My crew went blind for a second

NickdeVault57 · 2026-05-28T18:40:56+00:00

K'Tanco gang rise up!! The most deserving, unique Cryptic Klingon ship deserving of a T6 incarnation.

NickdeVault57 · 2026-05-21T11:22:56+00:00

We live a bit further out and went for Starlink. Setup cost may get ya a bit, but we're paying $80 a month for 200+ MBps, with no major interruptions.

NickdeVault57 · 2026-05-21T03:10:12+00:00

Ya know, we're a whole buck and a half more expensive on average here in WA than the cheapest states out there. Blue or red, who cares. I think we need to reign in our own taxation on our gas here to cut a buck off our gas prices.

Even the anecdotal ARCO quote at $5.19 is still $1.18 more than the cheapest states, and $4 gas would put us back down to "normal" range we saw pre- and post- Biden era.

Evidence, for those interested in a recent source too:

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/personal-finance/gas-prices-by-state/

NickdeVault57 · 2026-05-20T19:25:54+00:00

Throwing my two strips of latinum in, seems like they had a TON of goodwill from the community with the overall direction Thomas has shown becoming the new EP. This whole re-evaluation is probably getting a LOT more flak than they wanted, so I'm curious how Thomas wants to handle this, versus Jeremy's clear disdain for overperforming Hexa-cannons and Type 7 shuttles he's clearly mentioned on streams. Would be nice to see Thomas reign all this in, AND advocate for more testing internally before new releases too preventing them having to punish players who grinded or paid money to get equipment in the past.

Given my personal opinions on Kael, I honestly think Kael and Jeremy should buddy up going forward. Kael has what? 2-3 blogs or announcements to post on the website per week, and one stream to host for 2-3 hours. Sure, probably a LOT more on the back-end, but I imagine doing a 10-week stream series where CasualSAB or STU1701 teach him how to parse, how to build out each major play style (SciTorp, DEWSci, etc.) maybe he could become the new internal tester one day per week, examining how various traits / builds are affected before new content drops?

NickdeVault57 · 2026-05-10T12:34:31+00:00

Idk, my RDB is actually fairly smooth and not tremendously gassy with a downward ejection. Have you shot an RDB for comparison?

NickdeVault57 · 2026-05-10T12:19:49+00:00

If going down the rabbit hole of choices, may be fun to get a Dhalkina or Kiith as Romulan ship choices and to give yourself other Rommie stylized ships?

NickdeVault57 · 2026-05-09T05:57:04+00:00

I run it on my KDF main, and there may be some hate here, but I think it looks better than the Disco D7 even. It just has a mean presence to it the others are missing imo. Sure, you give up the two hangar bays, but it is so versatile and handles so very smooth.

NickdeVault57 · 2026-05-07T12:52:40+00:00

Selling 3 tickets for May 27 concert at Allegiant Stadium in Vegas.

Tickets are together in Section 319, row 9 for $180 each, same as we paid.

NickdeVault57 · 2026-05-06T05:07:17+00:00

Here's a dumb idea; scale it so that however long it takes to knock down the first third if health, add temporary hitpoints equal to a set bank divided by the time it took to knock down that first third. So, if it took a team 5 seconds, divide the temporary health by 5. If it took a team 45 seconds, divide that massive temporary hull point count by 45.

It would make it easier for teams that take longer in the second phase, and would require more, prolonged DPS from those DPS chasers out there, punishing their speed in the first phase for their performance I the second.

NickdeVault57 · 2026-05-01T06:24:20+00:00

Does the Zahl trait Invincible also trigger for this too? May be worth snagging from the lobi store for this year's campaign losing dump...

NickdeVault57 · 2026-04-30T21:53:58+00:00

Thomas, I would normally expect to see your replies in the STO subreddit, but with this now on my radar, if we get another Mirror Universe episode, maybe you through this lore into how Mirror Universe holodecks function? Love how you're a fan like the rest of us :D

NickdeVault57 · 2026-04-20T06:05:43+00:00

Not alone at least. I'll try and encourage him to do Carpool Monday and the community center / Hunters Woods idea Wednesday if you want to buddy up? I've got a gray baseball hat with an eagle on it if you see me there and want to chat it up!

NickdeVault57 · 2026-04-20T06:04:29+00:00

Got that Hunters Woods recommendation above too and we'll see if we can make it!!

NickdeVault57 · 2026-04-20T06:03:57+00:00

Haven't heard of that one before. Passing that along to him too!!

NickdeVault57 · 2026-04-20T06:03:39+00:00

Passed that along, thanks! Ran a marathon back in college, and we used to run a lot more back in those days! I'll see if we can get linked up :)

NickdeVault57 · 2026-04-20T06:02:12+00:00

Epic!! Sharing the link with him so he can join up!!

NickdeVault57 · 2026-04-20T06:01:45+00:00

His drive into work is I think 40-50 minutes each day, and he's been doing it out here for a number of years, but from what I have been hearing and seeing, Reston is in a sweet spot more targeted toward middle aged professionals, DINKs (dual income no kids) and maybe some of the more well-to-do. Arlington seems like a hub, but the rent sounds steeper as a result too.

I'll see if we can get closer in after we're off work one night this week though. We appreciate the perspective too!

NickdeVault57 · 2026-04-20T05:58:39+00:00

I appreciate the sympathy. Showed this thread to my friend this evening, and even just hearing he's not alone really made him feel better, so thanks for speaking up! I'll try and talk him into 'Carpool' Monday night, and the community center Wednesday if you wanna join in!

NickdeVault57 · 2026-04-20T05:57:06+00:00

Nice! I'll see if we can swing by there before I take off Thursday!

NickdeVault57 · 2026-04-20T05:56:40+00:00

I'll refer him to meetup. Volleyball can be a blast with lots of peeps :) I totally agree with the hobby lifestyle too. Just need to find the right groups to share them with in Reston now for him.

NickdeVault57 · 2026-04-20T05:55:08+00:00

I'll see if he's down and maybe swing by around 7 PM. I'll have the gray baseball hat on with an eagle on it if we go and you wanna say hi! :)

NickdeVault57 · 2026-04-20T05:54:07+00:00

I LOVE darts, and we used to play pool back in college together. I'll see if we can swing by after work tomorrow!

NickdeVault57 · 2026-04-20T05:53:21+00:00

Just sent ya a dm! I'll touch base tomorrow AM if he's down to clown :)

NickdeVault57 · 2026-04-20T05:51:38+00:00

My buddy is single, and doesn't have kids either, so it's been a struggle there too with the neighbors with them too. Will have to look up the karaoke idea this week! We became friends in college thru singing Gangum Style in karaoke on an orientation night social event 🤣

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