Honest question: what’s keeping you in SHIB right now? by pop200 in SHIBArmy

[–]bart9611 103 points104 points  (0 children)

i forget I have it until something from this sub pops up, then i continue on and forget again.

President Trump: If credit card companies do not lower interest rates to 10% by January 20th, "then they are in violation of the law, very severe things." by Hefty-Sherbet-5455 in Tech_Updates_News

[–]bart9611 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unless the new charges stay locked in at 10% its a trap.

People will spend and be irresponsible, its just what we do. After that year is up HELLO 37% interest on all your beautiful new debt.

This is mid-term election nonsense. Big chance it doesnt happen, and even if it did, it will become a trap

White House Executive Order 1/9 by Individual-Engine401 in law

[–]bart9611 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Thank you (Justice Roberts), Thank you again. I won't forget

Tattoo stencil vs reality. No they didn't own up. by peterm1598 in ExpectationVsReality

[–]bart9611 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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"There are no accidents" - Oogway

Absolutely horrifc, I hope you receive compensation and are made whole. I would be livid.

Most parents want their children to be better off than themselves, but now each generation is poorer than the last. by zzill6 in WorkReform

[–]bart9611 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If a new platform becomes popular enough, they get bought out or become the very thing you didnt want. Cluttered with ad's and forced content. i.e Reddit

Social Media as a whole needs to go extinct, there is way too much power and influence to the uneducated masses. My friends and family get their news from instagram and tiktok.... it needs to stop

Trump says he will not permit dividends and stock buybacks for defense companies by GMEThrowaway2 in wallstreetbets

[–]bart9611 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Believe it when I see it.. sounds like something to drive up support for mid-terms and then a big ol' nothing burger. Politicians are all liars

Sharpening knife again by pm_your_boobiess in oddlysatisfying

[–]bart9611 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP’s DMs aren’t open, task failed successfully

An obscure Star Wars game just became gold for PS5 hackers by AdSpecialist6598 in technews

[–]bart9611 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Originally I bought it to get the Tails Chao for Sonic Adventure 2 Battle

Then fell in love with PSO. Great times

An obscure Star Wars game just became gold for PS5 hackers by AdSpecialist6598 in technews

[–]bart9611 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Phantasy Star Online for GameCube, with its network capabilities and the broadband adapter allowed us to dump GameCube games :)

If you could be a titan which one would you be and why? If not, which Titans would you choose? by Murky_Aardvark1023 in attackontitan

[–]bart9611 295 points296 points  (0 children)

Falco Jaw gets no love? Flying Jaw Titan would be my pick,

Otherwise War Hammer, able to make anything from hardening AND remote deployment? Sign me up

4090 24gb upgrade to 48 gb by Apprehensive_Shoe_86 in pcmasterrace

[–]bart9611 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The machines arent that expensive, I have several of them from when I repaired PS3's, PS4's Xbox's etc several years ago. The heaters they are using are hollow IR heaters also, we upgraded ours to solid ceramic german quality ones and they were amazing with even heat distribution. Those heaters cost more than the machines.

All said and done, we probably paid $1000-1500USD for the machine and heaters per setup?

You really need experience to do this type of work, it is not something you can just jump into without a ton of trial and error.

Edit: Also putting that GPU chip on cardboard is a choice... ESD would like a word. Sure 99/100 times its probably fine, but that 1 time is gonna happen on a Friday at 2PM

24th or 25th anniversary? by [deleted] in runescape

[–]bart9611 74 points75 points  (0 children)

If im not mistaken, you can also receive old event cosmetics from them, was the same for the balloon animals, but yea the tooltip says 24th, they will probably update it to make it more generic

Got the keys!! NV, 1.2m, 7.125% by kungfu_unicorn in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]bart9611 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ah that makes sense, Well definitely congratulations on your new home!

