she'll never be a truly healthy character until the power of her kit is drastically shifted away from near-constant invisibility, but this iteration is a step in the right direction.
Tracer: Positive. A very interesting direction to take her design, it gives the option for hyper-aggressive play with a significant but not utterly devastating trade-off. She would likely need nerfs in other areas if fully implemented because MW is just a straight buff to a hero who already dominates high-level play, but a well-designed high risk/high reward ability is always welcome.
Widow: Neutral/Negative. Similar to Echo, her gameplay loop is functionally the same. Giving her a shield instead of the mine pushes it more negative for me, as it can make her even more oppressive as a sniper while increasing her vulnerability to dive, which is the opposite of where they should move her design in my opinion. However, it's difficult to accurately judge her changes when any time a Widow showed up, they were eviscerated by the abundance of Doomfists, Tracers, and Sombras.
Ana: Neutral/Positive. I like the changes to her rifle and grenade, rewarding better aim with the ability to headshot & the nade only reducing healing, not turning it off. However, these aren't significant changes which is why I'm leaning neutral. I'm also torn on the double jump, it's not an insane mobility tool but on a hero who's only balanced because they have no mobility, it's not something that should come to the normal game.
Brig: Negative. As a Brig main...I'm not angry. I'm just disappointed. Over on the Brig main sub, the #1 piece of advice almost always given to new players is to stop getting aggressive. Contrary to what a melee hero with a shield might imply, an aggressive Brig is a dead Brig. While hooking in an escaping Sombra for the kill is funny, taking away Whipshot's ability to create space when you need it is devastating and really hurts her ability to disrupt enemy dives. The empowered shield bash is a decent idea on paper, but it falls apart in practice. The bash is her only mobility tool, so needing to lose half of your shield health and then wasting your only escape option to take advantage of it is only effective if your goal is to leave Torb without a daughter.
Mercy: Negative. Granted, it's hard to judge Mercy when MW lacks mid-range hitscan heroes, meaning a Widow or Ana with insane aim is usually your only option for knocking down a skybox-camping Mercy. However, even ignoring that issue...oh my God, what is this soul bomb bullshit. In MW, getting a kill effectively plants a landmine that denies your team that space. It plays into what in my opinion makes Mercy such an annoying hero for so many: she exerts a lot of pressure on the enemy team while being completely passive herself. Her new ult is also too strong, but I'm willing to chalk that up to a lack of heroes that can effectively deal with it because it does leave her vulnerable. The MW roster just lacks heroes who can punish it.
Zen: Positive. Possibly my favorite change across the MW roster. It turns his healing from completely braindead to rewarding a Zen with good accuracy, and giving the purple orb a low DoT effect instead of turning the enemy into tissue paper is a much healthier design. It also rewards orbing the squishies instead of just leaving it on the tank the whole match. Also, while I think the new ult is less effective than his current one, it's by far the healthiest "enemies can't use abilities" tool we've seen implemented and I would have no qualms seeing it given to a hero down the line.
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