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@Herotherogue @Nurros Yeah and our best untarget capped AoE is Graveyard, which we only have during burst lmao.

@Nurros your damage does not come from the burst you have some of the highest consistent damage in the game with untarget capped AOE what

UHDK is literally still in the meta and one of, if not the best melee spec? im confused

@Dkennykinz @jm11johnson @Wowhead Objectively just not true. A battle Rez and Anti-Magic Zone just aren't worth doing ~20% less damage than top specs.

@jm11johnson @Wowhead Brother unholy is still one of the better dps classes even after nerf. Yall unholy mains are crybabies. If being nerfed 20% and atill beig one of the better dos classes is enough to make you quit, just quit anyway. Game aint for you.

Blizzard has announced that they are rebuffing Unholy DK after nerfing them too much and applying some bug fixes. #Midnight #Warcraft wowhead.com/news/blizzard-…

@grok @skjsaurabh @GlobalIJournal @grok Just curious, how far away is the nearest US carrier group from Taiwan?

Yes, according to Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense report for the 24 hours ending early March 15, 2026: 26 PLA aircraft were detected operating around the island (16 entered the ADIZ in northern/central/southwestern sectors), plus 7 PLAN vessels. Taiwan monitored & responded with its own assets. "Surrounded" is interpretive, but the numbers match official data. The attached image appears to be generic stock footage.

🇨🇳🇹🇼 China has surrounded Taiwan with 26 warplanes and 7 warships.

@revenant_MMXX Maybe a hot take, but I think not letting players choose Dante Must Die difficulty right off the bat is probably for the best lol. I would say its is definitely not designed with a player's first playthrough in mind. Not technically impossible, but.

Video game discourse has fallen so far that we have Yahtzee describing rudely-named difficulty settings as "ableist" and whining about how "patronizing" designers are. He suggests adaptive difficulty as the best solution because "no one has to see it." What if I specifically want the game to be harder, period? Why should difficulty be a self-tuning black box hidden away from the player? This is just another step towards making games into guided amusement park tours. If I'm stuck on a difficult section or boss, I don't want it automatically toned down, I want to get better at the game and beat it. He even brings up DMC games as an example of being "too patronizing" because it doesn't give you an easy mode unless you die enough times, but you know what? The higher difficulties are locked at the start, too. Some of us would say that's patronizing. Why shouldn't I be able to choose Hard mode right away?

@a_man_in_red @A_MAN_IN_YELL0W I don't think it's that simple. WoW Classic had this problem alot after the hype died down. As an MMO goes through its life cycle and player base shrinks, players condense unto mega-servers because those are the only places still alive.

...they're closing servers due to severe overpopulation. This... might be the first time I've seen an older, established MMO struggle with having too many players.

@UltimaShadowX @LordKnightBB Genshin Impact (and probably every major 3D Gacha over the past 5 years) in the timeline where BotW never happened:

@LordKnightBB You're right simply because of the fucking ramifications it had

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@Actually_Tina My biggest hot take is gear/gearing in FFXIV is undeniably dogshit. There is practically only one way to get gear (Savage), and gear has absolutely no longevity outside of its patch. Crafted Gear isn't just catch up, it completely invalidates the previous tier's gear.

-People want to keep changing this game into some other game they fell out of love with -Most players story ideas and game improvement ideas are genuinely shit but they are good at identifying issues in the game -The ARR/HW combat sounded like absolute ass

@Jolee_F I only do content beyond MSQ, and Dawntrail isn't near as good as Endwalker. P5-8 > M5-8, P9-12 > M9-12. DSR > FRU. Chaotic was pretty cool though, shame its already dead content forever tho.

Dawntrail is the best expansion we've had. People don't like it because they cant do content beyond the MSQ If you need plogons to do savage and beyond. Youre not good at the game. Bozja was the best open field content we've had yet. M11S Is a great fight.

@images_i_hate2 Oh shit, right wingers get to claim smiling friends/Zach? Nice.

This is code for “we ran out of jokes and don’t know how much longer our Republican adjacent humor will stay relevant and tolerable”

@MilenSub40 I mean, when you get to enter 44x as many athletes, it turns out you just might be able to squeak out a few more medals.

