u/MierinLanfear

Worth upgrading to Global 1VIII from Japanese Bocchi the rock 1VI missing band 71 US Tmobile and zoom is mediocre? Missing band 71 is fairly annoying playing Pokemon Go in malls or opening ticketmaster or ticket apps to present tickets. The Zoom isn't nearly as good as Vivo X200 or Oppo X9 Ultra for recording concerts. Does the Sony 1VIII improve the Zoom by much? from the 1VI? Otherwise happy with the 1VI like the Bocchi the rock theme and other then the Zoom lens it takes good pictures and video and the recording is good.

I go to lots of concerts with family and friends and travel often so video and cameras with decent zoom are really important as well as having a good microphone that captures music well and I tend to use speaker phone often.

I currently have the Boochi the Rock edition Sony 1 VI which was an impulse buy on a trip to Japan and I been fairly happy with it other then the Zoom lens is not good and it is missing band N71 which is way more annoying then I thought it would be as far for playing Pokemon Go in malls or opening ticket master app at venues. At the BTS concert I was realizing I really wanted something with better Zoom the Sony 1 VI zoom lens is pretty weak.

I do like my 1 tb micro sd card but not opposed to losing it for 1 TB storage phone. Bought a Fio M21 for my FLAC music.

Must have Snapdragon for Crealty Scan

Must have 1 TB + internal storage or 512 gb with Micro SD

Must work with Android Auto and Banking Apps.

Sony seems to have the best audio recording. If we go to concerts together we been editing the audio from my 1VI or friends 1V into video from Vivo X200 or Oppo Find X9 Ultra which both have an issue with their mics are mediocre where they tend to mute the right audio channel.

Looking at the following phones.

Leica Leitzphone powered by Xiaomi. the Xiaomi 15 Ultra has mic issues where it mic muted the right channel was that fixed for this one? I felt the Vivo X200 Ultra had better colors then the Xiaomi 15 Ultra but if the Leica version is better then both? Friend in Hong Kong recommends but haven't seen her recently to compare.

Sony 1VIII is the Zoom a big improvement over the 1VI? It still would have the missing band N71 which is annoying. I do have a Surface Pro Duo as a second phone but looking to replace that too. Keeps micro sd.

Sharp Aquos R11 my friend in Japan recommends it. We haven't been to any of the same concerts to compare and I haven't seen it in person since she just got it recently. Would have the missing band n71 issue as well. Does have micro SD.

Vivo X300 Ultra 1tb Global version - my friend has the X200 Ultra and the mic is not good it seems to mute the right channel when recording concerts. Her global version is missing band n71 has same issues as me playing Pokemon Go. Does the X 300 Ultra global fix these two problem? I actually like the Vivo video and audio better then the Oppo Find X9 Ultra.

Just no will not get any of these.

Leitzphone 3 - overheating mess rather get newer Xiaomi version if the mic issues were resolved that the Xiaomi 15 Ultra had.

Oppo Find X9 Ultra condensation issues and bad mic make it a no go. My BFF has one it is good for the 10x at large venues like the BTS concert but it has condensation lens issues out of the box and friend had it swapped and still she had to put the second one in a bag of rice. Pictures of pets and children moving are not good. We are not sure if she has a defective second unit. Has the same issue as the X200 Ultra with audio at concerts that the right channel is muted. She uses her One Plus Open more then this phone when not taking advantage of zoom which seems to take better pictures of pets and her children in motion. BFF is looking to order one of the above phones I am looking at to replace this.

Samsung S26 Ultra - the Migraine display that gets red lines no thanks.

Also open to other suggestions if you can provide pictures and video taken by the phone.

Worth pulling on Celes banner as a Rikku Main who plays on premade teams?

My typical ability set up is

Quartet of Bravery - to boost bravery of allies

Mega vitality - heal and shield.

Ramza Cheer Up - to give away my brave if someone is about to kill me.

Minwu Teleport - to teleport to a far away crystal or get away if someone will kill me.

Y'shtola Blizzard IV to clear crystals fast.

We do the friend Ramza Cheer Up Rikku and then Quartet of Bravery to all blitz the boss when it spawns. We pretty casual and typically play a few rounds after playing Final Fantasy 14.

I was thinking maybe I want the UR Heal from the Celes banner but I don't typically run a second heal right now. Maybe things will change.

Celes herself seems a bit underwhelming and not worth running over Rikku maybe if the Runic was better like in Final Fantasy 6 Runic negates the next special attack that would hit Celes and she takes no damage and if that was converted to Brave that would be actually awesome but the current implementation doesn't seem great.

