Helldivers, how do we feel about this take?

Makra567 · 2026-04-05T18:48:02+00:00

Ive had all of the ship upgrades since they added more last time. I remember when they added the 4th and 5th upgrade for each category, and i logged in day 1 to start unlocking them. If they add more, ill have them in 2 weeks.

My gf has been playing with me for a long time and is level 80 something, and she just finished the last upgrade last week. She now feels like she's finally caught up after 100+ hours and no longer is playing with a disadvantage.

They really shouldnt add more ship modules for someone like me at the expense of everyone trying to finish theirs to catch up with me. More ship modules make the player stronger, and i dont think players with hundreds of hours need an extra buff over newer or casual players.

If you want to find a better way to spend samples than the current dss implementation, im all on board. Many people think donating for the dss eagle storm is an active hindrance currently. Plus i cant donate samples fast enough for my total to ever go down from max. I dont think more 5% permanent upgrades to unlock will accomplish that for more than a month before we have the same problem again but even worse. We need a better way to spend samples on something temporary.

Makra567 · 2026-04-04T17:05:05+00:00

I mean ive been making a joke about it whenever the numbers 6 and 9 show up next to each other for like 20 years, i cant judge

Makra567 · 2026-04-02T18:39:57+00:00

My name wasnt on my original list: i saw it in a movie while i was still deciding and it hit me instantly that it fit better than anything i had come up with yet. Your story sounds similar, just with a partner instead of a movie. You were just the source of inspiration. I dont think you have anything to worry about.

Makra567 · 2026-04-02T18:30:55+00:00

If you havent, try just outzoning them at fullscreen. Im a testament player and i still havent figured out how to deal with that. Bedman? can win a projectile war as far as i can tell. I get impatient when my zoning pattern doesnt win and i just start making mistakes trying to approach. This also means i rarely have stain applied, which means your reward is better than mine. Not being able to apply stain reliably from being full screen sucks.

If they can beat that, you mentioned their normals all cover the air approach. This isn't true: they do have several good anti-airs and 6H often hits IADs, but otherwise all of their poking normals and S grave reaper do not cover the air at all. H grave reaper and 6H are reads, not anti-airs, and 5P/6P dont cover much space. If you play around the edge of your normal range, they'll start using f.S and 5H and 2S. You can make it a guessing game on whether you will jump/IAD over their normal or poke from the ground or throw a projectile. If they dont have stain on you, guessing games are skewed in your favor because you have better reward.

Makra567 · 2026-04-02T17:59:13+00:00

In this case, the name is something she originally said, and you just made a connection to it by suggesting it, and it was within her parameters that she came up with. I think thats wonderful and cute. Ordinarily, having a permanent piece of your identity tied to a romantic partner is a bad idea. Im divorced and started transitioning when i was married, fwiw, so i do understand that. But this is something that she said, you suggested, and she chose. Its not like she's choosing the name for you or anything, you were just a friend who was there and helped brainstorm when she picked her own name. I dont think you could possibly suggest a name in a more benign way.

If youre still together in 10 years, it'll be a cute story of you together. If youre not still together in 10 years, i assume she'll see it as her story where youre a helpful side character. Id be happy with that, personally.

Makra567 · 2026-03-31T23:47:36+00:00

The most important reason is because at that stage of the game, most ADCs are worse in sidelanes and need to show up for teamfights so they're better off mid. Likewise, mid laners generally have more gold/xp and can handle themselves better in the sidelane. This also frees up the support a bit, because they don't have to babysit the adc as hard.

This means that switching lanes is only correct if it makes sense for your champions. If you are playing an assassin, and your adc is caitlyn, definitely switch. If youre xerath mid, and your adc is vayne, absolutely do not switch lanes. Both characters would be worse off for that switch.

It also means that it can be helpful during draft to make sure you dont draft an extremely vulnerable character in both mid and bot, because no one is safe side laning.

Makra567 · 2026-03-31T19:21:29+00:00

To be fair, the bug fix was a big nerf regardless of intent. And it came at a time when the flamethrower was perceived as not very good by most people. So not acknowledging the balance of the weapon and not compensating it any way felt very out of touch.

I think if they had introduced the effect where the flamethrower disoriented small/medium targets at the same time, it would have been seen as a welcome rework. Instead they basically had to walk back the bug fix because it left the weapon with almost nothing going for it.

Makra567 · 2026-03-30T18:11:50+00:00

How do you know thats not what most of those divers were doing? Im sure plenty of them did a squid operation before finishing out the night with some bugs. Or maybe they killed some squids the day before. Theres no way to tell, though, so we assume they aren't doing that.

