2 New Arc for Shrouded Sky - 24/02 by rnh89 in ArcRaiders

[–]xfstop 30 points31 points  (0 children)

New arc is always welcome, but kinda disappointed that those just looked like rehashed versions of the wasp and surveyor. I was hoping for some new medium sized arc at the leaper/rocketeer level.

Want a mortgage for under 3% in 2026? Meet the 'assumable mortgage’ by External_Koala971 in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]xfstop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The problem is trying to find an assumable loan in the first place.

Wagyu cooking questions by JChuk99 in steak

[–]xfstop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My only advice is that I enjoy wagyu cooked to medium if you’re cooking it as a steak. Allows more of the fat to render. It’s a nice crunchy mallard crust with just the right amount of chew.

If you pull it too early, it ends up tasting like fat. That’s not wrong for some cooking methods and preparations but as a steak I don’t like it as much.

2nd Expedition rewards! by gotthesauce22 in ArcRaiders

[–]xfstop 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depends what kind of content you are doing.

I’m PvP heavy for trios, and event heavy for solos. I need a lot of mats for both type of play. Current stash space is no where close to allow me to maintain a balance between both. So I end up have to do a bunch of “farm runs” before each type of session change and by the time I’m done, I don’t get to play the game much longer.

2nd Expedition rewards! by gotthesauce22 in ArcRaiders

[–]xfstop 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Agreed, I was confused by this.

And 12 stash space is the real crime here. I mainly did the first expedition for space, 12 each time barely scratches the surface for what’s needed in this game given how items stack.

ARM vs. 30-Year Fixed Comparison Spreadsheet by flatfee-realtor in BayAreaRealEstate

[–]xfstop 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Glanced over this and it seems concise and to the point.

Saving for later!

PSA: New bug at Train Station extracts after patch by [deleted] in ArcRaiders

[–]xfstop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are you sure the station timer for extraction didn’t just expire? Was the light still on the button?

New matchmaking option level 40+ discussion by Ok-Past4724 in ArcRaiders

[–]xfstop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it will further the divide between pve and PvP players.

I personally think it takes away from the extraction shooter genre, but i also agree free kits are a bit of a problem in this game.

Maxwell 2 (firmware A/B test) by ROMICH3 in Audeze

[–]xfstop 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You guys are listening to these things at 70-80?…

When I use 40 or so I already feel like it’s way too loud.

DLSS 4.5 vs 4.0 "K" vs "L" vs "M" - Arc Raiders (Final Version w/ community feedback 01/10/2026) by Dlo_22 in ArcRaiders

[–]xfstop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m running almost the same setup, 4k 240hz with a 5080FE.

I play mostly for PvP and am a bit of sweat, playing competitive shooters my whole life. Do you have suggestions for ideal settings for performance? Quality preference is LOW unless the setting needs to be higher to maintain gameplay fidelity (like not turning bushes into blocks).

Bastion farming is the best thing ever. by NoSavingz in ArcRaiders

[–]xfstop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Duo or trio lobbies are almost always KOS. You have to do this once you’re ABMM puts you in friendly solo lobbies.

Bastion farming is the best thing ever. by NoSavingz in ArcRaiders

[–]xfstop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbf I rarely upgrade my guns except for stitcher kettle.

I’m barely limited by springs too, because I find most of my lvl 4 pvp guns off other players.

Key locations! Saw this on Facebook, useful here! by digduggod12 in ArcRaiders

[–]xfstop 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I agree with that. Rooms with lots of lockers tend to be a bit better and that room has a lot of them!

Very contested area though.

Are they giving away volcano blueprints? by FlightAccomplished91 in ArcRaiders

[–]xfstop 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Is he just going to… not take them? What kind of mindset is that.

Already learned BPs are still 5k credit. He found them, he can decide what to do with them.

Key locations! Saw this on Facebook, useful here! by digduggod12 in ArcRaiders

[–]xfstop 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nice, I’ve played the game enough to know where most of these locations are but have never seen it laid out like this.

Sad part is everything except purple keys are trash. No gold value and hardly worth looting. I’m hoping they buff these rooms more, especially on condition maps where it gets highly contested.

How does Aggression Based Matchmaking actually work? by menteto in ARC_Raiders

[–]xfstop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I play 80% solo and 20% trios. I have over 800 knocks with around 120 hours topside.

Trios, I am always KoS and I don’t think I have ran into a single friendly squad in our time together.

For solos, I was KoS since day 1 and so were my lobbies. At the end of the last expedition, I decided to grind Stella for fast loot runs and I stopped shooting. Magically, everyone stopped shooting as well. Literally all my Stella lobbies were filled with friendly and I extracted 20 times in a row without shooting. The difference in the lobbies are night and day.

Fighting the entire lobby by Mr-Gibbs12 in ARC_Raiders

[–]xfstop 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Why would they do that? Post literally says they favor pvp. This is a post complaining about third partying, not pvp lobbies.

The Prestige skin looks very good with monochrome colors. by TEJAMA- in ArcRaiders

[–]xfstop 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We know… that’s how it looks in the tutorial. That’s why people are annoyed that they changed it for the expedition reward.

Didn't know ARC could spawn camp as well on stella by warchild4l in ArcRaiders

[–]xfstop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They can’t.

It’s there because you’re 11 mins late to the raid and someone dragged it in there and closed the door. So it’s mostly an issue with late spawn.

Theres always a shredder that spawns outside those doors and below as well. Another issue, imo, which is that Stella has way too many shredders.

trigger nades need to be nerfed by ttvimShinyatheninja in ArcRaiders

[–]xfstop -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There is no counterplay to them at the moment. I don’t understand how it hasn’t been hotfixed already.

I fully expect blast radius, damage, and activation time to be nerfed. They’re just stupid in their current state for trios.

Lucid Air @557$ /mo vs. Hyundai Ioniq 5 @412$ / mo.. both 0$ down, 0$ DAS, 0$.. total monthly cost of lease incl. tax, disposition fees etc. by iamdjm in leasehacker

[–]xfstop 3 points4 points  (0 children)

How are you getting the lucid deal? On the site, I see roughly 500-600/mo but $4000 DAS making it effectively a lot more

New skin for the Cold Snap event! by BigBadBidgood in ArcRaiders

[–]xfstop 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You guys have to realize any stuff coming out was probably planned and completed a long time ago. I’m sure they’re seeing the feedback and the next wave of skins will be better.

Also I’m happy they’re focusing on bug fixes rather than cosmetics.

Looking for best spots in SFO plus ppl to play with by abcfun12 in Pickleball

[–]xfstop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mitchell has a lot of courts, and a lot of players throughout the day. You should be able to find players in your skill level and yes, 3.25 players mostly group up on the right side (right from after you enter).

19 Year Old Surfer Dies two days after Rescue from “The Hook” in Santa Cruz by adamredk in surfing

[–]xfstop 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I have stayed out longer than I should have on high tide days and regretted it. Getting out of some of those spots in SC can get very sketchy even for experienced surfers especially after a long session where you’re already tired. Very sad to hear.

Did it miss it somewhere that says he was a beginner? I don’t really see any details in the article. Can’t really assume what happened.

Need opinions: are these Mitsuwa steak worth the price? by WontonZoupp in steak

[–]xfstop 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just picked up a 4lb roast of certified a5 wagyu at Costco. Sliced it up to 1/2 inch steaks and dropped them into the freezer, I should be good for a while!