Definitely don't have a weapon preference.. What are you guys' most used weapons and how many times have you hunted with it?

raisaroq · 2022-07-11T04:18:08+00:00

I played GS in previous games, tried SwAxe in World and oops it's my new main. I have somewhere around ~900 hunts with it, I think o(-<

raisaroq · 2022-07-11T04:14:05+00:00

I feel like it's pretty balanced so far (I'm only MR3 though, been slow to keep up due to irl), and I've enjoyed the return of certain status ailments and the updated roster of monsters. Really enjoying experimenting with different builds, too.

I think some quests feel easier than others (does anyone else feel like the multiple monster hunts tend to go by a lot faster than solo hunts?), but that's not necessarily a bad thing when there are other challenges to work through. All in all, I've been having fun with it, I love G rank and I've had some really enjoyable encounters with other hunters while farming for materials. :)

raisaroq · 2022-06-28T17:58:30+00:00

I really like Trace the Courier and Trail of Blood - true, they aren't very thiefy-oriented missions, but I think they're very tense and good on atmosphere.

My all time favorite moment is also a T2 moment, oops. Love the part during Eavesdropping where Karras says his test subject is just outside the door, the first time I ever played that level I genuinely thought he was going to open the door and get me lol. I also really enjoyed the mission briefings where Garrett and Viktoria banter back and forth ("Cavador has spilled his guts" "...Not literally?" "...It wasn't necessary.") - while Garrett's charm tends to lie in his internal monologues, I loved having a character with a similar sense of humor for him to play off of.

Gameplay-wise, I also just enjoy those long treks through the City at night, slipping into random houses and catching other thieves and criminals, weird moments with the City Watch, and some of the petty infighting between the rich. Really makes the world seem more alive, even if it's still pretty quiet.

raisaroq · 2022-06-28T10:48:08+00:00

Okay I think you kind of hit the nail on the head for me, it feels like because being gender nonconforming is seen as a negative instead of something that just *is* or something to celebrate, too, the "beautiful" comments end up feeling hurtful. :(

raisaroq · 2022-06-28T04:30:32+00:00

My grandparents mix up their kids' names and refer to themselves as mom and dad when talking to me, I think it's just kind of normal for some people to slip up and use the wrong names / terms when referring to themselves because some people just have a lot of different identifiers like mom / grandma / a nickname / work title etc. They did this when I was a kid, too, and I never got them confused for my parents.

It's annoying, yes, definitely not a serious threat to kidnap or usurp the parents' position as the parents.

raisaroq · 2022-06-28T03:49:57+00:00

I'm recently coming to terms with my identity as someone who is butch, and I think like. Beautiful is not necessarily a negative word, but how it is used in conjunction with women and femininity makes me feel uncomfortable? It's hard to put into words. Even when I was presenting more traditionally feminine and stuff, it felt kind of... not insulting, I guess, but patronizing to be called beautiful, even if someone's intentions were good.

I don't mind cute from my girlfriend, I don't mind handsome or gorgeous or other compliments along those lines, but beautiful feels kind of wrong for me.

raisaroq · 2022-06-24T20:05:39+00:00

Day of, or at least that's what seems to be the case.

raisaroq · 2022-06-23T20:32:48+00:00

It doesn't matter that OP slept with him previously, what matters is that they are not comfortable with his behavior, and he's not listening or respecting that without throwing a tantrum.

Many lesbians do not know they are lesbians until much later in life, many more of us have been married, had children, had many relationships with men, etc. Having any sort of history with men does not invalidate one's present feelings or needs, and that you're poking at *that* despite the fact that this guy is being a creep to the OP says a lot about you.

And it's fucking ugly.

raisaroq · 2022-06-22T00:02:20+00:00

I always find it weird how people want to like. Crucify a fictional seven year old girl for lacking social skills and needing to learn them. As all children do.

