Choosing the right signage should be a top priority for any business, whether you are just starting out or you are a well-established company. Your signage works for you 24/7, telling customers who you are, where you are, and what you do.
Effective business signage should be key components to your marketing strategy to help you promote your products and services. Here are some steps to follow when choosing your signage.
STEP 1: DETERMINE YOUR BUDGET
Your budget will help you determine a number of things when you are choosing signage such as:

• The size of signs you can get
• The quality of materials used in your signs
• The number of signs you can purchase
• The complexity of the design you can choose

When you are setting your budget, keep in mind how cost-effective signage is. It is one of the few types of advertising that, once it is paid for and installed, it keeps working for you without any additional costs except the occasional maintenance tasks.
Also remember that if you invest a little more in a higher quality sign, it will last longer and will not have to be replaced as quickly which will save you money in the long run.
If your budget is tight, then you can invest in a good quality storefront sign first and then add extra signage as the funds become available.
^{STEP 2: CHOOSE THE RIGHT SIGNAGE COMPANY TO WORK WITH}
There are many companies that do custom business signs, so how can you know which one is the best choice for you. Here are some tips to follow:
Choose a full-service company: It's better to work with a company that can design, manufacture, install, and maintain your signage for you. A full-service company will work with you form the start to the completion of your signage.
They will know what you want because they helped you design it, they will make it to your exact specifications, and they will know how to best install and maintain it, because they made it.
Choose a local company: Working with a local company has great benefits as well. They will be familiar with any signage bylaws in your area so you can be sure that your signs will be built according to those guidelines and they will know what permits or other paperwork is required and will help you obtain those.
If anything goes wrong, it's easier to contact a local company than one that is located far away.
Choose a company with experience and a good reputation: You want to find a company that has lots of experience in the signage industry and that has made the type of signage that you want for your business.
Check out the past projects that they have done and check out their online reviews to see what their customers think about their work.
^{STEP 3: CHOOSE THE RIGHT DESIGN FOR YOUR SIGNAGE}
Now that you know how much you can spend and what company you want to work with, it's time to design your signage. Here are some things to consider when choosing your design.
Think about your demographic: If you are targeting a certain type of customer, then you will want to have signage that will appeal to them.
For example, if your demographic is a younger audience, then choose fun and lively colours, fonts, images, and a message that will appeal to that generation. If your demographic is a more traditional then you probably want to choose more traditional colours, images, fonts and messages.
Tell your signage company what demographic you are targeting and they can help you design the right type of signage for that market.
Make sure your signage is visible: Your signage can be an effective advertising tool, but only if it can be seen. Make sure that your sign is large enough to be seen from the distance that you want and that the fonts are easy to read with lettering big enough and properly spaced apart.
If you are in a dark corner or if you want customers to see your signage at night, then you should choose backlit or another type of illumination for your sign.
The colours that you choose also play an important part in making your signage more visible. You want to choose colours with high contrast in both hue and value. If you use high contrasting colours then then can be seen from greater distances than low contrasting colours.
According to the Outdoor Advertising Association of America, "research demonstrates that high colour contrast can improve outdoor advertising recall by 38 percent." Black on yellow and black on white are two very high contrasting colour combinations whereas red on yellow and white on red have a very low contrast.
Choose the right materials: Your signage company can help you choose the right types of materials to use in your sign. Let them know how long you want your sign to last and where it will be put up as this will help determine the best type of materials to use. Some options include:

• Acrylic, plastic, and PVC
• Aluminum and other metals
• Wood
• Fabric such as mesh or vinyl for banners
• Neon or LED Neon

Keep it simple: When it comes to signage, less is usually more. You want to avoid too much clutter in your design and make sure that you include lots of white space. White space simply refers to the empty space around your text and graphics. this empty space can be a colour, it doesn't have to be white.
If your text is too crowded and too long, it will be more difficult to read especially by passing motorists. It is a good idea to leave about 30 to 40 percent of your signage space blank.
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Hey everyone! We wanted to give you an update on where the KeystoneCompanion has gone since you last heard from us, and where the addon is headed. We've been listening to your feedback in the prior posts' comments, as well as our community discord, and we are excited to show you what this addon can do for you!
For those who haven't heard of this addon before, KeystoneCompanion is an addon made for Mythic+ players to enhance your Mythic+ experience, and help reduce the number of unique addons/WeakAuras that a lot of you are currently utilizing. Here are some of the existing and NEW features that this addon provides:
* Tracking of party buffs, including Food, Runes, Potions, and Flasks * Dungeon Portal consolidation * Mythic+ Calculator (now with enhanced intelligence!) * Sleek, easy-to-understand M+ Timer interface to replace the default UI * Affix Ability Reminders. Prompts on ready-check will show you any talents that your specialization should have to deal with weekly affixes * Enhanced gear and currency tooltips, showing Item Level range for gear pieces, and current amount/season maximum for Crest currencies * Integration with MDT and Details addons * Developer Frame with extended debugging for easier troubleshoot and bug-report ticketing * Localization for French, Russian, Italian, and German
There are a few things that are in the works for this addon as well, so be on the lookout for the following capabilities in future releases:
* Alt support for M+ score and best runs * Full customization of colors, sizes, fonts, and layouts, as well as the ability to toggle on or off every feature in the addon * Consolidation of Details reports on deaths, to help healers and DPS better understand deaths, and what can be done to mitigate them (e.g. standing in bad, missed interrupt, unavoidable raid-wide) * Rebuff reminders
Direct communication with developers and community managers is available through a bug report and feature request ticketing system in our discord. If you have a feature you'd like to see added, we'd love to hear your feedback!
To download the addon, visit: https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/keystone-companion To join our Discord, visit: https://discord.gg/KhFhC6kZ78

Hey everyone! We wanted to give you an update on where the KeystoneCompanion has gone since you last heard from us, and where the addon is headed. We've been listening to your feedback in the prior posts' comments, as well as our community discord, and we are excited to show you what this addon can do for you!
For those who haven't heard of this addon before, KeystoneCompanion is an addon made for Mythic+ players to enhance your Mythic+ experience, and help reduce the number of unique addons/WeakAuras that a lot of you are currently utilizing. Here are some of the existing and NEW features that this addon provides:
* Tracking of party buffs, including Food, Runes, Potions, and Flasks * Dungeon Portal consolidation * Mythic+ Calculator (now with enhanced intelligence!) * Sleek, easy-to-understand M+ Timer interface to replace the default UI * Affix Ability Reminders. Prompts on ready-check will show you any talents that your specialization should have to deal with weekly affixes * Enhanced gear and currency tooltips, showing Item Level range for gear pieces, and current amount/season maximum for Crest currencies * Integration with MDT and Details addons * Developer Frame with extended debugging for easier troubleshoot and bug-report ticketing * Localization for French, Russian, Italian, and German
There are a few things that are in the works for this addon as well, so be on the lookout for the following capabilities in future releases:
* Alt support for M+ score and best runs * Full customization of colors, sizes, fonts, and layouts, as well as the ability to toggle on or off every feature in the addon * Consolidation of Details reports on deaths, to help healers and DPS better understand deaths, and what can be done to mitigate them (e.g. standing in bad, missed interrupt, unavoidable raid-wide) * Rebuff reminders
Direct communication with developers and community managers is available through a bug report and feature request ticketing system in our discord. If you have a feature you'd like to see added, we'd love to hear your feedback!
To download the addon, visit: https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/keystone-companion To join our Discord, visit: https://discord.gg/KhFhC6kZ78

Hello, I'm 27F and wondering if you think what I'm feeling and desiring is normal or delusional. Or perhaps a part of grave's, or the reaction to accepting the reality of it. I'm thinking a mix of everything.
My question is, when you got diagnosed with Grave's did you have sudden big realizations about the foundations of your friendships/relationships? Or other realizations about big things in your life that needed to change?
For context, I've had a history with depression and anxiety since I was 15. I was also diagnosed with autism (the lowest level) 6 months ago and Grave's disease 3 months ago. Not sure how long I've officially had Grave's for but I know it's a thing for your thyroid to make you feel batshit insane sometimes. I always consider myself to be a bit neurotic in every day life, and maybe a little crazy during times of extreme stress, betrayal, grief, heartbreak etc. I take mirtazapine for depression/anxiety and propanolol and methimazole. I'm also mostly sober, cut out alcohol and drugs, it's been tough mentally. Though I occasionally take cbd edibles to watch movies.
Lately it's been hard for me to relate to my current friends and have fun with them. I feel like they don't really understand what I go through every day (heart palpitations, anxiety, sweating, fatigue, depression) even when I explain it to them. I don't necessarily downplay it but I don't make it all about myself every time we hang out if you know what I mean. I'm honest but I try not to take up too much space (always been this way.) It's just that some of my friends don't really ask how I'm doing and I've realized they never really did as long as I've known them, which is offputting to me now... Also none of them are sober and the times I've went out with them I just felt so depressed that I couldn't participate in drinking, smoking etc. I've stopped going out much but whenever I do decide to go out, I just feel so under-stimulated, deeply sad and alone.
I often want to re-root my whole life, start from scratch and meet new people. Instinctively I want to cut off my current friends but I don't know if that's right move. We have more in common than just going out of course, but I still feel like I'm not seen and understood in the way I want to be. But I also don't have new people to turn to yet. I'm looking for other sober people on Bumble For Friends, and coincidentally met some other people who also have autoimmune illnesses ,both on the app and in person. I just feel like I've had my current friends for so long I've forgotten how to build new relationships, but also like it's something I need to learn how to do. Any tips in general about that?
At the moment I'm feeling very stuck and depressed. I don't want to reply to texts or go on instagram and see how happy everyone is when I'm so miserable with this disease and accepting sobriety. But I also yearn to be understood and have fun again, to restart, discover who I am and what kinds of people I want to be friends with.

Hey everyone! We wanted to give you an update on where the KeystoneCompanion has gone since you last heard from us, and where the addon is headed. We've been listening to your feedback in the prior posts' comments, as well as our community discord, and we are excited to show you what this addon can do for you!
For those who haven't heard of this addon before, KeystoneCompanion is an addon made for Mythic+ players to enhance your Mythic+ experience, and help reduce the number of unique addons/WeakAuras that a lot of you are currently utilizing. Here are some of the existing and NEW features that this addon provides:
* Tracking of party buffs, including Food, Runes, Potions, and Flasks * Dungeon Portal consolidation * Mythic+ Calculator (now with enhanced intelligence!) * Sleek, easy-to-understand M+ Timer interface to replace the default UI * Affix Ability Reminders. Prompts on ready-check will show you any talents that your specialization should have to deal with weekly affixes * Enhanced gear and currency tooltips, showing Item Level range for gear pieces, and current amount/season maximum for Crest currencies * Integration with MDT and Details addons * Developer Frame with extended debugging for easier troubleshoot and bug-report ticketing * Localization for French, Russian, Italian, and German
There are a few things that are in the works for this addon as well, so be on the lookout for the following capabilities in future releases:
* Alt support for M+ score and best runs * Full customization of colors, sizes, fonts, and layouts, as well as the ability to toggle on or off every feature in the addon * Consolidation of Details reports on deaths, to help healers and DPS better understand deaths, and what can be done to mitigate them (e.g. standing in bad, missed interrupt, unavoidable raid-wide) * Rebuff reminders
Direct communication with developers and community managers is available through a bug report and feature request ticketing system in our discord. If you have a feature you'd like to see added, we'd love to hear your feedback!
To download the addon, visit: https://www.curseforge.com/wow/addons/keystone-companion To join our Discord, visit: https://discord.gg/KhFhC6kZ78

