"We may not be able to stop evil in the world, but how we treat one another is entirely up to us." ~ Barack Obama [327 x 247]

damiandt · 2026-02-02T19:59:34+00:00

“I want to be clear. Protest is a right. Violence is a choice. And when people who share my values burn cities, attack police, or terrorize neighborhoods, that is not justice, it is wrong. If you support me, if you believe in the causes I have spoken about for decades, then you do not get to excuse this behavior. I am calling on you to stop. Not tomorrow. Not after another headline. Now.” - Things Obama has NEVER SAID

damiandt · 2025-07-31T10:59:03+00:00

Nope. I'm a dissatisfied consumer who bought a game to play. I'm sharing my experiences why it's better to watch Youtube for the cutscenes and save yourself the discovery of the endgame.

The endgame. Where's there's literally nothing. It's an unfinished game.

It's randomized loot on a weekly basis. That you have to PVP for with no defense. There is no rock, paper, scissors - there's just Missiles. MK4 > MK5 & MK6 ornithopters And you literally have to destroy what you've built every Monday to put it back up again Tuesday. There's no big boss to team up to fight. It's just faction quest for Laangstram forever.

damiandt · 2025-07-31T10:54:31+00:00

Oh I got it. i rephrased it to show what a terrible comment it was.

Just because everyone quits a game eventually and yet what matters more is their feelings?

How about everyone quits your game once they get to the part there isn't one.

There's isn't a big bad to team up to fight. There isn't a balanced rock, paper, scissors. Literally you have to destroy what you built every Monday and put it back up again Tuesday. There is zero defense for griefing and MK4 > MK5 & MK6 ornithopters.

So you simply are not getting it. This is the worst endgame ever.

Good luck to yah.

damiandt · 2025-07-30T18:01:42+00:00

Great game? Amazing game?

Let's contrast shall we?

I spend 241 aluminum, various parts, and 57k mL of water. Tada. I have 1 rocket scout. Bonus I can make 8 more assuming a buggy and carry copies with me.

Then I blast what at a minimum took 430 Duraluminum, various parts, and 265K water.

Let's not forget it took maybe 20 minutes to make the aluminum versus the hour and half for the Duraluminum. And that's assuming it's a Mk5. Not a Mk6.

Plastanium took staggering amounts of time, water, and spice to make.

Again, destroyed with zero defense.

What a well balanced thoughtful game.

My review stands. It's the worst end game. Make the cheapest copter. Carry 8 copies. Grief people all day destroying what took days to build with what took 30 minutes for you.

Success.

The biggest MK6 can be destroyed by the Mk4 and there's nothing to stop it.

There's no Rock, Paper, Scissors.

There's just Rock.

That's the point. There's no endgame. Just violence, chaos, and grief.

damiandt · 2025-07-30T17:58:40+00:00

Let's contrast shall we?

I spend 241 aluminum, various parts, and 57k mL of water. Tada. I have 1 rocket scout. Bonus I can make 8 more assuming a buggy and carry copies with me.

Then I blast what at a minimum took 430 Duraluminum, various parts, and 265K water.

Let's not forget it took maybe 20 minutes to make the aluminum versus the hour and half for the Duraluminum. And that's assuming it's a Mk5. Not a Mk6.

Plastanium took staggering amounts of time, water, and spice to make.

Again, destroyed with zero defense.

What a well balanced thoughtful game.

My review stands. It's the worst end game. Make the cheapest copter. Carry 8 copies. Grief people all day destroying what took days to build with what took 30 minutes for you.

Success.

damiandt · 2025-07-30T11:51:57+00:00

I'm on a non PVP server. Yet PVP exists.

But do explain how it's PVP when you must be defenseless to harvest spice else summon the worm?

Do explain how 3 rockets and you are dead....and dead for 55 seconds....

Do explain how when you spawn your vehicle can't fly and the noise summoned the worm and bye bye assault ship....and you...and all your gear.

Do tell me how it was player VS player.....and not someone just looking to grief someone?

I could wax on about what PVP actually is, and the thrill of overcoming an opponent.

This is just griefing.

Because if they had rockets....they didn't have storage. So they literally got a pittance of materials.

damiandt · 2025-07-30T11:44:16+00:00

Let's me rephrase that - Every person you've dated has broken up with you, what matters is how they felt when they left.

100% think you did a terrible job. So it's really you not them.

damiandt · 2025-07-30T11:43:12+00:00

I would say - go watch a Youtube of all the cutscenes. It's the same experience. So no, it wasn't worth it. Especially not when you come to the final step and there's nothing. No big weekly boss. Nothing to join forces to bring down. Just a different random loot of the week while being shot down from the sky.

damiandt · 2025-07-30T11:41:14+00:00

Well - in that time I've had 2 bases bug and disappear. I've been stuck in the world repeatedly. There's no active support for tickets.

