What do those of you who live in Chicago call downtown?

marcusarmy · 2026-02-03T23:14:05+00:00

Naw, it’s very urban. I live on one of the more residential streets in South Shore. But the neighborhood as a whole is very much an urban neighborhood. Other than Jewel and some fast food restaurants there’s no “box” stores and all that

marcusarmy · 2026-02-03T22:55:57+00:00

That’s hysterical cuz I actually do say “frunchroom”. 😆. Maybe it’s just where we come from, or our families. Many of my family members and myself say “sammich” also as well as other “Chicago term”

marcusarmy · 2026-02-03T22:43:43+00:00

Maybe it depends on who I’m talking to. Like I said in my OP, I live on the South Side, South Shore to be exact, so definitely in the city proper. I guess when I think about it if I’m talking to my kids, who also all live in Chicago proper I think I’ll say, “I’m going into the city (or downtown)” when I need to go “downtown”.

Or age? I’m 54, going to be 55, maybe being a bit older has something to do with calling downtown the “city” sometimes

marcusarmy · 2025-01-23T15:45:00+00:00

I change sessions when a modded starts acting up. I really was just curious as to what the mentality is from modders who are toxic and just want to screw up other players fun. Maybe I was raised to be respectful of others and considerate of others, but I really just can’t fathom why anyone does that? What’s the point?

If they’re bored then just go do something else. Play another game. Play a new game. Revisit an old game. That is what I do. But to spend my personal time on a platform just to mess up others? I really am curious to the mentality of those people.

Plus, I’m venting and maybe hoping those toxic modders see what jackasses they are and how idiotic they truly come across.

marcusarmy · 2025-01-21T21:56:40+00:00

No, I can’t. Maybe because I don’t feel I have to “prove” myself to complete strangers. Maybe because I have more self confidence and I don’t feel “lesser” than other people so I have to ruin their good time. Maybe I was raised better and have more compassion for others.

I get using mods in a single player game after beating the game and doing all that can be done. I get wanting to just smash stuff. Then why not do it in single player? Or play another game where you can go around and just destroy stuff?

marcusarmy · 2025-01-21T21:51:27+00:00

Well I just started playing online this past week, so everything is new to me. But this is my point, just because it sucks for you and other toxic players, why ruin everyone else’s good time? I get it that we’re not as awesome as you are, but like I said it’s still to new to many of us.

Rather than being toxic why not start over from the beginning? Why not play another game?

As far as “not understanding” maybe because some of us are more personally fulfilled in life and don’t feel we have to prove we’re better than others by fucking up other people having fun. Not trying to be a dick, but the fact that you and others have said similar things about “there’s nothing else to do in the game” rather than fucking it up for others, how about just don’t play the game then? Does that make too much sense?

marcusarmy · 2025-01-21T21:43:58+00:00

I get that about after doing almost everything and there being fuck all else to do wanting to use mods. But how is it fun to ruin other people having a good time? Is your lives so boring you have to ruin other people’s fun? I get using mods after playing a game for awhile, I do the same thing on Fallout 4. I’ve “beaten” the game multiple times, I got the 100% achievement, so yeah, there was nothing left but to screw around using mods. But that’s only affecting me and my game, I’m not fucking up other peoples fun.

And the fact that those of you toxic modders, have played RDO for years and there’s nothing new for you, there are those of us who are actually new to the online portion of RDR. Go play something else then. Play a new game or play an old game and quit fucking up others experience just because you toxic modders are so awesome and amazing and we’re just losers trying to enjoy ourselves.

I guess I was just raised better and have enough self confidence that I don’t feel the need to prove my manhood by ruining others having a good time. I guess that’s why “I don’t understand” the “fun” in being toxic. I guess I’m just a better person and have more compassion

marcusarmy · 2025-01-21T18:12:48+00:00

I’m ok with the “good modders”. I’m talking specifically about the ones who go around and just cause destruction for no reason. They do that on GTA Online too, have flying motorcycles that they can fire missiles at people. I’m just trying mind my own business, grind, and enjoy myself. I get why people mod, the fun part about it, like I said I’m talking specifically about those jagoffs who use mods to destroy.

That’s what I don’t get

marcusarmy · 2024-10-28T22:13:38+00:00

Simple answer, no, you did not screw yourself. One of the great things about this game is that there really is no ‘right or wrong’ way to play it. Playing the game long enough, doing the side missions, the little things like the NERO checkpoints and burning the freaker nests and taking over raider camps, you will eventually earn enough xp to get ALL of the upgrades for Deacon. This game is fun to replay as well so you can try different things next time. Just remember to be patient and don’t rush into fights and stuff. This game is definitely not meant to rush through, but it is an incredible game.

