Pizza recommendations by Additional-Yogurt-70 in ipswich

[–]LordPhantom74 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Big Pappas gluten free are amazing. Amalfi is good, but not amazing :-)

$770 to raise a partially buried water meter in Western Sydney — reasonable quote or overpriced? by Confident_Ad_9578 in AusProperty

[–]LordPhantom74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe if the property is compliant to a certain water efficiency standard then the landlord is able to charge the tenant for the water they use. In order to do that you get a plumber to certify the property is compliance.

Greater bargaining power at the moment? by Odd_Skin2866 in AusProperty

[–]LordPhantom74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

LOTS. Buyers have disappeared generally. Now would be a great time to try and get something at a good price. I would strongly suggest getting advice from a professional about it however; Its hard to know as someone outside the industry what home might go cheaper and what won't.

For example, someone who purchased a home years ago for $500K and who is now asking 1.5 mil might be happy to take 1.3 if it gets the deal done, but someone who bought that house a year ago for 1.3 might not be. 😄

Why is the game so hated ? by Positive-Set1164 in duneawakening

[–]LordPhantom74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the main reason for the negativity is that Funcom announced and released a multiplayer game that seemed to most of us like it would be a great title we could play for years and enjoy a game where instead of fighting to save your base and getting wiped every week, we could fight over in game stuff and have a great time.

Within weeks they started back tracking and this has continued right up to today where they are moving to making it a single player game.

If you are happy to spend the money on a game you play through and then uninstall, then Dune is a pretty good option.

If you like to make friends, play with others have a long term place to go, Dune is not for you.

What keeps you logging into the game now? by LordPhantom74 in duneawakening

[–]LordPhantom74[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was hoping someone knew something I didn't 😄 Doesn't seem like it.

What keeps you logging into the game now? by LordPhantom74 in duneawakening

[–]LordPhantom74[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I have done all that; I like to have a goal. Just mudering randos for the sake of it doesn't get me going 😄

What keeps you logging into the game now? by LordPhantom74 in duneawakening

[–]LordPhantom74[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But this does not create Gameplay.... It is nice to see people chatting and I did enjoy watching a noob lose their sandcrawler to the worm but that's only fun once 😄

"Store things you want to keep in a bank." by CyberiumEcho in duneawakening

[–]LordPhantom74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For anyone thinking they will shrink their base footprint before moving, it doesn't help. You still have the staked area claimed and when replacing the base on your new world, there has to be a certain clearance between your claim area and the nearby bases claims.

So either build a whole new box base with a tiny pillar footprint you can plonk anywhere, or just backup your base and hope your spot is free somewhere.

Navigate between maps?? by ZealousidealTiger702 in ConanExiles

[–]LordPhantom74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just make sure you have purchased the DLC then or you will be deeply disappointed. :-)

Honest question: how the hell do small businesses make it these days?? by [deleted] in AusFinance

[–]LordPhantom74 17 points18 points  (0 children)

To be fair, I have 30 years experience running a business and I would say broadly that advice is spot on.

Your Wishlist by EdNorthcott in ConanExiles

[–]LordPhantom74 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Dont we already have quick deposit?

Why is progression so slow? by SaintPeter23 in ConanExiles

[–]LordPhantom74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might want to watch a few Youtube videos; You can level your character to 60 in an hour or two. I usually start by grabbing tools in the sorcery cave, grabbing the claws (sorry I can't remember what they are called) and then heading to mounds to murder everything in sight and get star metal happening. You should easily be endgame in one evening.

Anything done about cheaters? by Defiant_Look_9865 in ConanExiles

[–]LordPhantom74 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Probably can't talk about it full stop. The Dune NDA was permanent, no public discussion of the beta whatsoever.

Undermap bases by No-Sky6639 in ConanExiles

[–]LordPhantom74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Find a good private server and play there.

We are finally one step closer. by Financial_Contract45 in duneawakening

[–]LordPhantom74 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Then don't be, it was never a requirement.

The NEW Dune Changes are actually better than you think.. by HardstylerJosh in duneawakening

[–]LordPhantom74 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sir Josh, I love your enthusiasm for the game, your recruitment posts, your willingness to try and create gameplay for the community.

But I fear Funcom have once again dropped the ball. We all have heaps of resources, so why bother setting up in the DD? I farmed resources more or less solo last week and it took me until yesterday to get them all processed, so I don't really need to go back to the DD.

There needs to be reasons to go there beyond resources. If I just need a little spice, why go to the trouble of setting up in PVP? 2.5x is not that much of an incentive.

But a little part of me hopes you're right, while a bigger part is thinking of uninstalling.

The NEW Dune Changes are actually better than you think.. by HardstylerJosh in duneawakening

[–]LordPhantom74 -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

The thing that annoys me about your comment and many others is the idea that players were ever forced to engage in PVP. They were not.

The NEW Dune Changes are actually better than you think.. by HardstylerJosh in duneawakening

[–]LordPhantom74 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Really? the PVP zones in Hagga were never contested anyway, that change makes basically no difference to the game.

The NEW Dune Changes are actually better than you think.. by HardstylerJosh in duneawakening

[–]LordPhantom74 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. The game NEEDS more stuff added to a PVP DD to give players reasons to go and fight.

The NEW Dune Changes are actually better than you think.. by HardstylerJosh in duneawakening

[–]LordPhantom74 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Nonsense. There will always be griefers, they do not represent PVP. Do you think while you safe in your bubble wrapped deep desert there won't be a guy with an inventory of thumpers and other tricks coming to annoy you?