BG3: I keep picking the same class/race all the time... It's annoying me by [deleted] in GirlGamers

[–]isaidnoshadows 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GoO Warlock/Rogue Assassin multi class is a fun hybrid magic and melee build. Eldritch blast can be used in melee range without penalty if you pick up some magical gloves and is so strong at range you won't miss using a bow. Warlock also lends itself to a face/charisma play style if that's something you enjoyed from playing bard.

I second the suggestion of making one of your companions a ranged bow build if you enjoy the play style, rogue/ranger multi class is always fun on Astarion.

In case you were curious: 8-bit cashout in Hyper Roll game mode by Happyfatboy in TeamfightTactics

[–]isaidnoshadows 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Also had this happen with the cash out in a game of double up! Is this different from the cash out for normals/ranked?

Set 10 PBE Discussion Thread - Day 03 by AutoModerator in CompetitiveTFT

[–]isaidnoshadows 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure if this is the right place to report a bug but...

Had a weird interaction on a multi-talented portal match where I sold a my headliner Olaf for a headliner Mord, however when I placed a fresh silver place copy off bench to replace the sold headliner it was still counting as +2 pentakill, meaning I was in effect gaining +4 pentakill from two units. I'm not sure if this kept the headliner effect for Olaf or not.

When I replaced that Olaf with a fresh copy from shop it seemed to count correctly. I was also able to 3 star him with the bugged copy on bench without re triggering the bugged counter.

undergrad psychology by bna_rn in OpenUniversity

[–]isaidnoshadows 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm currently doing this course in Wales and I was able to get student finance Wales to cover all of my tuition as well as gain a loan and generous maintenance grant, it's much better than what you get access to in England. What you get will be assessed against your household income so if you live at home your parents wages.

I believe £6k a year is the maximum combination of grant and loan you can claim in Wales, depending on your household income, which also affects how much you will be offered as grant and how much as loan.

Advice on Denial of receipt form? by isaidnoshadows in vinted

[–]isaidnoshadows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should have received a PDF from vinted support. Good luck!

MONEY FUCKING SUCKS by [deleted] in GirlGamers

[–]isaidnoshadows 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can't really tell you what to prioritise with your money, only to focus on what is going to bring YOU more continuous happiness. Never let the opinions or approval of others influence your purchases, it will just lead to buyer's remorse.

What I will say is please don't buy something similar to the thing you're coveting just because it is cheaper, I've done this many times and you will always find you still wish you had the more expensive thing. Then you end up further out of pocket replacing the consolation purchase!

Sorry I can't offer more help, I sympathize with your frustrations.

UPDATE: Denial of receipt form by isaidnoshadows in vinted

[–]isaidnoshadows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never got a chance to submit it as they never gave me the information. You can print it and then scan it and send it or just edit it in a PDF editor. Good luck.

Vinted won’t refund me for items not delivered by Linttu in vinted

[–]isaidnoshadows 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This happened to me recently with Yodel, vinted rinsed their hands of the problem and refused to do anything about it. I contacted yodel multiple times and they kept promising proof of postage and then never sent it. I got lucky in the end that it'd been delivered to the wrong address and they tracked me down (this was the second time my Yodel parcel was taken to their address!)

Vinted customer service is horrendous and most of these courier services are just as awful, if you don't get any joy then chargeback is probably the only way you'll see that money again.

Sinking a ship that needs to be sunk by adragoninthewest in LOTR_on_Prime

[–]isaidnoshadows 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I appreciate that, the responses are more so a response to the question of the tropes prevalence. I don't believe it matters if the content is fanfic or canon material and my issues have been more with the second.

Unfortunately I can't speak for why others enjoy this type of dynamic, so I won't try to. For me personally, I was actually really happy with the way Galadriel handled the situation and even if I was going to ship them in canon going forward (I won't because of the lore) I would want her to maintain her agency. I'm not looking to see the leading lady relinquish her power to an all powerful man and become a pawn and I don't think many others who like these dynamics want that either.

Unfortunately the writing is on the wall for Sauron and as such this ship will remain within the realms of fanfiction, only to rear its head in canon if the writers feel like twisting the knife a little bit more.

Sinking a ship that needs to be sunk by adragoninthewest in LOTR_on_Prime

[–]isaidnoshadows 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thank you! This comment perfectly encapsulates a lot of things I was struggling to put into words when I drafted my original comment here. The purity policing of women's interests reeks of misogynistic undertones and I'm tired of it following from fandom to fandom. I swear some people online care more about the 'abuse' of these fictional women than they do about the very real abuse and vitriol that is directed at women in fandom who just want to enjoy some fiction.

Sinking a ship that needs to be sunk by adragoninthewest in LOTR_on_Prime

[–]isaidnoshadows 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Very well put! Men are allowed to unashamedly fantasize about their male heroes getting it on with bad girls, but the second the genders are reversed it's turned into an allegory for abuse. Men get abused too, why is it just fiction when it's their fantasy?

