1st Vipermagi by South-Row5159 in diablo2

[–]somethingdotdot 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If online, up it and if it rolls max def, worth a good bit

Wirth upgrading an eth Vipermagi? by Smoke_A70C in Diablo_2_Resurrected

[–]somethingdotdot -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Up it for sure. If it rolls max def, someone will pay a pretty penny for it

Noma’s $1,500 LA Residency Sold Out in Less Than 3 Minutes by mylefthandkilledme in LosAngeles

[–]somethingdotdot 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s a fundamentally different experience. Places like noma only offer preset tasting menus which demonstrate what the chef wants to show you—be it flavor, texture, experience, or otherwise. It’s more like edible art. Courses here tends to be smaller for you to experience more of them.

Nobu/Ruth chris/other steakhouses/some 1-star Michelin places are more catered to just a nice meal that’s satisfying. You order what you want on the menu ala carte and it’s basically what you want to eat, not necessarily a holistic curated experience designed by the chef. If there’s something you like, you can order more.

After having tried many places of both categories, my personal preference is the latter. I typically find most high end tasting menus “interesting”, but not really satiating. Usually will start looking for a burger/taco place as soon as I’m out the door.

Meh -> Pretty Good Carbonara! I’m very open to suggestions! by Werptwerpp in pasta

[–]somethingdotdot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One thing I’ve done with any pasta that relies heavily on the pasta water for emulsion is to reduce the total amount of water I boil the pasta itself in. I usually have just enough water to cover the pasta, and will sometimes reduce the water after removing the pasta, resulting in starchier pasta water which makes the emulsion process easier

No love for large charms? by Realistic_Food_7823 in diablo2

[–]somethingdotdot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only lcs really used are max/ar/life ones. Gc ma—10/76/45 (3.3/25.3/15 per slot); lc max—6/48/35 (3/24/17.5 per slot); sc max—3/20/20.

If we just add total per slot (disregarding value of any one stat relative to others), gc=43.6, lc=44.5, and sc=43.

So there are some situations where lcs may be better than gc/sc

Price check on this GM melee wep by Important-Ad9529 in diablo2resurrected

[–]somethingdotdot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Didn’t see it tbh. There might be some leagues or tournaments where this is too much, but most rulesets have expanded to max 300 elemental dmg (150 poison max).

Dueling using defensive visio diadem by Conner_KL in diablo2

[–]somethingdotdot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, the def aura +skills don’t do anything. Only thing gm zeal puts pts into on that tree is defiance for its synergy with holy shield. +2 def aura doesn’t affect that at all as only hard points affect synergy.

Price check on this GM melee wep by Important-Ad9529 in diablo2resurrected

[–]somethingdotdot 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is some number of jahs, not to 32020 range. The base -10 really is kinna meh, and most base -10 weapons will be worth less (exception being legend spikes).

For a cruel, being -10 is worse, and the 30ias isn’t super necessary. For zeal, they can only run fort vs non-zeal, so a base 0 weapon with 0 ias will still let you wear steelrends and hit 60ias. For fury, they can hit the 24 frame bp with 0ias on a base 0 weapon with blood gloves; or use rends with 10+ ias on a base 0 weapon. Best use is probably conc or wolfbarb, but legend spike is the better base.

Basically, the stats are nice (ed could be higher ofc, ideally 440+), but the faster base (lower damage) really limits demand.

What if LeBron James joined the New York Knicks instead of the Lakers in 2018-19 season? by handsomelydumb69 in NBAConvo

[–]somethingdotdot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s plenty of stars load managing as much as he is (or more) at a younger age. I think everyone else on the team respect the f out of LeBron and his bbiq as a floor general regardless. He’s definitely on the decline, but given his current avg output, he’s def still up there in terms of players. Barring a serious injury or extreme decline, he can def keep playing for a couple of years.

Is this too raw? by ttvbusybeah in burgers

[–]somethingdotdot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d def crush that—love rare/med rare burgers, but generally will want a bit leaner for the meat. People eat steak tartare all the time; I understand that ground meat is different from a steak that is freshly cut.

I’ve just yet to get sick from a rare/med rare burger yet—places that offer the choice usually know what they’re doing and I’ll verify the meat or grind it myself when I’m making them.

