I am a 37yo cis-male currently at 204lbs, 6ft, unsure of BF%. I have been weight training for the last year and following a mild cut diet. In the last year I have dropped 50/60lbs and noticeable amount of body fat. My shoulders, triceps, chest, quads, and glutes are noticeably bigger then they ever have been. I have lost noticeable weight in my biceps, belly, face, and inner thighs. My love handles are proving hard to get rid of and my lower chest is still pretty soft.
I have been trying different workout routines. I went with friends on my own intermittently for the first 4 months. I followed the Buff Dudes routine for 3 months over the summer and worked out 3-5x days a week. For the last 6 months I have followed the Bigger, Leaner, Stronger workout routine and was going to the gym 5x days a week. 2 weeks ago I started the 5x5 Strong lifts program which has me lift 3x days a week. I have been trying different routines to gain experience and see what works best for me. In addition to the 3x days a week of weightlifting I also job everyday, 3k in the mornings on my workout days and 11-12k trail runs in the evenings on my off days. I also do some extensive hiking on the weekends. Every 6 weeks I take a de-load or a rest week in my weightlifting to give my body a break.
For the last year I have been eating around 2400cals a day and trying to eat 200+ grams of protein. There have been certain moments where that wasn't possibly, ie holidays and the last few weeks of my graduate program, but otherwise I have been consistent.
Recently, I have hit a plateau with weight loss. I haven't lost any weight in about a month. I have even seen my weight go up a bit ~2-3lbs more is the range it fluctuates. I decided to try and do a lean cut that I saw someone doing on reddit. For the last 2 weeks I have been eating 1600-1800 calories and hitting 180-200g of protein per day. I intermittent fast between 7pm and 7am. This week I have been fried every day. I feel physically exhausted often; although my sleep has never been better. Tonight while getting ready to go out I had a dizzy spell with spotty vision and a roaring in my ears. I lost my balance and fell to the floor. I am unhurt but I feel totally out of it. Even typing is hard right now.
I realize that I have taken things too far. In high school I was pretty anorexic and I tend to be very stubborn when it comes to decisions I make for myself. Its unsurprising that I would make a dumb decision like this. Honestly, I'm less made at myself and more frustrated. I want to keep going and working on myself. I want to do it in a healthy way. How do I get over my plateau in weight/bf% loss. I want to get down to about 15% bf before I start doing a lean bulk. Has anyone experienced something like this? Does anyone have words of advice or just thoughts on the matter? I really appreciate everyone that has read this far. Thank you!

Welcome to the weekly Rowing achievement thread!
What was your achievement this week? It could be anything! A new 2k PB? Get a good lift at the gym? Or even your first time capsizing a single!
Got a erg screen or a regular training shot? Curious what your 2K will be based on a workout? This is the place for it!
Side note: 99% of erg screens should go in this thread. A separate post with an erg screen should be something that happens once or twice a year, at most. Big PR's, that kind of thing.
Also, please check our wiki pages:

• Which erg to buy
• Is this a good erg time?
• How do I set up for steady state?
• Where do I set the lever on the side (what's drag factor)?
• What apps can I use when erging?

This thread is likely to fill up quickly, consider sorting the comments by "new" (instead of "best" or "top") to see the newest posts.
This is a judgement free zone, so be respectful, positive and keep criticism constructive.

Feel free to post your friend codes in this thread! A new Friend Zone will be created every week, on Sundays.
If you wish, you can also add your codes in the Discord Server #fc_sharing or the Wiki page.
Please include your region (e.g. Asia/Australia , EU, SA, NA) when posting your friend code and update your comment (strikethrough would be the best option, ~~markdown uses 2 tildes to use this format~~) when you have filled your friend list. That way people will not try to add you unintentionally.

