It's coming time for me to replace my trusty 5 year old build with an i7-8700k and an RTX 2080, as I'm getting more into productivity rather than gaming, specifically game development and audio/video editing, plus I want to give this PC to my girlfriend.
This is the tentative parts list I've worked out so far, the main upgrade being the i5 13600 which I hear is very solid. I'm just having trouble finding info/opinions on whether a 30 series or 40 series card will be better with this cpu and for my intended applications. Prices seem to be all over the place for both series. I would prefer above 8 gb of vram, something like 12 or 16. Any thoughts?
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i think it might have been a pokémon game but i don’t remember exactly. it involved walking around a big white futuristic building and then you would go to a big field and fight things. that’s all i remember

I'd like to find someone who captivates me. Someone who I can talk with effortlessly. I want to meet a person who I can include in my daily tasks, and talk with throughout the day. I just want to find someone I can be open with. Platonic conversation or romance. Whatever you are looking for, don't hesitate to message me. I hope to hear from you.
I love a number of things, and hate very little. I'm fairly open to trying new things, but some of the things I enjoy are as follows. I love the outdoors. I've never been camping, but I would like to try it with someone some day. I also love to fish. I mostly fish salt water. I do occasionally fish freshwater though. I like to check out new spots around me, but I mostly fish on the beach. Do you like to fish? What are some of your favorite places to go?
I also enjoy the shooting sports. I primarily target shoot. I take part in a little bit of everything, including rifle, pistol and shotgun. It would be nice to find someone who is into shooting or would like to learn/become more familiar. If you shoot, what do you like to shoot mostly? What's been your favorite gun to shoot so far?
PC games are also a enjoyable pastime for me. I have a variety of games, most of which are on Steam. I have other games on various other stores/services. I enjoy a wide variety of different kind of games, so I'm sure we can find something to play together if you game. What are some of your all time favorite games? What are you currently grinding on that you can't put down? One hobby I discovered later on in life is Magic the Gathering. I play both online on MtG Arena, and with physical cards. Magic has become something I am particularly fond of. Do you play any kind of card/table top games? What's been your favorite so far? If you play Magic, what are some of your favorite deck themes?
Music has always been a part of my life. My tastes are varied, ranging from country, death and black metal, electronic, classic rock, folk, pop punk, and more. Do you have a favorite band? What has been your favorite concert you've been to?
I'm honestly an ambivert. I enjoy doing things outside, as well as spending time indoors. I can veg out all day under the covers curled up in my bed, or I can take a trip somewhere and experience something new. I think my personality is a mix of the best of both worlds. What would the perfect day consist of for you?
As far as my personality is concerned, I would say I am fairly relaxed and laid back. I feel like I am somewhere in the middle between loud and excitable, and shy and quiet. Around people I don't know, I tend to be fairly quiet and to myself. In the company of someone who I am close with, I am more open and free. Do you open right up to people, or does it take a while to become comfortable with someone new?
All I hope for is a connection. It could be platonic, or it could blossom into romance, and commitment. I'm not putting a limit on what I am looking for.
With the prior being said, I am single. I may be interested in changing that with the right person. The idea of commitment excites me. Monogamy is appealing to me. Do you feel satisfied with your social life? What kind of connection are you looking for?
Thank you for taking the time to read my post. I appreciate it. I hope you can identify with something I wrote. If you do, please reach out.
P.S. Please feel free to check my post history, and check out a few pictures of my cat if you would like.

Hey guys, took a break from BG3 for a bit but recently came back for my, I think, 7th playthrough and recently finished the first step I always take when starting anew; Setting up my companion's classes beforehand lol
Idk how many other people do this, but I always plan out what classes I'm gonna make each companion before starting, each time being slightly different, and I refuse to have any subclass overlap and I always try to keep each canonically accurate. This time I decided I'd go back to their main starting classes but I'd make them all unique multiclasses, again with zero subclass overlap and all entirely canonically accurate.
Normally I just go about this on my own but a friend was asking me about it and was asking for help cause as he put it he's really bad at making multiclasses that work but wants to "mix up" his companions for his 2nd playthrough, so I shared my current "load out" with him and he loved it all so much he said I should share it "online or something" lol Well I'm sitting here at work waiting for some crap to load before I can actually do anything with it so figured I could pass the time with sharing my newest origin multiclasses for anyone interested in smaller mixups!
This is gonna get long, also there will be spoilers as I'll be talking about WHY some of these work based on their lore, sometimes lore that's revealed later in the game, you've been warned lol

