#I need to figure out a strategy

[running-in-the-dark]

seeing my friend tomorrow for the first time since December, so she will ask what's new, and what am I supposed to say to that? 🤔 I mean she already knows the big life stuff (the move and everything), and I haven't done anything else since then... sooo. how do I stop myself from talking about John Larroquette for 30 minutes? 🤔

#I need to figure out a strategy #maybe just. tell my husband to be around when she first gets her and. I don't know physically stop me from speaking or something #maybe carry me out of the room if that's not enough #it's gonna be tough #I mean she knows I'm insane. she saw me literally sob when I was obsessed with Rick Astley. so she knows I am not normal about these things #but still. it's embarrassing! #and also! she's coming here to my in-laws' house so... she is gonna see my paintings so she will definitely ask who the guy in all of them #is so I won't be able to avoid the topic 😬 #well. I can also tell her about all the dolls that I bought since she last saw me :) that's also a very normal thing that I'm not insane #about at all :) #but hey apparently she thinks it's entertaining when I get like this so. I'll be mortified but at least she'll have fun :) #personal

[gottagetshiver]

Dream please, I need to see you mess around in Minecraft while you learn the new mace mechanics, PLEASE, Dream, please. I don’t ask for much.

#I need to watch his mind work #I need to see how he figures out strategies and ideas and plans #I just love watching him think like he’s got such a sexy brain

[waywardstation]

What if the Zoroark Ingo uses in the path of solitude is his own Zoroark and that’s part of the reason Zisu’s zoroark hates him?

Ingo refuses to use Zisu’s Zoroark for the path of solitude because it will NOT listen to him. He has to resort to using another Zoroark, probably one that Akari caught herself from the pasture. For some unknown reason, this just ends up making Zisu’s Zoroark even more mad at him.

#wayward’s asks #zisu’s petty zoroark #this answer probably breaks my general fic canon #I really need to figure out how I view Ingo’s paths of solitude in my fics’ canon #like specifically how he goes about using all of these Pokémon #in my canon he would not have paths of solitude for legendaries and mythicals #especially not arceus #I imagine he studies Pokémon in order to come up with a good strategy against them #because how else do these become such specific hells for certain pokemon #has to work with Laventon on some of these paths to learn about pokemon #ingo knows a lot about Pokémon STRATEGIES but he is not a Pokémon professor he still needs to learn

[tunarath]

raphael defeated in solo tactician. before and after. sorry king rest in pieces </3

#took me almost a week to come up with a strategy that worked #i realized i could put a glyph of warding beneath the explosives #but before i figured that out #none of the enemies would take a turn in the boss fight so the game just. #crashed. #every time. #from all of the explosive models in the room i assume #but i'm so glad i finally got this done lol needed that sword from voss #bg3 spoilers

[atissi]

@cynoglav​ excellent question. excuse me while i have a category 5 hyperfixation moment.

this is my #1 favourite comp, which i fondly refer to as “jingled for death”. very lightweight, fast and packs a punch. you get decent healing between arbalest and occultist, good stress healing from jester, high damage output from arbalest and bounty hunter, and you get occultist mostly setting up kills or negating damage. the primary downside is that they’re all a bit squishy (especially poor occultist who has to be in rank 2 to use his stun) so you have to spend a lot of time managing health. however, since they all have high speed, i haven’t had too much trouble with killing, stunning, or debuffing enemies before they can act.

obviously you might want to exchange jester for houndmaster for better mark synergies, but imo they’re very similar units mechanically (dodgy bleed units with a stress heal) and i prefer the buffs+finale to cleaves+guards in this case. it allows for a more offensive playstyle (although I do equip arbalest with bola and jester with harvest to cover the cleaves a bit). since ive been getting more comfortable with using houndmaster though, i might give marked for death another shot!

“jingled for death” was my first endgame comp and they fucking nailed it. it helped that my occultist had a +8 speed boost from the brothel, so he was just marking everything before they even had a chance to react. love you poussin <3 wish you’d stop losing my fucking trinkets in bed though. or getting a speed debuff because you sprained your hip.

runner-up goes to this comp, which i discovered recently and had an absolute blast with. formally it’s called “bloodbath” but i like to call them the artery obliterators. basically i equip my highwayman with grapeshot blast and a shit ton of accuracy trinkets. everyone else i give damage and crit builds. ideally highwayman gets the first turn to just blow up the first three ranks. then the other three units crit-nuke everything. with hound’s harry AND extra grapeshot blasts, you can crit-check the first 3 ranks in one go. it’s incredibly satisfying and honestly great for stress management. my main concern is the lack of a good spot healer to get someone off death’s door though; flagellant can manage the bulk of healing pretty well, and hellion and houndmaster can save themselves, AND in a pinch houndmaster can guard whoever’s in trouble, but i have trust issues from previous units dying to DOT before I can heal them, so i don’t use this comp too often. just for fun and just for bleed areas

i also recently had a lot of fun with arbalest+plague doctor+flagellant+crusader in crimson court, but i’d have to playtest it in other areas. it’s really fun having so much healing and stress healing available, and the rank access is great.

other honorary mentions: any comp designed for dancers (i love positioning strats so much you don’t even know), leper with revenge and a guard unit (houndmaster and man-at-arms obviously works for negating damage, but antiquarian actually works great for boosting leper’s prot and dodge), plague doctor and flagellant (very synergistic healing and rank access), and jester and leper (power of love)

#*rattles the bars of my cage* #if anyone is interested i could also post my comp-building guide O_O i made it after getting frustrated #with all the different healing options and feeling like i was just limited to vestal and occultist #trust me! you don't need to be! you can also use flagellant! /s #but yes i sorted my notes by each units' healing output damage output and health #and kind of structured it around meeting a certain quota for each #nowadays im also planning around preferred ranks-rank access-type of damage-unit synergies-etc. #i like strategy i like making lists <3 <3 <3 <3 #only unit i'm still figuring out is abomination ^_^" i'm never quite sure when it's good to transform... #i've tried doing pure stun/blight builds with him but it feels so underwhelming compared to similar support units #i need to try him with more of a stress-management comp i think. #either that or get his full crimson court set and then get absolutely crazy #oh MAN this post is long #darkest dungeon #beepbeep.txt

[karidley]

Something I've noticed that's been helping me a lot lately is shifting the question from "what can I handle right now" to "what would make me feel better right now?" It makes me stop and honestly assess without pressure of Productivity. Sometimes the answer really is 'lie down in the dark under the covers' but quite often I'm finding if I detach my well-being from my productivity the answer is usually a list that looks like: eat something I can picture, drink water, consume salt (for my dysautonomia), take a shower, take my medication, put in earplugs for sensory overload. Some days it even includes 'go for a walk' or 'go to the library.'

For me to get here its required some previous experience with doing those things and knowing what works for me when, but it's made a huge difference. I've been regularly stopping mental spirals and sidestepping executive dysfunction walls that would have kept me in bed all day.

Also once I start taking of one bad it lightens the variety of bad feelings and helps me maybe target some other things that would now make me feel better.

That said, I have never been able to make myself better through brow-beating or berating myself about healthy habits or what I Should Be Doing. It started with the phrase "be kind to yourself" and I built from there. Taking a moment to answer the question "what would make me feel better right now?" with honesty (and patience/acceptance if the answer is that lying in bed would be the thing that would truly make you feel better right now) is an extension of Be Kind to Yourself.

Idk, thought I'd share in case it helps anyone.

#depression #executive dysfunction #adhd #chronic illness #spoonie #chronic fatigue #<- i end up taking a lot of naps for that one but this way they're not framed negatively #they're just the thing i need right now #therapy too therapy helps a lot #and practice #lots and lots of practice #when you're unwell your wellbeing can be like a puzzle and a balancing act rolled into one #of course it's going to take time to figure out what works for you and what doesn't #it sucks balls in the meantime #but things will get better #just keeping trying strategies #and in the meantime BE KIND TO YOURSELF #mental health

[il-predestinato]

