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What should I be aware of with my mother?

Hello,
So, to make the back story to this as short and sweet as possible, I grew up with a single mom in poverty. After I moved out, my mom had a heart issue that caused several severe strokes and brain bleeds. She was moved into a assisted living, then a senior apartment. She is surviving off of disability payments.
Now for the reason why I am posting. Recently, as an American, my mother and I both recieved the stimulus check of $600. She told me she was going to put it all towards bills. A few days later, she asked me to buy her something at the store because she was all out of money. It didn't click then, but just tonight I asked to see her phone, because I wanted to look at her emails. Thankfully she isn't very tech savvy, and didn't delete any emails. If she did, she barley deleted any. I saw that since the 28th of last month, when she got her payment, within 3 days she spent all of her remaining money on a casino app. Then, she got her $600, and a few days later, yet again, out of money. She is almost $700 negative in her account, and she has been trying to make purchases in app everyday since she blew it all, each time getting declined. In 1 day she spent over 300 dollars in game.
I did some research, changed her email password to something only I know, blocked all in app purchases (which side note, if she is smart enough it's super easy to change the password again wothout knowing the new password....thanks a lot Google for your supreme security. /s) I then brought it up to her and she got sad. I found a phone number to call National Counselon Problem Gambling. I will be calling that in the morning. I know they're open 24/7 but I am quite tired and want to head to sleep very soon. I am not sure how long that call may take.
My question for everyone dealing with or know someone dealing with this gambling addiction, what are some things I can try and look out for to help prevent future problems, or signs, or anything I may not realize?
She is disabled, so driving is not a thing. She doesn't know how to do phone betting on things like sports, or anything like that. Like I mentioned earlier, she is currently several hundred dollars negative in her account (why tf did her bank not decline after the 1st purchase that brought her negative, let alone the 2nd, or 3rd, etc? She only can buy up to $100 packages in app, so she didn't make a $700+ purchase in app. I have browsed all the recent Google Play receipts) so she cannot uber to a casino. The one thing I am a little worried about is suicide, which I am taking precautions on, but that's not this subreddits topic.
So, not to repeat myself too much, but what are things I should look out for? Behaviors, struggles, ways to help other than the Gambling hotline, etc. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Edit: I was so tired last night when posting this, didn't realize that the NSW was an Australian number. When I went to call it, it was 1 digit shorter than I am used to. Looking closer into the website, it seems to be only for Australians. We are Americans.
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Mental Health Resources for Students (Compilation)

Hi everyone,
I am starting to get extremely alarmed by the magnitude of students struggling with mental health issues this semester, whether it be stress, anxiety, lack of motivation, depression, substance use, feeling generally shitty, or anything else that could be caused or exacerbated by online school in a pandemic.
I don't think that the university does enough to advertise the mental health support it offers students, but there are resources available.
If you feel like you are struggling, even a little bit, please sit down and chat about it with someone. Family, friends, or any of the resources below. You are not alone. You are not weak for struggling. There are many many people struggling just as much as you. The Carleton discord server has tons of people who would be willing to hop on voice chat for a conversation about mental well-being, myself included. With the winter, cold weather, and exams approaching, stress and poor mental health is only going to get worse unless you get help.
Below is every resource I could find that the university offers for mental health (free). If you have anymore, please post a comment below and I will add it to the list. I think it is important to note that many of these services (see general resources) will totally be fine with you calling just for supportive human interaction. If you even think you may benefit from a chat, you should do it. Mental health doesn’t have to be an emergency to matter.
Mental health is serious. Poor mental health weakens the immune system (in a pandemic!!), shortens your lifespan, and makes you chronically ill. So does loneliness. It can escalate quickly. PLEASE act on it.
Mental Health Emergencies:
If you or someone you know is thinking of suicide – call 911 immediately.
If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide, call the Canada Suicide Prevention Service at 1-833-456-4566 (24/7) or text 45645 (4 pm to 12 am ET).
International Suicide Hotline Directory: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html
Department of University Safety: (613) 520-4444 (or, dial 4444 from any university land-line) (on-campus only. CUSERT and Special Constables are trained in mental health first aid)
Good 2 Talk: 1-866-925-5454
Distress Centre of Ottawa and Region: Available 10am-11pm, 7 days/week, 365 days/year. Call: 613-238-3311 Text: 343-306-5550 Web Chat: blue chat icon at bottom right corner of website. Service is available in English only to residents of Ottawa & the Ottawa Region. Non-emergencies welcome as well.
University Crisis Line: 613-722-6914
Hope for Wellness
Call 1-855-242-3310 (toll-free) or connect to the online Hope for Wellness chat.
Available to all Indigenous peoples across Canada who need immediate crisis intervention. Experienced and culturally sensitive help line counsellors can help if you want to talk or are distressed. Telephone and online counselling are available in English and French. On request, telephone counselling is also available in Cree, Ojibway and Inuktitut.
General Resources:
Call Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000 (toll free) to speak to a registered nurse. The nurse can help you with any health matters, including depression, anxiety or other mental health or addiction concerns.
ConnexOntario provides treatment service information if you have problems with gambling, drugs, alcohol or mental health. You can:
Call toll free: 1-866-531-2600Live web chat Email
Health and Counselling Services: 613-520-6674 (for university clinic appointments)
"We offer short term individual counseling for students struggling with many different problems like anxiety, depression, relationship problems, sexual violence, or personal and academic stress. We have counsellors who specialize in issues impacting international students, those who have experienced sexual violence, and LGBTTQS2+ students."
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Kids Help Phone
Call 1-800-668-6868 (toll-free) or text CONNECT to 686868.
Available 24 hours a day to Canadians aged 5 to 29 who want confidential and anonymous care from professional counsellors.
Download the Always There app for additional support or access the Kids Help Phone website.
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BounceBack® is a free skill-building program managed by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). It is designed to help adults and youth 15+ manage low mood, mild to moderate depression and anxiety, stress or worry. Delivered over the phone with a coach and through online videos, you will get access to tools that will support you on your path to mental wellness.
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Empower Me is a confidential support service available 24/7, 365 days a year. No issue is too big or too small—regardless of what you’re experiencing, you’re not alone.
You can get support for issues of any kind, such as:
• Stress or anxiety• Depression• Relationships or interpersonal conflicts• Family responsibilities• Substance misuse/abuse• Disordered eating• Time management• Career counselling• Financial planning or financial insecurity• Nutrition, and more
• Call 1-833-628-5589 (toll-free), available 24/7 from anywhere in Canada or the US. See the FAQ (page 4) for additional helpline numbers for international access.
*Please note that you must provide your name and school/student association when you contact Empower Me for immediate crisis services or other issues.
Other General Resources
https://www.connexontario.ca/links
Suicide Prevention/Mental Health Resources
The Centre for Suicide Prevention is an education centre which equips individuals and organizations with the information, knowledge and skills necessary to respond to the risk of suicide.
Ontario Association of Suicide Prevention provides resources, education, facts and figures and news and upcoming events.
The Canadian Association for Suicide Prevention provides information on where to find support; including a guide for early responders and a prevention toolkit for schools. Their site also provides a listing of crisis centres.
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Day 36 - Posts about Ending It

Today is day 36 and apart from having difficulties with my bead string (I didn't plan on 7 and 5 overlapping, 35 threw me for a color loop!), everything has been going pretty well. I continue to work the steps, I continue to work toward recovery and while nervous about temptations that the new year will bring, I can only keep my focus on today. The choices that I am offered. Everyone gives out scratch off tickets as stocking stuffers and I'm trying to prepare; I am to give them all to my husband.
I'm seeing a lot of posts tonight about people feeling that they've hit rock bottom and it's just not worth it to carry on.
I'm a 37f and this my...oh god...it feels like one millionth time quitting gambling. I always thought that I could use my willpower to stop. If I was worth anything and I was stronger then I could.just.stop. I have a history of severe and recurrent depression, anxiety and panic attacks, gambling addiction in the family. I've always gambled since I've been able. Hell, I remember when my grandfather died my brother and I drove to another state and gambled for hours. Pure escapism. Like everyone on here has said. I was screwed because I won. I would go with my parents or on my own time and I'd win a couple hundred dollars.
I'd walk away and buy myself a new game system, or tons of books, a guitar, whatever impulsive and expensive toy I wanted. I make about $2000 every two weeks with my job. This way I would make $2000 in a couple of hours. Bulletproof.
I kept growing, I settled into a career of being, of all things, a therapist. I could help others, but not myself. I'd visit my parents and they'd hand my hundred dollar bills that they had won the previous day. Sure they forgot my birthday one year because they were gambling, but that money was nice. When they went I hated gambling. When I went it was great. I got married, I had kids. My freedom became significantly less.
I turned to local gambling at little slot joints. I knew once I crossed that threshold there would be no going back, but I did it anyway. They had small jackpots of $500 (that I even thought that was small is silly) and you would never hit them unless you had max bet...max bet it was. I'd win $80 and be able to walk away riding high for that week. Then I started withdrawing my daily ATM limit, $600. Then I'd sneak away from work, from kids, my husband. He would question the large withdrawals and I would bullshit him. He found out and we'd fight. I started to wrack up debt, see my family less often, I'd sneak away in the middle of the night to get money to spend the next day, telling myself that I'd just win it all back. I would sometimes and still leave further in the hole. Then $4 bets were introduced. The numbers grew higher and higher. My husband would find out, we'd fight and he'd grow more resentful. I was a ball of anxiety and fear. But if I could just hit it big. It was never big enough.
I did something that endangered my husband's credit. He threatened to have me arrested. To take my kids and never come back. I have always had suicidal ideas, but never acted. I walked to the river, I can't swim. It was 1 AM and cold. I walked out onto a dock in the 18 foot deep river. I just had to take that step. I thought of my kids. I couldn't leave them. I struggled. My husband called he knew what I was doing, where I'd gone. I sobbed, I tried to hide it, but he knew. He made me promise to walk away or he would wake the kids an get me. I walked away, I called the gambling hotline.
It wasn't super helpful, but it was something. My husband found this subreddit when he was trying to find any way to make sense of this madness that he could not comprehend.
My first day sober was 11/7/20. I've taken steps. I live my life to beat that addiction to find the peace. Money isn't peace. Money makes things easier, sure, but you can always find a way to get money. Now I'm earning my money a.d our bank account is creeping up, despite dropping down the entire time I was gambling. I've been able to buy gifts and not stress about the damage I had done. I'm going to decrease my sleeping pill tonight, I don't need as high of a dose anymore.
The point is, it's an addiction. Your thoughts right now exist to keep you gambling. It's a disorder, they are disordered thoughts. They tell you that there is nothing but gambling and failure. That's a lie. It gets better. It really does. Put in the work, nose to the grindstone. It'll only change if you make it.
Keep it going.
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Thanks Liz.
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Crawford?
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That was a little over the top
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Double flex!
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Can't get covid if you've been resurrected.
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People in my office are morons about this.
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Not anymore they won't.
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Has he ever had a hot streak in terms of popularity? Asking seriously.
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Hoping I hear, "Live From New York..."
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Lavar Ball v. Kristine Leahy on Cowherd Part II
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Zaxbys adding an eggroll is hilarious. The marketing meeting on that promotion better not see the light of day.
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Robert Kraft should have used the Undercover Boss excuse. Oh well, he got off anyway.
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But... But... The gambling addiction hotline number!
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Season ender on first drive
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I went from a fake steakhouse freak out to this..... I must have somehow subscribed for only fake stories.
None of this happened bro.
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DC comes out to Born In The USA and takes a knee.
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This Rosenstruik guy fought the same dude for his first three pro fight wins... All first round knockouts. I think I'll bundle those and call him 8-1.
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I assume...
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Herbert and Gilbert... You pretty much need to learn to fight early.
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He even looks a little like Skee-Lo.
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How sad will WNBA players be when bubble is over?
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Better blame Jesus if he loses.
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He finally just swapped out the eye?
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Another minute I won't get back.
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Than I die.
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Following. I need something to watch after ufc and that sounds great.
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Nick and KB must watch Beef House on loop.
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Man I miss those simpler murder, rape and suicide times. 2020 is a bitch.
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Basically, we still have two hours of the Yak.
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When you assume... You know the rest.
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The mom at 4:16 is a dime.
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Can't be cancelled.
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Watch Iraq episode on Frontline. We're going to be okay.
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Irreplaceable
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109 out right now at the Phoenix office. Stay at home... I think I will.
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Jesus
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I wish she had an ugly sister I could date just so I had a shot at watching Faryn open Christmas presents with the family.
ft7q2k0 posted in barstoolsports on 06JUN20:
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fstz9x5 posted in barstoolsports on 04JUN20:
Killing Eve. I agree.
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Hopefully this doesn't devalue Liz's ownership shares.
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Those two astronauts basically were in an escape pod the way things are going
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I cringed at every kick
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Good ol mayor of the state
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Minnesota all about that global warming life right now
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Killing Eve is good. First episode way more assassinations than I expected.
frqcrkf posted in barstoolsports on 25MAY20:
Watch first two and last episode. All you need
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FT hates JJ Watt? Not his fault what the media did when he came back last year.
frmo1ff posted in PublicFreakout on 24MAY20:
Public freakouts and obesity go hand in hand.
frau98o posted in barstoolsports on 21MAY20:
Multiple times. Only to hide my drinking from the wife though.
framjrx posted in barstoolsports on 21MAY20:
So the OP stands.
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Vuori first then Lulu
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Dazed and Confused
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Those Midwestern hicks finally drove us all to the edge.
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He's got free run of the world right now. Takeout trash and no cars to end him.
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RESULTS of the State of the Game Survey - October 2019

