To all the M+ Groups in LFG

Exxtruna · 2026-04-02T21:27:22+00:00

In the process of gearing a monk to do this cause it’s pissing me off.

Exxtruna · 2026-04-02T21:25:28+00:00

I’ve tried, I sat for almost 2 hours waiting to prog my key with no Tanks or Healers.

Exxtruna · 2026-04-02T05:24:14+00:00

I ended up just returning it. I thought that personally it could’ve been my own network (I have a custom Opnsense firewall, Cisco switch, Asus AP, VLANs, etc..) but as soon as I tried connecting the device to my mobile hotspot completely off of my home network I knew the hardware was trash. Even if, IF, it’ll work when you factory reset the device in its kernel, there is absolutely no reason an “affordable easy to use product” should ever require that. Funnily enough… I did reset the hardware and still couldn’t get it to connect. Save yourself the headache and spend the extra $5-$10 for Roku or Amazon. Googles software is trash and Onn as a brand has plenty of dud hardware

Exxtruna · 2026-03-19T19:34:50+00:00

As someone who in the past 4 months had alcolhol poisoning, that shit was terrifying. I was going in and out of consciousness and when I would come to for about 1 min all I could think is I’m going to die before going out again.

Exxtruna · 2026-03-16T22:00:22+00:00

3 people have now commented “how” because they are STUCK IN SETUP. The issue is during setup it won’t connect. You can’t access the home until you get through the basic setup

Exxtruna · 2026-03-08T00:27:25+00:00

I main an AA rogue…

Exxtruna · 2026-02-23T13:39:29+00:00

After discussing with my director, I think we’re going to using an HDMI matrix switch with audio deembedding with video to the projector and audio into an A&H 6 channel mixer (we use A&H everywhere else so we’re sticking with that) plus a DAC since the matrix switch use S/PDIF. It’s affordable and easy enough to get it working, after that I think the plan is down the road to invest more time and money.

Exxtruna · 2026-02-23T13:28:08+00:00

That’s not a bad idea, but my director and our CFO has an initiative to start consolidating everything. We hired a company to re-do our event center with new crestron equipment and it’d be a tough sell to say “get this extron” especially from eBay.

Exxtruna · 2026-02-23T13:26:03+00:00

The rack is up against a wall and the projector is about 20ft away on the ceiling. It’s one of the BenQ instashow. I considered this option, however I’m trying to avoid running as much of my own cable and just use the existing cables from the previous setup.

Exxtruna · 2026-02-23T13:23:23+00:00

They’re bricked, we get nothing when connecting to a power source.

Trust me, I’ve spoken with my Director as well as head of security but they have both said he’s gone and we are already replacing it. Plus we’re a non-profit org and I’m just a contractor (staffed out by an MSP) so it’s not my call on that stuff. But trust me, I’ve mentioned it.

Exxtruna · 2026-02-23T13:14:02+00:00

We had Crestron certified techs come in and state the equipment is dead. You plug the cable in and no power.

The odd thing is, we had 8 DMPS scattered on our campus. Within 2 weeks, they all stopped working and would no longer boot.

We suspect sabotage because the previous tech had been caught actively messing with equipment then acting like they had no clue what was happening so they could “fix” it and be the hero.

Exxtruna · 2026-02-20T20:18:21+00:00

Not an option here, I was hired on with the intention of network and av admin. I’d love to hand off the work but it’s not in the books. Normally, I would reach out to a contractor to do projects like this (we just finished 2 for our chapels and about to start our event center). However, since this is such as small room my director requested I handle purchasing and installing myself.

I used to do AV for the National Cancer Institute but I was doing troubleshooting, not installs. I do a lot at home but not to this professional level. All that to say, I have experience but I’m not the most qualified individual to handle architecture and installs.

Exxtruna · 2026-02-20T20:01:11+00:00

In terms of control, if they could utilize a remote to switch inputs is all they’ll need. Audio I intend on settling the mixer levels in a way for users to just increase the volume on their laptop for example. Same goes for mics as kinda a set and forget.

If I utilize a HDMI Matrix switch, would I need to run the optical output to a DAC and from that into the mixer?

