Dan is going to create official wrestling podcasts working alongside Xavier Woods. While I have no interest in wrestling, I am beyond happy knowing that he fulfilling doing his dream.
Maybe there will be some Mario Partys in wrestling's future?
So I have had some muscle stiffness and pain in my neck lately, which I thought was because of my sleep posture and/or gaming looking at a screen or phone etc. Turns out that this is also another side effect of quitting caffeine! I'm continually amazed and horrified by how much this one chemical can do to your body and just another symptom further strengthens my resolve to never go back.
I quit Officially on July 28th, which puts me at 52 days. Anxiety still pops up bad in spots, usually when I see some ad or click-baity thing about signs of cancer, or some other life threatening disease and my anxiety makes me think I might have it. Then I get depressed. Sometimes when my wife wants to talk about future plans I find myself thinking "what's the point" or "I won't be around by then" which is irrational and dumb. I have been to a doctor and had several tests done to rule out testicular cancer, heart disease, infections, diabetes etc, so I have a professional's assurance that I am in fact NOT dying.
My sleep is getting better, and the cold shakes and brain zaps are less frequent, so I am seeing signs of getting better. Biggest thing that has helped though is hearing other people's tales about caffeine withdrawal. I found a website that I think is set up just to sell a caffeine withdrawal treatment, but the comments there from other people are the real draw form me:
Some people say that 7 months out they still have symptoms, which I think to many would be awful to hear, but for me and my anxiety filled head, knowing that these other people have had the same symptoms as me does a ton of good as far as using it as a weapon to battle back the anxiety and depression.
I've also taken steps to rid myself of other sources of anxiety, taking care to train google by saying "not interested in [anything governmental, military, terror attacks, diseases, etc.]". I uninstalled Facebook from my phone, as well as twitter. Basically all I look at anymore on the internet is video game related.
This community is and continues to be awesome, and when you see me posting on several forum threads a day or wonder why I care about this stuff so much, it is literally like therapy for me.
*I am not advocating for NOT seeking out therapeutic help when it is needed and just trying to tough it out. I have a prescription for anxiety if I have a bad attack given to me by my GP, but I haven't needed to use it so far as my anxiety has mostly not been so all encompassing that I can't function. If you or someone you care about has anxiety attacks, seek help. Pay attention to their moods, and don't meet hostility with hostility. I can imagine that if something so seemingly benign as quitting caffeine can cause this in my brain, then more serious issues can do more to others so it should not be ignored.
Love this format! I can listen to audio all day long, so this format works well for me and I hope it can continue for new big games. I imagine it is easier than writing and editing a full review like the old days, and I like the multiple viewpoints angle! Nice job!
I slept on this game, and just got it on sale for $20 on Xbox One. So mad at myself, because this game is absolutely amazing. The single player campaign is probably the best I've ever seen in a shooter, with a diversity of environments and combat that never felt boring or frustrating. Sure there are some plot holes, but honesty in a game about mech combat and big action sequences, I don't really want long bits of exposition to bog down the action.
Immediately after beating the campaign, I jumped into Frontier mode and earned MVP on every round as we fought to hold off waves of bad guys and titans. I found myself immediately sticking to the Legion titan, and unconsciously developing a backstory which played into my choices for the titans cosmetic changes. We ultimately failed on the last wave, this was in War games or whatever that computer simulation looking map is called, but the journey to that failure was so fun I didn't care that we had lost.
I have never had an issue getting a multiplayer match going, and Respawn's blog says that online players have been steadily increasing. Yesterday they added a new free DLC pack with more maps, customization options, etc. so if you haven't played this game yet, or haven't been back in a while, it is a great time to start.
Fantastic game, and I fully agree with Geoff's 5 out of 5 score.
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