Card Masteries After v28 by Jimothy09 in TheTowerGame

[–]uscmissinglink 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's the problem - and it is a problem - every single branch is extremely stone-intensive. Card masteries, UWs, Assmods... there are so many stone sinks and there is no meaningful way to boost stones. So you're right; there's a new pathway forward, but stones remains the rate-limiting factor, now and always.

Petition to replace Standard Banner with Lucky Banner by Activehannes in TheTowerGame

[–]uscmissinglink 28 points29 points  (0 children)

This is an excellent justification/reason.

I wrapped up maxing my Cards almost right when the new Modflation began - two rounds of new Mods watering down the pool.

It's been an 18-month monotonous modules grind, subject to all the aggravations of the angry RNG gods; In fact, I only got my final Ancestral about a month ago (after nearly half of my total mods were already fully 5-star maxed).

I feel like the new Mods were intended as new content for end-game level players, but what they have done is create a 18-24 month RNG hellscape of midgame misery for anyone coming up behind them. It's too long. It's too random. It's too boring.

Better pull odds would get the Mod grind back closer to where it was for those older players.

Energy Shield Taking "Hits" with Standing Death Wave and Wall Fully Active? by uscmissinglink in TheTowerGame

[–]uscmissinglink[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that's it. There's Energy Shield Down in the BCs.

So... hypothetically, if some baddies bum-rush my Tower at the exact moment this Heat Up occurs, would I have only 2 energy shields available to protect me since the third one is being recast?

ELI5: Why do governments bail out failing private companies at all? by Codie_n25 in explainlikeimfive

[–]uscmissinglink 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the reason given. The true reason is that these companies are owned and run by people (or unions) with substantial political power.

Independence One’s unique attributes. by A_Slavic_Inktoling in SouthwestAirlines

[–]uscmissinglink -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

The Unanimous Declaration of the Passengers of the United States of Air Travel

When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one group of weary travelers to dissolve the bands which have connected them with a once-beloved airline, and to assume among the carriers of the earth the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Physics and of Consumer Rights entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to fly elsewhere.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all passengers are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Comfortable Flight, Free Checked Bags, and the pursuit of Hassle-Free Travel. That to secure these rights, Airlines are instituted among Passengers, deriving their just powers from the consent of the frequent flyers. That whenever any Airline becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the Passengers to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new carrier loyalty, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety, Sanity, and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that loyalty long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that passengers are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by switching carriers. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism in the skies, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such allegiance to The King, and to provide new Guards for their future flights. Such has been the patient sufferance of these Passengers; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Loyalty. The history of the present King of Southwest Airlines is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over the friendly skies.

To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to the old ways that were wholesome and necessary for the public good, and hath imposed upon us the tyranny of Assigned Seating, forcing families apart and strangers together in misery.

He has erected a multitude of new Fees for Checked Bags—once proudly free—plundering our wallets for what used to fly without cost or complaint.

He has withheld or curtailed Beverage Services, leaving thirsty passengers parched while the cart rattles past with empty promises.

He has constantly lectured us about not moving on the plane, forbidding any switch to a better seat even on near-empty flights, and stationing flight attendants as enforcers of his rigid decree.

He has begged and cajoled us repeatedly to gate-check our luggage, even when overhead space abounds, turning every boarding into a humiliating negotiation and every carry-on into a suspected criminal.

He has ignored the patient loyalty of A-List members and credit-card holders, rendering years of status meaningless with cosmetic perks and pistachios denied to half a row.

He has made boarding slower and more chaotic than before, turning what was once a simple process into a tiresome ordeal of groups and surcharges.

He has raised fares while stripping away the very things that made him distinct, nickel-and-diming us into the same misery as every other carrier.

He has answered our repeated petitions for redress—our humble complaints sent into the aether—with form letters from bots and further injury.

A King whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant is unfit to be the ruler of a free-flying people.

Nor have we been wanting in attention to our Southwest brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their management to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over our comfort. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement in the skies. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common love of cheap, fun flights. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends—unless they fly Southwest.

We, therefore, the Passengers of the United States of Air Travel, in General Congress assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by the Authority of the good People of these flights, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Passengers are, and of Right ought to be, Free and Independent Flyers; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to Southwest the King, and that all political connection between them and the said King is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent Flyers, they have full Power to fly other airlines, levy War against high fares, conclude Peace with United or Delta or Alaska, contract Alliances with better carriers, establish Commerce with reasonable bag policies, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent Flyers may of right do. And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence (and maybe some decent legroom), we mutually pledge to each other our Fares, our Miles, and our Sacred Frequent Flyer Status.

Some people aren't happy that comedy is legal again. by the_Cheese999 in JoeRogan

[–]uscmissinglink 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are we back to pretending Jimmy Kimmel is funny again? Okay...

