u/TorontoCity67

The Camp Woodwind Event Is Really Cool

The rework for the event is really cool, especially Camp Woodwind

Normally I dislike playing on the camp maps because the footsteps are so difficult to hear (I'm a 0/0 player), and the room shapes are weird because it's not a parallel building, but a more irregular shaped campsite

Footsteps are much better on the urban maps because for the walking pattern they sound a lot more immediate, so to speak. Whereas on the camp maps, even though the walking pattern is the same, the footsteps sound like they echo which makes them more difficult to understand

Room shapes are much better on the urban maps because everything's so clear. Whereas on the camp maps, everything's a little more random so learning the boundaries is very tricky to remember. However, there's a site called the Phasmophobia Cheat Sheet (many of you are probably familiar) and there's a category where you can look at the boundaries so that makes it a lot better to learn

I'm not sure why, but the different look of the event and the background carnival music just adds so much more enjoyment despite being such simple things. And even though the mandatory rain makes identifying footsteps worse, I'm still mastering the map for once

The animations and bugs are still a joke, but at least the event is cool

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u/TorontoCity67 — 4 days ago

The Patch Has Improved Things, But Far More Needs To Be Sorted

The fiasco was fun, honestly I kind of wanted it to keep running for a while but that's fine. After playing some games over the last few days, a few things are still extremely annoying:

  • It's extremely laggy for the first moment you get to the truck compared to before this entire thing
  • No one likes the animation where your hand holds out before picking things up and switching a light, the change items animations are still slow when you're holding 1-3 items including a lighter, and placing a candle quickly after lighting it cancels it out which is annoying. Can animations be made optional in the settings please?
  • The items need to land straight when you drop them. The Ultraviolet Light is the worst. Sounds mild, but for players who always try to line equipment up, it's far more of a hassle than it needs to be and I'm sure it's a simple fix
  • The Thermometer turns almost invisible when you change to it and try to use it quickly
  • The sound recorder is useless half the time, it never records fast events even when pre-holding the button
  • Sometimes the Lighter doesn't flick off and you need to change over to it again
  • The shadows can still be weird and are too dim to see things sometimes

And here's some ideas that would also be cool:

  • Bring back the old maps, made with your own assets. Being able to play on one floor would be nice, especially on the house maps. This can be implemented by choosing the map on the chipboard, pressing start, and the loading screen asking you which variant of the map you'd like to play and whether you want to play floor 1 or everything
  • Almost everyone wants a backpack
  • The ghosts looking like humans would be nice
  • More variable custom settings. Player and ghost speed can be chosen on an adjustor like the sound setting and move in increments of 1 instead of 25, settings like hunt duration can be very high, and so on
  • D.O.T.S. evidence is so much rarer than it needs to be

It is nice to see the game improve though

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u/TorontoCity67 — 5 days ago

Some Questions About Different Fabrics

Hello,

So recently I got some new T-Shirts made of Pima Cotton from a brand called True Classic because my old T-Shirts were a little too small, probably from being washed and dried at too high a temperature over time

The new shirts are very nice and comfortable, and you can really tell that the cotton is far better quality, however there's a slight problem when washing at a low temperature and letting them air-dry - debris clings to them very, very easily

So when I went to collect them all and add them back to my wardrobe, I always notice that hair and debris has clung to them and I have to brush them off all the time, and just wondered why. I assume it's not the material itself, is it because air-drying has that effect? How could I prevent it?

I also recently got some socks made of Bamboo from Giovici (sounds fancy, but they're very cheap, 15 for 5 pairs). However also after washing them at a low temperature and letting them air dry with my shirts, they have a worse problem - they don't retain their shape at all and crumple up like leaves. Is that something that could be improved?

Thank you

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u/TorontoCity67 — 9 days ago

Hello legends,

So over the last 2 years, I've spent some of my free time creating posts here on this subreddit about a mode called Fireteam: Dirty Bomb. I've talked about what is it, why I think it's a cool mode, the best ways to play it, and so on

One of my friends is running the Fireteam Group that I was previously promoting, however he's been radio silent for quite a while now. I've reached out a bunch of times asking how he is, and have still yet to hear a response. I have nothing but respect and thankfulness for him founding the group, however no group can properly function without maintenance

Due to this, over the next week or so I'm going to personally start my own Fireteam Group. It's taken quite a while for me to decide this, however it seems like there's not really any other option if we as a community are to revive Fireteam during the weekends once and for all


So What Will The Fireteam Group Be?

The Fireteam Group will be one large group where all players who want to play Fireteam at the weekends can reside. They can talk, share classes, give advice on how to improve, talk about cars, whatever. It will welcome legitimate players who intend on playing properly, however it will not welcome players who are there to stand in a corner farming achievements

How Will The Fireteam Group Revive Fireteam?

The only way to play Fireteam is to get enough people searching for it at the same time to kickstart a lobby. Because of this, all the members of the group will be pinged/reminded to search for a game when it's time. The time will likely be around 3pm EST, however I'll get feedback from the members as to what time on average suits them best

What Will The Rules be?

Just be respectful, and don't idle for months on end. For respect, mild bickering is inevitable, however people that are too shitty too often will simply be removed for the benefit of the other members of the group. For idling, I don't mind if members do idle for a while, however I'd appreciate it if they let me know in advance so I can mark them as such. This is so I know approximately how many people will be searching at any given week


The current Fireteam Group has around 250 members, so I advise all of those members who see this post to join the next one once it's established to stay up to date. I've also recently made some friends on Cold War, and one of them has a bunch of other friends that are interested in the group, so we should get a nice boost

If anyone who sees this post is also interested, again, you and any friends are more than welcome to join. I'll create another post soon announcing when the new group has been sorted out. I'm not sure what platform it'll be on, so I'll let you all know about that as well. In advance, if anyone has any constructive criticism for the next Fireteam Group once it's established, I'd very much like to hear your suggestions. Any idea that would improve the group would be implemented

Thank you

u/TorontoCity67 — 20 days ago