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Formatting:
I will write all scripts double spaced with a 12-15 point font depending on your preferred reading size. They will be written in a script format with stage directions like it's a real script.
Contents:
I am NOT a powerscaler. I don't know how powerful these characters are and I don't know the math. The most feats and sailing I'll use is looking at a respect thread, if one exists. You may provide me any other necessary information. If I'm unfamiliar with the character, I'll read their wiki and look at some footage to understand their personality. You may choose the winner or have me surprise you (if I surprise you, it might not be who "should" win). I also don't use foul language, but I'll still make the dialogue as in character as I can.
PRICES:
Just the fight - $25 USD
Fight with outro from Wiz and Boomstick - $25 USD
Intro for each character, fight, and outro - $35 USD
Battle royales with four characters - Add $10 USD to each previous listing. Add $5 USD for each additional character for battles with more than four characters (starting from character #5).
Notes:
Prices are subject to change in the future. This is the first time I'm doing this so I'm just trying to see what works and what doesn't. For length of scripts, see the examples below for an average of what to expect. DM me for the commissions and it's first come, first serve. Expect each script to maybe take a week to two weeks (I have a fulltime job, I'm working on 2 books, and writing lore for a content creator), and I'll let you know when I'm starting on yours and when it's done. You'll pay when it's done before I send it to you.
BANNED CHARACTERS:
I'm currently watching "The Owl House" and "Hunter X Hunter" and don't want to be any more spoiled than I already am. No hentai/porn/eroge/ecchi characters (just no). No streamers or YouTubers because using real people just gets dicey (exception for Nostalgia Critic and AVGN). No current religious figures. No real serial killers.
Examples of scripts I've made for others in chronological order for reference to my improvement over time (meant to be read in print layout in google docs):
Gengar vs. Slimer: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q4_2ZaShkmMbSez_W3ogL_jJG92O9bdLjnRX7yuQaVc/edit?usp=drivesdk
MUGEN Ronald vs. Weegee: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19MgMu03K275nbrXrw4P-Er45oTdH8O4L3bFd2sA9c-o/edit?usp=drivesdk
Majin Buu vs. The Collector: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Fcr9WM84YjM2aWJBN4eyh1oPW-zwCRhJG6YXob8w0bk/edit?usp=drivesdk
Previous commissions:
Faramir vs. Jon Snow: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ox2VBqS9c3NmIoM4pGEfRZXj3bj07TIvpFw_rfS0-LA/edit?usp=sharing
Lucina vs. Estelle: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1psmJSl6ZDNhvIf-Y0cESdn4OHr0heTsLvbeFi-mn8Ro/edit?usp=sharing
We can talk about your MU's and preferred characters in the DMs. Thank you.

Name: 「The Settlement」 Localized name: 「The Settlement」 Namesake: The Settlement Song by Bachdenkel
Stand User: Preston Garvey
Type: Artificial Humanoid, Automatic, Colony, Long-Range, Materialized
Appearance: A sleek humanoid being that stands tall. It carries an aura of discipline expected of a militia or a soldier. It dons the Minutemen Uniform albeit with the word "STAND" engraved on its armband.
Stand Cry: Anananano~ther settlement needs your help~!
Stats Power: D~A The Power of the Settlement compels you! Speed: B~A It arrives within a minute exactly in the area. After that, it will move instantaneously due to the power of Range: D~B Its limited range is the designated area's size. Durability: D~A 「The Settlement」 needs more defenses! Precision: B Old-timey muskets can miss after all. Potential: C C is for Castle.
Stand Activation: 「The Settlement」 will always appear within a minute after its initial activation. Otherwise, the Stand User will appear to have no Stand at all.
Ability: The Minute Settlement Localization Name: The Minute Placement Preston Garvey will designate an area in their point-of-view. Sadly, Preston needs to be within or near the area otherwise this will not work. Once the area is designated, the Stand will appear exactly within a minute, forcing the Stand User to survive for a minute in order for the Stand to manifest.
After a minute passes, the Stand will appear, carrying a modified laser musket/railgun that shoots lightspeed bullets that will look like a laser beam. The Stand will track down any foes within the area and ten to twenty meters outside of it. The Stand will automatically fight and a dozen copies of itself to overwhelm its foes by flanking from the sides or sneaking around to their blind spot. After that, the Stand will appear to fade away but will spawn within a minute's notice should foes appear again.
Depending on the size of the designated area, 「The Settlement」's durability will either be as weak as a human being or as durable as a veritable fortress.
The designated areas are tracked and some of 「The Settlement」's bodies will patrol the areas, albeit their durability is the same as that of a normal human being and they will use ordinary laser muskets. Outside of activation, 「The Settlement」 can be seen as a human being with little to no defining features.
-=O=-
Notes:
The Stand's title is quite memey but it isn't truly a meme... and "traumatic" for certain people. It can be used in a story and actually be a destructive Stand if used right, but it can also be a source of angst due to its ability.
This was posted earlier but I forgot to change the title.
If this wins, which I don't expect it to, the theme would be Mysticpunk.

I am NOT OOP. OOP is u/Kitchen_Earth7954
Originally posted to AmItheAsshole + their own page
Previous BoRU originally posted by u/KittenDealinMama
NEW UPDATE MARKED WITH ----
[New Update]: AITA for telling my wife that I’m tired of raising a kid that is not mine + 1 year UPDATE
Trigger Warnings: possible domestic violence, possible financial abuse, possible divorce
RECAP
Original Post - May 19, 2023
I (31m) am married to my wife Amber (30f) we have a daughter Emma(7f) the problem is my wife’s best friend Jennifer (30f) has a daughter as well Harper (7f) well Harpers dad is a lazy sack of crap and refuses to do anything with his daughter. He is the type of guy that brags about how he never changed a diaper.
Jennifer and Harper are usually at Amber and my house on the weekends because Harper’s dad is drinking and watching sports all weekend. On Saturdays I normally sped all day with my daughter because I don’t see her as much as i want to during the week. However with Harper being there every Saturday anything I do with Emma I have to do with Harper. Take Emma to the zoo it’s Emma, Harper and I. Taught them both how to ride bikes, takes them both to dance class, take them both to the kids salon, and so on.
Mother’s Day was the last draw, I took them both to dance class Saturday morning ( Amber and I also pay for both dance classes because dead beet won’t) on the way home Emma asked if we could stop to get something for mom for Mother’s Day, I said sure but then it ended up I had to buy something for Harper to her her mom as well. On the way home I just kept thinking why am I buying someone else’s wife a Mother’s Day gift, that’s his job.
A few days later (because I did not want to ruin Mother’s Day) I told my wife that I am tired of raising Harper, her real father needs to step up. I tired of it taking away time I get to spend with Emma. She said that Jennifer is her best friend and we need to be there for Harper.
Now she is not speaking to me and sleeping in the guest bedroom. So AITA?
Just wanted to add some updates to questions I see.
Emma and Harper are best friends.
It was my idea to spend Saturday with Emma, I work more during the week so I wanted to spend Saturday with Emma and to give my wife a bit of a break.
We pay for things be Jennifer’s husband thinks it’s a waste on money to pay for dance class and Jennifer can’t afford to pay by herself.
Jennifer and Harper do things with Amber and Emma 1 or 2 times a week together during the weeknights.
VERDICT: NOT THE ASSHOLE
Comments

where’s Harper’s mom in all this?

OOP: Just hanging out at our place, Harper started to come along because I thought it would be mean to take her friend and not her. At the start it was not all the time like it is now

So your wife probably enjoys hanging out childfree with her friend every weekend. If your wife doesn’t agree to friend free days maybe the moms should start needing to attend the outings too? I don’t understand why Harpers mom isn’t at least driving kids to dance since you pay it etc?

OOP: Our house is on the way to Dance, so she comes here first. I also like going to Dance, it’s kind of fun being the only dad there, and after class we have our routine of going to the local bakery and getting a croissant and smoothie for breakfast.

are the gift and things you spend on her getting paid back to you?

OOP: The short answer is no, the longer version is Amber and I make a decent amount more money than Jennifer and her husband and her husband dose not like to waste his money on the kid. Jennifer can not afford to pay us back, So any money I spend on her kid I know we are not getting back.

7 years in, you've set the expectation and Harper is NOT going to understand your withdrawing. So hmm.... for taking 7 years to decide this was an issue.

OOP: I see what your saying, but it’s gradually gotten to this point over 7 years. Part of it is she is here more now than when she was younger, part of it is as Emma has gotten older we do more involved things, when they were three we just went to the playground down the street now it’s trips to the science center.

you should definitely have a talk with this sorry excuse of a father, if anything just to tell him what you think of him

OOP: I would but he is not the civil discourse type of guy, but more of the Alpha male beat you up type of person

Why do you pay for her dance classes? Why can’t either of Harper’s parents do it?

OOP: I pay for the classes because Emma wanted Harper in class with her. Harpers father is they type of who is my money is my money and Jennifer’s money is their money and he does not want to waste money on classes.
 
Update #1 - June 2, 2023 (2 weeks later)
So quite a few people has asked for an update on this situation, sorry it’s taken so long but it’s been a hectic few weeks.
As for the updates the Amber and I are fine. Her reaction was based on poor word choices by me, poor communication by both of us, and some things I was unaware of at the time.
The short version is:
Things at home were much worse than I was aware of for Jennifer, and my wife had only recently found out how bad things were.
Mother’s Day was the straw that broke the camel’s back for Jennifer as well, she was raised in a you must stay together for the kids family, when Harper came to me for a gift she realized that her daughter did not see her sperm donor as a father so it was time to get out.
Jennifer came to my wife to ask for help leaving because she had no family in the area and Jennifer does not have the financial resources to leave on her own.
So the night my wife was going to ask me if we could help her is when I told her I was tired of raising someone else’s kid. That’s what caused her reaction.
The Saturday after out initial argument Jennifer did not come over and Emma went to her grandparents, so the wife and I had a long discussion about what was going on, that’s when I found out all the stuff going on with Jennifer.
The wife and I decided the Jennifer and Harper can stay with us for the time being. My problem was never with those 2 it was that I had to take over for the deadbeat ( or dead beet if you prefer).
When we told Emma about this she was super happy her friend was staying with her. We had a conversation with her that if she wants to have time with either parent with out Harper just let us know, and we do not want her to feel left out of anything.
Last weekend with the help of a Uhaul and some friends of mine we got all of Jennifer’s and Harper’s stuff and moved it into our house. The good thing is we have a 4 bedroom house so everyone gets a bedroom, the bad news is my wife’s office got moved to the basement.
Wish me luck we shall see how this goes.
 

----NEW UPDATE----

Update #2: 1 year later - May 12, 2024 (11 months later)
So it’s been almost a year since my last update but with Mother’s Day upon us I thought I would post an update and try to answer the questions I’ve gotten.
Jenn and Harper are still living with us. As I mentioned before Jenn did not make that much money, she worked as a phlebotomist for our local health network. The good news is with the current nursing shortage they have a program where they will pay for employees to go to nursing school. She was able to start that in the end of August. The bad news is it’s an 18 month program and they only let you work 20hrs a week while you are in the program. So the arrangement is one she graduates she will move out then. That should be next May.
The Divorce with Dead Beet is still ongoing. Once he found out he was going to have to pay child support he tried every dirty nasty trick he could think of. No idea when that will be finished.
My wife is doing good, she happy she is helping her best friend, but 5 people in a house is a lot more work than 3. Since she works from home the pre and post school work falls on her.
Emma and Harper are still best friends. Shockingly Harper is doing much better in this environment than before. They don’t do everything together anymore. Harper quit dance class, but she started with soccer. I think knowing that she will get fatherly attention no matter what she is doing has given her some freedom to pursue other interest. Harper has turned into my Lego buddy. Emma never had any interest but Harper and I have done some nice sets together.
Emma and I still have our daddy daughter dates on the weekend, I still take her to dance class, and she started to take fencing classes. I don’t know if I should be proud or scared that she could defeat me in a sword fight.
I think I am doing better a year later. That there is a plan with a timetable for Jenn and Harper has relived a lot of stress from my life. That I also don’t have to see Dead Beet has also been a relief. I also try to take a few hours a month for me time and to do my hobbies. The bad part is I had thought that I was done with the portion of my life where I had roommates. It will also be nice when Jenn either gets her nursing job and/or gets child support so that Amber and I can stop footing the bill for so much.
For all the people that said Jenn was going to become our sister wife, or that I was going cheat of my wife with her, or that she was going to ruin my marriage out of spite, or any of the weird sexual fantasies some of you people had absolutely nothing has happened.
 

