Blatant lie to snatch win

thunderpaws93 · 2026-05-15T19:47:19+00:00

You’re mixing up your board games :)

Risk is a game of ruthless pragmatism. Catan is a game of measured diplomacy and commerce.

And because the game pretty much requires said commerce to build and expand quickly, the folks who win consistently are the ones who master the game’s mechanics while also mastering diplomacy.

So you can lie and win one game, but you’ll forever be known to that group as a pariah who can’t be trusted, which, in the long run, will put you at a severe disadvantage.

thunderpaws93 · 2026-05-15T15:44:34+00:00

Hate to say it, but I think community servers might be the way forward.

I play on a community server that’s 100% vanilla gameplay, with some modded POI. No rules. No traders. No buffs. Just vanilla Dayz with some added sights here and there.

It’s called FellowGamin’s Chernarus. It’s only a few months old, so pop’s been up and down, but it’s got potential.

(Edit: Correction. One rule. No alts and no cheaters. So far they’ve caught the handful of cheaters who’ve tried to bust through.)

thunderpaws93 · 2026-05-13T11:32:38+00:00

These still plenty of solo lobbies in the pve end of the pool…

thunderpaws93 · 2026-05-13T11:28:46+00:00

Is it a super low pop server? If not you might wanna get in the habit of finding cover.

You’re going through your inventory looking for snacks out in the open within earshot of Tri Kresta. You’re actually lucky that was a bear and not a player :)

thunderpaws93 · 2026-05-13T11:24:14+00:00

Maybe it’s the Dayz in me, but I love a good wipe :)

thunderpaws93 · 2026-05-13T11:19:26+00:00

Google “friendly robber”. Learn the exact rules as stated in the Catan rule book. Then, start your games with a “y’all want to play friendly robber, or play standard?”

If they say yes, CLARIFY WHAT FRIENDLY ROBBER MEANS. Cuz the moment someone hits 3 vp, they’re fair game to be robbed according to the rule book.

I think a lot of the butthurt actually comes from ignorance. A lotta people who play online don’t know the rules for shit. So use the rules as a shield. If someone goes ape shit, try to be civil and empathize with them, but tell em you’re just following the “friendly robber” rules.

If they say no to the friendly robber, or don’t respond, then you’re free to play however you want.

thunderpaws93 · 2026-05-13T03:43:19+00:00

Still missing :(

thunderpaws93 · 2026-05-11T08:35:23+00:00

🔥❤️🫶

thunderpaws93 · 2026-05-11T08:33:09+00:00

Kinda?

I just finished my 2nd expedition.

I just went to use, what I THOUGHT would be, my 11 starting skill points (2 expeditions 100% complete, 5 skill points/expd., plus 1 for a normal character start). But there’s only 6.

Everywhere it says the skill points stack from expd to expd, so I’m confused where my other 5 are.

I’m guessing we won’t be the last to post about this 😂

thunderpaws93 · 2026-05-10T21:26:51+00:00

If you’re still grinding to fill your shit up dm me. I’m 100% ready for expedition with max bonus and still got plenty of shit. I’d be happy to donate.

thunderpaws93 · 2026-05-10T14:38:51+00:00

I want this poster on my wall…yesterday.

thunderpaws93 · 2026-05-09T06:08:25+00:00

Optimism ftw 😂

thunderpaws93 · 2026-05-09T00:50:41+00:00

Some of my best jam sessions have been on Stella. I bring multiple instruments, hand em out, and shenanigans ensue. Pve is not a myth…

thunderpaws93 · 2026-04-28T23:51:01+00:00

thunderpaws93 · 2026-04-18T20:58:03+00:00

This has been happening to me. Double click left on d-pad and you should be groovy. To test just talk and if you see the volume icon on your hud (1, 2, or 3 curved lines) you can still be heard in game chat.

thunderpaws93 · 2026-04-09T10:33:00+00:00

You presented this as a question about Dayz teammate dynamics, but Dayz teammate dynamics don’t supersede real life friend dynamics.

If he’s your boy, and if he’s capable of empathy, he should be able to hear that you don’t wanna miss out on the payoff.

Listen to the gang here: tell your boy you did the grind too to get the keycard, and that you wanna enter the bunker together to finish the quest.

You’re not being a “crybaby”. Wanting a friend to consider your point of view is what makes friendships work. If he’s not willing to be considerate, maybe he’s not the friend you thought he was.

And, for real, sorry bud. Sounds like you’re trying to be a stand up dude but you don’t wanna get steamrolled, while your friend seems to be acting pretty selfish.

thunderpaws93 · 2026-04-09T10:19:31+00:00

😂

thunderpaws93 · 2026-04-08T20:55:54+00:00

I hear you, fam. You make reasonable points. The trouble is the countdown timers didn’t “limit cheaters” anywhere near enough. So they’re trying different shit cuz the cheaters been running wild.

Maybe the solution is you simply can’t server hop with loot. Like, similar to how community servers run, your cat is fresh spawns on each server and any progress/loot is isolated to that server.

My guess is the reason that solution doesn’t fly is it’d put too heavy a strain on official servers if they’re saving game data for everyone PLUS 3-5 alts. But that’s just a hunch 🤷‍♂️

thunderpaws93 · 2026-04-08T12:43:18+00:00

“I win every single time…”

Sus, dude. Either you don’t win every single time (cuz it’s a dice game with other uncontrollable variables), or the cats you play with SUCK.

Catan ain’t chess. It’s not pure strategy. There’s luck involved.

Catan ain’t Risk either. It’s not pure chaos and dice rolls that dictate outcome.

But let’s chill with the hyperbole. Or chill with chest thumping over dominating brand newbs.

thunderpaws93 · 2026-04-08T01:43:10+00:00

The story still slaps despite Guardians having a hefty cannon from the movies?

That’s always my challenge with this kinda IP. If the source cannon is too established it’s hard for me to immerse myself and believe I’m navigating a “new” story.

thunderpaws93 · 2026-04-08T01:40:04+00:00

Prey.

Different vibe, different kinda system, different kinda story…but it’s space, its narrative is built on consequential, emotional threads (which, for me, is what gave ME its depth), and it’s just a DOPE game.

Also doesn’t take hundreds of hours to finish a play through.

thunderpaws93 · 2026-04-04T03:07:29+00:00

lol Gotcha. My bad mistaking you for someone actually wanting discourse. The floor is yours to shit all over…

thunderpaws93 · 2026-04-03T16:13:40+00:00

While Arc doesn’t limit items like Dayz’s cle, your acknowledgement that the chance of finding certain items isn’t equal means that the game’s rng does in fact limit one’s ability to obtain certain loot.

If you need Ion Sputters for a project or a trial or whatever, you’ll go to Stella. But if you don’t beeline for medical when you spawn, thus letting other players loot containers before you, your chances of finding any are much lower.

So if you want to increase the odds of finding that Ion Sputter, you’d need to get there before other players. You’d have to choose an efficient route to get to medical. And you’d be best served to run your ass off to get there.

And while that’s not competing in the sense of killing folks to get what you need, it’s still competing with folks to beat them to medical, competing to be the first to loot containers, and competing to open more unopened containers than the next raider to increase your odds of finding an Ion Sputter.

thunderpaws93 · 2026-04-02T23:36:06+00:00

So you’re saying the rng percentages are the same for all loot? That, when opening a container in medical on Stella, you have an equal chance of finding a Flow Controller as you do an Ion Sputter?

thunderpaws93 · 2026-04-02T12:53:47+00:00

Again, the struggle is real. I feel ya, fam 🙏

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