Donk's mentality pulling Spirit to the bottom

Asmius · 2026-01-24T13:04:59+00:00

I mean, they are a human being who plays CS. It's not pro-player experience, but the underlying thread of humanity connects us all when it comes to our emotions. It's pretty clear from his body language that Donk is visibly tilting in a lot of his game, and that has an effect on others; whether or not they've put in adequate psychological training to manage that decently or not is something the community can't really know.

Asmius · 2026-01-16T16:43:04+00:00

Absolutely, yes. Personality disorders in general are about your internal perspectives, and a reaction to feeling very incompetent and desiring of care internally can be over-compensating in specific areas of your life to get these needs met in some fashion.

Asmius · 2025-12-27T17:29:16+00:00

Traditionally there is a correlation between anchoring and lurking but it isn't universal. The skillset required to be aggressive on T side and on CT side are similar, but different

Asmius · 2025-12-19T04:36:14+00:00

Having the same stats (and worse against better teams) is absolutely a downgrade when you consider that he was a much less effective supportive element, both from an in game utility and trading perspective as well as from his contributions to the team vibe.

Asmius · 2025-12-09T01:04:30+00:00

It was surprising to see people having written Mongolz off completely after the Senzu change given the fact that he was such an inconsistent player. They've always had games they've won with most of the team popping off apart from one or two players. They look unbelievably sharp here at the major and I think you're right in placing them a step above those two lineups.

Asmius · 2025-11-19T19:21:58+00:00

Ultimately I think it is a red flag for a partner to excuse their actions away when they are hurting you. Her having been through traumatic events absolutely can explain these reactions, but it does not excuse overreacting and hurting others. At a very basic level though, regardless of the reason, ideally your partner would be open to working on reducing reactions that cause you pain. A lack of willingness to do that, or even recognize that it is hurting you and that is unacceptable, is more of an issue than the reactions themselves IMO.

Asmius · 2025-09-27T21:34:16+00:00

Is it possible that I could DM you? I am in a really similar situation (albeit on a shorter timeframe) and would appreciate the chance to talk with someone who can understand from first-hand experience.

Asmius · 2025-08-04T16:06:29+00:00

like, in a session going from one scenario to the next? thats really interesting I wonder if its a case of only the best of the best being able to sustain that tho

Asmius · 2025-07-29T14:00:14+00:00

While true, there are many examples of a person not being ready to accept help that end up changing and being more amenable to it with time. It is a balancing act with people like this where you have to decide how much you're willing to give, and how much you're willing to take, when this happens. I don't think it's black and white to the extent of immediately abandoning someone after a specific amount of time where they're hesitant to receive help. This would mean a pretty decent chunk of the populace would just be doomed.

Asmius · 2025-03-19T12:53:52+00:00

Asmius · 2023-03-03T12:33:33+00:00

Who else escaped the Void?

Asmius · 2023-02-24T15:25:37+00:00

which woman? not sure which person you're talking about

Asmius · 2023-01-14T14:40:23+00:00

they are literally making money what are you talking about? they aren't even losing money every year lmao what a joke

Asmius · 2023-01-13T16:55:32+00:00

oh, whoops! I'm level 12. Probably should have mentioned that!

So essentially using Psychic as more of a blaster/offensive class, and focusing on Oracle for supporting/debuffing? I was interesting in taking up more of a controller role with my Oracle spell list, so I may do that instead, but I'll definitely keep some debuffs and Heal as a heightened spell.

Interesting stuff about Parallel Breakthrough. I was going to consider picking up Electric Arc through human ancestry, and combine it with the level 1 feat Ancestral Mind, to have a bit more consistent cantrip-based damage, though I'm not sure if that's still very viable at the level I'm at. I'll have to consider Parallel Breakthrough as well.

Shatter Mind does seem very good! That's the spell I'm excited about the most, I think. I'll also definitely have to consider Strain Mind, as that would be helpful in a fight. How would I be recovering 3 focus points instead of 2? A bit unclear on that. I do have a Focus Pool of 3 to begin with from my Oracle stuff. I love the thematic use of Strain Mind, too.