Hi all,

It’s time for the results!

Thank you to everyone who took the time to respond, these results wouldn’t be possible without you!

As always, neither myself nor this survey are associated with Intelligent Systems or Nintendo in any way. Please direct feedback about the game itself to the official channels.

Now let’s get into it!
 
Previous Survey Results:
August_2019_State_of_the_Game_Survey

~ Demographics ~

56.9% began playing FE:H in February 2017, with 23.6% more joining during the first year of the game. 12.6% of respondents joined during the second year, and 6.6% joined during the third.

36.9% report being F2P, while 26.6% have spent less than $100, 17.9% spent between $100 - $499, 6.3% spent between $500 - $999, and 8.8% have spent over $1000.

42.4% last spent money on FE:H during the third year of the game, while 22.9% last spent money during the second year of the game and 11.1% last spent money during the first year of the game.

45.4% play FE:H between 30-60 minutes per day, with 16.1% playing less than 30 minutes per day, and 26.4% play between 1-2 hours per day. 7.8% play for 2-3 hours, and 2.5% play for 3+ hours per day.

~ Summoning ~

A Monstrous Harvest is the most summoned-from banner since the previous survey, with 66.1% of respondents reporting that they have used orbs on it at least once. Brave Echoes is the runner-up at 64.8%, followed by Mythic Hero: Thrasir at 62.7%. Full results here: [Graph].

Brave Echoes is the most common orb-draining banner since the previous survey, with 22.0% of respondents reporting that they used the most orbs on it. Runner-up is Mythic Hero: Thrasir at 21.3%, followed by A Splendid Soiree at 17.7%. Full results here: [Graph].

Brave Echoes is the most common favorite banner since the previous survey, with 27.2% of respondents reporting it as their favorite. Runner-up is A Splendid Soiree at 20.1%, followed by A Monstrous Harvest at 16.7%. Full results here: [Graph].

A Monstrous Harvest was the banner that the most respondents spent money on, with 8.8% buying orbs specifically to summon on it. Mythic Hero: Thrasir is the runner-up at 7.8%, followed by A Splendid Soiree at 7.6%. Full results here: [Graph].

~ New Features ~

81.3% have completed all 15 ranks of the Heroes’ Path, compared to 18.3% who have not.

69.3% have completed all levels in the Hall of Forms, compared to 30.6% who have not.

Mae was the best Forma unit for 34.4% of respondents, followed by Alm at 27.8%, Celica at 18.1%, and Boey at 12.2%.

Boey was the worst Forma unit for 50.3% of respondents, followed by Celica at 21.9%, Mae at 9.2%, and Alm at 8.1%.

25.4% say that the Hall of Forms influenced them to want to summon for or build one of the featured heroes, compared to 68.8% who say it did not.

68.3% prefer character selection for the Hall of Forms be developer-chosen characters as it is currently, while 16.3% would prefer randomized characters and 9.9% would prefer player-chosen characters.

40.0% want the Hall of Forms events to always be active, with 36.9% wanting them active frequently but with a week or so of break in between. 19.0% want them to be active once a month, 1.6% only want them active every couple of months, and 0.5% don’t want any more Hall of Forms events.

63.5% would like an option to restart/reset the Hall of Forms after completion, compared to 19.5% who would not.

4.5 is the average enjoyment rating for the Hall of Forms game mode. 93.1% rated their enjoyment at a 4/5 or above.

35.9% feel negatively about the introduction of Duo Heroes, compared to 13.6% who feel positively. 47.9% feel neutral.

65.0% feel negatively about the Duo Skill feature in particular, compared to 4.3% who feel positively. 27.4% feel neutral.

~ Special Focus: Heroic Grails ~

85.4% have summoned a Heroic Grail unit to use for a merge, compared to 14.2% who have not.

61.7% have summoned a Heroic Grail unit to use for skill fodder, compared to 37.7% who have not.

“Which of the following best describes how you use Heroic Grails?”
  • (44.5%) “I almost always use them for Merging
  • (24.8%) “I use them for Merging more often than I use them for Skill Fodder
  • (8.5%) “I use them for Merging about as often as I use them for Skill Fodder
  • (9.5%) “I use them for Skill Fodder more often than I use them for Merging”
  • (4.7%) “I almost always use them for Skill Fodder”

48.1% have merged a Heroic Grail unit to 5*+10, compared to 48.1% who have not.

Aversa is the most common 5+10 Heroic Grail unit, achieved by 10.3% of those with a 5+10 merged Heroic Grail unit. Black Knight is the runner-up at 5.9%, followed by Masked Marth at 5.7%. Full Results here: [Graph].

77.1% say they would be happy if a character they want in the game who hasn’t been added yet gets introduced as a Heroic Grail unit, compared to 7.7% who say they would not be happy.

~ Old Questions, Revisited ~

“Which Brave Hero do you believe is the overall strongest?”
  • (61.3%) Micaiah (+1.1% from August)
  • (10.5%) Camilla (+3.7% from August)
  • (10.0%) Alm (-5.2% from August)
  • (7.1%) Eliwood (+2.8% from August)

67.4% have bought Three Houses (+5.2% from August), while 18.0% have not but plan to (-4.0% from August). 14.3% have not and don’t plan to (-0.7% from August).

82.4% want to see more characters from Three Houses added to FE:H, compared to 4.9% who do not. The previous survey only asked this question to those who had purchased Three Houses (resulting in 94.4% in favor, 1.7% not), so this result is now from all respondents regardless of whether they bought Three Houses.

31.0% have completed all of the Blessed Gardens maps, compared to 68.8% who have not. I can’t find the last time this was previously asked >_<

2.85 is the average rating on Pair Up as a mechanic. 16.5% rated their feelings on Pair Up at a 4/5 or above. The last time this question was polled (in May), the responses were in a different format, but 22.3% felt positively about Pair Up as a mechanic while 32.0% felt negatively.

~ Opinions ~

92.9% would like to see more heroes added directly into the summoning pool at 3-4* rarity without a focus banner, compared to 2.9% who would not.

12.2% believe the pace of 5* demotions after banners is adequate, compared to 78.0% who do not.

10.8% feel positively about the recent trend of new characters being added as seasonal units before having their “standard” form added, compared to 54.6% who feel negatively about this trend. 32.9% are neutral.

47.0% feel positively about Heroes original characters receiving seasonal alts, compared to 14.7% who feel negatively. 37.3% are neutral.

29.6% feel Intelligent Systems handles game selection in New Heroes banners well, compared to 12.6% who feel they handle it poorly. 57.8% are neutral.

35.0% feel Intelligent Systems handles character selection in New Heroes banners well, compared to 10.8% who feel they handle it poorly. 54.2% are neutral.

11.7% feel Intelligent Systems handles gender balance in New Heroes banners well, compared to 44.4% who feel they handle it poorly. 43.9% are neutral.

38.6% believe the menu system needs to be re-worked/streamlined, compared to 41.3% who do not.

~ Miscellaneous ~

Three Houses is the game most wanted for a New Heroes banner at 36.4%. The runner-up is Sacred Stones at 11.9%. Full Results here: [Graph].

Player crossover with other Nintendo Mobile games:
  • 19.1% actively play Pokemon GO
  • 16.3% actively play Dragalia Lost
  • 10.4% actively play Pokemon Masters
  • 8.9% actively play Mario Kart Tour
  • 4.6% actively play Animal Crossing Pocket Camp
  • 0.9% each actively play Dr. Mario World and Super Mario Run
  • 58.6% do not actively play any of the above

18.9% say they would still play the game if it was a new IP and not Fire Emblem, compared to 51.3% who say they would not.

52.8% generally consider themselves Savers, while 40.3% generally consider themselves Spenders.

58.9% chose their Summoner Support because they are one of their favorite characters, while 20.4% did so because they’re one of the units they use the most and 15.8% did so because they make the most of the extra stats. 4.4% chose their Summoner Support for other reasons not listed.

94.3% use 1 FE:H account actively. 3.8% use 2, 0.6% use 3 or more, and 1.4% use 0.

Book 3 is the most liked by 67.3% of respondents, followed by Book 2 (12.5%), then Book 1 (3.7%).

86.9% were already playing FE:H when Three Houses released, but 0.9% started playing FE:H because of Three Houses, while 11.5% started playing FE:H for other reasons.

Fire Emblem: Awakening is the recommended entry point into the main series by 34.1% of respondents, followed by Fire Emblem: Three Houses (18.8%) and Fire Emblem 7: Blazing Blade (12.7%). Full Results here: [Graph].

60.9% say that a character already having one or more alts influences their desire for them to receive alts in the future, while 32.7% say it does not.

“How often do you use Auto Battle on a typical Tempest Trials day?”
  • 30.6% almost always use Auto Battle
  • 20.0% use Auto Battle more than they play manually
  • 6.6% use Auto Battle about as much as they play manually
  • 11.2% play manually more than they use Auto Battle
  • 31.7% almost always play manually

~ Intelligent Systems Approval Ratings ~

The approval ratings are calculated by the proportion of Approve responses compared to the number of both Approve and Disapprove responses.

