Harp the Wigglytuff @wigglytuffitout@computerfairi.es

so what is the rest of mch like? the 'cold' phase is just... really annoying to me.

it's all proc-based, and you really need those procs because otherwise the rotation is not worth carrying through. so, get used to going 1, 1, 1, 1, 1...

you get some guaranteed procs from ammo but those you need for your hot phase.

it's just... fiddly and no-fun

and i like smn gdi!!!!!

the hot phase for mch is frustrating because:

-the reliance on wildfire means that if you flub up your hot phase, you're fucked.

-the hot phase means you have to do a LOT to maximize it

-getting to the hot phase can take a variable amount of time (since attacks rely on rng)

-and what's worse is that you need to manage TWO hot phases, and coordinate them to happen at the same time, when overheat is much more finicky to manage and also has a punishment for a few secs after it ends

honestly, it's like...

i sort of think of my other classes (rdm, smn) as having 'hot' and 'cold' phases. cold is where you are building up to your big burst of damage, or waiting to do it again.

like standing there spamming ruin - cold. popping dreadwyrm trance or then demi-bahamut - hot. building up mana as a rdm - cold. melee attacks then verholy/verflare - hot.

you switch back and forth between hot and cold, right? i think that's a nice rhythm for battle. but...

well i've now played enough mch to remember why i disliked playing mch

i really really hope a retooling of mch happens in shadowbringers. i know it's somewhat unlikely but i can hope.

mch right now is too much like sitting at a frustrating slots machine, and if you don't line things up EXACTLY, your dps just takes too much of a toll, so the pressure is to line things up PERFECTLY, which is incredibly tiresome when dealing with random procs.

things that the steroid shots into my shoulder was supposed to do:

-decrease pain

things that they've actually done:

-really spectacular acne breakout

-moments every so often where i swear my brain does the like printer-out-the-window vine "oh i thought you meant anxiety" "WHY WOULD I SAY TOSS ME ANXIETY"

"OK I'M HERE I GOT MY GUN" "janine it's ANNIE get your gun, not -" "GOT IT ANYWAY" "but janine, it's -" "I PUT A FLAMETHROWER ON THE END OF IT" "....janine..." "IT'S GREAT"

also i can't fucking remember mch rotation for s h i t #ffxiv

the toad who lives just outside the door came out enough to be photographed for his Official Portrait (which is a bit blurry bc camera autofocus oh well)

i saw a wild catboy player in ffxiv, inspected him bc i'm still trying to figure out the who's who of guilds on a new server, and his profile blurb ended with "Tainted/Gay" and some deep part of my brain is desperately trying to make a 'tainted love' song parody

honestly if you don't name your gear sets stupidly are you even playing #ffxiv

i don't know why youtube recommended this to me, but i approve https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOxWVubWkfU "Furret on an Escalator for Another Few Hours"

watching oxbox's dnd group, while playing ffxiv, while also setting this terrible mobile mmorpg to 'autoplay' and doing daily missions

MULTI-TRACK DRIFTINNNNNNGGGG

omg i think the amphibians in the backyard are going to bully me into learning herpetology thru sheer numbers

one big lad has made his hidey hole home right by the door, and i saw him this morning

and just now when taking the dog out, i saw TWO MORE toads just hoppin' across the porch with no care in the world

idk if the big lad is the same as this morning, but i did catch him and asked if he would like his portrait taken and he gave me SEVERE STINK EYE before wriggling and hopping away

my working dog is very good at her job that she has trained for: pre-wash for the dishwasher #hollypls #dogsofmastodon

me: hmmmm i really like this fancy plasticware my ice cream came in, i wonder what would be the best way to do the first step of cleaning it out

me: *remembers i have a pet dog*

me: :D

i rose to a new level of salt, there

not only did i look at my contacts to blacklist that whm, i actually passed along the name to my guildmates to do the same lol

luv it when my rdm ass rezzes the whm five times in a boss fight, only for the healer to stand there gormlessly with plenty of mana while i have less than 1%, and the whm spams stone while i am at 1/4th health so i have to beg in chat for a goddamn heal

this is the fuckin fanciest ice cream cup i've ever eaten

definitely saving the container, it's really nice sturdy plastic. should be able to drill a drainage hole in it no problem

or maybe i'll figure out some low-light houseplant that wants like pebbles/sand to drain into? that way i can show off pretty stratified layers