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    The Falcon cosplay

    Posted: 30 Nov 2021 07:29 AM PST

    Siege Turtle Beta. Final Elite Spec Beta. WvW Alliances Beta 2.0. New Customization Options. Final Return To Living World.

    Posted: 30 Nov 2021 05:31 AM PST

    This week gonna be crazy ya'll.

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    Finally a better character selection - more is better :)

    Posted: 30 Nov 2021 09:04 AM PST

    November 30 Release Notes

    Posted: 30 Nov 2021 08:50 AM PST

    so it begins

    Posted: 30 Nov 2021 09:06 AM PST

    New Character Customization Options are Available Now – GuildWars2.com

    Posted: 30 Nov 2021 08:54 AM PST

    That "Oh, come... On!" moment

    Posted: 30 Nov 2021 08:57 AM PST

    I am once again offering FREE Pvp and WvW roaming coaching for New/Experienced players on EU and NA!

    Posted: 30 Nov 2021 06:24 AM PST

    Seeing I have another week with little to do, the last time was a success and I still have too many people waypointing whenever they see me in WvW after doing a big stinky in their pants out of sheer terror. I am reposting This!

    I'm here to offer free roaming coaching for WvW (My knowledge of zerging is rather limited so I can't do much more and slide you to people more knowledgable on that front than I am!) and Spvp coaching!

    ​

    Who is this for?

    This is for pretty much everyone who'd like help. I don't care if you've played 2000 games and are hard stuck in gold 3, or if you haven't done a single PVP game before because you're scared of hopping into it (I'm serious here. It's pretty normal for people to be anxious when it comes to trying out Pvp or WvW for the first time. If you have that problem and need a hand, feel free to reach out as well!)

    One quick disclaimer. The coaching is mostly meant for people below platinum rating/people in lower ranks since they benefit the most from getting pushed in the right direction and having their questions answered with some personal help!

    ​

    So! What can I coach?

    I cover a multitude of classes and builds. I'll list them below so people can see what I play and what I can comfortably help people with! For the classes that aren't listed here: I know someone else who can help with those so feel free to just ask!

    Class Core HoT PoF
    Warrior Power War Power/Condi Zerker Power SB
    Guardian Power/Support Power DH Power/Hybrid/Support FB
    Revenant - Power Herald -
    Ranger Power/Condi Power/Condi/Support Power/Condi
    Thief Condi Power d/p -
    Engineer Power/Condi lmao Power/Condi/Support Power/Condi
    Mesmer Condi - Condi
    Elementalist Surprised Pikachu meme Power/Condi/Support Fire Weaver/Staff Weaver
    Necromancer Condi/Power Power -

    So! How does this work exactly? In general. We'll go over whatever you want to go over. Build, Gear, Matchups, Mechanics, Keybindings, Settings, etc. You name it. This goes for both classes you already play or haven't even really touched before. If you need a full-on explanation of what to do in Spvp and/or WvW, we can just go over that too!

    If you want help with more complicated things such as rotations and decision-making then I highly advise recording your own gameplay so we can go over that together.

    The coaching will be done in a discord call, just because that makes explaining things easier! If you just have questions you're more than happy to PM them to me on discord and I can just answer them in text chat!

    If you're interested and/or have any questions, then feel free to just shoot me a message on Discord! UpbeatOrchit#2763

    One quick note I am going to leave here: If you add me, please don't forget to send me a message. There's always a couple people who shoot a friend request my way, only to completely forget to do anything with it afterward!

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    [Data-Mining] Upcoming features from the November 30 patch

    Posted: 30 Nov 2021 09:23 AM PST

    Hello everybody,

    Beta event 4 is here and I like turtles! The gemstore schedule from the previous patch has altered a bit so please use the new schedule from today's patch. Next update will be Wintersday in 2 weeks.

    Enjoy!

