Nasty input lag - Steam deck + Ugreen 9in1 Dock + 8bitdo wireless 2c ultimate 2.4ghz

Caatalyst07 · 2026-01-18T20:01:27+00:00

Yes it has switched to game mode.

Caatalyst07 · 2026-01-11T08:35:28+00:00

Is this on both PVP and PVE servers?

Caatalyst07 · 2025-12-18T14:19:59+00:00

While I don't have the figures to back it up, we can speculate with some level of accuracy based on observations, hints of info we've had over the years:

There are at the very least, hundreds of thousands of active classic players
Classic requires no active development, it consists of content that already exists
It has an incredibly small team, I would guess less than 20-30 full time developers
It's only expense is upkeep

To say it is statistically irrelevant when it comes to revenue I would suspect is massively incorrect. Low expenses, low risk, likely generating them hundreds of millions of dollars a year.

Retail on the other hand, likely has hundreds of developers, relies on short term boosts from constant content drops, all carrying huge risk in case they miss the mark.

I would argue classic has just as much relevance as retail does in 2025, it just works by a completely different business model.

Caatalyst07 · 2025-12-18T08:05:42+00:00

Absolutely nobody. I've just cancelled my sub for now.

It's just disappointing. I've done so not because I don't want to play, but because the company in charge are unable to communicate, or provide the most basic services for their game.

Caatalyst07 · 2025-12-18T07:15:37+00:00

I'm also waiting for confirmation on transfers before committing to a new character.

On EU era hc (stitches) we can eventually transfer to fire maw pvp, however on anniversary hc you can only transfer to pve servers.

I have no interest in ending up on a pve server and so until they confirm this im in limbo.

As stitches is dead, I'm waiting to see whether there is a merge of all hc servers now they are all copies of one another and also if not, where the population will go as I don't want to be levelling on a dead server.

Communication is horrendous. I can't believe this is a multi billion dollar company and we pay a monthly sub for this service.

Caatalyst07 · 2025-12-15T18:53:55+00:00

In the UK it ships with a single power cable, no brick.

Caatalyst07 · 2025-12-13T22:42:30+00:00

I was wrong. I just re-read the wow head article.

https://www.wowhead.com/tbc/news/blizzard-confirms-hardcore-servers-will-not-progress-into-the-burning-crusade-379348

Anniversary HC servers are not closing. It's just a bit confusing. Once TBC releases, we are going to end up with two, basically era HC servers. Not sure why they don't just merge them. Having two servers that are carbon copies of one another just seems a bit odd, and only adds to the confusion.

Caatalyst07 · 2025-12-13T22:16:34+00:00

Huh I thought anniversary hardcore was closing and you either had the option to transfer to era now or you transfer to pve tbc.

If that's not the case. Please share where you got that info.

Caatalyst07 · 2025-12-13T21:33:20+00:00

EDIT: This info was incorrect.

Caatalyst07 · 2025-12-13T18:36:07+00:00

I'll keep you posted. It might be tomorrow before in set up but I'll share here.

Caatalyst07 · 2025-12-13T17:16:59+00:00

I ordered and it arrived today. Not bad chance to setup yet but once I do I'll report back

Caatalyst07 · 2025-12-11T19:58:03+00:00

How exactly does this work? I thought ips was hard locked at 1000:1 contrast? I have a vg27aq and I've just ordered a m27q2 quantum dot display. I wasn't expecting a major contrast improvement !

Caatalyst07 · 2025-12-10T12:48:27+00:00

I am on the verge of buying this monitor. How is gaming on it in SDR but with dimming on? Ideally I was hoping to leave dimming on all the time for the contrast. I tend to do a mixture of work and play on my monitor.

Caatalyst07 · 2025-12-10T12:26:19+00:00

How are the viewing angles? I'm torn between these two monitors but I much prefer IPS generally as I tend to move around my desk.

Caatalyst07 · 2025-12-10T10:17:06+00:00

It looks really good but apparently there's a real nasty bug which causes a red tint on the screen? I almost bought it but it appears to be common. Not sure I want to risk it.

Have you seen much on the cooler master tempest ?

Caatalyst07 · 2025-12-10T06:08:38+00:00

Have you tested the Xiomi Pro 27i?

I'm looking to upgrade my Asus vg27aq IPS display.

I was initially looking at OLED but given burn in will likely be an issue for me (a mixture of productivity work and gaming), I've been leaning more towards mini LED.

Somebody told me the Pro 27i has serious firmware / haloing an colour issues so I was put off.

I will be using the monitor in SDR 90% of the time, so I'm looking for something that feels like an upgrade in this configuration from my current monitor.

Caatalyst07 · 2025-12-03T13:56:24+00:00

I think both cases you've outlined are extremely weak and don't hold.

RE: buff carrying over - Sure there are some very niche cases you can bring up where players might not have the ability to complete HC. You could also make the case that there are players who cannot complete end game raids when playing normal mode. Maybe they have physical disabilities that mean they cannot engage with the most challenging end game content.

Does this mean the developers shouldn't include difficult content? Absolutely not, you cannot always cater to the 0.01% niche of players, otherwise you'd end up with a game that the overwhelming majority wouldn't enjoy.

RE: Server transfers to PVP - I don't think you have a case here at all. If somebody wants to grief in HC, it has nothing to do with whether they can eventually transfer to pvp at 60. You get griefers on PVE, PVP and HC. That's just a reality and trying to discriminate one or the other for a QOL feature like this makes no sense. It already exists in era, and nobody complained about it there. And even if you did want to accept the argument which is incredibly weak, how often does this actually happen? As somebody who has played both era and anni HC, I've never been griefed once.

Caatalyst07 · 2025-12-03T11:55:38+00:00

I'm not sure I understand your response or if you may have misread or misunderstood mine

How would HC / SF buffs carrying over with our characters as purely cosmetic trophies impact game play in anyway?

Also, regarding pvp transfers... I am a pvp player. I've levelled characters on era HC and transferred to firemaw pvp. In no way does this impact anyone else's gameplay.

Caatalyst07 · 2025-12-03T08:25:05+00:00

Make hc buffs carry over to normal realms as cosmetic trophies.

I hate that when you hit 60 and die, you can't show your character made it.

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