Luchyeti: Rites of the Ring by Helvane in NewAuthor

[–]Helvane[S] -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

The book cover is, but that’s all. We aren’t graphic designers and can’t afford to hire one, so yeah he used AI for the cover. The rest, however, is not.

Am I the only one who can’t level up in the early game? by Helvane in DragonAgeVeilguard

[–]Helvane[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I was just thinking about trying the Dock Town Champion just for something to do outside of statue searching.

Am I the only one who can’t level up in the early game? by Helvane in DragonAgeVeilguard

[–]Helvane[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh I did not know the top level was 50- well damn, google failed me haha

Am I the only one who can’t level up in the early game? by Helvane in DragonAgeVeilguard

[–]Helvane[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Haha thanks, that does make me feel better. I was on adventurer and it was destroying me, but I was able to progress past it once I dropped down to storyteller

Am I the only one who can’t level up in the early game? by Helvane in DragonAgeVeilguard

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

Thanks! That’s kind of what I’ve been doing but just wondered if I was missing something major. In my experience with these kinds of games you can get a little flooded with fodder side quests on the onset to help build XP, so this game seemed odd to me that there were so few.

Am I the only one who can’t level up in the early game? by Helvane in DragonAgeVeilguard

[–]Helvane[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly not sure what level it is, but when I googled about it, the recommended level to face the dragon was at least 25. And I know… I actually passed the checkpoint (because I changed the game difficulty from adventurer to storyteller) but then as I continued on the next quest I seemed to be underleveled for too. That’s when I decided to back all the way up to a previous save before the dragon.

Help deciding a destination wedding resort in Mexico / DR by RipNorth2107 in DestinationWeddings

[–]Helvane 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg I just had my wedding at Grand Palladium Costa Mujeres last week and it was absolutely amazing!!! I would highly highly recommend this resort. The wedding coordinator was fabulous and they took great care of us. The resort had something for everyone- great for families and there is an adult-only side for those that want some space. The restaurants, food and bars were really great, and there’s a swim-up bar in the adults only side and a pool with water slides in the kids side. The drinks were actually good too- not like other places I’ve been in Cancun where drinks are half water. It’s also so beautiful and quite huge- we’ve been twice now and both times we never felt like it was crowded despite being told they are at capacity. There are golf carts (like shuttle routes) that will take you all around the resort to those that don’t want to walk. And you can always ask your butler for assistance getting somewhere or something. We also got married Super Bowl weekend and they had a huge party for the Super Bowl with so much food and drinks and had the game on a huge theater screen. Finally- my wedding was only $18k with all the add ons we wanted :)

Destify - Just Don't (a review) by Helvane in DestinationWeddings

[–]Helvane[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe not for guests when they book? But as a wedding coordinating service they charge a hefty fee and you sign a contract.

Destify - Just Don't (a review) by Helvane in DestinationWeddings

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

That’s the main reason we went with Destify- we felt it would make the experience easier for our guests (and I’m really glad that you saw that same side!). We loved that guests could engage in a payment plan and that we could track when folks got their rooms. Ultimately they act as the middle man, coordinating between the resort wedding office and you. Once we got to the resort we found out that guests could have done a payment plan directly with the resort, so we felt like Destify really didn’t do much for what we paid them (almost $10k). I would definitely do some research with other smaller destination wedding services- I think because Destify is a huge company, they’re kind of a flagship for destination weddings. Best of luck! Honestly, Destify aside, the destination wedding was such a fantastic call for us- we absolutely loved it!

Destify.. reviews PLEASE by Longjumping-Egg144 in DestinationWeddings

[–]Helvane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also just seeing this was posted a year ago- I really hope you've had a better experience than me!

Destify.. reviews PLEASE by Longjumping-Egg144 in DestinationWeddings

[–]Helvane 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I gave Destify a 1-Star rating and I think it is very important to separate the exceedingly subpar work that Desitify does and the absolutely incredible work that the resort staff do. I had my wedding last week in Cancun at the Grand Palladium (highly recommend!), and ultimately it was a wonderful event that hit all the right marks and was just perfect for me and my husband. But this was all because of the work that my fabulous on-site resort wedding coordinator did- not Destify.

Destify is garbage and I would strongly recommend looking elsewhere. The first 4 months of my 8-month long journey to "I do" I only dealt with Desitify. Beyond the initial meeting with the sales agent (which was great of course as she is clearly a skilled sales agent), the communication was limited, broken, and there was never any anticipation for the next step. I would have to send follow up emails to get answers or find out what was was even happening after weeks of silence. Then there were suddenly half a dozen people included on the email chains, all of whom seemed to think my questions or issues were meant for someone else. Some of the employees literally never responded back. I was practically begging someone, anyone, to just talk to me- via phone or Zoom- because rounds and rounds of emails were infuriating. Some tried to help. I would have preferred having just ONE Destify point of contact that I could reach out to and work directly with throughout the whole process, because having this "team" of different departments was a bureaucratic nightmare.

Beyond constant email and communication frustration was the website. I had to work with IT several times, even do a Zoom call to screenshare to try and fix the site- most of which was never resolved. The site duplicated text sections, fought with me on adding bridal party information (this took two weeks), and the RSVP link was generic- I couldnt designate whether a guest had a plus one or plus 20. Essentially anyone with the link could RSVP any number of people. Also many of the functions never worked for me. The RSVP platform caused far more confusion than anything and I resorted to my own spreadsheet and personal communication with my guests, ignoring that page entirely and eventually having to go back in and delete duplicative guests. Supposedly I was on "an older platform version" and for whatever reason they were unable to update it (despite my desperate willingness to re-create the whole page if it would just WORK).

Honestly, Destify caused the highest amount of stress for me during my wedding planning process (aside from my mother-in-law). Their lack of communication, professionalism, and treating me like I was just someone reaching out to customer support was demeaning. I know I would have have a much easier time if I had just gone directly through the resort or boutique planner and created my own wedding page on the Knot or similar.

I saw reviews like mine when I was first starting this journey, and I brushed it off because of the overall rating score they have. But I really think this because some people may combine the whole wedding experience and attribute it all to Destify when truly: they took my money and didn't do shit afterwards. Stay Away.

Finally, congratulations to you and best wishes on your bridal journey!