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In this post, we are going to discuss any cosmetic, functional, or gameplay-related features that could be added to Transformers: Tactical Arena to improve the players’ experience while playing the game. Red Games Co. nailed the gameplay itself and have already proven their ability to deliver great new cards, arenas, emotes, and music tracks in almost every update, but this list will include features that will improve this game in general, either improving the feel of the gameplay or adding more things to do in the main menu screen. These are going to be the types of additions the game needs to have before it can grow any further and expand to a wider audience. The list will be numbered in order of most wanted to not as most wanted, but still wanted (based on my personal preferences). Brace yourselves, here it goes:
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1. Add a selectable Landscape mode for mobile users:

There are two perspectives available to play the game in: Portrait mode and Landscape mode. Unfortunately, these perspectives are locked in to the system a player uses, with Portrait mode being limited to iPad and iPhone devices while Landscape mode is limited to Macs and Apple TVs. It would be impossible to implement Portrait mode to Macs and Apple TVs as that would limit the player’s perspective, but players on iPhones and iPads should be given a new option in the Settings that would allow them to choose whether to play the game in Portrait Mode, Landscape mode, or Both, depending on the device’s orientation. I would love to have the option to try playing this game in Landscape mode as it would totally change the perspective and the way I play along with it. You have no idea how frequently I miss while using Graviton Nexus because of the current portrait perspective I am limited to.
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1. Add a Match History feature with a controllable camera for Photo Mode:

This game needs a Match History of some sorts. Perhaps have the option positioned in the main menu between the Crates and Practice options. Not to crowd a respective device’s memory, the Battle Log should have 10 slots, which would fill in every time a Battle is played, sorted from latest at the top to recent at the bottom (preferably with times and dates indicated). If all 10 slots are filled, the recent game (10th in the list) would be automatically permanently deleted and the slot filled in with the next recorded game in queue, and so on. However, users would be given the option to Favorite or Save match replays of their choosing, which would go into a menu next to the Battle Log, have this option called Saved. The number of slots could be either infinite or a maximum of 30 saved replays. This is where the fun begins: the match replays would work in real time similarly to how the tutorial videos for the cards work. This would allow players to do the following: 1) Change perspective, viewing the match play out from their side or from the opponent’s side; and 2) Have a free cinematic camera mode that would give the players two cursors that would allow them to fly the camera around the arena and position it in ways like we have seen only in the trailers for TTA, almost like in Totally Accurate Battle Simulator. This would allow players to create cinematic shots, get clips of cool moments from various perspectives, follow Megatron or Scorponok around as they ravage through the arena. Imagine the amount of advertising it would allow for if players started posting videos of Bumblebee Super Punching a turret from a close up shot, or Starscream swooping in in jet mode.
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1. Add more game modes:

A lot of people ask for a story mode to be added to the game. Though a story mode would be incredible, it’s a lot to ask for, considering how much work it would take to make. However, we as players have been stuck battling each other or the A.I. solo for more than a year now. I love this game for what it is, it has incredible gameplay that keeps holding it up despite its cons, but it can get boring and repetitive fast, and sometimes I have trouble pushing myself to play through five games every day. Giving players the option to play more modes would highly increase the replayability of this game. For example, when pressing on the Battle button from the Main Menu, instead of a wait queue immediately starting, players would be greeted by another menu, asking them which mode they want to Battle in. The options would be 1v1, 2v2, 3v3, and perhaps Story Mode as the lower option (which would be an entire menu in of itself). Yes, you read that right, Red could go so far as to add a 3v3 mode. A while ago, I used to play a game called Mini Guns – Omega Wars. It’s dead now (servers shut down), but it was a unique Clash Royale-inspired mobile game with impressive visuals and fun original gameplay, similar to Transformers: Tactical Arena. It was later added to Steam as well, something I would love to see happen to TTA. There were 4 ways to play the game: it had a story mode, 1v1, 2v2, and 3v3. 3v3 was chaotic and at the same time the best way to play the game, because if your cards were underleveled, you had two teammates who could carry you if they were maxed out, and you were thus more likely to win in 3v3 than in 2v2 and 1v1 modes. I want Transformers: Tactical Arena to have such similar features from Mini Guns – Omega Wars because it’s going to make the game so much more replayable.
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1. Add more profile customization:

Giving us the option to purchase and choose from a variety of Banners and Avatars was one of the most brilliant things the developers added to this game. However, being able to customize only three things (our names, portraits, and banners) is not enough. How about adding customizable Frames to our tags, such as Bumblebee or Sunstreaker sitting on top, or a boombox around our profile tag, or Scorponok’s claw, Starscream’s Seeker armada, or Soundwave’s minions in every corner of our profile tag? How about adding unique Effects to highlight our tags, such as flames, pink plasma, dripping blue Energon, etc.? How about allowing us to customize our names with unique Fonts? This will monetize the game further and allow us to buy more things with our hard-earned ORE-13.
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1. Add skin selection for unique characters:

Shortly after being first released, Trailbreaker had his eyes changed from the color red to the color blue. Megatron recently had his entire appearance changed as well, from a more G1-inspired one to a more IDW-inspired one. This got me thinking about how more different skins like that could be added to the game for players to purchase with ORE-13 and use to slightly customize the appearance of their favorite characters. For example, Trailbreaker could be given a blue skin with red eyes, while Megatron could be given his G1-inspired skin back, with the players choosing which they want their Megatron to wear, the older one or the newer one.
NOTE: Do not turn unique characters from Transformers lore into simple reskins of cards already in the game. I.E. Do not make Cliffjumper a red reskin of Bumblebee. Cliffjumper and Bumblebee are two totally unique characters with different fighting styles in Transformers lore. Doing so will also confuse the players. Not everyone will be able to tell that a Bumblebee is coming for their turret if he is painted blue, red, or white instead of bright yellow that will immediately jump into the players’ eyes and warn them. Do not turn Skywarp and Thundercracker into Starscream reskins when they are extremely different characters with unique abilities. Not even Nemesis Prime should be an Optimus Prime reskin. The reskins should be limited only to the unique, named characters in question.
Instead, what you could do is make skins of the characters based on their Shattered Glass versions, which would make sense since it’s something the recent update hinted at. Or have the skins be the Generation 2 (G2) repaints of the characters, or their original Marvel comic book appearances, like the red-eyed, blue-painted Trailbreaker, or remodels of the characters based on the IDW comics, like the recent Megatron reskin we got. Keep the skin selection limited to the named characters selected by the players while customizing their looks.
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1. Add skin selection for Main and Secondary Turrets.

Similarly to the unit skins presented previously and the turret skins from Clash Royale, Transformers: Tactical Arena can have something similar by allowing players to customize the way their main and secondary turrets look. It would be nice if the main turret could be customized separately from the secondary turrets, or, better yet, *have all three turrets be independently customizable*. The turrets could be labeled Left Turret, Main Turret, and Right Turret during the customization process. Such customization could include festive themes, holiday themes, or, my most wanted proposition, have unique characters become the turrets. Have the main turret be Sky Lynx, who sleeps before being activated, or Tarn sitting on a throne, or Fortress Maximus (with the Secondary Turrets being his extra city mode limbs), or a cloning vat with a Predacon in stasis inside (a reference to Transformers: Prime). Add whatever your imagination tells you to! We as players will love these additions.
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1. Add skin selection for structures:

Similarly to the unit card skin selection and turret skin selection, there should also be skin customization available for the various structures in the game, including the Decoy (players can choose the character model being projected by the Decoy as well as the Decoy base itself), spawners, Teleporters, smaller turrets, and other deployable building cards. If skins are added for units such as Sharkticons, Minions, and Autobot Troopers and Infantry, their skins should be customizable separately from their respective spawners/Teleporters when customizing the appearance of the structure cards themselves, but also included into the customization.
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1. Add in-game death animations:

There is nothing more lame than struggling to destroy Scorponok in-game just to see him pop into some Energon bits on death. It would have been so much better if Scorponok would fall back on death, fall apart, or explode into Energon bits. This could add more elements to the game such as Scorponok dealing damage after exploding on death, similarly to how the NOD Avatar explodes on death in Command and Conquer: Rivals. However, this does not apply to Scorponok only. Other characters should have death animations, such as Jazz getting ripped in half (a reference to his death in the 2007 Transformers movie), Megatron falling to his knees and landing on his chest due to how big and bulky he is, Crosshairs and Spinister spinning out of control and crashing into the ground, Optimus Prime falling back (a reference to his death in the 1986 Transformers movie), Windblade getting blasted back and her sword sticking into the ground (similarly to how Clash Royale’s Knight’s sword sticks into the ground when his is killed), Starscream transforming into his jet and flying away, not actually dying because he is a coward, etc. Minions and Drones would still have their current death animations, while Autobot Infantry and Troopers could have something more unique like breaking apart into parts on death. And keep these death animations relatively short and simple, no longer than 2 or 3 seconds, similarly to the way Metal Slug soldiers die when you shoot them.
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1. Add units emoting at the end of the game:

This may sound confusing but bear with me. Do you know how there is a 1 or 2 second delay between a winning turret being destroyed and the victory screen coming up? Ever played Metal Slug? Ever seen how the enemy troops cheered and celebrated when you died, taunting your death? Ever played Red Alert 2 or 3? Ever seen how the units on the map would start cheering if you achieved victory? Seeing something similar to that in this game would be downright INCREDIBLE. Not only would it taunt your opponent, but it would look fun and good from an entertainment perspective. Autobot Troopers could start throwing their pistols in the air. Autobot Infrantry could dance and jump around. Megatron could strike a victorious pose, hands on hips and straightened out. Optimus Prime could lower his Energon Axe similarly to how does it in the squad selection screen. Grimlock could stomp the ground and release a burst of fire into the air to celebrate. Sunstreaker could start firing rockets into the sky as fireworks. Trailbreaker could start firing at the sky as an act of celebration. Moonracer could holster her sniper rifle similarly to her squad selection idle animation. Bumblebee could start clapping. Brawn could crack his knuckles and fold his arms. Starscream could transform into a jet and fly off. Soundwave could transmit a radio signal. Shockwave could return to plotting his schemes the way he does during his idle animation in the Squad selection screen. Windblade could slowly holster her blade. On the contrary, if the game is lost, the units would have unique scared animations, either shivering in the same spot or panicking and running away. The possibilities are endless.
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1. Add new daily and weekly objectives with higher rewards.

