The fact that OP and/or related parties have refused to clarify a single time that the attack was unprovoked (in addition to all of the other red flags brought up by other commenters) really makes it seem like this is a case where there was an two-sided altercation (which is a very different story than a completely random and unprovoked assault) and this guy is looking to find the other party so he can enact some sort of revenge.
They have responded to so many comments but haven't a single time said "yeah it was completely random and my brother was minding his on business" despite people specifically asking for that clarification across more than one post.
Isaac from the binding of isaac I could give that baby the hands
/r/PicturesOfAsiansOrPeopleWithRedHair
this is so funny! he's an asian guy and so is bobby! they must be the same!
I wish this sub had actual mods
Snap is also a fantastic game, kinda apples to oranges here
Wow thats dedication! Fair enough :)
This isn't exactly what you asked, but in some ways I think an ARPG like Last Epoch/Diablo 4 might fit the bill.
Dude the food was so underwhelming I'm glad I'm not the only one. My fiancee and I got two different dishes and they were both so incredibly mediocre.
I got the worst falafel I've ever had there. It was so embarrassingly bad that I was compelled to leave a negative review.
I agree with the general sentiment, but there are ways to draw conclusions on the basis of limited samples using statistics. You don't need to get half the entire playerbase before you can reach conclusions.
Any research done in psychology or medicine (for example) has to rely on samples, yet nobody goes "that's not even 1% of 1% of all humans!" Statistical tests have ways of factoring in sample size.
Well... probably because they're made of diamond and ruby, no?
I've wondered the same thing to be honest. He seems exactly like that type.
Powers of X & House of X are the definitive starting points for the modern era afaik
Jeez you weren't joking. As someone who has primarily been following fall of x, I just checked out avengers twilight #1 on marvel unlimited and it was fantastic
How do you go about finding these people to do the work for you? I just graduated with a PhD and have been applying to 3-5 jobs a day for the past two weeks or so and haven't gotten a bite on anything yet.
Galdor's Grip is one that you can print yourself (I can't remember if it's free or priced <$10). It's a really neat game and only uses <20 cards.
If you print it, I'd recommend getting a single pack of card sleeves and putting the printed cards in them in front of a regular playing card.
Inkbound! My friends and I have been playing it recently and it's fantastic once you get the hang of it. I also really enjoy that multiplayer doesn't just feel like multiple people simultaneously doing their own thing; there are synergies, support abilities, and otherwise reasons to communicate and coordinate
I think the author pretty clearly stated that the competitive approach is not "correct" or superior in the "Playing For Fun" section at the end:
That said, it's also fun to just mess around. It's fun to explore new characters, new strategies, and to do silly things. This type of stuff is actually really useful even if your ultimate goal is to win. You can read more about that in this chapter of Playing to win.
It's also totally fine to mess around with no intention of ever becoming really good. You don't have to try to be the best at every game you play. I certainly don't try that, it would be exhausting. But when I see someone else trying to be the best, I admire it, rather than condemn it. If that makes the game fall apart, I hold the game developer responsible, not the player.
But if you want to win—if that's your intention—then you need to leave behind whatever mental baggage you have that would prevent you from making the moves that actually help you win. By doing that and practicing and learning, you can walk the path of continuous self-improvement that Playing to Win is really about.
But my own response is: what is the alternative to the approach of "I should be able to do whatever I want because I want to win" which you seem to dislike? I'm genuinely asking if you have a good answer, because I don't think there is an alternative that makes sense.
To me, the obvious alternative seems to be "you shouldn't be able to play Alioth because I don't like him." But that just doesn't work. Should I take out all the cards that you don't like from my decks? Who gets to decide what cards are unfair or cheap for me to include? For every card, there is at least someone out there who doesn't like it. If every time someone said they found a card unfair, unfun, or cheap, I took it out of my deck, I'd be left playing nothing but squirrel girl and wasp in a 2 card deck. The punchline is there is nobody who gets to make that decision other than the developers, by nature of putting the card into the game.
Again to be clear - use Alioth, don't use Alioth (using him as an example since he's clearly divisive), I don't care. The beauty of the game is you get to play what/how you want. The article is pointing out the childish nature of those who assert "I don't like Alioth, so you're a doodoo-head for using him" as though they are the judge and jury in regards to what is honorable, fair, or correct for people to play.
then you're not who the author is talking about :P
I think the critical piece here is "if you're still beating them." But the target of this article is people who are losing to the things they deem OP and refuse to use/adapt to.
None of the logic really makes sense otherwise. It doesn't make sense to imagine a "scrub" complaining about how OP Alioth while consistently winning against it. That would actually suggest the player is not a scrub and that they adapted to the meta and discovered a new dominant strategy.
The article is talking about people who consistently lose to Alioth (etc.) and rather than (a) put it in their decks too, (b) build their decks/strategy in a way to counter it, just (c) do neither, lose, and complain about the people using the card.
Thanks for the reminder! I'm in the area and didn't realize it was coming up.
My dream would be to find a copy of Earthborne Rangers, but I don't know if that's possible/realistic.
What do you look forward to at Origins 2024?
boardgames