IMO NoPixel GTA RP is not Rust. Why is Buddha (and the other guy) constantly making this server seem like a long term Rust RP server? So much grinding in ALL aspects of the game. I honestly thought someone was joking when they said there was a new boat heist for better guns. Is this Twitch Rivals Rust or NoPixel GTA RP?

Anyone here dislike her? The moment I saw her on the show I had an iffy feeling about her. She’s like stuck on soap opera acting mood all the time. She came off pretentious.

I find Nicole unhinged. but the fact that nobody came for Chrishelle for her accusing Nicole of doing drugs and the other digs which showed her true colors is insane. Everyone rushed to be against Nicole. I would stand up for whats unfair even if i dislike the person. I also sided with chrishelle when she was mistreated, meaning that I felt for her.

During her whole drama with Marie-lou she was soooooo condescending and came off jealous af. I felt like at some points here and there, she was leading jason on.

Thats my tea, whats your opinion.

Are people really voting conservative? They are all such nut jobs about anti vax and saying 2SLGBTQI+ are groomers.

It just boggles my mind 🤯

We got Bird who is a conspiracy nut,

And Sheldon Clare, a Residential School denier, and hits on his students (which he himself alluded to the rumours), and former students back it up.

*Edited | TLDR at the bottom

To start with, I am not against people who use Smite or otherwise enjoy it. Nor am I for bullying people off Smite.

It's that time of the month again when Smite has started to come back into this subreddits conscious. But now I believe we have a number of new players or players that have otherwise missed the previous times this has been discussed.

I just want a nice civil discussion about this, as I personally think this Subreddit (like most subreddits) can get too heated up about this sort of stuff, as I know I have. But let's just try to absorb this info and analyze the other sides views as well, yeah?

And just for clarities sake, I am mainly referring to people who smite near constantly, commonly referred to as 'Smykers'.

So I'm going to list my reasons why it is terrible design for both the user and their teammates. I will also counter frequent arguments I see for Smite and questions I may get below.

Starting with my arguments:

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1. Smite teaches terrible habits to new players.

New players hopping into the Psyker role may decide to put on the Smite ability and find it to be incredibly powerful, stunning every enemy in their vision and allowing them to completely erase all the pressure of encounters they would previously fail in.

This gives them the unique opportunity to completely bypass key learning areas such as integral dodge cues, blocking and pushing, and melee combat in general. This will build their confidence as they gain levels and they may perhaps eventually feel confident enough to progress onto higher difficulties than they are suited for.

This either results in grounding them and perhaps encouraging them to move to a lower difficulty where maybe they will try another build, maybe they will stick it out and forcibly improve while lessening others experience for a while, or maybe they quit the game entirely as they find it to be too frustrating and difficult. Not ideal!

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1. Smite is uninteresting mechanically

To use Smite effectively, one must see a large or dangerous contingency of enemies, press G, hold M2 and then hold M1. If a person wants to achieve maximum skill with such a tool, be mindful to let go of M1 before the peril reaches 100% to push the enemies over for a time.

While Smite can be beautiful visually, and it can also be satisfying saving teammates from that 1 Crusher overhead, it falls flat in mechanical depth. There are no times where it is completely ineffective unless you are trying to Smite monstrosities, it will always stun enemies.

There are no inherent weaknesses apart from 'can't stun bosses', 'other weapons can simply do more', and 'does very little damage'.

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1. Smite slows down entire games.

Smykers can completely curb the momentum of melee classes just by holding M2 and M1. This is because this stops the horde from clumping up and getting cleaved through by melee. It also stops all 'on-dodge' benefits classes like Veteran, Psyker and especially Zealot have. This slows the game down massively, leading to more hordes, more specials, and more elites to spawn.

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1. Smite can impede the fun of other players.

Many players like myself find this game to be so fun due to it's rewarding and interesting melee system that encourages quick thinking and fast movement. You can already see where this is going no? Smite completely shuts the enemy AI off, leaving melee players in (as often joked about) the Psykanium. It is one thing for Smite to be mechanically uninteresting for the user, but impeding others core gameplay loops is a big no-go.

