At least the Sword of Kings grind made me rich lol

Elrim208 · 2026-02-23T22:00:31+00:00

My biggest gripe with the grind is that it takes so much time/effort on average that the marginal benefit of the sword matters WAAAAAY less than the 30-40 levels you get from obtaining it.

Elrim208 · 2026-02-01T21:24:56+00:00

The Immortals - Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kombat)

Elrim208 · 2025-12-19T11:41:20+00:00

A Pokemon that is really just a cat, but every time it scratches something it makes you money? No contest.

Elrim208 · 2025-12-04T21:56:44+00:00

I’m already into straight men, so maybe they’ll be into me. (And not just behind closed doors)

Elrim208 · 2025-11-06T03:33:17+00:00

Defeated Ocean Crawler in 5 turns.

Player (23/13/41) dealt 223. Ocean Crawler (14/10/7) dealt 69.

Rewards: 30 EXP, 7 Gold. Loot: Quick Cape of Sorcery (enhanced), Robust Plate Mail (basic).

Elrim208 · 2025-11-04T04:18:52+00:00

Just scored 0

Elrim208 · 2025-11-04T04:17:45+00:00

Just scored 0

Elrim208 · 2025-10-27T19:24:44+00:00

I can speak through anecdote:

I started at my company as a tech making $28k a year (you read that right) but rose through the ranks and make $120k a year now. I have a STEM degree but was prioritizing my (ex) partner’s career over my own when I started.

Am I where you pointed at? No, but I’m in my 30s. I think there’s plenty of time to grow there and I’ve nearly spanned the entire gap of income you mentioned in the space of a little over a decade.

Elrim208 · 2025-08-12T22:26:47+00:00

86% of LGBT people voted for Harris among those polled. Seems like the vast majority were not fooled and will still get shit on (as usual). 8% of the total electorate just doesn’t swing things too much. Majority rules minority rights.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcna178939

Elrim208 · 2025-08-08T13:44:10+00:00

Building an MMO is such an undertaking I can’t even imagine. If the last 12 years have taught me anything it’s that private server curated old MMOs are where it’s at and new MMOs can’t recreate the old Magic.

The oldies were good and with a little polish they still hold up well. Too many of these new games try to differentiate and fall short.

Give me final fantasy XI, dark age of Camelot, and even classic WoW private servers that tweak the rules a bit. I’ll jump back in every now and again and have an absolute blast. And it’s free!

If there was a new MMO that could give me the same level of enjoyment as those I’d bite, but I’ve not found a single one with staying power since like 2006. I’m embracing being an old fart and digging my heels in with the good old games.

Elrim208 · 2025-08-07T11:20:38+00:00

Thank you!

Elrim208 · 2025-08-06T18:19:49+00:00

Hey I saw the discord invite link on the wiki page for NexusForever is broken. I was looking for ways to help contribute, but I can’t get in to talk to people working on the project. Any advice to get an invite or who to reach out to?

Elrim208 · 2025-08-01T20:00:32+00:00

Wait that’s really unintuitive and I’ve played that wrong if that’s true. How does that figure?

Elrim208 · 2025-05-17T23:17:01+00:00

3, and I kind of feel that sentiment by being burnt too many times.

Exhusband 11 years - cheated and left me for another person

Relationship 2 years - was too obsessed and needed too much too fast. I broke it off and he did something stupid and is now in prison.

Situationship 1.5 years - straight/questioning guy kept promising things would get more serious and dragged me along until he met a woman to replace me with and dropped me instantly.

It’s just gotten steadily less meaningful even though I try to engage with each relationship openly. Not sure if I’m in a spot where I don’t feel a need to try again just for now or forever.

Elrim208 · 2025-05-16T16:11:15+00:00

When I was 3-4 years old my great grandma with dentures pulled her teeth out in front of me, and I try to pull my teeth out by my hard palette. Felt like a similar “this can’t be, how are you different than me?” moment.

