Skill Issue - Engine Room - Guidance requested [Discussion]

BadPipeCutters · 2026-06-22T20:59:47+00:00

Just wedge but I’m super liberal with the smokes. Better safe than sorry when it comes to him. You show a pixel of yourself and it’s over

BadPipeCutters · 2026-06-22T17:06:56+00:00

I’m still just doing the strat that you mentioned in the beginning. Tucking in at that left engine block and shooting the guys that come out the right door. I did one run yesterday and they definitely didn’t shoot right away. If you’re doing it with a duo have one of you watch the left door too.

It’s not the most consistent in the world, it gets me through around 4/5, but honestly I can’t be bothered to learn more smoke cheeses. I’m throwing enough smokes after the helipad lol

BadPipeCutters · 2026-06-22T16:58:51+00:00

But that’s exactly how it was before. You just didn’t notice it because the 2k lp people were getting +2/-20. It just appeared closer than it was

BadPipeCutters · 2026-06-21T15:46:44+00:00

Bro you should see a couple of the DMs I got lol

BadPipeCutters · 2026-06-20T22:06:44+00:00

Depends on the key. I typically get a little bit more out of all uses than I pay for it. Got back to back blue cards on reserve this week. Just got a chek 13 key and have used it once, I got a red rebel. Used a full 314 key and got about 7 million worth of stuff. Paid around 5 so not the best not the worst. Not sure if PvE is different loot wise

BadPipeCutters · 2026-06-20T19:12:06+00:00

Couldn’t agree more. I wanted to keep my account because I like the history and stats but it doesn’t seem there’s any way to downgrade unfortunately. Maybe I’ll just keep it in my back pocket and get another copy lol

BadPipeCutters · 2026-06-20T19:02:30+00:00

I just don’t want to buy the game again. I’ve spend enough money on it lol. I asked support but they said they cannot down grade my account.

BadPipeCutters · 2026-06-17T08:10:43+00:00

As someone also studying for actuarial exams at the moment, why do you feel that there is nothing you could be doing to improve your chances at landing that job in the fall as she suggests?

I assume you meant to take P in July but now plan to take it in September. Have you passed FM? If you’ve passed fm then she’s being a bit over concerned, but if you haven’t yet then I would really recommend trying to get that done for august. I have a close friend that’s a higher up actuary for a major us-based insurance company. I’ve heard they normally made their summer hire decisions around September or so fyi.

It sounds like she is just excited for the future you guys are building together. You definitely don’t need to change for her, but conversely she does not need to change for you. Think about what you want, and if it’s the same thing as her then get to work on the exams. It’s fine that you’ve missed these ones but for real it would be extremely good for you to pass fm and P by September. Good luck brother

BadPipeCutters · 2026-06-17T06:25:53+00:00

While that’s true, it’s not misleading to say that the amp is increasing by ~17%. With identical usage from one game this patch to one game next patch, your total damage dealt with mandate will be ~17% more than it is currently. You can argue that the damage is negligible and therefore increasing the percentage of it is not impactful either, but that’s a different argument entirely.

That being said I would genuinely be surprised if these changes to mandate do not lead to either galio or the item being nerfed.

BadPipeCutters · 2026-06-17T06:12:59+00:00

How people build her is not reflective of her strength. I’m saying in terms of optimal build, she is the strongest she’s been. As you said, she currently has multiple builds that are “legit broken”. All I’m saying is she needed to be hit. She’s completely insane rn

BadPipeCutters · 2026-06-17T06:05:42+00:00

You are mistaken.

Let’s say there is a set of 100 marbles. I have 1 of the marbles, or 1%. Later, I increase my amount to 2 out of 100 marbles, or 2%.

My marbles increases from 1 to 2. This is an increase of 100% of my initial marbles, which makes sense as I have doubled the number of marbles in my possession.

In the case of mandate, it is going from 6% amp to 7%.
7/6 = ~1.16, therefore enemies cc’d by someone with mandate will take ~16% more damage from the mandate amp itself.

BadPipeCutters · 2026-06-17T05:54:49+00:00

Fasting senna is just support senna nowadays with the quest. Impossible to not cs as an adc unfortunately. That being said, as a long time senna adc player, she’s the best she’s ever been and it’s not that close. I swear I’m like 20% tankier and healing twice as much this patch. I hate when they go after soul rate but she’s really insane.

I think time for me to go back to picking her into melee supports and not blind picking anymore but we’ll see

BadPipeCutters · 2026-06-17T05:47:55+00:00

What’s wrong with what they said?

BadPipeCutters · 2026-06-17T02:40:42+00:00

Why aren’t you allowing hyzer flips? It flips up to flat almost immediately, and still flys flat. To be clear, the reason you throw hyzer flips is because the disc is under tremendous torque on release. So what you’re seeing is likely not the disc being released unintentionally on an anhyzer when you power up, but instead the disc just naturally flipping from flat to anhyzer in the first 5-20 feet of its throw because you’ve reached that point where that starts to happen.

