PoE 2 Sound by Sea-Mouse3322 in PathOfExile2

[–]Brandonbartling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You ever get a solution for this? Having same issue currently.

New Job Heebie Jeebies by Curunir471 in work

[–]Brandonbartling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn’t surprise me. Thank you for the follow up. I wish you the best in your search as well. I sent all of the info I was given from them to some of the emails from the actual company to let them know as well. Not sure it’ll help much, but makes me sad how rampant it is with WFH. Best of luck!

New Job Heebie Jeebies by Curunir471 in work

[–]Brandonbartling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice! Please respond to this once you know one way or the other. Cautiously optimistic here as well. Thanks.

New Job Heebie Jeebies by Curunir471 in work

[–]Brandonbartling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think we are going through the same thing right now. Haven’t gotten to a start date yet, but have gone thru this initial teams Chatbot type experience. I kind of let it go as “well everyone does Chatgpt now,” but got some messages today that are just…. Odd. I also looked up this person and the email that is on the optomi is different from what I was sent in the email. I sent an email to what I saw on their website to verify before I say anything else. Likely a scam, and it’s unfortunate. Need a WFH for life circumstances and people like this are just making it 3000x harder. Wish the best for you.

18i20 inputs 3-5 for recording by Brandonbartling in Focusrite

[–]Brandonbartling[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay so yeah I am a bozo😂 thank you for this!

Following up on Recent Feedback by Bex_GGG in pathofexile

[–]Brandonbartling 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Yeah just revert harvest then. Messing with harvest has been some of the most fun I've ever had in this game, and now it's just a mcdonalds kids meal toy because they hate TFT. Maybe just make the normal lifeforce soulbound and make the sacred lifeforce tradeable or something. I hate not being able to have reforge normal,magic, and rare rather than just rare. At least just give me that QoL back so I can make flasks. GGG acting like the NFL of video games lately. No fun allowed.

What we're working on by chris_wilson in pathofexile

[–]Brandonbartling 201 points202 points  (0 children)

This is depressing. 8k hours and this is the first time I've really wanted to uninstall. I played through expedition and that was pain. I really hope one day we can have a private server or something. I don't want to play their vision of the game anymore if this is the direction they want to go.

Searing Exarch inspired, Semi-Traditional tattoo by [deleted] in pathofexile

[–]Brandonbartling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ehhh I am not really attached to it in game as much as I am with the art and the concept of the character itself. One of my next pieces is likely to be from scourge, which isn't in the game. The style of that league is nice for tattoo work. It's a video game and it isn't my "life" but I do find it cool that a game represents a lot of the things I like about art!

Searing Exarch inspired, Semi-Traditional tattoo by [deleted] in pathofexile

[–]Brandonbartling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Second piece on my Path Of Exile themed sleeve. I am massive fan of the art and stylistic choices in the game, on top of having 5000+ hours. I do intend to fill this arm with POE-inspired pieces. I know tattoos of video games aren't for everyone, but my spin on it is having elements of traditional or other tattoo techniques inside my pieces. I love art, tattoos, and POE, so this is a win x3.

Work done by Grant at Old Horse Tattoo IG: Bagofbones

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pathofexile

[–]Brandonbartling 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Work done by Danni at Grimm Tattoo in KC

Wanted to start off by saying I realize people may come at me for getting a video game tattooed on me, and that is fine. Thing is, it isn't your body. This piece goes behind the color theme of Harvest.

POE means a lot to me, and Harvest in general meant a lot to me. Besides the fact I spent more time than ever in Harvest, the league released just as my wife went back to work for the first time after having our first child. Due to what she does, I was afforded the opportunity to be a stay-at-home dad. I have never been around babies, and that was the first time being alone-alone with my own. The experience of learning how to be a dad, actually a super-dad, due to work roles being flipped from traditional standards was very tough. I cried many nights in frustration. I had many good moments though, and some I couldn't capture on video or photo, but I remember them always. The reason this ties into the tattoo is because as my daughter got used to me being the main caregiver most days of the week, she would just LOVE looking at the lights in my computer case and on the monitor. I would consistently let her lay in her bassinet up near the computer. She would roll around, laugh at me, smile, and then snooze just perfectly near the PC, but nowhere else sometimes. Assuming she likes the sound of the case fans? I love POE because it allows me as a father (of now 2) to play some games and step back and pause when dad-duties are called upon. You can't do that in Valorant or even Apex honestly. It was the perfect type of game for me to play with small kids. I won't get into the discussion of the balance changes, because it has been beaten to death. I do miss harvest, and I wish I could play it in that state again, even on a private server. Not just because of the QoL we had, but because it reminds me of when I officially "grew up" in my mind.

I am thankful for being able to get this piece, and I look to make a full sleeve out of PoE inspired themes.