    Links

    Images

    Items

    Item Description
    Wandering Weapon Master
    [&AgECdQEAAA==] Wandering Weapon Master Outfit
    [&AgEHdQEAAA==] Wandering Weapon Master Cape
    [no code] Wandering Weapon Master Appearance Package
    Mount
    [&AgEFdQEAAA==] Synergetics Cyberscale Skyscale Skin
    Turtles
    [&AgEIdQEA] Turtle Mount Unlock
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    The Fourth Guild Wars 2: End of Dragons Beta Preview Event is Live – GuildWars2.com

    Posted: 30 Nov 2021 08:55 AM PST

    arcdps Log Manager v1.3 – now with all EoD specializations and log compression

    Posted: 30 Nov 2021 12:28 AM PST

    Hi everyone!

    Please see my comment below, this version is actually broken, and it might take me a while to fix it. Sorry about that!

    I just released a new version of the arcdps Log Manager, just in time for the next beta week. If this is the first time you are hearing about this program, you can find a description below.

    This release brings huge performance improvements, especially on non-SSD drives; a dialog to compress all non-.zevtc logs – that one saved me 42 GB of space; and support for all End of Dragons elite specializations. We don't have an icon for the Specter and Catalyst yet, please bear with me and just hover over those to check what they are for now.

    This version of Log Manager (and all future ones) requires .NET 6 to run. You may need to install it, or you can use the self-contained releases.

    Deleting logs sadly didn't make it in because I wanted to release this in time for the next beta week. Next update, I promise!

    New features

    • Added a dialog to compress all uncompressed logs (Data → Compress logs) (thanks, DBPhoenix!)
    • Added support for Bladesworn, Vindicator, Catalyst, Specter, Mechanist, and Untamed (no icons for Catalyst and Specter yet).
    • Added support for logs of the Mordremoth fight (Hearts and Minds, may require adding id 15884 to custom logging).

    Changes

    • The program now uses .NET 6; .NET Core 3.1 is no longer needed.
    • Significantly reduced time spent loading the cache and searching for logs (big thanks to Denrage!)
    • Significantly improved log processing performance
    • The challenge mode column is now next to the encounter name column in the log list
    • The status panel at the bottom now shows filtered log counts and log processing is shown separately.
    • Columns of the log list now show sort directions (only on Windows)

    Fixes

    • Fixed log detail panel showing previously selected log after changing filters

    arcdps Log Manager

    So, what is this? It's a program, a manager for all your recorded arcdps logs. You can filter logs, upload them with one click to dps.report, find interesting statistics... It works well with tens of thousands of logs and makes it easy to search for specific logs.

    Screenshots

    A few screenshots showing the program are available here. They are from version 1.0, but most of the interface is still the same.

    About the program

    The program is fully open source, with code hosted on GitHub. It's written in .NET (C#), and it runs on Windows and Linux.

    Bugs and feature requests

    You might not realize it, but reporting bugs is incredibly important, after all nobody can fix something they don't know about. I am also open to feature requests. You can use GitHub issues for this or my Discord server.

    Where can I get it?

    On my website: https://gw2scratch.com/tools/manager.

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    You can now see far more characters on login screen!

    Posted: 30 Nov 2021 09:04 AM PST

    Looks like it uses the full width.

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    Transform Your Skyscale into a Cyberscale – GuildWars2.com

    Posted: 30 Nov 2021 08:51 AM PST

    Character Selection Screen Update

    Posted: 30 Nov 2021 09:05 AM PST

    Sleep is Not Allowed in Cantha.

    Posted: 30 Nov 2021 09:18 AM PST

    How do you spend your gold in the end game?

    Posted: 30 Nov 2021 02:51 AM PST

    I picked up GW2 again little over a year ago, and have truly been having a blast. I started doing fractals on my first lvl 80 character, and went through a fun gear progression period. I geared three characters for fractals in full ascended, and my six other characters now have ascended weapons and trinkets and exotic armor. All nine professions have a condi and power outfit now, and I could play most relevant builds at like 95% of their optimal power.

    A few months ago, I started working towards my first legendaries (Ad Infinitum and Incinerator, as I had its precursor drop during Palawadan). I'm saving my second Gift of Exploration for the EoD legendary, for which I'd get a free precursor from the Seasons of Dragons achievement.

    I still do T4 fractals often and CMs if I have time, and also the rewarding metas like Palawadan-->Matriarch-->Pinata-->Anomaly. I find myself accruing quite a lot of gold over time, without a way I want to spend it.

