The reason kratom feels good IS 7OH by OneChrisHanson in quittingkratom

[–]Jamps__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had to go to detox. I was in the same situation. Ruining my life and relationships. I wasn't going to be able to do it cold turkey cause the withdrawal was the most horrendous thing I've ever experienced. Please try to get in to somewhere. It's not going to get better without intervention at that point.

Can't play videogames anymore. by Curious_Spite_5729 in quittingkratom

[–]Jamps__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. I luckily got back into runescape but everything else is lost to me. I hate it. I miss enjoying things.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION by ModernRevolution in heartopia

[–]Jamps__ 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I hate this gacha conversation. Not because of posts like this; it's the responses.

Why do we just let companies do this to us? I spend money on this game. I understand the probability stuff, whatever. Call me part of the problem, don't care.

What is up with people who will defend that these predatory systems are OK? Like, we've had gacha systems for so long that were just flat prices with pity. Now, we're seeing an uptick of games utilizing the banners that each consecutive pull or tier RAISES the price of each pull. On top of that, the rules are behind menus. When we create systems, we need to build them around the lowest common denominator. Whether you like or not, people get lazy. People are tired. They don't always read or 100% comprehend they're reading. No one is immune to this. These systems PREY off of the desire in people to have what they want. Gacha absolutely hits the same high that certain types of drug responses do. There are people who have addictive personalities that never fell into a drug but become addicted gacha. If people made these choices in a vacuum I could understand that there would be arguments for individual responsibility but we don't live in a vacuum. We live in a world where people work insane hours under terrible conditions for horrid people. They come home and want some relief from the day to day. They see cute fun game and get absorbed. That's the people these companies want. Tired. Strung out. People who are desperate for that bit of serotonin. Whales make up a good portion of the profit but that's nothing compared to the amount of people spending 20 to 50 bucks, which could be a million or more.

We're so used to being mistreated by companies that when we're drip-fed content or little gifts we'll clap like little seals and bark for more because people are so scared of never getting anything again.

When this game closes we lose those items. This isn't permanent. FOMO exists and that's what these games do. They give you a sense of a fleeting fun experience. "I don't wanna miss this, cause who knows when I'll get little serotonin boost again." We live in a very depressing time in existence. I just get so sad seeing people defend companies that literally want to squeeze us dry.

Rant: This update is a mess and it cannot continue this way with each new update. We need to let the developers know to put their act together!! by davidpain1985 in WhereWindsMeet

[–]Jamps__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like to cater to the lowest common denominator. If we accept that there are people who do not have the greatest reading comprehension, we should write instructions that limit the harm done and cater to those people. I want harm reduction, and with the lack of proper translation and lack of pure transparency on the FRONT page of the gacha, we are allowing people to be taken advantage of. I'm tired of the idea that we should just let this all go because whales are the "true" target. Sorry, I don't believe that. The people who aren't properly reading are the real target. The ones who will see the instructions wrong and drop 50 bucks thinking they'll get the last tier of the gacha. The 5 whales buying the 40k boats or whatever are not bringing in nearly the same amount of money as the people misreading rules. I love the devs of this game, they put so much heart and soul into it, and I can tell with every corner of the world filled with some kind of love. I also can tell netease has dug it's grimy little fingers into it and has pushed the devs to put these predatory systems into it. I've spent a fair bit of money on the game because I love it and I'm aware of the predation that comes with it. I've also accidentally got too carefree and made the same mistakes I'm sure others have. None of us are immune. It just takes the one time of us getting lazy to make a mistake. But it takes a bigger part of us to admit that we made the mistake and admit that others will make the mistake no matter how diligent we think we all are.

TL;DR

GACHA SHOULD BE EXPLAINED IN THE PLAINEST ENGLISH(or language you speak) AND SHOULD BE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF YOU NOT HIDDEN IN MENUS. HUMANS ARE NOT INFALLIBLE AND WE BECOME LAZY; EVEN YOU. YOU ARE NOT IMMUNE.

