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    Ashes of Creation

    Part of it is the fact that Korean games' character models have more bones. Way more. So, they can actually do realistic animations. Could also be something like maybe Korea has some mocap studios that the game companies outsource to. And the fact that Korean games have to compete with each...
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    Cowboy Bebop

    Seen this chic in one show, she played a New Orleans witch in The Originals. And, damned if I can think of any other way to describe her character than "cunty." I doubt she even has the ability to play a likable character. Also, has the female version of "punchable face" although that might just...
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    Marvel's Midnight Suns

    Yeah, dropping a cinematic trailer 1 week before the gameplay reveal is a terrible sign. :P
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    Marvel's Midnight Suns

    If this game is as moddable as Xcom 2, we can probably look forward to being able to play as any Marvel hero or villain. Can't wait to see some gameplay.
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    Blizzard dies and Bobby rides

    Yes, tech startups aren't your usual corporate scene. I worked at Zynga when they were still a startup, back in like 09? The two primary unlimited free beverages in every break room fridge were beer and red bull. More like to run into someone who's been chugging red bull all day, then even...
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    Wheel of Time

    Well, some of the books only cover like 3 days of time, one of the reasons they start to suck after LoC. Plus, as everyone knows, the vast majority of words in the books are used for descriptions of clothing and braid-tugging.
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    Lost Ark Online

    Could have been even worse. Due to vast amounts of cc fraud and the token duping exploit labor pots were super cheap at launch and for a long time afterward.
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    Lost Ark Online

    All gear is static drops, with rng secondary stats (1-3 random tripod boosts), and a random 0-100 grade. They don't sell gear. The purpose of the cash shop isn't really selling shit to use, it's to allow you to convert cash into gold, by buying shit to sell on the AH. The "Crystalline Aura" is...
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    Lost Ark Online

    Just an email address. https://la.mail.ru/ Click "register"
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    Wheel of Time

    Am I remembering wrong, or didn't the "ageless" look come as a side effect of binding themselves with the Oath Rod?
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    Wheel of Time

    I mean, there's a chance it won't look cheesy. But, I was thinking more about it, and thinking of two of my fave scenes, which I'd like to see. "Kneel or you will be knelt" and "Rolling rings of Earth and Fire"... and something occurred to me. How the fuck is a show this woke going to show a...
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    Wheel of Time

    They are going to have to use some kind of cgi visual representation. There's just no other way to convey weaves and holding the power and such. Isn't there like a scene where Rand and Taim are having a silent pissing contest of who can hold the most Power? A lot of things like that, that need...
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    Wheel of Time

    The Forsaken don't use the True Power. (or at least, extremely rarely) Only the one dude. And the saa in the eyes is a side effect of prolonged use, not an indication of currently channeling it.
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    Ascent: Infinite Realm

    Oh, BDO's top tier graphics and combat are old news, so can't be used as a basis for comparison. Got it.
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    Ascent: Infinite Realm

    Compared to what? Bless? Both of these games suck compared to BDO and Lost Ark, and somewhat even Bland World. I don't understand how some people can consider outdated graphics and clunky combat to be "good". Time travel?
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    New World

    World of Warcraft story: Arthas "succeeds" his father. The End.
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    Ashes of Creation

    Pretty much every Western game I see in it's Alpha state, I think to myself, "ah, those animations need some work (compared to Korean stuff especially) but it's early! I'm sure they'll get around to doing a pass on that and tighten them up!" And. They. Never. Do. It's like Western devs don't...
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    Avengers: Endgame (2019)

    Love how people just accept that Cap being able to slightly move the hammer means that Mjolnir somehow senses that Cap is sorta kinda almost but not quite worthy. The fucking Hulk couldn't budge it in full rage mode.
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    Avengers: Endgame (2019)

    Except he is obviously faking. After he moves the hammer, he sees the look on Thor's face, resets his grip, tenses his arms and leans back. That's it, he doesn't try to lift it. Just watch the fucking scene. All the information is there.
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    Avengers: Endgame (2019)

    Ok, I guess I didn't see the fine print on Mjolnir that reads "He who is almost worthy can slightly jostle the hammer." :P
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    The Ascent

    Yeah, on the technical side, there are some glaring issues. As far as I can tell, they could be fixed with more dev time. But, the art, the world, the music, the characters like Poone and Noghead? A+. Kira was a bit flat. And I wish she would shut the fuck up about the collateral damage. Bitch...
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    Avengers: Endgame (2019)