Right now, the game cycles between about 10 different daily challenges that are fairly easy to complete, but the lack of uniqueness is very boring. Add more daily and weekly objectives that involve using newer cards such as Chromia instead of Bonecrusher, for example. Such objectivates would help out newer players and add more spice to more experienced players.
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1. Add more Squad slots:

3 Squads is not enough. Simple as. In comparison, Clash Royale allows players to create 10 different decks at once. Giving us the option to make 5 would be way better than limiting us to 3, even though a similar system to CR could be implemented and we could be given the full 10 Squad slots in TTA as well. I had to overwrite many fun and unique Squads with more practical ones in the past since I had only 3 slots to work with, and I can’t really experiment with making new Squads since I’m trying to stick with the 3 I already have.
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1. Add Squad randomization:

On the topic of Squad creation, it can be difficult for new players to create Squads that work, so creating a button that, once pressed, would auto-generate a random Squad would be great. Every randomly generated Squad would have at least 1 random tactical support card, at least 1 random tank car, at least 1 random win condition car, at least 1 random structure card, at least 1 random ranged unit card, at least 1 random melee unit card, and so on.
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1. Add more Crate types (a greater Crate variety for players to unlock):

The current four types of Crates we have are very good (Common, Rare, Epic, and Arena), but wouldn’t it be better if we had more options to unlock and upgrade cards and get ORE-13? Adding a greater variety of Crates would give players more reason to grind and would make leveling up slightly easier and more fun. You could add a Legendary crate that contained only Legendaries, a Giant crate which would contain the most cards of any other Crate, etc. Anything you could come up with would be better than us being stuck with the same old four (mostly three) types of Crates.
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1. Add more A.I. decks and fix the A.I. itself:

It’s nice to have the current A.I. decks memorized to allow for easy victories, but at the same time this should not be the case. Rather than having the A.I. use randomized decks, simply create more decks for it cycle through than u/Picopede already listed in the following post: (https://www.reddit.com/TransformersTactical/wiki/ai-squads/). Add decks with the new cards, have the A.I. use decks with cards like Starscream, Scorponok, both Chaser cards in one deck, Trailbreaker, Sharlticon Portal, Shockwave, Railgun, and other unused cards that never show up while fighting the A.I. at upper levels. Fix the old decks so that the A.I. knows how to use actual strategies and strong card combinations instead of spamming units like crazy, hoping to overwhelm the human opponents. The A.I. should be more interesting and rewarding to fight.
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1. Add a camera mode in the Squad screen that would allow us to look at the 3D models of the characters closer:

Sometimes, instead of playing the game, it feels good to sit back and take in its beautiful art style, which includes looking at the characters, reading through their bios, and watching their tutorial videos. It would be nice if there was more, if there was an option once you entered the Squad screen and clicked on a card, to press on a button for some sort of Camera Mode and look at the cards in greater detail, from different perspectives. Maybe we could even be given the option to play specific animations for the card we chose, such as first deployment, regular attack, idle animation, and any other animations that card has. This feature would also allow players to look at unique character, structure, and turret skins (proposed to be added in points 5, 6, and 7) from different perspectives before or after purchase in the Supply Shop.
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1. Add a controllable camera to the Crates selection screen:

When it comes to unlocking Crates, it can get a bit boring and repetitive to do so. Despite us getting the Open All button, I am the type of player who unlocks the Crates one by one to visually see the things I get and any milestones I reach with my card levels. This feature is definitely not a must, but it would improve the immersion of the game so much more if we could look at the different types of Crates from different perspectives, especially the unique Arena ones, or any other Crate types the developers might add.
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1. Add sound effects to emotes:

This has the danger of making the game more toxic, but it’s pretty lame to see an emote without actually hearing it. I love the emotes as they are, the way they look and the way they play. However, this addition might take a lot of work to implement, so it should not be a priority.
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1. Make the gameplay feel more smooth:

Now this point is a bit more techy than the previous ones, but this is a complaint about the gameplay itself. There is a certain edge to it, like there is always a delay to the things you do, or the gameplay itself feels choppy, like you are playing at 30 fps instead of 60 fps. I would say this may have been done to conserve battery power, but changing the graphics quality of the game does not improve its flow, in fact it makes the gameplay even more choppy and laggy. If there was an option added to the Settings that would allow to increase the smoothness of the game at the cost of battery usage, that would be great, because the game does not run on mobile the same way it does on the Apple TV, based on watching u/Picopede ’s videos.
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1. Add a wait time for unit deployment.

In Clash Royale, when you want to deploy a card but do not have enough Elixir to do so, being 1 cost point short or so, the game deploys the card wherever you placed it on a certain wait queue that lasts a second or a millisecond before you accumulate enough Elixir, finally deploying the card later than you initially “planted” it. This can be both harmful, if you don’t plan ahead or misplace a card, and powerful, allowing for well-timed clutches and close calls. Transformers: Tactical Arena currently does not have this. You can either deploy a card if you have enough Energon, or you cannot. As a result, you have to hover your finger over the spot where you want to deploy a card while keeping your eyes on the Energon meter, which hinders your vision and allows you to make serious mistakes. Though depleting your Energon is a bad game strategy, this game should still have the same option of deploying your cards on millisecond-long queues, because I missed a lot of close calls and clutch moments due to either not being able to see the screen under my finger or the card I wanted to deploy not being deployed at all.
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1. Allow the deselection of cards in-game.

There is nothing more frustrating than misclicking on the arena after selecting a card but after changing your mind, and deploying a card you did not want to deploy at a random spot on the arena, for example at the bottom of the arena, right above the card selection bar. The only way of deselecting the card you currently have selected is to click on a different card, and you better not accidentally click somewhere randomly on the arena, or else the game will be lost. Players should have the option of deselecting the card they currently have selected. This can be done by either swiping down on the same card (since the card you have selected is raised up), or pressing a new x button added to the selected card, anything would be better then just hovering over what we have selected without being able to click anywhere else on the screen. It would also clear the screen up of the checkered pattern that appears every time you select a card, which would allow for better control of players’ vision.
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1. Fix ranged units not firing at enemy units within melee range.

There is a very annoying bug that happens whenever units approach ranged units really closely - the ranged units just simply stop firing at them. For example, if Optimus Prime enters Charge in his truck mode and Shockwave is standing right in front of him as he passes, Shockwave won’t fire at Optimus and will just allow him to pass without stunning him. This is true for all ranged units, including Sunstreaker, Trailbreaker, Arcee, Jazz, Starscream, Rotorstorm (he won’t fire at units directly under him), etc. The only exception is Megatron who uses Backhand in melee range. Either add melee attacks similar to Megatron’s Backhand to all ranged units or just simply allow them to fire at targets right in front of them.
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1. Add a new leaderboard.

This is an idea proposed by the other people on this Subreddit, such as u/Boosetro. Though I agree with the idea of having more than two leaderboards for a general ranking and the number of turrets destroyed, I don’t know if I agree with this idea in particular. Diving out PvP from PvE would force players to wait to play the game in PvP mode, which is rarely fun, competitive, and thus rather frustrating. People are free to disagree though, and I will leave it up to the developers to think about this point. Perhaps add a new Ranked leaderboard that would be limited to PvP matches.
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1. Add a new Spectator Mode that will allow players to attend and observe other real-time matches.

This feature follows the feature proposed in Part 2. Once a Battle Log feature is successfully added to the game, a Spectator mode should also be added, which would allow players to join and view a random or selected game happening in real time between two other players or between a player and a bot. This addition would be similar to what Clash Royale has. Players playing the game would be able to view how many people are spectating them, and the spectators would be able to use minimized emotes and cheer for the players they are spectating (or the opponents) without distracting either player. The reason I placed this feature so far down in the list is because I don’t consider its addition that important, though other people here may disagree. I never liked the spectator feature in Clash Royale and thus don’t think Transformers: Tactical Arena needs one. However, it’s up to the developers to decide whether they want to implement this or not.
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Thus, that amounts to a total of 23 items (and counting) to improve the feel of the game. It is up to the developers to decide whether they want to add these features or not, but I can guarantee they would make the game feel so much better. Please consider some of these. If you have any extra ideas, make sure to comment them down below! Thank you for reading through this list!

