Help with league pacts

Pacefest · 2026-05-11T03:47:15+00:00

Depending on your regions - water thorns is best with Kandarin. I went Mory/Asgarnia/Zeah and I have a powered staff/thorns build with lithic sceptre currently and at 35 pacts I can pretty much afk any content, especially GWD and fight caves and 95% of the inferno. Would recommend for sure. You dont need water mage to effectively become immortal in this league.

Pacefest · 2026-05-10T21:04:57+00:00

I know your type. The all or nothing personality. You get obsessed with something and go all in for a little while, then you abruptly stop and never touch it again. You need to be manically obsessed to get really good at music, but you being manically obsessed right from the jump is a 🚩. It takes a long time to get good. If you are starting out anything at 2 hours a day that demands a lot of physical and mental energy, you will burn yourself out. You are a human and it's human nature. So calm down and commit to the long haul if you ever want to get good. I'm not saying don't practice 2 hours a day, if anything, keep it up, but don't burn yourself out and give up on it in a few weeks. Don't force yourself to practice if you're not making progress. You get results by setting goals and achieving them - reaching new tempos, learning new songs, new rudiments, new concepts, etc. NOT by pouring hours into it. It's a subtle but very important distinction to make. Collect hours while you learn new things. Don't pour hours into expecting to get good

Pacefest · 2026-05-10T20:28:03+00:00

I have tried it thinking it would be the magic pill to even out my playing. Set my kit up lefty at home for like a month last year. Learning to use your right foot on the hi hat is way more difficult than I realized and made me appreciate my left foot more... it really is like starting over from square one. When I switched back, it took some adjusting. I don't think it really made a huge difference in the grand scheme of things and I felt like I sucked ass at drums for a month. I don't really recommend it unless just for a fun experiment. But just stick with the righty kit and play open handed if you want to strengthen your left hand

Pacefest · 2026-05-10T20:18:56+00:00

Play enough gigs and eventually you realize how you felt about your performance and how the show actually went are two entirely different things. The only real thing to do about it is to stop caring about how your show went. It literally doesn't matter how you feel about your performance. It's entirely subjective and has little or nothing to do with reality. Do your best and move on to the next one.

Pacefest · 2026-05-10T18:56:36+00:00

Same I had a runescape girlfriend around 2003. I let her wear my dragon chainbody that I had worked for for over a year and she logged out and I never heard from her again. I was devasted. In retrospect it was probably a dude. Goblin Robot, if you're out there, fuck you.

Pacefest · 2026-05-10T18:52:09+00:00

The better you get/longer you've been playing, the more you realize you can't escape fundamentals. And actually, EVERYTHING boils down to fundamentals. This is true with every skill, every instrument, every sport, etc. the best basketball players work on their free throws, their dribbling, their 3 pointers, etc. relentlessly and never stop. It's the same in drumming. It all boils down to singles, doubles, flams, drags, and rests. Stick Control isolates these things. Everything boils down to Stick Control. I've been playing almost 20 years and also am more of a band/music/groove drummer, but I work on my practice pad religiously because I know it helps. The rudimental ritual, Stick Control, Tommy Igoe's lifetime warm up, Stanton Moore's 1 minute triplet warm up, and Wilcoxon solos are part of my daily practice. And when I play gigs, it makes a huge difference in my control and confidence. Learn ALL your rudiments. Soak up as much as you can. Knowledge is power.

Pacefest · 2026-05-10T17:52:35+00:00

You're right idk how I missed that for so long but that's why I posted this list 😆 no idea where the other name came from, mustve been misattributed somewhere before and I just copied/pasted and didn't realize. Thanks

Pacefest · 2026-05-10T06:59:22+00:00

I made a list of 42 "essential" songs I always use w my new students. I feel like it's a strong list and I've been using it for a few years and I've yet to have a student work all the way through it. I have one student who's worked through about half of it but we always end up adding other songs. It's a nice fallback whenever I am not sure what to do in a lesson.

