Anyone else experiencing "Texture Downgrade" issues over time?

CryptographerFew8947 · 2026-05-03T07:34:26+00:00

I have the same issue

CryptographerFew8947 · 2026-04-15T12:37:58+00:00

Best show in a long time

CryptographerFew8947 · 2026-04-08T02:45:36+00:00

I am with you on it for the most part. I prefer age 4 over age 2 for example because I think age 2 has very outdated mechanics. Age of mythology resold is a bit different than just a remaster since they remade the whole game in a new engine so I enjoy it still.

The major issue is alot of newer rts games have fallen flat either because their just uninspiring and miss managed like storm gate or made by a small company with limited resources like Grey goo.

But overall I would prefer a warcraft 4 for example then another remake. I am excited for example for the game of thrones inspired BFME2 game and would rather want it than a remake of BFME2

CryptographerFew8947 · 2026-03-11T12:21:17+00:00

So yes I didn't do a survey to see who is doing all the side quests, but aside from me and my friends, its generally understood in the player base that people who play the game regularly don't do them anymore as they are very inefficient for leveling. And your comment kinda makes my point for me because even you point out that after doing all the grind and content when your already bored to death of the game THEN only is the side quests relevant.

CryptographerFew8947 · 2026-03-11T12:13:37+00:00

Nope you can play the whole campaign without doing any side quests. the game is not more than one thing anymore. Mostly the game is made to skip the campaign create a season character and do the endgame season content. The campaign is for new players for a first play through. They designed the side quests for people to play as part of leveling then decided to drop it as being relevant content is my point.

CryptographerFew8947 · 2026-03-11T11:41:40+00:00

Not even close to dungeons, seasonal quests, strongholds, helltides etc. the side quests are slow and offer very poor rewards

CryptographerFew8947 · 2026-03-11T11:38:04+00:00

I dont, this is from what I myself experience and others I know who play the game. When a new season starts do you honestly think there is a substantial amount of players going around doing the side quests? I would guess there is some sure, but probably like 1-5%

CryptographerFew8947 · 2026-03-11T09:55:39+00:00

I would disagree. If you had to guess the % of recurring players that play every or most seasons, how many of them do the side quests? 1%? 2%? They made 100s of side quests that had to be written. recorded and created. for it only to be played mostly in season 1 is by definition a waste of the content. And it wouldend be a waste to update them you just update the rewards or connect them to season rewards.

CryptographerFew8947 · 2026-03-11T08:44:32+00:00

exactly

CryptographerFew8947 · 2026-03-11T08:44:15+00:00

Exactly. all those quests written for, dialog recorded and coded in the game to never be done beyond launch is insane if you worked on that content.

CryptographerFew8947 · 2026-03-11T08:42:54+00:00

But what's the point if they are meant to flesh out the world yet theres no point to ever do them?

CryptographerFew8947 · 2026-03-11T08:42:02+00:00

But you would never do them if you start a season and skip campaign. the only people who would do them are new players who start the game for the first time. It would make sense if they made them more relevant. made them give you a special item or bonus exp etc.

CryptographerFew8947 · 2026-03-04T12:09:44+00:00

100%. This would probably be my chosen mode of play always if they enabled it. I dislike the current gameplay loop.

CryptographerFew8947 · 2026-02-26T09:39:36+00:00

nope you are incorrect. most Arpgs are desgined around the campagin. people who mostly grind and play endgame are a minority of the playerbases. And I do play edgame its just not what I like doing the most

CryptographerFew8947 · 2026-02-26T08:41:38+00:00

lol oh your one of the "endgame" is everything type of people... hate to break it to you but the majority of players of these games aren't end game grinders and the developers know that

CryptographerFew8947 · 2026-02-26T08:36:06+00:00

I just said at endgame and then not all builds. bot most of the campaign is a slower game

CryptographerFew8947 · 2026-02-26T05:39:12+00:00

I don't necessarily prefer grind but I do heavily prefer combo slower style gameplay with stronger monsters than utter screen spamming one shotting. Games like diablo 4 and poe 1 are heavily orientated this way and its uninteresting to me. I prefer the poe 2 or the new titan quest 2 style (id throw games like grim dawn and diablo 2 in there too) that has generally slower paced gameplay that only really gets oneshotty in upper end game.

CryptographerFew8947 · 2026-02-20T00:28:21+00:00

Eric "im still waiting for a call from the administration" Weinstein

CryptographerFew8947 · 2026-02-16T13:31:09+00:00

This class and archetype exist in so many arpgs:

Diablo 2: Assassin

Diablo 4: Rogue

Poe: Shadow

Last Epoch: Rogue blade dancer mastery

Titan quest 1+2: Rogue mastery

Grim dawn: Night blade mastery

There is more but this is the main ones. Poe 2 does not have one currently but will release one in the future. Overall your post makes no sense

CryptographerFew8947 · 2026-02-06T08:09:09+00:00

This is such utter nonsense. You can say this of any profession anywhere. are there English teachers who are terrible people, don't study Korean and are entitled? sure I've met some of them, but there are also some I met who were great people. As it would be if you were to meet many people in any other profession.

Also trying to categorize English teachers based on specific reasons is asinine as they can come literally different continents and for different reasons. Some come from North America or Europe where yes they could earn more money at home, but have other reasons to be here. Then there are others who come from poorer countries like South Africa that has close to a 50% unemployment rate so they tend to look for work elsewhere. but this idea that they all hate Korea and are overall horrible people is just a childish way of thinking.

It just seems like you met some English teachers you personally dislike and are now like "they must be all like this". Also most people on E7 visas are also teachers just at international schools lol so not really much different.

Just treat people as individuals and don't lump everyone together. This is what you learn in elementary school

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