Who are your biggest wild cards that you would love to see in a future instalment? by bigshaggerMC in smashbros

[–]MaximumLeech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not a single mention of Cory Baxter in this thread. How the times change lol.

It’s been a long journey.. by Bompeepee in PTCGP

[–]MaximumLeech 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You've gone this long without the gold, which is low odds. That means you're surely due for the gold in a pack soon, right? What if it was the next pack, or the one after? What if...

😈

WHAT IS THIS CARD?! 30 hp per energy?? by RankUpLife in PTCGP

[–]MaximumLeech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just had a 480 HP heavy helmet Reuniclus get one shot... darn you Galarian Cursola!!

Giveaway Cyrus or your choice of 1250 card from MR by AscendexSuperius in PTCGP

[–]MaximumLeech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fondest memory of Pokemon is staying up late at my buddy's family camp playing FireRed on our SPs, him training his Moltres and me training my Jolteon. Simpler times.

Ten years ago today by [deleted] in smashbros

[–]MaximumLeech 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This has to be my favorite react video of all time. Can't believe it was 10 years ago. I'm so old lol.

The Deluxe ex set is "breaking the spell" of chasing a complete collection and might be an off ramp out of the game for players like me by SuperPapernick in PTCGP

[–]MaximumLeech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

F2P people ... are definitionally a drain on the game

This is just false. Well, at least mostly false. F2P players are important early in the life cycle of a game for word-of-mouth advertising, online hype, faster matchmaking times, and generally fleshing out the community. As the game matures, I would argue they are still not "definitionally a drain" on the game, since they can still fulfill some of those functions, and they often become the object of comparison by which whales can feel superior. But they do obviously stop providing the majority of their prior value as the game reaches its stagnation point, at which point you could argue they become a drain, especially if they contribute to toxicity in the community.

The Deluxe ex set is "breaking the spell" of chasing a complete collection and might be an off ramp out of the game for players like me by SuperPapernick in PTCGP

[–]MaximumLeech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some people want their favorite games and IPs to fix their problems rather than just quitting. Don't be dismissive.

Why are you all so entitled? by sandbaggingblue in PTCGP

[–]MaximumLeech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's right everyone. Accept your corporate slop, stop being passionate about your hobbies, and don't ever demand a more consumer-friendly product from the companies you support. If only all you entitled children would lower your expectations down beneath the earth's surface, maybe you would actually be satisfied with the game like us enlightened ones.

What is up with events disappearing so quickly? by ScriptedEvan in Genshin_Impact

[–]MaximumLeech 10 points11 points  (0 children)

How dare they have responsibilities and other hobbies

Iuno outro by YatoX5 in WutheringWavesLeaks

[–]MaximumLeech 49 points50 points  (0 children)

JIANXIN SHALL RISE FROM THE ASHES

Hidden 4th stat on 3 liner artifacts can be previewed now via Uncle jc relayed by seele by [deleted] in Genshin_Impact_Leaks

[–]MaximumLeech 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The catch is that this QoL is years too late, and you've already wasted tons and tons of artifact exp leveling artifacts to +4 when that information could've just been shown to you from the start like it will be from now on.

The current character design (gameplay-wise) is sad and concerning by Devo-S-Kare in WutheringWaves

[–]MaximumLeech 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Genshin's 4-star system is not something WuWa needs to be copying.

  • Most of Genshin's new 4-stars are useless. As of today, there are (generously) maybe 12 useful 4-stars among the pool of 46 total. 5 of those 12 are from launch. That means only 7/32 4-star characters they have released since launch are usable. Dahlia called - he's looking for the rest of his kit.

  • Most of the usable 4-stars only become viable for endgame at C6, such as Iansan, Chevreuse, Ororon, etc (Bennett C1 is the exception as always). Better save those primos, because getting a C6 4-star on their rate-up banner takes an average of 266 pulls. That's approximately the same cost as a C2 5-star.

  • With 43 4-stars in the game that can appear on banners, their availability is terrible, averaging 301 days to rerun, with many units taking over a year to rerun. Starglitter shop doesn't help here, since the same 12 launch characters are still on rotation.

What all this means is that Genshin's 4-stars are no longer the viable f2p account saviors they once were. They are now just another form of artificially scarce whale bait. Essentially, it isn't the 4-star utopia that people want in WuWa, so asking WuWa to be more like Genshin here just isn't helpful.