When not playing Rikku, I play Rinoa (Selphie Wall, Angel Wings, Meteor, Yshtola Blizzard IV, Tifa Falling Crane) or Gaia (Diamond Destroyer, Fated Moment, Selphie Wall, Ramza Cheer up, Tifa Falling Crane).

My favorite Final Fantasy character ever is Yuna but they haven't announced Yuna.

Worth pulling on the Tidus Banner for Yuna Holy or save it for Celes?

Is Yuna Holy that useful? I would think its an upgrade to Earth Breaker. I noticed DEEB0s2ndCousin top Lightning was running Yuna Holy. I been on receiving end of Yuna Holy a few times after using Wall usually when we get paired up against Diamonds or Omegas

I mostly play Rikku in a premade group but I also play others if needed for team if a friend is playing Rikku or I need to for a quest. Looking to switch to Celes main if she is good once she releases. Our current play style is someone with Ramza Cheer up boosts Rikku and then Rikku uses Quartet of Bravery at max brave and we all burst and blitz the boss right after it spawns which works at gold rank. I am guessing this no longer works at higher ranks and I would likely want to switch to Celes.

Rikku with Quartet of Bravery, Mega Vitality, Minwu Teleport, Ramza Cheer Up, Yshotola Blizzard IV

Rinoa with Angel Wing, Meteor, Selphie Wall, Yshtola Blizard IV, Tifa Falling Crane

Lightning with Army of One, Thunderfall, Selphie Wall, Ramza Cheer up, Tifa Falling Crane

I still don't have Ace Fire

Shop in Chinatown said not to buy the oppo x9 ultra cause of condensation in lens issue to wait for revision or x10 ultra they said most of the ones they sold had this issue and they no longer carry it. Has the condensation in lens been resolved for the global x9 ultra?

I bought a Boochi the Rock edition Sony 1 VI from Japan and its been working on Tmobile so far. The shop in Japan I bought it from unlocked 5G. The pictures i take videos I take at concerts have been good way better then my old Note 10 Plus

I have issues playing Pokemon go inside building sometimes it just won't log in pokemon go and ticketmaster app it won't allow me to log in to to show my ticket at concert.

I used my Surface Duo also on Tmobile and that worked fine logs in Pokemon Go and opens the ticket master app.

Do I just need to get a US phone cause the Sony 1 VI is missing bands or is there a fix?

I mostly collect fantasy sets and have a fantasy land in the basement with expanded Rivendell and a dragon rider fortress as the center prices. So looking to buy $180 of fantasy related sets to get the Sea Serpent Gift with Purchase. having a hard time deciding what to buy though.

Options

1. Ancient Moon-Gazing Inn #80121 $129.99 + Medieval Dragon #31161 $59.99 Total Spend $189.98

Don't have either of these sets yet and I haven't seen the Medieval Dragon go on sales which is why I haven't bought it. I hear Medival Dragon is retiring end of 2026?

Ancient Moon-Gazing Inn is new so has plenty of time to go on sale.

2. Medieval Horse Knight Castle #31168 $129.99 + Medieval Dragon #31161 $59.99 Total Spend $189.98

Would be my 3rd Horse knight castle I got 2 Horse Knight's Castle's for $90 feels bad to pay full price. This would get me the airplane GWP also spending $100+ on creator

3. Iconic Pirate Ship #31387 $109.99 + Medieval Dragon #31161 $59.99 + Hogwarts™ Castle: Sorting Hat™ Ceremony #76460 $14.99 Total Spend $184.99

Would provide a pirate ship to go with Thieves of tortuga which I didn't buijlt yet and a dragon I don't have potter set just for fillter and parts probably can get that cheaper elseware or can order some off pick a brick. This would get me the air plane GWP spending $100+ on creator.

4. Celestial Pagoda 80058 $149.99+ Medieval Dragon #31161 $59.99 total spend $209.98

Celestial Pagoda would go nicely with Heavenly Realms and dragon of the east palace.

What do you think? What are you buying to get the Sea Serpent GWP?

Gamestop sent me an email saying Your order has been canceled for an order for some used games made last Saturday during buy 2 get one free with no reason given and I can't just reorder them since the buy 2 get one free period is over. I

Do I just lose my $5 pro credit I used on the order? If I log in again it no longer shows the $5 credit for the month. \

Has this happened to other people? Any ideas why my order would get cancelled? I orderes ship to home so it's not cause I did not pick it up.

I guess I can wait till the next buy 2 get one free period to reorder but losing my $5 credit is :(.

What is a good reliable AC unit for soundproof server room in basement no windows in USA? Latest heat wave. just noticed how toasty it was getting in there when changing external back up drives. That third server really made it hot in there.

I saw some Midas units at Costco but they had a recall for mold so that is a big nah. What are other people using?