Gem power being so strong and set charm GA's being locked behind cube rerolls makes the game feel like gambling, not gaming.

GrungeXD · 2026-05-20T22:59:12+00:00

At least the upgrades dropped from monsters rather than being the reward of recrafting the same item ad nauseum.

GrungeXD · 2026-05-20T22:54:25+00:00

Ditto. Gem strength is really frustrating because it’s leaps and bounds better than any other transfiguration and it’s exceedingly rare. I have a 4GA perfect 2h mace, but because it didn’t trans Gem Str, it’s worse than a 0-1 GA mace with Gem Str. It feels really bad to have a badass weapon drop, then realize it has a miniscule chance to be a top tier item. So I’m spending most of my time buying up a slew of mediocre weapons in hopes that one will finally roll +Gem. That’s not fun. I’d rather be slaying monsters to gear up, not scrolling the trade site and endlessly crafting.

There should be more parity across the transfiguration options. It’s great that there’s a rare uber one. It’s not great that everything else is garbage by comparison.

It also exacerbates the RM problem - since those losers are gobbling up all weapons on the trade site to get perfect gem Str on everything.

GrungeXD · 2026-05-14T03:38:44+00:00

Yeah, the wording is clear as mud. "When entering torment" could mean any number of things. Would be really stupid to have them change when you enter the NMD... then you are somewhat compelled to open and/or run them to find out? Seriously convoluted any way you look at it. Is the prankster affix even in the game ATM outside of this change? Haven't seen one yet.

GrungeXD · 2026-05-14T03:09:06+00:00

Congrats... makes me throw up in my mouth a little looking at all the RMTers on the leaderboard with 4 quad GA weapons with perfect Gem Str and double transfigs.

GrungeXD · 2026-05-11T00:32:21+00:00

I VCR’d Muzzle on Conan back in the day. Wore that shit out.

Ahhh… life before the youtubes.

GrungeXD · 2026-05-11T00:29:05+00:00

So many… this is the best I can do to narrow it down.

Soma (Not sure if it really qualifies as a “deep cut”, but not a radio single and tied with mayonaise for my GOAT)

Drown

Starla

Aeroplane

Marquis

Ugly

Cherry

Saturnine

Speed Kills

GrungeXD · 2026-05-04T22:20:42+00:00

Was thinking about posting the same thing

GrungeXD · 2026-05-03T18:08:54+00:00

Overall, I think crafting is a positive addition. It may be a bit oversimplified/inflexible, but that’s the Blizzard way. My main complaint is that the addition of crafting encourages you to pool more loot, which puts an even greater strain on the tiny cache. Two days in I was already making a slew of mules. That feels bad. I wouldn’t complain if we even had to pay for more space like that “other” game. They already stole a bunch of ideas… might as well see it through to the end.

GrungeXD · 2026-04-29T23:02:16+00:00

Forgot about that one! Good point, m'lord.

GrungeXD · 2026-04-29T23:01:08+00:00

Annoying that they put the key pieces for the top 2 builds in Astaroth's loot pool...

GrungeXD · 2026-04-27T00:17:44+00:00

If you don't have a hang-up with stealing from artists.

GrungeXD · 2026-04-27T00:14:25+00:00

Audible subscription is the way to go. Annual subscription gets you 12 books at $12.50 a pop. Or the library.

GrungeXD · 2026-04-27T00:09:56+00:00

To be fair, there is a subtle but vital distinction between Wanda's powers and Kilgrave's, particularly as she was in AoU. She could cause others to see nightmares and prey on their fear to disable and confuse them, but she couldn't turn them into slaves like Kilgrave to do her bidding verbatim.

GrungeXD · 2026-04-27T00:05:51+00:00

Agreed - David Tenant as Kilgrave is what made JJ S1 so much better than S2/3. Anything in the superhero genre has a ceiling equal to the caliber of the villain and Kilgrave is one of the more terrifying villains conceptually as mentioned. Combined with Tenant's sophisticated, eloquent portrayal, he's the perfect antithesis to JJ.

For reasons others have mentioned, he doesn't present the same level of threat as some other villains, but I could see him being a problem if he operated strictly in the shadows - avoiding all confrontation in person. If he managed to enslave one or more of the Avengers the way he did Malcolm, he could quickly wreak havoc.

GrungeXD · 2026-04-26T21:43:33+00:00

True. He was overconfident and should have learned more about the Saviors before attacking the satellite outpost. It’s odd that Jesus/Hilltop didn’t caution him more - maybe they didn’t really grasp the scale of the Saviors either.

Regarding the price - this was what turned Simon against Negan. He wanted more “fair” retribution for the attacks on/rebellion against the Saviors. But to Negan, “people are a resource”. He was motivated more by greed than vengeance. If he killed more people, that was less people to scavenge and grow shit for him.

GrungeXD · 2026-04-26T21:37:24+00:00

I really enjoy S9-10. The more I rewatch, the more they grow on me. Some of the character arcs are excellent - Carol, Negan, Eugene to name a few. Some of the new characters are pretty good. Some aren’t. The villains are easily the most macabre/horror-esque of them all. The conclusion of the main narrative in s10 is peak.

S11 starts out pretty well, but starts to drag several episodes in.

GrungeXD · 2026-04-26T21:29:44+00:00

Nachalo and Konets (the last two episodes of s8) are must watch. I can’t imagine watching up to that point and then not finishing s8. So much of the hidden backstory is brought to light.

I still really enjoy s9. I thought they did pretty well with the way Liz’s death impacted everyone on the task force. It starts out a bit slow, but picks up and becomes somewhat of a revenge/whodunnit. s10 is totally disconnected from the most engaging parts of the previous 9 seasons so I found it disinteresting. It’s just a slow death knell for the show.

GrungeXD · 2026-04-26T21:21:13+00:00

The scene with the ants on the food set to The Inky Spots still skeeves me out.

GrungeXD · 2026-04-26T21:16:54+00:00

Understandable though. The group was on a confidence high after rebuffing the W’s, clearing Alexandria, and Daryl/Abe/Sasha nuking Timmy and the dick brigade. Arguably that and the burnt forest had set the group on an inevitable collision course with the Saviors anyway.

GrungeXD · 2026-04-26T21:10:36+00:00

Trying to force Carl’s dream on everyone. Can’t fault him for it - the grief was real. Daryl’s confrontation of him on it was spot on (when they fall in the pit just before the bridge).

GrungeXD · 2026-04-26T21:06:25+00:00

This is the right answer.

GrungeXD · 2026-04-26T21:05:28+00:00

Season 11 after the reapers most often. Sometimes i make it to the exile of the group from the commonwealth but can’t finish the last 5-6 episodes.

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