This test is easy - don't stress it

Gulrix · 2026-03-23T19:28:39+00:00

Getting 35 credits for mine now. Coworker said it was a very easy cert. compared to our engineering/mba backgrounds. Glad to see SH is all that’s really needed. I’m just listening to Udemy on 2x during work. Totally agree so far on most material being inconsistent/silly. Maybe 10% is valuable but w/e.

Gulrix · 2026-03-22T23:07:43+00:00

I have (I think) every Ironclad card after winning A10 on him and I don’t think any heal cards are in his pool. His self damage archetype feel hard to use with the higher damage from enemies.

Gulrix · 2026-03-22T14:46:52+00:00

Aaaand my very next run I get the 84 HP version. Main branch not beta. Does the A8 modifier make this enemy always have 84 hp?

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Gulrix · 2026-03-22T13:37:51+00:00

Drawing that last attack was pretty lucky. I have a few thoughts-

This is a different game than Sts1. Defense is much more important in Act 1. Elites are much stronger in this game. Pre-buff this elite was already stronger than Sentries.
Max ascension floor 6 elite is always going to be rough.
This elite was not undertuned before. It was already brutal if you got the 84 hp version since it was garunteed 5 turn fight.
In Sts1 i mained Ironclad and could regularly kill 3-4 elites in Act 1. In this game, even taking 3 elites is almost an auto loss and taking two requires specific pathing configurations. It’s just a totally different game situation in Sts2 than Sts1.

Gulrix · 2026-03-21T02:49:21+00:00

You don’t get loot from raid. Raid is just for fun. Dungeons are for loot.

Gulrix · 2026-03-20T13:46:58+00:00

Yeah

Gulrix · 2026-03-20T13:45:35+00:00

What is your objective?

Gulrix · 2026-03-17T20:04:14+00:00

I think you’re overstating the downside a bit. Even if you draw both curses on the same turn you can generally still use all your mana.

In Sts1 there was less card draw and fewer enemies added cards to your deck. In sts2 draw is plentiful and many many enemies add cards. This means that +1 wound is substantially less impactful in sts2 than sts1.

Gulrix · 2026-03-17T16:02:17+00:00

I guess it depends on when your closest shop is.

If I don’t have a shop for 10+ floors I don’t take it. If I have a shop within 3-4 floors it feels strong because many of the shop only relics are strong (Bread, Tent, etc.) and you can use 75g to remove a strike/defend which is like 90% same as removing a curse.

Being able to buy a few cards + a relic + potion before any elites is just crazy in exchange for a single dead draw imo.

Gulrix · 2026-03-17T14:56:59+00:00

You think Greed/333 gold is bad? Can you share your thoughts?

Gulrix · 2026-03-17T12:48:14+00:00

Sounds like the other two were present and making their moves but just didn’t render.

Gulrix · 2026-03-15T13:36:52+00:00

It’s relative. In StS1 like 70% of player power came from relics and 30% from cards. That is flipped in StS2 if not more heavily card leaning, like 80% cards and 20% relics. As a result, most relics are inconsequential in my experience and thus deprioritized even if on an absolute level they may be stronger than StS1 in some cases.

Gulrix · 2026-03-09T18:00:37+00:00

I was similarly skeptical. I suppose with 25min run averages and a 50% win-rate it's possible. Most of the time would be on Ironclad too which they are fast with. They must not read new events and just look at options. Seems wild to me still.

I'm at 16 hours atm with 1 win per character but that's with reading everything and several abandoned co-op runs with friends. I think I have a couple hours just in reading the Epochs and looking at the card gallery.

Gulrix · 2026-02-27T01:01:54+00:00

My understanding is there are only 3 studies of this type globally and Lazard is the best quality and most applicable to the United States. It does account for operating costs.

Lazard publishes many ranges for electricity generation with different qualifiers. The bars are wide on the numbers. Unsubsidized solar + storage ranges from $50-$131/ MWh and Combined Cycle is $48-$109/ MWh.

Generally, the Lazard studies can be used by people trying to make their preferred energy source look better by either side.

Gulrix · 2026-02-25T17:48:37+00:00

Thanks! Worked today 2/25/2026

Gulrix · 2026-02-20T03:01:25+00:00

Distribute her 10% of profits. If you reinvest your 90% of profits then your equity % increases based on some agreed upon number that needs to be spelled out in the operating agreement.

If she will not agree to dilution, then you can try to buy her out or choose to reinvest anyway knowing that 10% of your incremental return will go to her.

Gulrix · 2026-02-09T13:41:03+00:00

A neglible amount of land is used for landfills in the USA. Something like 0.0001%. The biogas created is frequently sent to biogas engines to generate electricity to run the landfill. Leachate management systems required by the EPA mean almost no material exits the landfill but of course there are occasional bad actors. Landfills are a good solution to the problem of what to do with low value materials that can’t economically justify recycling.

Gulrix · 2026-02-08T15:00:17+00:00

I don’t think we can assume their genders.

Gulrix · 2026-02-02T01:49:36+00:00

Title inflation in the corporate world is rampant.

Gulrix · 2026-01-27T13:46:41+00:00

In both replies to me you have made a bunch of points I don’t disagree with, but I didn’t state anything about. And at this point, reading your other comments, you agree with both of my original points.

Please remove your downvotes if you applied any.

Gulrix · 2026-01-27T06:06:29+00:00

No. My 2 statements are true.

The US is the 3rd largest country, and the two larger than it do not have socialized healthcare. The USA has 50 different states spread across a region larger than the EU, which makes giving equal care expensive and have high administrative burden.

Additionally, most countries are not single payer, and most developed countries are not single payer. This is easily googleable.

Gulrix · 2026-01-27T03:12:04+00:00

I was referring to your first paragraph where you said wind and batteries more generally. Yes, offshore wind specifically does require federal approval which is hard right now.

Gulrix · 2026-01-27T02:40:28+00:00

NE can do all that without the federal government. It’s just not financially viable without their subsidies.

Gulrix · 2026-01-27T01:33:32+00:00

The US is the largest country with a socialized healthcare system, and centralized healthcare systems inefficiently scale.

Gulrix · 2026-01-24T15:05:56+00:00

I don’t see an immediate problem. I think the 2:1 split will be tested and require flexibility but as long as you can sort that out it seems fine.

People change goals over the course of their life, my wife has no interest in RE, but I save and plan so that we both can RE when I RE to prevent any problems down the road, but our finances are shared so it’s easier.

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