u/Playwithuh

Really thinking of buying this game but idk what to expect. I put maybe 100 hours into POE1 but that was many years ago.

Is this game any different from POE1. What I liked about the first is the fast progression in a sense. I felt like I could start a new character anytime, progression wasn't slow, and even starter levels I felt pretty strong.

Did they change the way the gameplay works in this one or is everything pretty much same as first with a few new additions?

I got out as an officer recently. It's been some months of freedom and I have to say I don't miss a minute of the military.

No waking up in the bum ass of morning to workout. I can now get rest and get the same workout in the afternoon. I don't have to sit through bullshit ass meetings with people reiterating the same point in different intricate ways to sound smart. I don't have to worry about being green on everything and sitting through more bullshit classes to be in good standing.

I have a good paying career, get to go home to my wife and dog, and literally enjoy life with no military stress.

If world war 3 broke out and U.S was in dire need of troops, I'd join the fight. Other than that, I don't miss a second of the bullshit and I feel like I'm in heaven.

Imagine:

Steam Machine price drops today and they also release 3 game trailers and Orange Box 2 annoucement.

(Steam Machine Orange Box Bundle: Comes with exclusive early access to Half Life 3, Portal 3, and Team Fortress 3, 3 months before full release. $1049. Access to this deal only if you buy the Machine opening day.)

You know how many people would instantly buy just off that alone despite the specs of the Steam Machine? Hell, they could up the price some more and people would come in the masses.

Missed oppurtunity.

I played like a maniac up until the first DLC released (Vessel of Hatred) with the new character. After that, life happened and just never really had the time to invest. I had tons of fun on this game.

Is it worth buying the DLC and getting back into game or is it best I just move on? I don't know everything that happened throughout the updates, I bet it's a whole new game now.

Im not asking for this game to be a moba or some mmo Dunk City Dynasty crap.

Every player feels the same. Why play Giddey when I can hit 3s and move just as fast as Wemby?

If every player had a unique move like giving Harden some stepback 3 move thats hard to block or giving LeBron some in your face 3 ball ultimate, the game would become more fun.

It would incentivize players to play different players due to their move or special skill.

You don't have to add tons of skills and abilities for each player. Im just asking for maybe one unique move per player and maybe an ITZ ultimate for each player.

Nobody seems able to help me with my case or wants to as I'm a reservist that has never deployed. I have a legit claim related to an injury that occurred during IDT. Have over 200 pages of medical documents, leadership statements, diagnosis including MH diagnosis, buddy statements, etc.

On top of that, any input seems to be "Its hard to get reserve claims connected to service" or "you're a reservist, are you really even hurt?" but I literally have whats needed for the VA to claim service connection and I still deal with issues years later from the injury.

I just feel like people want to gatekeep benefits from people who weren't active. I signed the dotted line like anyone else and served for years. VSOs haven't reached back out to me, private veteran supporters seem unhelpful as soon as I state I'm a reservist.

One of the craziest experiences was I told my story to this veteran supporter who has helped countless vets with claims. He listened to me, said I had a great case and at the end he asked if I experienced any combat. I said no. Then his deamonor changed, said I should put the claim in myself and didn't want to help me any further. Just seemed like I got brushed off.

Every military member should get equal treatment regardless of if you were active or not. This isn't some gatekeeping club and it sucks that some vets lean that way.

I smoke daily and was prescribed lexapro. How does it interact with Weed? Am I going to have a full blown out of body experience or something? Am I going to really notice a difference?

Even If I quit cold turkey its still in my system for 45+ days regardless so I want to know if anyone has been on it with weed and how they feel.

Got 100% P&T. Did only 4 years in Reserve, 25yo, no deployments. Had a weekend drill injury where I broke some bones. Lead to me needing to get out, triggered MDD/pre-existing PTSD. Had a mental health C&P and was rated 100% due to my symptoms and evidence of.

I feel like an imposter but my life is hell. Lost my jobs, my wife, no friends, no family. Literally all alone absolutey no support with known previous SI attempts.

About 10 days ago I received my discharge orders and I’m starting to look into the VA claims process, but I’m unfamiliar with how everything works and was hoping to get some guidance.

I served about 6 years in the Army Reserve and am being honorably discharged. I’m currently looking into claims for:

- Shoulder surgery/injury from repeated drill and training activity

- Back and leg issues from a ruck incident

- Tinnitus from repeated weapons exposure during IWQ/range weekends

- Mental health issues including poor sleep, exhaustion, migraines, anxiety/depression symptoms, irritability, isolation, and work difficulties from rotator cuff tear that command never helped me get a profile packet for. (I have emails of command being notified of injury and even sending up a packet to higher). Process kind of died out at command level.

I have supporting records including surgery documentation, drill schedules, telehealth visits, prescriptions, leadership statements, and a pending buddy statement. I also have a psychiatric evaluation coming up soon before separation.

I mainly wanted to ask what I should be filing for, what evidence I should focus on gathering, and how to best approach the process from the beginning.

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,