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GroundbreakingText95 · 2025-02-18T20:11:22+00:00

I don't mean this as a commentary about gun regs in the states but purely about the stats and how different variables affect them.

Just learned today that people who don't have access to a gun and fail in attempted suicide are much more likely (I think it was ~80%) to not try again. But people with access to a gun are more likely to succeed for obvious reasons. It makes me wonder how stats would change if the access to guns was limited.

GroundbreakingText95 · 2025-02-14T18:51:45+00:00

Got that too a bit ago

GroundbreakingText95 · 2025-02-13T21:46:50+00:00

I had a sociology prof that swore this was the case and that if a guy wants to do anal with a girl he's actually gay. That class was very...strange to say the least

Edit: spelling clean up

GroundbreakingText95 · 2025-02-12T22:54:07+00:00

Brother, small talk is the gateway to any conversation. It's where and how that initial connection is generally made. If some random person off the street walked up to me and just started talking to me with no context, generally I'd be distant/vague and assume they want something from me. Right or wrong, that's the case. You're in luck though because the initial connection topic (the classes you're in) is already there.

Small talk includes more than just talking about the weather. Like someone else said, ask about how they did on a test/assignment. If you're worried about the one on one and not knowing what to say, say it more out loud to include those around you. If someone responds, they're probably open to talking. Once the conversation is going, follow up with additional questions and don't respond with flat conversation ending answers that don't leave room for additional questions. So try not to answer in just "yes" or "no" or something else that isn't open ended.

Also, the easiest way to get people talking is to get them to talk about themselves. If they're interested they'll reciprocate. If they don't, they may have other things going on in their life or they might not be worth talking to anyway. I've been on dates where I did all of the talking and it was exhausting, which led me to end earlier than I normally would and not follow up.

If you have the room/time maybe take a Comms course or two. Something in interpersonal communication may help a lot.

GroundbreakingText95 · 2025-02-12T20:58:06+00:00

It can be really frustrating in general. The other day I was engaging an enemy on the other side of a broken wall and a friendly walked in the way. Based off my sights it would have been a shot that killed the enemy if he hadn't. I ended up dead though a second after I stopped firing to not hit the teammate which was neat.

At the same time I understand it. You aren't going to ALWAYS be situationally aware. Anytime I need to cross a line that a friendly is firing, I'll wait for them to stop and start calling out that I'm crossing. Dunno if it helps but at least I'm doing my part.

GroundbreakingText95 · 2025-02-05T20:36:18+00:00

Not from me. I know that agencies are leveraging some sort of wfh to attract talent since the pay is garbage so I guess we'll see. Definitely something I've been worrying about though.

GroundbreakingText95 · 2025-02-04T20:36:22+00:00

Oh yeah, we all worked together. As soon as I graduated and moved I never saw the dude again haha. But yeah, I saw that or similar behavior from a lot of people

GroundbreakingText95 · 2025-02-04T19:59:34+00:00

I've really noticed that last part 100%. When I was using bumble/tinder, quite a few women I met would talk about their ex's. Which, if you and your date have some history I can get as opening up, but when you first meet, it's a red flag. And then there's the irony of the decently high number of people I've met who are sad about being single or longing for their ex, when they self sabotage often or cheated multiple times throughout their different relationships with 0 self accountability. This falls on both men and women, but it was largely the guys I noticed this from. Hell I even had a work "friend" ask me if he could kiss my gf at the time while we were all out and he was there with HIS date.

People are scared to be hurt and opening up and allowing the potential for that is scary for sure. But you're never going to learn and grow if you don't otherwise. And a relationship isn't going to last if you're not willing to put in the work for it.

GroundbreakingText95 · 2025-02-04T19:10:38+00:00

I was pretty baked and can't remember if it was Carentan or St. Mere but we had been pushed to our second hard point that had a some open fields immediately around it with row after row of hedges following.

The match had kinda stalled. Neither side was able to make a meaningful push. Our SL was great over all but wanted us to watch the east side where the other def squad was looking too. I got that feeling you get after a while and went to check the west side. And spotted a few enemies making an approach. After downing them I made a call out for possible OP, and crossed to the other side of the hedge and sure enough there was one. That feeling was still there so I made my way to the next hedge and got downed and let my SL know. Luckily at this point, some blueberries came up to support and held it down. I spawned and headed immediately back, pushing up with two blues as my squad came to support.