Percent who approve of the way Intelligent Systems is handling heroes and summoning in the game:
  • 84.0% - New Heroes (+8.8%)
  • 46.5% - Alternate Forms of Heroes (+3.9%)
  • 76.4% - Legendary Heroes (-7.0%)
  • 65.6% - Mythic Heroes (-14.4%)
  • 65.2% - Summoning Banners (+7.4%)

Percent who approve of the way Intelligent Systems is handling different Game Modes:
  • 78.8% - The Story (-3.4%)
  • 63.5% - Voting Gauntlets (-9.9%)
  • 25.4% - Arena (-7.1%)
  • 38.0% - Arena Assault (-10.8%)
  • 96.9% - Tempest Trials (+1.5%)
  • 92.6% - Hero Battles (Grand, Bound, Legendary) (---%)
  • 71.3% - Grand Conquest (+1.7%)
  • 90.4% - Forging Bonds (+3.7%)
  • 81.4% - Tactics Drills (Skill Studies, Grandmaster) (+0.0%)
  • 19.6% - Aether Raids (-2.0%)
  • 85.8% - Aether Resorts (+24.6%)
  • 60.2% - Allegiance Battles (+5.3%)
  • 72.5% - Rokkr Sieges (-1.1%)
  • 55.0% - Lost Lore (+11.6%)
  • 98.7% - Hall of Forms (---%)

52.1% believe Intelligent Systems cares about its Free to Play userbase (up 5.1% from the last survey), while 26.8% do not. This continues the upward trajectory for this question in the second half of the year, coming back from the downward trend in the first half of the year and breaking above 50% for the first time in 2019.

31.3% believe Intelligent Systems is treating its high-paying “whale” users fairly (about the same as the last survey), while 27.3% do not.

45.1% approve of the way Intelligent Systems is handling Fire Emblem: Heroes as a whole (up 5.9% from the last survey), while 12.5% disapprove. This continues the upward trajectory of the second half of the year, after a downward trend in the first half of the year. While not above the 50% line, this is still the highest in the last year.

~ 5* Hero Data ~

157.6 is the average number of Unique Available 5* Heroes, up 10.1 from the last survey (excluding duplicates, merges, SI’d or sent home units). Median is 159.

Percentiles:
  • 115 is the cutoff for the 25th percentile
  • 159 for the 50th percentile
  • 198 for the 75th percentile
  • 233 for the 90th percentile
  • 261 for the 95th percentile

Other game data results:

277 is the average unique hero count (Catalog of Heroes number) at the time of this survey, up 11 heroes from the last survey. The median is 285.

8.05 is the average highest merge level achieved on a 5* unit. The median is 10. A +10 merge on at least one 5* unit has been achieved by 64.3% of players.

4.0 is the average number of 5* + 10 heroes available to respondents. The median is 3.

22.6% of respondents have a 5* + 10 of a 5* -exclusive hero. 0.53 is the average number of 5* -exclusive heroes at 5* + 10. The median is 0.

~ Special Results: 5* Hero Data for Release Month F2Ps Only ~

170 is the average number of Available 5* Heroes for Release Month F2Ps only, up 13 from the last survey. Median is 167.

Percentiles:
  • 137 is the cutoff for the 25th percentile
  • 167 for the 50th percentile
  • 202 for the 75th percentile
  • 233 for the 90th percentile
  • 261 for the 95th percentile

~ Bonus Questions ~

Who is your Favorite Hero added in the last 3 months?
  • L’Arachel (Halloween) is the winner, followed by Rinea (Performing) and Julia (Legendary)
  • Full results here: [Graph]

Who is your Most Wanted Hero added in the last 3 months?
  • Thrasir is the winner, followed by Julia (Legendary) and Hector (Halloween Duo).
  • Full results here: [Graph].

Selected responses for the prompt “The next Duo Hero to be added to the game should be”:

[Selected Responses Snip]

Selected responses for the prompt “In honor of Halloween, who is the Scariest hero in the game and why?”:
[Selected Responses Snip (Part 1)], [Selected Responses Snip (Part 2)]

~ Feedback ~

As always, I received lots of great feedback, both in your survey responses and in the thread itself. A heartfelt thank you to all participants for your encouragements and criticisms - these surveys wouldn’t be where they are without your feedback. But it’s not all serious; feedback messages also included:

  • Powercreeped Heroes, a song parody by u/juuldude
  • #8CorrinAltsPlease #BringBackGlassesAzura #DemoteGenOneUnits #JusticeForAnna #GatekeeperForCYL4 #JusticeForCanas #Micaiah4Smash #BlueLions
  • “Greetings, survey creator! Nothing to report! _”
  • “I look forward to the next Nils quote. Those are priceless.”
  • “I have finally made it back. You thought me defeated, but you were wrong. Any day now (probably a month from now) you will all see the vengeance of my boy Nils on the far fetched heroes banner. You didn't think we needed another dragon dancer, and you were right! We NEED a dragon bard. He plays a LUTE (and no, not the girl). Most of you probably don't even know what that is! How cool! Just wait til he is a cavalry movement higher than armor BST monster that chews you up online. Oh yeah, it's coming.”
  • “Thank you for changing your flair to Norne, now I don't have to see Azura's face when I click on your surveys. Looks like you're taking a step in the right direction. I'm expecting a Roy flair one day. Roy mains rise up!”
  • “Alright this is it. Within the next month, we could have Jill in FEH. I’ve been saving for this moment for almost a year now, and honestly, I don’t know what I’ll do if she isn’t added. It’s more of a question of when Farfetched will be rather than if Jill will be on it, but still, I’m terrified at the thought of her not being included on the banner. If she isn’t, then I swear I’m gonna drop this game. Please just give me my red hair wyvern waifu IS” – Godspeed
  • “I thought for sure I had just filled one of these out and was briefly convinced you had started posting these sooner. No, it's just somehow been a really fast month.” – It has been a really fast month, but this is also a much shorter gap than the others recently (~1.5 month gap compared to the ~3 month gaps between surveys earlier in the year)
  • “Why did you not give me the option to submit to Grima? I wish to submit to Grima. I live for being able to submit to Grima.”
  • “It's fun doing these surveys, I like looking through the results but I think the question variety should be increased, for example, I think you should ask more questions about the good characters in the game, like Myrrh, the best character in the franchise. Myrrh ticks all the boxes of a good character: 1) Is a dragon 2) Strong character 3) Absolutely adorable 4) Appeared in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones 5) Purple Hair. I would definitely answer every question on a survey like that.” – lol
  • “Nino is the sweetest girl in Fire Emblem. It is an undeniable fact. A universal truth. Self-evident. All who disagree are obstacles to be crushed, without exception.”
  • “When you think about it, Anna is the type of person who would take pictures of herself in various outfits to sell for money. Thus, it is highly logical that Anna would have an alt by now because that’s how she would make money, but she just doesn’t have one. Therefore, I propose that the Anna in this universe is not actually Anna, but rather some imposter, likely another Anna from the Lif and Thrasir universe, sent here to spy on the order of heroes. She could actually wield the Breidablik, but pretends to not do so, summoning Kiran as a puppet, secretly sabotaging the Breidablik whenever Kiran pulls, leading to only 3 star and 4 stars appearing. Coupled with Kiran’s horrible gambling addiction, this plan eventually steals all the wealth of the Askran Kingdom. Kiran sells all the legendary weapons for more orbs, including the only weapon that could defeat Hel: Axe of Virility. That finally leads to the downfall of the Askran kingdom and Hel’s demolition of this world. Book 3 comes to and end with Kiran’s death, and book 4 starts with Kiran getting isekai’d back into Earth and trying to cure his gambling addiction through calling, for some reason, suicide prevention hotlines.”
  • And greetings from the Bahamas, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong (best of luck to you, friend!), Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, Peru, South Korea, Vietnam, Alaska, Belhalla, Garreg Mach Monastery, Enbarr, the Holy Kingdom of Faerghus, the Leicester Alliance, and Alois’ facial hair.

~ Closing Remarks ~

If you missed out on responding to this survey when it was available, consider subscribing to FEHSurveys. Many users express concerns over missing out on new surveys, so this subreddit serves as a place to organize FE:H-related surveys, make new releases more visible, and make it easier for users to see when surveys are active.

Thanks again to everyone who participated! I hope you find the results interesting, and if there’s anything else you think can be discovered from the data, let me know and I’ll do my best to oblige!
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The HUT Casino

I repost this every few months to try to help those spending more than they'd like on HUT. I haven't posted this in a solid three months and I just got pinged by someone linking it and I see TOTY is approaching so I think it's good to talk about now.
You can be a whale of a spender, free to play, or anything in between and that's fine as long as you're okay with it and it's not negatively affecting your life. Some people would rather rip packs to improve a team they'll use all year instead of blowing $30 on a night out at a bar or movie or whatever. The other side to that is that I've personally seen people spend over $10,000 in a single year on coin sales and over $800 on a single card. I've seem people sell cards for rent money. The important thing is you know where you're at, what you want, and most importantly what you're buying.
Facts:
Here's what you can do to frame it correctly in your brain
  • Realize the hit of dopamine you get ripping a pack is a thing engineered to make you want to open another pack and that getting you addicted is a huge priority for EA since they make SO MUCH MONEY on microtransactions. They don't feel bad for getting you addicted, you being addicted is the goal.
  • Remove your stored credit card from your account. This will force you to type in the numbers if you decide you want a pack. This extra time gives your brain a minute to ponder the decision.
  • Better yet you can buy a PSN card BEFORE you start, which has the value you want to spend.
  • Best is probably buying coins, then buying packs with those. More bang for your buck and a clear stopping point.
  • Keep track of how much you spend as you go through the year. Make yourself write your new purchase on this sheet before you buy, and make yourself view the yearly total. $5 and here and $5 there add up over time
  • All this content will be GONE in a year or less. On average, even if you sell coins, you're likely to get maybe 5-10% back depending on when you sell
  • If you're having a hard time not getting excited about packs and browse from a full browser, hide pack pull flaired posts.
  • If you have a gambling problem, get help. 1-800-522-4700 is the number for the national gambling hotline in the US. Here are some Canadian resources. I've heard of people not making rent but buying packs, and I've heard people blow over $2,000 on packs. This shit can get real, fast.
I think it's important that people understand the realities before buying packs. It's like a raffle/lottery, sure you could win a fancy McDavid (or a smaller prize), but you're way more likely to get something that won't even help your team let alone fit on your team. Also if it was a lottery they'd at least have to disclose your odds.
If you're determined to get that new player you get a much better return buying coins from a triple checked regular seller (/hutcoinsales). You have to be sure who you're talking to, and that they've been reliable for a very long time, but at least you're paying for more than unrealized hope. I'd say on average in my experience you get at least 3x the value buying coins than you receive on average buying packs. Coins are hard to buy at the beginning of the year though FYI.
Here's a good video about microtransactions and their history, if you feel like being angry today
Upvote it or don't, karma is not the point. Hope all is well with all of you. If something is outdated let me know, I haven't bought the game this year. From post to post I try to edit this post to make it a bit more concise or cover things I missed previously. You may or may not remember me, but I was a mod here for about four years starting a few weeks after the sub got created and left because it was taking too many hours out of my day and that was mostly spent enforcing rules and dealing with jerks which isn't the best way to spend a life. I'm doing well and miss the sub, hope you're all getting something positive out of the sub.
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The Wild Hunt: Urban Style

