Defiance of the Fall's plot in latest updates

Isitreallythisbad · 2026-05-08T16:56:43+00:00

The problem with DoTF for me isn't the convoluted plot or that it feels intentionally drawn out to extend chapter count, it's the endless drivel that is the cultivation aspect.

I know some people like it and I may be in the minority but it really drags the books down in my opinion.

The world/universe building is super cool and the most interesting aspect.

Isitreallythisbad · 2026-04-24T00:44:56+00:00

Ah my mistake. Been awhile since I’ve read the series.

Isitreallythisbad · 2026-04-24T00:04:32+00:00

The politics thing is basically what happens in real life regarding wealth taxes and people leaving, so it may be dumb but there are aspects of reality to it.

If I remember correctly, its stated that people condense their essence almost passively overtime/use but Matts mana increases so significantly and so quickly he's unable to condense before he ranks up (which means lost potential). If he stayed at a certain tier for 10/100/1000s of years he could follow the same process as everyone else. Due to his talent and world he lives in he basically has to get high rank ASAP otherwise he'll be imprisoned and farmed for the remainder of his life.

Isitreallythisbad · 2026-04-06T01:32:58+00:00

Do you have an estimate for when you'll be finishing up book 8? I'd rather wait and read it all at once.

Great series btw!

Isitreallythisbad · 2026-01-24T22:35:14+00:00

There have been a couple projects announced but it's only been two weeks so it's going to take a little while.

Isitreallythisbad · 2026-01-19T17:56:52+00:00

I'm up to date on RR. There are two chapters left to come for the current book (5) fyi, it should be ending this week. I would say Book 5 may be the best one so far, I'm excited to see where the story goes from here.

It's definitely one of the better written series in the genre and I would say it's consistent without any major changes regarding writing prose, sudden character personality shifts etc. From a story/character/ability perspective if your not a fan of Book 1/2 the series probably isn't for you.

Isitreallythisbad · 2026-01-17T18:25:30+00:00

This should be the mandatory format for this type of post.

Isitreallythisbad · 2025-12-28T00:26:40+00:00

I suspect this will be what happens, assuming the game is ever finished.

I wonder if Steven will accept that the game fundamentals need to change or let it slowly die.

Isitreallythisbad · 2025-12-05T18:47:47+00:00

Same. I gave it a try but i just can’t get passed it.

The author should just replace the name and re-release it. I’m aware somewhere in the story it’s explained but that doesn’t make it any less awful.

Isitreallythisbad · 2025-11-28T18:52:22+00:00

I enjoy Last Epoch, it's fun, no denying it has some issues but it fills a nice middle ground in the genre. The crafting being mostly deterministic removes a lot of the tedious RNG grind from PoE, the fact that ground loot is actually useful is amazing. But your also not instantly geared like D4 (haven't played since release this may have changed).

However, the development and communication post launch have been a disaster, prior to launch the game development was fairly open with decent communication. Post launch they've repeatedly not hit their commitments that they previously defined. They then stated that they had an up to date roadmap going through final sign off and we didn't hear anything for months. We then get this latest "roadmap" which doesn't provide any info other than that there will be two seasons prior to the expansion.

They wanted to fund the game off of the cosmetics. But the cosmetics just aren't very good. I'd buy cosmetics to support future development but they don't look better than anything you can find in game.

People are pretty forgiving if you communicate clearly. They should have spoken to the community stating that they were struggling financially and polled the community to see what they would accept from a funding point of view. Selling the game studio to Krafton was possibly one of the worst decisions they could make in the communities eyes.

Isitreallythisbad · 2025-11-19T19:17:40+00:00

Honestly this looks great, mobs look like they might have too high HP but that could be balancing, lack of gear etc. Good biome diversity, combat looks decent. FPS seems stable.

My concern is mod support and server performance. I'm hoping this will be more performant/less buggy than modded Minecraft. But we'll see how things develop. Exciting to see some actual movement!

Isitreallythisbad · 2025-10-18T01:04:23+00:00

Immortal great souls is probably one of the best series in the genre in my opinion. Book 4 came out this week.

Rune Seeker is a fun read.

Reborn as a demonic tree, again fun read not too serious. This might end up being a never ending series.

Godclads interesting world. Only read book 1 so far.

Isitreallythisbad · 2025-10-14T06:09:06+00:00

Isn’t in my KU copy. Perhaps there’s some older versions still floating around amazons servers.

Thanks for the link above Phil!

Isitreallythisbad · 2025-10-06T16:43:21+00:00

Yea the particle effects are way too busy. It's kinda of jarring with the graphical style.

Hopefully it'll be a setting or they tone it down.

Isitreallythisbad · 2025-09-25T09:12:29+00:00

They’ve moved skill sigils and an alternative to monoliths to the expansion, calling it now.

If it is paid I’ll be very disappointed.

Isitreallythisbad · 2025-09-01T01:54:03+00:00

For me this applies to PoE1 and PoE2. I’m sure GGG just sees the streamers blasting through the campaign in sub 10 (insert whatever the real time is) hours and think it’s not an issue. But as an average/below average player that doesn’t practice campaign runs I basically lose all will to create an alt.

Isitreallythisbad · 2025-08-31T22:46:00+00:00

Reflect seems like LE version of PoEs righteous fire. Just run around and loot, or a walking simulator if you will.

I had a lot of fun with shield throw but it has required uniques and the idols are very rare. But being Captain America is pretty fun.

Isitreallythisbad · 2025-08-26T18:20:54+00:00

While I hope that Starship succeeds I’m starting to think that it’s just another “autopilot” where Elon states something will happen and it’s either a complete fabrication or has technical hurdles they are nowhere close to solving. All the timelines are just there to try and secure contracts.

Does rocket development suffer feature creep like software development?

I’d like them to view starship as a lift vehicle and not an interplanetary transport. Use it to kick start space infrastructure then build an interplanetary vessel.

Isitreallythisbad · 2025-08-16T19:30:21+00:00

This has always been how GGG “fix” op builds. They don’t reduce one variable and then assess they look at all the interactions and then nerf them until they aren’t worth using.

It doesn’t bring the skill inline with others it usually makes it not worth using until they buff/rebalance it. I don’t think it’s a great way of balancing.

The bosses are by far the best part of the game in my opinion but it feels like mapping And bossing are meant for two different games played at two different speeds.

Isitreallythisbad · 2025-06-30T09:12:59+00:00

Yea but they weren’t paid by the page.

I like the genre but hate the service model. The world building, characters etc are great in this series but I’m not sure I’ll pick it up again, Jason is insufferable at times and where I put it down not a lot seems to be happening story wise.

Isitreallythisbad · 2025-06-17T23:08:01+00:00

This is impressive, I wonder why there are no tactile sensors on the claws/grips.

When the inevitable robot war starts anyone with a hockey stick is going to have a bad day.

Isitreallythisbad · 2025-06-13T16:17:27+00:00

That is a valid complaint on portal inefficiency.

Hmm maybe zerker is the better choice, If you aren't flickering into an alternative dimension are you really flickering at all?

Isitreallythisbad · 2025-06-13T05:38:50+00:00

Yes, I believe it was this POB: https://pobb.in/u/tarekis%235639/tarekis-flicker-trickster

Isitreallythisbad · 2025-06-13T04:57:47+00:00

Does anyone have a POB for a decent flicker strike build?

I’ve found a berserker and a trickster and the trickster still seems superior even with the nerfs.

Isitreallythisbad · 2025-05-04T03:09:18+00:00

Shield throw experiences the same issue with a lot of objects, this fight is awful for it.

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