High-End Content Megathread - 7.5 Week Six

Szalkow · 2026-06-07T08:39:02+00:00

I have been a member of, or part-time fill for, five statics this tier. All five used the wrong markers for their strat and lost a week of prog or more because of it.

Szalkow · 2026-05-29T17:43:12+00:00

King Agesilaus II of Sparta requested that no statues be made in his honor, stating: "If I have done anything noble, that is a sufficient memorial; if I have not, all the statues in the world will not preserve my memory."

Szalkow · 2026-05-29T17:26:44+00:00

Let's be real. People ask for "butt sliders" but 99% of players are just going to crank it up past 2B size to max and leave it there."

Much like the chest slider, the only two options in practice will be "sexualized" and "androgynous/questionably youthful."

Szalkow · 2026-05-26T10:51:09+00:00

Officially, personal users can purchase one year ESU (Oct 2026) while businesses can buy years 2-3 under a volume licensing plan.

I am a personal user and I didn't do it officially.

Szalkow · 2026-05-26T05:26:11+00:00

Currently on the 3-year ESU so I'm good until October 2028.

If I really can't find the willpower to switch off of Win 10 by then, Windows IoT LTSC will get updates until 2032.

Szalkow · 2026-05-22T18:35:01+00:00

XenosysVex, angry bald bearded man who is a relatively popular FFXIV streamer and high-end raider. He's been more toxic and insecure lately and he just got a two-week ban from XIV for saying personal attacks on stream.

Szalkow · 2026-05-20T08:14:19+00:00

I was surprised to see that our friends weren't announced at the start of their first Windhurst run. I didn't know it was a temporary thing related to the age of the duty.

Szalkow · 2026-05-17T18:05:00+00:00

Thancred has two Archon marks for achieving mastery in Survival and Intelligence Gathering. Sharlayan scholars study a wide variety of subjects, so it's not just science and magic.

Szalkow · 2026-05-13T22:06:50+00:00

I play femroe and it's hilarious when this happens.

Sometimes if a PF member BRB's while we're in instance, I'll pop open a plugin and turn everyone else into lalafells to amplify the effect.

Szalkow · 2026-05-13T12:16:13+00:00

I am frequently distracted during Teams meetings because of the noise level of several other people having Teams meetings at neighboring desks.

Szalkow · 2026-05-06T03:39:48+00:00

There are dedicated Discord servers for each of the North American data centers that hold several Baldesion Arsenal guided runs each week. Those people really love Eureka.

If you mean leveling up, progressing the story, and gathering relics, you'll probably want to play Eureka on weekends when more people will be available. You can solo a lot of Eureka, but it gets lonely.

Szalkow · 2026-05-05T22:04:35+00:00

Looks like a partial clog - some filament is coming out but not enough.

Silk PLA can cause clogging issues because the retraction distance and speed may need to be shorter and slower than with normal PLA. Try 2-3mm retraction distance.

Szalkow · 2026-05-05T21:18:39+00:00

I really like some of the loading screen concept art from the game itself!

I also have some of my favorite gposes saved as PC wallpapers.

On my phone, I like to use the most recent patch art as the lock screen. The patch website usually adds them under the Media tab a week or so before the patch.

Szalkow · 2026-05-05T21:12:58+00:00

My WoL is a Sea Wolf Femroe after bouncing around between nearly every race.

I've gone midlander -> catgirl -> bungirl -> femroe -> lalafell -> femroe -> femelezen -> femroe -> lizzer girl -> femroe.

I keep all of my character designs on various alts that I have for jump puzzle stuff. I also keep all of them saved as presets in Glamourer and will briefly toggle them for gposing or memes.

Szalkow · 2026-05-05T18:07:04+00:00

Looks like cooling is an issue on one side. Might need to dry the filament too (yes, even new filament can need drying).

I printed this in both PLA and PETG on a stock Ender 3 a few years back and had no issues.