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In this post, we are going to discuss any cosmetic, functional, or gameplay-related features that could be added to Transformers: Tactical Arena to improve the players’ experience while playing the game. Red Games Co. nailed the gameplay itself and have already proven their ability to deliver great new cards, arenas, emotes, and music tracks in almost every update, but this list will include features that will improve this game in general, either improving the feel of the gameplay or adding more things to do in the main menu screen. These are going to be the types of additions the game needs to have before it can grow any further and expand to a wider audience. The list will be numbered in order of most wanted to not as most wanted, but still wanted (based on my personal preferences). Brace yourselves, here it goes:
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1. Add a selectable Landscape mode for mobile users:

There are two perspectives available to play the game in: Portrait mode and Landscape mode. Unfortunately, these perspectives are locked in to the system a player uses, with Portrait mode being limited to iPad and iPhone devices while Landscape mode is limited to Macs and Apple TVs. It would be impossible to implement Portrait mode to Macs and Apple TVs as that would limit the player’s perspective, but players on iPhones and iPads should be given a new option in the Settings that would allow them to choose whether to play the game in Portrait Mode, Landscape mode, or Both, depending on the device’s orientation. I would love to have the option to try playing this game in Landscape mode as it would totally change the perspective and the way I play along with it. You have no idea how frequently I miss while using Graviton Nexus because of the current portrait perspective I am limited to.
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1. Add a Match History feature with a controllable camera for Photo Mode:

This game needs a Match History of some sorts. Perhaps have the option positioned in the main menu between the Crates and Practice options. Not to crowd a respective device’s memory, the Battle Log should have 10 slots, which would fill in every time a Battle is played, sorted from latest at the top to recent at the bottom (preferably with times and dates indicated). If all 10 slots are filled, the recent game (10th in the list) would be automatically permanently deleted and the slot filled in with the next recorded game in queue, and so on. However, users would be given the option to Favorite or Save match replays of their choosing, which would go into a menu next to the Battle Log, have this option called Saved. The number of slots could be either infinite or a maximum of 30 saved replays. This is where the fun begins: the match replays would work in real time similarly to how the tutorial videos for the cards work. This would allow players to do the following: 1) Change perspective, viewing the match play out from their side or from the opponent’s side; and 2) Have a free cinematic camera mode that would give the players two cursors that would allow them to fly the camera around the arena and position it in ways like we have seen only in the trailers for TTA, almost like in Totally Accurate Battle Simulator. This would allow players to create cinematic shots, get clips of cool moments from various perspectives, follow Megatron or Scorponok around as they ravage through the arena. Imagine the amount of advertising it would allow for if players started posting videos of Bumblebee Super Punching a turret from a close up shot, or Starscream swooping in in jet mode.
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1. Add more game modes:

A lot of people ask for a story mode to be added to the game. Though a story mode would be incredible, it’s a lot to ask for, considering how much work it would take to make. However, we as players have been stuck battling each other or the A.I. solo for more than a year now. I love this game for what it is, it has incredible gameplay that keeps holding it up despite its cons, but it can get boring and repetitive fast, and sometimes I have trouble pushing myself to play through five games every day. Giving players the option to play more modes would highly increase the replayability of this game. For example, when pressing on the Battle button from the Main Menu, instead of a wait queue immediately starting, players would be greeted by another menu, asking them which mode they want to Battle in. The options would be 1v1, 2v2, 3v3, and perhaps Story Mode as the lower option (which would be an entire menu in of itself). Yes, you read that right, Red could go so far as to add a 3v3 mode. A while ago, I used to play a game called Mini Guns – Omega Wars. It’s dead now (servers shut down), but it was a unique Clash Royale-inspired mobile game with impressive visuals and fun original gameplay, similar to Transformers: Tactical Arena. It was later added to Steam as well, something I would love to see happen to TTA. There were 4 ways to play the game: it had a story mode, 1v1, 2v2, and 3v3. 3v3 was chaotic and at the same time the best way to play the game, because if your cards were underleveled, you had two teammates who could carry you if they were maxed out, and you were thus more likely to win in 3v3 than in 2v2 and 1v1 modes. I want Transformers: Tactical Arena to have such similar features from Mini Guns – Omega Wars because it’s going to make the game so much more replayable.
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1. Add more profile customization:

Giving us the option to purchase and choose from a variety of Banners and Avatars was one of the most brilliant things the developers added to this game. However, being able to customize only three things (our names, portraits, and banners) is not enough. How about adding customizable Frames to our tags, such as Bumblebee or Sunstreaker sitting on top, or a boombox around our profile tag, or Scorponok’s claw, Starscream’s Seeker armada, or Soundwave’s minions in every corner of our profile tag? How about adding unique Effects to highlight our tags, such as flames, pink plasma, dripping blue Energon, etc.? How about allowing us to customize our names with unique Fonts? This will monetize the game further and allow us to buy more things with our hard-earned ORE-13.
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1. Add skin selection for unique characters:

Shortly after being first released, Trailbreaker had his eyes changed from the color red to the color blue. Megatron recently had his entire appearance changed as well, from a more G1-inspired one to a more IDW-inspired one. This got me thinking about how more different skins like that could be added to the game for players to purchase with ORE-13 and use to slightly customize the appearance of their favorite characters. For example, Trailbreaker could be given a blue skin with red eyes, while Megatron could be given his G1-inspired skin back, with the players choosing which they want their Megatron to wear, the older one or the newer one.
NOTE: Do not turn unique characters from Transformers lore into simple reskins of cards already in the game. I.E. Do not make Cliffjumper a red reskin of Bumblebee. Cliffjumper and Bumblebee are two totally unique characters with different fighting styles in Transformers lore. Doing so will also confuse the players. Not everyone will be able to tell that a Bumblebee is coming for their turret if he is painted blue, red, or white instead of bright yellow that will immediately jump into the players’ eyes and warn them. Do not turn Skywarp and Thundercracker into Starscream reskins when they are extremely different characters with unique abilities. Not even Nemesis Prime should be an Optimus Prime reskin. The reskins should be limited only to the unique, named characters in question.
Instead, what you could do is make skins of the characters based on their Shattered Glass versions, which would make sense since it’s something the recent update hinted at. Or have the skins be the Generation 2 (G2) repaints of the characters, or their original Marvel comic book appearances, like the red-eyed, blue-painted Trailbreaker, or remodels of the characters based on the IDW comics, like the recent Megatron reskin we got. Keep the skin selection limited to the named characters selected by the players while customizing their looks.
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1. Add skin selection for Main and Secondary Turrets.

Similarly to the unit skins presented previously and the turret skins from Clash Royale, Transformers: Tactical Arena can have something similar by allowing players to customize the way their main and secondary turrets look. It would be nice if the main turret could be customized separately from the secondary turrets, or, better yet, *have all three turrets be independently customizable*. The turrets could be labeled Left Turret, Main Turret, and Right Turret during the customization process. Such customization could include festive themes, holiday themes, or, my most wanted proposition, have unique characters become the turrets. Have the main turret be Sky Lynx, who sleeps before being activated, or Tarn sitting on a throne, or Fortress Maximus (with the Secondary Turrets being his extra city mode limbs), or a cloning vat with a Predacon in stasis inside (a reference to Transformers: Prime). Add whatever your imagination tells you to! We as players will love these additions.
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1. Add skin selection for structures:

Similarly to the unit card skin selection and turret skin selection, there should also be skin customization available for the various structures in the game, including the Decoy (players can choose the character model being projected by the Decoy as well as the Decoy base itself), spawners, Teleporters, smaller turrets, and other deployable building cards. If skins are added for units such as Sharkticons, Minions, and Autobot Troopers and Infantry, their skins should be customizable separately from their respective spawners/Teleporters when customizing the appearance of the structure cards themselves, but also included into the customization.
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1. Add in-game death animations:

There is nothing more lame than struggling to destroy Scorponok in-game just to see him pop into some Energon bits on death. It would have been so much better if Scorponok would fall back on death, fall apart, or explode into Energon bits. This could add more elements to the game such as Scorponok dealing damage after exploding on death, similarly to how the NOD Avatar explodes on death in Command and Conquer: Rivals. However, this does not apply to Scorponok only. Other characters should have death animations, such as Jazz getting ripped in half (a reference to his death in the 2007 Transformers movie), Megatron falling to his knees and landing on his chest due to how big and bulky he is, Crosshairs and Spinister spinning out of control and crashing into the ground, Optimus Prime falling back (a reference to his death in the 1986 Transformers movie), Windblade getting blasted back and her sword sticking into the ground (similarly to how Clash Royale’s Knight’s sword sticks into the ground when his is killed), Starscream transforming into his jet and flying away, not actually dying because he is a coward, etc. Minions and Drones would still have their current death animations, while Autobot Infantry and Troopers could have something more unique like breaking apart into parts on death. And keep these death animations relatively short and simple, no longer than 2 or 3 seconds, similarly to the way Metal Slug soldiers die when you shoot them.
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1. Add units emoting at the end of the game:

This may sound confusing but bear with me. Do you know how there is a 1 or 2 second delay between a winning turret being destroyed and the victory screen coming up? Ever played Metal Slug? Ever seen how the enemy troops cheered and celebrated when you died, taunting your death? Ever played Red Alert 2 or 3? Ever seen how the units on the map would start cheering if you achieved victory? Seeing something similar to that in this game would be downright INCREDIBLE. Not only would it taunt your opponent, but it would look fun and good from an entertainment perspective. Autobot Troopers could start throwing their pistols in the air. Autobot Infrantry could dance and jump around. Megatron could strike a victorious pose, hands on hips and straightened out. Optimus Prime could lower his Energon Axe similarly to how does it in the squad selection screen. Grimlock could stomp the ground and release a burst of fire into the air to celebrate. Sunstreaker could start firing rockets into the sky as fireworks. Trailbreaker could start firing at the sky as an act of celebration. Moonracer could holster her sniper rifle similarly to her squad selection idle animation. Bumblebee could start clapping. Brawn could crack his knuckles and fold his arms. Starscream could transform into a jet and fly off. Soundwave could transmit a radio signal. Shockwave could return to plotting his schemes the way he does during his idle animation in the Squad selection screen. Windblade could slowly holster her blade. On the contrary, if the game is lost, the units would have unique scared animations, either shivering in the same spot or panicking and running away. The possibilities are endless.
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1. Add new daily and weekly objectives with higher rewards.

