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It helps to be insane from the get-go

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How are you preparing for Dawntrail?

We only have a week left until early access starts, what are you guys doing to prepare for it? I've grinded out the carbuncle earring from the mogtome event and plan to do the wondrous tails for that extra exp. Also, both my inventory and glamour dresser are completely full, so I'll need to make some room beforehand.. But most importantly, I still need a fitting glam :D

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My favorite way to prep for an expansion is try to get as immersed as I can ahead of it.

The first thing I always do is choose the class I’m going to play for the next expansion, with an RP reason, and then make a glam for it. I chose MCH this time, on the reasoning that, after Endwalker, the WoL finally had downtime, but they’re still the chaos gremlin that carries an entire house in their backpack, so I thought they’d probably use that time to do a deep dive into something scholarly for the first time. For my character, I decided she wanted to figure out exactly how much aether she can channel at once, and what better way to do that than by blasting it out of a gun?

With my lore established, I made a couple glams to fit it, and what we’ll be doing. The first is the culmination of her downtime activities, a complex outfit with a lot of magitek involved, which definitely stands out from a crowd.

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The second is a more low-key glam for going to the new world for the first time, with unobtrusive elements of weird tech. The Scaevan earring is one of my favorite glam items. I love having my Bluetooth earpiece.

https://midwest.social/pictrs/image/25904ddc-b623-4290-b7d9-e3f0e3556272.png https://midwest.social/pictrs/image/2d262aa1-0abc-49f0-b1c2-e972014af7a9.png

I also did a new housing build for my character in an Empyreum apartment, meant to look like a secret workshop in the Brume, where she did all her tinkering.

https://midwest.social/pictrs/image/7041d892-36c7-4ae7-9b87-4c1ff31e3e86.png

Infynis,
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Heck yeah! Love the choice of headpiece, and your middie is super cute! We share a face lol

Infynis,
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How do we know that all the alien ships we’re seeing for the first time aren’t actually upsidedown?

Infynis,
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Starfleet ships basically maneuver like they’re weightless massless?, which, mathematically, they probably are. Inertial Dampeners are mostly mentioned in reference to stopping Worf from smashing into all the science stations every time the ship accelerates, but if inertia isn’t affecting the ship, they can basically do whatever they want. Even a tiny amount of thrust would be enough to put them in reverse from Full Impulse. Add to this that the ships aren’t held together by their superstructures, but by their Structural Integrity Fields, and really, a Starfleet vessel could be constructed in basically any shape. They just look like they have a front and an up because humans like it that way

Campaigns Can Now See What You Watch on TV. (www.notus.org)

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That’s what I’ve done. It’s the way to go. Got a TV from the panel manufacturer that’s so basic you can see light shining through the back when it’s on lol

Infynis,
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That’s where the second amendment actually does come in for once

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Judging by the apparent age of the cover, this must have been written by Charles Tingle, Chuck’s father

Infynis,
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50% capacity increase since Endwalker is honestly really impressive

Infynis,
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Actually, after the Eugenics Wars, much of the history of this time period is lost, which is, of course, why Captain Lorca of the USS Discovery mistakenly refered to Elon Musk while listing aerospace pioneers like the Wright Brothers and Zefram Cochrane

Infynis,
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Hell yeah. I’ve wanted to go to the City of Gold since Gubal. I hope we get some good Merlwyb cutscenes

Infynis,
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That last line makes me worried we’re going to be losing a main cast member

Infynis,
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As long as it’s not one of the twins 😭

Infynis,
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Thancred dying could be interesting if they want to bring Ryne back. I think Urianger is the obvious choice though, since he finished his arc with Moenbryda’s family

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Hopefully some of the spirit will live on in Academy

Infynis,
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Yeah, if designing and building the Delta Flyer only took one episode, I think it’s pretty safe to assume that making more shuttles is easy and boring, and that’s why we don’t see it. Voyager was cutting edge when she was lost too

