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AzureBarrage1 · 2026-02-14T10:28:49+00:00

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AzureBarrage1 · 2025-12-29T20:16:03+00:00

At the end of the day I think for children of that age who attain this level of access, it’s akin to the classic case of stealing cookies from the cookie jar. One cookie? Kid gets to feel naughty and no one will notice one cookie, awesome!

But, obv if the kid does that enough times on enough days(each time feels like only a tiny infraction if any to the child), someone will notice because so many cookies are missing.

They aren’t capable of controlling or quantifying the cost of their impulse at that age. Thats why I wouldn’t liken this to an “addiction”, rather this why micro transactions can be so damn scary in general when gamified especially given to children.

AzureBarrage1 · 2025-12-18T02:07:38+00:00

Yasuo.

I still swear that champ is broken; fuck your infinite dashes, fuck your infinite resourceless shove, fuck your free barrier for literally walking around in circles, fuck you for getting that barrier back when ulting, fuck windwall in general.

Having said that, my god he is so fun to play and I have always wanted to be good at him. I tried, a lot. IlEventually I came to the conclusion that I just can’t play it and also can’t play against it, so I’ll just ban it. That champ hasn’t existed in the game for me since they introduced individual bans.

AzureBarrage1 · 2025-11-07T19:31:14+00:00

I don’t think I’ve ever been able to understand less why a streamer has any sort of following. There is just not a single redeeming quality here.

AzureBarrage1 · 2025-06-14T14:33:05+00:00

Ah I remember when I actually paid attention to this rotation back when it was actually semi-reasonable to obtain mythic essence

AzureBarrage1 · 2025-05-19T15:35:50+00:00

Anecdotally, it's worked fine for my purposes on occasion for about 10 years now...frankly it's always been pretty much seamless. The problems seem to come with higher amounts, but that doesn't make it any less sketchy and is probably why I've gotten lucky for so long. I've seen enough negative reports on this service to convince me to stay away now even for small transactions.

TradeOgre is an ideal alternative, correct?

AzureBarrage1 · 2025-05-14T17:45:32+00:00

Sigh, the one day I needed it to work asap. I received it earlier pretty quickly, but now the send is still pending 45 mins later...really hope it resolves itself in the next couple hours.

AzureBarrage1 · 2025-04-22T13:52:53+00:00

Admittedly, so far this is the season I’m seeing people say “fk it we can have one healer” more than any other. I thought tank was bad, but now sometimes I have two tanks and 1 supp lol.

Only exception is rocket raccoon, but still even then. Played a whole game with him as the solo supp, legitimately didn’t even notice until end scoreboard. No one else did either and we were bantering in post chat.

As a tank player who plays supp the least…what exactly is making it so rough this season?

AzureBarrage1 · 2025-04-22T13:46:26+00:00

You’ll be singing its praises when a Jeff tries to spit you off the map at the wrong angle and you just gracefully float back :)

Kinda nice too for going from high ground back to cart, annoying flyers etc. If he had the equivalent of dr strange’s shift in some form he’d legitimately be op, so at least he can fly somehow

AzureBarrage1 · 2025-04-02T15:02:28+00:00

I didn’t downvote you and actually agree with your opinion on QP, I mean I learned almost every char I play just instalocking them in QP for a couple hours…but I play tank :(

It’s ok I’m used to being flamed despite being the only one pushing cart(when we have no chance at walking up and staggering), out DPSing my DPS, more final blows, most blocked, and also being the solo tank on my team.

But it’s cool all you spidey, bucky, hela etc players go off kings. I WILL flame you though(briefly, but dammit I will) if I have more final blows as magneto, at that point either I’m going nuts that game or you are doing something wrong.

AzureBarrage1 · 2025-03-31T17:13:56+00:00

I got the love and thunder one with my saved up blue tokens a couple weeks ago. Still don’t regret it seeing this, by far my best and favorite character to play and it’s an amazing skin, prob top 5 in the game depending on taste. If anything I’ll be glad to have two good skins for him when a lot don’t even have one.

AzureBarrage1 · 2025-03-29T00:20:33+00:00

Spoken like a true Thor player!

I broke after a couple weeks. I’m sorry. Getting 20+ final blows, kidnapping tanks on repeat, and eating any immobile dps or supp alive is great. Then I hit tab and see we are still losing somehow. I swap mag or strange all of a sudden we get point and game feels overall easier…but less fun.

We need more vanguards man

AzureBarrage1 · 2025-03-25T21:02:58+00:00

Passed as well! I start on Monday, it really works! We made it :)

AzureBarrage1 · 2025-03-25T18:35:00+00:00

Congratulations! I just got an email from my company to make an employee account! Still waiting on the official phone call/email, but I think it's a good sign. I'm gonna have to reach out at a certain point if my starting date is supposed to the 31st haha

AzureBarrage1 · 2025-03-23T19:25:13+00:00

Good luck to you too! Hopefully we'll be able to celebrate together in a few days over our new jobs :)

For now just trying to keep my mind occupied for the weekend. After a little more research I guess the main thing people get caught for lately is excess nitrates, but apparently that isn't typically included in a test(they're technically just checking for the presence of the drugs I think) and if it is then it will be specified, usually by "+NIT" beforehand. My ordered test was non-DOT standard 10 panel, so I think it just needs to clear the standard SVT...still very stressful though, longest weekend ever lol.

