The Elmdor-Appreciation-Out - Number of practitioners: one.

[Elmdor Rizer]

Yes! Nomenclature... and tautologies!

Glad... to hear you're feeling better?

[Ragnar]

Shit, I'm a little confused, where'd the hangout go? I swear it was around here...

[Grouch]

Watching a bunch of anime lately per usual. Finish Lovely Complex the other day.

Playing Dragon Quest VII. Very long game.



That sucks. I've had my share of issues with Fedex over the years. Mostly sorted out now... Next new driver there will probably be issues again though.

7 is a long game but it's also pretty good for when it was first released. I swore that when I finished it(which I did without cheating or save states I played it on my ps3)I wouldn't touch another main DQ/DW game again. I did though I can't remember which one it was but I played one on DS and got most of the way through it but got side tracked with all the side quests and crafting then I put it down and forgot where I stopped.
I did end up getting my package yesterday close to 5pm. what really gets me with them is this is the second time this year they have done this crap to me. the first time I ordered something from a neighboring state it realistically should not have taken more than 3 days they shipped it through 3 other states
and let it sit for 2-3 days before finally delivering it on the last possible day a similar thing happened with an item I bought 2 weeks ago but it was shipped with usps and it was a guaranteed 2-3 day shipping it took 4(it didn't help that we had a new mail delivery person that day)
something else I've noticed and I don't know if ebay or fedex specifically are at fault but the tracking info is off by several hours or even days. when I checked the tracking info on my package yesterday I checked it around 3am the time stamp on the tracking info said last update monday 7am
what timezone is 3hrs ahead of eastern time? the other thing the got me was on saturday they updated the tracking info saying it was delayed due to weather there was no bad weather in this county or state then a few minuets later(according to their time stamp) it was arriving on time. they could have contacted me to tell me it was going to be late or something got messed up but they didn't. too many companies have forgotten what customer service is.
my only real concern here was not having dropped over the gate on my porch or left where it could have gotten stolen or wet.

[Till]

https://www.salon.com/2024/03/14/pen...ing-the-truth/

Really? Is anyone expecting truth from politicians? You can watch the grass grow for more reliable action. Whatever hypotheses can be derived from factual data, we have captured and retrieved alien craft and bodies. Which only attracts more aliens that want to recover them who may or may not do so by force and with technological superiority. They could thus be a threat to national security and the world, the other threat is consequences paid for having those things in your possession. Military intelligence and a thousand other oxymorons.

Shoot first ask questions later, only stupid aliens talk to humans during endless wars and they're stupider than we are collectively as a species.



I'm not stating all humans are stupid, only that higher intelligence getting caught in the crossfire of brutal human savagery by willfully visiting this planet is amongst the least intelligent of all higher intelligences.

https://english-grammar-lessons.com/...-does-meaning/

I'm also not stating that a higher intelligence wouldn't purposely give us things to take possession of as a pretense to war under the auspices of a recovery mission. Everything extraterrestrial must be jetissoned into the sun if our monkey brain heritage is being outsmarted.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/healt...1053-rh-factor

[Zaladane]

Holy crap! Elmdor popped in!!!

[Till]

I'd like to add that aliens are not necessarily any more intelligent than we are, they are wiser having made countless stupid mistakes to learn from over the millions of years they became advanced enough to visit Earth. They are just as prone to stupidity, arrogance and ignorance as we are. Making new and novel mistakes they haven't yet made before because there isn't precedence for a stupidity being learned from already in historical record. They consider their intelligence superior and in hubris ignore their past mistakes relying on new solutions and on their intelligence making new mistakes, just like us only they're older and wiser fools than us.

"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results." ~ Albert Einstein

Take solace in knowing that higher intelligence is less stupid yet nonetheless stupid and smart enough to do stupid enough things like humans creating nukes. Certainly, a civilization of highest intelligence having made every possible mistake in billions of years would not be making the mistake of visiting Earthling noobs having trillions and trillions of mistakes to make and learn from. Aliens visiting us are much like us, except more experienced and advanced morons.