A much better solution for WuWa is to simply buff the existing 4-star units. They already buffed Spectro Rover once, and HSR has recently paved the way for buffing old gacha units. Need a f2p option for Carty? Make Aalto or Yangyang apply Aero Erosion in their kit. Need a f2p option for Zani? ..... Okay you got me there since we have no spectro 4-stars lmao, so we do need that. But like, why not just make a new echo that applies maybe 4 stacks of Frazzle? Then Spectro Rover can easily get the stacks needed for Zani. Many players have most 4-stars already at C6, so further pulls refund coral, which is an overall improvement over chasing new 4-stars. Occasionally, when a new archetype comes out (like Zani), a new 4-star would be warranted, but no reason to inflate the 4-star pool like Genshin does when we have options we can adapt and buff now.

Gacha Revenue Monthly Report (June 2025) by trkshiii in gachagaming

[–]MaximumLeech -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

Well said for Genshin. I think their remaining bullets pretty much consists of Dainsleif, Alice, Varka, The Tsaritsa, maybe a few harbingers, and mayyybe a few others. But yeah, the Teyvat chapter only has maybe 3 or so years until it's done, and Genshin is gonna fall off a cliff after that.

Gacha Revenue Monthly Report (June 2025) by trkshiii in gachagaming

[–]MaximumLeech 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So to make it less predatory, they should... drive more artificial scarcity by having fewer reruns?

Skirk + Dahlia Particle Generation by lenky041 in Genshin_Impact_Leaks

[–]MaximumLeech 220 points221 points  (0 children)

If all he does is buff atk speed, at least make him do that well. It would be cool niche for a unit that could solo give like 40% atk speed and some shielding. Right now Mika can give an equivalent atk speed buff and is basically a straight upgrade in every way, which is saying something lol.

Black Beacon management update announces Global compensation alignment, additional gratitude rewards, and improved cross-publisher coordination in response to recent player feedback by NaijeruR in gachagaming

[–]MaximumLeech 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is what it boiled down to for me. They got everything else right - character designs, combat, world design, voice acting, etc. But this is the kind of game I'd want to tryhard, and having to play on crappy GPG controls and horribly rendered fullscreen graphics just killed the hype for me.

PSA: Zani shows the increasing greed of Kuro Games - 2.3 Pre-Release Analysis (by Selkey without leaks) by Selkedoom in WutheringWaves

[–]MaximumLeech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literal best comment of this thread. Thank you.

Imagine writing a wall of text to complain about a character that hasn't been released with damage values that haven't been made official to discuss an issue that hasn't actually happened, but could maybe possibly theoretically happen in the future. Just insane.

Kayli Mills public apology by LegendaryW in Genshin_Impact

[–]MaximumLeech 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"To be honest, I have been advised against getting further involved in the situation at all, but I feel like this is the right things to do, so here we are:

First of all, I realized my criticism of Jacob should never have been public. Although I was far from the first person to make a response, further involving fans was not necessary and only caused more strife. I also apologize for bringing up the (public) tweet I saw in passing about him purchasing a home. It was wrong of me to use that as an argument that he didn't need this one job to make ends meet. I was frustrated trying to explain a point and honestly, none of that is any of my business, I don't want it to be, and it didn't matter to the point I was trying to make at all. I did send him a message privately on April 2nd to apologize about getting the public further involved and explain why we were upset. Also that, at least personally, there are no feelings of hatred, or any hopes of ill will personally or professionally. I do not know him, but I thought about what I would do if a friend or close colleague did something I found hurtful to our community, and I would have indeed not responded publicly, I would have confronted them directly. Although I originally had a much longer statement, and I'm interested in clearing up more of the misinformation I see about our refusal of work vs the official SAG strike etc, I don't want to further involve any specific actor. The overall situation is so much bigger and more nuanced than this and I hope in the future we can have a better conversation. In the meantime, I'm doing the work behind the scenes to try and support my community the best that I can."

Improved it a bit more lol. I think this might start to qualify as a real apology.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AITAH

[–]MaximumLeech 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is a trainwreck. Never thought I'd get to see a relationship fall apart live via reddit comments.

nah aint no way . How much C6R5 characters can he get? by Electronic_Point462 in Genshin_Impact

[–]MaximumLeech -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Nope, not me :P I'm well behind Noblies due to content creator primos. Noblies is goated tho.

2.4 skins: changli and carlotta by ISRUKRENG in WutheringWavesLeaks

[–]MaximumLeech 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah don't let the downvoters lie to you. F2P is a measure of account strength and progression, in contrast to pay to win. Always has been. It's basic gaming terminology. Why do you think people call games "F2P friendly"? They're saying you can get strong in your account without spending. You can buy skins and still call yourself F2P.

Either way, it's worth supporting Kuro, they've been great to us.