    I've converted gold to like 4k gems to purchase account upgrades, but now the ones remaining don't feel worth the price in gems. My characters are geared, and unless a character expansion slot goes on sale soon I won't be spending much gold on gear either. I've been doing my daily crafts for a while, but crafting ascended armor also doesn't feel worth it if the boxes sometimes drop from fractals.

    In a nutshell, I don't know of anything that feels worthy of spending gold on anymore. The only option I see is just buying legendaries off the TP as I'd like the flexibility of the armory and I'm definitely never doing world exploration again, but they also don't feel worth it as I really could care less about skins. Legendary armor would require raiding or lots of WvW, for which I don't have the flexibility/time.

    Could anyone recommend a worthy gold sink for a frugal end game player like me? Suggestions are very much welcome!

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    Anet’s 2021 Holiday Card features Canthan-style artwork

    Posted: 30 Nov 2021 05:51 AM PST

    Saw this on an official page: what is THIS lovely armor set?

    Posted: 30 Nov 2021 09:40 AM PST

    Sometimes you have to stop for a moment to appreciate the greatness...before doing a total nosedive.

    Posted: 29 Nov 2021 08:25 PM PST

    Which Elite spec artwork is your favourite?

    Posted: 30 Nov 2021 09:36 AM PST

    GW2 community right now:

    Posted: 30 Nov 2021 09:43 AM PST

    [Spoilers] [Fan-fiction] The Icebrood Saga – Episode 6: A Saga of Frost and Flame

    Posted: 30 Nov 2021 04:22 AM PST

    While I can appreciate that the IBS ending was cut short in Episode 5 to start development on EoD, I hope that one day ArenaNet will go back and flesh out the finale to give Jormag and Primordus an ending they deserve.

    In lieu of the Return to the Icebrood Saga finale, I present you my alternative/extended ending – Episode 6: 'A Saga of Frost and Flame' – that builds upon the existing story in Episode 5 without retconning lore.

    NOTE: Despite being OC, this post still contains spoilers for the Icebrood Saga.

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    A Tale of Two Dragons

    The Icebrood and Destroyers are rapidly consuming leyline magic, leaving us on the precipice of a cataclysmic event. Taimi and Aurene devise a plan to pinpoint where the leylines intersect and lure the dragons together, forcing them to destroy each other. Councilor Vark agrees to this approach, and the Commander relays the plan to the Allied Factions' representatives in the Eye of the North.

    The Allied Factions devise a five-pronged attack:

    1. The newly-formed United Legions will march from Umbral Grotto in the north.
    2. The Norn and Kodan will rally their warriors in Frostgorge Sound to the east.
    3. The Dwarves will take ancient tunnels linking the Deldrimor Ruins and Anvil Rock.
    4. The Pact (alongside the Tengu and Skritt) will march from the Vigil Keep in the south.
    5. The Crystal Bloom and Exalted will remain with Aurene in EotN until the area is secure.

    Expanded Dragonstorm map

    The meta consists of four paths you can join, each of which culminate in the battle at the Dragonstorm Arena. Aurene, the Crystal Bloom and the Exalted will join the fight for the final battle.

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    Path of the Great Spirits

    [Rally] Drakkar Waypoint, Frostgorge Sound:

    • Knut Whitebear has called Norn warriors to join the Legendary Hunt.
      • Sigfast and Skarti Knutsson rally the Wolfborn.
      • Owl Shaman Garon rallies followers of Owl after he feels her faint presence.
    • Claws of Koda from various Sanctuaries have rallied their Kodan warriors.
      • Cresting Wave (Claw) and Deep Song (Voice) rally Kodan from Frostgorge Sound.
      • Deep Water (Claw) rallies Kodan from Bitterfrost Frontier.
      • Cloudseeker (Claw) rallies Kodan from Bjora Marches.

