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bitchdelorian · 10 months ago

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Why do you even like Fallout 4 if you think it's so bad then

the serious answer is while i think it's poorly written overall and there's some serious problems with the construction/design of it i do still think it's a really enjoyable game overall w enough good parts to keep me coming back to it. i mean i wouldn't have 330+ hours in it on steam if i didn't think that

the main obvious part is that mechanically and graphically it's superior to every other fallout game. i do think the world design is good, i really enjoy myself exploring it and doing settlement stuff (im a sucker for sandbox shit first and foremost if there's a game with sandbox elements it's GOTY for me.) it's a beautiful game and i enjoy being in it, and i think the combat mechanics are overall superior to the other 3d games so that helps a lot.

wrt the writing, while i do think it's overall pretty fuckin bad, that's mostly just in the main quest, and there's still a lot of heart in it that shines through imo. there's a lot of sidequests and other content that i think is very well executed and adds to that enjoyment of being in the world; i like the companions and their stories, even if i feel like a lot of them were cheated out of the depth and content they deserved, so i enjoy exploring the world with them. and then even with the main quest, like i said, there's some heart in it - i don't really know a lot about the behind the scenes of the production period, but i get the impression that a lot of the flaws w writing were because too many people were working on it and so too many elements got pulled in different directions. the main story of 4 itself isn't actually all that bad, it's just that too many little holes and missing details (like real meaningful motivation for the Institute in the example for what these posts were talking about) that are kind of stupid stack up against the main story. but there's also a lot of really good little details imo where it's clear someone, somewhere, had a really good idea, wanted it to be explored more for the depth it added to the story, but could only slip in a few passing lines that the average player might miss. ultimately i think that's 4's biggest flaw - really good potential that's just kind of wasted, presumably because there's too much shit and they didn't give themselves enough time to meaningfully explore it or flesh it out, and too many people with too many conflicting ideas were trying to make everything work. 10 pounds of shit in a 5 pound bag if you will. i think that's part of why Far Harbor was so well received, and imo was one of the best fallout dlcs to date, because they were able to explore and flesh out everything they wanted to on a more achievable scale.

anyways tl;dr i like it because i enjoy being in the world and even when the writing sucks i can just play with the entire game like dolls and pretend it doesn't suck

#answered #4 #it really really is a ''my city now'' type situation. there's enough good foundation w it that i can just take it and run #all of th gaps and shitty writing i can just rewrite and fix in my head and enjoy myself that way

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Liverpool’s local hero Alexander-Arnold on family values & shining on the world stage

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As a young boy Trent Alexander-Arnold would dream of what it would be like inside Liverpool’s training ground. Living a stone’s throw from Melwood, he would peer through cracks in the wall to catch a glimpse of his heroes.

He watched as his idols Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher and Xabi Alonso lifted the Champions League in 2005 and now, aged just 19, he has the chance to emulate them.

The right-back, who still lives at home with his mother and brothers, faces arguably the toughest challenge of his fledgling career against Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo in the Champions League final on 26 May.

It will cap a remarkable rise for Alexander-Arnold, who is set to be the only Liverpudlian starter in Jurgen Klopp’s team for Kiev having made his senior debut just 17 months ago.

As if that wasn’t enough, the uncapped defender could be named in Gareth Southgate’s World Cup squad on Wednesday.

Factor in the fact that Alexander-Arnold’s football story started by pure luck when his name was picked out of a hat to attend a Liverpool summer camp, and clearly his is a tale worth hearing.

Here, Alexander-Arnold tells the BBC’s sports editor Dan Roan about “father figure” Klopp, marking Mohamed Salah in training, his England hopes and why, despite signing a £40,000-a-week deal, he isn’t allowed to leave home just yet.

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DR: Take us back to the beginning. Where did you grow up and how did you first start your footballing journey?

TAA: I grew up close to Melwood, five to 10 minutes away in West Derby. I was always in and around the local area, playing football with my brothers and friends and at school. Any way I could really. I played for three local teams on the weekends. I played for Liverpool during the week and often at weekends.

