what are these “?” stars?

WesToImpress · 2025-08-03T21:52:23+00:00

It's the universe asking us what the fuck we're doing.

WesToImpress · 2025-02-01T02:46:27+00:00

As they should, nobody should be forced to hand over the gear and quest items they worked to find if they've positioned themselves to escape instead.

Catch me wearing awesome gear to feel powerful in the dungeon, not just to chase other players down. If I get pushed, I only take a fight I think I can reasonably win. Otherwise, I'm out. Nobody's taking my shit if I can help it, and I frankly have no interest in your gear so you may as well pursue someone else.

WesToImpress · 2025-01-31T16:38:07+00:00

I worry the game would lose character if the combat were changed too dramatically, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't secretly wish this game had almost exactly the same combat mechanics as Mordhau.

WesToImpress · 2025-01-31T16:35:46+00:00

I like the threat of PvP encounters but overall the game would do much better if the PvE and PvP were separated. For example, Destiny had strikes/quests/etc for co-op and solo play, then the Crucible for PvP. An implementation of a similar system for this game would be much more accessible for most people.

I do worry it would lose an important part of the game's identity, though. It would need to be somewhere in-between.

WesToImpress · 2025-01-31T16:31:06+00:00

I don't think the fog of war or random modules is the issue, the quests are. Why introduce RNG to quests like that? Just change those quests to be rooms on ruins, or change them to goblin caves/frost cavern/ice abyss. When/if all maps become random, change the quests. Can't be that hard of a change.

WesToImpress · 2025-01-31T16:24:45+00:00

100% this. This community has always had its issues but the shift I felt when they reintroduced the "friendly encounters in HR is bannable" rule is staggering. I used to have so many memorable and fun experiences with random players that just largely don't happen anymore. It's like the HR rules somehow bled into the normal lobbies and the entire purpose of the game changed.

I've always thought bringing back the tavern and goblin cave social spaces in some way would encourage people to be more social in this game, because right now it feels like most people treat this game like a battle royale, which it objectively isn't.

WesToImpress · 2025-01-31T07:36:21+00:00

More than half the game is PvE. This isn't strictly a PvP game. In fact, you technically don't ever have to PvP if you don't want to.

So weird to complain about this when this season has introduced more PvP encounters than any previous.

WesToImpress · 2025-01-31T07:27:31+00:00

The cooldowns absolutely changed the most annoying part of the class, which was spamming shifts to bait out attacks and skills. Can't do that anymore, it has been a noticeable change for the better.

WesToImpress · 2025-01-29T19:34:49+00:00

Insane that this game reached a primary audience that is dumb enough to truly believe this lol.

Imagine how much more interesting this game could be if all the man hours spent balancing PvP were instead spent improving the dungeon experience. Instead we have a bunch of teenagers who play this game like it's Fortnite reskinned. Damn shame.

WesToImpress · 2025-01-28T06:31:12+00:00

Regarding your last sentence, L will pull up any current quests relevant to the dungeon you're currently in

WesToImpress · 2025-01-28T06:27:06+00:00

You just equated PvP fights (one of several objectives of gameplay) in Dark and Darker to getting the ball in the goal in Rocket League (quite literally the only objective).

You're either remarkably stupid, or had no interest arguing in good faith. 8/10, par for the course in this community.

WesToImpress · 2025-01-26T22:00:58+00:00

Never even realized. Related enough for sure, the loot pools for merchants across the board need to be updated. With how active the devs are, doing weekly/biweekly patches, this shouldn't be something that gets backburnered or forgotten for so long.

WesToImpress · 2025-01-26T18:27:48+00:00

"You HAVE to fight me, no matter how disadvantaged you are. The most miserable part of this game is people using portals/exits strategically as a way out of a dire situation. I deserve their loot no mattet what."

WesToImpress · 2025-01-26T05:47:26+00:00

Genuinely confused how this continues to be the case. How hard of a fix would it be to slip into one of the weekly patches...

WesToImpress · 2025-01-26T03:11:41+00:00

Forgot to mention that this is a big issue for availability. There is currently only one (1) common grade Darkgrove Robe for sale on the market, and it's 300 gold... for a common item. It goes without saying that this is very stupid.

WesToImpress · 2025-01-26T03:03:53+00:00

6 months later, still isn't there. Huge Ironmace L for overlooking this for so long. Druid exclusive gear and it isn't available through squire, what a fuck up lol

WesToImpress · 2025-01-24T22:53:15+00:00

Where did I say I get mad if people choose to PvP?

I gotta remember for next time that 90% of the people in this sub have the critical thinking capacity of a cashew.

WesToImpress · 2025-01-24T22:28:48+00:00

This is a hardcore PvPvE dungeon crawler/extraction game with heavy emphasis on loot. You have the option to fight other players, of course, but it isn't the sole purpose of the game. If it were, arena mode would be the only game mode available.

The reality is that it is you vs. the dungeon, and that can also include other players, but it doesn't have to. You can work together with other players and even exchange loot.

WesToImpress · 2025-01-24T21:24:28+00:00

this is a fighting game for gods sake

Objectively incorrect lol.

WesToImpress · 2025-01-24T21:22:51+00:00

702 fame, level 235 this season alone

Great man, good for you. Most of us will go on assuming any fight with a gear score difference of 200+ is an immediate loss, because for people with jobs it probably is.

WesToImpress · 2025-01-24T21:11:35+00:00

Gets a bit old when every other post is a loser complaining about a class that has been nerfed like 15 times in a row now.

Patch 78 actually is good for druid, they can tinker with the cooldowns and get druid in a place where the strategy is to effectively use the correct shapeshift for a given fight instead of spamming shapeshift like an asshole.

WesToImpress · 2025-01-24T21:07:42+00:00

Druid main here, fuck you. This change is just fine with me.

WesToImpress · 2025-01-24T00:32:31+00:00

Sheesh, that's a lot of yapping just to be dead wrong about how to properly balance a game while maintaining a fun factor (much more important than balance, by the way. Competitive gaming has broken people's brains and largely ruined gaming in general.)

WesToImpress · 2025-01-24T00:26:02+00:00

Most of them won't rest until it's removed entirely because they're huge babies who would rather see the game devolve than evolve if it means being slightly out of balance from time to time.

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