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  1. Gravel

    The Last of Us

    Think @BrutulTM hit on the other portion that's more likely to fail than the generator, which has been ignored while you all sperge out about this, and that's the power lines. And more than that, the power grid. The way our grid is designed is that if something fails, the whole thing shuts off...
  2. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    Geez, now we're getting too cheap to even provide a cubicle to every employee?
  3. Gravel

    Pharmakos' Chemo Ward, RIP

    80 new posts in this thread in an afternoon? Must be @pharmakos again. This dude knows how to shit up a thread.
  4. Gravel

    The Last of Us

    What the fuck man? I feel like I have to just stop coming to this thread. You all are faggots.
  5. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    So we're getting close to losing all the gains of 2023. Looking like August 2022 all over again. Question is do we go even lower. I'm guessing yes.
  6. Gravel

    True Detective

    Honestly, True Detective season 1 and Lost are very similar. I think True Detective gets a pass because it was just a single season. But both ended in disappointment that the mysteries were all bullshit. If not for the forum discussions and speculation, was season 1 even all that good?
  7. Gravel

    Black Desert

    Well shit, got Fairy's Tear IV with my two event rerolls. Dunno what to do now.
  8. Gravel

    Black Desert

    Will keep that in mind. Want to try to hit up week 1 Kzarka before reset so I can get the week 2 one this week too. My fairy is T3 with miraculous cheer 2. I'm waiting on sweet honey wine's to upgrade it to T4 (need about 140 more). Although then it's the RNG portion of whether I actually get...
  9. Gravel

    Black Desert

    Lahn, so pretty squishy. And I stopped using crystals cause I was dying so much and had some break. Hadn't been using buffs either since it's 100 trash I need, and that seems expensive as fuck (especially if I die). Kind of a catch 22. But that's why I asked. It doesn't seem like it should be...
  10. Gravel

    Black Desert

    I'm not even talking about the Kzarka fights yet though, just the fucking pre-quest stuff with the Elvia trash (100 of each).
  11. Gravel

    Black Desert

    Am I missing something with the Barrier of Infestation quest line? I see all kinds of people saying to do it with gear way less than mine, but I go somewhere like Swamp Nagas yesterday and I probably died a dozen times trying to get just 100 trash. I have no idea how I'll do the even higher...
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    Investing General Discussion

    Absolutely. People love to say that this causes an imbalance in the market, however they're missing that as more and more money flows into index funds, it allows other market participants to take advantage of that by buying individual stocks. But it's also why I like total market funds instead...
  13. Gravel

    Marvel Universe stuff

    "Just take the dick up your ass and stop complaining."
  14. Gravel

    Black Desert

    Do you know how to read those freaking AP charts on Garmoth? I literally have no fucking clue what any of the numbers mean and I can't actually find where they're explained (the one that has "initial 5%," then "100%," "70% softcap" etc).
  15. Gravel

    Hogwarts Legacy

    This is the difference between good fiction and bad fiction. The good stuff has a set of rules and principles in place that it adheres to and allows the consumer of the fiction to track a logical path. It's also the difference between good and bad character development. You're advocating for...
  16. Gravel

    Bruce Willis retires

    That's a real bummer. People always talk about actors and shit that die and how "this one finally hits home." This seems like one that is pretty ubiquitous. Even though he's not dead yet.
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    Black Desert

    I'm currently sitting at 260 AP and still saving up for my TET blackstar (around 10 billion). I haven't bought that iridescent lightstone yet though, and I'm wondering if it's worth taking 600 or whatever million and buying it for the monster AP boost? It'd set me back quite a bit towards the...
  18. Gravel

    Hogwarts Legacy

    Less than 50%. The 3rd trial is shorter than the previous, and the 4th shorter than that. If you just did main story you wouldn't have a ton left. But they throw a bunch of side shit at you soon, so it draws it out a lot more. I wouldn't rush, because the main story kind of fucking sucks. They...
  19. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    I mean, the fundamental behind the market is ownership in companies that pay out excess revenue to the owners. That's the big reason I laugh whenever people compared crypto to the stock market. If you ignore "trading" (becoming a buy and hold investor), you're only talking about becoming an...
  20. Gravel

