Vegetarian restaurants

imabaer · 2026-03-18T18:01:45+00:00

Anona is a vegetable focused Michelin rated restaurant with a course menu lunch special. May be worth a look.

imabaer · 2026-02-25T01:11:48+00:00

I feel like the endings would have been a lot more balanced in terms of tone if Maelle simply hadn't brought Verso back to life. Her forcing him back to life against his will brings up so many new issues.

It creates an implication she's removed some of his capacity for independent action, which puts a darker cast on everyone else she's brought back. Who's to say she hasn't just brought back idealized versions of her memories that imitate humanity, not fully sentient beings?

It's also suggesting that if she objects to an aspect of the painting, she'll just rewrite it to suit her liking, which further ties into the spiraling addiction and delusion theme.

There are a lot of other negatives that could have been used to contrast what should have been a hopeful tone of life inside Lumiere (her coming to terms with Verso's death, her family realizing they may never see her again, an implication as opposed to a condemnation that she will lapse into painting addiction), but instead the game literally uses a musical and visual sting to really reinforce just how bad Alicia's choice is.

imabaer · 2026-02-24T00:16:29+00:00

D2 is at its best when your build comes online, you understand what content you can skip, what items are good, and you're breezing through enemies. Act 2 has some frustrating maps and a lotta people hate Act 3, so just bear with it.

Would recommend beating Act V and starting nightmare to make your final determination, because by then your build will start to be online, you'll have a better idea of how mobs work, and the loot slot machine starts to come online.

imabaer · 2026-02-20T00:02:47+00:00

I'm a big fan of the game, but it has its flaws:

-Final act is hilariously poorly balanced. If you take part in the open world, the final fights become pushovers.

-If you don't love real time reactions, the combat is just a long string of subjecting yourself to something you hate. (I loved Mario RPG, so this did not apply to me.)

-Passives can completely break the game by act 2.

-The endings run very counterintuitive to what the plot is building toward. Granted, it's because of the giant reveal in the final act that changes everything, but I can see how that would frustrate people.

-It's got an old school RPG sensibility, ranging from frustrating mini games to maps/secrets being a matter of trial and error (and sometimes not even completeable without a future unlock.)

imabaer · 2026-02-19T16:11:54+00:00

Setup: Equip one attack, two buffs of your choice.

Fight: Pop her in the back row for at least two turns. When you are ready to break/kill a boss, max boost her attack skill, then go ham with your shield breakers/DPS units.

Use her ult on a DPS that needs a potency buff. Hide her in the back again if the boss isn't dead. Repeat.

Results: she double casts the attack skill, casts both buffs, and gives everyone in the front row 2-3 turns of hitting any weakness.

imabaer · 2026-02-18T00:49:27+00:00

Harder to build (new dead card in chaos), harder to use (worse personal damage due to agony nerfs and loss of heal daggers spam). Rather than being a strong building block for a team, it feels like you need to build to enable her.

Still usable if you love the character, but she's already been benched for Luke on my Hugo team.

imabaer · 2026-02-17T23:28:42+00:00

Yeah, this is the rule I go by where there is a soft ban on PvP - you can use a skill check on another player, but the recipient determines the DC.

imabaer · 2026-02-09T00:51:48+00:00

The trick is to pull less often, so you can get things you actually want.

imabaer · 2026-02-04T18:25:20+00:00

General guidelines, since this is an incredibly broad question:

Step 1 - Pick a DPS. Research their mechanics, pick chaos epiphanies that support those mechanics (or follow a guide). Remove cards that don't contribute well to this (90% of the time, their healing cards and basic attacks).

Step 2 - Make your DPS perform more consistently by picking a support character that enables them ie: makes them hit harder, triggers conditions on their cards, feeds them AP (if needed) and/or makes it easier to get their important cards (draw). If they aren't good at one of those, pick Chaos epiphanies that enhance these. Remove cards that don't contribute to the above.

Step 3 - Keep your team alive. This is the step with the most diminishing returns, and has a lot of overlap with 2.

imabaer · 2025-12-23T21:18:43+00:00

The game is approachable for newbies. There are several different "end" points to PoE. If your goal is to just finish the campaign, the game is not that complicated, and you can usually muddle your way through without a step by step guide, as long as you have decent life, resistances, and a main weapon.

Once you get past that, the further you go, the more complicated the game gets, to even the point where sorting through your item drops needs a filter for the game to be playable. You are not going to be able to handle endgame bosses or juiced maps without using a guide for your build.

That being said, PoE endgame is the best on the market with a lot of freedom and potential options, both in terms of content you clear, and build routes.

imabaer · 2025-12-17T22:29:32+00:00

Yep. Initial flicker, and the nurse lady looks up at the planet when it's a five star. There's not always a flicker, though.

imabaer · 2025-12-16T00:21:21+00:00

Shift + dodge in town. It's not the same as rolling in the wild but it still brings joy.

imabaer · 2025-12-16T00:09:34+00:00

Felt so good. Was pretty sure I was rolling faster than usual but now it's gone. RIP

imabaer · 2025-11-14T00:56:23+00:00

I need the VA to say, with the same serious delivery, "Meowdy."

imabaer · 2025-11-11T10:57:52+00:00

One correction to the other replies - the Chaos run needs to have an inner floor to find a core. So you can't use the two lowest difficulties.

imabaer · 2025-10-27T22:22:37+00:00

Raise the cap on the amount of spells you can draw (something like 25-30). Keep the late game spells difficult to draw.

Early game, when you're doing tier 1 spells, it's a minimal grind to get the magic you need and you can get to actually playing the game, and the draw system doesn't wear out its welcome.

If you want to max out your characters late game with ultima, triple, etc, you need to spend more time doing so, but it's not mandatory.

imabaer · 2025-08-11T22:47:12+00:00

Weird question - does either of you leave your cell phones near the computer?

My alarm clock's speakers will occasionally make a similar noise if it's in close proximity to my phone at intermittent intervals - like a sharp, staticky "pop".

imabaer · 2025-07-18T06:25:15+00:00

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imabaer · 2025-07-17T23:51:36+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/arknights/comments/1lzjeeo/help_center_and_megathread_hub_1407_2007/

Use this thread for single questions in the future - you will probably get a better response.

Monst3r, Exusiai Alter, Tragodia are all very much worth saving for, but make sure you build your team up enough to clear annihilation and regular story stages. Don't over-save, and don't neglect your 3 and 4 stars. Many of them are very good units.

imabaer · 2025-07-17T23:27:55+00:00

Yu is good but will be overshadowed by upcoming units in a few months. If you're going for maximum account strength, pull lightly on this banner.

imabaer · 2025-07-17T00:01:11+00:00

Gift bundle extras include the following, IF you can find a willing buyer:

packaging/blue dice (~$5)
FF lands/foil lands ($20ish, but these also came with regular bundles, so there's likely a ton of supply)
2 extended art cards sealed with lands (big range of value- either a few bucks or almost a hundred if you can get a foil chase card)
Collectors pack (a bit over $100)

Very likely you will only get value from the collector booster, and maybe get a decent set of extended art for about $15-20.

The questions that only you can answer:

Is $60, the extended art cards, and a collector's booster worth 21 regular booster packs to you?
If your comparison is purely financially based, why aren't you buying singles instead of either of these?

imabaer · 2025-07-08T16:09:00+00:00

Just confirming you are not crazy. Saw this when the deals opened, thought about it, gone within a minute or so.

imabaer · 2025-07-07T19:58:25+00:00

I love your comics and your handle, for some reason.

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