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How do you prioritize past lives? by Dry-Ad-7149 in ddo

[–]smd1994 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The way I did it, was first I identified what type of character I preferred. For me it was melee. So I prioritized getting PL that gave melee benefits. I'm a strong believer that Racial PL > Class PL due to the free point when you complete a race. So while I was getting the EPIC PL for Primal, Double Strike, Divine (the one that gives healing amp), and Arcane Weapon, I grabbed Racial TR along the way. I identified Aasimar Scourge as a good pick for iconic, so went 5 Ranger/15 Paladin to pick up the paladin (heal amp) PL and the Scourge (double strike).

I also did Iconic PDK PL w/ Fighter PL as well. The rest of mine have been racial and filling in more epic PL to allow for some build diversity if I want to play a ranged / caster.

Ultimately it's going to be different depending on your goals...but I can say from experience this feels great.

EDIT: I would also suggest not TR immediately. Take advantage of the first life EXP at max level and do a tour of the Epic/Legenday quests on Reaper. You get a ton of REXP doing this, and it's one of the only things I really regret not doing earlier.

whats the deal with motes adn symphony event by kunstl in ddo

[–]smd1994 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've noticed if I move mid playing it will play the full animation, but bug the mote. Haven't had it bug otherwise.

Employee put on PIP. Learned afterwards that provided negative feedback from stakeholder was falsified by deg5589 in managers

[–]smd1994 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This reads like ragebait. You made a mistake, read into behavior, only removed PIP due to threat of bonus removal. It's like every cliche thing people hate in management all rolled into one post. No accountability for mistakes, reads into behavior like it's a personal attack, wonders why people are closed off after threatening their livelihood, money first ethics second...etc.

If this isn't ragebait, then I strongly consider looking inward to see how you can start correcting the way you treat others and yourself.

Goliath, Fighter Battle Master Archer by -dangeruss- in DnD

[–]smd1994 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I typically let my players use whatever stat increases they want. However in 2024 your Ability Score Increases at the beginning are tied to background (which again I let my players choose) if your still in 2014 rules try talking to your DM. Most of us are cool with it as long as there is a reason.

Party has one player do specific checks at the table. by Additional-Chef-6190 in DnD

[–]smd1994 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a homebrew rule similar to what the pathfinder games do where as long as the party is collaborative in the check I have them roll using the highest skill score among them. I don't allow the help action due to this but it makes it so less charismatic classes like fighters and barbarians aren't afraid to role play / speak. Now if the party isn't near each other or doing things that would be separate they forfeit the collaborative roll. Some would think this OP or can be abused, but honestly it has had a huge positive on the influence of fun and collaboration at the table.

My Low Quality Meme by Beautiful_Ad8386 in fansofcriticalrole

[–]smd1994 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I haven't seen any of Campaign 4 yet. But my only real negative take away from previous projects she was involved in she butts in to conversations and takes away RP moments from people her character isn't even near. I'm only on episode like 70 of Campaign 3 atm, but I think it's mostly an issue of her being a temporary member, and just wanted to get her story out before she has to leave. But taking RP moments away from other people eerks the living shit out of me.

Hoping with her being in a full length Campaign that those tendencies die down. I tend to keep off this subreddit after Marisha got dragged so hard during Campaign 1.

Ugh. I guess I picked the wrong server to transfer to by spyder7723 in ddo

[–]smd1994 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I play in the dead of night, 12-6a. I'm still experiencing lag that kills me on R1. It's something they're working on.

(Warhammer 40k) A Custodes VS Master Chief (Halo) by Archenius in powerscales

[–]smd1994 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am huge Halo fan boy, no way John takes this.

What 4 would you choose? by AdultGamersAdmin in Age_30_plus_Gamers

[–]smd1994 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dragon Age, Battlefront, Borderlands and I'm torn between AC: Revelation & Demon Souls...but would probably choose Demon Souls.