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1. Smite can be abused.

This kind of relates to the 1st one and was lightly touched on in the 2nd point, but is important enough to get it's own point I think. Psyker has 3 Blitz's, Brain Burst can't be used constantly as it can only hit a single target, nor does it annoy your teammates (In fact, your teammates are more likely to annoy you when using it). Assail cannot be used constantly, it is limited by time-grown ammunition and is more used to either snipe gunners or spam in a horde to kill the lightly armored as it is terrible against armor.

Smite can be used 24/7 against all enemies with or without armor, as previously mentioned the only enemies it doesn't stun are monstrosities (or the Nurgle buffed enemies). This is what makes Smite so bad singlehandedly. Why bother learning weapons combo's or upgrading weapons when one can simply let others do it for you?

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Now, to counter a few arguments defending Smite and answer a few questions/ replies regarding it:

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• But other weapons like stun grenades, Ogryn taunt or Zealots book also stuns enemies.

But they are all either limited in use like grenades or limited by time like the abilities. As opposed to Smite which can be used for (I think now) upwards of 40 seconds, constantly, with only 5 seconds needed to cool Peril and charge M2 again.

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• But I like Smite :(

And that's awesome! I have no dislike against Smite players, it is after all Fatshark that actually added the ability.

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• But Smite can deal good damage with the right build, which makes it viable to be used all the time!

I don't think Fatshark intended for Smite to be able to be used for 40+ seconds, but in the event they did and it won't get fixed, it doesn't negate my other points nor does it make it viable for constant use in higher difficulties, as there are far too many elites to care about grunts in 99% of cases.

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• Hating on Smite will encourage some people to harass Smite players.

And that is an awful byproduct of calling out bad game design. I do not endorse nor think anyone should be harassing anyone, but that will always happen in these kind of scenarios unfortunately. All the negative thoughts about Smite a person may have should instead by directed towards Fatshark in a healthy and productive way.

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• I haven't seen any hate towards Smite until recently, where is it all coming from?

I imagine older and more experienced players that have already had discussions about Smite and it's poor balancing, meaning there hasn't been much need to talk about it more except the occasional post or reply. I obviously can't tell you indisputable facts, but I predict it's because of the large influx of new players being carried by Smite into higher difficulties that is riling a part of the player-base up.

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• I don't see the problem, most people I've seen on here are positive towards Smite?

I also don't have a solid answer on this, I'm thinking it's because everyone on here is trying to be encouraging and positive to others posting their Smite builds or Smite clips (Which is a good thing! Don't get me wrong here). But I also think any criticisms of Smite are being misconstrued as criticisms of the player and their playstyle rather than the game mechanic they are using.

This leads to IMO toxic positivity as critics of Smite as a mechanic are being grouped with the people who hate on Smite users and harass said users. Don't have any more ideas tbh, but I do remember that the views towards Smite as a mechanic used to be far more negative just 9 months ago.

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• Is it okay for me to use Smite? Or does it annoy everyone?

Of course it is! It is one of Psykers 3 Blitz's, just try to limit your use to 'oh-shit' moments and your teammates will actually be thankful you have Smite. (Besides, it's not like I am John Darktide and can force you not too)

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• I read your previous replies, all this just because you are salty your replies got disliked huh?

Nah, I just like talking about this game. It is currently my hyper-fixation.

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• Well what do you suggest should be done about it?

I don't know! But it is in a problematic state right now, and should probably be reworked entirely. Which is super unfortunate for the people that actually really like Smite, so I don't know if it is too late to change it or not. But it should probably be tried at least.

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• I don't really see the problem with it, how many players have you run into that actually Smite 24/7? The majority of players use it reasonably.

Totally true, but every time the game gets a wave of new players, it is inevitable that all difficulties will be swamped with Smykers. The best way to counter these frustrating waves is by reworking Smite altogether.

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• It's just one ability in a game, get over it.

