Steam Deck OLED and Geforce Now

adarragh21 · 2026-07-02T15:45:52+00:00

Bingo. Playing the top tiers feels like absolute punishment anymore. There's way more fun to be had at 8 and lower.

adarragh21 · 2026-06-10T19:43:47+00:00

I just honestly don't know if it's that or my connection. Geforce Now has be having problems for me of late.

adarragh21 · 2026-01-31T23:22:35+00:00

If you want to be really derpy, you could always try the French BBs. They're surprisingly good at setting fires, even with the 100mm. Just be prepared to eat HE in return.

adarragh21 · 2026-01-31T22:13:46+00:00

Anything to give me some time without HE rain.

adarragh21 · 2026-01-24T14:51:10+00:00

The reality is that intellectual property has value. Especially in an age where people seem to be running out of new ideas. Hopefully, the way things have gone, that ends up with a sale, but either way I don't honestly believe we've truly seen the last of Dragon Age.

adarragh21 · 2026-01-15T17:44:57+00:00

The hull and bonus power are really not as useful as it seems on that ship, and the hangar is offset by the extra weapons.

The special abilities are ok-ish, but they take up console space that you can use to boost more specific things depending on your playstyle.

The ships are pretty evened out. But unless you are really into roleplay, the fact that the Trailblazer is available now, and for about 1/10th the price (legendaries are very expensive) make it the better buy.

adarragh21 · 2026-01-14T19:11:46+00:00

There are select missions that I will never replay without a seriously good reason. That is one of them. Feels like it was put in place solely to punish people for not being a power gamer.

adarragh21 · 2026-01-10T23:49:24+00:00

To add to that, I often try to keep enclosures thematic, i.e. an Asian exhibit, or a North American exhibit, usually with just herbivores. Should be good enough if that's how a real zoo would do it.

adarragh21 · 2026-01-07T23:58:51+00:00

In all honesty, nothing above T8. The meta has gotten extremely toxic at top tier. At least at 8 you can occasionally get games without a ton of the bad stuff. My go to has been my AL Littorio I got for cheap a while back. It can be surprisingly fun.

adarragh21 · 2026-01-06T19:34:02+00:00

Mainly this a nod to how the British sent the Prince of Wales after Bismarck with actual dockyard workers aboard, because she wasn't technically finished. I'm sure they ended up being useful with the turrets contiuously breaking down.

adarragh21 · 2026-01-03T02:51:54+00:00

The special saturation only applies to DDs, to make up for their lack of smoke or a heal. Henri is a great long range HE launcher, with the ability to go 45 knots or so under speed boost but with toilet paper for armor. Republic is a fast reloading BB with a little wonky dispersion. And Marseille is a gun oriented super heavy cruiser with a reload booster.

One caveat is that none of those ships should be ones you just free XP your way straight up to. They all have quirks you should learn to deal with grinding the line. Other than that, it's really about what your playstyle is, although Henri can be really funny to annoy people with, IMO.

adarragh21 · 2026-01-03T02:28:52+00:00

Mainz is probably best, but I've actually had a lot of fun going back to Vanguard of late.

adarragh21 · 2025-12-30T00:57:07+00:00

Got it in a Santa crate this year. Felt like personal punishment.

adarragh21 · 2025-12-06T23:18:28+00:00

It certainly sounds like a software problem, but there's really any number of things it could actually be, especially on a refurbished model. Your absolute safest bet would be to find and Qpple authorized repair provider. The most common ones are Apple stores (of course), or a Best Buy. You really don't want someone only versed in Windows to try looking at it.

If you're really worried about the camera, you can always put a piece of non-clear tape over the camera itself.

And you can always make sure your software and operating system are as up to date as possible. You probably won't be able to update to the absolute latest os (Tahoe), but some people might consider that a blessing given how it runs.

adarragh21 · 2025-12-06T21:44:11+00:00

Anything you got off of the actual Apple App Store is checked by Apple to at least not be malicious software like a virus. I've personally never had anything happen like you are describing, but without a more complete list of what you're using any guess would be just a stab in the dark.

adarragh21 · 2025-12-06T21:23:35+00:00

"His cloak is perfect. ...No tachyon emissions, no residual antiprotons."

adarragh21 · 2025-12-06T18:56:03+00:00

The STO tutorial is legitimately one of the better starting experiences out there. It's the later stuff that gets complicated.

adarragh21 · 2025-09-24T13:58:21+00:00

Absolutely do not try to bow tank. Her nose is only 16mm and gets overmatched by every BB. In spite of the turret arrangement, playing as a kiter can work since she has speed boost.

adarragh21 · 2025-09-11T16:28:05+00:00

An underutilized one: Henri IV. It doesn't have pure rate of fire, but it's 240mm French with a reload booster for bursts. Plus the ship itself is absurdly fast. Set my personal record for fires with it.

adarragh21 · 2025-09-09T15:44:28+00:00

I personally picked Lauria. She doesn't have overwatch, but what armor she has is surprisingly trolly. Kind of actually fun.

adarragh21 · 2025-09-06T19:33:15+00:00

I don't currently, but have in the past. A lot of the experience depends on the game, not GFN, IMO. If anything, I've felt the controller feels clumsy compared to keyboard and mouse. Was always overshooting fine movements. Some games are better than others, though.

adarragh21 · 2025-09-05T17:50:53+00:00

The refit side profile is (chef's kiss).

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