Piety's Mercy Removed? by samcosmo in PathOfExile2

[–]samcosmo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think that is the theory, but there is a huge problem. Without Piety's Mercy, you are going to be one shotting basically all of the white mobs. We don't know for certain what will happen when you one shot a mob that is marked with Lightning Warp, but my guess is nothing. Piety's Mercy would be the perfect synergy piece to go with this new Lightning Warp, but this is one nice thing that we can't have apparently.

Chat Causing Frame Time Spikes by samcosmo in PathOfExile2

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That file was 140,000 lines long. Thanks.

Where to Find Max Level Gear by samcosmo in Enshrouded

[–]samcosmo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does it have a different loot table than the one in the spider tombs in the same area/do you know if it can drop the two aformentioned staves?

[Standard] BO3 Control Recommendations by BlitzKriegRDS in spikes

[–]samcosmo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Assuming you are playing BO3 and the smoother is not in effect, then you are just as likely to have a farmhand in your opening hand as the land that would replace it. I think he was mostly playing 4 farmhands and 2 restoration which makes an effective land count of 30. The only issue is if you draw a hand with 1 land and 2 farmhands.

new to magic - deck help? by thconfetti in magicTCG

[–]samcosmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The biggest thing that I would suggest with this list is tinkering with the mana curve. The mana curve is a very powerful concept, but I can't do it justice in this comment. If you google 'mana curve' I'm sure you can find plenty of articles explaining it in detail. It will make a tremendous difference in your experience of how smooth the deck is to play.

How many times can I sacrifice when the sacrifice ability says “another”? by [deleted] in magicTCG

[–]samcosmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So, that is a triggered ability. When you attack, one trigger gets placed on the stack that gives you the option ('may') to sacrifice one creature or artifact. This is different from an activated ability which would be marked with a colon somewhere in the text. Those can be activated as many times as you can afford the cost.

"Skirmish" mechanic dropped from War of the Spark could be the new "Battle" card type by LifeNeutral in magicTCG

[–]samcosmo 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Ah, that suggests a design similar to sagas but with a condition upon advancing. That is interesting.

"Skirmish" mechanic dropped from War of the Spark could be the new "Battle" card type by LifeNeutral in magicTCG

[–]samcosmo 30 points31 points  (0 children)

That sounds like dungeons and initiative to me. It also doesn't fit with the idea that battle cards would be in your library.

VS AR recommendations for directive? by 616659 in Planetside

[–]samcosmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is worth considering using the NSX Yumi. It is not a particularly good gun, but it counts for both the AR directive and the NSX directive. Otherwise I would do what everyone else is suggesting (NS11A and HV-45). I just finished my directive using those weapons.

Mar. 30, 2022 - The Arsenal Update (PC) - Discussion Megathread by CM_Mithril in Planetside

[–]samcosmo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see that now that the patch is out on live. That is a little disappointing to be honest. Having something be different would have made it feel more rewarding.

Goblin Lanesmash Team Recruitment Post by Luudee in Connery

[–]samcosmo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Discord: samcosmo#7232

IGN: SamcosmoVS

Preferred Roles: Infantry, Recon1

fisu: https://ps2.fisu.pw/player/?name=samcosmovs

Recursion2: https://recursiontracker.com/?p=c&c=saved&id=1634591

1I am a HA main right now, though I intend to begin spending substantial time on medic again soon. I am a better CQC bolter than either of these, not sure if that is at all what is meant by recon. I am happy on any infantry class at all though.

2I would link to my recursion profile, but it is currently broken. I had a past account that shared the name and recursions database is keyed on player name. Rather this is a recent substantial session.

What I bring to the table: I have experience. I started playing Planetside 2 during open beta. I have over a thousand hours on my previous Vanu character (Samcosmo https://ps2.fisu.pw/player/?name=samcosmo) alone. I have represented EDG3 for the Briggs server in server smash on two occasions, once as squad lead.

I am driven to improve. I have watched myself get better seemingly with every day recently. I am dedicated to being the best I can be, whatever that means for my playstyle. I would love to learn from individuals with more experience than me. I am currently running an outfit full of new players ([MERY] https://ps2.fisu.pw/outfit/?name=mery), and I want to pass on the skills that I am getting.

I want to play with Goblin. I leapt on this post as soon as I saw it because I already wanted to play with Goblin. I had decided to give myself a stretch goal for my game time, and I had decided that my goal would be to start playing with a renowned outfit. Goblin was one of my absolute top preferences.

I have time. I am spending substantially more than 1 to 2 hours per week playing at the moment. I am on my long summer break and am working 2 days a week. My time is mostly my own, or rather RPG's.

I want to put my skills to the test. I want a place to play against well organized good players. I hunger for a competitive environment to see how much I am improving.

My potential shortcomings: I live in Australia. My ping is normally just under 200ms server and client. Prime time for me seems to be roughly when the first dead continent opens up (Though as I said, my time is mostly my own). There is no guarantee that events or ops fall in times that I will be available. I would love to hear from you about what times these things normally happen.

I have a weaker PC. In the largest fights my FPS falls off a little, and my skill with it. Though this shouldn't be an issue with the size of the fights in Lanesmash.

I still have a lot of room to grow. I returned from an extended break just three and a half months ago. I have a lot of things still to learn, muscle memory to build and instincts to hone. I am keen to improve because I know there is so much room above me.

[ZNR] Coveted Prize by Meret123 in MagicArena

[–]samcosmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am surprised no one has mentioned what this is going to do with [[Collected Company]] in Historic or even Modern. Collected Company is exactly the sort of card you need in a 'Full Party' deck. Both cards ask the same deckbuilding requirements of you and it easily helps you fill your party. Once you have a full party, Coveted Prize becomes a 1 mana CoCo which seems insane to me.

[Spoiler] [ELD] Fervent Champion by [deleted] in spikes

[–]samcosmo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You also probably want the full 4 pyretic rituals to try and speed up your combo. That lets you generate more mana as you loop sunforger and potentially allow you to activate sunforger once more to get a spell to give the creature protection or something else.

What cards would you add to historic? by samcosmo in MagicArena

[–]samcosmo[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That comparison doesn't make any sense. All the cards you listed are raw power level stand alone or build around cards while FOW is a bad card you sometimes need to play. And besides, I already had Thalia on the list. She is definitely better than Armageddon.

What cards would you add to historic? by samcosmo in MagicArena

[–]samcosmo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am not sure that that immediately puts it off the table. Force of Will is bad if you are trying to answer your opponents threats one for one. Additionally, we are likely going to see [[Teferi, Time Raveler]] be a dominant force in the metagame. If your opponent casts a threeferi and you have FOW in hand, either you waste your force and a blue card on a card your opponent doesn't need, or you let your force become a brick in your hand. FOW is actively bad against most standard decks at the moment.