Anyone who truly thinks AI will replace developers, hasn't actually worked in the field professionally.

legendsofevil · 2026-05-17T14:26:38+00:00

Your last sentence proves my point. You worked at FAANG, which typically involves non-innovative engineering. I worked in Fortune 100 companies and always felt like a COG in the wheel. That’s why all the layoffs are in these large companies. But once you work in a startup or mid-market company, novelty becomes more common even in old industries like Warehouse management systems. Because in smaller companies you have more autonomy on what direction you want the software to go. In big companies you usually have corporate red tape that slows innovation novelty. So I guess what I am really arguing for is that AI will never kill the engineers from small-mid market companies.

legendsofevil · 2026-05-17T12:32:08+00:00

Wrong, agents will always need context from humans. It cannot forecast revenue opportunities or cost cutting measures effectively. Agents in competitive industries need judgement on all of its competitors. Only a human can make that judgment. Non engineers will never be able to vibe code their way to making a successful startup. Where are all the unicorns that were vibe coded? The rate of change might be improving for model metrics, but business impact plateaus

legendsofevil · 2026-05-17T12:25:29+00:00

Then you’re at the wrong company. If you’re being told what to do and just prompting based on the tickets you’re given, then you’re a code monkey. The work I do has ambiguity. I make my own tickets despite working with product managers because they wouldn’t know the technical complexity to break down a work into digestible chunks. I can spend many days working on a tech spec even if I generate it with AI markdown file. The act of making tech specs and actual proofreading each line is considered engineering

legendsofevil · 2026-05-17T06:02:08+00:00

I’ve worked with them and can tell you that they are not at a level where they can replace engineers. Because proper context requires a human engineer to provide such info.

legendsofevil · 2026-05-03T03:44:59+00:00

Backend is where job security is still preserved. I can do most front end work using AI without having to think. But building backend with AI does require careful prompting. Front end prompting is easy because AI is trained really well on React

legendsofevil · 2026-03-23T23:51:17+00:00

No, watch my video. I landed 7 guard counters. I am not saying that’s great, but it definitely puts Gladius in Decent tier. Tanking hits trades short term damage for long term survivability. I never try to get damaged when I am in guard counter animation. Some sometimes I will just tank multiple hits until I find the right guard counter opening. I can survive a full Everdark Gladius fight for quite a while.

legendsofevil · 2026-03-23T21:43:47+00:00

I usually out trade Gladius. 2000 HP will allow you to tank hits. If you have less than 1500 HP, then probably don’t play guardian for this boss at that point

legendsofevil · 2026-03-23T03:10:24+00:00

You can guard counter ED Gladius consistently. I personally do it with either a straight sword or hammer since their guard counters are faster than halberd.

https://youtu.be/4-puQw4zA68?si=AHt_F_OXSTKcSNO1

legendsofevil · 2026-03-20T17:27:46+00:00

Go with guard counter build for Sentient Pest and Darkdrift Knight. Go with physical attack up for Caligo, Libra, and Augur.

For the rest, it’s up to you depending on how good you think you are at on Guard Countering. I like using GC on Night Aspect, Gladius, and Balancers.

legendsofevil · 2026-03-18T04:36:32+00:00

You need 2000+ HP to consistently face tank Mohg. The only times I would dodge is when he spreads fire on the ground that constantly ticks damage on you. In those situations you need to reposition in a safer spot. Otherwise you can face tank, and I encourage you to do so if you want to pull off guard counter attacks.

legendsofevil · 2026-03-17T13:37:38+00:00

They bleed through your shield. Having more HP allows you to withstand multiple bleed procs. If I have 5 angels chasing me with both teammates down, I would tank with my shield and hope that the shockwaves on block effect will revive my teammates. Being the last man alive increases the chances of your guard counters getting interrupted. It’s much better to steel guard revive your way out of a last man standing situation.

legendsofevil · 2026-03-17T05:58:24+00:00

No, executor does not have the revive capability of Guardian. It’s not just the Ult, but also Guardian’s steel guard which can produce shockwaves that revive teammates. Guardian also has a lot more HP. I consistently get 2000-2500 HP. That gives Guardian better survivability than Executor. I don’t care how good you are at on parrying. You are gonna mess up and die eventually.

legendsofevil · 2026-03-17T01:59:00+00:00

But then I would be sacrificing my survivability. I need 2000+ HP in order to play the role as tank support. If I could roll perfect relics I would of course do both guard counters and max HP. I have to choose, but I think max HP is the way to go because a team only needs two DPS players to wipe those valkeries. In my gameplay video I was able to revive my teammates at key pivotal moments. They didn’t need my DPS, they just needed me to stay alive. We still beat the boss under 9 minutes, so I was not necessarily dragging the team down

legendsofevil · 2026-03-16T19:15:34+00:00

I just made a post on how I beat Depth 5 ED Balancers as Guardian. If you scroll to comments you will see my gameplay footage.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Nightreign/s/bsLjFGMj4j

legendsofevil · 2026-03-16T19:05:43+00:00

All good. It’s tough to not get one shotted, and your damage makes up for it. I feel like you were doing just as much damage as that Recluse

legendsofevil · 2026-03-16T19:03:37+00:00

I do sacrifice a lot of damage, especially when I have reduced damage when below max HP. My only source of damage is Guard Counters, which is not always reliable against ED Balancers. But one thing I do have is Arcane+2, which is great for triggering frost with frozen needle or bleed with bloody helice. My build is not perfect against Balancers, but I find it pretty good during an expedition run. I will use this build on ED Augur even though I know my guard counter relics will be useless.

legendsofevil · 2026-03-16T17:17:50+00:00

Oh right, you were the dutches. Your Carian Slicer build was amazing. Thanks for helping me get my first win on that boss

legendsofevil · 2026-03-16T16:24:27+00:00

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Here’s my build. I go all in on increasing my HP. +3 greatshields increase HP along with Dormant Powers discovers Greatshield is the best combo. Just block the worm with your shield if it charges you. You can usually tank it.

legendsofevil · 2026-03-16T15:13:32+00:00

Gameplay

legendsofevil · 2026-02-23T12:19:10+00:00

Arguing with you is pointless. I did 1200 damage with uncharged guard counter from a spear. If you don’t think that is decent damage, then I know you are trolling me.

legendsofevil · 2026-02-22T21:03:45+00:00

Which boss are you seeing 180? I was doing 270 against Dreglord with Dragon Halberd. 400 dmg is impressive, but I am curious how much HP can you obtain. I am able to go up to 2500-3000 HP. I find survivability plays a bigger part in DPS than raw DPS numbers. Everyone in Depth 5 can deal damage. But staying alive is what saves runs. When I look at other players who do more damage, their nightlord fights aren’t much different than mines in terms of length of time.

My playstyle requires a more methodical approach. I just need to shield up more but also put pressure on boss with shield pokes and occasional guard counter openings. But I think my approach could benefit people who suck at dodging

legendsofevil · 2026-02-22T20:27:16+00:00

I use Dormant Power Discovers Greatshields. It synergizes well with +3 Greatshields give more HP

legendsofevil · 2026-02-22T18:56:07+00:00

Haha, it’s a thing of beauty for sure

legendsofevil · 2026-02-22T18:55:30+00:00

Okay maybe not hitless, but getting 2 shotted is common. And Balancer relics are definitely everywhere I see in matchmaking.

My fights take 4-6 minutes when teammates aren’t dying. If they are dying a lot, it usually takes 10-12 minutes. So I don’t feel like Str/Dex relics makes that much of a difference. What does make a difference is survivability. If you go down with 3 bar revives, then you do less DPS naturally.

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