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#so i'm the first one to shit on ferrari usually #but i'm actually quite sick of this narrative that today's debacle from charles should be blamed on ferrari #yes they should develop a faster car and not an understeer garbage #yes they should develop a car that suits their number one driver #yes their strategy is incompetent 95% of the time #yes it's very *odd* how things only break on charles' side of the garage and not the bank's side #BUT come on #today's debacle is firmly on charles' shoulder for me #let's be real he has now shown on THREE DIFFERENT TRACKS on THREE DIFFERENT RACE WEEKENDS that in mixed wet/dry conditions... #he's just a fucking mess #yeah yeah yeah his particular setup is unfavourable and the car is too understeer and the front won't turn in the mixed conditions blah bla #but this is ON CHARLES #HE DID NOT ADAPT to these problems #he's fighting the car and has zero confidence and his driving is frankly abominable in these conditions #his DRIVING is the problem and so he needs to fix himself #and yes ferrari has a laundry list of things to fix but let's not pretend that charles hasn't shown a deficiency or weakness today #i am very disappointed in him because i KNOW he can be adaptable and i KNOW he is capable of much better #so ADAPT and figure it out #and don't fucking do the same overtaking attempt that doesn't work over and over again when you're fighting your own car #charles is absolutely right: HE is a large part of the problem today #at least he is honest about this and i know he has the talent to overcome this #elle.txt #austrian gp 2023 #f1

[lokh]

it was so fucking girlboss of laios to stick up for marcille

#dungeon meshi spoilers #i want someone to walk me thru it irt his character cos i thought it was a good bit of manipulation/strongarming #and frankly i didnt realise he was capable of it cos i thought it needed a certain level of social understanding #hmmm. but he did say he knew Some things from being the son of a village chief. #hes capable of strategy so it could be that coming through... #also rereading the bit where izutsumi (!!!!!) helps him figure out what he wants to do #and its made me realise i definitely gotta reread much slower to get a better handle on his character lmao

[vigilskeep]

oh i accidentally put sera and dorian in matching outfits that’s adorable

#it’s a nice colour too i need to figure out my tinting strategy

[illogicalvulcans]

one of my little rituals after i beat cazador is i make sure to have one of my high strength companions tag along to pick up his and godey and dufay's bodies and drop them right up on the top of the bright sunny rampart so they can rot in the sun forever while my dear friend astarion lives a happy life <3

#realistically should i have risked this fight on honour mode: no #in my heart can i leave it alone and know that astarion will be hunted forever if i don't: also no #so we risked it :) #his fuckin miasma aura though???? holy fuck it drained like half of my tav's health in ONE round b4 i got shadowheart close enough w the la #lathander mace to trigger his sunlight sensitivity #but we all lived :) yay :) #and now he is just a big ol burnt crisp :) #i'm now debating if i attempt finishing off shadwoheart's quest but. um. #even in NOT honour mode that final fight for her companion quest was fuckin SCARY #so i think i need to recon a bit more on a tactician level campaign and figure out a strategy #illogical rambles

[dravidious]

Just spent like 18 minutes and 30 attempts dying to V2 before realizing that I can parry its tiny little shotgun pellets that are telegraphed an hour in advance to block the damage, fully heal, AND reflect it to V2 and make it explode

#original #ultrakill #the strategy section in the bestiary was like “if you need to heal try standing far away to bait it in close!” #MOTHER FUCKER I CAN'T EVEN KEEP MY CAMERA ON IT WHEN IT'S CLOSE #meanwhile it has fucking aimbot so the only way i could avoid its attacks is spending stamina on an invincible dash #turns out all i had to do was punch in time with its (again heavily telegraphed) shotgun shot from a distance #to be clear i beat it instantly once i realized i could parry it #i figured the shotgun was parriable but i thought i had to do it in melee like with Malicious Face's laser #it has the same flash and everything #nope! just punch one of those dinky pellets out of the air and you basically win the fight for free! #it's basically just a rhythm game #just flash. pause. parry #can't dodge attacks? parry. can't heal? parry. can't land hits? parry #parrying the ultra-telegraphed attacks just does everything you need #i can probably parry the revolver shots too #do you even need to move in that fight?

[fictionadventurer]

Me: Mildly worried that my sister bought me the Mr. Roger's Neighborhood card game for Christmas. Sure, it's supposedly for adults, but it still implies I'm childish. I have slightly more nostalgia for the series than the rest of the family, but it's not like it was ever a major part of my personality, so it's slightly offensive that she thought of me as the obvious recipient for this gift.

Also me: Why is there no Anna Platypus card in this deck?? How do Officer Clemmons and Henrietta Cow get billing over the entire Platypus family??

