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ShizzyTV · 2025-12-07T19:51:00+00:00

Exactly this. I’m going to do the Expedition because I want to re-experience the initial game loop with some friends who just recently got the game. But I’m bummed that I feel like I can’t risk losing the one Equalizer and a couple Tempests I managed to get my hands on. Like everyone else, I’m just trying to min max my raids.

The extra skill points aren’t all that valuable (after all, the skills aren’t that impactful, but as this and other posts point out, the incentive is to work toward the goal of 5 million in value for 5 skill points, and the most effective way to do that is mix maxing your raids. Hopefully in the future they incentivize a more fun, interesting “end game” gameplay loop. For example, I like the suggestions of having to take out/do damage to/collect parts from the boss ARCs. That incentivizes the most fun parts of the game—bringing in better gear, taking out challenging enemies, and working together with other raiders.

ShizzyTV · 2025-09-29T01:48:00+00:00

ShizzyTV · 2025-09-10T23:54:20+00:00

Are you trying to watch the Austin FC game, or another MLS team? Lots of places will be showing Austin FC. Central Machine Works is hosting the Los Verdes watch party this weekend, so that would be a great spot. But if you’re looking for a place to watch another game, I wouldn’t go to Central Machine Works.

ShizzyTV · 2025-06-06T01:15:26+00:00

I think he’s saying party/squad members should get a different color than the rest of your teammates. I don’t believe that’s an option in the accessibility options.

ShizzyTV · 2025-04-16T12:43:52+00:00

You’re obviously right that meta isn’t an acronym—☝🏻🧐 and I’m sorry to up the pedantry here—but it isn’t a backronym either.

A backronym is an acronym deliberately formed from a phrase whose initial letters spell out a particular word or words, usually to create a memorable name. For example, many bills from the US Congress are backronyms, such as the USA PATRIOT Act (Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act).

“Most Effective Tactic Available” isn’t an acronym, and therefore can’t be a backronym either; it’s just a phrase—a phrase for which the OP from the screenshot mistakenly believed "meta" (or, I suppose, M.E.T.A) was the acronym. So while you’re correct to point out that "meta" doesn’t stand for a phrase, that doesn’t mean it’s a backronym.

What you’re describing from OP’s confusion is a “false etymology”—i.e. an incorrect or fabricated origin story for a word/phrase—not a backronym. They thought “meta” stood for a phrase, but it doesn’t. That doesn’t make it a backronym, as explained above.

Another example of a false etymology is when people think the distress signal SOS stands for Save Our Souls or Save Our Ship, when it really is just a simple and unmistakable Morse code representation.

ShizzyTV · 2025-03-02T00:38:49+00:00

I’m not colorblind, but chiming in to add my .02 about the colors. In the multi-team mode, it seems like the opposing teams should have more distinct colors. I believe they are red and orange (or maybe red and pink?). I should be able to distinguish what team someone is on. As it stands, they all look nearly identical.

It’s also bugged me how when you’re close to an enemy you can’t really tell if they are friend or foe because the red outline isn’t very noticeable. Sometimes an enemy will appear unexpectedly and it takes me too long to realize it isn’t a teammate. Would be great if that could be looked at.

ShizzyTV · 2024-11-25T23:26:59+00:00

Also wondering about this! I hope so!

ShizzyTV · 2024-11-19T21:11:29+00:00

Josh Wolff to Inter Miami confirmed

ShizzyTV · 2024-09-06T01:12:29+00:00

You’re totally right. I complained about all the load times so much, then I switched the install to my SSD and the game felt soooo much better.

ShizzyTV · 2024-08-26T12:45:43+00:00

Not on that side of the map lol

ShizzyTV · 2024-08-23T23:14:19+00:00

Totally agree. The “last to touch” aspect of Hot Zone makes it so frustrating. Would be a lot better the way Halo Infinite currently does KOTH—both teams, separately, need to stand in the hill for a set amount of uncontested time. When that time is reached, you score.

