Dylanrockin

Yeah, it's pretty bad... XD

That's weird 'cause I usually love Starbucks XD

Well, this drink was just made for the #unicorn #fabulous instagram lol-memes, rather than it actually tasting good. At best it's a fad-drink and then people will forget about it in about a week or two.

I guess if you like really sour drinks then this is up your alley, but otherwise it's kinda meh XD

There, there

*sad air horns*

Oh I'm sure you'll find one soon. Or may that one will find you instead.

I found the plot to be alright, not great, but just alright. That's its only saving grace for me, personally. Everything else for me just felt really flat, especially the character's hilarious facial and body animations. Personally, I didn't find the game all that engaging.

But, all the power to you, and I hope you enjoy playing the game for what it's worth ^^

Well I've not yet, and I get the animation quality is defs like... weird. ((but I also give about 0 priority to graphical stuff. Narrative and mechanical things are more important to me. But I can't really judge narrative until I play a good chuck etc. Honestly more of this game will probably be me fucking with the mulitplayer since it seems to be jsut more of ME3's which I rather enjoyed.))

Well I too don't care about graphics so much, so long as it's not glaringly horrendous and poorly made. I just found the animations to be hilarious. If anything, out of the entire, boring game, it's probably the most entertaining thing to look at in those cutscenes. imo.

A lot of people eat at Red Lobster?  I'm not even asking about the south, just anywhere.

Yeah, that shit's delicious, if pricey.

My family and I rarely eat out, so I can't really rate many places.  Sure I see the commercials sometimes, but that's it.

It is by far my, personal, favorite Pokemon game. I remember watching a Gametrailers review of the Explorers series and them just ragging on it because of it's repetitive dungeon crawling and cinematic "cutscenes". Like... what? It made it out to be like those were criminally terrible and that ultimately brought the game down. Something like that, it was a stupidly short and mundane review from a, literal, decade ago.

MD series I can understand low scores in the 70s, but not what sites were giving it. In fact, everyone I know who played it loved it. Game review scores have gotten to the point imo that they are worthless (like sites would give high scores for the sake of revenue) and the only one I find semi reliable is Metacritic. Though critics gave FE Rev, which the Fandom recognizes as the worst FE game of all time, basically an 88. 

I want to point that out to say this. It is not that the MD are bashed on, but that the whole review system is broke as a whole and that is one of the consequences.

I could go on for hours about why I think they deserve the scores they got, but I won't.

tl:dr

I think the gameplay was okay at best, but there were a lot of things that were unbalanced and poorly designed.

Don't get me wrong, I love the PMD series, I just think it doesn't play very well. 

It's currently Summer in America.

I see. Well, that is rather bizarre. At least you have snow though, I'm kinda envious

It means that someone's tampering with the continuity of time

Or when they make a thumbnail with an arrow pointing at nothing, or circle an area of the image. Like... what the hell is that supposed to mean? There's nothing significant about that part of the image, just eff off, you lying scumbag. Thanks for wasting 30 seconds of my life that I'll never get back.

The worst case of this was when Pokemon GO was still a huge success last Summer, and people would upload "leaks" or "secrets" and there'd be an arrow pointing at some arbitrary point in the video.

Lol. Yeah. That really happens and even if you think it's insignificant, you'd still check it because it might contain something really important.

completely agree. guess my autism puts me at an advantage against clickbait since it has to process what I know about the game/subject before I click it. if I don't know about it I usually don't click it since I look up alot about certain games

I mean, I'll have to fire up the old teleporter, and that's never fun. That thing gives me nose bleeds and if I get turned into a fly again I don't know what I'd do. Plus I need to plan my own party about this time next year, and that's where things get complicated.

I'll bring chips and dip!

Its unlikely i'd be there, but who knows you might be surprised^^

I forogot how freaking silly Renegade Shep looks... with the whole... cyber zombie shit LOL

Which is why I normally play Paragon, or at the very least Paragade. The glowing scar and eyes are kind of silly.

"Here's to simply being, happily drunk."

