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SnK #78

Now my Pally, Patriarch zed, is finished with Hell. ? Druid -- Summoner Druid, later re-spec'd into Wind Druid -- DONE Sorc -- Fireball Sorc, later re-spec'd into Frozen Orb / Fireball Sorc -- DONE Necro -- Summoner / Corpse Explosion -- DONE Barb -- Double Swing / Frenzy Barb, re-spec'd into Singer / War Cry build -- DONE Pally -- Conviction Zealot -- DONE Amazon -- Charged Strike / Lightning Fury Javazon -- Started a character and got her through to Act II Normal a couple weeks ago Assassin -- Trapsin probably -- Traps-based builds are less gear-dependent and I haven't found decent stuff for a Martial Arts build... still yet to create this character... A typical Zealot would use Fanaticism as their main aura, but I went with Conviction because I happened to have some gear that would add a lot of elemental damage. The defense and resistance debuffs from max level Conviction are great. Very easy play through overall. Zeal + lots of Crushing Blow gear made Act bosses a breeze. Hell Baal went down so fast The biggest challenge for this character was probably Hell Ancients. I had a lot of bad luck with them. Next up is the Javazon.

Hopefully they fix that as much as they can in the anime.

Platinum End #15 -- This episode actually wasn't terrible. Ousama Ranking #14 --

A bunch of new runewords have been previewed by various D2 YouTubers in the past couple days. Lots of changes coming in the upcoming patch 2.4. New runewords, class/balance changes to encourage the use of a variety of different skills instead of just the cookie-cutter builds for each class, and I think they're also trying to make the Act I, III, and V mercenaries more viable too as most people only use Act II mercs. This is some pretty exciting stuff! A few of the new runewords I looked at look really solid, but sadly they have high runes that I will probably never have as a single player guy. Get those Cham runes outta here please! In other news, my Pally is in Act IV Hell. Pretty smooth sailing so far. He's not the fastest killer, but I have massive defense with maxed Holy Shield, and crazy resistances from my gear. I can't think of a safer melee build than a Zealot, even with crummy self-found single player gear.

Dang, that's a pretty massive acquisition.

SnK #77

Dr. Stone Elusive Samurai Sakamoto Days

58.1 and 58.2 were solid chapters. Bond is a champ

Ousama Ranking #13 Platinum End #14

Yeah it gets pretty chaotic around this part. Lee can root for everybody to die And lots more good Titan fighting action

Pavement I’m looking forward to hearing more of the extras and unreleased stuff that on the upcoming deluxe reissue of Terror Twilight.

Had a look at the first episode of Cue! tonight. It's a slice of life about seiyuu. Not great, but OK. I really enjoyed Girlish Number a few years back, also about seiyuu, so I was hoping Cue! might capture a bit of that magic. It ain't the same, of course, at least not to start I'll probably give it another episode or two to see if it gets better. My hopes aren't too high though. It's an anime adapted from a mobile game...

SnK #76

Is Lee watching Platinum End with you too, and if yes then what does he think of it?

Ousama Ranking has been really good IMO. It's an interesting story and it's really hard not to like Bojji and Kage. Check it out! I have also been keeping up with Platinum End, just 'cause I'm dumb and feel compelled to finish things after I've started them, even when they're really bad. I should probably just drop it already

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I haven't looked into any new stuff yet... I think SnK is coming up this weekend though!

I only beat a handful of new (to me) games last year. Chasm was the cream of the crop — I really enjoyed it. Cosmic Star Heroine and TnT Rhythmic Adventure were great fun too. Still need to finish the second game from the Rhythmic Adventure Pack. I of course also completed a few runs through Final Fantasy V last year, as is tradition during the Fiesta. Then D2:R released in September and I haven’t played anything else since

Been a while since I bumped this thread. Another character is through Hell, Patriarch gallagher, the summoning Necromancer Druid -- Summoner Druid, later re-spec'd into Wind Druid -- DONE Sorc -- Fireball Sorc, later re-spec'd into Frozen Orb / Fireball Sorc -- DONE Necro -- Summoner / Corpse Explosion -- DONE Barb -- Double Swing / Frenzy Barb, re-spec'd into Singer / War Cry build -- DONE Amazon -- Charged Strike / Lightning Fury Javazon -- Started a character and got her through to Act II Normal a couple weeks ago Pally -- Zealot, maybe re-spec'ing to Hammerdin in later difficulties -- Cruising through the game, in Act V NM now Assassin -- Trapsin probably -- Traps-based builds are less gear-dependent and I haven't found decent stuff for a Martial Arts build... still yet to create this character... edit: Got another Pat, my Singer Barb: Patriarch ken. It seems I forgot to grab Wirt's leg when I went through Act I Hell, so no Hell Cows for ken Oh well. This was by far the easiest trip through Act V Hell so far. It's a super safe build. My Paladin is next up to take on Hell, as he's sitting in Act V NM right now. So far, no need to change away from the Zealot built. He's walking all over everything.

We’re having a nice Christmas holiday so far. I used up the last of my vacation days to get this week off, so I haven’t been to work since Christmas Eve and won’t be back until Jan. 4th We did a quiet little Christmas, just me, wife, and kiddos, at our apartment. Santa was good to the kids — new games, toys, books, and clothes — and I got some goodies for my wife like spa gift certificates, a new wallet, and next week I’m taking her out shopping for a pet fish that she really wants. I got a couple nice bottles of wine, an LCBO gift card, and some cash to put towards guitar parts. We have been up at my dad’s since the 27th, he’s got a place on a lake up north. It’s been a fantastic week. Days mostly spent outdoors, filled with skating (rink on the lake), campfires, booze, and just hanging out with the fam (my sister and her family were up too). It’s gonna be a bummer going back to the city tomorrow.

Over 9000 cases reported today in Ontario. We’re blowing precious record highs out of the water right now… Fun times.

Bit of a weak ending for takt op. Destiny, but overall I enjoyed the show. Destiny has some great moments in the final episode

I'm beginning to feel a little more worried about the COVID thing again because of what's happening with omicron I thought I got off this rollercoaster ride a while back... Numbers are going pretty crazy here in Ontario.