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1 and 4 are both fantastic. The stories are mostly disconnected, so you could just start with 4 if you want.

There's almost zero grinding in them whatsoever, if any.

Easily broken, hrm. There are some pretty cheesy strategies that you can use if you set them up, but those require really specifically trying to work on use. If you play normally, the games are pretty well-balanced.

I'd recommend the series overall. I enjoyed both 1 and 4 quite a bit.

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https://youtu.be/iUiRMo9Wysc

There you go.

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FE keeps a fairly similar core style with a lot of smaller mechanical changes between games. Most games in the series have some kinds of little quirks and changes that make them unique.

I like how FE does it, honestly. It does a good job of keeping a nice core style while making things different enough that you can notice the changes when you really dig deeper into it.

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Conker posted...

TC, what wireless carriers can you get or do you have? If AT&T works good in your area I can explain how to use it as unlimited home internet in a PM for less than $100 a month.

I've just been using Straight Talk lately for sheer convenience. It's solid for alright amounts of mobile data for reasonably cheap, though it doesn't work for hot spots, sadly.

If I stay here long term, I'll look into AT&T/what you mentioned, though, because it does sound better than what I'm working with right now. Thanks.

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harley2280 posted...

Which is exactly why it needs to be classified as a utility.

100% agree.

Work? A lot of jobs require internet, especially right now. A lot are still flat out purely remote right now, and others still need it for communication even if you're not working a job that heavily focuses upon it.

School? Again, right now it's outright crucial. Even when in school learning returns, more and more assignments are turning to net-focused learning. My niece and nephew have had a lot of internet-based assignments even in middle school. It's pretty essential for those.

TV? Cable and satellite TV are hanging on by a thread, to the point where I'm not sure how viable offline shows will be in another decade.

Other entertainment? Streams, gaming, video chats, social media, etc are all focused on online connectivity. Granted, not as big of a thing for older people (aside from social media, I guess), but basically any kid or young adult will need net for s lot of things these days.

It's just getting harder and harder to get by without strong internet these days, and I think that it should be treated as a utility, especially as work and school increasingly move to being more web-based.

Trumpo posted...

You need starlink lol

I looked into it, but everything that I saw indicated that it's just not all there yet. The coverage and reliability just don't seem to be great until there are more launches, which will probably take years to do. It sounds very promising in the future, but not quite yet, unfortunately.

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HODL_Austin_Era posted...

Rural? Ever heard of supply and demand? They ain't going to bend over for a few people unless you some millionaire brah. Build more houses and they'll provide better internet.

I get it, but I also wish that the government would offer some kind of incentive or funding for developing infrastructure on that front. I'd argue that the internet is borderline essential these days, so I really do think that it should be a bigger priority.

Questionmarktarius posted...

Let's ask Balrog0 how it's going in Arkansas.
Arkansas is rural as shit outside of Rogers and Littlerock, thus I don't expect the internet to be all that great.

It wasn't great at all in rural Missouri, where my family had nothing until the late 90s, when a computer shop in Excelsior Springs started offering dialup.

I'm living in southern rural Missouri atm and the options are still very very limited here. They're improving in some areas, but a lot of others are still SOL.

I'm strongly considering leaving the state, though. I've lost touch or barely keep up with a lot of my friends by now, so I'm basically only here for family when I don't even see them all THAT often. Moving out of state is becoming more and more appealing.

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Questionmarktarius posted...

There's no real drive for rural internetificaton, like there was was for electricity, phone, and mail.
That's why satellite internet has you by the balls, and the only other real option is line-of-sight wi-max.

Municipal Franchise was a mistake.

I really wish that it was a bigger priority for people.

A lot of school, work, entertainment, and communication strictly requires internet access these days.

Granted, part of that is due to COVID and the need for remote work, but it was trending that way even before that.

Either way, I think that the net is only going to be more and more important in the future, and I really think that there should be a bigger push for viable rural internet options, even aside from my own woes.

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DuranOfForcena posted...

i used to live in a pretty rural location, and the best internet we had access to was a 56k modem, back when DSL was still pretty new and just being rolled out residentially. and the phone lines where we lived were so old and corroded that the 56k connection only connected at a max of 28.8k.

i eventually got a Sprint cellphone and a plan that allowed tethering to use the cellphone as a modem, i used that for a few years, before we moved somewhere where cable was available and we finally got that.

Upgrading my phone plan is probably my play if I stay here, but honestly, I'm probably going to just going to move some time soon.

I moved here because it was affordable, and close to my job + family/friends, but honestly, I don't even see my family or friends that much by now anyway, and I'm really not super fond of living out of the city. I'm strongly considering a bigger move if not just moving out of state in general by now, for a variety of reasons.

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Hayame Zero posted...

