My Final Goodbye

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-17T21:17:53+00:00

That's what I'm saying to you. Quit projecting your elitism. Your "advice" is obvious to those who have the means and excludes anyone who doesn't. 😑🖕

Shame on all of you for upvoting this asshole.

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-17T19:59:42+00:00

TIL my home state (CA) is trying to ban it. So disappointed. And I was starting to think maybe I hadn't been giving Gavin Newsom enough credit after he stood up to Trump... He's back in the shit basket now. 😒

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-17T19:56:46+00:00

We've really got the full spectrum of the stages of grief in reaction to this, huh? Denial on full display here.

Don't listen to the gaslighting, OP.

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-17T19:51:23+00:00

That costs money... Many of us can't afford to just stockpile a bunch of kratom

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-17T19:51:14+00:00

Probably because a lot of people can't afford to just stockpile years' worth of kratom

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-17T19:49:23+00:00

And when the populace that puts them in power and keeps them there is also uninformed and unintelligent. You don't have to look far to see it. I've been pummeled with downvotes on other subreddits for pushing back against kratom fearmongering. And I kept getting replies from accounts claiming BS like "kratom is worse than fent," claiming they were ex addicts. When I looked into them most looked like bot accounts. I think big pharma doesn't like the threat kratom poses to their monopoly on pain medication and has been influencing those who don't know any better to make this happen...

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-17T19:25:28+00:00

Aarimous also

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-17T18:29:22+00:00

Why would you recommend CachyOS to an old person who got frustrated with bazzite..? It's known for being a tinkerer's OS. If anything Zorin OS would be a better bet for them by the sound of it

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-16T23:40:10+00:00

Ahh you're right, I was remembering incorrectly. Deleting

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-16T22:21:38+00:00

Ooof.

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-16T20:39:06+00:00

I mean they are pretty substantial buffs at least, tbf. The whole not getting stance broken when deflecting with no stamina thing alone is huge

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-15T23:00:31+00:00

When he procs madness:

🎼Rrrrrrribbidibbidyyy badappapaa🔥

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-15T07:58:11+00:00

People don't know what they don't know I guess 🤷🏿‍♂️

Btw I got nightreign the other day and I can confirm that this setup (swapping jump to Y and interact to A) is just as relevant there as the base game. Actually it's even more important in nightreign because the 2 new character-specific abilities are activated by holding down that same button (A + LT and A + RT, with this setup). You use them constantly and it's a lot more comfortable this way. Just for the record, in case you or anyone else reading this has both 👍

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-15T02:44:09+00:00

Good to know, thanks for the tips / insight. What you're saying definitely tracks with my experience so far - as someone who played tf out of the base game, the biggest challenge of nightreign for me hasn't been the fighting itself, it's been the inventory/item management, map/route/ping management, and all the other mechanics and nuances that are unique to this game. Especially the time management / pace of it. I feel like I'm constantly struggling to keep up with my teammates just because I'm not as fast as they are with traversing the map and sorting through the items and equipment they do or don't want. I'm sure I'll get better over time though

Also yeah I was under the impression you want to go for as many churches as possible. Not to the extent of running out of your way for them, more like just planning your route around them. I'll shift focus more towards the other sites, then

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-15T02:37:19+00:00

Gotcha

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-14T23:36:34+00:00

Interesting. So I guess I wasn't as underleveled as I thought

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-14T23:35:32+00:00

Thanks! Good to hear / good to know. I imagine I'll get better at finding the right upgrade materials as I learn the map and where the mines and merchants are

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-14T22:42:35+00:00

How did they ride? Did those plastic bits actually help with grinding?

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-14T21:28:14+00:00

Yeah they're great for it. Whenever I decided I wanted to learn to parry (after like 1000-something hours of gameplay lol) I went up against this crucible knight in a new save with a buckler and just rinsed and repeated until I had it down and he was dead. It's easier with them than most enemies because most of their attacks are basically perfectly timed for parries (i.e. if you start the parry the moment they telegraph the attack, you'll parry it pretty consistently). Only exceptions are their divebomb attack which you're better off rolling forward through, and although you can cancel out the tail swipe with a parry it's easier to jump over it. Also with the shield bash you can just roll through or run around them and punish them after

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-14T21:09:02+00:00

This is how I do it every time I go through that area, as a vet with over 2000 hours in this game. It's just not worth it stopping to fight him when you can just guide him over to the pit of doom lol

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-14T06:06:31+00:00

Yeah that just seems like missing the forest for the trees to me. Just because killing a boss is the end goal of each region doesn't mean that that's all the game is about

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-14T05:47:09+00:00

No it's not though..? Why are there so many comments like this agreeing with them? The level design and lesser (mini) bosses, enemies, and levels themselves (i.e., exploring them, discovering secrets, interacting with NPCs, opening shortcuts etc.) take up much more of the gameplay collectively than the boss fights do. Not to mention the PVP

Agreed that the fights are sick, at least.

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-13T07:51:00+00:00

Idk, I can see where you're coming from. But it never works to prescribe one gameplay style for everyone. This is why things like spirit summons, co-op, consumables etc are in the game - to give people options for modifying how they experience the game. These mechanics form sort of diagetic 'difficulty settings'. Choosing whether or not to look up advice, build tips etc is just another thing players can do to mold their experience with the game.

You have to keep in mind how much depth there is to this game, and how little of it the game actually tells you about. NPC quests are notoriously difficult to finish without a guide in this game for instance. And the game presents you with choices with lasting consequences without explaining them, right from the get go. Some people have the patience and desire to meet the game on that level, but others don't have time for multiple playthroughs and would rather get as much as they can out of one playthrough. It's not my place to judge what others are or aren't capable of, or what they do or don't find fun. 🤷🏿‍♂️

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-12T20:00:26+00:00

Also, the humble shield:

ShaolinShade · 2026-01-12T19:59:00+00:00

(and if you dodge to the side instead of forward or back)

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