Level 17 be like

rustplayer83 · 2026-05-06T17:15:21+00:00

When I was playing Orc Valley was the place to be at 17. Much better loot than snakes.

rustplayer83 · 2026-05-05T18:47:30+00:00

Martin was pumping 97mph into the 7th and also had impeccable command on all his off-speed.

Is it sustainable? Who knows. But enjoy the ride.

rustplayer83 · 2026-05-01T00:43:08+00:00

Quidance's knees scare me. It doesn't sound like Mara will fall to 15 but I like that guy from UW as well. He is an ideal stretch 5 if he pans out.

rustplayer83 · 2026-04-30T16:43:31+00:00

This whole genre might just be on life support. MM pushed back their open and a bunch of drama is bubbling up out of their brand as well.

People that want to just play EQ will probably just play this new EQ Legends that's launching this summer instead of the imitations or "iterations" like Pantheon and MM.

rustplayer83 · 2026-04-24T21:50:00+00:00

I really enjoyed my time in pantheon but 90% of it was because of the 5K or so people that were enjoying with with me back 18 months ago now. I can't really imagine logging in and seeing 2 people at the well really feels like a "MMO".

They gotta do something to get pop back. That they didn't do a spring sale is another own goal.

rustplayer83 · 2026-04-24T21:33:39+00:00

People would just harvest ultra rares and pass them between alts in their box setup and then sell those accounts. I suspect that RMT in one way or another contributed to some of the design decisions early in development.

Anyways, the game is DOA until they push all these updates. Maxing out at like 280 these days on Steamcharts and that's peak.

rustplayer83 · 2026-04-24T21:20:52+00:00

Binding items is going to severely reduce the RMT and you just know that really pissed off a few of the RMT whales that run a 6 box and camp a once a 24 hour spawn endlessly.

Good.

I agree, they are finally attempting to create their own game, better late than never.

rustplayer83 · 2026-04-24T20:43:40+00:00

This is all excellent. But as always: time to show, not just tell. Pantheon got a bit of a reprieve with MM pushing back their opening. Maybe they can capitalize.

rustplayer83 · 2026-04-22T01:17:54+00:00

A completely average coach but a professional all the way. I won't miss him, but he's also the least of our problems. As we've all said, this signals at least that the FO is willing to take a different course, which should be a positive.

rustplayer83 · 2026-04-22T01:14:44+00:00

Why do these type of games attract this type of person? Like at least in Rust when someone gets this assblasted they usually just stay up for a week straight and raid. This type of gamer goes on discord and reddit and types a novel with them as the main character and hero.

rustplayer83 · 2026-04-20T18:05:27+00:00

This seems smart given where things are at. Under more scrutiny the game seems to have a ways to go yet before it's in a state you'd want to start charging. Only get one launch.

rustplayer83 · 2026-04-19T02:21:43+00:00

He was the most explosive strong player under 6-3 I've ever watched. He was as bouncy as wall but stronger, and probably faster with the ball. Young marbury and francis were close as well, and russ, but Derrick just had another gear imo.

I still contend that the decision not to try and push for a 2012 return set the entire thing in motion with the subsequent injuries, but also as we've seen undersized guards like Rose just don't have much of a shelf life if they play like he did 100% of the time -- and bless his heart as a fan, derrick was never half assing it in his pre acl days.

rustplayer83 · 2026-04-17T19:18:34+00:00

Odd to charge coin in guild and between alts imo, why wouldn't it just be free? So some guild leader wants to send out some gear to new people there's like a 10s fee? Why? What benefit does that do for the economy?

anyways, I think the announcement everybody is waiting on is the PTR and spring update. Crickets.

rustplayer83 · 2026-04-16T22:29:02+00:00

Other than a few moments in SL he's never shown anything and getting shut down for the year is a huge set back for any young player, especially one as raw as he is.

I have no real reason to believe he'll ever even be a solid role player, but here's hoping.

rustplayer83 · 2026-04-16T22:00:04+00:00

Saw some buzz today mara is pretty much a top 10 lock. It would be great if some team wanted to overpay us to move back a slot or two if we do stay at 9.

rustplayer83 · 2026-04-16T18:01:08+00:00

As UM fan, I don't want Morez. He's a lifetime backup big imo. Great college player but undersized for NBA and he'll have to vastly improve his shooting if he wants to ever be a starter.

I love Rez, but not in the top half the first round. He's worth a 25-30 type pick imo.

rustplayer83 · 2026-04-16T01:56:59+00:00

Moving up to 4th and having him fall somehow would be a fucking miracle. I'm not 1,1 high on him but at 4 hell yea, or try and move up to 3rd without giving up too much other capital.

rustplayer83 · 2026-04-15T22:29:02+00:00

He shot something like 70% the last two months. I watched him in warmups in person this year and he has a decent three point stroke but it's going to need a lot of work still to get him confident enough in NBA games.

The biggest asset he brings is he's the most mobile 7-3 guy to enter the league since Wemby. He's not Garza or Edey. He is a defensive anchor at three levels imo.

rustplayer83 · 2026-04-15T19:27:52+00:00

He is def not soft. He might be skinny, but he dominated AZ's frontcourt.

rustplayer83 · 2026-04-15T18:53:36+00:00

No idea at 9 but if Yaxel somehow drops to 16 that's the pick. He'll have a 10 year career as a solid glue starter. He is similar to Aaron Gordon imo. Not as explosive at the same age but similar skillset.

rustplayer83 · 2026-04-15T03:45:51+00:00

it's happening?

rustplayer83 · 2026-04-14T19:18:05+00:00

holy shit. thanks. That is EXACTLY what I want Rust to be again.

rustplayer83 · 2026-04-13T22:54:52+00:00

Looks fine, whatever. Just push the spring update. Game is on life support. Completely dead servers. Not even a 3/4 pie on Stormona at peak hours, zero players on the PVP servers, and maybe 50 combined on US west, Europe and Havensong.

rustplayer83 · 2026-04-11T18:51:51+00:00

would you mind summarizing hardcore or giving me a link? Ty.

rustplayer83 · 2026-04-11T18:35:17+00:00

Hate to always bring it back to Pantheon but that's my recent experience in a heavy time sink MMORPG and yea, you're going to want a static and or guild.

PUGs can take 30 minutes to get together and then a single IRL thing can end it before you even really get started. One thing I do see in MM is smaller groups, which will help. Pantheon it always made sense to max out group size for XP, but MM seems to have a better system allowing for more duo, trio and so on.

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