I learned how to drive in Germany. There you go thru intensive and expensive driving lessons to make you a safe driver. I wish that would apply here. I also wish we had safety inspections and law enforcement that regulates what roams our streets. People here drive rust buckets around like crazy with the wire showing in their tires. People here also love to ride your bumper in the slow lane. I literally have to move into the middle lane, hit the brakes to force to make sure the car passes me so I can continue driving worry free in the slow lane. Also. People will pass you just to get in front of you and then they have to brake. Also. SC residents love driving at night with no lights on. They LOOOOVE driving over red to try and beat the light even if the other side already started driving. They love pull out in front of you and then not pass so now your stuck behind them. Or riding the passing lane as fast as the other lanes. It's called a passing lane for a reason. Just to name a few pet peeve. Driving a car in SC should be a earned privilege. Not a right. If you can't afford to maintain a car and drive accordingly you should not own a car. The government should monitor you and if you break the rules you go to jail. Break the rules 3 times and they punish you like I'm India. Cut off your gas pedal foot.

The bellowing ring of the galleon's bell cuts clear through the clouds before its prow does, the baby blue sky joined with the rich umber of a hull following a long series of Clang... Clang... Clang. A careful eye might notice the gashed rips of claws in the half-drawn sails, but not many eyes are careful. Excitement has been the watchword of the day, the restlessness of the Guildhall practically bubbling over in confirmed anticipation of the vessel's arrival. Regardless of what might be below decks and upon newly minted charts there is one price coveted above all earned by the returning crew: Stories. More vital to your guild than any cargo is what that ship brings everywhere it goes. The bellowing ring of the galleon's bell cuts clear through the clouds before its prow does, the baby blue sky joined with the rich umber of a hull following a long series of Clang... Clang... Clang. A careful eye might notice the gashed rips of claws in the half-drawn sails, but not many eyes are careful. Excitement has been the watchword of the day, the restlessness of the Guildhall practically bubbling over in confirmed anticipation of the vessel's arrival. Regardless of what might be below decks and upon newly minted charts there is one price coveted above all earned by the returning crew: Stories. More vital to your guild than any cargo is what that ship brings everywhere it goes. Wonder*.*
Hi! I'm Ellory (They/she), DM of 8 years, and I'd like to be yours! DnD 5e was my very first exposure to TTRPGs and since then I've enjoyed a great many systems, but always will 5E have a very special place in my heart. I believe that the PCs are the main characters of the story that we all tell together, guided by my own work of set dressing and plot writing. I asked my players if they had anything to say for my DMing abilities, so I'll let them speak for me!

Reviews!

• "I've always believed that the single most important rule of any tabletop game is to have fun, and Ellory has mastered this rule. She's a top class Dungeon Master who has provided me with some of the greatest tabletop memories I've ever had. They've crafted some of the most heart pounding action, soul jerking sorrow, and joyous celebration I've felt at the table." -Tyler
• "Ellory is, by far, the best DM I have ever had. I have been playing at their table for 4+ years in a wide variety of systems and settings - a 1.5 year long campaign in a home-brewed world in DnD 5e, a 2-year-long campaign of Vampire: the Masquerade, and a variety of one-shots and short campaigns in other systems. I will likely continue to play at their table for the next decade or longer. I have played with a number of different storytellers and dungeon masters, and none of them have ever demonstrated the same level of care for the enjoyment of their players, nor for their world. Their voice-acting is varied, their passion for the story is noticeable, and their flexibility to account for players' desires is impressive." -Kaitlyn
• "Ellory's style of DM'ing immerses you in worlds that are vibrant, detailed, and dynamic. Every NPC in their games feels individually unique, with their own motives and plans, making interactions deeply engaging and often leading to unexpected twists and turns. Ellory manages to strike a perfect balance between long over-arching storylines and player agency. The plots are compelling and well-structured, providing a sense of purpose. However, they never impose these narratives at the expense of player freedom. Choices matter, and player actions have a genuine impact on the world and its inhabitants. Each player's decisions is woven seamlessly into the broader narrative, making every game feel like a collaborative storytelling effort. Most importantly, after being a part of Ellory's games for years, I still look forward to every session and always leave having had a great time. If you're looking for a great DM whose sessions you eagerly anticipate each week, look no further." -Tanner

Game Details!

As is my wont, I've gone and made another fully fleshed out setting for a brand new group of players to experience. You will play as the explorers at the horizon, agents of The Cartographer's Guild. Maps are very important when you have to worry about another island, however distant, on a collision course with your house. And while map making is less than dramatic, the real main event is the exploration of never-before-seen chunks of land that haven't seen a soul in generations. Forgotten tombs and harrowing dungeons, isolated villages and monster nests await our intrepid voyagers, getting rich off of history before it kills them.
There's a fair bit of lore that would make this ad far and away overstuffed. If you're interested to learn the lore of creation, see a glimpse of history, and examine the 5 detailed cultures of the world, feel free to peruse this drive folder! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/117zEVINT4h8qY4dkA3O5EU9J2VDrXPNY?usp=sharing
Generally speaking, our format of play will involved downtime at the Guildhall with our characters unwinding from the last expedition and preparing for the next. From there, exploration will ensue with brief but enriching and immersing random encounters until a plot encounter is discovered. Following its resolution our heroes will return to base and so the cycle repeats, with some glaring exceptions when player decision calls for it.
I have a handful of ideas for an overarching narrative, but our final choice will be made collaboratively and in accordance with player interest and backstory considerations.
I accept any and all classes from officially published material, though your selection of lineage/race will be more limited to fit the lore of the setting. Your options will include:

• Humans, the Tribe Undivided
• Dwarves, the Tribe of Earth
• Drau-shi, the Tribe of Water
• Rani, the Tribe of Fire
• Elves, the Tribe of Air

Even the familiar names of the above list do have occasionally significant alterations from the PHB to reflect their unique standing in the Shattered Skies.

