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Probably the dumbest build I've ever played, with 1000 hrs in this game. Dumb in that you dump intellect, as well as the extremely simplistic playstyle. Playing with Community Patch and Balance Polishing Mod. Class: Rogue (Streetfighter)/Cipher (Soulblade) Race: Human Attribute distribution: Dump Intellect and Resolve. Allocate everything else as you wish, max out Perception and choose White that Wends origin. Skill build: Take Crippling Strike and Antipathetic Field as starting abilities. Otherwise take only passive abilities (Iron Will, Cipher +1 weapon pen ability, +10 Fort/Reflex/Will, etc etc). Suggest taking Biting Whip for raw lash (Community Patch change) over Draining Whip. Suggest taking Monastic Unarmed Training at least for early game. Consider taking Ectopsychic Echo (beam abilities don't care about your intellect) or Detonate for bosses, but entirely optional. How to play: Get flanked/bloodied or both. If all else fails, toss Sparkcrackers on self: since you dumped intellect and resolve you will likely crit yourself from low will, and since resolve is low, the distracted duration will be long. Hit stuff with Crippling Strike if you have 0 focus. Soul Annihilation if you have the focus to use it. A friendly priest can be useful for Barring Death's Door and Champion's Boon (if you find yourself running into underpenetration issues). Later on Reaping Knives from a friendly Cipher solves all penetration issues and hits hard. This is a build that was literally so strong that I immediately headed for the digsite without even bothering to visit Port Maje. I have the Berath's Blessing that starts me at level 4 turned on, though it is also PotD upscaled. I usually struggle with the drake even with Eder+Xoti in tow, but this time I only had Eder and simply punched the crap out of it.

Note: I had the community patch and balance polish mod installed (in case that affects some of the interactions of abilities). I modded Fassina's subclass choices for this build. I've played Fassina in a similar role before as a pure Conjuror where I would buff her with instant cast spells, summon a weapon (Blackbow was especially strong), and then summon a phantom that would also benefit from that weapon. In this case, instead of summoning a weapon and a phantom I would cast Relentless Storm or Nature's Terror and then shift into an appropriate animal to wreck shop. My choice for which form to shift into was: Stag = AoE damage Wolf = single target CC Cat = DPS when able to penetrate Boar = DPS when unable to penetrate Bear = Off tank The main piece of gear that I liked for this build was Strand of Favor for the increase in buff duration. It was also a big help to use the AI for self buffing at the beginning because there were a lot of buffs to go through. After self buffing and getting into the action the different forms work pretty well- you get good bonus armor from the form itself and your damage is pretty respectable, especially with the cat form and the fast attack speed. The biggest problem, however, is that none of the forms do crush damage which can be a real problem for some fights. Also, not being able to cast while shifted does kind of suck. The Shifter subclass gets a bunch of auto-grant druid spells at each power level, some of which you don't tend to cast very often or at all. Like I said, I made good use of Nature's Terror and Relentless Storm and occasionally I'd throw out a Nature's Mark between shifts but that's about it. Overall, I'd guess that SC melee wizard is probably stronger. You have higher power level, access to most of the same buffs, phantom+summoned weapons is just as strong as being shifted I think, and you can also cast if you want at any time. But Shifter/Conjuror was still a fun build!

The Phantom will use the natural armor and the natural weapons of the Spiritshift form - but it will look like the unshifted you, with bare fists though. The reason is that both the armor and the weapons of the Spiritshift form are invisible items (they have no 3D model). The Spiritshift form has a complete 3D model - it's one piece so weapons/armor are not modeled seperately. It's best to use the cat or bear form when wanting to use the phantom while shifted. The cat's claw weapons are faster while the bear armor is higher. The boar tusks don't carry the wounding damage (it is governed by the spiritshift ability of the boar not the weapons themselves) and also the goodies of the other forms are tied to the spiritshpift ability itself and not the weapons/armor.