My friend lives in a rural part of town, and has shit internet like this. He's lived with his mom for 15 years, and just complains on FB about how bad it is, and how his life won't improve until he gets internet.

Everytime someone suggests he moves or gets a job, he goes off. Just keeps saying how much bettet his life will be when Starlink comes out. It's frustrating.

I can't speak for your friend's situation overall, but I will say that Starlink does sound promising if it pans out, at least. I was looking into it, and it sounds cool if it works, but it seems like it's still years off of being super viable, sadly.

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Giant_Aspirin posted...

Your upload is higher, wow. $100 for that is nuts. This is why the fed needs to regulate this as a utility and help build high speed lines everywhere.

I keep hoping for this to happen, but nobody seems to regard it as a priority.

viewmaster_pi posted...

dire doesn't mean bad or slow or whatever

I know the definition of dire, it was mostly hyperbole.

Though I do think that it's apt in some cases. Net is pretty essential in today's world, and this just doesn't cut it. I'd hate to be in school right now, because this flat-out wouldn't cut it.

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delvec19 posted...

lol im paying like 55$ for 300mbps

Yeah, the discrepancy is pretty absurd.

I'm supposed to be getting more than what I actually get, but I only approach the speeds that I pay for maybe 30% of the time. The rest is a big gamble, including this garbage.

I really wish that there were better options out there, but internet options are really bad outside of cities, unfortunately. There are some options with satellite internet, but they're not all there yet, and most of them are expensive, limited by time and/or data caps, or are just really unreliable.

I'm definitely moving as soon as I get a better job. There are some perks to living out of the city, but I can't say I'm enjoying it overall.

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Almost $100 a month for this btw.

I definitely need to move, fuck this shit. There are a lot of other problems with this place anyway, but this net situation is abhorrent, and there just aren't any other reasonable alternatives.

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They're also really fucking awful for the environment, apparently.

Basically, they're pointless as hell, steal from the original artists, and cause a lot of damage.

What a dire process all around.

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It's good as long as you don't try to do everything.

The game is stuffed with tons of useless fetch quests that are flat out boring. If you start getting into "I have to do everything!" mode, you'll burn out really quickly.

I enjoyed it otherwise, though.

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Trumble posted...

As long as they don't cancel the show altogether, I'm not that bothered. Jimmy was never that great a character anyway. They could just not show him on screen anymore (or even just not give him lines) and I'd probably never notice - compared to, say, Early on Squidbillies who they're gonna need to recast if they want to keep that show going.

Yeah, I could see a world where they just silently retire him into a background character.

If it was like, Teddy or Mr. Frond or someone more prevalent, they'd definitely have to find a way around it, but Jimmy Pesto could probably just be cut from storylines without much changing, if they really wanted to. It would probably be the end of Trev as a character, but he's not that important.

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Jeff AKA Snoopy posted...

I could totally see having Jimmy go to jail in universe due to storming the capital and then basically what happens to Jimmy is what happens to his VA.

If the VA doesn't serve jail time and comes back after community service, there it is. If he does serve some time, have that happen and write him back in when he is released.

Assuming his voice is not too hard to replicate for someone else, just recast.

Tbh I doubt they'd acknowledge it so directly. I could maybe see something where Jimmy gets arrested for committing tax fraud or using horse meat in this food (which was already an episode, so they could tie it in by having him continue to use it since it's cheap) and Bob getting the last laugh. It'd be a fairly fitting way to close out Jimmy's story since the rivalry was such a big point that Bob actually finally getting the last laugh as a business owner would really be a nice way to retire the character.

I'd be pretty surprised if they let the VA come back. They show just isn't going to want that controversy, even aside from potential legal consequences that the VA is facing. If Jimmy Pesto stays on as a character, it's probably through a recast.

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Medussa posted...

i love the suggestion in that thread that his ex wife takes over and has the Jimmy/Bob dynamic with Linda instead.

I didn't read the thread, but that would work too.

Bob does have quite a few rivals already, so the show could function without Jimmy overall, but it would take a hit since Jimmy is easily the most prevalent.

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Zikten posted...

Yea he's probably done. Damn. That will hurt the show

I think the most elegant solution would be to have Jimmy lose the restaurant to his wife, and she takes over and turns out to be just as bad as Jimmy.

Otherwise just silently retire him into a background character.

You can't really write him out entirely because you lose Jimmy Jr., who is pretty big in the show. There's also the twins and Trev to a lesser extent.

But yeah, I can't see the VA returning after this. The show really wouldn't want the negative PR from any of that.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/BobsBurgers/comments/ly4b06/apparently_jay_johnston_jimmy_pesto_was_one_of/

Apparently his actual voice actor was there.

