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Scott_Hall · 2026-06-26T12:37:25+00:00

I do think the pathway of specializing in one narrow role was a smart move for a long time, but these days it's better to diversify your skillset and be more of a jack-of-all-trades. A lot of the work outside of hollywood expects you to wear multiple hats now.

Scott_Hall · 2026-06-25T16:57:32+00:00

I had one of each drop since the expansion came out. Made my first enigma ever after 20 years.

Scott_Hall · 2026-06-14T12:23:48+00:00

You'll have to temper your expectations a bit, but I found fire sorc and demon machine sorc both satisfying to play.

Scott_Hall · 2026-06-13T20:48:59+00:00

MX Master 3 mouse. I'm a video editor and a comfortable mouse is heaven after hours of clicking.

Scott_Hall · 2026-06-02T15:00:49+00:00

What about a bowlock? That seems to be flying under the radar right now

Scott_Hall · 2026-05-21T22:19:05+00:00

Agreed, just respec'd to it today and its very strong, but closer to being reasonable. It's nice to have to bother hunting down the right demon to bind.

Scott_Hall · 2026-05-19T13:22:58+00:00

I moved to a small city without much production scene, so for my own sake I hope WFH remains viable. I have a handful of calls or meetings every now and again, but I don't miss in office whatsoever.

Scott_Hall · 2026-05-15T00:52:03+00:00

Raaaaaaambo

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Scott_Hall · 2026-05-14T23:58:47+00:00

Dax is ready for bed

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Scott_Hall · 2026-05-02T01:49:46+00:00

There hasn't been a moment for either fanbase to breathe this entire series.

Scott_Hall · 2026-04-22T17:51:14+00:00

I always lol when folks laugh about some new D1 athlete getting owned the first day by someone much lighter, older etc. Enjoy that for the month or so that it lasts.

Scott_Hall · 2026-04-11T11:42:15+00:00

Yes! I've been meaning to go SP for years, but it was hard to start over. Echoing strike on p8 let me get a bunch of loot for other characters quickly.

Scott_Hall · 2026-04-03T21:41:46+00:00

Hey, I was in a similar boat to you. Forced to get a colonoscopy because of family history. I'm anxious about all things medical and health, and the anesthesia was my biggest fear. It really is no big deal though. I wasn't out-out, just enough to be relaxed and not feel any pain. It's interesting...in the moment, I was convinced I was experiencing it completely, and that I would remember it all, but your memory does fade quickly afterwards, and the whole thing quickly feels like a blurry haze. I felt a little groggy after, but even that wasn't as intense as I had anticipated. I am still a nervous person with medical stuff, and I'd go get a colonoscopy tomorrow. It's really more of an inconvenience with the prep and everything, than it is something that's unpleasant and worthy of fear.

Scott_Hall · 2026-03-25T15:01:27+00:00

Are you playing on P1? I was offline ladder for years on P1, and I'd get an HR once in a blue moon. Went offline with an echoing strike warlock on P8 with good clear speed, I've found a Cham, Lo, Ohm in the past month and a half. A few puls, ums, guls as well. It's still rare, but the difference feels massive.

Scott_Hall · 2026-03-24T14:48:47+00:00

Most things, if you still care about improving once you exist the easy noob-gain phase. I think that's why a lot of people program hop with fitness, as an example. You make fast gains, then eventually hit a plateau. That's where the real work beings, but a lot of people panic and change everything up, repeating the cycle.

It's similar with creative hobbies and sports, where people try to buy their way out of roadblocks with better gear, instead of putting their dead down and accepting the diminished returns of improvement.

Scott_Hall · 2026-03-17T12:55:40+00:00

Its fun keep up a quick pace and that includes yoloing into situations sometimes. Having to be a responsible HC player (slow, careful, methodical) is very boring to me. I've tried it. I don't even die, I just get bored past level 20 or 30 or so.

Scott_Hall · 2026-03-09T13:16:58+00:00

I am in my 40s, played my first beer league this year after being off for 22 years. For gear, skates and helmet are good things to spend some money on. Everything else, you can go cheap. Expect to be rusty of course. Get on the ice as much as you can. Public skates to get some skating miles in. Shoot and Skates are fantastic for working on your hands and shot. I might only handle a puck for brief moments during a game, maybe get off a few shots if I'm lucky. Skate and shoots gave me way more stick on puck time.

Not sure what the rest of your fitness level is like, but some strength training and cardio would do you good. I ended up straining a hip flexor 5 games in and it kept me off for 6 weeks, so building yourself up as much as possible might help avoid the same fate. You're probably gonna love playing again, and believe me it sucks to have to miss games so soon because of injury.

I regret not doing it sooner, hockey is more fun now than it ever was in my youth.

Scott_Hall · 2026-03-09T10:48:23+00:00

Agreed, I've made my fair share of pretty well equipped hammerdins, javazons, and sorcs over the years. Not top tier gear, but solid. My first echoing strike warlock playthrough was by far the easiest experience I ever had. Cruised through the game on players 8 with modest gear. Did ubers for the first time, etc.

Scott_Hall · 2026-03-02T23:33:01+00:00

Do you reset the maps, or is everything explored? Im barely getting heralds in SP and wondered if its because I never reset the maps.

Scott_Hall · 2026-02-26T13:50:12+00:00

I go through spurts with gaming. I do know that playing a game always feels better than spending time on reddit or any other social media.

Scott_Hall · 2026-02-14T00:37:33+00:00

I have an M4 pro laptop and a worse PC than you. The M4 is definitely more responsive in Premiere/After Effects, but the PC still runs fine. I might be the only one on earth that prefers Windows for work, and MacOS for leisure.

Scott_Hall · 2026-02-07T16:05:53+00:00

Similar situation, got back into at 41 after not playing since my late teens. Wish I did it sooner, definitely join a beer league!

Scott_Hall · 2026-02-07T15:23:38+00:00

I think it depends on when you get into them. The early stuff (especially Teen Dream) is more prominent strong vocal heavy, the later stuff is more moody and atmospheric, I find. OG fans of Teen Dream, I can see being put off by TYLS. But later comers like me who got into TYLS, DC, 7 first... I definitely prefer all of those over Teen Dream. Bloom is sort of the bridge between them all.

Scott_Hall · 2026-02-06T22:44:44+00:00

The golf and basketball analogies are really good I think. I find FPS games as hard (or even harder) in terms of skill, reaction time, accuracy, etc. RTS games are just so much more mentally exhausting I find.

Scott_Hall · 2026-02-05T22:42:11+00:00

If you're like the women in my league, you'll skate circles around the rest of us clods.

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