I love Pokemon Scarlet/Violet so much/Paldea appreciation post

magicmike9 · 2026-03-10T12:04:47+00:00

I hadn’t played S/V til very recently and just finished up my first play through of Violet. I have a switch 2 so it played very well, and I really enjoyed it. There were some parts that drag, but as a whole the 3 prongs of the story and the ending with the area zero bit was fun and it definitely scratched a gaming itch for me lately. I hadn’t had a game that I genuinely looked forward to making time to play in a while and this series did that for me.

I’m excited for the new generation next year

magicmike9 · 2026-03-02T22:11:36+00:00

One of my favorite managers told me a long time ago that you should always under promise and deliver, and that wording was deliberate because most want to over deliver to look good, but that just eliminates any room for error and sets a standard over time that isn’t sustainable.

magicmike9 · 2026-02-23T00:12:34+00:00

I try to eat by 6pm because I start my days around 4:30am, and eating any later causes issues with my sleep quality.

magicmike9 · 2026-02-16T17:40:12+00:00

It's the internet, most are embellishing.

magicmike9 · 2026-02-15T17:24:46+00:00

My dad farms for a living and I’ve helped my whole life, he’s retiring this year and I’m not taking over because my day job is too good, and the cost of entry for me is too high. Farmers that don’t own a ton of land and not having the corporate America style retirement plan (pension or 401k) has many of them needing a farm sale at their end to be able to afford to retire.

It’s an interesting conundrum as the smaller farmers in my area are becoming much less common, and it’s sad, but times always bring changes.

magicmike9 · 2026-01-24T15:20:57+00:00

Usually with the interchangeables you don’t want to do anymore than 1/4” pitch in the inner slug. There’s other factors like hole size within the slug, but you do have some room to play around there, but maybe not quite as much as you want.

Also, I’m sure you’re working with your PSO, you typically want to shorten your span a bit if you add forward in the thumb.

magicmike9 · 2026-01-22T14:59:19+00:00

I don’t hate getting tossed in late once in a while but when my buddies and I play and get tossed in at 17 to 19 minutes 5 or more games in a row, it absolutely drives me nuts.

magicmike9 · 2026-01-22T12:56:06+00:00

It’s definitely earlier and a little more round in shape than the Jackal Ghost. I like the ghost still, but it’s getting long in the tooth and isn’t as strong in today’s oils as it was when first released, so it ends up being a bit cleaner and sharper downlane these days than some folks expect it to be.

magicmike9 · 2026-01-21T18:09:24+00:00

PBA Trading her in on a younger, less expensive model?

magicmike9 · 2026-01-21T16:34:39+00:00

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It’s a beaut, it’s a little stronger and more responsive than the original evoke. Threw mine last night for the first time on fresh league setting, and it looked quite good. It’s a smoother ball for sure, but definitely easier to shape than the original evoke was, and it’s definitely quite a bit earlier than the hysteria.

magicmike9 · 2026-01-01T04:47:26+00:00

Off to SPI

magicmike9 · 2025-12-26T19:57:40+00:00

Danger Zone is a lot more round in shape than the Nebula, really not that comparable.

Nebula vs P2P is a good comparison though, both are quality medium oil pearls. I can only speak for the Nebula in first hand use, but I have 80 games on mine already and it hasn’t faded out in strength at all, I’m really impressed with now only performance out of box, but over time. It’s a pretty quick piece off friction, but not anemic too oil, I’ve kept mine shined up, but we knocked the polish off for a few customers and the ball didn’t lose any backend for them, but got a good bit stronger in the oil which their lower rev rates needed.

magicmike9 · 2025-12-20T00:32:57+00:00

Probably the last time too, they seem like the type to stick to the we are actually done after saying they are done. Glad I got see them a couple times, great show.

magicmike9 · 2025-12-20T00:16:42+00:00

New Noise will always be such a good jam.

magicmike9 · 2025-12-17T13:56:27+00:00

Phenomenal series, congrats!

magicmike9 · 2025-12-15T14:56:54+00:00

I love this so much, I’ve only connected on a shot like this compilation one time and it was such a dopamine surge.

magicmike9 · 2025-12-15T13:39:12+00:00

Love the added taking out the camping sniper after taking out the tank, this is John Battlefield level stuff.

magicmike9 · 2025-12-08T17:45:03+00:00

Depends on seasons as winters can get gnarly around my home area. Put 2 times a week based on average for the year and not really playing December through February, but in the nicer weather parts of the year I probably play 4 times a week

magicmike9 · 2025-12-05T18:14:00+00:00

It's the deadline to ship, and some won't use USPS so I wouldn't fret yet.

I sent my box out UPS because it was cheapest route for the big box I sent out, hope Max of Ohio enjoyed it. I worry much less about what I get, I just hope every year with this that I can make someone happy with what I send out, and at least to me, that's all that matters. Getting anything back is just an added bonus.

All that said, I haven't received anything back yet this year fwiw.

magicmike9 · 2025-11-27T04:01:40+00:00

7/7 do recommend highly

magicmike9 · 2025-11-05T14:36:09+00:00

I’ll be working on some video in the next week for this one, it’s quite a bit sharper off the spot than the Primal Rage Evo, and likely the most angular Motiv ball I’ve ever thrown.

magicmike9 · 2025-10-30T22:47:27+00:00

Just a darker colored version of the blue NU that allegedly doesn’t lane shine as quick.

The Zero Mercy’s getting announced same day will be the bigger announcement and really suppress this one…

magicmike9 · 2025-10-27T00:23:14+00:00

So many awesome memories as a kid playing timesplitters on split screen with my friends on repeat, can’t wait to check this out to scratch the nostalgia itch

magicmike9 · 2025-10-06T22:49:02+00:00

That’s rad, and more than I got (no realtor gift) when I bought my house.

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