1. Shadowheart - Life Cleric lvl 6/Gloom Stalker lvl 6

For starters, Trickster Doman sucks ass, secondly this idea leans more into Selune anyways. The premise of this one is to lean into the fact she's a "torn person," even if she doesn't know it at first she's stuck between this divine rivalry of Selune and Shar, so splitting the classes evenly is kind of a representation of that.
Gloom Stalker more represents not only Shar and her influence but also her earlier upbringing, we know her parents were druids and she had to go through some sort of rite about going off into the woods at a young age, so her being a Ranger by default works in my mind (can also choose Sanctified Stalker for lore). Life Cleric leans more on Selune thematically, but is also chosen to mechanically make such an even split work.
The Life Cleric's ability to increase the amount healed works based on a flat amount plus the spell level, so you don't need a lot of specific class levels to make it work, and getting at least lvl 5 in Ranger provides extra attack, placing such a multiclass in the role of damage dealer but with a fairly substantial amount of healing compared to other options. You will be lacking in higher level spells but as the main focus will be as a Ranger I don't think that'll be a hindrance to effectiveness in the slightest. Ranged will also work better, imo, as you want to have access to your bonus action for healing words and hunter's mark usage so dual wielding won't be as good and no other melee option available to Ranger will match the effectiveness of focusing on archery, but that doesn't mean you can't do it if you want to lol
I changed her stats slightly to focus on Dex and Wis, mostly just syphoning points from her Str into her Dex and leaving most everything else as it is, then started by leveling the Ranger first, fit better for the early game being all about Shar, and also getting to extra attack asap.
2. Lae'zel - Battle Master lvl 4/Great Old One Warlock lvl 8
Now I know the most common reaction will be "warlock!?" But here me out lol
Githyanki worship Vlaakith, their god, but she isn't actually a god, she's a powerful lich trying to become a god. So making Lae'zel some sort of Cleric doesn't actually make any sense, since her deity technically shouldn't be able to grant any divine powers, but we do see her more powerful followers having abilities, specifically psionic abilities, almost like a GOO Warlock. Now I know Gith all have latent psionics so that's largely why they also have such powers, but why not accentuate that further with Pact Magic? You can also play it off as not actually being a warlock, since it's never mentioned in game regardless, and it's just her own psionic abilities manifesting, simply choose the most psionically reminiscent spells, even if they won't be the most effective her spells won't be her main strength anyways.
Obviously make her a PotB Warlock, and focus on melee combat with BM maneuvers, but having access to Hex and potentially even Eldritch Blast will just make her that much more powerful as a damage dealer. Both subclasses also recharge on short rest, adding some points for convenience lol
Initially stat wise I was a bit torn, cause she's NOT a "charismatic" person, but then I remembered that Charisma doesn't just mean "social skills," it's also "force of person," it's why Sorcerers use it for spell casting, and Lae'zel is most definitely a very confident and expressive person, so I think it actually works. That being said I still focus her Str more then her Cha, just taking some points out of all her other stats to boost it but keeping them the same relative spread, so more in Dex and Con then Int and Wis. Starting her in Warlock until lvl 5 is also advisable, then I like to go straight to Fighter lvl 4 to get BM and a feat, then gonna finish the last few levels in Warlock to get to 4th level spell slots.
3. Gale - Abjuration Wizard lvl 10/Fighter lvl 2
This one in particular is more about mechanics then lore, but I think it still works for both.
Obviously Gale has to be mostly Wizard, he talks about it SO MUCH that it wouldn't make as much sense if he was mostly anything else even if thematically it would work, like Bard or Sorcerer. However I find most Wizard schools to be boring and the ones that work best as multiclasses work better as dips, like 2 levels into Evocation for spell sculpting. Abjuration though works very well as a focus, and feeds into being quite tanky. That's why Fighter, for armor proficiencies, so either need to start as it for heavy armor, use a feat to get it asap, or just give him 14 in Dex and use medium armor. This gives him a high AC while being able to reduce the damage that does hit him, all while still being able to focus on a lot of high damage spells, with lvl 2 in Fighter you also get Action Surge for a round of double spells (double fireballs are great lol).
I think any Wizard school works for Gale canonically, honestly, and Fighter may not make the most sense but he is a well off human with a stellar education from one of the richest cities on the Sword Coast, so part of that education being in the basics of martial combat (no subclass, need lvl 10 in Wizard and makes sense he doesn't have one if it wasn't a focus) makes just enough sense for me to say it works lol
Stat wise you can honestly keep it the same as default, he just needs Int and going for Con secondary works very well, I also just like to give him some Cha cause he's a well spoken man.
