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I can't live on 30 hours a week at my current wage, at least not comfortably.

Many businesses will fail if they have to pay people current wages with 10 hours of labor less per employee. Many places are already struggling with minimum wage.

So, we can only do what the economy will allow. Our economy is so fake and half assed, it kinda just needs a do over. We need to either go full free markets with a pinned currency or straight wealth re-distribution-socialism (which I'm against in principle but not in practice since I'd be taking money that should have been mine in the first place). This half assed, "regulated free market" doesn't do anything but drive up prices and encourage debt.
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Charles
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02fran posted...

Delegitimization and insulting their gender is offensive

I don't legitimize religion. While some people might get offended, I don't think a mod would consider it offensive to be an atheist (which I'm also not but as an example).

And i doubt you even saw the topic because i did neither of those things.
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Totakeke
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Goku
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So wait, what about SA's gameplay that was better? I mean the gunplay in that game was not nearly on the level as V and even IV. Was it the driving? Was it...the missions?

I mean the driving was ok I guess. Is it actually better than GTA V tho?
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UnhndredDescole posted...

F1areaGaman posted...

The wording in the TOS clearly defines "offensive". My topic was not.

Because I have a different opinion on a matter doesnt mean it's offensive, mods here are sensitive liberals...

Offensive Material: Users may not transmit or encourage others to transmit material or links to content considered patently offensive in nature. This includes, but is not limited to, using vulgar, profane, or sexually explicit language in reference to race, religion, sexual orientation, culture, ethnicity, disability, nationality, or gender as a means of insult; violent material; using threatening, harassing, defamatory, hate-speech, or libelous language; and posting, requesting, linking to, or otherwise sharing material considered pornographic, obscene, graphic, or hate speech. Failing to abide by a warning that material or terms are offensive or prohibited is a violation.

Hate speech is defined as attacking a group, such as threatening them or devaluing their humanity in any way. Simply not agreeing with a lifestyle is not "hate-speech".

Bringing up biology is not hate speech. I did not "attack" any group, simply stated my position which isn't even a very conservative one. If the definition of hate speech gets any broader, soon you wont be able to respectfully disagree with someone. This block on speech due to identity politics will be the death of real discussion.
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Two mcdoulbes with mac sauce (they WILL do it)
the best chicken nugget deal.
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ModLogic posted...

same reason you can ridicule people who identify as other skin colors but not gender

or how you can generalize chinese tourists but not african americans

its bare minimum tolerance. only tolerate what you must.

i wish all gamefaqs users were liek u
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Konflikt posted...

F1areaGaman posted...

Why does my point of view do that? Why are people so reactive and emotional?

I refuse to believe that you're this clueless that you don't see how "I don't care about your feelings and I will never change my mind" is provocative

F1areaGaman posted...

Is it because you have a duty to defend people you dont know or something?

What a cringetastic rebuttal lol. Yeah because I don't care for transphobia I have a "duty to defend people I don't know"

I'm not transphobic though.
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Konflikt posted...

Effective discussion? You made a topic outright stating "I will never call a biological male a female". If you were looking for "effective discussion" you'd at least ask for input. Your mind was already made up, you wanted to shitpost and rile people up, and you can't handle losing 10 precious karma points and being banned from the site for two days because of it.

I guess I didn't know that would piss people off and "rile" people up. Why does my point of view do that? Why are people so reactive and emotional? Ironically, the person least riled up was someone who claimed to be trans and entered the topic and handled it more civilly than anyone else. If that person wasn't angry, why did others???

Is it because you have a duty to defend people you dont know or something?

The topic was hardly one to rile people up, especially if you read it.
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Konflikt posted...

F1areaGaman posted...

Keep on limiting the spectrum of debate with your sjw bias and people will keep leaving!

oh man people who make dumb topics about how they feel the need to announce that they don't respect the wishes of transgender people will end up leaving? What a tragic loss

The movement doesn't need armchair defenders like yourself. What the movement needs is effective discussion--censoring half the argument doesn't do anyone any favors. It's so hard to oppose an argument when you can just play the victim card, like some artificial moral high ground that isn't even the moral high ground.

But this is about more than just "transgender" topics. It's about the definitions of "offensive posting" according to the TOU. If a statute was put in place that claims you can't talk about conspiracies or about LGBT movement unless you agree with the "politically correct" ideologies, then I could know what the limits of a topic are here. They don't do that. They just warn you while others shit on cops gun owners or Republicans. Now, I don't hang with that crowd but I'd like to hear them speak....
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Returning_CEmen posted...