    Norn and Kodan warriors

    [Event] Ignite the Brazier of Koda

    • Jormag's proximity to the Dragonstorm has caused the area to be inflicted with Bitter Cold.
    • Help Deep Song reignite a Brazier of Koda, which will grant the Warmth of Koda and protect you from the Bitter Cold.
    • Collect wood and defeat Abberant (Green) creatures while Deep Song completes the ritual.
    • Deep Song becomes the Avatar of Koda; who reveals that Koda was once an regular Kodan who merged with the White Bear Spirit (a Spirit of the Wild).
    • Cresting Wave and his Kodan remain at the Brazier of Koda to protect it.

    [Event] Locate the lost Shrine to Owl

    • Escort Owl Shaman Garon as he searches for the source of Owl's presence.
    • Defeat Fallen (Red) Norn and Kodan enemies along the path.
    • You find a lost Shrine to Owl, where Owl Shaman Garon calls out to the spirit. Owl appears, and is severely wounded after her encounter with Ryland in Snowden Drifts.
    • Despite her weakened state, Owl decides to accompany the Norn and Kodan and guide you deeper into the Dragonstorm.
    • Deep Water and his Kodan remain at the Shrine to Owl to protect it.

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    [Event] Help Owl investigate the crying in the distance

    • Defeat Sons of Svanir (Blue) enemies along the path.
    • A Brazier of Jormag prevents you from venturing deeper into the storm.
    • Protect the Avatar of Koda from Sons of Svanir while he purifies the Brazier of Jormag.
    • The now-purified Brazier of Koda allows you to travel ahead, where you find Corrupted Shrines to Ox, Wolverine, and Eagle.

    [Boss] Corrupted Ox, Corrupted Wolverine, and Corrupted Eagle

    • With the help of Koda and Owl, attempt to subdue the spirits and free them from Jormag's control.
    • The Spirits are almost subdued, but at 5% health are revitalised by a surge in Jormag's magic.
    • Use the Corrupted Essence of each Corrupted Spirit to destroy another.
      • Draw essence from Ox (Red) to destroy Wolverine (Green).
      • Draw essence from Wolverine (Green) to destroy Eagle (Blue).
      • Draw essence from Eagle (Blue) to destroy Ox (Red).
    • Owl absorbs their magic, allowing her to ascend and become a Great Spirit.

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    Path of the United Legions

    [Rally] Umbral Grotto, Drizzlewood Coast:

    • Following the Charr Civil War, the United Legions choose Crecia to lead the assault on Jormag.
    • The Iron Legion erect a temporary gateway, portalling in the Olmakhan.
    • The United Legions board Charr Choppers and fly south toward the Dragonstorm.

    United Legions

    [Event] Capture the Frost Legion Outpost

    • Due to the Dragonstorm, the Charr Choppers can't fly any further.
    • March with the United Legions and sieze the Frost Legion Outpost.
    • Clear the outpost of Frost Legion and salvage supplies to build a fleet of Charr Tanks.

    [Event] Assault on Ice Tooth Keep

    • Fight through bands of Frost Legion until you reach the Ice Tooth Keep.
    • Defend the Charr Tanks from Frost Legion while they breach the Ice Tooth Keep.
    • When you enter the Ice Tooth Keep, you find it is defended by Ryland.

    Frost Legion

    [Boss] Ryland Steelcatcher, Champion of Jormag

    • Ryland is nearly defeated, but at 5% health is healed by a surge in Jormag's magic and flees.
    • Rox finds Braham's Bow left behind, which was previously enchanted with a Jotun Fire Scroll.
    • Over your transponder, the Norn share that Jotun Fire Magic is capable of piercing Jormag's hide.
    • Efram reveals that Flame Legion have historically imbued the Claw of the Khan-Ur with similar magic over many generations.
    • Crecia is named Khan-Ur by Imperators Mia, Malice and Efram, and is bestowed the Claw of the Khan-Ur.

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    Path of the Great Dwarf

    [Rally] The Grotto, Thunderhead Peaks

    • King Jalis Ironhammer emerges from the Depths of Tyria with the King's Guard. The remaining Deldrimor Dwarves are now on the surface of Tyria.
    • The Dwarves enter an ancient tunnel linking the Deldrimor Ruins and Anvil Rock.