Started mentally preparing myself for having a guest staying at my place for a while... from mid December to sometime mid January. No stranger, on the contrary, a very close friend. But two years of lock downs, border closures, separation means we've only met virtually on face time and phone the last almost two years. Very much looking forward to it ☺️

I use a battery pack for my Switch. It extends the battery life up 6 hours, though it does take awhile to charge and makes the switch around a third again as heavy. https://www.amazon.com/10000mAh-Nintendo-YOBWIN-Portable-Extended/dp/B07QD5T6MJ&ved=2ahUKEwieicDzuJT0AhWpnWoFHYAaCSMQFnoECAcQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2kNTP2dxlB47_P_-0HlmW3

I scooped up the Binbok Joypad Controller to replace the joycons on my Switch (nothing wrong with them): I chose this over the Hori Split Pad Pro because, unlike the Hori, it's feature complete with the joycons. The Hori is missing bluetooth, so it can only be used in handheld mode, and gyroscope (granted I don't currently have any games that use gyro and possibly never will). As you can see it's not much bigger than the joycons when used as a separate controller. 95% of the size difference comes from the insert in the middle that links them into a controller, like the shell does for the joycons (and adds grips). I mainly bought it for handheld mode, but it's nice to have the ability to use it apart from the Switch so that I don't have to lug them and the joycons both around to be able to play while docked. I was hoping the shoulder buttons would be spaced a little more apart, but, as you can see, the spacing between the bumper and trigger is basically identical to the joycons. The face buttons are technically bigger, but only microscopically so. I very much like the analog sticks on the Binbok better than on the joycons, they have a bigger range of travel and stiffer resistance, which I like. I also like the D-Pad better on the Binbok. There's turbo, which I haven't tried yet but may come in useful some day. There's RGB around the sticks, as you can see, which can do rainbow and cycling and whatever. I don't much care, I just set it to whatever color catches my fancy at the moment (currently violet) and leave it at that. The built-in grips make the Switch much more comfortable to hold in handheld mode. I didn't think the Switch was uncomfortable to hold before, but it's certaily more comfortable with the Binbok. The one concern I have is how light the Binbok is. It certainly feels flimsier than the joycons. Only time will tell how well the Binbok holds up.

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Diamond is Unbreakable is weirder, and it feels like a Sailor Moon filler arc in some ways to boot. So have fun.

Concelhaut's Draining Touch is really good since it doesn't go away on phantoms. You can also keep it permanently on your character by switching grimoires after casting. By the way, you also get a naked Tekehu if he uses Watery Double while shapeshifted. Given that you don't even need to multiclass for this to happen, it's strange that they would give him an ability that looks so weird.

I think he has some Druid spells/abilities withput actually being a Druid. There are some enemies that are implemented like this (some of the later Xaurip enemies and Lagufaeth for example). Maybe Naga shamans are done the same way. If that is so they would have 0 PL for the Wizard/Druid spells they use. Like you would have if you stole a Priest or Druid spell as a Wizard with a Grimoire Imprint spell.

Isn't workplace where workers don't get free coffee a paradox, as there can't be work place if no one works there?

As well as the ability to turn on/off the markers; How about the ability to filter them? For example, if Im only looking for resources, I should be able to see only the leaf marker that I created. Im at a point in the game where there are so many markers when I turn them on.

I've been playing forza horizon 5, and so far the best thing about it is the memories about Test Drive Unlimited that it evokes sometimes. I just finished a race that goes around the entire map and I was done with it in 15 minutes, the game lauded me for finishing the gruesomely long race, and all I could do was remember the 200km "Around the Island" race that took me the better part of 45 minutes if I recall correctly, and it was awesome. Forza is definetly newer and has alot less of the geometry issues and such that TDU had, but the racing is so much less interesting. 😕 And Forza also feels very sluggish, not performance-wise but driving 200kmh feels closer to 70-100kmh or so. Also, TDU had less ****ing lootboxes, less nagging about online activities and was less silly. That said a big + for Forza is that you can drive a Volvo 242 Turbo Evo and a Volvo 850R. So there's that, well worth 60$.

Mario Party is already a game that ruins relationships; what better way to alienate your friends than by having an unfair advantage? I'll report back in a year or when anything starts to malfunction, whichever comes first. So far so good. I tried out the turbo; there are 2 modes (burst and auto) and 3 speeds, it's fine. I like the thumbsticks so much more than the joycons. Trying to precision aim with joycons in Metroid Dread sucked because the stick is too easy to move and the short range of travel meant the smallest movement would swing Samus' arm pretty far. With the Binbok it's much easier to be precise.