Mods please leave TC alone for a week. The man just needs some time to get back on his feet.

Thank you honey.
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CookieMarvin posted...

There's a guard tower out front. The guy in it had some dookie stats, so I marked him and moved around into some bushes to the right.

There are 11 people posted around the part of the camp that's relevant to this mission. The ones in the fringe are have middling stats. Most of them max out at Cs, but the people closer to the target are all rocking Bs in one or more areas; I'm gonna try to swipe em

Thanks for the insight.

That game is awesome imo. I had a lot of fun with it. One of the best games of the generation. It just feels really good to play, no matter what you're doing. The lite RPGS aspects.
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The wording in the TOS clearly defines "offensive". My topic was not.

Because I have a different opinion on a matter doesnt mean it's offensive, mods here are sensitive liberals...
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nt
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I find this offensive and a clear attack on transpeoples.
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^^^

Keep on limiting the spectrum of debate with your sjw bias and people will keep leaving! I carefully worded an innocent topic that offended nobody except those virtuous mods of ours!
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Itennu posted...

F1areaGaman posted...

I'm glad you found humor in it. I'm sorry if any of this is offending you. It's a debate that needs to be battled.

you're okay, i'm not offended. i was never interested in forcing others to use certain pronouns or accept me or trans people as cis gender males or females because... we're not. and if others are uncomfortable with transgender females or still see them/refer to them as males, i'm not going to insult them or tell them they're wrong because... they're not.

i think trying to force certain behavior or way of speaking is a much bigger problem. it's just going to create resentment, and that's what turns into hate. the parts of the lgbtq community that demand acceptance and respond with threats and hostility to anyone who doesn't agree with their views are actual oppressors, utilizing the moral high ground as their platform but since when is it ever okay to compel people to speak or behave a certain way through intimidation?

that's just how i see it. i know a lot of people don't agree with me and that's okay.

probably the only useful insight in this topic tbqh.
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gunplagirl posted...

F1areaGaman posted...

marthsheretoo posted...

F1areaGaman posted...

The main reason is because they are not the sex they are claiming to be.

But they are (likely) the gender they're claiming to be.
As far as science can tell, people have a biological sex and a biological gender. You haven't noticed your biological gender because it matches your biological sex and therefore, there aren't any problems. Trans people aren't so lucky.

Now unfortunately, the male/female division uses the same words for both sex and gender. This is where your confusion is coming from.

F1areaGaman posted...

I mean, can I identify as a women, yet change nothing about my appearance or anything? Just the fact that I now identify as a women, and that's it, that's all I have to do? And I expect everyone to humor me and call me a women, her, "she", etc? How is that right?

Would you ever do this, though? I'm guessing not.
Do you think there are people who just want to do this for funsies? If so, you're wrong. People are doing it because their dysphoria is literally making it painful to not do it.

I get there are people like that. Is the solution to humor their dysphoria? How can we? They are always going to know they aren't the sex they want to me. It's like we are allowing a mass delusion for them. They will crave a kind of sexual encounter they will never have.

And there are other issues, like people who are gender fluid, people who take advantage of it, etc etc. That's why I brought up the laws and people in Canada and Sweden getting their kids taken away because they didn't start giving their 10 year olds hormone treatment. These are my issues with the movement.

The part I bolded

TC is trying to frame being transgender as a sexual fetish

To the surprise of no one, I might add

I mean there's a whole paragraph there. That's one part of it, and that part has a lot of evidence to back it up?
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thelovefist posted...

gunplagirl posted...

thelovefist posted...

Gunplagirl spewing the usual nonsense and calling it 'science'. What a bad gimmick.

I won't go out with you and you're at the limit for unread PMs in my inbox, and you can't tag me anymore. So don't think about asking me out again.

That is an even worse gimmick.

Gotta admit, I'm digging this little side battle.
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Dash_Harber posted...

ITT: I think me being a jerk is some sort of brave statement.

Me being a jerk would be like calling them ugly.

Me telling a man in a dress that he's a man is pretty chill.
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marthsheretoo posted...

F1areaGaman posted...

The main reason is because they are not the sex they are claiming to be.

But they are (likely) the gender they're claiming to be.
As far as science can tell, people have a biological sex and a biological gender. You haven't noticed your biological gender because it matches your biological sex and therefore, there aren't any problems. Trans people aren't so lucky.

