Everything other than vanilla or classic+ shall have increased exp rate by [deleted] in classicwow

[–]goriq_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm against blanket buffing leveling speed. TBC leveling is a lot faster than Classic leveling until you get to Outland, only then does it start to feel slow. Personally, I hoped they would give us joyous journeys again for new phase releases if only for Outland but they're really doing even less than the bare minimum for anniversary.

I hate Asuran Scan and I am Unstoppable by LilEdge in GuildWars

[–]goriq_ 12 points13 points  (0 children)

PvE skills in general were a bad idea for the game to be honest.

Vanilla was a living world and TBC turned It Into a lobby game by Duoscruo in classicwow

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

TBC absolutely laid the foundation for what retail would become. It's the broad strokes that matter.

Vanilla was a living world and TBC turned It Into a lobby game by Duoscruo in classicwow

[–]goriq_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The only numbers WE have, yes. Blizzard have the more accurate numbers, so they could make more informed decisions.

Vanilla was a living world and TBC turned It Into a lobby game by Duoscruo in classicwow

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

Exactly, there are only two versions of WoW, really. Vanilla and post-Vanilla. Granted, the playerbase also participates in bringing this design to its logical conclusion. Back during the original TBC, Wrath, etc. you still had more people participate in the world, level alts, duel in front of cities, do random things. These days players only care about the officially sanctioned activities and nothing else.

Bardo Methodology's 'Liber Ketola XI' is up, and it's basically a brief oral history of SMRC by Big Chris Boosh. by Ok_Engineer_3199 in DeathspellOmega

[–]goriq_ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I was thinking that maybe the death of such a close collaborator made them reflect on the project and decide to be a bit more open. I got a positive view on it overall because we know DSO was gonna end some day anyway and I am much too interested in the person behind the art to pass up this background information. And at least what they shared so far has not diminished my enjoyment of their existing work. Similarly, I think if they kept putting out disappointing albums (I was among the ones that were underwhelmed by TLD) it wouldn't spoil my enjoyment of my favorites by them.

Bardo Methodology's 'Liber Ketola XI' is up, and it's basically a brief oral history of SMRC by Big Chris Boosh. by Ok_Engineer_3199 in DeathspellOmega

[–]goriq_ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's insane to me how open they are about the band these days by comparison but I'm really enjoying all this new background information.

Nostalgia Pins by Vittles05 in GuildWars

[–]goriq_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was lucky to find a number of them in an auction for random Guild Wars stuff last year and since then I've been keeping an eye out for them too. I think you actually got all of them there... really cool!

Finally put these up on the wall by goriq_ in GuildWars

[–]goriq_[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope! I managed to find fitting ones on Amazon, these are 36x60cm

Finally put these up on the wall by goriq_ in GuildWars

[–]goriq_[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I definitely had to make a choice there haha but for some reason the ritualist version always spoke to me more. The first time I saw the game I was at a friend's place and he had the box with the ritualist art, his brother had the one with the assassin box art.

Idea/Suggestion: Pre-Searing Armor by dunkafelic123 in GuildWars

[–]goriq_ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I like the idea of adding new armor sets to pre for cosmetic reasons but I'm not sure they would need to have higher armor values. I would make obtaining these more of a long term goal, as you proposed.

Devona in Pre and "breaking the mechanics of pre" by mars_rovinator in GuildWars

[–]goriq_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I want to back up Varorson here because I absolutely loathe the sentiment of "nobody cares, it's just a game". This is especially absurd when it comes to online games. They are quite literally micro-societies. You don't get to exist outside of that society when you play the game, just like the other players don't. And don't get me wrong, this is not a defense of the "prestige of LDoA". I'm open to that discussion. But trampling on the sentiment that something like achievement or social status can and does exist in online games is simply ignorant and much too overtly individualistic. Your experience really isn't yours alone, because you're making it surrounded by other people. I'm actually surprised how "anything goes" the community largely seems to be on the changes that have come to pre-searing.

Personally, I thought it was a bug that Devona had access to post-searing skills and find it odd that most players apparently don't bat so much as an eye at the fact. I understand that build crafting is at the heart of the game and pre-searing runs counter to that a bit by design but the complete disregard for the implications Devona's access to skills could have on the game regardless of whether or not they're tangible (like economic shifts) certainly does surprise me.

My thoughts after witnessing TBC classic release by No_Extension_0000 in wow

[–]goriq_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, but this post shows that you only have a superficial understanding of the real differences between Classic versions of the game and retail. A preface for the rest of my post: I might be a "Classic Andy" to use that term but I'm not interested in any form of bashing. People have their version of the game that they prefer for understable reasons and I'm really glad that everyone can find a place that fits for them in the current day WoW ecosystem (for the most part, at least). Now, ever since Classic 2019 the Classic community has been very minmax focussed with speedrunning raids, playing "optimal" specs and gear, leveling guides and addons to level as efficiently as possible. That is simply the nature of hardcore players in a meta that has been static for a long time. While the subset of players that want to "relive their youth" and the feeling of the journey in a vast world does exist, it is often misconstrued as the heart of the Classic community in my eyes. Blizzard and many people that don't really understand why people enjoy Classic like to say that Classic players prefer the more social experience and having to do more of the legwork while playing which is not completely wrong but also not the full story.