Part 4 of 4
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When I arrived at the station marker on the street above, I dug out my phone. Crap! It was smashed. The Beefinator had weighed… I dunno, a ton? I looked around but saw no signs of a clock. It had to be getting late… early… whatever, though. I picked a direction and started to peddle. I started to make my way back toward home. I was pretty sure that The Hunt would be waiting for me somewhere along the way. Maybe they’d gone ahead. I was still a little shaken and my legs hurt terribly. It was hard to pedal but probably best to keep the blood circulating. If The Hunt caught me, it’d be flowing… maybe spraying…
I was in the middle part of downtown, where the buildings rose to incredible heights and left the street level in perpetual shadows, except for the streetlamps that came on after dusk; more light at night than during full daylight. I stayed on the roadway, there were too many huddled lumps sleeping on the sidewalks and in doorways or on grates. Likely homeless people or addicts but after what happened with the last shapeless lump of a person, I wasn’t going to risk it. I was still coming down from the adrenaline high and my mind wandered a little as I considered the beauty and wealth on display in this part of town. The sheer effort that had gone into raising these structures spoke to the pinnacles of human ingenuity. Yet the broken beings who lay around the bottom of each glass tower spoke to how far our species could plummet…
…My thoughts on contrasts and symmetry scattered as I noted a tent shelter over a grate that emanated steam; four figures emerged from the tent that would barely have held one of them. One sported a pair of goatish looking horns. Another stalked on four limbs, the front two longer than they should be, like a giraffe or gorilla, only its head was a nightmare of short spikes and too many eyes. There were two others in the dark, all sharp and pointy-looking... I tore forward and they trampled along towards me, emitting a lesser sound of hooves and hard feet than did the entire Hunt. I geared up as quickly as possible but I already knew that this race was lost and there were no more bullets, silver or otherwise…
The slavering mini-horde started to reach forth claws and one of them with a raven’s beak screeched eagerly. The chill was pressing me toward another shudder. If that happened, it was definitely over; my bones couldn’t rattle and ride at the same time. Then, another, “first time” event in my life: I was happy to see the police; a cruiser was stopped at the end of the block, hopefully an occupied cruiser. I cut in close and slapped the hood of the car as I turned right onto Avenue F... “F” for FUBAR I thought in my panic. The small pack of hunters scrambled to make the turn with me while they avoided the car. I caught a glance of number four, a large hound-man… thing, with a bony white face and long red ears. I was nearing the end of my ability to go any faster and they began to regain the few steps they’d lost in the turn. I guessed that hooves and hard feet tended to slide on smooth pavement but quickly recovered…
Then the siren whooped and wailed and the red and blue lights flashed with uncanny brightness. Ultra-bright headlights pierced the shadows and the Po-Po were on the way to the rescue! Never thought I’d see the day that I needed somebody, especially… them. It worked, the four-pack of beast-people split and veered off in four directions, all away from the police car and more importantly away from me. I stopped and panting, raised my hands. Dang! Why hadn’t I ditched Sony’s little pocket rocket? Then again, maybe a jail cell would be the safest place... I quickly shed that notion as I recalled the confined space on the train car. I could only imagine what would happen in a cramped jail cell or interview room in total darkness, with no weapons…
The officer approached, shined an all too bright flashlight in my eyes and told me I could put down my hands. “So what was all that about, a cute Halloween prank?” he asked and raised his eyebrows; his tone was more inquisitive than angry. Maybe I’d get a chance to lie my arse… uh, tell him a good story. In the ‘hood he’d have had a WTF moment, followed by handcuffing me for safety; only then would he have spoken and none too gently. Downtown officers definitely had a different approach.
“Sir, did you see those… people… chasing me? I just needed to get your attention, I was scared.” I used those innocent eyes and the tone of a young, good citizen type in fear for his safety. The last was easy, I was still miserably afraid and shaking.
He smiled. “I’ll be honest with you young man, I was typing a report and didn’t see anything until you got my attention. I saw some shadows for a minute, maybe people running. Why do you think they would be chasing you?”
I looked around haplessly for a moment and stuttered out that I didn’t know. I used the goofy manner of speaking of my peers in suburbia, ending each sentence with an upward inflection and stammering. Then I clenched the, “lost puppy” routine with a dumb generational query, “Um, can I like, call my mom?”
“In a minute kid. Look, what are you doing downtown after three in the morning? Are you on something?”
I tried to look offended, “Um, no sir, I like, don’t use illegal drugs? They mess up my prescription ones. I was at a Halloween party with friends and I like fell asleep? I have to get up early and take a test, so I’m trying to get home. Um, we live in Wexford Condos?” I knew it was a gamble but I had no idea what The Hunt was doing while the officer assisted what he assumed was a good… no, a wealthy good citizen. Wexford was high end and convenient to downtown. He was taking his time, hoping to avoid a complaint by someone who may have influence. He was also taking my time, we needed to wrap it up so I could go.
“Look, maybe you should call your mom. Downtown can be dangerous at night. The street people aren’t evil or anything but some of them have mental disorders or are addicts or both for that matter. They don’t like intruders.” He held up a hand to forestall the objection he assumed I would have at being called an intruder. “Not calling you anything sir, I just meant from their perspective, they often consider the area to be their home and can be… er, territorial.”
I nodded stupidly and let my mouth hang open a little. “Um, I like think I’m close enough to get home okay? I think your lights and siren prolly scared everybody… um…uh…” I trailed off like the “super-genius” I wanted him to assume I was.
He thought for a moment, decided to take the bait, and then nodded in a relieved way, “Okay, sir, please be careful and keep your eyes open. Be safe.” He made his escape to his patrol car while I stuttered out appreciation. Another first, he’d called me ‘sir’; twice! I made a mental note to spend more time in downtown. As I pedaled on up Avenue FUBAR, I deliberately rode a little awkwardly, like a dumbass, helpless college kid who couldn’t wait to get home to mommy. I turned left, the direction I needed to go. The cop, if he still watched, would assume I’d decided to go over a few blocks and ride home along 6th Street.
I rounded the corner and looked to my left at the mirrored plate glass of one of the gargantuan buildings. I wondered briefly whether the four Hunters would coalesce again and get me. I shivered and by this point, I couldn’t tell whether it was the approach of The Hunt or just fear, fatigue, and November chill. Then I saw my reflection as I rolled quickly ahead. In the reflection there were shadowy figures behind me! I automatically dug into the pedals and geared up as quickly as possible. I tore ahead at full speed into the narrow trail of light left by the streetlights. Were they dimming around me? Probably, I was definitely caught this time, I was already nearing the last of the monumental glass towers and would now be travelling toward the lesser structures where less prosperous enterprises were conducted.
I could hear the distant rumble and the baying of hounds and I knew that the final chase had begun. The Path of Light had not been a way of salvation for me but a means to drive me to where The Hunters wanted me to be! The Shadows and inconvenient obstacles were like beaters that frightened the prey and led it to the killing grounds. I rode and rode, I didn’t look around, I just kept going all out. The Hunt should have closed on me but They hadn’t. As I crossed another large four-way intersection, I dug out and tossed the last of my nails over my shoulder; I was cold and I could hear Them behind me but all I could do was ride…
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I eventually had to start dodging crap in the street. There were piles of uncollected trash on corners and dumpsters were left in plain view at the heads of alleyways. I narrowly missed the carcass of a dead rat in the middle of the road… I was back in the ‘hood! I don’t know why I had the momentary thrill. Perhaps I was simply happy that I’d die on familiar ground.
The best laid plans of mice and men often get FUBARed, at least in the ‘hood. This was truly a night of, “firsts” for me, I was thrilled when I saw a certain luxury car prowl toward the next intersection. There was no mistaking the owner as it was painted a hideous shade of purple, with some jaguar-style big cat spots painted in bands along the bottom of each side as trim. I’d heard that the purple implied something stupid about royal colors… no idea what type of royalty Jaguar could be; Sultan of Shit-stains? Maybe one of those priest guys who ripped out people’s hearts at the top of pyramids down south of the border… for now, I saw a royal chance to shift the focus of The Hunt.
I let out a loud whistle and yelled out, “Hey Jaguar: Fuck youuuu… beeahhhhtch!!!” Then I turned to follow the car. I only hoped that he wouldn’t have the stereo up too loud to hear me. Something got his attention though and he came to an abrupt halt. I almost smashed into the rear bumper. I fended off the driver side of his car with my right foot. The move produced a satisfying thump and scrape and left a smudge and slight dent in the driver side door. That would set him on my tail!
Unfortunately, I could no more outrun Jaguar in his jaguar than I could The Hunt… but when I’d recognized the ‘hood, I recognized where in the ‘hood we were; right smack in the heart of Jaguar’s block! Right in line with my nefarious plan… just wish I’d planned a more specific end game… I knew where I wanted to go but not exactly what to do when we all arrived. I cut through a narrow alleyway and saw him come to a halt at the head of it and well behind me. The rumble and roar of The Hunt faded a little and I dodged through a few more narrow ways, heedless of lights or shadows. Obviously word had gotten around as I’d hoped. Jaguar and his crew were likely looking all over for me and had been since my visit with Sony, the Prince of Arse-tards.
Unlike Sony and some of the other stellar leaders of the various trashy gangs, Jaguar liked to drive himself, though he kept a bodyguard with him, one of Big Rey’s cousins, “Oso-Diablo” (Demon-Bear); everybody called him, “OD”. He wasn’t quite as big as Big Rey but he was considerably smarter and therefore more dangerous. Plus, you know, he was alive and Big Rey… I had to grin for just a second… I hoped that a similar end awaited the loathsome lecher; he was known for doping and raping girls, so his name was not just initials but his sole mode of seduction, “OD”.
Jag…off must have figured out where I was headed because he wasn’t too far behind when I used my bike as a stepstool and scrambled over the sheet metal, junkyard wall at, “La Selva”. This was Jaguar’s lair and an earthly horror; a fitting, “jungle” in which to end the Hunt. Jaguar and his toadies had a taste for torture and blood sports. It was an arena where he hosted dog and cock fights and where he used animals to tear apart some of the humans he wished to torture. He disguised it as a boxing and wrestling arena and had rings and matches for those. The events took place in an aircraft-hangar sized barn inside the junkyard walls. It was decorated with murals, statues of meso-American Gods, and gaudy crap from Mexico and points south to give the image of a wild jungle ruin. The junkyard was real; a chop shop provided some extra income. Yet the real money was on forcing animals, two-legged or four, to tear one another apart and on side gigs selling drugs and sex to the attendees. Jaguar wasn’t just any old turd, he was a truly evil pile of reeking shit!
I heard his car pull up to the gates and saw his headlights penetrate the numerous gaps and gouges in the metal fencing. I was headed to the dog pens inside the barn. I was desperate to release some hunting hounds of my own, anything to help fend off The Hunt for just a little longer. I passed through a line of cages that were set high off the ground and was greeted by the indignant squawks of his prized fighting roosters. As I rounded a corner inside the large barn-like arena building, I felt something snag my hoodie and tear at the cloth. My heart nearly stopped! It had to be some ghoulish creature from The Hunt and it had caught me…
After the initial tug though, the, “claw” I assumed had seized me, tore loose from the garment and as it glinted and tinkled against others like it, I saw that it was a set of fighting spurs for the birds that hung from a support beam at the end of the row of cages. I snatched up two pairs of the razor-sharp metal spikes and placed a set of blades between and around the middle fingers of each of my hands. I had no other weapons, I might as well play, Wolverine. Silly as it was at a time like that, I grinned, and thought, Cool, at least I can go out fighting like a superhero.
The kennels were on the other side of the arena and I could hear either Jaguar and OD or Members of The Hunt rattling around inside the arena building; probably both! It didn’t matter, both parties wanted my blood and to revel in my painful death. I ran / hobbled directly across the fighting pit; it was just a section of sand surrounded by a low timber wall, high enough for scumbag spectators to lean on and watch as living beings tore one another to bloody shreds. I was tired and sore and needed to get where I was going while I could still function. I’d passed the halfway point across the pit when WHAM! WHAM! WHAM! WHAM! WHAM! WHAM! WHAM! Shots rang out from behind me. Sand and wood splinters from the arena floor and the wall ahead spalled back towards me. I leapt, planted my hands on the wall and managed to clear it at a run. I felt a tug and a searing hot pain along the top of my right shoulder as the gunfire continued to hammer my eardrums. FUB.. Fuck!!! He shot me!
I ducked and ran bent forward into the kennels. I had hoped he would stop shooting since he wouldn’t want to hurt his prized fighting dogs. He did. He valued them far more than the life of a punk teen who was no more than a crooked delivery boy. The gunshot that hit me was only a graze but it stung and hurt and bled like crazy; felt like it had grazed the top of the shoulder bone and left a trail of fire. As I passed the cages, the dogs leapt up and snapped in fury at my intrusion and at the smell of fresh gore. There were no barks, just low, throaty, rumbling growls of hostility. I pulled open the latches to each cage and near the end of the row, I unlatched and tore open the door to the last cage. I pulled it open and used it as a barricade. If they couldn’t readily get to me, I hoped that they would go after Jaguar and OD. The canines would have held no love for either man as they’d each teased and tortured the animals to, “train” them to aggression.
As many times as my hopes had been dashed, I expected to have my fingers that clutched at the wire of the cage gnawed off to the knuckle. However, my Wolverine claws saved me from that. I felt a momentary pang of sympathy when one of the dogs bit a spur and let out a yelp as it tore open the inside of his mouth; despite the threat, I felt bad for the dog, he hadn’t asked for this. Dang! I’m getting soft, I thought briefly. That was when Jaguar called out from the front of the rows of cages. “This pen is for fighting dogs, not coyote bitches! You stay in here and my pit fighters will tear you into little coyote fajitas. It’s Dia de los Muertes you know? Day of the fucking dead, bitch! You about to join ‘em but slow-like…” He paused and both hulking morons peered into the shadows that had at last worked to my advantage.
The dogs had settled and gone strangely quiet. It was odd that they hadn’t turned on one another but the other side of their primal nature was at work; dogs favored working as a pack…They turned as one toward their erstwhile, “masters”. A few of them whimpered and whined for a moment and they shuffled and jockeyed for position, the more aggressive ones towards the front. Jaguar pushed past OD and yelled at the nascent pack, “Get the fuck outta my way! Worthless fuckers! I was gonna feed him to you but now I’ll tear him up myself. Coyote, I’m gonna wrap you in burning tires and we’ll take bets on how long you can scream before you die. Then I’ll feed you to the dumbass dogs!” With that, he lashed out his foot to kick the first alpha in range but the monster Pit Bull mix dodged and clamped its teeth around Jaguar’s shin bones and proceeded to tug and shake his head in fury. Jaguar hit the ground grunting and cursing and the pack swarmed onto him, each taking out his anger on this thing that had caused them so much pain and misery.
OD stepped forward and raised his pistol. He started shooting randomly into the pack of fighting dogs and was rewarded with a few yelps and some of the animals fled and blended into the… oh, crap! Rapidly chilling shadows… The bolder beasts turned on him after his pistol was empty and he decided to make a tactical retreat. Too late to save himself but he’d reasoned out what to do. Way to use your brain Dr. Carson… er, Oh Dee, as in, ‘Odious Dumbass’!
The dog pack tore out after him and the entire rippling, snarling, screaming in terror and agony mass went over the arena wall and into the fighting pit. Then the sounds became truly unpleasant. I pushed the cage door away from me and rose to flee in turn, in a different direction. I made it to the front of the kennels and had started around the walls of the arena to take the long way back to the rooster pens when the Sounds arose… The now familiar chill spread from deep within the recesses of my body and I had to stop while my bones shuddered and rebelled against the icy grip of soul-deep dread. It was over. The Hunt had arrived. I heard the grisly pounding, snapping and clashing, baying, snarling, howling, and chittering laughter of pure devilish delight as the Shadows filled the fighting pit. I knew that the hooves and hard feet would be splattered with OD’s blood. They would have to visit a clinic, that dude definitely had diseases, my mind insanely chattered as it always seemed to do under stress.
I clenched my fists into balls and raised them along with my feeble claws. No doubt the Lord of The Hunt would pause to laugh. The Shadows coalesced into individual figures, each more hideous and lethal in nature than the last. The hounds bayed and snarled and the enormous antler crown rose above all the others. The Voice, a thousand voices and One rumbled like thunder… “So near to the dawning Sun that would succor and save you little mortal. You have given us a merry chase and you even managed to bring down one of our finest Hunters. The Herne chose well for the Samhain Hunt…”
I stood there gaping like a fool and trembling in near panic. My eyes bulged with incomprehension. I worked my jaws but no sound emitted. It couldn’t, because no rational thoughts could form that needed to be given voice.
“Uurrrrgh…” The Many-Horned Lord rumbled in frustration at my mortal inadequacy. “You fought bravely and fled cleverly. You have successfully hidden. If you so choose, you may join Us in place of he whom you slew. You will be permitted to add aspects of a natural creature to your own. Perhaps those of your sobriquet, ‘Coyote’. You will then be mortal only while on The Hunt and facing True Prey. Otherwise you will live and remain eternally strong and youthful. Consider it carefully. This is a great honor We offer; mortals always seem to crave eternal life. What is your answer?”
Wow! These guys had really lost touch with mortals. Eternal life but as a thing? A monster? Who would want that? Then it dawned on me… scumbags like Sony and Jaguar would. Others of a similar bent would jump at the chance to live forever, all the while causing misery to others… it would take staggering hubris… I started to answer, trying to determine a way to decline the, “honor” and still manage to avoid being eaten. The Leader of the Hunt hadn’t mentioned alternatives to acceptance… As I opened my mouth to doom myself, a new sound arose…
…the crowing of a lone rooster. It let out it’s hoarse, screeching call once more and then others joined with their own raucous calls to announce that dawn had arrived.
The Antlers shifted as the great head cocked in the direction of the noise. “Dawn!” He announced. “The Hunt has ended. You have survived mortal. You will not be hunted again; your life is once more your own. Yet the offer still stands and you have not given an answer.” As He rumbled out His pronouncement, the Shadows lifted and the Hunting Horde resolved into a colorful array of Beings in many forms. They all appeared less sinister and most revealed themselves to be strikingly beautiful. The Antlers of the Lord spread gleaming, golden with their own internal light. He appeared as a golden skinned man with flowing hair and beard that shone in the light. When I observed their True Forms, the enticement to join Them became a temptation… terrible and beautiful all at once. I revised my earlier thoughts, trash like Sony and Jaguar would have the hubris to want to be immortal but these Beings would never have accepted them. The Lord of The Hunt was truly honoring me… this was the prize for surviving the long night... for being offered as a sacrifice by, “The Herne?!”…
I was glad that I had done some research, “Great Lord of The Hunt and All Wild Things, I am honored beyond measure, yet I must decline. The mortal world and form still has appeal for me. I wish you success in future Hunts but I must with greatest respect decline.” At this I bowed my head and focused on a lump in the dirt in front of me, just a mushy, dirt-covered mass. I stayed that way for a while as the cocks crowed and my heart soared with the sounds. When I finally raised my countenance toward the towering figure, He was gone. They were all gone and the silence was stunning. Only the rusty calls of the former fighting birds remained.
I reached the rooster pens and opened them as I had the dog cages. The dogs had apparently made a hasty retreat when The Hunt arrived. I was concerned that the birds would take to fighting, so I opened each cage and let the occupant flee before opening the next. A few of the roosters would not leave the cages. I didn’t dare reach inside, just left the doors opened. I decided that I’d call Animal Welfare or maybe a rescue outfit to come take the lot. I didn’t normally think of calling authorities or anyone for that matter but I didn’t know any other way to help them. The animals had saved my life, I owed them. As for the girls, the sex slaves… maybe there was some hotline to call. Somebody had to care what happened to them.
I made my way to the gates and around the wall to where my bike still faithfully leaned. I passed Jaguar’s Jaguar along the way. I was too tired to kick it anymore, though a fresh wave of hatred for him rose my hackles and restored a modicum of energy. Besides, with a decent paint job it would be a top-notch ride. I thought about it for a moment but I knew that the paperwork to make the thing legal just wouldn’t be worth it. I knew a fence but despite the profit it would bring, it just wasn’t worth the risk and hassle. Instead, I collected my bike and climbed aboard but the gouge on top of my shoulder screamed when I put weight on it as I gripped the handlebars. I’d have to stop and dig out my first aid kit…
I finished the patch, all the while contemplating the fact that, “The Herne” had put me forward as True Prey and I considered what, if anything I should do about that. I was sure he had reasons. Maybe they’d discovered the theft from Mrs. Herne’s jewelry box or maybe it was just some family relation he had to The Hunt. The problem required thought of which I was not currently able. So I climbed aboard my bike and slowly, with creaking joints and aching, exhausted body, I pedaled toward home.
As I left the property of La Selva, I noted the pink and orange rays of dawn emerging from the perpetual haze of the city. I heard the sounds of traffic and people stirring. Real people, the ‘hood rats and gang turds were either holed up in their dens or on their way to doing so. I thought maybe it was time to do something else; live somewhere else; be something else; to consider other paths like my parents had. It was time to go back home to what they’d tried to teach me as much as it was time to get back to the little house where the Hernes dwelt on the borderland of the ‘hood. I was alive and free to make my own choices… time to move on…
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Addiction and you. The HUT Casino.

