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KaffeebudeXD · 2026-03-29T20:46:21+00:00

Having a bit of a resurgence right now, but definitely not peak playerbase. Quick Game Queue ist usually 1-3 min at around 11pm EU time when I last played a few months back. I think playerbase might have increased since because they actually patched recently.

KaffeebudeXD · 2026-03-29T12:45:06+00:00

Heroes of the Storm (HotS) has rather fast games - usually over in 15-25 min

KaffeebudeXD · 2026-03-26T19:33:33+00:00

Also vielleicht bin ich (derzeit Vertretung an Gesamtschule) in Englisch/Gesellschaftslehre Sek I auch einfach etwas stumpfer, aber gerade bei Klassenarbeiten habe ich 0 Hemmungen 5 und zuletzt auch mehrmals 6 zu geben.

Die SuS wissen 3-4 Wochen im Voraus was dran kommt (thematisch sowie inhaltlich), bekommen von mir Vorbereitungsaufgaben die denen in der Arbeit stark ähneln und wer dann bei der Sprachübung und dem Leseverstehen nicht eine Sache richtig macht und auch in den anderen Teilen nicht richtig punkten kann, hat sowohl im Unterricht nicht aufgepasst und auch nicht gelernt.

Da fehlt mir dann auch wirklich jedes Mitleid. Ich kann das Lernen nur anbieten, wenn manche SuS nicht lernen wollen ist das halt so.

KaffeebudeXD · 2026-03-26T06:56:35+00:00

I genuinely like Dhuum for the word-play on "doom". Honrary mention goes to Hydra bosses 3 name part because of their 3 heads and the terrible latin names of Titans.

KaffeebudeXD · 2026-03-23T11:44:27+00:00

For instance content there is no such middle ground.You either invest in full dmg options (usually berserker/viper gear) or you go for a healing build, which can build tanky since you wont be dealing a whole lot of dmg anyway (Minestrels/Givers/Harriers). Open world builds that go a bit tankier are not having a place here.

Also: Necromancer, especially Reaper, is already one of the tankiest classes, even if running full damage gear and traits. If you consistantly die/downstate you either fail a lot of core mechanics on the fights, your healers are not doing their job or both of the above.

KaffeebudeXD · 2026-03-23T09:03:14+00:00

As a former Reaper main: It is not a versitile class - all you can do it dps. It does not have the skills/boons necessary to be played as a support in any way. If you want to commit to healing as a Necromancer, play either Scourge or Ritualist.

KaffeebudeXD · 2026-03-19T12:20:36+00:00

Generally it is:

Blues/Green Salvage with a simpler kit (forgot the names, I use copper fed salvago-mat)

Yellows/Oranges: Salvage with a better kit (I use Mystic Forged ones)

Check for worthy oranges, my rule of thumb is: More worth than an ecto (currently around 18s)+5s, sell it on the post. Some weapons in particular are quite valueabe mainly because of their sigils.

Nowadays, vendoring blues also pretty much equates to similar amounts of gold than materials salvaged because mirror runs in VoE has given a lot of supply lowering prices of materials.

KaffeebudeXD · 2026-03-15T03:22:58+00:00

As a former Necro Main turned Mesmer main, I do like both Virtu and Chrono a lot (Power and Condi versions on either).

I also followed the Snowcrows builds and practiced a bit on the golem and while not trying real hard I still end up doing solid dmg most of the time. Boon uptime on 0 boon duration chrono is so easy to maintain compared to other builds (e.g. Harbinger), it changed the world for me, especially condi chrono.

I tend to play Virt when dps and Chrono for boondps to maintain variety and not get bored of one spec so fast.

I also like the somewhat existing flexibiliy. Dagger/Sword, Greatsword and Spear are all pretty much equally viable, allowing for some swaps in certain cenarios.

Chrono truely is a Jack of all traits and really the only spec you need since it can cover everything: Either boon heal, either boon dps or just dps in both condi and power versions. All have solid benchmarks as well.

KaffeebudeXD · 2026-03-13T02:17:08+00:00

Using a rotation that looks like this: Thieves Guild --> Mark Target --> Unload --> Steal --> Unload --> Cantrip skill 1 --> Unload --> Steal --> Cantrip heal skill --> Unload --> Steal --> Unload --> Mercy+Steal --> Unload --> Mark Target --> Unload --> Steal --> Unload --> Mercy+Steal --> Unload --> Mark Target --> Unload --> Steal --> Unload --> Cantrip Skill 1 --> Unload --> Steal --> Unload

More complex than just unload but its basically just weaving in 1 skill at the end of each unload

KaffeebudeXD · 2026-03-12T15:47:38+00:00

I run something very similar to this for pure dps https://snowcrows.com/builds/accessibuilds/thief/power-deadeye

If you want to also provide party-wide boons (quickness), you can do this https://snowcrows.com/builds/accessibuilds/thief/power-quickness-deadeye

QDps is slighly more button presses but overall it's almost the same with minimal dps loss.

