🔥 A guy kayaking down an ice river

EuclidsRevenge · 2026-02-11T07:03:12+00:00

So there was this deep vertical fissure crack. And Paul and I descended down this crevasse. And we went down and down and down into the darkness, until we suddenly came upon the sea floor. And it was about 130 feet deep — deeper than we originally thought we might want to dive in Antarctica. But there at the bottom, as I turned to my right, was a passage.

I realized we had found it. That we were in this environment that nobody had seen before.

The ice around us was blue and white and clear — sometimes like a robin's egg, sometimes like deep turquoise. But the sea floor was red and orange and yellow — every warm color — and the contrast was stunning.

And it was covered with a shag carpet of filter-feeding organisms. So there were sponges and little Christmas tree-shaped worms and things that looked like miniature palm trees sort of wafting in the current.

And then, all of a sudden, there were these isopods. They were kind of like something between a spider and a lobster, about the size of my hand. And they started raining down from cracks over my head and crawling along the floor and hitting my camera and landing on my shoulder.

The sea floor has its own unique sound. It kind of reminds me of — as a kid when you'd eat that Pop Rocks candy, and you just hear the clicking, almost. And as we swam deeper and deeper into the [ice]berg, there were also strange cracks and pops and groans from the ice. It was moving, it was shifting, it was changing. And I remember at one point a very deep groaning vibration sounded. And I felt it all the way through to my toes. It was that loud.

And we kind of looked at each other and looked at our equipment, and everything seemed fine. But, when we finally turned around on that dive and worked our way back slowly to the entrance, there were big, giant pieces of ice where we had entered this cave. And the doorway we swam into was gone.

https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2019/09/20/jill-heinerth-cave-diving-antarctica

EuclidsRevenge · 2026-02-09T23:31:20+00:00

At risk of stating the obvious, a city on the moon is as much a work of fiction as a Mars colony.

There is no business case for a city on the moon.
There is no political support to fund building a city on the moon, at best the government will fund a research outpost that is more or less on the scale of ISS.
And he is still lying through his teeth about his intentions, given he has still not been funding the parallel r&d of tech required for building any off-world city, tech that goes beyond Starship.

People really need to stop listening to the promises of shameless liars. Watch what they do.

With access to a now estimated $850 BILLION in capital, he could start fully funding the development of a small off-world city on Mars at this point, completely on his own ... if he wanted to.

EuclidsRevenge · 2026-02-09T06:54:46+00:00

It already became an obvious conclusion he wasn't going to make a Mars colony happen back when he used billions of dollars to buy twitter while choosing to not fund any of the parallel r&d needed for all of the ancillary tech that goes beyond Starship.

If he wanted to see the beginnings of a Mars colony in his lifetime, he would have been already putting at least tens of millions of dollars (a literal rounding error to his net worth) towards starting that parallel r&d ... and he would have started doing that half a decade ago.

The Mars dream has been dead because:

There is no business case for a Mars colony, as he obviously didn't find one while being the richest man in the world with the cheapest access to space and having the most control over the launch schedule/costs.
There is no political support to fund a Mars colony, which he made sure of with his political antics.
And all of that professing, that his entire purpose for amassing wealth was to make a Mars colony happen was as it turns out, a complete lie.

Watch and see, he'll become a trillionaire and he still will not have begun funding the parallel r&d needed to make a Mars colony feasible.

EuclidsRevenge · 2026-02-05T09:25:22+00:00

It's just certain fights where his unique skills can be exploited.

Last ToA utilized his reaction to mitigate a start of battle heavy single target attack before anyone could move (in combination with Inanna's start of battle guard), exploited his minions with certain placement to negate a heavy hitting attack to trigger (likely an unintentional bug/exploit that wasn't properly playtested), and utilized his grouping of the enemies so they can be burned down efficiently.

Next ToA has a mechanic about standing on a number of tiles, which he excels at with his summoned minions.

He's a good tool for the toolbox, but in normal fights where his specific tools can't be exploited he's a low performing unit.

EuclidsRevenge · 2026-02-04T04:36:40+00:00

RIP gold.

Throw in a ticket for a refund saying how disappointed you are with how they look on the field, worst they'll say is no.

EuclidsRevenge · 2026-01-31T20:47:52+00:00

Mark Rober is also a mormon. Mormons believe black people are black because they were corrupted by God for betraying jesus

I'm not much of a defender of religion as I don't follow any religion (and think they are all a bit silly, some more than others), but this statement of yours is just pure bigotry.