With the release of Legends packs and now the reveal and release of Evolution cards and packs, there's no better time to bring up what I consider to be a major issue for some within our community: buying packs and overall money spent on HUT.

The following is a repost, courtesy of anonmarmot. Stick taps to him for giving his blessing to repost this in it's entirety.

I repost this every few months to try to help those spending more than they'd like on HUT.
Let's all take a minute to talk about luck and spending money. I want to have a frank discussion on packs so you know what you're getting into because I want you to not be broke and depressed when you add up how much you've spent. Let's not fool ourselves, this is a mode focused around gambling in a game whose majority isn't legally allowed to gamble; this is worth discussing.
You can be a whale of a spender, free to play, or anything in between and that's ok as long as you're ok with it and it's not affecting your life. Some would rather rip packs to use on a team you'll use all "year" instead of blowing $30 on a night out at a bar or whatever, I get that. Incomes from this sub range from $0/yr to at least 300k/year. I've personally seen people spend over $10,000 in a single year on coin sales, I can't imagine pack sales. The game itself is CLEARLY trying to take advantage of people with addictive personalities, and they're succeeding.
Facts:
Here's what you can do to frame it correctly in your brain
  • Remove your stored credit card from your account. This will force you to type in the numbers if you decide you want a pack. This extra time gives your brain a minute to ponder the decision.
  • Better yet buy a PSN card BEFORE you start, which has the value you want to spend.
  • Even better, keep track of how much you spend as you go through the year.
  • Know that even if you pull a Crosby or whatever, your team won't be "complete". You're much better off focusing on your own skills and improvement.
  • All this content will be GONE in a year or less. On average, even if you sell coins, you're likely to get maybe 5-10% back depending on when you sell
  • Think about how many packs are bought and quicksold without generating a post!
  • If you have a gambling problem, get help. 1-800-522-4700 is the number for the national gambling hotline in the US. Here are some Canadian resources. I've heard of people not making rent but buying packs, and I've heard people blow over $2,000 on packs. This shit can get real, fast.
  • If you're having a hard time not getting excited about packs, hide pack pull flaired posts. We now force posts to have flair, which ought to help this work better than in previous years. I literally pay a monthly fee to host a bot I wrote so pack pull flair works better, please use it if you think it may help.
So again if packs are your thing and you're enjoying it and it's not affecting your life, more power to you. I think it's important that people understand the realities before buying packs. It's like a raffle/lottery, sure you could win an Ovi (or a smaller prize), but you're way more likely to get something that won't even help your team let alone fit on your team.
If you're determined to get that new player you get a much better return buying coins from a triple checked regular seller (/hutcoinsales). You have to be sure who you're talking to, and that they've been reliable for a very long time, but at least you're paying for more than unrealized hope. I'd say on average in my experience you get at least 3x the value buying coins than you receive on average buying packs.
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Responsible gambling organizations exist to keep people in the trap

https://www.responsiblegambling.org
There is no responsible gambling. It’s a lie. I no longer feel shame from being brainwashed by these machines. Yet, gambling industry “responsible gambling” programs exist to give you the illusion that someone can walk in and out of the trap with no risk....that because we got caught in it something is wrong with us. Their programs often have names like “GameSmart” or “GameBrain” or “PlaySmart”. Notice what they are doing there? They are subliminally telling people their BRAIN can make gambling work. Well, it can’t.....gambling is an illusion to make you part with your money.
These organizations are FUNDED by the people whose sole purpose is to make money from gamblers. Huge conflict of interest. Oh sure, they will put some resources on their webpage, tell you the number to the suicide hotline etc, but their sole purpose is to make gambling look normal to lure more people into the trap. They have no morals, they are industry. You want to help someone with problem gambling? Why not advocate the closure of casinos and video lotto terminals? When you want to help someone stop using crack cocaine, there isn’t a “UseSmart” program.....it’s stay the hell away from it and call the cops on the dealer.
Do not be fooled by these organizations. If they had any morals they would tell people the TRUTH.....that no gambling is safe, that it is a trap. The ones that don’t believe that are stuck in the illusion. If I get downvoted for telling the truth.....so be it. I am no longer going to be shamed for falling addicted to gambling. I will NEVER gamble again.
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[ R / F ] Irl Gishki Deck intended for locals (Semi-Competitive)

