Of course, breaking changes are expected while development is on 0.X. But does that mean you would or should install updates known to have breaking changes on a system which is used by other people without notifying them (in advance)?

Lemmy 0.19 Breaking Changes

Lemmy 0.19.0-rc.4 and Development Update - 2023-11-03

We are also readying another release candidate 0.19.0-rc.4. As usual it is available for testing on voyager.lemmy.ml and by installing the Docker image on your server. There are no breaking changes this time as we are preparing for the final release. It has been one month since we announced the major breaking changes for 0.19. In that sense we would like to know from developers of Lemmy clients and frontends if their projects are ready for 0.19, as we are planning to release it within the next weeks. There is no specific release date, but we will first update lemmy.ml to a release candidate, and if it works well publish the new release shortly after.

I didn't get the impresssion that frontend and client devs have signaled that they were ready for a backend update to 0.19.X. And consequently lemmy.ml is still on 0.18.5.

Imho the current situation is really bad, because

1. It usually takes quite a while until you notice that you have been isolated
2. It makes your account on lemmy.sdf.org pretty much useless, unless you are only posting to local communities.

• The Mysterious Craftsraven's item costs have been changed from Walnuts in Bulk to Peaches in Bulk

Haha, Walnuts in a Bulk do not even exist in the game (since 2012).

• Mist Swing: Reduced the maximum number of targets from 5 to 3.
• Mist Slash: Reduced the maximum number of targets from 5 to 3.
• Arcing Mists: Reduced the maximum number of targets from 5 to 3.

Apparently Revenant GS needed another nerf ... for Halloween (Labyrinth)? A once powerful weapon has turned into a wet noodle and finally got the target cap reduced, too. Well, it was fun while it lasted, but we are not supposed to have fun in the game, right?

This is what I was predicting as part of my "SotO impressions":

I highly doubt that the SotO maps will see much play in a few weeks. There are a lot of places in the game that are both more fun and more rewarding.

ArenaNet is currently pushing hard by throwing rewards at the player base via the Wizard's Vault and Bonus events. But while I think that rewards are generally a good idea, it should be the content itself which is the main attraction with rewards being the icing on top.

I already feel kinda annoyed by how much the game is telling me what to play now/next.

🔥 You can even get Gold Participation by only shooting Fireballs from your Skyscale 🔥

Expedition to the Gilded Hollow

We now just need a few more members/volunteers to capture our Guild Hall. Feel free to contact me (xlion.3065 or brogrum.1309) or Meldrk (meldrik.3572) in game for an invite or send either of us a DM on #lemmy with your #GuildWars2 account name.

-- What the #Fediverse [#WTF] -- @guildwars2@lemmy.wtf

Did the Bounty. We now have 330 favor ... of which I already spent 150 for the Expedtion to the Gilded Hollow.

Norn or Charr?

It depends on the profession/build how much you can benefit from Celestial Gear. Obviously Hybrid builds benefit the most. In Open World and Story Misssion builds suited for celestial gear provide a lot quality of life. Another area where celestial gear/builds shine(s) is WvW (roaming).

And even in so-called endgame content, e. g. Raids, (CM) Strike Missions and (CM) Tier 4 Fractals, I would suggest to find other people to play with, if your group complains about you running a celestial build. Assuming of course that your build is suited for celestial gear and you know what your are doing.

Always keep in mind that your are doing no damage, no healing and do not provide boons while you are dead.

Those that aren't repeatable and complete more or less by accident while doing stuff (like events) in the area are my favorites.

Inititally GW2 wasn't even supposed to have Hearts. They were a last minute addition because ArenaNet feared that people wouldn't have enough direction otherwise.

Nowadays Collections are often used as a replacement for Quests. Sometimes with all the annoyances of traditional questing, i. e. you have to constantly go back to the quest giver (Gorrik for the Skycale collection for example) in order to progress. Some of those collections have pointers (marked NPCs), but many have not. Even worse, finding certain items in the game does not count for their corresponding collection, unless you have it unlocked already. Terrible!

I think ArenaNet should stop abusing collections and add a dedicated questing system (outside of the personal story), since it is a great and easy way to add content to already existing zones, e. g. I really like Scavenger Hunts.

But please don't let us fetch and hand in quests like in Vanilla WoW. Dunno, if anybody here played WildStar, since GW2 could do this similarly by using existing systems like Mail and the commander's Communicator. And please automatically unlock quests (collections) as soon as we bump into any of the objectives by accident (like in WildStar).

Oh, the Nostalgia ... I even have a Mech named Eldan Construct.