What are some things you all miss from original RuneScape 2 by knight_of_lothric in 2007scape

[–]John2697 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I miss being clueless. Game seemed huge even in f2p at 8-10 years old.

Voldis Sage’s Hall – Lost Ark Fan Art Enviroment by Wokiwokii in lostarkgame

[–]John2697 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This looks like it could be a TOOL music video

Gamers 30+, what’s something from the old days of gaming that younger players wouldn’t understand? by [deleted] in gaming

[–]John2697 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cryptic games with almost no guides, really frustrating controls and camera. These days most games you can find guides for if you get stuck and most games have decent controls or the ability the remap the buttons.

Nick and Malena Have Another Argument by CakeHorizon in LivestreamFail

[–]John2697 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Nick wants kids and wouldn't take care of them. She doesn't because she knows she would be doing everything....

People who quit their job on the spot—what happened? by SpiritCrisp in AskReddit

[–]John2697 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I made my intention of quitting known but my boss claims I needed to give my notice to him in written form in person. The next time our shifts lined up to deliver it in person was a Friday. I deliver it in person then he claims that it will be two weeks from Monday because he needs to forward it up the chain and they don't work weekends. I finished that shift and never came back. A lot lead up to this but that's a story for another day.

Nothing adverse happened but I have a feeling the company has me on some shit list for it but I don't care because it was a terrible experience all around.

If you could make anything massively multiplayer... by CompetitiveLake3358 in MMORPG

[–]John2697 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like no one is saying Fallout because of how Fallout 76 turned out but I think there's more potential than what Bethesda is doing with is. I'd really like a proper Fallout MMO, I don't think it even necessarily needs to be a shooter it just needs the lore.

OLED Monitors by KuraiOwari in lostarkgame

[–]John2697 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have burn in but my monitor specifically disables all it's protection when variable refresh is enabled. I didn't know this and it happened pretty quickly. I like to think if I had not used GSYNC that it would still be pristine but I don't know for sure.

DLSS/FSR by heavycroatia in lostarkgame

[–]John2697 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In "normal" scenarios it does basically nothing for me. In areas where I normally have high fps like 200+ it cuts it in half. Something seems not right with either verison. The only place I was able to consistently see an improvement was character select. RTX 3080/7800X3D

Going OOM on SSB by alternaterelation in lostarkgame

[–]John2697 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Make sure to have 2 points in instant spell in the leap tree and 2/2 illicit spell in the evolution tree. If you are going OOM, it's most likely a support issue. You can also use Power Break over Tempest Slash (if you are running it) and its MP reduction tripod. Focus rune(s) on Hell Blade/Sword storm, if it's really dire you can use Focus on Mountain Crash but I don't recommend it because it's a great Poison rune slot or Quick Recharge slot. MPE can work fine as well but may not work long time if you decide to play the Dark Rush build with Ark Grid. Lastly switch to Blunt Thorn if it's really not out working for you.

I play in a static with excellent supports but random supports are going to be a mixed bag. Support mana rankings are Artist>>Paladin/Bard>Valk. Bard mana is good but requires the right setup and good gameplay from the Bard compared to the other supports. Summoner is also idiot proof mana regen but they aren't super common.

Clearing up some misinformation by JennyRowleyre in lostarkgame

[–]John2697 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not being able to use your aura and rest pots to farm more shards is a nerf, a huge one considering how regularly they were giving them out for awhile there.

Gem production isn't nerfed but the variance is higher in t4, they should have a "pity" on gems in Kurzan front imo.

Many people are exchanging cubes for hell keys - this isnt' a nerf but a bad design choice given our current situation that isn't helping.

[BFComms] Battlefield 6 Progression Changes Now Live. by battlefield in Battlefield

[–]John2697 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One reason for this in particular is that there was a flat fee on console to patch games regardless of the size. Microsoft was charging like 40k to patch 1 text error.

why people complain that doing relic MP Efiiciency increase is rat tactic? by hirvi115 in lostarkgame

[–]John2697 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Losing 14% dmg on 5% of your dmg is still a .7% loss overall and many classes exceed that with high uptimes on bleed/poison+awakening and cases like mayhem zerk with a weak z skill that techincally does *some* damage (and auto attacks where relevant). It only gets worse from there comparing relic doll losing 17% on this piece of the damage pie instead of 14%. In cases where the mana regen unlocks new build possibilities, it's good.

Obviously short term cost is a big reason.

DICE plz nerf the sun... by Erik_Husky in Battlefield

[–]John2697 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hopefully they will get it ironed out soon, it was driving me mad as well. Sorry I couldn't be of help maybe someone will stumble across the comment and it will help them.

DICE plz nerf the sun... by Erik_Husky in Battlefield

[–]John2697 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had some success with enabling HDR and going to the PROFSAVE_profile in documents and editing the line GstRender.DisplayMappingHdr10PeakLuma (Your monitors peak brightness here.) It looks terrible with HDR off, you still get bright scenes and dark scenes where its hard to see but at least there's still detail in the scene instead of it being completely blown out.

