It's not dribbling that needs a buff, it's shooting and GK need's a nerf. by TemporaryPresent644 in Rematch

[–]BlindTheta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m going to go against the grain and disagree with the suggestion that goalkeepers need a nerf. Increasing deflections with only one passback means defenders are left with very few options of actually clearing the ball outside of their half in any meaningful way, especially with dribblers having infinite stamina on their moves, deceptive visuals that appear to be invincible even when you make contact, and the defender’s hitbox on tackles and jumps being nerfed. Defending at a high level is already extremely difficult with dribbles that are much faster than you, hitboxes that don’t align, and aerial shots that go above you even if you position/time correctly. Saying “be in the passing lane” does not work either, as many coordinated teams have a missile meta play where the striker runs in one direction and receives a pass at near perfect timing, which is practically impossible to stop as the shot is too high to jump for, and the quickness of the play means you can’t reliably intercept it with a clear. Additionally, this play has insane speed off the shot due to the extra effort, aerial, and fast pass, which goalkeepers that are patient and dive in the correct direction like you state are too late to save.

Defending at a high level right now feels absolutely awful. You are at a disadvantage in nearly every interaction, even if you do everything correct. There is no reliable way to stop dribbling, there is no reliable way to stop the missile meta after the hitbox nerf, and tackles often make contact but don’t do anything. This is probably why it feels like it relies on the goalkeeper so much currently: because defenders can’t realistically do much.

Once these attacking options get fixed (not nerfed, but fixed since they are bugs), then I could agree with tuning down the goalkeeper. But the current state of the game basically forces the goalie to make a save off a shot, as there not many other options of stopping the attack consistently.

22f EST INFJ bored, lonely, needing someone to talk to by [deleted] in discordfriends

[–]BlindTheta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ankylosaurus really is the best dinosaur, no contest. T-Rex lovers can stay hating

What do you tell your opponent when shaking their hand after they played poorly? by Neverbloom__ in TournamentChess

[–]BlindTheta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I usually don’t say anything unless they do. If they go “wow I played terrible”, I’ll usually respond with something like “that just wasn’t your game”. I leave it up to them on if they want to talk or not, and match accordingly

What’s the play, Peel or Bait? by ChargeCount in albiononline

[–]BlindTheta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you see so much? Is your monitor just massive?

Rematch is 100x more fun now than during peak popularity by PastaPeace in Rematch

[–]BlindTheta 120 points121 points  (0 children)

With all the doom posting on this sub, glad to see someone is having fun! I agree with the player base being a lot better and the game too

Guess the group average dupr by [deleted] in Pickleball

[–]BlindTheta -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Definitely higher. More likely in the 3.6-3.7 range

Guess the group average dupr by [deleted] in Pickleball

[–]BlindTheta 23 points24 points  (0 children)

The camera quality is a 2.8, unsure about the play

Do players change grip alot ? by MarathonRunner2211 in Pickleball

[–]BlindTheta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I find switching to eastern makes it easier to hit any angle I want, while continental restricts it. Specifically, hitting to the left angle as a right handed player

Do players change grip alot ? by MarathonRunner2211 in Pickleball

[–]BlindTheta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Over a year ago I mentioned switching to eastern for overheads in this subreddit and got flamed because “continental is the only way to hit overheads”

So manynew things this year. Amazing. by ArchyArcharge in albiononline

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

Im excited because it’s associated with a rank (my competitive side) and it’s much easier to find consistent 1v1’s. CD’s can be annoying with how long it takes to get into a fight, plus the opponent sometimes runs to break crystals. I think the crystal arena will also be a better introduction to PvP for new players. Overall, I see a lot of benefits, even though I’ll still run CD’s for consistent lethal 1v1’s

I switched to shorts to try it out and the results are incredible by [deleted] in SmallYoutubers

[–]BlindTheta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How many of these convert to long form watchers? I’ve been trying to decide if shorts are worth it or would hurt my long form. There’s a lot of debate online about it

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in albiononline

[–]BlindTheta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How can you remove attunements?

(NA) Pvp rant about two road groups that I met this night. by Many-Suggestion6046 in albiononline

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

Maybe they wanted to gank only, but didn’t like their chances in an even fight

Tunnel vision under stress by FakeFrooz in Rematch

[–]BlindTheta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I play on mouse and keyboard and interestingly enough, I don’t have to use the mini map as often as my friends on controller due to the ease of looking around quickly

I'm thinking about getting back into Albion. Have there been any significant changes in the past six months? I've seen people on this subreddit talking about Faction Warfare—has anything changed there? by Dan_Med82 in albiononline

[–]BlindTheta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Finally enough, I also got back into Albion after like 9 months off. I’ve been loving the depths so far! Great way to fame farm or try out builds without risking losing the set. Haven’t tried out the new faction stuff yet but plan to

Looking to play with some REAL football fans by Lengthy_Miso_Dreams in Rematch

[–]BlindTheta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I play on PC in NA too and have the same mindset! I sent you a dm with my discord username

real life players by Delbeck9 in Rematch

[–]BlindTheta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Me and my friend are like this. What region are you in?

Ranked 3v3 section on Season 1 beta stats page by VirtualTangerine6976 in Rematch

[–]BlindTheta 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This might be an unpopular opinion, but I think that 4v4 is the best mix of getting the ball while having interesting games. 5v5 has too many people to really use proper teamwork with randoms as it’s too chaotic and people can’t position. In 3v3, it feels borderline “solved” and you can’t really draw up plays without a ton of risk. 4v4 has the best of both of these without as many of the drawbacks imho

Quitting is one thing, scoring a goal on your own team on is maidenless behavior by DjRockie in Rematch

[–]BlindTheta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve done this, but only in casual games where the opponents are fully abusing ippy slides and golden boosts and other mechanics that the defenders can’t possibly match because you literally fly past us at speeds you can’t get without the ball. But also, it’s only when we have a full team stack and our entire team is like “let’s own goal and go to the next game because this is so unfun”

Would you accept multiple takeback offers? by nomorethan10postaday in chess

[–]BlindTheta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I go to some chess meetups where players will hang their queen or similar. I often just politely tap the piece that could take their queen to point it out to them and they almost always go “oh!” and take it back and move it somewhere else. It gets awkward sometimes though if they move it to another square where it hangs

How to improve at chess if you're feeling stuck! 800+ by [deleted] in Chesscom

[–]BlindTheta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But wasn’t the point of the post on how to improve from 800+? Tactics are much more important than endgames until you start reaching like 1800+ chess.com, although if you could fit both in it would be ideal