I cast for Biden knowing exactly what would happen. It was necessary for me because when libs ask me who I voted for I can now say I did exactly what they wanted me to and got nothing out of it. A vote for Gloria, while healthy and not vomit-inducing, would categorize me as a radical who isn't realistic. Instead, I agreed to do the "realistic" thing under the condition that the people in my life asking me to do it would recognize when I point out Biden's failures.
Basically, I get to say I told you so whenever I want. Honestly, it's pretty hard not to abuse that privilege.
Same here. The advice I've got is to rely on Athena's deflect abilities and really focus on the way the enemies behave before focusing on how to dispatch them. I'm getting better but I can't get myself to focus on stuff much anymore, so a game that requires persistence is difficult for me to even sit down and play.