u/turbowater

I honestly think some of the best Classic memories are not the clean runs.

They’re the scuffed ones.

The dungeon where everything started falling apart but somehow held together
the elite quest that turned into a small military operation
the corpse run disaster that became funny after the fifth death
the random group that was held together by vibes and one overconfident guy marking targets

Modern games are often at their most satisfying when everything goes smoothly.
Classic feels different. Half the magic is when the whole thing becomes a mess and people somehow drag it over the line anyway.

That’s when it feels the most alive.

If you want, I can do 5 more from the remaining subs with more controversy bait or more comment bait.

Not bait, not trolling, not “Ciri could beat everyone” type stuff.

I mean a real Witcher opinion you genuinely believe that would instantly start an argument.

Books, games, characters, romances, endings, lore, side quests, combat, whatever.

The actual death is usually just the ending.
The real mistake happened earlier.

You took the sketchy path
pulled without an exit plan
let a runner go
fought in a bad spot
stayed when you should have reset
trusted that “it’ll probably be fine”

By the time the panic starts, the run is already over.

Hardcore has made me realize most deaths are not one bad moment. They’re a chain of small bad decisions that only become obvious at the end.

One of the most interesting contradictions in Witcher lore is that people constantly treat Witchers like unnatural freaks, while still relying on them to solve problems nobody else wants to touch.

Villagers spit at them, nobles underpay them, priests call them soulless, and ordinary people whisper about mutations and stolen children.

But the second there’s a striga, bruxa, grave hag, leshen, kikimora, noonwraith, or anything else eating people in the woods, suddenly everyone remembers Witchers exist.

That makes me wonder if the hatred was never really about Witchers being “monsters.”

Maybe people hated Witchers because they were a reminder of something uncomfortable: humans created them. Not monsters. Not fate. Not some ancient curse. People did.

The Continent needed killing machines, made them out of children, used them for generations, then acted morally disgusted by the result.

That feels very Witcher to me. The world creates its own ugliness, then blames the ugliest-looking people in the room.

So maybe Witchers weren’t hated because they were less human.

Maybe they were hated because they proved how human everyone else was.

Years of WoW have permanently changed my brain.

I optimize errands like routes
I hate wasting trips
I mentally track cooldowns on random daily stuff
and I absolutely still think in terms of inventory space more than any normal person should

I don’t go to the kitchen once
I make one efficient loot run

What’s your most “WoW broke my brain a little” habit in real life?

A lot of new players seem stressed about doing everything “right” from the start.

Talents, class choice, race choice, damage numbers, professions, missing content, choosing the “best” server, all of it.

What’s one thing you think new players worry about way too much early on?

Obviously meta matters at the top end, not pretending otherwise. But I also feel like a lot of players use “the meta” as a shield for stuff that is really just execution, routing, positioning, cooldown use, or consistency.

What’s something people blame on comp or tuning way too quickly when it’s usually a player problem first?

I was thinking about how many things in Classic feel completely normal once you’ve lived with them for a while, but would sound insane to someone used to modern WoW.

Pure feeling question.

Not strongest
not best DPS
not most useful

Just the button that feels the best to press.
Animation, sound, impact, payoff, all of it.

What ability wins for you?

Not a huge controversial take. Not faction war. Not “retail vs classic.”

I mean the small stuff. The weird hill you’ll die on.

Mine is that some of the older zone music is still better than almost anything else in gaming. It instantly changes my mood.

At this point I trust a skull level elite more than I trust a “quick cave quest.”

A cave in Hardcore is never just a cave.
It is:

3 hyperspawns
2 runners
1 respawn behind you
some guy named “inv for quest” who vanishes instantly
and a guaranteed corpse of a level 17 warrior named something like Zugblade

You walk in thinking
“in and out, 2 minutes”

Next thing you know you’re calculating hearthstone cooldowns like a NASA engineer.

Hardcore rule number 1
If the quest item is inside a cave, you did not need that quest item.

Hi everyone,

I went to a restaurant in Barcelona today and noticed on the receipt that we were charged €15 for “servicio pan & olivas”, which worked out to €3.75 per person.

We didn’t specifically order bread or olives. They were brought to the table, and because it was only a tiny portion, we assumed they were complimentary. We did eat them, but we weren’t told there would be a charge.

I’m not trying to make a huge issue out of it, I’m just curious whether this is normal practice here, or whether you’re expected to refuse it/ask about the price when it’s brought over.

Someone mentioned to me that this kind of thing can sometimes be a tourist mark-up, especially if you’re given the English version of the menu, so I wanted to ask locals or people familiar with Barcelona restaurants. (We are Aussie)

Is this standard practice in Barcelona, or should restaurants clearly explain that it’s not free before charging for it?

Thanks!

Restaurant: Can Vallès
Table: T3
Diners: 4

4 x Servicio pan & olivas: €3.75 each = €15.00
1 x Cabreiroa 1L: €4.50
1 x Copa Estrella: €4.50
1 x Coca-Cola: €3.75
1 x Pan tomate: €3.50
1 x Jamón Ibérico de Bellota: €28.00
1 x Garbanzos con trocitos de boga: €26.00
1 x Costillas de lechal a la Milan: €26.00

Subtotal before IVA: €101.14
IVA 10%: €10.11
Total: €111.25

Where are some good reasonably priced tapas places in Barcelona for both lunch and dinner?

Looking for places that are actually good quality and not total tourist traps. Happy to go anywhere around the city if it’s worth it. Bonus points for local favourites, good vermouth, and authentic vibe.