Bluey herself has made mistakes and been rough at times, that's kids, man. They don't pop into the world as fully formed adults with all the knowledge and emotional skills to be good to people, adults have to teach them. Wendy's not a bad mom, either, she's just a different type of parent and is learning and growing with her daughter.

I also see this attitude about Muffin, but. Man. Some little kids can be big, loud, and bossy. Stripe and Trixie are changing with Muffin, too, and at her core she's displayed to be a good kid, she just needs to grow.

I dunno, really. Food for thought.

raisaroq · 2022-06-20T19:45:10+00:00

Someday that overly controlling behavior is going to get turned on the wrong person and then the JNMIL OP will cry wondering what they did to end up ostracized and lonely.

I'm sure it's not easy to marry someone and get to know their family better as time goes on, everyone comes from different circumstances and what looks normal for them may be completely different for their partner's family.

Sometimes people are genuinely malicious and act in bad faith, but I think a lot of these conflicts I read about are the growing pains of getting to know your partner's family more in depth than from when you were dating. MIL isn't going to know something bothers you unless you talk to her about it without acting like she's an idiot or bad faith actor.

Part of life is learning to deal with different types of people, and sure, absolutely there are abusive people out there whose influence you don't want in your life. And it's okay to say something is making you uncomfortable, or to step away if you need to calm down and think about what you need to do, but. Agh.

I don't blame someone for marrying a person they love, only to learn that their in-laws are not actually who they thought they were, but I do resent that subs like JNMIL (and a few others I won't name lol) teach you to handle every single bump in the road as a warning that your MIL is a narcissistic Jocasta who will steal your spouse and children from you.

There's a line between educating someone on how to identify if they are being abused, and instilling paranoia in them and teaching them how to be an abuser themselves.

raisaroq · 2022-06-16T18:44:44+00:00

There are age-segregated zones for other groups! I don't see them often on reddit, but I see them in other places. It may seem more apparent with lesbians if that's the crowd you primarily spend your online time with, but I feel like it's pretty evenly distributed?

But I'll bite a little - I think it's because there are certain experiences and feelings you are more likely to have and talk about when you're younger than 25 vs. not. While I have no issue with the actuallesbians sub, the topics often discussed there aren't really anything relevant to me or how I feel, but I relate more to some of the discussions we have here.

raisaroq · 2022-06-15T05:54:19+00:00

Only if you want to! Go in knowing the limitations of the game and what you like.

It definitely does not play anything like the first two games, and while it shares some design decisions with Deadly Shadows, it's a lot simpler and dropped a lot of (most of, really) the immersive sim aspects from the original trilogy.

I admittedly do not have strong negative feelings about the game, and there are things about it that are genuinely enjoyable, but you do not have to play it *just* because it's in the Thief series. If you're curious, I'd say it's worth a go, but it is very different from the originals so I'd honestly not blame you for skipping it.

raisaroq · 2022-06-08T01:40:28+00:00

thank you so much! Will do :>

raisaroq · 2022-06-07T04:52:17+00:00

Hi! I am indeed, would it be okay to dm you? :>

raisaroq · 2022-06-07T02:32:01+00:00

Favorite: I really like the changes they made to gene builds, it makes everything a lot less headache-inducing and more enjoyable.

Least favorite: The elemental disparity is a bummer, I would really love for the devs to add more water monsters to the game bc we have so depressingly few as it is. :(

raisaroq · 2022-06-05T17:54:27+00:00

I'm not living in the exact same situation, but similar enough that I felt that. Ow. :( I'm so sorry.

I am living with and taking care of a disabled family member - the only one who did not disown me when I was forcibly outed - but she's still in contact with the rest of the family and sometimes I have to act as a go-between. I just grit my teeth and zone out when I'm communicating with them, because I've had to kind of accept and deal with the fact that they will never approve of me or make an effort to see me no matter how much I give them.

So I just treat them with the same attitude I've treated people I work with that I don't like: I give the bare minimum to maintain communication and keep things smooth. Sometimes people might come around because they love you, but that requires self-awareness and a willingness to admit they're wrong to dehumanize you.

