Yes, Sombra is the most hated character in OW and for good reason. Her character design is meant to be annoying at best and hair-pulling at its worst.
She's an assassin with soft CC, out of combat invisibility and essentially an omni-directional dash.
Alot of players find her annoying in all roles. Supports get focused and harassed, DPS get ganked and forced off highground, and Tanks get their defensive abilities and some ults cancelled or prevented.
And, in my opinion, that is okay.
Her kit is frustrating when executed well, but I don't believe its out of reason. Yes, if you throw out the words "Infinite Stealth" or "Silence+Burst Damage" than alot of people start lighting on fire.
But that stealth is only used to reposition, she isnt killing you while invisible and as of later seasons, isnt hacking you while keeping invis either. And staying in stealth indefinetly is actually detrimental to her since she's essentially making the game a 4v5 for her team. Also, spychecking exists.
As my argument though, Sombra plays a critical role in teaching players the importance of awareness and tracking, and how valuable information truly is. Keeping tabs enemy locations, positioning in hard to approach areas, and avoiding bad habits like tunnel vision are all lessons alot of players need to learn in order to improve.
And Sombra emphasizes that more than any character in the game because she wants your attention and wants to keep you confused and upset while she messes up your gameplans.
Other characters do this too to varying extremes. Reaper, Tracer, Wrecking Ball, Lúcio, and Genji all want to approach from off angles quickly to catch people off guard. And the way you deal with those characters is keeping your team aware and focused. Peel for yourself and your teammates, expect incoming abilities like Death Blossom or Piledrive, and ping those flankers if you catch a glimpse of them nearby and chase them down if you have an advantage.
It's not the most fun thing to do sometimes, but it's part of the work that needs to be done to get better at the game. And you're free to hate Sombra sure, but I don't think her kit is a problem to be fixed by devs but to be adapted to by the community.

Intro: 8 years ago I built a high-end video editing & gaming PC, and I was very into PC hardware at the time. Since then, I stopped paying attention and have no clue what's good and bad these days. I also game way less now.

What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

Video editing mainly. Adobe Premiere Pro, Lightroom, etc. I work with very heavy Excel sheets often as well. Rarely gaming; supporting decent settings for the latest games is a nice-to-have at best.
I'm downsizing from a home to an apartment, so form factor is super important to me. I'm shooting for mini-itx like build, where I can easily pick up the PC and move it around, and that I can fit onto a desk next to my monitor(s) easily.
Should be able to drive 2 4k monitors.

What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?

$2,500 USD

When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

Next 1-2 months. Plan to build this by July.

What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ToweOS/monitokeyboard/mouse/etc)

Just the tower. Maybe the OS as well, see below.

Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?

NYC

If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.

Monitor keyboard mouse will be reused, just need the tower. I also already have a PC I built and ideally would try to transfer Windows over.
My dream would be to re-use the SSD in my current PC for a relatively seamless transition. Or at least transfer it over to the new generation of NVMe ones (I have a 1TB samsung evo rn with a 4TB HDD).

Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?

Not beyond any recommended profiles. I care more about small form factor and quiet than eeking out 5-10% more performance.

Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

No

What type of network connectivity do you need? (Wired and/or WiFi) If WiFi is needed and you would like to find the fastest match for your wireless router, please list any specifics.

Motherboard should have built in WiFi.

Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-towefull-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

Minimal is ideal. No LED lighting please. I would like it to be small, so mini ITX or a very small micro ATX type of situation.

Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?

Maybe, see above.

In the 1970’s, (not an ancient date), people all over this country protested the Vietnam war, and they didn’t do it peacefully always, but nobody had any problem crossing that line.
Sure, but you can’t compare protesting a war to protesting a video game. That’s not what I’m doing here. I am shining a light on what has been really obvious for a long time now- this young generation is going to be known as the ones who were impacted extremely negatively by society’s “frowning upon anything that isn’t PG-13,” “frowning on anything that draws attention” attitudes. They’ve been told you need to know your role and shut your mouth. And we no longer allow the most vanilla curse words on YouTube, music has become as soft and boring as it’s ever been; hip-hop still owns music like it did 25 years ago. But that era’s hiphop was largely centered around “gangsta rap,” one of the realest movements ever which held nothing back in the lyrics. While today, to even act like you’re gonna use a racial term- even if used by that minority itself, is a complete nonstarter anywhere.
And so here we are in 2024 and we have somebody with a little courage. And I know all the arguments against what he proposed- the small content creator issue. The should’ve done it in private issue. The “it’s not gonna work” argument. To which I say to all of that- bullshit. Bull. Fucking. Shit. Soon or later you’re gonna have to learn to stand up for what’s right, no matter what the cost. And here’s the thing there isn’t a single person anywhere that thinks that this game even resembles the game of football, or soccer in the States. Forget about all of the idiotic pack odds things they’ve happened. There isn’t a person playing this game that does not realize it sucks and want better. Nobody.
Someone finally spoke up to do something that our parents and grandparents would have done without even thinking twice. Instead of being lauded and thanked, I watched a half a dozen videos last night disparaging Nick for what he did. To those folks and their followers: Grow a sack of balls.
It’s up to everyone in this community and in this generation to decide what kind of generation we’re going to be known as in the future. Right now, we are on pace to become the generation that was OK with the most money hungry, greediest companies assaulting us up the ass. And we seem to be OK with that.
Sucks.

