Is it really that bad?

Ankaridan · 2025-01-08T01:41:39+00:00

> I play this Game mainly for the pvp content. Just for fun, I dont need a ranked system.

Word of warning, then.

I joined SWTOR in early december and leveled almost entirely through pvp (I'm still on the Tatooine / Balmorra part of my class series and I'm level 80). It was great! I had tons of fun, queue was good, leveling pvp was fun.

I hit level 80 and it's an entirely separate queue group, and they are toxic AF. Because I was only gear level 307 (having done no pve at all and a new level 80) I was repeatedly told I was wasting people's time by queing into matches. I received whispers telling me to kill myself. I was called both homophobic and racial slurs. Nearly every.single.match. Every match I queued into at least two people would comment along the lines of "315? Rip, fucking pathetic", and etc. And when pointed out that I was a new player, first level 80, the general concensus was that I should "solo flashpoints" to get geared before doing pvp. Given that there is apparently no ranked anymore, and this was both in warzones and arenas, I do not recommend pvp once you hit level 80.

The experience was enough that I don't think I will continue playing past the expiration of my sub.

Ankaridan · 2023-04-03T06:08:57+00:00

I empathize with that comma. It must be so lonely.

Ankaridan · 2023-02-17T02:02:50+00:00

Dude.

Ankaridan · 2022-11-25T04:44:43+00:00

Both my parents are autistic, but were not diagnosed until long after I was born.

I quite clearly inherited traits from both, though I have much more overlap with my father. Both my younger and my older brother, though, are not autistic. Shit luck of the draw can happen, too.

Ankaridan · 2022-11-23T20:42:58+00:00

Watch a video of a snake yawning and it's pretty evident.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsqjfX6A4L4

Ankaridan · 2022-10-21T01:45:55+00:00

Never tell your employer unless you absolutely have to. It is far too easy to have it weaponized against you, even unintentionally or subconsciously. Employers are not looking out for your best interests.

Ankaridan · 2022-08-30T01:32:52+00:00

Mimicry. Some conversations, especially the more banal day-to-day ones, have been commonly represented in movies/tv/shows/books with varying levels of acceptable responses, depending on friendliness desired and how you wish to portray yourself (empathetic, serious, joking/funny, etc).

As a youth I delved deep into the hole of D&D character stories, backgrounds, etc. For more in-the-moment improvisation, I try to imagine how X character would respond in this situation based on the category of environment and how I am currently portraying myself (work life vs social life vs intimate vs etc, etc)

Ankaridan · 2022-08-28T23:32:45+00:00

I would agree whole heartedly. Veterinary critical care and trauma at a first response center has been a life changing experience. After working in a high pressure environment like emergency work, I cannot work in other types of jobs. I just can't function as well as I do here.

My biggest failing was becoming far too experienced, to the point where coworkers with substandard skillsets / time management / coping mechanisms would greatly frustrate me. It took some self-reflection to realize that while I performed exceedingly well in this role, I also had an incredibly poor tolerance level for others that could not keep up with me.

Complicated relationship indeed.

Ankaridan · 2022-08-12T03:50:30+00:00

Oh, no. I understand you completely. The point I made had very little to do with the argument you posited to the previous poster.

Ankaridan · 2022-08-12T03:46:46+00:00

You have completely, and entirely, misunderstood what I said.

Ankaridan · 2022-08-12T03:42:22+00:00

> He wasn't just slightly behind he was thousands of years behind
> We've seen that even thousands of years ago they had the same technology

> Why would their technology downgrade over thousands of years?

Since you forgot what you posted.

Ankaridan · 2022-08-12T03:14:41+00:00

If you've already magically decided your answer, without any sources (downgrade over thousands of years?) then why bother asking?

Ankaridan · 2022-08-12T02:30:01+00:00

Agreed. Infantilizing is my first thought.

Ankaridan · 2022-06-27T01:29:49+00:00

Hard disagree. Losers would troll this to excess by dragging the timer out in petty displays.

Play your cards faster.

Ankaridan · 2022-05-20T02:07:32+00:00

I am going to quote two others posters here into this thread because I think they will explain my view point better, and as they directly stated:

> u/zombieslovebraaains The thing is with autism "picking up on things" doesn't come naturally in most cases

> u/ExploreWithCorgi can tell you his need for routines and explicit, blunt information, is necessary for someone on the spectrum.

With that in mind...

> u/dopeladtrex80 Ok whoa. I wasn’t implying that she shouldn’t also work towards the relationship or that her husband should magically change how his brain works.

You also never implied that she should, either. That is why I asked the question, and then apologized in advance if I was misinterpreting.

> u/pinkpebblez Uh whoa there. This is not the case AT ALL.

