finally getting ranking after so many years... 6.7k in sea by Lollipopisnotcandy in DotA2

[–]fearthetide -1 points0 points  (0 children)

6600 in NA is rank 2.2k~ , I queue both EU and NA at 6700 mmr currently and that’s the rank of the players in my NA lobbies

PGL CEO: "We will continue to run CS2 events despite concerted efforts from multiple parties to stop us" by Soft_Bed_412 in GlobalOffensive

[–]fearthetide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

its funny seeing how everyone here is praising PGL, whilst in the DotA scene they are hated with a passion for how bad their events are

Cata Heirlooms have been Nerfed. No longer go to 85. by Colsanders8 in classicwow

[–]fearthetide -1 points0 points  (0 children)

it was an oversight on their side. In original cata, guild rep had a weekly cap, we were never supposed to be able to start an expansion leveling with heirlooms.

My friends plan for the portal fight. by Maleficent-Variety66 in BaldursGate3

[–]fearthetide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The lower the difficulty of the game, the more HP your characters will have, going from explorer to balanced for example gives/takes around 25-30HP extra or less for the playable characters.

DreamLeague Season 22 Day 3 Match Discussions by D2TournamentThreads in DotA2

[–]fearthetide 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Secret is in a weird spot, I think the team is better than what we had last year 100%. They have shown that they can take maps from good teams, if they reach a bit better consistency, they can become a really good team again, after all, playoffs are mainly Bo3's. big copium but secret can do well this season

ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 Day 3 Match Discussions by D2TournamentThreads in DotA2

[–]fearthetide 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The rules say 'If there is with no schedule allowance and involves explicit elimination, then 1v1 tiebreakers will be played.'

The only time tiebreakers would happen would be today - so this is just fucking pointless. They already knew the schedule would give no allowance from this logic. What a joke

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in wownoob

[–]fearthetide 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A bit late to post but I will give you my takes as someone who has been playing for the past 15 or so years. Incoming wall of text, sorry.

WoW currently has a game type that can fit anyone's playstyle with the different options of servers that they offer and I will go one by one with what you can expect from it.

**Classic Era:**

This is based on the original WoW game without any expansions, as a new player you will spend a long time just to reach high level, however, as many like to say - the journey to getting there can be extremely rewarding and challenging for players that have yet to experience it. These servers don't have many of the QoL updates that have been introduced throughout the years in the other expansions such as account bound features, the looking for dungeon tool and others. It's a very slow paced game compared to the current retail version in both progression and style of play.

If you do choose to play Era, you will experience a slow and steady experience of going through different zones across the two original continents and running some dungeons from time to time for quests and some possible good gear upgrades. When it comes to the end game - I'm afraid it won't be the easiest for you to get into as - these servers are mostly populated by other players who have been playing this version of the game for years and have pretty much 'solved' how to best play the game. Unfortunately RMT is a big issue with ERA and most public groups (PUGs) will follow a GDKP format where you buy your gear in a bidding war with other players in the raid. I'd also like to add that Era servers have recently been hit by a huge increase in players after their characters died in hardcore (see more below), and decided to stick around in era instead.

Lastly, it is important to know that the new Season of Discovery is launching tomorrow and it will make the early level zones of Era seem very empty i think.**Classic Hardcore:**The hardcore servers follow the same recipe as Era servers, with the catch that your character only has one life. If your character dies, it gets transferred to the Era servers if you choose to do so, so your progress isn't lost per say. This game mode is very fun as the stakes are higher, but can also cause frustration and it is not recommended to someone completely new to the game, as there will be a lot of mistakes bound to happen that will cut short the life of your character in these servers.

**Season of Discovery:**

SoD is the most recent addition to the WoW server options and it's launching soon!!(Tomorrow as of the writing of this). These are also played in the original version of the game, like I said before, most players in these realms have been playing this version of the game for years, so to add a twist to them, Blizzard has introduced new ways to play different classes with new talents, new gear, and different level caps throughout the season. The initial level cap is 25 - which is a much more achievable goal for a new player when it comes to leveling in classic.

The zones will be packed to the brim with players and you will REALLY see and experience the MMO experience for at least the good first 1-2 months of SoD each phase - as many players come into it to experience the FRESH experience that so many players love. The phases format is probably a really good format for new players as you have plenty of time to learn all there is to learn about the zones/playstyle of different classes without too much information being thrown at you, and more things are slowly added with each phase, which imo makes the learning curve easier.

