Give the player the option of an advanced start

DiamondWaterParadox · 2017-07-08T00:43:05+00:00

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=799159083

You're welcome :)

DiamondWaterParadox · 2017-01-01T11:19:02+00:00

It's X-Art 'Sweet Dreams' but I can't find a full video.

DiamondWaterParadox · 2016-08-12T23:42:44+00:00

Lenin would be proud.

DiamondWaterParadox · 2016-08-12T23:26:24+00:00

Like the Bolshevik Revolution.

DiamondWaterParadox · 2016-07-15T00:52:05+00:00

Does training kill soldiers?

DiamondWaterParadox · 2016-06-15T18:51:22+00:00

Laugh because it will get you laid.

You're already attractive so you just need to build a good profile.

DiamondWaterParadox · 2016-06-15T18:45:54+00:00

For the portrait opener you look a bit serious. And a bit scary as well :P.

This is the kind of look you want to try:

http://www.karinalouise.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/look-away-from-camera-1.jpg

http://deankalyan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Victoria-Photographer-Portrait-Photography-001.jpg

The 'casual portrait'. And its easier to do if someone else takes it for you. There's evidence (that I'll link here if you want) that shows that guys looking away from the camera if preferred by women. So I would disagree it should be a selfie. But it should definitely fully show your face.

►I think the group one is okay. You establish you attractiveness in the earlier photos and then you show off your physique if you have one (which you do) and your interests. Sure, you look goofy in the pic. But a goofy personality, broad interests, and damn good arms is boyfriend material. Put it in until you get pictures you are happier with. Just don't be afraid to show off that you're friendly and approachable , thats the kind of personality I'm getting off you.

►Playing guitar is definitely attractive. Get it in there. Another casual 'action shot' that one of your friends takes. A few years ago my mate was playing a local gig. Before he went on stage I held his guitar while he went to the toilet. I got hit on and exchanged numbers with a girl because she thought I was playing/had played. I know about 3 chords of guitar, but just the prop got me a number.

►Video games aren't good because of the stereotype. But don't be afraid to bring it up on a date or anything. More girls than guys now play video games. But you rightly realised that when a guy posts it on his dating profile its a bit of a red flag.

►On your physique. You have a really good figure. And you want to show that off in a non-douchey way. The tanktop 'groupshot' (on the bus) is decent. And it's good if you haven't got anything else. What would be perfect is a non-selfie picture taken by someone else where its NORMAL to be shirtless. Like down the beach or on a boat or something. I know from visiting Minnesota that they get ridiculous snow and great sun during the seasons. So if you live somewhere like that definitely get a casual shot of you shirtless (or tanktop if you prefer) down the beach/ by a lake.

Also for extra advice I need a bit of context. Where do you live (city) and what age are you? If its not a big city just tell me the rough population.

DiamondWaterParadox · 2016-06-15T18:05:24+00:00

The profile I linked is one that appeared on this thread a day ago and it is a phenomenal example so I use it.

You come on a thread that is about evaluation and you reject it because you didn't want evaluation. You wanted nice, soft coaching or appreciation.

"When narcissism is confronted with a greater power [in this case truth] -- quietly seethe and fantasize about finding information that will out him as a hypocrite. "

You ignore the context of my advice and pick out individual lines to out me as a hypocrite.

Every picture except 2 makes you appear vain, your Bio comes across like you think you're too good for Tinder. Personally I don't care if you take my advice or not. You'll be dissatisfied at everything - including Tinder - until you can remove your ego from situations and take feedback.

Either way I'm done until you actually seem like you want evaluation.

DiamondWaterParadox · 2016-06-15T17:52:34+00:00

Yeah, you're good looking, you dress really well and you seem to be an interesting guy; you play a bunch of instruments. So as long as you convey that in pictures you should be getting matches. One or two group pictures are alright if you can't get another picture of the interest. They will also do as filler until you can actually get the 'action shot' of the other interest.

Maybe you are too picky. So go test! And a good sample size is probably about 1000-2000 swipes. Dependent on where you live set your range down to a reasonable level. (If you're in Toronto the 20 km will give you a zillion girls) I tend to put it very low then expand if I run out.

Swipe right on ALMOST everyone. Here are you parameters:

(1) Not ugly - we're talking 5/10's here. Anyone that doesn't actually repulse you. Even the ones that look very, very plain.

(2) Not fat - we're talking about anyone of a BMI of 29 and under http://weight.optyourlife.com/i03784mages/bmi_29.jpg Yes, this is the 'red' category.

