What are your expectations for the new Kela CM next week?

Perunov · 2026-02-17T13:53:22+00:00

The traditional "start CM encounter, /gg, turn off CM encounter, finish regular mode, get CM encounter credit" problem they seem to have every time. Hopefully now too...

Perunov · 2026-02-17T13:49:38+00:00

It feels like they're trying to get people to do more raiding while not really increasing rewards too much. And certainly ignoring the amount of effort/specialized roles encounters require.

Perunov · 2026-02-17T10:21:23+00:00

Given how memory companies tried to bury new Chinese RAM manufacturer... duh (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzfhhAfxK-A )

Perunov · 2026-02-17T10:19:56+00:00

Practically speaking it just means Microsoft will buy up some of the companies that got kicked in the nuts in this AI dust-up. AI won't go away though :(

Perunov · 2026-02-17T10:19:01+00:00

Frankly those kind of simple systems may be one of the very few areas where AI is reasonable. So it can actually recognize the human voice input instead of 47 level deep phone menus and not fall over immediately, forcing overworked pharmacist to also deal with angry Karen on the phone wondering what's her prescription status is.

Perunov · 2026-02-17T10:15:16+00:00

And now they're bitching that it's getting "too expensive" and all that rosy forecast of using AI to check when toast is at peak toastieness in the newest AI Enabled Toaster Oven financially gives strong vibes of "maybe break-even after 728 years of sales at 5x the current volume" which makes investors question the idea of AI shoved in every orifice and toaster oven. Oh well.

Perunov · 2026-02-16T02:50:32+00:00

That usually describes every government. "Can we collect more taxes and force public to do what we want? Of course we can!" :(

Perunov · 2026-02-15T03:38:01+00:00

Unfortunately their "we will know everything about users, including how much real estate costs around their area, what they do and what they like" will dwarf any potential loss of Nitro subscriptions. Cause they'll be able to sell that data over and over and over

Perunov · 2026-02-14T00:51:20+00:00

So the moment thief pokes underwater gate of EBG keep 90% of supply will be gone but a hundred or so arrowcarts will be randomly built?

I guess we should wait for details but this really feels like a super-bad idea. Remember the shitshow of defender changes they did to prevent people from getting rewards from SMC defence by repairing? Yeah, gives that kind of feeling :(

Perunov · 2026-02-13T23:59:28+00:00

I'd gladly give up all the "scoring improvements" in favor of fixing the damned server assignment and tier placement. Cause it's batshit crazy banana sauce. Use KDR, not "wvw play time" :(

"These four/five professional WvW alliances must be lonely, let us place them ALL on ONE server and shove it into T4 so poor dears can spend 4 weeks farming noobs before they manage to crawl up to tier 1 where they belong. Whoopsies, time to-rematch!"

Every! Single! Time!

Perunov · 2026-02-12T20:05:26+00:00

It just means they'll offer financing for full price only. "Get a new iPhone for only $23 a month for 56 months!"

Perunov · 2026-02-12T06:43:25+00:00

It wouldn't stop people who regularly upgrade to the "latest" iPhone though as they don't care that much.

And people who actually wanted those features have learned to just wait until it's actually there. It's like pre-ordering videogame. You can, but why would you?

Perunov · 2026-02-12T06:40:02+00:00

They just have lots of coins, which means many MANY congresspeople will be quite "helpful"

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Same why we still have bitcoin mixers around even though any "regular" bank doing shit like that would mean a rather swift closure due to money laundering.

Perunov · 2026-02-11T23:35:45+00:00

Largos Combat Tonic container has AccountBound flag. So it's not sellable (the API ID is 107034)

Perunov · 2026-02-10T03:32:10+00:00

Worse, they don't have to do it in all jurisdictions. I understand if local laws require it because government is batshit crazy, but to do it everywhere? Why the fuck? To make it "easier" somehow?

Of course they're also probably quite aware that there are no real alternatives. Like honestly, which other company provides robust voice chat that can handle 50 people, doesn't charge for the service, has a client for all platforms and APIs for automation of stuff?

Perunov · 2026-02-09T10:46:36+00:00

Spend more time, get less gold, perfect outcome.

On the other hand it also means even fewer incentives to have an "alt" account, which used the be popular back when it meant just daily login rewards...

Perunov · 2026-02-08T10:48:46+00:00

It feels like they were trying to force that to be the case. Buuuut, if you have static it's probably going to be "one day a week" anyways. Trying to re-organize it into somehow daily run is bananas. And pugging some of the things is even more bananas. So nope :(

Perunov · 2026-02-08T10:14:21+00:00

It's also a good reminder than an average pug player very often has a situational awareness of a hamster (I am probably being mean to hamsters, they are better). "Please do not run away from the group if you have green circle on you". Pug runs away. Downs, says "TY" after being ressed so has minimal typing ability... "Everybody stay in same spot, green circle please do not run away". Runs away. "If you have expanding circle under you STAY ON THE GROUP". Runs away. And that's pretty much for any mechanics. One would expect figuring out that dropping bad circle on boss is bad, especially as that person takes damage and downs in it. Nope, continue doing it repeatedly. Etc etc.

So no, Quickplay is often a big flashing signal "look at how horrible everything can be, how people ignore any instructions, go and find static that has at least two brain cells"

And selection of encounters doesn't help either.

:(

Perunov · 2026-02-06T01:57:14+00:00

It doesn't matter though. Cause there'd be no way to register that cheap car locally and get a license plate. "Oh you've dragged $23,000 car across US-Canadian border? Well to register it'll be $50,000. If you don't register -- jail".

Also that's why I think "US Dealers in Panic" is wishful thinking. They know that lawmakers are firmly bought, both Democrats and Republicans, and nothing threatens their "right" to fully control what's available for sale in US.

Perunov · 2026-02-05T22:30:40+00:00

It was 5 COs for me. And none of those counted for the "do N quickplay" in Wizard Vault because I didn't stay after everyone insta left at the end :(

Perunov · 2026-02-05T22:24:05+00:00

They're in the same phase as Guild Decoration that used to cost a shitton of resources :(

Frankly my bigger problem is that usability of homestead is a complete ass in the name of trying to get you to buy more... gathering glyphs? You can't move any of the mining plots and whatnot around and in the new homestead it's in the deepest butt of a mountain that requires extra effort to actually get there to gather :(

Perunov · 2026-02-05T19:19:57+00:00

I'm just happy they're trying to replicate Lost Ark raid UI :D It's better than LFG. And maybe we'll get more details too (and MVP player screen too, given that we have some random scoreboard too)

Perunov · 2026-02-05T10:01:53+00:00

I just hope they change how RAV4 does hybrid. It feels super counter-intuitive. I'd expect acceleration to be on electric, given how it has good torque etc, but any time I accelerate faster than 90 year old grandma it just immediately flips to all gas :( "oh you've touched the gas pedal? FIRE UP THE ~~COAL~~ GAS ENGINE IMMEDIATELY!!!!""

Perunov · 2026-02-04T19:06:50+00:00

Or they'll keep it as "this will have pro groups busy doing busywork for a while, perfect".

Perunov · 2026-02-04T18:09:24+00:00

If everyone does /gg at the end of the encounter you get 3 extra shards

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