muggiwhplar

Did they fix the Chronozon bug in the dominion tower? Game wouldn't recognize your water/fire runes when trying to cast water/fire blast. Is the steel titan's melee attack as strong as its range attack now or is it still weak, but not as bad as it used to be?

Are we really arguing about this? :P

Ok... so when you "resume" your relationship, it's in the same category as any other relationship. Going on a long break and then being "reunited" doesn't grant you any special privileges or anything. It just means you "prolonged the inevitable" further. You're right in that people can begin letting themselves go once they start getting comfortable in a mono relationship, whereas that doesn't really happen in poly. One of the many reasons why poly is better. Also keep in mind that you won't know until years after you've been married whether or not your girlfriend/wife is going to stay attractive or not. By the time she starts getting fat, it's too late-- you're already stuck. Even if she does remain attractive for a woman her age, she'll still be easily outclassed by younger women. In other words, when she's 40 she could be a "10" for her age, but a "6" overall, when compared to every other woman. But she's not really the issue here. Most men will still have no problems banging their wives as long as their wives let them. The question is-- are you the one who's going to be able to remain attractive? When you're looking around at all of these "successful" marriages, keep in mind that the ones you mentioned are from an era long ago with much different norms and expectations. To expect the same result nowadays isn't a wise idea, unless both of you have low sex drives and plan on having a "boring" marriage. I'd elaborate more, but it wouldn't be any information that you haven't already heard from me. You know where I stand on this.

Strange, I enjoyed the ending. I still think the 'event' is strange and I still don't get it, but I thought it did an excellent job of ending the film. [hide] Yeah I had to look it up afterwards. Apparently the entire film was loaded with subtle Exodus 8:2 references and it was all a Christian allegory. In a nutshell, the "lesson" was that they all sinned and needed forgiveness. I just thought the theme of the movie was kind of "plain" and cliche. But then again I was comparing it to American Beauty, whose theme is very debatable and complex. I'd probably appreciate Magnolia more if I was a Christian. [/hide]

1999 was a good year in film. Watched American Beauty again. 10/10. One of my favorite movies. Bringing Out the Dead, 4/10. Boring and depressing. Magnolia, 6/10. Liked it a lot until the end of the film. Had high expectations for the ending since it was over 3 hours long with multiple plots.

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Do lifeboats protect ship captains or only the crew?

That's almost my setup at the moment, but I have 6 of the standard seafaring crew and only 2 merchants. So far there's only been screenshots posted of the 3 base crew from pincers, and that Oxhead guy. If there are truly only 4 pincers crew member types, then that will affect crew choices I'm sure... It will only affect them in as much as merchants etc. from bowl will be kept. Also @muggi I'd say 6 seafaring is the most important of the base crew because seafaring loses out on hulls (200 less on max) and loses out due to no rams and figureheads; so in terms of reaching stats seafaring crew > morale/combat crew (only slightly but still) Good point, I forgot about that. I'll probably dismiss my golem when I get to the pincers to make room for a 6th seafarer unless the pincers has a steel golem that nobody knows about yet.

It's kind of a spiritual/emotional thing. Something that makes you feel really happy and connected and brings a tear to your eye. I'm not really sure how to discover your life purpose/meaning/mission. In my case, there's just been a few "peak experiences" in my life that suggested what mine is. You could try this out if you want; I'm not sure how helpful it is though. Couldn't hurt, right? :P

That's private, sorry :P

Hmm, what about... 3 Judges 6 morale 6 combat 5 seafaring 1 witch 1 golem 3 merchants

Have you established any goals for yourself yet? When your life has meaning and purpose, you'll begin to avoid drama like the plague

Well at least you admit that your beliefs on the matter are completely irrational. Again, the reason why you're never going to be consistently happy in the long run is because you value "excitement" (drama) more than you value happiness.

A 6.5 is "good" on your scale? :P

Probably would've been smarter for Jagex to make tradeable lvl 80 or 85 PoP armor which is repairable, and an untradable repairable version 5 tiers higher

