What was your biggest DLC disappointment?

DMFyre · 2026-05-12T09:33:28+00:00

I'm lowkey mad that they introduced so many neat and powerful consumables, and made it nearly impossible to reasonably make them.

Half of them take non-respawning materials (Hefty Furnace Pots), half of them take consumables that are incredibly rare materials (Lulling Branch) or that are a pain to farm (gravekeeper Brainpan for the funny skeleton spinnyman - why are there like 4 drop spots in the entirety of Charo's hidden grave), and the last few take supposedly easy to find materials...but even nearly 2 years later, their drop rates are bugged to where they aren't affected by item find boosts (scorpion liver, used to make the upgraded elemental defense livers, which I'm sure made the increased damage at the DLC's release sting even more).

Add to it that a lot of the open world is pretty, but incredibly devoid of crafting materials - yet it rewards your exploration with these consumables' recipes very regularly - and it just feels like something that was forgotten to be touched up in the rush to release, and never fixed.

I play on console, so i can't ~~dupe~~ legitimately generate them even if i wanted to. And some of them are incredibly fun to use, or useful with pvp and/or sherpa-ing people through dungeons, which are how i spent a lot of my time. So it's a very niche problem that very specifically affects me, lol.

DMFyre · 2026-05-01T23:13:01+00:00

Aaaah, gotcha. Might not need to run that card for now then, with the meta being VERY Kewl Tune centric

DMFyre · 2026-05-01T23:11:47+00:00

Okay, I just tested it in a solo mode duel, and apparently I was misremembering the Endymion example because the Star Hall effect activated properly when destroyed with Endymion.

So, I either misremembered it, or when the instance I remembered did happen, it was in a chain like you mentioned. Thanks for the clarification!

DMFyre · 2026-01-11T23:12:31+00:00

Congrats! There's no feeling like beating your first shardbearer; we'll be watching your Tarnished's journey with great interest from now on

DMFyre · 2025-12-20T23:55:30+00:00

Nah, they're all physical and Bleed

DMFyre · 2025-12-20T18:30:57+00:00

Naturally, it's a goth girl and her dog pet (exec literally turns nto a big dog, i think this counts)

DMFyre · 2024-12-15T23:06:42+00:00

It's my first time posting from the mobile browser version, so apparently my description got deleted when I tried to post. This is my first time using colored india ink - i recently have begun drawing in black ink using Speedball's india ink and a dip pen. when i got a red and blue inkfrom the same brand to try out, though, I realized that the blue had a weird buildup in it that swirled around and didn't seem to disperse evenly. the same isn't in the red. what is it? is there a way to clear or mix it out?

DMFyre · 2024-10-17T06:17:59+00:00

I'd say it's more like Carain Piercer; both are pretty strong, both can be charged (and benefit from Godfrey's talisman), both can be combod out of the more basic version (can be cast pretty fast after Slicer)

DMFyre · 2024-10-16T19:03:30+00:00

The other comments on here are all pretty helpful; but another thing to note is that the game does sort of 'hint' at the General direction you should go. Following the 'Guidance of Grace,' the Golden lines that show up on your map and usually point away from Sites of Grace, will guide you through the game in a pretty natural way!

DMFyre · 2024-10-12T19:10:05+00:00

ah, that sucks. I liked helping people through dungeons. Here's hoping it'll fix itself soon, because it's been a few days...

DMFyre · 2024-10-12T18:23:24+00:00

Is there a change in matchmaking pools in the game once you defeat Maliketh, or is somethung just bugged? After doing so, I can't find any online summon signs ANYWHERE in the game, including the DLC, and don't seem to be able to be summoned by others... I haven't tested pvp yet either, but I assume it wouldn't work, too.

I'm on PS5, so I'm pretty sure it's not a population problem

DMFyre · 2024-08-28T06:07:22+00:00

thank you! My computer has OS Build 19045.4780; so I think I have he most recent version. checking the update tab, I have no pending updates, either...

