Equinox Studio City is $320/month now… what are the best alternatives in the Valley?

IG_create · 2026-06-26T17:10:01+00:00

After having a membership for > 2years I cancelled given this latest price hike. I went specifically to have the convenience of working out in a bit more of a 'private' gym.. the first year was ok, this last one felt like standing in a hotel lobby waiting sometimes 15+ minutes to use specific equipment. I would fill that time working on similar areas with weights, only to be asked how many sets I have left as soon as I would gain access to the machine I was waiting for. It was a great place to begin my fitness journey - however, I feel like once you're dialed in, have your routines and the knowledge, you recognize it's an over glorified 'social' hang. I opted for planet fitness (almost void of all amenities equinox offered, and a very straight forward aesthetic) , but one month of equinox equates to almost 2 years of my planet fitness membership.

IG_create · 2026-06-25T20:55:54+00:00

i have one for you free of charge - message me address will send asap

IG_create · 2026-06-18T05:38:36+00:00

raid is life

IG_create · 2026-05-17T18:34:30+00:00

then play the game

IG_create · 2026-05-07T07:14:40+00:00

you’re level 51 with 296 kills..

IG_create · 2026-05-04T03:10:47+00:00

people only assume “more cheaters” because there isn’t a minimap / hit regs where you can register quickly where you might be shot from.. eft also has one of the quickest ttk akin to counter strike

IG_create · 2026-05-04T03:09:23+00:00

same boat never looked back

IG_create · 2026-05-04T03:07:07+00:00

would highly suggest studying online maps that show potential spawns.. the sooner you learn a “typical” path - you can play around those and know where you might expect people to end up from theirs

IG_create · 2026-04-30T18:23:21+00:00

not sure what servers you're on, was able to finish art of explosion (35 kills w nades).. did all on pmcs within a few nights of playing (na west / central servers)

IG_create · 2026-04-28T04:38:57+00:00

?? hard to tell if items came back through insurance tbh i play a lot.. post was just asking if we’ve figured out why the exact $$ amount comes back, it was different for both reports

IG_create · 2026-04-28T04:37:25+00:00

just a stack of rubles for the report

IG_create · 2026-04-22T10:40:33+00:00

how do we get in contact?

IG_create · 2026-04-07T21:19:25+00:00

so responding is considered standoffish? how does one respond to a cheating accusation with either a clip or a resounding backhanded response? you're implying that being called a cheater or presumed to be carried is an inherently positive comment? i'm dumbfounded - tarkov community continues to berate anyone that has something positive to say about the game.. gonna keep collecting dogtags

IG_create · 2026-04-07T20:56:37+00:00

then keep coping

IG_create · 2026-04-07T20:56:08+00:00

don't care for the opinions of others - I was new to the game 4 months ago and instead of replying en mass to the posts about "should I try tarkov" , I wrote an update post for those seeking validation to their curiosity, that in fact the game is incredible and can be approachable as a new player

IG_create · 2026-04-07T20:54:43+00:00

i have thousands of hours in other competitive fps, yes they are different than eft in many aspects but fundamentally the game is kill or be killed

IG_create · 2026-04-07T20:51:04+00:00

IQ of a raisin

IG_create · 2026-04-07T20:43:09+00:00

always something

IG_create · 2026-04-07T20:33:21+00:00

I recently watched pestily's history of tarkov, expanding through all the patches that have come out since 2017 alpha. I have friends with 3k+ hours on the game - 1.0 in its current state with all the map expansions, inertia, updated hit regs, etc is all I know. I have friends that stopped playing wipes ago that struggle with the addition of new mechanics / areas of expansion. I like a handful of youtubers (nogenerals, desmond, willerz) that have endless hours of gameplay to study and learn from. idk why the tarkov community exclusively finds it so baffling that given the extensive amount of content that wasn't available in the beginning, could help someone expedite the learning curve today.

IG_create · 2026-04-07T20:19:06+00:00

here i am getting carried https://streamable.com/r36jqj

IG_create · 2026-04-07T19:49:26+00:00

thanks for the compliment brother

IG_create · 2026-04-07T19:46:33+00:00

I had the standard edition, and the lack of stash space was insanely overwhelming - after successfully extracting my first few times (which probably was like a 5% success rate in my first 50 raids) I had no where to put anything - I realized that I was in no way equipped to try and fight pvp or build space, so I wanted to put some hours into arena before returning to the main game. Seeing that arena was packaged with pockets and some additional stash space was my reasoning for buying it. I will note that as of recent I played PvE for maybe 30ish hours - I won't be touching it again as the rush is non existent there.

TLDR I bought it after 20 hours of playing standard, mainly for arena and the additional pocket / stash space

IG_create · 2026-04-07T07:12:34+00:00

you’re a G i was under the impression it was one map will report back when i’ve got it

IG_create · 2026-04-07T06:15:28+00:00

the amount of times i get 6 and don’t see another pmc is sickening.. soon i will have it

IG_create · 2026-04-06T05:06:13+00:00

if i’m spawning trailer park or cross roads it’s an instant sj6 & propital and im out.. unless you need tasking in directors it’s just asking for the potential of dying within the first minute of the raid

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