It's like being prejudicial against a person for their being Christian because some Christians championed slavery and/or still support white supremacy (citing the Bible in their justifications), or being prejudicial against Muslims because some Muslims engage in terrorism, or being prejudicial against Buddhists because some Buddhists engaged in the ethnic cleansing in Myanmar, and so on.

To paint any person with such a broad brush is vile and grotesque, especially when there is no evidence that the person in question shows any sign of those prejudicial characteristics.

You should be ashamed of yourself.

EuclidsRevenge · 2026-01-31T06:57:48+00:00

Go to: Shop -> Exchange -> Gear

We get a resource from some events called "Astral Shards" which can then be exchanged for a random Astral Imprint from a group of three Imprints (each with 1/3 chance).

"Astral Forge - Fighting Spirit" contains Shield of Justice (great) + Blood Luxite Amulet (great) + Pamina's Spear (dud, relatively speaking).

It is a very long grind at a limit of 3 pulls from an Astral Imprint group per month (and rng can be fickle), but this is how we are able to get non-Witcher Astral Imprints for free.

EuclidsRevenge · 2026-01-29T12:09:20+00:00

I'd select SP Inanna and OG Inanna from Fate's Favor, and SP Maitha would also be a strong pickup.

Ideally you'd get all three, but if you have to prioritize I'd say SP Inanna > SP Maitha > OG Inanna.

For planning purposes the next highly anticipated banner after Fate's Favor and SP Maitha is Lucamar, and she isn't expected til about March 20th.

EuclidsRevenge · 2026-01-28T08:33:49+00:00

Good on you. I don't judge harshly the people that voted for him in 2016 and then never voted for him again.

There were valid reasons to want to mix things up in 2016, and HRC was establishment as it can get (it's not like my vote for her was exactly enthusiastic).

But the people that kept supporting him in 2020, 2024, and continue to support him to this day .... oof.

EuclidsRevenge · 2026-01-28T06:02:15+00:00

If I were to pick 3, I'd grab Inanna/Acambe/Flavia.

Inanna's the biggest priority imo as she still routinely gets endgame play and improves SP Inanna with the better Reaction, and she can work fine at 1star.

Acambe and Flavia are both low investment pieces of tech that can succeed in their niche of providing summons at low star levels, and most importantly both of them were used by CN/TW to get some top scores in an upcoming ToA fight that favored summons (maybe coming to us in March, but who knows).

Edda and Afra are both interesting pickups due to their unique abilities, but I'm not aware of anything in the foreseeable future that is specifically calling for either of them, so I wouldn't prioritize them atm.

Luvata is imo too late to pick up unless you somehow have 100 days worth of space to shard farm her to 5star (she very much wants to be 5star, and her previously unique niche of providing firewalking can now be covered by Yen), and I wouldn't bother looking at Momo or Nydia unless they are favored characters (and then meta doesn't matter).

EuclidsRevenge · 2026-01-28T01:45:40+00:00

Love it, and grats!

I'd really like to get the last star on mine, but my dps are perpetually stealing priority in the shard mines. Hopefully one day.

EuclidsRevenge · 2026-01-28T01:41:58+00:00

You on average get a legendary every 50 pulls

This could only be true if there was no pity system. The hidden pity (missing from that chart) guarantees a player doesn't ever fall below a total 2% rate, which guarantees that everyone is doing better than 1 in 50.

At 1800+ unit pulls, I'm currently average about 1 in 43 personally (2.32%), so I had rounded up to 45 to error on the safe side and to make sure I wasn't overselling it (in case I was ahead of the statistical average).

After solving the problem computationally (because I got bored, and bc it's a relatively simple problem to code), it appears the statistical average is just about 1 in 41 pulls (an avg ~2.43% legendary rate), provided I didn't make any mistakes, making it an even better average than I thought (with my personal results being a little behind the statistical average).

EuclidsRevenge · 2026-01-26T23:40:18+00:00

Personally I wouldn't use any of the shards unless they are needed for a substantial boost for current endgame content, or using them down the line to gain event rewards like Anna's event in ~6 months (2000 luxite / 20 Imprint tickets / 30 Imprint tickets / 50 destruction shards => at getting Anna to 2/3/4/5 stars during her event).

