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there is no way i can afford to live in boston that's the thing. the scenary in worcester isn't t hat great. yeah you have some nice colonial architecture and wachusett mountain to the north. I don't think it looks better t han north carolina though. I do agree the people down there rub me the wrong way in some way. There are areas around here that are absolutely awful. Worcester isn't terrible but it's no prize for sure. It's considered a dump by a lot of people. I don't consider it that, but some parts of it are really bad. I consider it a pretty average city.

The median home value in Worcester is 205k in charlotte it's 172k. So charlotte you can buy a much nicer house for less and it's supposedly a better place to live. Makes me feel like i'm being ripped off. Yeah I can also sell my house for more but in the bigger scheme of things if im looking to buy its also much more expensive and selling at a rate where the value may have dipped its all relative....

the average income in charlotte is also higher than worcester. That makes no sense to me. Yet MA is rated as the best state to live.

yeah we have the red sox, and celtics and patriots etc if you are into that. crime rates are low in surrounding towns but are not exactly low in major cities. Tons of schools, supposedly good hospitals etc. The best and brightest are here etc is what they say...

The median home value in Worcester is 205k in charlotte it's 172k. So charlotte you can buy a much nicer house for less and it's supposedly a better place to live. Makes me feel like i'm being ripped off. Yeah I can also sell my house for more but in the bigger scheme of things if im looking to buy its also much more expensive and selling at a rate where the value may have dipped its all relative.

why if you look online and the best cities to live are they mostly in the south though. It's usually cities like Raleigh, Charlotte, Austin Texas. You have the usual staples like san francisco and boston. Denver is the new hot spot. Makes me feel like i'm living in the wrong place if these cities down south are the same price and better. boulder colorado. Seattle etc.. Irvine california. Cambridge MA. the cost of living in some of those places is very high. Others not so much. sandy springs, georgia etc...

The reason I ask is a lot of the ones being rated high the cost of living reflects that. Charlotte on the other hand is priced about the same as Worcester but you'd never see Worcester on a best place to live ranking ever. That's why I was comparing Charlotte to Worcester in particular. Providence is more similar to Charlotte though where it's more low end and high end though I'm guessing. I could be totally wrong there because Providence has some pretty serious issues as well. I don't know what city I'd compare Worcester to.

If I want to live in Massachusetts at the cost that people are paying in some of these other places it pretty much is a place like Worcester or Providence is what I'm saying, where if you look at city rankings these other places are rated much better yet the cost of living is much less than a city like Boston or NYC etc..

I'm better off living in a place like Rochester Minnesota or Charlotte no?

That's what concerns me about the south. The people there. I'm sure there are nice peopel everywhere. Even in Worcester it's hard to find people like me. I don't see a huge divide though. More because of age though and just how I grew up. Where I grew up was just nice "normal" people whatever that is. Some of the stuff I see in these clicky cities is just bizarre to me. there is some of that in worcester but mostly it's just poor people and college kids and then a mix of whatever. Providence is more upscale but has no economy and has more of a hipster scene. That's not me either. Some stuff down south is just weird to me. In california too. I've worked with people from different places but usually they are the more normal ones. intelligent and good people but normal whatever that means. Some of us also aren't though. A lot of the people I've known have done really good things in this world.

Massachusetts is where it all started. A lot of people in other parts of the country are farther out there lol. Am I wrong?

I grew up in a small town around Northampton and Amherst. Whatever stereotype that is I don't think there is one. Classic new england small town usa. best place in the world imo.

Boston is super expensive for that reason because it offers so much as far as that. It's a great city. I wouldn't choose to live there because of the price though. The surrounding areas that are nice are very expensive as well because they serve that area and have access to it.

I still get to watch the red sox from worcester and am 45 minutes a way if not less by train. So I'm fine with that. I grew up in western ma which was halfway between nyc and boston. You got a lot of both worlds out there. Very different. Springfield itself is a mess though. I don't like Hartford either. I used to work in both and jobs are much more limited and Hartford and Springfield are really pretty dangerous cities.

