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So, the 'big gift' Iran gave Trump was allowing ten ships (from friendly to Iran countries) through Hormuz. Or in other words Trump just got manipulated into admitting Iran controls the Straits. By a strategem that's barely better than 'pull my finger' or giving him a big beautiful gift of updog.

First: Thanks for the detailed input! Really put some ideas in my mind. Rogue(Assassin)/Ranger(Sharpshooter) | Arquebus Rogue(Streetfighter)/Paladin(Kind Wayfarer) | Blunderbuss Would be the combinations i'm most interested in. Which would you say is the better option? Or rather, likely to work better? The first has some nice sniper vibes, which i enjoy!

Possibly. Just like the woke detector rubes that think they affect game sales, vocal minorities tend to inflate their impact. Hogwarts Legacy is a good example of this, since it got hit by both sides of the argument. The reality is it was a very good game, critically acclaimed, sold well, and still ended up in trouble because WB is bad at business. The controversy around it had little effect.

Hm... depends on the difficulty. On anyting lower than PotD I think it's fine - as long as you don't try to be the main tank. Arcane Knight is a pretty strong class combo in general due to the combination of Wizard's self buffs + Paladin's passives. On PotD it's more difficult to tank enemies without a shield because the enemies' accuracy is higher and also their penetration. So a bit more experience is good to have in that case. I think for a first playthrough something like Herald or Crusader is pretty forgiving no matter the difficulty setting.

Hi! Besides Cipher there are lots of good options: Ranger - obviously Chanter - Sure-Handed Ila's -20% reload/recovery time bonus is applied twice to reloading weapons such as guns, which is very good Paladin - especially Kind Wayfarer with dual pistols or blunderbusses: White Flames procs twice when dual wielding. Nice damage and nice healing at the same time. Monk - extremely good with your possible companion Serafen's hand mortars: https://forums.obsidian.net/topic/133662-class-build-the-mortar-monk-bombed-aoe-disabler-and-atomizer/ Rogue - in general but especially Streetfighter with two blunderbusses + blunderbuss modal "Poweder Burns": Powder Burns distracts the shooter which automatically unlocks the Streetfighter passive "Heating Up" which reduces reloading time by 50% and gives +50% extra Sneak Attack damage, very potent And then any mix of those. For example Arcane Archer (Ranger)/Troubadour(Chanter) is one of my favorite combos because Gunner and Sure-Handed Ila stack their reloading speed bonuses and Driving Flight + Aefyllath Ues Mith Fyr do improve damage per hit a lot. Real nice with arquebus, especially Dragon's Dowry packs a good punch and is relatively fast that way. The Red Hand is always great. Streetfighter (Rogue)/Helwalker (Monk) with dual mortars and a focus on using Stunning Surge is also very good. I don't find Fighter particularly good with guns except some gimmiky builds. Other classes such as Barbarian also don't make too much sense with guns . It's doable but there are no good synergies. For example Blood Thirst doesn't work with reloading weapons and that's a pity. Single class Druid has one special build with Avenging Storm and hand mortars (or regular blunderbusses) which is very good - but only works at high levels, before that it's nothing special. Wizard can use blunderbusses and an Essential Phantom (it gets your weapons) in combiantion with Combusting Wounds - which is pretty nice but feels a but one-trick-pony-ish. But then on the other hand: a Wizard/Ranger with Driving Flight and hand mortars + Combusting Wounds would be pretty devastating against certain mobs. Priest can work but has nothing special for guns.

Dollars to donuts that it's in the single digit percent.

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My family rewatches the movies yearly, usually around the holidays. We also have wands and a few items that we've taken to Universal Studios a few times. I'm not sure I'm into an HBO series though. It seems very early for a reboot, but maybe I'm wrong. HBO also seems like a strange place to launch a show that is really supposed to appeal to young people first and foremost. I mean that was the brilliance of the books and the movies. The superfans basically grow up with the characters. Granted JK Rowlings has alienated a good chunk of the fanbase, but like with Hogwarts Legacy, the IP has outgrown the author quite a bit.

Hey! First time playing PoE2 and i really, really enjoy some guns in my fantasy setting! x3 So what classes/multiclasses could work well with guns as their main focus? I used a gun/cipher in PoE1 and want to do something different now. Been looking at Chanter, Rogue or some Fighter combination? Paladin? Rogue? Not sure, as the system is just sooo different from everything else i've been playing. I'd also appriciate some rec's for the Statspread and all! ^^

You think this build is decent for first playthrough? Thanks :)

Archaeologists may have found the grave of the legendary "fourth musketeer" - Ars Technica

I've reported more than 100 videos as 'ai slop' over the last month, and the algorithm is starting to give me VHS rips like these instead. Not sure what the hillbilly vibe is about, I'm definitely a city slicker. I don't hate it, especially compared to the slop. Behold, It's whole seminar.

If redacted does deploy US troops to the small Iranian islands, they are probably going to have to stay there for a lengthy deployment. They will be subject to bombardment from the mainland, plus defending against raids and drones. It could be a steady hemorrhaging from troop fatalities, which will tank public support. I don't see this turning out well.

Hi everyone, After today's update, the game won't start anymore. It was working fine yesterday. Now I immediately get error code 0xc0000005. My drivers are up to date, and so is the operating system. Windows 11 Pro 25H2

Note that Russia has been waging a sabotage campaign throughout Europe (including Polish railway lines to Ukraine), summarized here (with citations): Russian sabotage operations in Europe This has intensified since 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine.

Honestly? If I lived on the US west coast, I would worry more about the San Andreas Fault than climate change I was thinking about it when I lived in Wellington (New Zealand). That street going through the middle of the city with the brass plaques showing where the water front once was (until an earthquake rearranged local geography). Those earthquakes happens at regular intervals and iirc both ones in California and Wellington are late for their next appointment.

They sold my IPS to the largest (state owned) one in my country. So basically good bye 10gb internet speeds once my contract is up. Should have singed a 2 year extension before they fully moved...

My sister rewatches the movies a couple of times a year and I know a couple of women who are really in to HP. There is a big audience for this, even if it is a rehash. Also lol at black Snape...

Yup. When CO:E33 becomes challenging it is becoming Sekiro. Once you get to the end game hard bosses you will probably appreciate being able to take an extra hit or two before seeing game over screen, but from what I remember you can respec pretty freely anyway.

I can guess who is going to enjoy the scenes where the Marauders bully the tokenized black Snape, but outside of that...

I wonder what the target audience is for that (obviously not me)?... 🤔

(Yes, I know I am in the comedy thread, it is appropriate).

Heck, I consider Denmark a belligerent in the war in Ukraine for providing material support for one of the parties. I'm fairly sure the only reason supply lines haven't been attacked here, is because Russia isn't ready for a total war with what is left of Nato yet. Worst part is, I wouldn't even blame Russia for doing so if it made strategic sense, cutting off supplies to their opponent.

Some humor should always be appreciated

Is this how you feel for all wars? So for example both Iran and NK provided military resources to Russia for its war in Ukraine Do you now consider them belligerents and they are legitimate targets for Ukraine and its allies?