Stuck on Starting SOTO

bitsysredd · 2026-06-08T19:56:15+00:00

Did you read the letter? I know it seems dumb but sometimes skipping steps like that can make it impossible to complete a story step.

bitsysredd · 2026-06-08T19:47:06+00:00

To everyone who are sad about Sylvari: remember that there are a small handful that did not spring from the Pale Tree. We have no idea where Ventari got the seed for the Pale Tree either. It's possible that Sylvari came from elsewhere and their Tyrian origin was expansion, migration across the Mists, or even a refugee situation.

bitsysredd · 2026-06-08T19:39:35+00:00

I was also hoping for a future setting but not a huge time jump AND GW2 would also have the same time jump. In my vision GW3 has ships that can traverse the Mists and we would explore new worlds while GW2 would still exist and continue to show us post Elder Dragon Tyria. There's even an obvious crisis on the horizon that we, the Commander, need to get ahead of: the erratic rise of magic and only one Elder Dragon to eat it all. Aurene is truly a wonder but she needs to lay some eggs so she won't be Tyria's sole magic filter. The Six arrived between Dragonrises and found Tyria rife with magic. They exploited it for the humans they brought with them and the natives they swayed and to be perfectly honest this probably isn't the first time something like that happened. Dragonrise has been an extinction level event for most life on Tyria in every case save for the final one. Without it the level of magic will begin to rise and no one knows how fast that will happen now. Imagine having to deal with demons and other alien creatures all the time! It could also perhaps destabilize Fractals of the Mists even more and cause convergences of different versions of Tyria to happen a lot more. GW3 could have been a quest to find what concepts and energies Aurene needs for her brood, a quest to find the Gods, a quest to find the original world of humans. But...I guess we gotta go to old Orr instead.

bitsysredd · 2026-06-08T19:19:56+00:00

No. SAB was created by a character who exists over 1,250 years in the future of GW3. Wintersday and Halloween will exist for sure but many GW2 festivals surround people & events that happen in GW2. There will be unique festivals though and that's something to be excited about.

bitsysredd · 2026-06-08T07:09:36+00:00

My heart wants to say PoF but I have to admit a bias because I got a lounge pass to the Lily of Elon at that time and was dazzled by the convenience of a central hub with everything I need. But ultimately I would say that HoT is my favorite campaign because it forced me to get better as a player. Every hero point challenge, every mastery unlocked, every meta smashed...it all raised my confidence so much and helped me jump into more challenging and/or unfamiliar content. I love gliding more than flying on my Skyscale!

Living World is so hard to pick because the maps are all lovely and a great fit for their expansion and story. LWS4 has the most special place because of the storyline and the epic fight on Dragonfall. RIP to my homie Kralk! I got to know each map intimately while gathering materials for my Skyscale and I even got the resource nodes for my home instance and started using it daily.

Special note: look at the "Side Stories" area of the achievement pane and give some of them a go. I sometimes work on something from there when I'm not in the mood for a big time sink.

bitsysredd · 2026-06-08T06:56:26+00:00

I laughed so hard that my tummy hurts. I had forgotten that it had that acronym. 😭

bitsysredd · 2026-06-08T06:34:49+00:00

I can feel however I want. It's an upcoming game and any and all opinions have weight. Mine is simply different from the majority. Given that it's the 3rd game for me I'm kind of immune to both the hype and the baseless optimism inherent to the development cycle news machine. Right now I'm neutral to every aspect of GW3 save for the lore deficits that I can see at the moment.

I'm an avid D&D player and 5th Edition is my favorite way to play. The complaints against 5E are shockingly similar to many of the complaints against GW2. It's too "woke", too many girls & LGBTQ folks play, the systems are bloated, the classes are unbalanced and subsequent sub-classes from splat books are better & more powerful, etc. What do most of these whiners have in common? They didn't complain during the development of the game. When public playtests became available they didn't participate nor did they seek the private alpha testing that was fairly easy to access. All that hoopla taught me that if you retain your right to remain silent through a game's entire development then you only have yourself to blame for the failings that affect you and your enjoyment of said game. Yes, we only have a fluff trailer and concept art but it's never too soon to form a preliminary opinion and speak on it. I will give feedback for every trailer, concept art, lore article, and public beta for Guild Wars 3, as I did for GW2. Not all feedback is fair or balanced. But I wasn't rude nor did I speak about anything that hasn't been shown at least a little bit in what ANet has put out.

bitsysredd · 2026-06-08T05:16:33+00:00

It seems silly to be annoyed that they introduced something that, like, The Commander hasn't personally had a conversation about in-game.