Nah, it's pretty annoying and I'm tired of trying to explain my views on why in tiny replies hidden in the corners of other posts.

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Alright, my wrists hurt, it's time to end the post.

Just to reiterate, I truly do want a civil discussion here. I want both sides to have their say and not be downvoted into oblivion. I also hope this post actually gains some traction other-wise this is fairly embarrassing. But at least now I can just copy and paste these points in the future then, lol.

Have a good rest of your day/ night!

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Edit:

So, this gained quite a good amount of attention, so just so people don't have to scroll through the comments for my replies to certain arguments, I will post my replies below, I will also move my already added TLDR reply to the bottom for those who just want the cliff notes of the important stuff:

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• Just play on a higher difficulty

Difficulty is not the problem here. Smykers are in every difficulty, and this doesn't address it's issues.

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• You are just complaining because you don't want to do teamwork in this Team game

I enjoy helping my less experienced teammates by flanking/ sliding under enemy ranged and helping to alleviate pressure on the group by going for the high priority targets. I do not enjoy smacking defenseless, immobile, harmless enemies because my teammate brought an ability.

Also, as just a larger issue, many people on this sub seem to view good teamwork as being within licking distance of each other at all times. This is not true nor the best way to help your teammates in many builds/ playstyles.

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• But Smite is super good at winning game, all you have to do is hit stunned enemies

Smite is super good at crutching in lower difficulty games, and also really good at clutching in high difficulty games. In depend on how it is used. If you are using it on non-mixed hordes and expect me to find enjoyment in my damage number going up, you are wrong.

If there was an ability that killed everything on screen, healed everyone to max health and gave players invulnerability for 10 seconds on use with a 3 second cooldown, that wouldn't be fun and engaging just because it allows you to win games super easily, right? (Obviously Smite is no where near this strong, but just because an ability can win you games doesn't mean it is fun or well designed.)

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• It is easy to hit stunned enemies, and doesn't slow down melee classes substantially

See above for why I don't care if it is easy.

It does slow down melee, pretty significantly as well. https://youtu.be/-urXs01hR4E

Pretty bad video, with a few faults, but I don't really care enough to put more effort in.

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• But Smite if built properly can kill thousands of Poxwalkers and Groaners.

Killing thousands of the weakest enemies in the game, and doing little to no damage on Elites or bosses is not good enough. This absolutely negatively affects melee builds massively and gets rid of a very a large portion of the power-fantasy in this game.

Crushing and tearing apart dozens of heretics is fun, watching them get blown up by a guy holding M2 and M1 just so you are forced to spam heavies on Elites is not.

Unironically, this just means Smite is even worse designed than I originally thought.

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• This creates a negative aura around Smite, and can lead to newer players feeling excluded.

This is a criticism pointed towards Fatshark and their bad design for Smite specifically. It is inevitable that somebody will act hostile towards a newbie from this, but if everyone lived by this philosophy, then we could never criticize build, talent, ability or Keystone again.

Not too mention, them getting kicked in the balls when Smite fails them on the higher difficulties will probably frustrate them as well.

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• Wow, you must just hate Psyker, huh?

Is it actually possible to criticize 1 single talent point on a class without being classed as a 'hater'? It's always been easier to deny any criticisms of things you like by just putting them in the 'hater box' I guess.

I love all classes equally, I usually gain a massive favor for 1 of the classes (right now being Zealot) and then slowly gain a massive interest in another class for a time. Having said that I still play Psyker, Ogryn and Veteran frequently and for a while Melee Psyker was actually my favorite build in the entire game.

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• Why is the most upvoted comment "Rip all the effort of this post"?

Because the Moderators for Darktide originally deemed this a spam post and encouraged me to put this in the weekly discussion as a reply. I kindly asked for it to be re-uploaded as a post as I put a lot of effort into it and 1,600 words is far too much for a mere reply in a weekly discussion post.

They thankfully let me go with a light warning, thank you Mod Team!

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• This all boils down too 'It's not fun', so your arguments don't matter.

