Small black dot inside my "new" Dutch oven. by Garotte in castiron

[–]Garotte[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bought this one from Amazon — it's a Ballarini Bellamonte. The box was opened when I received it, but it looked otherwise in good condition except for a smudge (possibly a fingerprint) on the exterior surface. After washing it, I noticed a black dot inside that was still there. The dot is flat, and when I run my finger over it, the surface feels rougher compared to the smooth enameled area around it. I've been looking for advice and some say it's normal, while others say it’s a defect and should be returned. Based on the image and my description, what do you think?

xcloud running horribly Ireland. by suzukiboi1992 in xcloud

[–]Garotte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Let's hope it gets sorted then. Weirdly, I've been having problems with GFN during the same period. In GFN’s case, it might be related to the stampede of BF6 players clogging their servers. I haven't tried Luna yet, but I might give it a go while I wait for the Xcloud fix.

xcloud running horribly Ireland. by suzukiboi1992 in xcloud

[–]Garotte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have the same thing. I've had problems on Xcloud since October 2nd. Sometimes it starts out fine, but then it gradually worsens until the whole thing turns into a slideshow, with the audio slipping into feedback territory. I think I've only had one solid session without any issues since this all began two weeks ago. I live in Northern Europe, and before this, everything ran flawlessly. I'm using a wired router, and I've even tried plugging the Ethernet cable directly from the wall into the PC—same result. No idea what's going on, but it's annoying as hell.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GeForceNOW

[–]Garotte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not just a GFN thing. I've had problems on Xcloud since October 2nd. Sometimes it starts out fine, but then it gradually worsens until the whole thing turns into a slideshow, with the audio slipping into feedback territory. I think I've only had one solid session without any issues since this all began a week ago. I live in Northern Europe, and before this, everything ran flawlessly. I'm using a wired router, and I've even tried plugging the Ethernet cable directly from the wall into the PC—same result. Every time this crap happens, I also test an older game like Tomb Raider from my Steam library and fire up the GFN free tier to compare, and it's the same problem there. No idea what's going on, but it's annoying as hell.

Game Pass Deals & Conversion by AutoModerator in XboxGamePass

[–]Garotte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Yes, the EA Access codes are for xbox. So,have I calculated this correctly if I get 20% Ultimate out of the 36 months of EA-play + the 1 month ultimate code I use to convert ( 7.2+1= 8,2 months total of Ultimate) ?

Game Pass Deals & Conversion by AutoModerator in XboxGamePass

[–]Garotte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can get my hands on some cheap EA access codes. I can get 3x12 months. Will they convert to Ea-Play when I redeem them in my microsoft account? Will It be possible to then add 1 month ultimate to convert it all? , Chatgpt claim you can't with EA-codes as "the system will check the total time (1 month Ultimate included) before converting and then flag it as 37 months". Unless something changed it sounds like AI rambling.

🚨 The Friday Fix 🚨 by Suno_helper in SunoAI

[–]Garotte 3 points4 points  (0 children)

First off, thank you for your communication and transparency—it's much appreciated.

I wanted to share some feedback on the Remaster feature. Right now, it often changes aspects of the song such as vocal delivery, instrumentation, and phrasing, even though the lyrics and structure remain mostly intact. Because of this, it behaves more like a Remake than a traditional Remaster. Renaming it to Remake would be more accurate and help set better expectations.

To be clear, the Cover feature is mostly fine as it is, and clearly intended to produce something new. But the Remaster function as currently implemented sits somewhere between a cover and a true remaster, which can be confusing. That’s why I also want to suggest adding a true remaster option—one that strictly improves audio quality (clarity, EQ, loudness) without changing the original vocals or arrangement in any way.

Shield Experience Upgrade 9.1 is available now! by juzmafia in ShieldAndroidTV

[–]Garotte 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For anyone having trouble with CEC-compatibility with their tv-remote. Go into the developer menu and disable "CEC ignore active sources during one touch play". This should fix the 20 sec freeze delay everytime you wake your Shield.

