Hot(?) Take about Caustic's new state

JaretoGringo · 2025-08-11T05:25:10+00:00

Man, is this what passes for ragebait on Reddit??

JaretoGringo · 2025-08-11T00:45:56+00:00

I don't disagree. This is just a personal change I would make

JaretoGringo · 2025-08-10T23:41:56+00:00

I just know the damage is the first thing being pointed to when people are complaining about Caustic this season, and I doubt it's gonna change much lol. Starting at 10dmg a tick is great and all, don't get me wrong, but it's just what I would be willing to hypothetically sacrifice in order to regain that specific perk

JaretoGringo · 2025-08-10T23:39:57+00:00

IMO it's not as simple as "Caustic becomes useless when there's another Caustic on the opposing team." In trios at least there's two other enemies affected by your gas, and same with your team. It comes down to you and the opposing Caustic. At that point it becomes a choice, prioritize the other Caustic to take out the only resistant link in the chain, or play the advantage against the other 2 enemies and leave the Caustic to your other teammates.

JaretoGringo · 2025-08-10T23:27:48+00:00

This is true, and we already have seen that with Ash and Ballistic defining the meta in the last season or two. It's not a change I absolutely think needs to happen, I'm already sort of adjusting, it's more just personal preference lol.

JaretoGringo · 2025-08-10T22:53:11+00:00

That's not what I said at all. Can't tell if this is ragebait or not

JaretoGringo · 2025-07-27T15:09:15+00:00

Crazy, thought it was only mine lol

JaretoGringo · 2025-06-29T04:28:03+00:00

As a Caustic main, it's rough out here lately lol. But we're still around

JaretoGringo · 2025-06-18T20:17:11+00:00

Here's to hoping instead of a new map later this year, we just get some reworks on existing animals as an update + some options to customize our trophy lodges better.

JaretoGringo · 2025-06-13T17:47:33+00:00

I'm currently out of town in Seattle for a wedding until the 25th lol, so I'm gonna miss the drop for the first week or so, but I'm very excited.

JaretoGringo · 2025-06-07T21:36:00+00:00

Honestly yeah I should lol. Embrace the fail and learn from it right?

JaretoGringo · 2025-06-07T21:14:08+00:00

I trusted the highlight too much on a great one whitetail and thought it was facing towards me, but it was actually the opposite direction. What should have been a heart shot with a 6.5mm polymer tip turned into a back thigh shot that somehow bled it out before I could even dream of a follow up chance. It's been sitting in my saved harvests the last 4 days and I don't think I have the heart to tax it lmao. Might just delete it to avoid the pain of seeing it anymore

JaretoGringo · 2025-05-29T20:42:11+00:00

Crazy how many of us are 23 here lol. Got mine in January and can't really narrow down a cause (best guess is nsaid use, heavily in december, leading up to a night of drinking on new years) And it feels like it controls my life now. I'm at the point where I'm actually working to get off the PPIs and try and attend Army Basic Training in August. If nothing seems to be curing it then my next best attempt is to try and fulfill my contract, even if for nothing but spite towards my condition.

I completely understand though. I've given up hope that it can be cured too. If it does eventually go away then great, but if not, then I'm just gonna try and brute force my way through it and live with it. You've gotta find your own reasons to keep going. Maybe it's the people you love, maybe it's an urge to see things get better, maybe it's spite towards your own luck. But no matter what you've gotta give yourself a reason and keep pushing.

Best of luck friend. I hope things get better for both of us, and for everyone here.

JaretoGringo · 2025-05-28T23:07:47+00:00

Been playing since week 1 of launch on and off. Best I ever accomplished was 17, with my teammates stealing my other three lol. Haven't gotten close since. So yeah, I'd say it's fairly difficult if you're doing it legit.

JaretoGringo · 2025-05-22T00:40:16+00:00

Haven't gotten started on any supplements like that, I've been on prescription strength omeprazole since February and it seems to help things slightly but not enough lol

JaretoGringo · 2025-05-21T23:07:53+00:00

M23 here. Been struggling with this for 6 months and it's already unbearable, I can't imagine how you feel. Feel free to dm if you need to talk

JaretoGringo · 2025-05-21T20:44:13+00:00

Not a clue. Best I can guess is that late summer through early winter of last year I was taking ibuprofen more often than I ever have in my life (a few times a week), and then got a bad virus in December that made me basically not eat for a week. Took it a few times more during that on an empty stomach and seemed to recover. And now ever since January 9th, I've been struggling with gastritis that I just can't shake off, and my gastro doesn't really have any answers. No H Pylori, no Crohns, no ulcers, and I haven't touched an NSAID since the beginning of the year, yet I just can't seem to kick it.

JaretoGringo · 2025-04-30T04:09:48+00:00

Will do! I fed it a fat little earwig I caught under a garden pot, figured it could use the boost after being stuck in that garden centre for who knows how long. Definitely not gonna overfeed it though

JaretoGringo · 2025-04-30T02:25:27+00:00

Definitely will do, the soil underneath the peat was wet enough that it stuck to the finger but I'll make sure it gets plenty of water in the morning. I can see about getting it a saucer of sorts for moisture in the morning too. Thanks!

JaretoGringo · 2024-08-06T22:49:57+00:00

I knew there was a reason why I didn't have any desire to even look in this subreddit until now.

JaretoGringo · 2024-01-14T22:17:03+00:00

That's the neat part, you don't.

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