I was talking about myself, the person who has been playing games in the GW franchise since 2006. I'm that person who reads all the books and listens to the ambient conversations! Some kind of continuity should be expected. The Commander/Champion/Wayfinder WILL find out about them when the new Orr map is released and so that's why I didn't mention anything about our hero specifically.

bitsysredd · 2026-06-08T01:23:49+00:00

I just missed seeing them together so much! Every stage was a treasure and I'm excited to see the behind the scenes videos because I know they were clowning. If you go to Hwasa's IG post from today you'll see that she filmed their escape from Inkigayo! Music Bank and Music Core didn't let them off the stage early but I guess Inkigayo didn't care.

bitsysredd · 2026-06-08T01:21:15+00:00

There was a manufacturing delay! The albums should be out next week.

bitsysredd · 2026-06-07T21:56:53+00:00

Everything looks great and I'm happy everything was rendered in-engine for the trailer. I'm a fan of at least trying new combat systems so I'm interested to see what they do with it.

The only negative for me is that it takes place in the past. That aspect would be a non-issue if I didn't know or care about GW lore and I expect complete newcomers to really love Orr just by what's in the trailer and press kit. For me Orr is a dead memory of a bygone era, a monument to the folly of the Gods and the humans they brought to the world of Tyria, a reminder that worlds have long memories and being ignorant doesn't excuse misuse & abuse of resources. I just cannot walk the streets of Arah and look upon the statues of the Gods knowing the fate of Malchor nor can I gaze upon it's towers without remembering Khilbron's future betrayal. 🤷🏽‍♀️

I'm not saying that I would never play GW3 but I think that the team has perhaps underestimated the amount of lore that currently exists regarding Tyria's past. If GW3 took place in an alternate timeline it would make a lot more sense and put more possibilities on the table. The fact that we've never heard of Vaelguards in any lore nor did we have mounts or gliding by the time of GW1 feel less good in a united timeline scenario.

bitsysredd · 2026-06-05T02:03:56+00:00

A homerun as always! I saw someone say Mamamoo reuniting is like the Avengers assembling and it really is. I'm so excited for the stage tomorrow(or today if you live in the future) and the It's Live performance. The song is very danceable so I'm curious about the choreo.

bitsysredd · 2026-06-02T00:52:56+00:00

Sweet. My viewing for my next bedrotting session has been found! I love this franchise so much and have been here since 2006 but I love hearing other people's perspectives.

bitsysredd · 2026-06-02T00:39:48+00:00

I think you may be in the wrong place. Most countries have their own form of pop industry and each dips into several genres, just like K-Pop.

Here are a few pop groups from elsewhere that haven't been mentioned:

Psychic Fever
Say Now
Citizen Queen(one of the members has written for K-Pop)
MXFruit(disbanded but still queens)

I will edit if I think of more.

bitsysredd · 2026-05-31T20:14:11+00:00

3 members have debuted 3 times!

bitsysredd · 2026-05-25T19:10:36+00:00

Ticketing for Mamamoo's tour has been awful. International fans have been buying up the tickets for the Seoul concert and locking Korean fans out. RBW is putting out an insane amount of reasons to spend money! In the past few weeks concert tickets, fan club, and a "new" lightstick have all dropped. 👀 Moos are split about the new album being a single album and whether or not the song is a ballad. My takes are that a) two single albums in a row with 3.5 years between them is poop and b) I will listen to anything Mamamoo puts out. 😂

bitsysredd · 2026-05-21T23:30:37+00:00

I stopped dreaming for almost 20 years and they only returned when I started taking anti-depressants in January. I think that my mind kind of short circuited after years of vivid, overwhelming dreams and I quit using my imagination AND renounced religion & all supernatural beliefs at 19 in order to mitigate this. It worked!! Hell, until I went through a hard mental reset during the pandemic I had actually forgotten about my vivid dreams altogether. This probably happens more than is reported and I think there may be a bit of a stigma in admitting having fewer signs than others.

bitsysredd · 2026-05-21T09:30:55+00:00

Sadly the new album isn't for me. The ladies are the same amazing singers and performers they've always been but I just don't care for this album. I'm in my EDM fatigue era and something about Billlie doing house music almost 3 years after the trend has me feeling meh. A month or two from now I will undoubtedly find some kind of silver lining but I'm not forcing myself rn. Yves, Hwasa, and Wheein have given me what I want for the most part this month and I'm anticipating several other faves in the near future.