After a long time playing around with the deck online, I decided to buy into it. Been trying to find a deck that clicks with me since my That Grass Looks Greener x Wight Deck got hung up after years of usage, this one fits perfectly. Started buying into the deck, messing around and tweaking the ratios constantly. Surprisingly, this isn't an FTK Deck...until the next banlist puts Gustkraken and Mind Augus to 2-- shot
I currently don't run Impcantations in the deck as they've been kind of cloggy in the deck. I ran them at 2 each due to the potential to brick my hand but they still found ways to screw me up. Drawing 2 of one is honestly the saddest experience I've had playing this game. The Zaborg Build didn't do anything to help either, and only lowered the consistency further. The deck is based around searching already, so I don't really see any reason to run them combined with the lowered consistency. I really don't like them locking out the Extra Deck and that support card that prevents it won't be good in the deck either in my opinion. Too cloggy.
Ritual Monsters (7);
Monsters (16);
Spells (17);
Extra Deck (15);
Note: I haven't bought the entirety of this yet.
Side Deck (15);
Ideas for improvement;
Combos that make me supremely erect;
Tbh most of the combos in this deck are painfully simple and rely on using Salvage a lot to actually make large boards so I don't actually get many combos that make me erect af. Most of my combos are variations of discarding Vision/Shadow in different ways and kind of seeing what Ritual I can summon? It's really simple for what it is. It's shocking to see Nekroz branched off from Gishki for how complex it is.
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Conclusion:
God hates Thunder Dragons.
Ok ok really though, this deck is surprisingly effective against Sky Strikers and can put up a hell of a fight against Altergeists. While it's nothing meta and the archetype is desperately in need of a Link Monster that can provide protection and an additional search, it's really fun to play. See that combo above? That could easily become a Hand Loop if there was a Link that searches Ritual Spells.
My deck is extremely compact and has a one-track mind as you can see. I either attempt to hand loop or go for the OTK. Very little variation. It rarely bricks and typically there's a hand I can work with. Sometimes I draw all-spells and consider why I'm playing the deck, but it's infrequent and I can still recover.
So what do you think? Is this deck good or absolutely awful?
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Seeking a little honest advice on where and when it becomes a problem

I gamble a lot, and I’m gonna try to make this easy to understand and maybe find some sort of baseline... Gambling is my “hobby or past-time” entirely based on where I’ve relocated now,never play online don’t bet etc not something I did much before ... I was telling someone about how much I spent a week just gambling alone and it’s at least 40% of my income if not more sometimes. They seemed very alarmed. Sometimes it’s balanced out so I don’t see an issue. Sometimes I literally throw my paycheck away within hours. But usually I had fun and if I did then I consider even that a “win” I haven’t run into any kind of financial difficulty other then I really do not even try to save money now, occasionally I have asked for extra money solely to gamble not expecting a return....i have more money then I have ever had but I never saved before this either, I run my own business and don’t even want to do the math tbh but everything’s always taken care of and the rest is basically wasted. I mean yes there’s ups, but it just feeds the cycle. For me, I feel at this point I could kind of take it or leave it especially given the frequency, building up a tolerance in a way lol... but my SO uses “wreckless determination “ and often my money (it’s OUR business too...) which I’m generally okay with to just blow through it. I see a big difference in how we just play which makes me think he is or is becoming addicted like where it could lead to problems etc. Especially at the end of the night. It can be fun generally is, or it can leave me feeling guilty sometimes. Btw cross posting for inputs on a throwaway...This may not even be the right sub for this but does anyone here know when for them it was more of an addictive behavior and became harmful or a problem and not just a past time? I feel like I may not be seeing so clearly so any insight would be so much appreciated! I do have an understanding of addiction, and after about a year and half of this gambling thing am starting to wonder about my own patterns, I see gambling help hotline numbers everywhere and don’t feel like I need counseling on it, but when did you guys know it was a problem... or not a hobby... or had a bad impact? I’m probably blinded now and honestly don’t even know what I’d do with my free time If I wasn’t gambling, and still lived In this area. I’ve just sort of accepted that and don’t see it spiraling....Thank you for reading this and for any insight you might have for me.
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Seeking some honest advice on what is problem gambling...

I gamble a lot, and I’m gonna try to make this easy to understand and maybe find some sort of baseline... Gambling is my “hobby or past-time” entirely based on where I’ve relocated now,never play online don’t bet etc not something I did much before ... I was telling someone about how much I spent a week just gambling alone and it’s at least 40% of my income if not more sometimes. They seemed very alarmed. Sometimes it’s balanced out so I don’t see an issue. Sometimes I literally throw my paycheck away within hours. But usually I had fun and if I did then I consider even that a “win” I haven’t run into any kind of financial difficulty other then I really do not even try to save money now, occasionally I have asked for extra money solely to gamble not expecting a return....i have more money then I have ever had but I never saved before this either, I run my own business and don’t even want to do the math tbh but everything’s always taken care of and the rest is basically wasted. I mean yes there’s ups, but it just feeds the cycle. For me, I feel at this point I could kind of take it or leave it especially given the frequency, building up a tolerance in a way lol... but my SO uses “wreckless determination “ and often my money (it’s OUR business too...) which I’m generally okay with to just blow through it. I see a big difference in how we just play which makes me think he is or is becoming addicted like where it could lead to problems etc. Especially at the end of the night. It can be fun generally is, or it can leave me feeling guilty sometimes. Btw cross posting for inputs on a throwaway...This may not even be the right sub for this but does anyone here know when for them it was more of an addictive behavior and became harmful or a problem and not just a past time? I feel like I may not be seeing so clearly so any insight would be so much appreciated! I do have an understanding of addiction, and after about a year and half of this gambling thing am starting to wonder about my own patterns, I see gambling help hotline numbers everywhere and don’t feel like I need counseling on it, but when did you guys know it was a problem... or not a hobby... or had a bad impact? I’m probably blinded now and honestly don’t even know what I’d do with my free time If I wasn’t gambling, and still lived In this area. I’ve just sort of accepted that and don’t see it spiraling....Thank you for reading this and for any insight you might have for me.
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Seeking some honest advice on what actually determines problem gambling...

I gamble a lot, and I’m gonna try to make this easy to understand and maybe find some sort of baseline... Gambling is my “hobby or past-time” entirely based on where I’ve relocated now,never play online don’t bet etc not something I did much before ... I was telling someone about how much I spent a week just gambling alone and it’s at least 40% of my income if not more sometimes. They seemed very alarmed. Sometimes it’s balanced out so I don’t see an issue. Sometimes I literally throw my paycheck away within hours. But usually I had fun and if I did then I consider even that a “win” I haven’t run into any kind of financial difficulty other then I really do not even try to save money now, occasionally I have asked for extra money solely to gamble not expecting a return....i have more money then I have ever had but I never saved before this either, I run my own business and don’t even want to do the math tbh but everything’s always taken care of and the rest is basically wasted. I mean yes there’s ups, but it just feeds the cycle. For me, I feel at this point I could kind of take it or leave it especially given the frequency, building up a tolerance in a way lol... but my SO uses “wreckless determination “ and often my money (it’s OUR business too...) which I’m generally okay with to just blow through it. I see a big difference in how we just play which makes me think he is or is becoming addicted like where it could lead to problems etc. Especially at the end of the night. It can be fun generally is, or it can leave me feeling guilty sometimes. Btw cross posting for inputs on a throwaway...This may not even be the right sub for this but does anyone here know when for them it was more of an addictive behavior and became harmful or a problem and not just a past time? I feel like I may not be seeing so clearly so any insight would be so much appreciated! I do have an understanding of addiction, and after about a year and half of this gambling thing am starting to wonder about my own patterns, I see gambling help hotline numbers everywhere and don’t feel like I need counseling on it, but when did you guys know it was a problem... or not a hobby... or had a bad impact? I’m probably blinded now and honestly don’t even know what I’d do with my free time If I wasn’t gambling, and still lived In this area. I’ve just sort of accepted that and don’t see it spiraling....Thank you for reading this and for any insight you might have for me.
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The true Story of Brandon Lang- For those of you who buy picks.