#lol #for what it's worth the game is decent #nice little brainless breather game #teensy bit of strategy but nothing too taxing #though i do think they massively underrate the intelligence of children by insisting so stridently that it's too complex for them #the most complex thing is changing the number of cards in the deck based on how many players there are #maybe it's not for preschoolers but you could easily teach this game to an elementary school kid #also for what it's worth i don't care that much about anna platypus #it's just weird that such a prominent character is buried in favor of tertiary ones #maybe they couldn't figure out how to make a cute chibi version #even as a kid the makebelieve stuff was the part i skipped in favor of watching the documentary parts #but neighborhood of makebelieve lore is wild if you think about it for more than two seconds #so that part actually became more fun as an adult #i deeply distrust the cult of mr. rogers #he was an extremely kind man but he was also a deeply weird man and people need to appreciate that

[slippery-minghus]

god. just saw a post going around talking about that old kid's show Arthur, and the episode it had post 9/11 that was aimed at helping kids understand and process intense emotions for events like that and. what a slap in the face of a memory that brought up. ugh.

i didn't watch a lot of Arthur when i was little, not after i saw the episode where they went to some sort of garbage dump and arthur, like, climbed some pile of garbage and slipped and cut himself? and knew he was going to be in so much trouble about it? that episode scared me so much as a little kid. but i didn't have emotionally mature parents who could help me understand. and by then i knew enough that i wasn't supposed to have Bad Emotions. i knew that if i went to my mom with that fear, she'd have banned me from watching such an awful, violent show. because how dare that show make her baby so afraid! but she wouldn't fucking... sit with me in the fear. wouldn't tell me it was okay, or comfort me, or anything that would help me actually learn the lesson that episode was trying to teach. no, the only lesson i would have learned, if i hadn't already, was that i couldn't go to my primary caregiver when i was afraid. and especially when i was afraid but didn't understand why.

it's disgusting, really. how unfit my parents were. how unfit my mother was. i really did have to figure it all out on my own...

#had to figure it out on my own... within the confines of undiagnosed autism #it doesn't now but when i was a kid my autism had a lot of intellectual disability traits #maybe that was just due to the intense neglect i was 'raised' under or maybe it was purely my own defect #but god. there's still blood and dirt under my nails from clawing myself out of that pit #i don't think i'll ever be able to get it out #personal #it makes me want to cry right now.. how neglected i was. how afraid i was ALL THE TIME #my mother's sole strategy for dealing with situations that required any modicum of parenting #was to remove the source of the need to be a parent #if she could have raised me in a bubble she would have #better to never live at all than to experience even one (1) Bad Emotion Ever

[yeowvng]

there are rumors going around again about another mass layoff and it’s making me kinda v nervous ngl

#we just hired a new class. make it make sense. #i can’t really concentrate #it’s kinda weighing heavily on my mind and i need to idk #scream #like. i think i’ve finally managed to figure out a strategy that works for me and #if im let go then i think i’ll accept it but also like #the idea of having to restart at a new place just kinda fucking fucks me up #for all that i’ve already done #it’s just #i feel like i’m safe but does that really make me feel any better #kinda? ig??? idk #i just really hope it’s not true #god this is gonna suck for so many people #this sucks this sucks THIS SUCKS THIS SUCKS THIS SUCKS

[thatoneskullgrunt]

I think i'll just lay in the grass and listen to music in my earbuds at a dangerous volume

#I need to think my strategy over and figure out where i fucked up #grunt talks

[violentviolette]

i realize that the solutions to a lot of my problems rn would be to put myself back on a normal sleep schedule, take my meds on time and correctly, start eating more than a single meal a day, and give my days back some structure so im not just spending 10 hours straight disassociating while playing video games with asmr vids on loop in the background

but consider... what if i just didnt

#jack.speaks #me knowing full well that consistently being up until 5am fucks me up severely #also me #posting this at 4am #i really need to get better about consistently taking my meds #i fuck them up when im stressed because when im stressed i cant sleep #and when i cant sleep i end up smoking too much and forgetting to take them #which means my lithium levels tank and i go insane #ontop of being super fkn stressed out #which means i stop eating cause i feel like shit all the time and dont want to put anything in my body #and it just becomes a tornado of bad and my brain becomes a really shit place to live in #and i just want to make it worse and worse and worse #driv once said i turn my negative coping strategies into kinks to deal with them #and thats why im a masochist #and im still mad about how much sense that makes aklsdjjkha #cause ur boy does love to be in pain #both literally and figuratively #i get to have a little self harm #as a treat #the cannibalism is because my psychosis demons used to rip me apart in my nightmares so my brain decided ok but what if that was romantic?