Why I hate MDT

No, its basic competence. It’s like a driver that is aware of their environment and adapts accordingly. You don’t consciously think “theres a school kid I’d better slow down” and “If I accelerate a little here I’ll avoid getting stuck behind those lorries” “I am now changing gear, press the clutch, move the gear lever, release the clutch!” etc

Good behaviours become unconscious if practiced,

MDI pulls are fun. We’re tried them and occasionally it’s worked. Most of the time it fails spectacularly, and it’s hilarious.

Seriously? That’s nuts; if the really want to practice that shiz’narasz then they should test it with guildies and/or people they know or even low key stuff. Just throw out the suggestion at the start so people know what to expect. If they do it spur out of the moment, they’re traaaash.

I actually don’t think it’s bad that people experiment with skips and new routes. If they learn something new, it’ll only make them better players.

Most “average players” don’t just run a +20 and two-chest it. I play with plenty of people who have played for many years, raid heroic, and aren’t really bad players, but not every +20 is in time. Things get pulled by accident, interrupts aren’t always perfect, unavoidable damage is taken.

I feel this idea that everyone just two-chests every +20 they set foot is misleading and isn’t the experience of the “average player”. So learning new stuff from better players is always good if it makes runs faster or better optimized.

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I don’t see it that way. Its the tanks roll to know the dungeon and lead the charge. That is why he is there.

But he is not alone. If you do a similar list for DDs and Healers, its also that long.

However, none of those things are required in low keys… So its as a “job” as you want it to be.

Truth be told, in M+, the difference between a good player, and an AMAZING player is going beyond the basic rotation and pressing buttons correctly. For any spek, and any roll.

The average player doesn’t even play 20s in the first place, lol. If you’ve done all keys on +20 you’re in like top 17%.

It’s fun to try though, some stuff is very doable and other things go hilariously wrong.

counterpoint: if there was no MDT or copying routes off of top players and everyone had to just “figure it out”, we would have way more bricked runs thanks to people literally not even knowing about the optimal & easiest routes and just continuing to bash their heads against the wall for far longer.

The OP really meant MDI, or at least thats what the rant implied. The headline just said MDT.

I think people forget just how skilled the participants are. They are doing everbloom without a healer. (in 11 minutes!). Think about all the times you died on Sol or yalnu and thought “man dis healer strugglin” or whatever, and then realise that people survive it without a healer, and you can’t press buttons to survive with one.

So yea, don’t try this at home applies.

It is a good tool, but it also lead to the pattern dependency. I’ve seen countless times players start behaving like bugged bots when “oops” moments occur.

Wait, you had 1 day after it started?! – I got whined at before the officials had even started, someone got hold of a route they practiced in AD, and whined the heck out of me for daring to go the old way (Autopilot-tanking ftw).

People be hangry, I think they need food.

By “old way” did you mean right instead of left? If so I sorta get it. Right sucks.

Right didn’t suck when people weren’t overgeared, the only reason Left is reasonable again is due to gear.
Basically it’s a Yo-yo coming back, and people don’t understand that.

Right always sucked, gear has nothing to do with it. People just got smarter.

There is a massive amount of unavoidable damage on the right. If you go left and die at least you know you messed up.

Jesus, are you new? – It used to be a route back when we geared enough too.
It’s 100% a gear thing.

I could ask the same of you since you can’t seem to break past a 22 on it.

Then you haven’t actually seen my logs for it. Good job? :slight_smile:
You’re highly unaware tho, its clear.

And not that you need to know, but;
1; I pug everything.
2; My mother got sick with cancer, while also suffering dementia, and then dying over christmas.
So I haven’t gotten around to it yet… :+1:

I looked at your logs in response to this.

I’m not sure what they prove except that you buy carries. Is that why you can’t figure out which way to go in AD?

You got it backwards, I am a booster. :rofl: I just happen to hang in those circles.
You’re just a toxic person, and always have been.

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yep people are so stupid. cant wait them pulling everything into the water in everbloom :rofl: