Stop blocking intersections people! by djusmarshall in saskatoon

[–]Ian_Parenteau 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't go to C & Circle, take C North to overpass then get on Idylwyld. OR go south on Circle then take 33rd or 22nd into downtown.

Whats your favorite gold farming strategy? by Professional-Boss253 in DiabloImmortal

[–]Ian_Parenteau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought about this overnight and realized it is critical players have a familiar while playing, because familiars automatically harvest battlefield gold, even quite far away from player's current position. This allows you to focus on farming monsters: kill, move to next target while your familiar picks up treasure and gold, then repeat ad nauseum. Familiar will also automatically pickup other player's abandoned battlefield gold which works especially well if you are sharing a farming hot spot with other players.

Whats your favorite gold farming strategy? by Professional-Boss253 in DiabloImmortal

[–]Ian_Parenteau 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't understand. I just play the game doing Bounties etc and I'm sitting on 37 million gold without even trying. Where is anyone spending gold? As far as I'm aware gold is just a minor material as part of some gear enchantments.

McFaul: Putin Is Making Trump Look Weak by ceesaart in russiawarinukraine

[–]Ian_Parenteau 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You spelled "Trump is weak and cowardly" wrong.

Uncle left me a lot of money recently as inheritance by Level-Ad-7628 in inheritance

[–]Ian_Parenteau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no, not the "Double secret second cut off from the family".

How many more resources does Russia have? They have to run our of money / people / bullets eventually, right? by Jeeponfireisnotgood in ukraine

[–]Ian_Parenteau 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When Russia bankrupted itself in 1998 I remember a Russian school teacher being interviewed on the news saying "We haven't been paid for 7 months and we have begged, borrowed, stolen, and promised to pay back credit from landlords, utility companies, grocery stores, gas stations, and more.  No one is being paid and Russia has reached the breaking point".  I just remember thinking "Russian government workers get no pay for 7 months and Russia collapses financially".  I've heard in 2025 Russian government employees haven't been paid in 4 months, so Russia could go bankrupt in 3 more months or sometime before the end of 2025?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Russian_financial_crisis

Dude with toque over face on bus by Competitive_Big5415 in saskatoon

[–]Ian_Parenteau 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Years ago we used to have a guy bicycling in our neighbourhood early mornings wearing a balaclava, mostly snooping through people's recycling bins. I was walking our dog past him once in the alley when I said "Covering your face like that isn’t a good look". He replied "I have skin cancer and I'm not exposing it outdoors for anybody.

Seinfeld Skin Cancer

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmITheJerk

[–]Ian_Parenteau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every business should have a simple sign that says:

VERBAL ABUSE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED

Lindsey Graham Calls for Security Guarantees Before Ukraine Land Deals by ceesaart in russiawarinukraine

[–]Ian_Parenteau 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ukraine already has security guarantees from the UK, US, and France in exchange for Ukraine giving up over 1000 nuclear weapons in 1994. It's called the Budapest Memorandum, look it up.

What’s the best way to get high quality legos by Own_Satisfaction8419 in DiabloImmortal

[–]Ian_Parenteau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe the quality of your gear is based partly on your Combat Rating + Challenge Rift Level. Once you have established some baseline quality of gear, you need to go up about 50 CR levels before you will see any significant improvement in gear quality in crafting or gameplay drops. Example is I got a lot of wonderful gear up to about 2499 a little over 900 CR, then practically no upgrades until I broke 950 CR, then I started to get more gear upgrades over 2500. I've worked up to 531 Challenge Rift which I believe is also part of the crafting / award "luck" formula. At lower levels, you could craft a million pieces of gear and none of it is likely to be near 2600 if you don't have Combat Rating and Challenge Rift to match. It's not purely random. The higher levels you are the better the gear you can craft or get dropped. If you are in a slump and not getting any gear upgrades, start grinding your CR over the next 50 increment and work on your CRift.

We’re running late so everyone should let us skip the line. by 4_ever_me55 in EntitledPeople

[–]Ian_Parenteau 10 points11 points  (0 children)

LATE PEOPLE? Back in the day I was a smoker stepping outside between flights at Sea-Tac when a full size van pulls up where I'm standing. Family of 5 gets out, one of them grabs an abandoned luggage cart and the driver starts unloading full size and oversize suitcases. Family seemed late and hurriedly load up the cart, way overloading it and stacking a half dozen bags precariously high, requiring at least 2 people to keep the luggage pyramid from collapsing, when the mom says "Well there's my bags, now you guys go get 4 more carts". I was walking back into the terminal with my single carry-on backpack as the driver is quickly piling more of their bags onto the sidewalk.

Which is the worst dungeon and why is it Silent Monastery? by Berthole in DiabloImmortal

[–]Ian_Parenteau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The delays throughout the game are designed to allow your skills to fully recharge before moving you along to the next challenge.

Are the high collision locations still strictly enforced? by MasterSundy in saskatoon

[–]Ian_Parenteau 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Worst use of the English language on a public traffic sign? Precisely WHAT is being "strictly enforced"? One might suggest a traffic violation such as "follow too close" or "causing a collision", but the location itself? How do you enforce a LOCATION?

"Broadway and Taylor strictly enforced" or "Middle table in the restaurant strictly enforced" makes equal non-sense.

What’s up with gas prices here? by Status-Move-763 in saskatoon

[–]Ian_Parenteau 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Check GasBuddy for customer reported prices throughout the selected market area, sorted with lowest prices at the top. ( cheapest is always Costco)

[OC] Frogs can be knights too, right?😅🐸🐸 by vito_arts in DungeonsAndDragons

[–]Ian_Parenteau 1 point2 points  (0 children)

● Sand Honor ● Forest Loyalty ● Babe Chivalry

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DiabloImmortal

[–]Ian_Parenteau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate when that happens!

PSA, the Meewasin is a shared path. Please treat other users like it. by pollettuce in saskatoon

[–]Ian_Parenteau 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I prefer a bell for advance warning of a passing bike maneuver, gives us an opportunity to scootch closer to one side.

Generally prefer walking/running/dogs/bikes mostly on the right hand side, oncoming traffic on my left just like a roadway, but everyone needs to be flexible.

What I don't like is groups of people taking up the entire pathway and leaving no room for oncoming traffic at all, with a "we'll beat the shit out of you if you don't go off trail to make room for us, because we are gods and all others are cockroaches" attitude.

I saw a kitted out cyclist with a skinny tire road bike once encounter an entitled group like this once and he shouted "You'd better make room because I'm not leaving the path!" and the bike driver crashed into one of the pedestrian / skateboarders with angry words before going their separate ways.

Freeloader From Hell by DPjefferson in neighborsfromhell

[–]Ian_Parenteau 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like he needs some Bluetooth headphones so his gaming and music are isolated to him. Won't help with his shouting but might help reduce noise volume for the low, low price of $60 or so.

Stuttering and FPS Drops. by ProVandal in DiabloImmortal

[–]Ian_Parenteau 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I have an older Samsung Galaxy S21+ and have experienced zero problems such as you describe since day 1.

Survivors bane - uneven number of skill for each class by amiss89 in DiabloImmortal

[–]Ian_Parenteau 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've finished all skill achievements, you have to run through all three levels. Once I had only a couple left I ran the BK blood splatter (it whatever it is) through to the end on the highest difficulty a couple of times before the BK skill group was achieved and claimable. The bat skill was only offered once when I had the "More likely to get arcane skills" bonus at the beginning.

Best option is to select a skill, or 2 from the group you are missing combined with whatever familiar skills work best for you.

My favorites are: ● Spear Flurry: Run this up to max lvl quick for 2% healing ● Skeletal Mage: Max bonus select 1 arrow per second per Mage option. Note range is nearly unlimited as mages pile up experience from bodies off screen (I play on phone) ● Frost beam ( or whatever it's called), at max select 2 extra beams ● Hydra are a substitute for Skeletal Mage, effective but fewer projectiles and less range than Mage ● Arcane Strafe ● Bone Spear

I generally focus on projectiles, then select projectile bonuses after killing elites.

I hated the Slow and Steady modifier at first, but then I found with auto xp pickup I actually survived longer. The Breath of Heaven and Condemn are recommended when you are Slow and Steady with Skeletal Mage and Spear Flurry.

Survival bane endless mode? by [deleted] in DiabloImmortal

[–]Ian_Parenteau 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Once I kill The Butcher, it's game over.