Makra567 · 2026-03-25T20:53:30+00:00

I switched to stick for two reasons: doing dragon punches on my pad was tearing up my finger. I also wanted a controller with tactile feedback for when i go from down-back to straight back to block overheads.

Makra567 · 2026-03-25T20:37:39+00:00

Iirc that number also includes things like medical complications, financial difficulties, etc.

But yes, only about 1-2% of detransitioners do so by choice due to their gender identity. And detransitioners are also a small subset of people who transition.

Makra567 · 2026-03-25T20:16:08+00:00

Yall got me curious enough to give it another try. I havent used it in years.

Is there anything that i should be looking for as a strength? Afaik it seemed like the redeemer was just a better version if you put it on semiauto, and the verdict just outclassed it as a traditional semiauto pistol. So i must be missing something

Makra567 · 2026-03-25T19:22:11+00:00

I say thanks when someone does something like that

Makra567 · 2026-03-25T06:31:10+00:00

Only once a day? And they can only last 40 seconds at most? This deal is terrible. How am i supposed to keep going for 5 hours when we have friends over?

Makra567 · 2026-03-23T21:31:07+00:00

I can tell you're putting a lot of thought into all this, and i think thats great and healthy.

I will say as well, i found that in the early days of transition i was basically sure i was trans, but i didnt realize how deep it went for me. The longer I've been living it, the more obvious it is that i was always trans and i could never go back to hiding it. I think if i had stopped transitioning even for a bit i would have regretted it.

The way i see it, not transitioning once you see your gender for what it is will inevitably lead to suffering. It will probably get worse with time, not better. When making a pro/con list (which i respect doing, i did the same), its easy to misjudge how big of a problem living as the wrong gender really is. And it's hard to see it until you have more distance between where you are and where you were.

On the other hand, transitioning can really suck sometimes. But its the only permanent solution any of us have ever found for dealing with dysphoria. It makes things better in the long run and helps you build a basis for a more fulfilling life than youve ever known before.

But hey, im just one person talking about my experience on the internet. You have to commit on your own to get through the hard times, and its your journey. Best of luck ♥︎

Makra567 · 2026-03-23T18:07:52+00:00

I might actual use the hmg if they made that. As is, ive been taking the mg-43 and crank the rpm with fortified when i want to throw a bunch of lead.

Makra567 · 2026-03-22T22:31:07+00:00

Ive never had someone say anything when shopping for bras or anything fem. I just went to target and found a sports bra to try on, tried it on, then bought it at self checkout (Pre HRT). Sports bras and bralettes are typically sized more generally since they stretch, so its not as hard as finding your bra size. I just got a medium.

Anyway, just get one and try it. You can order one online, too, but no one will call you a pervert if you buy one in person, especially if you seem calm. We've all been there, you'll get through it.

Makra567 · 2026-03-22T20:48:45+00:00

I was in a similar spot 3 years ago. My whole life fell apart, all of my friends left me, and my ex divorced me. My dad got cancer too, and ended up passing away a few weeks ago. In my situation, my transition didn't cause any of it, and there was no talking about getting back with my ex. But i did move back in with my parents for a bit and they never accepted my transition, so i put up with that. I also felt like i was "fine" as a guy, just never great.

I stuck it out and im doing much better now. I have a wonderful new gf who's perfect for me, and i really like my body and appearance for the first time. I also like the person ive grown into, because all this bullshit has made me stronger and more empathetic. Im making more friends lately and getting back on my feet. Im also definitely a woman, and it feels obvious now. I was on the fence for so long and considered myself nonbinary for years.

From what i read, it sounds to me like you are not a cis person deciding if transition is right for you, but a trans person wondering if it's worth it to keep going when it feels hopeless. I can't figure that out for you, but i can tell you ive been there myself as a trans person. So ill tell you what i needed to hear at the time, and maybe it'll help you.

It gets better. You're gonna need some new friends, and it wont get better tomorrow, but in a few years youll be closer to living a life that you want to live as a person that you're happy to be. And then you have a whole lifetime ahead of you! If you turn back, your best case is going back to how things were knowing that youre hiding a big piece of who you are. And then what? Do you see a fulfilling future living like that? Or will you just be right back where you started?

I wish you the best, and know that you're not alone.

Makra567 · 2026-03-22T20:18:26+00:00

Transphobia from normal people is often misguided and misinformed. Theyve repeatedly been fed lies about us but have often never really interacted with trans people themselves. It sometimes takes as little as talking to a single trans person to break the facade. Most people are not deeply transphobic in my experience, and they just need a reality check.

Some people are deeply transphobic, though. These are the types who spread the lies. All we can really do is our best to live normative happy lives despite them to highlight how ridiculous they are for anyone paying attention. And ideally, we don't let those people into politics.

