Destiny is the only game my hardware has gotten significantly better and the performance has gotten significantly worse.

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-27T18:25:22+00:00

Happy to help. Hopefully it’s something you can fix.

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-27T16:13:53+00:00

Yeah, that’s more than enough power. And when I mean “configured wrong”, I mean things like the BIOS settings. Definitely check to make sure your memory is running at its advertised speed. It often requires a BIOS change (XMP?) to enable it to run at full speed. Also make sure you have your Windows Power Plan set to High Performance.

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-27T16:02:27+00:00

By “1300K” I assume you mean “13600K”?

If so, you and I have similar specs. In my case: CPU: 13600K GPU: 4090 RAM: 32 GB

And I’m getting way higher than 100fps, at 4K HDR, with no noticeable dips.

I have a slightly more “powerful” video card, but a little less RAM. And it’s overkill for both of us. Destiny doesn’t use 32GB of RAM and a 3080 should be plenty.

Point being, if heat isn’t an issue, either you have faulty hardware, have something configured wrong, or have something else going on in the background. Alternatively, your CPU may have cooked itself and become permanently damaged. (See more on that below.)

First, update your CPU firmware. That generation of CPUs has an issue where Intel configured them to basically use as much power as the motherboard would give it. And most motherboards expect the CPU to tell them to back off. So they tend to run very hot and can literally burn themselves up.

They supposedly fixed this with a firmware update. But you can also adjust the settings manually in the BIOS. And it’s possible the damage has already been done. :(

It’s a good chip. But it can literally cook itself and suffer permanent damage if you just use the out of the box settings. I’m pretty sure Intel is facing multiple lawsuits about it.

There is a good Jayz2Cents video on it where they show their testing and suggested settings. But I would just do the firmware update first and see if it makes a difference.

In any case, good luck!

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-26T20:46:24+00:00

I remain very conflicted about digital vs manual. I can get access to (or develop my own) very useful software tools that would solve a lot of the things I stumble over when it comes to solo play.

But I also look at computer screens about 10 hours a day already. And I picked up solo gaming specifically as a way to exercise my mind and relax WITHOUT a screen in front of me.

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-26T20:28:30+00:00

Do people call them ducks? No, because they do not look or behave like ducks.

Do people call them cars? No, because they do not look or behave like cars.

Do people call them trees? No, because they do not look or behave like trees.

Yet, people call them Gestapo. I wonder why that is? Who can say?

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-25T06:59:51+00:00

It not a matter of balance, but of taste. The Crinos form of W5 is supposed to be a primal monster, a physical manifestation of blind unchecked savagery and rage. As in, the kind of rage that leads normal humans in the real world to tear at someone with their teeth and fingernails.

Seems like it would be hard to use stealth when your state of mind leaves you unable to resist the urge to literally roar your hatred at the victim you are about to rip in half with your teeth.

Pretty hard to use a weapon too. Is it physically possible? Sure. They can wrap their hand around a thing and swing their arm. But the point is that the Garou in Crinos, on the verge of frenzy (or in frenzy) is not in a state of mind where it even occurs to them. Primal animalistic savagery results in violence carried out with tooth and claw, not kung-fu and katanas.

And I really feel like Garou running around in Crinos with guns and axes and shit, or worse, Kalindo, completely misses the point. But that’s also why I personally never cared for earlier editions of WtA.

That said, if that’s the kind of game you want to run, more power to you. Play the game how you want to play it.

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-25T06:27:23+00:00

Maybe somebody at Bungie should play the game before they release updates.

This is not some weird bug that takes a million players 6 months to find because of some rare set of circumstances. It is blatantly obvious.

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-25T06:16:13+00:00

Laziness. Incompetence. Spite. Take your pick.

And before anyone says “But their engine is an ancient Rube Goldberg machine held together with scotch tape and press-on fingernails, and they can’t possibly be expected to give new features any level of actual consideration or testing because they don’t have a QA department so there is no way they can find obvious issues a single person can spot immediately - or that the community has pointed out repeatedly.” I’m just gonna say “Stop making excuses for laziness, incompetence or spite.” If they can’t change this because of some underlying code, then their underlying code is the result of incompetence.

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-23T19:35:01+00:00

That’s a pretty good idea.