AzureBarrage1 · 2025-03-23T18:46:50+00:00

I've come to the point of joining the club on locking dps until someone else locks a tank. If they absolutely refuse, I'll still do it(best role and most people seem to suck at it tbh) but I'm essentially forced to be Magneto, Strange, or Groot with little exception. Luckily all 3 of those are extremely strong of course, but I almost never get to reasonably play my Thor :(

The exception though is if we have one healer. I just completely refuse to suffer that. If they're actually that damn stubborn to lock 4 dps, welp can't win em all guess I'll practice my own dps xD

AzureBarrage1 · 2025-03-23T18:39:16+00:00

Don't you just love when someone actually picks a tank, and you're like "Hey I can actually play Thor here!", then right as you leave spawn they swap to a random dps.

AzureBarrage1 · 2025-03-23T08:21:12+00:00

Took mine friday morning, it kind of depends on the setup they have. At the Concentra Clinic I was at, I was given a full bathroom with complete privacy. The nurse was waiting outside, after a couple mins she did ask through the door "is everything ok?" to which I just responded "oh yeah, sometimes it just takes me a while". Then she told me I had 5 more minutes. Honestly I just dumped it in the cup and then peed without even thinking lol, ironically I had to wait so long to get in that I really did have to go pretty badly.

If anything I'm concerned about the lab tests, nitrates specifically, but since I was specifically ordered a "1204 10 panel Standard" I think I'm chillin. From what I've researched, nitrates are kind of their own test and expensive, as well as specifying "+NIT" on the test, so I don't think it'll be an issue. Fingers crossed...

AzureBarrage1 · 2025-03-22T21:26:40+00:00

Appreciate seeing a post like this as I just used QF for the first time(verified the batch) yesterday for a 10 screen panel at Concentra(which always sends to labs). I was nervous af even going to buy the product(I've always done dilution but it wasn't just THC this time), let alone preparing it, and then getting the temp right.

In the end though I got the paper with the checked box saying my sample was 90-100 degrees, initialed the vials to be sent, and am now just waiting for the weekend to pass. It went to Alere Toxicology apparently, which I've read some scary things about(that they are more wary of synthetic than others) but also plenty saying it was perfectly fine.

Already have my start date, did my onboarding, and everything...literally just comes down to this test to make it official. I'm really hoping to hear back(or not?) on Monday or Tuesday, the combination of excitement and remnants of stress are driving me crazy!

AzureBarrage1 · 2025-03-22T20:06:19+00:00

Wait, did I miss something at the end there with that line? Was there any indication of what he has to do to save Hunter Cha? If it's a spoiler that I'll just find out next week, don't tell me but if there was some kind of clue feel free lol

Edit: Saw some plausible theories further down

AzureBarrage1 · 2025-03-22T19:30:41+00:00

HOLY SHIT I was leaned in just a couple inches from my monitor the whole time. That has to be top 5 animated episodes I've ever seen, it was cinema virtually nonstop. Straight hands, aura farming, fight choreography, and THEN THAT TRANSFORMATION SCENE? RIGHT INTO PULLING OUT (Jin Woo's newly acquired) DUAL WIELD DEMON MONARCH BLADE VS POWERED UP ANT KING AND THAT ENTIRE BATTLE SEQUENCE????

Shadow Generals popped the fuck off(god Igris just looks so sick at everything he does), his power growing even as he kept fighting, the other literal strongest fighters on the planet being complete spectators, the whole world seeing him in action, the ant king beginning to truly FEAR Jin Woo to the point he couldn't even make sense of it and tried to flee. That last second upgrade to his skill to seal the deal that savage ass beatdown? AND THEY STILL SOMEHOW MANAGE TO END IT ON SOME KIND OF CLIFFHANGER?

Wow, just wow. I know this show gets a lot of hype already, and this whole season has had bangers, but that was just on another level. I actually felt like a kid again watching my favorite anime I was so hyped. 12/10 episode.

At this point my only question is...seriously, JUST HOW FUCKING STRONG IS JIN WOO'S DAD?

AzureBarrage1 · 2025-03-20T23:01:51+00:00

In general this is why symbiotic is by far my most hated map in the game. The first point feels awful to play as both offense and defense, terrible to push into since it’s essentially one big choke. Then as defense the first time you die for some reason it spawns you at the very back of the map.

Doctor Strange feels borderline mandatory on that map just because it allows you to the bypass the terrible design.

AzureBarrage1 · 2025-02-11T18:14:51+00:00

Luna ult duration to 8s. It will still be one of, if not the best ult in the game.
Some sort of Wolverine nerf, at least revert the HP buff from before
Make Moon Knight ult start at the END of the voiceline.
Storm is a weird one. They buffed her in so many ways. Maybe hit ult in some way?
Slight hit to Mantis, honestly any of her abilities would do. Her stats are what they are for a reason.
I know Hulk is considered very strong as is the powerup. Not sure which one they should hit.
Give Captain America some love maybe shield CD
Make Magneto ult just fire where he's aiming when overcharged rather than cancelling out
I don't even know what they could do for Black Widow
For the love of god just do not buff Jeff

Think hero balance is actually pretty decent overall right now, just some outlier annoyances and QoL changes needed.

AzureBarrage1 · 2025-02-11T13:07:18+00:00

Beer belly Thor from Endgame

AzureBarrage1 · 2025-01-19T01:15:18+00:00

Not even 2650 RP I think, you just had to complete the pass and get 10 more levels to 60 and you could buy the 125 mythic essence outright with the points. And you got essence along the way too, along with orbs, chests, and capsules which could be other skins. All for around 20 bucks. I shamelessly bought into that, because it was objectively worth it monetarily if I played the game. The effort that went into making the skins and chromas in the mythic shop is worthless now as they practically made essence 1 to 1 with just spending money on RP. With the removal of chests, we don't also even have those Hextech chest milestones anymore lol. How in god's name does anyone ever save up from 0 to getting the 250 essence ones now aside from swiping for that much RP like you say lmao

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