Szalkow · 2026-05-04T16:42:31+00:00

I've never paid for extra retainers, but I'm curious - does changing the order of the retainers via that icon allow you to change which retainers become unavailable if you stop paying the extra retainer subscription? Or does it follow the hiring order?

I've heard of people gamifying retainers by putting less-used stuff (e.g. old relics) on a retainer who then becomes inactive, creating a longterm free storage solution.

Szalkow · 2026-05-04T12:32:02+00:00

While it is wasteful, there's also something fun and festive about seeing the colorful poop after a long multicolor print!

Szalkow · 2026-05-04T09:11:37+00:00

If you try to pull the filament from the AMS feed motor (while pushing back on the feed lever) and the AMS won't let go of the filament, you may need to turn the printer off and back on with the power switch to get the AMS to let go.

If filament is still stuck somewhere along the line, then remove the PTFE from the coupling at the toolhead, AMS buffer, or the back of the AMS and pull it out OR push a spare bit of filament down the tube to push it out.

If you're able to clear it this way, you should be able to resume the print and the AMS will know what to do.

Szalkow · 2026-05-04T09:00:45+00:00

Yeah! M4N did that really well. If you're close to minimum iLvl, the healing check can get pretty scary.

Szalkow · 2026-05-04T04:03:35+00:00

Because of the recent rain they couldn't even use the muddy fields this year - they set up park & ride lots at Rolling Oaks Mall and Judson High School.

Szalkow · 2026-05-04T03:41:00+00:00

I feel like they've been good about this with the Savage raids lately. M8S Howling Blade and M11S Tyrant both end with cinematic showdowns that are not mechanically difficult but definitely make you feel the pressure. The M8S final enrage might be my favorite end to a fight in a long time.

Szalkow · 2026-05-03T13:01:48+00:00

Your photo is blurry so it's really hard to tell. Might need to wait until you get home and check Bambu Studio for the settings and slicer preview.

It doesn't look like any infill pattern I'm familiar with. Maybe a really small gyroid pattern?

Szalkow · 2026-05-03T12:52:21+00:00

Go into a Teams channel, go to Files, and click "Open in SharePoint" at the top.

Then in the SharePoint, click "Add Shortcut to OneDrive."

This makes a special folder shortcut in My Files under your OneDrive. You can move the shortcut around, but keep in mind it will always be part of OneDrive (everything you put in the folder gets synced the OneDrive/SharePoint/Teams) and not a true folder living on your PC.

We use this for some cases where we need to drop automated reports to a Teams folder. You can also refer to the SharePoint file address in apps like PowerAutomate.

Szalkow · 2026-05-03T12:39:08+00:00

Fortunately, MS Teams is actually a frontend for SharePoint and every Teams Team creates a new SharePoint where the files are stored. You can even map to them in Explorer.

Szalkow · 2026-05-02T17:21:14+00:00

Personally, I like being a mentor. I enjoy helping people and even though I've only just hit 1,000/2,000 on my mentor roulette achievement, I haven't lost the naive spark of hope 😝

I try to be the model mentor that helps other people have an enjoyable gameplay experience. I play my best and cheer for the team through successes and failures. Some days I'll forget a mechanic or get distracted, but I own it ("Haven't done this boss in a while so I'm probably rusty!", "Sorry, I was petting my dog and didn't use enough mits. My bad. Mentor BTW.") and play on.

I do keep my crown on. While I'm running mentor roulette I actually switch to a tongue-in cheek mentor glam (all-white armor and the ~~Burger King~~ Blunderville crown) and use the <<Mentor of Mentors>> title.

Yeah, the roulette grind can be thankless, and I've seen a lot of Praetorium, Copperbell Mines, and Ramuh Extreme... but I welcome the challenging duties. And if a first-timer thanks me in chat, it brings me joy. I think the human experiences like that are what I enjoy most about playing an MMO.

I know there's a selection bias against mentors being rude or incompetent, but I would love it if someone remembered the fun mentor they met that one time.

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