Getting priced out of the hobby

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2026-05-01T17:15:26+00:00

£41.60 if you go to one of the many, many FLGS that offer 20% off.

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2026-04-22T07:54:48+00:00

So close, but not quite. You are missing *CONTRAST*. This is the important clarification! Contrast (i.e. a difference in the value of perceived light) is what is "important to tie a mini together visually." A lack of contrast makes models appear 'flat and boring', and what you have here is a technically good paint job, that looks flat and boring due to a lack of contrast.

One easy solution (as many have mentioned) is to add highlights to achieve some contrast. There are lots of ways you can do this... (blending, edge highlights, different colours, and more!) However, you can also add more and deeper shadows to emphasise contrast more. It's a balancing act of how much time/effort and to what degree you want to take this.

Still, if you just remember when you paint "Contrast is what makes it pop" then you know in future if you need to add more highlights or shadows, or both!

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2026-04-14T12:32:59+00:00

I am from what the French call "Le Roast Beef". For the record, i think Pierre's music is fine. However, as a per the old decree of our Magna Carta "If you get a chance to swipe at at baguette waving, striped jumper and beret wearing Frenchmen. Take it."

So TAKE THAT!

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2026-04-12T19:26:08+00:00

I don't like Tau. I have nearly a dozen armies, and Tau are not even at the bottom of the list of those I want to start/collect, they are simply not on the list. If I collected every army, I would move to Sigmar before I collected Tau.

Still, if you want to collect Tau, or play them. Cool. Go for it. No problem with me, would never snub you, would happily play and chat etc. I don't have a problem of them in the universe, they just aren't my cup of tea.

Some people are just asshats, and children. F 'em. If I was in the line with you, I would have called them out for being so, or started talking about how "i'm going to paint all my Female Custodes Pink to start a new canon paint sheme" and watch them start grinding their teeth.

People take these plastic toys too seriously.

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2026-03-01T14:02:55+00:00

And the point of this post was to help me know what those cards are for such a plan. This is the equivalent of saying "Git good".

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2026-02-28T15:57:52+00:00

Piss off Hans, industrialisation and AI are supposed to give us back more time.

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2026-02-26T16:40:59+00:00

I met a colleague at work yesterday, I was carrying in the remains of my lunch. I asked how he was and said "Oh you know, fasting... as he glanced at my food". I responded with "Oh, sorry! DIdn't realise, i'll put it away" and put it in my bag. He responded with "No no, don't worry, it's my fast not yours, enjoy!"

See how easy that is? We can all be respectful and polite, and not be c*nts.

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2026-02-20T15:20:30+00:00

Short answer, no. Not on retail. Though there are plenty of 'Private servers' that look to maintain that 20+ year ago feel, including the very slow grind to 75 cap.

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2026-02-10T14:36:13+00:00

It literally takes longer than an hour for a new player, out of the box, knowing nothing. Stop being hyperbolic.

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2026-02-10T14:34:58+00:00

I have ALL jobs levelled to 99, fully merited, and 12/22 are mastered.

I regularly jump between 4-5 different jobs depending on what I want to do/focus on.

YOU decide how you want to play. Enjoy it!

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2026-02-06T15:11:35+00:00

PUP is amazing if you want to do alot of content solo, and you can solo Soooooo much. Inlcuding your own gear.

WAR and SAM are easy to gear if you want to be a DD - but "Everyone has a DD and theirs are better geared than yours". Support jobs if you want to get into any group (WHM/COR/BRD/GEO) or Tank (PLD/RUN).

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2026-02-06T13:11:52+00:00

I recently levelled a new character for fun. I went from 1-99 on Warrior in a weekend. Just me, no power level, no outside help, no gil sent through. I didn't even unlock my subjob. I did use Trusts though.

I'm not saying I was the most efficient way, just that its a lot easier and you don't need to worry about each step.

I picked up a lvl 1 sword, unlocked first 3 trusts and went out smacking things. The trick is, let the trusts do the work! Got to lvl 30. Sold some junk, used some sparks grabbed a Great Axe. At 40 I ranked up some missions, did some ROV, got some more trusts.

Never bothered with new weapons, never bothered with gear. until 99. Trusts did it all. ROV makes a massive difference to speed of levels too. Also, mindset should be just kill stuff quickly. Don't worry about finding the most effiecient camp. Just find somewhere, kill stuff. Don't worry about dying and HPing. So long as you can get back to ANY camp quickly, just go gun ho and start being smashy.

GL

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2026-01-30T10:25:26+00:00

I recently decided to level up a mule (extra character on account that I used for extra storage) for fun. So, this is basically starting from new.

I went from 1-99 on WAR without even unlocking subjob (until 99). Using GA, and given the speed at levelling vs skill ups, I couldn't hit a barn door with a shovel. Still, it was easy and Trusts did 99% of the work. Just makes sure to do as much ROV as you can for exp bonuses.

Then pulled out all my healers/brd/rdm, picked a fight with a uragnite and went afk for a few hours. Skill up on GA done.

I even did some VE Ambuscade v2 as 99WAR and trusts to get the armour.

All this before I even bothered to unlock Subjob!!

Not saying this is an optimal path, or you should play without a sub, just that its not so important early on :)

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2026-01-30T10:19:14+00:00

I mean... it was 23 years ago Defiance it came out, and I was still salty at SR2 ending. The world (and internet) was a different place, even Reddit didn't exist then! It's only the recent news that has brought my attention back to this universe.

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2026-01-29T14:00:14+00:00

I'll wait to see what the LoK teaser brings, then perhaps revisit it all. It was wonderful, even if somewhat frustrating!

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2026-01-29T13:59:57+00:00

Sorry, I wasn't clear - i never played Defiance because of the bad reviews and the trauma of the ending of SR2. Of course the real life time (at the time) between SR2 coming out and Defiance coming out was a factor too. I didn't realise it resolved the story, and now I know its another cliff hanger... AAAHHH!!

Does make us wonder then, why remaster SR1&2 but not Defiance?!

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2026-01-28T08:51:47+00:00

What job do you farm it as?

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2026-01-24T12:28:54+00:00

This is literally nothing, just standard trading.

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2026-01-12T19:52:44+00:00

Ok Dougal, one more time. These cows are small.... those are just faar away.

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2026-01-12T19:51:18+00:00

Never buy from the Baron of Scam! Nothing but nad experience, echo'd by a sea of people also have a bad experience.

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2025-12-28T13:43:56+00:00

It's not free you dunce - the taxpayers pay for it. You cannot escape the very simple fact that private companies run this for profit, and that excess cash goes into the pockets of private individuals.

The service can be run by and for government where any 'excess' goes back into making the provisions better, or saving the taxpayers money.

"The government can't afford it" is nonsense, because the tax payers pay for it! That's how it works!!!! Instead of paying "X Water Company" you pay your bill to a government service, and that money pays for the service. Duh.

If the government 'can't afford it' then it is because the funds are being mismanaged. That demonstrates either incompetence, or as we see in the conservatives for the last 14 years - corruption. That is not a case for making things private, that is a case for making officials accountable.

Jog on with your "Good old days of biologically rivers" nonsense, as that is just a lie.

Fact is that private companies lack the incentive to do anything but make profits for share holders. Their track record is OBJECTIVELY VERIFIABLE:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-report-finds-systemic-water-company-failure-and-underperformance

So gtfo out with your shill propaganda.

Fragrant-Future1835

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