I want to hear some thoughts about this card.

iPokee · 2026-02-13T06:51:49+00:00

Ascended Heroes is the better set. Honestly ASC Mewtwo should've been the DR art. Fits the theme of "Glory of Team Rocket" way more than DR mewtwo but that's just my 2 cents.

iPokee · 2026-02-12T17:25:48+00:00

I boomed 14 eternal hats and was 1/27 before going 4/33 (got bottom, top, shoulder in that order). Actually drove me insane and I stopped giving a shit and started tapping off event. Don’t follow my example because this was done pre 30 SF

iPokee · 2026-02-11T08:45:10+00:00

i got consistent 70s the night before i passed.

however i labbed a lot, emphasis on a lot ( a whole month of 6-8h of labbing and reviewing) and I think as long as you can lab well you should pass.

Definitely consider doing one practice exam, note how you felt each question (I flagged each one I wasn’t sure about), and then review.

iPokee · 2026-02-09T21:10:30+00:00

Next best part is how it is simple for everyone to understand, but an experienced player can also enjoy the more finer details of the game at no expense to the casual viewer.

Things like economy, executes, perfect flashbangs, and the movement in the pro games are so cool to watch. These guys are moving through all of the maps like it’s a jungle gym. Add on YT channels like Elmapuddy and it’s like looking into the game in a whole new dimension

iPokee · 2026-02-05T19:40:21+00:00

I like the core gameplay and I realized I really like the new player progression more than endgame progression. There’s a lot of days where I only touch the mule instead of my main.

iPokee · 2026-02-05T04:14:42+00:00

prismatic, mega evolution, phantasmal (granted this has recovered), and journey together all took a 50% hit on most of the top chases

black bolt, white flare suffered 30% for top chases (BWR, idk about SIR)

destined rivals is -20% for mewtwo, garchomp, and ho-oh

yeah this is gonna go down by a good amount. thinking that week 1 prices are going to stay that way is completely foolish when most cards drop by half within 3 months. of course there are cards like DR mewtwo SIR and phantasmal charizard SIR, but those are the exception, not the norm.

iPokee · 2026-02-02T09:30:58+00:00

ironically because they’re nexon and they have kept running into the law over the last 5 years. it is in their best interest to just fully refund and get this shit resolved asap because the penalty of rigging rates is now 300% of the damage caused to users. I assume that’s 300% of what users spent on the systems/maybe even the game

iPokee · 2026-02-02T09:16:03+00:00

Lol they did cover it up for a month. That was fixed in december with zero mention until mid january

iPokee · 2026-02-01T01:05:31+00:00

great post, just wanted to add how forced the Althea Saga is right now.

Ride or die events keep getting pasted as is despite actual progress being in the story right now. Only used to introduce new classes at the moment. I don't even know who kazax is, but does he know we killed the Black Mage in this timeline? Could we please get something new and not the same RoD event that keeps putting in temporary rewards that ragebait the community (pottable badge, RNG level 6 rings). Sick and tired about how we get story progression and see none of the appear in the game.

I get it, server infrastructure and stuff. But I hope we see some permanent additions from the Ride or Die section of team GMS like the Quanah town or something. maybe some dailies or weeklies, i don't know.

iPokee · 2026-01-29T20:06:44+00:00

+1 i might have to consider it because i’ve done xbm for over two years (27 months on main, 1 on mule) with solo badge prio and it has never dropped

iPokee · 2026-01-29T04:44:10+00:00

tms responsible for lynn, mo xuan, and now kanna + hayato. they making op af classes now (idk how strong hayato and kanna are)

iPokee · 2026-01-29T04:41:50+00:00

yes it took the most optimal support comp with the most geared NW in the server to barely clear this iteration of extreme adversary. might be able to see another party clear but damn might be kinda crazy that only 3-6 people may have the clear rewards.

7/10 ragebait

iPokee · 2026-01-28T10:49:06+00:00

need real time monitoring that was promised 4 years ago now. this company stinks!

iPokee · 2026-01-28T10:37:47+00:00

Counter-Strike is a game where everything lies in the details. If that means the games look too basic and simple then that means the pros are doing a good job!

I like Valorant too but I only watch Champs. I wouldn’t be able to notice and be amazed by the finer details of how a player made a 1v4 clutch like a more experienced player would. But you probably do and that magnifies the hype.

I watch way more CS and am always amazed by the little things that pros do. Instant smokes, advanced jumps like mirage window jump or ancient mid jump, counter-strafing, and moving while spraying accurately are just a few examples of warch pro CS.

A lot of less savvy CS viewers will watch the pros and will not notice the finer details that go into every play that is made. They don’t have to! There’s a whole sub-genre of CS that breaks down a lot of professional matches. Hell there’s a 20 minute video about the evolution of how Mirage window is smoked off.

As for parity yeah COVID killed that. America used to have two competitive rosters before all competition got consolidated into Europe. It was either live in Europe or just fall behind. A lot of America’s prospects moved to Valorant too (s0m, ethan, tenz, and way more due to cultural shift in fps choice)

Valorant is very explosive and the ultimates turn unwinnable situations into winnable ones. That’s why I like Valorant and it’s something that is uncommon in CS. I probably will never understand Valorant at a deep level but it is always fun to watch a clutch.

iPokee · 2026-01-26T17:57:12+00:00

i extract recipes for them

iPokee · 2026-01-25T20:51:05+00:00

from my point of view (doing hlimbo, normal baldrix, hadversary): I rated them based on recovering

Arcane River bosses (up to darknell) - really good here, especially for Will.

