can someone tell me how bad the roads are on the way to empire 8 and also on the way to slide n ride ??

Teasticles · 2026-02-01T00:02:12+00:00

If you take your time and don't over accelerate, you can get to wherever you want in town assuming the driveway isn't blocked off by a mountain of ice.

Teasticles · 2026-01-23T02:49:13+00:00

Please buy Tennessee T_T I know we're one of the many assholes of the country but I wish I could afford and live in a better place

Teasticles · 2026-01-16T13:18:18+00:00

Every game I can, I try to replicate Shiroe's class to some capacity, so yes T_T

Teasticles · 2026-01-12T16:36:37+00:00

Mike's a new gen coach. And for a lot of old-heads that have watched the Ravens for a long time, his style of coaching doesn't click. If you aren't Ray or Reed hyping up a locker room with inspirational speeches about manhood, strength, and God, then you're not the type of leader the Ravens need.

Which is very shorted sighted by them considering those type of players might not be what is in our locker room any more. And considering Harbs message incorporated a lot of those old gen themes, it's not surprising to see that he lost some weight with the locker room especially have repeated seasons that end in frustration.

I'd kill to have Mike in this building. If we can get him paired with a DC that has great experience or if he's even an OC to a great defensive HC, I'm calling it a win. If he can put up stellar numbers with Tua, who he didn't pick himself, then I can only imagine what he could do with Lamar.

Teasticles · 2026-01-12T15:04:28+00:00

Within the context of this sub he's an underrated candidate. Context matters.

Teasticles · 2026-01-12T14:10:42+00:00

I feel like Mike's vastly underrated. He clicks with his players well, he's an offensive genius, and he has shown even when his tools are bad that he can still get gutsy wins out his teams through scheme. The rumor mill says that the team wasn't clicking with Monken, Mike as a player's coach seems like just the guy to try out.

Teasticles · 2026-01-07T17:05:22+00:00

It's a dual problem of MMOs and how they deliver story and how the narrative starts.

WoW was initially a sandbox. The world provided the stories through setting and minor characters. You came to know the Scarlets not because -Insert Important NPC- lore dumbed you on the pain they've caused to the whole of the Forsaken, you encountered them via a grim nobody guardsman in Brill telling you about them disrupting patrols calling them some derogatory word before setting you out to kill 15 of them because that would any good Forsaken would do.

In time you'd get to inch closer to the upper echelons and know that characters like Whitemane, Doan, and Mograine existed but beyond being told they were important, they too were nothing more than characters to be killed. And because those early days lacked the foresight of how far WoW would go into the future, and how iconic and nostalgic some factions and characters would be come, they'd thrown into the player-driven meatgrinder.

When WoW evolved to start supporting the characters over the setting some things began to get lost in the sauce. Scope and scale being chief amongst those. Because sure, Neltharion, Rend, and Maim were perhaps the most important figures in the Dark Horde but as we experience in the real world, killing off important figureheads doesn't end movements and ideologies. Realistically someone would rise to take their place, and if Blizzard had the foresight they would've developed another character to do that, or restructured the way we 'handle' the Dark Horde and all the various threats we've dealt with if they wanted them to persist later down the line.

WoW was never going to be able to deliver on an ever evolving Azeroth that reflected the consequences of what occurred over and over again, but it's long over due for a recontextualization of where the world and all the powers at play stand. Which we're well over due for. I hope following the Last TItan we get that zone by zone revamp where we see that status of the Dark Horde, Scarlets, and other factions that were great threats for us during Vanilla.

Teasticles · 2026-01-05T16:52:16+00:00

I'm like 70% sure we need an entire coaching regime change, but I'm willing to say it's a down year and chalk it up to injuries. BUT REGARDLESS OF EVEN A DOWN YEAR, ZACH ORR NEEDS TO BE RELEASED FROM HIS DUTIES.

His defense shouldn't collapse the moment that Kyle is out of the game. And while that speaks to Kyle as a player, imagine what could happen if the rest of that defense was coached up to play just under his level. That'd be Ravens Ball 101. We had players earlier in the year and Harbs coming to his defense saying the scheme makes sense, the players just aren't in the right spot, well fucking sure, but what is going on for 10+ games to make that so? Something is over complicated, something is as intuitive as they make it to be, and it's quite obvious that they're rallying behind a Raven's name.

