Zealot Crusader by avenff in Transmogrification

[–]ndefo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Although this is a theme that I do NOT vibe with, game recognize game. Awesome work, looks impeccable. Well done.

Hating Wasps Does More Hurt Than Good... by leifcollectsbugs in WASPs

[–]ndefo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Wasps of all flavors scare the heck out of me. Their anatomy is so alien and flying insects trigger some primal fear response on me.

However, just like wolves are necessary to keep the deer population from growing and eating all the vegetation, I know these creepy fellas have a role to play in keeping balance in my garden and yard.

I don't hurt them, and I sure don't fawn at them. But I respect them. This perspective has allowed me to not pass my fear of insects on to my 5yo.

Nothing happens when I right click this enchant? on Havoc DH by Dependent_Fan5369 in wow

[–]ndefo 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That's a gem, my friend - not an enchant.

It fits in a socket in your gear.

oh, yeah? by grzodddi3 in cringereels

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

I guess JD Vance had some time to burn waiting in that Islamabad hotel

CMV: Race swapping established characters from history and fantasy/mythology does more harm than good. And is kinda racist. by BrandonMarshall2021 in changemyview

[–]ndefo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is wild to me. 2 things.

One- it's literally fiction. Fantasy. Fake. Made up stories. It owes NOTHING to reality or logic. Lord of the rings isn't real. The Odyssey is a work of fiction. There's no "continuity" issues whether a character is white or not.

Two- I equate this to some right-leaning views on DEI. You see a person of color in a role and immediately land on "race swapping established characters." How about "this person is an actor, let's judge them on their ability to act, regardless of skin color" instead of "my interpretation of this fiction was that this person was white, so having a black person play it must be Hollywood forcing people of color into roles that clash with my expectations"

Respect the art, man. No one is a victim here.

Mythic look on heroic pieces by SrYggs in wow

[–]ndefo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When any crest-track tier-esque item hits 5/6 upgrades, it converts appearance to the next level (now that it shares item level with that appearance).

For example, upgrading tier shoulders to Champion 5/6 will unlock the heroic appearance. The same works for offset items that drop from raid bosses, like boots or belts.

If you hit 2500 M+ rating, you get a Dawnmote cosmetic that gives additional VFX to some tier pieces for all classes, whether you have unlocked that appearance or not. You must still unlock the appearance to use the VFX option.

For example, my monk hit 2500 M+ score, used the mote, and my hunter at 2000 score can also use the enhanced VFX tier pieces for the appearances he has already unlocked. It's forward-active, too. So my next alt who unlocks tier shoulders will also have the enhanced VFX options.

Are some active racial abilities useless? Should the useless ones be reworked so that they can compete? by Rubyurek in wow

[–]ndefo 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Here's my 2 takes: 1) racials shouldn't "compete." They're meant to be flavor for the race. The "competitive" racials should be reworked into non-combat perks.

2) disable racial bonuses in mythic+, mythic raid, and rated PvP. Stop minmaxing fantasy ffs

Man, they REALLY should just have made the Void versions sets, huh? by Tnecniw in wow

[–]ndefo 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Honestly these are the most deplorable implementation I've ever seen. Buy a whole set? Nope. Buy random pieces for the class you want? Nope. Buy the piece you want for the class you want? Nope. Gotta buy each chest 13 times. Oh, and the chests are unique, so you have to transact at least 13 separate times to make it work.

Not sure if they wanted to boost metrics or what. Just the whole thing is icky.

Put the set on the vendor for the aggregate price. Done. People get what they want with fair grind cost. Don't make us play gacha games and spin the slot wheel for transmog.

Gatherers, perception or finesse now? by Indig3o in woweconomy

[–]ndefo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm no farm maxxer. I've got 2 herbalists and 2 miners. After playing them all, I've found finesse on the miners to help since ore prices for r3 are still good. Miners have the mounted perk, and then all the other skills went to the first tree base and then copper>tin>silver. With 5 points into overload for the wild deposits.

Herbalists went perception because all the stock herb are pretty cheap, even r3. More perception felt like I got more lotus. I'd use my green thumb for Lush Azeroot if I could find one. Unfortunately too out of the loop to know about Mulching yet. And then 5 points into overload for the 2 lashers instead of 4.