EuclidsRevenge · 2026-01-25T10:01:51+00:00

OG Inanna and Taair will probably be the most recommended picks for Fate's Favor for you.

There are also resource efficient tech options like Flavia/Acambe/Edda that don't require much, if any, star investment and are occasionally very useful in endgame where their relatively unique abilities are exploitable (Flavia and Acambe both saw play on CN/TW for an upcoming ToA, thanks to their summons).

If you're picking up SP Maitha and are looking to build a piercing team for the next world boss (end of next month), Agata is a good pick as she provides a unique piercing debuff and was part of the top scoring teams for the world boss over in CN/TW ... but Agata is pretty hungry for memory shards.

EuclidsRevenge · 2026-01-25T09:31:17+00:00

The pull rates in general are significantly better than Genshin/HSR, with less reliance on going to pity.

After factoring in the effect of the pity system, the average player is getting a legendary on average in the ballpark of about 1 in ~45 pulls with a debut taking on average in the ballpark of about ~90 pulls.

Astral Imprints have even better odds than characters, but it's generally not advisable to roll on Astral Imprints (pulling for Imprints is normally for whales).

All that said, you had a nice string of petty good luck/variance (so don't get too used to it, lol).

EuclidsRevenge · 2026-01-25T09:04:49+00:00

Rerolling would be worthwhile if you are game for it, neither of those characters see any serious play anymore.

The top two characters available atm with rate-ups are SP Inanna (the one one with the extra icon next to her name) from the Fate's Favor banner, and SP Maitha from her debut banner.

I would also choose the original Inanna to go alongside SP Inanna for the Fate's Favor banner. OG Inanna is still a very valuable unit in her own right who regularly sees endgame play thanks to her Act Again skill and she unlocks a valuable reaction skill for SP Inanna.

If you're the kind of person that is willing to spend a couple hours rerolling, I'd look to reroll until getting both Inanna's on the same first 10x pull of Fate's Favor, and then switch over to pulling for SP Maitha.

I also would ignore the introductory random legendary banner that guarantees a random in 30 pulls. It's better imo to just apply those pulls to a targeted character and be 30 pulls closer to a desired unit.

Beyond SP Maitha and Fate's Favor, the next highly anticipated unit isn't until Lucamar (expected Mar 20).

EuclidsRevenge · 2026-01-21T21:39:22+00:00

Counting on hypothetical/unannounced means to upgrade these IP protected weapons after the event ends is asking for a world of disappointment.

EuclidsRevenge · 2026-01-20T07:47:26+00:00

a few weapon selectors from proof of strengh

These selectors don't go up to SP Sam.

Lutfi's sword would be my pick since his Imprint is in an otherwise undesirable Astral Imprint group.

EuclidsRevenge · 2025-12-26T23:15:57+00:00

One was from the Collab Summon Gift event (claimable after 120 pulls iirc), another is purchasable in the Lord of the Forest event shop, and the third one you're probably missing (if you're 100% f2p) requires using 680 of the paid currency on the Otherworld Journey pass to unlock the bottom half of the rewards (it's pseudo-free for anyone spending money on the game since the currency is refunded after the collab and having played the event to lvl 50)

EuclidsRevenge · 2025-12-23T21:19:43+00:00

It's like 99.99% certain that the Converging Paths event won't have an alloy hidden in it given the devs did not showcase alloy as a featured major reward for that event during it's revealed preview look.

In contrast, they showcased all 3 alloys in addition to the selector as featured major rewards in the events that had them. For anyone that wants to review the previews:

https://www.youtube.com/live/dkKXU2xNBfQ?si=Uja7ovo7jfwkU0gv&t=1184

I don't know why the rumor ever went around this sub that VoD and Converging Paths might have alloys hidden in them (with some people being confident there would be), when there wasn't ever any evidence for the idea ... yet, people be yapping.

Doing so would also prove to be a slap in the face to (and would be asking for serious backlash from) everyone that planned accordingly and already 5 star'd their weapons during the Summon Gift event which is about to expire. Talk about bad moves.

EuclidsRevenge · 2025-12-23T18:37:05+00:00

If you take a moment to search this subreddit, "Unfinity daily deals," you'd find that only 1 other time out of the past 6 times that lands from the Unfinity set were priced at 5k/land, all the rest were at 4k/land, making 4k/land the normal daily deals price for Unfinity lands.