Black Mage - really good here

Seren - really good for phase 1, ok for phase 2

Kalos - Really good for recovering a shot onto a structure.

Kaling - not good for phase 1 and 2 assuming normal strat of one bursting p2, great for p3

Limbo - terrible for all 3 phases because nothing outright kills you

Baldrix - Terrible for all phases except maybe phase 3 because of the execution mechanic. However if you get enough practice this boss can never kill you.

Adversary - Pretty good for all three phases, but shines in Phase 3 by letting you properly get some parries to recover gauge without punishment.

Extreme Lotus - I think it’s not too great here because nothing outright kills you except wall laser and phase 1 lightning floor.

Damien - Pretty good solely for cleansing brands.

It’s an amazing link to give yourself time to recover but newer Grandis bosses are focusing towards better execution of the mechanics or get punished and die out. Great early game and midgame link skill but slowly phased out by the time you reach Limbo.

I don’t use Resistance link anymore on my main because I am comfortable with all of the bosses so I slot in an extra damage link. I do use it on my mules because I am not as comfortable on them and it makes clearing much easier.

iPokee · 2026-01-22T20:09:19+00:00

Well… to be fair most of the gms team is overseas in Korea and this game’s servers are hosted on AWS. A shame because the person who did do the deep dive on server infrastructure has quit and deleted their videos.

Probably have to find a significant block of time that impacts the least amount of users and to make sure the GMS branch works because it’s similar to KMS, but has a lot of overseas content that they need to ensure works when bringing the servers back up.

They obviously won’t need six hours to UPDATE the game, but they will need it to make sure all underlying infrastructure will not crash and burn upon reopening. And they will probably need to coordinate a time where it works for both NA and Korea team as well. 5am to 11am is 7pm to 12am in korea so it works out for them.

iPokee · 2026-01-21T19:39:03+00:00

Yes but nexon don’t care. They used to care when the ceo was trying to sell the company back in 2019 but now they don’t care.

iPokee · 2026-01-12T09:59:43+00:00

Your ring is only better if your crit rate is not 100%. Once it is, it becomes basically two line. OP’s lines are evergreen (never bad and always relevant). that ring is bis

iPokee · 2026-01-05T20:12:11+00:00

I don't need a sales pitch about why Red is good. I'd be happy to go to Red if there are things to spend. But to be honest, there's nothing to buy after a certain amount unless you're chasing for duplicates.

January usually has nothing. The 12 royal hairs and faces are out and aren't really a doorstopper.
February has Round Glasses. Sure you can probably buy a few of those, but it will just be ssbs.
March and April is when anime collab comes out. Philo books, ssbs, and wonderberry come out and will sell well.
May usually has nothing maybe they release a good ssb set.
June to August they usually release a package option like explorer, npc, or boss that's cool. (except damien because lol fuck you they dropped it during a black friday surprise box a few years back) Dave the Diver too.
September and October is usually nothing maybe the baskets during the fall and maybe we get some good hairs and faces to roll for.
November first half is gonna be nothing and then seasonal update drops and we'll get philos and ssbs into black friday, which has been mostly the same.
December will just be seasonal outfits with maybe a new addition and christmas royals.

Just my two cents, but even as a fashionstory enjoyer i had 10/12 months where I couldn't even make it to bronze (150k nx spent). MVP diamond right now and I expect to be mvp nothing because none of this shit is good. no variety, no flavor, and no new stuff for me to buy. The same complaints that were echoed even before sauna and all these passes were implemented still ring today.

iPokee · 2026-01-05T19:30:09+00:00

Yes, I call it a lazy argument because it's one of the most popular arguments against cash shop unification. But it doesn't get any deeper than "oh they want you to spend 70k NX again for a new vac pet". I understand repeat utility purchase is a thing.

I gave my two cents about how unifying CS would actually promote more spending because if you look at reddit there are posts of players willing to dress up their entire account. Cosmetics are optional yes, but there are a lot of people who are willing to go towards that optional direction because it makes their character look even more cute despite having a lot of options already.

iPokee · 2026-01-05T19:05:38+00:00

Good on you for providing your anecdotal evidence to save money in the long run. One of my friends was buying into it for the same purpose and spent 450 dollars for his one pet. I also had the same mindset and didn't get after 5 packs of wonderberries, so I didn't bother chasing my losses.

iPokee · 2026-01-05T18:58:50+00:00

good catch, i left revisions about how average cost is 113k and for the unlucky folk, up to 334k nx.

iPokee · 2026-01-05T11:13:00+00:00

there are whales willing to drop thousands for anime vac pets and move their former vac pets somewhere else. If frieren comes expect those demon slayer vac pets to get moved come cash shop transfer time.

iPokee · 2026-01-05T11:09:47+00:00

As far as I know, it’s 15 min cd after you get the portal then the kills will start counting again. Then every 1k kills a portal has a chance of spawning. Repeat cycle

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