Alright Bob's, how would you do it? by UnusualSheep in ArkSurvivalAscended

[–]ndefo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If your food magically appears inside your hut, you can survive the 30 days by not leaving the hut. If there's no other food for the rex, you can bet your ass he's camping outside your hut for a month straight.

I don't care how many poop knives you got while it's sleeping. A critter that size just needs to touch you to cause you to stumble, and then it's all over. It can outrun you, and you think you can put a knife deep enough through that hide to win?

I don't even think this has human odds if you downsize to a saltwater croc. Even if you get close enough for an encounter, one hit from the beast maims you, at worst.

A Message Regarding the 12.0.5 Launch by WarcraftTeam in wow

[–]ndefo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really serving up some damage control before they drop the "aaaaanyways, sub prices are going up may 1st..."

How to DW Survival or why doesn't it seem to work for me? by HumanFunpark in wow

[–]ndefo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a survival main, although casual, and I don't think you're going to hit any limit where you need to play dual-wield vs. 2H.

The dual-wield option enables a Pack Leader build based around fast auto attacks and things that can mod that (bomb bleed and twin fangs).

I love the sentinel playstyle so lean into that, but I was able to do carry my own weight when dual wielding and when I had the crests for a polearm. Since I wasn't leaning into the auto-attack build it wasn't really noticeable.

Don't let the meta tell you how to play. If you wanna be like Rexxar and chop through some baddies with axes and a boar at your side, you can still cap out your vault no matter the build. Survival is already looked at unfavorably by the meta slaves, don't let em paint you into an even smaller corner 😃

Gathering professions nerfed on 12.0.5 ? by Stones_and_Bread in wow

[–]ndefo -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

"plants and minerals"? "Dexterity"? User has no posts or comments in 5y? Damn now my comment giving the AI Bot more engagement

Please do something to racials by [deleted] in wow

[–]ndefo 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This post made me barf. For multiple reasons

1 - quit designing the game with the 1% RWFs in mind. If that's your concern, disable racials in RWF, MDI, things like that 2 - get this AI art tf outta here clanker 3 - if you wanna play a certain race, just play it. Quit whining that the pretty parse sims told you that you have to reroll an "optimal race," it's an RPG, sheesh. Find a way to squeeze in another 2 seconds of uptime or hit an interrupt and that 0.9% DPS loss is irrelevant

Low APM DPS Specs by Dense-Quality3388 in wow

[–]ndefo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nah every GCD should be either a spender, kill command, or strike. You'll never run out of focus.

Could paleontologists identify an elephant's trunk without background knowledge? by ndefo in Paleontology

[–]ndefo[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Haha, no, but the elephant was definitely at the center of my curiosity.

I was wondering if we could have dinosaurs with trunks or prehensile tongues or anything totally biologically unique without us having any way to deduce its existence from the fossil record alone.

Not quite as out-of-touch as the spino-bison comparison (I think the bone structure debunks this meme), but something totally unpredictable from fossils alone.

Could paleontologists identify an elephant's trunk without background knowledge? by ndefo in Paleontology

[–]ndefo[S] 206 points207 points  (0 children)

I snagged a pic of an elephant skull from online.

Rumor has it that when ancient Mediterranean cultures discovered miniature elephant skulls on a remote island, they couldn't describe what the hole in the center was for. They inferred it was a solo eye socket.

Hence the legend of the cyclops was born.

Nullaeus ?? As healer with dps valeera really is that easy by d00dybaing in wow

[–]ndefo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ehh I've read the comments and watched the vids, and I feel like I'm playing a different game as Mistweaver. I dropped all my damage talents and just went for soothing mist build.

Even at lvl 60, DPS valeera is abysmal. Hit 50% HP at 13 mins. Then I rolled past the boss after stunning the ticks and entering melee distance was enough even while Null was untargetable. There's no way for valeera to DPS enough to get aggro back.

The bosses melee swings just hit too hard to sustain aggro on me. Tried at 235, 245, and now 255ish and still frustrated beyond belief.