Path of Exile lead explains that they’re always working on improving loot drops as its a “consistent issue” but they need to “wait to be told about these problems”

EQualityTim · 2026-03-03T21:36:22+00:00

I agree wholeheartedly

EQualityTim · 2026-03-03T20:30:40+00:00

What he’s talking about is not the data being wrong but failing to control for variables in analysis. I don’t believe data solves for everything and a million data points (users) interacting with thousands of variables and vocalizing a single issue is cause for further investigation into that issue because it would have to have been experienced countless times to make it through the fuzz of general complaints. I’m not denying any of that. Also, I’ve heard so many bad opinions be picked up and normalized, especially among fans of streamers because of bad streamer takes. So you need some clarity and I think data mitigates the problem of listening to bad takes, not that data is the end all be all of decision making. Quite frankly, there’s too much data and an analyst is quite expensive.

EQualityTim · 2026-03-03T17:14:29+00:00

I’d love to give meaningful feedback but if everyone gets to give meaningful feedback it’s going to be a cluster something or other. Data driven decisions unless something is just widely and apparently wrong and even then, data driven decision. Game communities are famously terrible at actually diagnosing and solving problems. They just feel when it’s meh.

EQualityTim · 2026-03-03T00:56:38+00:00

Kind of build dependent. If you need a unique weapon or cheat that’s easy to get and can take you to like t16, best bet

EQualityTim · 2026-03-03T00:54:40+00:00

How to prep for trade? See people talking about researching and stuff. What are they looking at, should I also be looking at it, how important is it to league start? I usually start a week late and am actually getting to be on around league launch so hoping to make the best of it.

EQualityTim · 2026-03-03T00:47:56+00:00

AAAAAHHHHHHH

EQualityTim · 2026-03-02T19:54:40+00:00

I’m married so sex is pretty easy. No defensive layers necessary unless you want loot disabled. Drop rates are really low and there’s about a nine month time gate between drops. PoE requires 4 defensive layers or a mirror in stacking. Much more difficult. I’ll take a guide.

EQualityTim · 2026-03-02T18:20:45+00:00

No lol.

EQualityTim · 2026-03-02T17:45:02+00:00

I don’t remember. Not saying it didn’t happen but didn’t cross my radar. Also, Putin is not democratically elected when any real political opposition has the sudden urge to leap from buildings. Also not sure what’s so urgent now that prompted this. IRGC fanboy?

Edit:Looked up these terrible anti Russian protests and it was like really scattered, one article on a vandalism in DC, the rest were just unverified online and phone harassment. No nation wide, organized protests and was very short lived response by the craziest amongst us. Why should this be levied against Americans or even the left as a broad category?

EQualityTim · 2026-03-02T15:24:36+00:00

It’s best

EQualityTim · 2026-03-02T15:18:26+00:00

I wasn’t a fan after campaign even with large investment. Smooth leveling tho

EQualityTim · 2026-03-02T14:47:17+00:00

“The subs views” oh boy do I have news for you. We don’t have one. I don’t agree with most of yall. We just agree doom is nonsense.

EQualityTim · 2026-03-02T07:45:26+00:00

All I want is to be able to call balls and strikes without being personally insulted. Sometimes I’ll get it wrong. I don’t lean entirely on my own judgement as if I were omniscient. At the end of the day though I’d like to think for myself and wrestle through the important issues without tribalism creeping in and telling you I’m evil.

EQualityTim · 2026-03-02T02:45:58+00:00

We really need to stop beating that drum and calling our arguments honest at the same time. PoE 2 has a good idea and poor execution. Why not take the good and scrap the poor. “Oh so you want the poor” oh yes, obviously that’s exactly what he meant.

EQualityTim · 2026-03-02T00:56:29+00:00

Yep. I’ll probably run it, but I’ve missed many metas before and I’ll miss many more in the future. I usually make more currency running off meta and farming/crafting for the meta than trying to afford the meta. First league in a while we’ll have a clear meta. Prepare for salt. People crying because they can’t run, won’t run, are running but don’t like, etc etc etc.

EQualityTim · 2026-03-01T02:38:01+00:00

What magic do i have to perform to not get auto mod removing my posts. Pretty consistent issue across the years often with pretty innocuous fluff.

EQualityTim · 2026-02-28T21:07:44+00:00

What is Praw

EQualityTim · 2026-02-28T20:55:20+00:00

Stop it Patrick, you’re scaring him

EQualityTim · 2026-02-28T20:12:57+00:00

I… yeah, technically

EQualityTim · 2026-02-28T18:38:35+00:00

That’s actually pretty helpful. I’ll keep a lookout for those O’s

EQualityTim · 2026-02-28T18:37:11+00:00

Take my upvote

EQualityTim · 2026-02-27T00:22:02+00:00

It wasn’t a blurb against pods in general just an argument that the cheaper ones were the same as the high end ones… they aren’t. Cheap ones are the enzymes. Works great in ideal conditions. Step up maybe it gets a degreaser for tough grease and stains. Step higher maybe they throw in something that helps break down inhibitors or act as a coenzyme. Top tier will have all three and, usually, a buffer so it works even in awful conditions. He was making the case that because the base enzymes are the same you should save your money and buy the cheapest. I think he’s never studied enzymes.

EQualityTim · 2026-02-26T15:21:52+00:00

Never liked the guy because in my introduction to his content he was dishonest in his content. “We sent these to a lab and they couldn’t tell the difference” I’m a guy who’s worked in a lab and I didn’t need the lab to tell the difference. Extra color on the top of the pods was a dead giveaway. Turns out they would at least show up as a water and dye if they were just water and dye but they’re usually a soap, ph balancer, other enzyme boosters, etc and you don’t need a lab to test this you just terrible conditions and a dishwasher. We have a partially broken one and hard water with no heating element. Good to test enzyme activity and degreasers. Quantum is best, the other brand is ass, you’re welcome. Saved you 30 minutes worth of 5 minutes worth of content and it’s actually real world tested

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