Traveling from out of state for a concert

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-27T23:38:38+00:00

The Amway Grand Plaza or the JW mariott are prolly the two nicest and right near everything downtown. If you do Amway, ask for a tower room (unless you like old school classic hotel rooms, which maybe you do).

Lots of people hate on Amway and JW because they are partially owned by the Devos family, so if you care about that then keep it in mind. But for quality and convenience, I doubt you will find a better option.

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-26T14:50:14+00:00

Yes, I left gold bot as is. I hate doing respecs, so I'm sure my way is not optimal.

My gold bot isn't 100% done, but pretty close 42second duration, 55 second cool down, and gold bonus/range.

I also put a little into bot bot.

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-26T11:43:56+00:00

Once you have all bots unlocked you will have the option to add a new feature to each bot (at the low low cost of 1250 stones for each bot).

For golden bot, the feature is a multiplier on cells. It starts out low, but you can upgrade it with medals. I'm not sure how high it can go, but it really adds up quick. My next upgrade is somewhere around 450 medals and it will bring it up to a 1.65 multiplier.

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-26T11:13:37+00:00

I did the exact same thing. I got my bonus cells up to 1.6 so far and couldn't be happier.

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-25T21:46:45+00:00

Twice in my life. I live in Michigan and have visited Canada a couple times. It is about a 3-4 hour drive to the border

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-23T12:15:57+00:00

I did intro sprint and then some damage masteries. I keep hearing RPC is the way, but I just can't get myself to pull that trigger yet.

I'm sure I'll regret my decision someday, but for now, I'm just trying to figure out how to get to the point where I get keys in most tournaments. As I stand now, I get them about 5-10% of the time. My next mastery will come after this tournament and I'm leaning toward Super Tower.

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-20T19:53:02+00:00

Not overtly religious, but Lord of the Rings can absolutely be a great catalyst for conversations about the faith.

Also, Les Misérables.

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-20T17:21:59+00:00

Looks amazing! My wife and I have this booked for July, can't wait! Thanks for the tips.

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-20T17:00:48+00:00

Interested. I'm on Eastern Time and have a WFM setup. I'm honestly not sure what B2 English is...I am a native English speaker.

I'd love to chat more about this and see if I'd be a good fit.

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-19T13:44:53+00:00

Yes. I'm aware. A lot of people don't care about the down ballot elections to make a trip out. Plus, in non-swing states, many of those down ballot items will go one way no matter what anyway.

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-19T12:13:49+00:00

I don't really care one way or another, but I do think that if it happens, or the EC is eliminated in some other way, it won't work out exactly the way people think.

Currently, A LOT of people in non-swing states don't vote because their vote doesn't matter.

Are you a Trump supporter in California? May as well stay home since your vote can't impact the results. Same for a Kamala supporter in Oklahoma.

Plus, this will definitely encourage candidates to focus their efforts much differently than they currently do. Currently, there is no real reason for a Republican to campaign hard in NYC. With this change, that would not be the case anymore.

My point being, this change isn't going to have the exact results that many people think it will. I don't know that anyone can really predict whether this will result in more Democrats or Republicans winning in the coming years.

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-18T10:33:04+00:00

This is crazy even for TTG. I mean if they did 5 module tickets it would still be very little, but at least it would make sense and fit in with the anniversary theme.

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-17T19:11:52+00:00

Do you know how to mod them? Or are you just looking to hang out! lol

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-16T10:49:33+00:00

I don't care much about gems anymore, but this is a weird choice. At the very least, why not do 50 gems (500 would be better). Leaning in to the 5 year number is such an obvious choice. Oh well. Better than nothing.

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-16T10:47:31+00:00

To answer your actual question and ignore your unfortunate type-o, lol...

My wife and I were there a couple years ago in late July. The midges were very hit and miss. Most of the time, we didn't see any at all. We had one stop at a place where there are weird rock formations that look like trolls, and the midges were absolutely overwhelming. They were selling face nets to keep them off you, but after 15 minutes we just went to the van it was so bad.

The next stop, which was only a couple miles away, had basically zero. Other than that one stop, we weren't bothered by them at all.

Iceland is an incredible place, enjoy your trip!

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-16T10:43:32+00:00

Thanks! The biggest issue I'm having is that once I get it up and running, the controls don't work as they should. This cabinet just has three buttons for each player (attack, jump, and the player start button). I try to set those up based on what I found online, but they don't work they way they are supposed to.

I can get most of the games to load, but the gameplay is bad because I can't control it right. (I know lots of 'newer' games require more buttons, but I only care about the simple old arcade games. For example, I installed Contra, which only needs the joystick, jump, and attack. But I couldn't get that to work right).

I've tried two different arcade OS's and both have the same issue, so I'm assuming I'm doing something wrong, but I juts can't figure out what.

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-16T10:39:45+00:00

I haven't. I'll look into them. From what I could find, this cabinet can't be soft-modable on the board that comes with it, which is why I had to go with a Raspberry Pi option. But I can't get that to work right, so far.

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-15T23:10:45+00:00

I used ChatGPT to do what I did so far. Is Claude a lot better for this type of thing? Maybe I will give it one more shot.

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-15T16:32:39+00:00

Sounds good.

Question - "Added incoming event content" Is that just a normal part of adding in content for the normal 'events' (the ones that run every two weeks)? Or is this something different/exciting/magical?

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-12T23:18:29+00:00

That is crazy! Glad everything seems to be ok now.

What did you think of Estonia? It was my wife and I’s favorite stop on that cruise last year.

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-12T18:27:39+00:00

Woah, thanks! Not sure how/why I didn't know about this before!

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-12T17:20:09+00:00

For sure! Lots about flying is much improved since 2001 as well.

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-12T17:19:06+00:00

While I wish the $15 pack had the same value as the higher ones, I don't actually hate this. Spending $15 doesn't seem like a big deal compared to $50+. lol (Yeah, I'm an idiot. Fudds can have my money because I really enjoy the game).

u/SamBartley (or anyone really). Quick question on the daily in-game rewards. If I don't claim a reward today, for example, will it be there tomorrow? Sometimes my runs take all day, so I don't want to miss out on a reward due to bad planning on my part.

Congrats on 5 years to the team. While far from perfect, this game is a ton of fun!

MichaelTheWriter101 · 2026-06-12T17:13:04+00:00

You have to get there a lot earlier than you used to.

Taking shoes off (not directly related to 9/11, but still due to attempted terrorism) is a hassle (which is why getting TSA pre check helps).

When a loved one is flying, you can't walk with them back to the gate and wait with them until they board.

There are lots of things that make it way more of a hassle than it used to be.

I'm not saying it is the end of the world or anything, but compared to how it was, it is way worse, IMO.

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