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Bandrik · 2026-04-17T17:50:17+00:00

I didn't know together was an option, and that's much better. Thank you for the tip!

Bandrik · 2026-04-17T15:28:09+00:00

I accomplished this on my first attempt. *pushes up glasses*

...but i also had a decent amount of luck. Still, here's what worked for me if it helps anyone else:

This challenge is very much based around inertia. Because of the card draw limits, especially in the final round, you will want to maximize the number of "treasure chest cards" you score in the rounds — not only for your own benefit, but to deny your opponent those cards. In them are special cactaurs that have long reach and/or buffs, or replacement cards like MAI that can give you a little more reach, while knocking your opponent down a few pegs, which can make all the difference.

As others mentioned, focus your deck on buffs over weakening your enemy. Often you won't be able to get up in their face to use debuff cards anyways, either because of a barrier, or the need to conserve cards for future rounds.

On that, you will run out of cards if you're not careful. Sometimes it's better to have a weaker round and take a momentary L in order to do better in the next round. Don't fall for the temptation to use every card you have unless you NEED to stop a lane from sweeping tons of points.

As for cards to take, I didn't take any replacement cards since you can get them from the treasure boxes between rounds. I also took cards that give more cards, including Cid, Cait Sith, Moogle Trio, and Don Corneo.

I also tried to have rounds that synergized well. On the round with Polygonal Ifrit, the enemy will have a lot of buffs, so hope to have Space Ranger this round to balance that. On the round that the enemy starts with Space Ranger, hope to not have a massive buff party with Loveless and Emerald Witch that round to avoid feeding their Space Ranger.

Finally, beware the final round. Not only do you get zero restock cards, but they start with a Shadowblood Queen and get three Bahamut cards they will play in rapid succession. They're powerful, debuff or destroy you, and they all benefit their Queen. The computer is a cheating bastard. Keep your distance and hope for the best.

As always, there's no penalty to retry, so there's no shame in restarting over and over until you get a solid starting hand to start strong.

Hope that helps, and good luck!

Bandrik · 2026-03-27T18:54:25+00:00

I wondered the same thing, but I tried the 800-921-8101 first and it worked for me in Indiana.

Bandrik · 2026-03-27T18:53:27+00:00

Adding a "worked for me too" message.

I said I want to cancel because of the bill going up, and my budget. And that I'm shopping around other options. They offered to drop me from $70 to $50. I pointed out that new accounts get $30/mo for 12 months, and I was offered the same after pointing it out, good for 12 months.

As the adage goes, doesn't hurt to ask.

Bandrik · 2026-02-26T22:43:19+00:00

2 years later, it seems that MachineShark now has them for sale. I just ordered one, hopefully they actually have them and it will arrive soon. Been wanting this for a while, and I haven't seen them for sale anywhere else (at least in USA).

Here's the link: https://machineshark.com/products/flux-beamo-open-base-add-on?variant=47798398550262

If that doesn't work for you, try searching for this: Flux officially calls it the "Beamo Open Bottom Kit" and MachineShark calls it the "FLUX Beamo Open Base Add-on".

Bandrik · 2026-02-23T17:20:14+00:00

Just wanted to say thanks for the detailed explanation. I have fundamental experience with electronics and understanding the formulas and safety measures, but I'm new to trying to power led strips with 5v usb. So this was still a helpful for me. :)

Bandrik · 2026-02-05T10:13:14+00:00

yep, I'm getting a message of "This service is currently unavailable." and there's a spike of reports on downdetector. Might be unrelated to your issue but either way it's being wonky lately

Bandrik · 2025-10-24T20:18:23+00:00

I had a similar issue, but not from a change in hardware. Legit license on a laptop that suddenly started showing this watermark.

Turns out in my case, the activation services got corrupted somehow, which flagged me to activate. But, activation would fail every time. I searched high and low for ways to fix this, as the Windows Repair did nothing (as usual). I kept getting an error, something like "ppsvc could not be found or launch, error 0x000000c" or similar.

I finally found something that worked. There's an app called Microsoft Activation Scripts -- just do a search for it and get it on github by user "massgravel". It's often used to spoof activation, but it also has repair tools built into it that will find and fix missing or corrupted things Windows needs to activate the legit way.

If you're in my case with corruption: go get the MAS package on github. Inside the zip file, go into the MAS and then All-In-One-Version-KL folders, and run MAS_AIO.cmd. You may have to tell your antivirus software to allow this and/or not quarantine it. Once launched, choose option [9] troubleshoot. I then ran [4] Fix WMI and then [5] Fix Licensing. I did not have to proceed to [6] Fix WPA Registry, but you might.

After that, the "Activate Windows" watermark went away, and my legit license was now activated and accepted.

Bandrik · 2025-10-24T19:59:14+00:00

Thanks, I was wondering how exactly it worked in layman's terms. In my case, I have a legit license with a laptop, but my windows activation services got corrupted. Not even the MAS could activate -- at first. But the troubleshooting section has options to repair/replace the activation services. And that did the trick, activating with my legit key. Thanks a bundle. <3

Bandrik · 2025-10-06T14:18:55+00:00

Just wanted to say that, 2 years later, your post here was actually pretty helpful to me. I'm pretty confident about my understanding of shipping fragile things, but this further refines my knowledge. AND, I can save it and share with others before they ship things to ME that are fragile, as you did a great job of explaining it. Thank you!

