because this is what lovesick puppies doooooooooooooooooooooo

But I'm not constantly bitching about not having a gf

You made too many assumptions coming in here
It's almost like you're projecting

A rental car for life

That sterile interior with the freshly cleaned smell for life?

nice

Why can't a person think it'd be nice to have a gf instead of being a rock who doesn't need anybody or a sad puppy who can't survive without a partner

>tfw your self-worth and happiness is not beholden to another person because i'm capable of making myself whole

That's an unhealthy view of relationships

tfw no gf

What do you mean

Quote from: E on June 24, 2020, 10:15:19 PM

Quote from: Aether on June 24, 2020, 07:36:24 PM

Mosquitoes don't seem to bite me anymore. They must not like my blood anymore. I can't imagine why. . .

Your blood type plays a role in how much you're assaulted by mosquitoes.

Yeah, but my blood type didn't just change from when I was a kid.

Maybe the slow disillusionment with life made your blood toxic over time

Quote from: E on June 24, 2020, 10:17:32 PM

So if we use your brain's logic, does that therefore make all ass men scat men?

borderline

So what're your thoughts on anal

Any weird side-effects?

Yeah this http://sep7agon.net/the-flood/be-honest-who-here-still-hasnt-seen-my-ass/

Quote from: Solonoid on June 23, 2020, 12:49:08 AM

Quote from: E on June 22, 2020, 09:07:11 PM

I've always wondered something about trans folk. Because our bodies naturally produce their respective hormones, does that therefore mean anybody who is trans has to keep taking suppliments to counteract the balance of naturally produced hormones versus delivered? Or is there some sort of balancing point where your body is just altered enough that it switches to producing the opposite kind in greater quantity naturally?

Essentially, you have to shut down your body's natural production of sex hormones using one drug, and introduce the desired hormones back into the body using another.

It's a lifelong treatment.

Kinda what I figured. That sounds semi-awful to have to rely on the medical system to provide the neccessary means, especially if you're american. I bet it costs a bit doesn't it?

Just start your own soy farm

Me Too - Angry Reaction + Angry Rant

Lock requested

Quote from: Ingy on June 20, 2020, 05:42:02 PM

Quote from: Solonoid on June 20, 2020, 05:40:09 PM

if nobody cares then why make a thread about it

Our eyes are not trashcans

sounds like you care bud

When we say we don't care, it means we don't care to see you
It's annoying

Quote from: Ingy on June 19, 2020, 09:47:24 PM

Don't you think the ending was where the game was naturally headed? It's not a game about zombies, it's a game about a father daughter relationship. Joel loses what he had at the beginning and spends the whole game building it back up. It doesn't make sense for him for him to lower his walls and accept Ellie, only to have him give her up. Also the cure plays very little into the game's theme except to serve as motivation for side characters

I don't know if it "wouldn't make sense"—it would just make for a very depressing ending, which I guess just wasn't what they were going for (probably just so they could leave the door open for the sequel). People would find it just as upsetting, probably—just in the other direction.

But yeah no, I totally get it. As I mentioned, it's perfectly within Joel's character to do what he did—I just didn't personally enjoy having an active role in his choice, because it's probably the only moral decision he makes that I outright disagree with. I've been on Joel's side the whole time, and although killing hordes of uninfected people (who are mostly just trying to survive like everyone else) made me apprehensive about Joel's morality, I was able to brush that off as, "This is just self-defense. These people are violent thieves; our cause is for the greater good of humanity."

Basically, if I didn't see Joel as a hero, I saw him as an all-around good guy who's willing to do the right thing. He has a tendency to go overboard with the violence, but it's not like he's a Grand Theft Auto protagonist or some shit. He's just trying to survive, and if he does survive, it means the rest of humanity gets to survive as well. I was fine with this interpretation—so when the ending happened, and he decided to break Ellie out of that hospital, it's not like I didn't see it coming, but the bad taste it put into my mouth came more from how the scene is executed rather than the scene itself, because based on what actually happens during that part, it almost felt to me like playing as a totally different character, and one that I didn't recognize or like very much.

So what I'm saying is, you can have it so the story ends in this direction, because I don't necessarily mind it in a vacuum—what I struggle to get behind is the specific way that they went about it. I think there's probably several small things they could've changed for the better while essentially telling the same story.

The moment that pushed it over the line for me was having to shoot the doctor. It's the first time in the game where Joel kills somebody not out of self-defense, but out of cold blood. It was completely unnecessary, and made me feel pretty gross, especially considering that they were innocent people. The one doctor who I let survive called me a monster, which made me feel even worse.

I know that's the probably the point, but if this is supposed to be a story about Joel's moral decay (and not the player's), I'm not really sure what forcing the player to engage with Joel's questionable decisions contributes to this story. They could've just given us the option to back the doctors into a corner by threatening them, or even scare them away by firing a few rounds at their feet or something. That wouldn't have been out of Joel's character, in my opinion, unless you think he's just a complete psychopath or something, which wasn't my read on his character at all.

If they really wanted to go out with making the player feel like shit, though, why not make it so the players have to shoot Marlene to death at the end, rather than just have it play out in a cutscene? The fact that you don't leads me to think that the entire hospital scene could've just been a cutscene, too. That way, we get to see Joel commit to his deeds without having to be complicit. Alternatively, with that idea in mind, they could've had it so Joel tried his hardest to save Ellie, but wound up getting gunned down in the process. Again, that would certainly downer of an ending, but it leaves the character's arc perfectly intact while also having a more emotionally impactful ending that makes you feel for everyone involved. It would also be consistent with the game's overall tone, which is very bleak as it is.

Killing the doctors in cold blood just felt needlessly rash—especially in a zombie apocalypse where doctors are extremely valuable, even if you don't like what they're doing.

I could go on, but I think I've made my point. Does my perspective make more sense now? I didn't hate the ending itself—I just think they chose to handle it in an egregiously video game-esque fashion that was significantly less thoughtful and nuanced than the rest of the game's story, when I felt they could've handled it with a bit more tact and nuance.

I actually saw Joel as the exact same as all the murderers and thieves he killed out of "self defense". Of course the game gives you that excuse that they're evil to help you justify killing them but I never saw much separating Joel from them. I mean he only chooses to transport Ellie because of a job, not really out of altruism. I felt like the whole game was immersing into this world where humans have lost their humanity and hope doesn't exist anymore. The only people who can survive in this new world are those who don't hold on to any big picture ideals. Like Sam and Henry for example. After he killed his brother, Henry had nothing left to live for and couldn't move on so he committed suicide. Same with Joel. After his daughter died, he only lived because he let go of any morals. It was the only way he could protect Ellie too

So I never felt like Joel was a "good" character. I could always explain his actions one way or another but there was always something nagging me that absent any excuses, he would make the selfish play. This was led to its naturally conclusion when Joel shot the doctor. Making the character do it made the point all more poignant

Same here, and I was just now browsing options.

The one Cheat suggested is actually free with a 2-year plan. My mom is talking about getting an iPhone 11, which has a buy-one-get-one deal going on. I was also contemplating switching to android but I've never had one and I know everyone I'm in group chats with will bitch.

I still have an iPhone 6s right now, so likely anything on the market would be an improvement.

iPhones are easy to use but Im pretty ready to switch to Android
Only thing I'll miss is iMessage and the elite blue texts but I can probably still hang on to my iPhone for that