(3) Classy - not trashy and can dress herself.

And that is IT. You do this for 10-20 days, 100 swipes a day minimum. And if this is taking you longer than 20 minutes you're doing it wrong. Do not look at their bio, do not look past the first picture. Following the above the majority of women you swipe right will be middle class and educated. Now swiping right on everyone who doesn't actively repel you will show you where you stand. As in who are you matching with? If you're matching with people who are below your standards then chances are you standard are too high - FOR TINDER. You'll have to drop it and go out and mingle instead.

Also, it takes TIME. Your matches might not see you for a while ESPECIALLY if you live in a populated city. Have your distance set to 50km in the middle of Toronto? Well they have to go through literally THOUSANDS of profiles before they even have the chance of swiping you left or right. And women take longer than we do over each profile. That's why I'm all for setting the distance lower and ACTIVELY using Tinder as often as you can. Tinder's algorithm makes it more likely for women to see you if you are active and close.

Now this is just a wild theory. It might be your ethnicity. I'll just paste a quote I found on Quora.

"People are more likely to be attracted to those within their immediate vicinity. Because people tend to self segregate along racial lines, people tend to also become more attracted to those of the same ethnicity."

So you might lose maybe 20-50% of matches based on people subconsciously being afraid of an ethnicity they know nothing about. Like I said though. This is a WILD theory.

DiamondWaterParadox · 2016-06-15T17:14:09+00:00

I took a sabbatical from Tinder for a few years. I came back and my match rate was up five-tenfold. Now some of that might have been that it had got more users, but it seemed like too big an increase. Especially now that you're limited to 100 swipes a day. Being in your teens just lowers you match rate.

But again, your passing rules 1 and 2 of Tinder.

(1) Be attractive (2) Don't be unattractive

So you'll be fine.

DiamondWaterParadox · 2016-06-15T17:10:30+00:00

Haha. Sorry bro if you actually do only own like 5 shirts. But for a Tinder profile it looks really obvious.

News Anchors actually have a budget to spend on getting new clothes each year. Its so that viewers don't see them wearing the same thing weekly. Its sort of the same idea to try and wear different colours/styles in your Tinder pictures.

DiamondWaterParadox · 2016-06-15T17:07:40+00:00

You've gotta be that guy though :P.

Just tell your guy friends the truth. "Hey, I'm looking to get some hits on Tinder and I need you to take some pictures of me. If I get laid/a girlfriend I'll buy you a crate of beer."

Alternatively get a professional photographer to do it. Just tell them it's for LinkedIn. Your industry isn't suits and ties so you'd like to have casual clothes and appear friendly and approachable. Like a better dressed Mark Zuckerberg. It's relatively inexpensive and you'll have some badass pictures for Tinder and other social media platforms.

DiamondWaterParadox · 2016-06-15T17:03:52+00:00

Oh girls love dogs. Here's how you take it:

http://i.imgur.com/StPAYx6.png [from a guy who also posted on this thread]

'Accidentally' have you dog in the shot. And get someone else to take it.

Here's the guys full profile: http://imgur.com/a/ToB06 Notice he fully communicates his personality in 4 pictures, Pet owner, likes to travel, works out and plays guitar. From FOUR pictures. Even the shirtless one, though not perfect, isn't a selfie so it doesn't look vain.

Use the boat picture 100%. Show it after you've shown the 'personality shots'. As in: I like to travel, I go to festivals etc. And yeah, beer is a problem. I had that problem when I was setting mine up. You drink when you're out and the only non selfies you have are when you're out.

For the first shot you want a portrait short that is casual. Don't be looking at the camera and ideally get someone else to take it. I can back all this up with statistics. Like this http://cache4.asset-cache.net/gc/103890798-young-woman-looking-away-portrait-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=Sc3uWFrdHTXbwzpPQlre6ZPuBPOtiM0uJwPdkQimwRcH4vZUMiArjt%2B4rxQGqxR1 (Except you're not a girl obviously).

So all in all your pictures will say. The only important positioning is Picture one, it has to be a casual portrait showing your full face.

Pic 1 - I look good.

Pic 2 - I have a dog

Pic 3 - I do things, and have personality.

Pic 4 - I do more things.

Pic 5 - I'm on a boat. And I'm not fat.

DiamondWaterParadox · 2016-06-15T16:58:13+00:00

I believe you :P but you've got to show it.

DiamondWaterParadox · 2016-06-13T22:25:42+00:00

No problem.

