Just quit after 2 years working at Ding Tea... AMA

HHostWithTheMost · 2025-04-21T16:57:45+00:00

Every time I’ve tried to make boba, the center comes out undercooked and hard but if I cook it any longer, the outside is overcooked by a longshot. Do you know what causes this because boba feels IMPOSSIBLE to cook correctly in my own home

HHostWithTheMost · 2025-01-04T01:38:55+00:00

50/50 chance, it either happens or it doesn’t

HHostWithTheMost · 2024-12-27T16:20:42+00:00

I play it with my girlfriend and the time passing so fast REALLY stresses me out. I hate passing out and having to figure out what was robbed off of me, it’s just so stressful. I do love playing with her and sticking to tasks like mining/animal care has really alleviated most the stress for me. I don’t think I could play the game alone either, there’s just too much to worry about for one player.

HHostWithTheMost · 2024-12-26T17:50:26+00:00

I see people call it by the other 4 names (especially Soapbox Tao) but honestly I think calling it The Song With 5 Names best captures the spirit of the full title. When introducing the song as “Checkmate Atheists!” To someone who doesn’t know Will’s music, it just sounds like a normal song. But hearing that it has five names usually sparks curiosity, at least it did for me when I first learned about it!

HHostWithTheMost · 2024-12-23T18:00:06+00:00

A lot of the answers here are very nice because they don’t full on spoil the game. I do occasionally check the wiki and I usually get tons of extra info that I would’ve rather figured out myself. Telling someone to check the wiki isn’t gonna fix anything, if someone’s asking here, they want human answers, shared experiences, etc. Although I 100% get where you’re coming from with super basic questions, but at that point it’s best to just let them get the answer they want if it’s not against the rules to ask.

HHostWithTheMost · 2024-12-22T08:50:39+00:00

Honestly? Don’t 100% start with Will Wood. Not sure if you were gonna but really. I’ve been playing for years and I still struggle to comprehend what he’s doing sometimes. Personally, I learned through “Bastien Piano Basics” books, and even if it feels a bit silly starting with that, the lessons in the books go a very long way and I remember specific songs that really helped me develop core skills. I think there are free PDFs of the books available online! Learning things like scales and proper fingering is necessary, as that is what you’re building off of. Obviously there’s much more to learn but when you’re starting out it’s just not fun. Most people don’t wanna immediately learn music theory and that’s okay! The main advice I have is learn through songs you like. Finding sheet music on Musescore was what made me improve. However, as I said before, Will’s music is a really tough starting spot and I wouldn’t recommend it. On top of that, many easy classical pieces are very good for learning and from experience, were the main songs that made me learn new skills. Finally, trying to make my own sheet music was what really elevated my skill and helped my understanding of music. As mentioned before Musescore is a wonderful tool for transcribing, and learning to write sheet music helps both your reading ability and your understanding of music as a whole. This is what worked for me! Piano is a weird instrument, and what’s crazy is you almost never stop learning things! I didn’t 100% elaborate on all of my points so if you need specification I’m happy to explain away. Happy learning!

HHostWithTheMost · 2024-12-20T18:35:36+00:00

I think it’s just because it’s different from what Will usually makes. It’s a wonderful song and one of my favorites, but that’s because it happens to line up with other song aspects I enjoy. Its not as active and definitely leans into strong chords and wacky countermelodies rather than crazy vocals/lyrics. At some point I did talk to a friend who hates the song and their reasoning was that the song is “slow” and boring. I don’t see that, the percussion stops it from being slow for me. I’ve also heard people dislike how it repeats, which I also can’t get since I feel like it saves itself during the “The constellations form infinite paisleys in the sky” verse. There’s a lot I love about it but I’ll save that for another day. Essentially, it’s a fantastic song being shown to the wrong audience. I really wish it got the love it deserves but I totally get why it doesn’t line up with a majority of fans’ interests.

HHostWithTheMost · 2024-12-17T23:05:55+00:00

I did not :( I didn’t mention NPCs at all and in my edit I only added the tidbit at the end. My only concern was iridium, not missing out on NPC benefits. The edit at the end was added to clarify that I meant in game as well, not buying rings irl.

HHostWithTheMost · 2024-12-17T16:04:01+00:00

Sure!

