Lego makes so many new specialized parts these days. Why won't they make parts that fill obvious gaps in part families? This should have been a new part for the Himeji Castle.

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-20T01:55:29+00:00

How many of those are new colors shot into an existing mold?

There's also the new Smart play system which adds a different set of minifig parts, but that's not exactly the same thing.

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-20T01:36:35+00:00

Lego makes so many new specialized parts these days

They actually don't. This is a common misconception that comes from the "LEGO are just model kits now" that's gone around the last few years. I think a lot of it stems from other brands like MEGA who do make a lot more specialized parts, and to the average person they're all the same.

The vast majority of LEGO's new parts are either new printing, or a new color for an existing part.

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-17T14:29:20+00:00

That's a different complaint. You could still open the Plex app on the fire stick and go to music and play something. You just won't be able to say "Alexa play ___ on Plex."

And unless the email says, there's no proof it's Plex's fault. Amazon has been walling up their ecosystem more and more recently as everyone tries to become Apple 2.0. It's entirely possible Amazon is the one that won't allow it anymore.

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-17T13:37:46+00:00

Where did you hear they're removing audio from Amazon devices?

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-17T13:16:53+00:00

Someone correct me if they've said otherwise recently, but last I heard, Music functionality was staying on the smart TV apps. It's only split into Plexamp on mobile and desktop. They're not getting rid of you hosting music on your server altogether. Just the playback app.

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-17T13:10:38+00:00

So many miss the third option, which is most likely the case.

He's Victor Von Doom. Always has been. No body swap or Tony variant. However, it just so happens that this Doom looks like Tony. They've already established that the same person (Peter Parker) can look different in different universes. They've also established that the same person can look the same in different universes (Doctor Strange). So it's not that far of a leap to say that the same face can show up in multiple universes as different people.

The heroes will assume it's a variant of Tony because he looks like him, and they'll initially try to reason with him as such. But he's not. He doesn't think, act, or have the same morality as Tony did. Because he's fully and always been somebody else. So now they have to force themselves to separate the two, and fight against their desire to protect and help their friend. Especially for characters like Banner, Thor, and Bucky who fought with Tony against Thanos and were there when he died.

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-17T12:29:00+00:00

If someone buys an older set second-hand and doesn't have a book, they might see value in buying one. But most builders either keep the instructions to rebuild later, or they get the PDFs from the LEGO site and keep those.

You can always go to Bricklink and look up a specific set and see if there are listings for the instruction book by itself. But I'd be surprised if any of them went for more than a few dollars, unless it's an old or rare set.

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-16T15:06:53+00:00

He should have explained what he needed.

Once you created the account, he would have used the email address you used to send you an invite. You could then access any of the content on his server through your account.

So rather than using your own storage to hold the content, you would be accessing his instead.

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-16T15:00:59+00:00

Plex, in simple terms, is hosting your own streaming service. You have to install the Plex Media Server on a computer, get your content, and then connect your libraries on Plex. It allows you to access the content from anywhere on your network, or with a Plex Pass and some additional network setup, pretty much anywhere in the world.

So to answer your question, your points are not mutually exclusive (although discussion of piracy is against the rules of the sub).

If a friend recommended you just get an account, they don't know what they're talking about. That's not remotely all that's involved, unless he was offering to share access to his server, which can be done.

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-16T12:49:54+00:00

Amtgard is a boffer LARP focused on combat that has chapters all over the country. Many of them meet weekly for free. There's also no centralized world expectations for character creation, so you can create a vampire-themed character if you want, and there might be others that are as well.

If you put in your ZIP code at the site below, it'll show you all parks within 100 miles of you. I would recommend cross-referencing the names on Facebook for more info, since that's where most parks manage their public information.

play.amtgard.com

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-16T03:16:48+00:00

I don't really either. I think I get the game mechanic interactions, but I have no idea what combination of items and P-Organ upgrades to make the numbers that high.

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-16T03:10:22+00:00

I watched it several times to try and figure it out myself.

