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Aerith 1

Come at me bruh

Hi Boko!

I need to buy my mom some Traverse City Cherry coffee for my mom for Christmas.

It would have cost you $0 not to post that

Yeah you guys are right, it was a bit self-serving of me

Might be. Though I have to say, I wonder if it should get broken up like for FF14, especially since the difference in story quality between chapters 1-5 and chapter 6-onward is uncanny

Nominate Fate/Grand Order

3

Gross

9/10

Fantastic.

Loved the people at my old job. Brilliant guys, great camaraderie, and everyone trusted in everyone else.

Too bad they didn't pay me worth a damn, and I got into my dream Master's program.

Staring my first job out of grad school this monday, 90% WFH, super excited!

So excited for Kanji. Best boy.

ctesjbuvf posted...

Uhh an average 5, which is perfect for the game.

^This

Lolorito is a 3-fulm-tall Bond villain and I respect that

trdl23

I was going to use Convertible_Trdl as my mobile account, but it was too much of a hassle not having everything on one account.

I appreciate you guys coming in here, don't worry.

The company's about 100 people and doesn't seem to have a bunch of churn; the position if open because they're trying to get more people so that they don't have to turn down work. The people I've spoken with have been very positive -- which, yeah, they're trying to recruit me, but it seems they really are pretty happy where they are. Apparently the owners didn't fire anyone during covid lockdowns and just ate the losses, which is a huge "wow" for me.

I'm fairly fresh out of my MBA program and got an offer from a boutique firm today. It's pretty damn good, but I want to hear from people who aren't actively recruiting me or just went to business school. Whether big or small companies, what were your long-term experiences? Is it worth doing for at least a few years as a career move?

good cat

God I hope the AST changes remove the button bloat. I can't even play the job anymore, and it used to be my second-favorite.

Ameliance is so powerful. Terrifying, even.

Best value I've gotten in a long while

Not_an_Owl posted...

I cleared Dragonsong Ultimate tonight. It's easily the hardest Ultimate. Fun fight and very satisfying to execute properly. I like that they didn't include any puzzles and just made a straight ahead, balls-to-the-walls difficult fight.

too bad the weapons all look like shit lmaooooooooooooooooo

Wouldn't saving Haurchefant and sparing Thordan in the new timeline count as puzzles?

2.0 or the patchquests?

I want to say Undertale but the real answer imo is Phoenix Wright

Waluigi1 posted...

How did you decide on that school? Like was it a long term dream or something?

Kind of.

I took the GMAT right after undergrad since it's good for 5 years, and I figured it's best to take it while I'm fairly fresh out of what I learned. My score was way higher than I expected given my prep exams and I realized the Big Name Schools (TM) were in play now between that score and my undergrad grades.

When I was out of high school, I had actually gotten into a couple of Ivies for engineering, but why the hell would I go to those for undergrad engineering when I was getting a damn good scholarship to Michigan? Still, I had a lot of friends who went to those, and after H1N1 kicked my ass and made me drop out of the program in Michigan, I did kind of regret it. Grass is greener and all that.

I loved the people at my old job, but it had become drudgery, and the anemic pace of policy changes in the overall company made me realize it was going nowhere fast. I had come to hate the auto industry, too, and I wasn't getting paid shit. A friend of mine who went Yale for undergrad encouraged me to apply, so with that GMAT score burning a hole in my pocket, I applied to a few places and got interviews at Yale, Michigan (ironically), and a couple other lower-but-still-damn-good schools. Michigan had a wonderful group in admissions, but the actual students were assholes. I've never been in an interview where the guy interviewing me was so intent on having me fail. Yale students, on the other hand, were shockingly nice. They felt more real; they had better rapport with each other; they were welcoming and encouraging. The moment I heard I got in, I snapped up the spot.

Looking back, getting a degree here does feel like vindication for me changing lanes to business after my medical problems. Plus, my family was all cheering for me. It feels great.

UltimaterializerX posted...

I take it you were at Princeton's commencement shit show this past week?

Nope, I'm a Yalie, and our commencement kicked ass.

Raka_Putra posted...

How difficult was it and how similar was it to your expectations prior?

It certainly wasn't easy, but it wasn't quite as hard as I expected. The hardest part honestly was getting in. Having this happen during the pandemic sucked hard, but the support systems here were fantastic, and the students and faculty genuinely give a damn. I'm so glad I came here.

