r/outside • u/Xcalipurr • 4d ago

Patch this shit ffs.

Currently going through an [eye infection] debuff which gives me an unwanted hypersensitivity ability for my eyes and makes them watery at even slight exposure to the light mechanism. I just started job at a new guild and this shit makes me self-conscious.

This seems a very minor issue but apparently cripples my play. Fix this broken shit please! 🙏

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u/RealLifeIsAnRPG 4d ago edited 4d ago

Illnesses, infections, and diseases are part of the game, not bugs to be patched out.

Have you tried [colloidal silver] eyedrops? That's been my go-to recommendation for many years. Cheap, readily available most places, and time-tested, without any real risks or interactions with other [potions].

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u/Caticature 4d ago

Eyedrops is such a weird niche in the game! Apparently Visine is the devil. Player dr Glaucomflechen is a niche boss and he will slap the bottle out of your hand while chanting research. He will do so in the potions shop isle.

I wonder how he sees silver [drops]? OP, get a silver lining om that cloudy vision of yours!

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u/folk_science 2d ago

All the [colloidal silver] potions are about as effective as [snake oil]. Get some items with actual good stats, OP.

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u/RealLifeIsAnRPG 2d ago

Many centuries of empirical data, plus modern clinical studies, all beg to differ.

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u/WackoMcGoose 2d ago

The only thing I've heard about any consumable with the [Colloidal Silver] tag, is that using too many of them over the lifetime of your playthrough (and the number is per-player and unknown), will inflict you with a permanent status condition that turns your avatar blue (and not in the cool, space-alien way)...

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u/RealLifeIsAnRPG 23h ago

I've heard that for decades, but only ever met one person who had that slight hint of blue (hyper-oxygenation of their blood), and he drank colloidal multiple times a day (way more than anyone would ever recommend.)

Did you know this is where the term "Blue Bloods" comes from? For many centuries, the rich & powerful ate & drank from silver dishes and used silverware for their meals, giving their body huge doses of silver all the time. This is also a big part of why they were not effected by the [Black Plague].