4. Astarion - Swords Bard lvl 10/Rogue lvl 2
First things first, I think Astarion simply works better as a Bard by default then he does a Rogue, what with how he apparently would seduce people non-stop to bring back to Cazador, and going College of Swords fits that same "stabby stabby" theme lol
Also yes he can still be your lock picker since Bards get expertise as well.
So in reality I would actually just go all 12 levels into Bard for him, but I did that a number of times and wanted everyone to have their canon class in a multiclass, so 2 levels in Rogue works best. You kinda need lvl 10 in Bard for Magical Secrets, as it's super strong and a lot of fun to add what-the-fuck-ever you want into any build, and 2nd level in Rogue gives cunning action, so go for the Dueling fighting style, focus on bows anyways, and keep your bonus action open for cunning actions as well as his bite.
I redo his stats a fair amount though, to focus entirely on Dex and Cha ofc, but I also tank his Int and Wis to 8 cause it makes sense to me (he's clearly not the wisest and the writers have said he's probably the dumbest of the OG cast lol), and I think a vampire spawn should still have decent Str and Con anyways. For leveling I go straight to 6 in Bard for that extra attack, get 2 in Rogue cause cunning action is fun, then finish the rest of Bard.
5. Wyll - Fiend Warlock lvl 2/Draconic Sorcerer lvl 10
In this case I'm taking some liberties but here me out, again lol
So obviously need Fiend Warlock first, but lvl 2 is important for those first invocations, namely Agonizing Blast. Afterwards just go full Sorcerer! The stretch for how it works is that we know about Ansur now, a bronze dragon confirmed to have been living in Baldur's Gate for YEARS, so who's to say he *wasn't* involved with someone in Wyll's genealogy? lol I know it's HIGHLY unlikely, but it's still possible and I wanted at least one Sorcerer!
So ofc go Bronze ancestry, for the lore, but obviously Red would have the most synergy if you don't care, and make sure to grab quickened spell when you can for meta magic, why? DOUBLE ELDRITCH BLASTING! LOL That's the whole thing with this build, yeah you'll get a lot of spells, high level ones too, so it'll increase his versatility, but doubling down on Eldritch Blasts is incredibly powerful and thematically still sticks with the whole Warlock thing. I like to focus fire based spells to go with the whole Fiendish Patron stuff, but like I said the spells are secondary, believe it or not lol
This is another case of being able to leave his stats as they are, but I personally like to give him a bit of strength, as he is "The Blade of Frontiers," higher then average Str makes sense to me, and I just drain his Wis for it cause dh lol But a focus on Cha and a secondary on Dex is the important part.
6. Karlach - Berserker lvl 8/Thief lvl 4
I think this one is the most straight forward one but also one of my favs mechanically.
Build her like normal as a Berserker, but have her dual wield weapons with finesse, even if she's using Str for them they'll still sneak attack, and when you get the second bonus action her damage will become pretty crazy. Other then a pair of bracers you can find in Act 2 from Dammon I think, there isn't really any way of getting two weapon fighting without a third class dip and I just didn't want to, but at some point some how it'll be necessary.
The reason this works is cause of her upbringing. We all know why she's a Barbarian, but she tells us she was a ruffian when she was younger, even worked for Gortash as basically a thug, so Rogue fits well for me and if she wasn't keen on the law for a while then her being a thief also fits, imo.
Where this build takes off those is all the throwing! lol With Berserker and Thief you can throw a TON of shit per round, you can even take Tavern Brawler if you want to focus on this and carry around a bazillion daggers, the damage actually gets so insane sometimes that I specifically avoid Tavern Brawler cause I already find the game too easy and don't need to clean house THAT effectively lol
Her stats can also be left alone, I like to focus on Str regardless even if Dex might be stronger without Tavern Brawler, but it's an option if you want. Once again though rush through Berserker to lvl 5 for extra attack, then go to Thief lvl 4 for the subclass and feat, then just finish off with Barbarian afterwards.
7. Halsin (yup I also do all the other companions LOL) - Moon Druid lvl 2/Open Hand Monk lvl 10
Dude is a giant, I want him to punch people super hard with those tree trunk arms, it's THAT simple lol
I honestly wouldn't even bother with Druid levels if not for the fact it's so engrained into his character, but grabbing two levels to get the subclass allows for the bonus action wildshape which just provides some further versatility, and he gets a Bear shape regardless so might as well keep access to it. This is also where I might recommend sticking in a Tavern Brawler build, as I obviously want to focus on Str for this big man, plus it kind of makes sense if you forget about the actual name of the feat. He grew up in nature, is a mostly self taught druid to my understanding, so using the Tavern Brawler feat also kind of implies a degree of "self teaching" when it comes to unarmed striking, ya know? Open Hand is also just the best Monk subclass, Four Elements miiiiiight make more sense but not enough for me to not just use Open Hand.
