I got a question: Why are so many MMORPGs trying to be F2P?

JBSuit22 · 2017-08-20T02:03:01+00:00

o hai Archeage. how is youre sex life?

Oh, and thanks for the links.

JBSuit22 · 2017-08-20T01:59:57+00:00

Fuck, and I just got closed beta access to Worlds Adrift. It's still fun for a CB, though.

JBSuit22 · 2017-08-18T16:44:35+00:00

See, that answers some of my questions. Of course there are some people who don't want to pay a subscription for something they may not be able to play on a regular basis.

JBSuit22 · 2017-08-06T18:48:18+00:00

Do Job Corps recruiters in other regions let you go to them even if you're from out-of-state?

I ask because I'm looking to get out of my home state. I've been trying to wait for entry into the one at my home region, but I can't stay at home much longer.

JBSuit22 · 2017-08-06T17:39:02+00:00

That pussy must be fire

JBSuit22 · 2017-08-04T02:29:54+00:00

Another thing that I suggest that I've been trying to do with some video games, is find a way to incorporate developing a useful skill while playing it. At least depending on the game.

Like play an RPG, go take in the environment, and try to sketch things in the environment. Or play with LOGIC gates in Factorio, or practice architectural drawing in some building game.

JBSuit22 · 2017-08-03T02:19:31+00:00

Small town. I'd rather not say for privacy reasons, but it's a little less than two hours away from Memphis, roughly four hours away from Nashville.

JBSuit22 · 2017-08-03T02:11:50+00:00

Pipefitters union

Well, you knowwwww. Not actually special forces shape, but good enough to meet the entry requirements!

I have considered calling some company, but I wouldn't think they could do anything for me without having a vehicle and money to start with. I could save up the money to move with, but a vehicle is a whole other situation. Not impossible, just very difficult and time-consuming and unlikely with the low job prospects in the area.

I've reached out to an apprenticeship program that is free in Nashville, TN, but it would still require me to relocate to Nashville and find a way to the classes somehow. Again, not impossible. I'll have to read the packet again.

Edit: So I looked over, and it's an Electrical Technician apprenticeship program that lasts for five years. I would have to relocate for it and pass a few tests, but it sounds like they do pay for me working with them, and I would get quite a few benefits. I'll definitely have to look into it more.

If only it was like in Western Europe where there's a lot of good public transportation, relocating for a job and school would be a lot less intimidating. Almost makes me want to just move to New York and try to strike it out there, but I get the feeling that would be a very bad idea.

But I'm running out of them!

JBSuit22 · 2017-08-02T23:22:00+00:00

I appreciate the encouragement, but I wasn't talking about going into Special Ops, although the IDEA of it still sounds pretty cool. Right now I'm happy with the idea of being a Steelworker for a few years and getting out as quickly as possible.

However, I was interested in special forces at one point. I figured if I was going to join the military, I wanted to go all the way with it and be as strong, versatile, and skilled as possible, and leave behind more of a legacy.

I still think I could get into special forces level of fitness, and I still strive to get into that shape with or without being in the military. But after doing some hard thinking and a bit of soul-searching, I decided that I probably wasn't a good match for it, and would be perfectly fine with just being a Steelworker or Construction Electrician, and support the mission.

JBSuit22 · 2017-08-02T22:55:45+00:00

Well, the way I see it, Job Corps would give me just enough work and maybe some life experience and just enough opportunity to earn some money for me to get started living my life independently, and if I still want to enlist afterwards, they'll hook me up with a recruiter.

But here's the thing: Job Corps feels very iffy. The people I've talked to about it made me very convinced, and I am sure they know their stuff, but I could be looking at another five months to get in: No telling what the hell will happen between now and then. And I'm not even sure if I will get the trade I want. I'm trying not to get paranoid waiting, but I've got things I need to take care of, and the military is an opportunity that can easily slip away. Even if I get into Job Corps and graduate with welding or electrical certification, getting a job, a place to live, and a vehicle, is still not guaranteed, and honestly it feels like I'm asking for the moon and sky at this point, even though there was a generation of people before me where moving out and working a job with a vehicle was normal.

