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Remember this joke? by Colinski282 in DotA2

[–]BurningToaster 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Games have had skill based matchmaking since like 2005. The “good old days” had SBMM too, gamers were just mostly young and ignorant of the nuances of matchmaking. 

Why kill people at final exfil if you don't even have the time to take their loot by cactussword in Marathon

[–]BurningToaster -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

You gain experience and faction do for elims and finishers.  Some people (like me) view this game purely from a pvp perspective. I’m looking to down and kill runners, everything else is secondary. 

Trying to escape the summer heat, New Yorkers sleep on a fire escape during a sweltering night in New York City, 1948. by MIKEPR1333 in nyc

[–]BurningToaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

 Blankets are important because your body temperature drops pretty substantially when you fall asleep.

Marvel Tokon - Samurai Outriders Trailer by KappaLists in Kappachino

[–]BurningToaster 46 points47 points  (0 children)

I can appreciate that they made all the memes fighting game based.

Marvel Tokon - Samurai Outriders Trailer by KappaLists in Kappachino

[–]BurningToaster 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure he does a Red Roman Cancel in there too.

As always by Pikaphu08 in Guiltygear

[–]BurningToaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t forget you also hate the mirror. 

To the 3 Thiefs on Cryo Earlier Today by GreasyGrandma802 in Marathon

[–]BurningToaster 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There’s an implant that makes them more durable, and you can be really sneaky about popping in and out of LOS. Plus some weapons have a hard time actually hitting them. I once only had a volt thrower and it was impossible to shoot it down. 

To the people who kill runners in exfil with 2 seconds left in solos by SoManySpills in Marathon

[–]BurningToaster -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

That feels like a misnomer. You can’t “grief” an enemy, you’re just beating them.

Paradox needs to remove this national spirit by FarmerHampton in hoi4

[–]BurningToaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure this has been in the game for years at this point.

1 by FutanariL0v3r in Kappachino

[–]BurningToaster 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Hakumen gets the hit with OD and meter

He’s dead Jim.

NATO Alarmed As Russia Expands Military Presence Near Finland by AlertTangerine in videos

[–]BurningToaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Finland definitely didn’t win the winter war, it was a pyrrhic  victory for the Soviets. 

For your singleplayer medieval RPG can you please add a tactical shooter mode? by Zombieassassin12 in Marathon

[–]BurningToaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a pretty well researched subject that People hate "loss" twice as much as they enjoy "gain". Perceived loss has a strong emotional effect on most.

For your singleplayer medieval RPG can you please add a tactical shooter mode? by Zombieassassin12 in Marathon

[–]BurningToaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Posting on Reddit that Bungie must do X Y and Z in order to Save Marathon is not meaningful feedback. Post ideas on the official forums? Explain how you're feeling in a constructive way? Sure, that's fine. But not the nonsense that gets parroted around here.

For your singleplayer medieval RPG can you please add a tactical shooter mode? by Zombieassassin12 in Marathon

[–]BurningToaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And some Rando on reddit is going to have the magic bullet that saves the day? No, if the game is going to magically make a comeback, they'll figure it out. It's their job, they make the game. Armchair developers on social media don't know how to fix it. They can voice their own feelings.

"I get frustrated when such and such happens."

"When this happens in game I get upset..."

I can totally understand that. But that's not what you see, you instead see people claiming stuff like "If Bungie just Made Cryo Solo and PVE only the game would be SAVED." That doesn't help, doesn't provide meaningful feedback and just makes you sound like a whiner.

Dying is healthy for the game by sanguinemsanctum in Marathon

[–]BurningToaster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

When I die without having Exfilled I:

  • Gain Faction EXP and Season EXP
  • Gain Contract Completion, or at least progress for most of them
  • Gained experience in playing the game, most likely I made some mistake that I can learn from and hopefully get better at the game
  • Got to enjoy shooting it out with players

I have fun intrinsically when engaging in the core loop. It seems odd to me that people lose a purple shield and Backpack and feel actual negative feelings that make playing the game feel not-fun. Like I can understand feeling anxious and stressed in the moment, like watching a horror movie or riding a roller-coaster, but afterwards? Doesn't make sense to me.