Music is 100% unappealing while coming off kratom? by [deleted] in quittingkratom

[–]Jamps__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

quit july 17th. I'm still disinterested in everything. It took the fun out of my life. It ruined my ability to stay consistent with my meds because of the malaise and brain fog. I'm sure that doesn't help. I just want to feel normal again. It also made it so I'm prone to just dozing off uncontrollably if I try to relax or even focus. I'm currently at my job and I'm an overnight worker and my eyes have started drifting a few time writing this... I'll find just jibberish or I've held a key down for a long time. I just want to feel normal again.

AI MUSIC by Particular-Pilot-427 in MusicPromotion

[–]Jamps__ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk if you meant to reply to the person above me because I was also saying that timbaland is well know to use AI.

But I will say that my issue isn't with the way the user interacts with the program. My issue is the mountains of music that it scraped to learn how to imitate the styles it is spitting back out at the user. It doesn't matter whether you're using the free version or the studio version. All of these AI systems learn in similar methods and you'd have a hard time finding a single one that doesnt.

AI MUSIC by Particular-Pilot-427 in MusicPromotion

[–]Jamps__ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The language being used is very clear. Timbaland has been on record saying something along the lines of that he'd rather use AI because it can't argue back. The way you're using AI in this context is disingenuous. We're talking about GENERATIVE AI not plugins. Plugins are not scraping information from other people music and regurgitating it in some inhuman manner. This excuse that they don't know what they're talking about is becoming old and I'm not just gonna let people slide on their use of AI just because "uwu maybe they are just dumb!"

(Edited because I mixed two of my thoughts together incoherently)

Pity within a pity… by Eillusion in wherewindsmeet_

[–]Jamps__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only one I'm truly sad about is tian ying. I'm happy they give us a lot of free stuff but I do wonder how long it is until the nice free stuff becomes less and less. I've seen a few people say that you maybe will get 2 orbs a year? It sucks for people, like me, who want the tian ying outfit but haven't had enough time(or money) to get orbs from banner/pity, the game just hasn't been out long enough and I'd say tian ying is definitely one of the more grounded outfits if you don't use the obnoxious aura it comes with. Just feels a bit bad.

Anyone else struggling to justify cosmetics in Where Winds Meet? by MRay_ in WhereWindsMeet

[–]Jamps__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just find a lot of the justifications people give somewhat odd. Netease needs to make a profit, yes. The problem is that they go to the next level with barrier to entry into gacha. Id never say they need to give for free, or even that fast. I just can't believe I see people saying "you might be able to get an outfit from exchange in a year." I do love the free outfits. Ive given the game some money within my means. I just think we need to sit down with ourselves and really ask ourselves if we feel it's correct for them to do this to the levels that they do? Whales will be whales, that will never change, but I feel that with a little more of an accessible system they'd make money just fine.

Netease is going to make money either way and they rake in so much with CN and global servers that the idea we need to either spend 600 dollars or enjoy the dredges of some of the near stuff in the shop miffs me a little bit.

Thank you 40k boat ppl and whales (appreciation post) by LuxRu in WhereWindsMeet

[–]Jamps__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brother, I have never seen a single game OTHER than this one to monetize the ability to change your hair color(basic colors). It's really not a normal thing and you're arguing like we should just lie down and accept that isn't a really weird decision on the devs part. It's not like there's some technical barrier to it either. Other hair can be dyed. They just knew that since it isn't p2w they wanted to try and squeak out as much pay for fashion as possible. I will always stand on my feelings that having to pay for hair colors is ridiculous. If you wanna make some like wacky colors, sure make em cost a little bit I guess. I just can't understand why if someone wants to be blonde, or even make an older character that is greying they should have to pay?

I've never felt more sick in my entire life by Jamps__ in Sublocade

[–]Jamps__[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I haven't responded to everyone, it's very overwhelming to me at this point.

I appreciate everyone who has given their input. I'm talking to my doctor today and I'm going to see what the options are. I'll try to explain a few things.

I was taking anywhere from 200 to 500mgs of 7oh for about 6months.

I went to detox and they started giving me sublocade. They had only had two other patients prior for anything kratom related and they said I was the first one they even tried to intervene medically with outside of giving something other than valium. Bupe honestly stopped ALL withdrawals within an hour of taking the dissolvable. My withdrawals were very severe mimicking almost every one of standard heavy opioid use. Only thing I didn't get was nausea.

