u/Asthamius

Hi everyone! Although I’ve posted a few times on this forum, I still hadn’t shared my happiness machine! I’m here to fix that :D

So far, I’ve added: a tail tidy, bug spoiler, small windscreen, engine protection, tank protection, brake fluid reservoir protection, radiator grille guard, rear wheel protection, and the official USB port.

In the future, I’ll probably add heated grips, an exhaust with an ECU remap, and maybe a few other things, but for now I’m not worried about it, because this bike is incredibly fun even restricted for the A2 licence! I can’t wait until I’m able to derestrict it hehe.

Ride safe!

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Hi, good people of Reddit. Sorry if this gets a bit long.

TL;DR: Old “friend” has spent years saying he hates weddings and won’t come to mine, while also constantly trolling me and others. When I finally told him he was not getting an invitation and that I now see him more as an acquaintance than a friend, he got mad, and now part of the group is blaming me for causing drama and “ruining” the gaming group. Am I the AH?

One of my oldest “friends” is a… peculiar person. He is the kind of guy many would call an AH. He says he hates people in general and hates socializing. If he finds something that bothers you, he will poke at it until he genuinely annoys you for days. He takes sides just because “if you think that, I’ll think the opposite.” He criticizes everything with the sole purpose of sabotaging it (his own words, on countless occasions). And in general, if he can do something to annoy you when he is bored, he will.

I should also point out that he is almost 40, and that he is not like this with everyone, only with certain people he says “get annoyed easily,” because that is funny.

He also says he hates normal social conventions, and any typical event too — birthdays, weddings, baptisms, the lot — including his own. This matters, as you may guess from the title.

Of course, by now you may be wondering, “Then why is he your friend?” Well, my city is not very big, and it is hard to find people for certain things. We have known each other for 30 years. He used to be — and in a way still is — my oldest friend. Over time we built a small group of friends together. Some people moved away, but Discord helps. We share similar hobbies and tastes, and it is almost impossible to plan things without excluding just one person. Besides, that would be very poor taste for no reason at all. Add to that the fact that, since only I and one other friend are usually the target of his “jokes” and stuff, some of the others think it is “not that bad.” Maybe sometimes it is not, but put up with it almost every time we meet for 15–20 years and then tell me.

Now we get to the tension point. Six years ago, I met a wonderful woman, and I am going to marry her.

From the very beginning, that friend said he had no intention of coming to my wedding, because he does not like those kinds of gatherings with people (even though ours will only be 25–30 people, something very simple), he hates weddings, and, in his own words: “I can come for the meal, but I’ll arrive for the first course and leave after eating my piece of cake, and I’m not confirming whether I’m coming or not, because I’m a busy man.”

And I believe it, because he already did this at the last birthday I invited him to, two years ago. Not even a “happy birthday,” just: “Thanks for the free food, see you around.”

That is not even the worst part, because although that already felt like a kick in the stomach, it also helped me see how far my “friend” is willing to put trolling before friendship. The funniest thing is that, for the last year and a half, he has had a completely new group of friends, because he joined a new gaming association in town. In that time, he has gone to one baptism, one wedding, and now he is going to another one where he is the godfather. I found out through another mutual friend, because I have only seen him in person twice since he joined that association.

So at our next online meet-up, I asked him about it. Not angrily, just out of curiosity, because I had already decided this person does not really need to be in my life. But the topic came up during one of our gaming sessions together — oddly enough, during the second-to-last session of a roleplay campaign.

He said something along the lines of: it was none of my business, and he could go to whatever celebrations he wanted.

“Okay.”

But no, he did not stop there. He told me he was waiting for my invitation so he could decide whether he would do me the favor of coming or not, making it clear that he would be doing me and the others a favor by attending, while the others only got his presence because he felt like it.

That was roughly when I told him I was not going to send him any invitation, because for years he had been telling me he would not come to a supposed wedding of mine anyway, and because I did not feel like having him ruin a perfectly planned day that means absolutely nothing to him. I also told him that, given we have barely spoken outside game sessions for almost two years, I consider him an acquaintance/teammate, not a friend.

Then I asked him some “tell me how I’m doing in what I’m studying right now, if we’re such good friends” type of questions. I am studying the same professional field he works in, by the way. And yes, I am studying with almost 40 years on my back.

He got extremely annoyed when he asked me the same questions back and answered them, because from time to time I ask mutual friends things like “How is X doing?” — because apparently “we are not that close of friends to be interested in that kind of stuff.”

He got even more annoyed when I reminded him that three months ago I took his grandmother to the doctor because he could not, but his mother had to call me to ask for the favor because, according to her, he could not reach me. Not by WhatsApp, not by Discord, not by phone, not by knocking on my door? I told him, “I thought I was your friend, but I must be your mother’s friend then.” (Obviously not in a creepy way. And yes, I am friends with his parents too — when they come to town, we usually have a drink together.)

The rest of the gaming session was a bit awkward, and after it ended the topic came up again. He did not, though, because he left immediately.

So, in short, there are two sides: one thinks I messed up the group because I could not tolerate jokes from someone who “we all know what he is like,” and because I gave too much importance to something as trivial as one of my oldest friends coming to my wedding. They think I should invite him and move on.

I supposedly “messed up” the group because he told another mutual friend that he had lost the desire to run or play online sessions, which apparently is a huge effort he makes to keep the old group together, and he does not need that now that he has a new group of people he can see in person. This side is mainly friends and acquaintances who only socialize with us through Discord and these gaming sessions. And apparently they are VERY annoyed because, “because of me,” they are left without entertainment on Sunday afternoons.

