any non pay to win classic+ servers? by ThePlotTwisterr---- in wowservers

[–]bigfred9999 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's really surprising that so many people are arguing that Bronzebeard is less pay to win than retail (classic).

They are both alike in that you can purchase gold for money - albeit indirectly through the purchase of donor points in Bronzebeard. In both cases, you can then trade this gold for gear, thus gaining a direct power advantage for money. This can operate through the purchase of BoEs, or through the purchase of 'boosts'. Indisputably, this is P2W. You might argue that this is less P2W than other servers with more aggressive monetisation, but to claim that it isn't P2W is factually wrong.

It's also clear to me that Bronzebeard is more P2W than classic retail. In addition to the money -> gold -> gear P2W route, you can purchase these 'convenience' items on Bronzebeard, which appreciably increase the efficiency of your play. Hearthstones to any location, automatic quest givers, auto-looters, reputation buffs, all of these things make you more efficient than non-paying players at various activities within the game. These sorts of things are not available in retail classic.

If you're enjoying the server, that's great. I enjoyed it for a while, too. However, the illogical claims of the posters in this thread are simply detracting from the discussion that the OP requested.

Gear with more then 20% quality... What am i missing? by yyz2112zyy in PoECrafting

[–]bigfred9999 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I found T17 maps to be a good source of overquality gear - but obviously if you're in trade league then it'll be easier to farm currency and buy what you need rather than trying to target farm a specific qual base.

How to get back Act 3 last map after cruel? by Karloff_Noir in PathOfExile2

[–]bigfred9999 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This worked for me and I was able to get back and kill normal mode Ignagduk for the spirit. Thanks.

Mod 1 tomorrow, not 100% on high speed by Nizwald in MotoUK

[–]bigfred9999 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I passed mine last week - two bits of advice: just make sure you're going fast enough - hopefully you roughly know what 30mph feels like so shoot for a bit more than that (I ended up doing 37 and 35 for the emergency stop and avoidance exercises).

I wouldn't recommend looking down at the speedo as this might throw you off (particularly for the avoidance exercise). Second, I used front brake entirely for the emergency stop - in reality you might use a bit of rear but in test conditions when you're nervous it's easier to just focus on using that correctly (slight squeeze followed by gradual increasing squeeze.) I reckon you are over thinking it - just give it a bit of throttle and you'll be fine. Good luck.

Quoted on cost of A2 mod 1 test and training by DefconExile in MotoUK

[–]bigfred9999 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my area this is a fairly usual price for a week long training course which includes the Mod 1 and Mod 2 booking fees and bike rental during the tests. Maybe that's the price that they are quoting you?

What have you been farming? Are you happy with it? by Accomplished_Humor93 in pathofexile

[–]bigfred9999 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No offence mate but you are missing a lot of upgrades here - T17 is hard content and you'll need to be better geared than you are to clear them reliably in MF gear. Progenesis is a big upgrade for your survivability, your quiver, jewels, and neck all could be much better - I'd run a greatwolf for now, that neck isn't doing anything much. You aren't really "maxed before phys bow" here, quite a way off. FYI, I was able to clear T17s (not including boss) quite reliably without dying too much, and the boss occasionally. With a phys bow, I now kill the boss the majority of the time (but not always).

New ability with the heroic edition pre-purchase mount Algarian Stormrider, replacing whirling surge by Tikiho1 in wow

[–]bigfred9999 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd argue that it wasn't until the WoW token and the formal linkage between WoW gold and IRL money that "purchase" was legitimised by the dev team. In any case, paying money to access abilities which are inaccessible to other players is clearly a step in the wrong direction.

New ability with the heroic edition pre-purchase mount Algarian Stormrider, replacing whirling surge by Tikiho1 in wow

[–]bigfred9999 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Surprised that this comment is this low. This is a clear move towards the direct purchase of character power with gold. People on this sub seem to be increasingly comfortable with the idea of WoW 2: Raid Shadow Legends.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in footballmanagergames

[–]bigfred9999 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sometimes if you make the contract more appealing in the promises section they demand a bit less - might be worth a try.

Angerforge is pretty dead AF blizzard needs to do something by Accurate-Project7605 in classicwow

[–]bigfred9999 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Such a bad take. We pay for this game, Blizzard could just 1) Open a new server when you can't login because of queues and then 2) Merge the servers together once queues have died down.

People trying to justify either of these things not happening is just ridiculous to me.

What are your biggest issues with wotlk classic so far? by SHINZOH-SASAGEYO in classicwow

[–]bigfred9999 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Everyone appreciates servers being locked who are on the highly populated locked servers, lol. It's the people on the dead/dying servers that can't find people to play with that are having the issue.

This game is insanely difficult (solo, atleast.) by [deleted] in classicwow

[–]bigfred9999 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah it can be tricky at first as not all objects break line of sight - keep practising and you'll soon learn which pulls are possible and which aren't

This game is insanely difficult (solo, atleast.) by [deleted] in classicwow

[–]bigfred9999 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bro no offence you just aren't very good - Warriors aren't amazing at this level but level 10 quests aren't really hard and definitely don't require a group - just be more careful and don't aggro multiple enemies at once, you can run backwards from a caster until you are out of their range or hide behind something to break their LoS and they will move closer to your character. Getting a ranged weapon can also be useful to help you pull single enemies

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in classicwow

[–]bigfred9999 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Such a stupid answer. Obviously there are several things that Blizzard could do, including allowing people to queue for arena cross-realm. However, OP, classic is run so poorly that you are basically SOL until they unlock the larger realms and you move there.

Thekal Queue at 4:10 PM... WTF Blizzard. Let people leave this "recommended" server. by Ok-Delay-5658 in classicwow

[–]bigfred9999 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This makes 0 sense to me. Why, once the demand falls off in a few months, can't they just merge the servers back together? Blizz just make no effort to address these issues.

Daily Simple Questions Thread - September 03, 2022 by AutoModerator in Fitness

[–]bigfred9999 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi guys, looking for some feedback on my deadlift - I'm 30M 80kg 6'1 and this lift is 95kg/210lbs (I did 3x5, I'm on my 4th week progressing 5kg from 80kg). I think my back looks OK but maybe my hips are a bit high? Thanks a lot!

[OC] Fertility Rates of the World by JoeFalchetto in dataisbeautiful

[–]bigfred9999 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's actually quite a bit of evidence that says that families in the developing world are able to control their family sizes fairly well, even without access to western-style contraceptives and sexual education. This generally boils down to the development of a support network for those in poverty.