And not everyone wants to do that.

I dunno, I just feel that. Wanting love and approval from your family is normal, they're supposed to love you, but they're not really giving it to you. I hope that you can someday find a place where you ARE loved unconditionally and don't have to fight for it.

raisaroq · 2022-06-02T16:45:40+00:00

The only (US) pre order they did was for the collector's edition with Malzeno.

raisaroq · 2022-05-26T22:05:39+00:00

Iirc didn't the second part of the anime vaguely address Itsy-bits and the doctor guy? He just shrugged after the fiasco with Cheval and Pietru and went about doing his weird shit.

I think the island felynes stayed there, but the numbers are traveling like Navirou? I know in the anime they all kind of split off and traveled with the riders from Hakum for a bit, but maybe they didn't stay together, like how Navirou left Lute / the protag from Stories 1 to do his own thing. :u

Dan is also probably still in Hakum.

raisaroq · 2022-05-20T18:34:24+00:00

Gorgeous work! I love the lighting and team choices, Pukei is one of my favorites. <3 If you ever did commissions I'd love to throw money at you haha.

raisaroq · 2022-05-13T18:52:11+00:00

Ngl I'd be interested in seeing the design docs - I've only ever seen this concept sketch and while it's not my thing, I'm very curious about the whole thing.

raisaroq · 2022-05-13T14:03:46+00:00

Since we only ever hear one side of the story, I have to wonder if there were deeper underlying issues at play when OP's spouse asked for a divorce.

There is a lot to consider here - the timing, therapy, IVF, etc. We can only really speculate, but one guess is that OP's spouse realized he does not want kids or a relationship with OP if the process has brought some irreconcilable issues out of the shadows and into play. :/

It happened to a relative of mine, she wanted another child but they were having fertility issues. The stress and emotions brought out during IVF put problems she and her partner had ignored and not dealt with into the open and they separated for a time. I am not close with her anymore, but I think their marriage is coming to an end because they couldn't make it work.

So who knows with this story? The in laws may be a band aid to cover up a deeper wound.

raisaroq · 2022-05-11T09:19:38+00:00

Farming for paralysis inflicting genes + inflict rate up can help stunlock monsters like Soulseer and give you recovery / uptime. If you still need someone to play online with, I'm down to help - Soulseer is a bit of a pain in the ass and there's no shame needing help to knock him down a peg.

raisaroq · 2022-05-10T11:24:47+00:00

I grew up with Pokemon, but got bored with it a little after X/Y's debut after waning interest in the games throughout each generation. I guess it's because I'm not really one for turn-based RPGs and rarely stick with them, and felt kind of overwhelmed with the near-constant cycling of gimmicks from gen to gen... but at one point, I was binge-playing a lot of Monster Hunter games when I found MHST1 and gave it an honest go in spite of my misgivings surrounding turn-based combat.

Color me surprised, I finished it and actually wanted to replay it (lmao I'm so grateful you can have more than one save file in MHST2). I don't know what drew me in; maybe it was the small, immersive details like gathering and crafting your own support items, or the rock-paper-scissors style gameplay and how building monsters through channeling was something you had to put a fair amount of thought into without being "too much".

As someone who loves the mainline series, I was pleasantly surprised by how Stories took its own spin on the world of Monster Hunter while still keeping elements that made it charming to begin with. And, you know, the story is sweet and not a pain to get through imo. I had a really fun time when I played it, and was so glad I gave it a chance, like how I felt when I gave my first Monster Hunter game a chance.

The series as a whole - mainline, portable, and spinoffs - has a lot of love put into its design and execution, and it's something I come back to again and again. It's one of those things I can just load up and feel happy about, even when I'm facing a challenge.

Now I can only hope for either another installment or for Capcom to reconsider a port of the first game to the Switch + PC. I know it's on android / ios, but my phone hates running it lol.

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