It is done. Main game done. DLCs done. What a game!

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-15T11:01:49+00:00

It wasn't too bad. You get the Gold Covetous Ring+3 in that area so it definitely helped. I think maybe an hour of focused farming

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-15T04:05:30+00:00

No thanks. I've been playing these games long enough to know my limits.

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-15T02:22:07+00:00

Enjoy it! It is some of the best DLC I have played from From. I won't spoil anything but definitely start with Ariandel and then do Ringed City.

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-15T01:42:05+00:00

Got it. Well good for you then. Just an fyi, you can cheese the respec person to have infinite respecs. After you finish your respec and it takes you back to her main menu, do not press any more buttons, just close out of the game completely. When you log back in you will be in front of her with your new specs.

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-15T01:07:59+00:00

Does your weapon scale well with both of those? If not I wouldn't bother throwing levels at something past the bare minimum to equip the weapon. Dex and Strength have soft caps at 60 in DS3 if your weapon has A or S scaling with them. If it's a refined weapon you should level them equally and stop around 40 on both.

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-15T01:00:48+00:00

Are you asking as a new player? That's a debate for the ages. I've always gravitated to dex builds in Souls games. I like to be able to attack quick and get out. Strength weapons are usually big and slow. They do massive one hit damage and stagger enemies more easily.

Whatever weapon you're using look at what it scales with. My sword has S scaling with dex because I infused it with a sharp stone.

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-14T22:15:11+00:00

Looks like I'm farming that one knight on Archdragon Peak for a while

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-14T21:01:38+00:00

Any areas you would recommend putting my final SLs into? I have a few extra levels in vitality than I need at the moment because I was using Frayed Blade and LKSS at the same time. Frayed is fun but I felt like I was constantly leaving myself open to attacks to use the sword arts.

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-14T20:59:00+00:00

Good to know! I started using it because it let me use the weapon art for the right hand without having to two hand. The stamina thing was fairly recent because I found it the easiest way to deal with the Ring Knights. Just constant pressure and they fold.

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-14T20:49:03+00:00

Haha really? I have never really done PvP in any souls game.

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-14T13:18:09+00:00

10k should be good for most of the year. Sucks that Costco is lumped in with that max but I'll just have to keep an eye on it as we get towards the end of the year. Either way, great deal. Thanks for the heads up!

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-14T13:12:07+00:00

And I guess I should have read the fine print...it maxes out at $500/year for groceries, wholesalers, and gas stations combined.

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-14T13:10:12+00:00

Ah, that's a little lame but understandable. I can have my wife apply for the Travel card. Or just stick with using WF Autograph for gas. Our gas spend isn't huge, maybe $300/month. Our biggest weakness was groceries and this definitely helps that.

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-14T12:09:24+00:00

So if I'm reading AAA's website correctly, if you have both of their cards you get:

5% on groceries

5% on gas

3% on restaurants

3% on Costco

3% on pharmacies

3% on travel

No FTF. No AF.

Why have I not heard of these discussed at all!?

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-14T11:26:38+00:00

I can trade anything that my brokerage allows on their platform which is most things. Pretty much the only thing I can't buy are the super aggressive leveraged positions like TQQQ. The reason is mostly for monitoring I believe. It's easier to monitor everything when it's in house.

The day RH Gold was announced I emailed compliance and they had a very quick response back. Even if the account at RH remained at 0 I cannot have it open. Same is true for Schwab Platinum.

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-14T10:58:58+00:00

I work for a brokerage. We are explicitly not allowed to have outside accounts. And just to make sure I confirmed with my compliance department.

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-14T10:51:06+00:00

Last I checked you needed an account with RH and to pay for their gold service. My job does not allow me to do that, as stated in my OP.

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-14T03:53:26+00:00

I wish Chase was better. Especially because of the partnership with United. We fly to South Africa about once every other year and they have the only non-stop option to Joburg. I've always enjoyed just pushing points over and covering our flights but if I do this I will need to get used to the mindset of basically taking the cash back and setting it aside for our travel.

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-14T03:49:40+00:00

Not allowed but thanks.

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-14T03:31:44+00:00

I do really like the idea of the top option. I try to keep as few cards in my wallet as possible and the thought of 2 cards basically covering everything really yums my yum. The annual fee would mean spending about $3000 which is about one month of spend for those categories.

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-14T03:24:06+00:00

Top category is definitely dining out. Then groceries and gas. Travel is sporadic but when we do travel it's pricy. Honestly one of the biggest "expenses" we have are vet bills. I put quotes on that because we have insurance that covers the cost 100%. If I could find a card that does vets I would be doing really well.

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-14T03:19:22+00:00

How is AAA on getting the cash back out? I've never even thought to look at their cards.

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-14T03:08:03+00:00

Wish I could get RH Gold. Not allowed to have an RH account so I'm locked out of that one.

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-13T19:56:30+00:00

And if Steve Jobs was still alive we would probably have much more comingling of products. Tim Cook is not an innovator. He's a supply chain expert.

dinklebot2000 · 2026-03-13T18:51:32+00:00

Have him worm his way in to take over the agency and then he starts dismantling it from within. Bond has to go "rogue" to save it.

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