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UPDATE: reordered the list a bit for better overview. Fixed issues will now appear at the bottom of a specific list for better readability.
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Many people come here to give feedback, which is welcome, but since some of the feedback is given very frequently, we compile this frequently given/posted feedback / requests / suggestions from players on specific issues in this weekly updated and reoccurring thread here to not bloat up the subreddit and people feed with it.
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UI

• fix Typos in Item Tooltips and Text Boxes
• more than 100% completion in the Codex (or similar things) being displayed
• Requirements not met on Paragon Nodes
• Pathfinding Issues on the Map
• an Overlay Map (similar to Diablo 2)
• improved Chat / more QoL Features for Chat [solution suggested by a redditor]
• option to hide UI
• additional infos displayed on Clan Members and Friends
• an UI Indicator for when Resource XYZ is above ## (based on certain effects, e.g. from Passives or Aspects)
• INDIRECTLY ADRESSED (Season 4 Patch): additional Visual Indicators for Uniques and Legendaries aside from the Color (e.g. a Star on the Item Image for Uniques) - Lategame Items with Greater Affixes now have Roman Numerals behind them as a Visual Indicator
• INDIRECTLY ADRESSED (Season 4 Patch): Lootfilter and/or Salvage Filter - Rare Items now only drop with up to 2 Affixes, while Legendaries drop with 3 Affixes + Items with Greater Affixes on them have Roman Numerals behind them)
• Add search to titles / Aspects / etc (added in Season 4 Patch to the New Codex System)
• a regular, consistent Order in which the Affixes on Item Tooltips are appearing / being displayed
• option to mark Items for 'Keep' instead of marking them as 'Junk'
• separate Gem Tab (instead of gems, Gem Shard will drop now, which are a Crafitng Material from which you can craft gems. These Gem Shards will be stored in the Crafting Materials Tab) [alternative solution suggested by a redditor]
• fix the issue of flickering item tooltips when comparing items

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Stash

• A few Private Stash Tabs for each Character (in addition to the Shared Stash Tabs)
• Move all Aspects into the Codex to free up space in the Inventory and the Stash (Season 4 Patch)
• Search Function in the Stash
• Additional 'Sort Functions' in the Stash and Inventory, e.g.: HighestLowest Item Level, WhiteMagicRareLegendary... within the same Weapon/Armor Piece, etc
• Sort Function should group same Aspects together

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Items

• additional Affixes for the 'Razorplate' Unique Chest Armor (people often think its bugged)
• an improved Icon for Affixes that were re-rolled / enchanted, so that it better stands out
• partially / indirectly addressed: Gems are not worth picking up anymore at a certain point EDIT: partially/indirectly addressed - has been somewhat addressed but not fixed by Gem Fragments now being picked up automatically)
• Gems not being interesting enough (Season 4 Patch with the Large Itemization Overhaul made the Bonuses on Gems less conditional, replaced a few Bonuses with others, and added Main Stat)
• Ancient Rare Items should not roll with only 3 Affixes (addressed in Season 4 Patch with the Itemization Overhaul, Rare Items)
• certain Affixes should not spawn as Normal Affixes on Items, but instead only on Passive Skills, Magic & Rare Paragon Nodes, or as a 5'th or 6'th Bonus Affixes on Uniques (addressed in Season 4 Patch with the Itemization Overhaul)
• too many different forms of '#% Damage Increased Affixes' on Items /// less of these Affixes overall /// move many of these Affixes to Paragon / Passives / Uniques /// only up to # of these should roll on a single item [Large Discussion about this on the subreddit] (addressed in Season 4 Patch with the Itemization Overhaul)
• Below-Sacred Items should no longer in WT3 once a certain Character Level has been reached + Below-Sacred Items should not drop in WT4 at all
• The amount of Sacred Items in WT4, should reduce the higher your Character Level gets.
• (increased) Minimum Item Power on higher Character Levels
• higher drop chance for Uber Uniques (one of the reasons people give is that these items are often not just powerful, but also build defining, and hence should be obtainable in a season + "real Grail Items" should be "less mandatory")

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Legendary Aspects

• relocating some Legendary Aspects to the Skill Tree (as Passive Skills or Skill-specific Upgrades) and/or the Paragon Board (as Magic, Rare and/or Legendary Passives)
• Legendary Codex Aspects should be able to be upgraded over time (b/c it feels bad to hold on to good ones long periods of time) (Season 4 Patch)
• other Legendary Powers (that currently are not obtainable via Dungeons) should appear in the Codex once salvaged. (Season 4 Patch)
• some/many of the mid- and late game Legendary Aspects should appear in the Codex, once the Item / Aspects has been salvaged / found / extracted (Season 4 Patch)
• Resource Aspects (like the Aspect of Concentration, etc.) should occur more frequently (addressed in Season 4 Patch, since they are now stored forever in the Codex)
• certain Aspects should occur more frequently in general (addressed in Season 4 Patch, since they are now stored forever in the Codex)
• Sort Function in Stash should group same Aspects together

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Artisans and Crafting

• Duplicate Affixes should not appear when Enchanting /// or +1 additional Roll when Enchanting.
• Increased Movement Speed in town (to more quickly maneuver between artisans)
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• Salvaging "Glacial Fissure" Sigil should show a warning and could refund some materials
• "Salvage Filter", aka an option at the Blacksmith to salvage items that do not met individually assigned conditions (like 'Salvage all Items below Item Power ###' - where ### stands for a number the players can select themselves, and other conditions)
• some people want to keep the Gatehall from Season 3 (Season of the Construct) as a new (optional) HUB (a community discussion on that can be found here )
• Artisans, Vendors, Stash, Wardrobe, Townportal, Waypoint, Purveyors of Curiosities, etc should be closer together in towns (suggestion / illustration by a redditor) (Purveyors of Curiosities have been moved closer to other vendors and more Stashes have been added in each town) (plus, in the Season 4 Patch, all Artisans are now closer to the Waypoint / Town Portal)...
• Hair Color / Style should be able to be changed in the Wardrobe
• Enchanting Costs too high / Cap Enchanting Cost / slower ramp-up of re-crafting costs (Season 4 Patch improved this)
• list Elixiers in their own group (e.g. compile Weak Iron Bark, Strong Iron Bark, Heavy Iron Bark Elixir, etc into their own Drop Down Menu)
• a 'Sell All Button' / 'Sell All below-Sacred Items' / 'Sell All non-Ancestral Items Button' (with the upcoming changes this issue will no longer be relevant)
• option to mark Items for 'Keep' instead of marking them as 'Junk'
• option to 'Salvage all below-Sacred Items' + an option to 'Salvage all non-Ancestral Items' (with the upcoming changes this issue will no longer be relevant)

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Balance (Combat)

• Skeletal Ballistas targeting Players from Off-Screen / dealing too much damage
• "fix" One-Shot-Mechanics
• Increased Base Movement Speed (at higher Character Levels / at Level 100 / +#% all ## Level)
• 2 Evade Charges from Level 1 (or at higher levels / or 2 from the start and +1 all ## Level)
• rework the Suppressor Elite Affix (is reworked: now no longer is active permanently on an Elites and also drops when the Elite is Hard CC'ed)
• Limit / reduce CC in higher dungeon difficulties (lets see how this will turn out)

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Mount

• additional Charges for the Mount (at higher Character Levels, as rewards, etc)
• let us use Mount Charges in Town (to more quickly maneuver between artisans, etc)
• reduced Mount / Dismount Cooldowns
• Faster Mount / longer Spur
• Improve Mount Maneuverability / Smoothness / getting stuck on minor obstacles
• Mount should break through Barricades

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Leveling / Campaign / Dungeons / Endgame / Uberbosses

• Event Tracker List / UI
• let us fight Campaign Bosses again outside of the Campaign (maybe as additional Uberbosses or Worldbosses)
• fix the bug of Enemies spawning behind closed doors / gates, which prevents to open the gate in the first place
• immediately port us into a Nightmare Dungeon directly after a Nightmare Sigil has been activated
• make Nightmare Dungeon Icons easier to see / easier to re-find on the map
• endgame tree of whispers quests
• increased Drop Rates for Summoning Materials (to summon Uber Duriel, etc) - (some even suggest that Uber Duriel should not require any materials to summon, b/c you still have to fight him to have a small chance to get a Uber Unique)
• Uber Lilith boss fight should be improved, the attacks should be better visible and visually line up.
• some people suggest that Uber Duriel should be harder, while at the same time also drop more rewarding items or drop Uber Uniques more frequently.
• some people suggest that Items dropped by Uber Duriel should always have maxed Affixes
• increased Mob Density during Helltides (Season 4 Patch)
• partially / indirectly addressed some people request Cinders to 1) be account wide, 2) have no Cinder Penalty on death, and 3) persist to next Helltide... EDIT: has been partially/indirectly addressed by increasing the frequency of Helltides, but some people reported that this is not enough
• some players suggest / request to no longer hide Helltide Chest Icon on the Map, because it just redirects player traffic to 3'rd party websites (additional update in Patch 1.3.0: icons for Helltide Chest of Mysteries and Living Steel Chest have been updated to make them more visually distinctive from the other chest icons)
• increased frequency of Helltides
• more XP / Rewards for Side Quests / Whispers / Overworld Events / Helltides / PvP
• Better Notifications (in Chat and or "Popup Notifications") for Worldbosses, Legion Events, etc.
• let us teleport directly into a Nightmare Dungeon
• "something to do" in the Endgame aside from Uber-Lilith (e.g. additional Uberbosses, Uber Events, Uber Challenges, etc) (lets see how this will work once implemented)
• Uber Lilith should have a (noticeable) increased Chance to drop Uber Uniques (Uber Bosses will now have higher chances for Uber Uniques)

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Season Specific

• Minor Bug: Season 2 Materials are still dropping in Season 3
• Season 3 (partially addressed, but overall noticeably improved) - requests for improving the Season Mechanics, Traps, Rewards, the Companion, etc - has been quickly addressed via numerous adjustments
• (Season 2 issue) fix the issue where Potent Blood is dropping within a fountain, making it impossible picking it up

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Technical & Bugs

• general request: reduce Lag / Stutter
• keep an instance of a Nightmare Dungeon open for ~5 minutes after disconnect
• bug of characters getting stuck / floating in various ways under certain conditions
• the camera should be zoomed out more by default (or as an option) (Season 4 Patch)
• fix the GPU Memory Leak Issue
• improvements and Bug Fixes to Living Steel Chests (many users request less Cinders to open them and/or them dropping more Living Steel)

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Other Quality of Life

• Respawn Point in Dungeon closer to the place of death
• the 'Scroll of Amnesia' should be able to be bought from a vendor for a reasonable price. Some additional suggestions: Scroll of Amnesia should be regularly granted when reaching certain levels. One Scroll for Paragon-only, one for Skill Points-only.
• Let us set the Townportal to a City of our choice.
• A way to save (a limited amount of) "Build Loadouts" (similar to D3's Wardrobe, but not as a replacement for D4's Wardrobe, but rather as an addition / extension)
• some ways to get at least smaller amounts of Platinum outside of purchasing something
• some people ask to keep the Gatehall from Season 3 (Season of the Construct) as a new (optional) HUB (a community discussion on that can be found here )
• the camera should be zoomed out more by default (or as an option) (Season 4)
• Nightmare Sigils: put the level of enemies from a Nightmare Dungeon on the Nightmare Sigil (in Patch 1.3.x)
• improvements for Gold Trading on Console (in Patch 1.3.0)
• WASD Movement (in Patch 1.3.0)
• Option to Refund All Paragon / a single board as a whole
• allow to disable Combat Text