Between Hartford, Springfield, NY and Boston it's gangs are very prevalent out there too. Springfield is a major gang hub. It's people tryign to get out of those other places. The surrounding towns are very nice though. Some are very red neck though. some are very ghetto. where i grew up was very nice.

A place like Charlotte has to be inexpensive for a reason then. If it wasn't people wouldn't be there? I don't get it though because overall it looks on the surface like a much nicer city than Worcester, MA. Worcester MA is oldschool working class and mainly a college town now. When school is out the city empties as well and it's a different place. There are tech jobs in the area. That's why i came here. Where I grew up was much more limited that way. It's not Boston but as far as jobs it's fine. Otherwise what is in worcester are the small business owners and a lot of poverty, mentally ill etc... Hospitals and Tech and old working class jobs are what is left. It has arts and culture too. History etc.. Service jobs and humanities jobs as well.

I hear you. My father was saying worcester is a very fair way of living. I agree. I moved here for that reason to work and hopefully for something better eventually. Unfortunately stuff happens in life and my plan got screwed with though. There are much worse places in this world than Worcester. There's better too though. I grew up in a nice town but no shot at ever getting back there it seems. my plan was good too but unfortunately life happens, people can be jerks, and doesn't always go as planned either.

There are jobs here like i was saying and it's reasonably priced. That's why I moved here and that was my plan to work and eventually yeah but life isnt always that simple either.

Had fun when i was younger too. I was in the right place. Grew up around Northampton and Amherst and good times. Moved out here was going into Boston and having a blast. Working hard too. Then really bad shit happened and I feel stuck here.

Worcester is what I'd describe as a working class city. Nothing glamorous where people don't care about those things. Plenty of diners though. Oldschool that way. If I want something nicer I'm probably going to have to look elsewhere and the prices in massachusetts are ridiculous. I don't think I can move down south though unless someone gives me a better reason.

Charlotte reminds me of a nicer newer worcester in ways. Worcester has been called the paris of the 80's. It was at one point. It's not that any more. Charlotte has been called that too. Worcester is a much older city that fell apart during the post industrial mess and never fully recovered but has remained stable due to it being a central hub in massachusetts. I"m guessing both cities are very different than that though. Providence might be more in line with Charlotte more upscale but serious issues as far as having an actual economy. Worcester actually has one.

Charlotte has the banking industry I was reading but it seems similar to providence where it doesn't have an actual economy. Maybe it does. But why is it so cheap to live there then? It has both sides of the spectrum?

Jobs are not an issue in Worcester. It's a smart place to live because of that because it's inexpensive and there actually are jobs. The unemployment rate is very low though. Providence on the other hand can look very nice but there are no jobs in Rhode Island lol. It's the same. Has the financial sector and that's it.

Are the people that red neck like in the south? lol. Even Massachusetts has areas that are full of rednecks too though. Go to Lee sometime.

Or you have places like Lowell that are post industrial messes. Worcester has some of that too but still has the schools and hospitals that keep it going. Worcester is just a big mix of everything. Great depression and nice stuff too.

Charlotte seems like a mix of transplants and red necks I guess. Am I wrong?

Upstate NY is full of red necks too. Massachusetts has similar areas but not as bad. Transplants in the south.

I'm just curious why a place like Charlotte is similarly priced as a place like Worcester MA. Boston is twice the price or most surrounding areas that are nice. Worcester is better than Springfield for example. It's sort of an in between. It has it's issues but crime rates aren't terrible. It's more just a diverse place. Not glamorous by any means.

Never lived there. Is it that bad? there has to be something to it economics wise if prices are that low where people don't have jobs? Just looking at cost of living in say Boston the average place is twice the price. I don't live in boston for that reason. If i want to live in a city in mass that's halfway decent it's so expensive though. Or i live in Worcester or Providence which are less expensive. Or a crap hole like Springfield. Yet a place like Charlotte NC gets rated as a much better place to live yet the cost is the same. Looking at crime rates though charlotte has just as high if not higher crime rates. similar amenities. a place like worcester might not have the glamor or high end stuff but it does as well Is the South still that segregated that way?

gen x probably has the most awesome people too. Just look at celebrities that are gen x. most of them are truly badass. a lost generation for sure though.

