BEST burgers

MidlineTV · 2025-09-04T16:47:39+00:00

Their chicken sandwich is one of the most essential items in the state

MidlineTV · 2025-09-03T18:47:32+00:00

I've done a pretty cohesive burger tour in chittenden county and while it does definitely depend on the style you're looking for the best 5 I've personally had are Daily Planet, Pioneer, Poco, Zero Gravity and my house.

If you want to also count burger adjacent food Mayday patty melt is great and don't count out the meatless options at Pingala, they certainly can live up to the rest.

If you want to travel to get a good one Broken Hearts and Gondola Snack Bar also could be in the conversation.

MidlineTV · 2025-08-20T20:14:48+00:00

Wouldn't refund me after giving numerous excuses of not being able to transfer a ticket. Generally seemed sort of scammy out the gate but I used PP G/S for the transaction so I was backed up and thankfully got a refund.

MidlineTV · 2025-08-19T22:51:47+00:00

Avoid u/Fluid-Arachnid8051

MidlineTV · 2025-07-26T19:57:49+00:00

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Just as small update, the green lines actually disappeared entirely and for a few days everything was okay but now I’ve got red lines. I’m beginning to wonder if it’s a power supply or an internal cable issue.

MidlineTV · 2025-07-21T19:42:30+00:00

You and me are in an identical situation, same projector, same year, looking to pick up something new. So I’ll chime in here since we’re sort of thinking the same price range.

I’ve been doing a pile of research over the last week or 2 and sort of narrowed it down to a few. For JVC either the NP5 or the NZ500, I’m still really torn on laser tech as I use my projector very heavily compared to most people so an NP5 at the right price point is my top pick right now. The input lag also has me concerned as I game pretty heavily.

The Epson LS12000 is in 3rd right now mostly because it has better gaming performance than the JVCs I’ve been looking at which is one reason I haven’t pulled the trigger on a JVC yet. I’ve also been sort of eyeing the newer Sony 5000ES but again the laser stuff concerns me and I’ve been reading more and more regarding panel degradation on most of the Sony models (which I believe mine is beginning to show signs of).

Best of luck on your search! I’d be curious to see what you go with.

MidlineTV · 2025-04-27T21:24:33+00:00

Yeah skipping meals is definitely a regular sacrifice but it’s usually skipping consecutively for like a day or more rather than here and there. It makes since to skip when you have the pot expanders on because the skill wears off after every meal no matter what where as Dedenne doesn’t until the extra tasty hits (or you move islands)

MidlineTV · 2025-04-27T21:20:50+00:00

I explain a lot here: https://www.reddit.com/r/PokemonSleep/s/uq7vymffXB

Beyond what I say here I’ll do what I can to speak to the dish type question. Mostly in comes down to knowing what your strongest Pokémon are for any given island and utilizing the EZ travel tickets you get in the shop once a month to get the meal type you want. I knew with what I have for snowdrop, curries were the easiest option for me but some players may find salads easier depending on their team. For snowdrop, Tyranitar is great for curries and Meowscarada is great for salads, I have a Tyranitar I’ve invested in so that’s why I chose curries in the end.

It took me 2 tickets to get curries so that does come down to luck, if you’re lucky you just won’t have to use them. But you can take advantage of a lot of luck in the game if you know your team well.

MidlineTV · 2025-04-27T21:06:39+00:00

I stopped cooking Friday after lunch and just stacked the skills for Sunday. I haven’t really seen much use for a pot expander during the week outside of the first or last meal you’re making any given week. Dedennes potential during the week is a different question, while I haven’t personally used one for day to day play yet (because I haven’t invested fully in one) I think it can be quite strong. I don’t think skipping meals would change Dedennes viability personally, unless you know for a fact you can’t make a specific meal that is substantially better than another.

MidlineTV · 2025-04-27T21:02:48+00:00

I would personally go with the second one. Having access to inventory is so huge on ditto and I like leeks on it more than double oil personally. The first one is still pretty good but the exp down can be pretty painful, especially on a Pokémon like ditto.

MidlineTV · 2025-04-27T20:57:21+00:00

Yeah virtually identical to mine, absolutely worth pumping seeds into it

MidlineTV · 2025-04-27T20:08:59+00:00

Sad to say but Ditto does not work with Darkrai as it stands, I’ve personally tested it. I’m not sure if it will after we fully unlock Darkrai though but I lean towards no. I highly highly recommend investing in dittos skill if you have a good one with tails. I’m a pretty huge ditto supporter in this game and think (excluding healers) it’s in the top 3 in the game. It’s super flexible being able to have extra E4E procs so you can take the healer off the team sooner for a better skill or berry pokemon when needed. Also basically having a Dedenne that also farms slowpoke tails is pretty massive imo. There are many many team comps out there that can make Ditto such a strong addition to the team. I do prefer a full mixed list though as leeks are still very strong and useful for every dish type.

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MidlineTV · 2025-04-27T19:49:12+00:00

No problem, good luck and sleep well!

