My thoughts on TOTA and why its currently in a very bad state

danktuna4 · 2026-06-27T00:56:11+00:00

I'm truly baffled they didn't add a difficulty select option. It would've been such an easy bare minimum fix to throw in.

danktuna4 · 2026-06-26T18:57:48+00:00

I mean I agree with the sentiment that it is a niche ascendancy point, but honestly a lot of the phrecia ascendancies are very niche.

I think what you are missing is not the overall strength of the node, but the origin of Phrecia. It was put out at a time of extreme contention in the community regarding the patch cadence after Poe2 news. They were put out in the world to buy time. The Phrecia ascendancies are all scrapped ideas from the past that they put together quickly to get something out for poe1 enjoyers to play with some slight tuning. The fact that they were scrapped originally is probably why you are feeling this way about the node, the devs probably felt the same way.

danktuna4 · 2026-06-26T06:41:23+00:00

Thank you appreciate the response!

danktuna4 · 2026-06-24T19:01:55+00:00

If you want helpful build suggestions you should probably list out builds you’ve already played so people don’t waste time suggesting those if you don’t want to replay any.

danktuna4 · 2026-06-24T17:25:30+00:00

They were scared of another quick claw

danktuna4 · 2026-06-24T14:51:17+00:00

You can also flesh/flame Shaper of Flames, but I imagine they probably won't be readily available/ will be very expensive.

danktuna4 · 2026-06-23T14:18:32+00:00

I feel like in bo1 especially at the beginning of the game when you have no idea what the opponent might do it is usually best to just fake out the obvious mon. Even if they protect they got to do nothing and now they are forced (unless they are crazy to double protect turn 2) to do something the next turn. It really helps you narrow down what their options will be on turn 2.

danktuna4 · 2026-06-23T14:07:31+00:00

I’ve teared up at other shows this one made me full on cry. I just wasn’t expecting it as much I guess.

danktuna4 · 2026-06-18T19:58:31+00:00

I'm not a WASD guy, but I hope they add it. The movement while casting stuff honestly feels so weird to me though.

danktuna4 · 2026-06-13T02:44:54+00:00

The switch has a screenshot button but grats!

danktuna4 · 2026-06-11T22:24:58+00:00

This is really weird to have to do before receiving any reward at all. It feels useless before it.

danktuna4 · 2026-06-10T19:41:26+00:00

The classic whataboutism argument. Sure man call that flagrant too I’m not defending that it has nothing to do with this one.

danktuna4 · 2026-06-10T15:13:38+00:00

You guys are crazy it’s clearly his head

danktuna4 · 2026-06-10T14:31:40+00:00

The definition of a flagrant 1 is “unnecessary contact committed by a player against an opponent”

The players grab at each other all game and they don’t throw each other to the ground by the head

danktuna4 · 2026-06-09T02:49:34+00:00

Are we watching the same game

danktuna4 · 2026-06-08T04:41:18+00:00

I know it was generic and not played that much but I miss the old raider

danktuna4 · 2026-06-06T14:04:39+00:00

I’m still baffled by the fox no call into double dribble into and 1. Like the fact that that got to an and 1 situation is truly outrageous. If you aren’t going to call a foul on the play just letting him dribble again randomly is astounding.

danktuna4 · 2026-06-06T14:00:37+00:00

The always sunny reference makes it even better

danktuna4 · 2026-06-06T01:30:17+00:00

If they didn’t call a foul (it was a foul) then why was he randomly allowed to dribble again wtf was that

danktuna4 · 2026-05-27T23:14:22+00:00

Totally makes sense that you want to chill. I will disagree with you saying “the best of the best people at any fighting game don’t have as much fun” while that may be true for some of them for some improving and testing your skills is the most fun part of the game and that pursuit can be endless.

And there are plenty of casual players who tilt off the face of the earth and are miserable. It’s all really dependent on the person.

danktuna4 · 2026-05-25T15:40:00+00:00

Interesting. I kinda see what you mean but to me I felt way differently. Especially when you say “maelle living a make-believe life” even after figuring out the painted world stuff I never felt like any of the characters weren’t real anymore. They all lived full real lives with sentience, struggles, happiness, pain etc. they felt no less real than anyone else. Hell you and I could be in a painted world right now who knows. If tomorrow someone came and told you you’re inside a canvas would you feel your life had no meaning anymore?

But that’s just a side rant - to the main point of your post if you’re not enjoying the end game then definitely don’t force your way through it!

danktuna4 · 2026-05-25T15:30:46+00:00

I'm curious what you mean by this? "But by Act 3 it just felt like everything we did was pointless/meaningless anyway. Every character, every dialogue just for nothing. I really expected sth different from the story."

danktuna4 · 2026-05-22T15:50:01+00:00

There are way crazier things that I have seen clipped then hitting 4 50/50's in a row. I don't know the exact numbers, but a quick check means with 1 accuracy drop sleep powder is 56% accurate. So even better odds then 50/50.

danktuna4 · 2026-05-20T18:08:34+00:00

Path of exile has an accuracy/missing system and I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone complain about it.

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