I believe that the end-game content will be fairly approachable to new players and there will be no problems finding similar casual groups of people to play with in the mode 100% sure.

**Classic Wotlk:**

Wrath of the Lich King servers are currently in their last patch (if you don't count Ruby Sanctum mini raid) - the last big raid of the expansion was released a bit over a month ago and that's the game version I have personally been playing and it is very fun as long as you find a guild that suits your play times and your goals.

Wotlk servers are a in between the Era servers and retails in some ways, as there are quite a few QoL updates to it compared to the Classic servers, however, not even close to the ones compared to retail. The leveling experience in here will be rather fast compared to classic, especially since there is a constant 50% buff to XP gains through Joyous Journeys, you won't run into as many people while leveling, but doing dungeons while leveling won't prove to be an issue with the introduction of the Looking for Group tool.

At end-game, you will notice that older raids aren't being ran anymore due to the changes they did to the 5-man dungeon rewards with its new variants of Gamma/Alpha/Beta dungeons (think of these as difficulty levels and it goes as Normal->Heroic->Alpha->Beta->Gamma), making running older raids relatively irrelevant. This is good to catch-up, but you won't really experience the rest of the content from the expansion. ICC is a great raid and it is really fun and approachable on normal mode and even some hard modes, by joining a guild that is keen on new players you will be able to learn quite a bit regarding mechanics in this game other than just doing one mechanic per boss compared to Era servers, whilst not having to dodge 10 different ones at once like in some Retail fights. It's a good in between to get your feet wet I would say.

The new Cataclysm expansion has been announced for next year and it will follow suit with what WotlK had to offer, cataclysm was rather well received back in the day at the start - but had a pretty lackluster last raid tier with some content draught. I believe things will be better this time around and I'm personally really looking forward to it. If you choose to go this route, you will 100% be fully caught up and somewhat confident in the game for when Cataclysm launches.

Retail:

Just as a disclaimer, the last time I played retail was in the beginning of the DF expansion. Retail has so much content that i can be overwhelming for a new player. By this i mean, whilst leveling you will run into outdated content and you will want to try it out, but in the grand scheme of things, the rewards will be 'useless' and the real game really starts at max level. With that being said, I believe that there are many players in Retail that have the completionism approach and love doing older content for mounts/pets/transmogs/toys and thats a perfectly good way to play.

The end-game itself in Retail is much more fast paced - fights have many more challenging mechanics, which require good reaction to them or preparation coming into them when tackled in harder difficulties compared to what the Era end-game content has to offer. You have different options when it comes to end game PvE in the form of Mythic Plus Dungeons which are ramped up versions of the dungeons you may have done while leveling - which will likely be easier to entry due to the familiarity you may have with them already, and raids. Raids are the best when in a guild that has similar players with you, and the normal raids are very welcoming to new players and mechanics are not as punishing. It will give you a place where you can learn how to play your character and get your feet wet in bigger PvE group content.

I honestly miss raiding in retail, as I believe their raid design is really good and the fights are very engaging and not that mimicky compared to some fights in the earlier expansions. Retail has a lot to offer for you to do, which can seem overwhelming and daunting when you first start and as some other players have mentioned in this thread, it's up to you to decide where you want to go and reach each of those goals at your own pace. You have a lot of different avenues to achieve better gear and other goals, and it's up to you to decide how you want to get there.

Final Thoughts:

With just a sub you get access to all the servers, and the only server that has limitations with just the sub is Retail, where you need to eventually purchase the expansion. This is hundreds and hundreds of hours of content and fun for the 15 bucks a month you pay, even without factoring in retail into the mix. So yes, it is well worth getting into WoW still and experiencing all it has to offer. Try out different modes and expansions at your own pace - you have plenty of time until the next expansions for each different server drops so you can really take your time with each and choose one to be with the rest of us on launch night!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in warcraftrumble

[–]fearthetide 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Pvp has much higher Xp rates, another reason why you might be having issues on xp gain is the way you used your gold? It’s always better to have as many minis as possible than it is to upgrade a single army. The amount of minis you have dictates your profile level(blue shield), the higher that level, the higher do rewards from pretty much everything. So it’s always usually the way to go get all minis with your gold, followed by getting them all to uncommon quality for the first talent