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I have that book! It’s super cool. It’s themed as a document made by the military about information on the Federation that leaked into the past. https://midwest.social/pictrs/image/23761cb5-e2de-43b9-85d1-62b7a4ff9c1a.jpeghttps://midwest.social/pictrs/image/911e72c6-752c-4be2-924e-b98644f06eaf.jpeghttps://midwest.social/pictrs/image/f5b1116c-fa53-4320-95c5-34a803e5ee3e.jpeghttps://midwest.social/pictrs/image/c3686528-4cc4-4054-aa96-b3dd8ea7f2d3.jpeghttps://midwest.social/pictrs/image/d704eecc-ea9c-4e2d-a6eb-56ccad9799d9.jpeg

There’s also diagrams of space stations and ships, and small things, like how to properly decorate sleeves and badges for rank and division.

Infynis,
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Saw this image in a collection of ENT behind the scenes photos. Immediately made me think of the SNW/LD crossover

Infynis,
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Isn’t that basically what Lower Decks is?

Infynis,
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It’s basically a workplace comedy, and one of the focuses of the show is how bad Starfleet is about making sure their strange new worlds are getting on okay a couple decades after first contact. The crew of the Cerritos are simultaneously Starfleet’s best, and an absolute embarrassment lol

It’s a fantastic show, that really gets the soul of Star Trek. You should check it out

Infynis,
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They talked about this on NPR, and the guy kept stressing that this is not just for Ford, but the interviewer kept acting like it was

Infynis,
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It’s called creative use of game mechanics

Infynis,
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We’re one step closer to the future!

Infynis,
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Everyone has this urge. That’s why vampires are so dangerous

Infynis,
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I was going to recommend Worlds Adrift, but looking it up for this post is the way I discovered it was shut down 5 years ago lol

I did not realize it had been that long since I played it. Sadge

Infynis,
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Hold on, I’m going to need the specifics on that anus mutation before I decide

Infynis,
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It looks so good! I’m so excited to see everything in the game

Infynis,
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Community service would be hilarious

Infynis,
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House arrest with an ankle monitor might be the way to go. No way he obeys the rules, so it can be a stepping stone into convicting him of even more stuff! Lol

Infynis,
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All those Republicans are gonna have to square their “law and order” worldview with voting for a CONVICTED FELON.

Why? Cognitive dissonance is their bread and butter. They wouldn’t be Republicans if they couldn’t believe two totally mutually exclusive things at the same time

Infynis,
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Sorry, these new US weapons take some getting used to. We’ll definitely get it right next time. Promise

Infynis,
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Clemson University linked Dougan to the network of fake news websites last year after one of them was found to share an IP address with other sites he ran, including his personal website.

He didn’t even try to hide it lol

Infynis,
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It’s a one state this, two states that. I’m for a no state solution. And not just for Israel and Palestine. Just shut it all down. All the way back to agriculture. That’s where it all went wrong. Make Humanity Nomads Again

Infynis,
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Holding out hope the earth has some meta narrative baked in, so that if you believe it’s flat, you can fall off

Infynis,
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It hurts me not to vote for Janeway, who is an absolute badass that I love, but I think Sisko would be the best boss

Infynis,
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Except this is what she wears in the field. Afaik, we haven’t seen 32nd century skants yet

Infynis,
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Lower Decks has the delta on the bottom of their boots too

Infynis,
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All their stuff is programmable matter, so, probably

Infynis,
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Damnit, I left my non-world altering boots in the shuttle…

Infynis,
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Fuck it, kill me. My mind is the part I care about anyway. If you get that where it’s going, I’m not bothered. You could even make some improvements on my meat housing before you replicate the next one, I don’t mind. Go wild

Infynis,
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Nah, this is Star Trek. They’ll come get me

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Bleach and ammonia is a meme, and they’re pulling from Reddit for answers, so I expect, not long at all

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