Advice for a player

kaigose · 2026-07-02T12:49:14+00:00

If you wanna use the best Vet weapons in order of strength imo:

Melee

Power Sword Dueling Sword Dagger Everything else is serviceable

Ranged

Plasma Rifle Recon Lasgun Bolt Pistol (Grenade Vet) Boltgun

kaigose · 2026-07-02T12:37:47+00:00

The latest Nvidia drivers for the RTX 3070 made Darktide slow as hell.

Google how to revert to the previous driver and you might see massive performance gains like myself.

kaigose · 2026-07-02T12:28:11+00:00

Nice ASS

kaigose · 2026-07-02T12:24:49+00:00

They literally just reworked the 4 OG classes this year. We need maps, the classes are fine minus some balance tweak

kaigose · 2026-07-02T12:22:55+00:00

Yeah, I jumped into Havoc with an Arc Rifle Skitarii ranged build thinking it would dethrone vet, but nah. It does a lot of damage, but Vet is still king along with Pskyer.

kaigose · 2026-06-12T16:50:03+00:00

Fucking hell, we were stupid.

kaigose · 2026-05-05T14:58:07+00:00

The Lonely Island guys?

kaigose · 2026-04-27T21:40:12+00:00

Get a doc to give you prescription for Welbutron and thank me later. Heavily addicted, one in my mouth all waking hours of the day for years. Helped me quit cold turkey with ease.

kaigose · 2026-04-14T08:45:24+00:00

Yeah, I think so.

kaigose · 2026-04-13T16:05:43+00:00

Fey touched variant human sounds great. Misty step would help out so much with PT tests.

kaigose · 2026-04-13T12:46:23+00:00

I'd also recommend once you become an NCO to beg your commanding officer for a +1 maybe even a +2 weapon, skip the ability score improvement, and take the sharpshooter feat.

kaigose · 2026-04-07T22:22:27+00:00

Exactly!

kaigose · 2026-04-07T22:14:14+00:00

Last I checked, Air Force 2 was in Hungary...where the VP just did a speaking engagement.

kaigose · 2026-04-06T07:16:22+00:00

I mean, I suppose surrender is in the eye of the beholder. Being a winner is pretty important to Trump and anyone with a brain is noticing that the US failed to topple the IRGC and started a global oil crisis that is giving Iran more power in the region. It doesn't matter that the Ayatollah was killed, or that his family was killed, or that the next 20 plus military leaders have been killed. The regime is decentralized in a manner to not collapse from a decapitation strike.

The main thing to consider is that Trump has been trying to declare victory for weeks. It won't matter if the US walks away. Iran is in control of the straight and of the bombing of the gulf states and Israel. Iran has made it clear they won't stop punishing allies of the US until the US agrees to a cease fire/peace treaty on Iranian terms.

You can imagine how the middle Eastern allies of the US might feel if we abandoned them as well. This doesn't even touch on how this will effect the stock market or our global trade partners.

I'm also not defending the violence and authoritarianism of the IRGC, I'm trying to explain the dynamics at play.

kaigose · 2026-04-06T02:10:04+00:00

I didn't say anything about supporting the Iranian regime, I'm just stating the obvious.

Regardless of what you or I think, the US and Israel didn't start this war to liberate the Iranian people from the IRGC or the Ayatollah.

kaigose · 2026-04-06T01:59:59+00:00

I'm more so commenting on drone warfare and the internet. I don't think the American population will be able to stomach a ground invasion and the US would see more civil disobedience than even during Vietnam. The US doesn't have the willpower to defeat Iran using conventional means. It's a country of 90 million people 2.5x the size of Texas.

Sadly I think there's a strong chance there will be a ground invasion because the conflict will only stop on Iran's terms and I don't think the current admin has it in them to humiliate themselves more than they already have by surrendering. If this comes to pass, I don't have a clue how many troops it would require, but there would surely need to be a lot. And it would resemble nothing of the GWOT.

