I love this podcast. Especially Donnie. His existence reminds me to occasionally touch grass.
@rickwilson53714 ай бұрын
Fuck grass
@SrslySoapy4 ай бұрын
Dude, congrats Soma! That's so fucking sick that you're a part of the team! Hiring from the passionate pool of players is always to go to imo.
@DivineBanana4 ай бұрын
For real, extremely exciting, grats Soma, you worked hard and earned that role!!
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thank you, sir! Looking forward to having you back on the podcast again
@daddyslothington4 ай бұрын
"i get my sword and shield and dive into the comments" this man has to be protected at all costs 🤣
@ak47lolol4 ай бұрын
Can’t wait to see how you bring some new blood to the dungeons Soma, congrats man!!🎉🎉
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@red23144 ай бұрын
Gz Soma for the position on the DaD team!
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@Fari121484 ай бұрын
I second that. I'm glad shit's working out for our dark and darker brothers.
@ray11704 ай бұрын
Bro I’m pumped for you dude! What a dream! Loving a game and then getting to work for them! Congrats!
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Hell yeah, that’s exactly how I feel!
@inopnatum4 ай бұрын
Happy for you Soma ! Im sure you are gonna make difference
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@creepyoutdoors44514 ай бұрын
Been listening to you guys for months now and at this point you guys are literally part of my routine keep up the good work thank you so much so much Soma Donnie and Jay dark and darker aside you guys are a blast to listen to thank you
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Hell yeah - glad you like the podcast!
@ThisThing56494 ай бұрын
been watching since the pods were in the single digits and it really has been a long road - couldn't be happier that it lead you here man, congrats!!!
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@calebragatz4 ай бұрын
That story about you coming up with the deodorant idea for a con exemplifies why I think you will be a great fit to market a game. You understand the players and the space intimately, and I'm really excited to see how you can help Ironmace bring this game to the masses. God speed!
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thank you! I’ll do my best
@ArcaneArmor4 ай бұрын
I love this podcast. Especially Soma. His existence reminds me to occasionally eat Korean BBQ.
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Haha thanks brotha
@Axel-vt8no4 ай бұрын
You're talking about Blink for the Sorcerer, but I always thought that'd be a dope skill for Rogue to have. Imagine getting a couple stabs in one someone... they turn around and swing at you, but then you blink behind them and get a couple more stabs in. That'd be dope asf.
@RatSoup31944 ай бұрын
Congratulations on the new position! U never work if u love ur job. Awesome podcast u guys rock🎉
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@macschrantz74174 ай бұрын
Couldn't think of a better addition to the team. Soma the savior of DaD!!
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Haha I don’t know about “savior”, but I’ll take the compliment - thanks for the kind words!
@alarex82044 ай бұрын
The fact barbarian needs one perk (weapon mastery) to break the game says something
@YaGoopenstein4 ай бұрын
You love to see it, such a passionate man about dnd and dad getting the dream job. Help make this game great buddy!
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thank you, sir - I’ll do my best!
@IVameless4 ай бұрын
Congrats Soma! You'll soon earn the title of "Our one marketing guy" Jokes aside, really glad to hear that IM is hiring you. You really seem to want the best for the game so I think I speak for everyone when I say that you having an internal part in the game is definitely a big W.
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
I appreciate it - thank you!
@aidanlyerly27594 ай бұрын
Big congrats Soma. Huge W for Ironmace getting you on the team. Super cool that you get to inject positive energy into the community officially sponsored by ironmace now
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@oggieson4 ай бұрын
Well shit. That's absolutely awesome Soma! Getting the chance to be on board with the team making the game you fell in love with is just dope. Well done bossman! Great episode and awesome to hear the announcement. Also, I'll be fighting in these comments with any of y'all takin shots at Dony! Test me! Also also, if we see movement options ever in this game, they'll need to be gap closers at this point in the game balance lol. The hyper kite meta has me not playing personally this very moment even. Movement still too polarizing sadly and the game is simply not fun chasing someone throwing/shooting while they kite two rooms over or I have to sit there having a shitty fps duel with them in this dope dungeon crawler with 3 times as many melee weapons as ranged weapons...lol
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thanks, brother! I'll do my best to do the job justice! o7
@creepyoutdoors44514 ай бұрын
Donnie is funny wanna fight about it :p
@zeuscaboose72024 ай бұрын
Went to Korea in 2016 and I was surprised how much English I saw and how many people spoke English.