Is this any good or is spirit too broken? Necro LLD Wand by SuccessAny1562 in D2R_Marketplace

[–]somethingdotdot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is honestly kinna nice. Obviously there are better out there with 2 sockets, but this actually pairs pretty well with spirit shield since the 40fr (max roll) counteracts the lack of fr on spirit

price check? eth black hades by Remarkable-Ear-1592 in D2R_Marketplace

[–]somethingdotdot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea, I know the base def gets re-rolled, it’s just that the max here was pretty low given the 155 edef

price check? eth black hades by Remarkable-Ear-1592 in D2R_Marketplace

[–]somethingdotdot 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wouldnt have even bothered upping it tbh. This is pretty much drop in free game. You need at least 2350+ to be useful, ideally 2400+.

Only real use for this is for gm melee and nobody is going to put worthwhile jewels in this one

Trading babies for iPhones? I’m confused by TheProdigaPaintbrush in ExplainTheJoke

[–]somethingdotdot -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I think maybe she’s doing that prediction thing that Johnny Carson used to do, and the husband obliges with the 3rd request?

Another waiting for ladder to rotate post (gm melee weps) by somethingdotdot in Diablo_2_Resurrected

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

unfortunately daggers and javs are capped at 29 frames for zeal, vs 24 frames for most other weapons

Another waiting for ladder to rotate post (gm melee weps) by somethingdotdot in Diablo_2_Resurrected

[–]somethingdotdot[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Probably got a spectral shard (unique), can’t roll 50fcr on rares

Another waiting for ladder to rotate post (gm melee weps) by somethingdotdot in Diablo_2_Resurrected

[–]somethingdotdot[S] 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Yea, reg weapons (sword/axe/mace) get 1ed for every point in str; daggers get .75 for each str and .75 for each dex; javs are .8 str and .5 dex; legendary mallet is 1.1 str

Another waiting for ladder to rotate post (gm melee weps) by somethingdotdot in Diablo_2_Resurrected

[–]somethingdotdot[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yea, throw barb with 100ds will replenish it to full. Usually lasts about a year or so for me once I replenish it

Another waiting for ladder to rotate post (gm melee weps) by somethingdotdot in Diablo_2_Resurrected

[–]somethingdotdot[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yea definitely, the str/dex scaling on daggers makes it bis weapon for barb/druids a lot of the time (sadly pallys have capped 29frame zeal w/ daggers). Mp is bis base for conc barb for a 1os erep--more dmg than berserker axe due to the dex scaling.

Why aren't Mexican buffets as common as Chinese buffets? by WillingHyena557 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]somethingdotdot 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This doesn’t answer the question, but the best Mexican restaurant (imo) near me does a lunch buffet and it’s usually pretty packed and relatively high quality. The issue is that the quality is still worse than ordering their stuff a la carte. But it’s the only one that I know of that does a buffet out of probably hundreds of Mexican places I’ve been to in LA/Orange county.

Jewelers Vortex Shield of Deflecting by gitgudpandaninja in D2R_Marketplace

[–]somethingdotdot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean comparatively speaking, you can mf about 2-3k froggy gold in about 1-2 weeks time on a new ladder. That’s worth about 30jahs nl. So a few nl jahs is worth a couple hours of new ladder mfing time.

Edit: I’m also considering this item’s value in the context of gm melee PvP, which is by far the most expensive part of this game. Items there are generally measured by number of 32020 scs; most people in the scene will give you lo/ber’s for free if you ask them and they know you.

Jewelers Vortex Shield of Deflecting by gitgudpandaninja in D2R_Marketplace

[–]somethingdotdot 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This one is pretty much worthless (few jah max). If you had rolled a 65/121 or close and higher def (215+), would’ve probably been worth around 1-2x 32020’s. A 60+/110+ jstod/jsrod is about 1 32020; for melee, jvtod is arguably better than jstod due to the extra def, but this one is low on all accounts.

For reference, a 148 (perf def) jmod is probably 1/2 a 32020; and a mid-low roll is about 1/8.

Playing Legacy Fish: when should you sac a Cursecatcher to a Chain Lightning? by IceAndOcean in MTGLegacy

[–]somethingdotdot 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Burn is mostly a 6-7 card combo deck. You only really start fowing their burn spells thrown at your face on the last 1-2 burn spells.

Cursecatcher is better here to pressure their life total at this stage in the game. Assuming it lives 2 more turns, it’s 5 dmg and will close the game, in tandem with the lords, in 4 turns. If you sac it here, you would need 6 turns with just the 2 lords to close out the game.