I kind of feel like they might write Jimmy off off the show, which is a shame because he makes an interesting foil for Bob. I guess they could just recast him though.

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That's heartbreaking.

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It was either Fire Emblem: Three Houses (third run) or Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition. I played a ton of both, but not sure which one I played more of.

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jumi posted...

Vivi acts like a child at the beginning of the game. He does not act like an adult.

Also you said: "For the purposes of this topic all the characters are now over 18, except Eiko who is excluded for obvious reasons you sick bastard."

Why not just age up Eiko too?

(Quina also acts kinda like a child, but I'm not sure if s/he's a child or just an idiot.)

Quina is 89.

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darkprince45 posted...

I feel you, I got about 3 stacks like that

I usually try to stay on top of my gaming backlog, but between sales, gifts, and me just generally going on a big Fire Emblem bender and rebeating most of the series in recent months, it's backed up worse than I've ever seen it.

There's a good deal more that I want to grab too, but I'm holding off to try to at least cut it down a little bit. Bravely 2 is really tempting, but I should wait.

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ThirstForBLOOD posted...

FF7 Remake, get on that. It's so good

SSJCAT posted...

Play death stranding it such a misunderstood fucking awesome game

Both are pretty high on my list to start next. I might also get to Cold Steel 3 since I have both that and 4, and I loved the first two games but I was busy around the time that 3 came out.

Those three and Sekiro are probably at the top of the list to start next.

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+ Digital stuff in the form of:

The entire Mass Effect Trilogy
Steins;Gate
Ori and the Blind Forest
Chaos;Child
Return of the Obra Dinn
Final Fantasy XV
Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Journey
Possibly Uncharted 1 since the trilogy was free and I only ever played 2/3, but I don't know if I'll actually get around to it.

(Before anyone asks...Cyberpunk PS4 was a gift, and I got it after the refund period, so at this point I'm just going to wait and hope that it actually gets patched because I don't have the heart to return a gift)

I really don't even know how to begin tackling it at this point.

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I'm not surprised at all that more people are identifying as LGBT. It comes with the territory of mentalities changing and LGBT people being more accepted overall.

I used to fear coming out as gay to friends, but at this point it's nowhere near something that you need to really hide. It's a big relief just being able to be more open about it.

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MedeaLysistrata posted...

My grades are just to low to go. And I don't have any professors I can't get recommendations from. If I do a second degree I can improve my grades, and get recommendation letters. I think the real issue is that I just want to go to grad school as an ideal and don't have much of an end in mind.

I definitely wouldn't go to grad school without a clear objective in mind. It's a pretty big investment in terms of time, money, and workload. I mean, if you have a specific goal in mind, it's worth going, but I wouldn't take on a bigger commitment like that just solely for the sake of going. (With that said, I do kind of get it, my bachelor's is really mediocre and I've been doing a lot of research on grad school lately, but I'm still not set on specifically what I'm going for. I was also considering a second bachelor's, but the fairly overwhelming consensus that I saw was that it won't really do a lot for you in most cases.)

You can also get in through means other than GPA. There are readiness tests that you can take, and a lot of programs look at work experience. Recommendations can come from employers as well. I don't think you necessarily need a second degree to get in. I'd consider talking to an academic advisor to see if you can get some more in-depth advice on that front, but there are definitely ways to get into grad school without doing an entire second degree program in advance.

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From what I've seen, it's generally a better idea to go for grad school if you can. You're usually not getting all that much out of a second bachelor's.

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Probably Best Buy.

My laptop is ridiculously out of date, and I'd like to upgrade it. I'd get some kind of computer for sure.

Depending on what I got, I'd look at rounding out the rest with games or maybe a small TV or something.

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The government should be investing into more internet infrastructure overall. I'd actually consider it a pretty important issue that deserves more attention. A lot of rural areas have few to no good options for the internet in an age where being online is borderline essential.

I really think that we should be investing in either better options for satellite internet, or stronger overall infrastructure for rural areas on that front.

But yeah, odds are these guys were paid off, so here we are.

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Gobstoppers12 posted...

Ehhhhhh.

Medium tier design at best. And her abilities, as shown, were pretty lousy. If Kishi had expanded on her fighting style and implemented more variety, she might have been cooler.

COVxy posted...

I just don't see how they could have scaled summoning ninja weapons to the same level that everyone else was developing.

From what I've seen, she got significantly more respect in filler, and actually got some really cool shit like magical weapons. I think she also very briefly got some magical elemental fans or something late in the actual canon version, too.

There's a lot that you can do with her, but the series never bothered. Even if she didn't scale into the endgame, she could have gotten a few more actual canon fights at some point in the series.

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Mother fucking Tenten.

Top tier design, fun abilities, likable character.

Absolutely one of the least utilized characters I've ever seen in any form of media.

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