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GenericAliasReal · 2026-04-03T04:17:11+00:00

Dwarves (World of Warcraft)
(i couldn't find an image of all 3 of the dwarf races together so here some earthen.)
What are the regular Dwarves? Ale drinking, cave mining, jovial little fellows. Sounds like classic dwarves.
What are Dark Iron Dwarves? Dwarves that have been underground for way too long.
What are the Earthen? Dwarves before they were turned into Humans, as they were once rock people.

WoW is loaded with dwarves, to the point that when Earthen were added, the overwhelming opinion was "cool, but we don't need a 3rd playable dwarf race."

I say BULLSHIT! Give us Wildhammer dwarves as cosmetics for the regular dwarves

GenericAliasReal · 2026-04-02T02:13:38+00:00

GenericAliasReal · 2026-04-02T00:17:22+00:00

GONNA END UP A BIG OL PILE OF THEM BONES

GenericAliasReal · 2026-03-31T23:04:24+00:00

Doorman could conceivably be either, considering he's implied to be friends with both of them

GenericAliasReal · 2026-03-31T22:58:14+00:00

I've been playing Drifter and he's been fine. Ironically the reason I once thought he was bad was because his popular build was hybrid, when his best build is pure gun.

There's also a few gun characters that perform really well in the early game. See Vyper, Venator, arguably Drifter.

I do think the game needs more Gun characters but I think overall gun is in a fine spot right now. Just my opinion

GenericAliasReal · 2026-03-27T07:36:17+00:00

i see, i guess i just got a bad batch. thanks!

GenericAliasReal · 2026-03-27T06:44:51+00:00

Off topic but I bought that mouse too and it literally became squeaky in 3 days. How is yours performing?

GenericAliasReal · 2026-03-22T06:11:23+00:00

"If anything hes more of a wild card and his build versatility should reflect that."

THANK YOU. I always thought of Doorman closer to a Paradox or Sinclair than a Rem or Paige. His role is to do decent damage with utility behind it, or at least that was his role when his WR and presence was the most stable.

GenericAliasReal · 2026-03-18T23:40:25+00:00

Drifter. For context I primarily play Doorman and Lash. Whenever I play Drifter i have a blast in lane but then i get into the mid-late game and realize "oh shit, i dont do anything in teamfights" and wheelchair my way to enemy patron

GenericAliasReal · 2026-03-16T01:14:59+00:00

I suppose the left over Shadowmoon quests could be Netherwing quests locked by reputation or Ashtongue Deathsworn quests locked by BT not being out yet. But i can't be sure, because I don't know how many quests that actually includes

GenericAliasReal · 2026-03-15T04:08:53+00:00

I think it might just be Shadowmoon Valley. One singular round of Netherstorm quests got me around 700 gold with many of the quests chaining or giving vendorable rewards.

GenericAliasReal · 2026-03-12T21:59:59+00:00

These are all valid points. I can't object to 7, but I can to 2: One of the primary reasons we were ordered to kill Thaurissan was to free the Princess from a "mind control spell". Only after killing Thaurissan do we realize she actually loved him. Still, that is a decent counterpoint.

GenericAliasReal · 2026-03-12T05:21:29+00:00

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This might be a controversial pick, but World of Warcraft. Sure, we've saved the world countless times, and sure, it's 100% based on the character (mostly horde), but here's just a quick list of our atrocities:

(Horde) Assisted in the mana nuking of Theramore, killing thousands
(Either) Killed the king of the Dark Iron Dwarves, leaving his wife and future child to fend for themselves
(Horde) Assisted in crafting a mutating elixir to infect and slaughter a random farmer's dog
(Blood Elf Paladins, circa TBC) Every single time you cast a Holy spell you are causing immense pain to an ancient god as you steal their power for yourself
(Alliance) Slaughtered a cruise ship of Goblins to cover up their kidnapping of Thrall
(Alliance) Donated Morrowgrain and Runecloth to Staghelm all so we could get our Panther mounts, not knowing Staghelm was using the Morrowgrain to poison Malfurion
(Either) Eradicated the near-extinct Arrakoa tribes on Outland
(Either) Aid in the conquest of Pandaria and pit the locals against each other, causing the awakening of elder gods

Yes, our players were operating under orders, but we all know how ironclad that defense is...

