The Blackangel

I don’t give a shit about the whole fanboy thing either. It’s useless posturing in my opinion. If you have a preference, that’s fine. If you don’t have a preference, that’s fine. I honestly never understood the whole ride or die thing with platform choices. Play what you like and let others do the same. It’s that damn easy.

I've stolen horses in RDR Online, and I've had horses stolen from me in RDR Online. It's not impossible, it's actually quite easy. You walk up to the horse, climb on, and ride away. You're missing the problem with PK's. And you're playing somewhere that makes me wonder if you've explored much. If you get out and really look, you will find them everywhere.

I don't trust cryptocurrency in the least. I prefer something tangible, which is why I invest in silver. I buy at least one Troy ounce every month. Assuming I can afford spot.

Here's an oldie, but a goodie: I was walking through the cemetery one day when a specific tombstone caught my attention. When I went up to it and read the name on the grave my blood ran cold. It was mine.

Where are you playing it? I've played it and know a ton of people who played it, and all of us have the same complaints. Just because you haven't encountered it doesn't mean it's incorrect. And they CAN steal your horse. It's a horse, not a tank. PK's are all over the map. Their only intention is to kill other players. They don't do any kind of missions. And you missed what I was saying about losing things completely. When you're body is looted, what they steal from you is gone, and you're not getting it back. And with the save issue, you can't click save after you do something to make sure you keep it in case something happens and causes you to lose your stuff. It's not an actual save. It's temporary memory saved on cloud. It can easily be hacked or deleted. I'm no hacker, but I can even hack into it. I had to do it once for @Rain Dew because she forgot her login. But I let mine expire. Not just because I despise online gaming, but because RDR Online is exactly what I previously said.

You're one hell of a PlayStation fan. I can tell that you absolutely despise Xbox by your collection.

This is insanity that I can't even wrap my head around.

Red Dead Online is a shit show. You have little chance of being able to actually play the game due to the massive amount of PK's on there. PK's are "player killers" if you're not familiar with the acronym. They're gamers who log in just for the purpose of hunting and killing other gamers instead of playing the game. It's obviously strictly an online gaming problem. They don't bother with NPC's, they're specifically targeting actual gamer's characters. And you may not even know it until you're already dead. After you die they loot your ass and steal your horse. Then you're left with nothing. And there's no real save system in the game. You lose it, it's gone. It wasn't a bad idea in theory, but it's become a major league bad one in practice.

While not technically a pet, I always wanted a Moomba from FF8. THEY'RE SO CUTE!

My character's name is Blackangel Daemonicus. If you see me out on the map somewhere getting my ass kicked, feel free to stop by and say hello.

Two games that I have talked about before come to mind immediately for me. Blaster Master and Legacy Of The Wizard, both on NES. Neither have ever been easy, especially Blaster Master. It's a maze of traveling from world to world, backtracking, riddles, and dumb luck all spawned from desperation that would make the Zodiac Killer proud. MC Escher couldn't have drawn up a more confusing map to any of this. The only worlds that follow in order is Area 1 leads to Area 2 which then leads to Area 3. And there are 8 in total. After you complete Area 3, you're going to lose your mind trying to find the entrance to Area 4. Because it's actually hidden all the way back in Area 1. Kids were constantly calling Nintendo's 800 number going "WHAT THE FUCK?!" because no one could figure the damn game out. I have beaten it, but this is one instance that practice doesn't make perfect. The final boss (Plutonium Boss) is next to impossible. With Legacy Of The Wizard, 30 YEARS AND I STILL HAVEN'T FOUND BUT ONE FUCKING CROWN OUT OF FOUR.

I've only been using this avatar for a few years. I honestly don't remember what all I used prior to this one, because I went for a long time not being on any forums for various reasons. I can say with some certainty however, that it was always something at least semi-gothic. Or at the very least, dark themed.

I'm not the most educated on how Xbox and PC work in relation to each other, but I'm curious about whether they can swap things back and forth, or "mix & match" so to say. They're both made and owned by Microsoft, and I know there's at least a few games that are available however you prefer to play. But I'm also curious about other kinds of parallels between the two.

I have several Atari 2600's and play them all the time. Mind your words regarding age carefully. You're talking to a woman here.😈

With the big 3, between me and @Rain Dew we have owned virtually every console. The only ones I can think of that we haven't owned are Virtual Boy, Wii U, and PSVita. Other than those 3, we have every PlayStation, every Nintendo, and every Xbox. And we make sure to always have a working copy of the system in the house. Our viewpoint, is that there may be a game on an old system that was only released during that era that we just loved. Since it's not available on anything new, we keep the old stuff so we can still play and enjoy it. For example, Castlevania SOTN was only available on PS1 (or Saturn but forget that for now). It was playable on the PS2 and PS3, but since then not compatible with any PS systems. It was and still is a phenomenal game. So if you wanted to play it, but had sold off all your previous PlayStation models, you would be screwed. There are other games that are one and done that we both love. The point I'm trying to make, is that it doesn't make sense to me to dump your games when a new one comes out if you enjoyed them. You're only going to miss them in the end and want them back.

A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kickboxing.

I'm using Rosetta Stone for that myself. It's not an easy thing to do, but I'm getting better at it. How are you learning? any specific programs, or a tutor?

I'm back. I needed that week to clear my head and address some things in my life. There's still a few things needing taken care of, but I'm clear headed enough to come back.

If you hover your mouse pointer over "FORUM" at the top of the page, you will see the option "ONLINE USERS". Click on that and you can see who all is online. If you go to the drop down bar to the right you can easily filter it. I took the screenshots below to show it.

True, it is our job to remind people to get back on topic. That is a part of the job. But it shouldn't have to be. We shouldn't have to tell people to get back on topic. I understand that topics derail easily. But if we have to step in and tell people to get back on topic, then the derailment of discussion has gone much further than it ever should have. If a discussion goes off topic, and you want to continue that discussion, then make a separate thread in the appropriate forum and continue the discussion there. That way the initial thread can get back on topic. I know that @Shagger, @DC, and myself would appreciate that as it would make our jobs easier, as well as make the forum run smoother. And I'm pretty sure the entire forum would appreciate that as well. It would also end a lot of headaches for everyone here.

I'm going to be taking a step back from the internet for a little while. Things are piling up and getting stressful, so I need to take some time to decompress. It shouldn't be too terribly long. But once I get my head in the right place, I will definitely be back. So until I'm back you guys will have to rely on @Shagger and @DC for all your moderation needs.

We didn't as said by my original post. But we do now. We got one a couple days ago from a guy selling it on Craigslist. He included 3 games with it. The whole thing cost $600. He got it through prepurchase thinking he would play it, but said his heart was in PC gaming and he just didn't play it. So we jumped on it. The retail for the console itself is $500, but the 3 games on top of that would have easily put the whole combination close to, if not over $700. So we got a hell of a deal.

I would be one of them getting it for nostalgia purposes. besides I need a mouse for my laptop because the damn scratch pad (as I call it) doesn't work anymore. Also I need something that will fit my hands, as they're enormous. Not feminine at all.😢

Over on The Ring Of Fire, Farron covered this a few days ago and it absolutely made me sick. basically what they're doing is legalizing pedophilia. They're giving pedophiles a door to rape children by saying they're going to marry them. Then when the child gets too old to turn them on anymore, they'll file for divorce, and repeat the whole process over again. And in all this, they leave a child so traumatized that the probability of them taking their own life is exponentially higher than it would have been otherwise. Even if their mother tries to hug them they will recoil in terror. I was sexually assaulted in 2016 on a cruise, and I haven't even been able to be touched by even @Rain Dew ever since. I freak out when my doctor tries to listen to my lungs, because my mind tells me he's looking for the opportunity. Sexual violence always fucks the victim up, no matter their age, but especially children.

That one isn't available to me as it's only for Android from what I read about it. I use an iPhone, so I don't have the option of playing it.