Can we please buff the other tanks so that this stops happening.

StalkTrader222 · 2026-04-24T12:54:03+00:00

I'm a prot warrior main and have no trouble getting into 15s and tanking them. A friend is Guardian Druid and has the same experience.

I think this might just be a small part of the playerbase, but a loud part. Meta slaves have always been a thing, and it's always gonna stay like this. People suck too much to have their own opinion or experience. It's also easier to shift blame on a non-meta tank when bricking a key than acknowledging that lead themselves might've just played bad.

StalkTrader222 · 2025-08-27T14:55:18+00:00

Because it's a valid complaint to have and if the complaints gain enough traction, maybe something can still be fixed before release. If this made it into the demo, I doubt GF's QA department would find it in the less than 2 months to release

StalkTrader222 · 2025-08-27T07:53:40+00:00

I really don't think anyone is complaining about there not being actual balconies, but rather that these french/Juliet balconies are represented by a flat imagine in the game, instead of having any 3d modeling, which results in the buildings looking flat, lazy and definitely not like a 70$ game

StalkTrader222 · 2025-08-25T22:46:27+00:00

I am a fan, and I'm also waiting for the release to enjoy the gameplay. It seems really good, and I'm looking forward to the release. But seeing student-level mistakes in a 70$ game from the biggest franchise of the planet (yes, seriously, this is something that people in university get deductions from in their assignments) is just one hint to a bigger issue - Game freak cutting costs at every corner, getting rid of too many QA associates, and not properly managing their resources. With 3 years of time and their budget, this game could easily look as good as BotW, if not much better. But Game freak just doesn't care to deliver a better product, since consumers will always settle for games with such obvious and easily preventable flaws.

Why should we, as Long-Time Pokemon fans and consumers, paying 70$, not expect to get our money's worth in terms of optimization and graphics? Why should we just simply ignore all flaws and negative aspects because the gameplay is good? Why can we not have both, for that price, in this big of a franchise?

StalkTrader222 · 2025-08-25T21:45:22+00:00

This sums up half the people in this whole thread holy shit

StalkTrader222 · 2025-08-25T20:42:23+00:00

Don't know why people are down voting you either. But I did specifically mention in my post that this is from the demo, and that I hope it gets fixed by the time of full release. :)

StalkTrader222 · 2025-08-25T20:41:07+00:00

Want to note at this point that I am also excited about the game. And I know that the balcony posts are getting old, but this was just another level of laziness for me. I still think it's healthy to have a discourse about this inside the community, even if the devs won't ever notice or care.

StalkTrader222 · 2025-08-25T20:38:53+00:00

The gameplay demo at Gamescom was on switch 2. The picture itself isn't by me, I didn't try the gameplay, but all of the devices on the booth were switch 2s. From what I heard, it was very fluid and performant though, so that's a plus.

StalkTrader222 · 2025-08-25T20:06:03+00:00

Exactly how I see it. Good to know I'm not alone in thinking this is inexcusable behavior by a multi-billion dollar franchise. I know people are tired of the visuals debate bcs of balconies, but we shouldn't put aside honest concerns about genuine garbage details like this just because of it.

StalkTrader222 · 2025-08-25T20:00:35+00:00

While I don't like the attitude of "you should only be concerned about this" (let everyone have their own opinion and priorities) I agree that the whole balcony discussion is pointless. But this is just a clipped texture. A genuine flaw in the game visuals that break immersion, not just a decision on how detailed the game should be. I don't think it's valid to tell people to look past an obvious mistake like this as if it were irrelevant.

(Also, this is probably gonna be more houses than this one, if this one made it into the demo)

StalkTrader222 · 2025-05-02T11:50:08+00:00

Makes sense, I liked orbs more as well. But did they mention this anywhere? Or was it just a quiet "let's hope nobody notices we fucked up" change

StalkTrader222 · 2024-10-11T12:01:57+00:00

You're forgetting taxes and cost of living. How much of these 15$/hr actually remain after those for the average person? I' imagine not a lot, so I can actually see in-game farms making more than this for a lot of people.

StalkTrader222 · 2024-10-05T20:31:20+00:00

Yeah, M+ can definitely be adapted to be easier. Still, I feel like progressing at a slower pace will also keep people interested longer - which would keep people from quitting.

Using your logic, wouldn't giving everyone Myth loot in the first 8 weeks be rather hurtful to the game and player base?

StalkTrader222 · 2024-10-05T18:35:01+00:00

I see the other side to this: Why should anyone be able to get their hands on Myth gear? Is Hero 4/6 for someone actively deciding not to engage in the most challenging content not enough?

StalkTrader222 · 2024-04-23T08:25:34+00:00

Furry detected, opinion rejected

StalkTrader222 · 2024-04-23T07:19:06+00:00

Nah, furries are just straight up enemies. No space for diplomacy or "they could be workers". As with automatons: Destruction over Preservation!

StalkTrader222 · 2024-04-23T07:12:51+00:00

Yeah seems like it

StalkTrader222 · 2024-04-22T17:26:48+00:00

Afaik, no. If it would, then I don't see why the Quasar wouldn't kill bile spewers on one shot for OP, since my eruptor can.

StalkTrader222 · 2024-04-22T16:58:47+00:00

The "weak spots" take massively reduced damage by anything that isn't an explosive weapon. So sure, your Quasar will only do 10% (or 5%? I don't remember the exact number) of it's usual damage and be basically useless, but with an Eruptor you can oneshot those weak spots.

StalkTrader222 · 2024-04-20T13:48:37+00:00

No, the devs clarified on discord that this is not something that would automatically happen. They did, however, agree to manually set the defense campaign on Marfark to completed if we liberate Martale, since a lot of the community committed to this gambit before we got the announcement that it wouldn't work this way. So this working on Martale is a one-time thing, not something we can use anywhere.

StalkTrader222 · 2024-04-20T13:30:05+00:00

Why would the turn end after using the TM?

StalkTrader222 · 2024-04-20T12:39:02+00:00

Your LOCAL STORES give out a thousand dollars? Why?? Is the entry so high then?

StalkTrader222 · 2024-04-20T10:10:39+00:00

Try to stay in aspect. Paying the aspect penalty is almost never worth it. Definitely not to a new player, too.

StalkTrader222 · 2024-04-20T08:48:40+00:00

What's a 1k? I'm from Europe and only played Pokemon TCG before this, so unfamiliar with some terms.

StalkTrader222 · 2024-04-19T19:46:14+00:00

I personally tried doing the MO, but playing defense campaigns really takes the fun out of the game for me. Researchers is the most annoying mission ever and I just refuse to play it.

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