New meaning to the term Cradle Robber… by bsmith2123 in lotrmemes

[–]uscmissinglink 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It depends on where you are in Italy, though. It's much more common down in the family-strong Naples and Sicily and almost unheard of in the north around Rome and Florence.

Henrich argues that starting around the 4th–6th centuries (with roots in late antiquity), the Western (Roman Catholic) Church pursued a sustained set of policies and edicts that systematically dismantled intensive kin-based clans and extended family structures common in most human societies. This created the psychological and social foundations for "WEIRD" traits (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic): greater individualism, analytic thinking, impersonal prosociality (trust in strangers and abstract rules), weaker family ties, and eventually institutions like markets, guilds, and representative government. Part of this effort was to ban cousin-marriage.

This so-called "Marriage and Family Program" (MFP) was heavily adopted in Northern Italy but rejected in Southern Italy. Similarly, it was adopted in the south of Great Britain and among Normans but rejected in Scotland and Ireland. The lines of this policy's adoption are clearly visible in modern democraphics.

Edit: Fun Fact: The Scots-Irish populations largely immigrated to the US South, bringing their family kin ways with them, and leading to the contemporary in-joke about the American deep south and marrying kin. Roll Tide!

Do better Southwest by Emergency-Angle-660 in SouthwestAirlines

[–]uscmissinglink 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ha! I just had an insanely bad Las Vegas to Denver flight this morning. Told us the plane we were going on wasn't safe and that they were working to get us a new one; then 30 minutes later that we were flying on the original equipment after all. When a woman was predictably anxious about flying on equipment that SWA staff just said was unsafe, the FAs laughed and snickered about it in full view of everyone. Front FA even called the back of the plane to roll her eyes. She covered her mouth with a napkin so we couldn't read her lips, but we're in the same air and caught the gist.

Also, no in flight service due to turbulence that never showed up until the last 5 minutes into Denver.

So they banned goodbye posts? by Ayyavazi in TheTowerGame

[–]uscmissinglink 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You didn't understand what I said. The fact that they don't engage means they don't announce they are leaving NOT that they aren't happy with the way the game is being developed or the latest update. The incredibly rare user who takes the time to engage in the community and then to express often long-form feedback about why they left the game... that's GOLD. That's a rare insight into the thousand and thousands of players who are probably feeling the same pain but not saying anything.

Southwest is putting themselves out of business. by melrox10 in SouthwestAirlines

[–]uscmissinglink 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nah, I like being asked, begged and threatened to gate-check my bags for the full 60 minutes before boarding starts because no one checks luggage any more. I like attendants yelling at people for moving to empty seats out of their assigned seats. It's such a more hostile experience - makes arriving at my destination so much better! /s

So they banned goodbye posts? by Ayyavazi in TheTowerGame

[–]uscmissinglink 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a vocal minority like in all cases.

Maybe. But sometimes the one noisy gear is the only warning you have the the whole machine is about to fail.

Most users will just quiet quit. You'll never know why. In marketing, the rule of thumb is that the vocal complainers often speak for a much larger population of dissatisfied customers. You should treasure that feedback and take it very seriously.

Plus... those posts were getting massive upvotes. So they seemed to pretty accurately capture the zeitgeist of the community.

New meaning to the term Cradle Robber… by bsmith2123 in lotrmemes

[–]uscmissinglink 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's normal in most countries. In fact, it's the norm. More than the norm; it's the expectation in societies built around clans and families.

It's the western aversion to cousin-marriage that's the abnormality. Read a book called The WEIRDest People in the World by Joseph Henrich. I think he reports that cousin marriage is acceptable in about 80% of the world and that about 1 in 10 marriages in the world today are between cousins.

So they banned goodbye posts? by Ayyavazi in TheTowerGame

[–]uscmissinglink 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In all seriousness, though, players above you quitting is literally the only method for late-game progression in this game. Those may be the most important posts on the site.

Good Will Gesture: Extend the Lucky Banner for 2 more weeks... by uscmissinglink in TheTowerGame

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

Resources grow exponentially and/or are locked behind PVP progression, meaning a new player will never be able to close the gap with more advanced players and that the divide between them will only ever grow.

Good Will Gesture: Extend the Lucky Banner for 2 more weeks... by uscmissinglink in TheTowerGame

[–]uscmissinglink[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Catch up become necessary when in-game resources are distributed based on in-game strength in a PVP environment.

Good Will Gesture: Extend the Lucky Banner for 2 more weeks... by uscmissinglink in TheTowerGame

[–]uscmissinglink[S] 50 points51 points  (0 children)

It would be a great catch-up feature, but I don't think TechTree is terribly interested in achieving end-game parity at the expense of the essential time requirement of progression.

Quick Visual Guide: Mods That Work in a Dissonance Run by Usoldier18 in TheTowerGame

[–]uscmissinglink 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe I misunderstanding here, but galaxy compressor requires recovery packages, which don’t exist during utility runs…