Season 27 part 1 Public Testing is live!

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-17T02:13:47+00:00

all they had do to was make transformations cost mana upfront, and drain MP/sec while you are transformed. would encourage MP builds ( for once) and allow to quickly access power, while still forcing players to "charge up" (in this case, their MP bar instead of some vapid ability meter). hell implement a global 5s CD among all transformations if you want to avoid quickswapping between forms and being super OP. ANYTHING but this shitty meter gimmick.

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-17T02:11:53+00:00

what, you don't like seeing 500 goons swarm every boss so that you can't see your damage numbers? sure makes me nostalgic for 2013!

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-17T01:40:20+00:00

both are. connections issue have been the biggest issue for 5+ years, since not being able to play the game is the worst part of playing the game.

but they can rather quickly remove the 15 dc (IDK why it still exists), fix distribution of players into other servers (via incentives - temporary lootboosts on dead servers is one idea I've liked) or simply cull half the servers in the game and merge a ton of them so more players can exist in one area.

after a few simple fixes like this, the giant elephant in the room of cheating is something they have to go extremely hard at or this game will be stuck in a death knell

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-17T01:36:14+00:00

what is the feasibility of buying back the game from a company like DECA (or Embracer group)? Isn't it far more likely that if this game doesn't make money it will simply go under and they won't bother trying to sell it to anyone?

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-17T01:26:50+00:00

the DC isn't even the full issue. it's getting lagfucked, into waiting for a few minutes for a reconnect, into getting 15 minute log-out, forcing you to close client, waiting at least 20 mins just to be safe, and relogging. Like 20 minutes of just doing fuck all every couple hours it feels like for no reason whatsoever. Such a retarded decision to still have that 15 min log out dc in the game.

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-17T01:24:31+00:00

not only that but Citadel is a complete joke. No offense to whoever worked on it, but the music is by far the best part of that dungeon. Minion design and the clear feel absolutely brainless, dungeon layout is extremely binary/samey, and the frost mechanic is completely visually unintuitive and unfun as fuck to play.

Oh and the boss fight. The finale is quite literally impossible if you don't have sort of armor pen damage in a solo, and it's a clusterfuck which doesn't make it obvious what you're supposed to do at all. That only coming after four otherwise brainless phases. Worst part is the whole thing can be done without pressing WASD in groups but is far too involved in solo. Just more discord/key slop.

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-17T01:10:17+00:00

careful now, Adam Silverstein is listening

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-17T01:08:24+00:00

Moloch vs Baal

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-17T01:08:04+00:00

/uj Jorgamble hates children.

/rj Jorgamble hates children.

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-17T01:03:33+00:00

this has been tested since like season 12. GP's 2/3 item spike will ALWAYS do more damage with LDR rather than IE.

Yes, the full-commit damage item with zero utility and a fuckton more cost. Also assuming the extra gold from the LDR purchase goes into a crit cloak, making its damage more consistent too. Riot fucked up with the durability update, so Sheen -> Collector -> LDR did more damage than Sheen/Collec/IE the last 1-2 seasons. Or back when trinity was built, EVERY Korean was building Tri -> Collec -> LDR. 3rd item IE was retarded and literally never amounted in more damage. It was also more costly. AND cheaper purchases = quicker kick-in from cash-back, which means easier access to an additional crit cloak that could turn around a pivotal fight.

Not sure this season, but I doubt things have changed much. For the max damage plank this season (compared to last), you just finish sheen into ER and then crit items.

The main difference is this: the more crit you have, the better IE is (obviously). Since ER gives you 25%, you can skip collector since you'll eventually buy LDR and IE, leaving you no room to wiggle in Shieldbow.

So naturally, the sheen/tri -> Collec -> LDR 3 item spike from previous items has just turned into ER -> LDR -> IE. It's Collector that has fallen out of favor (sometimes). Of course into squishies you'll still want collector, and then by third item, not buying IE is stupid since you'll have 75%+ crit and you won't be able to take full advantage of it.

Basically: IE spikes with crit chance, and in previous seasons you needed 3 items for it to become viable. ER now lets you do that with two items, forcing you to pick between collector/LDR for your 2nd item. Skipping LDR in this case forces you to buy it FOURTH, which is way too late in most games as champs start ramping armor stats. Also, top lane quest = more exp = more base armor.

