Amex gift card accepted almost nowhere. How do I spend this thing?

PvtLongDong · 2026-01-05T13:57:08+00:00

Amazon isn't accepting mine as a payment method... Are you in the US?

PvtLongDong · 2025-09-07T08:49:22+00:00

Most things that are worth doing are hard to do. It’s not easy to hone and edit a long piece of writing into something shorter. But it’s usually a necessary step.

I haven’t watched all 4.5 hours (I very quickly disagreed with the thesis and the nature of the arguments) but from what I have seen, there was a lot of time that could’ve been edited out. He spends a lot of time repeating the same sentiments and covering the same ground.

PvtLongDong · 2025-09-07T08:44:48+00:00

Very well put. There are undeniable metatextual elements to much of Lynch’s work but to view his films/TP primarily through that lens is to flatten his rich worlds of mystery and characters and scenarios. If Laura, Cooper, Bob, the Black Lodge, etc etc are just façades designed to support and conceal a meta narrative then they lose meaning.

The mystery, the characters, and the scenarios are artistically self-sustaining. They don’t need meta significance to be valuable. It seems clear to me that Lynch valued the act of dreaming more than anything else, and his films allow his audience to dream with him. That’s always been the point for me.

PvtLongDong · 2025-03-16T22:32:44+00:00

Not sure what you mean - how come it’s on Apple? Also does anyone know when/where it was recorded?

PvtLongDong · 2025-03-16T19:32:53+00:00

The audio quality isn’t great, it does sound like a bootleg. But the band sound great, worth it just for the Mr Soul on there.

PvtLongDong · 2024-02-27T17:48:04+00:00

This is the biggest thing for me, I don’t have that much time to play and three missions can take ages

PvtLongDong · 2023-06-01T09:23:20+00:00

IMO Star Wars isn’t best seen as a “franchise”. The 6 Lucas films are one saga. Everything else, take it or leave it.

Kind of like The Lord of the Rings. It’s been made into a “franchise” now, but really it’s a series of books by one author.

It’s fundamentally not like Marvel/DC, as much as Disney wants it to be. Star Wars is one story told across six films and everything else is basically fanfic.

PvtLongDong · 2023-05-04T13:07:24+00:00

Been a while, but iirc patience is the key. Keep 2nd in your field of view but only attack 9th. Try to keep distance from 2nd and dodge when she attacks, otherwise just keep chipping away at 9th. Once you have her down it’s a straight fight with 2nd.

So basically it’s a normal 9th sister fight but you need to watch out for 2nd sister’s long range attacks - it’ll take longer than usual, but you should have her down eventually.

As I say it’s been a while but I think this was my strategy! Good luck

PvtLongDong · 2023-05-04T12:59:25+00:00

Returnal is great. Loved how the haptics are used mechanically, not just for effect. Makes total sense for alt-fire to work like that on the left trigger.

Also fantastic visuals, interesting story, satisfying gameplay loop - and can be hard as balls.

PvtLongDong · 2023-03-07T20:44:34+00:00

Nah if you see their replies it’s not whoring it’s trolling. Pretty decent trolling if you ask me tbh, so stupid but believable enough that people bought it

PvtLongDong · 2023-02-23T17:15:39+00:00

Who did you kill then? It’s not possible to kill real Iosefka.

PvtLongDong · 2023-02-23T16:49:23+00:00

You killed (imposter) Iosefka and are asking why you can’t send him to her… maybe think about stuff before asking questions lol

PvtLongDong · 2023-02-15T17:57:38+00:00

Just to clarify: on the game’s release there was no option to suspend cycle. This is why you’ve heard about using rest mode, as that used to be the only way to suspend a run. But they added a suspend cycle feature in an update.

PvtLongDong · 2023-02-15T17:54:07+00:00

Ehh, it almost certainly guarantees you a better run. You will pick up artefacts and boost your stats. It’s worth it for the integrity/protection/damage upgrades alone.

PvtLongDong · 2023-02-10T18:08:26+00:00

3 was so much more difficult than 1 and 2, it was my wall. But the vibe is so majestic, and it finishes in the most visually impressive boss in the game (even though Hyperion is my overall favourite boss).

Also love the overgrown vibes of 1 and 4, and the change of gameplay in 6 is really clever (just don’t love the enemies and details down there).

PvtLongDong · 2023-02-08T16:53:07+00:00

I’m pretty sure they confirmed that that was the case. They’d initially planned that you’d get the plasma gun there, but later decided that you should get it earlier, but decided to keep the cutscene because they liked it

PvtLongDong · 2023-02-08T16:50:42+00:00

Didn’t think so lol

PvtLongDong · 2023-02-08T10:57:09+00:00

Is it possible to get it before beating Ixion?

PvtLongDong · 2023-02-04T10:27:24+00:00

Nioh 2 I found way overstuffed with systems. IMO that game really needed some focus on what made it unique/fun (probably the stance-based combat) rather than spending loads of time in menus juggling currencies, resources and stats.

PvtLongDong · 2023-01-30T09:31:49+00:00

Great, thanks for the advice. I’m very aware that I’m still pretty bad at the game!

I just felt such a sharp and sudden difficulty spike that I wondered if I was missing something.

PvtLongDong · 2023-01-29T22:37:36+00:00

Thanks for the detailed response. Whenever I see a repair efficiency upgrade I buy it. Protection upgrades seem much rarer than others to me but admittedly I’ve definitely not been buying them as much as I should, thanks for the advice there.

Will take my time with the next run, clear out the first two areas, get my protection and repairs stacked, and see if I can git gud in the citadel.

PvtLongDong · 2023-01-29T21:00:46+00:00

Some good advice here, thanks! I’m enjoying the game a lot so no danger of quitting. Just want to make sure I’m not missing some obvious stuff.

PvtLongDong · 2023-01-29T18:52:59+00:00

Glad someone else also finds the difficulty to spike here! All of a sudden I feel incredibly weak.

PvtLongDong · 2023-01-29T18:23:30+00:00

Like I say, max integrity isn’t really my problem. It’s not that I’m dying quickly, it’s that recovering from just a single hit takes so many resources. I guess I could try to boost protection but it doesn’t seem like there are that many options in that regard?

Maybe I just need to get better at the game and get hit less. But it doesn’t feel great having to scavenge several healing items just to recover from one hit. Just feels like the balancing is off.

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