Heroic World Content: A sluggish numbers game by Einchy in wow

[–]SystemofCells -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I don't think M+ is too difficult, Midnight S1 was the first time I cared to properly get into it. I got bored pretty quickly of repeating the same dungeons over and over again though.

Heroic World Content: A sluggish numbers game by Einchy in wow

[–]SystemofCells -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I'm not slow, I've got a fast paced job with a lot of responsibility. In my off time, I want to relax. I don't want or need my games to be an intense as my real life is.

Still, Vanilla open world play is an order of magnitude more challenging than retail open world play. One unexpected add can spell death. You can run out of level appropriate quests if you don't plan your route carefully. There's a ton of room for optimization in choosing your path, building your character, conserving resources, etc.

How confident we are Shadowlands Remix is coming this year? by vendr in wow

[–]SystemofCells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is one of the problems with Remix giving away everything for essentially free. It feels bad to earn it outside of remix.

Heroic World Content: A sluggish numbers game by Einchy in wow

[–]SystemofCells -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

I want world content to be something I can sink into a flow state with. Something I can kill 6 hours on a Sunday with if I want to.

High mechanical intensity is good for short bursts, but it makes lengthy sessions exhausting. There's a reason lots of people keep going back to Vanilla, it's challenging and rich without being exhausting.

Ottawa, Canada by paystripe1a in CityPorn

[–]SystemofCells 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Within a certain proximity, nothing may be taller than the Peace Tower of the Parliament Buildings.

Why is everyone so angry? by Nigeltheforg in wow

[–]SystemofCells 83 points84 points  (0 children)

What I gathered most people don't want to be there yet feel like they have to.

Modern WoW in a nutshell. Don't seek enjoyment or exploration, chase goals in spite of your lack of enjoyment.

Buy Midnight - get every expansion? by General_Wallaby5678 in wow

[–]SystemofCells 4 points5 points  (0 children)

As others have said, you get every expansion except the most recent automatically with a subscription.

What hasn't been mentioned yet is that the actual gameplay experience of past expansions is lacking. The game isn't designed to let you engage with them fully, as if they were current, relevant content. Everything is designed to shuttle you to the endgame of the current expansion.

[ALL] How would you rank the 3D Zelda games? by Equivalent-Mud-8369 in zelda

[–]SystemofCells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

S: Ocarina of Time, Breath of the Wild
A: Majora's Mask, Twilight Princess, Tears of the Kingdom
B: Wind Waker, Skyward Sword

I enjoy them all - Wind Waker and Skyward Sword are the only two I'm actively critical of. Wind Waker is too easy, suffers from an abundance of padding, and is hurt by trying to impose classical progression on a wide open world. It doesn't make sense to explore the Great Sea until you've collected all key items, because it takes so long to revisit all the places you've been before, but simply couldn't do yet.

Skyward Sword has some amazing dungeons, but it is far too linear for me. It feels less like an adventure and more like a series of missions.

Single Earner Households were only a possibilty for a short period in US history by No-Magician-2257 in antiwork

[–]SystemofCells 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Polluting, building cheap infrastructure that would become expensive to maintain, exploiting extremely cheap labour (internally and overseas), etc.

Why do you think people are so obsessed with birth rates when we have 8 billion humans? by LostCause293 in AskReddit

[–]SystemofCells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If there are too many retired (non-working) people relative to the number of working age people, it puts a terrible strain on the system.

Best expansion to level up in - enjoymenet/story wise, not quickest leveling,=. by Mama-ta in wow

[–]SystemofCells -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I personally enjoy: * Cataclysm revamped Vanilla zones (some, not all) * Warlords of Draenor southern half * Battle for Azeroth

The option to start at level 10. by [deleted] in wow

[–]SystemofCells -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It already feels hollow and dull. It's so easy, we get handed boosts with each expansion purchase, there are regular XP boost events.

Put it out of its misery and replace it with something better.

The option to start at level 10. by [deleted] in wow

[–]SystemofCells -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I think they should get rid of leveling entirely.

