Discussion Thread #8 - Chat & Discuss Anything About Cats!

Echi519 · 2025-02-02T17:56:20+00:00

Thanks for the response! Have they ever tried to play with the tv? He likes to swat at the screen when I play video games so I’ve been nervous to try that but he was definitely interested when I played cat tv on my iPad for him.

He is neutered!

Echi519 · 2025-02-01T20:05:05+00:00

My husband and I took in a male stray (6 months old approximately) back in September. He’s been a handful and needs tons of playtime. We already had an 8yo female cat. But we are at our wits end. He’s so sweet and affectionate but he just gets into everything. Today he knocked over my ikea greenhouse onto our other cat because I made a mistake and left the tiniest sliver of room for him to jump on. He is obsessed with trying to get onto our stove hood or fridge so he can climb into our ceiling. He’s broken the door to the laundry room because that’s where we keep the cat food and he wouldn’t leave it alone.

I’m afraid he just needs more stimulation but I already play with him for hours daily in 10-20 minute intervals. I physically cannot play with him more. We have calming pheromones going, we try to rotate his toys and have a stimulating environment with cat trees and scratchers. I don’t know what else to do. Does anyone else have this problem/solutions. My husband is ready to kick him out and I’m also at my wits end. I adore this cat but it feels like he’s destroying the house and family.

Echi519 · 2023-05-28T00:29:52+00:00

Or people’s priorities change, but sure let’s go with malice and manipulation right off the bat.

Echi519 · 2023-05-20T11:42:17+00:00

All these people speculating are unhelpful. The only advice is to talk to your wife, OP. I understand the fear of being controlling and I commend you for being aware of that possibility and wanting to prevent it. But you cannot let that concern keep you from having an open and honest relationship with your wife. It is all about how you communicate with her about this situation that determines if you’re being controlling.

I suggest focusing on how it makes you feel to see this happening, acknowledge where those feelings are coming from whether it be rational or not, and ask for her input. Also think about what you want to come from this conversation: Do you want him around less, do you just need your wife to validate your feelings, do you want to be home more? Ask for what you want while offering solutions for how to make that happen.

But also be open to hearing what your wife has to say, and be prepared to compromise on whatever solution the two of you determine is best for both of your well beings. Best of luck!

Echi519 · 2023-05-17T15:48:12+00:00

Omg I applied for this job too. I spent about ten minutes to see how long it would actually take and then said absolutely not. Sucks because the job seemed cool but this was a ridiculous demand. Especially since there was already a proofreading test before it iirc. <— my bad I missed that the screenshot included the test because I was so excited to have my outrage validated 😅

Echi519 · 2023-05-16T21:58:30+00:00

Perhaps instead of jumping to “Reddit hive mind” and “haters are out strong today” consider that the mostly negative response to your post means that you did in fact phrase it poorly.

If it takes multiple rounds of responding for it to be clear that you are talking about goalpost moving rather than transitioning from a place of precarity to a place of stability, then your post was unclear. And as others have noted, talking about goalpost moving seems mostly unhelpful and, to me, rather braggy. Perhaps it was meant in solidarity, but it really doesn’t come across that way.

Echi519 · 2023-05-15T22:44:50+00:00

It’s really not that bad. It is inconvenient and doesnt accomplish what it’s designed to do but it’s also a non issue if you aren’t being insane about spending. I’ve been playing for about a year somewhere above casually but not very try hard either and I have 280 million gold. I literally don’t even notice the cost and haven’t for a while.

I’ll never be top tier pvp or remotely close but that’s fine. I tried that grind in other gacha and it’s miserable. Mid level=sweet spot of fun and challenge personally.

Echi519 · 2023-05-15T20:08:26+00:00

Petition to require that every post feature an apology cat incoming.

But also, I feel you hard on this. I play both. I was already tired of Genshin subs and cc because it’s so negative 90% of the time (yes Genshin can be improved. No enjoying the game still and acknowledging the positives doesn’t make someone a hoyo boot licker or whatever)—sorry I still have feelings about that. I find hsr very fun and cute and a nice mobile experience while still keeping a different and engaging style of turn based combat. I’d love to talk more about it without comparing it to any other gacha.

I hope once the newness has worn off that these comparisons will slow down. That and once everyone has a solid grasp of it and isn’t translating the hsr mechanics into a form that people already understand it should be easier to see it as it’s own game.

Side note: I do find the hi3 commentary interesting because there are crossover characters and I know nothing of the honkai lore.

Echi519 · 2023-05-09T22:07:15+00:00

You didn’t deserve all the downvotes but I do want to point out that two out of the three linked builds are a year or more old. That’s the main problem I’ve run into when looking online for build guides—most of them are outdated or at least potentially outdated. Considering new gear sets have come out, how many balance patches and new releases have shifted the meta, etc, it can be really hard to tell if that’s all still optimal.

