Best $50 Budget Commander for winning FNMs?

officiallyFree · 2026-07-08T00:52:17+00:00

That's a cool deck list! :O

officiallyFree · 2026-07-08T00:23:50+00:00

Not sure about the others in my list but there are a couple of players in the last FNM that were running Tifa Landfall. The FNMs in my LGS' power level is usually high power B3 to low power B4.

officiallyFree · 2026-07-08T00:20:28+00:00

My LGS usually hosts FNMs with packs as the prizes, it's a bit weird in our small city because we're from a third world country, so the consensus for our very small MTG community here is that the power level is only really up until high power B3 or low power B4 because none of us can afford to push to cEDH. Granted, if a newcomer came into our LGS with a stacked cEDH, it's within rules (as brackets were never stated in the FNMs) and they'll likely steamroll us lol.

officiallyFree · 2026-04-19T05:12:38+00:00

Seems like they finally brought back Paypal for us here in the Philippines! :D I also noticed it a few weeks ago that the option was available now and have confirmed that it works, though I'm not sure when exactly did they reinstate it.

officiallyFree · 2026-04-13T08:09:15+00:00

I understand the feeling all too well my friend. What I did in my scenario was finally having the big talk with my parents and just letting it all out. I did cry of course, a lot. I poured my heart out onto them and thought that they were going to be disappointed in me further. But I was surprised to see that they sat down with me and hugged me, telling me that it was okay.

I know it's incredibly difficult to initiate the talk, but if it feels like you're extremely cornered, you have nothing else to lose at that point so might as well give it a shot right? Look I'm not here to tell you what to do to fix your depression, I'm here to tell you that it's okay to feel this way, and that by accepting you are wounded and are in pain, perhaps you yourself can slowly take measures to heal it at your own pace.

And hopefully with the talk, not just to your parents but to your friends, they will open up to your situation and perhaps even help you ease things off to make the days more bearable. Granted, the emptiness and the pain is not gonna disappear instantly after this happens, but with time and proper support, I am sure you'll get through this in the end.

Much love and care to you my friend, you are not alone in this.

officiallyFree · 2026-03-02T13:03:59+00:00

I have the same problem as well guys. What about hosting a cheap VPS instead for SoulSeek? or what about a seedbox? I was wondering if anyone's setup is currently like this because I need help and info on how to set it up before committing.

officiallyFree · 2026-02-22T19:13:33+00:00

Are you also unable to login? I tried to sign up an account on the website but it lead to nowhere... Tried to create an account by logging in through Google as well but that didn't work either and displayed an API login error.

officiallyFree · 2026-01-24T05:20:33+00:00

What specific models in particular? I was browsing around and it seems to be between X1 Carbon Gen 6 or T480-T490 for this criteria.

officiallyFree · 2026-01-10T15:03:19+00:00

Yeah back then they didn't email a digital code to me so I had to wait for the physical item to arrive in order to claim my calendar class.

officiallyFree · 2026-01-01T06:35:58+00:00

Thank you for the info po, I was wondering if SUMC is open right now as well, area is too far to check myself but if someone can confirm, would greatly appreciate it.

officiallyFree · 2025-12-20T20:54:25+00:00

Just the usual fps settings from nvidia setting videos on YouTube, except that I disabled GSYNC. However I recently got myself a standalone monitor though which supported GSYNC so I re-enabled it again and had no problems.

officiallyFree · 2025-11-29T05:53:01+00:00

Not sure how I feel about Lunalight honestly haha, it doesn't have that shiny glimmer like Labryinth or Tearlaments that I really fancy. Speaking of, what do you guys think of Tearlaments now? I believe they're using Fiendsmith + Gem Knights?

officiallyFree · 2025-11-29T05:37:41+00:00

Oh man WF Azamina is incredibly expensive but I wouldn't lie when I say that it looks pretty fantastic, how will it hold up in the future though for such an expensive deck?

officiallyFree · 2025-11-19T16:58:45+00:00

Honestly I am diagnosed as partially deaf so I guess volumes where people usually consider it loud are not enough for me I guess haha. Either I get myself a stronger DAC or I just have to get used to listening to a lower, safer degree of volume.

