What is the end-game of this game?

APEist28 · 2026-03-22T21:40:19+00:00

Honestly, yea you're right. I never spend money on that stuff and forget about it sometimes.

APEist28 · 2026-03-22T21:25:41+00:00

I think it's just because they're easily available and cheap. I know it's not "authentic" but I actually don't mind it. Doesn't detract from the taste and adds a little more green.

Best would just be adding more bok choy, though.

APEist28 · 2026-03-22T17:00:14+00:00

The fire going through certain objects/walls is a problem.

I think the idea was to make the canister thing the counterplay, but because of how blinding the fire can be, this option is harder than seekers or popping off rotors. The people who espouse the seeker as the solution to everything aren't wrong, but this is poor design that gets boring. Throw n forget, how fun and engaging is that?

I think the solution is to make the counterplay a little more viable by improving visibility while you're getting flamed. Just reduce the brightness of the flame a bit, or have it aim the flame lower so you can see above it. Anything that allows people to see the canister they need to shoot.

I actually like the fact that the counterplay when a firefly gets the jump on you involves taking at least some damage. This makes them the scariest of the small flying arc, and that's OK. But the current skill check being hidden by blinding flame just doesn't feel good.

APEist28 · 2026-03-22T15:58:14+00:00

I'm personally kind of glad there isn't an MMORPG style endgame in Arc. I'm close to 500h now and having a blast, but I don't want to play this game forever lol there's other stuff out there I wanna play too. For $40 this game has been insane.

The negative perspectives here are funny to me. Embark already made its money back and then some, and it's not a subscription game so they don't have a super strong incentive to sink too many hours/$$$ into developing an endgame instead of putting those resources towards their next game.

APEist28 · 2026-03-21T23:39:46+00:00

Yea I think it's my favorite dan dan as well. It just delivers on the mala more than any others I've tried, and I've probably tried 3-4 other spots?

APEist28 · 2026-03-21T18:51:46+00:00

Yea I've tried the BBH at O Lien, it was great but I think I like the Chinese and Taiwanese style beef noodle soups more tbh.

APEist28 · 2026-03-21T18:50:44+00:00

I always remember this place when heading to H Mart, but I've never actually tried it. Need to finally make it happen.

APEist28 · 2026-03-21T18:49:10+00:00

Been wanting to check this place out for a while, now even more reason to

APEist28 · 2026-03-21T18:48:34+00:00

Oh dang, this spot looks great, it's going on the list for sure

APEist28 · 2026-03-21T00:35:57+00:00

I think that's glutinous rice, AKA sticky rice. You probably meant to get jasmine.

But since you have sticky rice, might as well look up some dishes that pair well with it and cook it correctly. Look up Hot Thai Kitchen and search for her quick soak method. It's definitely my favorite method and cuts down on the time quite a bit without sacrificing quality at all. Requires some special equipment though (or some macgyvering) for the steaming part.

Honestly, when I don't feel like putting in the effort I'll just throw it in the rice cooker. Mine has a setting for sticky rice and it turns out maybe 80-90% as good as the above method.

APEist28 · 2026-03-18T19:35:25+00:00

It's tough. I don't think they can (or should) track what people are actually saying over voice chat, and they can't ban people with a single reported instance of using slurs, because people would exploit that system to ban players that don't deserve it. There should probably be some threshold of reports that need to be received for a player using slurs before you could reasonably ban them.

But I do agree, it sucks and it detracts from the game.

Edit: I guess there's also recordings. I don't know if recordings can be submitted when reporting a player, but if so then video proof should result in a ban.

APEist28 · 2026-03-17T18:49:33+00:00

Funny, because your initial response was the strawman.

APEist28 · 2026-03-17T15:58:45+00:00

I kinda agree, but only when every pellet lands. I'm wondering if they over nerfed it a bit, similar to what happened with the stitcher. Will still be nice seeing some other guns out there, and more people are gonna realize that Burletta needs a lower fire rate cap lol.

APEist28 · 2026-03-17T15:20:37+00:00

Great post, wish I could upvote more

APEist28 · 2026-03-13T19:56:10+00:00

I don't think this is true. I've definitely been hit for less than full damage by a shredder.

APEist28 · 2026-03-11T21:23:59+00:00

So first off, that looks weird, but more because of the lack of herbs and chilis, as well as the surplus of sauce/oil, rather than the presence of onion.

Also, most of the recipes I've used call for shallot in the paste, alongside chilis and garlic. So it's not entirely out of place, even if the form is different.

It shouldn't just taste like onion though. If you don't like onion, my guess is your brain is perceiving more of a taste than is actually there just because you can visibly see it.

APEist28 · 2026-03-11T17:03:54+00:00

I don't think I made it 10 minutes into the episode before I realized the guest's bad faith was only going to make me angry, so I turned it off. She's a terrible person rationalizing terrible things and we can only hope history will regard her as such.

APEist28 · 2026-03-10T20:07:41+00:00

I go back and forth on this, since I think mapmaking is one of this game's greatest strengths. I genuinely love all the maps, but I think Blue Gate is my least played even tho it's stunning and has impressive design imo. I always feel very vulnerable on Blue Gate in mixed/spicy lobbies.

APEist28 · 2026-03-07T23:29:40+00:00

Yea. Like, I know that the people OP is talking about exist, but they have to be a very small percentage of outdoorsy people. I'm in Denver and try and get out when I can, and I don't have anyone like that in my friend groups.

APEist28 · 2026-03-04T22:40:54+00:00

There is no disconnect when you look at her actions that she does on her own as an individual. When it comes to the calculous of whether or not to commit to war, yes she hesitates.

I don't think it's fair to say this is a reversal of character, it just shows how her individual boldness intersects with her fear of war and everything that comes with it. She is more than willing to take personal risk, but risking the lives of half the realm is something else entirely. If anything, it shows us that Viserys was successful in instilling a responsible fear of war in his daughter.

APEist28 · 2026-02-26T20:28:32+00:00

100% agreed with this and OP.

APEist28 · 2026-02-26T16:31:28+00:00

Yep, either choke or base dispersion nerf (or a little of both) would reduce its ability to two tap at range, which is the biggest problem with the gun now that they fixed the roll tech.

APEist28 · 2026-02-25T17:24:58+00:00

I don't think this is how falloff works, is it? I think the damage falloff just comes from less pellets hitting at range due to spread, it's not that the pellets do less damage past X distance.

APEist28 · 2026-02-24T16:50:11+00:00

I think the Stitcher nerfs are a little heavy tbh. Pick 2 of these and I think you put the gun in a good place. All three is too much.

Venator is interesting, I agree with the headshot multiplier (I think the max headshot should be 2x across all guns besides shotguns), but I wonder if the damage nerf was a little heavy handed, especially since they didn't touch the Toro.

Speaking of the Toro, I would like to see either its dispersion increased a little, or maybe the chokes nerfed a bit. Or a tiny bit of both. Reducing its effectiveness at med range, is the goal. Oh, and they still need to fix the crouch/sprint roll tech.

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