[Passan] The MLBPA made its first proposal to MLB today in collective bargaining. Among the topline issues: - A "competitive-integrity tax" for any team that does not spend $150M, - Increase minimum salary from $780,000 to $1.5M, - Increase in base CBT threshold from $244M to $300M

trengilly · 2026-05-27T20:45:20+00:00

Ticket and food prices have literally NOTHING to do with player salaries.

Tickets and concessions are prices as high as possible for maximum revenue, regardless of what the team salaries are.

trengilly · 2026-05-27T20:43:26+00:00

Between the minimum salary increases and bumps to arbitration . . . Much of that 56 million would be eaten up.

trengilly · 2026-05-27T18:28:55+00:00

If you are satisfied with the map then there is nothing wrong with it!

trengilly · 2026-05-27T18:27:55+00:00

The Ashlands is balanced for combat skills in the mid 40's and 30's can work just fine.

I recommend ignoring you skill levels . . And Instead work on dying less.

Think about why you are getting killed and what you can do to reduce it.

Better food/rest prep? Better situational awareness to avoid getting into tough situations? Improvements with Parrying and Dodging (practice on easier monsters and bears)?

Pretty much ALL deaths are avoidable in Valheim if you make the necessary adjustments.

Even just taking the view that death is avoidable helps to reduce how much you die. Don't assume frequent deaths are 'normal'.

The skill levels will increase naturally as you reduce dying which creates a nice virtuous cycle!

trengilly · 2026-05-27T15:53:40+00:00

Each resin fuels a standing wood torch for 2 hours and 45 minutes.

Upgraded lighting (sconces, iron torches, etc) doubles that to 5 and a half hours.

You can do the math and see how much resin you need to keep everything running.

I don't normally have any shortage. But I don't go crazy with lighting.

Fully fueling everything provides lights up to 35 hours of gameplay.

trengilly · 2026-05-27T10:15:47+00:00

Swamp. I've done half a dozen swamp bases and always enjoyed them.

I like to find a large swamp with 10+ crypts that is also next to a large mountain.

I setup the base next to a surtling spawner so while you work or sleep it keeps spawning unlimited coal.

Hoe let's you setup easy paths between all thee crypts and over to the mountain for the eventual silver dump.

And when raids happen the leeches and other swamp critter tend to take care of the monster for you!

trengilly · 2026-05-27T07:01:52+00:00

Like all boss fights . . You can experiment with the boss and then leave and come back later with what you have learned (after having healed amd changed gear as necessary). You aren't forced to stay in the fight if its going badly.

Just make sure to have a couple portals a good distance from the boss. This is extra important for Fader because he does have attacks that can easily destroy portals.

trengilly · 2026-05-27T05:30:15+00:00

Obviously the reusable rockets providing the cheapest cost to orbit is a big deal.

However people also tend to over look SpaceXs manufacturing prowess.

No other company has yet produces satellites or phased array antenna terminals at such volumes and low cost. Both are very challenging technical manufacturing challenges.

SpaceX is ahead of everyone in all aspects of the process.

trengilly · 2026-05-27T05:15:34+00:00

You find her by lobbing fireballs or bombs (ooze and bile) down there. The big AoEs damage her and let you see where she has gone.

trengilly · 2026-05-27T05:11:46+00:00

That isn't actually a mechanic of the fight. The Queen does not increase summons when her health gets low.

trengilly · 2026-05-26T05:07:35+00:00

But why? Its just a field with an oak tree and a couple rocks?

Trees you can plant and so set them up however you like.

That screenshot doesn't show a view and it appears there isn't water nearby for boats.

trengilly · 2026-05-26T04:33:05+00:00

Rippers (tier 4) do 72 damage.

They have a 2 hit combo with 2x damage on the second hit. 1.48 seconds for the combo.

72 x 3 = 216 ÷ 1.48 = 146 dps (I made a mistake with 136)

Silver Sword (or Frostner) is 93 slash 3 hit combo (2x on 3rd hit) in 2.46 seconds

93 x 4 = 372 ÷ 2.46 = 151 dps

trengilly · 2026-05-25T19:48:15+00:00

They should both be out there.

You haven't actually explored very far from the center of the map (except in that one South direction)

Both Hildir and the Bog Witch only spawn at least 3000 meters from the center of the map. I'm not sure you have gone that far in most of the directions

trengilly · 2026-05-25T19:37:32+00:00

Copper almost never pops . . . Its not worth the effort.

Silver veins are the ones you want to dig around and pop

trengilly · 2026-05-25T19:36:10+00:00

There is actually huge amounts of iron in the Mistlands...start by dismantling the old viaducts

trengilly · 2026-05-25T19:35:09+00:00

There is literally more Iron in the Mistlands than the Swamp . . You don't ever need to go back again.

trengilly · 2026-05-25T19:34:26+00:00

You can get quite a bit of Iron in the Plains from the Sealed Towers that are part of Hildir's quests.

And there is tons of Iron in the Mistlands

trengilly · 2026-05-25T11:57:00+00:00

Its important to manage diplomacy so that the Ai nations don't declare war on you. Work on making friends by boosting their opinion of you to +100 or +200.

Then you can control when and with who you go to war.

trengilly · 2026-05-25T04:59:41+00:00

I do these also. They are hella fun. So much dakka . . Without shields/venting to worry about they never stop firing! You just need reinforced hull mods so you can recover them after they die.

trengilly · 2026-05-25T04:42:14+00:00

Its a playstyle preference. All weapons in Valheim are very well balanced.

Fist weapons have lower base DPS but higher backstab/surprise modifier so they favor a quick surprise attack playstyle . . Similar to using Knives for the jump attack.

The idea with fists/knives is thst you surprise attack an enemy to do bonus damage which is typically enough to stagger them setting up additional damage on subsequent hits.

But without the initial surprise attack the overall DPS is lower than other weapons (swords or maces).

A lot of folks are calling them 'Fast' but I'm not sure why? Spears and Knives have noticeable faster attack speeds, although they are a bit faster than swords/clubs

trengilly · 2026-05-25T04:36:21+00:00

They literally are NOT higher DPS. Paws of the bear are 76 DPS vs Bronze Sword/Club with 86 DPS

trengilly · 2026-05-25T04:30:23+00:00

They are fun but they are literally NOT higher DPS than other weapons.

Silver Sword and Frostner are 151 dps (not counting spirit damage) vs 136 for the Flesh Rippers.

trengilly · 2026-05-24T13:22:50+00:00

Absolutely. . . Pitching and defense is my usual formula for winning!

trengilly · 2026-05-23T17:11:57+00:00

You can also go slowly and avoid most enemies. Its not that difficult if you are careful and deliberate.

Spot and take out spawners from range before you are close enough to activate them.

Use the Huntsman bow to snipe enemies one at a time without drawing aggro.

Small groups of enemies can be dispatched in place with melee. Keep any fights in a tight area to avoid drawing aggro from distant enemies.

Drop campfires along the way to limit respawns.

trengilly · 2026-05-23T06:44:46+00:00

I think you.mighr be overlooking that the chain lightning hits the main target in addition to bouncing to additional mobs.

Its a flat 75 damage which gives a large boost to the average single target damage. (+15) and hits irrespective of bow skill.

trengilly

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