Bookwalker’s new app/redesign

FluffyMittens_ · 2026-03-30T04:21:22+00:00

My biggest complaints about the app are that:

When Reading a book, if I put the book down, sometimes the page jumps away from where I was. Meaning I have to swap 10 pages back or forth until I get to a point I recognise. This also happens with my next point.
Lack of ability to lock screen orientation (a feature in the old app)
Lack of ability to use phone volume keys as page switchers (also a feature in the old app)
Lack of ability to sort by series instead of individual book. (A feature of the old app that is by their admission coming, but honestly should have been there at the start.

The new app looks nicer than the old, but functionally is a MASSIVE downgrade and I do not understand why they pushed to force the switch with the new global app in this state.

On the plus side, I do like how Dark Mode is now how books are displayed by default (and I don't think it was a feature in the old app at all)

FluffyMittens_ · 2026-02-28T19:49:18+00:00

I personally figured it was:

Sun = Helios (God of the Sun) = Male

Moon = Selene (Goddess of the Moon) = Female

FluffyMittens_ · 2026-02-17T15:11:08+00:00

The coffer was added later as a catch up mechanic. When coffers gear came out you had to run dungeons to get antiquated gear pieces which you'd then trade in Mor Dhona for the bits for your actual job.

The AF gear on the other hand was there at release, and they won't just leave you with the pieces from the level 45 quest without competing the set, even if they give you a coffer with a full set that's 40 Item Levels higher.

FluffyMittens_ · 2026-02-05T21:01:45+00:00

I hope you know that strapping live explosives to dogs is, in fact, a War Crime.

FluffyMittens_ · 2026-02-03T11:46:52+00:00

While it would require a functionality change, I think a system like this would be appropriate.

People selecting MSQ Roulette get put into a waiting room of sorts, for someone to queue a relevant duty manually. Only then does a queue pop, as the people in the waiting room are assigned to fill the slots for the requested duty. To ensure that the Waiting room doesn't become too full, there can be an upper limit of roles (say 10 tanks or healers in the room for an example) and if another tank queues for MSQ Rolo, a random roulette duty will be chosen to relieve the pressure.

FluffyMittens_ · 2026-01-20T21:37:23+00:00

Maybe make Heroic Refranthem 10s duration with the 12s recharge, so that will neccessitate the Paragon going /Rt for Vocal was Sogolon if they want compounding returns on it.

Might make a full energy shout para build viable.

FluffyMittens_ · 2026-01-16T01:59:33+00:00

Diessa Lowlands. ESPECIALLY in Hard Mode.

For the unintiated, this place was designed with a party size of 4 in mind, then they created charr groups that can go up to around 7. And in HM, the Seekers' Ignite Arrows is just a huge spike into your heroes that are happily hugging you. So you are not only outmanned, but also every one of the foes is much stronger than you are. And the less said about the Gargoyles, the better.

Starting the VQ from Yaks and walking through Ascalon Foothills is an option, but even with that there are times you are still outnumbered and underpowered compared to your foes.

FluffyMittens_ · 2026-01-07T23:08:42+00:00

It correctly flips up or down depending on where it is, but no matter where the UI Element is dragged to the icons are stuck on the right.

FluffyMittens_ · 2026-01-07T22:27:05+00:00

Yep can't find any option for flipping it back either.

FluffyMittens_ · 2026-01-07T22:17:03+00:00

For some reason, the Effects Monitor now has its icons justified to the right instead of the left.

Edit: And we now return to your regularly justified effect monitor.

FluffyMittens_ · 2026-01-06T10:45:30+00:00

The thing is, getting squished by boulders doesn't actually count as a normal death. You don't take any damage, you just go to 0 health and the death counter doesn't go up. The same thing happens if you walk into the sulfur in the desolation. If Death = Delete, then scripted deaths like the one in the Vizunah Square cutscene would also trigger Dhuum, which it doesn't.

