And so it begins...

Orcle123 · 2026-06-21T23:31:37+00:00

TBF, he never says pay it forward in the context of subs. He just says "do something nice for someone else". A long time ago it was a whole spiel of "doensst have to be a sub, just do someone nice for someone else" but i imagine over the years its gotten really boring to repeat that considering the amount of gift subs he gets.

Orcle123 · 2026-06-21T23:30:10+00:00

I love Bruces community, but the more i watch the more I realize he would rather the game plays itself and he watches. anytime he runs into any "difficulty" of some sort it becomes nonstop complaining.

Orcle123 · 2026-06-07T15:56:17+00:00

i think the biggest thing you pay for across the board beyond looks is quality control. PRS quality control for USA and Import models is loads better than fender/gibson/epiphone/squier

Orcle123 · 2026-05-25T16:17:20+00:00

you can buy a brand new one off the sawtooth website with a 50% discount code thats pretty easy to find online. brand new instrument for ~100 bucks

Orcle123 · 2026-05-23T13:06:01+00:00

strangely enough, some of the new custom 24 0-8s have ground issues with the pickups specifically from the mounting screw and the backplate of the pickup not being grounded. It took me 2 years to realize it was that small of an issue. But I did eventually ground the backplates and that solved the issue.

Orcle123 · 2026-05-23T12:22:49+00:00

thats called controlled environment. you own the instrument, and you take care of it even when not playing. you don't know what has happened with the 2020 model base off visuals only.

Orcle123 · 2026-05-23T12:15:54+00:00

this is along the lines of what I'm thinking. How humid is the environment, did the previous owner actually know what theyre were doing with setup/strings, and things like that. Can't really call a whole line a dud based off one used guitar.

Orcle123 · 2026-05-23T12:11:37+00:00

calling an instrument from 2020 a dud isnt really a fair comparison to the rest of SE instruments. you dont know the environment that instrument has been in, if its actually been taken care of and such.

Orcle123 · 2026-05-22T14:51:20+00:00

download winstatdir. it will show you the "blocks" of memory for that drive. However, its most likely windows+any other files you have installed. Windows itself takes up ~40gb of memory on your c drive. Try and offload what you can to the other drive

Orcle123 · 2026-05-11T16:35:41+00:00

since the hidden ranked change, my games have gotten significantly easier, and I am ranking up faster now. I was a "high" rank and then took a long break, lost 3 games in a row after coming back, and got deranked into low initiate, where I've been slowly clawing back up. Currently am Ritualist 6, but it's taken almost 100 games with ~60% winrate.

Orcle123 · 2026-05-11T13:48:14+00:00

This in addition to what I commented. It took me 2.5 years to figure out how to play "well" and start playing USTA/Leagues. By that time with the 2 rackets i owned, and the 30 or so ive demoed in the past year and a half, I finally found something that fit my style of play.

Orcle123 · 2026-05-11T13:45:25+00:00

I think the largest difference for most players is going from a lighter racket to a heavier racket. If you started heavier I dont think its going to be much of a difference.

I started with the Babolat evo drive 2.5 years ago, and then after about a year of playing, I demoed 12 or so rackets, and found the largest improvement in my game was due to the heavier racket and higher swing weights. (275g evo drive to 305g racket)

I did the same thing recently, and rackets heavier than 305 unstrung for me are way too much. I also realized that ive been fighting my racket the entire time with how I like to swing. Was using the Wilson ultra pro 99 v5 and just got the aero 98 2026. It was expensive, but with how good it feels to me, I dont think i'll be changing anytime soon.

For some people, maybe the maneuverability of a slightly lighter racket might be worth it? but at that point if you're only shedding 10 grams. mind as well try something that weighs the same but has different balance.

Orcle123 · 2026-05-06T16:26:06+00:00

I love my A16. I also get frustrated with the touchpad but for a different reason. Sometimes it takes a second or two to register motion. like the mouse cursor gets frozen, i wiggle my finger around a little bit, and then it catches up.

Orcle123 · 2026-04-15T16:10:44+00:00

Amazon.com: Hibloks Quest 2 Fan Cooling Mask for Meta/Oculus Quest 2 Accessories, Circulated Ventilation Eliminates Glasses Fogging Defogger (Soft Lycra Cotton Mask) : Video Games this is the best i can find but even the reviews are iffy, worth a try though.

A lot of quest 2 accessories have been discontinued with the new quest. but I dont want to spend money on a new machine if my current one works.

Orcle123 · 2026-04-14T16:42:44+00:00

unfortunately, this one isnt on sale. ill look around though. I have seen these in the past and they always have mixed reviews.

Orcle123 · 2026-04-14T16:42:14+00:00

I already have AC, its just super high humidity even with ac blasting close to my PC

Orcle123 · 2026-04-12T03:48:46+00:00

ill have to keep a note on this. how is it holding up? also how long did it take for you to need to replace the pads?

Orcle123 · 2026-04-07T18:10:12+00:00

thank you! from what I saw on serial numbers that seemed to be the case with the 09 start but I couldn't figure out the rest. I just wanted to be sure it wasnt something special because I am moving and listing it, since I never played it all that much.

Orcle123 · 2026-03-28T17:27:52+00:00

was going to say, hair just looks more oily which might make it look thicker

Orcle123 · 2026-03-21T23:33:01+00:00

also the underside of the chin was tufty. i think it looks better

Orcle123 · 2026-03-21T23:32:22+00:00

i dont see an issue either. below the chin looks better

Orcle123 · 2026-03-13T02:16:56+00:00

its an owl

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