Okay? This is the Darktide Subreddit, I am allowed to post my opinions on game design.

If you boil down any complaint about the game, it will inevitably be "It's not fun", because this is a video game that is meant to be fun.

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• You should accept Smykers because it is just how they play. They find fun in doing it, so why does it matter?

Then we should accept SpeedRunners and Solo Stealth players as well. If that is how they find fun in playing then who are we to judge their playstyle?

• But at least Smyker is doing it for the team! Unlike the SpeedRunners or Solo Stealth player.

If it negatively affects the team, then it doesn't really matter what their intent is. Bad mechanics should be pointed out, and builds that negatively affect your teammates shouldn't be encouraged. Also, see above for my views on teamwork.

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• Too long, didn't read.

Then why comment? >:(

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• Can you give a summary of your points please?

Sure! Essentially it turns out that adding an infinite crowd stun ability with a 5 second cooldown that is not limited by uses or time is controversial, as it impedes on others enjoyment of the game and can negatively affect a new players learning experience.

I was saving a few krusty kash to buy offers that included credits to contribute a few credits towards unlocking Kenji, but the offer expired as Kenji released. It was supposed to last an hour longer (until we get daily freebies), but ut got expired as soon as Kenji got released.

This sub is making me sick. Most of the members here are refusing to acknowledge that Hezbollah the cause of the war. Let me fucking breakdown the history for you to understand once for all (Hopefully):

1978: Israel attacked Lebanon by targeting PLO after they launched thousands of rockets into israel and our government couldn’t stop that.

1982: Bachir Gemayel invited the Israel in to remove PLO because we could not remove them ourselves after 8 years war.

2000: New government in Israel was formed, and this government was against the military presence in South Lebanon which led to the withdrawal.

2006: Hezbollah kidnapped 2 Israeli Soldiers OUTSIDE Lebanon

2024: Hezbollah decided to support Palestine by launching 11000+ Rockets within a year on Israel

I can’t believe after 15 years civil war, 15 years Syrian occupation and another 2 wars with Israel, we still didn’t learn. Our country, has no economy, no infrastructures, no banking system. Our money was stolen, corruption in every single department in our government and we are still getting played by our politicians. What does it fucking take for us to learn? I was never that emotional, but enough is fucking enough! Wake the fuck up, once we were the Switzerland of the Middle-East to a country that cannot control a wildfire. We had to ask freaking Greece and Cyprus to come help us in a Wildfire. What the fuck are we doing? What happened to the fucking revolution? How this war is our war as Lebanese? How no one can see that fucking Iran and USA are negotiating on this war through our blood to seal deals? What does it fucking take for you to understand that our enemy is one! The enemy is us, we elected these uneducated motherfuckers to rule us, we supported Hezbollah to control the country, we hate each other because of religious beliefs. It’s our doing, I wish I didn’t open reddit today to see these comments. Enough suffering, and fucking help to change. I dont give a fuck who’s at fault in this war. I give a fuck that our decisions through the past years that led to this war by supporting Hezbollah and other politicians 8 or 14 doesn’t matter. All of us combined here, our wealth is not even close to the poorest politicians. I beg you, as Lebanese wake up! Stop blaming who’s at fault it’s not a football game or a basketball game. Start thinking, what can we do after this war because the middle east is changing, don’t you bet on a politician or a party, bet on a country that we need to build and make it stronger so our kids can live there in peace.

Now whoever gonna call me Zionist, I won’t reply. All I can say the war is open now, Hamas and Hezbollah are hiring. Man up and fight for your beliefs and I will be the first to congratulate you and to call you a martyr.

It’s fucking 2024, get out of 1975 people.

El dicho de: "Como te ven te tratan" es muy cierto, si eres feo y sin millones en el banco eres una basura que no merece amigos ni pareja.

Hoy en día el hombre ya no es visto como ser humano, solo nos ven como carteras, y si no pareces modelo de Instagram es imposible que consigas siquiera una amiga y que te tomen en serio como persona, eres un payaso.