Now unfortunately, the male/female division uses the same words for both sex and gender. This is where your confusion is coming from.

F1areaGaman posted...

I mean, can I identify as a women, yet change nothing about my appearance or anything? Just the fact that I now identify as a women, and that's it, that's all I have to do? And I expect everyone to humor me and call me a women, her, "she", etc? How is that right?

Would you ever do this, though? I'm guessing not.
Do you think there are people who just want to do this for funsies? If so, you're wrong. People are doing it because their dysphoria is literally making it painful to not do it.

I get there are people like that. Is the solution to humor their dysphoria? How can we? They are always going to know they aren't the sex they want to me. It's like we are allowing a mass delusion for them. They will crave a kind of sexual encounter they will never have.

And there are other issues, like people who are gender fluid, people who take advantage of it, etc etc. That's why I brought up the laws and people in Canada and Sweden getting their kids taken away because they didn't start giving their 10 year olds hormone treatment. These are my issues with the movement.
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Itennu posted...

F1areaGaman posted...

I guess I would consider it gay, since unless they are heavily operated on I'd be in the bum. Because they are male. There is no vagina.

I'd do it if he were my type.

oh good ^^ you're very sincere

guys are weird. i like asking guys who refuse to call me a girl that because the word gay really scares some of them and some guys just get really mad if they find me attractive because they think that's gay or it makes them gay but it's just like... if you have those feelings, and you think of me as a boy, then............. you're kinda gay lol

I'm glad you found humor in it. I'm sorry if any of this is offending you. It's a debate that needs to be battled. I should note I'm not taking this stance out of bigotry or some deep down fear or hatred. I'm honestly concerned about the issue and the people it affects.
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So science has evolved...

Women---people who have two x chromosomes and unless suffering a medical disorder or physical mutation, can also bear children. Also, some men can be women if they say so.

SCIENCE!
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Dash_Harber posted...

F1areaGaman posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

F1areaGaman posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

Why the fuck do you care so much? How would you even know? Do you inspect the genitals of everyone you meet? Because I'm fairly certain that is a quick way to never encounter another transgendered person again.

I gave my reasons for caring.

Still doesn't answer how you know.

Also, your reasoning for not respecting people's wishes are weak. We know what pronouns refer to, they refer to masculine/feminine. Your reasoning that it is somehow more effort to switch is weird, as well. If you greet someone as Mr. Smith, and they correct you that it's Dr. Smith, do you refuse to call them Dr. because it is an inconvenience?

As for your hypothetical daughters, I have two weird issues; are you not going to let your daughters play with boys? Like, you want full on segregation in all games on the risk that one sex might have an advantage over the other? Second, you think people really go through all the trouble of living as another gender 24/7 just so they can win an elementary soccer game?

Finally, you claim your refusal to acknowledge someone's wishes is somehow your personal battle against laws you don't agree with, right? That seems weird, too. Like, just because those people are transgendered doesn't mean they disagree with you. If you respected their wishes, you might find they agree with you. Either way, the pronoun you choose has absolutely nothing to do with affecting legal change in 'some countries'.

I guess this is getting semantic. Does the pronoun refer to their biological sex? Is that what we are talking about? Or just how they identify?

It's not semantic. You said you refuse to refer to a person how they identify because;
- It was inconvenient.
- You didn't agree with some countries' laws.
- You were concerned about boys faking a gender change in order to dominate girl's elementary soccer leagues.
I pointed out that those are ridiculous reasons that have nothing to do with what pronoun you use.

The main reason is because they are not the sex they are claiming to be. I have to ignore biology to be polite to their pronoun? I feel like I'm just lying to their faces.
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The issue is very simple here I feel. In terms of biology...

What is a man.

What is a women.

Are these terms gone now?

I mean, can I identify as a women, yet change nothing about my appearance or anything? Just the fact that I now identify as a women, and that's it, that's all I have to do? And I expect everyone to humor me and call me a women, her, "she", etc? How is that right?

I don't understand this movement because it makes no ****ing sense.
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Itennu posted...

i'm okay with that, op. you can feel however you like and think and do whatever you want, just like me. not mad.

hypothetically speaking, suppose you started dating or started having sex with a transgirl. would you still then consider her a male? not that there's anything wrong with that, it's just something i wondered about when i read the topic title.

I guess I would consider it gay, since unless they are heavily operated on I'd be in the bum. Because they are male. There is no vagina.