As a kid I used to go and wait at the gates of Melwood or look through the cracks in the wall, just see if I could see any of the people I was looking up to, who we all wanted to aspire to become, when we were in the Champions League, the likes of Gerrard, Carragher and Alonso.

Every time I went pass I’d dream of how it would be and I’d have a picture in my head what it would be like.

Alexander-Arnold factfile Liverpool debut 25 October 2016 v Tottenham in EFL Cup 43 Liverpool appearances and three goals Premier League debut 14 December 2016 v Middlesbrough Liverpool Young Player of the Year award 2017 and 2018 Played at every England youth level from U16s to U21s

How did you come to be in the academy?

It’s quite a funny story. I was about six and Liverpool had a community summer camp. They sent a few invites to my school and my age group, to my class specifically, and they were like, ‘who wants to go?’ So every lad in the class put their hands up as you’d imagine, so the only fair way was to pick names out of a hat and luckily my name was picked out.

I went along on the half-term and then within about 30 minutes of the first session, one of the scouts or coaches, went over to my mum and said, ‘will you start bringing him up two or three times a week from now on?’ and since then I’ve been a Liverpool player.

How important is it to you to be local hero?

Massive. I think when I was growing up and I saw the likes of Gerrard, Carragher – the homegrown players, the scousers – in the team it always gave me a bit more inspiration and motivation.

It can happen to local lads with the hard work and talent and drive. If you dedicate yourself to it enough it’ll happen. With them being there, that gave me a lot more motivation than maybe if it weren’t local players. Hopefully that’s how the young players of the academy and the kids in and around Liverpool look up to me now.

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What was it like living in West Derby? You used to play with your brothers?

We lived on a main road so it was never really safe for us to go outside the garden so me and my brothers would always stay inside the garden. There was a park over the road so if we ever did go out, it would just be to the park where my mum could still see us from our garden so she always had eyes on us where we were.

At that age you just want to play and beat your brothers and I think that breeds competitiveness.

You still live with your family?

My mum and my brothers – it’s just a really close family. They are against me [moving out] because I think a lot of young players move out too quickly. They start earning decent money and you think that you can cope with things and then I think that’s when things start to go wrong.

I think my mum and my family want to keep a close eye on me, don’t want things getting in to my head, so I think for the time being, until we all reach a general agreement that I have enough to move out, then I’ll be stuck here.

Without them I definitely wouldn’t be in the place I am now. It was always good to be able to come home and share the good moments as well as the bad moments. Just to experience everything with them and see them being proud of me is unbelievable.

And they help keep you grounded?

The family and friends and the people I surround myself allow me to keep my feet firmly on the floor and not get too big-headed. I was told myself it couldn’t happen to me. No matter how good you are, your mentality has got to be right.

A lot of young players, that’s where they go wrong and that’s what I’ve always seen when I was growing up – players who are almost there but couldn’t quite get there because the mentality wasn’t right.

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You will be up against five-time Ballon d’Or winner Ronaldo as Real Madrid seek a third consecutive Champions League title…

As a player you want to test yourself, you want to put yourself against the best players that you can and to get that opportunity hopefully in Kiev on a huge stage it doesn’t really come bigger than that so I think the excitement levels are high.

Tell me about Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and the faith he has shown in you.

He’s the manager that I came up through, he is the one who gave me my chances. He was always there to give me support, still is a fatherly figure in that sense. [He] is a truthful person, which is an attribute that all managers should have – just tell you what you need to improve on and how you can get into the team.

You have had a meteoric rise this season, what’s it like to reflect on now?

Incredible. I think looking back now to the start of the season, I would never have guessed being in this situation – such high-profile games, so much trust from the manager and such support from the fans. It’s been an incredible journey for me and the family.

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What do you put your success down to?

Hard work, I think that is the foundation for everything. I think growing up from the age of six, that’s when I first started, so hard work on a daily basis is how you lay the foundation and that’s when your talent takes over and you try show what you can do.