I think there's an upgrade that removes it but you have to sink actual resources into it LOL>

No, that was the person tweeting about how I blocked him.

Ah so you screenshotted the screenshot that he twitted about how you blocked him.

..  wait..  how could you view that if u had blocked him?

nevermind.  i dont know how twitter works xD  i thought it was like facebook.   

I also bought this one as well, because well... I'm a stupid, over-obsessed Tales fanboy

Hey yoooou do you. XD. I don't judge. ((probably cause if I wasn't so broke I'd do this silliness for my pet franchises.))

Cool, now you're manga collection is even bigger

what if Pokemon Stars IS ultra sun and moon? that name was never anounced to be the name of a game. and I'll say it again:

This is going the gen 5 path, which is a good thing

What Wolfox said, aside from the fact that Solgaleozma has one pretty unnecessary arm

I like the name Ultra Sun/Moon, because it's quintessentially Japanese. You can tell that a Japanese game studio made it, because it has "Ultra" in the title.

Woah, dude. Good luck with everything. I hope you will end up well

Oh no, that so sad :[ i hope it all ends well for you, good luck with everything

That was a very detailed explanation and was exactly what I was looking for. Kudos to you for giving such a great explanation to that! I was really pondering this one day and really needed to dive more into it, because after watching that video it made me really question a lot of things I've experienced or indulged in myself and thought "how far is TOO far?" Thank you for clarifying that for me, that was an excellent response.

There's a big body of evidence piling up when it comes to internet, and especially explicit material addiction, with people abstaining from it reporting the resurfacing of emotions, feelings of well-being, sharp senses, reduced or inexistent brain fog, lessening and in some cases lifting of depressive symptoms, reduction of OCD symptoms, preexisting or otherwise, (re)manifestation of empathy, and even removal of social awkwardness. Seeing as this is in line with the addiction model (by the book), and that the "addiction pathways" (oversimplified) in the brain respond in the same way for every addictive behavior, external substances or not, all the aforementioned factors and early exposure might as well be a huge contributing factor to the problem you mentioned and the multitude of accompanying psychological problems that are associated with this kind of attachment.
 

There's even evidence for the re-shaping of "strange" preferences, even...you know, of that kind. The plasticity of the brain seems to adapt to what is perceived as a potential partner, but enforced by the addictive nature of the behavior and the hyperstimulation caused by the material's novelty (or perceived novelty) and exaggerated, accentuating features. This essentially reshapes your brain into recognizing something that literally isn't human (even if the depiction of that is of a human on camera) as ...a partner you're "bonding" with.
However, during actions that elevate pleasure, the dopamine response may be high, but oxytocin (loosely, a human bonding hormone) is not released as it happens in a true bonding case. This leaves the addict in a state of "self-love but with an object that mimics a human through exaggeration", causes or reinforces asociality, and strips the person of their potential for love for others . (Even worse, because of that exact attachment to the self-loved object, the person will defend their behavior or "subject" (well, object) of their behavior as if they're defending...a real person they love).
 

If this behavior is reinforced, especially if someone has been exposed to it young, the result is: numb dopamine receptors, which means: lack of motivation, depression, inability to feel pleasure from daily activities, "emptiness", and a pseudo-stoic, rationalized attitude (the addict compensates for their numbed emotions through rational brain activity, which, however, cannot rescue them from their robot-limbo state, making them even more miserable and, as is self reported, "cynic").
 

The good news is that brain plasticity is a real thing, and total abstinence (or at least attempts at it) from the behavior, especially after a 3months to 2years period (depending on intensity of exposure, length of exposure, and starting age) can actually "format" the brain and bring back the emotions, physical and mental strength, and vigor that had always been there. Of course, engagement with "hard" and out-of-the-comfort-zone activities are necessary in order to speedup this process. Some people might feel increased anxiety after being sober, but that's more due to the "new" emotions resurfacing and the person not having learned how to deal with these for years, rather than the anxiety itself. Although general sensitivity to both bad and good things is elevated too.
 