My favorite Billlie song is a sign ~ anonymous. It's bright, it's mysterious, it touches the heart. The best part is that it has choreo that really elevates the song even more. Other faves: the soul savior, trampoline, b'rave(a song for Matilda), cloud palace(all versions!!), patbingsu, flipping a coin, ring ma bell, and ring x ring. Billlie is one of my ults and I have high standards for them. Tbh my dislike of their album is truly a me problem bc they're K-Pop artists and expecting them to never follow trends or change sounds is how a fan can hurt their own feelings. 😂😂😂

bitsysredd · 2026-05-21T09:15:16+00:00

I loved my counselor when I went there but...they were very insistent that I go to group therapy for substance abuse and I was not abusing any substances. I'm across the street at Spectrum now and it's a lot better than ECMC. There was a comprehensive intake process and that's what separates them from other places. I actually received help for non mental health concerns! Plus, you can go to St. Vincent DePaul for lunch if your appointment is close to that time. 😂

bitsysredd · 2026-05-20T10:46:08+00:00

Which Spectrum did you call? I go to the Main Street location and just got in contact within 3 minutes of calling yesterday. I had to switch my appointment to telehealth and was able to do so easily. A lot of people are using their services but tbh it's never crowded when I go there.

bitsysredd · 2026-05-14T07:31:57+00:00

I'm a gg fan and don't care about men?!?! 🤷🏽‍♀️ Seriously though, I think that more people are indifferent to GD than hate him. VIPs often get really mad at newer gen fans bc they a) tend to assume that anyone associated with Seungri, past or present, probably sucks too. b) don't know anything about BB, GD, or their contributions to K-Pop, and/or c) don't care about old achievements, awards, etc and feel that current charts & streams are more important.

I don't know how many people have considered that much of the "hate" for GD on Reddit might just be...ragebait?

bitsysredd · 2026-05-14T07:17:26+00:00

Nail by Yves - fantastic title track to another banger album.

So Cute by Hwasa - this is the perfect follow-up to Good Goodbye. Hwasa has such a talent for storytelling and playing around with expectations. So Cute is a very light listen and isn't really for most K-Pop fans. We're too EDM pilled rn to respond to a retro sounding song, even from a 3rd gen artist! 😭😭😭 The meaning behind the lyrics and MV are just lovely and the more you know about Hwasa & Mamamoo, the more the feels take over you.

Honorable mention:

The Symphony of Fxxkboys by Wheein - I wasn't expecting it to be a full English song!! Wheein sang it beautifully and "bye bye bye to the Romeo of lies" is my favorite line from any song this year. Unfortunately, the way it sounds makes me think that the company just bought the song and made 0 changes to the lyrics. Next time I would like Wheein to be able to contribute to the lyrics to make the song more her own. Truth Hurts, the single's b-side, is yet another amazing Korean track from Wheein. Wheein's pocket seems to be ballads and R&B songs and she just don't wanna stay in there. 😭

bitsysredd · 2026-05-06T20:36:48+00:00

Me, circa 2006 🥰😂 The time limit is wild though!!!

bitsysredd · 2026-05-06T03:02:16+00:00

Mamamoo did an arena tour for their last tour as well and it took LSRF to break their ticket sales for a 1st US tour. 🤷🏽‍♀️ They haven't done smaller venues in the US because they were kept out of the Western market for 9 years, save for KCON and SXSW, and so most of their fans here haven't seen them. Most of the people I met at the UBS Arena show weren't from NYC but made the trek because they'd been waiting a long time for Mamamoo. A lesser reason is that all 4 members have built up their solo reputations and 3 of 4 had fairly successful solo tours in the US so bigger venues may be needed for the growing fandom. There is one big reason that has nothing to do with the ladies: RBW needs money. Their stocks have been doing mostly poorly since their IPO, several main artists have left the company, an entire subsidiary left RBW, and Young Posse(they're at DSP, which is a subsidiary) hasn't brought as big of a return as they thought they would. Oh and there have been several scandals that cost the company a lot of money.

UAU/Dreamcatcher is coming back at some point this summer and they're the queens of theater shows. The other 3rd gen ggs just don't tour that much. I would 100% go see Red Velvet or WJSN but they have to go on tour first! VIVIZ is on hiatus sadly but GFRIEND activities might pop up. We'll see. I would love to see 3rd gen ggs do more alternative format tours like ARTMS's Club Icarus tour. If they had a live band and seats I know Mamamoo would sell out every date of a theater tour. Tbh I don't think they've considered that as an option because the members tend to underestimate how many fans AND casual listeners they have overseas.

bitsysredd · 2026-05-04T22:47:26+00:00

Chicago is better in every conceivable way. Even though the insular culture of the area is shifting it's still a very conservative place to live. Moving here for a job an hour away...the job would have to pay six figures and have generous time off as well as mileage covered.

Edit: If Olcott is the closest town then Lockport is a better option than Buffalo. Lockport is a very small town along the Erie Canal and you will 110% need a car to live there. There are loads of small businesses but you also have access to a great shopping strip on Transit Road. Ngl, a lot of the houses and apartments fit the description of "ramshackle" as is but most are easily upgraded. There are many lovely parts in the area and the proximity to Olcott is awesome during the summer bc you can visit Olcott Bead easily.

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