Right now, the game cycles between about 10 different daily challenges that are fairly easy to complete, but the lack of uniqueness is very boring. Add more daily and weekly objectives that involve using newer cards such as Chromia instead of Bonecrusher, for example. Such objectivates would help out newer players and add more spice to more experienced players.
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1. Add more Squad slots:

3 Squads is not enough. Simple as. In comparison, Clash Royale allows players to create 10 different decks at once. Giving us the option to make 5 would be way better than limiting us to 3, even though a similar system to CR could be implemented and we could be given the full 10 Squad slots in TTA as well. I had to overwrite many fun and unique Squads with more practical ones in the past since I had only 3 slots to work with, and I can’t really experiment with making new Squads since I’m trying to stick with the 3 I already have.
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1. Add Squad randomization:

On the topic of Squad creation, it can be difficult for new players to create Squads that work, so creating a button that, once pressed, would auto-generate a random Squad would be great. Every randomly generated Squad would have at least 1 random tactical support card, at least 1 random tank car, at least 1 random win condition car, at least 1 random structure card, at least 1 random ranged unit card, at least 1 random melee unit card, and so on.
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1. Add more Crate types (a greater Crate variety for players to unlock):

The current four types of Crates we have are very good (Common, Rare, Epic, and Arena), but wouldn’t it be better if we had more options to unlock and upgrade cards and get ORE-13? Adding a greater variety of Crates would give players more reason to grind and would make leveling up slightly easier and more fun. You could add a Legendary crate that contained only Legendaries, a Giant crate which would contain the most cards of any other Crate, etc. Anything you could come up with would be better than us being stuck with the same old four (mostly three) types of Crates.
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1. Add more A.I. decks and fix the A.I. itself:

It’s nice to have the current A.I. decks memorized to allow for easy victories, but at the same time this should not be the case. Rather than having the A.I. use randomized decks, simply create more decks for it cycle through than u/Picopede already listed in the following post: (https://www.reddit.com/TransformersTactical/wiki/ai-squads/). Add decks with the new cards, have the A.I. use decks with cards like Starscream, Scorponok, both Chaser cards in one deck, Trailbreaker, Sharlticon Portal, Shockwave, Railgun, and other unused cards that never show up while fighting the A.I. at upper levels. Fix the old decks so that the A.I. knows how to use actual strategies and strong card combinations instead of spamming units like crazy, hoping to overwhelm the human opponents. The A.I. should be more interesting and rewarding to fight.
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1. Add a camera mode in the Squad screen that would allow us to look at the 3D models of the characters closer:

Sometimes, instead of playing the game, it feels good to sit back and take in its beautiful art style, which includes looking at the characters, reading through their bios, and watching their tutorial videos. It would be nice if there was more, if there was an option once you entered the Squad screen and clicked on a card, to press on a button for some sort of Camera Mode and look at the cards in greater detail, from different perspectives. Maybe we could even be given the option to play specific animations for the card we chose, such as first deployment, regular attack, idle animation, and any other animations that card has. This feature would also allow players to look at unique character, structure, and turret skins (proposed to be added in points 5, 6, and 7) from different perspectives before or after purchase in the Supply Shop.
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1. Add a controllable camera to the Crates selection screen:

When it comes to unlocking Crates, it can get a bit boring and repetitive to do so. Despite us getting the Open All button, I am the type of player who unlocks the Crates one by one to visually see the things I get and any milestones I reach with my card levels. This feature is definitely not a must, but it would improve the immersion of the game so much more if we could look at the different types of Crates from different perspectives, especially the unique Arena ones, or any other Crate types the developers might add.
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1. Add sound effects to emotes:

This has the danger of making the game more toxic, but it’s pretty lame to see an emote without actually hearing it. I love the emotes as they are, the way they look and the way they play. However, this addition might take a lot of work to implement, so it should not be a priority.
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1. Make the gameplay feel more smooth:

Now this point is a bit more techy than the previous ones, but this is a complaint about the gameplay itself. There is a certain edge to it, like there is always a delay to the things you do, or the gameplay itself feels choppy, like you are playing at 30 fps instead of 60 fps. I would say this may have been done to conserve battery power, but changing the graphics quality of the game does not improve its flow, in fact it makes the gameplay even more choppy and laggy. If there was an option added to the Settings that would allow to increase the smoothness of the game at the cost of battery usage, that would be great, because the game does not run on mobile the same way it does on the Apple TV, based on watching u/Picopede ’s videos.
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1. Add a wait time for unit deployment.

In Clash Royale, when you want to deploy a card but do not have enough Elixir to do so, being 1 cost point short or so, the game deploys the card wherever you placed it on a certain wait queue that lasts a second or a millisecond before you accumulate enough Elixir, finally deploying the card later than you initially “planted” it. This can be both harmful, if you don’t plan ahead or misplace a card, and powerful, allowing for well-timed clutches and close calls. Transformers: Tactical Arena currently does not have this. You can either deploy a card if you have enough Energon, or you cannot. As a result, you have to hover your finger over the spot where you want to deploy a card while keeping your eyes on the Energon meter, which hinders your vision and allows you to make serious mistakes. Though depleting your Energon is a bad game strategy, this game should still have the same option of deploying your cards on millisecond-long queues, because I missed a lot of close calls and clutch moments due to either not being able to see the screen under my finger or the card I wanted to deploy not being deployed at all.
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1. Allow the deselection of cards in-game.

There is nothing more frustrating than misclicking on the arena after selecting a card but after changing your mind, and deploying a card you did not want to deploy at a random spot on the arena, for example at the bottom of the arena, right above the card selection bar. The only way of deselecting the card you currently have selected is to click on a different card, and you better not accidentally click somewhere randomly on the arena, or else the game will be lost. Players should have the option of deselecting the card they currently have selected. This can be done by either swiping down on the same card (since the card you have selected is raised up), or pressing a new x button added to the selected card, anything would be better then just hovering over what we have selected without being able to click anywhere else on the screen. It would also clear the screen up of the checkered pattern that appears every time you select a card, which would allow for better control of players’ vision.
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1. Fix ranged units not firing at enemy units within melee range.

There is a very annoying bug that happens whenever units approach ranged units really closely - the ranged units just simply stop firing at them. For example, if Optimus Prime enters Charge in his truck mode and Shockwave is standing right in front of him as he passes, Shockwave won’t fire at Optimus and will just allow him to pass without stunning him. This is true for all ranged units, including Sunstreaker, Trailbreaker, Arcee, Jazz, Starscream, Rotorstorm (he won’t fire at units directly under him), etc. The only exception is Megatron who uses Backhand in melee range. Either add melee attacks similar to Megatron’s Backhand to all ranged units or just simply allow them to fire at targets right in front of them.
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1. Add a new leaderboard.

This is an idea proposed by the other people on this Subreddit, such as u/Boosetro. Though I agree with the idea of having more than two leaderboards for a general ranking and the number of turrets destroyed, I don’t know if I agree with this idea in particular. Diving out PvP from PvE would force players to wait to play the game in PvP mode, which is rarely fun, competitive, and thus rather frustrating. People are free to disagree though, and I will leave it up to the developers to think about this point. Perhaps add a new Ranked leaderboard that would be limited to PvP matches.
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1. Add a new Spectator Mode that will allow players to attend and observe other real-time matches.

This feature follows the feature proposed in Part 2. Once a Battle Log feature is successfully added to the game, a Spectator mode should also be added, which would allow players to join and view a random or selected game happening in real time between two other players or between a player and a bot. This addition would be similar to what Clash Royale has. Players playing the game would be able to view how many people are spectating them, and the spectators would be able to use minimized emotes and cheer for the players they are spectating (or the opponents) without distracting either player. The reason I placed this feature so far down in the list is because I don’t consider its addition that important, though other people here may disagree. I never liked the spectator feature in Clash Royale and thus don’t think Transformers: Tactical Arena needs one. However, it’s up to the developers to decide whether they want to implement this or not.
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Thus, that amounts to a total of 23 items (and counting) to improve the feel of the game. It is up to the developers to decide whether they want to add these features or not, but I can guarantee they would make the game feel so much better. Please consider some of these. If you have any extra ideas, make sure to comment them down below! Thank you for reading through this list!