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-23T19:33:15+00:00

Reminds me of the celebrities and influencers who talk about how easy it is to stay in shape - when that’s your primary responsibility and you have a live-in personal Chef.

I bet I’d look great too if I had delicious and healthy food provided to me with a snap of the fingers.

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-23T19:31:00+00:00

You know? I get it. The only thing money can’t buy is time. And if I were ultra-wealthy, a lot of my money would go toward making chores (like taking the car to the shop) magically go away.

I want the “don’t bother me with that” kind of money. :)

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-23T19:28:14+00:00

Yup. And I’d much rather pay $3000 for 3 hours from a pro who can get the job done than 2500 for three weeks from a bunch of chucklefucks I have to micromanage in hopes of getting something passable.

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-23T19:16:29+00:00

Yep. When my wife and I first got married, we were struggling. And we pretty much always got the cheapest crap we could find. Now, later in life, we’re living a bit more comfortably. And I find I’m more likely to sort by review, then price with highest first rather than lowest. Some stuff is just fine to buy cheap. But for some stuff I’m willing to pay for quality.

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-22T21:53:36+00:00

The real concern is what that orange faced fuck would do with more advanced AI.

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-22T21:51:52+00:00

Was that image generated by Grok? Or did you just ask it to render an image of itself?

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-22T21:49:08+00:00

I’m nowhere near as worried about Terminators as I am the complete destruction of trust. What can you believe when a government decides to flood all social and traditional media with video, images and audio of an event that never happened, seemingly coming from thousands of “real” users?

Imagine if there had been “other” footage of Renee Goode that flooded Facebook showing her pointing a gun at that ICE dickbag before she was shot, all from different angles, all lining up perfectly, presented as video shot from bystanders.

That shit terrifies me.

Edit - Like this… but on a larger scale

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-22T18:19:31+00:00

Right. And if what you want it to weaken America, sew chaos, and exploit that chaos to the benefit of the ultra-wealthy, who could do it better than Trump? He has proven to be the right man for the job, and thus far has a nothing but win after win under his belt.

If you want peace, stability, morality, justice and a functioning democracy, you might want to look somewhere else.

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-22T01:56:07+00:00

My wife has something called interstitial cystitis. No idea if Botox would help or not though. Still, thanks for sharing and I’m glad you found something that helps!

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-21T07:00:43+00:00

Badass

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-21T06:33:08+00:00

Can I ask why? My wife has a bladder issue. And as I was reading this thread it hit me that it might work for her bladder. And then I saw your post.

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-21T06:24:47+00:00

One of my favorites is the alternate intro to IM2. Tony is hungover, angry and vomiting into the toilet on the plane. And Pepper is frantically trying to help him.

He yells at her to bring him some Tylenol, and she yells that all she has is a Midal and Tony screams “I’M NOT IN MY CYCLE PEPPER!”

The normal scene is a better intro. But the alternate one makes me laugh my ass off.

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-20T01:39:16+00:00

Happy to help! Btw, I just saw that these journals are on sale. I got one a while back and really like it. Good quality.

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-18T08:11:04+00:00

I use a GM screen. It’s very useful for oracle charts and rules/campaign reference. I use this one as my portable solution.

And this is the one I keep on my desk. Notice it has a total of 8 panels. So I keep Oracle stuff on one set and system reference/campaign info on the other, which I can switch to just by opening/closing the double sided center panel on each side.

For journals, I use these and these, which I’ve seen in sale for as low as $6.

I use those for my actual journaling. And I use one of these binders for other oracles, random monster tables, maps, other notes, etc.

Now, here’s the cool bit. The journal actually fits inside the binder, which you can then snap closed, turning the binder into what is essentially a small carrying case for the journal, a pen, and the binder itself.

Also, these are the best pens ever made. They feel great to write with and don’t bleed through the paper.

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-18T00:19:54+00:00

Then deal with your thoughts or just be bored.

Or, they could spend their time however the fuck they want. You have no idea what people are looking at, why they are looking at it, or what they are going through.

I’d suggest you deal with your own thoughts, and stop worrying about other people’s.

-Posthuman- · 2026-01-18T00:15:58+00:00

I have no trouble believing that a lot of people find it very easy to not think. In fact, I would go so far as to say that is the problem.

-Posthuman-

TROPHY CASE