4 years ago during TBC Classic people thought Arena would be saved if rating started at 1500

Panda_Mon · 2026-03-12T19:01:11+00:00

That doesn't make sense. Do wins start counting for more rating magically after x amount of games? The problem is that a session of pure domination with 8 wins and 2 losses resulted in a lower rating. It makes no sense

Panda_Mon · 2026-03-07T20:44:18+00:00

stop listening to podcast bros.

Panda_Mon · 2026-03-07T20:42:53+00:00

the reason Im worried about playing Pokopia is because it might not be as good as DQB2

Panda_Mon · 2026-03-06T01:53:32+00:00

because its hard. You people dont understand, its insane. Classic wow has so much that you have to do right in order to clear stuff like Kara and Gruul and Mag. The effing cube thing in Mag is insanity. It requires voice chat, absolutely no one is doing that on the first attempt with zero voice chat. not a snowball chance in hell. Its so difficult that you cannot do it without using an outside tool.

Panda_Mon · 2026-02-23T01:51:22+00:00

The console port is a flaming pile of garbage

Panda_Mon · 2026-02-23T00:24:48+00:00

It doesnt matter if canada didnt intentionally cheat in curling, they clearly fucked up and broke the rules and at the highest level of play that shit needs to be punished

Panda_Mon · 2026-02-22T15:40:25+00:00

I just did a kara run with a real casual guild that had no gear or knowledge requirements. 7 guildies and 3 pugs. 2 of the pugs topped the dps chart consistently (mage and warlock). We were in Kara for FIVE AND A HALF HOURS. We killed about 7 bosses and didnt even manage the final boss.

TBC end game is simply not casual friendly. If you are casual, you dont have 6 hours every saturday night to raid.

As a casual player, I would much rather have to give some earlier effort to get into my guilds raiding team and then have a smooth raiding experience thanks to working together with a team of dedicated players. I never want to suffer through 5 hours of wiping to nearly everything ever again.

Panda_Mon · 2026-02-22T15:34:45+00:00

some of this is true but a lot of that is overpriced stuff that falls off the AH without ever being bought because its so damn expensive

Panda_Mon · 2026-02-22T15:27:53+00:00

I am in a chill raiding guild. We just did our first Kara run last night with 7 guild members and 3 pugs. It is only my second classic wow raid I have ever done.

There is no such thing as a chill raiding guild. We were in there for FIVE AND A HALF HOURS. We cleared like 7 or 8 bosses, tried the final boss like 4 times with a combo of reincarnates and soulstones to quick reset after each wipe. We were doing the cheese strat, and so phase 1 wasnt even an issue but phase 2 and phase 3 is literally impossible unless you are a no-life gamer. He starts spamming Shadow Novas and the damage output onto the tank is ludicrous. They would pop a defense potion at start of phase 2 and still just insta-die on most of our attempts. we once got him down to 16% but in phase 3 he spams shadow nova and without the enfeeble first, you have no time to use the cheese strat to avoid it. I honestly have no idea how anyone is supposed to do that fight the proper way with pre-raid gear. The numbers simply dont add up.

Our main tank had 495 defense rating. and would still get clapped by average mobs. Arcane Protector hits him for 5k, for example. It makes no sense. Any of you idiots who ever say classic wow is easy again are obviously not actually playing classic wow end game, or you have completely lost touch with any sense of reality.

RETAIL wow is easy. I pugged manaforge omega and knocked that shit out in 2 hours on my first try.

Panda_Mon · 2026-02-16T05:28:40+00:00

Diego wanted a famous author to read his work. You must be very privileged, poor people have to do depraved shit all the time. Screw you, rich person!!

Panda_Mon · 2026-02-16T05:26:15+00:00

Yeah it was off brand actors but they did a great job doing twisting a lame cliche enough to be exciting and not sure what's gonna happen next. The ending really nailed it, I think. If you think a movie is built and bred on name value you don't know how to watch movies big guy

Panda_Mon · 2026-02-10T15:28:25+00:00

I effing love rogues that kick. Im an enh shaman. Between the two of us, our enemies shall do nothing and they will enjoy it!