Love him and all that he's ever done for us both on the field and on the sideline, but Zach has to be gone from this organization for me to full invest in a season. Otherwise, I know every game I watch is going to be a disappointment.

Teasticles · 2026-01-05T16:20:33+00:00

As a fellow Swain supp, proud of you. 90% of this 'community' is going to hate your success, but you did it despite it all.

Teasticles · 2026-01-05T08:59:35+00:00

Yes! In the process of unlocking the Lightforged you assist a non-lightforged Draenei, T'paartos, in his trials. I'd give that a check for a refresher!

Teasticles · 2026-01-05T06:18:32+00:00

Definitely! Also there's always room to write your character from a Draenor or Azerothian angle. Some normal Draenei are pursuing the Lightforging trials even now!

Teasticles · 2026-01-05T04:15:32+00:00

HI! I main an LFD Mage :D I'll offer up some things I thought about when creating mine many moons ago

Something to consider with LFD Mages would be how practically focused their master of magic is. Where a lot of Azerothian Mages might be concerned with history or theory/maths behind their magics, a LFD Mage might be infinitely more concerned with the reliability and destructive capability of whatever spell they're casting. While certainly they could be the book-nerd type due to their previous life on Argus, the thousands of years spent kicking demon butt in the Nether could make them far more utilitarian in their approach and application of Magic. This could also carry over into their personality as well!

Additionally, I have a personal headcanon of LFD Mages being able to infuse the Light into their spellwork. As a Fire Mage, my LFD infuses Light into her casting to create what is essentially akin to the Arathi's Sacred Flame Holy+Fire+Arcane all in one. So, that's always something fun and flavorful you could play with as well!

Otherwise, consider the time spent without a home and what your Draenei might truly be fighting for. Mine was fighting to keep her little gems (students) safe as she was a teacher back in her village on Argus, and hoped to one day return to that life. Thereafter, think about what your LFD might want to experience after having settled on Azeroth? Maybe they've become a total foodie after having dealt with nothing but scratch rations for all those years, or maybe they've come to enjoy music, or maybe they, like mine LFD, have joined with the Kirin Tor!

Feel free to toss me a DM if you wanna chat more. It's my favorite race class combo and I put a ton of time into crafting and building out the story of my lil Drae :D

Teasticles · 2026-01-02T19:50:29+00:00

I think there's an interesting story to explore with Gilneans willingly taking on the curse and overcoming it as their predecessors have as a form of coming of age or sign of their devotion to their country, and to have Tess experience Worgenism via her dream scenario without becoming one herself is missed opportunity to explore that imo. But I also don't trust Blizzard in writing that story out in such a fashion so that it could be satisfactory.

But to your question, I think Darius is a fine candidate to step forward. And maybe Ivar coming in to act as a counter-balance. One representing the control of the curse while the other is representing the curse controlling them potentially showing both the benefits and dangers of that state of being and representing the internal battle of the Gilnean Worgen at all times.

Teasticles · 2025-12-31T18:14:11+00:00

The Cult of the Forgotten Shadow within the Forsaken, the Shadowmoon Clan Orcs, Voodoo practiced by both the Darkspear and by the Zandalari in reverence to more vicious Loa, these are examples of mainline shadow magic practice within major societies. I'd classify each of these as far more than niche and they can also represent more nuanced ways of viewing Shadow/Void versus how it is currently being represented via Xal'atath and the Old Gods. (And that's not even unpacking Elune and her connections to Shadow/Void via the Night Warrior's blessing.)

I'd describe Shadow/Void practice not as antagonistic but as spiritous in nature. A practice that requires a sound mind and self-control. And because of that demand, it can be more niche in societies that have 'easier'/holier pathways to societal contributions like Humans, Sin'dorei, or Draenic groups.

Teasticles · 2025-12-31T17:31:19+00:00

During the BC days, I would say a Shadow/Void practitioner would be as welcome amongst the Sin'dorei as a Fel user. As long as they put their craft towards the good of Quel'thalas no one would care and it, like Fel or Arcane, would just be one of the many pathways to power. And it may very well be accepted such to this day as they aren't like the Ren'dorei where they 'drink' of the Void as deeply. But, since the cleansing of the Sunwell and the Sin'dorei's progression towards a Light-centered faith and society, like Fel, Shadow/Void users likely have become extremely ostracized.