Stat-wise I shift them around a lot, as they don't make much sense to me to begin with, keeping his Int low (he grew up in the wild even if he is a smart dude) and I drop his Cha (again grew up among animals, even if he is well spoken and kind it makes sense if his social skills are lacking), then focus on Str with a decent spread between Dex, Wis, and Con.
He also starts at a higher level so I grab 2 lvls in Druid right away then just rush down Monk afterwards.
8. Minthara - Vengeance Paladin lvl 2/War Cleric lvl 10
Here's the endgame Cleric for ya! lol
I have found it's super helpful to have a Cleric with lvl 5 spells in the later portions of the game, not necessary ofc but I personally wanted one and Shart was more of a Ranger with this setup, and this is a build I've always liked even in regular DnD.
You will ofc be forced to make her a Cleric of Lolth despite her having renounced Lolth, but if you know how Lolth works then it actually still makes sense. If Minthara is still upholding her oaths and actively in the midst of some chaotic shit, then OFC Lolth would continue to approve, no joke! Plus with how all female Lolthsworn are raised her being some degree of Cleric actually makes far more sense then being a full Paladin. If you're unaware, female Drow of Menzoberranzan ALL go to learn divine (cleric) magics in an elite school before they're allowed to really join their houses, it's actually a requirement that Minthara (being a Beanre) would not have been able to avoid.
The reason it works so well though is cause of smites and the War Domain. She'll have the high level spells for utility, damage, and healing, but she'll have access to more smites being mostly a full caster AND if you can use her War Priest bonus action attack it can also smite! With this build she's far more of a caster and support character then a smiting machine, but give her the auto criting tadpole power (since she has extra tadpoles anyways) and you can nuke something with this CLERIC lol
I personally swap her to sword and board and use a finesses weapon, so I can focus her stats on Dex and Wis, with Con secondary and I spread out her last three stats evenly, cause she is strong, charismatic, and smart, so I couldn't bring myself to dump any of them fully lol
Just like Halsin I always start her off with 2 lvls in Paladin then just jam through Cleric afterwards.
9. Jaheira - Spore Druid lvl 7/Champion Fighter lvl 5
This one in particular was specifically so I could keep her as a dual wielding combatant since that's always kind of ben her canonically preferred style.
I don't think this is an uncommon build at all, getting 5 levels in Fighter for extra attack then just jamming Spore Druid for all the damage and survivability, so I won't go into too much detail on it, but the reason I chose Champion was cause I wanted Lae'zel to be a Battle Master but also she's literally a champion of Baldur's Gate, it works fucking perfectly! lol Spores actually fit less well but hey, it's still druid and the build is super strong, so I'm not losing any sleep over it.
I mostly keep her stats the same, but I do put a bit more into Dex, usually drop Wis a bit and dump her Str to get Dex up, but that's about it and technically it could still work without any stat changes. I mean you could get the dual wielder feat on her then give her the rapier Wyll gets from Mizora when you save her, keep one of the Scimitars she starts with, and she'll then be attacking with her Wis entirely at that point, so that is also an option, I just like to keep the rapier on Wyll and not even bother with that feat for Jaheira.
10 Minsc - Hunter Ranger lvl 4/Wildheart Barbarian lvl 8
This one should be obvious, ngl. He's already known as a Ranger, loves animals, is a Rashaman berserker, he even gets his own custom Barb screams done by Matt Mercer (unlike Halsin, disappointingly enough). There should be no question why this combo works for him lol
Make sure to take Colossus Slayer as a Hunter, then go Bear Barbarian, give him a big two handed weapon, and you've now got one of the heaviest hitting and tankiest combos in the game, straight up. He has very little versatility, that's the main downside, he pretty much just rages, run him in, and attack shit, but even THAT fits Minsc perfectly.
For his stats I pretty much just swap his Str and Dex, maybe put a bit of his Wis into his Dex as well to hit that comfortable 14 and give him medium armor instead of using his unarmored defense, but this is ofc flexible. At the time you get him as well you should be able to just fully build him to lvl 12, maybe 10 or 11 if you rush to him, so order of levels doesn't really matter.
BUT THERE IT IS! All done, hope someone out there finds this useful or at least interesting, and thanks to anyone who read the whole thing, I know it was a lot lol
As a final note, I'm not interested in arguing how good or accurate any of these are, or of other options (like Shadow Monk/Cleric Shart, for example, but my Tav is a Shadow Monk/Assassin so didn't want that to overlap), like I said I'm on my 7th playthrough and I haven't done their standard classes and subclasses since my very first run and I've always tried to keep stuff that fit them accurately, this is just the current one I'm using and so far has been one of the most fun "load outs" lol
If you give any of them a try then I sincerely hope you enjoy it :D

