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Final Fantasy XIV Online looks interesting. I sorta like WoW but it just doesnt hold my interest. Seems the only significant problem in FF is farming bots. Also, since its subscription, after a certain point (because the trial runs out) there isnt as much of a bot problem as you advance. Those that run the bots dont want to pay. However I would need to get win10. My system is not compatible with win11's security requirements for the processor/mb.
edit: Guess I will bite the bullet and see if the ms installer tool will still accept a win7 license for an upgrade to 10. Things I read seem to suggest it still does. So downloading it to a usb drive.

I keep meaning to show up and then I get busy and forget.  Maybe August!!

I keep meaning to show up and then I get busy and forget.  Maybe August!!

Wow!
None of us would ever have guessed
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LOL, my husband has a story he likes to tell about me on a plane and NO way I am telling it.  As for my excuse?  "Hey, I am blonde, what do you expect?  Duh, You Married Me, how smart does that make you?"   
 
Oh.     "Oops"

Hi, my name is Matt, but my real name is Joe Canadian<XI>,  master grenadier trained by the one and only Spanky<XI>.  I was gone for a while due to some career choices I made, which was nice cool and dandy for a while until I decided to start working independently, which has turned out to be a great idea.  Leisure time has increased exponentially, and even though I do travel a lot, I have purchased a proper gaming laptop at a decent price, that allows me to play pretty much all the games available out there except for VR, which is kinda of a blessing because the last thing I want to see , way too close, is a naked Budman or TBB getting an oriental massage with a perverted and forced "happy ending". See you soon guys, I do miss you a lot.
 
Matt
 
Ps. Mr Pain lol. You are fucked dude, run for your miserable life 

first post here. awesome XIs and non-XIs, at least the majority. no names required, except Roxy, just because she is beyond awesome. 1 moh post to membership. FU all (if you feel offended, that is because you do not understand sarcasm)

I'll get them downloaded for him and copied over to his comp.
 

I do not understand how damage works in this game. I have no interest learning how to mod this game but realize I may have to understand some modding principles in order to understand some things. 
I am willing to PAY SOMEONE FOR THIER TIME to explain some items in this game. I would like to know what is possible. I have a programming / software engineer background but have not done any game programming. 
Some questions: How damage is calculated in the game per weapon? What is the damage range of the weapons? Is all damage able to be 'modded'? Are there config files or compiled code that does all this?
If you don't know how any of this works, or are just 'Google'ing shit - I am not interested. I want to PAY YOU for your time explaining how damage works and some other items. I do not want to start from scratch learning how to mod this game in order to just understand a few things. 
Especially on the main server, I often hit people 2 or 3 times and do not kill them. This happens even if I use Stopping Power Perk - which doesn't seem to make much of a difference. Then when some people are on, they kill everyone in one shot. Watch some like Sharpe when they are playing well sometime, EVERY SINGLE bullet is killing in one hit - not just head shots. What is going on? Some kind of weird RNG? Are there some configuration of perks that do this? I think as long as we have all played this now, this information should be available to everyone.
If you are interested PM me and we will talk about payment and timing. We'll discuss what you are able to show me and some of the requirements I would like to get out of a meeting. I am pretty busy during the week so it will have to be evening Pacific time or on the weekend sometime. 
Thank you.

I am in the Seattle / Tacoma area of Washington state. I usually get 98 - 104 on main. I was getting pretty stable 50 on the new server.
The hit registration was freaking amazing.  Seemed like that was the case for all of us. All of us were hitting more head shots and generally killing each other quicker. None of the 'shooting through targets' that I sometimes get on the main server. I loved it.
I originally played for years in the Midwest with a 40 - 50 ping. So the improved ping 'felt' great and I was doing amazing. I never knew ping made such a difference (I suspected). Play a game on the main server then jump to the west server - it is like a night and day difference you can feel immediately. 
I think some of the west coasters would destroy everyone if we had pings reversed with the east coasters. I finally have an excuse for playing shitty nowadays. Can't be that I'm getting old and not as good as I once was right?   ,,|,,

my ping is 198! super

As some of you know I am having issues with my left hand,,I have osteoarthritis ,,bone on bone in my thumb joint. I have to wear a brace which limits my thumb.  I try to play for a bit without the brace,,some days better then others .
new pain meds are on the way!!lol  I camp alot more so I dont have to hit the spacebar,,and no im not getting a foot pedal!!hahahahah
So if I disappear in game it because of the pain. If i sit to long in spec I may be watching the game as I love playing and hate I cant play as much!

Just checked it on steam still 80-100 bucks for it. Looks intense tho. Wish I could run it to try it

I bought a smoker about 5 month ago, honestly just set it up about one month ago. Got it on discount.. $400 off retail because it was missing a $20 leg. I finally purchased the leg and set it up.. I’m not disappointed!
The results so far.. 
Generally I have smoked to desired temp, then switch to the grill to sear adding my bbq sauce mixture. Some of the first ones I seared then on to the stove and wrapped.. I didn’t end up like wrapping them like I would off the grill. So I started searing on the grill. Then let rest. I’m still learning, but it has all teased  great.
Meats in pictures include TriTip, boneless chicken breast and bacon wrapped chicken with cheese inside.

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Drum roll please...... 🥁
 
 
Here is my pet squash, his name is Dick and this is a picture of him. You're welcome. @ShadyBrady @Raven

Coinbase will pay you in crypto to learn about them.  and is a good place to invest as well.  For a wallet I use exodus.  Ive almost mined .1 of etherium it has only taken 6 months.......

Ill try to make it, but may be camping.

Ill try to make it, but may be camping.

Ive almost gotten it downloaded.  I just sat here and ate lunch.

Is there going to be any plans this year?

Howdy folks,
Got my first personal Apple Silicon 'computer' recently and have been happy with the results.  Most pleasantly surprising was the performance of Windows 11 in VM under Parallels.  Both Microsoft and Apple have emulation to run Intel software in their ARM environments.  Unfortunately the macOS won't support 32-bit apps since about 4 versions back, so COD4 native for Mac hasn't been an option for me in years on any new hardware.  Pleasantly surprised the Steam Windows (Intel) COD4 installed just fine and works very well with some tweaks.  Runs at a decent FPS in 5120x2160 res full screen.  

Nice.  We have Pussy Creek here in Ohio, US.  It's dried out... except when I visit...
 

Well it is working now.  Ill let you  all know if it happens again.  Not sure what corrected it.

Well it is working now.  Ill let you  all know if it happens again.  Not sure what corrected it.