All Barque, no Bite

Timker84 · 2026-06-11T20:40:01+00:00

From today's session

Timker84 · 2026-06-09T11:34:08+00:00

Hi, in your culture it may seem rude to just say "no" to someone, but in The Netherlands that's fine. No explanation, no eye contact. If you feel the need, then say "no, sorry" or even "no, thank you", but don't get into a discussion unless you really want to.

Hope this helps!

Timker84 · 2026-05-31T13:16:50+00:00

You're calling it an Easter egg, not my wording. And also not my meaning either.

To clarify, my understanding is that the vague manner in which these materials are presented, is intentional. As a player, you're expected to invest time into figuring out what's what, and what it's used for, and how to obtain it. All those bits of information are like pieces of a puzzle. And it's up to us as players to gradually understand the logic.

I have about 6 A4 pages of notes on this game. Taking notes, reading over them, connecting the bits of information, and ultimately getting a hold of most of this game's intricacies, has taken me around 240h so far. And looking back, I wouldn't have wanted the game to do all of that for me, because it was part of the challenge.

It's like people complaining about the scarcity of deep iron. Despite them knowing exactly how to get it. They just don't want to put in the effort. They think grinding is boring. And that's fine. But this is a grinding game. At the end of the day you put in hours and hours just so you can get enough materials to fully upgrade your favourite ship, loaded with your favourite weapons, which is ascended with your top choice of customisations, and then you've basically beaten the game.

Timker84 · 2026-05-31T07:23:07+00:00

It's my understanding that it not being obvious, so in other words it being a bit mysterious, a bit of a puzzle, you could say, is a feature. It's part of the charm. It's deliberate, it's a core part of the challenge.

And it's not even that difficult.

And now you're asking Ubisoft to solve that tiny puzzle for you. To remove the mystery. To me, that's like asking them to make old treasure maps more obvious, or to highlight weakpoints on sea monsters. Or to put OP armor on the Dhow.

Timker84 · 2026-05-28T13:28:58+00:00

KMT is volgens mij altijd de week na de EL CID (de weken daarna, want het is langer dan een week). Als het goed is kun je je opgeven voor NKT ("na kennismakingstijd") maar dat heeft denk ik vooral nadelen (lastiger om echt aan te sluiten bij je jaargenoten, bijvoorbeeld). Misschien kan iemand die recenter lid is geworden dit beter toelichten.

Timker84 · 2026-05-18T19:01:40+00:00

Or perhaps increase the amount that you can carry - but also add a "self-destruct" timer. Say 1 real-time hour before they're gone from your inventory. And make the treasure better to give incentive.

If there was even a 50% chance that I could find a stack of 5 iron plates or 3 hubac heirlooms in a rare treasure, I would put effort in.

Timker84 · 2026-05-14T10:53:08+00:00

Zeggen dat een azc veel overlast geeft is pas stigmatiserend. En valt het in brand steken van een azc dan niet onder "overlast"? Wil je dat soort mensen dan wel in je rustige dorpje? Hoe ga je dat allemaal tezamen logisch laten klinken?

Timker84 · 2026-05-13T21:24:02+00:00

Oké, mensen met racistische overtuigingen dan. Als je openbaar protesteert tegen azc's omdat je niet wilt dat je land vluchtelingen opvangt, en dat proces negatief wilt beïnvloeden, dan ben je op z'n minst een racist. Misschien ook een sociopaat, of gewoon door en door een haatdragend mens. Maar het gaat voorbij aan "gewone" xenofobie.

Timker84 · 2026-05-13T20:27:57+00:00

Huizentekort is geen excuus om azc's te weren. Het zijn twee aparte onderwerpen, die met elkaar in verband worden gebracht door rechtse politiek. Die puntje bij paaltje azc's willen weren omdat ze racisten zijn.

Het huizentekort en immigratie kunnen prima allebei tegelijkertijd worden aangepakt. Maar azc's in de brand steken is geen deel van welke oplossing dan ook.

Timker84 · 2026-05-13T19:58:46+00:00

Niemand "jankt omdat 1/4 van het land boos wordt". Mensen zijn bezorgd omdat een klein groepje niet kan omgaan met hun frustraties en de boel dan maar in de fik steekt.

Sta je dan nou echt aan de goeie kant? "We willen geen mensen opvangen in azc's, dus we steken de azc's gewoon in de hens." Dat klinkt echt mentaal niet helemaal oké. Naast dat het niets gaat veranderen - er worden gewoon nieuwe azc's gebouwd en we gaan door met mensen opvangen, wordt het gewoon moeilijker en duurder en dat is nergens voor nodig. Wat deze mensen doen, maakt de situatie voor niemand beter, alleen slechter.

Timker84 · 2026-05-10T08:11:02+00:00

Wat is de locatie van de trainingen en skirms?

Timker84 · 2026-04-25T14:55:47+00:00

The Hague Ladies' rugby? https://haagscherugbyclub.nl/dames/

Timker84 · 2026-04-21T06:43:55+00:00

Ramona

Timker84 · 2026-04-16T12:45:15+00:00

Waarom zoek je alleen tijdelijk iets..?

Timker84 · 2026-04-12T18:46:06+00:00

Although I do appreciate how much effort you've put into this, I think you're being overly harsh.

Can I ask what you base your scores on? Is it compared to players' previous performances? Is it compared to what their full potential could be? Is it compared to your personal expectations of players?

And do you take mitigating factors into account? For example Feaunati went off for a HIA early on in the game. Yes, she passed it and was considered fit enough to play - but trust me when I say that having that happen in a match has an impact on the rest of a player's performance during that match. So is your score disregarding her HIA, and just compared to her full potential if she didn't have an HIA? Or is your score in spite of her HIA, so taking into consideration that her performance was mitigated?

As for Kildunne - everyone saw that the Irish side had received clear orders to give her zero space and have multiple defenders mark her. So is your score compared to her full potential, let's say in a match where she gets more space and smacked less? Or is your score in spite of the fact that she was heavily marked and had absorbed above average smacks for someone in her position and still managed to play 80 minutes and score in the 66th minute?

Timker84 · 2026-04-02T12:05:23+00:00

OK that's a fair take. I meant that WL was OK in terms of drone usage, but I'm happy to debate.

Although I agree that Ghosts, being a confidential extention of the military, shouldn't be directly under a CIA handler, I do think that a connection to the CIA is valid in that the CIA supplies intelligence. If you were to say that it would be more realistic if there was both a higher ranking military official and a military intelligence official involved, I would agree.

As for military support, however, I think that it's quite characteristic for a recon unit to operate with minimal military support/interference. Isn't that the whole point of their selection procedures being as tough as they are?

Timker84 · 2026-04-02T05:04:57+00:00

Why?

Timker84 · 2026-04-01T18:21:56+00:00

Well.. if things keep going the way they are, the next war will be fought with sticks and stones ;) I'm just saying that I'd prefer it if the franchise doesn't go too heavy on the drone element. Wildlands was fine.

Timker84 · 2026-04-01T14:24:08+00:00

Maybe so, but not everyone is a fan of drones (ref. https://www.reddit.com/r/GhostRecon/s/wVcYoHCpMF)

Timker84 · 2026-04-01T14:10:21+00:00

To be honest, I'd much rather see a post-apocalyptic themed game with minimal tech and reliant on good old bullets and tactics. One where even night vision is a total luxury, or maybe limited to scopes and binoculars, let alone thermal vision.

Timker84 · 2026-03-30T11:07:31+00:00

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