I started feeling pain in my wrist around January of this year and started to sleep with a wrist band which helped. Then around March it started to worsen so I got a thumb spica which also helped.
But around April, the pain started to last all day, especially after weight lifting, so after researching online, I failed the finkelstein’s test and realized I had DQ. So I started doing some physical therapy stretches which didn’t really help.
Finally I went to the doctor and got a referral to a sports doctor who I saw last week on May 8th. He was very supportive and said it was up to me if I wanted the cortisone shot. I decided right then and there to do it since I tried everything else. He didnt use an ultrasound. He asked where the pain was and used his fingers to guide.
The shot itself didn’t hurt. BUT after the freezing wore off, the next few days my thumb/wrist hurt WAY more than it ever did before. I was crying at night and regretting the shot.
May 7 to May 10, the pain was at 10/10 and dropped to like a 7. May 11-13, it was between 2 and 5. And as of yesterday, the pain is complete gone and my thumb/wrist feels normal. Last night was the first night I slept without a thumb spica and I woke up with zero pain! So I just wanted to share that there is hope after a cortisone shot.
I don’t know how long this relief will last but I’m being mindful of how I use my thumb, as using it to play games on my phone too much was the culprit. The unfortunate thing is I’ve been starting to feel some strain on my other hand, but again just going to try and be mindful of how I use it.
I do have 2 questions for those who have also found relief:

1. Did you continue to sleep with the thumb spica even tho there was no pain?
2. When did you start to weight lift again?

Thanks for reading!

Every other week getting a peice or two of DLC, and some perk changes/bug fixes will keep the game feeling fresh! The biggest issue people are still holding on to is that we’ve gotten no news on the new Family Member. We know that their coming, and was supposed to be done like a month ago, yet we haven’t even gotten a teaser?
Honestly all Gun needs to do to really build a lot more hype for the future of the game would be to release way more teasers. Not even crazy video’s or live streams or anything special.
Give us a plain picture of just the new killers weapon on a plain backdrop, or maybe a blurry/underexposed Polaroid taken by the Hitch Hiker. Just put “Coming Soon” at the bottom to avoid another deadline. Anything to show the community that work is being done and there’s something coming. The only reason people are so upset about the new family is that it’s radio silence aside from “stay tuned”. We’ve been staying tuned for almost a month longer than you guys promised, still nothing.
It’s a shot in the dark but please if any of the Devs are reading this pass it on, we don’t need anything crazy for a teaser, we just need something to know that this character is really in the works to give us something to look forward too!

Beginner here. I've been researching the differences online & most of what I can find seem to just lead to most of the difference between these two tremolo systems as being preference driven rather than a difference in quality. What is your opinion? Is there another option you prefer over these two for non-locking trems? Any feedback is appreciated guys!
I guess I should also mention I'm working on a strat build that is already routed for a 6 point system, but routing for a 2 point system shouldn't be challenging.

PowerShift should be the main mode presented to new players. It's easily understandable, full of chaos and cool moments, and doesn't have much downtime.
Cashout is a cool mode but isn't ideal for casual play. If you're new to the game and not playing with a full team, it can be a frustrating experience. Long respawn times and a distant objective can split up your team unless everyone is actively trying to stay together.
Cashout, Bank It, and Quick Cash are poorly differentiated in the UI. They look nearly identical, and trying to get more information results in a wall of text.
Contracts shouldn't push players to play in ways they don't want to. I spend half of my playtime each day trying to complete these contracts for cool items, rather than having fun playing the way I want. Players will likely try other builds and items naturally as they progress, so there's no need to force it.
The end-of-game score screen is incredibly boring and just a bunch of text. It's a stark contrast to the gameplay experience and needs to be more engaging or concise about player performance.
Money should have a purpose, even if it's something silly like your character randomly buying items at the end of a match, with a log showing their purchases. (There were old text adventure games where your character would act independently, buying dumb or useless things with their gold, and it was fun to read) Seems like this wouldn't take a lot of effort to implement.
Sorry if this stuff has been mentioned many times before, I'm pretty new to the sub.

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What are good cozy games that I can play while offline on my switch? I’ve been searching YouTube for recommendations and just find myself disappointed when I find out I need to be online.
Games I’ve enjoyed are: The Pikmin series Animal Crossing A Little to the Left Untitled Goose Game Catquest Captain Toad

Hello everyone, welcome to the final season of Clash Of The Underdogs UHC. This round was organized by TorinFBF, MarcC5M and Brodator where we invited a lot of players that could be considered as underdogs to make them clash in a match of UHC. For this season we have a vanilla game in 1.20.4 with the old combat.

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In the last few games I have been pretty outscaled by enemy toplaners, and they all had in common Heartsteel. Should we continue to play lethality yorick? Eclipse also feels weak and I am pretty much losing games no matter how I build mostly because I am the only frontlinetank/bruiser. What should I do? Build Heartsteel myself? Eclipse? Triforce? Etc.
Also, why doesnt the game recommend items such as Grudge or Profane anymore?