The fact is no one gives a crap about gen x when they are probably the least spoiled generation of all.

yet gen x probably got hit the hardest and saw it all happen before their eyes 9/11 happened when most gen xers were about 10 years out of highschool. had worked professional jobs out of college. only to see the economy tank and collapse when they were in their prime. all the outsourcing happened at the hands of boomers and gen x felt the blunt of it, not millennials. millennials have been raised differently and had a chance to recover. Most gen xers were facing the huge housing crisis as well and the cost of housing and college was already through the roof as well without the benefits millennials have now. They got double screwed.

Be happy you are 26. you still have plenty of time.

i honestly think most of these companies are more scared of being sued vs actually making something that's authentic.

The fact there is such a focus on what is missing and has been removed from games vs what actually could be done is an issue unto itself. Such is the reality of people nowadays too. They are all copycats.

In turn Mafia 3 gets panned by critics everywhere like that "fat girl" that doesn't stack up to GTA V's "perfection". When really it should have just done something different.

This is how predictable and narcissistic the media has become too.

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old games had less agendas imo and actually tried to be the best they could be for those involved playing them imo. A lot of games now are fake. They all have money and use the same engines so the big budget games the graphics are going to be good. It's the substance that matters though. Says a lot about the people making these games imo.

New games are often better tbh. And plenty of indie games are awesome and use retro art style.

I disagree. I rarely see games now try something new. Even the best and most polished games. They aren't really doing anything new. you either get games that are broken messes underneath and marketted to say they have so many hours of content vs actual fun gameplay or you have games that just polish a formula and try to remain on top.

Please. The thing is we tend to remember the best games from the 90s like Zelda, Golden Eyes, Pokemon, Final Fantasy... but most games that were not made by like 6-7 companies were garbage. We all think of Mario bros when we think about the Nes, but look at angry video game nerds.

Same with the 80s, the era of the 80s even if I was not born looked awesome for music, but that's only because the best band survived the test of time. My mother told me there was a ton of pop shit on the radio that most people forgot.

mafia 3 and gta v are a good example of what i'm talking about. style over substance in two very different ways. GTA has basically polished the formula to narcisstic levels with the perfect amount of side content and lack of glitches and attention to detail but does absolutely nothing new and ends up feeling unappealing. If anything it's just streamlined what they've done in the past with better graphics. Mafia 3 on the other hand could have done a lot with the whole racism aspect but instead does none of it. Actually removes features like the cops being able to stop you for speeding vs expanding on it.

I see this in life with people too. Everyone thinks they know what love is and it's just a face they put on as they are stabbing you in the back. It's not genuine. Some people sure will realize when they are doing things wrong. A lot of people don't.

The fact I even think these things is a truth in and of itself. Different coat of paint. Different face. Same crap.

They end up pandering too with all this pc crap as well vs actually creating something genuinally good and authentic.

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kg88222 posted...

old games had less agendas imo and actually tried to be the best they could be for those involved playing them imo. A lot of games now are fake. They all have money and use the same engines so the big budget games the graphics are going to be good. It's the substance that matters though. Says a lot about the people making these games imo.

New games are often better tbh. And plenty of indie games are awesome and use retro art style.

I disagree. I rarely see games now try something new. Even the best and most polished games. They aren't really doing anything new. you either get games that are broken messes underneath and marketted to say they have so many hours of content vs actual fun gameplay or you have games that just polish a formula and try to remain on top. Its narcissistic imo. It's rare a game comes out that is genuinally fun to play. A lot of gimmicks.

old games had less agendas imo and actually tried to be the best they could be for those involved playing them imo. A lot of games now are fake. All the AAA games have money behind them and use the same engines so the the graphics are going to be good. It's the substance that matters though. Says a lot about the people making these games imo.

