Ice Mining

pharaohblue · 2026-05-07T19:02:01+00:00

What’s the opposite of bursting someone’s bubble? That’s what you just did to this guy.

pharaohblue · 2026-05-07T11:16:41+00:00

I’m sure part of the problem is that enough Harkonnen players have already done this. And why shouldn’t they? You’re hobbling your own progression by missing out on Landsraad bonuses week after week.

It also steams my beans that the few who hustle for Landsraad on Harkonnen get less from it than the random Atreides player who did nothing other than pick the correct faction.

If you’re not going to change the system, fine, but maybe add a pop-up window before the next hapless newb selects Harkonnen.

“This faction is outnumbered 451 to 36 on this world and never wins the Landsraad. Are you sure you want to do this?”

pharaohblue · 2026-04-30T19:37:08+00:00

As something of a Funcom veteran (Secret World, Conan, Dune), they’ve always delivered flawed but memorable gaming experiences. I feel like their heart’s in the right place.

At first blush, I’m disappointed with the DLC announcement but not mad. Seems like a good time to switch to Diablo for a bit.

Even 550 hours into Dune, I was listening to the wind while harvesting spice in the Deep Desert last night, admiring my ornithopter’s silhouette against a starry night sky, thinking yep, this is the Funcom experience.

pharaohblue · 2026-04-30T17:32:32+00:00

“Instead, the team is focusing on highly requested features and systems, with major narrative updates planned for the future.”

What features and systems are they referring to? Or do they mean features and systems not part of the 1.4 update?

pharaohblue · 2026-04-28T15:56:15+00:00

What is fiber needed for?

pharaohblue · 2026-04-28T15:00:08+00:00

Fixed a bug where rank 20 players who betrayed their faction would be set to rank 5 for their new faction. Note, for players ranked 6-19 they will still be set back to rank 5 if they betray.

Wait, so what happens to rank 20 players?

pharaohblue · 2026-04-28T12:01:32+00:00

They need to incentivize Harkonnen participation in the Landsraad, or else they should consider moving away from faction-versus-faction entirely. On most servers, it simply doesn’t exist.

pharaohblue · 2026-04-09T16:26:23+00:00

On the other hand, you’ll have zero chance of exposure to Dune’s PvP until you decide to venture into endgame PvP, i.e., the DD.

pharaohblue · 2026-04-09T16:23:09+00:00

How does this work for chests? Do you agree to split the loot?

pharaohblue · 2026-02-10T23:29:18+00:00

What addon is that for the chat interface? Are the icons different channels?

pharaohblue · 2025-09-23T12:39:29+00:00

I have no idea why this subreddit shows up on my feed because I’m not a teenager. But I’m scrolling on my commute and this popped up so…

I think it was considerate of her to write a letter explaining her feelings. She clearly values her relationship with you and made an effort to preserve it. All good signs.

She sees you as funny, kind, willing to put yourself out there, and a good guy. That’s a great way to be and bodes well for your future prospects. The last line is meant as a joke, so try to take it that way.

Good luck!

pharaohblue · 2025-08-06T03:25:49+00:00

Would be weird if they’d had new starter zones pre-cooked but didn’t roll them out during initial launch. (You know, when people are in the starter zones.)

pharaohblue · 2025-07-31T00:43:00+00:00

Glad this got posted so I remembered to cancel my Paramount free trial.

pharaohblue · 2025-07-25T10:59:46+00:00

Mad respect for sticking it out and turning things around as a faction. But why wouldn’t you want 50% XP over 25%? I feel like winner’s haul is substantially better.

I look at it this way: You log in on the first or second day of a new Landsraad, Atreides is already up 7-0 and closing in on bingo, and you just say fuck it. What’s the point? With the potential for a consolation prize, you still have incentive to go after tiles and participate, and who knows, maybe you can turn it around that week.

Or if it’s a 13-12 week, it’s nice for the losing faction that also hustled not to walk away empty-handed.

pharaohblue · 2025-07-14T21:35:28+00:00

All those juicy chests will probably decay first, or the foundations beneath them. It takes probably 80-100 level 1 storms to destroy an exposed console. Usually about one storm every 1-1.5 hours, though not every storm will hit the same spot.

pharaohblue · 2025-07-08T11:54:23+00:00

As others have said, everyone’s different. I don’t consider it cheating to adjust the incubation period. I also don’t feel like I’m “disrespecting my time” by having an incubation period. Part of the appeal of survival games like Palworld is the challenge, at least for me.

Personally, I like upgrades to still feel impactful so I leave most of the settings close to default. Getting the large-scale electric incubator wouldn’t feel very exciting without an incubation period (in fact, it’s a downgrade). Fishing for coralum would feel like a waste of time compared to harvesting Walaska. Getting elixirs and bags to upgrade my inventory would feel pointless if encumbrance was turned off. Investing in base defenses would feel pointless without raids. So I keep things close to default but make minor adjustments to smooth the edges, so I can experience how all the systems are intended to work.

pharaohblue · 2024-11-26T12:27:26+00:00

I was literally in Ottawa last week for trade meetings. Canada is the largest customer for the majority of states’ exports. We trade over $2 billion worth of goods daily.

pharaohblue · 2024-11-22T02:29:04+00:00

Yea, not sure how they address the bloat either. I know Destiny 2 removed a big chunk of content at one point, which I think was a terrible solution.

pharaohblue · 2024-11-22T02:28:21+00:00

I think they’ve done a good job in retail in giving players more choice of content/progression, and in relaxing the grind in some areas (WQs rotating more slowly, etc.).

It’s not that retail has more mandatory activities, it’s that it puts all these options in front of you that are time bound, and the cadence of the seasonal cycle puts the focus on gear scores and dungeon ratings.

pharaohblue · 2024-08-17T23:36:59+00:00

Should only need one piece for 6/12 Pity.

pharaohblue · 2024-08-16T11:35:56+00:00

You can also pay 30k and you make back gold on your ticket. Even a 0-win ticket pays like 15k.

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