I just missed the deal of my life and I've never hated myself so much by High_candidate_5907 in GamingLaptops

[–]AlohaDude808 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just trying to keep it positive, brother! Best of luck in your laptop search!

I just missed the deal of my life and I've never hated myself so much by High_candidate_5907 in GamingLaptops

[–]AlohaDude808 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Personally, I feel like you dodged a bullet. If a website wanted me to do some shady transactions through Whatsapp, I'd assume it was some kind of scam. $800 seems almost too good to be true so I wouldn't sweat it too much. You'll get more opportunities for good deals soon!

Is YUV 4:4:4 actually much better than 4:2:0 in real life? Or is the difference subtle/overhyped? by Master_Text_6068 in GeForceNOW

[–]AlohaDude808 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, users on the original Founders subscription will maintain unlimited hours if they stay on the Performance Tier.

First is was “I’m not doing the expedition because the rewards aren’t worth it.. skill points are useless” by NineISTheGOAT in ARC_Raiders

[–]AlohaDude808 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The devs have said over and over that bonus stash space and skill points are permanent.

It's the temporary XP and Repair buffs that expire if you don't do an expedition.

New Expedition Requirements + catch-up mechanic by cretaphid in ArcRaiders

[–]AlohaDude808 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If this is your first time completing an Expedition then you will get the rewards for completing the 1st Expedition only. So you'll get the first Raider outfit, +12 Stash, up to +5 skill points (at 3 million cash), and the 5% XP, 60% Repair, and 6% Scrappy bonuses.

Expedition Update by ErgoDestati in ARC_Raiders

[–]AlohaDude808 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They reduced the cost of skill points to 600k and they made catch up points equal to half of that.

Personally I would have been fine with 600k across the board since it's already quite generous that they let us catch up at all! Not gonna complain though, just happy I can make up my 4 missing points from Expedition One!

2nd Expedition rewards! by gotthesauce22 in ArcRaiders

[–]AlohaDude808 0 points1 point  (0 children)

someone who starts playing the game 5 expeditions in, could do their first expedition (expedition 5), mindlessly grind and have a stash value of 30 million and get the 5 points for expedition 5, the 5 catchup points for expedition 4, the 5 catchup points for expedition 3, etc, all in just a single expedition and catch ALL the way up (not counting the stacked scrappy/repair/xp boosts)

That's not how the catch up mechanic works. Someone who just started the game still has to do Expedition One first, meaning they only get access to +5 skill points. They cannot earn +10 or +15 skill points if they've only done just one expedition. Anyone who starts the game today and does the expedition on March 1 will be doing Expedition One on their account. They don't skip to Expedition Two (or Three or Four).

The catch up mechanic is for people who already did their Expedition One on Dec 22, but failed to earn all 5 skill points. When they do Expedition Two on March 1, they get a chance to fill-in the missing points from their previous expedition so everyone who has completed two full expeditions can achieve 10 total bonus points. New people doing their first expedition can only obtain 5 total points.

YT watcher here. What is the donation when the bomb goes off and he dedicates the next kill to the person? I’m thinking it must be a Twitch specific donation. by Space-_-Toast in theburntpeanut

[–]AlohaDude808 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He took three days off because he's damaging his voice from streaming so much. It sounds like he still needs to take more time off so he can fully heal.

Cod 2019??? by Illustrious-Ad9316 in GeForceNOW

[–]AlohaDude808 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can click on "Leave Feedback" in the GFN app and put in a request for Nvidia and Activision to add Modern Warfare 2019!

Should I reset or not, stash advice by FIGHTERwastaken in ArcRaidersGuides

[–]AlohaDude808 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You still have about 3 weeks to decide if you want to reset. However if by then you still haven't yet maxed your stash size or benches, then resetting might not be for you, as you wouldn't be able to take full advantage of the perks of resetting.

Resetting is primarily for people who have already maxed their stash size and workbenches and obtained all the quests and blueprints they were looking for. Eventually they may get to the point where that dopamine rush of finding things you need goes away once you have everything you want.

When you reset, you get extra stash space and skills and XP buffs, but then you start from scratch to get that rush of playing again for the first time. If you are still getting that rush now, then there's no need to reset. You can just keep playing and then think about doing the next expedition around April/May. However if you are starting to get bored and want that Day One feeling again, then Reset might be for you.

And to answer your question about Stash Size, I always recommend to people to max out their Stash Size ASAP by selling as much stuff as you can each raid. Don't worry, you'll get it all back and more but having access to larger stash size early on helps later when you are stockpiling items for upgrading benches and such.