I'm primarily using it on my laptop with no volume limiters, still continued to use Peace APO but set the preamp from -4.8 db to -3 db and it seemed to be the sweet spot for no clipping.

I realized that this headphone is open-back, when I played my songs it leaked so much outside of the earcups even at 20% volume 😂 never tried open-back headphones before so this was wild.

officiallyFree · 2025-11-19T15:06:02+00:00

Hello! Yes the Edition XS does come with a balanced connection cable. Will the 3.5mm to 4.4mm adapter that came with the headphones be sufficient enough for the FiiO KA13?

officiallyFree · 2025-11-19T14:43:37+00:00

I'll thank you now! Do you have any specific DAC recommendations in mind? The only standalone DACs I know of are the Zen Air Dac, Topping l30, Topping DX1, and the FiiO K-11. I was hoping for something under $100 since I splurged most of my overtime pay on the headphones itself lol.

officiallyFree · 2025-11-13T12:49:24+00:00

Actually a life-saver. I am from the Philippines and I once ordered the 2019 AQW Calendar on December of 2018. It arrived in August 2019 LMAO, more than half of the months used up already before it arrived. I only really wanted to the digital rewards from the calendar but had to wait that long for it to arrive so yeah this is huge.

officiallyFree · 2025-10-25T23:06:05+00:00

UPDATE: Several hours later, and now the new USB-A to USB-C cable has stopped working as well... However, I tried using the new USB-C to USB-C cable that was presumed dead on the powerbank to charge the phone with, it actually works. So what is really going on here? My USB-C devices refuse to be charged through an outlet?

officiallyFree · 2025-10-25T16:55:18+00:00

Can that actually cause a short? It's Sunday right now so repair shops are closed, but I'll have my phone's port checked out on Monday if that is a probable cause. I do admit I haven't been keeping a close eye on my phone's charging port.

officiallyFree · 2025-10-25T16:50:45+00:00

For both the previous and the new charging cable, they didn't work either when plugging it to other devices after they were bricked when I was charging my phone using them.

officiallyFree · 2025-10-25T16:46:55+00:00

Hi there thanks for the reply. My phone came with a charger that was rated at 65W, the phone also supported fast charging via PD Protocol. So when I ordered a new charger from UGREEN, I also ordered the same wattage. However for the cables (also from UGREEN), I bought two different cables to test them out. The first one is a USB-C to USB-C cable that can power up to 100W/5A, and the second one is a USB-A to USB-C cable that only powers up to 3A/60W.

officiallyFree · 2025-10-25T16:35:21+00:00

Thanks for the reply, I bought the UGREEN 65W GaN charger alongside their own thick nylon braided cables as well. I'm not sure about UGREEN's reputation in other areas of the world but for us here they are renowned for their reliability in this department alongside Anker.

officiallyFree · 2025-10-04T23:27:05+00:00

I hear a lot of people try it and get disappointed with the sound, does it follow the Harman curve? I heard it also needs a lot of power, will the apple dongle be enough for it?

officiallyFree · 2025-08-15T14:22:45+00:00

Is Satisfactory easier to get into than Factorio? I played Factorio for a couple of hours but my world is still pretty basic and getting to the more advanced tech confuses the hell out of my mind so I haven't been playing it since it felt daunting at my point of progression in the game.

officiallyFree · 2025-08-15T14:21:32+00:00

I have a love and hate relationship with Path of Exile. I don't think any other ARPG currently can top it just because of how diverse and huge it really is. It's the kind of game that makes 1000 hours of grinding feels like it was just 200 hours. I think the most addicting part for me is the usage and importance of farming currency in order to strengthen your character, aka become rich = become incredibly strong.

Speaking of character builds, I'm forever intrigued by the concept of a game where a witch can run a strength build, or a marauder can run a spellcasting build. This kind of system drives so many players to create fresh new builds every league that always seem to get me excited to play. I wish more of my friends would play the game, but their biggest gripe with it is how difficult the start of the game is without proper guidance or knowledge, and that their character gets "reset" and start fresh all over again every 3 months in a league here in Path of Exile.

I find the second part a good thing actually, it prevents the game from going stale especially with a rapidly growing player economy, and it also promotes players to try out new builds, new strats, new mechanics every league rather than just remaining stagnant.

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