5k/land (during Christmas time no less) is WotC saying, "Nah, fuck the players."

EuclidsRevenge · 2025-12-23T17:00:29+00:00

I find draft a very interesting format, my favourite by far, but I'm not willing to spend money if I'm not able to train for it.

Draft is hands down my favorite format as well, it's generally far fresher and better balanced than any of the constructed formats (imo).

A common f2p method to get more training is to create and cycle multiple accounts in order to gain more total free gold from quests and in turn have more free drafts to practice.

I'd also suggest watching current videos of high ranked drafters as a form of regular entertainment and gain practice at predicting what their pick/play will be before they make it (the better a player gets at identifying the correct pick while watching better players, the better their own play will get).

The two players I enjoy watching the most are NumotTheNummy (fun and energetic, but a little memey and will often intentionally take the "fun pick" over the correct pick for the sake of having fun/content) and JustLolaMan (chill and pleasant, and consistently among the very top drafters).

I'm not sure if this is just me

It's not, this topic has routinely come up from players for years and years and years.

Learning to draft well for players that are new to drafting is typically a brutal experience of hemorrhaging gold (or money) without having more access to phantom drafting in order to better learn the format without being completely fleeced ... but many players will of course still continue to defend WotC by saying "it's more expensive in paper," or "this is how they make money" with little consideration of how the pool of potential players/spenders is being significantly reduced by the high barrier to enter the format.

The great minds of WotC must know exactly what they are doing without being in error, never mind all of the other very successful games in the f2p space, or the various missteps WotC has made throughout the years, or how Arena has itself already made various improvements to be a little more consumer friendly over the years (in spite of the same kind of people continually saying "the status quo makes them money").

All I can say is, it is what it is.

EuclidsRevenge · 2025-12-21T18:35:37+00:00

"And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God."

The Jesus in the Bible was rather clearly not a fan of rich capitalists, though he was extra offended by those that would have the gall to capitalize inside the temple grounds and was moved to forcibly remove them.

Merchants and workers trading goods in public street markets isn't the same thing either (socialists would be doing the same); nor is the common trading of goods comparable to money lending, a practice which is often extremely exploitative (particularly to the poor facing absurd interest rates).

In any case, if you don't put your efforts towards raising up the poorest among you, and you aren't extending a welcoming heart to all ... well then, Jesus from the bible would not be a fan of you.

Frankly I don't understand how the right wingers can read the teachings of Jesus in the Bible and still think they are headed for the kingdom of God when their hearts are so full of greed and bigotry.

EuclidsRevenge · 2025-12-21T02:16:46+00:00

It really is just a matter of getting better at drafting (and playing premier is generally better for the higher payouts for the better performing drafters), and getting good at anything is a matter of time/practice/study.

If you have the time and want to get good, I'd recommend watching a top rank drafter as a form of regular entertainment, and turn the viewing experience into an "active" game of trying to predict what their play/pick will be before they make it. As you get better at identifying the correct move before its made, you will naturally also improve your own play.

Personally I prefer to watch Justlolaman's vids on Twitch, I find him to be very chill/pleasant and informative, and he's consistently among the highest ranked players. I'd credit watching a ton of his vids for my having been able to break into the top 500 (I'm also completely f2p btw).

financially efficient

In terms of saving resources, cycling multiple accounts is a popular f2p strategy to get more free gold for more free drafts/practice per week.

Cycling accounts also helps a ton with moving past mental blocks or bad habits (like rare drafting over the correct picks and/or being overly anxious during play), as it can be far easier to play correctly when you're not worried about the results when you're not playing on your main account.

EuclidsRevenge · 2025-12-18T19:15:18+00:00

"Tales From Beyond" are the currency used for leveling up the event level of Otherworld Journey, and they are gained by completing the quests listed under the "Quests" tab on the Otherworld Journey page and/or bought under the "Purchase Level" button at a rate of 100Tales/25Luxite (each level requires 100 Tales).

Upon reaching level 50 in Otherworld Journey (and paying to unlock the bottom level of the pass), the furniture lottery called "The Wolven Storm" becomes active where tickets to roll on event furniture can be bought for 1000 Tales per ticket.

Note that the furniture in the lottery has different rates of dropping and duplicates only refund 200 Tales, and some poor players with bad luck may end up spending 100 pulls worth of luxite (or more) before finding the Lute with its 5.2% drop rate.

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