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[#HBC | marshy]

lol farreal i need to hydra with gheb

how things change!

 

[ranmaru]

Is it possible for me to get negative stars on cooperation? Tunneling all day every day.

Met this guy today hahaha. Pretty damn good at melee. It was nice meeting you man.

 

[ranmaru]

DOUBLE POST

DOUBLE POST

 

[Nicholas1024]

Met this guy today hahaha. Pretty damn good at melee. It was nice meeting you man.

Yeah, it was pretty fun. You know, we should team together when the next L@DU comes around (though that probably won't be for another month or so).

 

[ranmaru]

Yeah, it was pretty fun. You know, we should team together when the next L@DU comes around (though that probably won't be for another month or so).

Sure thing! Team name? (They sadly won't call it out)

 

[Nicholas1024]

It clearly has to be DGames themed, but I'm unsure beyond that. (Sorry, I'm bad with naming stuff.)

 

[ranmaru]

Agree. And I'll figure something out.

 

[Fandangox]

Are you guys ranking yourselves? I am interested, and only interested if a trading card set comes out of this.

 

[#HBC | Gorf]

I'm like the card that everybody has because the TV series made me popular and at the same time depleted the value of my card.

 

[Fandangox]

Your card would be pretty popular with bikes then.

 

[Circus]

Dark Magician Gorf

Blue Eyes White Handorin

Black Luster Sold2

Kary-boh

 

[#HBC | Gorf]

Your card would be pretty popular with bikes then.

Oh my god my sides.

 

[Jdietz43]

Wha does that even ****in mean

Exactly Gorf. Exactly

 

[~ Gheb ~]

lol farreal i need to hydra with gheb

how things change!

I'm not a good hydra player, bro.

Are you guys ranking yourselves? I am interested, and only interested if a trading card set comes out of this.

This is actually ****ing brilliant. A dGames trading card game would be absolutely amazing.

 

[Jdietz43]

I can only imagine I'd be the mafia version of a chump blocker lol

 

[#HBC | Acrostic]

I would keep a card of Xonar under my pillow every night.

 

[Rajam]

The Rajam card would come into play 3 phases later after it was played. That's it; it wouldn't do anything else.

 

[Gova]

Rajam is Gold Sarc.

 

[#HBC | Acrostic]

Rajam is Gold Sarc.

Ra The Silent Jamma.

 

[Kantrip]

thanks for the honest critique gorf ill give you one back once you write a bit more about it, i probably am a bit arrogant when it comes to my scumplay so yeh ill try and tone it down

@ Kantrip

I've been meaning to see how you see yourself in games and I've been meaning to critique you for a while. You remind me of myself in a lot of aspects and I see just a ton of potential waiting to be realized.

I appreciate the sentiment you were getting at here but I take offense to your implication that I'm like a less experienced version of you. I'll agree that we may react similarly in certain situations, but I don't think our styles of play are really all that similar and I feel fairly confident in matching and/or surpassing your level of play at present.

I can give myself a bit of critique though and you can comment if you'd like.

 

[#HBC | Red Ryu]

 

[#HBC | marshy]

I'm not a good hydra player, bro.

i dont see why not. you did well with macman in lom and im pretty similar

 

[#HBC | ѕoup]

I appreciate the sentiment you were getting at here but I take offense to your implication that I'm like a less experienced version of you. I'll agree that we may react similarly in certain situations, but I don't think our styles of play are really all that similar and I feel fairly confident in matching and/or surpassing your level of play at present.

I can give myself a bit of critique though and you can comment if you'd like.

you play like me, that's the only thing i was highlighing, your potential is different from mine because while we play the same, we don't think the same

 

[Jdietz43]

This is so cool. If only it wasn't a drinking game.

*breaks out the 7up*

 

[#HBC | Red Ryu]

This is so cool. If only it wasn't a drinking game.

*breaks out the 7up*

Nah dude I'm gonna do this drinking game this weekend.

 

[Jdietz43]

Nah dude I'm gonna do this drinking game this weekend.

"Seriously though, is this dude following you or something?"