I think the game is more fun if you just freestyle it and don't treat it too seriously doing every mission. The missions are there but you dont have to do them all. Each district actually has you doing different stuff. It plays well as a sandbox, freeroam type game with a good story. They added certain things like being able to drop grenades from cars etc and mines, car custimizations etc... you can tackle missions differently whether you want to stealth or just barrel into missions. my favorite thing to do when you have a certain objective is to just go in guns blazing and then hightailing out of there as they are still shooting at you. it would be cool if they chased you more though.

GTA and other games overwhelm you with so much meaningless side content thats not actually good, I like that the game is more focused. It is pretty bog standard though. Once all the dlc is out depending how they add stuff we'll see. I might get the season pass. Definately hate how developers do that then actually paying attention to the main game though. certain things they made part of the main game but other things not so much.

The story also just keeps me more engaged. I really don't like the characters in GTA. The first time I played it i went through doing every little thing and trying to 100 percent it. It got really repetitive that way.

not a huge fan of ign. I think they have issues in general. Same with gamefaqs and gamespot for that matter just because of their policies. But in general people think they know people they don't in this internet age. I've had people say stuff to me online that is so ludicrous they don't even know it is. A lot of people think they are good people and other people are bad when it's the other way around. that is the issue with social media is it's the blind leading the blind and most people don't realize this fact. It's just one assumption after the other. People with agendas. Some people are that stupid too. Quite a few are actually.

A lot can be twisted in this internet age we live in in other words. I'm not that stupid though. I've seen peoples true colors. There are some messed up people out there for sure. It's not always how it appears either. At least I know I'm not one of them. Don't really care what people think of me either that don't know me either anymore for that reason. used to care what other people think but then realized how shady and how people twist things and use your kindness too. I know the truth at least.

yeah you have to run around and duck and cover mixing up your weapons, hand to hand etc... i hate how they streamlined everything how you can call in whatever weapons etc you need though. they should have added stunt jumps, gambling and fun stuff like that. made the missions more traditional vs just repeating the same stuff.

gta iv was better than v this way too. had a more serious vibe and the euphoria engine how you could shoot out weapons and different body parts and how npcs reacted was way better this way too.

i just dont like the vibe of gta v that much. the gameplay and vibe is a turn off to me.

mafia 3 i wish they had more places to hide during police chases as well and car customizations etc..

mindless repetitive time killer fun and they really just threw thsi game together and lack of the little things and attention to detail, but overall i enjoy the combat and vibe more than gta..... Disapointing they didn't add those extra little things and spend more time on the missions. The shootouts the enemies actually have more personality to them though and the overall vibe is so much better.

That's a tough one though. You let people get away with bad stuff good people suffer. You go after them you suffer because the way the "real world" is set up.

that turning the other cheek when people do really messed up stuff is not the way to go?

outside of gta. I almost feel like gta is too cartooney. Mafia was supposed to be a more serious take but has lost it. I'm about to go back and play it again but I'm not sure if i can take the repetition one more time.

watchdogs 2 was meh as well. more stuff to do than mafia but not like it was overly good.

yakuza zero i havent played and have considered getting it. Should i? I don't like that it doesn't have driving in it.

I'm SOL? Mafia 3 really was supposed to be it but wasn't? Good story and open world but could have done so much with it and did none of it?

The one I just watched was Thesw1tcher had no clue who they were going in. I just did a search for yakuza playthroughs.

It's not just them though I honestly find a huge percentage of popular youtubers to be the bane of society. It's not because I'm a bad person either. It's because they are utterly despicable a lot of them.

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Okay well just fuck my explanation then right?

no i agree with you in ways. It's certain demographics that are targetted. It's no different than marketing in ways. It's the complete opposite of actual reality though in ways sometimes. It's deceiving that way.

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It's almost like people like to watch things they personally enjoy.