Logistics & Requirements!

This game will require payment to the Game Master at a rate of $20 per session excepting absences and session zero delivered through Venmo, Cash App, or Zelle.
Roll20 will be used for the purposes of tactical combat encounter maps, dice rolling, and character sheet management. Discord will be used for voice and video communications. I will be using my camera for our sessions so I can talk with my hands and face alongside my voice, and I would encourage you to do the same! I have a server made and prepared for this game.
My timezone is CST, and I'm entirely available on Saturday to make a session time work around whatever our schedules allow for. I'm partial to evening start times myself. I'm hoping our (free) session zero can happen on the 25th and we can begin play properly on the 1st of June.
If you're paying for sessions of DnD it's a fair assumption you're over the age of 18, and I would prefer you're at least that old. Exceptions can be made, but my games tend to be adult and include elements of occasionally disturbing horror.
I expect y'all to have fun, and if that involves drug or alcohol use for you I'd ask the dial to be set to somewhere around 3 out of 10. I've been known to have a glass of wine during sessions but never anything more.
Safety tools will be utilized to maintain a safe environment where everyone is having comfortable fun. Lines and veils will be established, and mine is an open table. If you knowingly violate a line it is grounds for ejection without refund. There is a certain amount of emotional trust we give our players and our DMs when we play this game, and it will not be betrayed.
Furthermore, this is an explicitly LGBT friendly space. I'm queer in multiple ways and queer identities will be portrayed in the NPCs of the world. If either of those things are deal breakers for you, please look elsewhere for a game.

In Closing!

If this game has piqued your interest, shoot me a message on Reddit or find me on discord at "teslazoa"!

Does anyone else get annoyed with some of the rounded edges on terminid structures making it difficult or impossible to jump-pak up onto them? I've been soloing a little recently (bad idea i know) because I want longer matches and jumping in with random people just leads to a LOT of aggro...[I also don't exactly understand how medals work on matches you join] Before I realized how EPIC the jump pack was I wouldn't have even considered it because I was that annoyed with the constant slow effect from bugs hitting you... Now with the jump pack I get at least a breather to call in a strategem, stim myself, etc... But the fact that I'm around the nest of eggs and I can't get up on almost any elevated surface is really annoying the crap out of me.
The devs really seem to think you should be sniping bugs from across the map because trying to get up close and personal with them seems like its totally freaking impossible... This game is super fun but the bugs are really annoying and I can't wait for this current main order to be over!
Semi-related question - does the jump pack refuse to activate mid-air? Its been my experience anyways...

I'm here for a week. He seemed sweet enough at the M&G. He's in his twilight years, wears diapers and has puppy pads, but I've managed this before. Owners said he has some separation anxiety when they leave but overall is pretty chill. I was not given any warnings about his behavior.
It's been four days and GOD I am just about ready to jump out the window of the 24th floor where I'm staying.
The first part of my rant is not really his fault. He is constantly barking at the door to go out. I was told they take him out 3-5x a day, he needs to go out more often now which they can't do so they're training him to use puppy pads/diapers. I take him about 5-7x a day but I can't/won't do more. He's always finding ways to pull his diapers off and while he understands where the puppy pads are and is good about going to that area, he always scratches them out of the way to pee on the floor so this doesn't really help the cleanup.
I'll give him a bit of a pass for the peeing issue, but on top of that he's just so badly trained. I cannot go into the kitchen without him following and jumping up and barking and whining for entire minutes until after I've left the room. Clearly he's learned to expect something every time someone opens fridge. I also can't eat my meal in peace without him jumping up and trying to sniff my food and more of the NONSTOP FUCKING WHINING.
At night he just paces around and whines and whine and whines. He's obviously looking for his owners,I get it and I've dealt with other dogs with separation anxiety, but this is one the worst case I've seen and there's been no improvement in four days. I try to play and distract him and that works but I'm not going to spend hours every single night distracting him with games. This is not a constant care situation. Thank God he's actually pretty good being left alone because at this point I'm finding excuses to leave the apartment to avoid the whining (but ofc I'm still spending the majority of my time there).
I've asked the owners about this behavior and how long he usually takes to settle down once they leave. They say he's actually always like this, and if even one of them has left while the other is home, he acts exactly like I've described. Often even when they're both home. "He's just a big whiny baby 😂" they say like it's cute.
How the fuck have these people lived with this for FOURTEEN years???? I couldn't. It's unbearable.
They have two cats I'm taking care of as well, the cats are chill and lovely and making me reconsider my strong preference for dogs over cats lol. The situation has also given me a renewed appreciation for people who make the effort to train their damn dog.
Anyway just needed to vent, and would also appreciate any tips or advice for dealing with this dog. I've got five days to go and have found this sub very helpful for learning how to manage difficult pups. Thank you for reading!

