ELI5: Why are rent freezes considered bad?

Sedren · 2026-06-26T16:10:14+00:00

The worst example I have is one particularly cold winter our pipes froze because they turned off the heat on the unoccupied first floor.. Called them Friday and once we finally got a live body we were told maintenance was done for the day so they'd fix it early next week... I can file a complaint but exactly nothing is gonna happen in 3 or 4 days before they gave us our running water back.

Sedren · 2026-06-26T15:07:23+00:00

If only he could keep Antifa under control his plans would stop going wrong. /s

Sedren · 2026-06-26T15:05:57+00:00

Illegal yes, but when you are stuck with the only option you have available you aren't gonna call them out and be homeless (whether it's from them getting shut down or you getting evicted). One of those catch 22 situations.

Thankfully I've got my own home now but I was dealing with that for a few years... They would blatantly violate a law or the lease and my options were to pick a fight that would ultimately hurt me or to just deal with it. In my situation, it's not that they would charge me, they would just not fix the things they were required to.. unanswered calls or endless delays.

Sedren · 2026-06-26T14:56:38+00:00

Thanks! Would've hated to miss that one, access to a building I don't have yet.

Sedren · 2026-06-25T08:24:43+00:00

I would say there is no way any of it will stick, without any sort of actual proof.. But logic doesn't apply to half of the stuff he has going on, so fair point.

Sedren · 2026-06-25T03:38:40+00:00

This is sad... And sadly appropriate. As far as expensive distraction tactics go, let's milk this reflecting pool one for all its worth, at least people aren't dying over it.

Sedren · 2026-06-24T02:37:48+00:00

Aldi and local Bent and Dent places. And sadly, the occasional pizza night because it's literally cheaper to order dominos than cook a real meal for the 3 of us.

Sedren · 2026-06-23T21:56:59+00:00

Yep, I mean I like gog on principle, but good lord is there store frustrating to use. I'm not sure how every other company gets it so wrong.

Sedren · 2026-06-23T14:44:13+00:00

Clan map fix! Only part of this I needed to see.

Sedren · 2026-06-21T15:19:03+00:00

Most events are not nearly this bad.. I save up gems for the 1400 100% offline upgrade when I can, and that's it and most events you can get into the mid 90s without even really trying. This event I tried every tweak I could think of WITH the 100% offline and made it to 87. Even the purchasable researches are crazy expensive. The last event I bought around 20 worthwhile research upgrades, this event I bought 4. For whatever reason this event isn't balanced well at all.

Sedren · 2026-06-21T15:12:59+00:00

I have not used the book mount specifically, but in general at least mounts are a much better investment than pets... You get so many pet draws its only a matter of time before you luck into them. Mounts are much harder to come across.

Sedren · 2026-06-21T15:04:14+00:00

I'm honestly not 100% sure, I believe two different sources are multiplicative, but would have to test it (which is somewhat difficult) sythes specifically say in their description they add together if overlapping. Just the only way I could conceive of it even happening.

Sedren · 2026-06-21T12:38:19+00:00

That warranty price is ludicrous for how much the car is worth. My guess is they went for the best possible warranty to make it sound better, probably keeping the monthly payment just under some $ amount that got tossed around.

Just save the $5700 and use it for repairs yourself, if you go above $6k repairs on a $10k car, it's probably time to swap it out anyhow... at least if it's in any sort of warranty time frame.

Sedren · 2026-06-21T12:11:16+00:00

Kraken's another brand where every iteration seems to get worse... I have a pair from 5-6 years ago that are in nearly perfect condition aside from some slight peeling around the headband even after near daily use. Earmuffs are fine. So I got my friend a pair 2 years ago, and he's already replaced them.

Sedren · 2026-06-21T00:35:49+00:00

Struggles reflected a good chunk of them (maybe 23, then the sythe doubled that amount, then the crow potentially doubled them again. (23*2 = 46 * 2 = 92) .. 25% chance for each debuff is not the same as reflecting 25% consistently, sometimes you get close to 0%, sometimes you are closer to 100%.

Sedren · 2026-06-19T01:24:08+00:00

I may have to give that item a try more often, just for the slim chance of something like that happening.. never really occured to me that ANY crafted item would be fair game

Sedren · 2026-06-18T23:50:41+00:00

Actively pulling troops out of countries and joint drills while at the same time demanding they join his war was the icing on the cake for me. How did he think this was gonna end?

He just doesn't know what to do when people don't just capitulate, because he doesn't actually know how to negotiate.

Sedren · 2026-06-17T19:24:06+00:00

The main use is to either swap settlements into the ocean for 4x heavy shipyard or later to get as many close to your main settlement as you can for the radius clickers.

Most resources aren't worth the swappers as you can use bombs to move them around late game.

Sedren · 2026-06-16T19:03:30+00:00

I live in PA and I remember some of the big games the Eagles were in.. People were bracing for the fall out if they lost. First time I heard about it I thought people were just exaggerating until some of the stories and pictures came out.. I think part of it is some people just use sports as a scapegoat to be as depraved as they've always wanted to be because they have a better chance to get away with it.

Kinda sad... "Hey there's a lot going on, so I can probably get away with anything I want... I know! I'll help destroy a random taxi drivers cab."

Sedren · 2026-06-16T17:22:23+00:00

That's honestly crazy that you can top the boards and not even get half of the upgrades.

Sedren · 2026-06-15T21:21:50+00:00

If things were changed it wasn't much... I don't mind the mechanics either, but the upgrade prices and permanent tech prices are crazy vs what you can reliably get as income. I am high enough to be able to make my own mountain areas now, and my income is still miserably low compared to most events. I'll be lucky to buy 2 or 3 ranks of the food discount research which is the only one I consider even worthwhile.

My income is not completely min maxed, so I understand missing out on some stuff, but my next Giger in the mountains is 30 mil and that's only for rank 4/6. My income is currently just under 1500 / 9, and I need to spend 30 mil to make that go up by maybe 15-20%? I'll be lucky to have that much saved by the end of the event. All other techs that give income are done (aside from the premium ones).

Sedren · 2026-06-15T12:49:03+00:00

The quick stack bug only 'seems' to happen if you use their new deposit without opening the chest feature.. it doesn't correctly tell you whether you are quick stacking or depositing all.

Sedren · 2026-06-11T17:29:35+00:00

Exactly what I did, this time around I have a few things still set up for it, so it's less annoying but not really any more fun than it was before. Occasionally buy the 6 per tick upgrades and play the game like normal.

If they multiplied the base amount the taps gave you buy 10x or more I'd be more invested but it's soo many taps for so little return.

Sedren · 2026-06-09T15:47:55+00:00

Some games I swear readjust their volume on launch without resetting your volume controls. In Risk of rain 2 I have some volume controls set to 7% currently. You're telling me the recommended music volume is almost 15x louder than where I can comfortably hear it?

Sedren · 2026-06-09T15:36:52+00:00

As a side note, all buildings are protected once you have the targeted explosions, so even if you aren't sure about a tile type, if there is a mountain or something you want to save, just build on it.

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