This is your breakthrough season, how have you matured?

I feel that when I look back on last season I was a bit immature, a bit rash in challenges, decision-making in pressurised situations, but I think that the more games you play, the more minutes you play, the more in and around the first team you are, the easier it becomes. You get used to situations you’ve not been in before. You get used opposition fans booing you, shouting stuff. When you get thrown into the deep end, that helps you as a young player.

How do you deal with criticism?

Again, it’s family, they’ll have the right advice. They know what to say when things aren’t going well and it’s a part of football that you make mistakes. It’s about how you get over them how you use them to your advantage. Mistakes I’ve made throughout the season help me try not make them again.

What is it about Liverpool and in Europe do you think?

I think it’s the support, we’ve had so many historic nights – great comebacks, different types of wins. I think the fans just believe that when we are in that competition, when you get the floodlights on in Anfield, you get the Champions League song on, it’s a different place to go to. It’s so much harder for the opposition, especially Manchester City. They’d been there in the league and they thought, ‘oh, it’ll be the same’ but it’s a completely different place on a European night. I think it’s just down to the fans and the belief.

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Do you have to sometimes mark Salah in training, what’s that like?

Yeah tough, very, very tough. The front three are hard to deal with, especially in training. But it prepares you for the weekend. I think if you’re training against that calibre of players during the week, it can only prepare you in the right way for during the weekend.

Who is the hardest opponent you have come up against in the Premier league so far?

Probably [Manchester City’s Leroy] Sane I’d say. He is just a world-class player, really good. It’s good to play against the world-class players and I enjoy playing against really good wingers.

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How much belief is there that Liverpool can win the Champions League?

We have got one game left and to say that you’re in the Champions League final is great, but to say that you win it is even better and that’s what all of the lads want. We want to win it we’re not going to the final to roll over and lose.

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Is it sometimes hard to believe the whole of the footballing world will be watching you up against Cristiano Ronaldo?

I don’t think I’ve really taken it yet. I can’t think too far ahead and have an important game on Sunday [to secure] Champions League football for next season, which at this moment is more important than Kiev. But after the Brighton game, that’s when our full focus goes to Kiev.

Lots of players are new to the Champions League including myself, so we’re not really used to playing three games in the week, but saying that I think we’ve coped well with it.

You were invited to train with the England squad in March, what was that like?

It was exciting because throughout the season so far I was playing against the players I was going to train with, so I was opposition to a lot of them It was strange to go and be in a friendly environment with them when most of the time its hostile. So yeah, it was different but I enjoyed it thoroughly and I was grateful for the opportunity.

What will it mean to earn an England cap?

Again, like your local team, it’s an honour to represent your country and growing up you watch all the major tournaments, you watch all the qualifiers, you watch all the friendlies, you get the kits when the new kits come out and to put on the white shirt hopefully one day would be incredible. It’s a massive honour to play for your country and one day to hopefully get that honour and to fulfil that dream.

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Debt and Bankruptcy

When I decided to ask my Wife to marry me I felt pressure to purchase a ring that – at the time – was way too expensive for me. I wasn’t a bankruptcy lawyer at the time. I loved her – so why wouldn’t I do everything I could to show my love? Right? I had access to credit. The bank reassured me that it would be easy to repay. Well, I was wrong. I made a stupid decision. I went into debt. I went into debt at the wrong time for the wrong reason with little to no income to pay it back. And that ring? Well, it was a really nice ring but my Wife later lost it – twice! (….a great story for another day).

The debt for that ring was hard to pay off. I remember struggling to pay back the debt and feeling like a failure. The harder I worked the more difficult it seemed. My entire paycheck was gone before I even received it! I had no control over my finances because the creditor controlled me.

Feeling ashamed for our debt is a real thing.