I'd do it if he were my type.
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Dash_Harber posted...

F1areaGaman posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

Why the fuck do you care so much? How would you even know? Do you inspect the genitals of everyone you meet? Because I'm fairly certain that is a quick way to never encounter another transgendered person again.

I gave my reasons for caring.

Still doesn't answer how you know.

Also, your reasoning for not respecting people's wishes are weak. We know what pronouns refer to, they refer to masculine/feminine. Your reasoning that it is somehow more effort to switch is weird, as well. If you greet someone as Mr. Smith, and they correct you that it's Dr. Smith, do you refuse to call them Dr. because it is an inconvenience?

As for your hypothetical daughters, I have two weird issues; are you not going to let your daughters play with boys? Like, you want full on segregation in all games on the risk that one sex might have an advantage over the other? Second, you think people really go through all the trouble of living as another gender 24/7 just so they can win an elementary soccer game?

Finally, you claim your refusal to acknowledge someone's wishes is somehow your personal battle against laws you don't agree with, right? That seems weird, too. Like, just because those people are transgendered doesn't mean they disagree with you. If you respected their wishes, you might find they agree with you. Either way, the pronoun you choose has absolutely nothing to do with affecting legal change in 'some countries'.

I guess this is getting semantic. Does the pronoun refer to their biological sex? Is that what we are talking about? Or just how they identify?
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gunplagirl posted...

F1areaGaman posted...

marthsheretoo posted...

F1areaGaman posted...

So it's a mental illness, not a choice?

Idk if I'd say "illness". The body and the brain don't match. Which of the two is at fault, that's up for debate. It's certainly easier to change the body than it is to change the brain. Not the chromosomes, but deciding that the chromosomes are the most important part of gender seems like a silly position to take.

Lmao@thinking it's a choice. You think trans people would choose a life like that?

But it is though...they will never birth a child. Is gender different than sex?

You define womanhood solely upon whether or not a person has given birth? What kind of handmaid's tale fuckery are you on about

I'm saying a biological woman does not have sperm cells. Is that better?
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marthsheretoo posted...

F1areaGaman posted...

So it's a mental illness, not a choice?

Idk if I'd say "illness". The body and the brain don't match. Which of the two is at fault, that's up for debate. It's certainly easier to change the body than it is to change the brain. Not the chromosomes, but deciding that the chromosomes are the most important part of gender seems like a silly position to take.

Lmao@thinking it's a choice. You think trans people would choose a life like that?

Is gender different than sex?

IF it is a mental illness, why humor it? Again, a man who transforms everything he can on himself into the shape of a woman will still never bear a child. Is that a women?
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Dash_Harber posted...

Why the fuck do you care so much? How would you even know? Do you inspect the genitals of everyone you meet? Because I'm fairly certain that is a quick way to never encounter another transgendered person again.

I gave my reasons for caring.
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marthsheretoo posted...

F1areaGaman posted...

Do you think it's because they are outcasts in society? Even with Katelyn Jenner winning that courage award? The media seems pretty tolerant of the idea.

It's still disproportional--some studies show as much as 40% of trans people are suicidal. I don't see the suicide rate of minorities in the 30's being that high. Even among other LGBT groups, trans people have a much higher percentage of mental illness, not just suicide rates.

It's because dysphoria makes their lives absolutely miserable.

Dysphoria caused, in part, because everything from society to their own body keeps telling them they aren't the gender their brain is literally wired to be.

But you would know this if you were actually interested enough to research it.

So it's a mental illness, not a choice?
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The23rdMagus posted...

F1areaGaman posted...

Do you think it's because they are outcasts in society?

Go on. Dig a little deeper into that concept. You're almost there.

It's hard to be wrong when you don't say anything. Is that why you're like this?

My biggest issue with this fake movement is the implications it can have down the line. Like, are we going to start humoring people like this guy, just because he thinks he's a wolf?


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The23rdMagus posted...

F1areaGaman posted...

marthsheretoo posted...

F1areaGaman posted...

It will affect me if laws pass that change the way i have to interact with society

Something tells me you don't do too much of that anyway.

F1areaGaman posted...

It's also hard to talk and communicate in society

Again, how often do you even leave the house?

F1areaGaman posted...

I also don't want my daughters getting destroyed by "girls" on the womens soccer team, etc.

Get back to us when you actually manage to procreate

Why do you immediately assume I'm some basement dweller? Because I share a different opinion?