I saw this posted at another site and figured I would copy and paste it, Brandon Lang had a movie made about him starring Al Pacino and Matthew McConaughey
Yes, for those of you who have been around a couple decades, the New York City company that Brandon Lang worked for was the disgraced company that was run by Stu Feiner.
No, this was not a movie that was paid/produced for by BIG Hollywood. The movie was made by an off-shore sports book.
Let's get to the "name thing". In the movie, they said his real name was Brandon Lang and when he went on to work for the boiler room Stu Feiner outfit, he was given a "power name" (John Anthony), just like all the scam outfits have always done.
His real Name is Brandon Link. During the first draft of the movie, they were using Brandon Long before settling on Brandon Lang. The irony is, after the movie came out, Brandon Link parlayed the hype and went into the handicapping business and now calls himself Brandon Lang.
There is a hint in the credits, for Brandon has a very short cameo appearance near the beginning of the movie. At the end of the film, he is credited as: Man Greeting Brandon #1 --- BRANDON LINK!
The story is related by Brandon Lang/Long/Link (Matthew McConaughey) who begins life as a sports hero and just at the moment when he is ready to break in to the Pro Football domain, he fractures his leg in a winning touchdown.
Noooooooooooooo, Brandon Lang/Lane/Link/Long was NOT a star college football quarterback that brought his team to a major Bowl game only to get injured in the final minutes. Think about it, did you ever hear his name? We all recognize the QB's that are in major bowl games. Hell, if you are a skeptic, just do a Google search!
He did hurt his knee though. You ask how? It was in a basketball pickup game that was being played at a local fitness center! The league was called THE SPORTING HOUSE LEAGUE. The name of the fitness center is The Sporting House. It's a few steps below a park district league.
There's a hilarious side story to Brandon's "injury story". Late last year, a college football writer telephoned Brandon Lang/Lane/Link/Long and told him that he's never heard of him and asked what college team he took to the bowl game. Brandon was caught off guard, but being the pathological liar he is, he came up with an amazing lie AGAIN! He copped to the fact that he never quarterbacked a bowl team and that indeed, he injured his knee in a fitness center league. He went on to claim that one day, UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian stopped by to watch a game (yeah, right) and that Coach Tarkanian told Brandon that he was good enough to be a walk-on for UNLV! By the way, that was during the hey days of the UNLV program and their National Championship run.
Want another lie? Sure you do! Was Brandon Lang/Lane/Link/Long a Las Vegas handicapper? Hell no! BLLLL was not a sports handicapper, or even a telemarketing salesman. He was a score phone announcer working for a major Las Vegas sports handicapping service. He was working for $6.00 an hour for a company that you know all about. (Hint: Initials of the owner are JF__ ) This major Las Vegas handicapping service is still going strong and you can see their sports handicapping INFOMMERCIAL Saturday mornings on cable TV. I know that you can fill in the blanks!
So, since he was NOT a handicapper, and had no reputation at all in the industry, how did he hook up with scamdicapper Stu Feiner?
Brandon's manager (at J__ F____ Sports) had many conversations with this infamous New York sports handicapper (Stu Feiner) that Al Pacino plays. The supervisor's job was to try to sell Stu Feiner 900 # score phone advertising and Brandon “The Wonder Boy” score phone announcer would read “Mr. New York's” advertising copy, or sometimes Feiner would call into Las Vegas to do a live feed. So, that's how the two of them first got together. After liberal tipping and spiffing, Feiner eventually convinced “Wonder Boy” to come New York and work for him. He just needed a guy for voice talent work.
The real truth about what happened at Stu Feiner's service is that Brandon Lang/Lane/Link/Long was such a failure at selling games (yep, he was one of those sports service salesmen that would tell you anything they could to get a buck from you), that he lost his job and became a caddie at a Los Angeles Country Club. Jim Feist would not rehire him. Due to his obvious narcissism, he liked talking so much about himself and stretching the truth to the men that he washed balls for that one hollywood-type believed him and searched for a way to get enough money to make the film.
Nobody bought it. Then, BoDog, an offshore sportsbook put up the money to pay for the film! Brandon Lang/Lane/Link/Long and BoDog made a business deal and they were marketing the relationship big time until they realized that the potential consumer to Brandon's picks (he was advising his members to use BoDog), would figure it out. The deal with BoDog gave Brandon Lang/Lane/Link/Long a kickback of the money that his clients lost when betting at BoDog! Why would BoDog want Brandon's action if he was winning?
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Let's explore documented facts and the odds of betting on the outcome of events.
In the film, Brandon Lang goes 12 for 12 in his first try at handicapping the weekend. Let's examine this. According to the Las Vegas Gaming Commission (whose job it is to keep an eye on such things), in the history of football parlay card betting, NOBODY has ever won 12 for 12 on a football parlay card! Imagine how many thousands has tried? The odds of going 12 for 12 is a staggering 4894-1 against the bettor. An interesting note that is also on the Gaming Commission's historical report is that nobody has ever hit 12 for 12 on a Keno card in the history of betting despite hundreds of millions trying. According to the LVGC, the real odds of hitting 15 for 15 on a Keno card is 0.0000000000023 and it pays off $100,000 although the real odds are more than 51 billion to one against the bettor!So, are you ever going to grab a Keno card again?
So, what exactly was going on at Stu Feiner's company, the firm that employed BLLLL?
According to a comprehensive Sports Illustrated Story titled, "1-900-RIPOFFS", Abusing customers is SOP among sports advisers. "Gamblers are desperate people," says Arnie Wexler, executive director of the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey.
SI took a two-month test drive through the world of sports advisory services and found misleading ads, bait-and-switches, repeated claims of fixes coming down, misrepresentation of records, unforgivably high-pressured sales techniques, phone harassment, phone threats, phony guarantees, mail fraud, wire fraud and some perfectly dreadful manners. Even the pictures lied.
In investigating Feiner's tactics, an inspector for the Consumer Affairs Department called one of Feiner's 800 numbers to take him up on an offer of a free line on a game during the 1989 football season. The investigator spoke with a man known as Sonny Greco, also known as Phil Bonvino, a salesman for Stu Mitchell's Locker Room Report, still another service owned by Feiner. After a breathless, oath-laden pause-free speech, Greco went for the close. His pace was furious. The detective, posing as a customer named Stan, balked. Greco screamed louder.
Here is the audio taped conversation: Stan: I'm being bombarded here. Lemme think on it. I got a lot of guarantees here. Sonny: I'm not interested in anybody else you're call., Stan! The difference here is this, OK? We own this game tonight on oveunder! We own this information. Now go get your credit card, and let's start making money! You don't need to deal with anybody but me! Stan: Wait� Sonny: I own this game in oveunder! I have the winner! Tonight! No what's your credit card number? Stan: OK, lemme get back to you. Sonny: Stan, you're not going to call me back! You know it as well as I do, and if you think I'm going to let you off the phone with that ___, you're crazy! OK? I've got the winner tonight! I own this game in over-under, and I'm going to own your bookmaker's ass! So get your credit card out and let's get going! Stan: Lemme tell you what we're gonna do. I'm gonna think about it. Sonny (louder still): Stan, there's nothing to think about! Click. Greco is ruthless, loud and scary. No wonder Feiner has given him his own sports service-Phil Bonvino's Locker Room Report. Says a former phone tout for a large Long Island service, "There were plenty of times when we'd tell a guy, 'Look, if you don't come across, I'm gonna tell your wife you're gambling again.' Or we'd tell high school kids that we were going to tell their parents." Says the ex-salesman for Kevin Duffy, "We'd call up anybody, even guys we knew were going to Gamblers Anonymous. We'd stay on them." Question: How do sports advisers get away with it? Better question: Who are customers supposed to complain to? Gamblers don't want to turn anybody in because most of them are breaking the law themselves. As a result, the touts go unpoliced. Soon clients got a clue and stopped paying. That's when the people from the Seasons Edge group "got heavy-handed," says Robert Schroeder of the office of the US Attorney in Atlanta. "They'd threaten to kill members of the family, burn down their homes." One victim was told if he didn't send more money, he'd be "chopped up into little tiny pieces with a chain saw." Gamblers were bilked out of $413,000 before a victim's parents finally called the FBI when their son, a college student, lost his tuition money and resorted to using his father's credit card to try to obtain his "refund." Schroeder nailed conspiracy, wire fraud and extortion convictions on 12 people. They got the full package sentences ranging up to 87 months in jail.
It is also a business in which profits can be enormous, some services are believed by at least one close observer of the industry to make as much as $1 million annually. Last year the people at the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs looked into the advertising practices of the sports adviser business and came away with their hair on end. "These have been among the most egregious, outrageous claims we've ever encountered," says a department attorney, Fred Cantor.
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"I remember once a guy needed a bailout game real bad," says a former salesman for a major tout operating out of New York City. "He was buried, so he wanted to put two or three dimes [$2000 or $3000] down on something good. I said I had a lock for him. I put him on hold, and I went into my boss's office and I said, 'Who do you want to pick, the Jets or Minnesota?' And he said, 'Take Minnesota. My mom likes purple.' So I gave this poor sucker Minnesota based on some lady's favorite color. He lost." Ripoffs Rule the Roost.: "The Source", a sports adviser service in Farmingdale, NY, owned by Stu Feiner, who also owns a few 900 call-in lines. Another exhibit is Feiner's brother-in-law, the aforementioned Kevin Duffy, perhaps the nation's most successful scamdicapper, who became famous for running ads that said, "I will go 7-0 for you today, absolutely free." Too bad "absolutely free" meant you first had to sign up for a month's service at $350. Then, if Duffy didn't go 7-0 in the first week, you got the next month free. Duffy, who operates out of Massapequa, Long Island, also claimed to be no worse than 75% right, ever. Yet when his picks were audited by the Sports Monitor of Oklahoma City, one of the rare legitimate monitors (among the dozens of such outfits that purport to keep tabs on the performance of tout services), he never fared better than 58.8% in any regular football season between 1985 and 1988, and he sank as low as 39.7% for his college picks in 1987. Eventually the Sports Monitor refused to monitor Duffy because of his "deceptive ad practices." Stu Feiner agreed to be monitored by SI for four weeks in September. To his credit, he unfailingly gave us his choices. To his discredit, Feiner went 19-32, a 37% win rate, and lost us an imaginary $6,210 based on $100 per unit. During that same period, we were anonymously calling Feiner's 800 number, where, curiously, he claimed to be cleaning up. On Sept. 23, for instance, after Feiner had gone 3-11 for the week on his picks for SI, bringing his record for us to 11-25, one of his shills, Kenny Leeds, said in response to our anonymous call, "This week I [meaning the company] went 3-0, the week before, I was 3-1." On Oct. 3, after Feiner had gone 7-7 for the weekend, we again called anonymously and got another Feiner salesman, Larry Marco. "This past weekend, we swept the board," Marco said. Then Leeds called back. "This kid Feiner is making betting history," he said.
Yeah, so did Art Schlichter!
For you youngsters, Art Schlichter was a first round draft choice (DUDE HAD MAJOR SKILLS) as a quarterback coming out of Ohio State in 1982; what's more, he enjoyed an image so wholesome his biography was titled Straight Arrow. But Schlichter gambled away his $350,000 signing bonus during his rookie season with the Baltimore Colts. He was suspended and reinstated the next year, after declaring he had the disease of compulsive gambling for which he had gotten help. In 1985, he was cut by the Colts and never played football again. If success started Schlichter's addiction, failure really fueled it. In 1988 he declared bankruptcy, referring frequently to his disease. Schlichter's ex-wife, Mitzi Schlichter, helped found the Custer Gambling Treatment Center in Indianapolis after she left her husband in 1994. Schlichter, meanwhile, has spent four of the six years since then in prison. In 1997, he was pulled out of a court-ordered gambling treatment program and hauled back to jail when he was caught betting. Schlichter is currently awaiting trial on money laundering charges and stealing ************, all revolving around taking money, often from family members, in order to gamble. Schlichter takes no responsibility for his misbehavior — and, despite harping on his disease and although his wife created her own gambling treatment center, Schlichter has never shown any inclination to fly straight.
Feiner was fined $13,000 in February 1990 by the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs for false and misleading advertising, yet he sent out a promotional brochure last month that reported a "1991 documented record college and pro: 9-3." Knowing Feiner's record as we did, we asked him how he could say this. "That's what I had the first week." he said, before you started documenting me." Fine. That would've been the weekend of Aug. 31-Sept. 2. The booklet, however, was dated Sept. 19-Oct. 7, 1991. During one of our anonymous calls, Leeds told us he had "strong information" on a game he wanted us to buy, so strong it was a dead mortal lock, so strong that he was putting $2000 of his own money on the game. We were dubious.