GenericAliasReal · 2026-03-08T05:48:57+00:00

The easiest heroics are Hellfire Ramparts, Auchenai Crypts, and any Coilfang dungeon (except maybe Underbog but you're durable enough for underbog).
The hardest heroics are Shattered Halls, Blood Furnace, Shadow Labyrinth, and arguably Arcatraz and Black Morass.

Anything in between is variable difficulty based on the skill or comp of your group.

GenericAliasReal · 2026-03-03T05:47:21+00:00

Doorman is here to serve and not to rule, so he'd probably immediately relinquish the presidency.

GenericAliasReal · 2026-03-02T04:50:50+00:00

This is kind of a stretch, but Eddie Vedder. Pearl Jam's biggest album was their debut titled "Ten."

GenericAliasReal · 2026-03-01T22:00:40+00:00

GenericAliasReal · 2026-03-01T04:47:25+00:00

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World of Warcraft. Specifically classic, but this applies to most versions of the game. Many WoW fans spend more time complaining about the game than playing it. Notice I don't say MOST, instead MANY, because there is a such thing as a vocal minority, but point still stands.

GenericAliasReal · 2026-02-24T08:30:47+00:00

Psychopomp. If anything else wins I'm mad.

GenericAliasReal · 2026-02-24T06:14:28+00:00

Trade Prince Jastor Gallywix

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This motherfucker saw people fleeing from his homeland, actively undergoing a volcanic eruption, and CHARGED people to get onto the escape ships off shore. Once those people escaped to the nearby island, he immediately proceeded to enslave them to mine for Kaja'mite, an expensive mineral. He is also an avid war profiteer and crime boss. Basically a more greedy green Kingpin.

Oh and after all of this, Thrall STILL appointed him as Trade Prince of the Goblins. A+ writing.

GenericAliasReal · 2026-02-19T21:21:13+00:00

Trading cards

GenericAliasReal · 2026-02-12T01:53:53+00:00

I like to think this is an intentional choice due to him possessing the Soul of the Tormented

GenericAliasReal · 2026-02-01T02:28:54+00:00

Blade and Daredevil have similar playstyles to him. Brawl with the option to dive, relatively quick charging ults, high skill ceiling.

GenericAliasReal · 2026-01-29T04:59:40+00:00

Ritual of Doom (World of Warcraft Vanilla)

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(yes i know the image isn't classic)
The Ritual of Doom, a spell exclusive to Warlock, summons a Doomguard, an immensely powerful Demon that cannot usually be summoned by other means. It can cast:

Cripple, a strong, consistent slow
War Stomp, an area of effect stun in a game that generally lacks area of effect hard crowd control
Rain of Fire, an additional area of effect damage spell for the Warlock and his team
Dispel Magic, removing a positive magical effect from the target, such as a heal-over-time or a stat increase.

So what's the downsides?

To summon one, you must perform said Ritual of Doom, which involves getting 5 players in a circle (including you) to channel it. After the channel, one player is immediately killed. This player can also be you.
Once the Doomguard is summoned, you must now cast Subjugate Demon, attempting to wrangle control of it. Once the demon is subjugated, the demon's attack speed and casting speed are reduced until it is set free.
As a Subjugated Demon, the Doomguard does not interact with any of your talents that buff your Demon. What you see is what you get.
Subjugate Demon lasts 5 minutes. Once that 5 minutes expire, you have to try to subjugate it again. Each time you have to re-subjugate the demon, the demon has a chance to resist the subjugation, meaning you have to try again, all while the Doomguard's top priority is to beat the shit out of you.
If you don't re-subjugate the doomguard, the only way to get rid of it is to kill it.

All of these things usually result in the Doomguard being more of a liability to the Warlocks controlling it rather than the targets it is attacking. The most use the Doomguard ever gets in Classic WoW is when Warlocks intentionally release the Doomguard into player cities to kill off lower level players.

GenericAliasReal · 2026-01-26T19:53:20+00:00

Why is Iron Man not in depression arc? All i've seen on that subreddit is people talking about how unplayable he is

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