^Probably the best line in that game

 

[#HBC | Nabe]

 

[#HBC | Acrostic]

I appreciate the sentiment you were getting at here but I take offense to your implication that I'm like a less experienced version of you. I'll agree that we may react similarly in certain situations, but I don't think our styles of play are really all that similar and I feel fairly confident in matching and/or surpassing your level of play at present.

you play like me, that's the only thing i was highlighing, your potential is different from mine because while we play the same, we don't think the same

 

[~ Gheb ~]

i dont see why not. you did well with macman in lom and im pretty similar

Posted next to nothing itn that game but we can give it a shot if you really want to. We could join a mini-game to see how it works out.

 

[#HBC | ѕoup]

I've been thinking as to why this game is so addicting to me lately. Gorf has mentioned to me once or twice that I don't seem like I'm enjoying this game as much as I could, and he's probably right. I don't really enjoy Mafia anymore, It's just a chore and something I do to get my mind off other things, or even a procrastination tool. I think an easy solution is to just a take break (something I'm trying to do) but it's really hard to not impulsively sign up for a game, even if I know that I'm pushing myself. I'm sure @Zack Fair knows what I'm going through, but I'm not him and I don't wanna just stop posting here completely. I like everyone here. I like this community. Maybe the reason I keep signing up for games is because of that reason, and I don't think if this were another Mafia site I would be jumping to play in every game. I don't really know what I want to do though, should I swallow my pride and give in to my impulses, or commit to a break? I can't believe I'm asking such a question but I've always used feedback from others to make decisions, as I'm indecisive and tend to over think.

There's also a part of me who is an idealist, perhaps even someone who wants people to look up to him. I've been yearning to feel like people respect me which is part of the reason why I've gotten so demanding in games. I'm inherently a competitive person either way, always wanting to be the best at what I do, but man...I think about how stupid that is and how this is just a game and I should just chill out. I don't want that reflect poorly though, which is why I try so much because I don't want to let people down. I get stressed in games because of my burden of this, afraid if I **** up people aren't going to want to play with me or look at me negatively.

 

[#HBC | Dancer]

I would die.

I've been thinking as to why this game is so addicting to me lately. Gorf has mentioned to me once or twice that I don't seem like I'm enjoying this game as much as I could, and he's probably right. I don't really enjoy Mafia anymore, It's just a chore and something I do to get my mind off other things, or even a procrastination tool. I think an easy solution is to just a take break (something I'm trying to do) but it's really hard to not impulsively sign up for a game, even if I know that I'm pushing myself. I'm sure @Zack Fair knows what I'm going through, but I'm not him and I don't wanna just stop posting here completely. I like everyone here. I like this community. Maybe the reason I keep signing up for games is because of that reason, and I don't think if this were another Mafia site I would be jumping to play in every game. I don't really know what I want to do though, should I swallow my pride and give in to my impulses, or commit to a break? I can't believe I'm asking such a question but I've always used feedback from others to make decisions, as I'm indecisive and tend to over think.

There's also a part of me who is an idealist, perhaps even someone who wants people to look up to him. I've been yearning to feel like people respect me which is part of the reason why I've gotten so demanding in games. I'm inherently a competitive person either way, always wanting to be the best at what I do, but man...I think about how stupid that is and how this is just a game and I should just chill out. I don't want that reflect poorly though, which is why I try so much because I don't want to let people down. I get stressed in games because of my burden of this, afraid if I **** up people aren't going to want to play with me or look at me negatively.

Take a break duder. Find a new hobby. Learn how to dance. How to juggle. Do things for yourself. **** Dgames. Like, are you honestly expecting somebody here to tell you to "give into your impulses?" I'm pretty sure you already know the answer, you just want to let us know what you're going through.

Also I appreciate the honesty of the second paragraph.

 

[ranmaru]

Soup, keep it to one game at a time. Make sure you have enough time to play the game all the way. Wait for breaks to come in. Possibly hydra to make the most of that game and time. Remember July? She played while studying, but had to wall since she rarely had the time. She was busy busy busy. You sort of have to compromise.

If you know your semester is going to be hard as **** don't join a game, you will regret it and possibly flake. Look towards the future.