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“Money is also intimately linked with our inner lives. Its presence, or lack thereof, has profound physical, mental and emotional repercussions. Perhaps in more ways than we would like to admit, money has tremendous power over us. … Any of the aforementioned negative emotional responses to debt may be serious enough to require medical or psychological intervention.” from debt.org

National Foundation for Credit Counseling – “[C]onducted a poll asking participants to finish this sentence: “I’d be most embarrassed to admit my…” And respondents made it clear that debt shame in the United States is worse than even diet shame. A whopping 37% of people answered that their credit card debt was the most embarrassing, followed by 30% of respondents admitting they wouldn’t want to fess up to their credit score. Weight made only 12% of people sweat, and came in a distant third place.”

I don’t think anyone is immune to money problems. So I assume that you’ve all had some type of similar situation. Being in debt at the wrong time for the wrong reasons. You may or may not be to blame for the money issues (e.g. medical debt), but you know what it feels like to stay up late at night wondering how you’re going to get out of the situation you’re in.

You know what it feels like to feel there is no way out. You know what it is like to think about your debt hour after hour. You lose sleep over it. You think that people close to you judge. You may ever start to think that you are less of a person because of it.

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Now, imagine being in that type of situation and then having a debt collector call you and appear to confirm to you all of the irrational fears mentioned above. You may be told that you are a terrible person. That you did this to yourself. That your family is embarrassed because of you. And for some reason, there are thousands of us who believe these debt collectors! A client recently told me that a debt collector threatened to call the police and have her arrested for not paying a debt! Can you believe that? It happens more than you would think.

It’s been my life’s work and passion to help people realize that no matter what life has thrown their way they shouldn’t feel embarrassed or broken when it comes to debt. I stress over and over to my Clients that they should not despair – there is almost always a way out that doesn’t turn out to be nearly as bad as they might think.

Sometimes the way out is bankruptcy and sometimes it is not. It all depends on the situation. Regardless of whether my clients end up filing for bankruptcy – all of us have the following rights when it comes to harassing debt collectors. To provide some sense of relief, here are some quick basics on the rights you do have:

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that can prohibit debt collectors from using practices that may be abusive, unfair or deceptive. In addition to the Federal law, your state should have a consumer protection statute that can also prohibit deceptive practices as well as unfair or unconscionable practices. You should become familiar with both the FDCPA and your state’s consumer protection law(s). A good way of doing so it to schedule a consultation with a local attorney

Make them prove it: If you receive a phone call from a debt collector demanding payment, demand to receive proof of the debt. Simply paying out of fear can be costly. You may be waiving your statute of limitations defense or paying a debt that doesn’t belong to you! A jury recently awarded a Kansas City woman $83 million against a debt collector suing for wrongfully suing her for a $1,000 credit card bill that wasn’t hers.

Phone Call Limit: I don’t believe any Court has ruled on a specific number of calls per day that would be prohibited. A court would likely look into the situation on a case-by-case basis to determine if the debt collector’s calls were harassing. In general, the FDCPA prohibits debt collectors from calling you with excessive frequency. This would include repeated calls or continuous calls so as to be annoying, harassing or abusive. Obviously, if a debt collector calls with a series of calls one after another this would be prohibited

Contacting you at work: The FDCPA allows a debt collector to call you at work unless the debt collector knows – or has reason to know – that you or your employer prohibit such contact. Simply telling the debt collector to stop calling you at work should do the trick. However, if you can get the request in writing you would be better off

Calling your cell phone: The FDCPA can prohibit debt collectors from calling your cell phone in certain situations. For example, a debt collector cannot call you at an inappropriate time. If you inform the debt collector that the call was made to your cell phone while you are at work this is an inappropriate time. Another federal law, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act can also prohibit certain debt collector contact to your cell phone

There are recent attempts to fix the wrongs committed by debt collectors. Debt collection practices are so horrible that the “U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed new rules for the debt collection industry that include limiting collectors’ communication with debtors.”

Law changes can take time. So, until the laws tighten up on debt collectors use these tools and stop shaming yourself. There is a way out. And the way out will be easier than you think. Don’t let your debt define and control you.

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Debt and Bankruptcy

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Debt and Bankruptcy

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