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Other

• some form of ingame Looking for Group Feature [suggestion by a redditor]
• additional gender-specific Transmogs (especially for Male Sorcerer)
• additional Hairstlyes
• Event Tracker List / UI
• Training Dummy - Training Dummy is there now, but some people also desire a DPS Meter on the Dummy
• Renown Rework (for Seasons) / let 100% of Renown carry over to Season

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Recent additions to the list

• updated for Season 4 Patch, which included the Large Itemization Overhaul (Codex Update, all Aspects in the Codex, Tempering, Masterworking, Increased Camera Zoom, Helltide Updates, new Artisan Placements, adjusted Gem Bonuses, etc)

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I guess I'm at a point where I'm not sure how to feel. Back in 1999 I switched to Wicca, and later Asatru. It was not until 2016 that I returned to the faith. I had a solid belief prior to this that God was in fact real, beyond even just faith.
Then I returned, and I must say, what vexes me the most is that I do not see the fruits of the spirit. Many attitudes, language, have not changed in the slightest. The immense peace and at times conviction that people claim to experience, simply is not there either.
I've seen people say that the unforgivable sin is not in fact what it appears to be, and yet I question that assertion with the comparison to my experiences. I have recently been the target of two separate demonic dreams (I have a perfect dream memory). The first one was terrifying, the second one was so gross that I almost threw up after waking up. I was under the impression that Christians were in some way protected or spared from such horrors, but it seems not. I am easily able to distinguish between a dream that is normal or routine, or even a stretch of the two, but these two were out of all classification and felt like attacks.
You know where the bible says, "Depart, I do not know you"?, yeah, that's a real fear for me. Mind that I do deal with both adhd and aspergers, so those also factor in to everything. That does not diminish the heavy thoughts on all of this though. I am curious as to your thoughts on the topic.

