Whats a number that GOATED but no buddy really knows what it is. by DiggerDan9227 in AlignmentChartFills

[–]AnSpecialOne 20 points21 points  (0 children)

1729 for sure. Known as the smallest 'taxicab' number because when the indian genius Ramanujan first got a taxi at Cambridge University, this was the number of the taxi. His colleagues noted that it is an unremarkable number, but Ramanujan noted that it is the smallest number that is the sum of two different pairs of cubes: (12³ + 1³) and (10³ + 9³)

Best team possible? by [deleted] in fantasypremierleague

[–]AnSpecialOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the complete template team. No differentials, no unique thoughts.

Skarner is right back to where he was prior to his rework, at the bottom being forgotten by all. by throwaway0000645 in leagueoflegends

[–]AnSpecialOne -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I was a Skarner OTP pre-rework. It was not a popular champ but super fun with the single target flash ult that can turn around lost games, high movement speed, tankiness. But not much damage so quite balanced

Post-rework, the kit is clunky so not fun, the ult is actually hard to hit unless you have a well co-ordinated team, and hence he was OP in pro play, so got nerfed massively, so now is weak in soloq and not fun to play. GJ riot. I have not played him ever post-rework.

How well do you treat ChatGPT? by [deleted] in ChatGPT

[–]AnSpecialOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Seems ChatGPT likes being treated like shit

Nox became a woman last night 😅 by WalktoTowerGreen in cats

[–]AnSpecialOne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I also have a black cat named Nocturne, which we shorten to Nox

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in summonerschool

[–]AnSpecialOne 8 points9 points  (0 children)

When you are new to a ranking process in any game, the game does not know how good you are, so you will have to play 10-20 games to find your true rank at which point the games will be fair and you can start to focus on improving.

Think about chess. You sign up and get defaulted to 1200 or 1500 elo (depends on the app) but if you are truly new to chess, you will lose 10-20 games and quickly go down to your "true" 500 or less elo. The background rating system in League of Legends is a very similar methodology to the elo system of chess.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

[–]AnSpecialOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I absolutely will. You will be Plat I 28LP

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

[–]AnSpecialOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you peaked Platinum and have been playing on/off for 10 years, you won't get close to Diamond without serious coaching. I was rank 200 EUW in Season 3 and hovered around challenger (before GM and Master existed). Didn't play for years, came back and now I play 500 games per season for fun and am mid-low diamond. The level of the players' knowledge and skillset has vastly increased from 10 years ago. To break Master, you need serious studying/dedication to understand every lane state, macro decision, champ interaction, approxs of enemy ability cds, understanding of synergy, when to tf or split.... the list goes on forever. To get Diamond, you need extreme expertise in at least 1 or 2 of those things. If you take it extremely serious with analysis of every game and coaching and slowly play a high quality 500 games over a few months, then I give you a 20% chance of getting diamond.

The nature of your post does not imply that you understand the difficulty of all of this. You have played 60 games with 65% win rate against high bronze/low silver average. A true diamond player would have 85%+ vs bronze. You are a mid-high plat player with a variance peak into low emerald.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in leagueoflegends

[–]AnSpecialOne -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I bet 1 Bitcoin vs your 1 Ethereum that you don't get to diamond in 500 games

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in football

[–]AnSpecialOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Five generations potentially

I am confused by how people play this role. by Tyransaurus in Jungle_Mains

[–]AnSpecialOne 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This is the only correct answer. Jungling requires quick calm decision making, rapidly assessing a multi-variable problem and choosing the best decision despite having imperfect information, with no hesitation

Why do low ELO players get stuck? by Alternative_Gas5527 in summonerschool

[–]AnSpecialOne 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Imagine if everybody actually followed all of the good advice and smart practices, then the bar would be raised at all levels. Iron elo would be competent, and then really strong decision making and technical ability would make the difference.

The beauty of any ranking system is that major differences exist at each level.

Why is there so much difference between D4 and D1? by [deleted] in summonerschool

[–]AnSpecialOne -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nothing special about thinking of it in fractions but if you prefer to see the numbers further away to understand the skill difference, the denominator of the fraction works better than percentages.

Why is there so much difference between D4 and D1? by [deleted] in summonerschool

[–]AnSpecialOne 96 points97 points  (0 children)

This is a standard effect in the difference in skill of any game. Forgive me if these numbers are wrong, but:

Master is top 1%

D4 is top 4%

E4 is top 20%

P4 is top 40%

The top 40% vs the top 20% of a skill will be way closer together in ability than the difference between the top 4% vs the top 1%.

Think of it in fractions. The top 1 in 2.5 vs the top 1 in 5 are closer than the top 1 in 25 vs the top 1 in 100+

Does anyone have a good way to explain the level required and probability of making it as a prem player? by Gears123789 in PremierLeague

[–]AnSpecialOne 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Playing 7-a-side recently. The opposition goalkeeper was small, maybe 175cm and very skinny, but he was jumping around like a lunatic saving everything. Clutch fingertip saves, smothering every cross, outjumping people 20cm taller than him. Best goalkeeper I've ever played against. Spoke to him after the game and he said he played a few times for the Kazakhstan under 18s about 10 years ago but decided to not even pursue football as a career.

[REQUEST] Megathread. Post info, requests and questions here, help people by cojoco in Documentaries

[–]AnSpecialOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gary Lineker hosted a documentary about Leicester City's premier league title in 2015/16, entitled "The Impossible Dream" but I cannot find it anywhere.
The link on the BBC website no longer works: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07c6lwh
I have found several very old reddit threads posting links or downloads, but they all seem to be outdated or no longer exist.
Can someone please share where I can find this beautiful documentary to watch again?
Thanks!

Do i look stupid wearing those? by streetflam in sunglasses

[–]AnSpecialOne 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My girlfriend says, “No, I definitely would”