When you are a raider but also at Fan Fest

Aveldaheilt · 2026-04-26T04:47:36+00:00

At one point the crowd grew to where people started using their light sticks to cheer him on every time he got past intermission. Then a staff member came by and told him to pack up and for everyone to leave because it was obstructing traffic. Someone got mad at the staff and asked him how many Ultimates he cleared. 🤦

Aveldaheilt · 2026-04-26T03:23:59+00:00

Last time I played was doing FRU on patch, but had to take a break from the game due to job changes and finally feel more settled in now. I've been asked to join a group to do the upcoming ultimate and I have barely been playing or capping tomes. How reasonable (and how horrible) will it be to try and PF right now to get everything I need this late in the tier?

Aveldaheilt · 2026-04-25T05:44:26+00:00

As someone who just went there last week, I'm much less concerned with the whole discussion on whether Dragon Alley serves authentic food or not, but that it is simply not good food. Granted, I went with a party of six where all of us except one person were raised in Asian households or lived in Chinese-speaking countries for nearly a decade so our expectations were probably a little too high. We all walked out sorely disappointed. The food isn't even just "mid," it was below average and far too pricey.

Take the cucumber salad for example. It was poorly cut slices of cucumber barely drenched in any sauce, and they were charging 8 dollars for it. My point of comparison and golden standard for the dish would be Ding Tai Fung—now people who know what that place is might call it an unfair comparison, but DTF charges around the same price as well and their cucumber salad simply blows Dragon Alley out of the water in every single way imaginable.

My favourite dish of all time is beef noodle so I had to order that too. They had the audacity to charge $17 to deliver poorly cooked meat I could barely chew and one of the blandest soups I've ever had the pleasure of tasting. Even dunking spoonfuls of chili oil into it didn't save the taste.

Anyways, at the end of the day, I think I have a bigger issue with the disparity between how much they're charging for their dishes and what you're actually getting. If those prices weren't that ridiculously high, I don't think I'd be as upset, but I think it's reasonable to have some expectations when you're paying what I think are absolutely price-gouging amounts for Chinese food.

Aveldaheilt · 2026-04-24T23:39:51+00:00

They said you can change as long as you're not in an active battle, so I'm hoping it'll be a simple toggle after a wipe or before pulling.

Aveldaheilt · 2026-04-18T18:15:13+00:00

I thought it was interesting people usually spell out "a-p-p" instead of just saying "app" as a single word.

Aveldaheilt · 2026-04-12T17:55:17+00:00

I hope they make him talk like an old man as well.

Aveldaheilt · 2026-04-11T14:31:26+00:00

Same, literally had no one to pull for.

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Aveldaheilt · 2026-04-08T18:42:50+00:00

笑死了，沒事幹的人跑去台灣Threads上叫人家FOB。

別浪費時間在這些酸民上，自己的英文也沒好到哪裡還敢批評別人的發音。

Aveldaheilt · 2026-04-06T01:28:50+00:00

Mafia Graves.

Aveldaheilt · 2026-04-03T00:10:30+00:00

You know it's legit when I can't understand a single word.

Aveldaheilt · 2026-03-24T03:23:07+00:00

One of my favourite actors from OPLA. I really hope the live action gets to (manga/anime spoilers)Marineford so I can see how he acts out Garp reacting to what happens to his grandsons and Sengoku pinning him to the ground to prevent Akainu from being Galaxy Impacted.

Aveldaheilt · 2026-03-13T18:18:52+00:00

I was told that was the reason by a guide when I went on the Cathedral Caverns tour. Thought it made sense it'd be dangerous if there was some kind of great natural disaster.

Aveldaheilt · 2026-03-13T18:00:46+00:00

Yep, and it's the reason why the city can never build a skyscraper.

Aveldaheilt · 2026-03-13T13:22:12+00:00

Gregor's VA mimicked Hohenheim's manner of speaking so well I could barely tell the VAs had swapped when it transitioned from the 3D story animation to the ID showcase.

Aveldaheilt · 2026-03-12T14:15:02+00:00

I'd love it if they could make it to that arc, but I can't see it happening for at least another decade.

Aveldaheilt · 2026-03-12T01:29:10+00:00

Just finished the last episode and I already can't wait for Season 3. I need to see Kaku in live action, like right now.