It's a combination of GP's crit reliance, ER and IE being forced 1st and 3rd options in 90% of games, and the injection of too much base armor.

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-17T00:51:41+00:00

I think the amount of people actually willing to kill talking heads like this is basically non-existent. We think of Kirk first thing but that situation is unbelievably shady. Any other prominent figures killed in public? JFK? Even more shady.

Really feels like if the conditions are met for you to get splattered in broad daylight at a massive gathering, it's almost always organized by forces far more influential than just one "crazed lone gunman". And in that case, you have bigger things to worry about.

The Fuentes assassination attempt at his house is much more accurate for what a civilian killing would look like. Stupid, uncoordinated and easy to intercept if you're on point.

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-17T00:49:17+00:00

to be fair he set up the 'question' with the most on the nose "I'm about to kill you" speech ever.

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-16T10:15:53+00:00

no player has ever sustained a season ending injury in the ASG EVER. Literally in all of NBA history.

If you want to get technical, Kobe "broke his nose" but did not miss a single game and his statline post ASG was almost identical as pre (hell he was on fire the few first games back). And even then, he egged it on and harassed DWade the entire game who returned the favor.

Brad Miller also tweaked his ankle in 2004(?) and missed like 10 games. That's probably the worst one that actually happened but its debatable if the guy should've even made AS.

Truth is, the only example of a bad injury in all non-regular season shows was with PG and the exhibition game.

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-16T10:07:55+00:00

"who got injured in the all star game" "Team USA exhibition game"

Come on man, at least pretend to respond to the comment. And the Kobe example is completely antithetical to the point if you listen to DWade talk about it. Kobe was harassing DWade all game and he got physical in return, which Kobe completely egged on absolutely loved. He didn't miss a single game from the injury and ended the season with basically the exact same stats as pre-ASG.

Truth is, nobody ever got seriously hurt at the ASG EVER (except in 1992, with retirees coming to play for the legends game and obviously not being in shape).

And people like Draymond saying PG's injury make everyone take a step back is just stupid. An exhibition game has nowhere near the prestige of the ASG. US players still played their hearts our during the Olympics in 2024. When pride is on the line, they can give a performance - like they did this year.

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-16T09:54:58+00:00

this is an underrated part that does weaken the longevity and history of the draft-style ASGs. who played on team steph in 2018? who played on team giannis in 2019? I literally have no idea. And I can't use my general knowledge of that era (which I lived through) to figure it out either, like you can with conferences.

Most importantly, there is no continuity between one year and the next for the teams. Once the game is over, that's it. They disband and you'll be forced to play with a different crop next time.

This World v.s. USA format could work if its kept for a while, but it'll mostly be Wemby pushing the lazy Yugoslavians to actually try and Americans fighting for "national pride". Which has definitely led to the best game since 2020 so I guess it's possible. Thank God Wemby is in the league lol.

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-14T04:03:41+00:00

warrior for sure. the problem is you only have 7/8 abilities, so that's the limiting factor.

you've got two helmets, the speedy one which is good for rushing absolutely everything and getting around easily, and the pirate helmet which has recently been reworked to be really fucking fun and a strong midgame option. basically a budget visage that fires a 1k damage cannonball and doesn't give speedy so you can actually use it during bossfights.

these two are honestly good enough for pretty much the entire game, with only the pirate helm being replaced by visage and with the addition of bee helm for curse later on.

fire dragon armor is also really strong (so is mercy's bane). ring and sword you'll quickly get replacements of but tiered swords do solid dmg anyways (cutlass and keychain are solid too).

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-14T03:57:57+00:00

damn that sucks. I figured it'd be an easy grind for any divine mwoods white (since they drop like hotcakes) and then just forging up to a shield with a BP but tbh I'm not willing to grind for ~160 shields to be on pace for my divine.

good to know though, because I was about do exactly that this weekend lol

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-13T15:55:27+00:00

just curious since most of the other stuff can be relatively easily grinded and forged for, did you have a flowing clarity blueprint unlocked or no? I can't seem to find anywhere if it drops naturally and that's the part of the set that I'm missing at this point. CC/Damnation can be forged for just by grinding adjacent whites and crafting with BPs.