    Deldrimor Dwarves emerge from the Depths

    [Event] Brew a batch of Alkar's Alchemical Acid

    • You enter into a cavern rife with key ingredients for Alkar's Alchemical Acid.
    • Collect ingredients for the acid and fight off waves of Destroyers while it is brewed.

    [Event] Search for an exit to the tunnels

    Duncan the Destroyer, and the Destroyer of the Stone Dwarf

    [Boss] Duncan the Destroyer, and the Destroyer of the Stone Dwarf

    • Duncan the Destroyer is protected by a flame barrier, and summons the Destroyer of the Great Dwarf – intent on destroying the Deldrimor Dwarves.
    • Battle the Destroyer of the Great Dwarf, using Alkar's Alchemical Acid periodically to break its shell.
      • Clear waves of Stone Summit and Destroyers throughout the fight.
    • When the boss gets to 5%, it is healed by a surge in Primordus' magic. Duncan the Destroyer also uses Primordus' death magic to resurrect the Stone Summit army and create a wave of death-branded Destroyers.
    • Jalis realises that they cannot win, and sacrifices himself alongside the King's Guard to allow the Dwarves to escape and kill the Destroyer of the Great Dwarf in the process.
    • Emerge from the tunnel as it collapses.

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    Path of the Pact

    [Rally] Vigil Keep, Gendarran Fields:

    • Logan Thackery rallies the Pact, alongside its new allies the Tengu and the Skritt, before embarking north towards the Dragonstorm.

    The Pact

    [Event] Secure the Quetzal village

    • Enter to the Scorched Cascades, which have been ravaged by the minions of Primordus. Entire villages have been destroyed and most of the local Tengu, Skritt, and Centaurs populations are presumed dead.
    • Clear the Quetzal village of Destroyers and reinforce the area. Provide aid where needed.
      • Order of Whispers scouts disappear to scout ahead.
      • Durmand Priory scholars set up camp to monitor and research Jormag and Primordus.
      • The Vigil follows Jhavi and Logan to escort Taimi while she locates areas suitable for Leyline Siphons to attract Primordus and Jormag. They are joined by Kasmeer, Marjory, and Canach.
      • The Tengu recruit Quetzal villagers to aid the expidition.

    Tengu, Skritt, and Centaur fleeing from the Destroyers

    [Event] Escort Taimi as she researches leylines

    • Protect Taimi as she investigates potential areas to erect the Leyline Siphons.
    • Taimi's research provokes waves of Destroyers at each research location (x2).
    • The Order of Whispers report a group of Destroyers congregating around a magma cavern. Taimi's research at this location attracts Braham.

    [Boss] Braham Eirsson, Champion of Primordus

    • Fight Braham off while Taimi collects data on the leylines.
    • Braham is nearly defeated, but at 5% health is healed by a surge Primordus' magic and flees.
    • The magma cavern exits to the Dragonstorm Arena.
      • Enter the Dragonstorm Arena, which after a quick examination Taimi deems is the perfect location to erect the Leyline Siphons.
      • Taimi is portalled back to the Durmand Priory research camp by Kasmeer, where she can continue researching Jormag and Primordus.

    Dragonstorm Arena

    [Intro] Enter the Dragonstorm Arena

    • Kasmeer opens portals from the Corrupted Shrines, Ice Tooth Keep, and Anvil Rock for our allies.
    • Kasmeer opens a portal for the Crystal Bloom and Exalted to enter and erect Leyline Siphons.
    • Ryland Steelcatcher and Braham Eirsson arrive to herald Jormag and Primordus respectively.