[Jackhammer]

Spoiler warning:

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I printed myself a Mandalorian Helmet.

Printed? This isn't the way.

Seriously though, looks good.

[Ace Ventura]

Printed? This isn't the way.

Seriously though, looks good.

3D Printing is a wonderful tool.

I honestly wish I didn't run out of black Filament, but I'm going to just paint the orange at the top lol.

Gotta print the ears on the sides yet too.

[Till]

I haven't gotten around to playing Starfield much. I mess around with it for a while comparing it to Outer Worlds which I prefer and I play Fallout 4 instead more. So I've finally decided to dedidate some extended time to it and come up with a build, I want to have access to all ship skills for building and upgrades as the priority. Everything else is optional.

Edit:// so I've decided Spaced and Hero Worshipped has that Han Solo and Chewie thing going, Wanted as third trait for space pirate wanted for smuggling shooting bounty hunters first. Explorer background for lasers like Han and Astrodynamics for fastest hunk of junk pirate ship in the galaxy.



If Han did not shoot first he would not have survived long enough to help save the galaxy, first thing he did when he met Darth Vader in person was shoot first no matter if Greedo getting merced first was edited out. Give no quarter when you're given none, that's the moral of that story.

And always compensate the property owner for the innocent inanimate objects you harm.

"Sorry for the mess." ~ Han Solo

Anyway, key skills for build.

Piloting, Astrodynamics, Engine Systems, Starship Design, Shield Systems, Targeting Control Systems, Aneutronic Fusion, Scanning

[Grouch]

glad you mentioned skyrim today as that motivated me to finally get it and fallout 4 as I may not be able to get it from my usual place after the 23rd of this month I got my fingers crossed that it won't be the case.
i have a backup but it's not as good.

[Till]

https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Redguard

@Grouch and Lefty

I disagree with not wanting Californians in my state, they're as far away from me as possible in mainland US and I rarely if ever encounter them. While I don't share your sentiment you're entitled to yours, I like the West Coast and have lived in LA after a visit became an extended stay. People in Compton live in a high crime area but not as bad as some hoods in Miami, I fit in at any ghetto and have love for the people who are managing to survive in them just as I have.

glad you mentioned skyrim today as that motivated me to finally get it and fallout 4 as I may not be able to get it from my usual place after the 23rd of this month I got my fingers crossed that it won't be the case.
i have a backup but it's not as good.

Bethesda has to outdo Skyrim, not a plausible task and not looking forward to next installment of Elder Scrolls. Unless it has the Skyrim hold guard sarcastic Nord dickhead humor it will lack a classic element. Also, Skyrim's new content makes it a waste of time playing Srarfield, newer is not the same as better. Dare I say Skyrim is the best game ever? It didn't start out that way and has become in retrospect for me.

Edit:// As an optimal build that you can play your first character with in Skyrim, Grouch. An orc with One-handed, Archery, Restoration, Heavy Armor, Smithing and Enchanting can annihilate guards and just about everything else as a main battle tank. Make your way to the Reach in the west of the map where you will encounter Forsworn to get the Forsworn Axe and Forsworn Bow, they can be upgraded with common materials and once maxed out with smithing and echanting become top tier weapons. Also, Berserker Rage makes you deal 50% more damage in melee and take 50% less physical damage, but poison and magic do full damage so add magic and poison resistance enchantments to armor. In melee, use one hand to heal and the other to attack for nigh invincibility in combat. You don't need to use anything more advanced than Orcish Smithing heavy armor to be upgraded to epic proportions.

https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:The_Reach

When you find an item with the Muffle enchantment, disenchant it to learn it and then apply it to your heavy armor boots. After that you can add Sneak perks to combine with archery and one-hit kill almost anything with damage multipliers sniping. Raise your Health to 200 first, then raise Magicka to 200 followed by 200 Stamina as you level up. After that Health only.

[Till]

Speaking of Skyrim mods, nothing quite as satisfying as walking up to a hold guard asshole and taking over his life, though Nazeem is Skyrim's most renowned dickhead and he deserves the abuse.