Genuinely because I can't even put a rating on this game. It's that unplayable. The buffer system is actually a new revolution of humanity because I didn't even know those could be complained about but it's actually that shit. The whole input system does not work actually. C Stick is trash and Grab can do smash attacks because the devs are actually just that stupid for some reason. I guess they never thought they could always just make GRAB EQUAL GRAB and not shield + a. Input lag is off the charts. 6 frames in the base game was funny enough. 10 frames minimum online? Multi-billion dollar company. Top selling Nintendo game. 10 frames minimum. Go ahead and show past me in DBFZ a 10 frame delay connection. I am closing the application immediately.
Now let's get into the online. My favorite part. The part where you pay $60 for a game and $20 for online and aren't even allowed to get the shit you asked for. Thanks preferred rules! I really did pay $80 for a perforation! Thanks for not just keeping competitive and casual separate, while also literally making elite smash. Incentives people to act like bitches even more. Thanks, a lot! So let's add a goal for everybody to get to the top 10% of players online and allow items because everybody in the top 10% of players is really playing with items on! Items aren't even the worst parts. The game genuinely lets you play 3:00 matches. Everybody on the planet knows the devs did this shit on purpose. They want to help out camping non interacting players. It shows through the rest of the game and the fact they did everything but nerf Steve and Sonic. Of course, there's a dumbass error message too, just in case you wanted to get on and play the fucking game. There's a reason why there is no other game that does that dumbass error message and sends your ass back to 30 different menus and loading screen, just because you couldn't connect to someone in the queue.
Now here's the fantastic frame data of this game. No one has any end lag (except for Ganon because fuck Ganon as usual). Of course, after spending the entire decade trying to implement useless wastes of slots like Young Link, Pichu, and ZSS that no one ever asked for. I'm not even made they're in Ultimate. I just want to know why they thought these were ever good choices for characters. Melee, Brawl, and Ultimate would be better without you. Not only would we have more dev time to make the actual fucking game, we would also get to never see your ugly ass faces again! Can't wait to never see your asses next game. Atleast you Young Link and Pichu. Fuck you. Apparently Melee somehow took inspiration from Mario Kart 8 and just decided to add in fucking baby versions of characters for no reason at all. Just fuck off. I'm done talking about y'all.
More dog shit systems that don't work. You can clank from behind somehow. You can also clank jabs with f-smashes. Makes sense. Regular clanking was bad enough, but grab clanking is even worse. You may be asking me "what is grab clanking?" My answer is, I don't know! The shit does not exist at all. I have probably seen grabs clank 4 times in the past 6 years. It just does not ever happen. Training mode is just a fucking joke. Can't set DI after decades. The collision system also just does not work half the time.
World of Light. Entire point of the mode is to piss you off. That's it.
The last part (for now): DLC privilege. Yeah starting with Min-Min. You can edgeguard from mid stage and press 2 attacks the entire game. You also have a random ass reflector because we aren't allowed to zone you, and an up smash stronger than fox. Your grab also powers you up because you weren't carried enough apparently. Joker can pull out his dad to fight for him. He is already S tier without his dad but since he's DLC his dumbass needs arsene. He also needs that dumbass tether. Also that dumbass back air. Also the counter that hits across the planet. Also Tetrakarn helps his dad come out faster. He needs kill throws too. Sora is just safe no matter what and his counter stops time. Terry plays himself. He has auto turn around, auto combos, and dumbass buster wolf and power geyser. Aegis is just auto win neutral. Do whatever the fuck you want with your control and neutral is won. Way too fast, hitboxes too good. This bitch slows down time when she dodges to make sure she can punish you because she is free the character. Unmissable grab too. I really wanna know why these hentai characters were allowed in this kids game. Steve just takes zero skill in the slightest. Insta kill everyone once you get diamond and auto win neutral with blocks. Less than Aegis, but still an auto win. Anvil and minecart are some of the most braindead shit in the game. Up tilt combos into imagination. Back air does way too much. Steve can casually airdodge through his own TNT because carry required. Oh yeah, minecart is a command grab combo starter kill confirm recovery tool escape tool approach option kill move that goes across the entire stage and can be upgraded to be as fast as sonic with instant acceleration. Kazuya is just dlc privilege the character. This bitch has a move that stuns, the srongest reflector, 2 command grabs, a projectile across the stage, super armor on his smash attacks, 2 spikes, armored up b without free fall, auto turnaround, a kill throw, a comeback mechanic, invinciblility on half of his moveset, invincibility on him crouch walking, tough guy, and a TOD. I probably missed some but yeah. The only things this bitch doesn't have is a tether grab and energy absorption. About that stun move, EWGF, it combos into literally anything and is the only move in the game that will deadass make your shield glitch out and fly away. Not only does it combo into anything, but anything combos into it. This bitch is not even top 10 but somehow has the most privilege out of any character in the entire game. And don't think I forgot about base game privilege either because I still fucking hate easy ass ROB, G&W, Sonic, and Samus.
I cannot even rate this game. I'm convinced it does not exist. I can't even call it bad because not a single system in the game actually works for to even be able to play it. It is the prime example of quanity over quality. Every dev just forgot how to make basic things like a buffer system smaller than 8 years after 3 decades of making this game. I'm actually laughing at the end of making this post because this took so long to make and I stopped being mad after the first 3 sentences. But all this shit is still atleast kinda true

