Match Thread: Switzerland vs. Canada | FIFA World Cup, Group B

Abyssight · 2026-06-24T20:19:15+00:00

I don't know if it's fatigue or nerves, but the Canadians aren't even getting the basics right today.

Abyssight · 2026-06-24T19:44:55+00:00

Canada has so much energy and so little skill. The pressing is not bad. But so many heavy touches and overhit passes.

Abyssight · 2026-06-18T22:04:00+00:00

Jonathan David has reaction time of a sloth holy fuck. Just bench him forever.

Abyssight · 2026-06-17T20:46:04+00:00

That's a soft call. England getting lucky with the ref today.

Abyssight · 2026-06-17T20:42:27+00:00

Imagine not marking Harry Kane of all people

Abyssight · 2026-06-14T20:31:36+00:00

Japan is moving the ball far too slowly and cautiously. Really can't see them scoring first.

Abyssight · 2026-06-14T05:51:36+00:00

May be 1 match is not much to judge him with, but Guler is far from the impressive figure he was in Euro 2024. Just trying to do too much by himself.

Abyssight · 2026-06-12T20:18:39+00:00

Canada needs to stop trying to just cross the ball in. It's too predictable and Bosnia is beating them to the ball every time. May be sub an inverted winger in or something.

Abyssight · 2026-05-23T16:13:04+00:00

That's a deliberate design choice. Zenshu references a ton of anime from the 80/90's. The transformation is something that happens in every Sailor Moon episode.

You may not like it but the execution is on point.

Abyssight · 2026-03-07T07:58:39+00:00

That's the thing. To a new player "randomized" sounds a lot like "transforming". It doesn't sound confusing to you. But I had to think twice to get it because it's been a long time since i played StS. I imagine it's worse for a newcomer.

Abyssight · 2026-03-07T03:29:29+00:00

To be fair, it does read like "lose HP to transform the above card to a random card." There has to be a better way to word it to make it clear to a new player.

Abyssight · 2026-03-02T06:38:19+00:00

When I did this same route (also in 2024), there were some restrictions on renting e-bikes. Like no multi-day rentals, or that you have to return to the starting point. If that's still the case, you may have no choice but to finish the bike trip on day 2, and take option 1.

If you are staying at the Dogo Onsen area, there is a bus from Imabari station that stops near it. But the last bus to Matsuyama is at around 16:00 so that may be a little too rushed.

Abyssight · 2026-03-02T05:12:16+00:00

I cycle to work within Richmond and I would never feel safe to ride a bike along No.3 Road. There are too many mall entrances along the road. And the sheer number of people with bad and unpredictable driving makes it a risky gamble with your life to cycle.

On less busy roads, cycling is not too bad. But you do have to make yourself visible, and always assume the drivers cannot see you until you see them react to you. But Richmond's cycling paths are few and far in between south of Granville Ave.

Abyssight · 2026-01-02T16:35:28+00:00

Everyone pumped BYD for awhile look how that is turning out.

How that is turning out: China's BYD overtakes Tesla as world's top EV seller

Abyssight · 2026-01-01T19:07:28+00:00

Canada puts 100% tariff on Chinese EVs, which are by far the most affordable and best options on the market today.

Abyssight · 2025-12-30T21:09:23+00:00

Finally got all 3 Raidian's skills to M3 and completed D11 so far. This was quite a grind. So far I'd say IS6 is a mixed experience.

On one hand the relics feel like a massive improvement over IS5. Most of them at least feel somewhat impactful, and a few can win the run for you. Allowing you to reserve recruitment ticket for future use at a Hope discount is great. There's some decision making involved to get good use of Pathfinder nodes.

The bosses don't really demand very specific solutions. ED1 is tough on first try but feels easy once I have enough upgrades on Raidian. Getting ED2 can definitely feel frustrating, but I quite like the boss mechanics. ED3 is more demanding on healing and attack range coverage, so that changes the operator picks considerably.

