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  1. Downhammer

    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    In reality your xp should be much higher than +41% this season anyway because much more of your kills will have x4 massacre multiplier on top of the xp pool bonus. You should also, at least while solo, have the Enlightment Shrine effect if you're potting on cooldown with gloves of worship for...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    I got my first (and only so far) non-automatic ancient right around p800. Long after I finished everything else on the altar and the journey. Sucks to be finished with everything and need 4 ancients still. Granted, with the unlimited xp fountains and massacre bonuses P800 isn't what it used to...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Depends on the class but for most everyone the shrine effect on potion is easily on par with a primal weapon. I could see putting off the other two potion upgrades maybe for a primal weap but it depends on your motivation I guess. For me it's finish the altar and get the cosmetics so having a...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Everyone has their own roadblock each season. Mine this time is primals. Would be nice to try out the primal upgrade but at p800ish my one and only primal was the free gr75 one. Finished both the season journey and the normal altar nodes a long time ago so farming just for primals is killing my...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    One piece of advice if, like me, you never bothered to make a Staff of Herding before. Before you turn in the staff to the altar farm the rainbow level until you get the rainbow portrait and rainbow sword. The staff isn't consumed making the rainbow portal and you can make them as many times as...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    How does auto salvage screw rare upgrading? I guess I always just crafted the rares I upgraded rather then rely on getting drops of whatever item I was looking for. The auto salvage should, in the long run, be much more crafting materials than what you'd save only upgrading drops.
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    I have the worst luck with ramaladnis gift. Usually take me a few days to get one and since that's before the challenge cache I'm gonna open the first cache and level like normal. You only have to wait until Monday to get the next cache anyway so unless you're really grinding I don't see the...
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    Hogwarts Legacy

    Hopefully the success of the game leads to some quality expansions. That might make the mechanics pacing feel better since instead of getting major skills near the end of the game it would be more in the middle. Doesn't help us now but might help future replays. Hopefully too some other good...
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    Hogwarts Legacy

    It's supposed to get fixed next patch, but in reality there's no reason to clear bandit camps prior to unlocking beasts, which also opens up the biscuit quest. The reward is always a trait which you can't use until you gets beasts anyway so unless you just like fighting that much, skip them...
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    Hogwarts Legacy

    It's possible I'm mistaken but I think all the demiguises are behind locked doors. Since you get alohomora on the same quest that demiguises start showing up you'll at least have blue locks to help you find areas you haven't cleared out yet. There's also a voice prompt when you enter a room...
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    Hogwarts Legacy

    There is a swimsuit outfit but I won't spoil your disappointment at what it looks like.
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    Hogwarts Legacy

    That's kind of the overriding plot for both the main HP stories and the fantastic beasts movies though. "Evil" wizards want to use their superiority to rule/enslave/destroy muggles while "good" magic wants to stay as hidden benevolent co-existers. I'm not saying it makes the most sense but it is...
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    Hogwarts Legacy

    There's also quite a bit of efficiency gained by busting through the main line before doing much else. I know for most everyone the initial playthrough was consumed by exploration but how many eye chests, locks, and other required-spell puzzles did you discover but couldn't finish and now have...
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    Hogwarts Legacy

    You can also Y (on xbox) through the intro fairly quick. Took less than 10 minutes to get to sorting hat as you can skip almost everything except the walk where you learn how to climb and shoot.
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    Hogwarts Legacy

    I'm not sure how I feel about leveling. It's nice that you're never held back on the main quests (at least as far as I've progressed). Compare that to something like Witcher or Fallout where it'd be pretty hard to do main quests only without some side quests to level up. We are probably atypical...
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    1923

    Make a show called Rainwater and have it tell the indian story. That could actually be a pretty compelling as there's no shortage of drama to be had. As it stands right now there's nothing that makes it Yellowstone in 1923 other than her last name.
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    1923

    I enjoy the story of Spencer's journey home. The problem is they've predicated resolution of the Montana plotlines on Spencer's return so much that it detracts from his story since you just want it over rather than enjoying it like you could in the first couple episodes. I thought Benjen did a...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    Once you know what you're doing with petrified screams it's pretty easy to get 125 gems from it so you really shouldn't have any caldesanns less than 125 even it you're only actually clearing 100ish GRs. Put the double gem helmet on your follower and getting the colored gems for the recipe is...
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    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    The reality is, unless you're really pushing for world firsts it's easy to get power leveled if you wait a couple hours after season start. It's been even faster the last couple seasons as T6 is almost instant after hitting 70 so the pl offers have been quick and plenty day 1.
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    Hogwarts Legacy

