Dawnshine Wonder

I agree, the reason I brought that criticism of Call of Duty World At War up is because it is supposed to be a game about WWII. But it rarely does that right, AI had certain unfair advantages against the player, and unlimited ammo was one of them, which in my opinion, is lazy game design and not a good substitute for competent AI that is capable of chasing a player down when their guns run out. If game developers did not want too many situations where a player had more ammo than the AI did, make the AI aim better. If a player is simply too strategic for that to work, reward them for that skill, don't punish them for finding creative ways to evade detection, as long as they're not out of bounds or using glitches to achieve that. COD WaW campaign would have been far better if it actually simulated a real life war situation.

Nice Silent Dusk, always a pleasure discussing things with you, and I'm glad you got a good laugh out of the game, getting a good laugh out of it does help ease the frustration. The only thing I really liked about COD WaW was Zombies mode, I never got into the other multiplayer element of the game, and I had beaten the campaign on lower difficulties on my Xbox 360 some years ago. I know a few friends who beaten it on veteran difficulty but there aren't many on my Xbox contacts who did, and I don't blame people for it, given the cheapness of the enemies in that mode. Cooking off grenades would have been a fine enough tactic to increase the difficulty, it's a well known soldier tactic though it is risk taking, but the grenade spam and unlimited ammo part is unforgivable, even if you try to play the long game sometimes those grenades they toss reach your hideout, it almost makes taking cover pointless, because it makes the battle more about trial and error than anything else. And back when my friends were playing the campaign on veteran difficulty, they did struggle, they may not admit it to everyone, but I do remember some instances where they did moan about having to restart a mission because of some deaths in the game, there's a lot of things that go on in private gamer chats that people would never admit to everyone, maybe it is fear of being judged, I don't know. Is it because of their lack of skill? not always, unfortunately due to the hyper competitiveness of gaming communities, people are so quick to assume they're bad at the game. But if it is possible for a game to be too easy, then surely the opposite is also true, and in the case of COD WaW, it would not be the first time something like this happened.

My thoughts about Streets of Rage 4 which I put on my own profile just minutes ago. Streets of Rage 4 is by far the best beat em up video game I've played. It improved on Streets of Rage 2 in so many ways, the weapon system, combos, and even the boss fights. Food gets you points if your health is already full, encouraging more skillful play, and your special attacks don't automatically reduce health anymore, you can reclaim health back if you avoid being hit. In my opinion, special attacks sucked in Streets of Rage 2 because while they can get you out of sticky situations sometimes, they also put you more at risk, but sometimes you need to use a special attack as otherwise your enemy attacks can override your own, examples Abadede and R Bear, and they essentially functioned as cheat codes for AI to screw you over if you relied on specials too often. On top of this though I would say the survival mode was another thing that I liked about Streets of Rage 4. Can be played both with friends and in single player and both of those are fun. I said to a friend I hoped for a DLC for a time machine mode which never came, which allowed you to play as the new characters in the older stories, that would've been the icing on the cake on an almost perfect game. I've also gotten all achievements and S ranks already.

AI keep spamming grenades on that difficulty in that game as well, on top of having unlimited ammo, hardly a fair situation for a player who does have limited ammo and has to pick up weapons along the way in the campaign. I've had interactions with unpleasant individuals over the years who claim COD WaW on hardest difficulty was easy though, but if that was the case, how comes not many people have beaten it legitimately? from what I have seen, only a minority of the population have done. Gaming communities can be unpleasant to talk to in general because of that, and you cannot make one mistake around them without being called names. It's why I play single player games most of the time these days, to avoid problems like that online.

If I make a thread about another topic I may discuss Princess Luna and her dreamwalking abilities in My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. I've been curious about the deeper aspects of them, metaphysical and all. Being a fan of stories that involve fantasy and magic as I still am. I am aware some criticisms have arose from this aspect of her character but I consider some of them to be unfair, either way people don't have to agree on absolutely everything with each other, it's just how the world works. It would be more productive to ask what could be improved on her characterization though, without an absolute rule against using dream powers. From what I understand of MLP FIM, Princess Luna does not use her dream powers to torment others, she merely asks Ponies in their dreams to confront their inner demons so they can learn a healthier way of dealing with them. It would be more unethical, in my opinion, if Princess Luna had left those Ponies to be tormented by their recurring nightmares. There is a clear purpose to her powers and I understood what Hasbro were attempting to do with this plot.

I cannot speak for other people's experiences as their interactions with their healthcare practitioner is a private matter, however it is true that malpractice can happen, sometimes it's a misdiagnosis or a misunderstanding of the problem though, but it seems my psychiatrist had caught on to to the fact that my issues were linked to my insomnia, and so it wasn't just anything to do with what happened on this forum or negative news stories, it has been an ongoing problem for a while and my anxiety and depression became severe just recently because of it. Lack of sleep can affect brain chemistry. I'd love to talk about My Little Pony with all of you, including fan fictions or different fictions entirely from MLP which there is an off topic section to discuss that, I just need to word it better so it doesn't devolve into petty squabbles. If people have different opinions that's fine, friends I still talk to have different opinions than me. But I realize it serves no purpose in making it a political or religious dispute with anyone.

