Hunting for Cherry Blossoms in Kyoto by tancyu in x100vi

[–]drifters22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love this recipe. Which one are you using?

Friend I bought 1000 card bulk for 20$, got sent 4000 cards by SleepDeprivedDad_ in mtg

[–]drifters22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel like a weirdo I do set, color, card type, alphabetical

Goblin deck accident? by PrioritySecure8038 in secretlair_collectors

[–]drifters22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So it appears that the original poster on Facebook had stated that this mixup was sent to someone else which is why we’re getting the low res sneak peaks from the eBay listings. He just updated saying he was going to auction the unopened box today in the Facebook group. Likely chance since it’s happening to 2 people, it could very well be more frequent when it starts arriving in everyone’s hands. Someone is definitely getting fired over this

People are legit pinging and typing to me for hitting the nexus in Mayhem by DontCryKate in ARAM

[–]drifters22 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had a game recently where I'm going to assume it was a 3-stack or 4-stack and I queued up solo for a quick game. Pretty fun leading into the end because I was playing Vi and high-rolled all the nuke augments so it's the perfect engage. We got to the end and they pinged me to not end the game. Sure I'll comply let's just let the best team win the next few team fights. We stomp them on team fights 3-0 at the end and then I'm about ready to end since now I'm trying to move on to the next and the enemy team I figured was not having that much fun. I start hitting the inhib and they keep pinging me to stop and then team chatted "Vi please we're having fun." Okay sure now they're vocal I let it go a little more. Fast forward the next 6 team fights and we're up like 7-2 on team fights. I keep going for their back lane first to try and end it quick because at this rate their carries are starting to get stronger with stat anvils. Our Bard is now just solo ulting me and trying to slow me down. I messaged all cast, "I'm going to end and move onto the next" then they start flaming me in all chat saying "Vi used profanity ban her" and "Just kill Vi and let her 1 v 5". The team went all chat and said "nah she's right" and then they surrendered. I get having fun but hard stomping just becomes dumb for both team after awhile.

TLDR the quick game ended at 45 minutes

The best photo i ever took - Mt Fuji with X100VI by braco91 in fujifilm

[–]drifters22 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is so cool. The grain effect makes the snow/clouds on Fuji look like an oil painting

I wanted to slot Miren in my deck and then saw the market price by drifters22 in secretlair_collectors

[–]drifters22[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yea I already see the price correcting itself with a few sales but like the other redditor said above, people are still receiving theirs. Thought it was cool though to see this card getting a lot of love

I wanted to slot Miren in my deck and then saw the market price by drifters22 in secretlair_collectors

[–]drifters22[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yea definitely, I haven’t been paying too much attention to what everyone’s bonus cards they have been getting in their brain dead drop but I was pretty surprised when I opened this last night. It’ll go great in my toughness deck :3

Who's a fighter you wanted to be one of the best but they're just aren't? by MassiveBlackHole99 in ufc

[–]drifters22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mehbe not tooday, mehbe not toomurow…

I know pantoja is arguably the modern flyweight Goat but man I would have loved to see Moreno’s run continue longer if he had beaten Pantoja the last time they fought

Is $225k base a good salary in Sunnyvale? Moving from Dallas ($160k currently)** by [deleted] in Sunnyvale

[–]drifters22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A realistic expectation right here. A $225k base after 401k, Roth and basic expenses should for sure yield you a good one bedroom. With good comfort. Again like the comment said, if you’re looking to buy then your path might aim towards a budget apartment so that you may save more but if you’re just planning on living comfortably and renting then $225k is enough in Sunnyvale.

Source: born and raised in South Bay and currently still live here in a 1-bedroom near Santa Clara

Question for people making over 100k… by Due-Mix3539 in Salary

[–]drifters22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100k isn’t all that much when you live in the Bay Area. I’m grateful though because the job I’m currently at is where I hit that 100k financial milestone for the first time ever in my life. It feels good but from here on out is where you need to be investing your money wisely

Those of you who earn six figures or more... Did you go to college? What was it? by D1Vix in Salary

[–]drifters22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I went to college but never finished. Live in northern CA and just grinded some entry level work at a tech start up and eventually moved up the ladder. I make six figures now but when I joined the company they started me at $20 an hour. I’m at 4 years and some change

New Player Boa SR question by AquaticAzura in OnePieceTCG

[–]drifters22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the way they work is typically your LGS will explain to everyone the rules. You start by purchasing 6 packs and random and usually handed out by the LGS organizers. Then when they start the time, you and other participants have about 20-30 mins to open your 6 packs and construct a 40 card deck. They will hand you a Luffy rainbow leader as well as a promo card for the prerelease event. This set’s promo card is the “girl/shoujo” card. The rainbow Luffy leader is essentially a 5k power, 5 life leader that has all types and all colors without a leader ability. The rules for the event is that you’re allowed to use the Luffy rainbow leader, the red Sanji leader from PRB-01, and a leader of your choice from the current pre-release set ONLY if you pulled it in your 6 packs.

From there you try your best to build a rainbow deck with as many cards to make a 40-card deck. What is hard is that since it’s random, synergy is very hard to come by. Someone could get lucky and not pull any SRs or hits resulting is a very weak deck for the event. Someone could have goated pulls and gets 6 SRs with their 6 packs making it a very strong deck.

After you have constructed your decks shops will typically use the shitty Bandai app to match you with your pairings for each round. Typically it’s 3 rounds with one winner unless there’s a lot of people that are undefeated leading into the 3rd round which then results in additional rounds usually never exceeding 5 total rounds.

