Blizzard only listens to the 1%

Haven’t you heard? There is a cabal of players who do content arbitrarily deemed as non-casual who use mind control microbots to control Blizz management and make every decision specifically to spite LFR players. If you find yourself looking at one of these decisions and thinking either ‘that actually makes things worse for the high end’ or ‘that doesnt matter at all’ , that just means the microbots are in you too!

At least that’s what people who make threads like this would lead you to believe.

I’m all for being angry at some of blizzards decisions… Heck I’ll set up a booth just to sell some torches.

But spewing buzzwords And just mimicking what everyone else is saying with NO EVIDENSE/context makes it seem like you don’t have an original thought in your head. why should anyone listen to that?

That damn 1%…

They took our jobs!

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If you’ve been around here a while, you know the OP is referring to the multiple “Remove Gear from LFR/Make gear in LFR blue or green/Remove LFR altogether” threads.

There was an interview in 2013 where someone asked GC why not just make LFR gear Blue, and GC responded that it would simply drive players away for no good reason.

The fact Beta had blue gear in LFR for a while would be a departure from the position that “it doesn’t matter that it’s purple” adopted and held by Blizzard for 9 years.

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Yeah you’re about a week late to this one dude.

Pretty mixed. There are some things to consider about Slipknot.

For one, Shawn and Corey run the band. Corey likes to sing-sing. Melodically. And he’s good. That’s why he started Stonesour. Shawn’s favorite artist is Ariana Grande. No joke.

Both of these guys have an enormous amount of talent and an even larger pool of pain between them. Both things come out in Slipknot’s work. The issue some listeners have is that Slipknot’s style is all over the place.

From Nu Metal Rap-Rock:

To Acoustic Obsession Ballads:

To Epic Heartbreak Crooning:

To cryptic immortal mantras:

To mournful funeral dirges with bagpipes:

To Corey’s collaboration with Tech N9ne:

There are so many examples of Slipknot breaking the heavy metal mold, and not just a little bit. They’re pioneers of sonic artistry, and some of their songs miss their mark at first.

Hardly anyone appreciated The Subliminal Verses until years after its release, and now its songs enjoy high placement on Maggot playlists that previously only featured bangers from Iowa.

My favorite non-traditional Slipknot song is from All Hope is Gone.

The album is fairly new, so the reaction is still forthcoming. So far, my friends who enjoy Slipknot like it. I like it a good bit, especially with a full understanding of its meaning. I’ve seen a few music reviewers react neutrally to it - stating that it’s “not what [they’re] here for” but that it’s “not bad” and they expect experimental stuff from Slipknot.

You did point out a noteworthy point, however.

They led with this track, knowing it was ill-advised by industry standards. This was their last record with Roadrunner, and they are so happy to be out of there. They hated being stuck with Roadrunner. So, I think placing the most non-Slipknot song on the album right at the front, they were giving their label the finger one last time.

Mind selling fire arrows while you’re at? :smile:

I feel like the chorus fits perfectly with walking down a suburban lane as golden leaves blow by in a brisk Autumn breeze and the excitement of Halloween is building as the Summer slowly dies the death it deserves for the misery it brought to us all.

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haven’t played with enchanting on beta, but it will depend on weather the best enchants use purple or blue mats, and which slots require which.

I do like Bother and Hesitate, but I feel like a lot of the other songs, at least the ones I’ve heard, feel very similar to Slipknot. Almost not distinct enough to be considered for an alternate project. Kind of like how David Draiman of Disturbed had that alternate band, Device and like every song sounded the same as any Disturbed song, with all the same eccentricities that David had in Disturbed.

I do like Vermillion, part 1 and 2. Also there’s a “bloodstone remix” for part 2 that’s really good and a fan-made part 3 that was really good too.

Snuff is definitely in my playlist, right at the end of it. :broken_heart:

Lol, very much like them.

All in all, I don’t consider myself a Slipknot fan (maggot) but I do like a few of their songs. At least enough for a 20-30 minute playlist. Pales in comparison to most of my playlists, lol, but still, some decent songs in there. I wasn’t saying they were bad, just saying most Slipknot fans are there for that raw raw raw.

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Oh, absolutely. Check this out.

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I keep hearing about this 1% that is apparently responsible for everything bad that happens in this world, yet I see people buying 1% milk all the time? Who REALLY has the power in this relationship? the 1%, or the buyer?

For real though does this actually matter at all? its literally just a different color.

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The problem with your 1% argument is that players like you think anyone who is better at the game than them is an elitest sweaty 1% player. You hear “keybinds are better than clicking” and go REEEEEEEE Elitests!

I just skimmed through the album earlier. I didn’t care much for it. Nothing personal, just didn’t pique my interest. The songs in my playlist are the only ones I’ve found myself to gravitate towards since I discovered them.

Even though I bashed Disturbed/David Draiman earlier, I do hope they put out a new album soon, since they’ve released a new single. I Just hope it’s way better than Evolution was.

Also Tool needs to do a new album! I was stoked they put out a new one a few years ago, but I don’t want to have to wait another 10ish years for the next one! :sob:

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Lol!

You know, Shreddie, your writing style at times hints of a heavy Stephen King influence. That’s a good thing!

Wordsmith Shreddie is talented and needs to be published, and Swarf needs an autographed copy.

:blush:

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same gear just different item color. Who cares

I hate the color purple (well epic color version not the arcane version) anyways.

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/79/b4/e2/79b4e25ff6fe9b6bdce00defef365d4c.jpg

(Hah! I could have sworn The Color Purple was the name of a Prince album, but it’s actually a movie with Whoopie Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey in it. I’m dumb. :dracthyr_crylaugh:)

You’ll get the first copy.

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