Diazepam is working for me it seems, I got a good night sleep last night and also I've been calmer than usual. Also with Ubuntu installed on my gaming PC, some of my games still work, and Streets of Rage 4 works too, good thing too, as Streets of Rage is one of my favourite beat em ups, I've even got the game on Nintendo Switch. Not for any anger related issue, far from it, it's a fun game anyone can enjoy with friends or in story mode. I'll do a playthrough of arcade mode tonight on my own in hard mode with Blaze, a character I most often play as. I know I probably should not be mentioning the medications I'm on as it's supposed to be a confidential type of thing, but then since it's my own medical issue and no one else's it's okay of me to discuss it out of my own volition. With my more emotionally stable state of mind, I think I can manage better interactions with all of you from now on, but I still got to go for more therapy sessions later.

Nothing, I may mumble or whisper myself the occasional frustrations nowadays but nothing major or worth telling you about on the forum. Also I've taken the philosophy there is not any point in worrying too much about things that cannot be helped, some things are not worth getting angry about altogether as they're first world problems.

Firestarter · The Prodigy

Looking back on what I did, I'd say so yes, I've only recently turned over a new leaf and for the sake of helping to lift others spirits here as everyone has their own personal problems they don't like to talk about every day here, I would say both therapy and positive reinforcement from people on this website has helped me avoid pessimism, even to the point in me removing sources of stress from my life as much as possible. It is not because people are oblivious or do not care about others, people wish to have a good time here, and I have to respect that. So to that end, I will try my best to earn people's respect here, if I do something wrong or say something which puts somebody off, I welcome others to tell me about it so I can avoid saying that to them in future.

Courage the Cowardly Dog - Family Business

It's as I said before, Squidward has the worst luck ever.

Uh oh!

What? no, Plankton would be jealous!

Being taken around for different appointments, eventually got to a mental health unit for an assessment by a psychiatrist, and I've been prescribed diazepam for my sleeping disorders, no surprise there, also grateful for because that is the one medication I needed if I was ever going to have any hope of recovery. Got back home, installed Ubuntu on my gaming PC, now chilled out watching the rest of the movie I was watching last night, Oliver.

If I improve my sense of humor here, as I was in the process of doing by joining my friend @Snoopy Fan's roleplay yesterday, perhaps people would like me more than they did before. Discuss light hearted topics and avoid the negative, dark or pessimistic stuff and I should fit right in here. I intend to make that my permanent persona here because this is for the best I think.

Plankton is ambitious! I'd give him that much. :D

Feels a bit better now that I got the therapy done, been given a new prescription now going to wait for the effect it has on my sleeping patterns.

Actually it is a film about Oliver Twist though good to see you and Ice Princess Silky getting along. <3

Just started watching a film called Oliver.

Still nothing nefarious. But if the world was going to end 10 minutes from now, I would probably listen to one of my favourite songs, if others were not in the mood to talk I'd have no choice. Knowing that when the end comes, suffering stops is consolation. I don't believe in afterlife, so I am not hoping for a hereafter. Actually a song fitting for this situation, Lullaby for a Princess.

Music for the positivity you brought to my life, not my song, just one I listen to from time to time, and it may not be everypony's cup of tea. But hey, I hope you realize you are appreciated, staff who run this site and users alike. You have given me a reason to keep going, and I would hope I'd return that same kindness to any of you if you were feeling down about anything.

Gen 4 will forever for me be the best generation of My Little Pony. Equestria's peaceful existence, earned through friendship and building relations with others like Reformed Changelings, Dragons, Yaks and other sentient life there, is something I yearn to be a part of even though I can never go to that fictional world, I even yearn for peace in the real world, despite it being challenging at times. I'm not afraid to ask for help though when I need it, and I'm grateful to have met such wonderful people here like you, @Silent Dusk and @Snoopy Fan I've recently gotten myself involved in a roleplay with Snoopy Fan, you're welcome to join in, if you prefer. I found it to be a great source of humour and fun, and has lifted spirits, and it may prevent me from complaining about things often here. If I am to be distracted by fun that can be had here with people, I won't have time to think about the negative parts, or at least after my therapy session is done and dusted, I would learn to keep it under wraps and away from this forum, and focus those occasional outbursts or rants in my personal life at home. I love you all the same though, and I will never forget what you and @Ice Princess Silky <3 have done for me.

I've been a Sonic the Hedgehog fan since the first game came out, if not on the same year, it was definitely some time in the early 90's, because I remembered wanting Sonic 3 when that came out later and I saw it in a newspaper ad. I've also played Sonic Adventure 1 and 2, though the PC had a bad port of SA1, underneath the jankiness of SADX, the basic game is still there with its soundtrack intact. I mean you can reply to me about what your experiences were like with Sonic games in yesteryear. I never had a Dreamcast so I was left with no choice but to get the games on more modern hardware. I still say Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 are good games though, for what they set out to do, transition the Blue Blur into 3D.