You're touching on a point which I was going to write about in-depth soon. In a nutshell, and quantum physics aside, some things in life are concrete realities (objective), while others are subject to personal interpretation (subjective). If you want to be consistently happy, then you must learn which of these realities are objective (and unchangeable), and which are subjective. If something is objective, and it is unpleasant, then you must accept it anyways. You don't have to agree with it, but you do have to accept it if you want to be happy. For example, if you're a fat girl, you're going to have a harder time finding a boyfriend than if you were fit because men are hardwired to find fit women more attractive than fat women. Is that fair? No, not necessarily. But if you're a fat girl and you want to get a boyfriend, you can't do anything to change how men feel. If you want to get a boyfriend, you're better off losing weight than trying to convince men otherwise. You have to accept reality and structure your life such that the reality doesn't interfere with your happiness. If something is subjective, you should always be optimistic about it. The problem is, people are always optimistic/pessimistic "incorrectly." People watch the news (which is nothing but negativity and trauma-inducing garbage these days) and see a plane crash. Suddenly they're anxious about flying on a plane, even though in reality, the fact of the matter is that the odds of a plane crash are very unlikely. Conversely, when it comes to things like marriage, reality states that it's unlikely to succeed, yet people still insist on getting married, despite acknowledging the statistics. The divorce rate is like 50%, yet people will gladly bet their long-term happiness on such shitty odds. Everyone thinks they're special when they aren't. It's like going skydiving when the instructor tells you "Oh by the way, half of these parachutes don't work. Is that going to be a problem?" :P When it comes to "correctly" interpreting things, I've said in the past that if a girl rejects you, then there's no denying that you've been rejected. You can, however, subjectively interpret the situation as "good" or "bad." A "good" interpretation would be, "Wow I'm glad I found out now that we're not a match, as opposed to wasting several more hours talking to her-- or even longer! Now I'm free to talk to other girls who might be interested!" A "bad" interpretation would be, "That girl just rejected me, I'm such a loser! Why doesn't she like me?!" Now, then. Things such as "boredom" and "love" are indeed subjective. However, the fact that feelings change over time is not an opinion; it's a fact. How you feel about your partner when you first date them is going to be completely different than how you feel from them decades down the road. Additionally, you're not going to be infatuated/obsessed with them like you were when you first met them-- those feelings are temporary. Those initial feelings are also subjectively exciting. The feelings that replace them are subjectively boring. Their love isn't full of passion and mystery and excitement anymore; their relationship is very routine and secure. They come home from work, watch TV together, then go to bed (probably without having sex). That's the reality of the matter. If you think that sounds "fun" or "exciting," then by all means pursue it. Just don't complain about it if/when you start feeling unhappy, or if/when your wife starts fantasizing about other men because you no longer turn her on. Well I got to about here and I thought: Noxx, you remind me of myself in your current predicament, and I'm not just saying that because you're talking to your ex, I'm saying that because I know exactly how that conversation you had with her goes. Familiarity is not something that should be taken for granted. And I'll never argue anyone that states "The first is the best". I've heard wise words on this thread, words that stuck with me for something close to 6 years now. "If there ever was an attraction, there can and likely will be again". While these words doomed me to chase after my ex many...many times, I have to say it worked successfully. Especially in the case of such a strongly backed first "actual" relationship. Few are blessed with such a connection with someone for their first time. I have no regrets for anything regarding anything to do with any one, or the conglomeration of all of my relationships with my ex. Let's be fair, just because you "break up" with someone doesn't mean the "relationship" is over. A relationship is a connection, a tie of memory you share with someone for ever. I suppose a relationship ends when you stop talking to a person for one reason or another, but the connection can only ever grow stronger between two people. I know as well as you should that you're the type of guy that can always pick up the phone and with confidence call your ex and have something to talk about, and no matter what it is it'll deviate into something emotional. I do the same thing. Also why I try not to talk to her very often. There doesn't have to be anything wrong with it. I guess what I'm getting at is, you never really lost your ex. You just...I don't have a good analogy for it. But hell, I know you can get back together with her at any given moment. Maybe it won't be instantly, but with the connection you have with her, it will never not be possible. Your bond is far too strong. I live with a similar blessing/curse. I choose to handle it differently, so I conclude with this: You know the worst case scenario, and you know the best. Choose to do whatever will make you the happiest. Oh! and you're not a mess. You're just experiencing self-discovery. I could be misinterpreting your post, but to be honest I have no clue why you're suggesting to Noxx that you can rekindle a "dead" relationship with an ex. You're the perfect counterexample to the point you seem to be trying to make. The objective reality of the matter is, if you date a girl and then you break up and get needy, she's not going to be attracted to you like she once was. The only type of man that will turn a woman on forever is the man that remains confident and non-needy forever. As I've said before, monogamy prevents men from remaining confident and non-needy forever. Therefore, if you want a woman to remain attracted to you forever, poly's the only option. Both of you insist upon monogamy; both of you therefore will be unable to keep your "special someones" attracted to you forever. Will they "love" you forever? It's possible. But will they remain attracted/horny for you forever? Absolutely not. Such is the nature of the beast.

I had a barmaid and assassin event simultaneously at the beginning of the week >_> The second one overrode the other though

What's he doing for thieving XP?

I don't see anything wrong with dating her again... Just don't do anything stupid. If you want to bang her, but she's dead set on keeping the child if you get her pregnant again, THEN DON'T HAVE SEX WITH HER. Unless you don't mind losing all of your money and freedom for the next 20 years :P And as always, don't move in with her, don't propose w/o a prenup, don't co-own stuff, etc.

Dammit Noxx lol

Hopefully you're suggesting that my opinion of what "boring" is is subjective, rather than the fact that honeymoon feelings are temporary.

People often fall into the trap of thinking that their honeymoon feelings are equivalent to "love," and that those feelings will last more than about 3 years. Love isn't exciting like honeymoon feelings are. Love is BORING.

I failed the original siren whalerider mission and it never appeared again until I unlocked the bowl >_>

Ice gloves didn't help :P must be a glitch