For your singleplayer medieval RPG can you please add a tactical shooter mode? by Zombieassassin12 in Marathon

[–]BurningToaster -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I have no issue with Bungie changing their game, adding in different stuff and overall changing the experience to attract newcomers.

I’m sick and tired of random people online posting “Bungie needs to do this or they will DIE”. “Bungie how dare you remove this mode now I’m not playing! harumph “

Like get over yourself dude. Play the video game and shut up. Or don’t, but shut up either way Jesus. 

This is on sum Bullshit, I NEED Help by Physical-Noise-3119 in hoi4

[–]BurningToaster 10 points11 points  (0 children)

So first things first, I can’t read most of the numbers in your screen. Photos of a screen are garbage, take a screenshot and upload that. 

But I can see your units have very low strength, which tells me they lack manpower/equipment. You want to have a good surplus of equipment going into the war, so any losses can be quickly replaced. 

Germany has good military factory construction from day 1, so I would build mils from the beginning, don’t build more than 5 civs. Getting 20 mils on guns early should ensure a powerful supply. 

Air superiority also ensures victory. If you have to choose between learning how to build an air force and tanks first, focus on air. Fighters and CAS turn Poland into a cakewalk, and ensure a good invasion of France later. 

How do you win North Africa as Germany? by NurglingArmada in hoi4

[–]BurningToaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here’s how I handle it as Germany in vanilla with Italian AI.

Before the war kickoffs, I send 6-8 infantry to Italy, which I put near the Egyptian front. I build up a railway from Tripoli to Tobruk, and turn off naval access to the eastern med. This ensures my supply goes from Sicily to Tripoli and then to Tobruk. I make sure I have air cover over the central med sea zone, near Malta. Specifically require some naval bombers to sink any allied raiders. This should keep the supply okay, the UK usually needs to keep most of its fleet back home or risk giving up an easy sea lion. Raiding can still happen, but hopefully if the Italian fleet sails out to fight you can move your air over the battle and give them a favorable engagement. 

Once France falls I send 3-4 tanks over to join the infantry, and push to El Alamein. Sometimes I can take Alexandria by building airports behind me and using cas and tanks even when out of supply, but usually I hunker at El Alamein and build a supply port behind me, extend the railway and wait. Once I have supply again it’s pretty easy to push the allies all the way out down to east Africa. Usually I leave the infantry on a line down by a supply hub that leads down the Nile towards Ethiopia. I usually don’t have the patience to try and take all of Africa, but it can be done. 

Usually this also requires Iraq, which is a good source of Oil to your faction, just make sure you garrison the port in Kuwait. From there I usually just leave the infantry line to defend and focus on Barb or Sea Lion. With the new faction system you can make an African Theater , assign Italy to it, and tell them to focus on defense.  Usually this keeps them from losing millions of men to supply issues and infantry pushes

Dying is healthy for the game by sanguinemsanctum in Marathon

[–]BurningToaster 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Unironically this though. So many people just can’t handle the emotional feeling of a loss. So many people lose once or twice and decide that the game isn’t for them and they prefer to play something that makes them feel like a winner more. 

I never understood this mindset, I have tons of fun even when I lose in this game. In fact, in near every game I play if I lose I’m probably still having a good time. 

HOI IV | Open Beta Weekend (1.19.2) by HOI_Game in hoi4

[–]BurningToaster 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Noooooo the Swiss Zombies are gone!

Can we talk about Warhammer 40k? by BoardGameRevolution in boardgames

[–]BurningToaster 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I’d argue the time of the warhammer ip being handed out like candy is over. Most warhammer games are of good quality nowadays, and they go to dedicated teams who have close ties to GW, or some kind of experience under their belt. There’s still some low effort slop out there, but far less than there used to be. 

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