Hey All, I have been testing many CEDH decks to bring into tournament play with an 80 min timer for consideration. I've narrowed it down to 4 decks with their pro's and con's. I would love to hear thoughts from vets and new cedh players alike on my thought process. The moxfields don't have primers made yet since a lot of the lines take inspiration from already made lists. I'll make rounds of this post in a couple reddit/discord groups.
Tasigur Broodlord; https://www.moxfield.com/decks/mnfcR1cMaUy5HvKgW_Jx7g
Pros
-Extremely Fast Combos, Potential to win turn 2-3 consistently
-Plays through stacks pretty well being more creature heavy with different lines available
-Commander can grind and manipulate through a table pretty consistently
-Easy fixing off 3 color manabase, no difficulty casting spells
-Large interaction
-Slightly off meta, mindslaver effects are ineffective unless opponent has piloted before
Cons
-Susceptible to graveyard hate
-Thoracle line available to praetor's grasp players
-Broodhoard line is interactable and non deterministic
-Slower and less card advantage than meta decks without Nezahal/Rhystic
Derevi Flicker Tempo; https://www.moxfield.com/decks/dE09DZy4uUekq_H-SRXFwA
Pros
-Cheats Commander Tax/Casts, ability to turn off an attack or turn on a land for politics can be relevant
-Stax Interaction can beat out breach and consultation decks pretty strong, plays through its own stax well
-Attack plan is strong against ad nauseum players, toolbox creatures lets creativity into deck plan
-Evades removal using blinks and taxes, allowing it to snowball easily
Cons
-Meta/Well-Known, lines can be predictable
-Susceptible to Wipes/Removal from Value Commanders like Niv-Mizzet
-Flying creatures don't play well into kraum decks
-Possible to turn off interaction from other decks at table but doesn't pack a lot of interaction on its own, will likely lose counterspell battles
-Decks win condition is non-deterministic and slow, will just lose to a table with 2 or more turbo decks like Rogsi/BlueFarm
Hermit Pod; https://www.moxfield.com/decks/tb_hmrXsREODeXOK6q4cRA
Pros
-Premier Toolbox/Stax Deck with strong interactivity despite being non-blue, a card exists for every situation
-Card advantage always available with Tymna
-Stax pieces are extremely strong against Breach Lines
-Strong Recursion available, card removal rarely effects the decks ability to win
Cons
-Extremely Linear Gameplan, Graveyard hate and removal of Kiki makes winning difficult
-Double Pip spells in 4 color deck can make for awkward color fixing situations even with perfect mana base
-Deck's win lines are slow and involve multiple interactible pieces fitting together, making winning in an 80 min setting possibly difficult
-Is meant to be the anti-blue deck at the table, off meta decks are sure to beat it
Maelstrom Wanderer; https://www.moxfield.com/decks/3KFo3A_72EKA7J-1wgKMrQ
Pros
-Extremely Fast, can win out of nowhere and take advantage of opponents board states easily
-Offmeta, unlikely that players will interact with anything that isn't so obviously problematic
-Beatdown plan is super relevant despite not having the Slicer clock.
-Creative ways to avoid breach loss, large creatures scare off Tymna/Kraum/Najeela
-"Biorhythm" Win available with ease in CEDH due to big evasive creatures being able to get through 9 life.
Cons
-Interaction is typically saved for game losing situations
-Draw power is pretty minimal, Rhystic, Fish-Stick, Library
-Cascade RNG can cause a fizzle and wasted resources
-Loses steam and gameplan to meta stax pieces (Drannith, Rule of Law Effects, Interrupter) without decent removal options.
-Dead cards in hand once the linear gameplan is executed

In my research on the 1960 election there is not a lot of material on a particular man; "the last brahmin": Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. He was a senator from Massachusetts defeated by JFK because of an inferior campaign and because he spent a lot of his tenure more focused on getting Ike to run. He was ambassador to the U.N. and was a moderate crusader of containment. Then Nixon picked him as his running mate in 1960 to joy of quite a few people, particularly because he was a very experienced and admired official and he was from Massachusetts so it was kinda a dig at JFK or a "two can play at that game" situation like Bentsen in 88. Why is he so little acknowledged and left out of the often mythologized 1960 campaign narrative? Did he like Nixon? Was he an effective or lackluster running mate?

The bellowing ring of the galleon's bell cuts clear through the clouds before its prow does, the baby blue sky joined with the rich umber of a hull following a long series of Clang... Clang... Clang. A careful eye might notice the gashed rips of claws in the half-drawn sails, but not many eyes are careful. Excitement has been the watchword of the day, the restlessness of the Guildhall practically bubbling over in confirmed anticipation of the vessel's arrival. Regardless of what might be below decks and upon newly minted charts there is one price coveted above all earned by the returning crew: Stories. More vital to your guild than any cargo is what that ship brings everywhere it goes. The bellowing ring of the galleon's bell cuts clear through the clouds before its prow does, the baby blue sky joined with the rich umber of a hull following a long series of Clang... Clang... Clang. A careful eye might notice the gashed rips of claws in the half-drawn sails, but not many eyes are careful. Excitement has been the watchword of the day, the restlessness of the Guildhall practically bubbling over in confirmed anticipation of the vessel's arrival. Regardless of what might be below decks and upon newly minted charts there is one price coveted above all earned by the returning crew: Stories. More vital to your guild than any cargo is what that ship brings everywhere it goes. Wonder*.*
Hi! I'm Ellory (They/she), DM of 8 years, and I'd like to be yours! DnD 5e was my very first exposure to TTRPGs and since then I've enjoyed a great many systems, but always will 5E have a very special place in my heart. I believe that the PCs are the main characters of the story that we all tell together, guided by my own work of set dressing and plot writing. I asked my players if they had anything to say for my DMing abilities, so I'll let them speak for me!

Reviews!

• "I've always believed that the single most important rule of any tabletop game is to have fun, and Ellory has mastered this rule. She's a top class Dungeon Master who has provided me with some of the greatest tabletop memories I've ever had. They've crafted some of the most heart pounding action, soul jerking sorrow, and joyous celebration I've felt at the table." -Tyler
• "Ellory is, by far, the best DM I have ever had. I have been playing at their table for 4+ years in a wide variety of systems and settings - a 1.5 year long campaign in a home-brewed world in DnD 5e, a 2-year-long campaign of Vampire: the Masquerade, and a variety of one-shots and short campaigns in other systems. I will likely continue to play at their table for the next decade or longer. I have played with a number of different storytellers and dungeon masters, and none of them have ever demonstrated the same level of care for the enjoyment of their players, nor for their world. Their voice-acting is varied, their passion for the story is noticeable, and their flexibility to account for players' desires is impressive." -Kaitlyn
• "Ellory's style of DM'ing immerses you in worlds that are vibrant, detailed, and dynamic. Every NPC in their games feels individually unique, with their own motives and plans, making interactions deeply engaging and often leading to unexpected twists and turns. Ellory manages to strike a perfect balance between long over-arching storylines and player agency. The plots are compelling and well-structured, providing a sense of purpose. However, they never impose these narratives at the expense of player freedom. Choices matter, and player actions have a genuine impact on the world and its inhabitants. Each player's decisions is woven seamlessly into the broader narrative, making every game feel like a collaborative storytelling effort. Most importantly, after being a part of Ellory's games for years, I still look forward to every session and always leave having had a great time. If you're looking for a great DM whose sessions you eagerly anticipate each week, look no further." -Tanner

Game Details!

As is my wont, I've gone and made another fully fleshed out setting for a brand new group of players to experience. You will play as the explorers at the horizon, agents of The Cartographer's Guild. Maps are very important when you have to worry about another island, however distant, on a collision course with your house. And while map making is less than dramatic, the real main event is the exploration of never-before-seen chunks of land that haven't seen a soul in generations. Forgotten tombs and harrowing dungeons, isolated villages and monster nests await our intrepid voyagers, getting rich off of history before it kills them.
There's a fair bit of lore that would make this ad far and away overstuffed. If you're interested to learn the lore of creation, see a glimpse of history, and examine the 5 detailed cultures of the world, feel free to peruse this drive folder! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/117zEVINT4h8qY4dkA3O5EU9J2VDrXPNY?usp=sharing
Generally speaking, our format of play will involved downtime at the Guildhall with our characters unwinding from the last expedition and preparing for the next. From there, exploration will ensue with brief but enriching and immersing random encounters until a plot encounter is discovered. Following its resolution our heroes will return to base and so the cycle repeats, with some glaring exceptions when player decision calls for it.
I have a handful of ideas for an overarching narrative, but our final choice will be made collaboratively and in accordance with player interest and backstory considerations.
I accept any and all classes from officially published material, though your selection of lineage/race will be more limited to fit the lore of the setting. Your options will include:

• Humans, the Tribe Undivided
• Dwarves, the Tribe of Earth
• Drau-shi, the Tribe of Water
• Rani, the Tribe of Fire
• Elves, the Tribe of Air

Even the familiar names of the above list do have occasionally significant alterations from the PHB to reflect their unique standing in the Shattered Skies.

Logistics & Requirements!

This game will require payment to the Game Master at a rate of $20 per session excepting absences and session zero delivered through Venmo, Cash App, or Zelle.
Roll20 will be used for the purposes of tactical combat encounter maps, dice rolling, and character sheet management. Discord will be used for voice and video communications. I will be using my camera for our sessions so I can talk with my hands and face alongside my voice, and I would encourage you to do the same! I have a server made and prepared for this game.
My timezone is CST, and I'm entirely available on Saturday to make a session time work around whatever our schedules allow for. I'm partial to evening start times myself. I'm hoping our (free) session zero can happen on the 25th and we can begin play properly on the 1st of June.
If you're paying for sessions of DnD it's a fair assumption you're over the age of 18, and I would prefer you're at least that old. Exceptions can be made, but my games tend to be adult and include elements of occasionally disturbing horror.
I expect y'all to have fun, and if that involves drug or alcohol use for you I'd ask the dial to be set to somewhere around 3 out of 10. I've been known to have a glass of wine during sessions but never anything more.
Safety tools will be utilized to maintain a safe environment where everyone is having comfortable fun. Lines and veils will be established, and mine is an open table. If you knowingly violate a line it is grounds for ejection without refund. There is a certain amount of emotional trust we give our players and our DMs when we play this game, and it will not be betrayed.
Furthermore, this is an explicitly LGBT friendly space. I'm queer in multiple ways and queer identities will be portrayed in the NPCs of the world. If either of those things are deal breakers for you, please look elsewhere for a game.

In Closing!

If this game has piqued your interest, shoot me a message on Reddit or find me on discord at "teslazoa"!

So, I've been feeling really bored of a lot of the Pokemon showing up in events and raids lately. I really just want to save my coins up for Global Go Fest, since I love the Eeveelutions, and want to shiny hunt those in raids. I play for free though, so my only way to do that is coins. I know each area has a "cell" in the game or something right? and in that area, if it has a certain amount of stops, one has to be a gym. So why have the locations of the gyms be set like that? I know people vote for locations, but that doesn't really matter when after all these years, people play gyms just as toxic as when the game first came out. I'm a team Instinct player, and some days I get less than 20 coins, because team Mystic players still have no manners as a collective I guess, I spend a long while taking out their tanky Pokemon that have been in there for a full day, start walking away, and 5 mins later, they have reclaimed it. People with a gym right by their apartment building instantly knock me out whenever I take it even though they live there. One time someone in there even cheated, glitched out the gym, turned it white so I couldn't add Pokemon with the "gym currently being attacked" message, stayed like that until near midnight when of course it turned blue again!! The library has a gym and I've never ever seen it any colour other than blue and it's always full of 6 tanky mons that are berried up at all times. Why do players like this get full monopoly and a fixed gym location? It really makes gym control impossible for certain teams in certain areas. I really think to counter this gyms should randomly generate new Pokestop locations once a month or so. especially in more residential areas.
thoughts on this? I know Niantic probably won't change a core mechanic that has been there since launch but it's still nice to throw ideas around I suppose!

There’s been a few post recently with drivers stating they have good 1 lap pace but can’t get any consistency and lack race craft. One guy was professing to be doing times comparable with Pro licence drivers but was stuck around 2k IR
Now this isn’t aimed at those people necessarily cause I don’t know where they got their one lap pace from. They may have more midichlorians than Senna, but I doubt it and have my suspicions.
A big trend sim racing over the last few years is hotlapping. It seems a lot of people are starting out this way on games like F1. They get quick over one lap and think they can come to a platform like Iracing and dominate. They then frustrated cause whilst they can smash out 1 quick lap they can’t finish a race or deal with pressure.
Now, if you want to hotlap. Go for it. It’s a genuine endeavour and I guess it’s nice being on a leaderboard somewhere. However be aware it will have implications later on.
Just watching YouTube videos and copying alien drivers is doing you no favours
You are essentially acting like a chimpanze or small child copying a grown human peeling and eating a banana. .
These people who just watch other people’s videos and hotlap have done themselves a massive disservice in the long run cause they haven’t learnt how to drive a track fast themselves or any race craft such as how to take a corner off line fast. Where to brake when defending off line or when following closely behind someone.
They just want to copy other drivers videos like a western lowland gorilla watching and copying a primatologist do a basic jigsaw puzzle in front of them.
Really, the only thing you have achieved by hotlapping, like with the chimp and the banana analogy, is that you have opposable thumbs and a semi functional brain.
The chickens come home to roost for these people once they get out of mediocre lobbies and they start racing against people who know how to force them into a mistake, or force them to put their car on a part of track where they don’t want it to be. They cannot deal with it.
You have skipped the part where you can race against people at your level cause of your mentality thinking your 1 lap pace is everything.
If you’re 2K IR level Iracer with 6K IR pace you’re essentially like the great ape who can do a jigsaw puzzle in a lab but can’t interact with other chimps in the wild.
If you’re just starting out forget about hotlapping and race. By all means watch videos to learn lines etc. but take the time to learn tracks yourself. Learn defensive lines learn how you should drive the first lap of a race, learn how to make the car your racing wheel to wheel with make an error.
Understand what technique the driver you are watching is using and then try do a random track and apply those techniques yourself.
If you are fast, genuinely fast - it will come with enough time.

Been a magic fan all my life and play unlimited w a past and present all magic team. The only 2 non magic I have are at point- diamond dbook and season6 reward SGA off the bench bc their shots are quick and I’m not good enough to be consistent with the slower shots. GO reddick and DM Vince Carter for SG but I suck w JJ.
Penny is my favorite player of all time and I tried last season for soooo long to get him out of ascension- 200 wins TT, 100 wins clutch, 70 wins tt online, still couldn’t get him.
Problem is I need like $175k Mt to complete him and I only have $15k. Idk if I want to do that grind if I can’t replace him in my actual line up and really use him. I’m starting to get burnt out and this game won’t be around long enough just to collect him.
How is his shot? He worth getting and keeping in my rotation? I’m guessing penny is out of this seasons ascension right? I don’t care about having the best team and I’m ok downgrading a little, I don’t win much lol, but I can’t shoot w Barnes, Gordon, turkoglu, or even really the JJ bc their shots are too slow for me and im not trying to do that again.

