Fleeting Whisper

Because Sprint and all of the prestige sprints take running, jumping, and universal travel sets, perhaps?

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Addiction is a positive feedback loop; in some cases, there is also negative feedback for trying to quit.

Emotions are basically just chemicals your body produces rushing through your brain, such as endogenous morphine (endorphin). A gambling addict is not addicted to the gambling itself, but to the endorphins produced by his brain when he gambles. This is how some addicts will "quit" one addiction by substituting a different one. You might swap from gambling to running, and still be addicted to the same chemicals produced by your own body.

That's basically true as far as the cause for Alzheimer's goes, but how different is that from, for example, a stroke? (And no, alcohol is not required for a stroke.) Both are neurological problems caused by physical changes to the brain, not directly related to the operation of brain cells.

What about, say, apraxia (loss of the ability to perform learned movements -- most commonly caused by brain trauma)? Apraxia can be overcome with physical therapy, just like nicotine addiction can be overcome through nicotine replacement therapy, and something like gambling addiction can be overcome with behavioral therapy. All of them can be overcome, but it's rarely a simple process. (Additionally, all three examples above carry the risk of relapse.)

If you want the other 3 desktop skins you're supposed to get, continue sending emails to customer service. They should start sending your ticket up through the chain of command until you reach someone willing and able to actually help you.

I didn't even get my one desktop skin until I ******* at their customer service, then I had to ***** at them about my enhancements code to get that. It's a hassle, but I recommend you keep pushing them to give you what you were promised.


On another note, I tried using my $5 coupon at the Razer store and it didn't work. One email to the Razer customer service (email sent at 1:17 am: "...My code, which fails to work, is XXXXXX. If possible, I would appreciate a more detailed explanation of why my coupon is "invalid"...."), and I got a reply (1:46 am) saying: "...I ran a check on the code and it seems that the guys in charge forgot to create it. Can you please try again with the code and let me know if it works now?...". Tried it, and my code worked perfectly. So, two thumbs up for Razer customer service, one thumb down for Razer store management.

Psychopathy and Sociopathy: Together these are "Antisocial Personality Disorder". It does not mean "evil", and in fact many cases are entirely self-destructive. Most commonly, the patient is simply incapable of expressing emotion or empathizing with other individuals.

Bipolar Disorder: Manic episodes are not the same thing as rage. While a manic episode for some patients may be interpreted as rage by others, manic episodes may be things like irritation, loss of proper judgment (like spending sprees they can't afford), delusions of being "chosen" (or similar), and they may begin substance abuse during manic episodes which they don't continue when in a normal or depressed state. A manic episode may even seem to be a simple sugar/caffeine high. A depressive episode doesn't make a patient suicidal, either - it can manifest as shyness, lack of motivation, general depression, and more.

I'm sure you dismiss dyslexia as a fictional disease. However, it's a real neurological dysfunction. (There are also people with trouble actually seeing/hearing the words, and people who were not properly taught the words; that's not dyslexia.) The same applies to dyscalculia, a problem similar to dyslexia but which applies to mathematics.

And what about Alzheimer's disease? I can remember as my grandfather on his bed, when his wife of more than 60 years walked in, he didn't even know who she was.

You might be able to make a convincing argument that medicines for ADD/ADHD are over-prescribed, but that doesn't make them fictional disorders.

There are scores of other neurological conditions which don't fit in your list. Some are genetic or congenital, others are caused by chemicals added to the body or physical damage, and still others are apparently random happenstance as far as our science knows.

Or more likely, because Fluffy's damage is piddlingly small.

That's an extremely naive viewpoint. Sure, there are people who can quit smoking cold turkey. But true addiction creates a physical dependence on the substance or behavior. In some cases, forcibly ceasing the addiction (through willpower or intervention) can actually be hazardous.

While my comment about being addicted to air was a joke, the point isn't completely off the mark. Someone with an addiction does, in fact, create real dependencies that you can't simply will away. A smoker may have the will to throw away his pack of cigs, but that doesn't fix the alterations his brain has made which require the chemicals from the cigarettes to continue to function.

Fuzzy Kitten's post was excellent on the subject of the addictions. I agree that the game or the casino isn't at fault for the behavioral addiction of the customer*, but the addict can't necessarily "just say no". Yes, the lawsuit should be thrown out, but the addict deserves appropriate treatment, as well.


* Producers of products containing known psychoactive substances are another matter, in my mind.

Damn, son. My friends show up unannounced and get fed pretty much anything in the house that they want to eat. Sometimes we even have near-gourmet level food available. >.>


My friends enjoy coming over to our house.

True. An extremely good example of addiction to a non-psychoactive substance is addiction to pain. It's basically the definition of masochism.





In other news, I have a confession to make. I am addicted to air, and I need all of you to give me an intervention.

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What he said.

This sort of question is the reason the Player Questions forum and the Help channel exist.

Someone else already mentioned that you can't slot either Pet Damage or Recharge Intensive Pet sets in Dark Servant. However, your second question here hasn't been answered.

The four pet aura IOs don't actually do anything to the pet. What they do is grant YOU an extra auto power. This auto power is a PBAoE buff which affects all of your pets, including pets from temporary powers and allies you pick up in a mission. The buff is 40ft radius and requires line-of-sight.

Additionally, you don't even have to summon the pet which the IO is slotted in to get its effect. I have both RIP auras slotted in my Gang War power on my Thugs/Dark, and I get their benefit even if I never activate Gang War.

I got my CoV CE at Half Price Books for about $20. I bought my CoH CE from Amazon, but mine was around $80, not $115. Amazon's price changes; I've checked on behalf of other people several times since getting my copy, and I've seen CoH CE on Amazon range from $50 to $150.