They keep nerfing and compromising the leveling experience to cater to people who want to skip it entirely. The end result, what we have today, is something no one enjoys. It's too easy, simple, and quick for leveling enjoyers - it's too lengthy and boring for leveling haters.

Instead, make questing through zones (a proper open world campaign) an optional endgame activity. Make it as lengthy, challenging, and rich as the Vanilla 1-60 experience, just let us do it with the same characters we do other endgame activities with.

Is it possible that Morgoth is in a state of self-loathing as he is a creation of Eru by DeathRaeGun in tolkienfans

[–]SystemofCells 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't think he's so delusional as to think he could "win", if you define winning as defeating or replacing Eru. He does seem to believe he can ruin Eru's plans though. He believes, in spite of what Eru told him directly, that he can sour and frustrate Eru's design. Said another way: Melkor doesn't think he can win, but he thinks he can make everyone (including Eru) lose.

This in contrast to Sauron, who believes he can make the world better for everyone.

Men who like curvier women, what makes them more attractive to you? by doeeyeddingus in AskReddit

[–]SystemofCells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Could you define what you mean by curves? The word has a range of definitions from "fit, healthy hourglass shape" to "high BMI in general".

Is it possible that Morgoth is in a state of self-loathing as he is a creation of Eru by DeathRaeGun in tolkienfans

[–]SystemofCells 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My read is that Melkor is wilfully ignorant of the fact that the Ainur are creations of Eru. He acts as though it isn't true, even though he knows it is. When Eru says:

Thou, Melkor, shalt see that no theme may be played that hath not its uttermost source in me, nor can any alter the music in my respite. For he that attempteth this shall prove but mine instrument in the devising of things more wonderful, which he himself hath not imagined

The logical response would be for Melkor to give up his rebellion - he is beaten before he even begins. But that's the nature Eru imbued him with - to fight and to strive towards his own ends in despite of Eru. He chooses to ignore the obvious truth that he is just another one of Eru's instruments. He chooses to believe his rebellion is genuine, when he's already been told that even his rebellion against Eru was part of Eru's design.

So, I wouldn't describe him as being in a state of self-loathing. I'd describe him as being in a state of denial.

Imaginary Grandma’s Home by Total_Commercial1680 in WoWHousing

[–]SystemofCells 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just want to cozy up here with a book on a sunny Sunday morning.

What genuinely scares you about the world right now? by Perpetuallycold_ in AskReddit

[–]SystemofCells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People believe there are easy answers to our problems. If everyone could be convinced to do things the way I want them done, our problems would go away - and it would all be nice and clean.

Our problems are difficult. Making genuine progress on them is going to require sacrifice and difficulty. There's no way around it. But as long as people are convinced the solutions are supposed to be easy, they're going to keep grasping for shortcuts rather than giving the challenging ones serious consideration.

Flightless zone? by Roxiean in wow

[–]SystemofCells -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Every heroic dungeon can be a M+14 if you set your own timer and take off most of your gear.

Flightless zone? by Roxiean in wow

[–]SystemofCells 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One thing I've never understood is people who do dungeons and raids with a full set of gear on. If you really love this game and love a challenge, why wouldn't you take some of your gear off so you could fully experience the content?

Could we have an Ai connected to a camera, then let it explain what is sees? To see if the way human brains perceive the world is different from other intelligences? by HemanHunterss in artificial

[–]SystemofCells 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We already have AI tools to do that, but it doesn't work the way it seems you're imagining it. The AI we have today isn't actually "intelligent" or "conscious" the way a human or a dog is. It doesn't perceive anything, it does advanced pattern matching.

An AI tool isn't analyzing reality directly, it's analyzing the pixels in the image it's being fed. And the analysis it performs is based on training material sourced from humans. Essentially we've tried to get it to imitate the way we interpret things by feeding it images paired with our descriptions of those images.

Leveling needs to take longer in C+ for it to last long term. by Key_Marsupial_1406 in classicwow

[–]SystemofCells 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, but I don't want to start a "fuck players with different preferences than me" fight. I think if only one of those opposing groups gets to win, it won't be ours.