 

[#HBC | ѕoup]

Really, a huge problem is that I'm stubborn and I have high standards for myself. I want to be the best at everything I do, though I don't have the ethic to retain it. I think about how insignificant it would be though, and how I'm putting so much work into something I don't even enjoy when I could be doing something I do enjoy. I've always told myself I want to be remembered by something, feel like I made an impact somewhere. A part of the reason I'm like this has to deal with more interpersonal issues but damn, I wish I wasn't like this. I think it's great to be passionate but another to be completely obsessed. I tend to obsess on the things I love doing, and I tend to want to be good at them. It's dissapointing for me though when I feel like no progress is being made, or I haven't gotten better. This isn't just DGames but just other stuff in general. It sucks when I put so much effort into something and it all turns for naught. I'm constantly in the mindset that I can always improve, always. I've never settled with 'good enough'.

 

[Handorin]

"Hakuna Matata"

"I don't give a darn about my darn reputation"

Good quotes to live by in mafia. Just vote and let the town figure it out.

 

[ranmaru]

I'm putting so much work into something I don't even enjoy when I could be doing something I do enjoy.

Ah, why are you putting so much work into something you don't enjoy? I feel the same way. I actually am impressed that you do graphics design, while I took the easy route to being a social worker. This is why I'm busier nowadays. I'm trying to much so I can be a better self. I'm trying to create a web design organization in my school, trying to practice more smash, trying to stick to martial arts, WHILE being a student (ironically, doing something I don't enjoy), and trying to get a part time job.

****.

 

[#HBC | ѕoup]

Actually, I haven't done graphics design in a while. I do some stuff if I'm bored but I never have my heart in it like I used to. When I tend to not meet my standards, I tend to not like what I'm doing anymore, and the feeling of being inadequate sinks in.

Then I usually give up, and move on to something else. I don't want to be like that though, so I push myself. I tell myself that I can do better or I can improve.

 

[#HBC | Acrostic]

I don't think there's anything wrong with you. But maybe you're feeling upset because you feel like you're hitting a dead end and you can't find a way to push forward, so you sometimes use mafia as a coping mechanism to get over that sense of immediate failure and you feel like a lesser person because of it.

 

[#HBC | ѕoup]

I think that accurately describes it. I tend to indulge in the things I like so I don't have to deal with my issues. It's just bad when the thing I'm trying to do to get away from my issues, becomes an issue. Too much dependency is a bad thing, and shouldn't be like that.

 

[#HBC | Acrostic]

I think that accurately describes it. I tend to indulge in the things I like so I don't have to deal with my issues. It's just bad when the thing I'm trying to do to get away from my issues, becomes an issue. Too much dependency is a bad thing, and shouldn't be like that.

Take out a piece of paper. Fold it in half. On the left side write how you view yourself, what you think your biggest problems are, how you think other people view you, and what your skill set is right now. Then on the side on the right, you should write down what you want to be, how you want to think, and what your future skill set should be. If there is a huge contrast between the two sets, then you should flip that piece of paper over and on the left side write down some things you could see yourself doing in terms of immediate changes. Changes you can start as soon as tomorrow and at max the end of this week. Such as tidying up your room or going to the gym more often idk. On the right side you should write down end of the month goals that should help you reach where you want to be but should be hyper conservative with respect to this estimate.

 

[#HBC | Acrostic]

This is a diagnostic tool for yourself. Is it a problem with valuing yourself above others, a problem with having no definitive long term goals, a problem with having no definitive short term goals to achieve long term goals, or simply not knowing what's wrong in the first place? Once you identify what your weakness is you can try to work with it rather than letting it go to town with you. If you have multiple problems then that's okay as well. I'm cynical, jaded, and depressed on a regular basis but I accept these things and take it in stride. To me, being pseudo-depressed is something that connects me to everyone else, however it is not something that I confuse for my identity. I understand that life is tough and making changes are difficult. Years of watching House has solidified my understanding that people can't just drop everything and change who they are:

Dr. James Wilson: So you're going to acknowledge that people can change?
Dr. Gregory House: No.
Dr. James Wilson: You think I've changed? Or Amber's changed?
Dr. Gregory House: Nope.
Dr. James Wilson: Then YOU'VE changed!
Dr. Gregory House: If you do change, can't it be the part of you that chases me down the halls trying to change me?
Dr. James Wilson: Do you know what this means?
Dr. Gregory House: That you've made ONE good dating choice. The fabric of the space-time continum could unravel.
Dr. James Wilson: My whole world could expand. I could form a long term connection that isn't with you. And since you put the darkest possible construction on everything, you could end up losing a friend... You've thought of all this, and yet you're going along with it. Are you being self-sacrificing?