Alternate Actors: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspec...file_id=132824

Then putting them on autopilot to go be a wandering wanker with AI as you watch the cartoon.

Sky Trek: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspec...ion/mods/25308

Edit:// to make Skyrim more like Fallout 4 you can add Campfire, Campfire Unleashed, Pocket Empire Builder and Decorator Helper to build settlements or an entire new region with player homes.

[Till]

I decided to boot into Windows instead of Linux and now I have a crapload of drivers to update. I almost missed the toil.

[Gypsy]

7 is a long game but it's also pretty good for when it was first released. I swore that when I finished it(which I did without cheating or save states I played it on my ps3)I wouldn't touch another main DQ/DW game again. I did though I can't remember which one it was but I played one on DS and got most of the way through it but got side tracked with all the side quests and crafting then I put it down and forgot where I stopped.
I did end up getting my package yesterday close to 5pm. what really gets me with them is this is the second time this year they have done this crap to me. the first time I ordered something from a neighboring state it realistically should not have taken more than 3 days they shipped it through 3 other states
and let it sit for 2-3 days before finally delivering it on the last possible day a similar thing happened with an item I bought 2 weeks ago but it was shipped with usps and it was a guaranteed 2-3 day shipping it took 4(it didn't help that we had a new mail delivery person that day)
something else I've noticed and I don't know if ebay or fedex specifically are at fault but the tracking info is off by several hours or even days. when I checked the tracking info on my package yesterday I checked it around 3am the time stamp on the tracking info said last update monday 7am
what timezone is 3hrs ahead of eastern time? the other thing the got me was on saturday they updated the tracking info saying it was delayed due to weather there was no bad weather in this county or state then a few minuets later(according to their time stamp) it was arriving on time. they could have contacted me to tell me it was going to be late or something got messed up but they didn't. too many companies have forgotten what customer service is.
my only real concern here was not having dropped over the gate on my porch or left where it could have gotten stolen or wet.

Ha. I do think it's a pretty good game. The biggest grievance could be how open the game is even by Dragon Quest standards. It's pretty easy to miss shards. It's a very slow starter that's for sure. Takes about 3 hours before you fight anything. I'm now 11 hours in and there are still characters to discover and aspects of the gameplay which have yet to be revealed (I know because I read up on the game a bit). I finally just filled out the full party size.

By and large, Dragon Quest games deliver exactly what I expect of them. A no frills jrpg experience. While there are differences game to game, if you've played one you've largely played them all. I did absolutely love 8. I've been meaning to give 7 a proper playthrough for awhile, and the mood struck. I think I'll see it through this time. It's as far as I've been in the game by a fair bit.

Something else I've been meaning to do is try more of the spinoff games.

I'm glad you ultimately got your package at least.

On tracking, the way it usually works is the scan doesn't show up right away for some reason. I've noticed this with USPS especially.

[Grouch]

Ha. I do think it's a pretty good game. The biggest grievance could be how open the game is even by Dragon Quest standards. It's pretty easy to miss shards. It's a very slow starter that's for sure. Takes about 3 hours before you fight anything. I'm now 11 hours in and there are still characters to discover and aspects of the gameplay which have yet to be revealed (I know because I read up on the game a bit). I finally just filled out the full party size.

By and large, Dragon Quest games deliver exactly what I expect of them. A no frills jrpg experience. While there are differences game to game, if you've played one you've largely played them all. I did absolutely love 8. I've been meaning to give 7 a proper playthrough for awhile, and the mood struck. I think I'll see it through this time. It's as far as I've been in the game by a fair bit.

Something else I've been meaning to do is try more of the spinoff games.

I'm glad you ultimately got your package at least.

On tracking, the way it usually works is the scan doesn't show up right away for some reason. I've noticed this with USPS especially.

I don't think I missed any shards on my last playthrough. one thing I noticed about this game(and many other jrpgs) is lack of money or exp I found in DQ/DW 7 that getting decent gear was a grind particularly early on when you don't have access to magic or skills and even trying to carry around a surplus of healing items can be costly staying at inns can be costly too.
but overall it's still a good game and one that feels like an accomplishment to finish.