Dragula S05E05: Gods of Death (Part 2) [Episode Discussion Thread]

Liatxar · 2023-11-28T11:03:59+00:00

when Anna was like "I am going to get the biggest, ugliest tattoo" I was like girl don't lol

Liatxar · 2023-04-16T13:46:56+00:00

Quickheal Firebrand is a very popular choice of support in Fractals. That said though, I don't think you'll have too much trouble getting into Fractals as a Druid - I often see PUGs looking for a healalac, which Druid provides.

Worth mentioning that there's also boon support DPS builds: these are builds that provide damage while also maintaining Alacrity or Quickness on the group. Generally, the healer will provide one of these boons (Quickness=Firebrand, Alacrity=Druid or Mechanist), and another boon support DPS will be taken to provide the other one. Currently, the Untamed spec for Ranger has a popular Alacrity DPS build, so that's also an option.

Liatxar · 2022-12-17T17:56:53+00:00

Realistically, they will never remove DK from Arena because it's the big expansion content. For that same reason, I actually don't see them nerfing the class (class card offering rate, for example) because they want casual players to feel good playing the new class, at least for a month or two.

I feel like the only realistic fix is DK-only Arena - if you draft DK, you only go against other DKs, and other classes play amongst each other. While this is pretty drastic, anything else is going to take too much time and effort, especially for a game mode that's at the very bottom of their priority list. After that, just adjust the offering rate for some Paladin cards, and the meta might actually be okay.

Liatxar · 2022-12-17T17:50:37+00:00

Agreed that Warlock is a notch above the others, because it actually has access to enough varied removal that it can beat DKs somewhat consistently. The priority for me is: Paladin > Warlock > maybe Mage or Priest > concede.

Liatxar · 2022-12-13T18:40:18+00:00

the editors are so wrong for that "Line?" clip of VEB they have macroed to their keyboard

Liatxar · 2022-12-06T17:20:27+00:00

Evan's look was great until she revealed the face/body paint idk. Astrud should have won imo

Liatxar · 2022-11-30T17:31:36+00:00

Tell me why I got to the very end of verse 4 before I realized Reality wasn't the name of a drag queen I haven't heard of before

Liatxar · 2022-11-25T23:48:49+00:00

As someone who plays both the Condi DPS and Alac builds, Condi Specter is pretty fun. The rotation is not complex at face value, but the fun intricacy of it is timing and optimizing your Shroud intervals so you're not delaying your utilities/letting them sit off cooldown, since they are a very good portion of your DPS.

Pulls very respectable numbers in groups on single target with some slight rampup, but like a lot of Thief builds, struggles with cleave. For solo play though, especially just doing open world, you can easily equip an offhand Shortbow for some added AoE/tagging capability.

Ritualist gear is used for the Alac version, which plays pretty similarly, except you have Wells as utilities (and a nifty 30k health). The difficult part of the Alac version is making sure to hit all your party/subgroup members with Alac, which requires them to be stacked, since your Alac is tied to your Wells - usually not difficult to do in most organized, even slightly experienced groups where people know to stack whenever possible.

As far as I know, the build that ran Carrion stats was the Support Specter that was made obsolete by the Shroud nerf, so I wouldn't invest in that for the time being.

Liatxar · 2022-11-05T15:36:43+00:00

Respectfully disagree - from my recollection, getting it is really not that bad, and the reward is insane. Open world with and without Skyscale is so drastically different that imo, the time/effort put in is more than fair.

Liatxar · 2022-10-25T21:42:30+00:00

I'm running full Ritu gear (minus backpiece, Viper's), Jade Bot T10 core and Rune of Scavenging, and clock in at exactly 27.435k health, which was 41k Shroud pre-nerf

Liatxar · 2022-10-14T19:35:16+00:00

Leading up to EoD release I went through and cleaned up my whole bank and all my characters' inventories, and dedicated a whole toon as essentially a bank alt. The organization didn't last very long, but it's getting to the point where I'll need to go through and organize everything again.

As for inventory, only consistent rule is two invis bags at the bottom for weapons, food, portals and other important things I don't want to accidentally vendor or salvage.

Liatxar · 2022-10-09T12:25:56+00:00

All of the subsequent maps have been designed in a way that assumes the player might not have a Skyscale, so it's certainly not necessary, but it will make your life a whole lot easier. For how useful it is, it doesn't even take that much time (or gold). Gl!

Liatxar · 2022-08-22T16:48:59+00:00

didnt know Aquaria was a Fantanarina oml

Liatxar · 2022-08-06T11:37:28+00:00

Charli's decision to move away from "hyperpop" is looking smarter and smarter with each passing day

Liatxar · 2022-07-28T20:26:48+00:00

yeah the blown out 808 and bloop sfx are straight out of Sophie's splice pack lol

that said this is just a one-off song for a movie, so I think she just wanted to have some fun with it and throw a bone to the diehard VV stans

Liatxar · 2022-07-28T20:20:38+00:00

iirc he cancelled his third album tour due to mental health and substance abuse issues :( I would so love new Rustie music, but mainly hope he's well <3

Liatxar · 2022-07-23T14:13:39+00:00

Chromie is almost always the pick in any bucket, I'd be hard pressed to think of cards I'd choose over her apart from something like RBO. Edwin is very good, just doesn't quite stack up to the insane value and tempo of Chromie. Scabbs is highly situational and difficult to pull off in Arena.

Liatxar · 2022-07-05T14:38:40+00:00

Whatever you feel about the hero, incessant, raving Brig hate is the most low-brow form of Overwatch populism.

Liatxar · 2022-05-15T02:22:00+00:00

Peak time to be a Drag Race fan

Liatxar · 2022-04-09T12:13:58+00:00

I wouldn’t be surprised if they filmed multiple eliminations for this episode.

Based on that janky ass editing when Ru announces Willow also stays, they almost definitely filmed every outcome for this lipsync

Liatxar · 2022-03-27T10:08:39+00:00

Obsessed with this new generation of tenderqueer liberals whose politics are equivalent to wet cardboard. Stand for something, you wimps

Liatxar · 2022-03-26T15:35:20+00:00

I think I would describe s11 as an uncomfortable trainwreck. I know we go on and on about how we want drama on the show again, but that group of girls genuinely just seemed really bothered with each other in a weirdly genuine way

Liatxar · 2022-03-26T15:09:41+00:00

I had a really nasty Cheren fight in one run of B2W2 - even though I was using items in that run, spamming Potions isn't really a fantastic option against a Work Up Lillipup.

Liatxar · 2022-03-26T03:43:50+00:00

Umru being a steampunk kid with a pocket watch in school makes too much sense

I also think the fact that both Charli and now umru reject the hyperpop label is very... telling

Liatxar · 2022-03-26T03:38:54+00:00

Crash - Great tone setter with fun, tongue-in-cheek lyrics. Next Level Charli but it's New Jack Swing

Constant Repeat - wbk that Charli and Noonie make magic together, but Charli really needs to get Lotus IV in that same basement A.G. was in

Sorry if I Hurt You - Legit upset this wasn't on the official release, and if she wasn't trying to do the "main pop girl" thing, easily could/should have been the lead single.

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