• Thebeardedsinglemalt@lemmy.world
    9·
    1 day ago

    Yep. I tried getting into paintball back in 2000, bought a gun of of a friend but never had the opportunity to even shoot it. Kept it through HS, college, and the first 5+ years of work before a friend said he was trying to get back into it. I told myself I wouldn’t buy any new gear until we had a few good games. We did a couple 1 v 1 and 2 v 2 and i finally decided to bite the bullet. New mask (custom paint job), new gun (azodin blitz), mechanical hopper, some other accessories, etc etc.

    Played once, he got bored with it again, started dating a new girl and disappeared.

  • QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works
    26·
    2 days ago

    vrchat is a free game… that I have spent over $1,500 on… 😭

    I bought 8 + 2 slimevr trackers for ~$450 which are really good but they only track rotation and not position which means it’s annoying to get them to match my body. They are releasing a new calibration method as well as focusing on the dongle instead of connecting to WiFi, but i still want something better.

    There are alternative tracking methods, the most popular method is via lighthouse tracking which requires base stations to physically see the trackers. I bought used index controllers and 2 base stations on Facebook marketplace for $350. However they occlude very often in my setup, get confused by mirrors, and honestly I didn’t find the controllers that good 🤷‍♀️

    I then ordered fluxpose trackers for $750 which track position and rotation fully wirelessly with no occlusion. Not to mention how small they are and they have HAPTICS??? they’re so small I actually plan on just using skin safe tape instead of straps. Absolutely amazing innovation by the development team. I unfortunately missed the Kickstarter and had to order day 1 which means I’m not gonna get them till 2027. Understandable for such a small team behind it but man it sucks having to wait.

    One of the best things is all of the beta testers just going ham testing random shit like a bicycle in VR

    I also got a Quest Pro which sells for $1,000 new. But I traded my steamdeck for it… before the prices of steamdecks doubled 😭

    anyways here’s a gif of me running into my wall as Hatsune Miku

    also might as well shout out !VRChat@sh.itjust.works which I made (and haven’t posted to in forever…)

  • Seth Taylor@lemmy.world
    16·
    2 days ago

    I teach guitar lessons. They’re only £15 per hour. But the guitar will cost you £150. And the amp will cost you £100. And being in a band will cost you £10 per rehearsal for the rest of your life. Wanna tour? Bad news, bud. It’ll cost ya.

    EDIT: Also, the feral cats that hung out in my yard were free, but the vet bills are about to absolutely destroy me

  • NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world
    6·
    1 day ago

    40K, not even once.

    If you’re into dumb shit then it is a lot of fun, though, and a great creative outlet. Expensive as fuck, though.

    Not saying dumb shit in an insulting way, my favorite genre of anything is dumb shit.

  • LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world
    24·
    2 days ago

    Me: I’m gonna take horseback riding lessons! Maybe I’ll get my own horse in like five years!

    Me two years later: pays at least $350/month on the horse I was given for $0

    Also me: I’ll never financially recover. Yee haw! 🤠

  • Bluewing@lemmy.world
    21·
    2 days ago

    I got into making and designing small tabletop model steam engines because they are cool. So I needed to buy a small lathe, a mill, a metal cutting bandsaw, and all the tooling each machine needed. So much tooling…That’s the part that will break you financially.

    And then you discover you need to design and make a jig or fixture to make a special tool to make another special jig and fixture to make a tool to make that one tiny part for that engine. None of which you will probably ever use again. You end up making tools to make tools to make tools. You can spend 6 months to a year designing and building tools just to get to make that one little part.

    I’ve got thousands of dollars and thousands of hours into making engines that I just give away over the years. But I can’t stop this hobby. And I have added 3D printing to my list of hobbies as well.

    At least it got me away from collecting fine antique shotguns and importing hunting dogs.

    • RagingRobot@lemmy.world
      4·
      2 days ago

      This sounds more like skills than hobbies. You might not get paid for it but you totally could. What you are making is valuable to someone

      • Bluewing@lemmy.world
        1·
        20 hours ago

        Yeah, I was a toolmaker for a while. So there is more than a little skill and knowledge. But I had issues doing that kind of work and had to find another career.

        Some people love woodworking. I love working with steel and making tools.

    • chiliedogg@lemmy.world
      3·
      2 days ago

      I’ve realized my hobby is optimizing my space to do my hobbies. If I ever get my workspace just like I want it for projects, I won’t know what to do with myself. The workshop is the project.

    • villainy@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 days ago

      NGL making tools to make tools to make tools scratches a persistent itch in my brain. That all sounds very satisfying.

      • Bluewing@lemmy.world
        1·
        21 hours ago

        It is very satisfying. That’s why I was a toolmaker for a dozen years or so until I got so cranky and pissed off angry I had to find a new career before I DID skin some idiot alive and nail their hide to the wall.

        But I do enjoy the process of making a good and accurate tool. The problem is, I tend to be a perfectionist. And when I realize I’m on the third iteration of a tool that really isn’t that important, it can be hard to pick up the old thread again. But I do enjoy it.

  • arudesalad@piefed.caEnglish
    7·
    2 days ago

    So far I have only spent £200 on 40k because I’m such a slow painter that I’m still on the starter set 7 months later. Procrastinating saves a lot of money.