There was one phrase you used over and over and over again: "Everything I say comes true." You used it as a way to torment me and keep me from doing and getting what I wanted. Well, now I can officially say everything you said was wrong. Or, to put it how you would, nothing you said came true.
When I first hurt my shoulder, I said I would need surgery. You said I wouldn't. You were so committed to your belief that I wouldn't need surgery that you insinuated I was lying when I described the pain I was in.
You said I didn't have thoracic outlet syndrome, even when professors of medicine said I did. And you said that, even if I did, the surgery wouldn't help merely because a quack said so.
You didn't want to take me for anymore testing because you said they would never find anything. They did find something. They found kicking and swelling of my brachial plexus on an MRI, which is the radiologic finding for.....thoracic outlet syndrome. I underwent another test to confirm the diagnosis. It came back positive for.....thoracic outlet syndrome. You were wrong, and I was right.
I underwent the surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome. It cured me. I'm a few days away from stopping all pain medication and recovered from the procedure with minimal side effects 9 months ahead of schedule. You were wrong, and I was right.
You said I should go to a school I hated in a city I hated to do work I hated because I wouldn't get into anywhere better. I said I should reapply the next year. I reapplied, and I got into a much better school with much better money in a much better city. You were wrong, and I was right.
You said no one would rent me an apartment or give me the student loans I needed without you as a cosigner. I said they almost never require a cosigner for either of this given my finances. Not only did they not require a cosigner, but they didn't even ask for your name. You could've been dead for all they cared. You were wrong, and I was right.
You said no one would hire me to become an appellate lawyer, even if I went to the best schools in the country. I was just hired for an internship at one of the best appellate practices in the country. As a first year student. You were wrong, and I was right.
You always said that my friends would go away. You always said they wouldn't be there for me when I needed them. But they're all still here. I still speak to them, and some even offered to give me (not loan me) money to help escape your wrath. In fact, I'm closer with a couple of them now than I ever was under your grip. You were wrong, and I was right.
Now, I'm not a hubristic narcissist. I'm not going to pretend that I can do no wrong and that you can do no right. But I think my track record (or your lack of one) speaks for itself. I don't know if you were lying to keep control over me. I don't know if you genuinely thought you were right and couldn't possibly see how you were wrong. Ultimately, that doesn't matter. Because I'm moving on with my life. I'm healing. And you're left picking up the pieces. While I'm having the time of my life, you're explaining to people why I will never look your way again.
It's a shame that you couldn't see any of this year's ago. You might still have your son. But you didn't, and you don't. That's your fault and your fault alone. You dug this grave, now lie in it. And next time, maybe listen to someone when they say you're wrong. It might save what's left of your family.

There are TWO new Vision Board Comedy Shows THIS WEEK & both have some of the best comedians around (COLBERT, LAST COMIC STANDING, FOX, MTV, etc.). The First show is THIS THURS 3/30 at 8:3 PM at Pine Box Rock Shop in Williamsburg and the second show THIS SAT 4/1 at 8:30 PM at Cobra Club in Bushwick!
In both shows we'll be talking about UFOs and Aliens and as usual we'll have experienced psychics answering audience members' questions. Come for the laughs, stay for the paranormal thoughts, mini psychic readings and spirituality (in a fun way)!
Vision Board is a Standup Comedy Show that explores spirituality and psychic insight with its audience in a fun and surprising way. We also have a couple of comedians who are professional psychics, who will answer audience's questions at the end of the show.
So it's mostly a comedy show & with some mini psychic readings thrown in. Come for the laughs, stay for the woo. For this particular show we'll be discussing Aliens & UFOs. You don't want to miss this enlightening, paranormal and hilarious time!!
** Tickets are donation based but buying tickets(for any price you choose) in advance with a donation guarantees you seats and psychic readings. You can reserve tix at the link included! If you make a donation and want a psychic question answered you can send us your question in advance and we'll answer it during the show.
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The line up of comedians for 3/30 are:

Host: Luz Michelle - Hard Headed Comedy
Jessica Rotondi - Oxygen & A&E
Winn LaRue - Don’t Tell Mama’s
Matt Vita - CBS
Jordon Ferber - Last Comic Standing
Tracey McClendon - MTV
Dara Jemmott - BET
Meghan Hanley - Fox’s Laughs & Gotham Comedy Live
Carmen Lagala - The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

On an artistic level its amazing, and it really does show what he can produce, but most of it was kinda mediocre by Peggy standards as enjoyable music. It feels more like an art piece than anything.
It seems like everyones acting like its his best work but hes done so much better in the pastm