Changing things like economic class and social class are difficult things to obtain which is why people find themselves stuck and the government attempts to solve this by throwing money at it. The underlying business models that employ people are constricting making it difficult for newer and younger people to tap into good markets and they limit this by requiring experience or lots of education. These restrictions are to intentionally limit the playing field so the amount of people who have certain jobs are intentionally lacking and these rare few professionals can over charge for their services. We are increasingly moving into a specialist society where people are supposedly good at one or two things. When people play this tune in order to make a living, they leave themselves open to being taken advantage of and they are on a regular basis. I know for a fact that everyone is being taken advantage of simply due to the excess price put on living. Living is simply a challenge of Herculean strength to the extent that you can make a Homestuck analogy that we are all trying to achieve the ultimate reward:

Last year they found out that television sets were undergoing price fixing among major companies like Philips and Toshiba just to name two according to a European Commission for a span of a decade. News flash, what is the real price of anything we pay for? I can tell you that in my field, people pay a mark up of over 500% from the price we get from wholesalers. Frankly it's disgusting extortion but people don't know even know about the medication they take much less about the wholesale price and how their insurance is working to cover their benefits. My grandfather has Medicare Part D and his doctors prescribed his Exforge HCT which is a brand medication not covered under his insurance plan. Do you know what Exforge HCT is? It's three cheap medications: amlodipine, hydrochlorothiazide, and valsartan combined into one pill that individually come out to $5 each versus paying $215 for a one month supply. Last week a patient got blocked by their insurance because they didn't want to cover two pills of diazepam for pre-surgery. They paid an out of pocket expense of $20 for two pills, when the cost of whole-sale was $5 for a bottle of 1,000. Patients don't get the medications they need, they get the medications that are covered by their insurance policy. Mind you I haven't even gotten into how the side effects of some of these medications for long term use make them more of a trade-off on the price of life for the patient than a treatment/cure. Patients aren't properly informed of by their doctor of the risks connected to their medication because the doctors want the patients to take the medication and therefore don't fully go into potential issues with taking the drugs being prescribed to them.

The core philosophy of our current business system is specialization. This is defined as scamming and ripping off people who don't know any better. Sears's auto center department was notoriously revealed for having their mechanics put in repairs that weren't requested or recommending for customers to pay for repairs that weren't needed. There is a conflicting approach to the Sears memo of the abuse being on the worker's end because of Sears having a commission-based pay structure. However, Callahan in The Cheating Culture identifies that Sears is responsible for cultivating a culture where mechanic's at Sears have to resort to being unethical in order to meet their financing demands. I went to a Sears for car repairs when I was a freshman in college and they gave me an estimate of $400 for repairs. My dad wanted me to take it to some local guys for a second estimate and they told me that the problem was really inconsiderable and fixed it for no charge. It's no surprise if you feel pathetic in the world we live in now, it's because you are being taken advantage of even as we speak and they either want you to be an idiot or to break you into a prison *****.

Considering this, it's no surprise that you feel like you're going nowhere. Because the ladder is continually being pulled away from you and us in order to protect those who are already on the top. When you become more adept in a certain field the bureaucracy becomes more transparent and your disgust increases therefore making you feel more polarized about the type of job you do. This is simply an undeniable truth about becoming a specialist. Nothing really is what you thought it was when you come closer to reaching the apex and when you finally do all you can see is stagnancy and actions that jeopardize what is best for the practice rather than empower it.

The underlying system that our business operates on is broken. Only you have the largest interest in doing what's best for soup. And that also goes for solving your emotional issues and problems. You don't easily fall into the best state of mind towards driving inside your own mind, but you won't find the best gears to work with if you don't try accelerating, braking, and testing all the options to see what conditions you operate best in. You should be comfortable with yourself because it'll be harder to work with other people when you're fighting against yourself and the outside word simultaneously.