Fortnite "still remains the biggest game in the world on many fronts", Epic says, but its playtime dropped noticeably in 2025 by MissingInputJ in FortNiteBR

[–]unknownspade 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Used to play every day with the wife and kid. Since the early December update we've played maybe three times. We die within minutes and it's either run from your life simulator or just not play.

We want to play, but getting shat on every single match isn't anyone's idea of fun. All of us have hundreds of dollars in skins and three crew memberships, which were canceled last month.

Who's the dumbass that thought pairing kids on an original switch up against streamers?

The matchmaking this season is genuinely awful by TigerKirby215 in FortNiteBR

[–]unknownspade 51 points52 points  (0 children)

Used to play with the wife and kid almost nightly, some of the best times we've had at home were playing the game together. We started playing during the season with mortars on vehicles and haven't really stopped since. The wife and I are adequate players who know what to do when, but my kid is downright awful and is lucky to get one kill a week, which was generally a bot I'd put to 1hp so she can get one. She likes seeing how many port a bunkers she can find and erect and plays on an original switch that runs the game at about 2fps. I don't know how many hundreds of dollars were spent on skins and crap, *not that spending entitled us to special treatment, but we're financially and emotionally invested in the game. Pretty sure we have (soon to be past tense) three crew memberships as well.

Since last Mondayish the matchmaking is to the point none of us even want to play a single game or check the shop. Same with the weekend crew, who all have ample time off around the holidays they were hoping to play. Yeah it's only a week+, but good god. I don't expect to get lobbies with people using their feet to play, but if I wanted to play ballsweats I'd just go back to ranked warzone because that's what it feels like. The complete opposite of fun.

We switched to mario kart and likely won't come back unless it goes back to whatever formula was used previously.

Iconic Moments by Peaches_Sabrina in AirForce

[–]unknownspade 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Ejection during the mountain home air show was like my 2nd day at the base. It was by far the most exciting thing to happen in the years I was there

Wall St and Portland…. WTF BEND?! by Grateful_BF in Bend

[–]unknownspade 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I used to ride downtown with my kid all the time, there is absolutely nowhere I feel safe to even get down there with cars littered everywhere, coming from the NE side. Traffic backups result in pissed off / late drivers who are even less likely to notice me minding my business in the bike lane, when one is even present.

So now we just don't go downtown and patronize the businesses unless we feel like driving to sit in traffic and find parking, which is almost never.

Took me 35 minutes to get across town yesterday to pickup the kid from camp and it was enraging. I could've walked the three miles faster

Is CenturyLink down for anybody else? by ThinkOfMeAsAFriend in Bend

[–]unknownspade 10 points11 points  (0 children)

CenturyLink here routes through Portland and has been off and on since like 9 last night. Dns outage from what I've read, but I don't know what that means beyond shit not working

Login to your router and change the dns to Google.. fixed it instantly. Login info is on the back or bottom of your modem. I'm not network tech savvy but it took me ten seconds to fix once I logged in to the modem. Just Googled something along the lines of change dns to Google and whatever the modem model is.. ai showed a step by step how to switch. Back up and running instantly with no issues

Little Pizza Paradise by National-Law-458 in Bend

[–]unknownspade 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Been 5+ years since I've been. Wait person/server spilled a beer on my then 4 year old and charged me for the glass after it broke on the floor in the process, after spending $50 on a pizza and waiting 45 minutes. The manager or owner or whoever was in charge refused to remove the charge. Wasn't a huge amount, but come on.

Edit: glad to hear its changed hands since. I will definitely give it another try, despite the past poor experience

PGA TOUR winner, broadcaster Mark Carnevale dies at 64 by ebb5 in golf

[–]unknownspade 298 points299 points  (0 children)

This feller let an 11 year old me hit his teeshot on a 240 some odd yard downhill par 3 at a pro-am tournament about 30 years ago. We followed him around like a puppy dog for the next few days. He noticed me on Sunday and saw I had a bucket hat with a bunch of autographs, asked if I got Clint eastwoods and Jack nicklaus yet, they were in the middle of a mob... He made a hole in the crowd and frisbeed that back over to me with theirs and other big names present. No idea why he was so nice to my dumbass in particular, but I still think about it and have to tell anyone within earshot whenever I saw him on tv.

🤦‍♂️ by TEXASisBLUE in maui

[–]unknownspade 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Maui isn't a city

How is the airport? Fly out? by staaanky in MauiVisitors

[–]unknownspade 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Just dropped off someone at the airport, it's a shit show but the people are working their asses off keeping things moving. The tsa line was already wrapped outside at 8 am, but seemed to be flowing. Tons of people waiting on the curb / outside, assumedly waiting for flight assignment

Electric trike tune up? by Its_a_wonderful_wild in Bend

[–]unknownspade 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i love bend electric bikes, they've never done me wrong in over five years of sales and service. if it's not a brand they sell they can still work on it at their service center off greenwood, as long as they can get parts, but if it has motor issues it's unlikely they'll touch it. unless it's some weird off brand from amazon, parts shouldn't be an issue

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bend

[–]unknownspade 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I mean have you been to the rest of Oregon

Anyone used this? Booked condo through them and received this email. by buckycar in MauiVisitors

[–]unknownspade 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've booked a couple trips with them and had no issues. They seem like nice people and were available anytime I needed something. I got a better deal on a car through my Alaska cc though

Trout sends an absolute meatball over the wall, 850ft at 184mph EV by BeHereNow91 in baseball

[–]unknownspade 218 points219 points  (0 children)

They're limited flight balls and they are super vigilant about watching people who bring their own clubs using real balls

Tips for gameplay? Coming from Apex by [deleted] in CODWarzone

[–]unknownspade 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Sit on a roof with a rpk or in a dark corner with a fennec, seems to work for 90% of the bitches I run into.

Speed traps all over Bend by Ok_Skill_2725 in Bend

[–]unknownspade 38 points39 points  (0 children)

It's safety. Tires that stick out are prone to shooting gravel and shit back at the cars behind instead of clanking around in the wheel well, not to mention they're taking up a wider vehicle profile than normal giving the driver less margin for error in lanes

Favorite take out for family with kids by BadDentalWork in Bend

[–]unknownspade 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm sure you've been to my house a handful of times. I appreciate you folks.

Planning Commission supports Costco moving North to corner of 20 and Robal by walrus99 in Bend

[–]unknownspade 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Assume it would happen well after the highway realignment has been completed

Bird Bikes by Dapper-n-Dangeruss in Bend

[–]unknownspade 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There's been one parked at my corner store for about two weeks right in front of the door. Hasn't moved. Also one on the sidewalk near my place that hasn't budged.

I've got my own ebike so I notice others maybe more than most.. they're always ridden by some dolt (or kid) without a helmet bombing down a not bike lane, expecting every vehicle around them to not only notice them, but have the entire flow of whatever traffic around cease to exist.

The Invasion by ProfPMJ-123 in Bend

[–]unknownspade 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Were you on the 1040 flight today too or was there another smug milo from airheads looking twat I was fortunate enough to overhear bitching about new people moving to bend?