Reddit account: DustinOffTheAxes
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Discord: Rangi#2214
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Name and House: Edwyle Flint
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Age: 23
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Culture Group: North man
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Appearance: Edwyle is of a strong build, comes in at 5’9”. Brown of eyes and black of hair
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trait: Inspiring
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Skills; Bows (E), Marksman (E), Tactician, Cavalry man
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talents: wood work, drinking, hunting
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Starting title: Lord of Widow's Watch
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Starting location: Widow's watch
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Alternate characters: Lucas Lothston, Jasper Corbray, Argella Selmy, Steffon Fossoway
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Biography
Edwyle Flint was born to Lord Jorah Flint of Widow's Watch and his wife, Jeyne Glenmore. The new born son was a boon for the family, a blessing to the Flints from the Old gods. The couple had struggled with failure to carry children to term, but Edwyle seemed to be a change for the couple. As such, Edwyle was doted upon by his mother and father. It would only be a scant year later that Edwyle was joined by his brother, Artos. An heir and a spare had been given to Lord Flint.
As the years went on, Edwyle grew to be a wild son, as did his younger brother Artos. The two were in constant trouble, seeking out adventures at every corner. This would often times be met with a scolding from their mother, and a stern talking to in the godswood from their father. But these acts did little to deter them. It was only when the boys had learned that their mother was with child once more did they settle down, for a time at the least. It was a gift to their parents, in order to help grace their family with some stability before another wild Flint would enter the world and cause mayhem for Lord Jorah.
This was not to be, however, for the birth of Mors Flint came with a cost, and that cost came in the form of Jeyne Glenmore. The Flints mourned their mother, but Edwyle took it upon himself to stay beside his brothers, taking time out of his studies with the Maester to see his new baby brother. The loss of his mother had sent Edwyle into being more sullen when in studies with the Maester, a matter he could not shake for some years. But time did dull the wounds, as did the constant company of his father and brothers, a fact that Edwyle could take solace in. He wasn't alone, for he had both his family and the Old gods watching over him.
While the pain of losing his mother at a young age had dulled, it seemed things were bound to change. For his father had wed Alysanne Cerwyn, and had gotten her with child, another sibling for Edwyle and the children of Jeyne Glenmore. But one could not pick and choose their family, and as such, Edwyle would remain steadfast in being loyal to family. Despite the impending arrival of his new sibling, Edwyle would remain studious, often times speaking to the men who had served under his grandfather to seek out knowledge of battle tactics. He even took to riding and learning how to best use horses in war. Skills he deemed useful for a future lord Flint.
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When Lord Corin Stark had put forth the efforts to bring the North closer to the rest of the realm, Edwyle had listened as his Uncles paced in the solar, as they ranted and raved to his father, preaching to the man about how building Septs in their land would betray everything they stood for. Everything their history and family had stood for. It had been hours, but the discussion ended, and it was decided. Septs would not be allowed to be built within the lands of Widow's Watch. The Old Gods held true in Widow's Watch, and would not give way to the Seven. The fake gods of the Andals.
When he reached the age of ten name days, Edwyle would take up the bow and arrow, finding them more suitable for him than the sword. The bow felt right in his hand, and the sound of arrows being let loose from the bow was like music to his ears. He would spend many days over the years, when not studying the histories of the North and learning of the fellow houses, honing his skills with the bow and arrow.
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When Lord Jorah Flint passed in the year 198, Edwyle ascended to the seat of Widow's Watch. He would remain steadfast in not allowing the Seven to preach in his lands, nor building septs. He would see the Old Gods remain strong and true in his land.
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TIMELINE
177: Edwyle is born, the first surviving child of Jorah and Jeyne
178: Artos follows after his brother, a spare being granted to the family as well
180: Mors Flint is born, but at the cost of Jeyne Glenmore. The family goes into mourning but remain steadfastly together.
182: Lord Jorah marries Alysanne Cerwyn, and later that year, Theon Flint is born. In this same year, Edwyle takes to his fathers side, learning his duties as the heir of widow's watch from a young age.
183: Edwyle listens to his uncles rant and rave about Lord Stark and the fake gods of the seven, forming his opinion on the Seven.
187: Edwyle would take up the bow and arrow, finding the two to be better than a sword and shield in his hands.
198: Lord Jorah dies in his sleep, leaving Edwyle to ascend to the lordship of Widow's Watch.
FAMILY ECHO: https://www.familyecho.com/?p=JWDUE&c=3y5q6nzn9t&f=712129550719821943
NPCS:
Artos Flint- General
Edwyn Flint-Castellan
Jorah Long- Marksman
Gerold Snow- Master at arms
Allard the younger- General
Eddard Snow- Master at arms
Jeor Flint- Warrior (Blunt weapons)

Whats the point? Why should I carry on this lifestyle? Its funny how I have answers to these questions but its so hard to explain it, no matter how hard I try to put it into words I just can't.
Ever since I was 7 I have felt this way, I was constantly hurting myself and crying myself to sleep just because I was being physically and mentally bullied but ig thats not much of a big deal since my parents and teachers told me that "you should grow up and learn to forgive them" yea sure forgive the person who tried stabbing me just because I had higher grades than them or the person who pushed me into the pool just because they don't like the way I look.
I have the constant need to be perfect or give a perfect image to my family, but no matter what I do or how good I do in something it will never be good enough for my parents. Why is it so hard for them to just tell me "good job" or "I'm proud of you" instead they tell me "why cant you be good enough", "why are you so ugly and fat are you even my daughter", " why cant you be like your cousin she is pretty and smart", "you are such a disappointment I spent so much time and effort to give you what you want and all you do is give me this", WHAT I WANT?!?! Ha thats really fucking funny considering that I never wanted to join swimming but you still forced me into it, the only reason why I still continue on with it is because I feel obligated too.

For context: 29F, wants a family, something something biological clock. I live in an extremely commitment phobic city. Feeling extreme pressure to find a partner before I'm "too old".
I used to be really needy in my early twenties. I think that's why I sort of learned that
a) my emotional needs not being met in a relationship is normal because they are "too much"
b) limiting contact with the other person is how you prevent them from abandoning you. If you tell anyone you miss them or want to see them, that's bad
To the surprise of absolutely no one, I'm starting to realize that I've fallen into a pattern of running after men who treat me like an afterthought. Or well, to be honest I'm not even running after them. I only contact them as much as they contact me (which is hardly ever) and pretend like I'm an independent boss babe who has a super interesting life, friends and a million hobbies and totally doesn't miss the person I'm supposedly involved with romantically. If men show too much interest in me right from the get go, it freaks me out because I feel like they're interested for shallow reasons.
Was in a relationship for 6 months with a guy who told me he had the same dating goals as me. Changed his mind and said he wanted to go traveling instead. Left me. Met another guy. Knew him for 5 months. Went on 6 dates altogether, 5 of those during the last two and a half months. Sometimes takes days texting me back. Says he's just a bad texter. Never calls. I tell him nicely I feel bad about how things are going, I want more time together. He dumps me. At this point I don't even know anymore if that was me being "needy" again or if it's normal to want to see someone semi-regularly once you're 6 dates in.
At this point I've been heartbroken for almost a year straight.
I honestly don't know how I can stop this.

So I was thinking today… and I know it’s been brought up by a few theorists that the plan may have been to smuggle Jon Benet out of the house in that large suitcase that was later put under the window, but maybe she couldn’t fit or rigor mortis made it impossible to get her inside. There was a duvet cover inside that could have been wrapped around to conceal her. I never gave this a lot of thought until I was driving home.
So I do believe that the nightgown found near JB was meant to be something they redressed her into, but didn’t happen. After all the narrative is- she’s taken from her bed as she’s sleeping right? So being in her nightgown with a blanket makes sense. I also think as parents who loved her, they’d want her be found in something pretty and pristine like her favorite nightgown rather than urine stained ill fitting long johns.
So what came to click in my head was this possible timeline. JB’s body is found by Patsy with Burke having done everything (including strangling her) or even let’s say she is killed accidentally by Patsy or John and the noose is a cover up act because they don’t know she’s dead and they want to point to an outsider. So you got Patsy at least undoing and retightening the neck ligature to get her jacket fibers in there, adding duct tape and wrist restraints. You got her spending probably a long time writing a note. She moves the body into the wine cellar, puts her tray over the urine stain, intends to clean JB up and redress her into the nightgown but can’t because she’s running out of time OR rigor mortis has kicked in enough she can’t manipulate JB into the nightgown or get the old clothes off.
The note I think makes the point of the attaché case because the idea was take Jb out in the case, dump the body near somewhere the cops would find it quickly, and come back with the money inside of it. No one’s going to question the Ramseys leaving with a suitcase if they’ve been instructed by the kidnappers to use one.
I think Patsy woke john up/showed him the note much earlier then they called the cops. I think he figured it out or she told him then what happened and they argued probably over when to involve the cops and john won. I think somewhere before the cops were called he went downstairs to try to get jb into the nightgown and Patsy went upstairs to make sure Burke was briefed to stay in his room/be quiet/whatever they needed to tell him. My guess is if patsy wasn’t the one that wiped her down before, john did then so she wouldn’t be tied to the urine stain in the basement - which may be how some fibers that resembled his sweater got in her pubic area. My guess is since its the long johns were on the small side, he couldn’t get them off past the knees or ankles when rigor mortis kicked in. The top may also have been difficult to get off her head.
In the hour plus he was unaccounted for and came back acting totally squirrelly j think he was trying but failing to get her into the suitcase and possibly failing to get her into the nightgown (this may have happened then too). That coupled, with the cops never fully leaving made him panicky. He definitely didn’t want them to find her first with his having manhandled the body trying to get it in the case, so he ultimately chose the big reveal and grabbed and carried her body so there’d be a plausible reason for his prints/clothing fibers to be on her.
But I think that nightgown and the suitcase were the final bits of the coverup that didn’t materialize. That’s why she was cleaned but not redressed into her favorite nightgown found near her body. That’s why there was a suitcase normally kept upstairs found downstairs near the body and a suitcase mentioned to transport money in the ransom note.