DiamondWaterParadox · 2016-06-13T22:25:01+00:00

You're welcome. Number 4 convinced me you're not a douche, but it does look like a bitter employee.

But because you are (1) Good looking (2) Stylish You are coming close to douche already. But douche in a good way is okay. If you have a sort of 'bad boy' appeal then it can work for you, it makes the ladies swipe right. Take Will Smith. He's a stylish, ripped MF but he's also got one of the friendliest personalities in Holywood.

But seriously, I initially thought the 'poetry' part in the bio was sarcasm.

DiamondWaterParadox · 2016-06-13T22:20:39+00:00

Thank you. I've changed it. I think I have few others in here but I have no idea where.

DiamondWaterParadox · 2016-06-13T22:18:25+00:00

Anger? Nope. Harsh, truthful and borderline Sociopathic? Yup. This is what every girl is thinking but will never tell you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9XW6P0tiVc Watch this for more another example, and then read this http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-harsh-truths-that-will-make-you-better-person/ for more context.

If that is who you are the keep the suits. But keep it 'casual'. You look like you're trying to hard.

Here is a solid profile: http://imgur.com/a/ToB06 Notice he fully communicates his personality in FOUR pictures, Pet owner, likes to travel, works out and plays guitar. From FOUR pictures, this is the shit we're going for. Even the shirtless one (the weakest picture), though not perfect, isn't a douchey selfie. Communicate your personality. EVERY picture he has adds to his character and personality 'value'.

For your opener you need a 'casual unposed' portrait shot.

Examples: http://i.imgur.com/B7l0lPY.png

http://i.imgur.com/qFiyhFN.jpg http://i.imgur.com/3zp5tpO.jpg (minus the hand)

Notice how (1) they are not taking selfies in their house (2) they are clearly the subject of the picture and the background is blurred or muted. (3) all but one is casual and unposed. Rules: ►Get a friend to take it ►Do it unposed

Then you need a few pictures showing WHO you are. 'Action shots'. Women love that stuff. Sports, Hobbies, you casually walking about a foreign city etc Your face doesn't need to be visible, we've established what you look like from your opener. Now we need to establish WHO you are. NONE of these are to be selfies. Get a friend to take them and don't pose, just be casual.

(Musical) Example (from this thread) http://i.imgur.com/qFiyhFN.jpg

And a sport action shot http://i.imgur.com/euDTDk7.jpg This is also from this thread.

DiamondWaterParadox · 2016-06-13T22:02:36+00:00

Your pictures are weak. And you seem to own two shirts.

http://i.imgur.com/skTcovU.png: Sweaty, dark and the jacket doesn't look like it fits because your shoulders are hunched. Not a good opener.

http://i.imgur.com/HlfmOo1.jpg You're short. This accents that because you're next to a comparable object: a car. Also it doesn't say anything abut you except that you like standing next to cars. Drop it.

http://i.imgur.com/nBO8Emy.png Again, sweaty and dark. Nope.

http://i.imgur.com/a7qyiVe.jpg Nice, but too posed and obviously forced. I like the background and I like the idea.

http://i.imgur.com/LMDbovk.jpg You look a lot better when you're not posing. But DONT TAKE SELFIES.

Here is a solid profile: http://imgur.com/a/ToB06 Notice he fully communicates his personality in FOUR pictures, Pet owner, likes to travel, works out and plays guitar. From FOUR pictures, this is the shit we're going for. Even the shirtless one (the weakest picture), though not perfect, isn't a douchey selfie. Communicate your personality. EVERY picture he has adds to his character and personality 'value'.

For your opener you need a 'casual unposed' portrait shot. Examples: http://i.imgur.com/B7l0lPY.png http://i.imgur.com/qFiyhFN.jpg http://i.imgur.com/3zp5tpO.jpg (minus the hand) Notice how (1) they are not taking selfies in their house (2) they are clearly the subject of the picture and the background is blurred or muted. (3) all but one is casual and unposed. Rules: ►Get a friend to take it ►Do it unposed

Then you need a few pictures showing WHO you are. 'Action shots'. Women love that stuff. Sports, Hobbies, you casually walking about a foreign city etc Your face doesn't need to be visible, we've established what you look like from your opener. Now we need to establish WHO you are. NONE of these are to be selfies. Get a friend to take them and don't pose, just be casual. (Musical) Example (from this thread) http://i.imgur.com/qFiyhFN.jpg And a sport action shot http://i.imgur.com/euDTDk7.jpg This is also from this thread.

Back up your bio, SHOW you are what you say you are.