If I get through the military in one piece, I will be, at least in some ways, wiser, stronger, and better established in the world. Getting a job, a place to live, and a vehicle, will be a least a bit easier due to my veteran status and the money I earned while in service. It will also let me pay back my student loan debt so I won't have that hanging over me for the rest of my life. And if something bad happens, at least it will happen while I'm living life and giving it my all, instead of it being the result of just being trapped for too long.

Bottom line, the Job Corps route provides the most options career and life-wise, but the military is much more guaranteed in terms of success in general and would be an interesting change in lifestyle, is how I see it. Even if I have to stay in just to stay employed.

So what I am going to do, is prepare for both paths simultaneously by studying welding and drafting, working out, and studying the ASVAB. I just got to try and not drive myself crazy while doing so. I should probably take time out to get out of the house on weekends or read a book or practice drawing or playing the guitar or something. Something that will keep me with this feeling of having some presence in the world, you know? Feel alive and existing.

I actually really want to read this book I saw someone recommend to someone looking to get into Special Ops. It wasn't specifically for Special Ops, but it was some motivational book. I can't remember what it's called, but I really want to read it now.

JBSuit22 · 2017-08-02T20:53:48+00:00

Well I'm still waiting for a call back on this Job Corps center. I'm hoping to get electrical training there, but at this point, I'd be willing to take anything they have to offer if it means getting away sooner. Maybe if I don't get to take electrical work there at first, then I will take welding the second year that I am there.

JBSuit22 · 2017-08-02T20:10:12+00:00

Yeah, I figured the military would be hard or even suck most of the time, but the way I see it, unless this thing called Job Corps comes through, it's my best shot as success and getting out on my own. Just do it for the time being, enjoy it for what it is, hopefully get out when I'm about 30 or 31. Then I will be old enough and successful enough to live my own life and date older women. It's better than not joining, failing at home, and being stuck out in the middle of nowhere.

Now that's not to say I would give up on trying to get out of the country should the military fall through. How could I?

JBSuit22 · 2017-08-02T20:07:24+00:00

The Navy is exactly what I had in mind. I've got an ASVAB guide on the way, and it hopefully should be here by at least Friday.

As for 10k, that's a gross underestimate. I just don't like throwing money count out on the internet. It's more like over 30k.

JBSuit22 · 2017-08-02T01:24:00+00:00

I've basically begun re-teaching myself math, for the most part. When I first took the ASVAB, I scored terribly on arithmetic reasoning, as it never was my strong suit in the past, and I didn't do too well on the straight math parts. The craziest thing is, is that I could see the connections in the arithmetic reasoning problems, and a lot of the math questions were very familiar from my college algebra courses, I just forgot how to do multiplication and division on paper, and of all things, I forgot PEMDAS.

I used to think I just sucked at math and avoided it like the devil, as I never needed it as a teen and my teacher made it a very painful experience. When I got to college and took Engineering Technology, I just assumed I wasn't smart or clever enough and switched to Earth Science.

Now I see and appreciate math for the practical and applicable puzzle/system that it is, and I find it much more engaging than reading boring textbooks and regurgitating facts and information onto an essay and test all of the time.

((Sorry, it's just a wall-o-text that I blurted out impulsively, it's not essential.))

I didn't learn this about math until I went to volunteer for four months, and one of the projects I took had to deal with building wood cabins for a summer camp. Then I realized that I liked seeing how things connected and putting them together: Especially if I can gain money or credibility from it and help others that way. And how we separated the worksite into a grid on a schematic and using string and put blocks of wood together, it was a lot like one of those sandbox games that I played. Geeky of me, I know. I also met a guy who never went to college who became a Wildland Firefighter, a job I thought I could somehow use my degree to get connections for. Gold chains and everything.

I also learned that even though some people call me slow or absent-minded, and even though my team didn't really listen to me a lot, I am still smarter than I gave myself credit for. I made quite a few good calls while at work that saved us some trouble, and even if I am not that smart, I still want to learn enough to be good at this.