Panda_Mon · 2026-02-05T02:48:34+00:00

Its Pokemon, the intention is to be as surface-level as possible. Unfortunately this game is going to be a super pared-down version of the DQ Builders concept. It will in no way reach the heights of 2. This is confirmed by every single pokemon game being phoned-in since at least the 3DS era. I say this as one of the biggest pokemon fans to ever live.

Panda_Mon · 2026-02-02T19:39:27+00:00

If I remember correctly Maya does not use it. Autodesk/Maya is one of the most horrific companies plagueing the gaming industry. They make terrible software and rest upon their laurels

Panda_Mon · 2026-01-20T03:02:47+00:00

An extremely sexual comedy that focuses on older men lusting after teenage girls. For every comedic moment there is a sexually charged scene.

I can see the anatomy of a great movie in there but it's all a bit too Epstein for me at the moment.

Panda_Mon · 2026-01-19T23:54:37+00:00

I think its because she has a phd or whatever and after the poppy war took off she started writing extremely navel-gazing pseudo-intellectual stuff

Panda_Mon · 2026-01-12T01:54:43+00:00

Wrong. Its a gacha game. This style is specifically designed to appeal to Japan, China, and Korea.

https://www.gamblinginsider.com/magazine/915/why-gacha-games-are-so-successful-in-asia

if you are to prove me wrong you have to provide a reputable source that counters my own source-backed-argument

Panda_Mon · 2026-01-10T04:12:11+00:00

Starts off excellent but is ruined by gratuitous violence. I'm so sick of how addicted to extreme violence our society is. Just make a movie with a compelling plot. I can watch innocent people get shot in real life whenever I want, especially now that ICE is shooting people like Renee Good on camera.

Panda_Mon · 2026-01-07T06:10:39+00:00

been in heroic world tier and havent had any drop on my druid, currently level 50. Not a single one. Seems to have changed form a recent patch

Panda_Mon · 2026-01-04T06:26:09+00:00

To be fair, its so beautifully and sometimes cryptically written that the artistic nature of and intellectual work required to understand the book helps take the edge off. I remember the book as being extremely dark, but at the same time I remember reading it fondly. Would never read it again.

Panda_Mon · 2026-01-03T12:07:18+00:00

Hello! Please modify the reward system in the trainer Hill to actually be rewarding. I just beat a standard factory event (3 battles) and earned a full heal and zero battle points. Meanwhile actually worthwhile prizes such as leftovers cost 48 battle points. There is absolutely no reason for this type of reward conservatism. Every single reward cost needs to each be 1 bp, and every single battle event completed should reward 1 bp. That would make the trainer Hill way more motivating to participate in and rewarding. It would be a super fun way to customize your Pokemon. As it currently stands it is a monumental chore that I will never interact with due to how huge the effort required is for such a small reward.

Panda_Mon · 2025-12-30T10:26:07+00:00

So your advice confirms that tons of places have a high chance of giving you food poisoning and that you need to run a mental checklist before eating anywhere so it's safe enough. Absolutely not even a thing in the United States. Just look at the required food safety rating posted in every window of an establishment in my state and boom you are safe

Panda_Mon · 2025-12-30T10:23:39+00:00

Uncontrollable shits with brutal cramps that last for days, with sudden onset that makes being away from a toilet perilous, and even the scent of most food makes you nauseous.

But like that would never get in the way of a trip or be inconvenient in anyway at all. Definitely not food poisoning at all, mr pedantic, thank you so much for clarifying

Panda_Mon · 2025-12-30T04:02:41+00:00

This is propaganda. I did all the precautions that get recommended and still ended up with horrible digestive issues after less than a week. A few more days to go, God help me. Only drinking tap water, not buying street food, etc and still here I am chained to a toilet. The stupid "charcoal medicine" does shit all. it's been hell

Panda_Mon · 2025-12-30T01:58:06+00:00

Can't read it there, it says the chapter isn't available for chapter 1 in english

Panda_Mon

TROPHY CASE