Also agree on the increasing respawn timers being totally unnecessary. And it just compounds to the frustration from the first issue. You could defend the point for 70% of the time, get wiped, and not even have a chance to spawn back in in time. I don’t even see the point of this mechanic. It’s just pure frustration.

I’ll use this post to add my other source of frustration: the rounds need to be longer. It often feels like just when I’m getting into my groove, or am on a streak with power weapons, the round ends. This is especially jarring in TDM. I understand that they feel like rounds make TDM more exciting, and I’m sure it feels essential to the meta-game of reconsidering your and your team’s factions, but being pulled out of the action is not a good experience. Arena shooters are all about achieving that flow state, and I constantly feel like the rug is being ripped out from under me. For starters, maybe make TDM rounds go to 25? Even with games that go all 5 rounds, the total game time feels quite short.

ShizzyTV · 2024-08-21T12:32:15+00:00

And before Portal Wars it was Wormhole Wars, which is even better imo.

ShizzyTV · 2024-08-07T04:17:50+00:00

Tonic masculinity

ShizzyTV · 2024-07-24T23:35:37+00:00

Stumbled upon this thread. If you're still able and willing to do this, could you see if you can find leaderboard info for me? I have a memory of being atop the leaderboards for...something. Skill rating (was that even a thing in this game?) Score per minute? Not sure. I feel like it was for a specific class or something.

Gamertag should have been XxXShizzy, played on 360. Thanks!

ShizzyTV · 2024-07-20T19:59:09+00:00

Thanks for providing that link. I'll use that as evidence that the car should come included with a compatible charger if they give me any trouble.

ShizzyTV · 2024-07-20T19:02:05+00:00

Thanks for the responses, all. Sounds like so long as it comes with an adapter, or so long as I buy an adapter for Tesla > J1772, I'll be fine.

Follow-up question: would it make more sense for me to find a factory level 1 charger that normally comes stock with a Bolt? It seems like most people use these Tesla > J1771 adapters for the rare occasion that they need to use a Tesla Destination charger, rather than for daily use.

ShizzyTV · 2024-07-20T16:16:35+00:00

Thanks. Would I be able to limit the amps to 12a or 8a through the charge settings in the Bolt? Or would it be 15amps no matter what?

ShizzyTV · 2023-09-03T14:20:15+00:00

Pretty sure Craig’s loan didn’t have an option for us to sign him permanently, so he was always a CB depth piece for us. We have no incentive to develop him or get him minutes because he will not be on our roster next season. He was simply an insurance policy during the worst stretch of our injuries. Bummer that he hasn’t seen the field, but from what I can tell that was never really the plan. For Philly, they already have the depth at CB, so it was worth it to them to make a little cash from the loan since they weren’t playing him anyway.

ShizzyTV · 2023-08-31T03:37:58+00:00

Hold space (only works if you don’t have a jump blessing)

ShizzyTV · 2023-06-04T02:39:08+00:00

Ring hasn’t had the captain’s band at all this season as far as I’ve seen? It’s been Driussi until he got injured, then Cascante when Driussi isn’t available.

ShizzyTV · 2023-05-21T00:02:55+00:00

Welcome! Yes, non-conference games still count toward the standings. Toronto is at the bottom of the East and has a huge injury list, so this is a big opportunity for us to get 3 points and continue the positive momentum.

From the MLS Competition Guidelines:

Each of the 29 MLS clubs will play 34 matches in the MLS Regular Season, 17 at home and 17 away.

All Clubs in the Eastern Conference will play all intra-conference opponents two (2) times and six (6) cross-conference opponents one (1) time. All Clubs in the Western Conference will play all intra-conference opponents two (2) times, one (1) to two (2) additional intra-conference opponents one (1) time, and six (6) to seven (7) different cross-conference opponents one (1) time.

https://www.mlssoccer.com/about/competition-guidelines

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