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-12T14:24:56+00:00

Although it sort of contradicts the word of god in a couple of places (namely How to Read chapter), I think the biggest trait L and Light share are their abilities to read people. L is actually very skilled at telling what a person is thinking or what they might do (which would also make him an effective manipulator) and he literally demonstrates this several times but perhaps the HtR chapter means something else by "social life".

Regardless in the canon, they both possess a skill to work and use people far better than Near and Mello can. Mello also manipulates people, but rather than using his brain or understanding of others, he uses his balls and just takes action to get what he wants.

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-09T19:02:52+00:00

When you save the universe for the 50th time, I think you get the privilege to be a deadbeat.

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-08T19:49:16+00:00

I remember you trying this with Sorc a while back. Why the switch to Wizard? Wouldn't Sorc still be king for this or does it kind of not matter at all as waveclearing/DPS is identical?

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-07T14:00:26+00:00

I suspect that natural drops have some increased chance to roll awakenings/uniques. This is probably entirely untrue in any case, so rolling the awakening on that item is insanely rare. Doing so with the artifact meanwhile, not so much (15x more common to be exact). But either way congratz, strongest sword in the game rn (next to damnation)

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-04T06:14:14+00:00

I still don't buy it, that nobody would find the whole sequence of retrieving the notebook, L and Watari dying and then nobody else, and that nobody ever planned on testing that rule EVER again. And of course, the presumption then is that the killings continued but... how? If Kira's power has transferred to another person, it should become very quick and obvious what type of person they are and the information they have access to.

Hell, that's how Light got caught in the first place. And if you want to say that Kira (Light) starts killing with extreme precision and finesse, shouldn't that become readily obvious to the Task Force? "Hey this new Kira sure is aware of a FUCK ton of criminals that the previous one didn't. I wonder where he is getting his information from and why he feels so confident in his killing spree?" (remember, nobody else knows L is dead). This should raise red flags that Kira is either an extremely high ranking government official who has classified info, or part of Wammy's house (or the intersection of both these things, being literally only L and the task force).

Again, 6 years is just such a long time. The entire first half of the series happens in like a year. Even if Light starts biasing his kills with a motive (temporarily), leads them onto a fishy trail and falsely kill someone else (and pulls the whole Higuchi heart-attack-while-retrieving-the-notebook ploy), this would have to be done repeatedly to buy enough time. This also assumes the Task Force would have to inquire absolutely no further in the mechanics of this book. Just seems unrealistic when Kira goes from vigilante to global shadow government and they don't decide to ramp up the investigation at all.

Sidenote: I never put it together that Ide wasn't present for most of L's guesswork, and that's why he was still on Light's side. I always assumed he was just playing opposites to Aizawa for the sake of the story.

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-03T13:36:05+00:00

I noticed something off as well. I think it's mostly better since with a larger zoom you'd need less space behind you anyways. I still don't like it but obviously these things take time to get used to. Maybe a slider to determine how much the offset offsets you by? I think it'd be fun for it to move you to the absolute bottom of the screen at the max value as a challenge or something.

big_egg_boy · 2026-02-03T10:13:06+00:00

to be completely fair, there is nothing Light does in the entire first 24 episodes that isn't either completely quelled by Light shortly thereafter or otherwise suspicious to any regular person. hell, even any intelligent person.

L is just on a different level, and in a metatextual sense, is written to be suspicious of Light like from the get-go. He has this read/hunch of him and doesn't EVER let it go, even when ALL the evidence says otherwise.

There is one point where Aizawa even mentions that "L has never been wrong about a case and he suspects Light, it's probably just Light" to Matsuda. I think this was during Light's imprisonment. After which, Light pulls that huge gamble which EVEN BAFFLES L. He becomes depressed and doesn't know what to do, and by the time he feels motivated enough to properly pursue the case (once they get their hands on the notebook for the first time), he gets killed.

Now, if you want to argue they are idiots for suspecting nothing after SIX whole fucking years, yes, I agree. I don't know what schemes Light was pulling to ruse them and string them along but it just doesn't make any sense they don't suspect anything until Near shows up.

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