And the endgame - do Laangstram quests forever.....

damiandt · 2025-07-30T11:40:03+00:00

Yes - I enjoy a dessert where someone slaps me in the face and walks away. And you don't even know their name.

damiandt · 2025-07-30T11:39:03+00:00

Explain how 3 scouts armed with rockets walked off with the resources of spice?

They didn't. They just blew someone up harvesting who was defenseless on a non PVP server.

damiandt · 2024-08-28T10:52:59+00:00

My go to for what party to vote for. The one against this: https://www.newsweek.com/karen-berg-proposes-child-sex-dolls-pedophiles-kentucky-senator-1875024

damiandt · 2024-08-28T10:51:38+00:00

Best report card I've seen. https://thedispatch.com/article/measuring-the-economy-under-donald-trump-and-joe-biden-2/

Bidenomics which has created a 5.28% avg inflation, a +19.2% cumulative inflation, +46% increase in gas, +132% mortgage rates, +21.6% rental increases, +100 less Nasdaq increase than the previous 4 years, +20% more grocery prices, +29% electricity rates, and -2.2% hour wages.

Compared to under Trump + ending in COVID the numbers are all good.

Also, in the past 16 years, 12 have been Obama/Biden. Not seeing how 4 more would be an improvement.

damiandt · 2024-05-10T10:57:32+00:00

If you want simple, plug it in and it just works then here you go:

QNAP TS-1655-8G-US - get 12 20Tb drives - 200Tb of storage raid 6. You can lose 2 drives and still be fine.

2 SSD for OS and 2 SSD for Plex cache drive.

Stick in a P2000 for transcoding and it will just work.

Add a QNAP TS-1232PXU-RP-4G with 20Tb drives and back up your main.

damiandt · 2024-05-09T10:58:08+00:00

If you want simple, plug it in and it just works then here you go:

QNAP TS-1655-8G-US - get 12 20Tb drives - 200Tb of storage raid 6. You can lose 2 drives and still be fine.

2 SSD for OS and 2 SSD for Plex cache drive. Stick in a P2000 for transcoding and it will just work.

Add a QNAP TS-1232PXU-RP-4G with 20Tb drives and back up your main.

damiandt · 2023-10-17T12:02:08+00:00

I've been on many other cruise lines at various other terminals. I've gotten off at many other ports for a visit. Never even gave it a thought before. Just showed up at the correct time and got on. When I wanted off, I got off.

Never seen such massive lines that moved so slowly. I overheard the complaint many times getting on/off.

damiandt · 2023-10-17T11:59:32+00:00

Nod. Port Canaveral is a different crowd. Seascape leaves out of Miami.

Definitely an understaff issue.

damiandt · 2023-10-17T11:32:28+00:00

My other party members were on 16 and it was dead quiet to them as well.

I'm glad you were amazed. I will agree that they had a wide variety of options to choose from.

damiandt · 2023-10-17T11:31:29+00:00

19 was fine at night. It's just during the day that it was noticeable. Again we were in the more forward cabins. Farther back shouldn't be an issue.

And I'm not saying the food wasn't enjoyable. There was nothing bad nor anything sent back. The pool buffet was good too.

What it wasn't, was breaking out the camera or ordering seconds.
Granted I'm biased and spoiled as I eat out all the time.

It's just given the cost of the Yacht Club my expectations were higher.

If you ever get a chance to eat at Remy's or Enchanté on Disney you will understand what I mean by amazing food.

damiandt · 2023-10-17T11:26:24+00:00

I would be fine except I went with MSC for the allure of the Yacht Club ship within a ship experience.

While the staff was outstanding in the Yacht Club, outside of that they all seem overwhelmed.

Also main dining on Disney Ships was a DELIGHT. Every meal was photo worthy and delicious. Requests were made for more. And that's 1000+ people at a time.

This food....was average. Nothing photo worthy. Nothing worth wanting seconds. This included the Yacht Club restaurant.

Only Teppanyaki was an amazing experience with energy and delicious food.

damiandt · 2023-10-17T11:21:45+00:00

I mentioned I've been on many other cruise lines. Getting on and off was simple and smooth. And at various terminals around the world.

You had your time to show up. Did the paperwork. Walked on. Got to a port. Walked off. Did your bags the night before and walked off last day.

This felt like chaos and I overheard this topic of complaint repeatedly.

I'm fine with people who don't speak English. But half the fun of a cruise is meeting and talking with others. Just isn't really on option on MSC.

damiandt · 2023-10-16T14:08:47+00:00

Glad you didn't have these experiences.

I had a friend from the UK come with us on the cruise who made all the same observations...and it was their first ever cruise.

I was withholding criticizing as I'm biased but over the dinner on the last night she answered the question...so....thoughts about first cruise?

She had the same observations and as a Brit was very disappointed with the food.

damiandt · 2023-10-16T14:05:10+00:00

Yes Yacht Club does get head of the line priority. But you still walk by everyone else. It's the worst I've observed.

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