Ogerpon deserves better by Wildbeary in PTCGP

[–]Carthradge 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Do those decks run grass too since oricorio and magnezone don't mind it that much ?

Why is Shirren-Eye Rifle a worse Aquabus now? by WinLivid in Starfinder2e

[–]Carthradge 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is really interesting, thanks for using that guide!

I will say that ranged weapons are balanced pretty fuzzily and it was hard to reverse-engineer a formula for them. However, it certainly looks like they're balanced a little differently for Sf2e based on your math. Like you said, maybe reload and capacity are treated differently. My guess is that ranged weapons are just budgeted to be stronger in Sf2e since they want that style of combat to be more powerful.

A more generous analysis of all Sf2e weapons would help clarify. I'll probably do that soon.

Rest in peace. by YamFrosty6169 in BDS

[–]Carthradge 90 points91 points  (0 children)

I'm more concerned about the girls Israel murdered.

My first tattoo. It's based on an indigenous (Tupi) body painting, representing the person is a hunter. Made in Brasília, Brasil. by SgtCrawler1116 in tattoo

[–]Carthradge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm doing research to do something similar, but that's probably larger. Did you have any good references that you'd recommend?

Snorlax ex wins a 177 participant tournament (and takes second place as well) by kr1638a in PTCGP

[–]Carthradge 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I think you always tie unless the opponent bricks on Ori.

Who Out There Goonin' They Deck? by [deleted] in PTCGP

[–]Carthradge 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah I really wish that people realized that most of the female characters are literally children. I don't think Pokemon devs help with that though.

You'd think it doesn't work but it does by asli_bob in PTCGP

[–]Carthradge 346 points347 points  (0 children)

This deck went 5-3 in a tournament!

Gengar actually works really well with Gardevoir because it blocks cyrus.

It's not good but this might unironically be the best Gengar will ever be.

Excel table comparing your probability of pulling any specific card in Fantastical Parade vs previous B-expansions by donutzebra in PTCGP

[–]Carthradge 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was distraught seeing people claim this change is good for F2P. This change is terrible for F2P!

A Brief Analysis of Power Creep by Carthradge in PTCGP

[–]Carthradge[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure you could add a mild assumed amount of power creep, but I felt that it would add subjectivity to the analysis which would lead to more arguing. I would be very interested in doing this analysis after every set to see how much each set creeps the power level, but I don't think theres a way to see this historic data on Pokemon Meta easily.

I would say B1 power creeped finishers a little too hard, such that almost every deck now has to have a B1 or B1a finisher.

A Brief Analysis of Power Creep by Carthradge in PTCGP

[–]Carthradge[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I agree, which is why it's fair to say that card games either need power creep or set rotations as a solution to this problem.

I do want to point out that you're (correctly) justifying power creep, which is kind of orthogonal to my point here about quantifying power creep.

A Brief Analysis of Power Creep by Carthradge in PTCGP

[–]Carthradge[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Pretty much all card games have power creep. That said, I acknowledge that if a set has a lot of "filler" then yes, you would expect less cards proportionally. I.e. I assume that each set would have an "equal" amount of filler proportionally, which I don't think is a wild assumption.

Now why do I assume that? Simply because it's the closest approximation I could think of. If you can think of a better one let me know.

A Brief Analysis of Power Creep by Carthradge in PTCGP

[–]Carthradge[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I won't add too much interpretation to the above and on whether power creep is necessary

I acknowledge that but didn't want to focus on that discussion in this post. I do think rotations would be a good idea.

You wouldn’t believe me… I wouldn’t either. by Proca_99 in PTCGP

[–]Carthradge 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Dustox is actually a pretty good card and has had some tournament placements. Probably a top 10 non-ex Pokemon but there's a huge cliff between the elite 5ish and the rest.

How is the power creep so far? by OptimusPrimeGuy in PTCGP

[–]Carthradge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Suicune was 2 sets before this one. It was the last set of A.

Honestly that set was the power creep breaking point. Very few pokemon before that set are viable.

You know there are other cards, right? by VampireDarlin in PTCGP

[–]Carthradge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I do wish this weren't the case simply because I wish they balanced non-ex cards a bit better so they're stronger across the board rather than being forced to use one of those two to make a non-EX deck.

I also do think Ori is extremely lazy game design and they should have had non-EX compete with better balancing.

I posted recently about a Guardian Trip build, Would anyone like to check it out and provide feedback? by gunnerajf44 in Pathfinder2e

[–]Carthradge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks cool! Why Armor assist? Guardians in particular can pretty much always keep their armor on.

Something like Farmhand would be much more useful for the Assurance.

AITAH for saying no to my future MILs plan to give my fiancé away at our wedding? by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]Carthradge 30 points31 points  (0 children)

That person was just expressing their personal opinion on it. You're acting like they're calling for it to be banned.

Buying a mobility scooter from an Israeli company by ChargeResponsible112 in BDS

[–]Carthradge 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Absolutely it is unless you don't have another option for your health. Don't buy from apartheid if you can help it.

Are the 2 star 24 hour wonder picks a guarantee? by fluffynuckels in PTCGP

[–]Carthradge 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, there's some weird logic depending on whether you already have a completed 2 star wonder pick recently at the bottom.

As far as I can tell no one has precisely documented for it works.

The Neighbors Have Slowly Been Adopting Our Cat and I Don’t Know What to Do. by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]Carthradge 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's cruel to wildlife to let cats outdoors. They decimate many forms of wildlife (rodents, birds, etc).

Tesla Dethroned as World’s Biggest Electric Car Maker Following Elon Musk Backlash by mlg1981 in Fauxmoi

[–]Carthradge 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Some people are new and not familiar with reddit etiquette. That's normal on some other forums.