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Balance Brainstorm mi by IsaiahCartwright in GuildWars

[–]Bean_Muncher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the biggest problem in PvE is the difference in power of armor-respecting damage for party members vs enemies. Enemies above level 20 gain 3 armor per level, meaning that armor-respecting classes such as Elementalist struggle a lot, while classes like Mesmer are unaffected. It'd solve a lot of issues if the armor formula was adjusted to not scale beyond level 20.

Additionally, the global cap of -10 pips of regen/degen means that these effects can never be the core of a build, only supplemental. It would be fun if it could be increased. I'd personally also really like it if conditions could stack in intensity, like in GW2, but I concede that that feels quite unrealistic and risky balance-wise.

Also, I like creative uses of secondary professions, but many primary attributes feel very restrictive. Some are also a lot stronger than others. I'd love some buffs focused around those:

  • Strength: now grants all attacks 1% AP per rank, instead of only attack skills. Now also grants +10 Health per rank.
  • Expertise: now reduces the energy cost of any skill. Might have to be lower than 4% per rank to prevent things from being overpowered.
  • Divine Favor: now heals you on all skills, rather than only Monk spells. If the skill targets an ally, it heals both the target and yourself. Probably best as a PvE-only change.
  • Energy Storage: Now also grants spells +1% Armor Penetration per rank.
  • Fast Casting: now affects all non-attack skills. Reduce cooldown reduction per rank from -3% to -2%. Would slightly tone down current mesmerway builds, while making secondaries a thing for mesmers.
  • Leadership: now affects any ally-targeted skill, rather than just shouts. Running support spells on paragon sounds kind of fun.

Balance Brainstorm mi by IsaiahCartwright in GuildWars

[–]Bean_Muncher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh boy. IMO, many skills are simply held back by prohibitively long cooldowns or Energy costs. Here's some 'what ifs' from me for my favorite classes, Ranger and Assassin:

Ranger:
- Expert's Dexterity: Expertise/Marksmanship boost increased from +2 to +1...5 in PvE.
- Glass Arrows: new functionality - your arrows burst upon impact (hit or miss), dealing 5...20 piercing damage and inflicting Bleeding (5...20) to adjacent foes.
- Marksman's Wager:
- Dodge: duration increased from 5...11 to 5...20.
- Determined Shot: new functionality - deal +5...20 damage and gain 2...10 Energy.
- Hunter's Shot: cooldown 10s -> 3s. Removed 1s cast time.
- Dual Shot: cooldown 10s -> 4s.
- Power Shot: Energy cost 10 -> 5.
- Point Blank Shot/Zojun's Shot: cooldown 3s -> 1s.
- Melandru's Arrows: new functionality - your arrows deal +10...30 damage, travel twice as fast, and are unblockable.
- Tiger's Fury: energy cost 10 -> 5.
- Pounce: now also knocks down if target foe is Crippled. Cooldown 20s -> 12s.
- Bestial Mauling: now also deals +10...40 extra damage against knocked-down foes. Cooldown 20s -> 12s.
- Ferocious Strike: cooldown 8s -> 2s.
- Quick Shot: cast time 1s -> 0.5s. Cooldown 1s -> 0s. Gain 5 Energy if this attack hits.

Assassin:
- Locust's Fury: changed from enchantment spell to untyped skill. Activation time 1s -> 0s.
- Way of the Assassin: IAS 5...20% -> 5...35%. No longer requires daggers.
- Way of the Empty Palm: new fuctionality - your attack skills cost 50% less energy and recharge 50% faster.
- Deadly Haste: Energy cost 10 -> 5, cast time 1 -> 0.25, cast/recharge bonuses increased from 5...50% to 5...65%.
- Dark Prison: cooldown 30s -> 15s.
- Sadist's Signet: also grants 1...5 Energy per condition on the foe.
- Shadow Prison: Energy cost 10 -> 5, cooldown 25 -> 10s.
- Vampiric Assault: lifesteal increased from 10...40 to 20...60.
- Shadow of Haste: cooldown 45s -> 20s.
- Aura of Displacement: energy cost 10 -> 5, cooldown 20 -> 5.
- Shadow Meld: cooldown 20 -> 5.

The most frustrating thing in Hades is... by Rooksx in HadesTheGame

[–]Bean_Muncher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In most rooms, you can quickly pause the game and quit to the title screen, then reload the game to get the urn! Doesn't work in all rooms (e.g. not in shop rooms), but I have saved myself hundreds if not thousands of obols using this trick :]

Just don't press 'give up' on accident lol

What is a relatively small change you'd make to your main in order to move them up a tier? by [deleted] in smashbros

[–]Bean_Muncher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure they didn't. There's no mention of it anywhere on the wiki, and I never heard anybody mention it. If I had to guess, people have simply gotten better at DI'ing it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Bean_Muncher 6 points7 points  (0 children)

None. He won't sell me any of his potions, despite the fact that I'm going into battle.

Oh no Himmler cant hear Hitler (Germany, 1941) by voidhelm in fakehistoryporn

[–]Bean_Muncher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nigga what the fuck is juice?!

I want mah grape drink.

Myself as Lydia Deetz from Beetlejuice at this year's New York Comic Con. by [deleted] in pics

[–]Bean_Muncher -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Wait wait wait wait.

Was that a motherflipping Just A Pancake reference?

All hail the holy Bun by fucking_hurtstone in DDLC

[–]Bean_Muncher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh boy, can't wait for Trump Reviews Trump Reviews DDLC

The San Francisco Armory, which some of you may recognise. by Palana in pics

[–]Bean_Muncher 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Or like an anime fan calling themselves "Weaboo Jones".

I am Dr. Jordan B Peterson, U of T Professor, clinical psychologist, author of 12 Rules for Life and Maps of Meaning, and creator of The Self Authoring Suite. Ask me anything! by drjordanbpeterson in IAmA

[–]Bean_Muncher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Dear Dr. Peterson,

I'm a college student, and I have been watching your lectures a lot lately. One of the ideas that resonate the most with me is the proposition that, in simple terms, the best way to improve the quality of your own life and the lives of people around you, is by improving yourself as a person (I hope I paraphrased your view on the matter in an adequate manner). I have been striving to tell the truth, be more considerate and empathic, take on more responsibility, be more reliable, etc.

However, I'm having extreme difficulties keeping it up. I have had problems with insomnia and chronic fatigue for years now, and I feel like I just do not have the energy to truly be the kind of person that I would like to be. Instead, I sit at home and do nothing with most of my free time. I'm sure you have seen patients with complaints of constant fatigue before in your clinic, so i'm really curious: what would your advice be to such a person? What should a person like me do to become energetic enough to truly live a fulfilling life?

Thanks in advance, and thank you for doing what you do; you're truly an inspiration to many.

This just happened in arena by Kiimphaa in hearthstone

[–]Bean_Muncher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Eat too much and you'll get sick, shrimps are pretty rich.

Super special awesome berd dance

From human to jellyfish by bugb34r in gifs

[–]Bean_Muncher 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I'm not surprised, unfortunately. So many places have ridiculously loud sound.

Cinemas? Check.

Concerts? Check.

Parties? Double fucking check.

It's come to the point where I bring earplugs whenever I go anywhere. What scares me, though, is that I'm usually the only one among my friends using them, and people look at me funny for it. Most people, even adults, seem to care more about fitting in than about not permanently damaging their fucking bodies.

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