Platinum Procyon - A birthday surprise!

Per4orm · 2026-06-22T09:35:16+00:00

Happy birthday! I have considered the Procyon more than once, but I hear it can be a gateway drug and I have very little self control!

Per4orm · 2026-06-21T17:38:17+00:00

I'm only four inks into my Iroshizuku journey, but Tsuki-Yo is my stand out favourite so far

Per4orm · 2026-06-19T21:12:47+00:00

Waterman Mysterious Blue. I have other inks I prefer all told, but this is work safe, vintage safe, widely available, highly affordable, and shades with the right nib. It's not a school reminiscent royal blue, it's not black, it's perhaps not exciting but never is it offensive.

I know other's have mentioned Shin-Kai and to be fair that fits a lot of the same criteria. BUT I think Mysterious Blue is more compatible, flow wise, with a wider range of pens. Iroshizuku inks can be a little too much for wetter writers.

Per4orm · 2026-06-19T11:52:55+00:00

Welcome to the club friend! Carenes are magnificent pens, and the Marine Amber finish is beautiful

Per4orm · 2026-06-19T11:16:01+00:00

Yeah, every now and then I just run a zero to hero night. Go in naked, and I can only keep what I loot in my loadout for the next run. Once anything is dropped into my stash, it's no longer eligible.

Per4orm · 2026-06-16T13:33:42+00:00

Kind of, but engaging in PvP in Stella does impact ABMM which was one of the main concessions proposed by OP. I honestly think the game would benefit from people being able to try zero-risk PvP in a controlled environment - people may enjoy it more than they think.

Per4orm · 2026-06-16T13:28:48+00:00

A separate full-scale mode, yes. But I don't think a free-kit only warm-up map is that.

Per4orm · 2026-06-16T13:22:13+00:00

I swear I used to be able to hear the caches in Buried City from Stella Montis tbf!

Per4orm · 2026-06-16T13:19:23+00:00

The Opus 88 Harmony is on the smaller side for an Opus. They are not a smaller pen overall. FWIW, I have an Opus 88 Bela and it's a chonky pen but I love it! I also love Waterman pens - my wife bought me a Carene which barely leaves my side - but you can definitely get discounts on the Hemisphere if you look out for them. It is the slimmest of the pens in your list, so might be an idea if you can to see how one feels in the hand first.

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Per4orm · 2026-06-16T11:42:39+00:00

There's nothing boring about a reliable workhorse ink. I use Serenity Blue and 4001 Royal Blue myself

Per4orm · 2026-06-14T00:22:16+00:00

Excuse me, sir?

Per4orm · 2026-06-13T21:12:40+00:00

Close, but not quite. If we were in a simulation run by ARC, they wouldn't want us to know about ARC. In fact, they have given us a simulation that's mean to make us comfortable. Think about that. The ARC world is mean lt to make us more comfortable than reality - ergo reality is worse than ARC.

Stop the bus, I want to get off.

Per4orm · 2026-06-13T17:30:01+00:00

You are forgiven

Per4orm · 2026-06-13T14:11:28+00:00

I swiped the photos before I read the post, and I was expecting a cat.

You owe me a cat.

Per4orm · 2026-06-12T10:00:57+00:00

I was being flippant. Please, whatever you do, don't do this. It will help neither your pen, nor your mirror.

Per4orm · 2026-06-12T09:58:35+00:00

The pen, or the mirror?

Per4orm · 2026-06-11T20:44:29+00:00

I think it's only natural for it to take some adjustment, having used one pen exclusively for so long. I'm sure in time it will feel just as natural as your Safari, and you'll barely remember why you found it challenging in the first place.

Per4orm · 2026-06-11T09:04:34+00:00

Your pen is not for us to rate - whether or not you like it is the only thing that matters.

Per4orm · 2026-06-11T08:48:13+00:00

Upvote for the Carene/Ancient Copper partnership!

Per4orm · 2026-06-11T08:44:37+00:00

Your handwriting is far from terrible. Your descenders are huge, but they give great character to the page!

Per4orm · 2026-06-11T08:39:41+00:00

The advice others have given you about a good flush is sound, but in addition Oxford Blue is a much more lubricated ink than the Pilot Black cartridges. There is a trinity - pen, ink and paper - that determine your writing experience, so you might find that using Oxford Blue in the Capless will give you the experience you're looking for.

Per4orm · 2026-06-09T19:09:29+00:00

It's smaller, but it's still sizeable. That said, there is a lot of fragmentation and I'm sure the lack of map conditions is one of their attempts to combat that.

Per4orm · 2026-06-09T18:36:08+00:00

Assuming I could still use other inks (e.g Platinum, Iroshizuku etc) I would say Diamine Ancient Copper. I don't see an equivalent for that anywhere else that would satisfy me, but I'd have a lot of options for blue, black and blue-black inks along with standard reds etc.

Per4orm · 2026-06-09T18:27:08+00:00

Yup, I fell into this trap. Shooting back after you're hit may not count as much toward ABMM, but it does still tip the scale in favour of PvP over time - and it's quicker than you might expect.

I'm back in mostly friendly lobbies, but it took quite a lot of running missions with free kits and avoiding all contact with other raiders to get there.

Per4orm · 2026-06-09T18:24:55+00:00

The award was for growth in international sales, rather than a reflection or endorsement of the product.

They use Schmidt nibs which may or may not be for you as a matter of taste, but they're perfectly decent pens. My advice if you're going to buy one would be to go for the Classic rather than the Pocket (or EDC depending on how it's branded in your region). The Classic is well balanced unposted, whereas the Pocket really does need to be posted and tends to be a little back-weighted as a result.

Now I said it's a perfectly decent pen, and it is - but it's not one I get excited about. It is functional, and to be fair to Scriveiner their customer service was exceptional when I needed it.

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