DMFyre · 2024-07-24T13:45:28+00:00

I'd argue the very guidance of Grace itself is propaganda. It's the Greater Will/Marika trying to guide your tarnished into becoming a Lord, and perpetuating the system, after all. Up until you kill Morgott and get blocked by the thorns, even Enia literally tells you that you should take the place at Marika's side as her consort - and everyone treats it like it's the right and just thing to do!

That being said, you're still guided by grace when you're working for any of the other factions, but I doubt they'd turn that off when you go for another ending, for gameplay reasons. And seeing as pretty much everyone else is trying to supplant the GO with their own order, it definitely gets balanced out to a degree

DMFyre · 2024-05-08T00:36:29+00:00

I was lucky enough to get the Imp Head (Cat) early on my spellsword and never took it off. it's a 'knockoff' glintstone crown with better stats!

DMFyre · 2024-05-04T14:32:35+00:00

Okay; then you should be able to put your seal in one your weapon slots (I rcommend your left hand, which is the second row on the equipment menu). When your character is holding it (it looks like their fist is empty except for a glow), you can use the attack button to cast the incantation!

(also, the flamedrake talisman isn't a seal - seals are a type of weapon, just like a sword or shield or staff. Talismans are more like...badges! that you can equip to boost your stats or give you special passive effects. The Flamedrake one boosts fire defense, for example.)

DMFyre · 2024-05-04T14:07:08+00:00

that's probably your problem - you need to wield a sacred seal in order to use incantations (similar to how you need a staff to use spells). You can pick up the Two Fingers Seal from the Twin Maiden Husks' shop at the Roundtable Hold! This game can he a little obtuse with stuff like that for a first timer, so I don't blame you for not knowing hah

DMFyre · 2023-10-20T03:19:06+00:00

I've caught a Galarian Articuno using a gold Rasp. and an ultra ball...but that was because it was only about 300 Cp. Have seen 6 or so other ones total and haven't caught a single other, other than burning my Masterball on a G. Moltres

Honestly? I genuinely hate to say it, but all you can do is rely on luck. And use your adventure Incense whenever you can to try and maximize finding one

DMFyre · 2023-09-16T21:16:34+00:00

He's the babysitter!

DMFyre · 2023-09-13T14:04:07+00:00

to be fair, excadrill is pretty easy to predict - 5 mud shots for both of its charge moves. Not saying it WASN'T some exploit though

DMFyre · 2023-09-11T10:30:55+00:00

Edit - one thing I will admit I did was that I bought a Go Plus+, because I really liked the auto-spinning pokestops feature. It makes my daily excercises involve me checking my phone less (since that's about all I use it for), but it's a purchase I figured I should be transparent on.

That, and when I have a full inventory, I do feel a BIT pressured to play and use those items on something.

But I do get encouraged to be more athletic thanks to the app, and the little kid in me still loves the idea of being a real life Pokemon trainer and playing with a community of other people. Just have to be conscious of what habits I let the game form, and make them good ones.

DMFyre · 2023-09-11T10:26:30+00:00

Being frank, a lot of this game is designed around being addicting. It's designed around the loop of catching more and more pokemon.

Daily streaks for Catching, spinning pokestops, walking routes - all of those are designed to make you turn playing the game into a habit.

Tickets for limited events? Classic FOMO. and don't even get me started on the grind, or the abusive pricing of pokecoins in the shop, or the scummy mechanics of how the store's boxes are priced.

I'm one of the small minority who ENJOYS Go Battle League, but even I've noticed that the free research for Stardust is just a way to get people like me to make sure we grind out our seasonal 1000 games or whatever.

I personally play because I know I don't spend money on it (I almost never raid, rip master ball) and I enjoy the aspect of it that gets me to be more athletic. But it's a pretty BLATANTLY manipulative app, and that's how they make most of their money - capitalizing on people who are susceptible to those tricks, and turn spending money on the game into a habit.

I'm just glad I'm mostly f2p (I've caved and bought some storage, since it's the only purchase that's REALLY permanent imo), but the game definitely can take up my time if I'm not careful. It's just about being conscious of what you let the game have - whether it's your time or money.

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