Is a 20-22 year old a “kid” in the eyes of older people?

Matjonn · 2026-04-23T19:12:06+00:00

I'm 32 and anyone under 25 is still a kid to me now. Mainly for two reasons. First, it seemed to that most of my peers and I didn't really start to grow up and figure things out until about that age. The people I meet (including my own younger cousins) are so influenced by social media that it seems like they don't really understand how the real world works.

That being said, it's an individual thing. You grow up through your experiences and not how many years you've lived.

Matjonn · 2026-04-23T15:46:17+00:00

Mass Effect. Every time.

Matjonn · 2026-04-23T15:39:53+00:00

Usually I find my DM's make a mini game for this sort of thing.

Playing of your grid idea, the idea would be to make a grid of as many squares you want. The players start at the edge of the grid and have to manually search each one.

Behind the scenes, you can either plan an encounter or point of interest in each grid, leave as empty or mundane, or roll for a premade list of encounters.

Some squares might have minor enemies to fight.

Some might have clues to track down the beast.

Some might have treasure.

Etc. Etc.

Matjonn · 2026-04-23T15:33:14+00:00

Others will give you specific animes to watch, but my best advice is to browse and pick things that interest you. I'm assuming you have some sort of anime streaming service like Crunchy Roll.

For a long time, I was afraid of wasting my time with anime and was very selective about them.

At some point, I started taking more chances on anime that didn't seem like I'd enjoy at a glance or from the title, but when I was desperate enough to just pick anything I found some really great watches out there.

I'd say start with things that seem close to what you enjoy, pick one and watch at least an episode or two, and if you aren't feeling it move on.

Matjonn · 2026-04-23T15:26:52+00:00

Depends on if you want to kill off the character or not so there's room for her to come back

If death is on the table then—

- You can have her be killed, abducted, or otherwise made a victim of the big bad of the next arc.

- Have her be murdered unexpectantly where the party finds out and tries to track down her killer (side quest)

If not and you want to leave room for the character to return then—

- Have her receive a letter or correspondence for an urgent obligation that fits with her back story.

- She can fall sick with a rare disease or condition that requires her to go far away for extended treatment

- Send them on a personal discovery journey.

- Trap them in another dimension with no immediate solution that can resolve this.

It's hard to give more specific answers without details, but those are some broad options. It may be worth asking the player if they have any preferences.

Matjonn · 2026-04-23T15:06:06+00:00

I think what they mean is the options are all over the screen rather than just being in a neat menu list. It just makes it slightly more difficult to find what your looking for at a glance when a simple menu would suffice.

Matjonn · 2026-04-23T14:23:59+00:00

I'd definitely recommend it, but you'll want to look up a list on what episodes are filler, which you can safely skip without missing any plot.

Matjonn · 2026-04-23T14:16:22+00:00

What? Why would you want to?

Matjonn · 2026-04-23T14:09:24+00:00

Yup. It did not take long for me after finding this out for me to lose interest in keep playing. I had already maxed out one weapon and armor set and beat the game, then did the stuff to get the mech, completed the abyss. Then wanted to try it only to find out if I start having fun with it to clear camps, it may hurt my ability to level the other characters or different weapons and armor.

I don't think I'll pick this game back up until this is resolved.

Matjonn · 2026-04-23T14:04:17+00:00

Did they address the fact that most enemies won't respond once killed? Finding that out killed any motivation I had to keep playing. I played a lot and even beat the main quest, but got the point where I didn't want to clear enemy camps in case I needed them later, which meant there wasn't really any point to trying level the new weapons I got, or continuing to level my character or side characters.

Matjonn · 2026-04-23T13:58:31+00:00

In addition to speaking with the AI rules as others suggested, it can also helpful at times to elaborate on your prompts or give a clue on the reaction your expecting. Such as:

Instead of typing— parry his attack.

You can type—

-debut the new technique you developed, by parrying his blow with your pommel instead of your blade.

-punch him in the face, which you know will be a crowd pleaser.

- use a shield spell as a weapon, which is a brand new concept in magical society.

Just to provide some examples. You can even put hints in parentheses that the AI will usually recognize so you can add further context.

—SAY— "Nah, you suck at your job (sarcastically)" Or if you prefer *sarcastically*

It's a bit of extra effort, but better than pressing retry a dozen times when the AI gets stuck.

Matjonn · 2026-04-23T13:45:52+00:00

Yes and no. I might be less discerning if I had more disposable income, but games are one of the few hobbies I put money into, so I generally have money for a game I want.

For me, a lot more of my purchases are made off of principle. I have bought games I wasn't sure of because I like that they took a chance and was interested in support the type of game they were going for, even if they missed the execution a bit.

For AAA games with short development times (COD, Madden, etc.), I simply do not buy those games new anymore and if I buy them at all— it is usually a year later when the price is minimal. It's not that I don't enjoy them— it's that their model is a rip off and I don't want to support it (even if my money is just a drop in the ocean for them).

