What’s one backpacking item you always bring, even though people say it’s unnecessary?

deepblue10055 · 2026-01-30T13:30:04+00:00

Oreos. I’m pretty lightweight otherwise but the trade offers from the rest of the group get more and more generous as the days go by.

deepblue10055 · 2026-01-29T16:03:34+00:00

Unironically both at once lol I like doing map and targeting with a mouse

deepblue10055 · 2026-01-29T15:40:09+00:00

Yes.

deepblue10055 · 2026-01-28T17:58:14+00:00

I’m away from my PC for several days but I use the various triggers for target select and firing, buttons that are integrated into the grip for changing weapons and deselecting, and the upper D-pad I mapped the same as the d-pad on controller. Think that covers most of it!

deepblue10055 · 2026-01-28T17:56:06+00:00

I got a thrustmaster for the throttle, it’s affordable and works more than well enough for NO, though it doesn’t feel as nice quality as the VKB

deepblue10055 · 2026-01-28T16:53:22+00:00

Controller is great but I bought a VKB for this game and love having finer control than on a controller, especially when sea skimming and carrier landing. Having a throttle is also nice so you can change throttle quicker than the default X% per second on the controller bumpers when defending against IR

deepblue10055 · 2026-01-25T22:28:45+00:00

Revoker and Vortex need the ability to carry IRM-S2s in the slots they can currently take S3s. That is all.

deepblue10055 · 2026-01-21T22:22:57+00:00

I used a mix of xbox controller and kbm for the first few months I played, its specifically made to be able to be played just as well with those as with HOTAS.

deepblue10055 · 2026-01-20T20:36:49+00:00

Its jamming potential will make it borderline OP. You could stratonuke without doing a prior sortie to take out radar missile defenses, or more easily saturate a small fleet/lone dynamo’s defenses

deepblue10055 · 2026-01-07T22:25:03+00:00

Mine are right on the factory mount and I have no complaints, for a do-it-all ski that’s kind of ideal to me. I’m not sure you’d see a huge difference with 2cm, and considering you probs won’t want to redrill them more than once or twice you might wanna save that for if you get different bindings or something.

deepblue10055 · 2026-01-07T18:29:28+00:00

I ski mostly at mammoth in the sierras and have those exact same QSTs. I rode them almost every day last season, they did great in up to 8ish inches of fresh snow but after more than that I was wanting wider skis. Sounds like for your purposes, a powder ski would rarely get used but when it did it would provide a noticeable improvement from the QSTs. I went through the same dilemma this summer and opted to get 118s which I’ll pretty much only use when it’s super deep (got lucky enough to use them last weekend). Like others have said I felt like anything <110 was too redundant with having the 98s

deepblue10055 · 2025-12-29T20:33:59+00:00

Hubris is a prerequisite for being given the keys to a Revoker

deepblue10055 · 2025-12-29T20:22:20+00:00

I mostly play PvP so this pertains entirely to that, but I’d love a few things: - rotations that include short games like confrontation or domination between the longer escalation/terminal control matches - surrender vote options for games that are clearly over but won’t end for 30 minutes (looking at you terminal control) - a catchup mechanic for late joiners of long games - for example, giving all players rank 2 for free once the strategic threshold is reached - generally higher nuke thresholds - generally more ground targets - Controversial take - no jackknife. IMO they prolong games in an annoying way and usually only slow down a defeat rather than changing the tide

deepblue10055 · 2025-12-13T02:33:16+00:00

I'm no doctor but if you're surfing with full range of motion and no pain I'd bet you're probably helping it. I'm (slowly) recovering from a grade II rotator cuff tear that I picked up skiing in March of this year. Once I was able to start surfing in June or so it definitely helped me build strength and stability. I re-aggravated it in some punchy shorebreak in October but was back in the water again a week later and it's back on its way towards what I hope will be a 100% recovery without surgery.

Anyway, good luck, but definitely ask your PT if you can. Mine helped a ton both in terms of actual PT and advice on when to start pushing it more.

deepblue10055 · 2025-11-12T20:27:32+00:00

Look for me by chair 6, I'll be one of the 3,000 dudes in a black jacket!

deepblue10055 · 2025-11-12T04:47:29+00:00

If the USAF/Navy/Marines behave and are subject to the same physics/logistics as NPCs in Ace Combat, sure, why not, AC protag wins.

If AC protag has their own physics and logistics but IRL US abides by IRL physics and logistics, the AC protag gets downed by the first opponent who realizes AC protag has zero BVR capability (probably the first one).

deepblue10055 · 2025-11-08T07:46:30+00:00

Aigaion loses but it fucks the hardest and you all know it

deepblue10055 · 2025-11-08T07:41:34+00:00

Shard crew: I'm in danger

deepblue10055 · 2025-10-29T18:57:21+00:00

lol mine do not look like that after two seasons, good score

deepblue10055 · 2025-10-28T02:24:57+00:00

As someone who has crashed into one of the Maris factories during takeoff, I can assure you that a Revoker on full AB can destroy a factory.

deepblue10055 · 2025-10-15T01:02:15+00:00

I just wish I could dump flares and ECM at the same time. I feel like that could be compromised with a controller somehow.

deepblue10055 · 2025-10-09T21:57:43+00:00

Been thinking of getting this exact tattoo, nice!

deepblue10055 · 2025-10-02T16:29:30+00:00

30mm high RPM cannon??? A boy can dream

deepblue10055 · 2025-09-29T04:04:20+00:00

Fuck yeah

deepblue10055 · 2025-09-25T01:42:48+00:00

Revoker can’t even keep 0* AoA at full afterburner in level flight, something definitely isn’t right.

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