FinCEN regulations are intended to combat money laundering and financial crime, but as with the SECs overreach into crypto, there's a very real probability that they will pose a huge threat to crypto in the very near future.
Their impact on DEFI is likely going to be much larger than the SEC's. The P2P/anonymous nature of DEFI makes it nearly impossible for FinCEN to regulate trade on the platforms, that's a huge issue for them.
They successfully forced CEX's to adhere to BSA and anti-money laundering regulation, and have almost single handedly killed the velocity of the privacy coins which were so big during the 2017 bullrun (anybody remember how DASH and ZCASH and shit were almost the most talked about coins here for a while?). Their reach so far is much larger than anything the SEC has done, and I think if the SEC fail to get control of the market then they will likely step in to bat immediately.
It doesn't matter that 99% of the trade on these platforms is between genuine users, the potential threat of money laundering of any kind gives them theoretical scope to gut user access and any ability to offramp.
Anecdotally around here it seems like the actual usage of DEFI is exploding, and that type of existential threat is likely going to lead to a much larger push to cripple operations within the US. It's definitely a bigger threat to the government's bottom line (taxes) than POS coins are.
In principal I'm in support of regulation that protects users, and I don't want NK or Putin's oligarchs laundering money through crypto either, but the threat they pose to DeFi is arguably as large as the threat the SEC pose to altcoins, and I'm concerned that if the SEC lose that's going to be the next step taken

So I put my toddler to bed tonight with a fever.. 101.1F. I did give him ibuprofen. My question is… do you go in to check on him during the night and risk him waking up and possibly getting upset about it? (History of waking him up to use the bathroom while potty training, and him screaming and crying that he got woken up). My husband believes he would wake up on his own if he became too sick and that I should just deal with it if that were to happen. But the not knowing if driving me mad…

I just have to get this off my chest. It felt totally humiliating and dehumanizing. I work behind a till and this was said to me during checkout by a regular customer who I genuinely thought was a decent, somewhat normal guy. It turns out he is a complete fucking freak and I will be avoiding him from now on, as well as informing my coworkers that I will no longer be serving him moving forward (if I can help it, if course). These comments came completely out of left field. He suggested I was an ideal candidate for bearing his kids even after I told him that was a gross thing to insinuate. I can’t believe someone would actually think commenting on a virtual stranger’s “breedability” is an acceptable thing to do. He even knows I have a partner, I have made this clear several times.
Sometimes I really do hate being a woman, especially in a customer service role. We are expected to be obedient robots with unwavering smiles that just let these heinous comments from degenerate creeps roll off our backs. I’m so sick of this shit, man. I’m more than my useless fucking sex organs.

I will call him Paul. He has dcd which leads him to be easily addicted to things and he also has depression which makes me worry about him trying new substances
Paul had never been interested in drugs or drinking or anything like that in fact me and him would make fun of people our age who did do weed and would say things like “ it helps with my anxiety” or depression or anything like that, despite not being diagnosed. But recently our friend and his best friend ( I will call him Mike) Mike ( m 17) has changed after losing weight and has been sleeping with numerous girls, going to parties, drinking and doing weed and other drugs, and Mike managed to get another one of me and my boyfriend’s friend into weed and drinking and possibly other drugs. My boyfriend was never into it and our other friends knew I wasn’t into it as well. But after these changes for whatever reason our friends pushed me out of our friend group and would begin jokingly sending me fake break up messages from my boyfriend, creating a tinder profile for him, saying rude things about me to people I don’t know and even lying to him to bring Paul to a party despite him not wanting to go and being uncomfortable with it ( he left the party )all this while pushing me out of their friend group out of no where. This January I went to my older brothers birthday party and I was quite nervous about it as I have social anxiety and I told my boyfriend about this before going to the party. Later I was at the party feeling anxious and tried texting him. No response. I thought that was odd then an hour had past and I was anxious about him and the party. Later I got a call from Paul and I went to the bathroom and I answered his call, his two friends called me on his phone explaining that my boyfriend was drunk and had tried to kill himself and my boyfriend was having fun? I talked to Paul who was very drunk and I couldn’t go back to my brothers party and ended up missing the happy birthday and opening gifts parts. I was so worried about my boyfriend as he tried to kill himself but he played it off as not a big deal once he was sober. This whole situation bothers me even more as only a month before this we had talked about him telling me before he drinks or does anything that would put him under the influence but he didn’t and right after I left to go to my brothers party he was drinking with his friends. I wanted him to tell me for communication, and cause I worry about him and sometimes I don’t want him drinking at all as I fear he will become addicted as even though he tried to kill himself he said it was one of the best nights he has had in years ( due to his depression) but obviously I can’t tell him not to drink at all as it’s not my choice and I want him to have fun. I just hate the thought of him hurting himself or become addicted. The next day after him drinking He apologized but it didn’t feel the most genuine as he didn’t completely see the problem but he did. Now just a week ago I was about to hang out with my sister who I don’t see often and I told my boyfriend not to do any drugs or drinking for the night as I didn’t want to worry about him that night. I knew be planned on watching a movie with Mike and our friend and he said he didn’t plan to drink or do drugs and that he wouldn’t but just two nights ago he told me he did weed that night and another night and he didn’t tell me sooner cause he didn’t want to cause me anxiety. I was upset but tried not to say anything cause I didn’t know how to react on one hand he told me and had a good reason not to tell me but on the other hand I asked him not to and he lied to me so easily even though I asked him that night if he was doing any substances and he lied to me and we talked about this twice before for him not to do anything like this without telling me before. I told him I didn’t want to get mad at him or be upset because I was scared that if he lied to me again he would never tell me and he said that was a good point? I’m not really sure how to feel about all this. I talked to him and he told me he wouldn’t lie anymore and he will tell me what he is doing before going out if it’s anything like what was mentioned and he has so far. Am I being to controlling? I understand he wants to try things for the first time but I worry about him especially when he can become addicted very easily and has depression which I worry he is trying drugs and alcohol to cope with. I try to get him to talk to a councillor but something always seems to prevent it. What can I do to help him? How can I improve for both of us?
To summarize my boyfriend lied to me about doing alcohol and weed behind my back but told me afterwards and I worry he is doing it just to cope with depression what should I do?

Situationships SUCK. Never again will I do it. For the love of god, when a girl (or any person at all) tells you they aren’t ready for a relationship, LISTEN. From first hand experience, the worst thing you can do is continue to get your hopes up. Especially if you’re so attached that you’ve become loyal to them without an official relationship. The worst feeling is being strung along while trying to be mutual friends with them until they’re ready. It happened to me for a year and a half. The pattern of getting ghosted, them withholding information, or them not knowing what they want truly takes a toll. Then occasionally stumbling upon details about their ongoing romantic and/or sexual ventures because you follow them on social media just makes it worse. And you’re just stuck their wondering why you never seem to be a viable option for them to pursue when you’ve both made it clear that you like each other
And most importantly, when they ARE finally ready to date you, DON’T DATE THEM. The memories of all times they hurt you because there was no technical obligation to each other replays in your mind constantly even after you’re together. Know your worth and don’t get strung along. If you’re fine playing the long game, have at it. But make sure you have your own fun while waiting. Unfortunately I was too young to have this kind of awareness when it happened to me but you grow. We ended up dating for two years. Ofc there were MANY great moments together, but most nights when I was trying to go to sleep, the memory of how she strung me along, while she had her fun, crept to the forefront of my mind. It doesn’t hurt me how it used to. We didn’t break up over this, but us being apart has helped me recognize what i once put myself through and how I’d never do it again. The things I learned about her from while she was stringing me along showed me the person she really was and it shattered my image of her. Yeah we still dated after the fact, but once your image of someone breaks, it’s almost impossible to see them the same way again