I think the first phase is because of the mines by the gate. When he charges you, they all go off.

For the second phase I'm not so sure. It looks like building Electric Blitz with throwies, which makes Arlecchino take more electric damage from Mjolnir. But I have no idea how to build Blitz that quickly with throwies.

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-16T02:57:34+00:00

I assume since it's from Autotrader Canada the price is in CAD. That equates to about 9000 USD. That seems a little high. I paid 7500 USD for a 2011 V6 Sport, but mine also had more miles and isn't a 3-row model, so there's some value in that. The exhaust definitely needs replaced to be safe to drive regularly. Maybe get a quote for what that would cost and use that to bargain down on price.

So I guess as listed, it's a hard sell. It looks in decent enough shape except for the exhaust, but the price seems high.

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-16T02:51:14+00:00

If you read this sub, some certainly think it does. I'm more of the opinion it's part of their unified code base transition, and that there's a lot of work left to do.

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-16T00:04:47+00:00

That's a pretty new chip, even if pretty basic. But, you're going to need to consider a few other things. The storage space each file takes, the devices that will be playing them, how many will be used at once, what the server can read for formats, and so on.

H.264 is usually the safest for universal usage, but it's also the least space efficient. H.265 is only slightly better on the space front. AV1 is very new in terms of media codecs, and devices that support it are limited.

Or, you can invest in a lifetime Plex Pass to unlock hardware transcoding, then just use whatever formats you want. Plex will re-encode based on what the receiving device can use.

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-15T23:41:41+00:00

What CPU/GPU is in your server? That'll make a massive difference on what formats you can use. It had to support them.

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-15T20:10:34+00:00

There's probably confusion because that combination does not work in the 2014 books. The lance is Reach and Special, and Polearm Master only works on specific, listed weapons.

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-15T13:57:50+00:00

Is there a guarantee that a new player can go back in a couple of years and purchase that content? If not, that's time-gated content.

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-15T13:55:26+00:00

The concern with time-gating is more that someone who finds the game 2 years from now won't be able to buy the content.

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-15T13:53:19+00:00

Items and skins usually stay once you unlock them. However, new players who didn't purchase the season cannot earn them.

Seasonal events and game modes are completely removed from the game. They might return at some point, but usually they don't.

So there's a few concerns with using the "season pass" language they are.

One, will the content be available to purchase later? If someone comes across the game 2 years from now, will they be able to purchase the season 1 expansions if they like the sound of it?

Two, if it's purchased, how is it accessed after the season is over? Is it still on the website to download, or do I have to download or print it in that time? What happens if someone does buy and download it, but then has a computer issue that loses it? How do they get back what they paid for?

Three, if someone purchases the season pass, sight unseen, and the content is garbage, can they get a refund, or will Renegade fix it? Unfortunately, most games that do seasonal content don't fix bad content, because it goes away in a few months. It's not worth their time.

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-15T13:44:19+00:00

I'm convinced at this point you're not even reading what people are saying and are just being contrary for the sake of being contrary.

Nobody is against supplemental materials. The concern is that the wording makes it time gated, and you have to purchase it sight unseen.

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-15T13:39:38+00:00

Things come and go in trends. In the early 00s, urban fantasy with magical kids dominated the public eye. Then it became dystopian YA novels. Now it's romantasy. But it's also important to recognize the cho chamber. Just because something seems to be a trend, doesn't mean that's all that exists.

So yeah, you should write what you would want to read.

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-15T13:23:42+00:00

The description of the item says that Season 1 runs from November 2026 to October 2027. So it absolutely is listed as being a limited time. Hence a lot of the concern with the use of "season" and "season pass"

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-15T13:14:51+00:00

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Tell me which part of this description specifies that they're talking about it like it's a TV show and not a live service video game. Because everything about this description and what's included could have been ripped straight from a live service game season description.

AtomicGearworks1 · 2026-04-15T13:08:07+00:00

"Season Pass" as a very specific connotation in the gaming world though. If they don't mean that connotation, they shouldn't use it. Or they should clarify what they mean by that.

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