Before someone tells me to "improve my appearance", I have already done the best I can for that. Gym. Diet. Exercise. Skincare. Style. Clothing. Cologne, etc. Yet it hasn't changed the fact that I am moderately balding as a 20 year old (the fully bald look is HORRIBLE on me), Indian in a white majority country (we are heavily discriminated against especially based on our appearance and lack of widespread sexual appeal), short at 5'5 AND AUTISTIC, all at the same time. When you ask a woman the characteristics of a man they will find the most repulsive, she is most likely going to think of me as i share all the traits that women generally find unappealing. I know there are women who like the bald look, or who like short guys, or who like indian guys or autistic guys, but it is going to be extremely rare to find a woman who will be appealed by someone who has all of these traits as they generally considered to be conventionally unattractive traits.
My Experiences and why I believe the above to be true:
Growing up, as an autistic undiagnosed person, not only was I bullied for my lack of social skills, kids and then teens in high school never failed to mention the fact that I was indian and of a different skin colour and how short I was. When I started balding in late high school, the bullying got very bad, almost unbearable. I have been able to make friends but I have now realised they were all really just pity friends who kind of adopted me under their wing coz they felt sorry for me. I have never been able to actually make a proper friend in my entire life until very recently in the past 3 years talking to other autistics. Especially with other girls and women. They were relentless in my school years, especially white girls. I have this weird trauma surrounding trying to befriend girls and its a major reason why I have basically zero romantic or sexual experience as a 20 year old.
Basically, what Im trying to say is that due to the unique combination of being both repulsive to look at and repulsive to talk to most men and women choose to ignore or avoid me as best they can. If i was just a regular neurotypical, it wouldnt matter how i would look coz i would always be able to compensate for it with social skills.
Why I think being an attractive autistic is MORE LIKELY to be a better experience
I have made a bunch of autistic friends online and in real life from meetups over the past 3 years. Ive noticed that the ones that fit into society's definition of conventional attractiveness (if your a guy, being tall, white, having a jawline) tend to be much better at masking and being liked by everyone. NTs are more likely to perceive their social deficiencies and autistic behaviours as more like "cute and quirky" personality traits rather than being "creepy and weird" like how they treat and think about me. I live in Australia, literally the land of the tall attractive blondes. One of the people I met at an autism meetup (lets call him aaron) looks like the tennis player matteo berrettini and is around 6'2 in height. Every time I meetup with this man at a public place like a restaurant, he ALWAYS gets approached by women of all ages. I asked him if he likes the attention and he told me that due to the constant approaches, he has basically learnt via trial and error the way to mask properly. And I agree with him because the way he talks, the professionalism and maturity he shows is very NT like. I wish I could have an experience like this. But I cannot because I have to push through the trauma in order to approach women adn other people for friendship. I have tried so hard to escape this social anxiety, even going to the lengths of self-harming via hitting myself yet it still cannot calm my anxiety when i try to approach and start a conversation with someone. Im scared they will notice my lack of social skills, or my unattractive appearance, or my balding head or my height, etc.
Another reason why I think being hot as an autistic is more likely to increase your quality of life is that due these constant appraoches and clout that you gain just by existing, the masking skills you learn combined with the happiness, confidence and validation you earn from having friends and a romantic partneromantic experiences will make it much easier to survive in a work environment.
Im not saying that conventionally attractive people with autism dont struggle. Ive heard stories from some about how their conventional attractiveness causes NTs to expect more from them socially and as a result, they end up getting gaslit and bullied when they dont meet those expectations. However, saying that this is a worse or same experience as being an unattractive autistic is very offensive to me. I would rather have the struggles of a hot autistic vs an ugly one any day lol. I mean its up to you tbh. But if you really believe that being a conventionally unattractive person with autism would be a better experience than a hot one, I really dont understand you and it makes me curious. I would like an explanation if your willing to share the reason.
There was this girl in uni that I was talking to. She was indian like me and very attractive. We were doing the same courses and everything and she told me how she had ADHD. She was pretty and ND? Perfect. Loves tennis like me. Always we talking about marvel and dc sh*t. Loves video games. Etc. I was so happy that a girl was talking to me like this so freely you know. But she only did this in class. I tried asking her once for a coffee and she made some excuse about having work right after class but i saw her at subway on campus like a few minutes after class anyways. I couldnt deal with pain of wanting to be with her so bad so I asked her out. She told me I was a creep and that I was so childlike and immature. She told me to go and learn how to be a man before i talk to women. I realise now that she never even saw me as a friend. Just a friendly acquaintance at uni. And I must have freaked her out with how i asked her out. Recently I saw on her public socials that shes with this mid looking white dude.
Ultimately, if you wish to socially conform, have friends, a job and a loving partner, you must either be conventionally attractive and/or neurotypical. I feel like most people in society are unattractive neurotypicals and they rely on social skills to achieve those 3 things. It compensates for the lack of physical appeal. And the fact that I cannot even do this and I am f*cked in both my physical appearnace and my neurotype makes me feel so worthless and defective. I understand now why people were always like this to me. Im just not meant for this world. Im a genetic failure.
I always use maladaptive daydreaming to escape this reality. I dream about being a tall, attractive white guy with fluffy hair and whos neurotypical. I always dream of being that guy that just effortlessly is able to make friends, be likeable and get dates and find a loving girl like that indian chick i met in class. Why couldnt I at least have one of those traits of either being conventionally attractive or neurotypical like 99% of other humans?
I feel so awful being so extremely lucky enough to be born in a rich developed country like australia and yet not being able to reap the socioeconomic rewards of it due to my condition. It feels like spite from god. I feel so insanely awful of all those other NTs in the world that are perfectly suited to make the most of life in a rich devleoepd country like mine but cannot due to the place they were born. I feel so awful for all those in palestine right now who are living in fear that they will die and dreaming of beign in my place whilst I sit here crying everyday after forcing myself to talk to people where I cannot even make the most basic conversation.