It began 2.5 years ago when I started sleeping with a girl that came on to me at a party. She was a part of the friend group and had been dating a guy who I really hated. In addition to the benefit of "beating him" and winning her, the sex was incredible. The best I've experienced. But we were never actually dating, just hooking up with the understanding that she was done with her ex.
Fast forward a couple weeks and I caught her in a lie joking that "I knew she was still in love with her ex" because I suspected it. She admitted they had been sleeping together and this really made me upset. At this point I was catching feelings so I decided to end it. But she apologized and came back on to me, etc...I forgave her and we had a great month spending time together but then we got in a fight and she slept with him again. This kind of became a pattern.
Now this guy was my roomate so even if I broke things off I would see her with him. Me sleeping with her began as a secret as well which added to the excitement. Anyways, this whole thing concluded with me finding them sleeping together again and I blew up and got really angry.
Fast forward 6 months later, I met my current gf and we've been dating for 1.5 years now. She's a great girl and I trust her but we've never had great sexual chemistry and I often think about my ex. This is exacerbated by my gf and I being long distance. My ex had a very unique hair color and skin tone and ever since, I've been trauma bonded to that being my preference.
This struck me this evening at a bar when I saw a girl that looked like my ex and I couldn't get over how attracted to her I was. How do I get over my trauma bond with my ex? Will therapy fix this? It's been a while already...
TL;DR: I'm trauma bonded to my ex so severely that I'm questioning if I should even be in a relationship with my current gf.

I'm 24 been dealing with anxiety and depression issues for 5-6 years. If its not one then its the other that makes my life hard to live, I've tried diff meds(prozac, fluox, lexapro, nootropics), natural supplements, good diet, exercise, sunlight, therapy, meditation, good sleep, cut/limit caffeine, drugs, but I've been having lots of problems recently affecting work, socializing and overall life/health. My life sucks due to my own fault and I feel like a loser but I'm trying to improve and find more things that make me happy and lead to success. I don't really feel depressed as much, my motivation varies throughout the week and I know I could be doing better but I don't know if I'm really depressed, I've taken a few tests and usually score high on anxiety, low to med on depression. And so I'm trying to figure out whats wrong in order to get the right help/medication.
So what I mean is I can be talking to someone and just let negativity out through words and sometimes people comment like "why are you being negative." Along with that its overthinking when around other people(mostly who I don't know well) and by myself worrying about the future and my success, sometimes I think negatively about the past leading me to my current situation. Thinking that other people are thinking negative about me, and having a hard time being social. I have figured out how to fake it to some extent but I think others pickup on that and its harder to make friends. Its starting to affect my work, right now I'm doing construction at a jobsite and know I look upset/mad because I'm anxious and makes me look unfriendly, and also I have a hard time making conversation, and this also hurts for job interviews. When I was a delivery driver it was easier because I was on my own most of the day.
So far what has worked best is Prozac but its also made me feel like a zombie. My anxiety is lessened but I feel emotionless, like I'm just watching my life, other ssris have made me feel similar. So I would prefer not to get back on that and try something else, I have been doing research on nootropics and other drugs that might help, but I'm just going to keep trying everything because I can't really keep living like this, I would appreciate any advice or recommendations.

