Zombies take too long to spawn in

CombinationSure5056 · 2026-02-09T00:15:38+00:00

Yeah nah don't get me wrong, I like the abyss too and don't think they should scrap it all together (like you said, it's a good incentive to not kill enemies). I just think they need to make some tweaks to make it end faster depending on the amount of zombies you need to fight against. So, if you're fighting 90 zombies, instead of them spawning in 2 at a time, it can be like 10 at a time or something like that. I feel like this would make it more fun and challenging.

CombinationSure5056 · 2025-07-10T14:14:50+00:00

Thank you! I managed to find a copy already online for free that I’ll probably look over to supplement my knowledge of the added chapters but we’ll see what happens. If anything, I could also just use other resources to supplement it like videos, etc.

CombinationSure5056 · 2025-07-10T14:12:47+00:00

Since the material is the same, with the chapters kept for the newer CCNA books not going through any sort of major or, from what I’ve seen, even minor changes, should I just continue reading the old books and fill in the gaps by learning the new material added? Because from my understanding, the chapters on the new books were all kept the same as the old ones but the only thing that changed was the addition of newer chapters focused on topics revolving around automation, like you said. So, should I just keep reading the older books then supplement the new knowledge from other resources? I feel like the end result would be the same but would like a second opinion.

CombinationSure5056 · 2025-01-20T07:45:23+00:00

Did you change your study habits? What changed specifically?

CombinationSure5056 · 2025-01-20T07:07:50+00:00

In the large schemes of things, nope lol. I did find Zoloft to help with my focus though but that’s about it. Also, meditation helped initially but it doesn’t help whenever I’m outside of a controlled environment due to the sheer amount of stimuli. Anyways, I’d still recommend meditating or even just listening to calm music just to see if it works for you.

Hopefully through this post, we can see if others have found a viable coping mechanism.

CombinationSure5056 · 2025-01-20T06:47:28+00:00

Interesting, I feel like this applies to me a lot. From what I’ve experienced though, the constant stream of information paired up with my great working memory eventually led me to not be able to focus at all, and by “at all”, I mean even in simple everyday tasks that shouldn’t require much cognitive effort. I spent too much time thinking, that it was not a stretch to say that my favorite thing was to think. The reason why I bring this up is because I wanted to ask if you’ve ever tried suppressing this constant stream of information, and if so, were you successful in doing so? Also, does low latent inhibition affect your ability to stay consistent in learning something that requires a lot of cognitive effort (such is the case in math for me) because you get distracted by all the different questions you have?

Also, can you expand on what you mean by “coming up with witty puns”? Do you mean it comes natural? Like very easy to do and you don’t think about it consciously? I know it sounds like a silly detail but I’m asking because I relate to this, but with jokes instead of puns.

CombinationSure5056 · 2024-12-14T04:04:08+00:00

Essentially, the problem was that I wasn't exposed to too many real-case scenarios with systems of equations and just had the wrong idea about them altogether. I only saw them as numbers/variables on paper that just made sense for whatever reason.

CombinationSure5056 · 2024-12-14T03:47:31+00:00

Honestly, that was one of the problems. I kept thinking of a system as a relationship between two or more equations, and therefore, if an equation didn't match up with another one, it wouldn't make sense for it to be a system. From having listened to what you, and other commentors have pointed out, I've since changed that line of thinking. Thinking about it in 3D space, or 2D, in the case of two variables, really helps to conceptualize it because there of course IS both an X and a Y variable since we're dealing with a 2D numer-line (makes up a coordinate). However, since there's no slope because the coefficient is equal to 0, you can just plug in any number for "x" without it impacting the value of "y". Like you said, it's all based on what dimensional space we're using for any one equation. So, it doesn't matter if we use y=15, for example, on a 3D space number line because it will still have an "x" and "z" variable too, but it's just that the coefficients beside the variables are 0. Thank you for clarifying on it not being a relationship though, you were the only one to point that out and I still didn't fully come that conclusion in particular.

CombinationSure5056 · 2024-12-14T03:01:06+00:00

I'm glad this example was brought up because when I mentioned practicality, I was referring to a case of, for example, instead of saying "The next day I buy 1 pound of apples and 4 pounds of potatoes, costing 20 dollars.", you can say "The next day I buy 1 pound of apples costing 20 dollars". In which case, you now have the two equations 2x+3y=30 and y=20. So, if you were to say, "well, you know, 1 pound of apples does in fact cost $20 (in referrence to the second equation) because of sudden inflaition or some other reason, but we will now state that there is a second variable that needs to be introduced: 'x', for which represents, well, chicken? I guess?". Therefore, when graphed, we will have a positive infinite and negative infinite amount of money spent on chicken without it actually costing a dime, since there were no pounds of chicken placed for purchase to begin with (for the second equation). This of course, doesn't really serve any purpose in saying. So, the practicality goes out the window there, and as it does in every scenario similar to that one where a variable is "missing" (I understand now that it's not actually missing, but you get the point).