Hello there! I'm prototyping a horizontal cute 'em up (power-up based, not bullet hell). Have a good set of rules I'm happy with but now it's time to design some enemies to test if those rules translate into a game as fun as I've envisioned, the thing is I'm coming across the blank page syndrome and can't even start deciding how my enemies are gonna be.
I have two big questions, first is how many different enemy types I'd need (it's gonna be 5 levels, I know it's not time to build the whole bestiary and I just gotta build a small batch of maybe 3 to 5 to test the game but it's a future concern I know for sure I'm gonna have), second is how do I even come up with enemy ideas without blatantly copying existing ones, I guess enemies should be designed in response to the game's rules and how I want the players to move and react, but what would be some good steps or tips to have somewhere to start?
This may be important so I'm saying it now, the main gimmick is you can swallow enemies (kind of like Kirby) to either get power ups or spit them as chainable shots (if you chain multiple enemies with the same spit shot the whole screen explodes), plus I have this general idea of making the levels feel like if they were some kind of parade, where everything is synced with some kind of beat and the enemies come in a both rythmic and aesthetically pleasing stream so you can get into the flow and vibe with the level as you shoot 'em. Thank you guys in advance!

Overall the game is great, even its grindy I really like it. The problem is that I have no idea about picking cards for my run. They all seem very useful but I have only 15 slots. How you guys build your decks?

Hey to you reading this! I'd like to find someone to play games with or just hang in discord or something else. I guess I should tell you a little bit about myself, so you can decide if I'm worth your time. I'm a 20 year old finnish guy. What comes to looks I'm nothing special, 5'11 and neither fat or slim. I can send you a pic of meself if you want.
• I'm in military service right now so I don't have too much free time, but the amount that I have, I'd like to spend with you.
• I play a lot of videogames. My favorite game I have ever played is Witcher 3, but I play a lot of Rainbow Six Siege.
• I'm introverted and I guess a little shy 'til I get to know people
•I don't take myself seriously most of the time and like a good laugh.
•I like hiking but don't really like going alone.
•Also I collect Lego and like to build Gundam modelkits
•My music taste is pretty allover the place but my most listened genre is country.
•I love animals and have a cat.
•I've never really tried LDR so that would be something new which I'd be willing to try.
Come tell me about yourself or ask me for my discord or something else if you think that we would match. Hope to hear from you!

Tried Men of War 2 just now, i dont think it will kill COH3. I played a few matches here and there already, but the graphics of Men of war 2 is a lot worst. it has the same graphics if not the same as Gates of Hell. almost no changes. individual soldiers has to be controlled so its much more tedious and soldiers die a lot easier there
COH3 graphics wins by a mile already,anyone who think otherwise need to have their eyes checked
no base buildings, an currently the game has a lot of bugs right now. on a high end machine i just stutter nonstop. Editor is bugged and you cant edit any of the single player missions nor maps.
Macro men of war 2 is a lot more tedious and healing and such has to be done manually, unlike auto reinforce in COH3 and squads
while this may be good for relic please still take the time to improve COH3, add more new factions /battlegroups to make it more interesting, there will be more competitors to come .
would like to hear other ppls thoughts on this.

OK, this update is finally here. So, what's next on the list? What do you guys want to see improved? For me, the base building is something I don't like. I don't like the way the buildings look and there are things about the base building that I find displeasing. However, I still enjoy it, especially when it gets updated in a way that includes frequent attacks. Depending on the selling in the game, you will receive notifications that your outpost is being attacked by ecliptic or Space Pirates or Crimson Fleet.
One thing that should be updated or improved is the option to upgrade your clothes. It would be great if they had stats and element changes, similar to Fallout 4. I find it strange that this feature is not in Starfield, but I'm sure Bethesda will eventually get to it. All we need to do is wait.