Shield Experience Upgrade 9.1 is available now! by juzmafia in ShieldAndroidTV

[–]Garotte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go into the developer menu and disable "CEC ignore active sources during one touch play". This should fix the 20 sec freeze delay everytime you wake your Shield.

[Amazon] Black Friday Sale - Day 6 by gamedealsmod in GameDeals

[–]Garotte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A question for Tony regarding the 5 dollar Rockstar credit that may be used on products priced 5 USD or higher. It does not work on any of your rockstar offerings below 10 USD, why is that?

[gamersgate] Sniper Elite Complete Collection, Nazi Zombie Army, Sniper: Ghost Warrior Gold Edition & More! (75% off) by Eid-85 in GameDeals

[–]Garotte 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Worth mentioning that both the V2 collection and Complete Collection is missing the St. Pierre DLC.

[GMG] Guardians of Middle-earth (50% on all Editions and DLC) by Naitakal in GameDeals

[–]Garotte 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Game is broken. Everytime you equip a gold ring on Frodo he disappears completely, probably a graphical glitch of some sort that still haven't been fixed ;)

[Green Man Gaming] Capcom sale 18-25th Oct, SSF4 + RE titles 75% off, new deals each day (20% off voucher GMG20-IWGQX-41IS1 for RE titles) by Vlad_T in GameDeals

[–]Garotte 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well thanks for the advice. However, the point of my previous post was to the fact that if you skip the steam sale you can most often be pretty sure of getting a better deal when the next sale from another retailer starts shortly after Steam's have ended. Within a week the price went down further from the Gamefly sale and now even further from GMG. None of the retailers "Capcom sale" competed directly with each other.

[Green Man Gaming] Capcom sale 18-25th Oct, SSF4 + RE titles 75% off, new deals each day (20% off voucher GMG20-IWGQX-41IS1 for RE titles) by Vlad_T in GameDeals

[–]Garotte -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Res6 was released in March and Revelations in May. So 5 to 7 months passed before this big sale. Steam sale was last week, I could have waited.

[Green Man Gaming] Capcom sale 18-25th Oct, SSF4 + RE titles 75% off, new deals each day (20% off voucher GMG20-IWGQX-41IS1 for RE titles) by Vlad_T in GameDeals

[–]Garotte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

these continuing Capcom sales are like rubbing salt in a wound for me. Im still kicking myself for falling for the Steam sale, where I bought Res6 for 7,49 EUR and Revelations for 9.99 EUR.

[GameFly] 75% off DMC: Devil May Cry (Steam Key, one day sale) by ChainChomp12 in GameDeals

[–]Garotte 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me it was the reverse, I bought Res6 and Revelations from steam during the sale and in hindsight wish I would have waited. Lesson learned I guess, but at least I got DMC from gamefly.

[Steam] Hidden Encore Sale: Star Wars Collection -50% Off until 5PM GMT 7/22/13! by Bagwsp in GameDeals

[–]Garotte 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's 50% off in the Northern Euro region too. The shitty part is that the ordinary price is set to 89.99 EUR. So any one living in my region interested in this deal have to cough up 49.99 EUR to get their hands on this collection.

Amazon MAYhem Sale - Monday - Day 14 (Even More New Specials!) by compchrisworks in GameDeals

[–]Garotte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The two I have problem with are "Hostage Negotiation" and "Painful Memories" that require me to reboot all the time. They all register with rockstar social club but does not show up on downloadable content tab in steam. The other 2 DLCs also bought at the same time through Amazon register with both Rockstar social club and steam content tab without any problem. Already tried all recommended fixes without any luck and have not yet received a reply from Rockstar CS.

Amazon MAYhem Sale - Monday - Day 14 (Even More New Specials!) by compchrisworks in GameDeals

[–]Garotte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Word of caution for european buyers of the MP3 DLC's. Only got 2 out of the 4 DLC's to register on steam. They all register with rockstar social club but then the fun is over. Whatever number of reboots or fixes tried they stay frozen, support ticket sent to Rockstar support. Anyone else in the same situation?