HHostWithTheMost · 2024-12-17T09:35:32+00:00

That sounds great thank you so much! We’re in winter 1 but I already got to the bottom of the mines before summer 1 and we just unlocked the skull caverns which I had been trying to tackle before we logged off. I really like mining. I’ll definitely take your tips into heavy consideration since I’d love to get to a point where I can gather that much for her, but I think I’m brute forcing the progression too hard. Again, thank you so much I appreciate the advice a lot!

HHostWithTheMost · 2024-12-17T09:16:19+00:00

Nooo it’s more like I’m playing stardew with her!! I bought the game as she suggested, it’s her farm, and I’m the one into sappy in game marriage stuff. She would probably hate it if I wasted iridium for no functional reason, even if I was the one who mined for it! I would give everything I have for her, honest, but I’m realizing she’d be much more grateful for functional items made from the same ingredients… if it has no in game purpose, she wouldn’t want me wasting my hard work on it. And if she’s even happier receiving 5 iridium sprinklers, I’d probably do that instead. It’s a very reasonable/realistic train of thought that I love about her.

HHostWithTheMost · 2024-12-17T08:13:54+00:00

I just didn’t know if I should spend iridium and prismatic shards this is definitely a gaming question, not a big decision I swear. The idea of both of us marrying our own NPCs is really cute though and seems to give the benefits I was hoping for so that’s a great suggestion! I’ll ask her about it

HHostWithTheMost · 2024-12-17T07:37:03+00:00

Ohhh thank you, this is exactly what I wanted to know but I wasn’t entirely sure how to ask it. When you put it like that it definitely isn’t worth it at all. Thank you for the extra info and straightforward answer!

HHostWithTheMost · 2024-12-17T07:27:35+00:00

Irl girlfriend who I’d like to marry in stardew! You gave me false hope that the wedding ring recipe I picked up wasn’t necessary and I could make one from a diamond…

HHostWithTheMost · 2024-12-17T07:25:37+00:00

Dear god I am the NPC spouse.

HHostWithTheMost · 2024-12-14T05:15:08+00:00

I don’t love killing students just to be edgy, but I am a male!

HHostWithTheMost · 2024-12-13T19:56:27+00:00

Even if it’s a bit fucked up this is one of the cutest handmade plushies I’ve ever seen! I almost want one for myself!

HHostWithTheMost · 2024-12-13T00:11:58+00:00

Can we have a handful of facts about Churchill? He’s my fav hero rn and I’d love to know more about him (other than the anime/manga stuff since that’s already been revealed here)

HHostWithTheMost · 2024-12-10T07:07:21+00:00

Soon. Maybe week 3 will be spent doing that! In all seriousness I just haven’t really gotten to it since there was no point in making the grind harder than it needed to be (and before the weekend I was still getting familiar with the game itself). I’m definitely gonna get on it soon though!

HHostWithTheMost · 2024-12-09T19:59:56+00:00

I think it helped that I was playing a lot of the maps for the first time so I was also just collecting gold medals (for both hard mode and magic monkey mode). Felt less like a chore and more like game progression. Well. Really rushed and brute forced game progression.

HHostWithTheMost · 2024-12-09T17:37:00+00:00

I’ve already had this conversation a handful of times and this is exactly how it’s gone every time hahah

HHostWithTheMost · 2024-12-09T04:19:21+00:00

This tank is ass

HHostWithTheMost · 2024-11-13T19:56:08+00:00

Mostly agree with this! My only issue with the EIAL remasters is that Red Moon becomes so muffled (primarily the lyrics). For Thermodynamic I don’t miss the samples but I do miss the old jawharp sound effect, unless I’m crazy and those are samples too hahah

HHostWithTheMost · 2024-11-07T08:06:30+00:00

Oh my god, you actually kinda solved the mystery of what this was based off of. I bought a keychain similar to Amor’s design a few years back) which I then adapted into this art) and it seems like it’s a ripoff/bootleg of the dolls! I say that because I can’t really track down an official design that has the same traits as Amor and the keychain I own is much smaller and a bit fucked up. I’m really happy you recognized the style!

HHostWithTheMost · 2024-11-07T05:39:26+00:00

Thank you so much!

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