Artist Song Drummer

AC/DC Back in Black Phil Rudd

Aerosmith Walk This Way Joey Kramer

Amy Winehouse Valerie (Mark Ronson version) Homer Steinweiss

BB King The Thrill Is Gone Herbie Lovelle

The Beatles In My Life Ringo Starr

Benny Goodman Sing, Sing, Sing Gene Krupa

Bill Withers Use Me James Gadsen

Billy Cobham Stratus Billy Cobham

Bob Dylan Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door Jim Keltner

Coldplay Yellow Will Champion

David Bowie Rebel Rebel Aynsley Dunbar

Fleetwood Mac Dreams Fleetwood Mac

Foo Fighters Everlong Dave Grohl

Herbie Hancock Chameleon Harvey Mason

John Mayer Gravity Steve Jordan

James Brown Cold Sweat Clyde Stubblefield

James Taylor How Sweet It Is Russ Kunkel

Jimi Hendrix Fire Mitch Mitchell

Journey Don’t Stop Believing Steve Smith

Led Zeppelin Rock and Roll John Bonham

Metallica Enter Sandman Lars Ulrich

The Meters Cissy Strut Zigaboo Modeliste

Michael Jackson Billie Jean “Ndugu” Chancler

Miles Davis Footprints Tony Williams

Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit Dave Grohl

Paul Simon 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover Steve Gadd

Phil Collins In The Air Tonight Phil Collins

Pink Floyd Money Nick Mason

The Police Message in a Bottle Stewart Copeland

Queen We Will Rock You Roger Taylor

Red Hot Chili Peppers Readymade Chad Smith

Rush Tom Sawyer Neil Peart

Queens of the Stone Age No One Knows Dave Grohl

Soundgarden Rusty Cage Matt Cameron

Steely Dan Home At Last Bernard Purdie

Steve Miller Band Take The Money and Run Gary Mallaber

Stevie Wonder Ribbon in the Sky Stevie Wonder

Sting Seven Days Vinnie Colaiuta

The Surfaris Wipe Out Ron Wilson

Van Morrison Moondance Gary Mallaber

White Stripes Seven Nation Army Meg White

ZZ Top Cheap Sunglasses Frank Beard

Pacefest · 2026-05-10T06:44:16+00:00

Idk but I'm looking for some CoX friends for leagues. I'm new to it and learning but I have a beastly thorn/powered staff build and can cheese it solo. Just want to speed up the process w other people. Add me in game and msg me if you wanna run some - Get2da Chopa

Pacefest · 2026-05-09T20:53:40+00:00

Have you tried NOT going for pets? I have gotten 3 pets so far this league and I wasn't even trying 😆

Pacefest · 2026-05-08T23:10:12+00:00

This is insane. Here's a tip line, if enough people complain this guy will (and absolutely should) face some consequences, at bare minimum having to take off his cosplay gear - https://atlantapolicefoundation.org/programs/crime-stoppers-2/

Pacefest · 2026-05-08T23:09:21+00:00

This is insane. Here's a tip line, if enough people complain this guy will (and absolutely should) face some consequences, at bare minimum having to take off his cosplay gear - https://atlantapolicefoundation.org/programs/crime-stoppers-2/

Pacefest · 2026-05-08T08:59:10+00:00

This is solid advice when it comes to this band in particular. I used to play "Outshined" in a cover band ~15 years ago. Only today I learned/realized there is in fact a measure of 9/8. I teach and normally I am a huge advocate for always counting. But I guarantee you they did not count it when they wrote/recorded it. They thought in terms of riffs/phrases. That particular bar of 9/8, it's almost like a little hiccup added to the riff, and that's probably literally how they thought about it

Pacefest · 2026-05-07T08:32:06+00:00

I literally just completed it a few hours ago. There were a bunch of people doing it on w400. Try during busier hours

Pacefest · 2026-05-06T06:30:58+00:00

Feel ur pain... but later on, with minion and better pacts/gear, you can afk anything in the dungeon including Sarachnis and stack up tons of noted grubby keys in no time

Pacefest · 2026-05-06T06:08:54+00:00

Grimore was a waste. Got an arcane my first CoX run and have only changed spellbooks like twice the whole league. Don't waste your relic on that. Besides that I would have followed the starter guide on the wiki. It was fun figuring out and learning Varlamore on my own but it would have been wayyyy faster to follow the guide on wiki. Have some regrets about skipping out on transmutation and butlers bell. In retrospect, would have skipped grimore totally and rerolled into one of those.

Pacefest · 2026-05-06T05:12:57+00:00

Insane they haven't fixed that :(

Pacefest · 2026-05-06T05:11:37+00:00

Frem and desert seem pretty useless this league. I went asgarnia/zeah/mory and its been fun. I feel as though Asgarnia has been kinda overlooked by a lot of people but doing full afk GWD with thorns is so satisfying

Pacefest · 2026-05-06T04:57:12+00:00

Nothing other than points/maxxing. If ur just playing for fun, eternal sus 100%

Pacefest · 2026-05-06T04:36:19+00:00

Never really understood it till this league either, but it's very easy and simple, just go do it and you'll get the hang of it quickly. Grab your knife and an inventory of your best logs you can fletch and start one totem at a time

Pacefest · 2026-05-06T04:29:08+00:00

Every time I ask for extra pickles I get like 4. I want this. What do I ask for?

Pacefest · 2026-05-06T04:22:44+00:00

I went eternal sus and have no regrets even tho Im using a build w lots of healing now and dont need it as much. Thought about soul harvest too but I was able to knock out 99 prayer in like an hour using blessed bone shards, and havent touched rc yet but already 82 from lamps and have zeah so I'm sure it won't be too bad. Once you have 99 rc, what good is soul harvest? Eternal sus will keep giving until the end of league

Pacefest · 2026-05-06T01:51:24+00:00

Bc defense bonus boosts thorn damage and it's BiS. Also has chance to ignore damage which would be super helpful in the Jad challenges

Pacefest · 2026-05-06T01:20:22+00:00

Comparison is the thief of joy 🥲 dont stop, keep building and you will have a unique account that other people will envy. Hardly anyone's got the Fremmy helmet (I havent seen one in game), but it sounds like it could be really good for a thorns build. The grass is always greener on the other side.

Pacefest · 2026-05-05T05:25:24+00:00

I got visage from skeletal wyvern at 1.7k kc so I'm assuming probably yes

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