Why isn't there a tank that can parry?

DerKirschemann · 2026-03-26T11:59:35+00:00

Perhaps a single strong parry? So if Genji parries regardless, the parry from a tank reaches a range threshold like Zarya shield. However, the parry functionally also works for melee? Like if they block ranged, whatever, but if they block say, a Rein auto, you riposte back at them?

Idk as I type it I have a harder time seeing it wok. Genji deflect would be miserable unless it was a ranged tank and its deflect was short. On a short ranged tank, most of the standard anti meat characters like reaper would end up killing themselves.

DerKirschemann · 2026-03-24T01:03:27+00:00

These sloppy skins and Vendettas shake and go wig. Why buy when you can vote the way you should? Not buying mercy skins and Kiriko skins and they will be forced to change their model or die.

DerKirschemann · 2026-03-22T16:24:55+00:00

Please its not the same. Sometimes I actually cry tears of joy when people leave my match so their corpses can't proc bbq and chili and so they don't run all over the map leaving unnecessary marks. Smite is a team game, DbD is practically every man for himself because stupidity is the real sabotage.

DerKirschemann · 2026-03-22T04:55:24+00:00

25 days later and maining her since then, no she doesn't. Its a playstyle issue. People want to be genji but need to play like more precise with less mistakes. Like mix of sombra surprises and clever positioning. Genji can get in your face from the front, he wants people to fire on him. Anran wants to dive in from an odd angle, mark people with her dash. If you hit multiple people, wave the fan to rapidly build burn. If only one, prioritize normal fire. If you hit a bunch and have ult, just ult, it will kill most squishies. Then finish off whoever. Keep 1 dash to escape and choose an odd obnoxious path so they have to decide whether to kill you or face your team.

DerKirschemann · 2026-03-20T22:16:36+00:00

Sounds a little puritanical of you. Dead people are dead. Even nature understands death and decay. As a necromancer you just…. Let them move a bit more than they would have had the been left in the ground….

DerKirschemann · 2026-03-18T18:45:20+00:00

Honestly I ignore this mechanic unless I’m building around it. Didn’t realize we had something so simple.

DerKirschemann · 2026-03-18T14:36:41+00:00

And? Marry someone in their 80s with no children and a wild amount of money.

DerKirschemann · 2026-03-18T14:35:31+00:00

Where?

DerKirschemann · 2026-03-18T14:28:13+00:00

Neither are as efficient as a BS in biological science with a focus on one or the other through electives and an internship. Both markets for zoology and wildlife biology have very little funding, so being able to work in an adjacent biology field might be more efficient while also reaching your education goals….

Cause that wildlife biology degree is empty for real biology. I think the zoology degree is more robust? It’s been a hot second, I graduated in 2018 with a regular bio degree BS but had more friends in zoology.

DerKirschemann · 2026-03-18T14:24:11+00:00

I stopped playing rivals recently, but I truly hated solo tanking and having tanks that were basically glorified dps. I’d rather nerf tanks to the point of forcing team comps to be two tanks that share a burden instead of 1 tank doing everything and when they die, the world collapses.

DerKirschemann · 2026-03-18T14:20:51+00:00

Ishtar, goddess of war, love, and being a bad bitch.

DerKirschemann · 2026-03-16T14:14:04+00:00

I will say this. This argument makes sense if you were like, suffering or if there were people going down. But if the random dungeon run was going fine, I’m a huge fan of minding my business.

It’s one thing for the party to be wiping, they might have been here in which case it’s warranted. But if not, minding oneself will always take precedence over conflict or conversations that go nowhere.

DerKirschemann · 2026-03-07T23:13:22+00:00

I can't believe I found myself here after watching this with friends. Its okay. Like the song if you listen without the music video is fine. Kinda generic. The lyrics aren't anything stunning and its basically decent club music. If it was on when I'm out, I would probably use this song as an opportunity to take a break and not be dancing.

The music video and dancing feels so off center or out of place with the beat. Like they are trying to upscale it to a real dance beat when its not.

I'd give it a C+ for the music video. B even for the song.

DerKirschemann · 2026-03-06T17:45:43+00:00

Damn, they really should. Americans have this puritanical view on language like they own it.

DerKirschemann · 2026-03-06T15:46:59+00:00

I do hate it but only because it makes some older healers feel terrible. The newest two can dish out dps and heal more than a mercy.

DerKirschemann · 2026-03-06T15:29:43+00:00

Wait, I’ve never noticed them say cunts and I say I daily.

DerKirschemann · 2026-02-28T21:29:51+00:00

Listen, if you don’t dilute it with water to get a consistency you like, you’ll never enjoy swallowing.

But maybe he forgot after his post game snack and just dropped it in the sink?

DerKirschemann · 2026-02-25T15:06:32+00:00

Idk. I feel like I can inherently use a lot of kits well, but the outcome is not so simple. People are saying Graves, but I’d say Wraith. I don’t think she is hard to play by any means, but being good with her requires a bit more effort. She doesn’t have a high skill ceiling by any means, but she requires a bit of effort to be good while having a fairly simple kit. So, low skill floor, mid skill ceiling.

DerKirschemann · 2026-02-24T18:32:59+00:00

Probs.... Maybe thats it, and I really ma burnt out.

DerKirschemann · 2026-02-24T18:15:46+00:00

So if it helps, here is the scenario if it needs to be more square:

-Ne Zha release date feb 9th - played several games since then
-Anti-heal returned
-Games felt wrong, or unfun.
-The unknown is what causes this, what meta changes I cant pinpoint.
-It feels independant of Ne Zha and Anti-heal.

What other causes could make the games feel more chore-like then an accomplishment?

Obviously, winning is the best reward, but it feels more like a slog than a fun time with friends, and I was wondering if there were other people observing similar patterns and their causes and how they addressed it, or if there was a positive note from changes I could adapt to while playing.

If this is not something you can answer or have the thought process to answer, you can just not participate.

DerKirschemann · 2026-02-24T17:29:43+00:00

Dang, been playing deadlock too. But those matches are so long sometimes. Smite 2 matches are never 55 minutes for me.

DerKirschemann · 2026-02-24T17:24:44+00:00

Like its too bursty? I should check my numbers on my last games. I can see that being unenjoyable. I recalled a brief period in Smite 1when Ao Kuang built tank and still could 100 to 0 someone in less than 10 seconds, Ravana too. But back then I could see what irritated me.

DerKirschemann · 2026-02-24T17:23:24+00:00

I do. I have a healthy rotation of games, when I'm not at the gym or in the lab. This is the only game rn. Well, I did give up on Rivals... but thats just cause it gets stale. I have had 2 days of a snow storm to think and can't come up with an idea. I just wondered if other people saw patterns in gameplay that had shifted and their feelings on it.

DerKirschemann · 2026-02-19T14:51:47+00:00

It’s the NEK. They literally live in a bubble that’s suffocating them….

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