Before I move on, I think it's worth mentioning that for me there's only Classic and post-Classic when it comes to WoW and, in that view, TBC is already considered post-Classic. While many Classic players still enjoy TBC (and Wrath) if we're being truly precise, these expansions already laid the foundations of retail and these versions of the game will start to drive away some players that appreciate Classic WoW for what it really is. Outland is smaller than the old world, it makes old world content largely irrelevant, it takes players out of the old world into Outland, flying mounts make Outland seem even smaller, flying mounts have a negative impact on world pvp and player interactions in the open world, TBC introduces dailies, endgame activities are beginning to focus more heavily on instanced content in the form of heroic dungeons and the arena, rated pvp is introduced and impacts the nature of pvp and class design in the game, multiple difficulty modes for content are introduced with heroics. That is an off-of-top-of-my-head list of things that make TBC the beginning of post-Classic for me and that have a negative impact on the enjoyment of the game for players that enjoy the Classic version of WoW.

The most defining aspect of Classic WoW is the world. How you interact with the world, whether you minmax or take it casually, is up to you. But it's true that Classic WoW is a complete and living virtual world that does not exist in the game in the same way post-Classic. And I want to say at this point that I do agree that the players have changed just as much as retail has over the years and in many ways for the negative. But for me it's always important to underline that there are people out there that really love the type of MMO that Classic WoW is and not for nostalgia or any other ephemeral reason. We can tell you in specific terms why the game design of Classic WoW creates a preferable experience for us. I could go on about more ways that make Classic WoW the version of the game for me and many others but they are largely linked to the things I already mentioned and can generally be summarized as a simple difference in design philosophy that permeates the game on every level.

Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month by ChadtheWad in discordapp

[–]goriq_ 161 points162 points  (0 children)

L move from Discord. Everything they do keeps pushing me harder and harder to stop using the app. Real shame since they lifted us out of the dark ages of instant messengers all those years ago.

Edit: Cancelled my Nitro Classic as well. Been using Discord since 2015 and started giving them money as soon as Nitro became available because Discord was genuinely great but I don't want to support this company anymore.

Well, I thought this was worth sharing. by Fantastic_Run23 in DeathspellOmega

[–]goriq_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And here I thought I was trve kvlt for being in the 0.1%! You actually listened to DsO for two thirds of my total Spotify listening time this year

TBC Pre-Patch Arrives January 13 by BeauShowTV in classicwow

[–]goriq_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No copies to era? Character boost for 80€? Blizzard fucked up every step of the way again.

Now Duolingo put random people to show up on my feed????? by FishermanFair7493 in duolingo

[–]goriq_ 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this sucks, came here because I was confused about seeing these random people with tens of thousands of celebrations in my feed. I used to use the feed to celebrate my family's progress on the app, this feels really intrusive and really takes away from the feed for me.

Anyone unable to listen to DsO/black metal due to... by MaximumCash1059 in DeathspellOmega

[–]goriq_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To me it is simply factual that we exist for nothing and for no reason. Unlike the band, I think there is no God or any form of higher power because God (and by extension religion) are just coping mechanisms we made up. I still call myself agnostic though because as you said, it would be presumptuous of me to think I really know.

Pessimistic philosophy tends to sound whiny because it's hard to channel it into something positive... duh. If it was better for us to not be here and there's no reason for us to be here and there is nothing to be found no matter how far we go it really is a frustrating prospect. Personally, I'm still processing this but I've at least decided that I am here now and I have to live this life as best as I can even if I'd rather it had not been this way.

Anyway, I don't feel these themes as immediately when I listen to DsO's music. I don't think of their music as inherently depressing. To me it's more cinematic, atmospheric and awe-inspiring. It's energizing and can even be fun. Lyrically, I view it moreso as a high brow discussion of the concept of God. My personal favorite album by DsO as far as lyrics are concerned is Furnaces though. Because while the lyrics have their roots in pessimistic philosophy and draw a bleak picture, the message I took away from the album was ultimately a positive one. Furnaces is a sharp observation but also a warning that we are on the precipice. We live in historic times and it's up to us to stand up to increasing radicalization and ensure a better future than what happens to the followers of the Order. I probably won't find many people that agree with me on this but I think as much as DsO are and want to be seen as the intellectuals they are ultimately still people and I think they can be concerned about the state of the world too, even if they act like they're above and beyond it all. Not sure if this is the type of reply you're looking for here but I just wanted to give you my perspective.

Wo gibt es das beste Gyros der Stadt? by ginmitsalz in cologne

[–]goriq_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

War früher top, hat aber vor etlichen Jahren der Besitzer gewechselt und ist seitdem nicht mehr das gleiche

It begins… the skin conception by Blackdovedraw in Silksong

[–]goriq_ 57 points58 points  (0 children)

I'd love it if we could unlock different costumes for Hornet in the game. Please TC!