Plot Hook: Four to Six teenagers stumble into a set of MacGuffins, called Dungeon Amulets! With it, they figure out they can teleport to Dungeon World, a nearly apocalyptic world infested with Dungeons (ala Dungeon Cores). Using their newfound powers granted by the amulets, they decide to form a group of adventurers. The Teens will have to deal with life on earth while hiding their magical powers, like nosy parents, keeping up their grades, and finding a date for the prom, while on Dungeon World, they'll have to protect the kingdom they started off in, deal with paranoid townsfolk, an endless sea of monsters, and powerful elite minions of the Dungeon King!
Character Creation: Each PC starts off with 150 CP, with a 50-point disadvantage limit and the usual five-quirk limit. Attributes & Secondary Characteristics don't count towards the disadvantage limit. All PCs have a Dungeon Amulet worth zero points (see below). PCs are semi-restricted to the Dungeon Delver's Cheat Sheet, though any appropriate Mundane traits and skills for TL 8 teenagers are available for purchase as well, on a case-by-case basis. Pyramid related classes and abilities are also on a case-by-case basis, as well as the other Dungeon Fantasy splatbooks.
All PCs have Social Stigma (Minor) [-5], and Duty (Attend School: FR-12, {-10}; Nonhazardous, {5}) [-5]. They require some combination of Patron (Parents), Independent Income, and Claim to Hospitality (Boarding School or Parent's House: One Location, {1}; Cosmic (No Reciprocation), +100%) [2]. Wealth is split between worlds, each worth half the usual value of the trait. Everyone can speak English at native fluency (or less, at your own detriment), and Common is a Close Dialect. Everyone has a Native Culture of Western / North American.
The campaign assumes the Teens have had the amulets for a few weeks or months. Alternative, starting the campaign at the start of the Plot Hook requires Dead Broke (Dungeon World, x0.5; Starting Wealth Only, -60%) [-5] and no supernatural traits other than Potential Advantages bought at FULL COST.
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Side notes:
- Dungeon World is TL 3+1^, and due to divergent physics & materials, most TL 4 to TL 8 technology from Earth either doesn't work (well or never), or spontaneously implodes if transported to Dungeon World. Firearms exist in Dungeon World, but they don't use black powder or a similar material, along the lines of Pyramid 3/36's Demolisher and Musketeer.
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- The Teenagers are all from Generic Town, "North America". They can be friends, but are at minimum acquaintances. They're aged between 15 to 18, and attend either the town's public high school, or a the boarding school built on the outskirts of the town. The actual time of Earth can be anywhere between 1985 and 2015 or so, with High Tech: Electricity and Electronics in effect.
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Dungeon Amulet {0}
Traits: Alternate Form (Dungeon World Body: Non-Reciprocal Damage, +50%; Once On, Stays On, +50%; Reciprocal Rest, +30%; Absorptive Change (Extra-Heavy Encumbrance), +25%; Link, +10%; Unique, -25%; Can be Stolen (DX Quick Contest), -30%; Immediate Preparation Required (1 Minute), -30%) [27]; Jumper (Worlds: Improved, +10%; Link (Alternate Form), +10%; Beneficial Effect (Anchored), +5%; Limited Access (Earth & Dungeon World), -20%; Unique, -25%; Can be Stolen (DX Quick Contest), -30%; Immediate Preparation Required (1 Minute), -30%) [20]; Unusual Background (Has Supernatural Powers: Unknown, {30}; Rare, {5}; Link?, +10%; Unique, -25%; Can be Stolen (DX Quick Contest), -30%) [20]; Enemy (The Dungeon's Bosses: One Powerful Individual, {-20}; Unknown, {-5}; FR-6, x0.5; Hunter, x1; Accessibility (Only while in Dungeon World), -10%) [-11]; Secret (Has Otherworldly Powers: Imprisonment or Exile, {-20}) [-20]; Enemy (The Dungeon's Monsters: Medium Group of Weak Individuals, {-20}; FR-12, x2; Hunter, x1; Accessibility (Only while in Dungeon World), -10%) [-36]
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Description: You have a Dungeon Amulet, one of a half-dozen or so mystical artifacts that allows you to transport yourself into Dungeon World. In Dungeon World, you gain another body, which rests and heals independently of your actual body. On top of that, this allows your bodies to use the and develop the supernatural abilities you gain in Dungeon World in both worlds! Unfortunately, if anyone on Earth ever discovered this, it might cause... issues. Worse, the amulet attracts the attention of Dungeon Monsters when you're on Dungeon World, drawing them to you!
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- Mechanically, You Jump between worlds by concentrating for 70 seconds, then rolling vs IQ (or World Jump once you develop the Skill). On a success, you're transported to Dungeon World or back to Earth, and appear in your Dungeon Form and Human Form respectively. On a failure, you don't go anywhere, though a Critical Failure succeeds, but drops you into a dangerous situation. Regardless of success, you're docked 1 FP in your current form. You appear at the last place you were in either world, though time passes at the same rate between worlds.
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- Your Dungeon Form can either be Human, Halfling, or Goblin without any issues, but a PC could dedicate extra points at character creation to get a more expensive Dungeon Form. Your alternate forms heal and rest when not in use. Should you lose the Amulet, you'll be locked into your current form.
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- If you're in your Dungeon World form, any gear on your person is kept with that form, except up to BL Equipment you designate to bring with you while concentrating. If you're in Human Form, you can carry up to BL equipment into Dungeon World, but high TL equipment might not work... or explode!

