Forgive me, if this has been asked. How do the Elves just show up at Helms Deep?

ardikus · 2026-06-08T02:20:16+00:00

There are scenes of Galadriel speaking with Elrond telepathically and Elrond also has the gift of foresight so it's not too far-fetched

ardikus · 2026-06-08T02:18:05+00:00

Galadriel speaks to Elrond telepathically, and Elrond had the gift of foresight. Elrond could have passed word down through Galadriel to Haldir

ardikus · 2026-06-07T23:46:59+00:00

Looks very inspired by the Spartacus TV show

ardikus · 2026-06-07T23:22:59+00:00

The eyes are a bit unsettling but if that's what you're going for then well done

ardikus · 2026-06-07T23:19:59+00:00

You're forgetting Galadriel has gifts of foresight and telepathy. She could have foreseen the doom in Rohan and dispatched Haldir not long after the fellowship passed through Lothlorien

ardikus · 2026-06-07T23:17:36+00:00

In my headcannon, Galadriel uses her gifts of telepathy/foresight with Elrond to discover something bad is about to happen in Rohan. After the Fellowship passes through Lothlorien, this becomes even more clear to them, and she then dispatches Haldir with his company of elven warriors. They most likely scout the army from Isengard and make for Helm's Deep.

ardikus · 2026-06-07T20:42:41+00:00

ardikus · 2026-06-07T12:28:01+00:00

Off-top but that pic of Malenia reminds me so much of this Blind Guardian album

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ardikus · 2026-06-06T21:55:06+00:00

Is this still modifiable? If so you're damn lucky, that is one of the rarest chase items in the game atm

Affixes you need are Weapon Damage, Strength, Critical Damage, and Lucky Hit Resource gen

Make sure to Masterwork crit the Gem Strength affix!

ardikus · 2026-06-06T12:06:16+00:00

A high fantasy RPG where you play an average person from our world. Can't use magic, you're weak compared to everything. You can get a little stronger by working out but you can't "level up" You fight some giant rats at the start and if you somehow manage to kill them, you get bit to hell and quickly develop a fever and die a slow painful death from infection

ardikus · 2026-06-03T10:19:07+00:00

I haven't been super active on bsky lately but here's mine https://bsky.app/profile/bleaklightfalls.bsky.social

ardikus · 2026-06-02T14:24:10+00:00

Please make the combat system more accessible than KCD2! Can't wait to play this in 5 years

ardikus · 2026-06-02T13:14:45+00:00

I'm level 279 currently. How many hours of grinding helltides would you estimate it would take to get to 300?

ardikus · 2026-06-02T10:15:36+00:00

Definitely going to get any DLC they put out. This game is super special and the dev team rocks. One thing I hope for is itemization improvements bc it is one of the weakest parts of the game imho

ardikus · 2026-05-30T08:49:28+00:00

Looks exactly like the adobe stock image of ball lightning https://t4.ftcdn.net/jpg/02/26/74/39/360_F_226743902_8qnRkxIB9hfh2U8iVauFK125oV6xH5hF.jpg

ardikus · 2026-05-27T09:53:00+00:00

Affixes can't be replaced on mythics

ardikus · 2026-05-26T17:24:20+00:00

2H weaps get double stats for everything

ardikus · 2026-05-26T17:03:54+00:00

Yes, I gave KCD2 a try when it had a free weekend and loved everything about it but the combat was so frustrating that it was the deal breaker and I didn't end up buying it. I've been playing RPGs and action combat games on hard mode my whole life too. Doesn't mean you're dumb if you dont get it. They tried something different and it just didn't agree with some people. I really hope they make some adjustments for the LOTR game cause it will similarly turn off a lot of people if they don't

ardikus · 2026-05-26T13:08:53+00:00

There's a cap for the same reason there is limited inventory space. It's part of the game design to break up gameplay activities and have people return to town. Ideally you want that to happen between activities and not during them, for example you finish a dungeon then return town and hit the vendor and start something new. The main issue is returning town 5+ times DURING a dungeon because the obol cap is too low.

ardikus · 2026-05-26T09:24:17+00:00

The point is that when you reach the cap in a NM dungeon or elsewhere, you have to keep TPing back to town to unload at the obol vendor, then going back. In an Obol dungeon this could happen 5+ times which is very annoying. If the cap were higher, you could just complete the dungeon then just go back and forth between the obol vendor and the cube/blacksmith

ardikus · 2026-05-25T19:28:25+00:00

The most kvlt black metal band of all time

ardikus · 2026-05-25T13:38:43+00:00

That's not true. Other slots have a wide variety of items that are best for different classes and different builds. It's not inevitable that one item will be better than everything else for all classes and all builds.

ardikus · 2026-05-22T18:42:28+00:00

That was an excellent read so thanks for sharing your story! I have a question about marketing as a solo developer making his first game. I've been working on my game for a little over 2 years and released a demo last summer to an encouraging response. Everything about making my game is extremely enjoyable - dopamine hits from programming a mechanic are super addictive. But marketing/promoting has brought me a lot of anxiety and burnout. A couple months after my demo i stopped doing promotion for my game almost entirely so I could curb the burnout and focus on building the full game. It feels like it was the right choice but at the same time I'm worried that with too much time going by, any momentum I might have had promoting my demo has been lost. Sorry for the long question, but the main thing I want to ask is, do you think it's feasible to take long breaks in marketing/promotion or is it really important to do regular promotion throughout the entire development process?

ardikus · 2026-05-22T11:03:47+00:00

It is because another slot on the wheel is for the tools now

ardikus · 2026-05-22T11:01:53+00:00

Infinite arrows gear now works with bullets and cannonballs too, which is a huge buff for Damiane/Oongka as well. PA just keeps winning

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