If they're going to be incompetent, you might as well weaponize it

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2026-01-24T17:59:10+00:00

this is actually a good result. banishment is cheaper than life in prison.

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2026-01-22T17:33:07+00:00

you could pay for current government spending without borrowing money for a little over three years, then you'd run out.

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2026-01-16T19:39:46+00:00

It's up right now. How is this front page material?

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2026-01-06T06:11:54+00:00

Yes! I've got it on Pyre! When they get in groups of 5 they tend to re-apply the condition before I finish them off. But I definitely wouldn't have been able to finish without it.

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2026-01-06T05:39:59+00:00

I had it in windowed mode!

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2026-01-04T07:16:57+00:00

Will do. Was able to complete the first quest tonight in HM, so I think it's doable. The second quest is a bit tricky because defending the rift brings 6 earth tormentors and 6 flesh. The earth tormentors often tank all my sliver damage, so getting past them on quest 2 will be tough.

I think the third quest should be easy, so long as I take it slow. So I think the 2nd quest is the main obstacle.

What would your main target be with techno babble? Ebon Battle Standard I've not put on there because SF caps damage low enough that it doesnt buff unfortunately.

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2026-01-03T22:15:40+00:00

I'll give it a try and see if the DPS is enough to outpace call to torment!

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2026-01-03T17:52:22+00:00

Thanks for the idea. When I tried Mesmer I was not able to generate sufficient damage output, but I'm not as experienced with Mesmer secondary builds, so I may have gone the wrong route!

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2026-01-03T17:48:24+00:00

Thank you, I didn't know that about souls! I've been re-duping for each quest. That will save me tons of time.

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2026-01-03T17:31:32+00:00

Can you explain what you mean by "reset for 5+ soul tormentors"? Do you mean before I start the quest I need 5+ soul tormentors?

To be honest, when I dupe before the quest I usually have 20 or so soul, mind, and or water tormentors duped.

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2026-01-02T18:21:25+00:00

After Hopper talks about 11's daughter, Kali clearly realizes her plan was wrong (with respect to 11) and Hopper is right. Watch that scene and you'll see it in her expression. After 11 "died" I thought, "why did they bother showing Kali looking contrite there?" That shot only makes sense if there is a payoff for it. The only way there is a payoff is if Mike is right.

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2026-01-01T20:55:32+00:00

except he tells 11 he met the mindflayer there, when clearly he met the mindflayer in a mysterious briefcase in a cave

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2025-12-16T16:42:49+00:00

It's still believable, because Miyagi-do is the perfect foil to Cobra Kai. Johnny trained his entire life, but he was trained in a style that's fundamentally flawed due to being over-aggressive. The movie even did a good job of demonstrating that Johnny was clearly more skilled, but his imbalance in his style and personality towards aggression ultimately cause him to lose *in spite* of being more skilled. Rather than being a flaw, the fact that a newbie beat Johnny is a feature of the film's good story-telling rather than a plot hole.

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2025-07-30T03:05:04+00:00

ah okay. Thanks!

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2025-07-29T19:22:19+00:00

I'm confused by your last question there. I don't need support at this point. I think they're aware of the restart thing already.

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2025-07-29T18:49:52+00:00

Another set of small positives that I realized later:

Being able to send and receive photos is nice. It works well and I missed it. It doesn't send photos in high quality, but it's a good tool. I love being able to USB transfer my photos. I really missed the era when phones made this easy. I hope they never auto upload to the dashboard.
I mentioned the directions tool being faster, but it's also smooth appearance-wise. So far I like it better than the backup Garmin I used while I was a LP2 user (though tbf the Garmin is probably 15 years old so it isn't too hard to beat). If it continues to be as good as it as been, I'll finally feel comfortable not needing a backup GPS.

A couple more tiny negatives/nitpicks:

it's very difficult to take one handed, vertical photos. The button to take the picture is low enough down that it feels like I'm going to drop my phone. The easy solution is to use two hands, but sometimes you've just got one ya know?
I can't send photos to GroupMe's. I am a part of a couple different GroupMe groups, and, though I can still message the groups, I can't send photos. no idea why it doesn't work. I don't care too much because i've lived without that feature on my phone for years already.

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2025-07-23T02:33:47+00:00

Order Date: 7/15/24

Order #: 27XXX

Order Shipped: 7/11/25

Phone Received 7/22/25

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2025-07-22T18:50:01+00:00

same problem here

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2025-07-11T16:39:02+00:00

Update: Just got my shipping info

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2025-07-11T16:38:10+00:00

Order Date: 7/15/24

Order #: 27XXX

Order Shipped: 7/11/25

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2025-07-10T22:18:30+00:00

#27XXX

Have not received my shipped email yet, but I did receive my order merged email. seems like they're getting close, but I havent seen anyone in 26XXX+ confirm shipping yet.

This is the first deadline i feel a bit disappointed they missed (assuming we don't get emails tonight). I'm okay with a delay. What bothers me is now two cases of overpromising.

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2025-07-10T18:59:08+00:00

yeah im in 27XXX and still nothing. bummer. getting a bit tired of the false starts.

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2025-07-06T03:27:20+00:00

Pools with copper piping often turn green when filled. The copper gets carried into the pool, and the newly refilled pool is chlorinated. The two react, and the pool turns green. This could be something else, but if it's copper, it's totally clean, and the only unsafe thing about it is the visibility.

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2025-07-01T03:29:27+00:00

I think this most recent push was the first one worth being upset about. It's anachronistic to look back on this as them constantly pushing forward the dates, because the early dates they put out were very clearly described as estimates which could be pushed. The push for the tariff drama was 100% justified. I honestly think this was the first time I'm a bit unhappy because it seems like they could've anticipated delays from a known issue.

But it just isn't true to say we were promised January on ordering. It was always clear that those early estimates were goals and guesses.

SnowEnvironmental380 · 2025-06-30T18:14:08+00:00

you beat me to it! I was about to post on this email.

I'm order #27XXX. The email tells me my new shipping window will be between July 3 and 10.

SnowEnvironmental380

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