@Cheef5214 ай бұрын
That's so sick Soma, congratulations on the position!
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thank you, sir!
@erich13804 ай бұрын
hey soma could you please start adding timestamps for game/balance discussion? sometimes im busy and just wanna get your guys thoughts on the state of the game
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
I don't have time to timestamp stuff, nor do I want to take the time to do it even if I could, sorry man
@RealNotASpy4 ай бұрын
Congrats on the new position Soma! Looking forward to the crazy marketing schemes you can come up with once the lawsuit starts to die down. Interested to see how your old connections come into play with twitch ;) The only downside is now you can’t use the excuse “we’re not devs we don’t work with the dev team” from the last year because you literally do now.
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Yep, I can no longer say "I'm not a dev" haha
@raisineyebrows4 ай бұрын
Couple of comments on Warlock getting love and being the most fleshed out class and adding more movement skills like Ranger's backstep. 1. Every class main wants their class to be like Warlock. Let's not rely on multiclassing to flesh out other classes, that's lazy design. As a bard main, I would like Skills that offer different playstyles and more substance to the Bard's identity. Give us a prancy dancing side-step. Give us the opportunity for music spells to resolve and manifest a bit differently. Right now there is only 10 song Bards, and no other bard types. 2. Movement tech makes the game more fun and provides more opportunities for outplays and getting out of the range of a roaring Barb / sprinting Fighter that is on top of you, like Donnie mentioned.
@Nadestorms4 ай бұрын
Huge congrats. First project while on-boarding: get this podcast on some hosts. I’d love to download and listen. Good job Sdf&co!!
@keebler224 ай бұрын
I look forward to the ways you help get the community engaged. Twitch drops sounds awesome. Congrats on the job 😊
@Dorkthrone134 ай бұрын
Congrats on the position with IM Soma. That’s awesome!
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thank you, sir!
@JohnSmith-iu5ll4 ай бұрын
Congrats Soma. Epic opportunity for a great guy.
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thank you, sir! I appreciate it
@apexyt77354 ай бұрын
I fuckin love this podcast man. Thank yall sm for doin this!
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoy it, sir!
@bobertobobino23724 ай бұрын
god imagine you guys doing a tits out podcast call it the milkest hour.
@Skycoder134 ай бұрын
Congratz Soma! Also you're a cool guy Donnie 😃
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@Cruncherss4 ай бұрын
They need to get rid of plus all attributes it so boring if you don't have it just feels bad man Congrats soma you deserve that shit make the game played by millions!
@maxi_taxi14 ай бұрын
Congratulations soma I'm really happy for you man and you should be really proud of yourself. You worked really hard doing these podcasts
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thanks dude - I appreciate it!
@AlphaMelGibson4 ай бұрын
For me aswell, ive never been tested positive to any allergy. But when I dont eat vitamin C im having a hard time with mites or pollen. Kiwi or berries is BIS.
@Hansdaddyslim4 ай бұрын
@1:20:20 can confirm all Australians love mr bean, something we can never shake from the motherland
@MynameisSOOB4 ай бұрын
Soma you should totally try and figure out what percentage of people in dark and darker used to play rust. Every person I played with used to play rust and I can see a similarity between the both. (Maybe even have a marketing idea with face punch and ironmace)
@keebler224 ай бұрын
"because it's a startup" bro people at Costco can't even do one job anymore, it's not just the small companies..
@NOTTALENTED4 ай бұрын
Congrats Soma! When you guys were online with Terrance and SDF I kept writing in chat that they should hire you so basically you can thank me for your entire career.
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thank you for getting me the job! lol
@Metal_Beard4 ай бұрын
Congrats on the job Soma! They really need help with marketing and i really feel you can do a stellar job of it. Can't wait to see the results man. Cheers
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thank you, sir!
@Devon134 ай бұрын
Would absolutely appreciate Chapters in the vids, so we can drag the seek bar to whatever relevant topic we want to see discussed. Off topic discussion is fine but I find myself skipping around trying to find when the DaD discussion starts and it can be hard to find.
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
I don't have the time or desire to put timestamps in the video, sorry dude
@mikedenardi56474 ай бұрын
Congratulations Soma! For Korean, try learning the 500 most commonly spoken words and everything else will fill in over time :)
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Yes I plan on taking a beginner course and learning at least a bit of Korean so I'm not a complete noob out there, haha
@sigmarito4 ай бұрын
ok so now soma is gonna be in charge of bringing timmys into the dungeon for jay to pickpocket, talk about funneling XDDD Seriously, been watching this podcast since the dark times, so glad to see soma taking this job, someone who is super passionate about the game and is a legend in the industry. this is gonna be great!