Inverting the roles is a pretty good point. Imagine the characters would be raving about going to their awesome All Lives Matter-parade and hanging patriot flags all over the house. People would rip it to shreds. Hope the next Life is Strange won't be made by Deck Nine, because clearly their tumblr-style writing has lost me. That said, the remakes of LiS1 will release in february 2022, so yay, I guess.

Oh, I've always been drinking ludicrous amounts of coffee, getting free coffee at work just meant that I had a couple hundred crowns extra a week to spend on more coffee.

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Haven't played LiS2, because the whole premise kinda turned me off all the time, so can't really say anything about it. IMO the big problem in the new games is that the writers looked at the statistics and saw that everyone goes for lesbian romance, so now the games are all about being gay. It's so horribly preachy about it, honestly, if I would know any of the characters in real life, I'd probably avoid them at all costs, because they are so obnoxious. And what makes me the most angry about this whole thing is that pointing it out makes me feel like a bigot. I don't care about gay stuff, I don't care if people are in a same-sex relationship, if I play their games I also run into into the same-sex romances and have no problem with it, hell I even welcome it being a theme in games... But Deck Nine doesn't treat it as if it's normal, they treat it as if it's a hip lifestyle. It's so damn in-your-face with it, it's horrid writing. Just compare it to FNV, which took these elements as completely normal and didn't make a fuss about it at all. That's how it needs to be done. Now why do I write such big walls of text about it instead of just ignoring it and moving on? Because I want to like the games. It's the kind of stuff I want to play, but with good writing... and they haven't delivered good writing since Before the Storm (and even that was already a bit borderline). Big sad.

Arcane ep. 4-6. Continuing the good trend it set so far. I would think that there is a lot of potential in this if the story picks up. Wonder if other seasons will deal with other countries and characters. I see that there were a bunch of crows looking over what is happening throughout the episodes, perhaps Swain spying or maybe just there for show?

Melees have better accuracy (Scordeo's Edge buff, no penalties) and more options to debuff deflection (Persistent Distraction + Cap of the Laughing Stock + Rust's Poignard/Sungrazer procs) which means easily 40-50acc advantage over a blunderbuss user. Melees also have better damage and hard CCs (prone, stun, freeze) which makes them superior in almost any situation.

Surprised Nintendo doesn't mandate no turbo, since it could be quite unfair in some online games e.g. Mario Party. Doesn't look half bad, but be sure to let us know exactly how quickly it falls apart. https://www.amazon.com/10000mAh-Nintendo-YOBWIN-Portable-Extended/dp/B07QD5T6MJ Corrected your link, since yours wouldn't open.

Yeah, I read after that I apparently watched the "Director's Cut" version of the film. The "happier" theatrical cut ending seems almost seems even more subversive, because the "hero" gets away with several murders and lives happily ever after. Doesn't really strike me as right for obvious reasons, but in a horror black comedy musical, I could see it working as being an arguably even more screwed up way to resolve the story. Most likely, that wasn't what the film audience intended, though - dumb film audience gonna dumb film audience, I guess.

Hey, I asked Black Isle for a combatless RPG back when I registered in 2002. I'll take it.

It's the original ending of the Broadway play. Interestingly, that isn't the original ending of the film. The Broadway end tested badly with film audiences so they shot a happier, slightly ambiguous end for the original theatrical release. The original 60s film the Broadway play is based on has its own sorta downbeat ending.

I already bit the bullet, if it's bad I'll let yall kow.

One of the worst food things is where it's so hot you can't actually taste the food. In my experience it's usually the novelty hot wings or crawfish, which is easy enough to avoid at least. I can't find the black garlic hot sauce, but they have a black garlic bacon one. Have you tried that and is it ok?

Hubby drives with no shoes or flip flops a lot, because of his large feet I guess. He'll put shoes on before leaving the car etc. As a kid I certainly went barefoot/flip flops a lot. As an adult ... I can't stand dirty feet that leave dirty footprints everywhere and I have to rinse off every time I want to sit in bed or anything of that nature. Or when I had them - cat hair feet. 😛 So I'm the weirdo that may be stark naked around the house but still wearing socks (slippers in most of the house, but kick them off in bedroom doorway or chairs). I probably have 5 dozen pairs of socks.

