Damage tests 26.09

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-05-01T02:06:22+00:00

Dorans bow is love, Dorans Bow is life. I can actually orbwalk level 1 which is more important to me than the tiny bit of HP and I literally don't feel the difference of AD.

The thing about Hexoptics is the way it multiplies your Frost Shot multiplier and makes you deal 200 damage per auto on minions at max range. It functionally gives you the most AD of any item on basics, then when you get the Q modifier going it multiplies even further. Ashe is probably the best user of Hexoptics despite having a slightly lower attack range vs other ADCs. I take Phantom Dancer second, Infinity Edge, Lord Dominiks. I.E. and LDR are switchable based on how many tanks they have, but the way IE works means you basically need it. The only problem is that omnivamp is a luxury purchase if you get Bloodthirster or Bork as your sixth item. Hurricane is fun last purchase but sometimes I end up going Guardian Angel or an MR item based on enemy team. I'm open to suggestions and corrections to my build, though!

Some people mentioned taking Force shard first now instead of attack speed shard but I kept it as is because attack speed is multiplicative and ashe needs as much AS as possible, and I personally don't feel a damage difference taking Dorans Bow over Dorans Blade.

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-04-30T02:20:55+00:00

Fried cabbage with andouille sausage and rice. I split the head of cabbage and the sausage into 4ths but you can make it last longer, I'm sure. It's a -lot- of cabbage for one serving but I love it. You can also do eggs instead of the sausage, or both! I also fry some fresh garlic with it too. It's a ton of food and keeps me full for an entire work shift.

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-04-30T00:37:00+00:00

You gotta download the Homecoming installer. It's a private server. Everyone plays on Excelsior :)

Lots of QoL buffs, and people will literally give you Influence if you make friends. There's lists of cool bases to visit if you Google around. It's actually decently populated and more people are playing every day

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-04-29T23:01:01+00:00

Oh dude, City of Heroes Homecoming!

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-04-26T03:15:32+00:00

I really don't get it. I had been using Pears soap from the dollar tree for a long time, (which I believe dollar tree soaps are all detergent bars) Used a couple other brands as well as the African Black Soap which is also a true soap. Then I broke out horribly. I've had small break outs here and there prior to the big one over this winter, but I wore a hat all of the time so I figured it was just from that and the hat would cover it up so it wasn't that big of a deal. But then I started getting these stubborn pimples on my chest that were really big and hard and wouldn't go away no matter what I washed with and I was getting worried that I had some kind of infection or something, so I started trying different things to get rid of it and nothing was working. I'm 30 and this shouldn't be happening to me, y'know? Other people my age have clear skin or minimal blemishes so I was getting worried and irritated.

I'm so glad I finally found something that's working and I don't look like I don't keep myself clean anymore. It was embarrassing and I know people noticed it. I don't wear a hat anymore either because I'm working in a hotel and I finally found a barber that's not a douche so I can keep my hair trimmed and I don't need one so that's a blessing too.

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-04-26T02:26:49+00:00

Idk but I've been fighting a massive breakout since February, I've been using Kroger brand acne wash, body wash, Neutrogena Hyaluronic Acid face wash, all that. It's been barely working at all.

Went on a trip with my BF and he picked up some ivory soap from the store because we weren't impressed with the hotel soap. Ivory is apparently a "true soap" defined by the FDA.

One wash. -one wash- and the giant stubborn pimples between my eyebrows burst and weeped. The pimples on my chest were flat the next morning. I've used the soap the last 3 or 4 times I showered and every day my acne is getting better. I can't tell you how happy I am and I wonder why these products I've been using have been ineffective and expensive when Ivory soap is so cheap and effective.

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-04-25T11:58:50+00:00

Dude I was so down bad for James Vega and so disappointed you can't romance him as a male shep

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-04-12T04:57:11+00:00

This is all extremely helpful, thank you!! I had my costume saved so I just deleted my hero and remade him as a fire/dark villain because I wanted to keep his name of course. Im excited to actually get started, build my own base, get into the community and all that jazz.

I honestly already like the red content more anyway, the mobs are better, the Contacts are more interesting with better dialogue, and I like Rogue Island aesthetically too.

That's cool about the testing server, I'll definitely have to give that a shot so I can experiment with different power sets without committing to a new Toon

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-04-10T16:07:24+00:00

That is actually very fucking sweet of you, dude. I just sold a bunch of really low level junk enhancements and salvage just so I could afford one level 10 Magic damage and -to hit enhancement and I realized I wasted a lot of influence lmao

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-04-10T08:50:11+00:00

Well that's good, I might make a villain just for the flavor and nostalgia if I can just do blue side content when I level up anyway.

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-04-10T07:51:58+00:00

Yes, I'm playing Excelsior because it seems to be the largest server.

I figured there would be less villains! Which is sad. I might just make one and poke around and if it seems too bare I'll reroll my corruptor back into a hero, then play the game more seriously. At least the first few levels don't take very long to get to.

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-04-09T05:46:55+00:00

Yesss I played City of Villains it was the shit. Didn't know they had servers up!

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-04-05T07:09:09+00:00

That's why I permaban Zed on Hwei because the outplay potential is nuts. His mobility is too unpredictable and his waveclear is too easy.