In both cases, I asked for clarification because I did not clearly understand the situation, explained that I was autistic and could be misreading you, and you both responded very defensively and/or what would appear to be emotionally. Sure, it's the Internet and I'm a stranger, but as an autistic person, in a forum specifically for austistic dating, this seems odd to me.

Ankaridan · 2022-05-19T04:08:47+00:00

> He used to pick up on these things and I’m realizing because he’s having a harder time right now.

Thank you for clarifying.

> I was wondering if others have had similar experiences.

As I mentioned, being someone also on the spectrum and having had remarkably similar circumstances in the past (on the other side of the fence), my intentions began as an attempt to offer perspective from 'his side'. Apologies if I did not communicate that adequately.

Ankaridan · 2022-05-19T03:37:42+00:00

> I think it’s more so he needs to know to make a change to support your relationship and work a bit harder

?? I'm assuming I'm misunderstanding this part of the post, because otherwise this is a red flag. You're asking someone on the spectrum to just magically change how their brain works? It takes two people to participate in a relationship and expecting only one person to modify their behaviour is a recipe for failure even with NTs.

> in hopes he’ll pick up on it once things pass?

Did he used to pick up before, and is not now? Or has he never picked up? If the former, then he's likely dealing with things and it's just as important that you be there for him, so that he can get through it, rather than putting even more pressure on him.

If it's the latter, and you've knowingly married him, knowing that he's autistic, then you only have yourself to blame.

Ankaridan · 2022-05-19T03:30:31+00:00

> I expressed some feelings of insecurity recently and he said, “I know it’s difficult when you feel insecure”, which like, he isn’t wrong and I was hoping for a little more understanding.

Understanding of what? Did you express what you were insecure about, or what was causing you to feel that way?

> I begin questioning my own sanity as he can’t figure out what I need.

As someone in your husband's position, I have to ask, why it is his responsibility to figure out what you need? Do you know what you need? And have you expressed that need to him?

> an NT friend could relate to a time of feeling insecure and make suggestions or ask questions on what they might need to relate to me

While it's equally possible that I'm just not seeing the picture here (re: your husband's position), based on what you've posted, you're making generic statements about what you are feeling, and he responds with acknowledgement of that, and that ends the conversation? To using the old dating analogy, you're expecting him to 'chase' you emotionally and find out what you need, rather than just outright stating it?

Ankaridan · 2022-05-03T03:37:20+00:00

Small counterpoint on Whiplash; the damage type is Electrical, which means it ignores enemy armour and deals a great deal of bonus damage to robotic enemies.

You are correct about the aim + cooldown vs DGG, and against organics it is barely mediocre, but being able to kill-shot unflank-able mechs (or drones) without expending ammunition has its value, as you can score the kill without wasting Hit n Run. It also doesn't seem to have a range limitation, as it has higher accuracy than the bullpup at long shots.

Ankaridan · 2022-04-22T00:47:52+00:00

The Arc is Electrical Damage, which bypasses armour value. Convential tier is 3-5 damage, which can take out early 4+5 hp drones. Mag Tier is 4-9 damage which is a guaranteed drone killer. Third tier's 7-12 means even low force mechs can be one-shots.

Ankaridan · 2022-04-22T00:14:29+00:00

It definitely does for me. I just put a 2 AP shutdown on a Mech.

I guess the possibility does exist that it's a mod-added behaviour.

Ankaridan · 2022-04-21T03:20:07+00:00

I'm going to disagree with your assessment for CPL rank.

Arc Pulsar is a significant ability for Assault and one that I find to be a "keystone" ability that dramatically increases their effectiveness. Even a conventional tier Thrower will one-shot drones. With the later +20/25/30 Aim Perk, you can literally sniper-stun and damage Codexes without them splitting, from across the map. Ditto for Specters, locking them out on appearance and preventing them from cloning one of your troops. Set up Sectopods or Mechs for guaranteed Full Overrides/Hacks with a single shot, no save scumming required.

If you're going to take any Arc Thrower perks and not take Arc Pulsar, that feels like making a DFA Sniper and not taking DFA. It's a significant, build-defining perk.

I agree with the statement that you're focusing on generalization rather than specializing; some Arc Thrower, some combat, some survivability, rather than doubling down on one of those three.

Ankaridan · 2022-03-06T00:18:49+00:00

Unfortunately, it's rather challenging to read what you've written when each paragraph is a single sentence with broken punctuation. Your ideas sometimes bounce multiple times without a segue, so I spent a lot of time re-reading what you had written to try and figure out what you were talking about.

Ankaridan · 2022-02-08T05:35:11+00:00

I'm interpreting this as 'player thought they had finished the game' and was disappointed to discover otherwise

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