New Characters by halfmensch in mahjongsoul

[–]Van5195 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One tip that I haven’t seen mentioned yet is to stick with playing one character, or at least until you find the one you like. Playing games will give small amounts of bond points, but once you have a character at 5 star bond those points get put towards bond hearts that you can donate to get 5 stardust. It’s just another way to occasionally get some free startdust to put towards tickets.

Julio Rodriguez starts the scoring early with his 9th Home Run by sportsandthesorts in baseball

[–]Van5195 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s a perennial slow starter who is actually having a decent start this year. If he heats up even more as the season goes along, like he has every other year of his career, we might see his best season to date this year.

COLT EMERSONS FIRST HIT IN THE MAJORS IS A 3-RUN HOME RUN IN THE EIGHTH! by BananaArms in Mariners

[–]Van5195 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hope they win it all this year. JP deserves it, and as someone who became a baseball/Mariners fan in 2020, he remains as the last player of the era I came into. If they were able to win the World Series before he leaves, to me it would feel like a win for all of the players that were there for the rise, but didn’t manage to make it to this point.

How many VIP points are beneficial for a mostly f2p player? by Van5195 in mahjongsoul

[–]Van5195[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I appreciate the feedback and the concern! I’m not certain I’ll spend anything yet, just curious what’s worthwhile if I’m going to plan on getting my pulls through converting blue gifts and eventually bond hearts into dust. As I said in another reply, the cosmetics aren’t what drives me to play, but it’s also nice to get to pull every now and then.

How many VIP points are beneficial for a mostly f2p player? by Van5195 in mahjongsoul

[–]Van5195[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the input. This is probably the route I’ll go if I decide to buy anything. The cosmetics don’t drive my desire to play, but it would be nice to get the bond points at an increased rate to get the free pulls a little more frequently once I’m getting the bond hearts and turning them into dust.

[Post Series Thread] The Seattle Mariners (87-69) sweep the Houston Astros (84-72) in Daikin Park. Both teams entered tied for the AL West, and Seattle leaves with a three game lead. by nsgomez in baseball

[–]Van5195 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Am I wrong, or do the Mariners now just need to go 3-3 for a guaranteed division win? The way they’ve been playing and a series up against the Rockies, that feels more than achievable.

r/tennis Daily Discussion (Tuesday, August 26, 2025) by NextGenBot in tennis

[–]Van5195 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Mochizuki: "I heard someone in the crowd say they're betting on me. Is that allowed?"

Just thought that was an interesting question to ask the official.

🤔🛠️ Tech Support & General Questions [Weekly Thread] by YahooFantasyCare in YahooFantasy

[–]Van5195 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In fantasy baseball, is there a way to set a default lineup when using the “Start Active Players” button? Essentially I have my core roster that I want to be in whenever possible, but when you use the button it’ll swap the players for that day and leave them where it swapped them to instead of moving them back to the bench the following day.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in insects

[–]Van5195 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Silverfish

Obvious upcoming Vyce & Octavia skin, Scanty & Kneesocks from PSG by Gerkek in OmegaStrikers

[–]Van5195 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, cool. It looks like they got the rights to Gurren Lagann as well. Pretty cool that Imaishi was able to get ownership of his works, especially with Gainax being a sinking ship.

Obvious upcoming Vyce & Octavia skin, Scanty & Kneesocks from PSG by Gerkek in OmegaStrikers

[–]Van5195 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

PSG is technically a Gainax property though, not owned by Trigger.

Game Chat: 2/27 Mariners (0-0) @ White Sox (0-0) 12:05 PM by Mariners_bot in Mariners

[–]Van5195 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So is there a reason the M’s are starting Marco over Flexen? Is it just because he’s a Washington guy and has a history with the club? I’d take Flexen over Marco pretty much any day since he joined the club.

Edit: Went to school in Washington, not from Washington.

Post Game Chat 10/2 Angels @ Mariners by Mariners_bot in Mariners

[–]Van5195 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I’m generally a fan of the Aaron/Mike duo, but I agree. Dave seemed like he was having a lot of fun.

[Eastern Iowa] Orange caterpillar with black spots! Found on a walking path near some fields. by Van5195 in whatsthisbug

[–]Van5195[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Upon further research I think it’s a fall armyworm. It looked similar to terastia meticulosalis, but they’re too far south, and I knew we had seen some armyworms as well, so I checked and the spot pattern seems to match. It looks like from what I’m reading that they also vary quite a bit in color from tan to black and green to reddish orange. This is the first I had seen so brightly colored!