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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    fml I need Scintillant apparently

    Get ye down into those necramech caves

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  • KoopahTroopahKoopahTroopah The koopas, the troopas. Philadelphia, PARegistered User regular
    edited April 16
    Aegeri wrote: »
    That is pure crazy talk.

    "No, that's my cousin 'Crazy Talk'!"

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] regular
    edited April 19
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  • Jubal77Jubal77 Registered User regular
    edited April 16
    I think that for some what they find wonderful about these games does not have the brutal fight designs up top. For some the area/world design, atmosphere, interlacing zones etc would be what brings them back first.

    For me the main thing I disliked about DS3 and why I go back to DS2 first of the original set is that the increased twitchy design severely limits the builds that function (yes you can use random builds it just feels really bad). It limits/curates your power curve much more than the first two. I can shrine skip to get to end game weapons if I want in DS2. And you can skip around other ways with branches etc. I can master key in DS1 you can also bonfire die back after run downs to areas like gravelord sword or the like if you want heh. In DS3 you only really have dancer skip and that is just for upgrade materials you still have to fight through the railed areas if you want a later weapons. Which brings up it is the most on rails of the 3 by far as well. It is a beautiful game but I find it the worst of the 3 in replay value by a large margin because of those things.

    I value the world building and building of a character more than the action parts. I did really enjoy most of the bosses in DS3 to be clear too. But I can see why people have a negative viewpoint of DS3 because it is a big departure of the first two games in things that some may value over those specific things like boss battle twitchy design. It is why I enjoyed elden ring too. It may have very twitchy boss battles but I can also break my character's damage if I want to beforehand. And yeah.... you can main path break to your hearts content there.

    I came into the genre from Elden Ring. And so I played the games (and to this point ive beaten everything now other than Sekiro and the AC games) with a different mindset. The things that elden ring does well is what finally got me to come into the genre and those things where elden ring really shine are outside of its boss battles. Although it really does well there too.

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  • Jubal77Jubal77 Registered User regular
    edited April 16
    Yeah dont get me wrong I really loved a lot of the weapons in DS3. I beat the game with a big bonk. I cant remember the name off hand but the hammer you get that turns into dual wield big boys was really fun too.

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  • LuvTheMonkeyLuvTheMonkey High Sierra Serenade Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    I think it's also a common reward on some non Isolation Vault bounties on Deimos.

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  • Jubal77Jubal77 Registered User regular
    edited April 16
    Yeah perhaps interconnected was not the correct term? Open I guess? DS3 has hard points that you have to do. DS2 is the least of the 3 with this kind of design. If you know what you are doing you can get around in DS2 most feely of the three. I mentioned replay ability for a reason. For first playthorugh DS2 is probably lowest of the 3 for me. It is brutal and very old school and not as elegant as DS1. But going back DS2 is the best by far outside of wanting to see specific fight you like etc. You can break DS2 in so many ways and it is why it has grown on me soo much. And the boss fights are mostly not really that brutal its the areas so you feel accomplished getting through them heh.

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  • FiendishrabbitFiendishrabbit Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    I think it's also a common reward on some non Isolation Vault bounties on Deimos.

    It's a Stage 1 18.5% and Stage 2 10% reward on the Tier 2 Deimos bounty.

    That's pretty meh compared to just equipping thief's wit (for maximum loot radar) and going down into the tunnels.

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  • KamarKamar Registered User regular
    edited April 16
    I've posted a video a few times of me just walking up to Artorias and smashing him into paste with Havel's and a greathammer, I just tanked and chugged. I think I rolled one thing accidentally because I couldn't shake the instinct?

    It absolutely works without a bunch of planning.

    edit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2S9OBH0SRs

    I always finish runs in the 70s or 80s in DS1 so I can't imagine I was any higher than that here.