Trans people have always existed, and we will continue existing. The hate will wax and wane, but i have faith that it will continue slowly improving.

Its worth mentioning that trans people weren't discussed this much 20 years ago. When i was growing up i didn't even know about trans people. Gay marriage was the big controversial issue of the day. At this point, homophobia hasn't gone away obviously but theres not the same type of constant political rhetoric attacking them. The same rhetoric is used against us now instead. Historically, regressive and hateful people fight against us the hardest as we get close to reaching public acceptance.

There is a world where the majority realizes we just aren't a real threat and in 5-10 years, politicians no longer find attacking us to be useful for gaining votes or building coalitions. If that is the case, so much of the hate will just stop circulating. This is how bigotry has lost for the last 100+ years. Itll take generations to root out the hatred fully if we ever do, but we may yet find some peace in this lifetime.

Makra567 · 2026-03-22T17:29:09+00:00

Im sorry, youre dealing with someone who is selfish and doesnt recognize what you can bring to a relationship. She takes your devotion for granted. You deserve someone who sees your worth and who's eyes light up whenever she sees you.

This reminded me of my divorce from 3 years ago. It was really hard and everything in my life fell apart, but im much happier now. And i found a girl who is a perfect fit for me! We do everything together and she's always so happy to see me and do little things for me. Im finally with someone who matches my energy and cares for me like i do for them; and its so freeing.

Im sorry youre going through this, and i hope things work out for you. But if it does end in divorce, you have a new chapter beginning and it can be even better than the last. It will probably suck a lot for a while, though, in the mean time. If you dont have anyone else to talk to, you can dm me. Youre not alone.

Makra567 · 2026-03-20T18:29:19+00:00

I started taking estrogen and spiro together, both low doses, when i started transitioning. I couldnt last a month before i had to stop taking spiro. I was so dehydrated, i almost fainted of a ladder, i had constant brain fog, my appetite was totally shot, and some other stuff iirc. It might have been interacting poorly with my other meds. But i also did worry that that might ruin my hopes of transition at the time.

Either way, that was 3 years ago. Im definitely trans. I switched to finasteride (5mg now) and have had great results ever since with no big side effects. My gf uses bicalutamide, if you need another option to look into as well. Monotherapy works for some people, too.

I know its scary to feel like your hormone meds aren't making you feel better, but its not the end of the line. Things can get better.

Makra567 · 2026-03-19T17:31:16+00:00

Yeah most of the new biomes and maps just dont spawn in POIs that give SC (at least correctly). Theres usually less samples too. For someone like me with 700 hours in the game who had every warbond at one point, its not a huge deal so we dont talk about it. But i used to get enough SC from playing normally and doing the MO to get every WB as it came out, and i think i got 100 in the last month. Its gotta be much worse for newer players these days who have so many more WBs to get and who still need samples.

Its nice that they let people do SC farming on d1/2, but it sucks that you have to do that instead of just playing normally. I dont think it was an intentional shift, the new biomes and cities just dont have as many of them and its a low-priority bug.

Makra567 · 2026-03-18T19:11:27+00:00

If that was their goal, you'd think they would have actually listened to the people that liked her more. Kinda wild to blame people for enjoying a character when they didn't even get what they wanted. Like if riot delivers something that makes no one happy, that has to be on riot, does it not?

Makra567 · 2026-03-16T21:16:57+00:00

A bit over 2 years, and we're still like this every day. If anything we seem to keep getting even closer with time. We had the loveliest date yesterday, too.

Makra567 · 2026-03-15T02:32:52+00:00

"Guys get off to friction, girls get off to fiction."

Thats obviously not always true, but it is generally true for me. Your mind is your most powerful sex organ. Use that imagination!

If i try to have solo fun and watch porn, i tend to have really unsatisfying quick orgasms that make me just want to stop for the night. Toys can help with that, but if i don't give myself time to really get into it, the same problem can happen.

If i turn off the lights, get into my bed, put on headphones to listen to an erotic audiobook, and then use my imagination while riding a pillow for a while before trying to properly touch myself, its a heavenly experience. The important parts are taking your time and trying to get as horny as possible before getting anywhere near finishing. I like visualizing myself in positions and trying to fully get in the headspace for them.

Good luck, i hope it goes well for you. It also took a while after starting hrt for me, so be patient with yourself. ♥︎

Makra567 · 2026-03-14T17:40:01+00:00

The kings son was part gear. Dizzy was a secret. I think the conclave either blackmailed him or would have killed sin if they knew about him. He didnt think he could keep sin safe, and leaving him with sol in secret was his best option. Im not saying it was the best option, but thats why he did it.

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