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OK I laughed at Johnny playing with his action figure at the end. Good stuff. :P

Just gonna necro this thread right here. I just finished beating what is available of Hades right now and holy shit was it really really fun. I'm actually bummed that the game isn't complete yet because I want to keep going. It's well written, decently voice acted, the combat is satisfying and the variety of weapons, buffs, boons and abilities you can get make each run unique. I ran into a few bugs (early access and all I guess), but it was smooth as silk for the most part. I wish I had waited for the game to be out of early access, only because now I'm at the "end" of the game and have to wait for content updates to get the next level(s) of the game. Anyway, super fun. Can't wait for more.

So does this basically require friends for most things? Or is it like Destiny in that 90% of the stuff you can solo but if you wanna raid you need a group?

I am not. Didn't even cross my mind.

Tonight I'll be trying to finish off Low Rank in Monster Hunter Gen U on Switch. I'll play some Fortnite if my son happens to be on. And that is all if I can't get a couple people over to my house to play Blood Rage (Blood Rage might happen tomorrow night..it's up in the air).

On one hand, I really really want to watch this show. On the other hand, I really really don't want to have to subscribe to yet another streaming service. There's like 1, maybe 2 shows on each streaming service I'm interested in. If I got them all it'd be more than a basic cable TV bill.

Mother fucking Anor Londo those goddamn knights had aim hax. Also those toxic dart jerks in Blight Town.

I missed the boat completely on the WiiU. But got into watching Ryukhar Mario Maker videos on youtube and now can't wait for this version.

OK.

My problem isn't necessarily how hard it is to obtain, but how restricted you are compared to most states even after you jump through all the extra hoops. You'd think someone who can pass all those bars would be qualified by any reasonable measure.

I'm on PC, but I'm unlikely to continue playing until they release solo's mode or cross platform support (since my regular squad for games like this is mostly ps4/xbone).

Very true.

You're right that there are supposed to be exemptions for reasonable deviations, but I've never heard of the deviation rules being applied in favor of a gun owner. It may have happened, but I've never seen it. In NJ you err on the side of caution. If a cop sees a gun case in the back while you're getting your gas tank filled, your vehicle is getting searched and you're getting arrested. No question. Maybe you'll be successful fighting it? But the costs to you will have already been incurred at that point (jail time, lost job, time, money, lawyers, etc.). You're ruined. And hey. Taco Bell is the best.

He asked!

Those were actually a couple real fun games last night.

This is only true if you never move, never get married/name change, etc. Any change to any information on the card requires starting mostly from scratch. It's not like a driver's license where you can submit a change of address form. One time I moved from one apartment to another in the same building so my unit # changed (e.g. 123 Main Apt. 213 to 123 Main Street Apt. 215) and it required a whole new round of background checks, time off work, fees, etc. For transporting in a vehicle, yeah. Relatively minor inconvenience. It's the location restriction that is the problem. You can't get a carry permit in NJ. That vehicle transport is restricted only to transport a firearm between your home and the range, gunsmith, etc. where it is to be used. That's it. Sure, it's locked in your trunk, but stop to drive-thru Taco Bell for lunch on the way home? Felony. Stop for gas? Felony. If you believe that even after all the vetting and hoops you have to jump through in NJ that someone who qualifies still shouldn't be allowed to carry then cool. But if you think carry should be allowed for supremely qualified individuals then it is a big deal.

Don't underestimate the greedy.

Yeah it'd be almost funny if it wasn't so concerning.

I've been waiting for this forever. It seems like a no brainer on the Switch. I'm all about this game. After it comes out I hope we use this thread to post each others' level codes! I wanna play through the crazy crap y'all come up with.

In Mass the process is pretty streamlined. Strict, but efficient from everything I've been told. NJ has a very similar system in theory; FID -> permit to purchase -> purchase check. The difference is that in NJ it's deliberately cumbersome. The process just to get the initial FID with the local and state background checks, the mental health histories, requiring local fingerprinting and third party corporate biometrics, and fees at every step of the way. And weeks or often months of waiting. That's just to get the ID card and your initial purchase permit. It's even worse if you're in a township without a standing police department because then every step requires making appointments with the nearest state police rep which can be a long time out and will almost always require you to take off of work. After passing all that you go pick out and purchase your gun, but can't take possession of it. You now have to wait weeks for another round of background checks (in case you became a felon after going through all the previous steps and decided to still try to get away with buying a gun at a store after that). When that finally comes back clean you can take your new gun home where it stays, because even after all that validation leading up to this you aren't allowed to leave your house with your gun in NJ. NJ would ban firearms outright if they could. But they can't. So they make the process as difficult, inconvenient, and unwieldy as possible in order to suppress ownership to as great a degree as possible. They want you to pay, and to wait, and travel, and to have to take time off of work, and so on. It feels very much like tactical voter suppression.

Something like that. When they heard the song that was written it ended up playing more empowering than sinister and something something marketing girl toys and boom, Elsa is a hero now.

I just wish that if you're going to make me jump through all the hoops to prove I'm trustworthy then trust me. This is basically the same system we have in NJ, except they use it here as a club to suppress gun ownership rather than validating good owners like in Mass.

Sounds very much like the system we have here in NJ. Not a fan of it. I probably wouldn't mind the system so much if they didn't keep piling on restrictions on top of it.

Yeah, that's partly because they kind of decided to do a 180 on the story with part way into production. Elsa was originally supposed to be the villain. Kubo was so good.

^^^ My kids are fans of that guy.