It still makes no sense though that anyone could possibly enjoy some of the stuff that is on there. It's just that unappealing.

I just watched a video trying to see a playthrough of a game i might buy. Unfortunately 2 seconds in per usual it's 2 annoying guys talking over the game being obnoxious. Yet the video had 2000 likes and like 26 thumbs down. This is something I will never understand. If they were funny that's one thing but they aren't.

have people been brainwashed where they have to like everything now?

I have ME andromeda here and have been playing the show 15 of late since baseball just started. I was comparing the show 17 to 15 and the only thing i can see is they turned on extra shading and shadows yet it's getting hyped really big this year. I played horizon zero dawn and its getting a lot of hype but really didn't think the game was any better than andromeda. persona v, nioh, yakuza played that too. It was ok for what it was but I wouldn't write home about it.

there is something wrong with the media. They hype up these nitch games and I'm really not seeing it. The Show this year too. IF you compared nba 2k17 to 2k15 yeah there are some graphical improvements and it's like they turned the lights on. SAme basic gameplay. MLB The show is the opposite. They added more shadows because there wasn't as much to add.

At least Andromeda tried to do some new things with the series. Persona V, Nioh etc it's the same evolution of jrpg's and souls type games and I'm really not buying the hype.

It's like the media just decides to hype certain games. Andromeda is gong to sell regardless. The show probably not if people really see it for what it is. It's a good game that you dont have to buy every year.

Also think the media is full of bs for a reason. The assumptions here make me feel no different. What the media thinks and what is reality for some people are two different things. Maybe I've just experienced more than most or something. Have a mind of my own for a reason.

I've played quite a few games from way back too. And no I'm not trying to be edgy. Just enjoying the game and what i really feel. I have zero interest in persona and think this game is great.

The funny thing is there is nothing edgy about this at all. I'm just enjoying a game that the media doesn't. The media tries to be edgy is the thing. Why most people have lost their minds. I don't agree with 90 percent of what is in the media or what the consensus says. I more think that makes me normal and I'm fine with that.

I also think it's true that 90 percent of what is in the media is absolute bs. Maybe I just know things some people don't which is sad but whatever.

Too many people with agendas these days. I don't have one at all.

I agree. That's what most reviews of ME Andromeda are. Sad. Persona V on the other hand according to the internet is the greatest thing ever. I am on some other planet apparently which considering stuff going on in the world I'm totally fine with.

I'd put it in my top games of all time. Especially after the patch which fixes most issues. Persona V on the other hand I don't care about. The art style is terrible. So is everything about it. This is proof to me that people are just whacky these days.

my top games of all time probably aren't what you would think either

Same here. Thats part of what makes it really enjoyable imo that they didn't rest of their laurels and actually did something new. The game is also massive and really fun gameplay imo. I'm lost in this game at the moment. It's really one of the most enjoyable games I've played. I like how you can do everything at your own pace as well and the amount of ways you can build your character. The characters are also really good too. There were some bugs on release and inconsistency with some of hte dialogue but there is tons to do in this game. There also is a ton of lore and all of that. Dialogue is always changing too. Choices matter etc..

Yeah. Still like this game though. I was on the me andromeda forums here and enjoying it and people are lame. my love is spreading.

the new patch actually fixes a lot too.

Not sure where to take that love because if you say it on the internet you will get bullied. Because apparently the mass consensus is always right.

that's an issue. Lots of crazy people out there these days. At least I know I'm not one of them. It's crazy how many people are though.

anyone ever keep a game from there before? I just read they charge you $70 plus tax which is depending on area. Is this true? I have ME Andromeda. Actually want to keep it regardless of what the internet says but wish they'd just charge me the retail price. Any way to get them to do that? If i call them earlier?

I remember way back their pan pizza was really good. I'm guessing it's changed?

Grew out of dominos. I don't like the factory made pizza so much, I prefer real new york style italian pizza but I haven't had pizza hut in years and that commercial is getting me.