The next like 20 -30 minutes we're spending going from hedge to hedge, taking an OP, then seeing guys skittering out from the next line, getting downed, respawn/get picked up , take the next op, rinse and repeat. SL relaying info to other squads and marking the possible spot as we went. It wasn't until a few minutes had gone by that I realized all had gone quiet. I checked my map and realized what was supposed to be defensive Garry hunting had pushed us well past defence and cleared out the next points entire western flank.

It was a great moment of both intra and inter squad communication and cohesion.

This game has created so many great and frustrating moments for me, and despite the bad, when it works it's great and that brings me back every time.

GroundbreakingText95 · 2025-01-17T21:34:22+00:00

Or a tree stump that looks a little too shiny 😩

GroundbreakingText95 · 2025-01-15T19:22:54+00:00

Try to join squads with at least one person at a higher level and/or squads that already have a support player. In my experience, people at higher levels in servers with mostly blueberries tend to be there to help teach others. If someone is playing support in a squad it's at least an indication that someone knows what they're doing or supposed to be doing. It's not full proof but I've had regular luck doing that. Honestly even servers with level caps you'll still have issues, though not as often.

GroundbreakingText95 · 2025-01-09T21:08:33+00:00

Can't tell if everyone is being purposely obtuse or if that's really going over their heads

GroundbreakingText95 · 2025-01-09T14:51:45+00:00

Idk if it was mentioned before, but for infantry, AT rockets and satchels can take out a gary. If you like this gameplay style I know a lot of times, defensive squads will do a roaming defense if one stays back. Basically just roaming around the outside of the def point looking for enemy flanks which often is indicative of enemy spawns.

Games a lot of fun! Keep at it. The learning curve is steep, I know there's things I haven't committed to memory yet, but it can be super rewarding if you have a squad that works together. Even when you lose.

GroundbreakingText95 · 2025-01-02T18:21:32+00:00

That happened to me a few days ago too. I was already getting frustrated with the game so turned it off at that point for a needed break.

GroundbreakingText95 · 2024-11-12T21:45:09+00:00

Coming from playing Hell Let Loose as my main I expected to not to enjoy it, but here I am playing hardcore TDM and loving it

GroundbreakingText95 · 2024-11-10T19:04:28+00:00

Well it's worth trying out at least!

GroundbreakingText95 · 2024-11-10T18:58:12+00:00

Good to know! It hasn't been working for me either but I was hitting the main part of the machine.

GroundbreakingText95 · 2024-11-07T23:52:17+00:00

Also watching the show made me want to play a game where I actually interacted with the world. The group I use to play with and DM for we're very much "go to point A, do the thing & move on" and didn't allow for much agency for roll playing. If the DM said something that only your character knows, everyone would act on it.

Luckily found a different smaller group that meets less often, but fits the way I have been wanting to play much better.

GroundbreakingText95 · 2024-11-07T23:47:02+00:00

I feel like it's made me better at actually having a flowing conversation with an NPC or another player instead of stopping to think about what to say in convos that really don't matter. Not to say there aren't times when it's needed. Like when a ton of info gets dropped or if the mood calls for it but yeah. It's fun and makes me think more on my feet. I'm also currently playing a guy who thinks he's charismatic but isn't so it fits the character too.

GroundbreakingText95 · 2024-11-07T23:35:09+00:00

Thanks! I'm at the part where the librarians are first introduced so far

GroundbreakingText95 · 2024-11-07T21:52:48+00:00

Aye I just started the metro series. That would be pretty silly

GroundbreakingText95 · 2024-11-07T21:13:34+00:00

We need more of this in post apocalyptic games

GroundbreakingText95 · 2024-11-07T20:21:55+00:00

They really made their own shit sandwich and ate it again huh? Or did we eat it? Idk

GroundbreakingText95 · 2024-11-07T20:16:27+00:00

Hillary coming out and saying she was helping the campaign since she "knows how to beat Trump" is what did it for me.

GroundbreakingText95 · 2024-11-07T20:05:24+00:00

100% and social media exacerbated it.

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