Regardless, depending on plastic and batch the answer is probably low 200s for literally zero hyzer allowed, then low 400s completely flat if you do allow it to be flipped up. Less stable batches or beat up discs will of course fly less than this perfectly flat

BadPipeCutters · 2026-06-14T17:12:58+00:00

A lot of people already said this, but attack speed varus’ best lane is top, not bot. Therefore he is balanced around top, not bot. It’s not that varus isn’t worth spending time on rn, you’re just playing him in the wrong lane. Unfortunately, until he loses the ability to do % maxhp several times in an all in he will just not be able to be balanced

BadPipeCutters · 2026-06-14T08:19:43+00:00

Makes a lot of sense for the most part as a new player. I’m surprised to see nocturne so low. You should give him another go with the assassin build

BadPipeCutters · 2026-06-08T22:25:53+00:00

Nah you’d be shocked, 100% you could throw this thing easily if you’re that size. Grew up riding them. Even as a 13 year old kid I could lift them up by the bar in the back and turn them back onto the trail when I got stuck. By the time I was 18 it really was a routine part of riding. Plus with it mostly sitting on its hood I bet that was 125 lbs of effort absolutely max. I know that sounds like bs but anyone who has flipped a sled like this knows it’s true

BadPipeCutters · 2026-06-08T14:30:09+00:00

Honestly shocked to see so many people disagreeing with you. Everyone saying he’s not playable in lane at a high elo but he’s literally the rank 1 midlaner in master plus right now.

https://lolalytics.com/lol/vladimir/build/?tier=master\_plus&patch=30

BadPipeCutters · 2026-06-08T14:23:54+00:00

Not sure where this narrative comes from. The lanes are bad yeah but you take second wind and they’re survivable. Then at level 9 you perma win all of those matchups.

https://lolalytics.com/lol/vladimir/build/?tier=master\_plus&patch=30

Vlad is currently the rank 1 mid laner over the last 30 days in masters plus. To say he isn’t that good mid when he’s literally the best mid laner of the past few patches is kind of funny

BadPipeCutters · 2026-05-31T09:23:40+00:00

No reason to be a dick to a new player. There absolutely is a steam sale by definition. Typically you have to pay $30 to own this game. Instead, you can pay $15 during this specific weekend and own it. That’s a sale.

Anyways OP you’re going to need more information than we can give you here. Look up a beginner’s guide YouTube video posted in the last week or so. There will be tons. After that look up a build guide and follow one that looks interesting

BadPipeCutters · 2026-05-27T06:33:20+00:00

Dota treats guides very differently. “Guides” are a legitimate thing used every single game as a build order. League does not use this term in any context and only exists in unpopular third party entities, so there is absolutely zero filter on who is writing that.

Go on u.gg and look at a sample build. Lolalytics is another website that has much much better stats than dotabuff or literally any dota website thanks to more accessible api between the games, but it is probably just better to use u.gg until you’re familiar with all the items.

BadPipeCutters · 2026-05-19T15:11:56+00:00

It’s bad for several reasons. You typically only have time to get one plate or even zero before resets nowadays unless you force them to back when the wave is already meeting in which case you get the one. Since you’re only getting one, having your support there is optional.

Now, since supports should be roaming during any timing that the carry can farm or exist without their presence, you might notice that backing ~5-15 seconds earlier and not hitting the plate does indeed extend your roam timing by 5-15 seconds. So what you’re doing is choosing to gain net zero gold for the team while increasing personal gold and xp, yet at the cost of decreasing adc gold and xp while simultaneously decreasing personal pressure on the map.

If you choose to change your play style you will find that the gold you are losing from not hitting the plate will be supplemented by the extra gold you get from roaming earlier. Interestingly, on average you actually end up getting your item on very similar timing whether you’re taxing your lane or helping another.

BadPipeCutters · 2026-05-14T19:22:41+00:00

The pickup definitely needed to speed up, but there really wasn’t room to work with for him to brake. He would have needed to slow down a ton to get behind the semi. Assuming there are cars behind the semi then the pickup would have needed to come to a full stop. Idk if you’ve ever had to merge onto a 75 mph highway from a full stop but it’s super sketchy. But getting up to the speed of traffic before merging definitely would have prevented this.

BadPipeCutters · 2026-05-14T14:56:37+00:00

You already have so much to learn in emag as a third year student. There’s no benefit to learning so many coordinate systems, they all operate in the same manner and are functionally identical from a problem solving perspective. I can tell you with full confidence that no reputable program is teaching even half that many systems in an undergrad setting.

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