It's really exciting from a humanistic point of view to see so many people reporting that they can finally feel pleasure from just being with others, from enjoying the morning sky, from achieving something! From a scientific perspective, we're constantly discovering that we know too little about biology, neurochemistry and human psychology, but what we do know, seems to suggest that while the human being is an incredibly complex one, the simplicity of some of the old ways and societal customs seem to hold the wisdom we've managed to re-discover for after hundreds of years of research. In a nutshell: overindulgence is bad for most, indulgence is generally not that good, joy from achieving (or even aiming for) a long-term goal lasts for a very long time and makes one whole, egocentrism is the root of personal problems, delayed gratification provides contentment in life (and not simply pleasure), discomfort must be pursued, and a fake world will always be a fake world, no matter how many attempts at rationalization the "denizen" of that world makes.
 

When it comes to the influence of fictional characters, in animation and games especially, on people with either pre-existing conditions or much sensitivity, or too much imagination, or perhaps, a creative spirit, and reward system that would otherwise compensate them really well for being productive, the pleasure-seeking behavior that accompanies the young-age, or novel excitement of watching or playing during the first few times, grasps them much more firmly than others, and is difficult to throw off. Years pass, and the response to these activities is far lower. To compensate for this...the person indulges even more in these activities, just to feel that they can feel a bit more.

Holy toledo! You should make a video essay on this subject, like... for real! I bet you could do a damn good job on discussing it and making really good content out of it. Give this person an award for the best explanation that I never expected on the planet - like seriously! You quite literally covered all your bases and explained it all so well and answered any and all questions I could have.

Congratulations indeed! 

Oh this freedom won't last very long, haha - especially since I start my Master's in July.

Congrats lad, very proud of everything you've accomplished despite all that you've been put through. I know you'll continue going even further forward, I believe in your strength and perseverance. Keep going strong!

is this someone (in)famous ?   or just cuz of the nickname?

It's a reference to Dragon Ball Super. Certain people who've watched it would know what I mean.

I'd start running, if I were you.

ah ha ha

what a story mark!

oh hey johnny what's up?

Wiseau 1: “Hello, Mark-Boys! Many doors, yes?”

Wiseau 2: “Too much for…”

Wiseau 3: “Couch potato Mark-Boys like yourself?”

Mega Lunatone has been around for quite some time.

I'd rather get Sun Version for the sake of my insanity.

You played me like a fiddle... Or an ocarina.

Looking at the internet no you are not weird as shipping is one of the internets favorite past times

You will continue to discust me with your unnessisary romance but you won't be alone in doing it

Well, it's not so much that I participate in it, rather than me just observing from the outside, and appreciating it. But, to each their own, I guess.

No bro it is 100% cool

Why? the song's awesome.

Nah. This is guilty pleasure.

@YinYang9705 The song is amazing, and I love every track in the Mother OST. It's the cheesiness of the lyrics that makes it guilty pleasure and beautiful at the same time. What I said doesn't necessarily mean that it's bad; in fact, quite the opposite.

I think it's some mode on instagram that does stuff to your face in the picture, like gives you a dog or cat face or makes you barf rainbows. I don't use that shit tho

Snapchat filters are the shit, fam

oh it was snapchat. thats the one

I had breakfast once. It was awful.

So did I, but I didn't get any Maple Syrup on mine ;w;

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Pretty soon we'll have to have "writing classes" in schools to accustom kids with the concept of pen and paper!

How many of you know how to forge, craft barrels, harvest crops ? Or simply write something readable with a feather ? The world evolves, so better teach them things they will actually use than things even their parents don't use anymore.

It's also true that they could become too dependent on certain things, and wouldn't know what to do without them

Go and see Jim Sterling.

He has a long history calling them out for their shit

I've listened to Jim Sterling, quite a lot.

Insert "I am Jim Fucking Sterling, Son" joke here XD

Nice! I love that musical 

My audition piece for this was Brush up Your Shakespeare and I had to dance to the song "Carrying the Banner" from Newsies. Honestly surprised I got the role of Seitz. It's gonna be fun, but damn if my schedule isn't packed full now.

Best of luck!