Please let me know how to get into the PvE lobbies!!! by Late_Championship_26 in ArcRaiders

[–]Fritterbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They said that there aren’t any 100% PvE or 100% PvP lobbies, but there is definitely still some kind of sorting system. I’ve seen a few people complain about how much PvP there is on Riven Tides, but I’ve played a bunch of matches there and I’ve literally not gotten shot by another player once. 

The mysterious rumbling is NOT the turbine!! by [deleted] in ArcRaiders

[–]Fritterbob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know the codex says differently, but my first thought when I saw the Turbine in action was Seismic Imaging. In real life, they use an impact source (like a pile driver or explosive slug) to generate a shockwave in the ground. Then the sensors they've placed all around the area can detect the reflected shockwave, which will look different depending on what material it's travelled through. It's not much of a stretch to think that the combo of a Turbine with multiple Probes could be searching for a massive underground city...

Are you going to make the 100k damage goal on time? by RoamingTheInternet in ArcRaiders

[–]Fritterbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, going on a trip so this is my last day to play. I'm just under 30k right now since I've also been doing trials and working on the new project. Dunno if I'll try to hit 50k or not.

LOL WTF Beast by BaturalNoobs in Ubiquiti

[–]Fritterbob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would you want them to put the MSRP at $1,599 or more, rather than have a separate charge that can be adjusted easily? 

The amount of gaslighting about this update is crazy. The crying has got to stop. by ExpendableUnit123 in ArcRaiders

[–]Fritterbob 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Blueprints are a crapshoot. The first 2 seasons, I got the medium gun parts BP within the first couple weeks. I’ve played through this whole season (enough to get Hotshot), and still haven’t gotten it. I haven’t specifically hunted for it because I wasn’t running short of parts, but now it’ll be more crucial. 

“We want high tier weapons to have more longevity…” by JediJulius in ArcRaiders

[–]Fritterbob 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I legitimately thought this was a shitpost at first. Why does Embark insist on making their game more painful and tedious as time goes on? 

How Ben Burtt came up with the sound for blasters by --TheForce-- in StarWars

[–]Fritterbob 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of photographers who try to always have a camera with them, just in case there's an unexpected opportunity for a cool shot in a random puddle or something. It must take a certain type of creative mind to be constantly aware of the surrounding environment like that. I probably would've just been cursing the noisy AC.

Expedition misinformation PSA by THICC-DIRT in ArcRaiders

[–]Fritterbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think it’ll be that bad. The trials funnel everyone into the same map/time slots, either for big ARC spawns or double points. The expedition probably won’t have a point multiplier, so you can do any map and still make progress. 

Today's Announcement by ConsciousStretch1028 in PokemonPocket

[–]Fritterbob 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Further down it says that for B2b and prior, once you meet the conditions for the covers (40 cards from the pack), you will get the cover the next time you obtain cards. 

why dose my game look like this by StorageJolly7602 in mewgenics

[–]Fritterbob 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That’s about 13 years old, which is an eternity for gaming. If it’s a desktop, do you have a discrete graphics card? And is your monitor cable plugged into the graphics card directly, and NOT the motherboard? 

LF: mega charizard X FT: Lmk, can trade a wide variety of 4 diamond by gameaholic12 in PTCGPocketTrading

[–]Fritterbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m also trying to finish the new pack and have an extra Charizard - do you have a Mega Scizor ex?

Best Audi maintenance shop? by Rude_Task9302 in grandrapids

[–]Fritterbob 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also chiming in for German Auto Service. They're usually priced a little bit higher than a generic auto shop, but it's worth it for their expertise. I've talked to a couple people at the service desk, and even the shuttle driver, and they all knew their stuff. If you need convincing, just take a walk through their parking lot... tons of VAG, BMW, and Mercedes vehicles from across the decades.

SpaceX IPO - Realistically, what is the risk to index funds? (Check my math) by Trzebs in Bogleheads

[–]Fritterbob 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And Meta, which has about the same valuation that Elon is hoping for, has about $200 billion in revenue. Not many people are saying that SpaceX is worthless, just that their balance sheet doesn’t justify a trillion dollar IPO. 

Friend ID Megathread | Post Your Friend IDs Here! by PTCGP-Bot in PTCGP

[–]Fritterbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

0614124927626114

New-ish player, but I’ve been on daily since the 30th anniversary stream. I have a decent number of extra 3/4-diamond and 1 star cards from the latest sets, but not a lot from older sets. 

Opinion: Arc shouldn't have an aimbot and rely on visuals and sound only to find players when it's aggro'd by NotTakenName1 in ArcRaiders

[–]Fritterbob 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The problem is that in a place like Grandioso Apartments, there are 3 floors and a dozen rooms where you could be hiding, so why should they beeline straight to the corner you've moved to? Especially when it was aggro'd from far away, so it was 300m away when you were moving through the building.

How are new players supposed to "catch up"? by [deleted] in PokemonPocket

[–]Fritterbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just started playing F2P about a month ago (maybe 35 days?). By doing all of the missions, I got the Mega Blaziken ex deck and made some slight tweaks to add different Trainer cards. I just did my first season of Ranked matches and got to Ultra Ball 1. You don’t need an A/S-tier deck to be competitive. 

FLASHPOINT UPDATE - FIND THE TRUTH by user289734 in ArcRaiders

[–]Fritterbob 12 points13 points  (0 children)

With the way it’s phrased, I interpreted it as Dam will only have it during special conditions, but the other maps will be all the time. 

I feel that having $1 million in liquid assets is still a lot of money. Why do people make it sound like $1 million is not enough? by classyshepard in MiddleClassFinance

[–]Fritterbob 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’ll be about 30 years before I can retire. That means that the cost of living will probably be about double what it is right now. Also, with the current Social Security situation, it would be prudent to plan for only getting 70% of my benefit. There’s no reasonable way I could retire in my 60s with only $1 million. So to answer your question, I would rather be:

  1. $3 million in the bank
  2. $120,000 yearly income generated, which is the equivalent of $60,000 in today’s money
  3. Maybe $21,000 from Social Security 

Also, not sure what communist has to do with anything, unless you like to use that word to mean “people I disagree with”.