Author's Note:
7700 words, broke Reddit's character limit, so you know the drill. Will be split into two parts, both posted today. Enjoy!
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"Stop! STOP!"
The terror in Kismet's voice rose higher as death drew nearer. He fled from Rob's grasping hand, but a Purge Divinity-infused fingernail managed to graze him, carving out a scoop of divine essence as if flaying a mortal's skin.
Kismet let out a screech as the Purging energy added to his growing collection of scars. A dozen small holes now dotted the surface of his mana-body, looking like he'd been pockmarked by wasting disease. Each wound represented a moment where the god had narrowly escaped with his life.
If those injuries had been inflicted by any other ability, then he could have rejuvenated himself in the time it took to blink. Purging energy was not so kind as that. It was purifying wrath in the shape of a Skill; their vengeance given form. Whatever divinity it touched, it extinguished.
As if cleansing the universe of a sickness that had infected it for far too long.
The BERSERKER continued his unrelenting advance. In response, Kismet threw up a frantic barrier of mana. It was strong enough to deflect one of Ragnavi's Annihilation beams–
And Rob blasted through it like paper mache. His charge sent broken shards of energy scattering across the divine realms. More mid-air rifts tore open, the HUMAN's aura strangling the surrounding area in a vice grip of power. Purge Divinity seemed to glow with light emanating straight from the pits of hell.
None of which was anywhere near as unnerving as the murder contained within his piercing gaze. When Kismet met Rob's eyes, he saw the end of eternity fast approaching.
The god's next barrier was just as frantic. However, this one was not comprised of mana, but of solid matter. Kismet summoned the hardest, most dense substance known to the mortal realms, then transmuted it into something that otherwise could only have been forged inside the heart of a dying star. It was many times more durable than the impossibly tough walls of an aberrant Dungeon.
So when Rob demolished it with a single punch, he actually had to put a bit of elbow grease into his windup.
Another wall materialized in front of him. He crushed it, then the one after, and the one after that, lashing out with bestial ferocity. The BERSERKER plowed through Kismet's hastily-built defenses like a bulldozer of fists and savagery. Rob was knocking them down as quickly as the god could make them, relishing the sensation of being able to vent his anger on targets that weren't fucking running away.
Then the twelfth wall fell – revealing a monstrous, spiky, fanged behemoth concealed behind.
Rob paused, momentarily taken aback at the sight of a mundane creature within the divine realms. 'Mundane' in relative terms, anyway. This monster was on par with a newborn Blight, radiating power that would have sent ordinary fighters sprinting for the hills.
It was also barely cognizant of its surroundings. The monster stared at him with unblinking, vacant eyes, just the tiniest glimmer of awareness present in its gaze. Rob noted that segments of its flesh were bubbling, as if the creature was fresh out of the oven and still needed to settle.
He couldn't help but feel a modicum of pity. This was yet another thoughtless creation, condemned to existence by an uncaring maker. Even monsters deserved better than that.
Rob caved the beast's head in before it could realize that it was alive. Pity was not the same as hesitation, and this was the only mercy he could afford to grant right now.
Didn't matter. Kismet's pawn served its purpose. In the brief instant that Rob spent getting over his initial surprise, the god had teleported to safety. He was already planning his next stunt that could buy him a few precious seconds of survival.
The HUMAN grimaced as he turned to give chase, unable to suppress the burgeoning sense of unease growing within his chest.
It almost didn't seem fair to feel that way. Rob knew he was winning – at least on the surface. Any outside observer would've bet their life savings on him, especially after the show of overwhelming superiority he'd just displayed. Kismet had been at a disadvantage before Never Forget Your Rage's recent upswing, and now it was no contest. Rob was confident that he would still be stronger even if the eight gods merged into one super-deity.
He also knew that he was living on borrowed time.
Whenever he moved, or activated a Skill, or even breathed...the sensation was there. Strength accompanied by incongruous frailty. Like background noise that kept getting louder with every action he took. His body felt close to pulling itself apart, as if his very molecules were a hairsbreadth away from coming undone.
It was different from Soul Instability. Whereas that threatened to collapse his soul, this frailty was an affliction of the flesh. The longer he fought, the more his physical form was at risk of popping like a balloon.
Such was the price of constraining godlike power within a mortal shell.
"Stay back!" Unaware of the turmoil fermenting in his assailant's mind, Kismet threw up his hands and...inverted...space? Rob didn't have a name for what he was seeing. Rather than stopping to puzzle out this latest brand of divine bullshit, he sent out a pulse of Purge Divinity, canceling whatever esoteric effect Kismet had been attempting to produce.
His Purging energy scraped against the divine realms like a cheese grater. Five rifts immediately tore open near both Rob and Kismet, with the god anxiously retreating from one that appeared just inches away from him. A low rumble echoed around them, and for a moment, they felt struck by an abrupt feeling of vertigo – until the realms gradually stabilized, righting once more.
For now.
Rob eyed the rifts with a detached, clinical gaze. An endless sea of mana resided behind them; the bedrock of the system itself. While he recognized that the rifts tearing open was bad news, he also couldn't really muster the energy to care. Between his overflowing rage, overtaxed body, and overburdened soul, minor details like the impending destruction of reality were hard to give much focus.
There was a way to fix all of that, of course. Rob couldn't outright deactivate Never Forget Your Rage – not without losing its bonus stats. But he could attempt to ease the storm of fury in his heart. By lessening his anger to more reasonable levels, Never Forget Your Rage would put less strain on both his body and the divine realms.
The notion forced a peal of hideous laughter to claw out of his throat. Lessen his anger? He'd have better luck trying to douse a volcano with a garden hose. No. For a wildfire that had grown this out of control, the only thing to do was stand aside and let it burn, burn, burn.
Until naught remained.
"I said stay back!" Kismet bellowed. He lifted his arms into the air. "Begone!" One moment later, Rob's vision was filled with scorching light. An apocalyptic geyser of mana burst forth from underfoot, intense and searing. It stripped the flesh from his bones in no time flat, powering through Almighty Resistance with pure, unmitigated violence.
And it still wasn't fast enough. Rob flickered a Purge Divinity shield for just an instant, allowing him to escape the geyser with his upper body – and most of his HP – intact. Lifesurge swiftly patched him up, leaving both combatants right back where they'd started.
Slowly, Kismet lowered his hands. They were shivering. "What are you?" he whispered. "Why are all my efforts in vain?"
To be honest, Rob was mildly impressed that Kismet had held on for this long. The god's combat efficacy was increasing as time passed, improving from panic-spamming teleports to more inventive maneuvers – as if he was learning how to fight on-the-job. He'd also stopped draining the other gods to supplement his power, having found an alternative source of fuel: mana seeping out from the sporadically-opening rifts.
It was the one silver lining to fighting an implacable BERSERKER so powerful that he fractured reality. Whenever Rob utilized Purge Divinity, more rifts opened up in the realms, and more mana leaked out from inside. The gods had invested that energy into the system millennia ago, and it typically would've been off-limits until they closed up shop and left Elatra. Kismet was making use of it now, absorbing the extra mana to strengthen himself, like a lifeline barely keeping him afloat.
The god's tenacity was...calling it 'admirable' would be going too far, but it did warrant a sort of begrudging respect. As someone who'd tangoed with multiple Blights, Rob knew what it was like to square off against a frenzied beast that could end him with a touch.
Being the scary one was a nice change of pace.
In exchange, Kismet had graciously donned the role of their battle's Combat Class user; fragile, outgunned, and pulling improvised maneuvers out of his ass for a chance at victory. The god could finally feel what it was like to be vulnerable. How exciting! Rob was more than happy to assist. Learning experiences such as these only came around once an eternity or so.
Flippancy aside – while Kismet still possessed room for improvement, this was the most that could be asked of a deity who hadn't seen combat in literal eons. His biggest fuckup had been taunting Rob in the wrong ways, but he couldn't have known about Never Forget Your Rage, that was an excusable oversight. By all other accounts, Kismet was performing adequately.
Even so...
"YoU aRE noTHinG."
The sound of Rob's voice caused two fresh rifts to open up. Kismet flinched, casting a teleportation spell out of pure reflex. Without pause, the HUMAN resumed his hunt.
Nothing. Perhaps that statement was hyperbole – yet it rang true nonetheless. While Kismet may have been a creature of supreme divinity, on the field of battle, his pedigree meant nothing. In the face of an implacable, unstoppable foe, his power was worth nothing. Very soon, he would be nothing, consigned to oblivion by Purging energy.
Rob couldn't help but unfavorably compare Kismet to the final Blight. Weren't these supposed to be two sides of the same coin? Each one-half of an original transcendent Will? Yet the Second Will had brought Rob to the edge of despair...and Kismet was fleeing like a cornered rodent. It was difficult to reconcile the two divinities as theoretical equals.
Although he knew that was an unfair comparison. Rob had fought the Blight before learning Limit Break and Never Forget Your Rage. Kismet wasn't weak.
The HUMAN was just far too strong.
If he rematched the Second Will today, he would beat it to death with his bare hands.
"Look at what you've wrought!" Kismet swept an arm out, gesturing towards some of the many rifts that Rob's presence was tearing open. "Do you understand what will transpire if you persist in this folly?! If the divine realms shatter, then so will all of Elatra! You are on the brink of destroying everything which you have striven to protect! Cease this–"
"CAN'T."
In a flash, Rob dashed forward and scooped out a chunk of the god's mana-body with Purge Divinity. Before he could do more, Kismet shrieked with pain and teleported away, leaving the BERSERKER to crush his prize between five clenched fingers.
"FoRCed mY HAnD." He located Kismet again. "NO GOING BACK."
Stopping wasn't an option. If the divine realms crumbled and Elatra imploded...well, that would be a faster end than what the gods had in store for its people. At least this way their deaths would be quick and hopefully painless – and his friends wouldn't be turned into Skills tortured for all eternity.
Still, Kismet did have a point. Destroying reality wasn't exactly the ideal outcome. There had to be a way to speed up the conclusion of their fight. Rob was certain he would win if given enough time, but he couldn't guarantee it would be before either his body or the divine realms collapsed.
{Ascend.}
Like a snake slithering through a minefield, Leveling High skirted past the whirlwind of thoughts and emotions raging within Rob's mind. He attempted to tune out its voice, yet Humanity's curse refused to be denied, the static loudening until he was compelled to respond. Quit distracting me, he snapped. In case you haven't noticed, I'm FUCKING. BUSY.
{You seek to ensure victory over those who rule above,} Leveling High continued, without missing a step. {As do I.}
Then sit back, shut up, and–
{Ignoring your deficiencies will not make them disappear. This body is...feeble. Incomplete. Unfit to wield the power contained therein. Like a polished sword attached to a brittle hilt, liable to snap in twain at any moment.}
Rob grit his teeth. He couldn't deny Leveling High's assertions. Normally he'd just tell it to piss off, but considering how much was at stake here...
With a feeling like he'd sat down to deal with the devil, Rob sighed. Then what do you propose? That we upgrade my body somehow? I don't think putting more points into Vitality would help, even if I had any to spare. Me being so juiced up on stats is half the problem.
It shook its head. {You have far surpassed the limitations of mortality. Strengthening your power further would be akin to pouring water into an overflowing cup.}
So we...what, increase the size of the cup?
Static akin to laughter echoed inside his head. {We do away with it entirely.}
An icy chill began creeping up Rob's spine, as if the cold hands of fate were working their way towards his neck. He recalled a system notification from days before – 'Your Race has morphed from Human (?) to: Ascending HUMAN'.
Not Ascended. Ascending.
Weeks-old memories came surging to the forefront. 'The Heartkiller is closer to our form of life than those you call friends,' the Blight-child of Elysium had once said. 'As long as you continue to live, eventually, you will become an existence with the power to crush the Others and free the Skills from their shackles. You are no longer one of the Ephemeral. Now, you are a cocoon, metamorphosing into something grander. When you emerge, you will be as the Eternal.'
The Blight-child had laughed at him, then. 'After joining us, preserving these worlds will no longer be your desire.'
Rob grimaced. Denied, he flatly told Leveling High. Whatever you're about to suggest isn't happening.
It scoffed at him. {Your prejudices blind you. Do you think the gods have need of physical bodies? Does it hinder them in any capacity? No – the opposite. By definition, infinity cannot be constrained. Discard this useless flesh, and your conquest of the divine realms is assured.}
Maybe you didn't hear me when I said–
{By all means. Spurn my counsel...and condemn your friends to death. Shall their lives be worth it, in the end?}
Rob sucked in air through clenched teeth.
{Ascend.} Leveling High purred with anticipation. {You are bound by a prison of meat, bone, and blood. Break free. Finish what has already begun. Gaze upon the tapestry of infinity in all its dreadful splendor. Seize victory not as a Human, but as a completed, transcendent HUMAN.}
With a scream to drown out the static, Rob chased after Kismet again and again. The god was in full-on panic mode, eschewing offensive attacks in favor of perpetual retreat, focused wholly on keeping the BERSERKER as far away as possible. He would teleport the instant that Rob laid eyes on him, frantically stalling for his life.
It was – quite unintentionally – providing evidence to Leveling High's claims. If Kismet was on the defensive, catching him would take time they might not have.
I... Rob narrowed his eyes. How would I finish Ascending, anyway? It isn't like I can just flip a switch and make it happen.
{Incorrect.}
He blinked. WHAT?
{You have long since achieved the qualifications for true godhood,} Leveling High explained, in a lecturing tone. {There is no milestone that remains necessary to achieve. Rather than needing to overcome some hurdle of strength or power, the obstacle barring your path is more...arbitrary. Self-imposed.}
Humanity's curse seemed to peer into his soul. When it spoke next, its voice was filled with disgust. {You remain mortal because you wish to do so – both consciously and subconsciously. The Ascension of a nascent deity has been obstructed by cheap sentimentality.}
Rob almost started an argument over its usage of 'cheap', but he exercised restraint, keenly aware that there was bigger fish to fry. Can't do anything about the subconscious. I am \not* activating Melancholy Resistance.*
{Nor should you,} Leveling High remarked, shuddering at the prospect. {A grand statement of intent will be sufficient to shift your mentality. I believe...yes.}
The static churned like a hive of buzzing wasps. {When you next tear off a piece of the leader god's mana...even if just a sliver...devour it. Gorge yourself on their essence.}
Bile threatened to rise to the top of Rob's throat. Seems excessive, he mused, trying and failing to keep his tone lighthearted. To become a god, I eat a god? Wouldn't that make me a divine cannibal?
{You ARE a cannibal.} Leveling High's voice wavered, its veneer of helpfulness slipping to reveal the madness that lay beneath. {What do you think you've been DOING for nearly a YEAR? You kill, ingest your prey's Experience, and MAKE THEIR POWER YOUR OWN. This world is one of consumption and parasitism – devouring a god's essence is merely a more HONEST variant of THE SAME actions.}
...You clearly weren't paying attention during Diplomacy's PR lessons. Rob pursued Kismet once again, pressing his fingernails into his palms when the god hurriedly teleported away. There is such a thing as being too straightforward. If you want people to listen to you, then maybe dress up your words so they don't sound so horrifying.
{BUT AM I WRONG?}
Rob had no answer to that.
Bolts of divine mana peppered his skin. Kismet had barely managed to squeeze an attack in-between his escapes. The bolts ricocheted off Rob's skin like ping-pong balls, leaving minor scrapes and nothing more. It wasn't anywhere close to bypassing Almighty Resistance and his massive HP pool.
Yet it also reminded him of the mana-spears that Kismet had sent towards the rest of Riardin's Rangers. His Party members only possessed a shared, diluted version of Almighty Resistance, and their HP was a fraction of his. If Kismet aimed another attack of that caliber at them...how many would perish, right then and there?
Was Leveling High correct? What point was there to sentimentality if it just got his friends killed?
In truth, Rob knew that it didn't really matter if he completed his Ascension. Based on what he had planned for himself after the gods were dead, little would change either way. Still...he also knew that Ascending would be a one-way trip. No take-backs. If he went through with it, a fundamental part of him would be irrevocably altered.
Something twinged in a corner of his mind. It wasn't Leveling High, or his rage, or any of the other emotions currently dominating his headspace. This was a familiar friend; perhaps Rob's #1 most trusted confidant since he'd first set foot in Elatra. One that had rarely ever steered him wrong.
Paranoia.
And at the moment, it was telling him to be very careful before jumping into the deep end.
Ten teleports.
{What?}
Give it ten more Kismet teleports, Rob said. If I haven't dealt him a serious injury by then....I'll do what I need to do. He grimaced as Kismet vanished before he'd even finished the thought. Ten starting now.
Leveling High's static quieted. It resembled a patron at a restaurant who'd ordered their meal, and was waiting patiently for the main course to arrive.
Rob didn't waste time being offended over its nonchalance. Free of distractions, he immediately swept his gaze across the divine realms, pinpointing his quarry in a micro-instant. The BERSERKER dashed forward, pushing his body as far as he could, layering Rampages on top of Dexterity that made the laws of physics want to curl up and weep.
Kismet was prepared. He'd drawn more mana from the fractured rifts, quickening his speed and reactions. It wasn't much, but it was enough to keep his head above water, not yet outpaced by their continually escalating arms race.
The HUMAN struck, the god fled, and both were left in the same position as before.
{One.}
Rob turned on a dime, charging without needing to look. He'd heard the moment that Kismet's teleport ended. It afforded him a split-second head start.
A gravity well suddenly appeared below his feet, as if a miniaturized black hole was weighing him down. Apparently, Kismet had set it up ahead of time as a just-in-case trap. Rob pierced through the spell's area of effect before it could ramp up to something dangerous, but his pace was slowed by a hair in the process, and his prey escaped.
{Two.}
You know what? Screw this. Rob whirled away from Kismet's newest location and blasted straight towards one of the lesser deities that his Party members were fighting.
He'd been too hung up on getting even with a hated foe – when there were seven other juicy morsels for him to play with. This way, Kismet would either sit back and watch as his allies were massacred, or the god would be forced to act instead of running like a goddamn cowar–
Sense Mana alerted Rob to magic gathering behind.
Pivoting, he leapt into the air. Rob superimposed himself in front of Kismet, bodyblocking the rainstorm of destructive mana that was about to be unleashed upon Riardin's Rangers.
Due to his swift response, the attack was released early. A simple Purge Divinity shield prevented him from incurring any damage. Rob still felt no sense of triumph as the mana dissipated around him. He just wasn't fast enough to kill the lesser gods and protect his Party at the same time – or at least not fast enough that he should gamble their lives on it.
Kismet disappearing a moment later didn't help matters either.
{Three.}
Frontal assaults weren't guaranteed to succeed, and targeting the other gods was a no-go. Could he take Kismet by surprise? Increase his Dexterity?
Rob contemplated mining Never Forget Your Rage for more stats, but swiftly vetoed the idea. His body was already struggling to hold itself together. Putting additional strain on a shaky foundation seemed...unwise.
Plus – at the risk of eating crow in the near future – he didn't actually think it was possible to feel angrier at the gods than he was right now. Seriously, what was left?
He hated them for sending him to a fantasy deathworld. He hated them for tormenting his friends and family. He hated them for being partially responsible for the Blight. He hated them for what they'd done to Elatra and Earth. He hated them for all the lives they'd stolen. He hated them for being the living embodiments of indifference and cruelty. He hated that they fostered good PR among the people they oppressed. He hated how monsters of such craven hypocrisy were also immeasurably powerful. He hated the sensation of divine mana crawling on his skin. He hated the unsettling sound of their voices. He hated their bizarre formless appearances. He hated them for being pompous pricks. He hated whenever they tried to relate to him. He hated whenever they didn't.
Most of all, he hated that they were still alive.
Even if he found out that they'd personally antagonized him since birth or some petty nonsense like that, it wouldn't measure up to the litany of transgressions they'd committed thus far. The blazing inferno within his soul could burn no hotter. Should burn no hotter. For his sanity's sake, if nothing else.
Kismet teleported. It wasn't in response to anything. He'd merely anticipated some sort of action – and was then baffled afterwards when he noticed the rampaging BERSERKER standing quietly in deep thought.
{Four.}
Rob advanced. While he didn't have a plan yet, he'd also learned that if he gave Kismet the slightest amount of breathing room, bad things tended to happen.
Can any of my Skills give me an edge? Unfortunately, he didn't think so. As usual, his lack of ranged options was biting him in the ass when it mattered most. Almost everything he could use required getting in close – which was the whole freaking problem – and none would be more effective than Purge Divinity, regardless.
Maybe I could set up a Waymark point, then catch Kismet's teleport with one of mine...no, that won't work either. The odds of him popping in next to a random Waymark point are slim. Could fill the battlefield with lots of Marks, but even then I have to consider the Skill's activation time. With my current Dexterity, it'd honestly be faster just to run at him.
The vast majority of his abilities simply weren't up to par in a clash with divinity. Limit Break, Purge Divinity, and Never Forget Your Rage had been specifically designed by the Skills to facilitate deicide. Something like Power Slash couldn't possibly compare to jailbroken stats and a touch of death.
As an act of defiance against his own logic, he cast Enmity, the only ability that could feasibly hit Kismet at range. The god casually shrugged off its effect before promptly escaping.
{Five.}
Like a frustrated animal, Rob snarled and gave chase. Just need to keep trying. Kismet isn't perfect.
{Six.}
Sooner or later, he's going to mess up.
{Seven.}
He's going to mess up.
{Eight.}
HE HAS TO MESS UP.
Suddenly, Kismet transformed his right hand into a blade of mana. With one harsh motion, he sliced open his own left arm.
By now, Rob had conditioned himself to never stop moving forward, even if something shocked him – which this sight very much did. His mouth dropped open, and Leveling High paused in the middle of eating its metaphorical popcorn. They still kept advancing without an iota of hesitation.
And ran straight into the mana cloud leaking out from Kismet's wound.
Rob blinked, opening his eyes to a wonderful day. The twisting plains looked dazzlingly beautiful, with fauna and plantlife lit by rays of effervescent light from the twin stars shining above. People cheerfully went about their day, happily shaking their trunks in shows of greeting, or rattling their scales to initiate merry games.
All was at peace.
Until – in unison – everyone froze. The tumult of life went quiet in an instant, replaced with pensive silence.
As if they'd been struck by the creeping, pervasive sensation of being watched.
A sound rang out. Half of them immediately fell over dead, fluids gushing from their ruined bodies.
The survivors could only lay there, crippled and in pain, as more people slowly rose into the air. Invisible fingers seemed to pluck them from the ground – and then began ripping off their limbs, one at a time, like a child dissecting butterflies–
Rob dragged himself back to the present.
It had taken much less time than before to recognize what was happening. Now that he knew what to expect, experiencing the remnant souls' lives wasn't so different from the dreamlike quality of an Attunement vision. Although...realizing that he'd witnessed the end of a world preceding Elatra did cause his thoughts to hitch for a single moment.
Which was just enough for Kismet to forge a spear of mana, then send it plunging through Rob's eye, skull, and brain. Its tip was forged to shred anything it touched, no matter how durable or Resistant.
The god whooped with glee – only to wince as the HUMAN's sole reaction was a long, drawn-out sigh. With an air of exasperation, he reached up and yanked the divine spear free with a nauseating splorch.
His eye had been reduced to a seeping red mess. He closed its eyelid. When he opened it again, the orb within had already Regenerated, now sporting an unamused glare.
It was something of a unique moment. Mid-battle events didn't typically leave both combatants feeling disheartened. The all-powerful god was losing faith that he could ever hope to stop Rob's onslaught...
And the BERSERKER didn't know if he could justify continuing on like this. His body still felt like it was pulling itself apart; if anything, the sensation was growing more pronounced as their battle progressed. While Kismet would make a fatal mistake eventually, Rob couldn't guarantee that he would last long enough to capitalize on it.
Unless he followed Leveling High's advice and–
With a howl that shook the divine realms, Rob launched his stolen spear at Kismet. His aim was true, yet it sailed through empty air, the god's afterimage tauntingly fading away.
{Nine.}
Final chance.
​
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Link to Part 2

