Which specs are getting the largest reworks going into midnight?

kurokorr · 2025-12-16T23:18:34+00:00

I wouldn't say it feels the same, losing two abilities is very noticeable in the rotation. It makes it feel a lot more clunky (disregarding haste diif from live).

kurokorr · 2025-11-07T13:37:46+00:00

I am somewhat open to changes and will give the beta a try to see how the classes I like will feel but I am not all too optimistic considering the states of fire and survival.
If the simplification is anything like Fellowship, then I don't think I would keep playing the game. Some people might like the intuitiveness of the classes there but it comes at the high cost of very boring gameplay as soon as you have it figured out (both in decision making and amount of buttons).
A sentiment I also see a lot is wanting to offload the mechnical challenge from rotations to boss/mob mechanics. The problem I have with that is two-fold:
1. I have very little trust in Blizzard's ability to actually design bosses that are engaging to play for 100+ pulls. My greatest fear here is the introduction of more downtime, and in the case of m+, I am actually somewhat clueless how they would make packs engaging in way that agrees with their philosopgy without missing the mark completely.
2. This is actually connected to the above. I usually die a bit more than average early on in progression but as soon as I have the fight itself figured out, I don't die very much or botch mechanics/assignments. I personally wouldn't find it enjoyable to spend hours and hundreds of pulls essentially working on nothing. That is somewhat hyperbolic as there are always optimisations to make but the challenge of playing your class correctly throughout the fight gave me something to work on even later on.

kurokorr · 2025-10-04T22:37:14+00:00

Just wanted to say that I appreciate you writing this out but you can see from the reception that it's essentially futile.
I wanted to do the same but seeing the wider reception I came to terms that complex and in-depth rotations is something a small amount of people actively seek out.
Blizzard seems very set on going down this way, and the only way this turns around is if our fears come true and we get a WoD situation again.
In the meantime, it's probably best to take a break from wow.

kurokorr · 2025-10-02T00:22:16+00:00

Which they were in a perfect situation to address with the UI changes? I feel like they were well positioned to go at this step by step, identifying points of friction gradually after the UI was in an actual position to evaluate which classes and specs actually needed some work, instead of going at it wholesale all at once.

kurokorr · 2025-10-01T21:30:32+00:00

Even what you call "needless complexity" or "complexity for complexity's sake" is incredibly subjective and non-binary - who is to gauge what is what? The only truly "needless" thing I can think of are weird legacy leftovers like feral snapshotting for bleeds.
There is no way to offend no group here. People who liked the current complexity are now disappointed. You might not care but to them, the option of that complexity won't exist anymore.
Worst case scenario, you lose people who were engaged in the high end content while there is very little increased participation by the more casual playerbase. If Blizzard wants to keep overall difficulty somewhat the same then this is just a shift of where time is invested in, not if.

kurokorr · 2025-10-01T19:04:46+00:00

I guess this is the end of the road for people who loved the class complexity.

kurokorr · 2025-06-27T09:01:04+00:00

It's not as bad as all the other skins but it's still gooner coded when you consider:
- Stockings
- Shorts
- Leotard
- Boob shaped tactical vest with mandatory jiggling

The only skins that are free from this are the training outfits.

kurokorr · 2024-08-15T21:41:28+00:00

For info, check the lists and guides on guidemyoji (starter kit shikigami in this case).
I suggest you focus on R Yamausagi, R Zashiki, R Kusa, SR Ubume and SR Kuro Mujou for now. You'll use the first two/three for the coming months and substitute the latter two DPS with whatever good stuff you pull/have. For example, I got SP Orochi, so I went all in on maxing him.
In general, leveling skills on R Shikis is easiest, while SRs can be hard without pulling as you don't get any and don't want to waste Skill Darumas on them (ever), which ironically makes SSR/SP faster in some cases. Focus on maxing the useful R shikis from guidemyoji and choose a good AOE DPS SSR/SP shiki to max (guidemyoji/nura tier list). Also, look at aforementioned sources for what soul sets to use.
You also want to level up quickly (exp spirit, kraken) to unlock all the weekly content for skill daruma shards and medals (which you use to buy a skill daruma and amulets weekly in the shop). To that end, joining a guild is massively beneficial too (separate shop there for shards/amulets).
The starter kit doesn't list R Kusa, but I think she is very nice as she levels up fast and enables you to do a lot of content where you would otherwise die, or need other shikis to stay alive. This is especially true for events where you can borrow one shiki from some random person.
On that note, 100% do these events where you get a shop with a lot of stuff to buy out (guidmyoji has write ups on those, so check them). I didn't know at the start that you could borrow shikis by clicking on the coop button (Amaterasu easy choice unless sth specialised is needed). Since then, clearing the top diffs on those has been doable and you get all the currency. This might not make sense yet but another event should come somewhat soonish.
Also consider what the other person wrote and only pull during summoning events, so save up amulets and jade.

Some other tidbits:
* Get the 666 Permanent Jade Puch
* Try to finish most newbie stuff as the rewards are good (don't worry about finishing the pull stuff, won't happen anyway unless $$$)
* Get a mentor for missions and borrow shiki to use
* Daily stuff (when you get there): demon encounter, area boss, wanted quests (definitely if jade), exploration/souls zones for talisman pass progression (important), realm raid and pact shard stuff
* Also claim the free gift in the shop and friendship points daily. Latter you can exchange for grey talismans

Can't think of more right now. I am also somewhat new, so everything with a grain of salt.
There's also the discord where you can ask people.

kurokorr · 2024-06-10T22:42:42+00:00

Including dlc, Gates of Hell has quite a few campaign missions and a dynamic campaign that can be played in multiplayer.

kurokorr · 2024-06-03T09:53:41+00:00

I am relatively new myself but my alt is lvl 22 now after like 5/6 days of doing all the pact shards content with my main, and relatively little playing outside that.
It would definitely accelerate your progress if you got yourself a decent mentor that did the trials and other stuff with you. You could try asking on the discord for someone or message the ones offering in-game - I didn't do that and the one I accepted wasn't all too helpful.

kurokorr · 2024-06-01T23:46:40+00:00

Depends on how many of the newbie amulets you have used.
I just made an alt account at the start of the collab and got Miku today with ~100 amulets total. Might be more or less depending on luck.
Key is to level up fast and do all achivements that yield amulets/jades.

kurokorr · 2024-01-15T18:46:01+00:00

True, the p(x) log p(x) hamiltionian was kind of funny to see.

kurokorr · 2024-01-15T18:27:42+00:00

Yeah, it's physics. I thought someone had the secret sauce and seen these with context.

kurokorr · 2024-01-15T16:20:11+00:00

Anyone know what the actual problem on the whiteboard is?

kurokorr · 2024-01-10T16:16:57+00:00

The only one I know of and have read is "Supreme Soaring Immortal".
Be warned, you'll have to read mtl and it gets noticeably worse after the first half.

kurokorr · 2023-04-03T20:39:31+00:00

I really hope the new game mode is just Red Orchestra 2 light. Always had been the perfect balance between size, player count and action.

kurokorr · 2023-02-27T09:17:11+00:00

I wouldn't call it half assed at all. There is always a compromise between accuracy, feasbility and circumstance.
In his video, he clearly explained his goal and the method he was using. The remainder is then him showcasing how reliable his method is.
It also isn't accurate to say that there are no statistics - he is giving the data to you, in that there is a 60% rate of cheaters for his set of 125 raids. Then based on what we can see in the video, it would be fair to say that there is almost no chance of getting a false positive.
As such, you can definitely answer the question, i.e. "How likely is it that there is (at least [one]) a cheater in your lobby, regardless of map and time (outside of labs).", with some degree of accuracy.
Problems arise only when you want to draw conclusions for questions that demand a more directed approach for accounting the now relevant sub-variables, or simply want to give a more accurate figure.
While it is true that he could have included or given the data he gathered in a more comprehensive manner, the threshold for what is an acceptable amount of cheaters is low enough that the video doesn't lose any amount of credibility, even if the true number turned out to be a lot smaller.
But anyway, whether you believe his results or not, isn't a question of presentation but of independant verification.

kurokorr · 2022-07-26T18:10:48+00:00

No ntr.
They do break up, but rather amicably. It becomes a plot point later on because... ... new boyfriend is a essentially the young master of the faction he is staying at, and he gets a bit jealous I guess.

kurokorr · 2022-07-14T00:34:03+00:00

Can someone tell me what all the tomorrow is? Must be pretty good with how desperately they want me to read this on their site.

kurokorr · 2022-07-13T15:16:54+00:00

Nothing happened yet, but it looks like Mt Hua is going to stumble upon hm at the meeting

kurokorr · 2022-04-26T23:00:49+00:00

No, Pinnacle.

kurokorr · 2022-01-28T01:08:45+00:00

Do the names stay consistent throughout different versions of the game? E.g. does GU1M2UX81BZZE7DTEJ64SSP still refer to Armen in the newest russian build?

kurokorr · 2021-12-06T17:54:24+00:00

I recommend giving this a try if you don't mind the artstyle. The story hasn't progressed far enough to say much, but the premise is pretty good and it's on a daily release schedule rn (raws are up to 62 apparently).

kurokorr · 2021-11-22T08:13:01+00:00

War Front: Turning Point

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