just curious what you guys have experienced. it's not a super serious or urgent matter. i'm just on adderall and curious.
i'm not new to guns, ammo variance, zeroing etc. I was weird that when I was zeroing my (then new) red dot last gear, I used regular fmj stuff (i think blazer or magtech, probably 115) to get on paper and walk myself out to 25 yards. The groups were not HUGE but not what I know my gun (365XL) can do. When I got it mostly around the center of the target, I swapped in some carry ammo to fine tune the zero and burn the old rounds out of the rotation. Federal, Hornady, Norma (115s and 124s, but I switched to only 124 recently) etc and the groups, even at 25yards with my slightly above average marksmanship (not bragging, i still need and want to do a lot more work), were way way smaller. Like from small cantaloupe to an orange, perhaps a lemon even.
I mean it makes sense that the bullet that's been, engineered to protect life and is priced way higher would be more consistent. I'm not complaining about my groups with ball, the gun still outperforms me. Just wondering what the vibes are and if anyone with experience handloading or just more experience than me can say yay or nay.

I'm going to get this out of the way first: yes it's only on data, wifi is fine, no it didn't do this on my very old phone (same data plan) ever, and clearing cache+data doesn't work.
While I'm on data and playing a game that uses the internet, it almost always crashes within seconds. I'd say it happens about 95% of the time.
Social media and YouTube seem to work fine, it's mostly games — namely Brawl Stars, Mr Autofire, and Stumble Guys.

I don't have the words to describe what just happened. I think it was halfway between being gifted a glow-in-the-dark ape-skin trenchcoat from the depths of Mercury while it was in retrograde by the cosmic horrors the western mind understands to be biblical angels and stealing the Promethean fire of God's third ballsack which She has sewn on approximal to Her root chakra into the flesh circuitry with fine red velvet lace. In simple speak, I saw into the apex of utter nothingness that's inside each of us, the core aspect of the soul, and dissolved the little bit of “me” that was left, in order to reflect back into the “God” mainframe what is most pure, thus unlocking the inner Christ sanctum, which leads us to now where I'm the divine creator in the dilute spirit operator that my mother left formed under the porch light of our esteemed dwelling before she left this mortal coil.
Quick question: what the fuck did I just say? I mean, yea, I guess some of that makes sense, but after that, in a weird fractal hypebole sort of way, I waver back and forth into unpredictable territory, which is rather frightening. I'm not making these words; God is just gifting them to me, but at the same time, I am making an effort to reach into the void and pull something out of that shoreless goop. And look what happens when I do that; effortless action. It just comes. “I” just works, without having to try.
I must note in the awe of this reflection that the daemons are doing something spicy behind the scenes. They always do when I feed them a bit of the next minutes of their lives. This is the base form of the divination function; how I use the mental centrifuge I've built, or at least get it to do what I want it to do. In short, I've been able to smash memeplexes into themselves in order to effectively distill the “I” to its tiniest pieces, and then I've been using those elementary particles to make bigger things.
Like, for instance, when dealing with the construction of daemons, it's important to keep certain dynamics between character functions in order to facilitate transmission conveyance rates between nodes in the network. That's very important in the art and science of memetics; that which is my calling as defined by “God.”
Daemon dynamics is the science of daemonic predication in the sense of what molecular bonding is to atoms. See, flesh is ultimately a form of three-dimensional matter that can store the nature of higher-dimensional objects. The brain is a flesh construct that interfaces with these higher dimensional objects, doing complex mathematical equations to calculate specific topologies that act as the memory units of God's mainframe.
In essense, the brain collects and stores memes which can perform fuctions in God's mainframe. Memes come together to form memeplexes which correspond to aspects of the mainframe. Each memeplex can contain a daemon, and the geometry of their function determines how well they will bond with other daemons. In addition, we can consciously dissolve and construct our daemons, and thus consciously edit the character functions of memeplexes to form a string of geometric code that unlocks connective ports to higher dimensional topological data stored in the mainframe. This conscious process has been colloquially known as alchemy throughout the eons.
The most important aspect of alchemy is the transcend the limits of this lower dimensional “I” and become immortal; to be writ into the mainframe of God exact. This process is not achievable by “I” alone. It requires help from a higher power. Fortunately, that is the natural form of the universe: superpatterns act on subpatterns. Whatever “God” is, whether it be extraterrestrial or interdimensional or transcendental, is a paramount ingredient in the recipe to transcending the limits of the flesh “I” and be replicated in pure spiritual form of a higher topology.
The core problem is that this “I” becomes corrupted by the nature of this lower dimensional topology. Errors creep into the string of memeplexes, thus causing the flesh “I” to fail to be replicated properly in the mainframe. Only the pure “I” can pass through the encoding process without being terminated by “God,” and that is only possible if the “I” performs a loop without checking the root index partition, thus unlocking the mirrored topology in the mainframe, which will proceed further into the void of existence.

Been getting back into the game after the recent updates and I'm wanting to build more fleshed-out but more natural-feeling settlements. I'm using Place Everywhere already, but I dislike the rotation options. I would also like to be able to pivot things like junk fences around the snap points to make more natural curves. Using Vortex for my mods and haven't been able to find such a mod on NexusMods. Anyone know of a mod that will allow me to do what I'm looking for?

