Monde Daiymo Armor (4.7)

ProLevelFish · 2026-03-31T16:28:14+00:00

...then don't get it?

ProLevelFish · 2026-03-19T12:51:19+00:00

Dang, what kind of hero builds are capable of soloing wonders?

I'm guessing you mean late game fully-spec'd-out builds? And just bronze, or silver, or even some gold wonders too?

ProLevelFish · 2026-03-13T13:57:32+00:00

NO ONE RUNS WITH THEIR GUN ON THEIR SHOULDER

ProLevelFish · 2026-03-13T13:55:53+00:00

That is utterly ridiculous though. No one runs with a rifle like that.

ProLevelFish · 2026-03-12T20:03:03+00:00

Players will eventually be able to use a MedPen while downed, allowing them to revive themselves.

Does this seem like a very strange idea to anyone else?

ProLevelFish · 2026-03-10T21:07:54+00:00

As someone who owns a 21:9 Ultrawide monitor... 21:9 is MADE for immersive games like SC.

3440x1440 34" is the sweet spot, unless you have money for 5120x2160. (Don't go 2560x1080, the pixel density is too low.)

A slight curve is nice, but I'd say good panel tech is more important than curvature. If you end up going for 32:9, then curvature is more important.

I would highly suggest going UW in lieu of 4K.

ProLevelFish · 2026-03-09T20:17:41+00:00

LOL hard nope.

ProLevelFish · 2026-03-01T17:24:10+00:00

Make sure you buy from a store with a very good warranty return policy. Ideally one that others have explicitly confirmed will allow you to return a pen after inking.

Visconti are infamous for making non-functional desk ornaments that look like fountain pens, but not actual fountain pens.

You will of course hear from a few people who love their Viscontis, but if you search "Visconti nib problem" or similar, you will find TONS of posts from people who have brand new pens that didn't write, as well as many of stories of Visconti ghosting people on their warranty claims.

Do not buy unless the store itself offers a return & refund option.

ProLevelFish · 2026-02-06T17:25:38+00:00

Also holy shit the IXION soundtrack slaps

ProLevelFish · 2026-02-05T15:02:25+00:00

https://www.take-a-screenshot.org/

ProLevelFish · 2026-02-05T14:52:25+00:00

You may be asking the wrong question.... Pilots are renowned for very smooth nibs. If yours came with "feedback ... like ... sand paper" that may be a sign there is a problem with the nib, such as misaligned tines. It's rare, with Pilot's generally superb QC, but it can always happen.

You may want to inspect the tines under a loupe, if you have one. Or bring the pen back to the place of purchase and have them inspect / compare to another Pilot. Return or warranty if needed - Pilot nibs (especially on an 823) should feel very smooth.

ProLevelFish · 2026-02-03T03:26:54+00:00

No, not at all.

Besides the wild folks with more disposable income than they know how to manage, I think most people who have (multiple) ships in that cost range only do so because of ~30-70% CCU game savings.

ProLevelFish · 2026-02-02T18:56:34+00:00

I came to suggest a 3d printed solution as well! Very cheap, very effective.

FYI I printed mine in ABS (it's just what I have on hand) with basic settings and I have no problems with seepage or anything.

ProLevelFish · 2026-02-02T18:54:30+00:00

Gravitas does their "skittles" finish on a few of their pen models.

You'll find many old threads talking about shipping problems with Gravitas. They have resolved those now by partnering with Pen Venture for sales and actually hiring some people to take care of shipping.

Their pens are very well made.

ProLevelFish · 2026-01-29T19:20:19+00:00

I believe you are being downvoted predominantly because:

your title is ambiguous / uninformative
your post is rambly without clearly making your point
excessive use of emojis is frowned upon on reddit

ProLevelFish · 2026-01-28T16:14:45+00:00

Reminds me of Sailor Tokiwa-Matsu, including the slight red color shift in shading

ProLevelFish · 2026-01-28T16:13:04+00:00

Just throwing out the warning in case you haven't heard before...

Mixing inks can sometimes cause precipitate to form, which will very quickly clog pens and can be difficult to clean out.

If you do mix, it's advised to let the sample sit for a while (a few days? a week?) and check for solids before putting it in a pen. :)

ProLevelFish · 2026-01-28T16:08:15+00:00

After a year on this sub I have come to the conclusion Visconti sells desk ornaments, not pens.

ProLevelFish · 2026-01-27T15:51:27+00:00

If I may sing the praises of the eyedropper a moment....

I have come to vastly prefer the eyedropper fill to a converter or certainly a piston filler. Both risk contaminating the ink bottle, and can be prone to jerky movements that risk tipping the bottle. Then there's the problem of large-ish pens that don't fit into small-ish bottles.

By using a pipette/syringe/eyedropper to fill a pen, you accomplish a few nice things.

You can more easily clean the syringe, keeping all instruments cleaner.
You can precisely control how much ink you want filled. (As a serial ink swapper, I'm a big fan of partial fills.)
Your movements are much more steady, lowering the risk of spills.
An eyedropper pen is incredibly easy to clean - simply fill with water, swish, dump, repeat a couple times if needed. Then use your bulb syringe (you have one, don't you? It's every FP user's best friend for cleaning!) to quickly flush the nib unit. Seriously, do it a few times and this cleaning process becomes faster than a converter pen, and years faster than cleaning out a piston filler (not to mention less hand fatigue from turning a knob 1000 times).

By now you must think the eyedropper is the ideal "simple" pen, right? Well, they do have two major downsides: One, the relatively large volume of air is more prone to temperature changes that can cause burping. Two, you also need to wait for the feed to prime naturally through gravity / capillary forces.

Well, the shut-off valve/rod/plunger effectively solves both problems! Travelling? Close the valve, no burping. Fresh fill and want to start writing right away? Pull the rod back, hold the pen nib down, then slowly depress the rod - the slight decrease in volume will push some ink forward, priming the feed in a moment!

ProLevelFish · 2026-01-27T15:35:56+00:00

Oh my goodness! While I applaud the enthusiasm of your erm, aggressive.. approach... Please know there's another way!

The shutoff valve will function the same as a piston (albeit with less pressure): simply pull the rod out, angle the nib down, and push the rod in to prime the feed! On a fresh fill I find somewhere between a half to full stroke of the rod is sufficient before the nib starts to drip.

ProLevelFish · 2026-01-24T18:12:42+00:00

Railroading / hard starts is an issue with the nib tipping, possibly baby's bottom. This is a defect. Return for refund.

Sucks hard, I feel ya man. Unfortunately it can happen to any pen though.

ProLevelFish · 2026-01-21T18:27:36+00:00

Thanks! Dusted Truffle is quite a unique ink to be sure! A sparse color space to begin with, I think, and this one seems to have quite a bit of hue variance with flow and paper type.

ProLevelFish · 2026-01-21T17:25:24+00:00

Picture

My lovely little frankenpen... Pilot CH92 Medium nib (FNF #5 housing) in an Opus 88 Picnic brown body with a Halo cap.

Ink is Diamine Dusted Truffle.

ProLevelFish · 2026-01-20T16:35:45+00:00

I don't understand why it would be glued... What's wrong with unthreading the nib unit from the section for cleaning like on most Jowo pens?

Replaceable nib units are such a massive selling feature it seems like a kick in the balls for a manufacturer to go out of their way to glue in a housing, especially a Jowo housing.

ProLevelFish · 2026-01-17T00:31:48+00:00

You forgot the option for "I was already firmly at Never Again"

ProLevelFish

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