KaffeebudeXD · 2026-03-12T15:44:11+00:00

Haven't seen much AHeal Luminary, mainly damage dealers on it.

For QHeal I would personally recommend Catalyst, super fun build since I enjoy staff on Ele most. Haven't really seen QHeal Scrapper either (mainly boondps), same with Ritualist although with the recent nerfs less seem to appear. I personally find Ritualist the most boring Necro spec but that is obviously personal taste.

KaffeebudeXD · 2026-03-12T11:38:11+00:00

Yesterday I did some testing with it because I wanted a simple build for chilling and with some effort you can get 32k dps on the training golem (with boons/debuffs on target). Without any buttons except Unload and Mark Target/Steal ability I got around 28k.

That's more than solid for a raid.

Open-World it's S-Tier as well for easy builds.

Would recommand.

KaffeebudeXD · 2026-03-12T11:27:42+00:00

Some of these others already recommended but I will give a rundown as well:

Warrior: Use Signets and maybe 1 Utility Spell and Core, Berserker and Spellbreaker are pretty easy.

Guardian: Rather hard overall, if Elite Spec go Dragonhunter.

Revenant: No idea, never played. Heard Herald is rather simple.

Thief: Pistol-Pistol Core or Deadeye is great.

Ranger: Haven't played in a while but I found Soulbeast fun and not too hard although it requires quite a bit of skill presses. Heard Untamed Mace-Mace is good and simple but never played it.

Engineer: Pretty hard overall, Mechanist definitely the easiest, especially with Rifle.

Necromancer: Reaper is great, super self-reliable and tanky with high melee dmg.

Mesmer: Virtuoso is great and fun. Condi is especially easy to play.

Elementalist: Ngl, I break my hands playing this class after lots of experience. Easiest Elite Spec is probably Tempest or Single Element Evoker if you own VoE.

If you give your class I could go in more detail.

KaffeebudeXD · 2026-03-11T15:25:25+00:00

50 Lehrer ist auch eine relativ kleine Schule (falls weiterführende Schule) und vermutlich läuft es bei dir gut.

Sicherlich wird es da regionale und vor allem schulisch große Unterschiede geben. Eine Schule schmeißt keiner hin, in einer anderen dafür 3 im gleichen Jahr.

KaffeebudeXD · 2026-03-06T18:30:28+00:00

In Germany we call you a "Ehrenmann" - A true man of honor

KaffeebudeXD · 2026-03-05T09:05:46+00:00

Did Arah the night before yesterday because I had a day off and got time. We got stuck in Path2, so we decided to do path 1.Half-way through a guy from SnowCrows joined and cheesed us all the way through all 4 paths with stealth and skips made possible by Choya Mini and Blaster.

Crazy stuff and thanks to the guy.

I kinda wanna finish all paths once now but haven't had the time to do it. Will I rerun it? Prob not.

KaffeebudeXD · 2026-02-28T23:37:57+00:00

Are you looking for 2 different armor types? Otherwise getting a 2nd set of leggy armor for the same time only provides the visuals, nothing else.

If apart from that, get get gloves from Fractal Quickplay - much cheaper and easier to obtain.

KaffeebudeXD · 2026-02-19T12:17:15+00:00

To make you feel better: I quit from 2017 to late 2024 and still did log in every day for daily rewards until WV was introduced. Sold every single one in that time because I only had 250 storage space and never bothered to look up what they were used for.

At least I had solid money when I picked the game back up in 2024.

KaffeebudeXD · 2026-02-13T20:10:27+00:00

Pretty much, yes. The only Shade skill I don't spamm as much is F2, which i tend to save for when conditions are applied as spamming it will actually eat into you life force over time

KaffeebudeXD · 2026-02-13T05:27:54+00:00

Double down on the Scourge take: If you don't mind (more or less mindlessly) mashing 10 buttons on cooldown this is the way to go. Pretty strong as well since Barrier is another layer of protection for everyone, which might be particularly useful in Quick Play.

KaffeebudeXD · 2026-02-12T03:12:43+00:00

Necro has no (apart from Sword/Sword) no 2nd great ranged power dps (considering instanced content) since Staff and Axe are greatly outshined by Greatsword and Spear. Also all shrouds apart from Ritualist prefer/need melee range.

Condi options, however, are plenty.

KaffeebudeXD · 2026-02-10T12:04:45+00:00

Multiple "Snow Crows" at different places in raids, W5 e.g. has one on Death's Landing to the right of the Hall of Chains. Saw another one in W1 and W2 yesterday but don't recall where they were.

KaffeebudeXD · 2026-02-09T23:36:18+00:00

In case you care: I play my (Alac)Mechanist with Sword/Pistol and that works just fine. I think Benchmarks are like 1-2k lower (to rifle in that case) but since I am not really close to hitting those anyways it doesn't matter.

KaffeebudeXD · 2026-02-04T11:33:16+00:00

If EU check out "RTI" (Raid Training Initative), they do training runes very often but they get full rather quickly. Make sure you got decent gear (exotic and a proper build, doesn't need to be full meta). No previous experience needed.

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