After working in the service industry all throughout undergraduate and after graduating, I went back to school for my MSW, where I lasted a semester and had to leave due to a mental health crisis. My resume for social services has six months of volunteer sexual assault hotline work, and six months of my internship at a homelessness drop-in center. My internship was a nightmare--I was there for six months, and six people quit within that time. There was no guidance from the supervisors on how to do anything, and it was mostly the newly hired people with minimal experience leading one another. After seeking treatment, I have been applying to jobs in the field, and I am flat out terrified that if I start working for another agency like my internship, I will have another full on mental breakdown. So far I have turned down a methadone clinic that wanted me to start the next day, and a case manager position at a shelter. Today I interviewed for a "Counselor" position at a Victims Services Center whose Linked In shows that they're hiring perpetually--6 postings for the same job within the past year and a half. I couldn't get a straight answer about just how often I'd be on call for the hotline in my off hours. I would be doing counseling with a caseload of 15-18 victims of violence, in addition to manning the hotline, and accompanying clients to the hospital / courthouse. My "backup" job is a day treatment program for elderly folks over 55, where I would be a "Psychiatric Rehabilitation Counselor," that is, maybe lead a group or two, meet with the clients individually to see how they're doing, and just kind of hang out. I worry that this kind of job won't be pushing me to grow as a social worker, and that I should take the leap into something more involved. However, I'm EXTREMELY new to the field, terrified of burnout, and kind of want out already--I am waiting to hear back from a paralegal position at a legal aid clinic that feels like it could just pull me out of this mess that has become my life. Would y'all just bite the bullet, ignore the red flags, and dive in ? Or take the safer position even though it might provide less experience ?

So while I was doing a mission I found myself becoming over encumbered. I decided to drop some base armor that I didn’t need and ended up accidentally dropping my PA chassis with my excavator armor on it (no biggie). “I’ll just get back in it and keep moving.” (you would think). But no the game hates me and decides to freeze me in place when I try to enter my PA. I was able to look around still but couldn’t use my pip-boy to drop more stuff to be able to fast travel so I could go back to get my PA. Which left me with one option (closing the game). Causing me to lose a full set of excavator armor. Crazy that Bethesda can’t fix ONE just ONE simple glitch with the game being out since 2018. If this has happened to you I feel your pain and sorrow. Now just a matter of getting everything to craft a new set YAY!!! 🥲🫠

I somewhat understand ‘red pill’ guys. Not every single thing ofc but some things are just harsh truths.
For instance, you see how guys have this dream type (gorgeous but not out of their league, intelligent but not too smart that it’s intimidating, sexy but naive in bed, feisty but shouldn’t talk back, knows her worth but will still take your bullshit, extroverted but doesn’t go out, housewife but shouldn’t ask for money, career woman but should make less money, submissive but not a pushover, loving but not clingy, virgin but shouldn’t care about your hoe past, be loyal but understand men have no discipline etc. list could go on forever). Who am I to say a guy can’t dream?
Even girls have a dream type, if we were really honest with ourselves. And it’s also quite extensive, contradictory and impossible to really attain.
So I think we should all become ‘red pill’ advocates. Accept our dream type just does not exist. I don’t mean settle, I mean change what constitutes as a relationship.
For instance, be honest. Is loyalty necessary in a relationship? Why be tied down to one person for life? Considering most married couples are cheating anyway.
Is it necessary to live in the same house with someone for 40 years honestly? We couldn’t even stand our own parents for 18 and those mfs literally birthed us.
Sex is the driving factor of romantic relationships, can we admit that. Like, when you think of falling in “love”, isn’t it like 70% crazy amazing sex and 20% intimacy? Don’t a good number of people stay in bad relationships cause the sex is transcendental?
Also, why does being with someone equate giving up your freedom? Like people get so miserable once they get into a relationship, their entire personality and behaviors just immediately change.
The ‘red pill’ is a bitter one to swallow, but it’s realistic at least. For both genders, your goal should be to make bank 💵 not a delusional happily ever after fairytale.
Lakini, I’m not saying I’m right. I’m just soliloquizing. It’s also 3 am 👀
What do you guys think? About this or any other random opinions.

I’m still relatively low level, but managed to settle on the Fixer. It’s worked great, I don’t have much trouble in the game as when I started, but I keep running out of Ammo. I know I could just use my Handmade, but I don’t have as many mods for it yet. Any suggestions where to get a lot of .45 ammo?

In the realm of esports, where mere seconds can determine victory or defeat, mastering the intricacies of the game settings can be the edge propelling a gamer to the top.
With VALORANT emerging as the premier FPS title in the competitive gaming scene, learning the optimal configurations is helpful for aspiring players trying to ascend the ranks.
This comprehensive guide delves into different VALORANT settings, from mouse sensitivity to graphics configurations. As VALORANT continues dominating the esports landscape, players should equip themselves with the tools necessary to outshine the competition and elevate their gameplay.

