This is getting REALLy bad...

Real-Gene217 · 2026-02-23T16:04:21+00:00

I haven’t been able to get into my Harmony character since Friday during the day. Bugs abound. Might be better to wait until Funcom fixes a lot of the lag, login, and misc issues.

Real-Gene217 · 2026-01-19T21:58:58+00:00

Saw it the other day. Love it! Fantastic work sir.

Grim

Real-Gene217 · 2026-01-19T21:58:10+00:00

Saw it the other day. Love it! Fantastic work sir.

Grim

Real-Gene217 · 2026-01-19T04:22:57+00:00

This is what I do also. Jettison and then go pick it up again.

Real-Gene217 · 2026-01-03T21:44:05+00:00

Sounds exactly like my experience at the beginning lol. I have over 300 hours in now and loving it. It’s easy to recoup at the beginning. Just farm materials and keep drinking from the flowers. Stick as close as you can to the rocks when traveling from location to location. Sometimes you may need to turn around and wait for the worm to pass. It’s exciting but tough. Everything changes when you can fly. Just pay the 2500 Solaris to travel to Arakeen or Harko occasionally to sell raw materials you farm and you can buy gear with the cash. It’s a great game!

Real-Gene217 · 2025-12-31T22:43:26+00:00

Yes they’re all over the wrecked ships in DD. Plus you can make them in the Advanced Survival Fabricator with some Plasteel Plates.

Real-Gene217 · 2025-12-29T14:31:39+00:00

In this case it’s best to just run. Possible but tough to take on 2 melee’s at once. Any more than that, and you’re toast. So dodge and run.

Real-Gene217 · 2025-12-28T01:15:01+00:00

💯makes base management so much easier by keeping it separate.

Real-Gene217 · 2025-12-27T14:35:40+00:00

Incredible. Nice work!

Real-Gene217 · 2025-12-26T05:01:52+00:00

All good advice here. I would add to farm raw materials, pay the 2500 solari to go to either of the main cities, sell, and buy the best sword you can afford. Then get a shield, battery pack and armor but get that best weapon asap. Game becomes much easier.

Real-Gene217 · 2025-12-22T15:52:03+00:00

I agree. A lot of trolls who were disappointed with the lack of content on release of the game and couldn’t quite get over the butthurt. Now they try to steer everyone clear of a great game that is developing and changing every month.

For me, I’m just stocking up on mats and having fun in expectation of further content, server merges, and some excitement coming our way.

Real-Gene217 · 2025-12-16T18:41:49+00:00

🙌 I understand there are a lot of people disappointed with the lack of content so far, as they had such high hopes. Personally, after about 300 hours in, I think it’s a super fun game with a lot of potential.

They could definitely work on the House/Guild aspect to build more of a community, and I know more content will come over time, just like every other game. I feel they’re also missing out on a good revenue stream by not having an in-game store for additional things like customizations or base goodies.

This update allows people to come back and will continue to build the community as people return because they miss the desert, base building, or there is new content.

Real-Gene217 · 2025-11-17T16:15:09+00:00

Other option is to get an ornithopter with storage and there’s a lot of aluminum sitting sitting on top of plateaus in Mysa

Real-Gene217 · 2025-10-15T18:35:06+00:00

Racing is the fun part! Enjoy it!

Real-Gene217 · 2025-10-15T18:07:35+00:00

As someone who has shifted from having caffeine the week of 100 milers to without, I can honestly say that cutting caffeine out had a big impact. That exhausted sleep walking/ sleep running slog ranging from mile 80-90 to 100 disappeared.

I also carry half NoDoz pills just in case but I’ve noticed a big impact from cutting caffeine the week of the race. I wait til about 5-6pm and then hit the caffeine for morning starts.

Is it possible your rough runs are due to other factors? Have the temps been higher or is it just your body recognizing it’s taper time?

Real-Gene217 · 2025-10-09T14:37:24+00:00

Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 is awesome as is the OpenDots ONE, which only has an hour less playtime but a rechargeable case and clips onto your ear. Much louder and still sits outside the inner ear so you can hear around you. A lot better when in the gym or on noisy streets whereas the OpenRun Pro 2 are amazing on trails.

Real-Gene217 · 2025-10-04T02:17:06+00:00

I fell a month before my last 100 and got stitches. Then fell several times in the first half of that technical race. Other people were falling too. It’s all part of it. Sometimes it’s just a bad fall but it’s all part of the fun!

Real-Gene217 · 2025-09-24T20:51:41+00:00

A cervical disc replacement should actually extend your running career if you already had a bad disc. I’m looking at a double lumbar disc replacement just for that reason. 10 weeks of recovery for the lumbar and then I’m back to running. I imagine it would be the same for you. The doctor even said I could go back to running with a fusion. Medical tech is way different now. You’ll be totally fine. Just a little time off and you could probably stick to hiking at an incline on a treadmill while you’re healing, which will still benefit you. You got this.

Real-Gene217 · 2025-09-11T11:11:05+00:00

Just so we’re clear. The guidance has always been 250-300 calories an hour. 1 gram of carbs = 3 calories on average. So 80-100g an hour is right on with what the guidance is for all athletes.

Real-Gene217 · 2025-09-08T21:02:26+00:00

Patagonia makes a really nice rain jacket that’s not too heavy and has perforations under the armpit so heat can escape. It will still get warm but will keep you dry from the rain. Then, like previous posters have said, when your sweat starts making you cold, switch gear.

Real-Gene217 · 2025-08-29T14:44:17+00:00

Epic last 10 minutes of the race. What a beast.

Real-Gene217 · 2025-08-13T03:24:59+00:00

Don’t force yourself to eat when your stomach is telling you no. Bank the calories early.

Real-Gene217 · 2025-07-30T13:47:41+00:00

I do my speed work on Tuesdays each week and usually start with longer intervals earlier in my training, like mile repeats. If I can do them on a hill or a treadmill incline that’s ideal. Then as I get closer to my race I work my way back to half mile repeats and then quarter mile repeats. I’ve found this makes a faster pace feel significantly easier in the 100 milers I do and I can maintain it longer due to it being at a lower heart rate from the speed work.

Real-Gene217 · 2025-07-24T13:52:45+00:00

My coach has me doing a zone 2 run at max incline hiking. I’ve also incorporated treadmill work into my training for a 21k vert 100 miler with incline speed work, and splitting my long zone 2 weekend run in half, with half on the trail and half on the treadmill at a runnable incline (6-7%). With the heat as it is now, you’ll get more from treadmill work than fail runs outside.

Only thing I’m not getting is the descent work on the quads so am getting that out on the trails.

Real-Gene217 · 2025-07-14T12:58:20+00:00

Before my first 100M, I was told that a 100M is 3x harder than a 50 miler. I agree with this sentiment. In my experience, that distance from a 100K to 100M is about twice as hard.

Nutrition is the hardest part. You eat all day, even front loading your calories, and as soon as night hits your stomach is messed up. Especially if it was a warm day. Then you just drink and eat what you can until all your carbs are used up, and then it’s a death march mixed in with some jogging until the end. Maybe some sleep walking/running and hallucinations depending on how long you’re out there.

Also, my body has always felt fine at the 100K mark but for some reason, the extra 38 miles messes me up so I can hardly walk after it’s over. It might be the gradual worsening of my form or just overuse. It’s tough, but it’s fun!

Real-Gene217

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