I (38f) have been married (39m) for almost 15 years. Both of us grew up in abusive homes, so had a lot to heal from. We’ve been there for each other in many ways.
He recently realized he probably has autism after our son’s diagnosis. This honestly helps explain many things that have been endlessly frustrating for me. (Missing things, not remembering things, me having to repeat things a lot, misunderstanding social situations) I don’t however feel that it should be an excuse to continue in hurtful behavior. It feels like he’s stopped really trying to grow and is using being neurodivergent as an excuse.
The last few weeks in our relationship have been terrible. We’ve had 4 different times where he’s been (imo) incredibly hurtful or thoughtless or defensive. This used to happen all the time but the last few years it’s only been maybe a few times a year if that, so this is a lot for me. I feel that I am the one that carries our family emotionally and have to guide him through what to do to function and be healthy or he just spins his tires and talks in circles. I’ve been through many years of therapy to face my pain and heal. He’s tried a couple times but stopped. I have told him countless times to please try again, and he says he will, but it hasn’t happened yet. It’s been a lot of “I’m so stupid, how could you be with me?” and me reassuring him that he is loved and worthy of love. And I absolutely genuinely mean that. But last night I finally just cracked.
During dinner he casually mentioned that this would be his last year volunteering at a camp we’ve been volunteering at together for over a decade where he has a prominent role. It’s a camp for abused and neglected kids, so if anyone deserves our kindness, it’s them. Plus they come from similar upbringings to my husband and myself. He had mentioned a few times in the months prior that he hadn’t wanted to do it this year, but I thought he was just stressed from our recent move and encouraged him to give himself time to process things. He hadn’t mentioned trying to work through his feelings about it at all since then, so I was very surprised and disappointed. I didn’t say anything for awhile and then said that I didn’t appreciate him dropping abandonment bombs on me like that, especially in front of our kids (6&8) so I couldn’t talk about it. I was honestly very grumpy the rest of dinner and then apologized to my kids. It was very hurtful to me that he no longer wanted to volunteer with me or help these kids. When I asked further, he said it was too difficult and he wanted to take a break indefinitely. I stated that if he’d gone to therapy like I’ve been suggesting that he might be able to face his own pain and not be triggered at camp. He said that he would go to therapy and would sign up that evening. (He did not sign up.) Said that it’s his life and he can do what he wants. Then shifted from that to say that maybe he needs the break to heal. If he actually put in significant effort there I might believe him, but I haven’t seen that. I’ve seen him withdraw and play video games. He hits a struggle in life and flounders until I gently guide him on what to do. And I really, really don’t like doing it because he often doesn’t seem to learn for next time. I’m happy to help, but not when it feels like voluntary helplessness. I want to be his friend, not his mom. I constantly tell him he can learn and process these things in therapy. I’ve been patient, but the constant repetition for over a decade I guess has worn me down. I want him to be happy and healthy and confident within himself, and not need my constant validation.
So I feel like suddenly dropping out without even discussing it is a poor reflection on his character and it just broke me. I’ve been holding us together for a long time and dealt with him being very unkind to me for over a decade of our relationship before he made some changes. He has made an effort since then. I’ve been consistent, caring, and helpful throughout. I get frustrated sometimes, but it’s minimal.
But I yelled last night. I told him how hurtful this was, to just make a big decision like this without discussing it with me and during a time where he’s in a big transition mentally with the possible neurodivergence. It felt like nothing I said mattered. I got so frustrated that I finally just broke, and said it wasn’t fair to me to be trapped in a relationship with someone who wasn’t trying. (Divorce is not an option for me bc I will literally die without his health insurance.) He then told me that he’d looked it up and I would get his life insurance even if he took his own life, so is that what I wanted? As I am someone who struggled with severe s. ideation for many years but did not give in to it, that felt like a slap in the face. Not only to me, but to our children.
He tried talking to me more after that but I kind of just shut down. He apologized and I thought we might make some progress, but then he went back to being defensive and talking in circles. I went to take a shower and when I got out he was pretending to sleep.
I don’t know what to do anymore. I love him and I think he loves me but it’s not the same. He doesn’t love himself so that can only extend so far. I’m so angry bc I’ve been there for him through so many difficult times, even when he’s been awful to me. I’ve given him many chances and room to grow. I shouldn’t have yelled and I own that. But I’m just so defeated. What am I supposed to do if he won’t help himself? He isn’t a bad guy overall. Has made mistakes but I think he has tried to do better. I would honestly say he’s significantly better than your average guy. I just… I need a partner. I’m so tired.

That is my word for you. There is no better way to describe it.
Tonight was the happiest I have felt in years. I felt wanted and loved and listened to.
Two kinds of need were satisfied within me. The connection of a true friend I have come to realize, is rare and intoxicating. The connection of two pure hearts is even more so obscure.
I meant what I said. I truly believe you deserve the best. I really hope I get to witness the greatness you will embody one day. No one notices me like you do. You don't even have to, it's not like that for you, but you do anyway. Thank you. Thank you for seeing me.
My romantic heart wishes I could've been ready and healthy for you. I promise I tried my whole life to get to you and be put together once I got here. I'm so sorry I let us down but I'm so happy I get to be your friend anyway.
I have missed you for so long. I have looked my whole life for you. Well, I suppose actually I've been trying to train others to be you. Now that I know who you are, who you should've been in my life, I realize how utterly stupid that training idea was. You could have only been molded by the life you were given. Nothing I could have done would have made you, you. You are badass all by yourself. I guess my biggest mistake is impatience. If I would have just been patient and had faith that I would meet you someday, my body wouldn't be fucked up, my mind wouldn't be lost, and my heart unbroken.
But I didn't think I was worth anything to anyone and i never agreed that would change one day. I didn't think you actually existed so I kept trying to settle for people I thought were in my dating range. Man, I totally fucked up my whole life and it was just a child's bad decisions that ruined me. I could've been so great for you.
But you deserve the hottest girl in the world, if you wanted her. The whole package. I know I am not the whole package. Maybe 75%. I'm OK with that because I got to meet you in this life anyway, even if I have to love you differently this time around.
But I know it's you. I'm pretty sure I've known for a while. I'm so happy you're here. I'm just so happy I finally found you. I wonder if you'll ever realize who we are?
I will do anything in my power to help you find the perfect girl. Thank you for coming back for me. Now I can live happily knowing you're here, youre ok, and youre finding happiness every day. I'm so fucking happy I get to experience you, no matter the circumstances. Please pick a girl who likes me too so I don't lose you. I hope she is funny and happy and kind, just like you.
I was going to resign. I needed to see you tonight to figure out if my resignation was actually what I wanted. While we were sitting together there was a moment where I felt you actually watching me laugh. It was not the usual observation. I saw a shift of the light in your eyes. I felt you.
That's the moment I realized for sure who we are.
And that I have to stay.
And I'm not sad about having to stay anymore.
I know that one day I won't get to be close to you. That's all my fault and I'm sorry. I really tried. It was hard growing up and I really really tried to be good. Well, 75% isn't failing I guess. But you deserve 110% so, I would never feel right keeping you away from what you deserve. You're so beautiful. I always knew you would be but, getting to see you now...it's like seeing fireworks for the first time. Or seeing a purple and orange sunset over a green hilltop.
It's incredible how you come back to me every time and save me every time; i must be your damsel in distress. This time you didn't even know you were pulling me from drowning. I think I'll keep it that way. I hope you don't mind if you are my life jacket? Just help me float whenever i get tired from swimming.
Thank you. I can finally let the air from my choked chest. I can finally breathe, my anxiety over looking for you is gone. You're everything I knew you'd be. We have loved each other for lifetimes and I will keep loving you during and beyond this one.
💗

it was my sixteenth birthday today. i’m a junior in high school. long story short, i skipped kindergarten so i will be graduating high school soon after my 17th birthday. i feel like a whole year of childhood has been robbed from me. i used to dream about growing up but now it feels like i’m always trying to run against time. i hate getting older. i never want to move out and go to college, i don’t want to have to leave my friends and family and i want to stay at home. i know i’m lucky to have a home life and parents that make me feel this way but it doesn’t make me feel any less sad about it. i still have a year or so but every day for the past few months i have been plagued by this constant reminder that the timer to the end of my childhood is ticking down. every memory i get on snapchat and instagram makes me want to throw up because all i can think about is how fast time goes. i can’t sleep or even live my life fully because i am always thinking about this. it has overcome me. i know that adult life has freedom and merits but i can’t help but feel like i have already peaked, like life is just going downhill. i don’t want to have to deal with the barrage of responsibilities that come with adulthood. i want to keep my innocence and naïveté and i don’t want to be faced with the real world. i take my drivers test tomorrow and i can’t help but feel like i want to fail just so i can keep having my parents driving me around, by my side. i have hopes and dreams and things i want to do but for some reason they are outweighed by this constant and overwhelming anxiety i have about growing up. i could go on and on. sorry for the rant. i just don’t know what to do anymore. i can’t stop thinking about it. it’s to the point where it infests every hour of my life. am i going to squander the childhood i have left with this anxiety? what do i do? i don’t know if i can handle this anymore