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

    There's a difference between not being sexualized, and turning a female's curves into a box shaped abomination.
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    Hogwarts Legacy

    I'd say once you get about halfway through that will fade. Not to say the game gets bad, but the novelty eventually goes away. Still a solid game (I gave it an 8/10 after finishing), but it's missing something after that front loaded bang it has.
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    Investing General Discussion

    Glad someone else said it. Crashes aren't quick.
  23. Gravel

    Disney+ Streaming Service

    He should focus more on not putting out shit.
  24. Gravel

    Ted Lasso

    Second season was kind of a disappointment. Hopefully it's just a second season slump.
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    Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

    Not that I think movie journalist opinions are worth a shit, but this sounds...bad. I didn't even realize there was one coming out, although I've mostly checked out of the MCU. https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230214-ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-the-worst-marvel-film-yet
  26. Gravel

    The White Lotus

    I enjoyed season one just because of how awkward everything was.
  27. Gravel

    2023 Official Stonks Contest

    Thanks LLR!
  28. Gravel

    Hogwarts Legacy

    Yeah, lots of people have pointed that one out. Burning someone, throwing an anvil into their face, turning them into an explosive barrel, launching them into someone else in an explosion killing them both...somehow better than just instantly killing them?
  29. Gravel

    Hogwarts Legacy

    I mentioned it a few days ago, after guessing it might happen, but you unlock a new "feature" (really kind of an alternative to existing features) in the next to last quest. It's one of those things that you basically never get to play with unless you decide to do it after you finish, or stop...
  30. Gravel

    Hogwarts Legacy

    It's definitely wonky. Most people finally unlock talents and have 15+ to spend. Features aren't unlocked until what feels like way later than they should. Leveling 1-25 (maybe even 30) is super fast and then stalls out.
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    Investing General Discussion

    I didn't think you gold people got gaming weekends?
  32. Gravel

    Investing General Discussion

    That's what I keep pointing out. Market will rip in either direction based on contrary indicators. Maybe the algorithms are just so complex now that they're taking shit into consideration people don't see anymore? Either way, I've got no interest in trying to time it.
  33. Gravel

    Hogwarts Legacy

    Luckily this isn't a game where you need to spend a ton of time micromanaging it. You can basically plant a few things, brew a few potions, and be good for hours and hours. The yield is high and the cook times low. The gear upgrades seem to take a lot longer, but by that time you really aren't...
  34. Gravel

    2022-23 NFL Season : Herbert's march to Glendale

    There's been shitty calls on both teams. This has been the same shit that was happening years and years ago when I stopped watching jogger ball.
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    2022-23 NFL Season : Herbert's march to Glendale

    Just slid to burn the clock out for what would've been a game winning touchdown in the Super Bowl. Now that's some selflessness.
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    2022-23 NFL Season : Herbert's march to Glendale

    Degeneracy on display. Haven't watched a Super Bowl (or NFL game) since 2016 I think, only doing so because we're at someone else's house. Halftime show just talking about taking dicks and other jogger shit. And...was that a Kanye song? Do they normally perform other people's songs?
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    Disney+ Streaming Service

    We first went to Disneyland around 2015 I think, and went to Universal only a year or two later (California). The massive difference between the two was the interactions with their staff. Disney really had a magical formula. And apparently that's one of the big glaring things that's absent now.
  38. Gravel

    Hogwarts Legacy

    After a while the broom controls feel good. My only issue with them is finesse when you're hovering. And I figured out it's because depending on where the camera is will reverse the controls, and not oriented to your character/broom. The balloons definitely became harder with max upgrades...
  39. Gravel

    Hogwarts Legacy

    Huh? Didn't realize each house had their own quest. The Ravenclaw one wasn't very exciting. The Playstation one sounds like one I want to do, too. I need to look into modding it so I can try it out instead of waiting a year or whatever it is. Ravenclaw, not really much of a spoiler, but doing...
  40. Gravel

    Hogwarts Legacy

    You know, I just realized...no patronus. At all. Not for you, not mentioned by anyone else. Just absent completely. Kind of disappointed. I remember before the game came out, a bunch of you trying to get the one you wanted on the fan site, which is then imported into the game. Guess it was just...