Just wanted to share some anxiety reducing tips, and if anyone has anything to add for certain settings, please do!!
• Whenever I am in the car and get anxiety, I will throw on my sunglasses. It helps reduce the light which initially always helps me.
• Another thing that helps my anxiety in the car is having the AC on full blast, but with a window cracked. May be weird, but it helps me.
• Water. Water on me at all times.
• Fan and a comfort place. My comfort place is the loveseat in my living room. I make it all comfy with my fav blankets, a fan, and a nice pillow, and I cozy up and close my eyes til I feel better.
• The heat. Sometimes I like to stand outside and let myself sweat. We all know, sweating releases toxins, and for whatever reason, it makes me feel better.
• hobbies. Finding hobbies helps reduce time and gives you something to do. Puzzles, video games, crochet, colopaint.
These are some non-self medicating ways. There’s so many more. But these are what works for me. Dont knock it til you try it. 🫶

Has anybody ever loaded into a game with no basement lock pick spawn? I swear there were no lock pics in the basement. I have the perk that lights nearby lock picks up and not a single one lit up, I went around as much as the basement as I could find before being swarmed by all three family members (no LF) and didn’t find a single lock pick…

SPECS: intel 17-10700, aorus gigabyte 2490 mb, western digital 1TB WD blue SN550 NVMe internal SSD, corsair dominator platinum RAM (16gb), AMD radeon RX 6600, NZXT h510 elite case
Hi there! I built my pc ~ Jan 2021 and I have had very little issues with it since then. Yesterday I was playing a game on steam and all of the sudden I blue screened (stop code WHEA UNCORRECTABLE ERROR). Annoying, but no biggie; I just force restarted my PC, but when I went to turn it back on it did not boot up all the way! (All the fans would spin, RGB would light up, but the red boot up light would not go up). I'm not a PC expert, but to my understanding the 4 lights should turn on 1 by 1 until it boots, but unfortunately mine is stuck on the first light.
So to try and fix it I have done the following with no success: - Reseat/ alter RAM orientation - Reseat SSD (it has my OS installed on it) - Remove COMOS battery for 30 seconds - Reset BIOS with the 2 little pins on the bottom left of mobo - Reseat CPU - Verify that all pins are secure in the mobo and PSU.
I'm really lost, and I do not know where to go next! Does anyone know how to fix? I really do not have the money to take it to geeksquad or anything like that.
Thanks!

SPECS: intel 17-10700, aorus gigabyte 2490 mb, western digital 1TB WD blue SN550 NVMe internal SSD, corsair dominator platinum RAM (16gb), AMD radeon RX 6600, NZXT h510 elite case
Hi there! I built my pc ~ Jan 2021 and I have had very little issues with it since then. Yesterday I was playing a game on steam and all of the sudden I blue screened (stop code WHEA UNCORRECTABLE ERROR). Annoying, but no biggie; I just force restarted my PC, but when I went to turn it back on it did not boot up all the way! (All the fans would spin, RGB would light up, but the red boot up light would not go up). I'm not a PC expert, but to my understanding the 4 lights should turn on 1 by 1 until it boots, but unfortunately mine is stuck on the first light.
So to try and fix it I have done the following with no success: - Reseat/ alter RAM orientation - Reseat SSD (it has my OS installed on it) - Remove COMOS battery for 30 seconds - Reset BIOS with the 2 little pins on the bottom left of mobo - Reseat CPU - Verify that all pins are secure in the mobo and PSU.
I'm really lost, and I do not know where to go next! Does anyone know how to fix? I really do not have the money to take it to geeksquad or anything like that.
Thanks!