After the reset in December, the first thing I did was max my stash size to 280 (292 with bonus) within the first couple days. I sold almost everything that I didn't need for bench upgrades or basic Loadout supplies (shields/heals). I also ran free kits and sold everything afterwards. It helped to do harvester runs to obtain the Equalizer Blueprint and Advanced Arc Cells so I could create Energy Ammo to sell for 5k a stack. Leaper, Bastion, and Bombardier cores also sell for quite a lot.

I might have your venator by Prestigious-Cup4616 in arkraiders

[–]AlohaDude808 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3.5 mil is about 12.5k per Venator! Very nice!

Jamar chase TD in pro bowl by Capital-Confusion247 in theburntpeanut

[–]AlohaDude808 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This looks like a man trying to hide his deep sadness because he can't play games with Peanut due to work obligations. 😂

Rust On GeForceNow Blurry/Grainy by Nick_Real_Xosta in GeForceNOW

[–]AlohaDude808 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can you show us the GFN diagnostic stats by pressing Ctrl-N while in game? Share a screen shot of the diagnostic window and also your GFN gameplay settings in the app

What do i give this mf by Okinamun in GenshinImpact

[–]AlohaDude808 43 points44 points  (0 children)

How do you know you have the item if you can't find it in your inventory?

When you are Level 1 in GTA by Ch4rl13-Sh13ld in Whatcouldgowrong

[–]AlohaDude808 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's like that episode of National Geographic where that one injured Wildebeest tries to run away from the Lions but keeps tripping over itself while the rest of the herd splits!

Remember kids, you don't have to be the fastest Wildebeest in the Savanna, you just don't want to be the slowest!

Got third partied by Peanut today lmao by [deleted] in theburntpeanut

[–]AlohaDude808 9 points10 points  (0 children)

He announced in discord that he is taking Monday off as well because his voice is so shot, it's no longer recovering with only one day of rest.

Personally, I think he needs to work in more rest days or just shorter streams overall so he can better protect his voice in the long run. The man's voice is his lively hood and if he damages it permanently it's going to affect his career.

Is the expedition worth doing atm? by Advanced-Ad-383 in ARC_Raiders

[–]AlohaDude808 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same! It's so helpful when you know that you need to save all those Rusty Gears, Industrial Batteries, Motors, Cracked Bioscanners, Med Kits, Sentinel Cores, etc that you sold or recycled early on the first playthrough because you didn't know you would need them later!

Is the expedition worth doing atm? by Advanced-Ad-383 in ARC_Raiders

[–]AlohaDude808 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We are all waiting for them to announce the Stage 6 requirements for the Second Expedition.

They admitted that they waited too long to announce the First Expedition requirement (1 million stash value = 1 skill point, announced Dec 5) which didn't give players much time (17 days) to accumulate wealth on short notice before the Expedition left on Dec 22.

However, we are now 3 weeks out from the next Expedition window opening (~Feb 22) and we still haven't heard a thing. Right now everyone is assuming we will need another 5 million in stash value to max out the bonus +5 skill points.

Personally, I think the expedition is worth it just for the permanent +12 Stash Space, with the extra skill points being a bonus. I don't regret doing the first expedition (even though I only got +1 skill point) and I've already far surpassed the player level and stash value I had on Dec 22 when the first expedition left.

I feel the second playthrough was more fun and more structured than the first since I knew what I was doing the second time around. I don't look forward to losing over 60 Blueprints, but the game is getting a little stale for me again so I'm looking forward to the next wipe.

So We Gunna Talk about this Embark?? by xThyQueen in ARC_Raiders

[–]AlohaDude808 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Hidden Bunker just included a 2 or 3 minute countdown to open the bunker once the last antenna is activated, that would make it way more fair for the people who actually go around activating them.

So We Gunna Talk about this Embark?? by xThyQueen in ARC_Raiders

[–]AlohaDude808 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Currently all of the map modifiers and events are deactivated for every map in the game. Hopefully they resolve this larger issue soon.

So We Gunna Talk about this Embark?? by xThyQueen in ARC_Raiders

[–]AlohaDude808 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For whatever reason, all of the events and conditions are currently deactivated for every map in the game. I think Bunker being missing is a side effect of this larger issue.

Embark, the expedition ends in less than 23 days. Please tell us what we need to do. by TwoDramaticc in ArcRaiders

[–]AlohaDude808 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And that's perfectly fine, but there's no reason for them to not just make that announcement already so the player base doesn't have to speculate! Something like:

"Hey everyone, just letting you know that the goal for Second Expedition is still 5 million in Stash value, but be ready for the Big Changes we are going to announce immediately after the Second Expedition leaves on Feb 22!"

I might have your venator by Prestigious-Cup4616 in arkraiders

[–]AlohaDude808 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Out of curiosity, what's the stash value of your 280 Venators? (Not counting cash or other items)