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thank you, sir!
@Saiyamanmc4 ай бұрын
congrats soma!! love the podcast as always, very hyped for you!
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Much appreciated!
@keeganoneill44 ай бұрын
Donnie i hope you stay around man your a chill dude
@keeganoneill4Ай бұрын
i KNEW IT I COULD FEEL IT BACK HERE ITS WHY I SAID IT DAMMIT DONNIE
@aerocodes4 ай бұрын
Wands for the wizard! like a -5 ms type of weapon
@koohwhip274 ай бұрын
What about passives? For example make the creep perk a passive and make passives for every class to give it identity. When you think rogue then you think sneaky, quietly and ambush? Lmk what you guys think.
@alarex82044 ай бұрын
Can we just admit the way creep is implemented right now is not healthy for the game. Needs to have a +movement speed requirement or resourcefulness or something, anything to stop certain classes from stealthing better than rogue. Btw the movement speed for the rogue perk is 5 percent while crouching, but they also nerfed base crouch speed so it just brings it back to where it was... Edit spelling
@rivertine16714 ай бұрын
Goodluck with the new job man
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@ccarlile024 ай бұрын
Alamo Drafthouse is an Austin thing! I knew they expanded but didnt know they made it to california yet, thats cool!
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
I love the Alamo Drafthouse - it's the best place to see a movie imo
@yaroslavvitkovskiy73064 ай бұрын
Amazing podcast, love listening to it to chill out. Good luck and hello from Ukraine!
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Glad you like it! Glory to Ukraine, good sir
@permacultureecuador29254 ай бұрын
I spend 50 cents a day vaping all i want. (the "Hemp" bill was a blessing for price.) If i were to drink id be spending 5$ a day easy.
@Fari121484 ай бұрын
Back in 3rd and 3.5e you had alignment limitations. Examples: To play paladin you had to be Lawful Good To play Barbarian/Bard you had to be Chaotic To play druid you had to be Truly Neutral To play Monk you had to be Lawful So barb couldn't multiclass to paladin, monk or druid, etc. There were also stat requirements to be eligible for casting. Examples: to cast divine magic you had to have wisdom equal to 10+level of the spell = 8th circle spell required you to have 18 wisdom, for wizard it was intelligence and for bard and sorcerer it was charisma. So there were multiclassing limitations. I personally don't know how I would apply those limitations to DaD. Maybe there should be stat requirements to use skills/perks of other classes.
@BeyondTilted4 ай бұрын
Bro I was chilling with a random guy I met in darker and he was convinced jay was a cheater and he would not budge on any of the pushback I gave him. crazy.
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Weird.
@Lfmyjaw4 ай бұрын
54:52 this. Ive been saying this when I heard about multiclassing system. I still stick to this after multiclassing cameout and evenn after they increased exp two times, I still feel left behind by all nolifers and how much more of a chance they get at getting good multiclass. Its just demotivating me so much from playing, and I love dark and darker so much. But this edge nolifers get in multiclass is just cockblocking me real hard
@brain54374 ай бұрын
I can't tell if the marketing thing is April fools 😭😭😭 I want to be proud so bad
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
It's real
@JimMcWillis4 ай бұрын
D&D taking inspiration from Tarkov’s “features” again lol. Gratz Soma!
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@JELKEK4 ай бұрын
HOLY SHIT SOMA congrats on the job! I was so excited I ran and told my family, you deserved this!!! Amazing news!
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thank you, Jelkek!
@sdhority4 ай бұрын
I didn't believe Donnie was a true casual... then his eyes when they mentioned creep like a week after it came out 😂 Edit: totally agree with Donnie, I've been asking for every character to have a kick button. Even if it does no damage, just to shove things away from you.
@Khaous4 ай бұрын
Y4mi should be the next guest and share opinions about solo modes
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
He'll be coming on eventually!
@rainbowdashIBP4 ай бұрын
Fun idea, add in new VFX for severing limbs and heads when ppl die
@ma3travissamuel4574 ай бұрын
Congrats on the new gig soma :)
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@pillo174 ай бұрын
Congrats Soma!
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@terrellsdoomed4 ай бұрын
"make the bad men stop" LMAOOOO
@Crazyinnova4 ай бұрын
Soma pulling a April fools joke
@brain54374 ай бұрын
Right? I hope it's real 😭
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Not a joke if it's on the 2nd! lol
@Goshjij4 ай бұрын
I'm planning on fighter,barbarian or bard with fire mastery and ignite
@dawnbreakerii2044 ай бұрын
3:00 it was every dark souls, not just dark souls 3
@AtefHelmy234 ай бұрын
That’s dope news, congrats
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@Ossnna4 ай бұрын
you work for my fav game !!!! thats awesome man congrats !!!!!
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@MynameisSOOB4 ай бұрын
I feel like there are certain scenarios where streamers help games. For instance jynxi I think that’s how you say it revived rainbow six siege again. For dark and darker there’s no advertisements like triple a games so streamers help build the populace for the game. I feel like with you guys the devs listen and read the comments to find out what people don’t like about the game or any issues as well.
@2StrokeMichael4 ай бұрын
Isn’t iron will pl8 fighter going to be super strong now? Or even iron will added to slayer builds gunna be really strong 💪
@bigwhitem80234 ай бұрын
Soma you should do Devine protection on barb. That would be insane
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Divine Protection + Achilles Strike or Smite would be awesome. I want Weapon Mastery above all else though. Longsword Barb is what I desire most.
@bigwhitem80234 ай бұрын
@@_Soma That would be nice. I'm a longsword bro too. On Barb that would be crazy I think
@SimplyJanemba4 ай бұрын
Congrats for the Job
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@CocoMura4 ай бұрын
54:10 yeah 35 is way too high, 20 would be fine. I don't wanna grind THAT much on MULTIPLE characters. I'm going to burn out and then not wanna do it again next wipe. The drive would DIE.
@rossdaley58294 ай бұрын
1:35:35 am i finally finding out other people liked the first division game ? sank hours into that game, and dlc missions with the rly strong bosses like an apc being one
@jgriff85334 ай бұрын
This podcast is great!
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Glad you like it!
@user-iv5yk4nr4q4 ай бұрын
Huge Announcement! So excited to see what the future brings for this game, especially with some shameless advertising now😉
@i_amlavitz59614 ай бұрын
gratz Soma!
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@hattorikenji76404 ай бұрын
Congrats soma i have see you guy from ep 1 to 56 It been a joy to see you guy journey Side note congrats Donnie best of luck to you Jay You need to get your sleep schedule back, bro. You need to stop sleeping like a dead fish lol
@Salimas1674 ай бұрын
WE NEED TAB TARGETING IN MARKET PLACE
@sekotsandbocaj4 ай бұрын
Should reach out to Aplatypuss to be on he plays more casually but he has discussed his love for the game on multiple occasions on his streams and has a good community
@inopnatum4 ай бұрын
Everyone i am speaking, has different idea of Multiclassing. I dont think it would be so hard copy-paste of multiclassing if it wasnt RNG. I have some ideas to try but i wont be able to there i dont have too much time to grind. They should at least let the first token not RNG ! let us choose the first pick (skill / perk) and let the others RNG at least.
@romanabenitez4 ай бұрын
Perfect timing bois ❤
@i_amlavitz59614 ай бұрын
Donnie somehow became more of a casual player than he already was? lol mans never knows a dam thing about the game....too funny
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
He fills his role perfectly haha
@Lecruidant4 ай бұрын
Multiclass is just a fucking mistake. IT's going to be the most absurd shit and nobody is understanding that. It'll effectively kill off the fun of the game when people who don't have the time to grind each class go up against some giga multi'd Hide/Ice Shield/etc Barbarian and just get one tapped over and over. Like you said, you'll never know what you're going against and it's just bad for the game. Ya'll are hyping up something that's gonna just decimate the player numbers
@johnwayne49114 ай бұрын
they are definitely getting too carried away with their progression systems. it's making the game a grind and a chore to play.. they should stay away from skill stuff/balance breaking shit etc. and keep it simple and instead focus on the world they are building and fill it with fun shit. one of the more fun forms of progression that tarkov had was finding keys etc to progressively be able to open up more of the map and lootable areas. they should be focusing more on that type of shit.