Hello! I'd like to kindly request a copy of Sons of the Forest (SOTF). If you aren't a follower of the game, it's a horror survival game that's been in early access for some time and recently released 1.0. It's a sequel to "The Forest." In the game, you crash land via helo onto an elusive and mysterious island that happens to be overrun by cannibals. It is a horror survival game and I've been following it since they launched early access.
The reason why I want the game is because I'm a huge fan of horror games and survival games. Both are great genres and I'm excited about the base building in this one as well. Usually, when I end up purchasing games it's games the whole household can enjoy, but there is no way I'll let my kids touch this one as it's a bit too age inappropriate given cannibals and all the gore. This one is just for me :).
Hoping to give it a try with the lights off after bedtime and a pair of headphones to scare the heck out of me. I have a friend that plays as well, so I look forward to playing both solo and MP to see the differences as I hear different opinions on each and where the game shines.
Game profile is: Here
My Steam Profile is: Here
Thanks for listening. Game on!

I just got to second sea, I'm using light fruit and am wondering which move to awaken first? I'm thinking the flight but I don't know.
Also, should I keep this fruit or try for a different one? What should I be looking for at this stage of the game? I'm thinking if I get Dough or Dragon I'll 100% just eat it right off the bat, would that be a mistake?
How do you get gems easily? I only have 40 from the entire first sea, I'm guessing there's a good way to get them right?

1. What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games (ex: resolution, FPS, settings) or programs you will be using.

I would like to play some sim racing games on a Quest 3. AC, ACC and possibly iRacing. I also plan on playing regular games like Rocket League, Cyberpunk and Hell Divers 2.

2. What is your maximum PRE-TAX budget before rebates and shipping?

I would like to keep it under 2000$. Could go up to 2200$.

3. When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

ASAP.

4. What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ex: toweOS/monitokeyboard/mouse/etc)

I'll get a windows key. Just bought this case so no case needed: https://www.newegg.ca/black-sama-sv-01-atx-mid-towep/2AM-009W-00063

5. If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? How old are they? Brands and models are appreciated.

I already have my mouse, monitor and keyboard. Monitor is Acer XG270HU I have an external soundcard. Focusrite Scarlett 2i2

6. Will you be overclocking (ex: CPU/GPU/RAM)? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line?

If needed.

7. Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, VR, VirtualLink, tensor cores, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

Not really

8. Do you have any specific case preferences (ex: mITX/mATX/mid-towefull-tower sizes, styles, colours, window or not, LED lighting, etc.), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

Mid tower is already chosen. I would like an AIO cooler.

9. Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? Note: some post-secondary students can get Windows 10 for free.

Will get a key.

10. Will you be upgrading this PC in the future (ie: will you swap out better parts later on or will you build an entirely new tower later)? If so, when?

If possible. Not necessary.

11. Do you have a brand preference? (ex: AMD/Intel for CPUs, AMD/NVIDIA for video cards, etc)

Currently, I was aiming for a 4070 super with a 7800X3D and DDR5 6000 CL30 ram. But I think it's getting a bit out of budget.

12. What are the specs of your old PC / laptop? Do you want to see if it can be upgraded instead? If so, paste its build from PCPartPicker here.

It's quite old.

13. Extra info or particulars:

Thank you!

Hey guys!
So, i have a desktop with good specs (at least for me) and i'm aiming to buy a second pc. I work with IT using the same PC that i use for my day to day life (gaming, youtube, discord and stuff) and i thought of using a second PC with a KVM to switch the keyboard,mouse and monitor.
I guess what i'm really divided on is that i don't know if i'm going to aim for a gamer notebook or a good note book for travel and some light games (lol, tft, fall guys)... I see that the Galaxy Book 4 Pro just got released and i got some discounts but it doesn't have a graphic card (only the ultra which is way more expensive in Brazil).
Should i boy the second notebook with a graphic card or since i'm on the go, maybe make sense to go for something small and good specs? I'll buy the S24 in 2 months and got the Buds Pro 2
Thanks in advance!!

Hi guys, several years ago I don't remember for sure but I would say that in mid-2013 I was playing a flash game. I'm also not sure of the site but I would say it was on armor games or some similar site. The game was very similar to Metroid that also have a metroidvania map and upgrades spread across the map. the protagonist wore blue armor with a helmet and visor. He also shot with an arm cannon and I remember him also having other abilities like Samus from Metroid. The aesthetics of the game were in normal drawing and not in pixels. The game world also took place on another planet. I remember the planet also having a bluer aesthetic but I could be wrong. I also remember the protagonist being able to aim with the mouse. and that's basically what I remember from the game. I've been trying to remember his name to unlock some memories. In my memories it was a good game and very well made for a flash game

Introduction

Hello and welcome to another Minion guide! We have seen some very big changes to our boney boys and I wanted to try and help Necromancers new and old have a deeper understanding moving into Season 4. As a forewarning, I would like to state that I am not an absolute authority on all things Minions nor do I know beyond a reasonable doubt that anything posted in this guide is 100% accurate. However, I will try to be as concise and forthcoming as possible with reliable sources and materials.