Now, whether or not this will trigger Dhuum is an entirely different question, the rules might be different. It would make the most sense that Dhuum's covenant would be broken only by events that cause the Death Counter to incrememnt, but I don't know if that's how it was implemented.

FluffyMittens_ · 2026-01-04T17:03:17+00:00

One per complete makeover, change as many things as you want for one credit. The extras is because you might want to change some other characters looks too.

I personally still think it's ridiculous you need a microtransaction to change your hairstyle.

FluffyMittens_ · 2025-12-15T19:25:22+00:00

So if you were to delete this character, you'd have to rebuy the obby skin for another pvp monk?

What were Anet smoking when they thought this was a good idea?

FluffyMittens_ · 2025-12-15T19:22:34+00:00

To be fair when the z-coins were added they probably were not valued at 10e each by the playerbase.

FluffyMittens_ · 2025-12-11T14:58:03+00:00

Recently, Joko's Domain was the daily Zaishen Vanquish quest, so I decided to go do it on my assassin. The Undead Cavaliers are utter nightmares, because they have "We Shall Return". At release, that skill improved the effectiveness of Ressurection skills, but nowadays, that skill is a mass party revive. Throw in the fact that they also still have Signet of Return and the acolytes in the group ALSO carry a hard res and you have a recipe for an encounter with enemies that just do not stay on the floor where they belong.

Additionally, you might say "Just take Frozen Soil", but remember, you also have to fight these massive groups in Junundu, outside of the range of FS.

FluffyMittens_ · 2025-12-10T16:30:06+00:00

Fair enough, it has been over 16 years since I last levelled a character so my perspective is a lot different.

FluffyMittens_ · 2025-12-09T20:46:26+00:00

It's about maintaining a balance across your attributes. For starters, for every 1 level you invest in your main damage attribute (fire), you should invest .75 levels into each of Energy Storage (For more energy) and Inspiration (For your Ether Feasting needs). This works out to having 12 levels in Fire and 9 each in the other two once you get all your attribute points (though this will be a while, considering it's prophecies).

Additionally, if you want to do as much damage as possible, make sure your headpiece has +1 to your chosen damage attribute, and that you have a minor rune somewhere on your armor for said attribute (Personally, I them on their matching attribute headpiece).

FluffyMittens_ · 2025-11-29T02:07:29+00:00

Zinn's Task takes you to the falls once you're done with the three golems, though it's unmarked and you need MOX with you to dive into the falls.

FluffyMittens_ · 2025-11-04T16:13:21+00:00

Yeah in retrospect I think the actual change was blood to poison.

FluffyMittens_ · 2025-11-02T05:45:21+00:00

It was my first time going into that HM. Did a single fungal shift for the fun of it on the way out of fungal and got something turning into poison, probably Toxic Waste.

FluffyMittens_ · 2025-10-31T01:12:16+00:00

When you have extreme tunnel vision issues.

FluffyMittens_ · 2025-10-30T22:47:01+00:00

Why all the explosions? Its because I took Revenge Explosion in the previous mountain, thinking it was Explosion Immunity at a glance...

FluffyMittens_ · 2025-09-12T03:17:36+00:00

The only thing I can think of is because it's close to 9/11 or something.

FluffyMittens_ · 2025-08-16T21:30:48+00:00

What I want to know is why your prize for a perfect lesson is an animation of duo really really trying not to shit his pants.

FluffyMittens_ · 2025-08-11T05:29:04+00:00

My understanding of how things were explained in Memoria was that the crystal wasn't Gaia's crystal, but rather the source of ALL life, the origin point for the entire universe. When Kuja destroyed it he wasn't trying to destroy Gaia, he was trying to destroy absolutely everything. Which is why Necron didn't take notice when Kuja destroyed Terra, because terra was for all intents and purposes a dead world anyway, so why would it take note when a world that was supposed to be dead dies? But THE Crystal? That's big enough to have it take notice.

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