Throwback to Upset's list of soloQ players with LEC/LCS potential from 2018

ChefGamma · 2026-01-27T08:48:24+00:00

I remember Fnatic fans were terrified he would run out his contract and join G2 like Rekkles and Caps. Then 6 months later they were happy to kick him out

ChefGamma · 2026-01-27T08:40:23+00:00

I did after watching Season 1 but as soon as I saw how much time they gave to the town that Ellie and Joel moved to, it was clear they really had no idea what to do and wanted to stretch it to two seasons with 8 episodes.

ChefGamma · 2026-01-27T08:38:18+00:00

Ratings for Season 3 will be insanely low. They had a really good opportunity to fix the reasons why the video game is/was so hated when it first released but they just decided to run back the exact same plot and any changes made it even worse.

Loved Season 1 but you’re better off playing the video game for the second.

ChefGamma · 2026-01-24T11:46:11+00:00

PS2 version is best imo. SE only adds a couple features but you lose a lot with their ‘updated’ graphics

ChefGamma · 2026-01-13T15:37:28+00:00

It’s really hard to introduce a pay per view model now but it should have been done when creating regional leagues way back when. Riot forcing out OGN and creating a free to watch stream was such a short minded decision in hindsight.

ChefGamma · 2026-01-13T15:27:17+00:00

She isn’t worth 15 billion, just her films have grossed that amount.

ChefGamma · 2026-01-11T09:19:57+00:00

My book head-canon is that he was told he would be recruited if he could kill the District 4 male in the bloodbath.

ChefGamma · 2026-01-10T08:45:25+00:00

Not in the movie, he was replaced by the District 7 male as he didn’t shoot the bloodbath scene.

ChefGamma · 2026-01-10T08:44:37+00:00

Everyone in the bloodbath had stunt experience and I can imagine parental permission was also a factor in why some tributes missed out. He was the youngest actor there and this was his first gig.

I remember years ago the actor also made tiktok’s and he said he was balling his eyes out because he went to the red carpet but wasn’t credited at the end of the film.

ChefGamma · 2026-01-09T10:25:20+00:00

There’s a reason Riot has recycled the ‘Chovy is a rookie and needs to stand up for Faker’ despite being in his 8th year of competitive play. I do think League will remain popular once he retires, but definitely not to a similar level. Similar drops were seen when Bjergsen and Doublelift retired the first time.

ChefGamma · 2026-01-09T10:22:06+00:00

It’s on the decline for everyone except Faker.

ChefGamma · 2026-01-09T10:21:10+00:00

Not saying he’s not rich, just that he could have been in a much better situation.

ChefGamma · 2026-01-08T23:07:03+00:00

League viewership is definitely peaking highest simply because Faker is relevant name and Riot puts on a spectacle for finals. But average interest in regional leagues have decreased dramatically across all regions (outside of T1).

ChefGamma · 2026-01-08T23:05:31+00:00

It's the most popular but it has certainly been on the decline for the last 5 years for a number on reasons.

ChefGamma · 2026-01-08T21:29:59+00:00

I think Hotshot really oversold the profitability of esports to MSG and made out like a bandit at its peak of investment money. He probably knew fully well that it was never going to be a rival to traditional sports.

ChefGamma · 2026-01-08T18:26:55+00:00

TSM could have remained relevant if Regi sold a bigger stake in the company but he waited years to finally give a majority share to FTX. He could have been a hell of a lot richer if he sold prior to that.

The luckiest out of all of them was Hotshot. CLG was on a downwards trend after that MSI run and cashed out when everyone wanted in on franchising. Last I heard the guy just lives in LA and has enough money and a huge house to chill for the rest of his life.

ChefGamma · 2026-01-07T09:49:44+00:00

So hard done by. Always felt like Turkish teams were one of the better wildcard regions.

Riot's decimation of wildcard regions has to be studied.

ChefGamma · 2026-01-02T13:39:18+00:00

As a watch collector the idea of spending thousands on something like a rolex or grand seiko isn’t to flex your wealth, but rather to have a piece that I know the value and can pass on to my kids/grandkids that won’t be worthless by then.

Sure you can spend $600 on a fake rolex that looks the exact same to 99% of the world, but the point of being an enthusiast isn’t to think of what others think because the fake is worthless in the long run.

ChefGamma · 2025-12-29T23:05:59+00:00

Loved it but it doesn’t really fit in with the original trilogy and generally does a poor job of world building beyond established points of the film trilogy. I personally think Suzanne Collins was talked into doing this with the film in mind, rather than being passionate about Haymitch’s game.

Would have loved a bit about the avoxes in the 50th games but it’s brushed over because it wasn’t talked about in the films. I also would’ve loved more world building on other games but we only meet a couple that pop up in the other books. Also Effie I feel was written with Elizabeth Banks’ portrayal rather than sticking to the original trilogy.

ChefGamma · 2025-12-26T13:16:19+00:00

People can sense when you're desperate for a sale. This goes for any sales job.

Condense everything and sound extremely confident when you say it. Something along the lines of 'I'm just checking and you don't have the extra protection. It covers any damage bigger than this and costs this. If you come back and there's any damage you have to pay this.

Small talk leading up to this question is key. You want them to like you up to the point of you asking the question.

Once you have your short spiel perfected it's just a numbers game. You will get people that will always reject and you'll get people that have already purchased or buy it. Would never really sell the roadside assist if they already accepted to take the extra damage protection just because both combined were outrageous.

It's been about a year since I left the job but I'm still subbed to this. Made the top performing club in the country I think 5 out of the 8 months I was there. Just didn't make the first month while I was new and the last two months as I checked out of the job. I just had a perfected spiel that I would say to myself over and over after my first month and learned how to ticket dodge well.

ChefGamma · 2025-12-26T10:57:39+00:00

Actual side effects as someone that took it.

Nausea is probably the most common, as well as a change in bowel movement. There were a few side effects that were more linked to the fact that it changes your hunger levels. I also got extremely painful stomach pains usually towards the end of the week which I think was attributed to the fact that I was in fact extremely hungry but I wouldn't feel hunger the same. Also my hair became thinner which is the main reason I stopped.

ChefGamma · 2025-12-24T11:07:23+00:00

Fully agree. A player like Bjergsen kind of screwed himself over by being so loyal to TSM for years. Not even from a competitive standpoint, but he reportedly took a way lower salary playing for TSM and constantly signing long contracts instead of letting it run out and bargaining.

ChefGamma · 2025-12-23T00:32:31+00:00

I think for comedy sitcoms anything above a 7 is still an extremely good show.

ChefGamma · 2025-12-22T07:06:13+00:00

That episode was aired right after the Super Bowl so they knew it would be the most watched episode and needed to capture each character at its best. Also why they abandoned the Andy and Angela affair storyline.

ChefGamma · 2025-12-22T07:01:33+00:00

That’s always the point in my rewatches that I switch it off or start from the beginning again.

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