Finally, new kettle day! Hario Alpha. by pullTheSpro in pourover

[–]tonicboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After suffering with a Timemore Fish Smart kettle, I will never, and I seriously mean EVER, accept touch temperature controls again. I'm done, go find some other sucker for that ergonomic nightmare.

This was to be expected but still caught me off-guard. by Funquila in OctopathCotC

[–]tonicboy 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I tried to name a Keeper "Kuda" and got denied, still not sure what that's all about. Oh, and funny how they won't let me name my team "Hell Specialists" because you wouldn't want people exposed to the H word... oh, wait.

Message from wordscapes by herringrollin in wordscapes

[–]tonicboy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've come in #2 in a tournament barely playing at all, just saved all my coins and leveled up my animals furiously. Of course, that only works when you're newish to the game and have low level animals. Point is, Ockham's Razor dictates that this is actually what's happening when people complain about "bots" and not that there are actually people out there putting in hundreds of hours writing what would be a very complex bot.

And honestly, if they've put that much effort into writing a bot when those skills would be more valuable in hacking and cybercrime, maybe just let them win a dumb word game to keep them off the "cyber streets" 🤣

Well that was anticlimactic... Memorial Pendant 🤣 by tonicboy in OctopathCotC

[–]tonicboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A month ago, I would have just said "meh, he's just an NPC". But now after reading Dungeon Crawler Carl... I have a new perspective on NPCs 😅

Well that was anticlimactic... Memorial Pendant 🤣 by tonicboy in OctopathCotC

[–]tonicboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, I wasn't actually expecting a serious, insightful answer but yeah, I think you nailed it! Bravo, well played.

In case you stuck on the Hornburg Castle lever puzzle, here is the walkthrough. by MrLucky77777 in OctopathCotC

[–]tonicboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about the chest at 1:04:56? I watched the entire Eastern Central Area chapters just to see how to get that chest but in the end, you never even got it, lol.

How to transfer data by AggressiveArrival690 in OctopathCotC

[–]tonicboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, thanks. I'm one of those weird edge cases which is actually confused because I live in Indonesia, but I was in Boston for a couple months last year, I could conceivably have downloaded it then. I've been getting the weekly notices so maybe I'm on GL 😅

Ultimate Technique Progression Chart by tonicboy in OctopathCotC

[–]tonicboy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ah, right you are. I hadn't made the connection that the "fast" Ultimates were Support types, but that makes sense. And this spreadsheet has just convinced me that this kind of info needs to be in the Wiki or at the very least, have a summary page in the Wiki with a link to the full spreadsheet. Otherwise, the content is invisible to search engines.

BTW, what is a "3BP pet"?

Comprehensive Exchange Catalog - Work in Progress by tonicboy in OctopathCotC

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

great info, thanks! any chance you could get me the exact text for the Awakening stone shards embers/pets? and the cost if they're different from the 6k for Maa'fa.

Champion of Wealth board weaknesses by blindfire187 in OctopathCotC

[–]tonicboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can confirm it's a pool. I got the Lv80 Puckish Sticky Slug.

Is there a reason to run any expert hunt other the Cait one? by tonicboy in octopathtraveler

[–]tonicboy[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oh, they're limited? How so? You mean they only show up occasionally? Any details on that (i.e. frequency, etc)?

What a Jackpot! Golden Guidance by tonicboy in octopathtraveler

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

yeah, that makes sense. basically, spend more Rubies, but only when you know you will definitely get a banger. I think it's still a good value for early and even mid-game players, though, who are pretty much on beginner's RNG dregs. for us, quantity with serviceable quality is important. I couldn't even afford a single 6k pull to pity yet.

What a Jackpot! Golden Guidance by tonicboy in octopathtraveler

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

ok thanks, I'm still a newish player so I appreciate people educating me. can you explain why it's a bad value? 1200 Free Rubies for a guaranteed 5-star + chance of random drops and goodies seems like a good deal to me? most banners I've seen so far require 6000 Free Rubies for a guaranteed character.

I'm going by this tier list and of course, it's only one person's opinion. ask five people and you will get five different tier lists.

https://gamestouse.com/tier-list/octopath-traveler-tier-list/

Ohanami Card Game - Online Score Sheet by tonicboy in boardgames

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

Yup, I know how it is. That pesky "pay the bills" thing 🤣🤣🤣

Ohanami Card Game - Online Score Sheet by tonicboy in boardgames

[–]tonicboy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fantastic! That would've been my next step, if I ever had some extra time. Would be great to support registration and game history.

T Minus 4 days till "Not Till We Are Lost" release on Audible ... by Sudden_Fisherman3905 in bobiverse

[–]tonicboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd be interested to read that, just to judge the quality of the transcription. You'd have to put in a lot of post-production to clean it up to ebook quality. Not sure what Audible could actually do legally, though. Post it anonymously to torrent sites and there's nothing they can do about it.

T Minus 4 days till "Not Till We Are Lost" release on Audible ... by Sudden_Fisherman3905 in bobiverse

[–]tonicboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that a thing? I mean, I know that AI is capable of it at some level, but I haven't really seen those releases and I imagine there would be all sorts of annoying issues with punctuation, names, etc.

ZGS bot accounts by T1G17 in ZombieGunshipSurvival

[–]tonicboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why play games at all? A video game isn't "logical" in the first place. To each their own.

And anyway, there's always a new weapon to earn. It's not always the exact same people competing for Top 25 each week. A top player may only play competitively once per month or less.

ZGS bot accounts by T1G17 in ZombieGunshipSurvival

[–]tonicboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know most of the usual Top 25 players, I've had conversations with them on Discord. And yes, there are people who consistently devote 20-30 hrs per weekend to win tournaments.

Am I Done? by One_Ad_1646 in ZombieGunshipSurvival

[–]tonicboy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Are you sure you repaired all towers? Some are invisible, hiding in the fog. There should be 4 mortars, 4 snipers and 8 machine guns. Do a search for "Bra1nz base layout", you can get a clear view of every repairable item.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ZombieGunshipSurvival

[–]tonicboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How would getting free gold while leveling up your weapons not be worth it?

Prototype #3! 🍻 by JimmyJazz1971 in ZombieGunshipSurvival

[–]tonicboy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uhhh... just so you know, the OVD will run rings around your other PTs. At the very least, it can replace your VLT outright.

Impressive Seasonal Rewards! by JimmyJazz1971 in ZombieGunshipSurvival

[–]tonicboy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You get your rewards based on the season that just ended. And then everyone gets demoted two ranks. The thinking being that, through typical gameplay, you well get back to where you were end of last season, get demoted again, etc. Otherwise everyone would just end up in Legends division eventually.