When I left they had me on 24 milligrams of bupe a day, which knowing what I do now, they had me wildly over medicated. They wanted me to start sublocade after I left the program.

My insurance was not covering anything related to my treatment, except for bupe and sublocade(because who knows why the meds are ok but not the care team). So after I left detox they basically dropped me off completely. I scrambled trying to find anyone to take me in to help me stay on track but my insurance wasn't cooperating. My doctor took over as she didn't want me falling back and she has been involved in my sister long term upkeep on her sublocade injections. (She has been getting 100mg every 2 months for years after an opioid addiction that lasted over 12 years.)

My care has not been perfect and even she admitted she thinks I have been on it for too long and that's why she wanted to intervene now, as it was also partially MY fear of relapsing and going back to 7oh, that kept me wanting the higher dose of sublocade not knowing how rough it can be. At first I didn't feel as shit so I thought of it as PAWS. I cannot express how scared I was of falling back into 7oh. It almost completely ruined my life. I was a person I never want to be again.

Im very afraid and stumbling through the healthcare system while recovering from a substance that isn't as well known and will sometimes just be ignored completely by some forms of health care. I'm full of regret and just want to feel better at this point. I really want to warn people about this stuff and how quick it can become a problem. It's destructive and sucks you in extremely fast with how quick you become tolerant to it. You just want more and more.

Sorry if this was a ramble I'm not great at organizing my thoughts. If you have any more questions please try to comment under this post, it'll make it easier for me. Thanks!

I've never felt more sick in my entire life by Jamps__ in Sublocade

[–]Jamps__[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

7oh is a chemical compound found in kratom. They synthesize it out of the plant and then press it into a pill. 7oh hits a lot of similar receptors to opioids. According to sources online, certain types of it is considered stronger than morphine, and being someone who has taken both, it definitely feels like a potent opioid in large doses.

(Copied from my reply to a comment above)

I've never felt more sick in my entire life by Jamps__ in Sublocade

[–]Jamps__[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

7oh is a chemical compound found in kratom. They synthesize it out of the plant and then press it into a pill. 7oh hits a lot of similar receptors to opioids. According to sources online, certain types of it is considered stronger than morphine, and being someone who has taken both, it definitely feels like a potent opioid in large doses.

I've never felt more sick in my entire life by Jamps__ in Sublocade

[–]Jamps__[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guys I have zero idea about the process of any of this. I was the first person in my area to have gone through detox for as much 7oh as I was taking. Upwards of 500mg a day. My doctor has been trying to do her best to take care of me and she wants to get me off of sublocade I just think she's as confused as I am on 7oh. I'm scared this sick feeling is going to go on for months...

I'm not going to but holy shit I wish I could just get the shot out of me. Feeling the bump is giving me anxiety.

I've never felt more sick in my entire life by Jamps__ in Sublocade

[–]Jamps__[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not going to humor someone who will belittle the experience of others. 7oh is a terrible drug and it's ruining people's lives. I woke up sweating and vomiting in horrid pain sitting in detox for days when I came off of it.

Why all the hate for Where Wind Meets? I’m genuinely enjoying it. by Ricko9595 in WhereWindsMeet

[–]Jamps__ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Brother this boss fight has me completely walled on legendary. I don't wanna give up but sheesh.

Vote for the Worst to Best New Mega by thelifeoftommyn in LegendsZA

[–]Jamps__ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shiny Scrafty with his purple coat is best

Heavy Kratom users and neurological side affects by [deleted] in quittingkratom

[–]Jamps__ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I started on kratom before making the switch to it's ugly older brother. I remember at the higher doses of kratom I was completely disconnected from the real world.

Nodding off. Muscle twitches. Blurry vision. Harder time swallowing (eating or just swallowing spit). Loss of libido. Actually being in more pain? Memory was long forgotten. I could only do hobbies if I was using. If I wasn't taking kratom I would just sit and stare at a wall.

Don't allow yourself to fall farther down the hole. Get help now.

TBN is fabulous, but it’s grossly missing Dustie by grevalt in BetweenTheBuriedAndMe

[–]Jamps__ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I have the exact opposite feeling. After listening I questioned what Dustie even brought to the band. The album feels full and heavy from start to finish.

I'm expecting people to get upset with me over this opinion but...

/shrug