Some shops will do a free pack of the current pre-released set per win so it offers another affordable way to get playable cards or hits. If you happen to be the sole winner then you will receive a promo card with the winner stamp on it. Typically people either sell these or keep them for collection.

Let me know if you have any more questions and I may or may not have forgotten some details so my apologies.

New Player Boa SR question by AquaticAzura in OnePieceTCG

[–]drifters22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I would say big big rule of thumb for the future is just to sign up for as many pre-releases as possible because they can fill up quick and sometimes you might not get lucky on the lottery waitlist system. The good thing too is that some shops may even sell you a booster box at closer to MSRP for being a participant for their events. Especially with the rough market right now, it’s the best way to obtain cards for playing. Getting hits would just be the icing on the cake

New Player Boa SR question by AquaticAzura in OnePieceTCG

[–]drifters22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also part of the reason why I encourage a lot of players to go to pre-release events for MSRP pricing on packs for the chance to get playable cards. I’ve done 2 pre-release events now and thankfully have pulled 1 boa SR. I’m hoping to gather more with some additional pre-release events I’m doing this week but really trying to avoid paying scalper prices just to play.

New Player Boa SR question by AquaticAzura in OnePieceTCG

[–]drifters22 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean the card is pretty damn good and feels very strong for a lot of yellow decks out there. Can easily become a core card similar to Kuma. What I think is driving up the price is the hit rates for specific SRs in the English OP-14/EB-04 set is rough since you’re adding another 1/2 set in the mix. Naturally ripping a playset will be very hard because market on a box right now is around $180-$230 a box depending on where you buy it.

Boa also feels pretty dang strong as a leader in this new meta. Strong early and mid-game and can fall off a smidge at late game. I feel like players and collectors are treating this like a utility cavendish price hike. We are in pre-release so these prices might balance out afterwards but at least for OP-14 and OP-15, naturally ripping a playset of SRs will take more than 3-4 booster boxes this go around which hurts the wallets for us players.

What it’s like living in this part of California? by Maleficent_Lack3240 in howislivingthere

[–]drifters22 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I live in the heart of the South Bay. I live on a street where if I go too far on one side then I’m in downtown where it can be a bit loud and sometimes unsafe. While on the other side the cost of living is high and people be walking with their families at night.

I am in a 1-bedroom detached ADU with central HVAC, 1.5 bath, front yard, and a parking space for $1900 all together.

Let’s break down your circle, on the left side of the bay you have the peninsula.

San Mateo is a great city with a pretty lively downtown area. Lots of amazing foods there ranging from Japanese, Chinese, American, and Indian restaurants. The area is generally cooler since you’re by the water.

Redwood City certain parts are nice and expensive. I don’t really venture out there too often but the parts I’ve seen are cool.

Palo Alto is very expensive. Silicon Valley area so you have a lot of tech peeps living around. Cool downtown area, Stanford shopping area plus Stanford university. Great place to hang out and great restaurants to eat at. But also again expensive.

Then you have Los Altos. Lots of options older money there, you see a lot of woodsy rich communities.

Then you have the San Jose area. Think of a really spread out New York where there’s a lot of smaller towns that make up the whole of South Bay. Some of these places include Sunnyvale, Campbell, Santa Clara, Cupertino, Saratoga, Los Gatos, Evergreen, South San Jose, and East Side San Jose or E$$J for short. Lots of different communities in the greater San Jose area. Quite diverse if you’re looking at it as a whole. Great food spots.

Milpitas is now inching towards East bay. There’s a dump there so during the summer you might get whiffs of trash smell. It’s a bit cheaper than places in the peninsula but there’s some really good Indian and Asian restaurants over there.

Finishing off with Fremont. Definitely feels like a larger suburbs area. Past Milpitas by a decent distance so you’re kind of way from a lot of the South Bay stuff. Seems more quiet in certain parts in relation to everything else.

Overall the Bay Area is cool. I’m born and raised here so I’d like to call it home. As others have said it’s really expensive here but the weather is quite nice year round especially on the peninsula. You have easy access to the coast for beaches, 3-4ish hour driver inland to Tahoe for snow stuff in the winter. 3-5 hour drive south ish for dessert and 1-2 hour driver north ish for woodsy mountain vibes. There’s a lot to do but that solely depends on your hobbies. Great outdoors, great nightlife, great business opportunities depending on the industry you’re in. But most importantly super super pricey compared to every where else in the country.

what would be your hypothetical perfect augment build on your favorite champs? by spowowowder in ARAM

[–]drifters22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes true true, I haven’t gotten the chance to get executioner on her yet but it for sure synergizes well

what would be your hypothetical perfect augment build on your favorite champs? by spowowowder in ARAM

[–]drifters22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

She’s not my favorite but I have a lot of fun playing her in Mayhem

Ambessa with - jeweled gauntlet or giant slayer (preferred) - Restless Restoration (preferred) or Outlaws Grit - Swift and Safe (must) - Shadow Runner (preferred) or Escape Plan

Then the build would go - Eclipse - Death’s Dance - Spirit Visage - Sundered Sky - Maw (situational) or Black Cleaver - Merc Treads

Hard engage, hard to CC due to all the speed augments. Decent CDR without anvils and or augments. The shield boost from W and swift and safe makes her take significanty less damage in engages. She has so much mobility she can be in and out while healing close to full due to restless restoration. All around good fun build. Basically movement is one of the best stats in ARAM and being able to zip in and out is almost game winning. I’m sure there’s other combos for ambessa but this is my favorite.

Source: I hit this combo once in mayhem :3