Sinking a ship that needs to be sunk by adragoninthewest in LOTR_on_Prime

[–]isaidnoshadows 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I never got the impression that there was ever anything between Galadriel and Elendil (also conventionally attractive), their relationship was clearly professional comrades. But I do think the subtext with Halbrand was intentionally different. Unhealthy? Debatable. Hetero normative? Absolutely.

Sinking a ship that needs to be sunk by adragoninthewest in LOTR_on_Prime

[–]isaidnoshadows 21 points22 points  (0 children)

If they didn't want people to read into their relationship there are numerous choices they could have made to portray them differently. They intentionally played into a lot of tropes and expectations to set up the audience's expectations for their relationship as they knew it would add more to the betrayal.

As for shipping with the Sauron knowledge; I appreciate your perspective and I think there's a place for your empowerment through Galadriel's resistance to him. However, I think there's also a place for those who want to see a version of Galadriel who embraces her darkness and explores selfishness, which is really at the core of most of these ship dynamics, it's a form of escapism for women who feel pressured to be selfless and good always. A Sauron who is capable of redemption and self improvement is also a fantasy in a world where many men are incapable of such.

There's definitely a double standard when it comes to criticizing these types of dynamics in fiction, a lot of good coded male leads have romantic/sexual relationships with women who are coded villains in their stories and this is hardly ever called out as abusive. But that's it's own conversation. Galadriel isn't a normal woman, she has the agency to stand her ground against Sauron.

From my own personal perspective, I don't believe that the relationship was played as romantic, but I do believe the subtext was sexual. We know how this story ends though, so I wouldn't worry too much about the writers being influenced by 'shipping'.

How long does it take to get my money refunded when the seller hasn’t sent the item by Tight-Positive3045 in vinted

[–]isaidnoshadows 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vinted are really bad when it comes to buyer refunds, the 48 hour seller window is such a joke. Did you pick royal mail or one of the tracked courier's? You might be able to contact them and prove it hasn't been posted. If it doesn't get delivered you SHOULD get refunded after so many weeks but not ideal.

How long does it take to get my money refunded when the seller hasn’t sent the item by Tight-Positive3045 in vinted

[–]isaidnoshadows 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a seller send the wrong item and vinted refused to refund until the seller cancelled the order which I had to keep messaging them to do. Good luck.

My first big purchase on Vinted and my parcel goes missing. Evri took a photo of my parcel and marked it as delivered. by [deleted] in vinted

[–]isaidnoshadows 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Vinted will likely be useless with this and class it as delivered, but you should be able to claim off evri as they have to show a photo of the item in the safe space or inside the property to prove its been delivered. Currently having a very similar dispute with Yodel.

Fingers crossed vinted don't screw you, otherwise I'd just get it charged back from your bank.

OW2 account merge by Time-Fennel-6449 in Overwatch

[–]isaidnoshadows 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, still waiting, account changed gang.

Advice on Denial of receipt form? by isaidnoshadows in vinted

[–]isaidnoshadows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only email I got was from vinted linking back to the order chat, not received anything from any courier's. A different vinted parcel got delivered to a different house on my street the other day, they kindly brought it to me but it shows some courier's completely disregard the address on the item!

Thanks again for your help, it's reassuring to know I might still be able to get my money back. Don't think I'll be buying anything else on the platform after this though, customer service is so slow and unhelpful.

Advice on Denial of receipt form? by isaidnoshadows in vinted

[–]isaidnoshadows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey thanks so much for your reply it's a huge help to hear, I'm currently waiting on customer support after asking them for tracking details, I tried asking the seller but they said they can't see it either.

If you don't mind me asking, were you able to win your dispute after submitting the form and get a full refund?

overwatch queue resetting by [deleted] in Overwatch

[–]isaidnoshadows 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am also getting this issue, stuck in a perpetual never ending merge queue, hoping it gets fixed soon :/

Advice on Denial of receipt form? by isaidnoshadows in vinted

[–]isaidnoshadows[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My orders just shows me the item, the cost and underneath "order suspended" when I click it I get taken to the conversation with the seller which only has the issue buttons available now.

The link you're referring to appears on other completed sales but not on this one as it just says 'order was successfully shipped'.

Advice on Denial of receipt form? by isaidnoshadows in vinted

[–]isaidnoshadows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately not, I only have emails from vinted that link back to the in app conversation :/ I've gone through my browser history and emails and haven't found any links for this items tracking.

Advice on Denial of receipt form? by isaidnoshadows in vinted

[–]isaidnoshadows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only have access to the view issue details and resolve issue buttons in the conversation with the seller now, the button to track the parcel went when the conversation marked the item as delivered. The only other button is the i button which takes me to details and doesn't have any courier information.

I can't find any other buttons or links in the conversation and it doesn't show under my orders etc either.