Okay, so I'm writing a fantasy novel that has all the aspects of every medieval era, in which I'm trying to write a sibling friend type relationship between the MC and his best friend. The story is about a boy who witnesses his father die trying to defend a village from invaders and becomes an orphan. Wanting to make a world where no other child losses their parents, he runs away from the orphanage to join a knighthood academy to become a knight like his dad.
There, he meets kids his age with the same dream, particularly one kid who soon becomes a brother to him. The rest I rather not spoil in case you're interested to read the story.
But for those who have siblings, how do you feel about them, or how would you describe your relationship? Just a little info I'm collecting to integrate into the MC's relationship with this boy.
If you want to check out for more insight then I can provide a link, if not, just a little advice on how to write realistic sibling relationships would suffice.

I have been interested in selling press on nails for a long time. I do my own nails often and have recently gotten into gel tip extensions. I'm using the brand IGel Beauty, but they don't sell refills (or round shape lol).
On myself, I usually just file down the bigger sizes to match the size I want, but for a business, I feel that would be too time consuming.
Apres, Kiara Sky, and Daily Charme have seemed like the best brands I've seen for range of shapes, and sizes while also selling refills. But they are more expensive, and I don't want my product to be unaccessible/unaffordable. They also don't have to be gel tips, but would be convenient for me to have to do my own nails hehe >:)
But another question for the nail techs/press on makers out there, do you really actually build up too much of one size or run out of one size too quickly? And is it really by that much? As a press on nail seller, I can imagine reusing them as samples for taking pictures of products.

Ok ok, the 'you' in this situation is actually me. I'm breaking my brain trying to figure out what to buy and the more I research the more confused I get. What's the best gaming PC I can get for $2000 USD? Is there much of a performance increase if I throw in a few hundred more dollars?

Please add any, that are your top picks to the comments.
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I think the most difficult thing about finding a penpal is finding someone that can keep a conversation going without things getting boring, and finding someone that matches your writing cadence and length. I'm looking for someone that can email back and forth every 1-3 days, when life doesn't get in the way. I also want someone that wants to open up to someone else in an honest and candid way, i mean what else are anonymous internet friends good for right!
I can only handle 1-2 penpals, so if the post is up then i'm still looking :) If you think we vibe so far, feel free to read more about me! If not, no problem and good luck finding someone on this sub.
More about me:

• Photography - I started out with taking pictures on vacation traveling around but progressed to getting into weddings and now i shoot 12-15 weddings a year on top of my regular day job.
  
• Hiking - favorite parks i've been to in no particular order is Zion, Arches, Yellowstone, Olympic, and Redwoods. Wasn't a fan of Yosemite, it was soo crowded when i went. I have a bucket list of visiting all 50+ national parks sometime before i kick the bucket.
  
• Rom coms - I am a sucker for rom coms, i just love all the feels. My favorite ones are the ones with the gut wrenching scenes where the main character gets crushed and they play some appropriately sad music. Think the scene in 500 days of summer when Tom is sitting on the bench with summer, or in Love actually when kiera knightley finds out the best friend is into her and he runs away and Enya starts playing. Like omfg take those feels.
  
• Self improvement - i'm always reading about life hacks, atomic habits, listening to podcast and youtube videos and always thinking about way to improve my sleep, or my health, or my work etc. If this sounds like you...we can be good friends! Maybe accountability partners.
  
• Likes: iced coffee, sports, staying in shape, photography, self improvement, podcasts, nerdy sci-fi stuff like lord of the rings, game of thrones, star wars, anything with Ana de Armas in it
  
• Dislikes: hot drinks, alcohol, smoking, bad drivers, politics, late people, country music, reality TV shows
  

I find that ending messages with a few questions for the other person makes it easier to start off replies. If you're interested:
1) What's a warning label that you should come with? (could be funny, serious, playful)

Hey all. First time builder here, I've spent a couple months watching PC videos, as well as researching and comparing various components. I'm looking to build something that is going to be able to get 65+ fps on some upcoming triple AAA titles like Diablo 4 and Starfield on high to ultra settings at 1440p, as well as something that will be able to do mid range 3D modelling in Unreal Engine 5.
Currently my planned parts are as follows:
CPU: Ryzen 7 5700x
Motherboard: MSI B550-A Pro DDR4 3200
Ram: Adata XPG Gammix D20 2x16 Gb 3200Mhz CL 16
GPU: Intel Arc A770 16Gb
SSD: Western Digital Black SN770 2Tb
PSU: MSI MPG 750W A750GF
Cooling: Arctic Cooling Liquid Freezer II 280mm
Case: Lian Li Lancool 216 RX
Please let me know what you think!