Minion Changes

• Skirmisher Upgrade 2: No cooldown on the empowered critical strike or damage.
  • Still not worth using over Reapers.
• Reaper Upgrade 1: Special attacks now reduce an active cooldown by 3 seconds.
• Defenders Upgrade 1: Every 6 seconds your Skeletal Defenders taunt nearby enemies.
  • This made thorns warriors viable!
• Defenders Upgrade 2: Now reduce damage by 99%
  • There isn't really a use case for this unless pits is smoking our army and it shouldn't be.
• Shadow Mages: Attacks now Pierce!
  • Something I have wanted for a long time.
• Shadow Mage Upgrade 1: 3%[x] Universal damage multiplier for every Shadow Mage active.
  • Up to 18%[x] with all 6 total Shadow Mages.
• Shadow Mage Upgrade 2: Now fires on every 3rd attack instead of 4th.
  • Amazing dps increase for a mage focused build.
• Bone Mage Upgrade 1: Bone Mages now cast Bone Splinters or Bone Spear every 6th time they attack.
  • Coupled with extra attack temper and extra projectiles tempers this isn't a bad option and opens up some interesting build paths.
  • Abilities cast by your Bone Mages act as if they were cast by the player.
  • Can trigger Lucky Hit Chance, Deathless Visage, Overpower, etc.
• Blood Golem Upgrade 1: 15% Damage Reduction > 30% Damage Reduction.
  • A massive singular source of DR in a now DR limited world.
• Bone Golem Upgrade 1: Now spawns 5 corpses when using the active.
  • Great synergy for builds that need to activate Flesh Eater.
• Bone Golem Upgrade 2: Every 3 seconds upon taking damage your Bone Golem deals 123.2% x [Weapon Damage] and applies vulnerable to surrounding enemies for 4 seconds.
  • Great if you are vulnerable starved as a thorns necromancer. Not much purpose or use outside of this as Iron Golem is better.
• Iron Golem Upgrade 1: Casts a shockwave dealing 154% x [Weapon Damage] after every 2 attacks.
  • The best Golem choice unless the Blood Golem multiplier is needed to one shot bosses after potential nerfs.
• Iron Golem Upgrade 2: Pulled enemies are now also vulnerable.

Minion Skill Damage

Skeletal Warrior

• Skirmisher: 18.2% "30%[x]"
• Defender: 18.2%
• Reaper: 50.4%
• Warrior Count: 5 - 8

Skeletal Mage

• Shadow: 51.6%
• Cold: 51.6%
• Bone: 78%
• Mage Count: 3 - 6

Golem

• Bone: 76.7% (Passive 123.2%)
• Blood: 76.7% (Active: 140%)
• Iron: 76.7% (Active: 200%) [Upgrade 1: 154%]
• Golem Count: 1

Attack Speed

Cap 1

• Andariel's Visage: 15%[+]
• Aspect of Moonrise: 4-20%[+]
• Assault Elixir: 4-20%[+]
• Artillery Shrine: 100%[+]
• Cult Leader "Puppeteer + Magic Nodes": 10%[+]
• Paragon: 5%[+] "Flesh Eater - Culler"
• Attack Speed (Gear): 11-81%[+] "Lowest to Highest roll from one item"
• Minion Attack Speed (Gear): 20%[+] "Possibly Higher with Greater Affix"
• Kalan's Edict: 3%[+] "Per active minion up to 45%[+]"
• Hulking Monstrosity Paragon: 25%[+]
• Bone Golem Sacrifice: 10%[+]

Cap 2

• Rapid Aspect: 15-30%[+] "Basic Only - Does not help minions."
• Aspect of Rathma's Chosen: 50-100%[+]
• Aspect of Frenzied Dead: 30-45%[+]
• Enhanced Reap: 30%[+]
• Accelerating Aspect: 10-25%[+]

Caps Explained
Attack speed has two seperate caps as of testing in season 3. Cap 1 can go up to 100% and Cap 2 can go up to 100%. This means a player can reach a technical total attack speed limit of 200% hard cap. While we do not as of yet know the attacks per second break points from attack speed we are working to decipher its mysteries. Involving minions, what does this mean for you? Cult Leader is supposed to cap at 100% attack speed or a damage bonus of 150%[x]. During the PTR this was bugged and surpassing the cap allowed for additional damage gains. It is "as of yet" unknown if this will be fixed moving into the start of Season 4. If you are only looking to reach the max damage potential of Cult Leader, stop at 100% from either Cap or a mixture of them both. If you are trying to increase your attacks per second, take each cap to 100% for a total of 200%.