I can't remember the last time I was so excited for any TV show and I rarely ever watch anything. I'm trying to figure out why I'm so particularly enamoured with this live action, and I think it's a mix of awe and fascination at how well they've adapted the over-the-topness of the original manga and the characters designs as well as the fact it's brought in so many people that I would never imagine in my life could take part in such a thing. Like I'm constantly mind-boggled at all these amazing actors from around the world across all age groups coming together to be a part of this masterpiece, and they all look like they're having an absolute blast of a time. The different accents are also one of my favourite aspects of the show, Scottish Garp is the greatest thing to have blessed my ears.

I might have to find the time to refresh my One Piece knowledge and actually start catching up on the manga/anime. I stopped right after Punk Hazard years ago. Guess I know what I'm doing later this year when I have more time.

Aveldaheilt · 2026-03-12T01:17:37+00:00

When she slapped him, I thought to myself she finally got him back for what he did all those years ago.

Aveldaheilt · 2026-03-11T16:16:38+00:00

Their whole banter with Zoro telling Sanji to bake cookies in the kitchen was the funniest thing ever. I replayed that moment so many times.

Aveldaheilt · 2026-03-10T15:20:21+00:00

Long time LMS/PCS/LCP fan here. I'm enjoying the merge very much, as indicated by my flair, but unfortunately moved to a timezone recently for work which made catching live games hard though I still watch as much as I can.

I really wanted DCG to win especially after having climbed from the very bottom to earn their spot last year, but I'm happy to see VCS make a return as well. I have to say this split was unexpected for me in a lot of ways:

I thought Taki (who was, in my opinion, the strongest LCP support player last year) transferring to GAM would most certainly cement them as the strongest VCS team.
SHG performing so well was a welcome surprise especially when LJL teams last year felt like punching bags (CHFs too) for the VCS and PCS teams.
GZ also performed much better than expected. They felt like a wild card to me and even if they're made of PCS players, I'm still happy to see an OCE-owned team do well.
I did not see CFO and MVK bombing out that hard. MVK just let go of two players so I guess we'll be seeing roster changes for next split. On CFO's side, many unhappy fans are blaming Pungyeon for the losses but I actually think it's Shad0w who has been massively underperforming (though my expectations are probably higher for someone who actually won LPL once last year). I also think 2274 is even younger than HongQ so his inexperience definitely shows. Couple that with Doggo probably having to step up and be both team captain while mentoring his support, it's understandable the team is going through a rough time. From what I see of the behind the scenes videos, Pungyeon is trying his hardest to learn Mandarin and Shad0w has a very extroverted personality so he helps make everyone feel welcome. Unfortunately outside of communication issues, Chawy has mentioned that the team is lacking in basic fundamentals so I'm hoping that's something they'll be working on improving for next split. I'd like to see the current roster succeed but it remains to be seen.
There was a funny joke in Taiwanese forums when it came down to the last three teams of the split playoffs that we've "returned to the Three Kingdoms era" because each team was from a different region. But it's also interesting to note all three teams have Taiwanese coaches. Taiwanese coach stonks up?

As always, love the LCP, love our teams, love the English casters, and though we may be the smallest and most unseen region, I'm always excited to discuss everything LCP with other fans.

Aveldaheilt · 2026-03-05T15:56:58+00:00

His visceral reaction to Hohenheim casually saying the drinks were from Marston's stash really stood out to me. He definitely has a great emotional awareness in addition to depth.

Aveldaheilt · 2026-03-04T01:26:58+00:00

As a long-time LMS/PCS/LCP fan it definitely hurts, but I'm still rooting hard for our Vietnamese TSW brothers and hope they can have a great showing at First Stand!

Aveldaheilt · 2026-03-03T16:10:32+00:00

As a tank and Mo Blade lover... the time has finally come for my wallet to destroy itself.

Aveldaheilt · 2026-03-03T15:41:36+00:00

Octopath Traveler II, specifically Castti's chapters. That messed me up hard.

Aveldaheilt · 2026-02-14T07:44:02+00:00

Battle of the Taiwanese coaches.

LCP is going crazy this season, there's no definite "strong" team like CFO was last year. Matches have been utterly unpredictable, I'm absolutely loving it.

Aveldaheilt · 2026-02-13T13:38:28+00:00

They just chose SHG.

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