Or at the very least let you load it with different lures that have a timer. Like stinkbug pieces for wolf spiders (place outside cave to maybe lure it to a trap), load it with nectar for bees, load it with honeydew for ants, load it with mushroom slurry for weevils, rotten meat for gnats. I would suggest an aphid lure but as they seem to Zerg rush my bases spike strips causing them to last maybe two days I don't think they are needed

Homemade scotch bonnet sauce works for me, insanely hot pepper for me but in a sauce it's ok. Fun experience to try - cook with scotch bonnets and bite into one in your dish.

Looks great, I know we have all discussed this before but I love my hot sauces. I normally have at least 6-10 different types in my fridge and cupboard and I am always prepared to try something new And I am always loyal to favorites like Tabasco and Louisiana really does seem to have the best variety of hot sauces in the US and you get most of the sauces below in SA 🌶️ https://shop.louisiana-brand.com/collections/hot-sauces

there are actually seems to be a small boom of manga and light novel with adult working setting in the past few years but vastly outnumbered by the reincarnate in another world trash that still overrun the market

I'm led to believe that once someone from Japan enters adulthood, they enter an office building wherein they will live out the remainder of their lives.

New Class Of Drug Reverses Paralysis In Mice Just... wow. Science rocks!

Im body isnt affected in the slightest by a 1 hour shift in either direction. But I do have to reset the clocks on my oven and microwave and they must be perfectly synchronized. I wish they had WiFi too so they would just update themselves like every other device in my house.

I call marketing BS at work... shame on you Heinz. Mars: The country side around Adelaide (South Australia) They could just as well have called it Aussie Ketchup. But that sounds less impressive I guess... Edit: I lived 5 years in Adelaide, hence why the comparison to Mars sprang to mind right away.

I finally got around to play the Life is Strange 3 bonus chapter "Wavelengths". It is ... ok. Nice idea. Bit preachy at times, often cringe writing like LiS3. I hate how they shove the "gay stuff" into the players face. It's never shown as something normal, it's always this huge special thing that everyone makes a big deal about. I get it, you are gay. I already understood it in the last game. Jeez. Don't know.. feels like Deck Nine is moving the franchise into the wrong direction. I liked the more down to earth kind of thing in LiS1. It had the right mix of hipster and fantastical murder mystery about it. Now it's just ... I have no idea. Not it, I guess. The actual story of Wavelengths is ok and I'd say well executed, considering this is basically just a short and cheap DLC. Can't expect huge things with such updates. Same deal as the Before the Storm bonus chapter was. People who complained about it make me roll my eyes. That said, turns out I really seem to hate the Alex character.

https://nypost.com/2021/11/09/sex-tourism-damaging-spanish-beaches-scientists/ Don't these people know sand is course and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.

Back to basics... Rammstein!

Experiment Z-57: This is an awesome boss fight, best one I've played in any Metroid game thus far. It took me 6 tries to get the job done. 3 to figure out all the attack patterns and tells, 3 more to execute properly. And take your precious ring with you!

I doubt it because I don't think they'd be as secretive if they were moving it from a partially owned studio to a fully owned studio. Of course, I could be wrong, that's why they call me Often Wrong Soong.

And I'm just going to mention that since Alan stopped posting, we have an opening in the forum community for someone who's name starts with A. So far Amentep and Azdeus have been trying to cover the gap, but there is only so much they can do. (In comparison, we Ms have them outnumbered easily (high-five @marelookeand @Malcador)). * *Apologies to people who's username starts with A and who I did not count, like Agiel and Achilles. If I included you above, we Ms wouldn't outnumber you As, which would undermine the point of the post

When you think you're done with a game and then ... "hmm, wait...this has...POTENTIAL." Guys, I've been up all night, dying of laughter. Four Do's destroy everything (and they cast heal on each other). And it's workable in a new playthrough (Cheat Engine table), even in the sections where you haven't picked him up officially, yet.

Metroid Dread The Kraid fight is pretty great. Edit: Kraid has come a long way since Metroid:

Hi all. I've just launched a Kickstarter for my third game, Prometheus Wept. Some of you may remember Vigilantes, my last game. Prometheus Wept is also a turn based game, but more refined and varied, with more emphasis on role playing and story. It's set in a post digital world, where all computerised technology has been corrupted by a virus. Here's the video, which is likely the best way to convey what Prometheus Wept is about. If you have any questions or feedback, let me know!