Stat Inheritance

This one is rather easy now. Minions receive 100% of the Necromancers stats! Gone are the bygone days of calculating 30% of a given stat!

Lucky Hit Chance

Minions have no Lucky Hit Chance. Any effect that they do trigger that says it is a Lucky Hit is in fact an "bug?" interaction of that skill or ability procing off of direct damage.

Aspects

Almost all Aspects on gear are working as intended with the exception of a select few. I will try to get confirmation about these and update as new information is available.

• Aspect of the Damned: Not working as of Season 3 / PTR. "Possibly fixed at season start."
• Conceited Aspect: Not working as of Season 3 / PTR. "Probably Intended, Minions don't get barriers"
• Aspect of Grasping Veins: Critical Chance working, Critical Strike Damage not working. "Possibly fixed at season start."
• Edgemaster's Aspect: Not working as of Season 3 / PTR. "Probably Intended"

Skills / Paragon / Glyphs

Some skills, paragon, and glyphs are less useful now that our Minions gain 100% of our stats. Season 4 testing is required to determine base values for Armor, Resistance, and Base Life values of each minion type. So far it is only known that each minion has its own separate base life value. "Tested by Seetod and Bactyrael hitting each other's minions for a long time." With this in mind, you may or may not need the added bonuses from the following. (See Bone Golem Note Thorns Users!)

• Skill - Death's Defense: 4-12%[+] Armor and 8-24%[+] All Resistance to Minions. "With the new Armor cap of 9230 and resistances usually being over capped, this seems worthless for us now." (See Bone Golem Note!)
• Glyph - Mage: 35%[+] All Resistance to Minions. "184%[+] Mage damage is worth it in some contexts over another multiplier."
• Glyph - Warrior: 30%[+] Armor to Minions. "Basically never worth taking in any context" (See Bone Golem Note!)
• Paragon Nodes- Minion Armor: Requires testing but it is assumed Minions will receive the new cap of 9230 and no long need these paragon nodes. (See Bone Golem Note!)
• Paragon Nodes - Minion All Resistance: Requires testing but it is assumed Minions will receive our Resistances at 100% value and as such be capped.

Damage, Attack Speed, Maximum Life, and Damage Reduction all seem like worthwhile investments and will most likely be required to push into higher levels of the Pit. A lot of this section is unknown territory and in an attempt to not steer you down the wrong path, I would suggest testing your own mileage from these investments. I will do my best to update this segment as new information becomes available.

Suggestions / Notes / Opinions

• Bone "Thorns from Armor" Golem: Armor increases from Death's Defense, Paragon, and Glyphs, (with the Exception of Total Armor%[+] while golem is active from Hulking Monstrosity) all seem to increase the Armor and in effect thorns that the bone golem receives. Further testing is required when Season 4 launches to confirm this.
• Minions Inherit Thorns: Whether we are taking the generic, warriors, mages, or golem temper from the Thorns Army temper manual. It is assumed but not yet confirmed that this is an additive bucket that increases the total thorns from the player to Minion/s. I did not get the manual during the PTR to test so I will update this section if needed when S4 begins. Thorns the Golem gains from Armor should be separate from the value this bonus gives.
• Kalan's Edict: As you can see from the Attack Speed segment, It is almost never in our best interest to take this Keystone. Blighted Aspect along with Gloom, Terror, Shadowblight, and Apothic Aspect are all net damage boons to almost every Minion build. I personally believe it should be changed to provide unique functionality such as a Mendeln type effect or act as an actual keystone instead of a stat stick. My Suggestion "easy solution" to the developers would be to make this give 7%[+] Attack Speed per active minion for a total of 105%[+] at 15 minions which is the most we are able to have out at one time. This would allow us to ignore attack speed rolls on gear and max out Cap 1 at 100% from our army.
• Aspect of Frenzied Dead: Great aspect, super nice being able to buff up Cap 2. Please make it 50%[+] instead of 45%[+]. You have made it so we can't reach the 100% cap 2 breakpoint by 10% while using a two hander and stop us from reaching 100% by putting this aspect on an amulet for 70%[+] and Enhanced Reap for the remaining 30%[+]. Overall this is really a quality of life change I would like to see addressed. Outside of this we are required to fill that remaining 2-10%[+] with Accelerating Aspect or Rathma's Chosen. Which is a serious over investment in stats.
• Unyielding Commander's Aspect: It is getting harder and harder to justify taking AotD or this aspect. Minions are incredibly resilient with 100% of our stats and there are plenty of instances where bone storm provides more value. I think it isn't as much a fault with this Aspect as with Army of the Dead being the worst ultimate for our class and one of the worst in the game.
• Skirmishers: They don't really have a place in a build path for us as of right now. Perhaps a crit variant will come along that competes with reapers far superior skill damage and utility? They are currently good to stack Kalan's or would be good in a Shadowblight Minion hybrid build if reapers didn't trigger more procs with their AOE and special attacks. My suggestion to the developers is to simply increase their base skill damage to either be equal to Reapers at 50% or greater than this. They should also have access to Area of Effect damage. Minions can not focus fire a target, so it feels redundant to willing choose a single target only variation when AoE choices exist.
• Bone Mages: The novelty of them killing themselves has been lost on me after a beta and 3 seasons. And because Bone Spear / Splinters deals substantially less damage than Shadow Mages, they are an inferior option. We will have to see how the meta evolves over time. Currently I wish they would remove the Emo factor.
• Ring of Mendeln: There just isn't a feasible way to scale this super well. With mages and even warriors able to hit higher numbers, it will take a serious nerf to bring this back up as a viable option.
• Deathspeaker's Pendant: Blood in general is in a bad place this season. I probably wouldn't use this but it is one of our most creative uniques. Haven't seen the damage potential but I think other amulet options or stats on an amulet will replace the want to run this. I think this should be turned into a unique focus so that it can pair well with running doombringer. And we won't be fighting between banished lord's and this.
• Mage Glyph: The Mage Glyph is now not worth taking over any other multiplier with additive damage attached such as the Amplify or Control Glyph. Previously it was one of the only ways to get additive damage for our mages at 100% value besides vulnerable damage. Now that we have 100% scaling, it is an inferior option. Once again I suggest taking the Amplify or Control Glyph for Additive Damage%[+] and a 10%[x] multiplier over this glyph. I would also like to note that minions are now resistance capped at the same time we are, we do not need the 35%[+] Minion All Resistance from the Glyph. My suggestion to the development team would be to change the bonus to a multiplier such as was done with the Golem Glyph.
• Warrior Glyph: Just like the Mage Glyph the Warrior Glyph is in the same boat of providing too little stats for too little pay off in comparison to the Essence or Exploit glyph. And just as before we no longer need the 30%[+] Minion Armor. My suggestion to the development team would be to change the bonus to a multiplier such as was done with the Golem Glyph.

Builds

Minion Leveling (1 - 100) - Seetod

• https://maxroll.gg/d4/plannema6ms0xb#1

Shadow Summoner (Endgame) - Seetod

• https://maxroll.gg/d4/plannet46pg0wv#5

Thorn Golem (Endgame) - Bactyrael

• https://maxroll.gg/d4/planne89930wc4#1
• After each Taunt, use Corpse Tendril and Corpse Explosion to enable multipliers.

Credits / Special Thanks

• GMS Seetod: Skill Damage, Aspects, Attack Speed Caps, Bug Finding, Putting up with me.
• GMS Team: A group of awesome players who are helping make Diablo 4 as great of an ARPG as we want it to become!
• MacroBioBoi: Shout out to our Boi for all of his hard work and communication with the development team. A lot of what we do would mean nothing without a voice and awareness. Thank you!
• Sanctuary Discord: A lot of awesome people who challenge us to find and improve our metrics of testing and approach issues from a new light.
• Bactyrael: Hey that's me! Thank you for reading this far.

Conclusion

If you would like to have your build added to the Builds section or have a specific build you want to see, please DM me. If you have any questions regarding Minions, I will try to do my best to address it. Happy hunting and good luck in Season 4!

In a game where potentially 9 people can be damaging you with projectiles, mines, and bullets, it’s starting to look like the light needs more help in the “randomly getting exploded” department. I wouldn’t mind if rpgs didn’t nearly one tap lights.

SPECS: intel 17-10700, aorus gigabyte 2490 mb, western digital 1TB WD blue SN550 NVMe internal SSD, corsair dominator platinum RAM (16gb), AMD radeon RX 6600, NZXT h510 elite case
Hi there! I built my pc ~ Jan 2021 and I have had very little issues with it since then. Yesterday I was playing a game on steam and all of the sudden I blue screened (stop code WHEA UNCORRECTABLE ERROR). Annoying, but no biggie; I just force restarted my PC, but when I went to turn it back on it did not boot up all the way! (All the fans would spin, RGB would light up, but the red boot up light would not go up). I'm not a PC expert, but to my understanding the 4 lights should turn on 1 by 1 until it boots, but unfortunately mine is stuck on the first light.
So to try and fix it I have done the following with no success: - Reseat/ alter RAM orientation - Reseat SSD (it has my OS installed on it) - Remove COMOS battery for 30 seconds - Reset BIOS with the 2 little pins on the bottom left of mobo - Reseat CPU - Verify that all pins are secure in the mobo and PSU.
I'm really lost, and I do not know where to go next! Does anyone know how to fix? I really do not have the money to take it to geeksquad or anything like that.
Thanks!