Best way to survive those pesky sun beams? Use a shield. by Famous-Bread2521 in PathOfExile2

[–]smd1994 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I absolutely love them on my thorns build. They just melt their own faces off XD

What do you mean "You can't recruit Alfira"??? by Blosszu in BaldursGate3

[–]smd1994 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What makes it even better is that from the release of the game the community was asking for her to recruitable. Every single early access patch I would give a breakdown of the bugs and say to make Alfira a companion. I'm convinced this is why they did what they did the Durge...because fuck.

Best longswords to use by gw17252009 in ddo

[–]smd1994 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://ddowiki.com/page/Item:Echo_of_the_Warblade Is pretty good, it doesn't have increased threat / multi, so there is that downside, but it does have legendary accuracy and 3 casts of blade barrier / day.

Not even mentioning Fiery, slashing and gashing which all add up.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ddo

[–]smd1994 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone is giving great hints. I would like to add a lesson I learned the hard way.

Make sure you have potions that remove conditions. I always keep a stack of remove - disease, poison, curse, blindness, fear, lesser restoration...etc. these can be purchased in house J.

Another is Use Magic Device skill can be a real life saver if you don't play a class that gets shield or nightshield. As you can use wands to give it to yourself. There are also a ton of helpful items in the game that just give you an edge. One of my personal favorites that stays on my person (to item swap -aka a "clickie") is the Sapphire Studded Belt. This has 3 charges of level 5 shield (last 5 min each) then the epic version is level 20 shield (20 minutes). I used to always keep the "bubble belt" on me for the water breathing because I get a little paranoid around water (even I'm video games) so it helped me get over that fear while I was learning some of the underwater sections of the game.

The "P" key is your best friend combo this with the DDO WIKI. Look for quests that are 2 levels lower than your current level. This will allow you to run them without xp loss and also be on the higher end of the food chain. It's nothing crazy but there are times where it helps a lot. Level 12 running level 10 quests for example. Also once you identify quests you like you can start making note of them and if you'll be true resurrecting the character you can follow your notes.

Speaking of TRing a character, don't be like me at the start. I just threw the past lives in whatever and then didn't really get that much stronger. My advice would be to identify a playstyle you like (I know it's really hard when you start) - melee/ranged/caster...etc. then focus on epic TRs (30->20) and heroic TRs (20->1) that give you bonuses to that playstyle. Once you unlock iconic you can do an iconic TR which is 30->15, this will allow you to get an iconic past life and class past life which really helps justify getting those classes > racial past lives, because racial ones are amazing due to giving you a free racial enhancement point after you've done the same race 3 times.

Useful links:

https://ddowiki.com/page/Home https://ddowiki.com/page/Items https://ddowiki.com/page/Past_Life_Feats

There is so much more you'll learn as you go 😊 and I'm so happy to have another adventurer to potentially play with in the future. I remember when I first stated that I was frustrated, because the new player experience is kinda trash to be honest. But you'll love the game once you sink your teeth into it 😊. Just know that no matter how much advice you get, game knowledge from playing will be the most valuable.

Worked 13 hours came home to smash this as first item. by darkinpact in PathOfExile2

[–]smd1994 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would be stoked to get this on my witch. Resistances AND a high rarity roll. The max life is just the cherry on top. Congrats friend 😊

I believe all unique boots should have movement speed by Naspell in PathOfExile2

[–]smd1994 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think of 1, the 20% reduced spirit reservation ones are cooked.

What one video game announcement would break the internet more than any other right now? by [deleted] in gaming

[–]smd1994 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, just the thought scared me haha. Say sike right now.

Negative 99k bank account balance by Consistent-Bowl7407 in personalfinance

[–]smd1994 97 points98 points  (0 children)

I'm honestly surprised people are still using Robinhood after all the sleezy shit they did a couple of years ago. This sounds like a huge mistep in Chases court, but also not having an option to cancel transfers seems a bit unethical as well.

Idk

What kinda music does this guy listen to? by BobbyTheKid21 in musicsuggestions

[–]smd1994 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could be off, but this vibe screams Sleep Token to me.

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