    Jormag vs. Primordus

    [Boss] Dragonstorm

    • Defeat Braham and Ryland simultaneously to make the dragons vulnerable.
      • Destroy enemy Leyline Siphons as they spawn to prevent healing.
    • Jormag and Primordus arrive.
      • The Pact and the Dwarves use Alkar's Alchemical Acid to corrode Primordus' hide.
      • The Norn, Kodan and Charr use Koda's Flame to weaken Jormag, followed by Rox firing Braham's Bow to pierce its hide.
      • Join the Crystal Bloom and the Exalted and use Primatic Energy to attack Jormag and Primordus once their hides are weakened.
    • The first attempt is not effective.
      • Taimi and the Durmand Priory research a stronger acid.
      • Crecia and Efram relinquish Flame Magic from the Claw of Khan-Ur to empower Braham's Bow.
    • Defeat Braham and Ryland simultaneously to make the dragons vulnerable.
      • Destroy enemy Leyline Siphons as they spawn to prevent healing.
    • Jormag and Primordus are vulnerable.
      • The Pact and the Dwarves use Alkar's Augmented Alchemical Acid to corrode Primordus' hide.
      • The Norn, Kodan and Charr use Koda's Flame to weaken Jormag, followed by Rox firing Braham's Empowered Bow to pierce its hide.
      • Join the Crystal Bloom and the Exalted and use Primatic Energy to attack Jormag and Primordus once their hides are weakened.
    • The second attempt is effective and the dragons are wounded.
      • Siphon magic from the Leyline Siphons and transfer it to Aurene to sever the twin dragons from all magic sources.
      • Aurene pulls us back, allowing Jormag and Primordus to clash.

    Epilogue

    • Primordus and Jormag draw magic from their most-powerful minions right before they clash, leaving Braham and Ryland disempowered.
      • Braham survives, and is separated from the Spirits of the Wild.
      • Ryland clashes with Rytlock and Crecia, concluding in his death at the hands of his father.
    • Aurene absorbs most of the magic from Jormag and Primordus, but much of it is left unaccounted for. Taimi and Gorrik see this as an urgent issue to investigate ("Return to...").
    • The Pact, United Legions, Norn, Kodan, Dwarves, Tengu, and Skritt celebrate their victory over the twin dragons and mourn their losses.
      • The Pact will dedicate the next Dragon Bash in Hoelbrak to cemmemorate the deaths of Jormag and Primordus. Dragon's Watch (Kasmeer, Marjory, Braham, Rox, Taimi, Gorrik and Canach) are reunited, along with members of Destiny's Edge (Logan, Rytlock and Caithe).
      • The United Legions congratulate Crecia as the new Khan-Ur. Botica and Rox toy with the idea of the Olmakhan joining the United Legions.
      • The Norn celebrate the return of Owl, and mourn the losses of Ox, Eagle, and Wolverine. The Great Spirits (Wolf, Raven, Bear, Leopard) are are reunited with Owl and Koda (White Bear).
        • The six Great Spirits plan to disembark Tyria to take time to recover and mourn the losses of Ox, Eagle, and Wolverine.
      • The Kodan plan to journey north-east and search for surviving Sanctuaries in the Far Shiverpeaks.
      • The Dwarves question their place in Tyria post-Primordus, and discuss the idea of rebuilding Deldrimor.
        • Some Dwarves say they feel the spirit of the Great Dwarf watching over them. Ghosts of King Jalis Ironhammer and other Dwarves can be seen atop Anvil Rock.
      • The Tengu offer the displaced Quetzal villagers a home in the Dominion of Winds.
      • The Skritt decide to remain in the Scorched Cascades to search for surviving scratches and assist in rebuilding what remains.

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    Thanks for reading if you made it this far, I hope you enjoyed this as just one alternative ending to the Icebrood Saga.

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    Guild Wars 2 Weekly Events Schedule: November 29 – December 5

    Posted: 29 Nov 2021 01:24 PM PST

    Honestly, after replaying IBS so far, it's really fucking good.

    Posted: 29 Nov 2021 10:40 AM PST

    I, like many others have been replaying the story along with the return of achievements. And so far, the IBS has been by far the best story wise, gameplay wise, and map design wise. IBS gets a bad rep for the finale, but overall, I think it's some of the strongest content we have seen in this game. Even the finale I think did the ryland off story well. It reinforces my hope that EoD will be really good.

    I know what's coming tomorrow, and I know it will be bad. But maybe it's not as bad as we remember? It does make me sad that IBS was axed in favor of making EoD. They really had something going, and it feels like even if EoD is really good, it will likely not be worth it.

    TLDR: Because literally no one is reading the post. IBS before Champions, good. Champions, really fucking bad. Sad that champions ruined IBS.

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    Only way to enjoy Tea time.

    Posted: 29 Nov 2021 07:02 PM PST
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