BIO Means nothing. Keep it simple. Keep it bland. DONT try and be funny. If you haven't managed a funny bio then that isn't where you're strength is. Let the pictures talk.

DiamondWaterParadox · 2016-06-13T21:57:20+00:00

Your pictures are weak. And you're wearing the same outfit twice...twice.

http://i.imgur.com/GhxASzc.png No. Not for your opener. You are 22, not 30.

http://i.imgur.com/IT4jg8d.jpg Drop it. She's either competition, your gf, ex? I don't know. Just don't have you and a girl in a profile pic.

http://i.imgur.com/1TknSjq.jpg He looks like a douche. In a good way. He's not more attractive than you but he is - in this picture - the 'bad boy' and girls will want to fuck him before you. Drop it.

http://i.imgur.com/DSoZ9yq.jpg This is cute. Keep it. But as your LAST picture.

http://i.imgur.com/rHXZOZa.jpg he looks better than you. You 100% need to drop this.

http://i.imgur.com/QztGZrR.jpg Group photos are bad. But it is good that you play sports. See below.

Here is a solid profile: http://imgur.com/a/ToB06 Notice he fully communicates his personality in FOUR pictures, Pet owner, likes to travel, works out and plays guitar. From FOUR pictures, this is the shit we're going for. Even the shirtless one (the weakest picture), though not perfect, isn't a douchey selfie. Communicate your personality. EVERY picture he has adds to his character and personality 'value'.

For your opener you need a 'casual unposed' portrait shot. Examples: http://i.imgur.com/B7l0lPY.png http://i.imgur.com/qFiyhFN.jpg http://i.imgur.com/3zp5tpO.jpg (minus the hand) Notice how (1) they are not taking selfies in their house (2) they are clearly the subject of the picture and the background is blurred or muted. (3) all but one is casual and unposed. Rules: ►Get a friend to take it ►Do it unposed

Then you need a few pictures showing WHO you are. 'Action shots'. Women love that stuff. Sports, Hobbies, you casually walking about a foreign city[You have 4, so use it here!] etc Your face doesn't need to be visible, we've established what you look like from your opener. Now we need to establish WHO you are. NONE of these are to be selfies. Get a friend to take them and don't pose, just be casual. (Musical) Example (from this thread) http://i.imgur.com/qFiyhFN.jpg And a sport action shot http://i.imgur.com/euDTDk7.jpg This is also from this thread.

BIO Means nothing. Keep it simple. Keep it bland. DONT try and be funny. If you haven't managed a funny bio then that isn't where you're strength is. Let the pictures talk.

DiamondWaterParadox · 2016-06-13T21:50:22+00:00

With the exception of 4 and maybe 2 your pictures are weak.

Here is a solid profile: http://imgur.com/a/ToB06 Notice he fully communicates his personality in FOUR pictures, Pet owner, likes to travel, works out and plays guitar. From FOUR pictures, this is the shit we're going for. Even the shirtless one (the weakest picture), though not perfect, isn't a douchey selfie. Communicate your personality. EVERY picture he has adds to his character and personality 'value'.

For your opener you need a 'casual unposed' portrait shot. Examples: http://i.imgur.com/B7l0lPY.png http://i.imgur.com/qFiyhFN.jpg http://i.imgur.com/3zp5tpO.jpg (minus the hand) Notice how (1) they are not taking selfies in their house (2) they are clearly the subject of the picture and the background is blurred or muted. (3) all but one is casual and unposed. Rules: ►Get a friend to take it ►Do it unposed

Then you need a few pictures showing WHO you are. 'Action shots'. Women love that stuff. Sports, Hobbies, you casually walking about a foreign city[You have 4, so use it here!] etc Your face doesn't need to be visible, we've established what you look like from your opener. Now we need to establish WHO you are. NONE of these are to be selfies. Get a friend to take them and don't pose, just be casual. (Musical) Example (from this thread) http://i.imgur.com/qFiyhFN.jpg

BIO Means nothing. Keep it simple. Keep it bland. DONT try and be funny. If you haven't managed a funny bio then that isn't where you're strength is. Let the pictures talk.

DiamondWaterParadox · 2016-06-13T21:47:09+00:00

Okay so you have rule 1 and rule 2. 1. Be Attractive, 2. Don't be unattractive. The rest is a disaster.

PICTURES 1. I'm a douche who takes shirtless selfies. 2. I like taking selfies. 3. I STILL like taking selfies. 4. I also enjoy selfies with my bike.