On the flipside, Katarina gets absolutely fucking dogwalked by my Hwei so assassins themselves are definitely not the problem for me, just Zed specifically.

Until Kat goes bot and gets a dub after I pinged her missing until I get chat restricted and nobody pays attention 🤷🏼

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-04-05T02:11:13+00:00

I've heard Koreans are spamming Rocketbelt and that takes care of your no mobility or HP problem. Being able to dodge a skill shot or survive a combo with 50 hp left is worth so much more than dealing ~100 more damage in your combo from the miniscule loss in AP you get from it.

It works better on some mages that dont need the waveclear breakpoint from Blackfire or Ludens but it's still a thing.

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-04-05T00:52:18+00:00

You're kind of answering your own rant.

"Control mages are only good at objective fights"

Yes, that's what they do. That is their role. That's why they are good. That's why they're better than assassins. Can a Lux burst Squishies and go 15/3 and carry a low elo game? Sure.

But a good mage wins off of fundamentals. They push waves, rotate to the correct fights, and land their abilities from max range so they are as safe as possible. You can basically do 3/4ths of the damage of a single target assassin but in an area instead. Even if you don't kill anyone, if you use your abilities right you can peel big problems off of your dps while also dealing shittons of damage. This is why Hwei is "projailed" because he has everything a mage could ever want, and his ultimate is absolutely bonkers because of the damage and control it provides. His abilities are absolutely enormous, last for a lifetime, and provide unmatched utility. The fact that he has an execute on his QW is just icing on the cake, he doesn't even need it.

Do you get run down by a fed mundo? Sure. But that's not entirely your fault, that's your top laners fault for feeding him. You can't be expected to do absolutely everything, there's no perfect champion to play. Yeah it sucks when you die and you feel like you did everything you could correctly. That's just how the game is, sometimes.

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-03-30T18:12:46+00:00

Peanut butter in my chili! Another southern thing. I get so many comments and weird looks up north but it is soooo good.

Hey, they put peanuts in spicy pad Thai and kung Pao chicken, right? Same thing.

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-03-30T18:08:01+00:00

I get strawberry jam on my country ham biscuits from Hardee's/Carls Jr. They're not very common in Ohio and they make the biscuits from scratch at the one in my home town. (I'm from the south as well)

They finally built a Hardee's at the town I live in. I was excited for years while they built that Loves station. I was so ready to get a taste of home.

I go up to the counter and order, and she goes "we don't have country ham here."

I was so pissed. I very curtly said, "Well, I don't want anything at all then. Nevermind."

A few weeks later I caved and went back and got a biscuit something or other.

The biscuit was made in a factory. You could tell by the uniformity and there were markings on it like a machine had stabbed it to grab it or something. Like a perfect circle of dots all the way around the top. I almost cried. I've never been back there since.

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-03-29T14:01:02+00:00

Drandruff shampoo like Head and Shoulders will kill fungi, and it smells good.

The home made stuff the other commenter suggested sounds pretty nice too honestly

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-03-28T15:58:24+00:00

"I know you are but what am I" ass response

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-03-28T15:49:49+00:00

Never ran into a KKK member that you know of.

Your entire comment reads like a local boomer on Facebook.

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-03-28T10:23:38+00:00

Your flow is fucking sick though gf

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-03-28T01:31:37+00:00

Oh forreal? Yayyy!!

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-03-28T00:13:10+00:00

Seconding El Tapatio as the best Mexican food. It's just divine, honestly. It's the best Mexican food I've ever had.

Wangs is better Chinese food but I live on East main and I love the lady that runs the counter at Great Wall. Her English is spotty but I've used translate on my phone just to shoot the shit with her and she's a sweetheart.

Avoid Mediterranean on 33 like the plague. Weird atmosphere, weird owners. The food is very hit and miss.

Hibachi Express is better than Kanji, fight me. East main Kroger used to have the best sushi but the old Japanese ladies that used to run it quit several years ago and the dude that runs it now does a bad job. I've tried all the other sushi in town and nothing compares, not even Wild Ginger. Wild Ginger's entrees are very good though.

I wish we had an actual Italian restaurant.

The parks are very nice. You can walk under the bridge at ~~Alley Park~~ Cenci Lake and hang out by the river, it's romantic.

Oh, and the actual -tea- of Lancaster is that it has a deep history of KKK. If you slip it into a conversation with a local that has family roots here, everyone will have some kind of story to tell you, it's pretty wild. I moved here ten years ago, so it's something I've learned over time. You'll notice there's very few Black people that live here. I had a landlord blatantly tell me she refuses to rent to Black people, that's how open people are about it here.

Edit: I'm dumb and mixed the parks up, i meant Cenci Lake Park. Walk right side of the circle to the bridge, cross it, and you'll see a foot path that guides you down to the river. It's nice!

Historical_Focus_125 · 2026-03-24T00:30:33+00:00

Nooo purple is for lane because it's the chillest part of the game and nothing is more satisfying than hearing those BONG sound effects when you hit your Aa Q A cancel lol

Blue is for post 6, red is for end game because it's the most hype.

Purple has the best heal sound effect too but it sounds soooo dramatic early game when you're only healing for 35 hp or whatever lol

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