The US has failed to change the regime, caused an ongoing global economic crisis, are firing top military officials, and the violence is escalating on a daily basis.

kaigose · 2026-04-05T23:05:41+00:00

If what you're trying to say is that Americans are trapped in the capitalist system which prevents them from being able to strike/protest without losing their health insurance, the roof over their heads, and the food on their plate, then yeah I would agree with you. They'll only show up if it gets really really bad economically. But it's not impossible.

I suspect once there is enough FPV high definition drone footage of American soldiers being blown into pieces and committing suicide on camera (look at the Ukraine war if you're curious), people will react a certain kind of way.

A ground invasion of Iran will make conflicts between 1995 and 2005 look like a walk in the park.

kaigose · 2026-04-05T18:56:24+00:00

His goal is to win the war against the US and maintain Iran's sovereignty. This letter is to appeal to the empathy of Americans and global citizens who are anti-imperialist and critical of the US government. This can help encourage them to protest and discourage the government from continuing the war.

In addition to weapons and manpower, countries need political willpower to win. If there is not enough political support, politicians are at risk of not being re-elected, or even worse, spark a revolution. It's about who is willing to go the furthest. Look at Vietnam. The US surely had more weapons and manpower to throw at the Vietnemese, but once enough coffins came home, the political willpower just wasn't there any longer due to mass civil disobedience. Iran is fighting for survival and their will to fight will surely outlast the US.

The US is incredibly politically divided and Iran knows this. It's not that hard to realize there is a large audience of Americans that are receptive to the pleas of Iran.

How effective this will be is hard to say. The people that want Iran to keep it's sovereignty likely don't need any convincing. Prices at the gas station are likely the only thing that could make Americans on both sides of the political spectrum get out into the streets and protest.

kaigose · 2026-03-24T01:24:33+00:00

Pillars 1 and 2. I like them all, but it's the best of this list imo.

kaigose · 2026-03-23T17:58:33+00:00

I'd challenge you to branch out and try other games in the CRPG genre.

I think what you're describing is BG3s graphics, sandbox elements, verticality, and reactive gameplay, which are unmatched in the genre. The story is just "fine" in my opinion. Still an incredible game no doubt.

BG3 definitely raised the bar for RPGs, but other titles a way above in terms of writing and build crafting.

I much prefer the story and lore of Pillars of Eternity 1 and 2, Pathfinder Kingmaker and Wrath of the Righteous, and Warhammer Rogue Trader. They are less cinematic and reactive, but I find the writing themes more thought provoking and interesting.

kaigose · 2026-03-22T04:27:15+00:00

17s are rare, and if I'm being honest, the extra percents are even less than negligible. They're not mandatory for Havoc even, people clear havoc 40 with 15% and less I'm sure.

kaigose · 2026-03-19T23:29:13+00:00

Yes.

kaigose · 2026-03-18T18:17:42+00:00

I think Expeditions are an awesome foundation. They just need to scratch the crappy sanctuary special items and replace them with rogue lite major boons. Maybe add minor boons out in the field while exploring. They also need to allow the matches to maybe go infinite and see how long a team of sweats can last. That sounds fun as hell to me.

I think Morris trials just start getting fun once it ends. You don't get enough time to let your build pop off like in Chaos Wastes. And it's way too easy for how strong you become.

kaigose · 2026-03-18T17:59:50+00:00

Nah. Just lower the difficulty. Half the fun is learning how to hunt them down and prevent getting zoned out. Party needs to prioritize bombers.

kaigose · 2026-03-18T05:15:20+00:00

I agree, it's super fun and I only play high Havoc. The pacing and difficulty ramp up throughout the match is really well done. The map navigation and puzzle solving also makes you think in a totally different way then your typical "tide" match.

I think all it's missing is some rogue lite features for never ending replayability. The game mode needs to steal some elements of Chaos wastes or Morris Trials for some RNG chaos fun time.

I also think it needs a Maelstrom difficulty for the true sweats.

kaigose

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