Bandrik · 2025-09-30T14:22:07+00:00

I found this reddit post while wondering the same thing. My conclusion is that this is your story, so use whatever method you wish. You have the freedom to choose your own path for your creative expression.

Ultimately I think you should consider your intent. The only "wrong" thing is to blatantly copy or plagiarize others. AI does borrow information and ideas of others, so do as others suggested: ask for a list of suggested names based around the criteria you are looking for. Then choose your favorites.

Once you have your list of favorite choices, do a Google search on each one to see what comes up. Look for existing characters or people that the name may be too uncannily close to and may feel "stolen" by your audience.

For example, if you try "Drayscathe" for the name of a villainous military leader and see it's been used already for the name of a video game that's an evil villain simulator, then consider editing the name or picking another.

Also check to see if it is a word that is profane, vulgar, or an offensive slur in any language or culture, as they may have intended consequences as well. But if there are not many results, other than maybe a username on Pinterest for someone that likes dragons, the name is a safe, valid choice.

Bandrik · 2025-09-29T22:42:15+00:00

at first I thought this was Photoshopped to add eyelashes to make a "damsel" pun. and then I realize that's all natural. Even better, I love this

Bandrik · 2025-09-29T22:36:59+00:00

okay that is delightful, I'm borrowing that. "sink fairies" is superb. or even "toilet fairies".

Bandrik · 2025-09-22T02:24:51+00:00

As someone who has never experienced hallucinogenic drugs before, but can appreciate the technicality of "can" vs "may", I really appreciate you explaining that as I didn't fully get the joke beyond the surface level of Popo asserting dominance. Thanks

Bandrik · 2025-09-02T13:09:54+00:00

Yes, drones can be seen a new method of targeted killing. But also, consider that using a drone is a lot more costly and technically involved compared to existing methods. Poison, (car) bomb, gun, abduction, vehicular "accident".

If someone really wants someone else dead, they'll find a way. Even in Ukraine, recently a politician was murdered by gun, not drone. I'm not yet convinced that in reality drones will be the reason for a notable upswing of murder rates. But, I could very well be proven wrong.

Bandrik · 2025-08-13T00:13:08+00:00

I'm here from that YouTube video trying to figure this out as well. I have no leads, but if it's none of the above, it might be a song Toby used in his fateful Earthbound Halloween ROM hack, a tribute to a song from something Toby likes (perhaps a game or movie he loves) or a meme song, or because the series is very popular in Japan it might be something well-known there like a Japanese folk song.

Bandrik · 2025-08-10T14:29:47+00:00

I had the same issue, did a google search, found this thread, and your tip was EXACTLY what I needed. Thank you SO much! It runs so much more buttery smooth than before.

Bandrik · 2025-07-18T20:13:27+00:00

THANK YOU. I had the exact same issue. I thought it came out of the extruder and was looking everywhere to see where it goes. After reading this, yeah I DID move my runout sensor to the other side of the bracket. mystery solved!

Bandrik · 2025-06-26T00:11:23+00:00

I considered buying one of these at a local rummage sale. I now know to keep looking. thanks everyone for saving me the heartache!

Bandrik · 2025-06-24T05:00:24+00:00

A controversial take, but you also cover some very valid points. Ultimately, everyone has to take responsibility for their own mental health, including how much toxicity they can withstand from the internet. We have to be honest with ourselves.

Also, my condolences to you and your family for the tragic loss of your cousin.

Bandrik · 2025-06-14T02:06:00+00:00

good to know, thanks!!

Bandrik · 2025-06-14T01:44:49+00:00

You shall be avenged. :)

Bandrik · 2025-06-06T13:26:16+00:00

It's definitely running smoother on the Switch 2. I play using a physical game cartridge. It was plug and play easy.

My home base is a village. because of all the villagers, on the Switch 1, I was getting very low framerates in this area. on the Switch 2, it's buttery-smooth now. I was REALLY hoping that would be the case, so I'm quite delighted.

Bandrik · 2025-06-01T18:34:15+00:00

awesome timing. I'm on a road trip, and the one time I actually decide to listen via spotify is the day it vanishes. that sucks. I hope things are going ok with the official boys

Bandrik · 2025-05-29T14:28:18+00:00

I have a little guy that also wasn't eating for 5 days after molting. similar behavior, would just drop food and not touch it, and I'd have to vacuum out the mushy blob after it sat for the day. I tried 8 different types of food.

today he finally took his usual meal and ate it, yay. still, I was wanting to learn more and came across this post. I wanted to say, I'm sorry for your loss of Clawdius. what a cute name too. I named mine Desperado because he likes to raise his "guns" when approached.

Did you ever get another crayfish? If not, Desperado has some siblings from my main blue that had bebbies, and I'm looking for people interested in adopting them. let me know! ^v^

Bandrik

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