This isn't like the civil rights movement. This is about biology. No sex change operation changes the fact that girls and boys have different chromosomes. I'm not telling them they can't dress drag, get married. I'm not telling them they are sinful or anything. They can be a man that feels like a women, but you are not a women and you never will be. The only Y chromosomes they would have would be ironically, in their sperm cells. The suicide rate, even after operation, in transgender peoples is much higher than everyone else.

Do you ever wonder why that is?

Do you think it's because they are outcasts in society? Even with Katelyn Jenner winning that courage award? The media seems pretty tolerant of the idea.

It's still disproportional--some studies show as much as 40% of trans people are suicidal. I don't see the suicide rate of minorities in the 30's being that high. Even among other LGBT groups, trans people have a much higher percentage of mental illness, not just suicide rates.
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TeaMilk posted...

F1areaGaman posted...

laws trying to be passed by some countries that will take your 9 year boy away if you don't immediately get them started on transitioning as soon as they put on some makeup or try on a dress

oh wow this sounds like a really real thing thats happening

https://www.theblaze.com/news/2017/06/05/new-law-allows-government-to-take-children-away-if-parents-dont-accept-kids-gender-identity
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marthsheretoo posted...

F1areaGaman posted...

It will affect me if laws pass that change the way i have to interact with society

Something tells me you don't do too much of that anyway.

F1areaGaman posted...

It's also hard to talk and communicate in society

Again, how often do you even leave the house?

F1areaGaman posted...

I also don't want my daughters getting destroyed by "girls" on the womens soccer team, etc.

Get back to us when you actually manage to procreate

Why do you immediately assume I'm some basement dweller? Because I share a different opinion?

This isn't like the civil rights movement. This is about biology. No sex change operation changes the fact that girls and boys have different chromosomes. I'm not telling them they can't dress drag, get married. I'm not telling them they are sinful or anything. They can be a man that feels like a women, but you are not a women and you never will be. The only Y chromosomes they would have would be ironically, in their sperm cells. The suicide rate, even after operation, in transgender peoples is much higher than everyone else. Something is going on there.
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more_cow_bell posted...

why should you care?

It will affect me if laws pass that change the way i have to interact with society, such as laws trying to be passed by some countries that will take your 9 year boy away if you don't immediately get them started on transitioning as soon as they put on some makeup or try on a dress.

It's also hard to talk and communicate in society if we can't agree on what male/female means.

I also don't want my daughters getting destroyed by "girls" on the women's soccer team, etc.
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I'll call them by their name, call them pretty, comment on their make up, but I will never, ever budge on the fact that you can not change your sex.

Can't they just be a new category that we all accept, and not undermine?
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Wait, you hate all craft beer?

I've managed to find a few I like. Maybe you found one you liked :)
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PtlessAgmnts posted...

damn, that shit is funny af.
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No.

Most of the kids here don't know they have to distrust the government yet. But the older CEmen, who've been out there, they know.

We know.
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No thanks, I'd rather not date a man.
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It is a lot of work.

Not to mention keeping up with ever-changing state laws about that kind of place.

But the reward is it's yours.
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80/80

The ONLY other game with this much attention to detail and care taken into every element is GTA V. And although I believe technically GTA V has a much bigger map, The Witcher 3 has WAY more content than GTA V. And much more VO, many more gameplay systems that intertwine. All while being more polished than all other AAA rpgs.

How did a relatively small studio with only two games under their belt accomplish this?? How could they possibly budget the game? Every time I play this game I'm so surprised how attentive they are to all the little details. Skyrim is my favorite game of all time, but the Witcher 3 might soon trump it. It feels like every quest in the Witcher 3 has a purpose, even down to monster hunts. The only thing it's lacking is I feel I've only been in one "dungeon" so far. The open-world is awesome, but I want to dig around in caves or ancient labyrinths. Maybe I'm not far enough yet but few I have been in were relatively small, apart from a story quest.

The typical loop of the Bethesda RPG is not here. This is evolved.
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Identity politics hurts everyone, divides us further, and gets nothing done.
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Abortion is an issue
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I ****ing hate bikers. They are such a safety hazard. Take backroads or something.

In my area, a few idiots slap on winter tires on their mountain bikes and i just want to run them over as they go 10 mph up a hill.
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Yeah i rarely see ice on Koko. I love Nindoking in BS as well.
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BATTERY

It's everything you want in a Metallica song. A riff that doesn't make any sense, super fast, you can hear the bass, epic intro, guitar solo, etc


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