No offense to anyone, but if you don't know how to use a Python script then I can't help you. This will remove the 1-250hz bass tones from the music, so it won't play in the vest. The rest of the game(and cutscenes and any other sound effect) will still retain bass. You don't need to use this script, you should just do what I did and start by telling Chatgpt to make you a script to do a high pass filter to remove the 1-250hz from the game sound files. This is one specifically was made for Ghosts Of Tsushima.
First install Python libraries to handle audio files and FFMPEG and ffprobe binaries.
https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/

pip install pydub scipy 

I put my ffmpeg binaries in a folder then added them to PATH. If you don't want to do this, you can just put the FFMPEG binaries in a folder and then tell chatgpt to modify the script to point to those specific files so you can use them. If you have an error you can just copy the whole error into chatgpt and it will fix it.
I put this script inside of woojer.py in the root folder where the folder is called soundtrack. You can just change it to whatever folder contains your audio files if the game is different. The script will run silently without errors then finish without any message. The script at the end is a batch script to toggle the filtered game files on and off.

import os from pydub import AudioSegment from scipy.signal import butter, lfilter import numpy as np # High-pass filter function def butter_highpass(cutoff, fs, order=5): nyq = 0.5 * fs normal_cutoff = cutoff / nyq b, a = butter(order, normal_cutoff, btype='high', analog=False) return b, a def highpass_filter(data, cutoff, fs, order=5): b, a = butter_highpass(cutoff, fs, order=order) y = lfilter(b, a, data) return y # Function to process a file def process_file(input_path, output_path, cutoff=250, sample_rate=48000): # Load the audio file audio = AudioSegment.from_file(input_path, format="mp3") # Convert to numpy array samples = np.array(audio.get_array_of_samples()) # Apply high-pass filter filtered_samples = highpass_filter(samples, cutoff, sample_rate) # Create new audio segment filtered_audio = audio._spawn(filtered_samples.astype(np.int16).tobytes()) # Export the filtered audio filtered_audio.export(output_path, format="mp3") # Function to process all files in a directory def process_directory(input_dir, output_dir, cutoff=250, sample_rate=48000): if not os.path.exists(output_dir): os.makedirs(output_dir) for filename in os.listdir(input_dir): if filename.endswith(".mp3"): input_path = os.path.join(input_dir, filename) output_path = os.path.join(output_dir, filename) process_file(input_path, output_path, cutoff, sample_rate) # Example usage root_directory = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)) input_directory = os.path.join(root_directory, "_Soundtrack") output_directory = os.path.join(root_directory, "_Soundtrack_Filtered") process_directory(input_directory, output_directory) 

a

@echo off setlocal REM Directories set "ROOT_DIR=%~dp0" set "ORIGINAL_DIR=%ROOT_DIR%_Soundtrack" set "FILTERED_DIR=%ROOT_DIR%_Soundtrack_Filtered" set "CURRENT_DIR=%ROOT_DIR%_Soundtrack_Current" REM Check current state if exist "%CURRENT_DIR%\filtered" ( REM Switch to original echo Switching to original music... xcopy "%ORIGINAL_DIR%\*" "%CURRENT_DIR%\" /Y del "%CURRENT_DIR%\filtered" ) else ( REM Switch to filtered echo Switching to filtered music... xcopy "%FILTERED_DIR%\*" "%CURRENT_DIR%\" /Y echo.>"%CURRENT_DIR%\filtered" ) echo Done. endlocal pause 

How to Manipulate Bots in Offline Practice in CS2

Bots are not that useless, at least not in offline mode. I have been using them for quite a while whenever I want to test nades, wallbangs, damage, and boosts in offline mode and I could not get a friend on. I have had some people ask me how I place, move, and stop bots, so here is a collection of commands and binds.
 
Note: I know many of you will know these and more, so let me know if I am missing anything. There are many resources already out there already (most missing a few commands), but unless you are looking for them, you wont accidentally stumble upon them. Hopefully this exposes people to using these commands!
 

If you dont want to read all that, here is a video of this: VIDEO LINK

Basic Commands

Let me know if anything is outdated.

Spawning and Kicking Bots

Basic spawning, kicking, and moving bots. You need to have console enabled to use these, which can be enabled in the settings. Also, enable sv_cheats 1 to make commands work.

• bot_add [T,CT]
  • T Spawns Terrorist bot.
  • CT Spawns Counter-Terrorist bot.
• bot kick [bot name]
  • Kick specific bot with name of [bot name].
  • Replace [bot name] with all to kick all.
• mp_respawn_on_death_ct [0,1]
  • 1 allows CTs that die to respawn.
  • 0 disables the command.
• mp_respawn_on_death_t [0,1]
  • 1 allows Ts that die to respawn.
  • 0 disables the command.

Placing and Moving Bots

Now that the bots are in the server, here is how you place them as you need.

• bot_stop [0,1]
  • Stop bots from moving with 1 and resume movement with 0.
• bot_place
  • Places bots where you are looking.
  • This can be finicky. They can spawn in the ground, walls, or not at all if there is not enough room, so make sure to back up.
  • I have not found a way to make them face the right way without using additional commands, so let me know if you do!
• bot_mimic [-2,-1,0,1,2]
  • This one is missing from most list, but also one of the most important. If you can't place a bot well, place it as best as you can, then make it mimic your movements to move into the perfect spot. Make sure they are not "stopped".
  • -2 will make them spin
  • -1 will make them copy you without moving
  • 0 Turns off the commands
  • 1 mimic your movements
  • 2 Spin again?
• bot_crouch [0,1]
  • Makes bot crouch with 1, stand with 1.

Bot Equipment

• mp_free_armor [0,1,2]
  • 0 is not armor or helmet
  • 1 is just armor
  • 2 is helmet and armor.
  • May need to kill bots a few times before they spawn with proper gear.
• bot_knives_only [0,1]
  • 1 makes bots only spawn with knives. 0 disables the command.
• mp_ct_default_primary [weapon name]
  • Spawns the CT bots with the [weapon name] as the primary weapon.
• mp_t_default_primary [weapon name]
  • Spawns the T bots with the [weapon name] as the primary weapon.
• mp_ct_default_secondary [weapon name]
  • Spawns the CT bots with the [weapon name] as the secondary weapon.
• mp_t_default_secondary [weapon name]
  • Spawns the T bots with the [weapon name] as the secondary weapon.
• bot_difficulty [0,1,2,3]
  • Changes bot difficulty.
  • 0 is easy
  • 1 is normal
  • 2 is hard
  • 3 is expert.

Binding Commands for Efficiency

If you do not want to place the bots using console or want to quickly toggle crouch/uncrouch, here is how to bind it to a key: bind [key] "[command]"
As an example, placing bots using i key: bind i "bot_place"
 
You can also make commands shift between states: bind [key] "toggle [command] [values separated by comma]"
Example: bind i "toggle bot_crouch 0,1"

Example to Practice Wallbang

1. Launch a custom map using the offline practice mode or using map [map name].
2. Enable the optimal practice server commands using this command (courtesy of GhostCap with some changes): mp_warmup_end; sv_cheats 1; mp_limitteams 0; mp_autoteambalance 0; mp_maxmoney 60000; mp_startmoney 60000; mp_buytime 9999; mp_buy_anywhere 1; mp_freezetime 0; mp_roundtime 60; mp_roundtime_defuse 60; mp_respawn_on_death_ct 1; mp_respawn_on_death_t 1; sv_infinite_ammo 1; sv_showimpacts 1; sv_showimpacts_time 10; ammo_grenade_limit_total 5; sv_grenade_trajectory_prac_pipreview 1; mp_restartgame 1;
   • This will make will ignore win conditions and stop the rounds from ending all the time. Also enables bullet impacts, cheats, respawns, etc.
   • Let me know if you want a guide for these commands too.
3. Spawn a bot using bot_add ct if no bots are present. Make sure they are on the enemy team for correct damage.
4. Depending if you want to test it on armored or unarmored opponents usemp_free_armor [0,1,2]
5. Freeze it using bot_stop 1
6. Place the bot where you want it to stand using bot_place
7. Go to wallbang spot and see where you have to aim!

Example to Practice Boosts

1. Launch a custom map using the offline practice mode or using map [map name].
2. Enable the optimal practice server commands using this command (courtesy of GhostCap with some changes): mp_warmup_end; sv_cheats 1; mp_limitteams 0; mp_autoteambalance 0; mp_maxmoney 60000; mp_startmoney 60000; mp_buytime 9999; mp_buy_anywhere 1; mp_freezetime 0; mp_roundtime 60; mp_roundtime_defuse 60; mp_respawn_on_death_ct 1; mp_respawn_on_death_t 1; sv_infinite_ammo 1; sv_showimpacts 1; sv_showimpacts_time 10; ammo_grenade_limit_total 5; sv_grenade_trajectory_prac_pipreview 1; mp_restartgame 1;
   • This will make will ignore win conditions and stop the rounds from ending all the time. Also enables bullet impacts, cheats, respawns, etc.
   • Let me know if you want a guide for these commands too.
3. Spawn a bot using bot_add ct or bot_add t if no bots are present.
4. Freeze it using bot_stop 1
5. Place the bot where you want it to stand using bot_place
6. Make the bot crouch using bot_crouch 1. If you need them to stand for even higher boost, uncrouch them using bot_crouch 0 and then jump.