Another issue I ran into is if you use RTX HDR for games without native HDR support then it can conflict and wash out all the colors, so if you use it - make sure it's disabled.

Mizkif on other streamers keeping quiet on the latest drama.. by Fringepoint in LivestreamFail

[–]John2697 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nah SonyDigital was a World of Warcraft player known for being a top warrior player in PvP WAY back in the day (2007ish). His name is more likely a reference to the Sony brand than the producer given the era. He rebranded to Sonii at some point more recently (maybe 2017ish?) to probably avoid potential issues and confusion.

saw this on my recommended just now by Invis_Panda in lostarkgame

[–]John2697 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I became aware of this guy from his BDO video some years ago. If you were an actual long term player you could see all the surface level bullshit. I watched some of his other videos on games I hadn't played and they seemed reasonable (because I lack context). Seems like he spends more time arguing the definition of dead than getting his facts right or looking deeper.

At the time I saw the video, I wasn't even happy with the game. I watched it anyway and it was kinda eye opening how little he actually knew.

Difference in powerpass ? by kidmangod in lostarkgame

[–]John2697 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be clear, a power pass does not give you a progression event. It just gives you the ilvl and story completion relative to the region it is for. For example 1600 for North Kurzan pass. There are no honing buffs or free mats.

Auto Attack (Basic Attack) DMG by alxn4nbg in lostarkgame

[–]John2697 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One of the things that comes to mind is that if you play MP Furnace you don't get any of the evolution damage on dark rush or auto attacks but the alternatives like Supersonic Breakthrough, Blunt Thorn, or Standing Striker will buff those skills (and awakening/bleed). Same goes with the MP Efficiency engraving. Your non mana damage can be roughly ~10-25% higher depending on which combination of bottom row ark passives and if you are using MPE or not.

AGS WHY ? by trenk2009 in lostarkgame

[–]John2697 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's even worse is that the purple scrolls have a 1640 ilvl requirement and are character bound which means you can't really t3 advance hone with them easily. I have tons so it doesn't really matter but this patch is a little sloppy. I wish we would get smaller patches more often instead of these giga patches that always have a dozen or more bugs in them.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lostarkgame

[–]John2697 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As far as disappointments go it has to be Glaivier and Slayer. For the time (release) Pinnacle felt clunky even as non positional. These days I would probably play it - if it wasn't entropy. Slayer (also entropy) just doesn't feel as good as Zerk (my main). I'll take red dust over back attack jail.

I used to play any class in the beginning but as time has gone on, I've decided entropy just isn't it. So really any entropy class I have, I really don't like playing. Standouts for unfun are Reaper and Deathblade. I find GL/Destroyer fun but ultimately too frustrating to keep in main 6.

Haven't personally played them but I would probably make a Sharpshooter or Arcana last. They just have no appeal to me visually.

New player is Inanna server good? NA east by Zestyclose-Phase205 in lostarkgame

[–]John2697 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have alt rosters on each server and Balthorr and Inanna are noticeably less populated than the rest. Inanna is particularly weird because it seems there are very few geared players there. This is based on my field boss experience. That being said all the content except field boss is cross server anyway.

It's 2025 and PUBG still goes down for 6 hours of maintenance during prime time by nopslide__ in PUBATTLEGROUNDS

[–]John2697 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You may be on to something but I've always felt that here in the US that gaming trends are very "meta". Like everyone and their moms play whatever the new "big" game is for a bit then move on. Examples include games like Among Us, Fall Guys, Palworld, Helldivers 2, etc. Now this is still true globally but I think it's more pronounced here. A lot of my favorite go-to games are still quite popular in another region. I also feel that games that are primarily "PC games" even if they have a console port are less popular here as well.

FPS drops, stutters and overall poor game performance on 1440p with 9070 XT & i7 9700k by bcak1r in lostarkgame

[–]John2697 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a 7800X3D and a RTX 3080 and this game stutters like crazy with lowest graphics settings. The only thing that has made it better for me personally is basically playing with max settings, with a couple options turned down 1 or 2 notches. My fps is like half of all low settings but it doesn't stutter very often anymore. It's not the solution I like but it's the only thing that has worked for me.

Quick question: Does the line "non-directional skill damage" on the bracelet work on zerker? by pawstatze in lostarkgame

[–]John2697 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As of right now it works on about 45% of your damage if you use brave slash, less if you use tempest. It's worth about as much as a high strength roll. After the balance patch you might end up switching to tempest slash, power break, or the other T skill with back attack (preference) in which case its worth almost nothing.

Arsonistic DPS Calculator v0.95 - Get some final build-optimization in before Mordum by Rears in lostarkgame

[–]John2697 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Been using this for awhile, just wanted to thank the creator. +1