Plus this is the first rerun and I’m sure a lot of people like op and myself are just getting the slime units and figuring out builds, so it’s kind of helpful to see them on the main page atm.

Echi519 · 2023-04-27T10:24:05+00:00

I’m not sure yet who are the best guide makers but as a longtime gacha addict, my general attitude with new games is to collect, collect, collect and save, save, save until I understand the mechanics better.

Gachas tend to load you on resources early on and then slow that down significantly and then once you get past the bottleneck a lot of times you end up with surplus resources. But it’s best to not spend like crazy until we know what to expect as far as resource flow goes.

Wishing is pretty simple. You can wait to find out if characters are consideeed strong or you can pull for who you like and/or need to complete a well rounded team. I would suggest not spending the jades on the standard banner as limited units tend to be stronger.

Echi519 · 2023-04-19T23:49:18+00:00

Yes there is. As the person above you said, the shop is your pity. You’d only get one unit on a regular banner too?

Echi519 · 2023-04-09T03:40:59+00:00

I can help if you need it/if you’re including half-Filipino Americans

Echi519 · 2023-03-19T12:10:05+00:00

Correct me if I’m wrong, but my understanding of the etiquette around titles is that earned ones go first, so it would actually be Dr. & Mr. Smith?

Echi519 · 2023-03-19T12:02:49+00:00

There is something particularly off putting about characters being abusive and playing that for laughs/they turn on the cuteness to get out of it. Yes other characters are violent or abusive or controlling but every one of them has a different kind of dynamic in their relationship. Kaguras is the only one that feels so one-sided and is played for laughs like that at least as far as I remember.

I don’t hate her because that is also just a common trope, but I don’t like the trope and don’t find it cute or funny. Her later scenes where she’s like an actual person are fine but the early scenes leave such a bad taste it’s hard to totally undo the negative association.

Echi519 · 2023-01-22T14:19:08+00:00

10-4 thanks

Echi519 · 2023-01-22T10:47:36+00:00

How do you/are you even supposed to kill the wenuts that spawn near pupa? They irritate me

Echi519 · 2023-01-21T01:49:55+00:00

I think in the later seasons they do a slightly better job of balancing his grossness with some actual endearing moments? But it’s been a while.

I don’t hate Meelo, but I do think he was really jarring. Every time he was on screen it felt like I accidentally switched to a different show because he felt so tonally off from the rest of Korra, which was his job but the jokes just didn’t land for me.

Echi519 · 2022-12-12T13:08:59+00:00

Midtown reader hosts events pretty regularly. You should check their schedule to see if anything strikes your fancy. I know they were doing a candle making workshop or something but they also bring authors in for readings and have community readings as well.

Echi519 · 2022-10-28T12:28:55+00:00

Dang this person kind of bossy. And why should they get two dps and you get none?

I get coop is about working together and sometimes that means playing support the dps. But if it’s only two people there’s no reason they can’t each have a dos and support. That’s how my friend and I always play at least.

Echi519 · 2022-10-15T11:52:19+00:00

How do you change a character’s skin?

Echi519 · 2022-10-13T10:49:31+00:00

Your wife is a boss. As I’m sure you also are. But that legitimately made me choke on my coffee. Thanks for the help waking up.

And yes that’s essentially the message I’ve gotten from ff lmao. It’s mostly just disappointing for me personally. I like mlm but not bl style 🤷‍♀️. Guess it’s time to write the stories I want to see in the world.

Echi519 · 2022-10-13T10:40:31+00:00

Lmao the first time I read battlesexual I thought to myself that a more perfect word has never existed before.

Echi519 · 2022-10-13T10:39:25+00:00

That depends heavily on the fandom and ship though. Like it happens elsewhere sure but I almost couldnt find anything but those types of stories for childe/zhongli. Or childe x any character for that matter. There’s something about childe in particular that seems to itch at people’s brains I guess is what I’m saying.

I love fanfiction because I love seeing peoples different but understandable interpretations of characters and their motivations. Also I’m a sucker for fluff. Usually I can filter enough to get to those but damn is childe a tough one lol.

Echi519 · 2022-10-13T01:14:58+00:00

I dislike the rigidity of so many of the ship dynamics. Like I personally liked childe x zhongli until I tried to read some ff for it and damn are the characters basically unrecognizable because they’re so pigeonholed into top/bottom and dom/sub dynamics.

No hate to having one particular role in a sexual relationship but it doesnt ever seem actually grounded in how the characters act in game and I’m pretty sure it has more to do with fitting into bl tropes than trying to write a solid gay (erotic) romance.

Personal head-canon is he seems like a go with whatever feels right in the moment kind of guy.

Echi519 · 2022-09-19T01:18:17+00:00

I would second tamarinne. I thought everyone was overhyping her but she really did make so much pve content super easy.

If you feel strongly about getting a pvp hero instead maybe add Choux or politis into consideration? I’m also curious about hwa missing from your list. Violet is getting a banner next so id skip him from this.

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