How old are you? What's your gender? Give us a general description of yourself.
I am 18. Biologically female.
I am definitely more on the quiet side. Definitely have some teenage angst.
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Describe your upbringing.
I dont think I was parented too much and I had to teach myself a lot of basic skills (thank god for youtube) But I was raised by a single mother with 3 kids who had to work constantly to keep food on the table, so it's understandable.
Overall my upbringing with chaotic and messy.. but I wouldn't change it. I think everything has shaped me into who I am today and Im okay with it.
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What do you do as a job or as a career?
I dont yet have a career.. Currently applying to entry level jobs.
Hoping to get a job one day that earns me enough money to not stress about bills. I will say task initiation is a big struggle for me.
If you had to spend an entire weekend by yourself, how would you feel?
Absolutely refreshed. People stress me out, I try to avoid interacting with them. Though being near other humans, preferably in the corner of the room, is enjoyable.
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What kinds of activities do you prefer?
My top hobby is art. I also do rubiks cube, puzzles, shopping, cooking, sudoko, sleeping..
But a lot of my time is taken up researching my interests, it refreshes me the most. I like neuroscience, MBTI, torture mechanisms, beetlejuice (mainly musical), math, and whatever educational videos happen to pop up on my youtube feed
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How curious are you? Do you have more ideas then you can execute?
Im usually curious.
I dont know if I have many ideas.. but I definitely think about things more than I do them.
I am very curious into human nature, but I also enjoy learning about how the world works (it irks me how little we know, I am constantly finding dead ends)
Currently I am just starting to get into computers.
I absolutely cant stand learning about history, bores me to death.
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Would you enjoy taking on a leadership position? Do you think you would be good at it? What would your leadership style be?
No, But I think I would be good at it. I would try to be clear with my words and efficient in my actions. I would give everyone a task to do. If someone repeatedly cannot hold up their task, they would have a one on one with me so I cant help them through it. If they show carelessness, they're out. throw them overboard
Maybe a bit like a dictatorship..? uhh
idk I guess maybe people can have vote, but I have final say.
On a larger scale like the president, I would not choose to be leader
but 10-50 people I can manage
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Are you coordinated? Do you enjoy working with your hands in some form?
Nope, constantly falling on shit.
I enjoy working with my hands. (art, rubiks cube) I have great development in fine motor skills.
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Are you artistic?
Ive spent a whole lotta time on anatomy, perspective, values ect. So that I can mess it all up and play around
I enjoy drawing extreme faces and messy creatures.
but I can get very technical with my art. An art deco feel.
I loooove mandalas.
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What's your opinion about the past, present, and future? How do you deal with them?
My opinions..?
Past.. I have poor recollection of the past.
Present.. I tend to miss things in my environment and constantly have my girlfriend fill me in (shes an ISTJ hehe)
Future.. I think about a lot, but I dont plan
for much
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How do you act when others request your help to do something (anything)?
I like helping people sometimes. I like teaching people more than I do just doing stuff for them. I want them to be able to do it on their own.
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Do you need logical consistency in your life?
Yes..? I dont know what this means exactly. I like things to make sense. confusion bothers me a lot.
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How important is efficiency to you?
I like efficiency, as in the quickest way to get somewhere while maintaining quality. This is mostly driven from laziness
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Do you control others, even if indirectly?
Some people have said I do. I disagree.. I think its more me trying to place how I think onto them when they aren't making a lick of sense
maybe that is controlling now that I think about it
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What is your learning style? Do you prefer classes involving memorization, logic, creativity, or your physical senses?
I like creating a system of notes. I recently got into note taking inspired by Zettelkasten. I struggle learning in noisy environments. I need something preoccupy my brain like food or fidget's. I like all things mentioned, creativity not so much.
I like when information is given to me in a straightforward way, with examples. I can add interpretations later but I need the raw base foundation of information first.
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How good are you at strategizing? Do you easily break up projects into manageable tasks?
I can do it.. doesnt mean I do. I procrastinate until the last minute most times. Im not sure why.
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What are your aspirations in life, professionally and personally?
I dont know ? Every time I start to go down a path, I back out and dig a new one. Im hoping this doesn't last outside my teenage years, its like a constant rediscovery of myself and I hate it.
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What are your fears? What makes you uncomfortable? What do you hate? Why?
Im afraid of dying a painful death. Im afraid of being casted out by others. I am afraid of living on the streets and loosing hope for life.
Maybe also.. being close to people. Eh
I dont know what I hate ? in a general sense I have no idea
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What do the "highs" in your life look like?
I don't know, preferably I found routines that work for me and can set and work on goals
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What do the "lows" in your life look like?
very emotional, desperate and lonely. But Ive always had a roof over my head and (for the most part) food on the table.
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How attached are you to reality? Do you daydream often?
I dont think I daydream but I live in my head a lot. Like I said, I have little attention to the world around me, I can easily miss something that everyone else sees.
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Imagine you are alone in a blank, empty room. There is nothing for you to do and no one to talk to. What do you think about?
Why the hell I am in the room and who the hell put me there
after a long while.. probably about my friends and family and if they're safe from this mysterious person
after a LOOONG while
probably if I am dead. is this the afterlife? is this all there is? does this confirm or deny a god?
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How long do you take to make an important decision? And do you change your mind once you've made it?
Long time
Im a terrible decision maker
I can change my mind with new information, but If I've already put it in my note system its pretty much final.
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How long do you take to process your emotions? How important are emotions in your life?
Not long. Ive gotten decently good with my emotional maturity.
Emotions arent something I try to pay attention too, but they are something that adds value to life.
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Do you ever catch yourself agreeing with others just to appease them and keep the conversation going?
Sometimes. I hate it. Recently Ive been trying to stop people pleasing so much but now I come off as aggressive
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Do you break rules often? Do you think authority should be challenged, or that they know better?
Finally last question. Props to anyone to actual read this whole thing, and thank you.
I dont break rules unless they are silly. I don't really try to challenge authority, I think they're important to keep things running.
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I think I am (in order from most to least sure):
ISTP
ISFP
INTP
INFP
All I know for sure is Im definitely an IxxP

ThunderClan
Leader - Thistlestar- Muscular gray and white tabby Tom with Amber eyes.
Deputy - Tigerclaw - Dark Brown Tabby Tom with Amber eyes
Medicine Cat Mosspool - Pale Gray and white She-Cat with Blue eyes Spottedleaf - Tortoiseshell She-Cat with a white chest and Amber eyes
Warriors Lionheart- Golden Tabby Tom with a thick mane Whitestorm - Pure white Tom with Amber eyes Bluefur - Dark Blue-Gray She-Cat Redtail- Tortiseshell She-Cat with Amber eyes and a bushy Red tail Stonefur - Dark Gray Tom Mistyfoot - Dark Blue-Gray She-Cat Darkstripe - Black Tabby Tom Longtail - Pale Tabby with Black stripes and a long tail Runningwind - Swift Brown Tabby Willowpelt - Gray She-Cat with Blue eyes Mousefur - Small Brown She-Cat
Apprentices
Graypaw - Long haired Gray Tom (Mentor: Lionheart) Dustpaw - Dark Brown Tabby (Mentor: Redtail) Sandpaw - Pale Ginger She-Cat (Mentor:Whitestorm) Ravenpaw - Small black Tom with a white tail tip and a small patch on his chest, green eyes (Mentor: Tigerclaw)
Queens (She-Cats expecting or Nursing kittens)
Goldenflower - Golden She-Cat (Patchpelt's mate) Frostfur - Blue eyed White She-Cat (Lionhear's mate) Brindleface - Pale Gray She-Cat with light gray flecks (Whitestorm's mate) Speckletail - Pale golden tabby, oldest Queen (Smallear's Mate)
Elders
Smallear - Gray Tom Rosetail - Gray She-Cat with a red tail Patchpelt - Black and White Tom
ShadowClan
Leader: Brokenstar - Dark Brown Tabby Tom with a crooked tail
Deputy: Blackfoot - White Tom with a solid black paw
MedicineCat Runningnose - Patchy Gray and White Tom with a persistent wet nose
RiverClan
Leader: Crookedstar - Light brown tabby tom with a twisted jaw
Deputy: Oakheart - Reddish Brown Tom
Medicine Cat Mudfur - Brown Tom
Warriors
Skyheart - Light Gray She-Cat Leopardfur - unusually spotted Golden She-Cat Frogleap - Gray Tom Whiteclaw - Brown Tom with a white paw Beetlenose - Black Tom Sedgecreek - Ginger and Brown Tabby She-Cat Sunfish - Ginger She-Cat Silverstream - Silver She-Cat
Apprentices
Heavypaw- Gray Tom (Mentor: Beetlenose) Grasspaw - Tortiseshell
WindClan
Leader: Tallstar - Black and White Tom with a unusually long tail.
Deputy: Deadfoot - Black Tom with a twisted front paw
Medicine Cat
Barkface - Dusty Brown Tom
Warriors
Stagleap - Thin Brown Tom Doestep - Light Gray She-Cat Ryestalk - Thin Brown She-Cat Shrewclaw - Striped Brwon and Black Tom Tornear - Light gray Tabby Tom Mudclaw - Stocky Brown Tom Onewhisker - Mottled Brown and white Tom Ashfoot - Gray She-Cat Morningflower - Light Tortoiseshell She-Cat
Apprentices
Heatherpaw - Light brown She-Cat Sparrowpaw - Black Tom Poppypaw - Tortoiseshell She-Cat
Queens
Oatwhisker - (Mother of Featherkit and Windkit) Shreclaw's mate, a Brown Tabby She-Cat with a Creme muzzle
Elders
Crowfur - Dark Gray Tom
Cats Outside of The Clans
Yellowfang - Matted Gray She-Cat with Amber eyes.
Smudge - White and Black spotted kitten who lives next to Rusty
Rusty - Ginger Tom with startling Green eyes
Barley - White and Black Tom who lives on the Farm

23M Asian, 6' 0", 150lb
So around 3 months ago, I ended up taking a fall on some metal stairs. I fell at a sideways angle and ended up hitting the left-side of my right knee (not kneecap, the part more to its left) as well as the left side of my right shin. It hurt for a bit and I ended up with some bruising, and a decent-sized lump on my shin, but nothing too serious as I was able to walk right after getting up and all seemed fine.
Fast forward to today - everything seems more or less ok. I can play sports and lift weights without issue. But there is still a noticeable bump on my shin (i'd say around 1cm diameter, definitely gotten smaller), and sometimes (maybe a couple of times a day) I will randomly feel a somewhat light, sharp pain on both the shin impact point as well as my knee. Sometimes when I run, I still feel a bit of extra pressure on the shin point.
Is there any chance there's some kind of injury that's worth getting checked out? Or do these seem like non-issues that will just get better with time?
Thank you!