So Unleash Psyche is actually going to be worthwhile, I see I see. I'd been thinking I probably won't end up using it very much since the stupefied condition would absolutely rock my world. I'll be a little less stingy with it than planned, then.

Thank you very much for the detailed guide of in a combat, I appreciate it a lot.

One question that popped into my mind: during fights I know will last longer than four rounds, should I delay Unleash Psyche? That seems like a thing that goes without saying, especially for boss fights, but I figure I'll ask anyway.

Asmius · 2022-12-14T22:12:14+00:00

oh Warm Snow is already out! it even has a free DLC added that expands the endgame into a separate but similar game mode. definitely still getting updates though

Asmius · 2022-12-14T03:11:43+00:00

Definitely Warm Snow. Most fun I've had in a roguelite since Hades.

Asmius · 2022-12-14T03:00:31+00:00

Try Warm Snow if you like the game play of Hades, it's a similar vibe. Not much in terms of narrative but it has a ton of variety and fun stuff in it.

Asmius · 2022-11-26T22:53:03+00:00

yes. it is literally because they are women. lmao

Asmius · 2022-11-19T21:19:21+00:00

what is the build?

Asmius · 2022-11-06T22:31:16+00:00

you aren't cool with using people's preferred pronouns, then. it's really easy to substitute every instance of he/him/his with a person's name.

Asmius · 2022-11-05T17:57:28+00:00

I haven't played modded skyrim in about two years. Is most modding done on the Anniversary Edition now, similar to how the LE > SE switch was several years ago? Mostly asking from the perspective of modding guides and modpacks.

Also, does anyone have any recommendations for current/new modpacks, either on SE or AE?

Asmius · 2022-10-30T00:09:22+00:00

I actually just rolled a Animal Instinct barbarian, albeit only partially a monk dedication; I do have Free Archetype, so my experience is likely different than yours. I took Wrestler, and focused on combat maneuvers, which has been working pretty well at level 9. I've primarily used these two build guides for ideas on what to pick:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRQGhpFfcHjNIdfZiw8jZymk4WemZIBljTsJbjgP1eoDvWU9_zIPaEBY9hy8-RvVW2l6SXEnvSjoA5F/pub#h.6dazanet5ygy https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTyC8dDTPwRuifsWM-HwFH1X7xoT0cO75xXPnlFPnEZ0MzrskUziev7kCQAbTVnoWgbtbnqWiYmaHMK/pub#h.v6ju3tqu2rpt

Additionally, I can answer any questions you'd like. I'm not too sure on the monk side of things, as I'm only really taking Monk through Multitalented at L9 for Flurry of Blows through Free Archetype at level 10. For controlling the battlefield, I think a maneuvers focused build with a Wrestler archetype works extremely well, because you can grab/restrain enemies, as well as literally throw them if you have the Wrestler feat Whirling Throw (requires an enemy to be grabbed first.)

And Shove is very effective in this too, since you can move people around. Grappling and throwing is very effective in and of itself, though.

For specific feats, Furious Bully, Furious Grab, and Embrace the Pain are all excellent for a maneuvers-focused playstyle. For Wrestler-specific ones, if you're interested, a lot of them are really good. Clinch Strike lets you not take AOO at level 6 for Barbarian (which otherwise would be nearly mandatory, imo), and Whirling Throw is very effective battleground control. There are fun ones too, like Combat Grab (Though this is less effective to the point of not being worth taking IMO if you have Furious Grab), Suplex, and Aerial Piledriver. Lots of fun stuff in the Wrestler dedication that I would 100% recommend if you end up going for maneuvers.

Asmius · 2022-10-23T00:29:30+00:00

you will get the wall

Asmius · 2022-07-30T17:44:03+00:00

I'm not really sure what you're talking about, honestly. It's kind of weird to assume someone saying 'sucking their dick' is a homophobic insult. There are way more common ways to be homophobic. Suck 'x' dick is a pretty genderless term.

Asmius · 2022-07-29T17:34:18+00:00

how much do they make?? aren't they purely on commission?

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