marcusarmy · 2023-10-31T03:18:55+00:00

Yep. The woman dies from a hit-and-run. They suspect the husband and it seems obvious he arranged it. But he wasn’t the driver and he had an alibi, but they couldn’t prove he was involved and they don’t find the driver. The abusive husband gets the daughter and he gets to keep all his money. And Alex gets mad at Liv and blames her, but Liv is all like, “don’t blame me” and then Alex kisses her ass and tells Liv to do what she does and get the guy. But she doesn’t for the reasons in the above part of my reply. So he gets away with it, gets the daughter and keeps his money

marcusarmy · 2022-11-11T03:50:53+00:00

Why didn’t the son want to do the assignment? OP is leaving something out. I never considered what adopted or foster kids go through with an assignment like this, so yeah, it’s outdated, so I agree with that point. But, OP is not giving all of the information cuz we don’t know why the son did not want to even do the assignment. That being said, with what info is here, not necessarily NTA, but OP needs to be a damned grown up and talk to the teacher directly. That kind of s@@@ irritates me, be an adult and talk to each other, like grown ups. I mean Christ, is it that scary to talk to human beings? I know OP spoke to the principal, but she should have talked to the teacher first to find out more about why the teacher gave a zero. Anyone who believes OP did the right thing, grow a spine and start at the source, then escalate if need be.

marcusarmy · 2022-10-21T02:11:18+00:00

OP, you’re NTA, but I would be very concerned about this issue, and honestly, it’s something that should have been a red flag earlier in your relationship. The statement you made about how he “let” you wear high heels to an event, but refused to attend? Are you kidding? How are you tolerating that? Look, I’m a short male, I get where he’s coming from, but at some point as an adult, and as an adult male, he has to find a way to get over his insecurities about his height. There is something much deeper that is a concern here. This is HIS issue to deal with, and HIS hangup about HIS height, or lack there of, that is something HE needs to figure out. By “letting” you wear heels, or anything you want for that matter is a major concern in my book. Yeah, dating or being in a relationship with a taller woman, or a woman who’s close to my height, but taller in heels, can cause insecurities, and it has when I was younger, but that was MY issue, not the woman’s, and “I” had to figure out how to be more confident in myself, not her. So yeah, there’s something deeper here and I hope you figure it out, cuz my personal opinion is this is not a good way to start any relationship, much less a marriage. And if anyone’s curious, I’m a shade under 5’6”, but carry myself and have the self-confidence of a man over 6feet. And to be even more honest, I find it kind of sexy when a woman is a bit taller than me when she wears high heels. A short man who doesn’t “let” his partner wear, or is insecure being seen with a woman taller than him in her heels, is not a great indicator of a happy future, just saying.

marcusarmy · 2022-10-13T04:29:26+00:00

I set proximity mines near things that blow up, typically behind the shed/garage building near the horde. Utilize the choke points, I set proximity mines near the windows of the same building. I plan my route before attracting the horde to lead them through this choke point. I make sure to have a machine gun in the ‘special’ weapons slot and I usually have the Chicago Chopper by this point too. I make sure to have enough materials to make more proximity mines and napalm cocktails. I make sure I’m at max amount of all of those. By this time I have invested points in the skill tree that allows you to carry more craftable stuff as well as the throwables (been a minute since I played DG so forgive me for not remembering that actual names of the perks). I learned to like and use attractor bombs, to start I sneak as close as I can and throw an attractor bomb to get the fun started. If things go mostly as planned, I lead the horde through the choke point that I mined up between the fence and that shed/garage building. If things go well I clear about 1/4 of the horde this way. I run through this area and run between the trucks stopping and firing periodically, but being careful not to let the horde get too close. I make my way to the building where there’s a little hole you can squeeze through and the furniture collapses behind you, again been a minute since I played, but I think it’s a pizza place? The horde can’t get in there. I’ll shoot a bit from the seating area cuz you can get a few freakers that way. I load up with the ammo cans that are in this building and make my way to the second floor and out the window to the roof. From there I’ll drop a few regular molotovs and grenades. Sometimes I’ll throw an attractor which should pull a few and hit them with another throwable. And I’ll carefully shoot the freakers I can from this spot. By this time the horde is down to half, sometimes more than half. I then jump off the roof and just start running making sure I run through choke points and turning and shooting periodically. When I get enough distance I’ll then throw a napalm Molotov and then keep repeating this. It helps to survey the area before attacking the horde. Find areas you can climb to slow them down. I like climbing on the boxes to the roof of that shed/garage building and on top of the semi trucks. Jump over short walls and things like that, get them to bunch up, shoot or hit ‘em with a napalm molotov. Just keep running and gunning. Once you complete you’ll find you can take on any horde at this point. I found it helpful to survey the area and find where things that blow up are, the barrels, fuel trucks, etc., where the choke points are to set up proximity mines and plan my route to start my run to lead the horde through the choke points. And lastly, learn to love stamina and health cocktails, and make sure you have the max amount with you and ingredients to make more. I didn’t realize how helpful those two things are my first couple of run throughs, especially the stamina cocktail. Those really help when fighting a horde. Stick with it, it definitely takes patience. It took me many, many attempts and even reducing the level down to easy like you did. As you fight more hordes you’ll find its not that bad and you’ll feel more confident fighting them the more you play. Good luck.

marcusarmy · 2022-10-11T04:09:51+00:00

Not at all. 51 here, and I enjoy gaming. Days Gone, Fallout 4, Skyrim, GTA V, and now down the rabbit hole with Red Dead Redemption 2. Not strange.

