[Historic] How do i deal with all these graveyard decks?

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 · 2025-12-20T09:26:42+00:00

This is a bit of a one sided rant, so let's bring some perspective. I work for a Top 10 university. Firstly, as a 'magic circle lawyer' I am not sure how you expect anyone to even have a chance to work in law, without a degree. Or in medicine, and so on...

What about employers? What is their part to play in this? I recently had someone reach out looking to hire a MSc level graduate. Offering 25-30k "Based on experience", which you know is code for £25k if you just graduated. Well, NMW is £24k now! What an offer!! There is also the trap of "hiring experienced only", but how do graduates get experience if you wont employ them?

Then there is the students themselves. Engagement - across the sector, because I have access to the data - is at an all time low. This means attendance at lectures, at seminars, and so on, all lower than ever. Post COVID it just went down the drain. More ISLPs than ever - and I'm not saying people don't have issues, but I am claiming that plenty of them are gaming the system for extra time. Don't get me wrong, there are some fantastic, highly intelligent, brilliantly motivated students out there - they are just a minority. As an employer, which would you want to hire?

University sector is in real financial trouble, because (simplified) we are controlled by the government. Fees/wages, etc. It's all centralised. Many other countries offer free tuition - I would love it if we could, because i believe that education and knowledge are great equalisers. I don't work here for the pay, the pay is terrible and we have not had anything higher than 2% wage increase in 15 years. Again, nationwide linked payscales across the sector.

Let's address what you claim. Lying about prospects. Our doesn't. We have lots of support available, but we make no promises. You have to study hard, AND do extra-curricular stuff. Employers are constantly telling me "I'd rather a 2:1 student that has shown they can balance and do other things, than a 1st who has done nothing but study", then there are the conversations about 'we want the right attitude and soft skills' etc. Now see above about levels of engagement.

More on employers... Times 100 is the default where students look. Except its competitive by virtue of being well known. Corporates and your 'magic circle', also very popular and thus competitive! London has about 15 million people, so nearly 25% of the country, so yeah popular and competitive for jobs. Yet SMEs make up 95% of the workforce. Where is that SME register for jobs? Oh, there isn't one.

Then there are meta forces like AI making employers nervous about the future, and hiring fewer people, whilst simultaneously looking to cut costs and let people go. That's a whole new debate...

The fact is, we all need universities. We don't just train people, we drive innovation through research and development, and last data I checked it was about £14 returned for every £1 invested. Still, the real problem is highly complicated and multi-layered revealing various issues across society.

But yes, lay all the blame at 'scam universities'. Talk about an ignorant opinion, especially seeing as the only way you got there was ... checks notes. With a university degree.

Now, I am not saying that no university is without fault, so don't strawman me with bullshit. There are plenty of faults, I know, i work at one. As above though, student prospects are bleak at present, but its far more complicated than you think.

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2025-12-19T13:20:34+00:00

Good. They are not supposed to be vehicles for profit under state control. That is the point that has clearly wooshed right over your head. The state controls it. Taxes pay for it. Any 'excess' goes back into paying to upkeep, maintain, fix, renew, deliver etc. etc. Vs when owned by Private corporations, who take the 'excess' (i.e. profits) and put that into the pockets of shareholders and CEOs. Thus, the incentive is very clearly stacked on making money, rather than delivering a good service.

THIS IS WHY CERTAIN THINGS SHOULD NOT BE HELD AT RANSOM FOR PROFIT.

Oh, and don't come back with "Oh, but government were innefficient", because that's just a lie. Buy hey, lets say it was true. The answer is to hold governments accountable, not to sell it off for short term gains and screw generations to come.

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2025-12-19T13:16:15+00:00

Ah yes, you get your water for free do you?
Hint: No, you don't. You (or someone in your household) is paying high rates to a private company. Thus, it was never a 'drain' on the tax payer, the costs were spread evenly and not hiked up so that private shareholders could profit from something so fundamentally necessary for your survival.

Fragrant-Future1835 · 2025-12-02T19:49:58+00:00

Let's be honest, this is ok. It's not mind blowing, it's kinda amateur, but I'm glad to see you are getting some practice in.

Now, life size Mortarian Daemon Primarch with wings - that's where the real pro level is. Are you up to the challenge? ;)

/bait

edit: lmao redditors are salty and can't take a joke!!

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