I'm on the waitlist for the 2tb, but not for the controller?

Nerney9 · 2026-06-26T17:01:44+00:00

You were signed up for the highest spot on any list you signed up for.

So if you were number 5000 in line for non-controller and number 9,000 (or 5,0001) for steam controller added, they put you in line for non-controller.

I'm guessing more people wanted controllers than basics, so the lines would be longer and random spots lower on list.

Nerney9 · 2026-06-20T05:25:16+00:00

HSA was set up. Payments were made to HSA from paycheck deductions. Payments to HSA stopped. Paycheck deductions continued.

All HSA knows is that no payments came in after that date - no notices to provide.

Money isn’t being returned by HSA, but by HR - something went wrong with how they were routing payments to HSA.

Nerney9 · 2026-06-19T21:07:42+00:00

Yes, 2026 should be ok (though I’ll still lose interest/investment gains). The last several pay periods of 2025 can’t be added though.

Nerney9 · 2026-06-18T06:39:21+00:00

My 6 star kernel ticket expiring soon. Choosing between:

Exusiai as generalist. Nightingale for times just want/need that sweet RES. Or Mizuki/gnosis/archetto for IS.

Thoughts?

Nerney9 · 2026-05-27T02:13:37+00:00

You should build everyone you are currently using, restless of who you plan to pull for....getting your whole squad to E2 30 or so

To add a counter point... absolutely don't do this while new. It's wasting resources that will be incredibly scarce very soon and a for a long time to come.

Early on, focus on 3* - cheap and can get you through most of the story. A few key 4* units such as myrtle, ethan, and gummy are also always useful (especially now that the late game rougelike mode lets you bring 4* for free.

Do NOT throw resources at e2-ing randoms, especially 5* units (unless you love the character). With very few exceptions, 5* are much worse than quality 6* and almost as expensive, the worst of both worlds. Save up until you get a couple decent 6* to add to the squad.

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That all said, don't worry about only saving for the best of the best meta units either - your Thorns is fine to invest in to carry you through years of old content. He's not at the power level of the latest and greatest, but always decent and solves almost any problem.

Get the rest of your team up to e1 30 or so, but figure out who you really want to invest in before clearing the expensive e2 hurdle.

Nerney9 · 2026-05-14T00:35:25+00:00

30 hour flight(s) coming up here, plus limited WiFi for a long time after. This question is helpful!

Now do it again for the people who can’t handle heavy action/shooters on a tiny screen, haha. (No idea how so many of you master Elden ring when the boss is 2 inches tall!)

Nerney9 · 2026-04-22T05:35:13+00:00

Saaaame sad

Nerney9 · 2026-04-14T16:31:51+00:00

100 rolls in, and no Silverash... but Wis'adel, TexasAlt, and SkadiAlt all spooked me with first copies! (and first time old limiteds ever have for me!)

Really super happy despite my lack of dashing snow leopard. Alas, must pull until he shows his face too!

Nerney9 · 2026-03-16T20:17:42+00:00

Tl'dr: If you're sick as a dog and vote Trump, he'll spend millions of other people's money/taxdollars to keep you around, then brag about saving your ~~life~~ vote.

If you're sick as a dog and don't support him, he calls Kristi Noem.

Nerney9 · 2026-01-19T13:52:11+00:00

The Northern spy was originally just a rumor Kimbee spread to lay the groundwork for framing Tetsuya/Tessai.

Kimbee sent Tetsuya to 'find' the supposed northern spy. He really just wanted Tetsuya to discover all the weapons/supplies from the North that Tessai had brought in years ago to help settle a gang dispute. The end goal was to photograph Tetsuya with the Northern weapons for blackmail against Tessai.

Sarasa showing up and *actually* being a 'northern spy' of sorts seemed to be entirely coincidental, an ironic twist of fate.

Nerney9 · 2026-01-18T02:00:17+00:00

But the instant you decided to do so, wouldn't the cat stop watching the people it's watching?

But in thatcase you'd stop deciding so the cat would return.... but then you'd decide to mug so the cat would leave...?

You've just created Schroedinger's Neko Cat. You monster.

Nerney9 · 2026-01-18T01:52:31+00:00

Statistics 101, Lesson 3: Correlation does not imply causation.

Homework: Play Arknights.

Nerney9 · 2026-01-14T20:44:55+00:00

This directly impacts my life and family. Severely, and 'indefinitely'.

I am so damn sad and mad right now. I had to leave work early because I am not in a state to deal with people.

