New Bill sounds like kind of a dick. Bring back old Bill.

"...think of the solution, not the problem. If your mind was filled only with thoughts of why you were going to lose, then you couldn't think of how to win." - Richard Rahl

I never made the "jab at the therapist" connection before but you're right. A lot of the time it was like one of those dolls that talk when you pull the string and I was just pulling the string as many different ways as possible to see how many phrases it had.

Anyway, I appreciate the insight. It's rare to even realize there's a...problem/difference for us so hearing someone else's voice is very valuable.

"Some people can't be fixed. Just try not to be yourself when your decisions affect other people so you minimize the harm you cause them. If your instinct is to do or say something, the correct action is probably the exact opposite."

Apparently they hate trying to treat people with BPD (Edit: Borderline personality disorder, not bi-polar) because it's damned near impossible and the options available are questionably effective at best.

I suppose it depends on which game we're talking about and how broadly we each apply the term. San Andreas was a lot heavier on the stat leveling for example. I consider anything with breadcrumb quests/missions that drives a main plot and optional side missions/quests to get stronger to be an RPG. If you disagree though that's valid, it's not a hill I'm willing to die on.

The last one I played, you had to go to the gym to level stats that were tied to abilities like sprinting. If you ate the wrong food you got fat. There's quests to do for people all over town, character customization in the form of clothing etc etc. It's a hell of a lot closer to the Witcher 3 than it is Final Fantasy but it's a roleplaying game in disguise imho.

Appreciate the post OP, gotta say I'm on team "IDGAF about GTA" though. It's a wannabe RPG, I'd rather play Baldur's Gate 3 for the 5th and 6th times instead.

We're too late. Ze Germans are here.

Are there better, more efficient ways to accomplish this? Yes. Am I glad they at least did something though? Also yes.

We don't all sleep. Some of us have amphetamine addictions instead.

If I could get butt mogged I would be so happy.

As soon as we figure out how to punch someone through the screen this shit is done.

Beer, Goosebumps, giant Guiness Book of World Records no one can afford and crazy pencil toppers? Hell yeah they underestimated the demand.

A lot of us are 40+ but I appreciate your meaning.

Think of how stupid the average person is, then realize half of them are stupider than that. - Carlin

Face meet leopard.

I'm utterly convinced that whatever is going on mentally with people who have a hoarding problem is the same thing billionaires have as well except with money. It's literally a mental illness.