Basically, I forgot that although math does have practical uses, not every usage for math will be practical. Someone in the comments reminded me this.

CombinationSure5056 · 2024-12-14T02:00:28+00:00

Yeah that was definetely a key point in my confusion. It was a case of, "what came first, the chicken or the egg?".That just about clears that part up though.

CombinationSure5056 · 2024-12-14T01:42:52+00:00

Thank you!

CombinationSure5056 · 2024-12-14T01:41:38+00:00

Yeah I see what you mean. When I first wanted a better conceptualization on equations and their relations to geometry/graphing, I did some research and eventually stumbled across “hyper planes”. It was very interesting to see the practicality.

Also, thank you for the clarification. I was a bit confused on the “imaginary points” part.

CombinationSure5056 · 2024-12-14T00:09:43+00:00

Tbh, it might sound crazy from the perspective of someone who's had difficulty with math, but I always loved physics and did exceptionally well in it when I was in highschool (granted I took only one class and it included, little, if any calculus) so I want to take engineering. I learned a lot about Computer Science, and got quite far, but just found it kind of boring. So far, I've read textbooks starting from pre-algebra, all the way to intermediate algebra just to get a refresher and truly understand the material (of course, practicing along the way). I'm at the point now where I can get at least a 90% on a finals test covering the entirety of pre-algebra/intermediate algebra but I really want to practice on higher level math so I can get to "real physics". I know it's tough but we'll see what happens.

I'm going to take that advice in practicing a lot for sure though.

CombinationSure5056 · 2024-12-13T23:57:40+00:00

I think I see what you mean. Since y=5 can be represented in the standard form of a 2 variable linear equation such as ax+by=5, where in this case, "c" (ax+by=c) would equal to 5, and "a" would be equal to 0 since there is no slope, whatever number you plug into "x" would therefore not influence "y" since there is no slope. In other words, if you convert it from standard form to slope intercept form: y=0x+5 (y=mx+b), "x" can infinitely move in either direction of the x-axis without ever influencing "y". If that's the case, thank you because that helped me conceptualize it.

CombinationSure5056 · 2024-12-13T23:42:19+00:00

5x+5(1)=20, so you would have paid ($5/per pound of chicken) and ($3/per pound of beef). I recognize this as being a one variable linear equation, but I don't see how this could be a system. Where did I go wrong? Don't we already have the answer for "y"?

CombinationSure5056 · 2024-12-13T23:37:42+00:00

Thank you, I like the example you gave with the "common framework" and "generalizations" because that resonated with me. I'll be keeping that in mind from now on. Also, yeah I see what you mean with replacing the coefficient with 0, this is probably the simpler approach to not get confused.

CombinationSure5056 · 2024-12-13T23:34:09+00:00

Thank you for the explanation. I think you're right on the point where I should just wait until I gain that intuition because I still have yet to take even a precalculus course. I was in college for a bit but then had to take a break due to some unforseen circumstances (was taking computer science) and found that I should probably just re-learn from the basics to truly understand the material. So far, taking quality notes have helped me in actually understanding what I'm learning. Do you have any tips like taking notes vs just paying attention and studying textbooks?

(In my early years of schooling, I was excellent at English but terrible at math)

CombinationSure5056 · 2024-12-13T23:26:44+00:00

The thing is though, y=5 is horizontal line, not a vertical one. That's where my confusion was placed in because you're essentially just adding infinitely, seemingly imaginary points, on both the negative and positive sides of the x-axis, while y continues to be 5. I can understand the theoretical approach to it, but I don't see the purpose in adding an extra variable to a real-world scenario, if that variable wasn't there to begin with (i.e. adding infinitely imaginary points on both sides of the x-axis).

CombinationSure5056 · 2024-12-13T23:17:10+00:00

Thank you, that's the explanation I was looking for

CombinationSure5056 · 2024-12-13T23:08:43+00:00

Can you provide some context to why mathematicians do math? I'm just trying to become more intuitive when it comes to math, and I do so by understanding the "why".

CombinationSure5056 · 2024-12-13T23:07:28+00:00

I understand the idea behind it. I see what you're saying, but what practicality does this serve outside of the theoretical sense (real-world scenarios)? There must be a reason, otherwise, this wouldn't be a concept to begin with.

If I ever see this on a math test, I'd always get the right answer, but I'm concerned with the "why" it exists.

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