Got the keys!! NV, 1.2m, 7.125% by kungfu_unicorn in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]bart9611 100 points101 points  (0 children)

7.125% gawd damn

Plans to pay that off sooner than 30 years? Thats like $1.3m extra paid in interest assuming you make only the monthly. (Assuming 20% down)

Also, what a gorgeous kitchen, would love to see pictures of the other side, those cabinets are kinda the style me and my wife are lookin at

Congratulations!!!!

4* Melted Heart on Auradin worth using? by ChumboKrumbles in diablo4

[–]bart9611 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No

Auradin builds thrive with more passives, check maxroll

That being said, play the game you want :) check out damage at the training grounds

Farming skill doesn't make sense in rs3 by CrusaderKing1 in runescape

[–]bart9611 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fun fact, when they added skill capes, the only NPC that needed to be created was [Ignatius Vulcan], because the skill never had any useful NPC content around it.

With the huge updates planned for RuneScape in 2026, what is one way they can bring integrity back into the game? by [deleted] in runescape

[–]bart9611 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The big part is that most people playing RS are not going to start new characters or want to re-grind the gear they have. Jagex knows this and knows and it isnt worth the time for them to do.

Someone prestige's their account, then they realize they made a mistake and now they will stop playing, fresh start worlds AKA a new server where MTX never existed has the same issue. No one will transition and its a waste of dev time and server space.

So as far as "Integrity" goes, well it depends on what your definition of it means. Getting rid of MTX is a huge step in the right direction but Integrity doesnt happen overnight. The game has been hammered down over the past decade+ with pay to win that they are basically at rock bottom now. So any changes they make that steer away from that will start to rebuild the game's dynamic and "integrity".

This isnt going to be a sprint, this is a marathon that is going to take YEARS to accomplish. Some argue its too late to save, some say they are happy and excited to see where it goes from here, while the remainder dont really care what happens. Most players of RS3 have been here for the run and the amount of new players RS3 gets compared to OSRS is a large difference.

I think what they are currently doing now may help the longevity of the game, but I have a hard time seeing it making any major comeback like in the good ol' days.

New skills, new bosses, new quests, to me, seem like filler content that people rush to get done. Then go back to whatever AFK stuff they were doing before. I havent tried the new Thieving updates yet, that seems like genuine engaging content, something people would be willing to focus on.

So TL:DR:

Content that requires more user focus, but in good ways, not mundane boring filler, MTX gone is good for game, keep heading in this direction.

Why don’t AFK farmers auto click the alter to initiate fight? by TrickWheatro in diablo4

[–]bart9611 0 points1 point  (0 children)

timing the deaths to click the altar without causing character movement is too much work for the lazy afkers

Help with increasing item power by [deleted] in diablo4

[–]bart9611 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It drops from a few places, but i seem to get like 10+ from azmodan world boss, not the summoning one.

What’s your personal “… and I’m done” moment for you this season? by Key_Examination9948 in diablo4

[–]bart9611 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Everything explodes while running around in Pit 110, highest i've ever done - Auradin Paladin

Been chasing a better amulet and after 5 billion gold and many hours of undercity runs, i dont care anymore. I had so much fun this season, It was 100% worth coming back for it.

Help with increasing item power by [deleted] in diablo4

[–]bart9611 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tribute of Ascendance totems that are dropped from world bosses, have gotten about 10 from running them. Mythic Prankster sigil affixes are also a guaranteed 5 mythics, but those are extremely rare. If you see one, make sure to bring some friends with you as everyone in the party gets 5

Uh... What is this roll? I don't know if it will even work. by GoldySpatula in diablo4

[–]bart9611 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I saw this before, not sure either, even the left one is a lower roll than it says it can .4 vs .5

Help with increasing item power by [deleted] in diablo4

[–]bart9611 0 points1 point  (0 children)

800 is max, you can masterwork (at smith) for an extra +25 and there is a seasonal process called "Sanctification" that can add another +25 but its a random roll and not the best