LordoftheMorons posted...

Congrats! What degree?

Master's in Business Administration! Or, as my degree says, some Latin bullshit I can't read. Apparently that's just how it be here.

catesdb posted...

how long did it take to realize just how wealthy half of the people in class with you were

Pretty quickly, but most of them were cool about it? One of my classmates came from money because his grandfather was a Mafia lawyer, which is why he made sure not to go to law school. Super fun to hang with. Lots of veterans, too, none of whom came from money as far as I could tell.

Lopen posted...

Do you think it's going to help you over a cheaper school? Has it already helped you?

It is, yeah. The education was great, for sure, but the piece of paper and line on the resume really does let you turn heads. Getting six figures out of here is practically guaranteed if you don't go nonprofit, which a lot do.

BlueCrystalTear posted...

What was your favorite course?

Behavioral Economics, aka "Economics but we look at how people actually make decisions instead of assuming everyone's rational, and we'll try to figure out models to rationally predict irrational behavior." Fascinating stuff.

Waluigi1 posted...

Will you be answering any questions?

Sorry it took a bit!

AMA I guess

Yes, she's fine. One of the best party members, though the bar there's kinda low

Initial noms because I never learn

+ Killer Instinct (2012) | I'm Back (to Rise!) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waDEn-chkMI
+ MadWorld | Breathe | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGs_8Rnac-k
+ Anarchy Reigns | Here We Go | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypVii_9QDgQ
+ Fate/Grand Order | Grand Battle (Babylonia ver.) | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcSQ3BoWU9o
+ Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers | Return to Oblivion | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CENBzVuQWdE
+ Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker | Garlemald Express | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbRgcKRiCF4
(Loop: 1:56)
++ Touhou Concealed the Conclusion | G Free ~ Final Dream | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zphrWpK3fuc
(Loop: 3:04)

Initial supports:
+ Deltarune | Attack of the Killer Queen | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBjscyFC3jo
+ Fate/Grand Order | The End | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tewb6wtR7Nc

5

It's fine, sets up 2 which is way better

I won a large for my FC! Wooo!

I'm glad I had enough money to sponsor 4 of my FC members to flood one placard and scare people away.

It's April 1, are we sure those are real?

8

Sweet and simple. Emphasis on "sweet."

Javert (Les Miserables) - Profound
Emet-Selch(Final Fantasy XIV Shadowbringers) - Profound / Sad
Carly (Dark Signer) (Yu-gi-oh 5Ds) - Sad
Cyrano de Bergerac (Cyrano de Bergerac) - Badass
Patxi (Fate/Grand Order) - Badass
Giovanni (Don Giovanni) - Badass
Aerith Gainsborough (Final Fantasy VII) - Sad
Mami - episode 3 (Madoka Magika) - Brutal
Mrs. Lovett (Sweeney Todd) - Satisfying
Kamina (Gurren Lagann) - Profound / Sad

Might revise later

No

@KanzarisKelshin host mercs

Pretty much every modern Sonic game has a couple of tracks that are sick and occasionally make you forget you're playing a modern Sonic game

Haircut is already MB-able since it's a Firmament item. I don't think that's one I was hoarding thankfully.

As the one who I think is the biggest Undertale fan on the board:

Nah

No

I thought the game was just bad myself, but even from a perspective of someone who likes it I can't imagine it for more than $30.

I really enjoyed Mists of Pandaria and thought it was peak WoW outside of Wrath (which was really riding the coattails of Warcraft 3). Seeing this beautiful, idyllic land slowly become blighted and scarred by the war foreigners had brought to it was tragic, and the dynamic between the two princes was awesome.

It's never been Pulitzer-winning stuff, but for pulp fantasy, it used to be fun. The lore used to be great to dig into. I haven't played Shadowlands, but BFA was just so terrible I couldn't take it anymore. The game legit needs an ARR treatment to make WoW 2.

Planescape Torment

The writing is the best video games will probably ever see, but I just couldn't do the old CRPG combat forever. Ended up looking up almost everything.

Samwise

But mad props for including Sancho Panza on this list

5

I wonder if I'd be this down on it if it weren't for its peers

9

Needs supplemental stuff to understand it but damn it's good and well presented to boot

Good, solid 7.5.

Bumping

The highs were much higher than the lows were low!