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    edited April 16
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  • LanzLanz ...Za?Registered User regular
    edited April 16
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  • The Zombie PenguinThe Zombie Penguin Eternal Hungry Corpse Registered User regular
    edited April 16
    Reynolds wrote: »
    Reynolds Genuine, non-trolling question - how do you feel about games like monster hunter, or character action games?

    Love Bayonetta, hate DMC and DmC. I gave Monster Hunter 30-40 hours on 3DS but I think it sucks.

    Interesting.

    I ask because your mentioend playstyle (heavy armor, heavy shield) is dead opposite what i tend to do - Light armor, no shield (or only for it's bonuses like +stamina regen), lots of dodging. So in general my preference is for fights where reactive dodging pays off. Notably, i mainly used Quickstep as my goto battle art, even when doing a bleed build.

    Monster Hunter in general is a game where i'd say defence is reactive rather than proactive - while good postining is a big part of that game, you can safely roll a lot of attacks (And if you get the evade window up skill line, the number of attacks you can't safely roll drops dramatically).

    Add that in general i feel souls is at it's best when you're fighting similar-sized opponents, or humanoid opponents. Spectacle fights likethe Fire Giant or similar are pretty naff to me and feel like they degenerate into ankle-hacking simulator.

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  • kralizecckralizecc Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    fml I need Scintillant apparently

    Get ye down into those necramech caves

    nooo I don't like the meat caves, they're so damn tedious and it's hard to find PUGs willing to do the whole thing, weeeeeeeeeeh

    if you poke me in discord I'll for sure do isolation vaults, this kitten permitting. They're easy and fun at this point, I think they nerfed most of the difficulty out of them.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    huh I just had something odd happen
    was running a maroo treasure hunt on the orokin tileset, leveling a new amp with my operator out and excal umbra following along doing his AI thing, when suddenly what appeared to be excal umbra dashed in front of me highlighted like my helios was trying to scan him, and then I think he shot me with my very strong gun and I instantly got killed out of operator form and reverted back into my warframe. What happened there? Did he get radiation proc'd from something?

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  • jothkijothki Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    huh I just had something odd happen
    was running a maroo treasure hunt on the orokin tileset, leveling a new amp with my operator out and excal umbra following along doing his AI thing, when suddenly what appeared to be excal umbra dashed in front of me highlighted like my helios was trying to scan him, and then I think he shot me with my very strong gun and I instantly got killed out of operator form and reverted back into my warframe. What happened there? Did he get radiation proc'd from something?

    The lasers do radiation damage, so probably.

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  • BahamutZEROBahamutZERO Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    I had no idea they could proc status!

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  • ouzaruouzaru RIESLING OCEANRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    If you hain't got a gas-powered pressure-system and a powerwashing wand, can you even be said to fuckin' like mashed potatoes?

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  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    So I mix some eggs and get them aerated

    Drop them on a hot non-stick skillet

    Shake skillet until I have a layer of congealing eggs

    Dump fresh shredded cheese in the middle

    Dump caramelized onions on top

    Squirt of Ketcup

    Plate onto toast with home made jam.

    So many flavors

    Really happy I do not add salt or sugar at any stage because the cheese, ketchup, onions, and jam add enough of that.

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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 14
    The Geek wrote: »
    Ehhh, what the heck, here ya go
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    Now available in Extra Seattle
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  • ouzaruouzaru RIESLING OCEANRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    I know people say you gotta season shit but I almost never add salt to anything.

    It already tastes good, I’ve had salted stuff, I find it’s usually not a big enough difference to me to matter.

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  • MadicanMadican No face Registered User regular
    edited April 16
    Using a shield or heavy armor just feels wrong in a Souls game. I see attack coming, I want to roll through it instead of taking the hit. It practically moves in slow motion.

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  • ouzaruouzaru RIESLING OCEANRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    Strong Weird Al energy.

