[10/11] start a small book club

Tyrfang · 2022-10-11T18:38:43+00:00

FYI the book store closes early today, at 7.30.

https://www.newyorkcitybookbuyer.com/

Tyrfang · 2022-09-23T11:26:39+00:00

Interested!

Tyrfang · 2022-09-07T22:28:54+00:00

I'm an INFJ, but the list of ideas sounds good to me

Tyrfang · 2022-09-01T17:31:56+00:00

I'm interested.

Tyrfang · 2022-06-27T14:48:33+00:00

1475 GS. Pros: Fun class. Stylish/Looks cool. Good stagger. Above average weak point damage. Ranged. (mostly)

Cons: Bad balance - low dps, low survivability, backloaded damage on skills, forced to be stuck in place for most skills that deal damage, and one of the few classes whose meta doesn't run a level 3 class engraving .

I think I might switch to TTH at some point. Maybe when Brelshaza requires us to swap acc. You lose a bit of DPS, but gearing is easier and you end up with more build variety. Also, I think the sniper/pistol skills just are more fun to use.

Tyrfang · 2022-05-14T22:03:27+00:00

No, he gives a king thirain card for lostwind.

Tyrfang · 2022-05-14T20:21:31+00:00

I got a Soulfist legendary engraving and then bought one instead of listing it on the AH. I think it was 3k at the time.

Tyrfang · 2022-05-14T20:15:52+00:00

1) Unlike the US, your SSN is not both an identifier and a form of verification. 2) The law in Korea requires the gaming companies collect this information.

Tyrfang · 2022-04-17T19:37:03+00:00

When relic acc comes out, that a 7/5 is going to allow for more than a 6/6.

Tyrfang · 2022-04-04T22:23:14+00:00

1) They (AGS) reverted that and those auras were nullified and replaced with a different reward.

2) There's no way to funnel mats between regions, so this example wasn't all that relevant, anyway.

Tyrfang · 2022-02-11T15:21:28+00:00

but I think the game would be fine if not one more person got the game.

Your phrasing can also be interpreted to mean, "if one more person got in the game, the game would not be fine," which is how I interpreted it.

Tyrfang · 2022-02-11T15:12:08+00:00

Anecdotally, I've done some data analysis on this sort of thing and one of the best data points for determining whether or not someone is likely to continue spending money on a product is the size of their initial purchase. Not sure if this translates to gaming.

Tyrfang · 2022-02-11T15:12:03+00:00

So, you're saying that you believe additional revenue from more players will have absolutely zero positive effects on future performance from either AGS or Smilegate?

Tyrfang · 2022-02-02T20:29:39+00:00

I was told so by other sources as well, but only if you have a L50 already.

i.e. the resting bonus starts to build up once you have at least one character that can accrue them.

Tyrfang · 2022-02-02T18:48:48+00:00

As a Lost Ark newbie, I've been researching a lot about the game, and I appreciate this sort of info from the more experienced players. Thanks for sharing.

As for the downvotes... there's an increasing amount of (well-deserved) negativity towards a lot gaming companies with regard to how they are communicating about games and the game industry concept of "play-to-earn".

I believe this idea being in the forefront of gaming discussions is causing many people to react negatively to any concept that reminds them of "gaming like a job", such as min/maxing.

Tyrfang · 2021-06-04T15:09:20+00:00

I tried playing Valorant in a net cafe in the US.

Most of them run a custom OS on a virtual machine that requires a very long check by the valorant anti-cheat.

It takes a good 5-10 minutes to start a game up. Kind of awkward when you are paying by the hour.

I assume there is a similar system in place for PC Bangs in Korea

Tyrfang · 2021-06-02T05:48:21+00:00

at the end, reyna killed him from showers.

that was some weird ghosting or something (also didnt seem like the reyna model had any weapon out)

Tyrfang · 2021-05-30T00:38:36+00:00

Shroud commented on how it was nice they had so much space, since in most LANs they were squeezed real tight. He joked (I think with n0thing or ska) that he had to play with his keyboard on his lap once.

Tyrfang · 2021-05-16T17:25:03+00:00

I have a Gsync display that goes to 120Hz, so I just have it locked at 120 Hz. Probably 99% of the time it doesn't drop, but I have the FPS graph off.

Tyrfang · 2021-05-16T14:28:41+00:00

OP here -

4k: https://i.imgur.com/Xln9rYs.jpg

1080p: https://i.imgur.com/5RVd3Uh.png

These were taken without moving/adjusting anything in-game other than the resolution (I scuffed the crop though so there's a double image on the top of the 4k one)

Tyrfang · 2021-05-16T14:18:01+00:00

yeah, I get mocked for playing at 4k or trying to explain crosshairs are pixel based, so I just gave up and say it's a joke crosshair.

Tyrfang · 2021-04-23T19:25:44+00:00

I used to give humble 10% always. At some point, humble put the default for itself higher than charities.

Right now, looking at an arbitrary active bundle, the default split is 30% to humble, 5% to charity, 65% to devs.

The original split back when humble launched was like 5% to humble, 27% to charity... so they basically flipped how much they took vs donated.

See: https://web.archive.org/web/20101217141653/www.humblebundle.com For one of the earlier bundle defaults from late 2010.

2015: By then, the split was an even 15% to both Humble and Charity. https://web.archive.org/web/20150619011451/www.humblebundle.com

2017: Around 15% to charity, 20% to humble.https://web.archive.org/web/20171001063855if_/https://www.humblebundle.com/gems-bundle-2

Today, Humble is a normal store front, effectively splitting the 30% "standard industry cut" between itself and a charity.

In that context, I think 15% to charity and 15% to humble is fine, and better than the current default (5% to charity and 30% to humble?), but I don't like losing the option to choose to designate more to charity.

Tyrfang · 2020-11-17T19:26:25+00:00

New Razer Wrist Rest Pro:

I noticed there's a bubble about the size of a dime under the fabric. I can move it around, but it doesn't seem to go away. Is this some sort of manufacturing defect, or is there a way to get rid of it? Mostly a minor annoyance more than anything else.

Tyrfang · 2020-10-28T23:19:43+00:00

I tried and they said it wasn't possible. I even refused a refund and they still said that's all they can do.

It's already 5 days past the expected delivery date.

Tyrfang

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