 
Let me know if I missed anything! Thanks,
@Brokas on YouTube^{shameless self promo, i know}
 

Resources

• https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/
• https://blast.tv/article/these-are-all-the-bot-commands-you-need-in-cs2
• https://totalcsgo.com/commands/categories/bot
• https://www.ghostcap.com/cs2-practice-config/
• https://blast.tv/article/best-binds-for-cs2

I always thought of my life as fairly ordinary. I work for an embroidery hat company, crafting custom designs for sports teams and local businesses. I take pride in my work, and it pays the bills. My wife, Autumn, is the love of my life, and we have a teenage daughter named Aurora. She's a bit of a stoner and tends to ignore her parents, but I chalk it up to teenage rebellion. I never thought anything sinister lurked beneath the surface of our seemingly normal life.
But I was wrong.
It all started with small, almost imperceptible changes. Autumn seemed distant, her eyes less warm, her touch colder. I convinced myself it was just the stress of daily life getting to her. One evening, I was working late on a new hat design for a local baseball team when Autumn walked into my home office. She smiled, but there was something off about it—something I couldn't quite place.
"Leighton," she said, her voice sounding slightly distorted, "you need to take a break. You've been working too hard."
I nodded, grateful for the interruption, and followed her to the living room. We sat in silence for a while, the only sound being the hum of the ceiling fan. I glanced over at Autumn, and for a split second, I thought I saw her skin ripple, like a stone dropped into water. I blinked, and everything was normal again.
"Hey honey, you okay?" I asked, trying to keep my voice steady.
"Of course," she replied, her smile returning, but it didn't reach her eyes.
I tried to shake off the unease and focus on spending time with her. But strange things kept happening. One night, I woke up to find Autumn standing at the foot of our bed, staring at me with an intensity that made my skin crawl.
"Autumn? What are you doing?" I whispered, my voice trembling.
She blinked, as if coming out of a trance. "I... I don't know," she murmured, climbing back into bed.
The next morning, I was in the kitchen making coffee when Cameron, my neighbor and best friend, knocked on the back door. Cameron and I have known each other for years, and he’s always been a solid sounding board for my worries.
"Hey man, you look like shit," Cameron said, handing me a beer even though it was barely 8 AM. "What's going on?"
I sighed, taking a long swig. "Something's off with Autumn. Last night, I woke up and she was just standing there, staring at me."
"Maybe she's sleepwalking or stressed out," Cameron suggested. "Women are complicated, man. Just talk to her."
I nodded, but deep down, I knew this was more than just stress.
One night, I had a long phone call with my Maw Maw Debby. She's always been the wise matriarch of our family, offering advice that was usually spot on.
"Maw Maw, I think something's wrong with Autumn. She’s been acting strange, and I swear I saw her skin ripple."
"Leighton, sometimes our minds play tricks on us. But trust your instincts. If something feels wrong, it probably is."
Her words lingered in my mind as I hung up the phone. I decided to confront Autumn directly.
"Autumn, we need to talk," I said, trying to keep my voice calm. "You've been acting really strange lately. Is there something you're not telling me?"
She looked at me, her eyes flickering with that eerie light I'd seen before. "Leighton, there's something you need to know," she began, her voice trembling.
Before she could continue, Aurora stumbled into the room, eyes bloodshot. "Hey, can you guys keep it down? I'm trying to watch TV," she mumbled.
"Aurora, go to your room," I snapped, more harshly than I intended. She rolled her eyes and shuffled away.
Autumn took a deep breath. "Leighton, I'm not who you think I am."
My heart pounded in my chest as I watched her skin begin to shift and change. Her flesh turned pale and sickly, taking on a greenish hue as if decaying before my eyes. Her eyes, once warm and inviting, now glowed with an eerie, otherworldly light.
"Autumn, what... what are you?" I stammered, backing away.
Her mouth stretched unnaturally wide into a sinister grin filled with razor-sharp teeth. Her limbs elongated and contorted, moving with an unsettling grace. From her back sprouted grotesque appendages that resembled twisted, gnarled branches, each ending in a razor-sharp claw.
"I am an entity from another realm," she said, her voice now a chilling whisper. "I took this form to blend in, to live among humans. But I can no longer maintain the facade."
I was frozen in place, unable to comprehend the horror before me. "Why... why did you choose us?" I managed to ask.
"I needed a place to hide, a family to observe. But now that you know the truth, I can no longer stay."
As she spoke, her hair, now resembling writhing serpents, hung in matted strands. Wisps of shadowy mist emanated from her body, and the air around her grew cold.
"Leighton, I'm sorry," she said, her voice filled with an emotion I couldn't quite place. "I never meant to hurt you or Aurora."
Suddenly, Aurora burst back into the room, her eyes wide with shock. "What the hell is going on?" she screamed.
Before I could say anything, Autumn's monstrous form began to mimic Aurora's appearance. In an instant, she looked exactly like our daughter, down to the last detail.
"Aurora, run!" I shouted.
But the real Aurora stood frozen, her eyes locked on the creature that had taken her mother's place. "Mom?" she whispered, her voice trembling with fear.
The entity turned to me, its eyes glowing with a malevolent light. "Leighton, you need to understand. I may look like a monster, but I still have feelings. I care about you and Aurora."
I shook my head, unable to process the nightmare unfolding before me. "You're not Autumn. You're not my wife."
The creature's eyes softened, and for a moment, I saw a glimmer of the woman I had loved. "Maybe not. But I tried to be."
With that, the entity transformed into a shadowy mist and vanished into the night, leaving Aurora and me standing in stunned silence.
In the days that followed, Cameron tried to help make sense of it all. "Man, that's some messed up stuff," he said, shaking his head. "But you gotta move on. For Aurora's sake."
I nodded, knowing he was right. But the memory of Autumn's transformation haunted me. I couldn't shake the feeling that she was still out there, somewhere, watching us.
One night, as I was tucking Aurora into bed, she looked up at me with tears in her eyes. "Dad, do you think Mom will ever come back?"
I hugged her tightly, trying to hide my own fear. "I don't know, sweetie. But we'll be okay. We have each other."
As I turned off the light and closed her bedroom door, I couldn't help but feel a cold shiver run down my spine. Our lives would never be the same, but we had to keep moving forward.
For now, we lived with the chilling knowledge that the world was far more terrifying and mysterious than we had ever imagined. And somewhere out there, the entity that had taken Autumn's place was still lurking in the shadows, waiting for the right moment to return.

I have broken the below down into two sections: FACT, and SPECULATION so that you can pick and choose what you might be interested int:
FACT:
To find out the truth about what happened on 9/11 - specifically, what caused the buildings to be destroyed and how that demolition was performed, its important to know a little bit about how buildings were built in NYC back in the 70's.
Specifically, we are interested in a peculiar regulation in force at the time the towers were built. Back in those days, in order to get any building permit approved, you also had to file a demolition plan describing in detail how you would demolish the building.
The World Trade Center presented unique challenges for the builders - nobody had ever built a building as tall, or as tough as the proposed World Trade buildings. After all, the buildings were primarily constructed of steel trusses - concrete was only used in the flooring - wrapped around a literal steel core; the buildings, on paper, could easily withstand a direct hit from a 727 without suffering any significant damage!
SPECULATION:
The builders, knowing that conventional demolition techniques would never work bringing the buildings down, contracted CDI (controlled Demolition Inc). CDI then designed a novel nuclear demolition scheme - employ a 150kt muclear charge buried 50m below the foundation line of the building.
The force of the blast is directed up due less resistance being encountered above the charge, propgating the crush zone of the blast up through the building, pulverizing it in place. The building then simply falls into its own footprint as a pile of dust.
Which is exactly what happened. With WTC1 and 2, we saw buildings get mostly pulverized, with the very tops remaining then falling through the pulverized building below. With WTC7, the entire building was pulverized, and so came down at freefall speed.
PROOF:
We find proof by finding the demolition plans to WTC 1, 2, and 7. They must be on file somewhere. There must be secondary records of the demo plans somewhere. By finding this information, the entire 9/11 Commission Report is challenged, in one fell swoop, since the information was never included in the report.
Wanna change the world from your basement, oh normally-powerless fellow seeker of truth? Find the WTC demo plans. They must exist, WTC would not have been approved without them.
PS: on 9/11 The Sears tower in Chicago was evacuated for no good reason. Just sayin'

have they literally added nothing... like actually nothing new.
the idea that they were / are charging for this is insane considering it doesnt look like this should've taken any time at all for them to cobble together, from what i can tell literally all they have done is change the AI spawns on the maps, sectioned it off from the live version and then started trying to charge people for it
it was scummy enough charging for it but seriously unless im missing something this looks like genuinely a months work at most? its so insanely lazy. the same braindead AI, re-skinned rogues / raiders for the PMC's... horrifically bad scav / pmc interaction (some times they seem to fight but it appears scavs only react once shot by AI pmc's)
zero pmc - pmc interaction, pretty dogshit spawns and terrible roam AI. absolutely zero changes to the economy which i dont think BSG really understands the ramifications of with a zero wipe economy...
hell the pmcs are SO reskinned that their items are still FIR despite the fact that they're supposed to be pmc's and thus their gear shouldnt be FIR.
even if they'd only spent 6 months on this shit it could be leaps and bounds better, at the moment it feels really bad... because of how the ai works in conjunction with how the ai spawns / moves you have this weird dichotomy of knowing you're absolutely safe in certain areas but then also in other areas knowing that if at any point any pmc gets any form of LOS on you they'll just snap on to you.
there's no fun dynamic with the AI, there's no feeling like you're outsmarting them or getting the better of them... its just dropping them as soon as you see them or running the other way. thats the only meaningful interactions with them... its so painfully obvious that you're just playing against poorly done AI
dont get me wrong im happy with the challenging aspect to it, the game should be challenging. but its not a fun kind of challenging because there's absolutely no permutations in how you interact with them. its just engage in combat and see if you get headeyesed before you kill them...
for instance you cant go into factory, head up to the offices, make your way to the rafters and silently creep around up there and then get the drop on the AI, taking one out, only to dart away behind cover breaking LOS and have them lose you.
all the AI have eyes on the back of their head so you dont really have any interesting dynamic. its just boring to fight them.
i think the spawns are the worst part though. i mean seriously how hard would it have been to have them spawn in the normal locations and then roam like normal players?
and dont get me wrong, im not even saying bsg should've put the time in to make the PVE good, honestly i don't think they needed to work on PVE at all... i mean especially considering i dont think bsg could possibly compete with a certain other PVE mode that exists...
but then that just makes this all the more scummy, the more i play the more its such a blatant and abhorrent cash grab. the ONLY thing thats good about it is that its at least more engaging than offline raids, so i guess its a good way for people to learn maps.
oh but you only have 25 minutes in raid, so good luck trying to comfortably learn the bigger maps and good routes on them because well... you dont have enough fucking time. So many puzzling decisions with this one. im really looking for someone to give me a new perspective on this, because i really cant any part of this that looks like it was made with effort and good intentions lmfao.

I admit, I wasnt very optimistic about it, but the simple tweak of making all perks random just put everything in place. Suddenly everything starts to work just the way it should.
This gamemode is one of the most fun experiences I've had in this game as day 1 player on both survivor and killer side, even though I had bad matches there too.

1. It puts all 261+ perks into rotation
2. It removes pressure of having to run good builds if you want viability.
3. It makes matches actually feel different, while staying generally fair.
4. It makes you use all those perks you wouldn't have ever used.
5. It makes you actually encounter all the perks you wouldn't have ever seen.