EXPANSION TEAMS:

Nashville Stars	https://www.mlbmusiccity.com/
Portland Pioneers	https://portlanddiamondproject.com/

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REALIGNMENT:
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AMERICAN LEAGUE

AL EAST	AL NORTH	AL SOUTH	AL WEST
Baltimore Orioles	Chicago White Sox	Colorado Rockies	Los Angeles Angels
Boston Red Sox	Cleveland Guardians	Houston Astros	Oakland Athletics
New York Yankees	Detroit Tigers	Kansas City Royals	Portland Pioneers
Toronto Blue Jays	Minnesota Twins	Texas Rangers	Seattle Mariners

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AL East Breakdown:
Not much changes. The 4 closest teams in the AL East remain intact. Keeps the Red Sox-Yankees historical rivalry.
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AL North Breakdown:
Again, not much changes. The 4 closest teams from the AL Central remain intact.
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AL South Breakdown:
A newly formed division. The 2 Texas teams are finally removed from the AL West. Joining them are the Kansas City Royals and the Colorado Rockies who switch leagues. Royals-Rockies could potentially become a good rivalry if both teams get good, could mirror the Broncos-Chiefs rivalry in the NFL.
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AL West Breakdown:
The 3 Pacific time zone teams (Angels, Athletics and Mariners) remain intact. Joining them would be the Portland Pioneers expansion team. The new Portland team could provide the Mariners an instant rivalry. If the Athletics move to Las Vegas, it would have no effect on this realignment.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE

NL EAST	NL NORTH	NL SOUTH	NL WEST
New York Mets	Chicago Cubs	Atlanta Braves	Arizona Diamondbacks
Philadelphia Phillies	Cincinnati Reds	Miami Marlins	Los Angeles Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates	Milwaukee Brewers	Nashville Stars	San Diego Padres
Washington Nationals	St. Louis Cardinals	Tampa Bay Rays	San Francisco Giants

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NL East Breakdown:
The 3 northeast corridor teams (Mets, Phillies and Nationals) remain intact. Joining them are the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Phillies and Pirates would get to rekindle their in-state rivalry.
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NL North Breakdown:
Not much changes. The 4 closest teams from the NL Central remain intact. Keeps the Cubs-Cardinals historical rivalry.
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NL South Breakdown:
A newly formed division. The 2 southernmost teams from the original NL East (Braves and Marlins), along with the Tampa Bay Rays who switch leagues and the Nashville Stars expansion team would also join this division. The new Nashville team could form an instant rivalry with the Braves. Also, the Rays and Marlins could have an in-state rivalry similar to Astros-Rangers, being placed in the same division.
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NL West Breakdown:
Not much changes. The 4 closest teams in the NL West remain intact. Keeps the Dodgers-Giants historical rivalry.
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NEW REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE:
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13 games each vs. all 3 division opponents = 39 games
(6 Home & 7 Away vs. each of 2 teams and 7 Home & 6 Away vs. 1 team) or
(7 Home & 6 Away vs. each of 2 teams and 6 Home & 7 Away vs. 1 team)
Rotate extra home game between teams annually.
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6 games each vs. all 12 non-division opponents within league = 72 games
(3 Home & 3 Away vs. each team)
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6 games vs. interleague "natural rival" (listed below) = 6 games
(3 Home & 3 Away)
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3 games each vs. remaining 15 interleague opponents = 45 games
(3 Home vs. each of 8 teams and 3 Away vs. each of 7 teams) or
(3 Home vs. each of 7 teams and 3 Away vs. each of 8 teams)
Rotate venue of each matchup annually.
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Teams that get an extra home division game would get an extra away interleague series and vice versa.
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39 games + 72 games + 6 games + 45 games = 162-Game Regular Season
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INTERLEAGUE "NATURAL RIVALRY" PAIRINGS:

AL TEAM	NL TEAM
New York Yankees	New York Mets
Chicago White Sox	Chicago Cubs
Los Angeles Angels	Los Angeles Dodgers
Baltimore Orioles	Washington Nationals
Oakland Athletics	San Francisco Giants
Cleveland Guardians	Cincinnati Reds
Kansas City Royals	St. Louis Cardinals
Minnesota Twins	Milwaukee Brewers
Boston Red Sox	Philadelphia Phillies
Detroit Tigers	Pittsburgh Pirates
Toronto Blue Jays	Atlanta Braves
Houston Astros	Miami Marlins
Texas Rangers	Tampa Bay Rays
Colorado Rockies	Nashville Stars
Seattle Mariners	San Diego Padres
Portland Pioneers	Arizona Diamondbacks

If the Athletics relocate to Las Vegas it would instead be:
Arizona Diamondbacks-Las Vegas Athletics
Seattle Mariners-San Francisco Giants
Portland Pioneers-San Diego Padres
Everything else would remain the same.
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POSTSEASON:
There would be 14 teams total qualifying (7 teams per league).
In each league, the 4 division winners plus 3 wild-cards (best regular season records amongst non-division winners) would qualify for the postseason.
The 4 division winners would be seeded #1-#4 by regular season record.
The 3 wild-cards would be seeded #5-#7 by regular season record.
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American League Wild-Card Series (ALWCS) & National League Wild-Card Series (NLWCS):
Would be (#2 Seed vs. #7 Seed), (#3 Seed vs. #6 Seed) and (#4 Seed vs. #5 Seed).
The #1 seed would have a bye for this round.
Best-of-3 series.
All games in series would be hosted by the #2, #3 and #4 seeds (division winners) regardless of regular season records and played on 3 consecutive days (Monday-Wednesday) right after the end of the regular season. The #5, #6 and #7 seeds (wild-cards) would get no home games for this round.
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American League Division Series (ALDS) & National League Division Series (NLDS):
Would be (#1 Seed vs. LWCS winner with worst regular season record) and (the 2 remaining LWCS winners vs. each other).
Best-of-5 series (2-2-1 format).
Higher seed would get home-field advantage regardless of regular season records. All of the teams involved in this round would play Game 1 of their respective series on the Friday after the LWCS (the Thursday after the LWCS would be used as a travel day). The remaining games in these series for this round would be staggered accordingly.
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American League Championship Series (ALCS) & National League Championship Series (NLCS):
LDS winners would square off for league pennants.
Best-of-7 series (2-3-2 format).
Higher seed would get home-field advantage regardless of regular season records.
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World Series (WS):
AL pennant winner and NL pennant winner would square off for the World Series Championship.
Best-of-7 series (2-3-2 format).
Better regular season record would get home-field advantage.

I'm from the EU region so games will also have different names in some cases.
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I've spent a few days buying games i like for the Wii U and the 3DS
It really doesn't take long to have a big expenditure, but i guess we all fall into this trap.
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Project Zero: Maiden of Black Water is too expensive for me £39.99 so not bothering with that one.
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Below is a list of games i recently picked up, essential ones that are digital only or maybe
one or two which are expensive on cart or disc, but in the main i would buy the so called "bigger"
games, mainly Nintendo first party at retail, so looking at downloadable games,
downloadable software either free or little cost and downloadable DLC mainly.
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Wii U :
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- Affordable Space Adventures
- Amiibo Touch & Play
- BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
- NES Remix 1
- NES Remix 2
- Pullblox World
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3DS :
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- Attack of the Friday Monsters
- BoxBoy
- BoxBoxBoy
- ByeByeBoxBoy
- Dedede's Drum Dash
- Dillon’s Rolling Western
- Dillon's Rolling Western: The Last Ranger
- Excitebike 3D
- Fallblox
- Fullblox
- Go Go Kolopolo 3D
- HarmoKnight
- Hydroventure
- Jett Rocket II: The Wrath of Taikai
- Kirby's Adventure 3D
- Kirby Blowout Blast
- Mario and Donkey Kong: Minis on the Move
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!
- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
- Mario Tipping Stars
- Pocket Card Jockey
- Pullblox
- Rhythm Paradise Megamix (expensive at retail)
- Splash or Crash
- SteelDiver Sub Wars