Here's the audio taped conversation: Leeds: You don't believe me? I'll fly you out here [from Colorado]. SI: Fly me out there? Leeds: I'll fly you to __ Long Island, and I'll have you take a ride with me! SI: Why? Leeds" To see how I pick it [his winnings] up and where I pick it up from. SI: Can you fly me out this week? Leeds: What I'm saying is�I'm using that's a little bit of a mild exaggeration. Don't get me wrong, but I've met a lot of my clients. I've met Dan Marino. SI: You know Dan Marino? Leeds: Well, I stood next to him at the Super Bowl, and my friend took my picture with him. Feiner says that if somebody calls his 800 number and doesn't sign up, "We'll call him every day for a couple months, because eventually they'll change their minds.
"Mike Warren (real name Mike Laskey - a degenerate horse bettor who was run out of business by the United States Attorney and fined heavily) is a former pathetic handicapper and a tremendous con artist," says Feiner. Says Warren, "Stu Feiner? He's got a big mouth, always talking big. He knows this hoodlum and that hoodlum-gonna break my legs. You know what? He can't break an egg. I gave him my address. He's so short, the only thing he can reach is my legs." Mike Warren was ordered by The United States District Attorney to run major advertisements in which he had to admit his frudulent claims of success.
If you think guys like Feiner and Warren will make you wish you have never installed your phone, Atlanta's John L. Edens, alias Johnny DeMarco, the Babe Ruth of 900 sales pitchers, will make you wish Alexander Graham Bell had never been born. According to published ads and SPORTS ILLUSTRATED taped phone calls, Edens:
Got on his 800 line and told listeners to call his 900 line for $25, "and if the game loses, there'll be no charge." That, of course, is a lie. Once a call is made on a 900 line, the charge is automatic.
Scripts at the a New York based sports service? Yep, The New York Consumer Affairs Commission got their hands on one! It will frighten you.
Here it is:
It read: "I'm glad I got ahold of you in time! We are releasing our biggest information game of the ____ (month/season) going off ___ (day of week). Now, ___ (name), listen carefully. Our inside sources have tipped us off to this game. We know exactly what's going to happen. We know the winner. (Lower voice) It's the kind of game I can't even talk about over the phone-you follow me, right? (Response) OK Good�All you gotta do is cover me with $___ How do you do it, **** or **********?"
The fix scam is essential to a tout's repertoire. "You'd lower your voice way down," says one employee who worked for this company for four years, "and you'd say, 'Is this line clean? No taps on it, right? OK Listen, we've got information on this game. you know what I'm saying? The winner of this game was already decided in a hotel room."
"You'd be talking with grown men who were crying on the phone," says one former tout Stu Feiner salesman "Guys who were losing everything but still betting. And I'd lie awake in the middle of the night hoping the guy would win. So I'd call the sports phone and get a late West Coast game at 4 a.m. and go, 'Damn, he lost again."
"It was like feeding drugs to an addict," says the ex-salesman. "We'd try to take whoever we got and make them bet more. We'd take college kids who were betting $25 and say, 'Hey, you got to bet $500 on this game. If you don't bet a nickel I'm not gonna give it to you.' If they won, they got a taste for big money. If they lost, they were desperate to get out [of the hole], and so they start chasing. How can anyone who works for Kevin and Stu have a conscience? Basically, I was just hurting people." And that, unfortunately, is the only absolute lock SPORTS ILLUSTRATED found.
Here's a recent publication about BLLLL: We figured we'd check in with handicapping schizo Brandon Lang/Lane/Link/Long to see how he’s been doing since Two For The Money tanked at the box office, completely shattering any hopes for him elevating his career past that of an internet free pick hustler. Well, from the looks of it, the movie bombing may have rattled the golden boy's cage a bit as he stated in his open letter to his “clients” this month about his recent 1-12 (That’s ONE WIN AND TWELVE losses! He wrote on his own site: “You see the records above. I can't be any more honest, any more truthful. I've never been a guy who hid his losers, because like I say, if I can brag about the winners, I've got to own up to the losers. I've owned college football in October. I absolutely sucked in the NFL. Can't be more direct than that. As you know, and as you've heard me say on hundreds of radio interviews and on national TV, I don’t win everyday. Cant and won’t. Simple as that. Some days you have to give back to your man some of the money you won off of him. It happens. Always has, always will. The past two weeks I've been dreadful in the NFL. Not the first time, not the last. It’s a long season. There will be ups and downs. And that's why you've got always stay within your limits and follow my money management advice. Now, of course, for those of you that came aboard the past two Sundays or Mondays for the first time, what can I say other than I lost? I mean, I'm not going into your homes, ordering you to buy. And I have no control over when you buy for the first time. But, I certainly understand you're disappointed. And that's the nature of the business, and you know it as well as me. We win together, we lose together. And whether winning or losing, you expect the truth, and that's what I'm giving you. The past two weeks in the NFL were awful, but as I always say, if you're with me for the long haul, you should make money.
"This is a marathon, not a sprint, to make money.” Yes, those of you unfortunate enough to spend money on Brandon's services — $679 for 100 days — must be thrilled with that apology. Brandon Lang is the paid handicapping equivalent of Enron at this point. But those of us who are Brandon Lang fans can at least take solace in the fact that Two For The Money will most likely be seen on East Coast flights to Vegas in the next couple weeks. ANOTHER DOCUMENTED STORY: "More of Brandon Lang’s Genius" Finally, we've happened upon some information about our friend Brandon Lang/Lane/Link/Long and his curious background that we think should finally allow us to rest our weary heads about this. A classmate of Brandon's from high school e-mailed us to give us the whole rundown on what's real, what's not, and what's ridiculous about the mysterious Mr. Lane/Lang/Link: Brandon Link: I went to high school with him; that's his real name. The Lane and Lang came later. He was a reserve player on his HS team, came off the bench, usually tried to do too much, fancy passes, etc. Could hit the outside shot, and was effective when he played under control, but he was no star. The claim in the article in his hometown paper that he was planning to walk on at UNLV after his stint in the Navy (before an injury sidelined him) led to a lot of chuckling. He couldn't start for a mediocre white boy HS team yet he was going to walk on at UNLV during the glory years? His pre-Internet gambling show was on PASS, a Detroit sports cable station. That's when he came up with the nickname “The King”. At his 10-year reunion he showed up in a car with the license “1-900-KING”. By the way, how's that for arrogance? At the reunion he drove up in that car, and one guy we know went up to him, pointed at the license, and said “1-900-KING? What is that, some +++ phone line?” Brandon was too shocked to respond. When I saw the movie trailer last week and saw a shot of that license, I cracked up. He wasn't a bad guy, just a blowhard who overestimated his abilities. It’s clear from his current PR blitz that that tendency is still there.
ANOTHER PUBLISHED STORY: "Brandon Lang/Lane/Link Fluffs McConaughey" Crazy-ass toutster Brandon Lang/Lane/Link, the sports handicapper whose life is retold in the box office clunker Two For The Money, took some time out from his busy schedule of promoting himself and making crappy picks to talk about Matthew McConaughey’s portrayal of him in the movie for, well, we guess his own website: “Matthew is a big sports fan and has been known to try his luck in the Vegas sportsbooks. In speaking to Matthew prior to shooting the movie, the dialogue in the script told him all he needed to know. The emotions that he had to draw to in order to play me were right there because he’s a sports bettor himself. I was thrilled to death with how Matthew played me in the movie and the roller coaster ride he takes viewers on properly portrays what I went through. One of the greatest compliments I've ever received in my life came from Matthew, he said “Thank you for bringing me a character where I had to dig down and draw on the emotions that every actor dreams about. This was by far my most enjoyable role.” Aw…who has warm fuzzies? We hope “Matthew” enjoyed the crap out of this role because we're pretty sure his leading man stock dropped around 30 points in the eyes of Hollywood after another stinker.
WANT ANOTHER PUBLISHED STORY?
Tout service guru and four-named evil genius Brandon Lane/Link/Lang/Long, whose story is being “retold” in Two For The Money has hooked up with omnipresent sportsbook Bodog for a special partnership and changed his name again in the span of 48 hours. In a press release Friday morning Bodog proudly gushes about their new partnership with Brandon LANG:
“Brandon Lang, the man who rocketed to fame as a sports handicapper, and Bodog.com, the company that revolutionized online entertainment, have teamed up. In an agreement signed earlier this week, Lang and Bodog will work in conjunction to build a dynamic Bodog presence on his website Brandon Lang . Lang is the subject of the Hollywood film Two for the Money, whose premiere was sponsored by Bodog.
“Teaming with Brandon Lang seemed like a natural for us,” says Bodog Founder and CEO Calvin Ayre. “We're very excited to be working with one of the most successful handicappers in the world.” Obviously, Lang's not-so-impressive record suggests he probably should not be the subject of a sports handicapping film. Apparently, superstud football picking phenom BLLLL has yet to recapture the magic touch of his youth which prompted the release of his life story on the big screen in the upcoming Two For the Money. So far this year, Lane's free picks have been rather ordinary to say the least. Brandon's free pick tally so far this year? 5-8-1. His pre-season picks? 0-3.
Could his poor record have anything to do with the time he's spending on a second career? A la Hollywood movie star? Having Matthew McConaughey play you in a film will most certainly go to anybody's head we are sure. ........................................ ..................
But then I found this little thing on IMDB. Here's the link, (pun intended!).
Two for the Money (2005)
Here is the LINK with his cameo/five second acting career!
Two for the Money (2005) - Full cast and crew
Apparently our buddy Brandon is also an aspiring actor. Or he may have thought the small, uncredited cameo role he played in Two For the Money deserved an IMDB mention. And be sure to check out the photo page, which appears to show a picture of Lang/Lane/Link/Long dressed in some sort of pajama outfit standing in a family room with a deranged look on his face. We hope that's his family room and not some random family whose home he invaded.
And whose head hasn’t exploded yet? They ask. Jesus Christ. If this does not make blood squirt out of your eyes, what will?
First there was the unreserved excitement of Brandon “Lane” and his web page at Big Green Machine, which openly complains about the fact that the name was changed to “Lang” in the movie: “Funny thing - they changed by name to Brandon “Lang” for “artistic” purposes. Damn if I know what that means, but it’s still me no matter how they spell my last name!”
Then in the Lansing State Journal there is nice fluff piece about Midland, Michigan native Brandon “Link” and his experience about having a movie made about his life.
Then there was the IMDB (Internet Movie Database) page he made for himself under Brandon “Link” because of his stirring uncredited role in Two For The Money.
And now we have Bodog partnering with Brandon Lang, replete with a spanking new website for Brandon Lang with no acknowledgment anywhere of the fact that this man is out of his ****ing skull.
ANOTHER DOCUMENTED PUBLICATION WROTE - "Brandon Lane: Enjoying 15 Minutes More Intensely Than Most"
Friday marks the nationwide opening of the Matthew McConaughey, Al Pacino gambling drama Two For the Money, loosely based on the life of former superstud handicapper Brandon Lane. Lane was a former college football player who turned his freakish ability to pick football games into a lucrative career for a tout service. Well, Brandon has himself a website and from the looks of it, he’s really proud of himself and this movie coming out. He also appears to have a little problem with containing his own excitement, even in two paragraphs: People, just had the Vegas premiere last night and it was fantastic. The Palms gave me a great suite and the photo ops were fantastic. This is what I worked hard for and now its my time to turn it on. The Chargers on Sunday, Green Bay on Monday and now “75 Dime” winner #2 in a row goes tonight. I like this MAC game and will deliver a nice winner. October thru January have always been my months. I have won more in those months than any other month. Not by accident but by design. I watch, I see, I adjust and I win. Your job is to jump on board, ride me and win money. It is in this run that you will see why they decided to make a movie about me. Nobody else, but me. Over the long haul, I will make you money. Sometimes in the midst of your losing streak, you don’t think so but this business is not about a day, a week or a month. It is about the year. You roll with me and you are not only a customer today, I want you for life. I want you part of my family. You give me that chance to earn you money and together, we will own your man. Lets own him tonight. Well, that's a little ****ing insane. Anybody else want to bump chests or break a chair over somebody's head? But if you were wondering Two For the Money opens Friday. It’s based on Brandon's life. Jump on him and ride him to the money or something. It'll be fantastic.
And so it goes...There's a sucker born every minute.
One last point..A quote from BLLLL's website that will tell you all that you need to know. "Listen, they only make movies about winners - and that's me!"
How many movies have you seen about losers? Gosh, just last night, I was watching Nick Cage's "Leaving Las Vegas". Was he a winner? The list could go on all day!
ANY QUESTIONS? No thanks. Please cease calling our office to have one hour conversations about this DOCUMENTED FRAUD. Soon, the hype will be forgotton and BLLLL will be washing men's balls again.
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