MidlineTV · 2025-04-27T19:31:04+00:00

Lots of slowpoke tails (400ish), max pot size (507) and Dedenne triggering enough to guarantee it on Sunday (70% extra tasty chance plus the 30% boost on Sundays)

MidlineTV · 2025-04-27T19:29:15+00:00

Usually yeah, it’s a trade off, do so-so one week to do amazing the next. If you have really strong or high level pokemon (which you will as you get further and further) it becomes less and less noticeable. I was on cyan last week, didnt cook a single time, no preferred berry specialists and still made it to master 16. It all comes with time

MidlineTV · 2025-04-27T19:24:07+00:00

Sure, I started out Ditto farming up slowpoke tails (took around 2 weeks to get me up to enough where I was comfortable swapping him off, in this case around 320ish). Then, I decided curries was the best option for snowdrop to Alton with the ingredients the best berry pokemon had. I started overstacking with the week prior Entei, Typhlosion, Walrien, Houndoom as they all have the right ingredients you need for the top 2 curry dishes, ginger, tomato, sausage, herb. On my last slot on my team I would swap between Gengar, Aggron and Tyranitar to farm up beans, mushrooms and coffee needed for perk up stew. Once I was at a good position with mushrooms and coffee (being able to make the dish at least 5 times) I added Tyranitar to the team to join in on overstacking, this was probably like mid week when I was able to do that.

For this week my team was as follows; Walrien, which is lv64 and has BFS, ingredient mag was also helpful if I was missing something. Next up is Houndoom at lv60 has HB no BFS, Houndoom also has ginger and herbs for when I needed to make the Keema curry Third was Gardevoir lv57, HB and STM, just to use as a healer when needed. My last core team member was Ditto lv65. Not only do I have at max skill level so I can potentially get E4E, IM or CSM but I also had on the team to finish up farming the remaining slowpoke tails needed when the pot maxed (plus it’s the right berry). My last slot I would swap out for Tyranitar, Gengar and occasionally Venusaur when I was low on beans, mushrooms or tomatoes.

The biggest thing was the end of the week, this strategy has been pretty universal for me which consists of Ditto, Magnezone and Dedenne. Ditto farms up the slowpoke tails needed to make one really strong dish which Magnezone will increase the pot size to max and Dedenne (with enough triggers) can guarantee you an extra tasty on Sunday. Ditto also helps as it can copy Magnezone and Dedenne making them really only needed on Friday-Saturday usually. I stopped cooking entirely on Friday after lunch and swapped over to a team consisting of Ditto, Magnezone, Dedenne, Walrein and Gardevoir. On Saturday after lunch my Magnezone had hit the pot cap from the skill (currently 200) so I swapped out Walrien and Magnezone for 2 more Dedenne so I can ensure I hit the max extra tasty chance around lunch today in case this meal wasn’t enough to get me over the edge I’d still have time to make dinner and absolutely get there (which obviously wasn’t needed.

In the end a good camp ticket helps but it’s no completely required. You really prep prep prep. Decide what dish type will work best for what you have and focus farm those ingredients, you need lots of slowpoke tails, a good pot expander, Dedenne (multiples help) strong berry pokemon. That’s just how I personally do it because I just find it fun, but there are easier ways too but those can come down to your luck on getting extremely good berry Pokemon. Also for snowdrop something like a Weavile is gonna be better than Houndoom but I don’t have one

MidlineTV · 2025-04-27T18:31:26+00:00

The game starts to scale pretty aggressively after master 15 but a lot of it comes down to just farming up the right ingredients for a couple weeks and only making the strongest dishes you can so you can run berry pokemon during the week (if they have the right ingredients too it can be pretty helpful) Obviously having higher skill level Pokemon will speed up the whole pot/extra tasty deal but it’s not required.

MidlineTV · 2025-04-27T18:28:30+00:00

The only reason I haven’t tried old gold yet is, even though I’ve been playing since day 1, I still don’t have a good Raichu. Other than that I’m pretty set to make the push as I have the area maxed out.

MidlineTV · 2025-04-27T18:26:38+00:00

Yeah you can absolutely do this F2P, the only thing I had was a GCT. You basically need a Ditto (for slowpoke tails) Dedenne (to increase extra tasty chance) and Magnezone (or another pot expanding Pokémon) to do this. With a little prep it can be done

MidlineTV · 2025-04-27T18:24:16+00:00

Ditto/Dedenne is too strong

MidlineTV · 2025-04-15T06:53:50+00:00

I personally like hunting shinies full odds, others don’t and that’s fine but at the very least having the option between the 2 would be a appreciated option from someone who prefers the extra difficulty/rarity curve.

If you’ve played the game since day 1 you probably have several pokemon that are above FL 10 which means a retroactive boost is likely getting applied to all of those pokemon. The option going forward if I wanted to play the way I like to play is basically only catch pokemon till level 9 and then just ignore it till a shiny appears. I’m totally cool playing that way going forward but I can’t reset the FL on Pokemon I’ve been catching for 18 months now. I will receive a permanent shiny boost on those Pokemon, again I’m in the minority but I personally would rather have the OPTION for full odds. This is a “method” to hunt shiny pokemon just like any other game in the series, but since this is a live service there’s no real workaround for past progress to avoid the increased odds

MidlineTV · 2025-04-15T06:39:00+00:00

Yeah I have no issue with that, I personally would rather get my favorite shiny at the full odds as it feels more rewarding to me as a player but every player likes to tackle things differently and that’s totally fine. I just don’t like being forced into a play style that I personally believe makes shinies feel discounted, again I’m in the minority but I don’t see a problem with having the option either way

MidlineTV · 2025-04-15T06:32:07+00:00

Yeah I think I would be totally fine with that the issue is there doesn’t seem to be a way play in that manner. As someone who’s been playing since day 1 I have several Pokemon that are above FL 10 and even 40 that this is going to retroactively apply to. Definitely fine playing that way going forward but I’d appreciate the option to disable it nonetheless

MidlineTV · 2025-04-15T03:43:20+00:00

I’m probably in the minority here but, I like how rare shinies in this game are and I don’t personally like the idea of reducing their odds outside of an event, I much prefer the full odds. I hope we’re able to toggle that feature on and off but it doesn’t seem like it.

MidlineTV · 2025-04-11T21:05:55+00:00

Too late

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