The other side, well, they are basically the “tell him to go fuck himself” crowd.

So… am I missing something here? Am I the AH? I really do not feel like I am anywhere close to being the AH.

Edit: I don’t know if I’ll have time to reply to everyone, but I’m reading all your comments. Thanks for the responses!

Hey!

I played Turtle and then took a little break to see how things would evolve. But Capy has honestly caught me off guard. From what I’ve read, it’s basically TWoW on the latest patch, running surprisingly well, with a few tools that help with the huge language barrier.

So I’m a bit surprised that it does not get talked about much, and that a lot of the time it gets hate just for being Chinese. And I have a few questions about that.

- Is the hate basically just because it’s Chinese? As in, the whole “spyware sending my data to the evil communist government,” “my free democratic government won’t let me access Chinese websites,” “I don’t want to play with Chinese people,” etc. Is it that kind of thing? Or is there something else behind it? (Those three reasons are things I’ve actually seen in Capycraft threads - I did not make them up.)

- Since it is a Chinese server, with a different gaming culture, what happens with gold buying and stuff like that? I mean, multiboxing is annoying, but gold-farming/selling bots are way more annoying in my opinion. That is also the main reason I have never even considered going back to Classic/Retail.

- Do you know if they are planning to expand the content at some point and keep doing class balance, PvP, etc.? I mean, the version as it was about a month and a half ago is already enough for me to play for a long time, since I have not even had time to get any of my characters to 60 yet. But if they planned to keep working on it too..

- I heard that maybe in the near future you might be able to use the same account as on TWoW, with your characters waiting there for you. How true is that? I’m guessing probably not, at least not yet, but who knows...

Thanks, have a nice weekend!

Hi!

I’ve been a fan of Tolkien and his work since I was around 9 years old, and I’ve also played quite a few MMO’s over the years (RO, WoW, Rift, GW2, etc.).

Lately I’ve really been craving an MMO again and, after looking at different options, I’m considering giving LOTRO a try.

That said, there are several things that make me hesitate a bit or seem a little odd to me, so I wanted to ask for opinions from people who currently play the game.

The first thing is the monetization. I’ve read a lot of people saying it’s one of the game’s biggest issues, that many menus push you toward the store, and that parts of the game are designed to make you eventually spend money (limited inventory space, slower leveling, various restrictions, etc.).

How true is that really?

I don’t mind leveling more slowly or having to grind a bit more, but I would mind having to pay just to get what feels like a “normal” quality of life (reasonable inventory space, convenient travel, things like that).

I’ve also read about the VIP system. From what I understand:
-it includes several quality of life features;
-gives monthly premium currency;
-unlocks many expansions/zones while active;
-and some things, like fast travel, stay unlocked for characters that log in during that VIP period.

Is that correct?

And related to that: do the quest packs and zones unlocked through VIP remain accessible afterward, or only while subscribed? Do I need to “rush” through them during the subscription period?

I also have quite a few questions about expansions.

My understanding is that, until I actually reach those levels and zones, I can play perfectly fine without them. Is that true, or does the game start feeling limited much earlier?

Are there races, classes, or leveling routes locked behind expansions?

And while we’re at it… I checked the prices and… wow :\

So another important question:
How big are the discounts during events like Black Friday, anniversaries, summer sales, etc.? Is it worth waiting for those?

And finally, the player population.

I assume there are plenty of people at endgame, but… are there still players leveling?

Is it possible to find people for difficult quests, dungeons, or leveling content without relying entirely on a kinship or real-life friends?

Thanks a lot!

Hi! I’ve had this wonderful device for over two years now, and I still keep discovering new things about it.

I recently read that it’s better to charge the batteries with an external charger instead of using the TM2’s USB-C port too much, to avoid wearing it out over time. Since I bought a new battery directly from TinyMight and it came with an external charger, I’ve started using that instead.

The thing is: before, whenever the light turned blue and I was at home, I’d plug it in almost immediately, because I always felt like performance/power dropped a little once it hit blue.

Now though, since I have to unscrew the cap, take the battery out, charge it externally, etc… I’ve become a bit lazier about it, and it got me wondering:

Am I treating the batteries and the device properly by doing this?
How do you all handle it?

For context, I use it exclusively in on-demand mode.

(Also, after seeing some posts here, I consider myself lucky that both my USB-C port and button are still in perfect shape haha.)

Thanks, and good smokes!

Hi! Thanks in advance for any help

My situation: my mother is going to visit your beautiful country. Since Switzerland is outside the EU, roaming from our Spanish plan isn’t really an option.

She’ll be staying in a place with no Wi-Fi, no internet, basically no connectivity at all. So she needs mobile data and ideally a way to call family (Europe). The phone has no E-SIM option

I’ve been looking into options and it seems like prepaid with Swisscom is one of the main ones. But honestly… it feels quite expensive:~50 CHF just for data (5 GB + activation)And if you add international calls, it’s another ~20 CHF/month

Sure, she could use WhatsApp for calls, but still…

So my question is:
Are there better/cheaper alternatives I might be missing?
Or is prepaid (Swisscom / Salt / Sunrise) basically the way to go in Switzerland?

Thanks a lot for any advice!

Since I'm on my phone, I copied the version in the wrong language, sorry