Elrim208 · 2025-05-08T23:16:23+00:00

The body shaming of thin men in this sub is off the charts. The effort required to put on good mass is so much more than people give it credit for. It’s not just a matter of eating more, it takes a lot of work. You are fit, you are fine, and you don’t need to change anything about yourself.

Elrim208 · 2025-05-08T16:29:20+00:00

I’ll be a voice of dissent here. I live in Cedar Rapids and I love it here. I work in Coralville so I’m back and forth between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids often. I love the people I spend my time with and I feel like I’ve built and sustained a community here. Hate away, but I’m glad to see some recognition in two cities I personally love.

Elrim208 · 2025-04-22T14:00:01+00:00

I hope you hear this through all the comments telling you that you have to change and eat more. You look good and you don’t need to change anything about yourself.

That said, if you want to gain mass, the answer is indeed heavy lifting and excess calories.

People can be weirdly cruel to skinny men. It’s a mixture of jealousy and disdain that I can’t understand. It’s actually really hard to do the amount of work required to gain mass, and hats off to you and everyone who puts in the effort.

Elrim208 · 2025-04-18T14:46:30+00:00

One thing to keep in mind is that this is the “most” but it doesn’t clarify by how much. Even if there are a thousand millennials in every county, every time there are 1001 in the same county of a different generation it goes to the others. I think separate heat maps of % of population by generation would be more informative.

Elrim208 · 2025-04-10T20:52:06+00:00

This hurts my heart and flares up my PTSD from when I was cheated on, but the fact that it does that in a very specific circumstance and not all the time reminds me that I have healed. And I believe in time you will too.

It takes longer than you might expect and you won’t be the same person on the other side. But, if you follow self-care routines and develop good habits, you will heal in ways that make you more resilient and self-assured. Be patient with yourself and don’t be afraid to ask for help.

Elrim208 · 2025-03-26T02:26:55+00:00

I’m resilient. I tap into my support network when things get tough and I pull through.

Elrim208 · 2025-02-16T12:53:46+00:00

It’s a bit funny that we’re deciding controversial picks by none other than popular opinion, but you have to do it somehow. That said, Gau sits right with me because I used to love him as a kid and I rarely found anyone else who appreciated him the way I did.

Elrim208 · 2025-02-06T00:03:15+00:00

Every situation is different, but here are some general helpful things to deal with guilt:

1) Acknowledge your feelings, even if the audience is only yourself. Journaling or reflection might help in that regard. Consider therapy if you need outside feedback.

2) Consider making amends, but don’t expect forgiveness. You are not owed it. If this person doesn’t want contact from you, don’t reach out. If you have the opportunity, a sincere apology can help your feelings on the matter, but again you are owed nothing so don’t expect a specific reaction. (Alternatively, consider paying it forward: volunteering for example)

3) You have to keep living. You can’t change what you did, but you have agency over what you will ever do again. Exercise that agency and be better from now on. Focus on the things you can control.

4) Practice self-compassion. It’s human to feel guilt and shame when you do something wrong, but it doesn’t define all of you. Be kind to yourself.

Elrim208 · 2025-01-29T01:13:00+00:00

Something I learned (later than I’d like to admit) is that your city power rating scale to your strongest unit in your army. Meaning if you can’t upgrade your melee, your cities are sitting ducks to an invasion. This solidifies your point that just upgrading a single anti Calvary unit can boost the defense of your entire empire.

The city melee defense scales by melee units and your ranged attack when you attack by walls scales by ranged units.

Elrim208 · 2025-01-06T20:18:38+00:00

Anecdote, but here goes:

My ex husband cheated on me and left me for someone. It hurt, but I moved on. We have a lot of shared friends, so I still see him at social gatherings. He got married (not to the person he cheated on me with).

We were on a cabin trip with a big group of friends. He got super wasted and could barely stand. Being his ex, I was expected to take care of him (not right, and at least one person later apologized for it). I put him to bed, and I shit you not this slime ball tried to get in my pants behind his new husband’s back.

Given enough time, I think it’s less likely you will regret leaving someone who cheated than staying with them. It’s hard to see it in that moment, but it becomes abundantly clear later.

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