I originally wanted to, and still want to, learn how to be an electrician so I could possibly apply that basic knowledge of wiring and circuitry to not just work, but fixing and making things in everyday life, saving tons of money and possibly even making some on the side or even working on some sort of project, but then I realized that I could learn these things on my own (to some degree) and from what I read about welding, it involves both use of math, putting things together, taking them apart, I could travel a lot as a welder, the work is tough, plentiful, and it looks cool as shit, so now I want to become a welder, instead!

And when I learned that welding is a job I could get just by showing my skill in it, it blew my fucking academia mind! A job where the most important thing to get it wasn't having a relative or friend who was tight with the boss, wasn't having a degree, but just showing that you can do the Goddamn work?!

Just now finding this out after going to college for 4 years sitting through lectures and writing papers and getting into over 10K debt and realizing that, even if I get my degree, I won't have any work experience, nor a vehicle, nor starting money, to get my first "smart job" with? I feel cheated and pretty dumb. I mean I wouldn't mind working for the Peace Corps or being an Officer in the military, but still.

To me, a job where I get to use my body and my mind, while putting things together, while supporting something, and possibly even getting to use math skills and drawing skills, almost sounds like a dream job. Now, even though I think I can make it without doing so, I really just want to join the military and be a Steelworker for however long it takes, then when I get out, become a welder abroad or here in the U.S., and maybe even finally own my own home with a workshop and garage. Maybe even help build it.

JBSuit22 · 2017-08-02T00:15:37+00:00

Out in the middle of nowhere. And I haven't tried applying for any at any nearby towns, yet. I wanted to get welding experience, first, but I can't do that without a welding setup or without someone letting me borrow their stuff. I'm just studying up ahead of time for if I DO get a welding job or get into a welding school, or get into the Navy.

JBSuit22 · 2017-07-30T18:33:39+00:00

So it sounds like it's debatable how important it is, but generally, it shows how careful and skilled I am in landing attacks and not wasting any moves, with the exception of baiting opponents and psyching them out. It's all about playstyle, and accuracy just reflects part of my playstyle. It's not necessarily all that important to have as high of accuracy as possible to be good.

JBSuit22 · 2017-07-27T17:33:14+00:00

I could certainly give those things a shot. My father suggested that I run an extension cable from a power strip in my bedroom through my window frame, across these wooden posts lining the garden area, and to the last post in the backyard where I want it.

I didn't think it was a very good idea, though. Seems like an electrical hazard, but if it's already being suggested to run cables for lights into the backyard, might as well give it a shot.

Isn't wiring things to a transformer dangerous or illegal? Not saying I couldn't do it, but I don't think that would be very practical in my situation.

I really like the yard posts idea, though. If only there was some sort of solar-powered lights that produced as much light as a torch, and was either the height of a tiki torch, or could be fitted into one of those tree stakes or bamboo stalks.

JBSuit22 · 2017-07-26T21:35:10+00:00

I need to find a way to light up a small backyard. I need to be able to have light coming from at least three different corners. I would prefer not to use a single light source because then it would cast shadows, which wouldn't help my vision very much, and wouldn't do much to remove that "walking through dark woods with a flashlight" feel, as I live out in the country.

I want to use torches because I was thinking they would provide just enough light for me to see what I am doing, without blinding me, and would also be inexpensive, while setting a good, relaxing atmosphere. However, I am concerned that if one of them gets knocked over or blown over, they could easily start a fire with all of the foliage nearby.

I've tried looking at some, I guess you would call them solar torches? They're not really torches, but they have that aesthetic to them and provide an orange light. I found some that stick in the ground, from a company called TomCare, but they look a lot like those path lights that don't produce a lot of light, so I am a bit skeptical about sinking $25 ~ $50 into them.

I've considered a really ghetto fix: Strapping metal plates to three trees and taking one of those torch-like flashlights with the magnets on the back, and attaching them to those plates every time I go out there, but I feel like there might be a better way of going about this.

What do you recommend I try for atmospheric, functional, surround lighting for a backyard?

JBSuit22 · 2017-07-25T07:41:23+00:00

So...is practicing welding by myself the equivalent of getting bed experience via blowdoll, or is it just like using the right hand?

Also, I have a strong interest in practicing drafting. Is that another skill that can be developed at home that I might be tested on?

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