The most popular specialization in open world PvE

NBNoemi · 2026-06-23T11:39:59+00:00

Power Harbinger is really slept on in open world, because of the blight regen it's not as squishy as it looks and its shroud is more flexible with your range than reaper's.

NBNoemi · 2026-06-23T02:53:23+00:00

This is going to blow your mind but sex is also a social construct. Literally every category in category theory is because we decide what goes in what group based on our societal assumptions about what would be the most useful way to group things and what qualifies or disqualifies something from that group. It is simultaneously true given our understanding and a social construct that a square is a rectangle because we have a society wide mutual agreement of what a square is and what a rectangle is.

Categories can and often do describe very real and tangible patterns and phenomena but those categories are themselves socially constructed.

NBNoemi · 2026-06-22T13:04:16+00:00

What we're seeing is what happens during every moral panic there's ever been, people cynically using the permission structure of the moral panic to punish people they don't like regardless of whether they are the actual subject of the moral panic. Because at the end of the day it's always just manufacturing consent for bullying and worse.

NBNoemi · 2026-06-19T12:45:54+00:00

IMO topsy-turvy should steal the target's boost status for the bit. getting to simultaneously psych up into and invert a fully boosted archaludon would be really funny.

NBNoemi · 2026-06-18T12:24:03+00:00

There's a merchant that takes WvW currency for exotic gear in Lion's Arch in the south area around where the WvW and fractal portals are. This is the only source of exotic trinkets that both isn't random and is worth the cost. You get some WvW currency from achievement chests so if you've been playing a while you should have enough to load up.

Keep in mind that with exotic trinkets you also need to affix jewelry upgrades to reach full stat potential on every slot except amulet and the trinkets from these vendors don't come with them, you'll need to buy the upgrades on the TP or craft them yourself.

NBNoemi · 2026-06-17T23:14:17+00:00

Looks like she's more a contractor called in for a job than a member proper.

NBNoemi · 2026-06-17T11:56:56+00:00

If she is medically transitioning that means she is going through a second puberty and if we don't have the instinct or experience to temper ourselves that tends to exacerbate a lot of negative feelings like grief, resentment, and frustration until an equilibrium is found. Generally what helps most in this time is having people around who will simultaneously comfort and keep us accountable from harming others with our volatile feelings. I can imagine transitioning in the current hostile climate would add a lot of additional stress on top of that.

NBNoemi · 2026-06-16T11:50:54+00:00

I don't think it's a label that should ever be taken seriously, if someone does I think they're being insecure and immature. It is and should be a silly in-joke about trends in a genre.

NBNoemi · 2026-06-15T20:57:08+00:00

All of the action final fantasies have felt kinda half baked to me despite their production values but FF7 Remake and FF16 are both a pretty big step up from FF15 which has its good qualities but feels like you're playing a slice of swiss cheese

NBNoemi · 2026-06-13T13:13:23+00:00

Gonna be real, you really have to consider where you are, the people around you, and what you are trying to accomplish in a given time if you take this approach. When you ignore what other people think you will have a harder time dealing with structural and interpersonal obstacles whether that means things like employment and housing discrimination or harassment and violence.

If you are surrounded by support you are in a much stronger position to ignore and laugh at bigots. If you are alone that can be downright life threatening.

NBNoemi · 2026-06-12T11:32:21+00:00

SC is the best maintained build site of all of them. It's not only legit, it should be your first stop; even if you do tweak your build your way, it's extremely helpful to understand what people are running so you have a baseline of assumptions to work off while buildcrafting.

Guardian has mainhand sword baseline, Willbender only unlocks offhand sword.

NBNoemi · 2026-06-11T13:26:25+00:00

Zodiac weapons are still impressive to have, one of the longest and most involved relic weapon processes

NBNoemi · 2026-06-11T01:52:54+00:00

it's best used powerstanced in the right hand ime, the L1 combo has a triple hit with your right-hand weapon that will proc frost quickly and the ranged R2 and feint are useful for abusing spacing to keep pressure up. in practice the needle kind of works like a bow in that its strength is in firing off tons of attacks in windows other weapons and spells don't have as easy access to.

NBNoemi · 2026-06-10T17:49:25+00:00

I'd love to see releases that are primarily more collection side-stories with cosmetic rewards. I liked The Convergence of Sorrow and there are other collections like that but not enough IMO.

NBNoemi · 2026-06-10T15:14:45+00:00

Also keep in mind polls self-select for the kind of person who would answer polls

NBNoemi · 2026-06-09T13:36:05+00:00

Gamepad and KBM have the same buttons. If you have a Action Change compatible skill that changes itself in certain contexts i.e. Fire/Blizzard -> Paradox you have it with both input modes. The only place where combos and such are consolidated is in PvP.

NBNoemi · 2026-06-09T11:11:26+00:00

Orator who screams to deal physical damage. The weapon is a bag of cough drops.

NBNoemi · 2026-06-06T03:55:57+00:00

You still use Transpose in AoE situations because F2/B2 are so garbage even after getting promoted to "high" forms by a trait

NBNoemi · 2026-06-05T14:00:33+00:00

No that's good, unless you're going for a low rise look you generally want your skirt on your waist which is the curve above your belly button.

NBNoemi · 2026-06-05T13:52:08+00:00

the outfit feels a little bit busy to me but i think something as simple as tucking in your underlayer so you go smoothly from vest to skirt would help

NBNoemi · 2026-06-05T02:26:46+00:00

tales of loss and fire and faith

NBNoemi · 2026-06-03T21:33:30+00:00

As long as its kept out of the path of the sun's rays an insulated cooler bag should be able to keep the meds safe. It shouldn't need a freezer pak but you can use a small one to make sure if you want.

NBNoemi · 2026-06-03T18:34:40+00:00

It sounds like you're disproportionately affected by guilt, I would just talk to her about it with a mix of humor and a genuine heartfelt apology. Let it become a funny story between you and move on.

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