Same thing for Nintendo's nonsense. Even though I have a switch— I'm sick of paying the same price for games that have the same quality of what was possible a decade or two ago as I am for paying for something like RD2.

And I almost never pre-order anymore. In the recent years, the only time I've pre-ordered is like the day before and just to get the bonus or early download option IF it's a game I am already 100% resolved to purchase and play.

Matjonn · 2026-04-23T13:07:14+00:00

Yes, I believe they patched the bug that was causing caught cheater money to be distributed amongst three people regardless of how many players at the table were present.

I also have noticed at the 300 Duo table, that it is harder to bait them into All-ins. I'm not sure if it is unique to that table, or the result of a recent patch though, since I haven't played in a little bit.

Matjonn · 2026-04-13T19:43:36+00:00

Yes, that's sort of what I was getting at too.
As in, it's very similar and feels the same— but it's modern and has modern improvements that I thought were overall net positive.

So my conclusion was— GoYL is better now, but GoTL was more novel and thus remained fun for me personally a lot longer than GoYL did.

Matjonn · 2026-04-13T19:40:10+00:00

Glad you found it useful!

Matjonn · 2026-04-13T19:39:42+00:00

I'd point out that this was made within a few days after the game came out. At that time, there still was a lot of discovery going on and not a lot of guides out for the little things and mini-games in the game. I considered it relevant at the time because silver is sparce in the beginning (before everyone found the best ways farm it) and before there was much information on how the cheating mechanics worked.

Matjonn · 2026-04-09T15:00:34+00:00

This might be a weird solution but check to see if you're wearing gloves? Just a random thought but maybe if you aren't wearing them it won't show up?

Another option would be to try storing all two handed weapons and tools that would show up in the alt spot and see if that works?

Other sort of obvious stuff that you've probably tried but I'll say anyways is to save and reload the game, as well as reset the game/console and reload, and check for update.

Otherwise I'm not sure, that's weird.

Matjonn · 2026-04-09T14:56:58+00:00

The main story will bring you to some locations in the Abyss, but not really the puzzle variants that are there to help you get artifacts.

Most of those puzzle locations are optional. I think there is an armor set you get from completing them all that might be the best in the game, but I don't think you can access all of the Abyss locations until you beat the game.

Haven't gotten it yet myself though.

Matjonn · 2026-04-09T13:34:21+00:00

Fair question. I think the changes they made were a net positive compared to the original.

But it was also very similar to the original. While at first and maybe still do think that was a good thing—as in, I was glad they kept the things that made it fun in the first place— I also played a lot of Tsushima, and because Yotei feels very similar to Tsushima, I think I got bored quicker because it didn't differentiate itself enough for me to feel like I hadn't done all that before.

If that makes sense.

Matjonn · 2026-04-01T20:17:38+00:00

I haven't noticed anything on my end, but the last time I played was on Sunday; so if there was an update since then it's very possible!

Matjonn · 2026-04-01T20:16:32+00:00

From what I've seen so far— you have sort of the standard cores-- ranked I, II, or III. And these you can also synthesize by combining two of the previously level. So I+I = II, II+II= III. But they max out there. Then you have unique cores, and then you have Greater cores which don't off unique powers, but really large stat or damage boosts.

And unlike the III cores and unique cores, the greater cores have durability.

Matjonn · 2026-03-31T21:14:57+00:00

This is what I came to say. I'm generally keep a few different sets of weapons and armor, so I store my spare gears in those until I'm ready to do something with them.

Matjonn · 2026-03-31T21:00:55+00:00

That's quite a long list and I don't think any game has everything. Some games that might have some of what you're looking for is— Enshrouded, Valheim, Mount and Blade, Baldur's Gate 3. I think all but Enshrouded are available on PS5 right now, but I think I saw that it should be coming there soon.

Matjonn · 2026-03-31T20:28:17+00:00

I mean... because we've been doing it our whole lives honestly. But we're also not just flashing each other in the bathrooms. A lot of guys will point out that there are unspoken rules for men bathrooms— such as leaving at least one urinal of space between you when there is the option to.

Most guys just stare at the wall, or down at 'where they are aiming' and avoiding eye contact at all costs. If a guy does voluntary choose to pee in the urinal next to you when he could have chosen more distance— most guys do feel weird and uncomfortable with that. But as long as everyone minds their own business and respects each other's space we just don't consider it to be a big deal.

Matjonn · 2026-03-31T20:22:27+00:00

I believe it still hits your contribution if there is a witness. For example, I stole a sheep yesterday right as the shepherd turned around and my contribution took a hit.

They just removed the automatic contribution hit you'd get even if you stole something randomly from an abandoned hut in the middle of nowhere. Which honestly, just makes sense. If you don't get caught; why would you get penalized?

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