It is stuck in power save and no lights the monitor is Amber the keyboard flashes for a second and the mouse does not light up either Is this a common problem for windows xp I have been trying to get it working for years the inside of the tower is dusty is there any way to get out of power save does not boot into xp

Platform(s): Online game (probably Flash)
Genre: First-person shooter
Estimated year of release: Late 2000s, early-to-mid 2010s at the latest
Graphics/art style: Characters looked like photos of real-life people imposed over cardboard cutouts, backgrounds consisted of photos
Notable characters: Guy in small screen giving you instructions, yelled whenever you messed up, screen got more static the more lives you lost
Notable gameplay mechanics: Mouse-only game, you sometimes had to react quickly when the bad guys threw molotovs at you
Other details: Despite this game being hosted on a German gaming website, it was in a foreign language. I think it was Danish or Swedish, possibly also Dutch. The guy in the screen was the only one speaking. The MC was a cop, maybe a rookie. I remember two levels. In the first one, you were shot at by bad guys hiding in a (red?) multi-story house in a "bad neighbourhood". When you were done, someone hold a white flag out a window. In the second level, you were attacked by waves of criminals in a park or at a carnival. It was harder than the first one due to German shepherds lunging at you and enemies hiding in an ice cream / snack cart (you lost points when you shot the innocent driver). At the end, you were promoted to a certain rank based on your points (e.g. Lieutenant or Sergeant).

Hey everyone. I am relatively new to coachs teachings and have read the book just twice. Found coach after a brutal breakup in January from my (27m) live in girlfriend (26f) of seven years.
She lost all attraction to me, and it was definitely my fault. As coach says women will give you 6-12 months of mental uncertainty before ditching your ass. I had a ton of shit happen, not an excuse but I just didn’t deal with it in a healthy way, turning to weed to sort of numb everything.
Anyways, we met up once in March to talk - of course I fucked up as coach teaches to just make dinner at your place, have fun and hook up. However I couldn’t help myself and we met for a drink and hung out for three hours before I fucked it up and asked her on a date at the end of the night. She ended up thinking about it for a week before she decided she was not interested. I simply said thanks for your honesty and processed not to contact her again for a while.
However I did need to reach out to her due to some logistical things regarding the move - mostly some shit of hers I found when packing (things she actually might need - physical copy of medicine license, etc). During this conversation she asked if I wanted to grab a drink with her before I left. She could only make it that night as her parents were coming into town for the weekend.
So I said yeah because I was unable to resist, like a goddamn dumbass. But honestly it was like the best date we had been on in a year or so. Everything was super light, super fun and honestly super flirty. We ate dinner and I expected her to excuse herself to go change and get ready for her parents but she ended up insisting we play pool. So we ended up hanging out for three hours again, with a TON of touching going on in the pool game. My hand on her lower back, at one point we were sitting on the table and I put my arm around her and she put her head back on my shoulder. At the end we went into the parking lot and she said “I’m sorry I looked so crusty, I just came from work and I’m bummed I couldn’t hang out longer I just really have to leave to grab my parents, I’m already late.”
She said how good I looked 3-4x and even mentioned how good I smelled at the end. We left it with a super long hug in the parking lot and she was giving me fuck me eyes, but I decided against going for the hook up as I didn’t want to misread the situation. However as coach says he who hesitates masterbates.
However this meeting has left me more confused. My parents live in the city I’m leaving, so I’ll be back several times before the year end. I still badly want to end up with this girl (part of the move is to force myself to move on) and can’t decide if I should reach out when I’m in town next. Based on the vibes of this meetup, I believe we would 100% end up going out and hooking up.

Hear me out…the defense tracks down Chloe and subpoenas her. She is used to demonstrate her reaction to strangers, flashing lights, loud noises, etc. 🤔😁 Wouldn’t that be amazing?!

1. What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.
   

2. Music Production as in Fl studio and Playing AAA games like Cod,Rdr2 etc to indie games found steam at 1440p with the best frame rate possible with live streaming of sorts
   

3. What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?
   

4. $1500 BUT willing to above budget to $1700 but mainly $1500 is the goal
   

5. When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.
   

6. within the next 90 days i want to build this pc
   

7. What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ToweOS/monitokeyboard/mouse/etc)
   

8. Tower
   

9. Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?
   

10. North Carolina,USA and allegedly theres is a microcenter opening this month but it was delayed so no
    

11. If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.
    

12. everything new
    

13. Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?
    

14. I dont think so?
    

15. Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)
    

16. at least 2 tb storage/ best graphic card money can buy
    

17. Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-towefull-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?
    

18. Rgb tower(mid or full)
    

19. Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?
    

20. windows 11