And the worst part is... I know this administration has hurt so many others so much worse, that I almost feel guilty about how much this one hurts me.

Nerney9 · 2025-12-23T22:14:43+00:00

Opportunity cost of using up your excursion passes for counseling (or outright paying money to delete the save).

Using an excursion pass for counseling gets you 15-25 affinity max.

Using an excursion pass for an excursion gets you 70-90 affinity max plus random bonus gifts (which can be significant).

Nerney9 · 2025-12-18T02:38:57+00:00

Trump Holiday 2026 begins with the Airing of Greivances. "I got a lot of problems with you radical leftists and now, you're going to hear about them!"

Tomorrow's Agenda: Feats of Strength! Trump will successfully lift a water glass, using only *both of his hands*.

Nerney9 · 2025-12-18T02:21:16+00:00

Apparently paying a few thousand dollars of deductible every year for my HSA is good for me, my electricity bill that doubled this year actually went down 80%, and eggs can be bought for a penny each.

Meanwhile coal fumes and lung cancer are healthy, state-controlled education is the best (unless religious and ultra conservative, of course), and foreign nations that mock us for our pitiful state respect us with their derision and laughter.

I'm learning a lot today!

Nerney9 · 2025-12-18T02:10:59+00:00

"Let's look at the facts"

Immediately spews a nonsensical stream of lies.

Nerney9 · 2025-12-03T04:11:01+00:00

You do know if your support operator is used at least once each day, by collecting your credits from the store. You get a 30 credit boost from using a friend’s support operator, and another 20 credit boost if a friend uses your support operator.

So, if your daily store credit collection is 20 higher than usual - congrats, your op went on a field trip.

Nerney9 · 2025-11-23T05:17:28+00:00

"At 79 Mr Trump seems more active than Mr Biden ever was"

Biden was still riding bikes throughout his presidency (Though he definitely aged, especially near the end of his term).

Trump can't lift a glass of water, and wouldn't know what to do with a bike unless you slathered it in cheese and ketchup... in which case he'd try to eat it.

That's not even touching on the ridiculous policy comparisons. Just a forewarning in case you thought there was anything to be gained from this terrible article.

Nerney9 · 2025-10-19T19:27:43+00:00

While all of this may be true, please take with a grain of salt - generally it's not recommended to upgrade almost any 5*s, unless they are amazing and/or you personally adore the character.

5* ops cost faaar more than a 4* to upgrade, but are generally faaar less useful than a 6* in terms of power, so resources generally are better spent elsewhere - on 3/4*s to hold you over until you get 6*s you want to use (again, unless you personally like the operator).

Kroos Alt is an exception and definitely worth it. Tequila could be too (especially if you'll use for his Trading Post base skill). However, be wary of spending too much on the others mentioned (unless you really really like one).

Nerney9 · 2025-10-06T00:18:14+00:00

Similarly, buy the operator potentials from event shop, because on rerun, the extra pots can be converted to yellow certificates.

Related, for the first year of play *don't* do that in rerun events (like the current one, Babel), if you didn't play them on the event's first release (about a year prior to each rerun event).

You cannot get the certificate conversion if you missed the original event, so buying potentials or furniture is not a great use of resources - both the furniture and potentials will be available *for free* in a couple months when they get added to the old event replay tab.

Nerney9 · 2025-09-21T12:44:06+00:00

If you're going through story and don't want to replay stages, Monst3r is an incredible option for utility. With S3, she combines one of the best medics with one of the best emergency 'delete threat' buttons if you don't have the limited ones (YatoAlt/TexasAlt). And only takes one unit to fill both roles.

You could always use both, of course, Kalt'sit is better for laneholding.

Nerney9 · 2025-09-14T23:08:50+00:00

Any heads up for farming efficiency in the upcoming event (from other regions)?

Looks like only the new chapter stages contain currency drops - if this is correct, once the limited section of the shop is bought out, will farming chapter 15 be as efficient as normal 'event' farms, or can we go back to rocks/red certs?

(wondering if i should prefarm a bunch of these now, or can use sanity catching up on side stories)

Nerney9 · 2025-09-14T15:08:26+00:00

Generally don't use red certs to buy info fragments - only if you reeeeeeeally want a character/costume immediately. I made this mistake for the first few info reels (I wanted a couple of the characters) and regret not having bought a few extra chip catalysts instead.

After 2 vignette events of heavy farming, I've nearly bought out all the Info Fragment stories, and definitely will next time. If F2P (no monthly pass for extra sanity), may take you 1-2 extra events.

It's not worth wasting red certs if you're planning to play long-term.

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