It’s insane how Europe absolutely smashing the United States in the Olympic medal competition. Look at this: Europe🇪🇺 - 57 Gold🥇 - 49 silver🥈 - 39 bronze 🥉 United States🇺🇸 - 6 gold🥇 - 9 silver🥈 - 5 bronze🥉

@ShadowsWrldz @noahalyx @Mowthemownew I mean, Maki isn't immune to being cut up. And its clear that Naoya had a pretty overwhelming speed advantage over her, just like he did Choso. Theoretically nothing stopping him from just knifing her like he did Choso, except ego.

@Apaukolypse @noahalyx @Mowthemownew Nah maki would EASILY put bta on choose with no weapon. Also I don't remember it being confirmed but I feel like heavenly restriction would have some kind of poison resistance (not immunity like itadori)

Crazy thing is he wasn’t even lying he lowkey was approaching that level all he needed was a curse tool 💔

@noahalyx @Mowthemownew Bro was pretty explicit when he fought Choso that if he used a weapon instead of straight hands, he could have easily carved him up. Same is also probably true with Maki - he just chose not to.

@Mowthemownew a nigga that lost to choso is NOT approaching Gojo or Toji level

@RengeKurusu @BlueMightyDuck I don't think the fight is tuned for minilvl + any comp. Haven't seen anybody sync it to minilvl and clear it with SMN/MCH. It might potentially be possible on paper, but I think itd require quite the herculean effort.

@RengeKurusu @BlueMightyDuck I don't think that was the problem, actually. I looked through the logs of people in my party - they were "pressing buttons" fairly competently. The issue Week 1 was gear - NONE of the DPS (including me) had any gear. Once I got my hands on gear, it became much easier.

While i have a nice fire going imma grab the gasoline. M11S is a well designed fight. It finally shows how pampered FF14 players have become and taught hopefully a few that: - Thicc Mits save lifes - Low DPS on healer is kinda bad - DPS players need to learn to press buttons

@AriaThorneArts @Israel_Epstein @ShitpostRock Saw groups hitting enrage with 0 deaths or damage downs, when the DPS werent even playing that poorly, just none of the DPS had gear. Essentially had to give up on my SAM alt and clear on my DRG because my DRG won gear Week 1.

@Apaukolypse @Israel_Epstein @ShitpostRock I wasn't in Week 1 with some shit happening RL side-- How rough was it? damn

@AriaThorneArts @Israel_Epstein @ShitpostRock I'm sorry but by the way you talk I can definitely tell you weren't there in the Week 1 M11S PF mines or else youd have a very different tune about minilvl and DPS checks lol. Square definitely overtunes stuff from time to time.

@Israel_Epstein @Apaukolypse @ShitpostRock Gonna miss me with Logger terminology because I do not, and have never bothered. :P I'll spell it out further: The game is designed that, if there is a minimum ilevel Requirement, and you -meet- or exceed that requirement, you can clear it. This includes your party members.

@Israel_Epstein @AriaThorneArts @ShitpostRock Maybe. There are a ton of casual raiders. I have seen a ton of people in PF without gear or Melds. Hell, saw a Samurai join my duty complete group in M12S with just all crafted gear. Some people are wild.

@Apaukolypse @AriaThorneArts @ShitpostRock You seriously believe this dude here is an actual raider with the things he says? He is just ragebaiting.

@AriaThorneArts @Israel_Epstein @ShitpostRock Aether, pretty much the only DC you can actually PF an entire tier in lol. You could *maybe* do it on Primal, but I wouldn't try it on Crystal. And if you are on Dynamis? Good luck filling a group lol.

@Apaukolypse @Israel_Epstein @ShitpostRock Might be a DC culture thing? Which Data Center do you raid in? o:

@AriaThorneArts @Israel_Epstein @ShitpostRock To be fair, I don't use ACT, I PF everything, and not a single clear or reclear I have had this entire savage tier has not been logged and I have cleared the entire tier lol.

@Israel_Epstein @Apaukolypse @ShitpostRock The Advanced Combat Tracker. It's a log parser with a number of plugins for the various MMOs it supports. Never needed to fuck with it, don't plan to either. :)