@Totalanimefan: everyone lol
it usually just means i've spent too much time in one place
like if i play a game for too long with the same people multiple times a week, it gets tiring XD
but for some game content, you just gotta keep up with everyone else

@Totalanimefan: i mean yeah, i basically take a break, but then everyone continues to progress and i don't have my "spot" on the roster anymore. stuff like that. but at the end of the day, I have other things that I have to take of too, so I might just call it quits for the current level cap raiding and comeback with the next level cap raise.

@Totalanimefan: i mean i tell them; but consistency is key for large raid groups like this and i can't make that sort of commitment (on top of being in a different timezone too). so it is what it is lol

the raid community is pretty small anyway, so it's difficult enough just to get 11 other competent people together and have similar play styles and goals.

oh and it doesn't help that sometimes individuals are really annoying and i just don't want to deal with it anymore lol

if every other comment someone says is sh** talking others... it's like... really now?

at the end of the day, all of this just comes off as mid-tier players squabbling about how "highest tier" play should be when they themselves are .... not good enough to really make that statement. LOL

besides, the variability of gameplay in the higher tiers isn't really the thoughtfulness of the strategy employed, but rather the consistency of it's execution. most people, unless they are grinding out and practicing these combat rotations or group strats at regular and frequent intervals, are going to be making more small mistakes that accumulate and wipe the raid. but to be honest, it's a lot to ask of someone to dedicate so much energy and time into a game unless you're going professional with that game (and i guarantee you there is NO professional scene for this game)

@Totalanimefan: lol maybe the words themselves, but my facial features and tone of voice give away everything LOL

i'm not sure actually if e3 even happened in 2020. pax is in like 5 different locations. there's one for east, west, south, unplugged, aus, and like... dev and online as well? so 6-7 events around america and one in australia

@Totalanimefan: it's not the end of the world. PAX is just one of those things on my bucket list that would be cool to go to at least once.

@Totalanimefan: i always thought otakon was a big con though :o

@Totalanimefan: yeah don't con centers require you to get chairs and stuff from them specifically?

also thank you very much! that's very kind of you <3

@Totalanimefan: i think its also possible to rent out a restaurant for the banquet part so the food is covered, and do all the ceremonial stuff in a backyard/chapel/wherever lol