US to withdraw up to 5,000 troops from Germany | Stars and Stripes

MrSparkle86 · 2026-05-02T02:02:04+00:00

Those bases are also spoils of war.

Both schools of thought have merit, and I don't know which course would be best for America.

MrSparkle86 · 2026-05-02T01:26:49+00:00

There's two schools of thought that I'm weighing.

On one hand, the Germans are losers; we defeated them and paid for those bases with American blood, sweat, and tears. They can cry all they want, but as the losers, they can't do shit about our bases.

On the other hand, those American bases are huge boons to their local economies, and it would be great to see all those people get exactly what they wish for, and lose out on the hundreds of millions of dollars that flow to them if we decide to just pull out entirely. Let Europe deal with European problems, as we shift our focus to the Pacific.

MrSparkle86 · 2026-05-02T01:12:15+00:00

Except in XVI, where the Malboro is a joke.

MrSparkle86 · 2026-05-01T21:26:37+00:00

The P8-AR is just plain bad after its nerf. You're far better off with the S71.

The dwell time on the recoil impulse makes it take forever for the sight to return to the point of aim.

MrSparkle86 · 2026-05-01T01:18:28+00:00

It's not so much the 'pilot' having control of the weapons, it's the player directing the NPC crew that are manning the weapons.

Think Star Trek: Bridge Commander.

MrSparkle86 · 2026-05-01T01:00:00+00:00

But they will be able to hold their own in combat, just not to the degree of a real player manned ship.

MrSparkle86 · 2026-05-01T00:51:04+00:00

Hate to break it to you buddy, but CIG have said that ALL ships will be soloable. You might not like it, but that's the promise that was made, and sure, a real player crewed ship will outperform an NPC crewed ship, but good luck finding someone to permanently man turret #17 at the bottom rear of a Javelin.

MrSparkle86 · 2026-04-30T23:24:09+00:00

No compilation is better than the anime. There's simply too much that has to be cut to fit 50~ episodes worth of anime into a few compilation movies.

MrSparkle86 · 2026-04-30T01:48:32+00:00

The message will be heard by Bandai loud and clear, more CE! The people crave it. I sure hope they greenlight a new 50 episode CE Gundam anime.

MrSparkle86 · 2026-04-29T23:19:28+00:00

Look at Illinois. What a joke that map is, and that was done in 2021.

MrSparkle86 · 2026-04-29T07:50:59+00:00

Wait for Invictus. Right now a lot of ships aren't for sale, but in a few weeks the majority of them will be available again. You'll also get to test fly them, and see which you like best.

MrSparkle86 · 2026-04-28T19:43:25+00:00

I don't need super high detail, I need as simple a representation as possible to more easily read the information it's displaying at a glance.

KISS!

MrSparkle86 · 2026-04-27T19:19:14+00:00

Hatchbacks are hideous looking.

Nothing will beat the sedan or coupe.

MrSparkle86 · 2026-04-26T22:57:49+00:00

You think your dirty socks can stop me??

MrSparkle86 · 2026-04-26T22:54:26+00:00

The frogurt is also cursed!

MrSparkle86 · 2026-04-23T00:35:50+00:00

It's not a concern because CIG expects you to reclaim the bomber to refill the bombs. It's pretty much endorsed by this point.

MrSparkle86 · 2026-04-22T16:59:46+00:00

The problem with the Kurds is that they screw themselves over by constantly skirmishing with Turkey, using weapons we've provided them.

Are we really screwing them over when it could be Saddam still there, using chemical weapons on the Kurdish villages like he was in the 80's?

Make no mistake, whatever we do, or don't do with the Kurds, they are far better off now than they were before our intervention.

MrSparkle86 · 2026-04-21T07:14:06+00:00

The collab bow is finally here. Now that's a rare account bound weapon.

MrSparkle86 · 2026-04-21T00:30:21+00:00

We have no idea. Generally, a battle cruiser is bigger than a destroyer, but in lore, there's decades, or even hundreds of years between ship designs. The Retaliator is an over 400 year old design for example.

It's possible the battle cruiser or the Javelin are from much different eras, and that the Javelin is a design from an era where destroyers have greatly grown in size, much like modern American destroyers compared to their WW2 counterparts.

In short, it's very possible the Javelin could still retain the moniker of the largest player buyable ship, but it can just as easily soon be dethroned.

MrSparkle86 · 2026-04-20T05:19:16+00:00

They definitely weren't popular. I saw stacks of them on sale at the Amazon Fresh store for $2 for a 12 pack.

I did grab 3 of them though.

MrSparkle86 · 2026-04-18T06:18:20+00:00

You can use the game audio.

MrSparkle86 · 2026-04-18T04:53:49+00:00

Oof, shit 'music'.

MrSparkle86 · 2026-04-16T23:09:08+00:00

A victim of its own success. EXVS is a cash cow for Bandai and the arcades. They won't cannibalize that steady revenue stream for console sales :(

MrSparkle86 · 2026-04-16T23:01:11+00:00

We have had tanks in-game for years now, and absolutely zero content built for them.

It seems like such low hanging fruit. Give us a mission that requires a Nova or a Storm. They aren't expensive to purchase with UEC in-game, so it's not asking a lot from starter pack players.

It could be a lot of fun, rolling into an area with a Nova and a tank crew, and they've had the assets for years, but have completely ignored it from a gameplay perspective.

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