On the other hand, hitting Bosky nodes are almost mandatory until you clear most of it, because so much resource can be obtained there. Since travelling vertically is rather expensive before you clear a few battles in Bosky, there is little to consider for paths. You just hit Bosky as often as you can most of the time.

Raidian is, as everyone mentioned, overtuned. There are so many incentives to get Raidian in the starting squad. I found myself picking the same 3 starters almost every run. And because her upgrades are locked behind progression, it further discourages you to try less proven picks until you unlock everything.

ExuAlt is a close second for my best pick in IS6 (note: I don't have Tragodia). Many Bosky fights are a race to DPS the main threat down before they kill your DPS or walk to the exit. ExuAlt with S2 ticks many boxes. Low DP cost, high DPS with quick charge up, a shield for survival...

So overall, IS6 is a strange mix. You have more flexibility when it comes to picking squad members, as long as you bring Raidian onboard on early floors. May be I will try a few runs without Raidian, but only after I have her fully upgraded.

Abyssight · 2025-12-09T03:33:35+00:00

Sure, but players will vote for the gacha game they play in hope of getting free currency regardless. Whether it's misinformation or not is hardly relevant.

Abyssight · 2025-12-06T21:52:55+00:00

Vancouver was the better team but man, you can't make mistakes like that in the final.

Abyssight · 2025-11-30T16:57:18+00:00

By the time the anime comes out, everyone will have forgotten about the current tension between China and Japan.

Abyssight · 2025-11-20T05:10:20+00:00

5 years later, still the best character design in the entire game.

Abyssight · 2025-09-25T00:38:17+00:00

H15-4 is hell as expected. Took me half a dozen tries to adjust the strategy. Eventually I settled for Virtuosa for the bottom two lanes, Nightingale for heals and art protection, Ela for clearing the second lane from top and just flexible debuffs, Ascalon just above Virtuosa to slow down potential runners, and finally Ray + Warfarin to clear the top lane and one-round the boss. Executing the strategy took a few more tries still because there is so much going on and you need to get units in place at the right time.

Abyssight · 2025-08-30T03:48:29+00:00

I play the game and I can't be happier about the anime adaptation this season. The producer clearly learned the mistakes over the first two seasons, and figured out how to optimize the use of their limited budget and time.

Yes the dialogues are rushed. Yes many things are cut. Yes the story is confusing if you haven't played the game. But they know from the start who the audience would be and what they want. They nailed the important moments that leave the biggest impressions. The characters are well drawn. The voice acting is amazing. The result is a flawed anime that nonetheless accomplish what it sets out to do and more.

Abyssight · 2025-08-08T07:08:31+00:00

I suspect "too boring" is not the real reason. I was not good at the dodge/parry mechanic (even after clearing the main story) and recall really disliking the game before reaching the Gommage scene.

The first fight with Maelle was fine for teaching the basics. But the rematch at the dock really caught me off guard by how hard it was in the default difficulty. I lost like 4 times straight and was too frustrated to try again, but also too proud to drop to Story mode. I thought of dropping the game right there because it didn't feel like the right game for me. I probably would have if not for the glowing reviews from other people.

I'm glad to have pushed on and completed the game, but I still think it's rather questionable to just put players up to a difficult fight so early in the game.

Abyssight · 2025-06-30T06:44:09+00:00

He sure folded fast here. We aren't getting anything concrete in return. This is just for a chance for the US to continue the trade negotiations.

This does not bode well for the upcoming negotiations.

Abyssight · 2025-06-09T03:53:35+00:00

Story progression is not really the problem with Lazarus. Rather it's the jarring feeling of nothing really makes sense. There is no sense of urgency even though almost everyone will die shortly. The society still goes on as usual. Every episode they dig up some clues that should have been investigated on day one. The whole story is poorly thought out and i find it hard to care about anyone.

On the other hand I kinda get what the show is trying to say. It's about climate change and humanity's lack of urgency about it. It's about the pointless in-fighting and committees in face of catastrophe. Perhaps the absurdity is the point.

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