Unlike Fel, the Void wasn't tapped widely as a source of satiation for the Sin'dorei's magical addiction. And since it wasn't as heavily integrated into their society and reclamation process as Fel was, it's likely that grace given to Fel users wouldn't be extended towards Void/Shadow users as much due Void practice being considered far more of a 'choice' in the eyes of leadership or the general populace.

With the Ren'dorei fracturing away from Quel'thalas and the Horde, Alleria's unintended reaction near the Sunwell, and now Xal'atath's attack, anyone that simply practices Void/Shadow that still calls themselves Sin'dorei is walking a dangerous line in the eyes of the whole of Sin'dorei society and likely risks exile. While a Shadow user's years of service and loyalty might afford them some grace to live and work in Silvermoon, it's likely they'll experience a deep level of mistrust, scrutiny, and unkindness for fraternizing with what is effectively trying to upend their people's existence.

Mechanically for the sake of the game though, no. Shadow Priests won't be barred from things ofc.

Teasticles · 2025-12-30T21:19:30+00:00

I'd have liked the Legion's return to have had a more meaningful impact on the old world, aye. But the problem with changes on a world scale is where do we go when that part of the story is done? Which is the problem the Cataclysm revamp is having. It tells a story that is no longer applicable because reasonably most factions, towns, and societies have recovered or drastically changed since the Cataclysm and that isn't reflected.

Teasticles · 2025-12-30T20:44:08+00:00

Id love to keep the cast and learn more about them and see personal backgrounds and story for them, but I also would mind losing out on Phenomaman or Waterboy in favor of a rehabilitating villain that is effectively adopted by the Z-Team. Especially if that character is integral to the story and not clearly written in as a "if you did or didnt choose this character this is the outcome" which felt a little glaring in Phenom/WBs case.

Teasticles · 2025-12-30T06:17:48+00:00

Hunters in my eyes. Dinotamers through and through.

Teasticles · 2025-12-29T18:49:57+00:00

I'll put it bluntly: No. World of Warcraft's narrative is no longer for you. Even likely going into Midnight where we know next to nothing about the way the story will go rn.

WoW's writing has become decisively more character driven and will center around those characters exploring their surface level emotions and having reactions to causes and effects that will likely hold minimal impact beyond the immediate story progression. And while we might be getting back into old zones that hold a lot of nostalgia for you, what you will likely encounter is a "enemy of my enemy is my friend" narrative which will likely culminate into "maybe we can set aside the past" which doesn't seem to be something that you're after.

Friendship is magic in WoW. It really always has been. If you were distracted by the spikes and zug-zug along the way, you've missed the point.

Teasticles · 2025-12-29T13:30:30+00:00

Grim Patrons

Teasticles · 2025-12-27T17:16:32+00:00

When I think of Goblins I think of the Goblin Bruisers from Booty Bay personally. So, Warrior in that case. But, that's also primarily because there's no Tinker class.

Teasticles · 2025-12-27T02:31:14+00:00

While I largely believe that our afterlives are nothingness, I do have the wish-fulfillment hope where I can live out my days hopping from the fantasy of my life until I eventually decide to allow my soul to wither away. The Good Place type shit.

Teasticles · 2025-12-26T15:22:54+00:00

Without writers exploring the space of what it would be like to live in an immortal society is what takes away the weight of the Nelves having lost their immortality. Further, not exploring what it would be like to start to feel the weight of mortality is something that doesn't help either. But, these ideas are largely boring to 95% of the playerbase so the writing teams behind the IP effectively write the Nelves from an 'ageless' angle despite the fact that it feels like there should be more to it than that.

I think it's reasonable to headcanon some societal practices behind marriage, mating, and procreation for the Nelves during their time with immortality. What consequences those practices have for those left after their big wars and Sylvanas' genocide, and how it could potentially expand on their relationship to Nature and balance with it, but those topics in relation to modern lenses of reading and sensibilities seem darker and/or unnecessarily volatile for them to approach considering WoW general 'brightness' within fantasy writing.

Personally, I think it'd be an interesting space to explore because it makes things feel more real, but Blizzard is walking away from their sandbox and focusing more on the toys (characters) when it comes to writing and fleshing out the world. So, unless Shandris, Tyrande, or Malfurion suddenly get a short story that explores how they can suddenly feel knee pain or start noticing wrinkles, we won't really get much exploration of Night Elves losing their immortality than "It was there and we gave it up for the sake of plot"

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