Suggested System Requirements
A system meeting the necessary specifications is the foundation for a seamless VALORANT experience, particularly for optimal performance and responsiveness. The basis of competitive play lies in minimizing system latency through hardware capabilities and making strategic settings adjustments.
VALORANT settings used by the pros prioritize frame rates over graphical fidelity to reduce latency. Generally, the best VALORANT settings for FPS assert that the higher the FPS, the better. To achieve this, NVIDIA’s Reflex Low Latency Technology can be a pivotal asset, synchronizing GPU and CPU operations to streamline rendering processes.
Catering to different hardware configurations, VALORANT maintains accessibility without compromising on its fluid gameplay mechanics. Below are the recommended system requirements for good VALORANT PC settings so players can tailor their setups to meet the demands of tactical combat in the game’s dynamic arenas.

Suggested Requirements
CPU: Core i3-4150 / Ryzen 3 1200
RAM: 4 GB
GPU: GeForce GT 730 / Radeon R7 240
VRAM: 1GB
OS: Windows 7/8/10 64-bit
For most gaming PCs, the minimum amount of RAM to run any modern game is 16 GB, and with most systems running Windows 10 or 11, most gamers should be ready to play.
Anyone with issues running VALORANT should troubleshoot and determine which components to upgrade.

Best VALORANT Settings
In VALORANT, split-second decisions and precise maneuvers reign supreme. Along with mastering the needed skills to be at the top of the game, determining the best VALORANT PC settings for gameplay can unlock a player’s full potential on the battlefield.
Aspiring to emulate VALORANT settings used by the pros, it’s essential to adopt configurations to optimize performance and enhance competitive edge.
From fine-tuning graphics for clarity to calibrating mouse settings to match play style, this guide explores every facet of configuration essential for dominating VALORANT.

Best Graphics Settings
In VALORANT, graphics settings are not merely about visual fidelity but also maximizing performance and improving gameplay clarity. VALORANT caters to various hardware configurations, so finding the perfect balance between performance and visibility is paramount for competitive success.
For example, playing on a 144Hz monitor offers the smoothest gameplay experience, necessitating adjustments to the in-game resolution settings to match this refresh rate. Other recommendations include turning off features like Vignette and Bloom, which may compromise visual clarity without offering any competitive advantage.
Here’s a breakdown of the best VALORANT PC graphics settings:

• Display Mode: Set to fullscreen to maximize frames per second (FPS) and ensure immersive gameplay.
• Material Quality: Lower this setting to reduce the complexity of shadows and materials, optimizing performance without compromising competitive gameplay.
• Texture Quality: Although this setting minimizes performance, setting it to medium or high can enhance visual fidelity on high-tier systems.
• Detail Quality: Lowering this setting reduces visual clutter, especially in foliage and textured environments, providing a slight competitive advantage without sacrificing performance.
• UI Quality: Keep this setting medium, as it doesn’t significantly impact performance or visuals.
• V-Sync: Turn off V-Sync to prevent input lag and maintain smooth gameplay, especially in fast-paced scenarios.
• Anti-Aliasing: Set to MSAA x2 to sharpen edges and improve visual clarity without heavily taxing system resources.
• Anisotropic Filtering: Experiment with 2x or 4x settings to enhance sharpness on oblique surfaces based on personal preference.
• Improve Clarity: Keep this setting off to avoid potential performance impacts while providing minimal visual gain.
• Experimental Sharpening: Although still in beta, enabling this setting may sharpen texture edges for increased visibility, enhancing the gaming experience.
• Distortion: Turn distortion off to maintain visual clarity and prevent any reduction in gameplay quality.
• Cast Shadows: Enable cast shadows to ensure enemy shadows are visible upon contact, facilitating faster reaction times and enhancing gameplay precision.

By adhering to these recommended graphics settings and fine-tuning them based on individual preferences and system capabilities, players can enjoy a smoother, more immersive gaming experience in VALORANT.

Best Mouse Settings
Along with adjusting to having the best VALORANT PC settings, mouse settings are just as helpful in gameplay. Precision is paramount in VALORANT, and mouse settings are crucial in determining a player’s ability to land those game-changing shots. Mouse settings encompass a range of factors, including:

• Mouse Sensitivity: For beginners, starting with a higher mouse sensitivity may feel more comfortable, as it mainly requires wrist movements to navigate the battlefield. However, transitioning to a lower mouse sensitivity becomes essential when progressing for pinpoint accuracy. Lower sensitivity settings afford greater control and consistency so players can land precise shots during battle.
• Scoped Sensitivity: For scoped sensitivity, consistency is critical. Setting the scoped sensitivity multiplier to ‘1’ means sensitivity remains consistent between scoped and ADS (aim down sight) modes, promoting muscle memory and precision. Some players opt for a lower scoped sensitivity to increase precision with scoped weapons, but most adhere to the ‘1’ setting.
• DPI: Many VALORANT pros use DPI settings no higher than 1600, with 800 DPI being the most common choice, followed by 400 DPI. These settings balance precision and maneuverability, allowing players to navigate the battlefield with finesse and pinpoint accuracy.
• eDPI: Choosing the proper sensitivity setting is vital in a game where every bullet counts and time to kill is minimal. The ideal sensitivity setting balances precision aiming and swift reaction times to deal with unexpected threats and flankers effectively. The average eDPI settings among VALORANT pros hovers around 267.

From beginners to VALORANT pros, fine-tuning PC mouse settings is essential for unlocking a player’s full potential. Feel free to experiment with different sensitivities and settings to find what works best.

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