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Course #46 is live! 🎓 We cover WoW’s touching Ezra tribute, NBA 2K25 server shutdowns 🏀, insane $$$$$ PS5 Pro prices 💰, Pokémon scalper tears & how a movie saved Sonic! Grab a seat 🎧👇
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Reposting myself is kinda weird but one thing I did want to make sure I mentioned that did NOT get mentioned in the podcast is that we are also fixing a bug with XP in dungeons.
In previous beta builds, the XP earned per kill was awarded based on the highest level person in the group. If you are running, say, deadmines with 4 level 20s and 1 level 25, the amount of XP you get is extremely low per kill. With this fix, you should now receive XP based on your level relative to the mob as intended.
This, combined with the 20% increase to base kills in dungeons should make it feel better and more even.
XP gain is not going to be what it was in era, but it should feel significantly better now. We understand that some of you want to dungeon cleave to 60, but this is another one of those things that has to pass muster with our core pillars. That playstyle being the optimal way to level does not pass that muster and we need to hold firm on these balance adjustments.
As it stands now after the adjustments, with perfect xp/hr play, the leveling rates in dungeons will be very close, if not equal to the speed you can level with optimal questing play. That's how much better it was to level in dungeons in Era.
Maintaining that balance is vital to our "World is the Main Character" and "Nurture and Protect Social Experiences" pillars together. Once the scales tip and dungeons become the clear winner, it has a cascading effect on player behavior and we have to consider that impact holistically.
It's podcast-o-clock once again!
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Replying to @AggrendWoW
@AggrendWoW With Hunter Pets being so much more interesting and impactful in Forever, are there any talks about improving the Stable and call pet functions?
In retail we can retain 5 pets to swap between, which is an odd number. But, 3 would be nice. One for solo, dps, utility?
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Course #44 is live! 🎧 We cover Breaking Benjamin’s Fallout rant, the 12TB Valve leak💧 , CS2 chat drama, Sony/Nintendo events, and DLSS 5. Grab a seat as we profess our love & hate for all things video games!🎮 youtu.be/aQrtnaIhKZM
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🎓 Join the Professors for Course #21! 🎮
We’re deep-diving into the #GodOfWar Trilogy Remake, the massive launch of #mewgenics, Valve hardware shortages, and #PS4 changes, Plus, our review of Dispatch! 🦸♂️
#podcast #gaming #PlayStation #GameProfessors
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Join Plague and Heru in a 2024 #GOTY retrospective where talk about #ASTROBOT and that guy Tony at Sony who ruined Helldivers 2. @MicronTech ALSO pulled out of the consumer Flash Memory market and we discuss potential implications regarding that decision. open.spotify.com/episode/7Hd…
Happy Turkey Day! #podcasts
Happy Turkey Day people! And if you're from somewhere else besides the US Happy Thursday. Have you seen the price of RAM recently? Ever compared it to the price of a spleen on the black market? Well we decided to. Give us a listen while you're traveling! open.spotify.com/episode/1Zb…
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Oh man, #AI usage. What's good about it? What's terrible about it? Who's using it well and who's using it so badly the US gov. has started paying attention? Listen to Heru and Plague yap about AI usage across the #games industry and our thoughts on it.
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HUGE MM changes on #worldofwarcraft! Finally removing so much RNG from the spec! I'm excited that Kill Shot no longer has to be min-maxed with Precise Shots. Those Apex talents, also giga. However, please remove the GCD reduction on Precise Shots. @Warcraft
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We dissect @Microsoft's 30% profit margin, criticize their studio closures and massive layoffs. Discuss the #Halo: Campaign Evolved announcement followed by a way too in depth discussion about @amazongames layoffs and New World going into maintenance mode.
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Maybe it's just me, maybe it's not. But I'm so sick of @Warcraft designing Marksmanship Hunter as RNG heavy as possible. These most recent announcements of the Apex talents just leans into that so much more. The key part I'm referring to is the final Apex talent point....
This is further exacerbated by the fact that Deathblow, as Dark Ranger, has a 15% chance to proc ITSELF when consumed, so you could drown in procs, and the highest DPS becomes those who get lucky and consume Deathblow, which procs Surging Shots, which guarantees Deathblow AGAIN.