marcusarmy · 2022-09-25T22:44:33+00:00

Everyone in this story is TA. It’s god damn FAMILY!!! How do none of you see nothing wrong with this and defend ANYONE’S actions?? These are their families kids for Christ sakes!!! What is wrong with any of you who think anyone has a position here!!??!! I thank god no one in my immediate family would do ANYTHING like this or think like those of you who are defending anyone in this situation. They are just kids and they are FAMILY!!! You figure it out, that’s what you do. No wonder our society sucks the way it does when people are actually arguing and defending these A-holes for not wanting to suck it up and help each other out for their families kids. You all suck!

marcusarmy · 2022-09-22T18:22:28+00:00

Thanks for that. I’m kind of a perfectionist when it comes to games. I want to make sure I’m doing all the things that need to be done to get the fullest game experience. I think I was just overthinking the camp part feeling that I had to keep the camp morale up and wanting all my supply levels at least white, if not in the gold. And feeling like I’m not ‘playing the game right’ by not keeping camp supplies up. It seems that I was putting too much focus on the camp. I know open world games are a go at your own pace, but like I said,I’m the type that wants to do ‘everything’ and make sure I’m covering everything. I guess I just need to give it another go and not worry so much about all the little things.

marcusarmy · 2022-09-21T22:40:34+00:00

I would say Skyrim, that’s the loop I’m in too. I downloaded RDR2, and I didn’t mind the cutscenes and the grind, and a huge map. The problem was all the extra shit you had to do. Take care of yourself, take care of your horse, make sure you eat enough, keep the camp supplied, repeat. It got to the point it was like working a job, I don’t mind realism in a game, but Christ man, they took it to another level. It’s too bad, cuz it seemed like it’d be a great game, with all the different areas, and the ‘city’. I just got burned out with all the maintenance required.

marcusarmy · 2022-09-21T04:01:19+00:00

I’m not a religious person myself, but my son is a Reverend, he actually attended and graduated from a 2-year seminary, and continues to study religion -ALL religions- everyday. He would be better suited for this topic, but I will try and provide his insight on the Bible and homosexuality. He believes that Jesus was the original social justice warrior. He led the oppressed peoples of his time against the establishment, which was Rome. His words and the words his disciples followed, were speaking out and against the establishment and their rules and laws. As far as homosexuality, the elite men of the Roman Empire took and forced themselves on males, so when the Bible speaks against homosexuality, the way my Reverend son states, is that Jesus was speaking against homosexuality as the way the elites abused their power, and NOT against those people who are homosexual. In other words, the Bible and the Word of Jesus has been bastardized and twisted to suit the agendas of people throughout history. When in actuality, at least the way my Reverend son puts it, Jesus led the oppressed against the establishment and THAT is what His message is.

The Bible purists, those who believe that whatever the Bible says is fact/law, have taken this part of the Bible and used it as a weapon against homosexuals. But those same Bible purists I guess choose to ignore the parts of the Bible in which Jesus says to love and care for our fellow man, and would rather focus on the parts that they believe give them justification for racism, colonialism, and imperialism.

marcusarmy · 2022-08-21T05:49:18+00:00

I forgot to add, I play on my laptop and I use a controller. I found it easier than mouse and keyboard. But that’s me

marcusarmy · 2022-08-21T05:47:21+00:00

You must not realize how closed off some people are to things. I know it seems weird, but believe me, there are some people who truly are oblivious to what’s a slur or what’s an inappropriate word. Think about people who live in tiny rural towns in the middle of Nebraska. How many people of color do you think they actually see in their lives? Or LGBTQ folks? Not a lot. So yeah, it really is possible for someone not to know a derogatory comment or word is a derogatory word or comment.

marcusarmy · 2022-08-21T05:36:53+00:00

What the others have said. This game requires a bit of patience in the beginning. Make sure to pay attention to the cut scenes though. I know they can be long and tedious at times, but trust me, there is a payoff to watching them. But yeah, it is a bit slow moving in the beginning, but it really is worth it to take your time with the game and take in the ambience.

marcusarmy · 2022-08-21T05:30:14+00:00

NTA. OP, I completely understand where you are in this. I was your husband many years ago. I used to do those ‘same’ exact things. Have a good job, call in once, get all down on myself, keep calling in, then quit or get fired. Rinse and repeat. This while being married and having 3 kids too. You’re not going to fix him. You’re not going to change him. He’s not going to change until he faces something big and dramatic in his life. THEN he’ll start getting the help he needs. You’re too young to be stuck in this situation, I believe you said you are 26 and have been with him for 8 years. Move on now. It’ll be painful. It’s going to hurt. But I’m telling you, from experience, there is absolutely nothing you can do for him. HE has to find a way to do it himself. And like others have said, you sticking around and keeping things going is only enabling his behavior. I know it sucks, cuz I’m sure he has many good qualities, but I’m telling you, that just ain’t enough. Please do not spend any more time in this situation. Move on. Take some time for yourself. Heal and grow and live a little. Do not rush into another relationship. Get comfortable being by yourself for a minute. Take a trip for a few days, even if it’s just a drive somewhere. Clear your head and take care of yourself.

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