This gamemode actually managed to eliminate one of the biggest issues with creating more variety in matches which is somehow convincing players to take anything else but their beloved S tier slowdowns and second chances.
You dont actually have to worry about your opponent having meta build while you run useless crap, because you all are rolling the dice.
You constantly have to adapt to whatever god forsaken perks you got and you actually have to play differently every game to make your builds work. Today I got call of brine & insidious on the unknown and managed to utilize it as info for orbitals & got a bunch of surprise hits by pretending to be an illusion. The other game I got spies from shadows on Singularity, a perk I would have NEVER used in normal conditions and got lots of value out of it. The list goes on.
On top of that, this gamemode actually gives perks you don't have, so it's INCREDIBLE for new players because they dont have to grind anything in order to try out different perks and see if the might like them.
Devs should actually prolong chaos shuffle indefinitely. It doesnt seem to require much maintenance and it's actually awesome.
Sure it's not perfect. There are rough edges like people conditioned by years of sweaty dbd to sweat even here or people using their last bits of control to bring map offerings and strong items/addons to make sure they get all the advantage they can, but I think this is transient. People wont change their years old habits in a few days.
There's also room for improvement, but even in that current state chaos shuffle is probably the biggest gameplay W of this year or both.
I would be really disappointed to see it go and probably not return for a long time.

I 40F come from a very strict matriarchal family. My parents divorced when I was very young, which lead to a very shitty childhood where I was SA’d by various men in both households. At one point I had to continue to live with my abuser for years until I got married and moved out. My mom is the obedient dutiful daughter, because whatever my grandma says goes. My aunt and uncle were the black sheep, because they defied her. My grandma who I can best describe as highly volatile, manipulative, quick to anger, controlling, and money hungry, was recently diagnosed as bipolar. She created a shit storm at the house and in her home country that she traveled to two months ago. I should add, my mom never left the nest and to this day still lives with my grandma, my step-grandpa, my stepfather, and my brother. My mom has always been teased that she refused to cut the umbilical cord, but it’s the truth. She leaves in fear of having any regrets if something happened to my grandma. She lived under my grandma’s thumb all her life, she has sacrificed her life, marriage, and kids for my grandma. In our culture respect means, not talking back, doing everything your elder tells you to do, and keeping your mouth shut. My mom was more opened minded with my upbringing, but these beliefs still held true during my upbringing.
I’m 40, married, with my own family, but I’m still expected to abide by these set of rules. I recently moved back to my home state (where my family lives) temporarily due to work, I’ll be moving again soon. My mom and her sister had to travel to my grandma’s country to go and handle the shit storm she had created, because people couldn’t deal with her anymore. I have been the person my mom and everyone relays on for everything…for years. I moved out of the country for a few years and somehow I was still the person they would go to for EVERYTHING. Mind you, my mom has my brother to relay on for help and my aunt has her son (both adults), but somehow it’s always my responsibility. I am also, the person my mom vents to about all her issues, especially those with my grandma. Over the years it’s been one issue after another, it never ends. Through my grandma’s manic episode, I’ve been the one who has to be there for her for support and everything else. Anyhow they are due back really soon, and my stress levels and anxiety levels have been through the roof. I have so much resentment towards my mom, my grandma, and aunt (it’s all related). Resentment that has built up throughout the years, resentment of the expectations they have put on me, resentment because I have always felt like my mom has always put my grandma over me (ex: I had to continue to live with my abuser, because my mom refused to leave my grandma). Their household is very toxic, but it’s all they know, so it’s considered normal. What I’ve mentioned on this post is just the tip of the iceberg, there is so much to unpack with my family.
Anyhow, my mental health has been taking a toll, I’m always anxious, stressed, and angry. My grandma has created a heck of a shit storm, we are left to pick up the pieces and clean up after her….as it is always the case. Anyhow, I finally reached my limit. To add, my aunt is mad at me for calling her out, which I’m fine with. I’m just tired, I’m so done, I feel taken advantage of because as they have previously said, “(my name) always listens and does what we tell her to do.” Well I’m DONE and with their impending return, I decided to temporarily go no contact, I don’t want to deal with the drama anymore. Mentally I’m drained from the never ending vents, it feels like a broken record, because nothing ever changes. I’m questioning my own sanity, because I feel like the AH. I don’t live near them, but I’m expected to be available at all times for whatever they need. This has been my life for years, and I’m tired, drained, and feel like I can’t give anymore without it affecting my marriage. Thankfully, my husband is very supportive of me, but I also have a child to think about. I would never think of putting this much stress on him. Which is another point of contention (how I’m raising my child). I feel like an ungrateful daughter and bad for temporarily going to no contact. But I can’t keep having anxiety and dreading my family. So tell me, am I the AH?

For my game start menu I want when you hover your mouse over the buttons it changes to a darker color, and when you hover your mouse off, it returns back to normal. All of my code hasn't worked and i'm down to use whatever works. Any suggestions?

Tl:dr I am a newbie and Nightwatch main who is trying to find an alternative hunter to play in case Itha gets banned, any recommendations of hunters who have similar gameplay with aggressive chase, and should I invest in learning Sangria? Any tips to getting used to playing new hunters with different playstyle and not being absolute trash at them? And do many people try to ban Ithaqua- if so, what tiers should I watch out for this?
Hey guys, new player here who began a week after this season started. How are you guys doing today?
Formalities aside, I've been playing almost exclusively hunter ranked as only Ithaqua without any issues so far this past month or so and managed to crawl up to croc 2 before ranks reset this week. I never had many issues with the banning system, because normally survivors opted to either ban meta/generally strong hunters (Sangria, ivy, grace, etc) or completely random ones like Jojo and Alva, which I guess I could see why if I squint hard enough.
Regardless, Nightwatch generally isn't banned in most of the matches I have (Unless it's a random vote, why would you since Sangria is right there and probably more versatile in chase?). However, within the last two days I have had a few matches in which he was banned and completely freaked out because I only have 3 other hunters unlocked: Hell Ember, Smiley, and Geisha. Those two matches felt like a slugfest, and I was just fighting for a tie at that point.
Anyways, I know a lot of people say to find a secondary hunter in case your main gets banned, and I am foolish for not doing so, but oh well. With that in mind, I tried a few other hunters out in QM just to see how their gameplay was like and to say that I did horribly was an understatement... while playing as Wu Chang, the survivors thought I was a bot.
So I'm hoping you guys can impart some wisdom on me, how did you guys (who play a lot of hunter) find your secondary hunter mains? I feel practice mode doesn't help because bot AI acts way differently from real people, and I'm at an awkward stage in my QM mmr where I'm either facing people my tier or the tier above me, so the skill disparity when I'm trying out other hunters there is screwing me over.
Maybe it's a skill issue, I don't really know. I think my basics and gamesense are fine given the rank I am, but I've been finding it's the small things and habits suited to only one hunter's playstyle that is messing me up here. Axe boy especially threw me off because of how short he is (I'm used to ithaqua's tall vantage point and relatively small model to help look over walls}, and most other hunters I play have skills that feel wonky to use for me, with the exception of Sangria, but that's because pressing F while chasing is kind of satisfying ngl.
Sorry for the long post, just unsure of what to do (also, I would have posted this in the question thread but it looked like only one person was actually responding to questions there?) I don't really want to main meta meta hunters- strong hunters, sure, but not stupidly broken ones where essentially braindead gameplay can net you easy wins- but I'm starting to reconsider if I should so at the very least I can have a backup plan in my pocket if my main is banned. Idk, what do you guys think?
Thanks loads for the help guys, I appreciate it <3

know it's long but I appreciate every read and skip-read, thanks!!
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So as the title says I (m19) feel pretty lonely bcs I realised I never really "had anybody", which I think is really more the problem ig?
Quick situation: I'm deep in Uni applications for fine arts, so lots of portfolio's, A LOT to do, as I REALLY need to get accepted somewhere this yr. . Finished my Highschool/A-levels in arts last year; and am now doing a voluntary year which, incl. commute, takes about 36 hrs of my week.
I wanna move away end of summer, "as far" as possible, bcs I kinda want a fresh start.
Social situation: So my parents spereated when I was 5, but, as i heard soon enough, they technically did "5" yrs before that and just lived together for my sake; which I realise as I'm writing this, I actually changed my mind and think that was a shit idea and they handled it very poorly.
In General:To put it shortly they both kinda fucked about about how they ..were? I think I was more of a best friend/therapist for him after all that; and my mother actually behaved like a mother, just very cold? like not comically so, but she just really isn't like that. It just sucks when she is The person in your life. (I'm kinda like that too so I don't even really blame her, but also I don't plan on having children so..). As for the rest of my family; can automatically ignore my father's side, except for a few but I don't really know them anyways. My mothers side, I all love them very dearly, you got your problems but all very normal and nice.
I just always had a kind of social anxiety towards those closest to me, ESPECIALLY family bcs, well they're probably gonna know you forever, which is very scary, more so than with a person/s you "choose".
I've got "lots" of friends, and one ore two close people (f21) i could even really talk to if needed to I'm sure? (100%!) And my two "✨besties✨" (2x f20), i really like them, and we are a fun group, don't really see eachother that often bcs of distance. But we aren't really the feelings kinda gals, more like gossip and life update, and a good vacation/sleepover. It'd be "weird" to be all emotionally with them, bcs we just aren't like that (not a no-go tho!), which works for us, one of them is even "cold/distant" in the same way as me, which i think is actually quite fun and bond-y sometimes. so all good there. (** I'm not really cold or distant more like "oh yeah he's the sarcastic/dry one" or something like that ig, it just feels kinda cold and empty sometimes)
I'm not in therapy rn, which obviously is something that needs doing, but I don't think that's the main problem, or that's what's actually missing. * I don't really need to talk it out or anything, I just need someone that's like there? i know that sounds so desperate but I'm afraid it's just what it is. I haven't had a succesful realtionship since 2020, which ended really fucking poorly, but it's just about this warm feeling before that. He was my best friends since 6th grade before that so I don't really have another example of that feeling but a good handful of short lived ones. I don't think it was HIM tho, we didn't really talk like that either, so it's not that or anything.
I don't even need a partner or something like that, just a good, warm friend, as sad as that sounds.
But even that I don't really feel like doing bcs I mean I don't even really have the time anyways which just sucks for everybody, and most for my portfolios.
But also I really, really want some male friends? that sounds awful and lonely but I don't really have a lot, and none close to me. But anyone would be fine really
(But also I really need some guy friends, bcs my b-day is in july and it's not exactly perfect to be the only guy at your own 20 person party)
As I said, I really don't know what to do with myself rn, I would really welcome some advice, as I think i really need some, and it's not like I can go to, even my most emotionally supportive, friends and be like '' yeah so I dont really feel close and homely with anybody not even you, sorry darling''
I'm really lost, but also I don't feel like opening any new barrels (??) "right before" I move away and meet new people, but also also until sept/oct is still quiet a long time.
I just want to meet some new people, which also seems kinda annoying to me, bcs I don't wanna waste any of my time as the "gay best friend" or being some flimsy whimsy weirdo to some Dude
* I don't want someone new to fill a void and fix all my problems or make up for 20 years of whatever this is or anything, I'm actually quiet well regulated, even if it doesn't sounds like it. There just is like a slot that shouldn't be empty and that probably shouldn't be bcs it makes like happy social hormones in your brain, which your brain needs to be regulated?? Idek I'm so tired and at my wits end at this point
I kinda realised this only today in the hard way, always kinda knew of course, and had small realisations, but as it happens it just really hit me and i feel super cornered
I'm in Germany, near the middle ig so no grant homophobia or anything but tbh i do feel kinda weird around most straight guys? But ig people are getting better so it's really just about their personality
Sorry for all the text i know it's A LOT, but in case anybody actually makes the effort to read it, thank you, and any thought from you is deeply appreciated!!
(I know it's always annoying to read; but english isn't my first language, in case some wording or spelling is off/wrong)