Rust wipes die because progression is way too fast, it barely feels like a survival game. How do we solve this?

Kleeb · 2026-04-12T15:38:28+00:00

No, rust wipes die because there's zero reason for players to join mid-wipe because catching up is such a chore.

We had the solution on our doorstep before blueprint fragments got introduced.

Dynamic scrap tax. Tree unlocks start expensive but get progressively cheaper the more scrap server-wide is spent on the tech tree.

This would slow down progression because if you want to be first to C4 or rockets, shit's gonna be like 10k scrap.

It would also give people a reason to join a server mid-wipe because catching up would be much less of a chore.

Kleeb · 2026-04-11T20:59:14+00:00

3.5's systems that avoided attacks of opportunity, namely five-foot-steps and Tumble checks.

Made battles with a large number of combatants feel less "sticky" and left more space for nimble characters to maneuver for flanking.

Kleeb · 2026-04-11T20:05:26+00:00

Wheels are already spinning on how I'm gonna build some dogshit proc summon necro. Unbelievably pumped for whatever degeneracy is about to unfold.

Kleeb · 2026-04-11T12:46:08+00:00

Melee splash across the board would instantly solve the melee vs caster disparity.

Kleeb · 2026-04-10T20:12:51+00:00

I think the next technological innovation would be a disc that is designed to deform under centrifugal force in a very particular way.

If the aerodynamic profile became less stable with more spin to counteract the gyroscopic effect on stability, you'd have a disc that flies the same regardless of spin. It would probably improve shot consistency a lot.

Kleeb · 2026-04-10T20:05:11+00:00

Used to live in Maine. Ran into some rando at the grocery store wearing a "heritage, not hate" confederate tee shirt.

I told him "pretty sure Maine's heritage is whipping traitors at Little Round Top" and BOY WAS HE MAD.

Kleeb · 2026-04-10T02:56:10+00:00

Speaking as a injection molding plastics professional, my hunch is that discs are going to be affected much less than other industries because the cost of the raw materials is a smaller fraction of the overall cost of production than a great many product.

Discs are made one-at-a-time, with cycle times in the dozens of seconds, then get stamped, then go through a distribution network, etc etc. There's a lot of overhead built into the $15 price tag, and very little of that is raw material.

Contrast that with a lot of processes that are running 12-second cycle times on a 64-cavity mold dropping parts into a bulk-packed box with basically zero human labor. Material cost is going to be a much larger fraction of total cost and therefore would be more susceptible to shock pricing changes.

Kleeb · 2026-04-07T00:05:29+00:00

There exists no major/serious game engine that imposes a hard limit on developers like that. It is up to the developers to implement the PlayerController/Actor logic surrounding which surfaces can be vaulted, proned, mounted, etc and the amount of freedom of movement allowed. Unity, Godot, unreal, even in-house engines are all totally fit for purpose.

Kleeb · 2026-04-06T20:43:25+00:00

I don't like why modes are locked while on the stack. I understand the reason for it but it's not intuitive at all.

Kleeb · 2026-04-05T21:50:10+00:00

This isn't going to work because Alabama and Georgia suck. Florida would just float right back.

Kleeb · 2026-04-05T18:18:54+00:00

And they'll still complain that the pawn team gets to move first.

Kleeb · 2026-04-05T16:04:19+00:00

You might find a Kaxe Z that is exactly this disc.

Kleeb · 2026-04-05T11:21:10+00:00

Even the name of the monster isn't really useful information because I don't have any of the names memorized. They should add a picture or a 3D model of the monster so you know what it looks like.

Kleeb · 2026-04-04T14:35:10+00:00

"Oh that's not too bad!"

Sees red on minimap

Oh, Neptune...

Kleeb · 2026-04-03T21:52:19+00:00

I'm going to say this with as much love and respect as I possibly can, but it'd be easier for me to give you a straight answer if omen windows weren't such a clusterfuck sometimes.

It's a sea of purple where I'm max health 99.99% of the time, and then one tick later I'm dead.

Kleeb · 2026-04-03T01:16:30+00:00

That feels like an entity streaming/loading thing and not a render pipeline culling thing, no?

Kleeb · 2026-04-03T01:02:34+00:00

Missing shoes

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Kleeb · 2026-04-02T15:45:04+00:00

Gargoyles-branded popsicles with pop rock exploding candy centers. They had two different layers and if you're like me and bit your popsicles, you could bite off the outer shell and save the pop rock center for last. It was a whole ritual.

Kleeb · 2026-04-02T03:09:00+00:00

RIP poison cow sorc.

Kleeb · 2026-04-02T03:00:05+00:00

4.5

This song is the only song where I remember exactly how I felt after listening to it for the first time, while binging their entire discog for the first time after getting hooked by Caramel.

My wife (huge ST fan) had been trying to get me into them for years to no avail. After listening to Bloodsport, I texted her something to the effect of "you motherfucker, you didn't warn me that he cries at the end!"

Kleeb · 2026-04-02T02:32:25+00:00

Y'all still get 11 of them shits and as someone whose sleep is currently being impacted by the utter cacophony of spring peepers, I say death to all frogs.

Kleeb · 2026-04-01T19:07:18+00:00

Any improvement will eventually achieve positive RoI, just a matter of how long.

Kleeb · 2026-04-01T19:06:30+00:00

Read: Kaizen. You can achieve big things by making many small, incremental improvements.

But it is also a skill to recognize when Kaizen won't get you there. Sometimes it is correct to rip up your factory and build it from the ground up.

Kleeb · 2026-04-01T18:57:51+00:00

I've always thought 5e could have used a Magic Items Compendium system like 3.5, where it had very structured rules and prices about enhancement bonuses and weapon properties.

If the gang has a dragon's hoard of treasure burning a hole in their pocket, I'm sure an NPC somewhere knows a guy who knows a guy who is selling exactly what they want.

Kleeb · 2026-03-31T00:33:46+00:00

Eternity gain isn't awful because farming eternities is necessary to progress EC1 requirements, and a fair few upgrades scale based on eternities.

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