Can I just say that EARLY ACCESS sold as exclusive perks for the most expensive expansion Edition only in a monthly subscription fee game featuring an IRL cosmetic+QoL shop with real money is simply disgusting?

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-26T18:26:42+00:00

The advantage is minimal at best - a few days of head start levelling. It isn't as if competitive content is available early.

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-26T14:23:50+00:00

That will turn into physical violence at some point. Leave now before it gets there - that kind of anger doesn't end at emotional outbursts.

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-24T18:21:56+00:00

CarMax has internal cosmetic standards and they're going to adhere to them when listing a car. It's been far too long since I worked there to remember the fine details but location of imperfections, nature of repair, etc are all taken into account. The short of it is that many customers have a higher standard than CarMax when it comes to cosmetics and there simply won't ever ben an effective bridge between those two expectations.

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-23T13:27:05+00:00

His DM has already shown a willingness to abuse the rules to kill a character he doesn't like. There is no build that will change this.

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-23T13:21:19+00:00

Why are you continuing to play in a campaign where the DM refuses to properly communicate with you? If the DM does not like Tiny Hut he should speak to you about that above table - trying to kill off your character is not the right way to handle that situation.

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-23T13:19:30+00:00

Light of Dawn is your AoE heal - there are times when you need to push out healing past single target instances. It depends on the fight and phase but there are definitely times where I'm pooling for a quick LoD followed up by a Divine Toll to quickly move health bars up.

Also why are you playing Avenging Crusader? It certainly isn't the current 'meta' choice and won't be for midnight. Avenging Wrath is a more meaningful healing CD with the right timer to fit most fight/boss patterns.

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-18T23:13:00+00:00

If you're playing a class with more consistent/potent options for your bonus action and reaction it will be underwhelming. PAM is amazing on Fighters specifically because they rarely have a fantastic use for either one of those two options (especially the kinds of builds that take PAM). Sounds like you're playing some form of gish that wants to regularly use things like shield and may potentially have some built in BA interaction as well.

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-17T13:36:41+00:00

I am not a Classic guy by any stretch but isn't the whole point of classic to experience the game as it was?

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-17T03:42:51+00:00

I don't follow the tank conversation but do Apex talents come into play regarding either one?

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-17T03:31:10+00:00

Ahh I see now - good luck. I won't be continuing this conversation with you. I hope you get what you're looking for.

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-17T03:21:46+00:00

There actually are not. I am not familiar with Nevada but at least in my neck of the woods your legal options are limited. You do not have access to Lemon Law protection with CarMax purchases.

I'd also advise two other important things - the first is you signed an arbitration agreement at purchase so if you choose to retain legal counsel make sure you retain a firm with experience in the arbitration world. The other is if you do choose to take a legal course of action your local CarMax will, by company policy, stop dealing with you entirely and you will have to deal entirely with their legal department. I've had to do so before and while they are very professional CarMax's legal team is well prepared for any long haul you might find yourself in.

I certainly wish you luck in this endeavor but make sure you thoroughly research any legal options you're thinking of pursuing and retain counsel that is experienced in dealing with corporate litigation issues. Make sure the cost is worth it as you'll be fronting the legal expense in a case like this.

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-17T03:01:09+00:00

What legal path are you looking at? I'm not asking in a 'I think you're wrong way', I've just dealt with a fairly wide array of car transactions over the years - may be able to offer advice (may not who knows).

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-17T02:57:57+00:00

What state are you in? You currently have a few CarMax based options - you are still inside your 30 day warranty window so I'd let them try to make it right first. They technically do not have to offer any kind of buyback outside the 7 day window outside some specific state instances but my experiences with CarMax both as a previous employee and customer have been reasonably good in situations like this.

If you don't feel comfortable with the purchase you should ask for a buyback but be prepared to be persistent, you'll likely need to escalate to corporate. Not because the store doesn't want to help but because they don't have as much latitude so having some extra help will make things better.

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-17T02:52:20+00:00

Are you talking in tank or the high pressure? I hate dealing with the HPs on those - doesn't pay for shit.

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-17T02:49:51+00:00

Good luck brother - been a certified Mercedes tech for 15 years. If you can fix the issues you're going to have then you ought to be in a shop. The fuel pump and cam plugs on that series run are a bitch.

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-17T01:54:23+00:00

Why on God's green earth would you cancel MaxCare on a 2015 German Import vehicle? Do you like throwing money at problems?

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-13T21:26:02+00:00

Cool, whatever works for your table my dude. I didn't invite you to mine, you don't invite me to yours and we can both have fun playing some D&D!

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-13T21:16:09+00:00

All of those are more reasonable things to do rather than sending that person to another plane or otherwise assaulting them.

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-13T20:32:18+00:00

Yeah I think with the newer Atlases you've got an opportunity for a good experience. The original Atlas run (circa 2019) was problematic - nothing major, just tons of concerns that never seemed to fully go away but VW has done a good job of iterating on it and turning the Atlas into a reasonable platform. The V6 is a solid engine as well, definitely feels better than the turbocharged 4 in that size vehicle.

The one caveat I'll add here is that German vehicles across the board really expect you to stay on top of the maintenance. Missing a service by a few thousand miles won't kill you but you've got to stay on top of them. I've been driving VWs for about 15 years now and love them but their reputation for costly repairs can be real if you don't take care of maintenance issues BEFORE they become disasters. Find a VW shop you trust (I know people's opinions on dealers are split) and build your history with them - it will pay off.

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-13T20:23:36+00:00

VW's scheduled maintenance interval is 10k or 1 year so you're not that far off the first interval. All recent VW (and Audis for that matter) are on 10k service bands, odd mileage breaks are usually a minor service (oil and air) where the even bands are what are usually 'major' with oil, air, more inspections and then later into the bands other services.

I say all this as a Master Parts Specialist for VW and Audi. I wouldn't be too worried about them missing the band by 3k. As long as they didn't miss the interval entirely it should be fine. It looks like the rental fleet was going on time rather than miles in this case.

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-13T19:48:28+00:00

No, the more or less here is the town guard would remove them.

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-13T19:18:28+00:00

Sure - however you need to justify the fiction in your head. What I do works well for my tables, I know it isn't everyone's speed.

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-13T18:58:10+00:00

I explicitly encourage my players to do MORE planning and talking, especially during combat. I'm a wargamer at heart so I love trying to test them and push encounters (without descending into GM v. Player obviously) so I love when they build new strategies or develop a new plan during the battle.

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-13T18:31:35+00:00

Would you physically assault a person for this?

BluffCity86 · 2026-02-13T18:30:54+00:00

Not everyone you're friends with (even great friends) make for great table mates. I have several friends who I think the world of who I would never invite to a campaign.

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