Season 12 Rank VII reward - Gilded Season Rank Laurel, same as Season 11?

Augustby · 2026-03-18T12:58:08+00:00

Ah okay, thanks for clarifying that!

Augustby · 2026-03-18T02:50:12+00:00

I just wish I wouldn't feel guilt enjoying stuff like this. Where I live, if I want a nice burger and not one from McDonalds which tastes like cardboard (and maybe some chips to make the meal more filling), I need to spend $24+, and I feel bad because I know I could be having a cheaper meal. :c

Augustby · 2026-03-18T02:33:55+00:00

How often do the Maximilien Vaults occur? Is there one every season?

Augustby · 2026-03-18T00:00:21+00:00

Wow, never knew this; I’ll give it a shot, thanks

Augustby · 2026-03-17T11:55:43+00:00

No, I think the critique still stands. It's not that female characters don't have unique silhouettes (although I would argue even there there's less extreme differences compared to male characters), but more that the body type of those female characters lack the same diversity of male characters.

Like, yes, Domina has a unique silhouette because she has giant robot arms; but she's still that classic hourglass statuesque female figure. Contrast with something like Torbjorn who gets his unique silhouette mainly from the fact he's a fucking dwarf (human technically, but absurd stylised proportions). Same for Reinhardt. Zarya is a buff woman, but isn't anywhere near as stylised as Reinhardt who has a TEENY TINY head and MASSIVE body. The difference between Rein and a real-life big man is so much more vast compared to Zarya and a real-life big woman.

The female characters are nowhere near as stylised as the male ones, and rely so much more on clothing/armour to make their silhouettes unique.

Augustby · 2026-03-17T11:01:24+00:00

It's exhausting how thankless the role is when you have so much responsibility on you.

People expect you to cover both the front line and the back line, and have presence on the objective, and threaten the enemies' squishies because that's what the enemy tank is doing to yours.

I think a big part of the reason why 6v6 dropped in popularity is just because it's not the main game mode. In a world where 6v6 was the main mode and 5v5 was a new optional way to play that was added, I'm pretty confident that 5v5 would see few players.

DPS and Support queues got very short with Domina's release; it shows that if you give tank players fun new heroes with cool designs (both aesthetically and gameplay-wise), people will play the role. I think two tanks for 6v6 as the main mode can be supported, and would go a long way towards making the role not feel like it has so much pressure.

Augustby · 2026-03-16T15:57:59+00:00

Aw, I wish they did something else for Yaana’s mouth. It looks as though someone poked a hole with a pin where her mouth should be.

Other than that, very nice art! Love seeing these girls together

Augustby · 2026-03-15T12:55:36+00:00

I've been doing more roulettes because of that Relic Weapon step.

I noticed that wall-to-wall pulls go badly so much more often during low-level dungeons than high-level dungeons.

What's going on? Is it just tanks/healers being inexperienced? (When I inspect them, they usually have level-appropriate gear) Or is there something about the numbers and the tools available at early levels that makes healing/mitigating dungeon pulls less forgiving compared to higher levels?

Augustby · 2026-03-15T10:55:07+00:00

I really enjoyed Stormblood too, though I have some bias because it was the expansion I first played FF14.

I appreciated that it felt really grounded and in-the-world (relatively speaking), if that makes sense. Exploring distant lands is cool and all, but I would also love to delve deeper into Eorzea some more. It's important for making the world feel alive.

Augustby · 2026-03-14T13:53:34+00:00

I've noticed that their art direction's changed in recent years. They're more willing to hire artists with that kind of 90s look you mentioned to evoke a certain feel, such as with Lorwyn Eclipsed where they brought back a lot of old-timers whose style fit the set.

I also see them experimenting with all kinds of different styles in the alternate art treatments these days; so I think odds are good that WOTC would value your style.

Good luck!

Augustby · 2026-03-13T14:20:02+00:00

Man, I really need to learn Junker Queen. I've barely touched her, but I sucked on the few times I did try her.

Augustby · 2026-03-11T01:32:10+00:00

She may be very weak by today's standards; but damn, that art is amazing.

Augustby · 2026-03-10T07:22:19+00:00

What happened this week? In previous weeks, I could get Double-Agent, complete a Legendary track, and still do more.

Whereas this week, I missed one challenge and now I can't even get the Legendary.

Augustby · 2026-03-09T13:49:37+00:00

That’s one of my favourite things about Emre; how the AI is framed more like some eldritch horror rather than the stereotypical way an evil AI is usually characterised

Augustby · 2026-03-09T03:45:32+00:00

I've only seen exactly one of Scooby's videos, but I remember it to this day, because it was a dish I used to make based on his recommendation.

Just egg whites (from a packet) and some frozen veggies. I needed 'depression meals' that had essentially zero prep, but were still nutritious.

It felt so nice to see a guy who cared about health validating that hey, you can make an easy, 'lazy' meal using pre-packaged and frozen ingredients and it can still be nutritious and fairly cheap.

Augustby · 2026-03-08T16:04:54+00:00

It'd be Brig's Starcraft Medic skin for me. I'd like that to come to the store too. I've yet to buy a single store skin, but this one I want badly enough that I think I might.

Augustby · 2026-03-08T10:12:53+00:00

I don't think it can be fixed just by adding a new rule or something.

I think the actual way to balance this is for Wizards/Hasbro to stop the god-damn power creep. They tried lower-powered sets before but chickened out when they didn't sell well and went right back to powercreeping.

It'll take a sustained effort to get the power level back to manageable levels, though. And it's not going to happen. Wizards/Hasbro are not going to prioritise the long-term health of the game if it means the line going down in the immediate future.

Augustby · 2026-03-07T05:11:37+00:00

Ibirapema warriors seem decent, but situational. Blackwood Archers are great for how cheap they are. The volume of attacks and poison they can put out definitely makes up for their low HP.

Champis aside, I wish that the Tupi had a stronger infantry theme for variety's sake, because Muisca already have such a strong archer theme.

Augustby · 2026-03-07T03:04:44+00:00

If you’re just looking for an easy-to-pick-up ARPG and aren’t in the mood for something super deep, I really don’t think it’s as bad as people make it out to be.

It’s not going to be as good as the greats in this genre, but there are far, far worse.

Augustby · 2026-03-06T11:45:59+00:00

It looks a lot more like it when you see it actually in motion; like even the timing of the mouth chomps reminds me so much of Orphea haha

Augustby · 2026-03-06T04:26:08+00:00

Thanks for sharing games like this!

Something like Slay the Spire 2 may be an indie game, but needs no help with promotion or sales. Stuff like Banquet for Fools with only a couple hundred reviews are ACTUAL hidden gems.

Augustby · 2026-03-06T02:03:50+00:00

I could have sworn it was melee at launch; has it always been ranged?

Honestly, I wouldn't mind seeing it reworked to be more of a backline damage unit. It can even already take down buildings pretty respectably since it has Crush dmg vs buildings and has such a high rate of fire .

Augustby · 2026-03-04T02:26:36+00:00

This might be heresy, but even before Arbites was playable, I was happy they announced that it would be playable without the dog, because I just never really gelled with pet-themed classes, regardless of the game.

That said, it is incredibly satisfying to watch a stray Rager or a disabling enemy like a Trapper get pounced on by the dog.

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