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yeah i guess the only other thing to decide on is if i should buy the measly 60 orb forma pack if i don't at least reset the rate by the time the banner's over. i'm kind of surprised at myself since i thought i would immediately be buying it if i got less than like 5 copies but going through that whole session was just sobering and it's easier to see a future where i'm just throwing money away.

kateee posted...

I wonder if I'm still setting expectations too high by hoping for a +5 by the end.

yes

went in with 802 orbs. Results:

Pent at 780
Pent at 718 (3.5%). mostly circles with 1 blue at this point...
Kaden at 676 (3.25%). no blue circle
Tanith! (+Atk, -Def) at 657 (3%)
Pent at 574 (3.75%)
Brave Dimitri at 544 (3.25%)
4*s Sumia at 470 (3.5%)
4*s Olwen at 461 (3.75%)
Tanith (+Def, -Res) at 457 (3.75%)
Pent at 443 (3%)
Tanith (+HP, -Spd) at 338 (4%)
Selena [FE8] at 266 (3.5%)
Pent at 234 (3.25%)
4*s Neph at 154 (3.75%)
Quan at 146 (3.75%)
4*s Brave Hector at 104 (3.25%)
4*s Olwen at 76 (3.5%)
Pent at 63 (3.75%)
Pent at 59 (3.75%) are you fucking kidding me
Pent at 54 (3%) unfuckingbelievable

Final: 3 Tanith, 8 Pent, 10 orbs left, currently at 3.5%

what reason was there for Pent to also be blue. he's maybe in my top 10, def top 15 but come on

welp i'm glad i at least gave a day to adjust expectations instead of going right for it when the banner came back.

Haven't really paid attention in a while besides logins but after a year of waiting the bridal Tanith banner is here for me.

Even as someone who pays close to 0 attention to meta stuff besides skimming salt threads on reddit, it seems kind of silly to post about this while the whole fedelgard saga is happening but lol.

Managed to save 750 orbs since the great hero fest blunder. Going to do some of the untouched story/paralogue stuff and go in with an even 800.

This banner tho... 3% start rate, shared color with no spark. +10 is out of the question with only 800 but I wonder if I'm still setting expectations too high by hoping for a +5 by the end.

If they reveal base Tanith (who I would much prefer) like within a month after this I'm going to chuck my phone

vileplume's so fucking coool

jungle Vileplume 1st ed on T&T - $56
jungle Vileplume 1st ed at the closest card shop to me - $120

and i have a $40 discount option from their rewards system

damn if their base price was at like 100 i would have gone for it too ripppp

have enough people asked for post #'s to be included when quoting yet?

ok i broke a smile in the end despite my intention not to

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for kateee

https://www.tiktok.com/@its.the.rosenthals/video/6969010929354706182

this better be good to make my boomer ass go on tiktok

next movie is House (1977) directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi

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my prediction is that there would be one clear winner if we did Miike

they're all on criterion channel so you could get a free trial i guess

although iirc there's a lot of compatibility issues you may run into with a standard setup

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
House (1977)
Onibaba (1964)
Harakiri (1962)

interesting batch here. Mishima is a fascinating figure and I didn't even know this film existed so i'd be down. ..i kind of want to read Woman in the Dunes first since i have a copy

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Harakiri (1962)
Woman in the Dunes (1964)
Onibaba (1964)
House (1977)
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

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Your turn for recommendations

rats are no bueno so thank martel

it's a month after for Moderna

dayum October wtf

officially fully vaxxxed and now have superpowers btw

that's a boing moment

def give tat

tats are awesome

Saint Maud

some really great moments and an ending that sticks with you but i'm not really a horror person. that being said, this kind of more "soft" (idk if that's the right word) horror is something i'm definitely more appreciative of. tbh it took me a bit to expand the horror definition beyond the typical in-your-face slasher in my mind. like i fucking loved Under the Skin when i first saw it and didn't even consider it a horror thing until way later. the only big "issue" for me personally is the subject matter because the religious/insanity angle feels like such familiar territory and i'm just not into it. but that's just a personal thing. 6/10

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Saint Maud

I also enjoy the film's incredible restraint, only briefly lingering on moments of pain and torment while instead focusing on the more anxiety-inducing side of the horror genre.

yes this!

if there was a past nom that caught your interest but didn't win the vote, you could check one of those out i guess

right before your week

feel free to join back at any time

sorry for the late tally. i meant to say in the morning that i'd be late but it slipped my mind.

my schedule has changed so that the earliest i'd be able to update is 8 Pacific/11 Eastern. i thought about just pleading everyone to vote before then but i don't think that would really work. so i would like to just change the deadline for voting to midnight on Friday PST (aka 11:59 Thursday). is there anyone who would be opposed to this change? honestly people mostly get their votes in before then and i actually can't remember the last time (if ever) where a late vote came in and changed things but ya know, i still have to keep the voting open until the deadline.

next movie is The Vast of Night (2019) directed by Andrew Patterson.

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interesting batch here!

The Vast of Night (2019)
First Cow (2019)
Alphaville (1965)
Ping Pong (2012)

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First Cow (2019)
The Vast of Night (2019)
Ping Pong (2012)
High Plains Drifter (1973)
Alphaville (1965)

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@Camden your turn for recommendations!

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like does iselia even have elections, how is he still the mayor

is that really the same guy

he's been working out

next movie is We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011) directed by Lynne Ramsay

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congrats!

what were some of the marketing techniques you employed?

changing vote

We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011)
Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
Before Sunrise (1995)
American Animals (2018)

Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011)
Before Sunrise (1995)
American Animals (2018)

i always thought Kevin was some comedy every time i saw it listed on a stream site or wherever

City of God is really good though it's probably one of my more recent rewatches that's popped up in this topic

my whole fucking schedule's been thrown off for a bit but it'll hopefully stabilize soon

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Before Sunrise (1995)
American Animals (2018)
We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011)
Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
City of God (2002)

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congrats gsis and gmun and the whole gfam!

hooly shit

@SwiftyDC your turn to recommend!

nothing like youtube having problems to make you realize how much you're on it

damn

nice dildo

i refused to believe that

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(dad in this case)

was there ever any doubt as to who this was referring to lmao

i got my first shot two weeks ago

=o

wow he's really checking off all the boxes

damn i was thinking it had been a while since i heard about your brother's shenanigans when i read that last post

then you said that he had moved out

'oh'

first time i've been able to call a vote early wow

next movie is The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018) directed by Terry Gilliam.

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do you guys think it is worth it to double sleeve (either with inner/outer or mini/standard size) in a binder for long term storage?

i never bothered double sleeving anything back then but i'm more paranoid now i guess. i have a Monster binder from back then and now that i see how the inner columns stick out i'm not happy. i've also heard that when you fully fill those out, they can damage the cards too so i'm moving them.

or should i just say fuck it and move them to toploaders instead

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
The Goonies (1985)
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)

LoEG is something i remember seeing the trailer for multiple times on Saturday mornings. i was kind of drawn to the idea but never bothered actually seeing it