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  • The Zombie PenguinThe Zombie Penguin Eternal Hungry Corpse Registered User regular
    edited April 16
    Reynolds wrote: »
    Monster Hunter makes you waste so, so, so much time doing everything but fighting the monsters. Farming, grinding, crafting, chasing, marking, waiting, etc. I gave it an honest try, used guides once I'd stalled a bit to make sure I was playing it 'right' before giving up. It's a fun idea with abysmal execution.

    A lot of the stuff you label as waste is a big part of why people love the game. That's not abysmal execution, that's just not it being to your taste. (Also a lot of the most recent MonHuns have sanded off a bunch of the rough edges around marking, farming etc.).

    Frankly, if you're gonna spend 100s of hours to hate the game, maybe... don't? Like that aint healthy doood. Not at all, and i say that from the perspective of someone who's done the same thing. It's one thing to do a deep dive and really break down why something does or doesnt work for you - that's good critical skills, but going "I played hundred of hours and hate this" is just... It aint healthy in the least

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  • The Zombie PenguinThe Zombie Penguin Eternal Hungry Corpse Registered User regular
    edited April 16
    On the subject, i think Elden Ring has excellent core gameplay, a bunch of perennial fromsoft issues (clumsy UI for spells, items etc, bad camera that struggles), and places where they really needed an editor to cut the game down some, because it's Way Too Fucking Big and you can really see the scope they went for getting tripped over. I call it Best Worst Game i've played for a reason. But it's still a very solid, very interesting game, and there's nothing quite like it in the space currently.

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  • RichyRichy Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Wordle 979 5/6

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  • ouzaruouzaru RIESLING OCEANRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    It’s not table salt.

    Technically salt refers to ionic compounds, meaning the cations and anions are balanced such that the pinpoint has no net electric charge.

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  • ouzaruouzaru RIESLING OCEANRegistered User regular
    edited April 14
    SirToasty wrote: »
    sarukun wrote: »
    It’s not table salt.

    Technically salt refers to ionic compounds, meaning the cations and anions are balanced such that the pinpoint has no net electric charge.

    But no one in this, the Food thread, is going to be confused what just saying salt means. I don't think it's necessary or useful in this context to point out that MSG is also a salt, chemically speaking.

    so what, you’re gonna sit there and expect me not to be a pedant?

    On the internet!?

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  • see317see317 Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Odin wrote: »
    sarukun wrote: »
    It’s not table salt.

    Technically salt refers to ionic compounds, meaning the cations and anions are balanced such that the pinpoint has no net electric charge.

    Mmmm, liver and anions

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdFd2KmJn-A

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  • The GeekThe Geek Oh-Two Crew, Omeganaut Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 14
    Well thanks! 😊

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  • DacDac Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    Devstream was pretty cookin today, Inaros rework looking good, Merulina augment finally to just not be on it, Kahl being relegated to the wastepaper bin of history, etc.

    Only thing that seems bad is the Eclipse change. We all knew making it a tap/hold would come with a nerf, we accepted that, but they're changing it to a Serration style modifier instead of multiplicative (hurk), and Pablo said they were putting a damage cap on it for Helminth because he mistakenly thinks it has one now (HURK). I would rather it be 75% multiplicative increase at 100% strength than that. Multipliers are always good, especially when the game keeps creeping our damage up with hundreds of percent of base damage from arcanes and galvanized mods and shit. Sources of base damage just get worse over time, and if you need an example of that, go ask Chroma how that enormous amount of base damage is working for him nowadays. Blah.

    Oh, also, helminth Nourish nerfs coming at some point, but you had to know that was inevitable. I hope they don't clobber the energy regen bit of it too hard.

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  • see317see317 Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Chall wrote: »
    Madican wrote: »
    Opty wrote: »
    I wonder if a Camelbak filled with extremely creamy mashed potatoes would work

    You'd probably pass out from straining to suck potato through the tube before you got much of a mouthful

    It would also be an absolute nightmare to clean out

    We could modify it with some after-market wider tubes, it's too early to give up on this idea

    Also, you could thin the potatoes down with some additional cream and/or butter to make them easier to suck through a tube while also adding valuable calories for whatever strenuous activities you have planned that necessitate a potato packed camelbak.