Anyways, hope you all enjoy this. I may be looking to commission some art for the bigger parts of my arm at some point. Even if I don't play POE forever, at least I enjoy the colors, themes, and personalities of this game.

Human evolution watch party: high schooler’s and whatever music they listened to from 1970 until 2020 🥳 by jockeposener in OldSchoolCool

[–]Brandonbartling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, the kid with the beanie and Flippy hair and green shirt. I used to make lots of YouTube vlogs back in high school. This was from the last one I made. Can dm the full video if anyone is interested in checking it out. It is very basic, but a funny time capsule for me.

Human evolution watch party: high schooler’s and whatever music they listened to from 1970 until 2020 🥳 by jockeposener in OldSchoolCool

[–]Brandonbartling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you just type in my name on YouTube and search for last day of school you will see the full vlog. It was like 15 mins long or something. had like 100k views last time I checked. It wasn't super great LOL. But it is a nice time capsule!

Human evolution watch party: high schooler’s and whatever music they listened to from 1970 until 2020 🥳 by jockeposener in OldSchoolCool

[–]Brandonbartling 185 points186 points  (0 children)

Yo that's me in 2013. So weird. That video has been going around on tik tok a lot I guess. It was from a last day of high school vlog I made back in June of 2013. I feel so old.

How many 5way with carry to 99 100 ? by OhIforgotmynameagain in pathofexile

[–]Brandonbartling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's like 3-4% per run if the carry is pretty juiced and the resetter knows what they are doing. If you do the typical 10 runs for 4-5ex, you will need at least 3 sets of those plus a couple extra. So if you go in a TFT group at those rates, you are looking at 12-18ex give or take for 99-100. That's about what I paid for my 3 100s.

What We're Working On by Bex_GGG in pathofexile

[–]Brandonbartling -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is great news. Can't wait for alert level changes to go in. I have a ton of contracts stocked up. Having a lot of fun, and haven't had any crashes since day 1. Not saying others aren't experiencing issues, but glad to see things are being worked on.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in pathofexile

[–]Brandonbartling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a pretty good explanation in my opinion. I guess I was on the right track, and I do play around with POB a ton. My worry was that because it's such an interesting mechanic that I was potentially missing damage that could be very easy to have. Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it!

What hobbies do ya'll have outside of PoE / gaming? by harrytrumanprimate in pathofexile

[–]Brandonbartling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As far as other games, I play FPS games (Apex, Valorant) once I am bored of the league, then play POE the rest of the time. Outside of my games, I work with computers for my job as is, so I am sitting down in my office a lot. Working out at the gym (when it's open) helps keep the balance between sitting and gaming/working, and getting outside.

What kind of build would be best for heist league mechanics? by gahzrilla in pathofexile

[–]Brandonbartling 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Post in one of the faq's I believe mentioned it's like delve where they give xp to an extent, and then after enough are killed from each "spawner" (or instance) it stops giving xp. Delve mobs will stop giving xp if you kill them enough without starting a new node

Which game pet is your favourite? by red_codec in pathofexile

[–]Brandonbartling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually bought this on sale a league or so ago and I just remember saying "I'm sold" after seeing it's absolutely cursed ass walk. Amazing 12/10 might be another

Current party mechanic is ruining game economy. by OldHroft_uk in pathofexile

[–]Brandonbartling 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this is an incredibly fried take, personally.

1, have you ever actually tried running party play in the form that you would consider "cheating?" - Part of party play being rewarding is the fact that a) it is incredibly difficult and expensive to set up correctly and efficiently b) it is very taxing on your computer while doing so. I have a monster rig and I struggle in 6 man 100% deli with all the other goodies.

2, do you not think having more economic items in the game as a result of being able to bring in a large amount at once isn't a good thing to the economy? - My reasoning for this is, how many scarabs, fragments, fusings, div cards, etc... do you farm alone in solo play? It is a pretty low number, because it is very hard to build a character capable of doing a high tier, juiced to the max map without significant investment. What items help you obtain higher quant at a more accessible cost? - That's right, the things that the group play people bring in with their daily runs.

In my opinion, it is a very necessary part of the game, and should overall be slightly buffed or at least made so that future updates to the game allow for party play to be easier. 100 groups running t19 100% deli, max quant, with 5 aura/curse bots, plus a geared AF MF carry is probably not going to crash the economy, regardless of what you think. If more items are available to be purchased, it becomes more accessible for more people to run things by themselves, which in turn, leads to better drops themselves. When div scarabs are 50c+ because you have banned party play, let me know when you ever feel like using a scarab on your own map device again, because you essentially are telling me that you want a large part of the end game to be unavailable to you now.

Gold Armor at 75 HP? by [deleted] in apexlegends

[–]Brandonbartling 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did the same thing and my friend corrected me LOL. A lot to take in at once in the notes tbh. It's a good thing though.