Los feos estamos condenados a morirnos solos, no importa que trabajes todos los dias, no importa que seas buena persona con respeto y valores, eres feo, nadie te va a tomar en serio, estas condenado a morir solo.

I see examples of this a lot, people here frequently ask about money or trade etc on an interstellar scale or even galactic scale. It's like how Kepler and Newton kept looking for a way to involve God as they discovered new things that would create a radically different world. God was all important in the societies they were born into, so it was almost inconceivable there'd be no place for him in their new models.

People here are admirably staring into the future, discussing realistic plans for traveling between the stars, but somehow many don't see how profoundly different our society will be by the time we get there.

Trade and money etc are not going to be with us by the time we've arrived at these technical feats because it is exactly the relentless drive for profit globally that is holding us back from them.

Friends, capitalism is not gonna last that long. It creates absurd and wasteful disunity on earth already, when what we need to head in the direction of the technical achievements Isaac Arthur covers is exactly global political and economic unity, subject to a genuinely democratically decided plan.

To take just one example, right now a huge percentage of the world's population needlessly toil in the fields when they could be contributing to human advancement, all because the richest countries use their power to keep the poor countries where most of them live from industrializing. Instead of starting to build a Dyson swarm, we're so politically disorganized by capitalism that we're worried about the collapse of civilization because we can't implement the engineering solutions and accommodations to climate change we already know would address it.

Use Star Trek as a basis to understand this if you have to, but trade and money are going to vanish, to be replaced by a deep deliberative democracy over the economy that will let us organize ourselves to head for the stars.

Presented to you with limited commentary.

Fascinating incite from many of his inner circle who have since denounced him and his actions. Two part series which is coming out on HBO (https://youtu.be/DYiPxpSBhRo?si=jldZPflnwVkX9fps) but both parts are available on YouTube now via channel 4.

El dicho de: "Como te ven te tratan" es muy cierto, si eres feo y sin millones en el banco eres una basura que no merece amigos ni pareja.

Hoy en día el hombre ya no es visto como ser humano, solo nos ven como carteras, y si no pareces modelo de Instagram es imposible que consigas siquiera una amiga y que te tomen en serio como persona, eres un payaso.

Los feos estamos condenados a morirnos solos, no importa que trabajes todos los dias, no importa que seas buena persona con respeto y valores, eres feo, nadie te va a tomar en serio, estas condenado a morir solo.

i might get a lot of downvotes but hear me out.

i’m deep into my local scene, i know a bunch of the bigger djs, friends with promoters, have played an opening set for a big dj, and i still can’t help but to think that the dj culture/scene is still wildly sexist.

most of the events in my area have max 2 women djs on the lineup, sometimes none at all out of 10. theres a local event that happens once a month and they promote newcomers to apply to play, and most of the time its only male newcomers that play. i genuinely have not seen one newer female dj on the stage that has been playing for YEARS, meanwhile newer male djs get booked after 6 months.

besides that event, most of the female djs i do know just get booked as b2bs, mostly with male djs as their counterpart but sometimes females. still, why are we only trusted to play with another person??

the dj event i got booked for for a big artist, around 3 million monthly listeners on spotify, i had to share the stage with my male friend, even though my male friend admitted that i did better than him. every time i go up to play open decks, or even a booked slot, i have some dude come up to me and ask if we can b2b, or just literally take over the decks and try to do shit for me?? the LITERAL only female dj that i know that had notoriety in my area is super conventionally attractive, which in itself is sexist.

not to mention that whenever theres a tiktok or reel or anything i see of a female dj talking about djing, theres always males in the comments trying to explain things to her (even if they’re wrong), or go ‘UMMM this isn’t real djing, probably prerecorded, i’ll stick to (enter male dj here) and everyone else should to’.

since i know this sub is probably 99% males, can any of you (respectfully please) explain why this is? and no, its not because literally every single male dj is better. i personally know around 20 female djs in my area alone not including me, theres absolutely no way that every single male dj is better than them. i’ve seen them, they’re all really good and most have been doing it for years.