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  • SwainwalkerSwainwalker Registered User regular
    edited April 14
    Burtletoy wrote: »
    Does cream and or butter have more calories than an equivalent volume of potato?

    I would think so, fat is pretty calorie-dense

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  • kralizecckralizecc Registered User regular
    edited April 19
    I like the earth camp as my main area, but with kahl not being important for getting shards any longer I really wish they'd make the holo suite usable as an orbiter basecamp in some way.

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  • KamarKamar Registered User regular
    edited April 16
    For World, I'll admit I ran a rate increase mod for decorations.

    I'm not a huge fan of the gathering and inventory management as a general rule, in MH or any other game, but it wasn't too overbearing in World at least.

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  • cB557cB557 voOOP Registered User regular
    edited April 16
    Checking on steam right now, looks like world is only $30. It's only $70 if you're also buying the DLC.

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  • KamarKamar Registered User regular
    edited April 16
    I haven't played enough to be sure, but doesn't most of the QoL carry over to Rise? Which is on Gamepass.

    Should try to get into it. Though right now Granblue Relink is filling that niche in my gaming life quite nicely.

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  • KamarKamar Registered User regular
    edited April 16
    Reynolds wrote: »
    What's the difference between World and Rise? This is what I meant by there being too many games to keep up with. It also appears to be $70 on Steam? I don't have an Xbox.

    Isn't there yet another newer spinoff? Stories?

    Stories is a JRPG spinoff afaik.

    Rise is just the newest game, which came out on Switch first, but has a wider release now. It also has an expansion, Sunbreak.

    World is the previous game, the first designed first and foremost for consoles instead of handheld AFAIK, which also has the Iceborne expansion. The expansions and the delay for each between original console and PC releases might be why you think there are so many?

    But World and Rise are 2018 and 2021 respectively, with the expansions for both dropping a year after release.

    The next game is Wilds, which was recently announced and scheduled for 2025.

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  • KamarKamar Registered User regular
    edited April 16
    What a wild coincidence. I just randomly googled "elden ring beast cutter mod" just in case someone got around to it, and I see this video in the results...which went up 7 hours ago and has 100 views and says the mod will go up on the Nexus next week and is available now through Patreon
    guess I might be doing starting a new run through Elden Ring next week
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wAmimHZxYw

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  • KamarKamar Registered User regular
    edited April 16
    Reynolds wrote: »
    So the final ranks are only in the expansions? I think I'm more confused than before I knew any of this. Sticking with my 'too many Monster Hunter games' comment I guess.

    The MH expansions are a lot like MMO expansions. The new ranks in the expansions are basically like WoW or whatever having a new level cap. So there's a gear treadmill reset and maybe a few new tricks from existing monsters, new content with more system mechanics, and generally higher difficulty so you don't get bored.

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  • IanatorIanator A predator cannot differentiate between prey and accompliceRegistered User regular
    edited April 16
    Alright, lighting booth take 2!

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    The disposable table cover has been replaced with a proper 2-yard bolt of black fabric. The two front lights have been moved onto separate tray tables for greater control. I might be bringing home a third tray for the back light tomorrow. That said, I will probably have to look at taping some copy paper over the lights for diffusion.

    Sleepy Eevee benchmarks:



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    First one, taken with digital zoom and the model placed close to the back of the field.



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    Second one, taken with no zoom and the model placed at the front of the field.



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    And a brand new build, the one that inspired this whole project in the first place! Aaand guest starring my dumbass finger. Unfortunately the hip joints have a disappointing range of frontal motion, dashing (for now) my hopes for a classic "Playboy bunny in a martini glass" setup.



    Further feedback would be quite welcome!

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