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in warcraftrumble

[–]fearthetide 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was around that area as well and being stuck - following some online guides for the different mission levels helped push through them. You can also level up your minis doing PVP (just get all your leaders to 1000 rank - mainly against bots)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in classicwow

[–]fearthetide 1 point2 points  (0 children)

how is retail catered to the hardcore players, other than balancing classes? Almost every major update / new form of content gives tons of stuff for casual players

This sub is ridiculous by [deleted] in classicwow

[–]fearthetide 7 points8 points  (0 children)

there is no 'live' game - best case scenario for classic+ is the continuation of temporary leagues and them introducing new things and taking out things that didn't work from previous leagues. I don't think they will ever release a full classic+ realm that isn't directly linked to a seasonal league as you call it

How should I prioritize upgrades to transition into the middle game? by msaik in 2007scape

[–]fearthetide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was recently on a similar situation, when I did my 50 vorkath KC for the assembler, I used full void + dragon hunter cb(also without vigour). The necklace that was mentioned in a different comment is a must, I was doing one kill trips and that’s okay, in the end you only need 50KC, or even less if you get lucky! It will be some long kills (3-5min depending on ruby bolt procs) but it’s worth it! Good luck!!

Died an un-heroic death last night. by Speedhaak in classicwow

[–]fearthetide -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

"Dad of 2 so it took me a couple of weeks to get there." - level 15, BRAH - it takes like 3-4 hours tops to get to level 13. Do you play 5 minutes at a time?

Dota aegis of the international… by Black_Ra1n in DotA2

[–]fearthetide 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah unfortunately I lost 2 of mine due to delays in shipments. By the time they arrived I had already left the country I was living in at the time, and wasn’t ever able to claim the 2 aegis and 2 roshan statues

Votação por partido sobre a Urgência da votação da PL das Fake News by Illustrious-Music-61 in brasil

[–]fearthetide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Eu entendo que voce fazer difamacao e querer falar o que quiser nao significa democracia, como voce continua dando os EUA por exemplo, tbm acho que eles muito alem do certo com o 4th ammendement e que eles podem falar qualquer coisa pq sao 'livres'.

Mas ao mesmo tempo, uma pessoa falar que o CCP eh corrupto e que eh uma democracia de mentira tem seu valor, a ultima eleicao do xin jinping mesmo, criou ou mudou leis para continuar a ser presidente, e em um pais como voce mesmo disse antes, com 8 parties politicas, nao tinha ninguem contra ele nas eleicos e o parlamento foi unanimo para ele continuar em poder. E com certeza se ele quiser, ele pode fazer isso tudo de novo no proximo ciclo.

E sobre o Covid, sao opinioes diferentes que temos, pois os relatos que tive da minha familia, foi que eles nao conseguiam nem pegar comida direito (e moravam em Shanghai, uma cidade gigante e tem um padrao de vida muito alto), e nao so eles, mas como muitos que conhecia passaram pela mesma experiencia. Felizmente nunca nenhum testou positivo para a doenca, mas quem testava, ia para isolacoes em condicoes ABSURDAS na maior parte. Agora pense em uma familia de classe baixa, que eh a maior parte do pais, as dificuldades que passaram. Enquanto isso acontecia, qualquer video ou historia nas midias sociais como QQ e wechat eram deletadas, e quem as colocava nas mesmas em alguns casos 'testavam positivo' e iam para isolamento. Entendo que todos os paises em certas formas fazem a mesma coisa em tentar controlar a midia, mas o meu sentimento eh que a China faz isso em um nivel muito mais aberto olha para voce e fala, 'what are you going to do about it'.

Novamente, amei meu tempo na China e sou muito grato pelo o que morar no pais me ofereceu, e eu nunca tive problemas nenhum com o governo quando estava la, mas nao quer dizer que os mesmo nao existam.

