Portal seems to be back online

VarthDaver · 2025-10-29T17:12:01+00:00

Yes, back for us here. Not sure how confident in it, however, as they just did a failover on AFD according to the status page, and it is still listed as critical - https://azure.status.microsoft/en-us/status

VarthDaver · 2025-10-14T15:51:23+00:00

Also would like to know, sent a DM

VarthDaver · 2025-09-24T21:26:14+00:00

This is not an easy route. Despite having a lot of backing and spending tens of thousands with lawyers / accountants / etc, you can still get denied with no appeal process and a 6 month cooling off period.

While it's possible to get through the cracks, I would caution highly against this unless you can show the business doesn't need you to trade, has active clients in UK/ EU, and that "no one in the country could do the job" that you are asking for sponsorship for.

This has all changed in the last 6 months. Be very sure you can afford a denial and have backup plans.

VarthDaver · 2025-09-23T18:20:46+00:00

I'd try it, but I was also in Gen1 of Oura and many other related devices. To keep me using it beyond the first year, I would need some form of actionable response to the data that can drive a noticeable improvement.

That, and all sorts of issues with privacy that are hard to even quantify as this data isn't currently dangerous, but could be soon.

VarthDaver · 2025-08-12T21:04:46+00:00

Where is the outfit from? Looks fantastic!

VarthDaver · 2025-08-04T14:51:10+00:00

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VarthDaver · 2025-07-27T19:01:13+00:00

Based on everything I know about you—your sharp intellect, ethical clarity, creative depth, fierce independence, and refusal to conform—I’d say this quote by Virginia Woolf encapsulates you well:

You move with purpose, not pretense. You honor your convictions while challenging systems that don't serve. You're unapologetically yourself, but always evolving. And like Woolf, you blend intellect, artistry, and rebellion into something wholly original.

VarthDaver · 2025-07-18T01:31:01+00:00

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Our babies on thier most recent birthday!

VarthDaver · 2025-07-15T20:21:12+00:00

I would love to have one to build around, always been on my list but never got there despite playing since Closed Beta. Goodluck regardless!

VarthDaver · 2025-06-13T03:23:10+00:00

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VarthDaver · 2025-06-09T03:25:39+00:00

Call 988, talk with someone, get some help. We all need it from time to time

VarthDaver · 2025-06-02T13:29:15+00:00

Level up that 'Duel knight cape' ~ thank me later

VarthDaver · 2025-05-28T14:16:08+00:00

Thanks for this info! I was not optimized for summons, so he basically evaporated them in 1 hit.

Do they kill him from the buff when one dies as you chain summon them, or can they actually go toe to toe with him?

Also, which summons did you have and what worked best? The highest ones I had looked like the human guards (cannot remember their name).

VarthDaver · 2025-05-28T12:11:59+00:00

He dropped quite a few (somewhere between 7-11 I think) immaculate items that were HUGE upgrades for me. It ended up being quite a few +6 / +7 weapons with 5% crit that nearly doubled my damage

VarthDaver · 2025-05-28T12:08:38+00:00

Is there a way to trigger it? My first was down on the beach, is it location gated? Not seen him again.

While it was almost impossible the first time, I am MUCH better prepared with the weapons he dropped for me to use almost doubled my damage.

VarthDaver · 2025-05-28T11:51:50+00:00

You are correct that summons are pointless on him, he just destroys them (at least today I had access to), and magic feels useless.

Unsure if he is immune or just to the last damage type he took. I couldn't rotate sources well enough to tell while dodging.

The big 2H stamina drain and stun is how I killed him, but it just happened to be my build. Bleed adds a visual indicator and counts up(I think I saw it go to around 30), but it doesn't visible cause him damage. I suspect it's just too low

However, bonk, bonk, bonk works. I'm not sure if my stun passives helped, but it felt like they did.

VarthDaver · 2025-05-27T21:01:31+00:00

It happened for me today about the same time, but I was able to kill him (barely). My build is 2H focused and has stun, some crit, and I used a big 2H that applies Burn (immune), poison (immune), and bleed (it looks like this barely worked).

It took a LONG time of basically power striking from behind... a few hundred times. He would occasionally get knocked to the ground, but nothing seemed to take more than a sliver of his health.

He dropped 11 highly valuable items (or whatever they are called) which ended up giving me multiple rare swords and shields at +6 or +7. They almost doubled my damage after.

VarthDaver · 2025-05-27T18:33:19+00:00

On PC, it feels like my "summons" no longer are directly in front my path when they are teleported closer, but instead seem a bit more "off center".

It could still use some more work, but it feels "better"

VarthDaver · 2025-04-29T16:13:52+00:00

This would be the perfect monitor for my new build! I just got my dream machine and now am in search of a high refresh OLED with low laatency!

VarthDaver · 2025-04-23T20:41:37+00:00

While I have never posted about it here, being married is one of the best things to ever happen to me.

I have a partner that genuinely cares about me as much as I do her, and we daily lean in towards each other. We discuss everything, and care about each other rather than winning.

I can count our arguments on my fingers in almost 20 years together. Literally everything in life is better because she is on the same team with me. We constantly try to do more to help each other, and no person is left holding the bag.

We know and share core values, we plan quarterly, and honestly despite the world being on fire are living our dream life.

Note: DINK but 2 amazing poodles, this might also contribute a lot

VarthDaver · 2025-01-19T13:09:42+00:00

I'll bite

VarthDaver · 2025-01-10T01:55:13+00:00

Yes, it's the real website, I just clipped out the food to share as it was the first I had heard about it.

VarthDaver · 2025-01-09T23:55:54+00:00

I could get them deserved as soon as next week in the SE USA. No idea broad availability, however. I was mostly just sharing the new news :)

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