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I've been having success "playing" Rogue. Of course, when I say "playing," I mean going full rat mode, never taking an engagement (unless my advantage is so superior that there's no way I can lose), and portaling out at the first available opportunity. With a good ambush, I can kill most...

Keith Parkinson's art is fantastic! But if we're talking about brand recognition among normies, it's gonna be from the guy who did the cover for the red box.

The lore became a lot more solidified in EQ2 (even though it was a different timeline). I think the biggest value of the EQ IP comes from the iconic characters. Lucan, Antonia Bayle, Firiona Vie, Mayong Mistmoore, Nagafen, etc. Maybe people don't know Firiona Vie by name but everyone has seen...

Black Desert is huge. I don't like it, and most MMORPG veterans don't like it, but it's a pretty bespoke entry in the genre and it's lasted the test of time. RIFT had a great run. The game did not kill the studio, it was doing so well that the revenue from it allowed Trion to get investment for...

I disagree, we've seen a few MMOs in the last decade or so that have been brand-new IPs but still had a good run, like RIFT and Black Desert. It's more about having a strong studio.

There could be a fate worse than it getting cancelled, it could get made and then be really bad. EG7/DB needs to hire better talent if they want to do this right, their current life support team isn't gonna cut it.

It's not a free to play game, so the 20 cent fee really should ideally only apply once per customer. ...ideally, anyways...

Yeah I asked Ali about it the day of the announcement, here's what he said at the time.

I would really advise against playing 1e at this point. Even if your group is math people who love customizing characters and synergizing, there's still plenty of that in 2e, and it's a much better system. But if you're really dead-set on doing 1e, the best adventure paths are: Rise of the...

It matters because all forms of removal for this card are either at least as efficient or more efficient than playing the card itself. If Belle cost 3, this would be a different conversation entirely, but at 5 cost, it's backbreaking.

I haven't really been seeing the power creep tbh. People are pointing out the new Belle but I don't think it's that good. Here's what I wrote in another conversation: Belle dies to literally anything and coming out at 5 means it's either the end of the game or you've already lost because...

I don't think it's combative, you're letting the dice determine the results. I think it's more "combative" when everyone is metagaming low rolls on searches and knowledge checks.

This is baked into the rules of Pathfinder 2e: for checks where success/failure wouldn't be immediately apparent, we use "secret" checks where the GM rolls the d20 and then applies your character's modifiers. This can be really fun for knowledge cheks, because a critical failure grants incorrect...

I don't think the Banneret promos are particularly "dank." Maybe the Levia Redeemed mat will sell. James White wasn't there because NZ had their nats the same weekend but Francesca Volante (director of organized play for NA) was there and we chatted with her a bit, trying to get a ProQuest.

Went 0-3 drop in the PTI event, 5-0 in a commoner side event, and 3-4 drop in the Calling. All with Iyslander. I just don't practice this game enough to be able to compete at a high level, sadly. It also looks like Iyslander might LL this season. If that happens, I'll need a new hero... and...

I'm in Vegas! PTI event today and Calling tomorrow. Bringing Iyslander of course.

At least Din of Darkness scaling got nerfed!

Rogue bros... it's over...

This is what I've been thinking about building. In testing it does extremely well into aggro and pretty well into midrange but is about 50/50 into control. I might make some changes to help it into that matchup since it seems like Ruby/Amethyst is the deck to beat, but for now I'm gonna be...

I did. $250 is too low for the volume I wanted to move. Cost of shipping + time spent packing wasn't a better value proposition than just putting in more OT at my day jobs. $250 is above MSRP but that's hardly "scalper prices." I was expecting at least $350 per box, with ideally $500+.

Nexon's lawsuit against Ironmace in the US has been dismissed on the grounds of forum non conveniens. While this is partly good news for Ironmace, it also means that Nexon can re-file suit in Korean court. You can read the full decision here...

They've announced it on Discord as of 5 minutes after your post, though there are a lot of issues going on with the integration. I think the reason why they were waiting to announce it is because they were waiting to see if they got it approved in their home country of Korea, but the ratings...

64 boxes in wave one is impressive. I don't know the exact wave two allocation but my LGS told me that they received their wave two allocation and confirmed they would be able to fulfill my preorder of two master cases, as well as my friend's who also ordered two master cases. ...but...

Are people really going to pay scalper prices for boxes when there's no official play this year and the supply issue will be solved in a month and a half? I don't see it happening.

There's no "flipping," prices are barely over MSRP. At Gen Con you could by boxes from "scalpers" for 200. The singles market is already way below expected value. Maybe prices go up when we have the actual release and people realize that LGSes got boned when it comes to actual allocation but the...

I ended up taking Uzuri to Skirmish but my 75% winrate on Talishar did not convert into a win at Skirmish. I lost to a Kano because I didn't have the sideboard space for Oasis and I lost to a Rhinar because he got the nuts and made it a total non-game. Oh well, time to grind CC to get ready for...

Hmmm I don't remember too much of all of that... I definitely remember no PvP in the library though, that really sucked. Man, this is making me want to play again but I just don't have the time...

Yeah Hasla weapons at launch was weird. The area was essentially a no-go zone during neutral/war time (zerging prevented any significant amount of farming, even if you were winning fights), and during peace time, people were stealing mobs from each other and it really wasn't fun. Obsidian gear...

Trying to figure out all of my options on who to take to the skirmish, I don't really like any of them. Kano: Good into Warrior, mediocre into Guardian, bad into Dash, bad into Prism Emperor: Mediocre into Warrior, Dash, and Prism, bad into Guardian, auto-lose to Kano Uzuri: Reasonable into...

CF Luminaris stonks too...

Why is half of the trailer made up of people making out? How is this Dungeons and Dragons??

No way it's a bug. Did you see the squirrel's reaction?

I have no idea how this has anything to do with Dungeons and Dragons

News on the earthquake insurance front: it's relatively inexpensive for me to get earthquake insurance to cover my own dwelling, but as part of the regulations of my HOA, members will be assessed for any common area damage that isn't covered by the HOA earthquake insurance policy... and since...

Yeah, Mercury is offering to give me $100,000 of dwelling coverage with a 15% deductible for a much more reasonable annual price (I believe this is CEA). I'm considering that just so I have something in case a once-in-a-couple-of-decades earthquake occurs that damages part of my house.

My HOA recently dropped earthquake insurance because the deductible was so high that there was no conceivable way to pay it out if we ever actually needed to use our coverage. I've been sent a letter with a recommendation on where to get my own earthquake coverage through a company that has...

She genuinely believes this stuff. She was on the episode of the Whatever podcast that also had Destiny on and while she didn't speak much, her views were consistent with her videos.

Embers Adrift is now buy-to-play, with an optional subscription for character slots, bank space, and some convenience stuff: They also introduced a feature in March that expands the level range at which players can group. I'm definitely going to make time to try out all the new stuff.

I absolutely blew it today with extremely sloppy plays. Went 1-3 and dropped. I might just go to Vegas for the Calling anyways.

Yeah I used to run Frost Fang and C&C for that but I'm focusing more on arcane damage effects like Encase and Icebind since people are running around with low AB.