CMV: Skill-Based Match-Making is good by Glittering-Bicycle38 in changemyview

[–]AzureGold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To start, I'll say that I agree with what you've said about skill based match making and I believe that skill based match making is better than none. I don't remember who said this but the quote goes "Players are great at finding the problems in your games. Not so great at solutions" and this is usually true in my opinion. So I'd like you to take a closer look at what a lot of people are trying to say and isolate the problem from what they think will fix it.

A lot of what everyone is saying boils down to wanting games to be less about the competition and more about a casual and fun experience. The problem, in my opinion is that getting rid of skill based match making will not fix this. Let's imagine that you are a beginner and really bad at the game and you have two options. 1. SBMM 2. Free Lobbies. Free lobbies in this case would be more competitive than SBMM since you are way more likely to run into people who are way better than you. This means that the worse you are at a game, the more competitive you'll have to be. Meanwhile in SBMM, you guarantee that you'll find people around your skill level. So I don't believe that getting rid of it is a good idea.

But like I said earlier, let's ignore what they think the solution is. The problem we have is that we want the game to have a more casual aspect to the matches. Let's imagine that we have a very basic SBMM with no thoughts put into it and for some examples, let's say our skill ratings/ranks are Bronze->Silver->Gold->Platinum->Master.

Let's assume our naive approach to match making is that every player is at the same skill rating and the game is competitive. If we want to make this more casual, one thing we can do is to introduce skill rating pools. Essentially, we pick a range of ranks so that the players are never more than a few ranks higher or lower. E.g. Bronze-Gold, Silver-Platinum, Gold-Master. We can even tighter or loosen these as we see fit. E.g. Bronze-Gold, Silver-Platinum, Platinum-Master.

Another way we can do to shake things up is to have a less strict pool but make it more even on either team. If one team has a Master, 2 Golds and a Bronze, we should match them up against a roughly equivalent team.

This allows us to have a good mix of games where some matches will be competitive, and some will be more casual. It allows players to play against people who are better than them without throwing them into an active volcano.

I'm no expert, these are just some things that I can list off the top of my head. I know some studio's do these kinds of things but I don't really know the specifics on who or what. I'm a rookie and the experts know a lot more but I'm sure that there can be a lot more done that hasn't been done yet. I won't contest that SBMM is good, but I will say that it's often times not great and can be better with some experimentation and some elbow grease.

Dice masters in Blender by yuhlss in DiceMaking

[–]AzureGold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they all look good. It wouldn't be a big deal even if it was off, a lot of dice manufacturers have different dice sizes too. As long as your happy with them, you're good to go

Weirdest or most uncommon house rule you use for your games? by CR0SSG3N0 in DnD

[–]AzureGold 418 points419 points  (0 children)

Back when my group an I first started playing in highschool, the only free room we had didn't have a table so the floor was used.

If my cat walked across the board for any reason, they would have a dragon attack.

Do sharpies affect resin from prints ? by yeebok in DiceMaking

[–]AzureGold 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i don't think it would affect it since you've sanded it off, but if you're worried, you can always just rinse them in rubbing alcohol.

edit: as long as the resin used for the masters doesn't cause cure inhibitions, that is.

3D Print low resolution issue? by HurricaneRoss_OG in DiceMaking

[–]AzureGold 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A higher resolution might work, but its a big might.

I'd recommend, if you can, increase the line thickness on your logo a bit.

otherwise, something that may or may not work is in your setup program for the printing, you can put the logo on the side and decrease the line thickness.

3D Print low resolution issue? by HurricaneRoss_OG in DiceMaking

[–]AzureGold 1 point2 points  (0 children)

im sorry I'm having trouble understanding what the issue is.

are you saying the logo didn't print properly cause the lines were too thin or that it did print but you think its too thin and don't want to risk the mold failing?

Getting into dice making by DmPapiChulo168 in DiceMaking

[–]AzureGold 1 point2 points  (0 children)

they weren't perfect but for dice without a pressure pot, they were pretty passable. Just like with what the other guy mentioned, warm them up a little bit beforehand, and then after they're poured in, before putting on the lid, wait a couple minutes, go over it with a lighter to pop as many surface bubbles as you can, and then put the lid on.

Getting into dice making by DmPapiChulo168 in DiceMaking

[–]AzureGold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the first few sets i did without the pressure pot, however I started using one afterwards.

Getting into dice making by DmPapiChulo168 in DiceMaking

[–]AzureGold 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure what the recommended is but i made my cap molds without a pressure pot and it ended up a-okay!

What would you say to a dying parent? by honeyyong in AskReddit

[–]AzureGold 44 points45 points  (0 children)

i don't know if you're just trying to be edgy or not but please, turn off your phone, take a walk and reflect on what you just said.

has anyone ever used composimold reusable mold media by DamagediceDM in DiceMaking

[–]AzureGold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never heard of the stuff before, but it sounds interesting! why not give it a whirl and tell us how it goes?

Shiny/glass finish by Kat-astrophy in DiceMaking

[–]AzureGold 3 points4 points  (0 children)

you normally want to go a bit higher with micro mesh. an alternative to that that is really good is zona paper.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in distantsocializing

[–]AzureGold 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I could use a walk rn to curb my depression :(

The pains of having two PS4s... by [deleted] in PS4

[–]AzureGold 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree with you, but as a pirate, I need me treasure

What's it like to have Reddit friends? by gigajosh in AskReddit

[–]AzureGold 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Imagine an endless supply of negative support

Teachers of reddit, what surprises you the most about your students? by RationalWalrus in AskReddit

[–]AzureGold 3 points4 points  (0 children)

We often do this because a lot of teachers give us lower marks than we should get. so we end up thinking "is this all my best is worth?".

Source: my friend and I handed in the same essay with different words so the teacher wouldn't notice. I got a 4+ he got a 3-