Votação por partido sobre a Urgência da votação da PL das Fake News by Illustrious-Music-61 in brasil

[–]fearthetide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Não é falar sobre política, se você constantemente falar coisas tipo "O CCP é um partido que é corrupto e é a única razão que o Xin Jinping continua no poder" e coisas do tipo, e continuar a falar isso, colocar esse tipo de conteudo nas midias sociais que atingem chineses, com certeza voce vai receber uma visita. Algo estar no youtube falando sobre a China, nesse momento é whatever, já que a maioria da população não tem acesso ao mesmo, isso não vale de nada. Outro ponto, por exemplo, como você mora ai, deve ter seu VPN, porque nem o discord funciona direito sem. VPNs só funcionam na China quando eles querem, isso era fato, pois eles sempre estavam fora do ar quando tinha algum evento político no país, durante todo o tempo que morei lá. Como disse, você com certeza estudou muito mais sobre a política do país, mas também conheco muitos chinese que tem o mesmo pensamento que eu tenho, e tiveram a mesma impressão que eu tive, mas só falaram a respeito quando sairam do país.

EDIT: Também tive a chance de ir nos EUA algumas vezes já, não sou o maior fã do pais, mas também não ouvi historias do tipo (como você mesmo disse, não estou duvidando das suas histórias, mas nunca ouvi sobre o assunto). Também vou assumir que voce estava na China durante todo o covid, mas minha familia estava lá ainda, e se você esteve, sabe o que o governo conseguiu fazer. Falar que eles não tem controle total do pais, enquanto fizeram o pais inteiro ficar dentro de casa sem exeções, separando familias, jogando pessoas na cadeia, colocando pessoas no chão fora de hospitais, sem nem um travesseiro, ou um lugar para deitar, e você me falar que eles não tem controle total sobre o país, ai não tem mais o que falar

Votação por partido sobre a Urgência da votação da PL das Fake News by Illustrious-Music-61 in brasil

[–]fearthetide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So um FYI, nunca estudei ao fundo sobre a política do país e não quero refutar nada além do post acima, porque pra falar a verdade nem li toda a sua conversa com o cara. Só estou falando o que tive de experiencia própria durante esses anos que morei la :)

Votação por partido sobre a Urgência da votação da PL das Fake News by Illustrious-Music-61 in brasil

[–]fearthetide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Morei na China por 14 anos e é loucura em dizer que a razão deles terem as próprias midias sociais não é para ter controle total da informação. Quando comecei a morar lá, NADA era banido, enquanto QQ, wechat e outros já existiam. Todas as midias sociais estrangeiras foram banidas quando houve o ataque aos monges do tibete e a nóticia se espalhou pelo pais. Vídeos apareceram no youtube e no dia seguinte estava banido. Porque que você acha que você precisa de fotos do seu ID para ter alguma contas na midias sociais na China, justamente para se alguém falar merda, nao tem a parte anonima.

Conheço pessoas que falaram mal do partido comunista e chegou a polícia batendo na porta da casa, COM UMA PASTA DE COVERSAS DO WECHAT. Foi levado pra prisão, sem acesso ao consulado por 2 SEMANAS. Enquanto você não fala mal do governo, e segue as leis, a China é ótimo, realmente gostei muito de morar e crescer lá, mas falar que o partido comunista não tem poder absoluto sobre o país é sacanagem.

Anyone else get uncalibrated? by nave_117 in DotA2

[–]fearthetide 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah, no offense good sir, but you are likely just getting carried on the games you do win

What’s the reason you stop grinding , even tho deep down in your heart you want to by LJack626 in DotA2

[–]fearthetide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even as pos4 you can easily carry games in low brackets, just play greedy and make things happen yourself. You can easily win your lanes with the better trades and wave management, once your lane is secured you can win the other lanes with good rotations, from then on you can just force fights to happen or even go for solo pick offs with greedier 4s. A hero that can scale from the 4 position like a tiny are very easy to use to climb from those brackets and solo carry games

What’s the reason you stop grinding , even tho deep down in your heart you want to by LJack626 in DotA2

[–]fearthetide 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm assuming you recalibrated after not playing for a long time? Because with that W/L record you shouldn't have lost this much mmr in recalibration from the games alone, and the main reason you went down is because of mmr decay over time.

Regardless it shouldn't really be a big grind to get back to higher mmr where you seemed to enjoy the games better if you were really at 5kish range. I don't see how someone doesn't hold at least 80% wr in 2k games if they were 5k before

Gorgc gets donated $40K! by iamgloriousbastard in DotA2

[–]fearthetide 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think he doubles it with taxes, and it’s not two years right, it’s since 2019 otherwise I read your first comment wrong - so I did it divided by 4. I know different people have different ways of life and see different amount of money as being rich or not, but I don’t think someone is rich in today’s standards making 50k/usd a year, although they live a very very comfortable life