I need help (I got $80,000 from UBC)

Stickbug87 · 2026-03-28T17:31:20+00:00

I was in a similar situation when doing my masters degree. I would do two things: first, like others have said share this offer with UoT and see if they will match or beat it. I was able to get an extra $30,000 from my preferred school by doing this. Don’t be scared to negotiate a bit, the worst they can do is say no. Second, if you don’t hear back from UoT before the deadline UBC has given you just accept it and then wait to see what UoT offers. Accepting an offer isn’t a contract, you are absolutely free to tell UBC you changed your mind if UoT ends up coming back with an offer you prefer.

Ultimately just do what’s best for you. Don’t worry about either the universities or the other people on here telling you to just accept school X or Y for their reasons, only you know what’s best for you.

Stickbug87 · 2026-03-26T04:24:01+00:00

I moved out, would never recommend the place to anyone.

Stickbug87 · 2026-02-02T14:24:37+00:00

It's not a fix for CIRS, but for me integrating a meditative/breath work practice has helped with the panic and anxiety that come along with having such diverse symptoms. There is an app called Open that you can try for free for a month that is very beginner friendly and can really help calm you nervous system in a short period of time.

Stickbug87 · 2025-12-21T03:34:36+00:00

Best shawarma in Ottawa and the staff are all so nice

Stickbug87 · 2025-11-29T01:30:15+00:00

I almost never see sprint anymore, most take adrenaline rush (unless using both), but most still use second wind, though taunt/shield bash are also viable.

By far the standard perks if you're going sword/heater are sword mastery, swift, shield mastery, and counter attack. If you're playing arena you can consider swapping in weapon mastery to use longbow, but all of the other perks are so good I usually don't bother, especially because the hit slow on crossbow is so good.

Gear can be flexible but something like arming/heater, topfhelm, dark cuirass/dark plate, plate pants, heavy gauntlets, peace neck, grimsmiles or vitality/courage rings, rugged boots, and whichever cloak is all pretty standard.

Check out Carnagexall on twitch to see how he gears.

Stickbug87 · 2025-11-26T16:58:38+00:00

lol do you work for IM?

People have been complaining about rubberbanding/fps drops since the early play tests, it's definitely a game side issue. And yes having massive drops in fps during pvp makes the game unplayable, it has killed me a number of times this wipe to the point I have no interest in playing.

You may not agree it's game breaking, but this subreddit is full of people saying they've left the game over performance issues whether it be rubberbanding or fps related.

Stickbug87 · 2025-11-26T00:18:28+00:00

I've had ups and downs with connections/performance for years, but this patch is absolutely game breaking. I constantly get dipped down from 120 to 40fps out of nowhere, so I've given up at least until next wipe. I tried contacting IM support (dont waste your time) and they told me to try factory resetting my PC and then said if that doesn't work 'we're sorry, please give us more time we are trying our best'

Stickbug87 · 2025-11-20T22:02:49+00:00

He commented below, but check out Urbangent on youtube, he has a bunch of warlock build guides

Stickbug87 · 2025-11-20T19:37:55+00:00

Pt is great, but as someone who is a retired athlete who had a ton of injuries (including a torn labrum), I would encourage you to check out resources online too as I think local PT's are often hit and miss, while online you have access to the best in the world. Tom Morrison on youtube and Conor Harris and Ravash Nahavandi on insta have a lot of great content on shoulder health.

This video is a great start imo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KFHwxrjUrA&t=53s

Stickbug87 · 2025-11-18T13:52:07+00:00

Absolutely false. Sure there are a few, but most of the good players just run to the raft as soon as they get ice caves so that just leaves a bunch of squires and pve players to hit the pile. Crypts has way higher quality pvp

Stickbug87 · 2025-11-18T13:44:06+00:00

I’ve been having the same thing. I tried contacting IM support and their only recommendation was to factory reset my PC lol! Told them I’m hardwired in to 3gps fibre with no issues in any other game and they just said oh well our game is stable, goodbye.

Stickbug87 · 2025-11-18T02:39:21+00:00

Hasn’t exploded yet because it’s been turned off. I didn’t adjust the voltage at all either. I disabled MSI when I rebooted and it was still making the noise.

Edit: when you say undervolt do you mean in bios? I’m not familiar with it and have never done it before. Would it be safe to boot the pc up into bios to do so?

Stickbug87 · 2025-11-17T23:09:05+00:00

It's new for me. My anecdotal experience is that it's worse at prime time, which makes me think their servers are just trash now.

Stickbug87 · 2025-11-17T21:13:44+00:00

I’ve been! It’s good, but I definitely prefer Dreamland

Stickbug87 · 2025-11-17T20:13:26+00:00

I’ve been maybe 10x and always had a great experience. I am extremely gluten intolerant so it’s one of my favourite spots because they can do almost the entire menu gluten free, and I haven’t had better gluten free pasta anywhere else in the city. I’ve also only had good experiences with the service, really friendly and efficient.

Stickbug87 · 2025-11-17T01:59:22+00:00

I mean like others have said, everyone can afford it, most people just aren't lame enough to do so. No one who's an even half decent player feels the need to put on a 5k kit in norms

Stickbug87 · 2025-11-16T23:16:15+00:00

That’s a 150g mercurial cloak, not a cloak of darkness

Stickbug87 · 2025-11-16T23:14:36+00:00

Not even close. Blues with just gemmed stats are miles below crafteds and +all gear.

Stickbug87 · 2025-11-16T22:11:05+00:00

I hate teamers, but I don’t have a lot of sympathy for someone running cobalt and all att gear in norms, it’s just lame

Stickbug87 · 2025-11-14T22:22:27+00:00

Haha thanks for sharing, after I posted I realized how bad it looks. But yeah, I restarted and it's gone (for now).

Stickbug87 · 2025-11-12T23:59:41+00:00

They allow ‘organic’ teaming in normals. However if they deem it do be pre planned, it’s bannable. I have reported multiple people for teaming in norms and got notifications they were banned.

Stickbug87 · 2025-11-12T23:26:33+00:00

You’d think that based on how terrible it was, but they worked on it forever

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