    I know, right? It's not like he's in a battle for the fate of all life in the universe and takes a moment to ponder "I wonder if I'm worthy *now*? What about now? No? How about...NOW!?"
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    Avengers: Endgame (2019)

    Here, even better. If you can handle the voice over. Straight from the directors.
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    Avengers: Endgame (2019)

    Watch the scene again.
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    Avengers: Endgame (2019)

    No? Cap was always worthy to wield Mjolnir. In the previous movie where Thor wants to see if he can lift it, Cap only pretends that he can't, so as not to hurt Thor's feelings or whatever.
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    Avengers: Endgame (2019)

    Cap takes it back, along with the stones.
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    Avengers: Endgame (2019)

    Easy enough to get back on track. Just need the opening scene of Capt Marvel 2 to be her getting mindripped by the real Rogue, and left for dead at the bottom of a lake.
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    Cosmic Sin (2021)

    This movie makes old Syfy originals look like Oscar winners. The dialogue and line delivery were terribad. Like I've seen drunk LARPers do better. And it's hilarious the look on the other actors faces when Old Man Willis is talking to them. You just know they are thinking "is the old geezer...
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    Lost Ark Online

    Playing the RU version is even easier than it used to be, no need to deal with making a mail.ru email, and all that. Just any old email, making an account takes like 30 seconds. Download the launcher, download the game, and translation program. Fire up your vpn and you're good to go. You've...
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    Lost Ark Online

    Well, Amazon is in an interesting position right now. With their flagship mmo Bland World about to launch, and the only real competitor is...Lost Ark, which they are publishing. Could be they just want to make sure they get those box sales from people who are "just looking for something to do...
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    Lost Ark Online

    Cash shop currency. You know, how they make you buy a secondary currency, only in certain amounts, and set up prices of items so you'll always have some left over, but not enough to buy anything, so in order to use that little bit left, you'll buy more. Just the usual marketing stupidity.
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    Lost Ark Online

    And warrior is one of the basic launch classes. This is my main:
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    Lost Ark Online

    Using your example, in WoW, yeah, raiding is limited, but running dungeons isn't. Yes, time-gating is a thing in mmos. But, in LA it's not really time-gating, it's gold-gating. You are right, it would be disingenuous to say that those activities are not considered playing. Which is why I did...
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    Lost Ark Online

    Once you reach level 50, technically you are AT endgame. There's just multiple tiers of "endgame." Although, probably just one tier at NA launch. Every tier has a GS requirement, but there's really not that much difference. Oh, we added some mechanics to this (story) boss that you haven't seen...
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    The Ascent

    Some of the side quests are gated by the main story quests, which is fine, except the game doesn't tell you this, and actually misleads you. This side quest has a level 5 requirement, but you won't be able to do it until you've progressed to the level 12 main story quests, etc. Like, you can't...
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    Lost Ark Online

    Wellll, there's not exactly that much incentive to have alts on your main account. The vast majority of your gold income comes from your labor points and your weekly epona bag, and those are account/server shared. You can use alts to do the content that gives you tradable upgrade mats, BUT that...
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    Lost Ark Online

    Well, like I said, max gear score in RU is 1575, so the economy is different than NA will be at launch. NA will have up to Bern, where you hit 50. RU has Rohendel, Yorn, Payton, Papanuki, and South Bern. Each continent ups the max gear score. My Scout currently is at 1350 GS. I could burn 50k...
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    Lost Ark Online

    It's has nothing to do with maximizing gold income. It has to do with being able to progress at a reasonable rate. Everything at endgame is gated by gearscore. In order to get to the next tier of gear, you need to get your current gear to all +15. Once you get to like +12 the % chance for an...
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    Lost Ark Online

    Sorry if my shorthand was unclear. On my main account I have the 8 classes I like to play. I have 4 alt accounts, each with 2 level 50s, 1 also have a level 49 HK that I haven't felt like finishing yet. What I do: Log in alt account 1. Do my 3 dailies (6ish minutes). Work on my weeklies...
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    Lost Ark Online

    They can't change it for the west. The entire game design/monetization is based around limiting your ability to earn gold. Yes, the combat is what interested me and keeps me playing. And what makes the leveling to 50 so tedious. It's like 15% combat, and 85% traveling and spamming "g" to skip...