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n. an itchy sense of dread when life feels just a hint too peaceful--when everyone seems to get along suspiciously well, with an eerie stillness that makes you want to brace for the inevitable collapse, or burn it down yourself.
From harmony + paranoia. Pronounced "hahr-muh-noi-uh.
Source: The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows
Keep bottling it up and acting chipper though because if I don't I'm going to spiral and it isn't something I can just vent about to anybody.
Jesus.
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That's probably it.
He isn’t out because of professional or conduct reasons either. Just personal reasons.
It is both the kind of thing that you might say if he had ran to explain it to his wife or the FBI had secreted him to a safe location to protect his life from the mob.
Or to protect his life from his wife, for that matter.
Obviously, Kaveh is the standout by virtue of being new and he's....interesting?
Kaveh ramblings below:
The inevitable question of, "But doesn't he work well with Nilou?" is answered with a shaky 'Yesn't'. He can work with Nilou, sure, because he's Dendro, has a Dendro infusion and will be healed by Bloom reactions. (I have to assume this counts Bountiful Core blooms too) But whether or not he really /adds/ anything to a Nilou team is the big wrinkle. Can he be the driver to create reactions? Sure. Not as fast as someone else, but it works. He does add some damage but not a ton, and he shouldn't die from the bountiful cores exploding (again, assuming they still count as Bloom as they should be according to her own talent description, though there is a question about his passive in my mind as to whether it converts damage to healing or if he's damaged but immediately heals, which could be a deal-breaker), so he can be used. But then you kinda have to think about the rest of the team. Nilou teams generally want a healer because the Bountiful Cores deal immense amounts of self-damage, which Kaveh can helpfully mitigate for himself. But if you've played a Nilou team, you know it just kinda ends up being non-stop popcorn, so your other teammates will need healing at some point too. Which means you'll need a second healer. And this is kinda the point where you have to consider whether or not you're actually gaining a net positive from him being on the team. And in certain circumstances, maybe you are! But it feels like, in general, there's a bit too much going there where you'd want other options. He was definitely /not/ tailor-made for Nilou teams, though, I've seen that claim a few times and that is straight-up untrue. But again, he is entirely usable in them.
All in all, I feel like he's on the level with Heizou: Kinda overstated in how good he is, but still good if you build him. You don't really want to use him for Bloom (yet, maybe?) but you can. If you don't use his skill, you can use him for Hyperbloom really easily. You can build him for straight damage and it'll be damage on probably the upper level of a 'regular' 4-star. With Fontaine on the horizon, we're definitely going to be getting more Hydro units, so maybe we'll get one that, purposefully or inadvertently, makes Bloom stand on its own merits with him but for now it's still just kind of a joke.
tl;dr: Kaveh's not bad but he doesn't make Bloom good on his own. We still need someone else to help him out with that, but if you build him to do stuff, he will do stuff and be pretty decent at it.
On another note, the evergreen statement of "do not wish on the weapon banner" still holds true for this weapon banner but also specifically please do not wish on this weapon banner. Amos Bow is good for Ganyu but at this point, you don't really need one for her, as you probably have an option for her that is fine enough. Not to mention, it's just a Standard Pool weapon, so you can theoretically get it any time. And the Jadefall's Splendor is just so hyper-specific for Baizhu while also not being overwhelmingly better than other options that it's just not worth it. Seriously, like, an R5 Prototype Amber is going to be just fine for him because it gives him more healing and energy, which is most of what Jadefall does for him in the first place. It sucks because Favonius Spear, Makhaira Aquamarine and Wandering Eveningstar are pretty good weapons, but Sacrificial Bow is very niche, Lion's Roar is not great (especially now that Keqing has better options) for anyone but Keqing, and even Keqing can make do with an Iron Sting pretty well, and the 5-stars, as stated, are not really necessary whatsoever. I guess it's just kind of weird after so many weapon banners in a row of questionably decent value (considering the usual pitfalls) that we're back to "not at all worth it."
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You're not wrong, but I also misspoke/misremembered: Lion's Roar is still pretty good for Keqing, but specifically /only/ Keqing and you can get away with an Iron Sting (craftable, you're guaranteed at least one, maybe two billets) on her now that Dendro reactions are a thing. So Lion's Roar isn't a really big value piece.
Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
Also I feel like sliding into an empty net just so you can knock if off the moorings should be a delay of game, just like when a goalie does it
Root sports feed is atleast 30 seconds ahead, but tnt is on a brighter TV and closer to where I found a seat.
But I guess I can just use the good TV as instant replay and watch the bad one that's faster?
Edit: I'd feel like a dick if I asked them to change from the Kraken game to the Kraken game but sometimes I'm a dick so
I assume this is the Eberle hit. That being 2 should get both refs fired.
the NHL officials are the best in the world. Hands down, not even close. Do they miss calls. Yes. Do they miss too many calls? Maybe? It's been a couple years since I've sat close in a real game, but I think we underestimate just how fast the game is, and how hard it is to call when we are watching on TV.
Do refs need to stop with with the BS "game management" that despite the league stating doesn't happen, does? Absolutely. That'd be the only thing I would change. There were approximately 800 penalties called a game in 05/06 after the lockout and the rule changes, and honestly it kinda sucked for that year, but after that, players figured it out, and things went back to a more "normal" rate for penalties after that, because players did less stupid stick infraction penalties. There is a caveat though. Just like the NFL where there is holding on every single play, and if they called it every time NFL games would be 6 hours long, the same applies to the NHL. If we're prepared for the number of penalties to double for a year, and then increase by 50% forever, then that's what we'd get.
So yes, there are things they can do, but also the game is faster, the players are bigger and more skilled, and the referees are still humans. I don't know how much they actually improve beyond getting rid of "game management."
I want to see more review on penalties. The ability to call something 5 minutes and review it has meant fewer missed calls there. I do want more. But what I want out of that is it being faster. By the time the referee puts on the headset and starts looking at the replay screen I want Toronto to have already looked at it 4 times and can tell the referee's the correct call.
Also, and it might not apply quite as much to people in this thread, but many people who say "the refs suck" only watch their own team, and think that the refs are just targeting their team. Which.. no. the refs treat each team pretty equally. There is no bias, except against a few players with bad reputations that probably deserve it. But no, the referee's don't hate your team. They hate every team.
Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.