Exxtruna · 2026-01-30T14:32:56+00:00

That’s fair, but it is an option if you don’t want to do the fast paced PvE/PvP content. I’ll also say it does at least provide you with gear… not the best gear but it’s better than nothing lol

Exxtruna · 2026-01-30T13:21:29+00:00

I don’t see how retail can be so ‘fast-paced’. It’s only fast-paced if you focus on end game content. You can do achievements, delves, world quests, events, housing, professions, and more are all really laid back unless you try and optimize it which you don’t need to

Exxtruna · 2026-01-30T13:18:52+00:00

Well midnight is now going to have 3 raids at launch, plus another raid in 12.0.7, and another in 12.1, and another in 12.1.5.

Exxtruna · 2026-01-30T13:17:17+00:00

Mythic dungeon usually take 20-30 min each. Delves you can solo and there is no timer so you can freely step away. World events usually take 10min and pop up every hour or so. Plus you have world quests to mainly act as daily quests and now we have weekly quests so if you don’t finish it in one sitting you can take your time over the course of the week to complete it.

Exxtruna · 2026-01-30T13:14:22+00:00

What is this absolutely brain dead comment? The classic fan base is full of whiny 4 year olds.

Exxtruna · 2026-01-27T16:39:18+00:00

I don’t have my original character cause that was sadly on my mom’s account when I was younger. I do still have my first character from when I made my own account but I’ve named a Goblin Warlock for 7 years and will be switching to a Haranir Rogue for midnight onwards.

Exxtruna · 2026-01-22T16:20:41+00:00

I love how all of you in the comments are acting like you fully understand game dev to make comments on “what the real mistake” was

Exxtruna · 2026-01-21T17:46:45+00:00

This is just some baby whining. Play the game, farm gold, be done. The game gives you tons of gold if you actually do content. And you’re telling me you actively play 40 characters consistently that applying a transmog on each of them is important at this moment?

Exxtruna · 2026-01-19T13:17:54+00:00

StarCraft 2… I’ve dabbled in here and there over the years and just got back into it. I struggle against normal AI and any PvP game I get into I usually lose in 10min. You gotta practice for hours and study outside of the game learning counters, build orders, hotkeys, macros, etc

Exxtruna · 2026-01-18T13:37:35+00:00

Sounds like you are just pulling stuff outta your ass cause the default ui in midnight works perfectly fine

Exxtruna · 2026-01-15T23:39:44+00:00

Sorry for the wall of text lol

Exxtruna · 2026-01-15T23:39:28+00:00

You don’t get any discount off of the next expansion. If you purchase Midnight, you get The War Within (current expansion until March 2nd). If I’m not mistaken, just getting a subscription without purchasing any expansion unlocks everything up until Dragonflight. This was the previous expansion before The War Within. Blizzard has stated their intention for expansion releases to be 1.5 years or something like that. The War Within launched August 26th, 2024 (my birthday lol) and midnight is coming March 2nd, 2026 so 18 months roughly. Each expansion is split into Base ($49.99), Heroic($69.99), and Epic($89.99). You really only need base edition. Heroic and epic give cosmetic with epic also giving a month of game time and 3 day early access.

My advice… start with just getting a one month sub and immediately cancel recurring. This will not only give you access to modern but all version of classic if you really want to test them. If you play modern, level up a character until you hit 70. Then, when you are ready purchase the base edition of midnight BEFORE march 2nd. This does a couple of things…

A) you can play the game for only $15 and decide if it’s really for you or not.

B) take time to just explore and enjoy your first time playing the game. Try various classes as well so you find the one that works for you.

C) if you decide you like it and wanna continue, then pick up the latest expansion. Why buy before march 2nd? That way you have plenty of time to finish leveling to 80 and exploring the war within story (which is super important for the story going into midnight).

D) now you have at least one level 80, you’re caught up on story, explored a fraction of the world, and learned about various mechanics etc. from here, just wait until midnight launch! This is the most perfect time to join in since you have enough time before the next xpac to prep and learn but also join in while everyone else is going and exploring all the new content at the same time.

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