    I thought it was obvious the oggaboogas didn't use wands because they haven't evolved to simple stick tools yet. I mean chimps use sticks no prob but Ugandans are still working on it.
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    Hogwarts Legacy

    I guess I count as one of those 100k. Had him muted low res in background while downloading to get the twitch loot since he was first suggested stream on loot page. Hate the game not the player.
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    Hogwarts Legacy

    Screenshots don't do the dark arts robe justice. If you're role playing a good wizard it probably isn't the right look but it's a good looking robe.
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    Hogwarts Legacy

    Cause Rowling is an old school terf and speaks out against crossdressers
  24. Downhammer

    Diablo 3 - Reaper of Souls

    For me the worst part of the season is the step from 2 piece Haedrig's to a full set. Once you get 6 piece of anything you can faceroll at least T6 which allows you to farm with moderate reward. As a result I tend to look for a class that has a smoother power curve given the season Haedrig's...
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    2022-23 NFL Season : Herbert's march to Glendale

    Chiefs better hope for a Sunday game. Trevor is undefeated all time on Saturdays.
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    Funny, Strange, Random Pics

    No stache in one of his best roles
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    Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan

    You don't really need to know anything about season 2 for this season. Other than Jack and Greer, I think the only character returning from season 2 is Mike November and you know all you need to know about him within 15 seconds. In fact the only other character I recognized at all was the...
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    Roguelike... City Builder (Against the Storm)

    Unless I did something wrong, endgame and prestige are separate things. Every time you win a map on a difficulty you unlock the next higher difficulty; so in theory you could prestige 20 on your ~23 map. The tech tree just makes things easier and honestly I think it could use some rework...
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    Avatar 2 (2020)

    I was entertained. Visually stunning (2d showing) and good action. Some parts felt like almost direct reshoots from the original (sully vs black panther and sully kid vs shark) but overall it was different enough that i didn't feel like i was watching Pocahontas/Dances with Wolves yet again...
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    The Amazing Race

    I have a feeling the chartered all-together air travel between legs will be a permanent thing going forward. They were probably already doing that with their production teams anyway. While I agree, seeing teams overcome travel hiccups was a good part of the game I also didn't like early...
  31. Downhammer

    Andor

    Thanks. Was bugging me where I'd seen the scrawny ISB double agent Toptunov before.
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    Steam Deals and Digital Sales

    There are no exceptions for Rule 34
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    Roguelike... City Builder (Against the Storm)

    There's a reason the trading post is so cheap and always available. Sometimes you have to trade for what you need for unfillable orders. This is especially true on higher difficulties when negative modifiers remove your ability to choose orders. I try to put packs of provisions pretty early in...
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    Roguelike... City Builder (Against the Storm)

    Still learning the mechanics and whatnot, but on the topic of "permanent" colonies, is there any benefit to staying on a map and clearing all glades and whatnot? On first glance it doesn't seem like you get any extra city resources or xp but maybe I'm missing something. Has anyone advanced...
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    Roguelike... City Builder (Against the Storm)

    Yea, I'm enjoying the "rogue-like" aspects. Beyond lumber, a couple houses, and maybe the workshop there's no sense in preplanning any build order. You have to take what the map and available blueprints gives you. I agree that it's a good combination of stress and relaxing since you can't...
  36. Downhammer

    What are you playing?

    Zero replayability but that doesn't stop me from a speed run every year.
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    2022-23 NFL Season : Herbert's march to Glendale

    I'm pretty sure one of his "jobs" is stay out of the way. But whatever. I suppose you think the protester who got tackled deserves a payday too.
  38. Downhammer

    2022-23 NFL Season : Herbert's march to Glendale

    Never let your guard down
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    2022-23 NFL Season : Herbert's march to Glendale

    Out of curiosity, I wonder what the contracts for all sideline workers state. Would actually be surprised if arbitration wasn't written in for things like this. Criminal assault is one thing but I'd bet getting anything other than lawyer bills paid in civil court is a long shot.
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    2022-23 NFL Season : Herbert's march to Glendale

    Dumb ass move to shove the guy, but equally dumb ass move to step in front of a guy paid for violence moments after a loss. If that guy continues working football I'd be tempted to run an out route right at him.