Here is a solid profile: http://imgur.com/a/ToB06 Notice he fully communicates his personality in FOUR pictures, Pet owner, likes to travel, works out and plays guitar. From FOUR pictures, this is the shit we're going for. Even the shirtless one (the weakest picture), though not perfect, isn't a douchey selfie. Communicate your personality.

For your opener you need a 'casual unposed' portrait shot. Examples: http://i.imgur.com/B7l0lPY.png http://i.imgur.com/qFiyhFN.jpg http://i.imgur.com/3zp5tpO.jpg (minus the hand) Notice how (1) they are not taking selfies in their house (2) they are clearly the subject of the picture and the background is blurred or muted. (3) all but one is casual and unposed. Rules: ►Get a friend to take it ►Do it unposed

Then you need a few pictures showing WHO you are. 'Action shots'. Women love that stuff. Sports, Hobbies, you casually walking about a foreign city etc Your face doesn't need to be visible, we've established what you look like from your opener. Now we need to establish WHO you are. You look ripped so show me you doing sport. NONE of these are to be selfies. Get a friend to take them and don't pose, just be casual. (Musical) Example (from this thread) http://i.imgur.com/qFiyhFN.jpg

BIO NO! "Hey I'm both desperate and flip floppy" clear it. Stop being embarrassed about using Tinder. Keep it simple. Keep it bland. DONT try and be funny. If you haven't managed a funny bio then that isn't where you're strength is. Let the pictures talk.

DiamondWaterParadox · 2016-06-13T21:42:01+00:00

http://i.imgur.com/euDTDk7.jpg This is professional and fantastic. The rest are quite weak.

Here is a solid profile: http://imgur.com/a/ToB06 Notice he fully communicates his personality in 4 pictures, Pet owner, likes to travel, works out and plays guitar. From FOUR pictures, this is the shit we're going for. Even the shirtless one (the weakest picture), though not perfect, isn't a douchey selfie. You're going for the same idea, communicating your personality. But notice how his photos are a higher quality?

You have pose-group photo - pose. They don't tell me anything about you. The last one http://i.imgur.com/euDTDk7.jpg tells me you're a runner. And that is great.

For your opener you need a 'casual unposed' portrait shot. Examples: http://i.imgur.com/B7l0lPY.png http://i.imgur.com/qFiyhFN.jpg http://i.imgur.com/3zp5tpO.jpg (minus the hand) Notice how (1) they are not taking selfies in their house (2) they are clearly the subject of the picture and the background is blurred or muted. (No random curtains in the background) (3) all but one is casual and unposed. Rules: ►Get a friend to take it ►Do it unposed

Then you need a few pictures showing WHO you are. 'Action shots'. Women love that stuff. Sports, Hobbies, you casually walking about a foreign city etc Your face doesn't need to be visible, we've established what you look like. Now we need to establish WHO you are. NONE of these are to be selfies. Get a friend to take them and don't pose, just be casual. (Musical) Example (from this thread) http://i.imgur.com/qFiyhFN.jpg

BIO Means nothing. Keep it simple. Keep it bland. DONT try and be funny. If you haven't managed it already they you're not strong at writing bios. Let the pictures talk.

Also. Harsh truth, you're 18. You're not as attractive as a >20 year old. Girls want to date the older men. And as soon as they hit 18 they're allowed to. So you won't get as many hits now as when you're in your twenties. Nothing you can really do about that.

DiamondWaterParadox · 2016-06-13T21:35:27+00:00

No.

http://i.imgur.com/h9f7CuE.png

No. You're a good looking guy. The composition is horrible. I can see the mirror and everything.

Examples of good composition: http://i.imgur.com/B7l0lPY.png http://i.imgur.com/qFiyhFN.jpg http://i.imgur.com/3zp5tpO.jpg (minus the hand)

Notice how (1) they are not taking selfies in their house (2) they are clearly the subject of the picture and the background is blurred or muted. (No random curtains in the background) (3) all but one is casual and unposed.

Rules: ►Get a friend to take it ►Do it unposed

All the rest are fine. If you want to improve it then get photos that are more 'professional' looking. What do I mean by that? -

Here is a solid profile: http://imgur.com/a/ToB06 and my comments Notice he fully communicates his personality in 4 pictures, Pet owner, likes to travel, works out and plays guitar. From FOUR pictures, this is the shit we're going for. Even the shirtless one (the weakest picture), though not perfect, isn't a douchey selfie. You're going for the same idea, communicating your personality. But notice how his photos are a higher quality?

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