@Lfmyjaw4 ай бұрын
Multiclassing sounds frustrating for me too. I know there will be someone who gets op build by luck or insane grind and then when you will get killed by him and will try to get the same build and will need to grind for it. Or for example you will want to build some kind of combo, and rng wont be in your favor, or you will get what you wanted and realise its shit and now you need to start lvling again. I will just give up. Ive played wow private server with similar system, its just mindless grind after some point to get bis multiclass. Atleast there was another realm where you can choose what you want without rng and grind. Will see tho. Maybe it wont be that bad and Im just dooming. But I just had similar experience and I feel really scared to loose interest in my favorite game.
@user-ts8lw4bt8h4 ай бұрын
wow congrats!
@builtlikeabionicle15184 ай бұрын
How do we go about possibly being a guest on the podcast?
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
I typically just invite content creators or people associated with the community.
@urbangent2534 ай бұрын
@_Soma This is my Channel it would be an honor to join and give my thoughts whenever you have an open spot 🙏🏾
@emmettcatania31744 ай бұрын
oiled up podcast when???
@truehater884 ай бұрын
gratz dude!
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@Wolfyowns4 ай бұрын
35:26 Working at IM is gonna let me get IM on more often, says the guy whos working at IM LOL
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
I haven't started yet - and why exactly is that a weird thing to say?
@Wolfyowns4 ай бұрын
@@_Soma it isn't "weird" it's funny because you would be on all the time, meaning IM is gonna always be on
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
@@Wolfyowns ah I getcha - I just meant other IM employees but I hear ya
@Wolfyowns4 ай бұрын
@@_Soma however gratz on the job! Hope it goes well
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
@@Wolfyowns thank you, sir!
@johnwayne49114 ай бұрын
yes, multiclassing is a thing in dnd, but it comes at a cost. and you are never as strong as a pure class. idk what cost any of this shit has.
@Mandrakas4 ай бұрын
The cost is -1 all stats per class you multi into
@yolover1114 ай бұрын
We need more players immediately, the pool that plays now are sweaty, sure duos is chill for a bit I guess Creep needs to be taken out, making the rogue class more dead, and the 1 guy cant seem to find balance to a class that was near perfect to the genre, just needed slight adjustment, not the nerf hammer to oblivion. Make em spend the tokens for creep on rogue if they want it. Sdf gotta give that druid Thursday, im hanging by a limb. Atleast you can give more insight to keep this gem of a game, shining.
@Fari121484 ай бұрын
Soma! If you get to speak to the monster designer guy, tell him to create D&D ropers in the dungeons. :D Reddit will flood with butthurt.
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
There's a rope hanging from the ceiling in Ice Caverns (one specific room) that always reminds me of that! lol
@btheos26114 ай бұрын
@soma came to DaD from new world, might be a good place to get new players
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Good call - thanks for the tip!
@wolfblade0194 ай бұрын
Multiclassing isnt going to stick around past this wipe. Class identity is already pretty bad--when you see someone in plate you dont know if its a cleric, fighter or warlock until you see an ability come out. I got ran down by a crystal ball + falchion fighter because i thought he was a warlock until he used sprint. Let alone how different classes have different builds and you never really know what your opponent is capable of until you see them do it. I dont understand the big picture of what ironmace want the game to be.
@wolfblade0194 ай бұрын
Minutes after typing this it gets addressed by Jay
@vosbit4 ай бұрын
Streamers have been killing the game tbh
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
How?
@vosbit4 ай бұрын
@@_Soma dying doesn't matter to them, their fans funnel them gear and give them free kits, they'll abuse that on the leaderboards, they'll whine about something and the devs will cater to them, they get their fans to mass report people that kill them and get them banned from the game.. the list goes on, its disgusting. Calling non-streamers "timmies" etc.
@notuterine4 ай бұрын
Grats soma!!!
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@sdfedfsdfdsfds52054 ай бұрын
Huge grats Soma, hope this doesn't turn the podcast into a massive ironmace glazathon, hard to talk shit about your employer even when they fuck up.
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Oh I’ve already told IM that I’m going to remain the same honest, opinionated person in and out of “the office” as I’ve always been. I cannot help but state my opinion and be honest about my feelings - and that won’t ever change. I literally can’t help myself (my mouth used to get me in trouble in the Air Force and a bit at Twitch) lol
@westinhotshot4 ай бұрын
You still having skinny pete coming on?
@westinhotshot4 ай бұрын
Also congrats on the position
@_Soma4 ай бұрын
Thank you! And yes, he'll be on later this month.@@westinhotshot
@Christabub4 ай бұрын
Wdonnie
@tumorbenz60204 ай бұрын
lol jay and repoze actually devs now lol inc crazy ass reddit post hahahaha