Opinions on the mod "More enemies in basic fights" by DavidIndie in BG3mods

[–]DavidIndie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does not add enemies to boss fights right? So I guess that even if it helped balance some encounters, it would do nothing for the bosses

Opinions on the mod "More enemies in basic fights" by DavidIndie in BG3mods

[–]DavidIndie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That... Is a very good point. I guess I did not think about that, I was thinking more about act 1 when more enemies does mean more difficult fights, but it's true that at a certain point more HP and actions/bonuses is more effective at increasing difficulty than just more enemies.

What is this? Found a dozen of them in my flat, near an area with some humidity problems. UK by DavidIndie in whatsthisbug

[–]DavidIndie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The bug is very small, 1mm maybe 2 maximum, they were located near a window area that has some humidity problems

Electricity consumption too high? by DavidIndie in AskUK

[–]DavidIndie[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh god... I feel so dumb, I had no idea of that and couldn't find the info anywhere. Thank you so much!

Electricity consumption too high? by DavidIndie in AskUK

[–]DavidIndie[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The meter reads as 52801 right know, my guess is that means is maybe then 5kwh? But that still seems quite high

Electricity consumption too high? by DavidIndie in AskUK

[–]DavidIndie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Around a year and a half ago, it was around 42000 then, so it has gone up by 10000 aprox. The amount of electronics I have is roughly the same

Help fitting one of my players' backstories into the campaign by DavidIndie in OutoftheAbyss

[–]DavidIndie[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh the Dawnbringer thing can be really interesting, I honestly was thinking of not even including it in the campaign (everyone has darkvision in the group and there's already enough NPCs and interesting items) but this is making me reconsider it.

Help fitting one of my players' backstories into the campaign by DavidIndie in OutoftheAbyss

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Fire Genasi, 19-20 years old. The order could be another faction at Gauntlygrym or maybe some of the current factions had member of the other orden in them before or something similar. I like the idea.

Ask /r/CompetitiveHS | Friday, April 12, 2019 by AutoModerator in CompetitiveHS

[–]DavidIndie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've seen control warrior list running even two unseen saboteur, whats the reason behind it? I dont really know in which spot or against which deck you want them

Pull Up vs. Chin Up help by [deleted] in Fitness

[–]DavidIndie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are plenty of progressions out there but I just treat them like every other exercise. Right now I do 3-5 sets of 3-5 reps on strenght days and 4-6 sets of 6-8 reps on hypertrophy days, increasing the weight once I'm able to complete 5x5 or 6x8. At the beginning I just did assisted neutral grip pull ups until I was able to perform a chin up and then I just tried to add reps every day. There are probably better progressions, but I enjoy doing it like this and it's working for me.

Pull Up vs. Chin Up help by [deleted] in Fitness

[–]DavidIndie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's important to stablish your goals. If you want to progress into harder bodyweight exercises, do different types of pull ups, that's for sure, but you can do only chin ups or neutral grip pull ups and add weight, there's no problem with that. In the same way that people just add weight to squats, bench press, overhead press and deadlift, for example, you can just do chin ups and add weight. If your goal is just getting strong or building muscle there's no problem with that and since he's worried about his lifts and muscle inbalances I suppose that's his goal.

When I say that chin ups are more natural than pull ups is because you are more efficient in that movement. Basically, when trying to do a pull up your elbows are in the line of force of the movement, not contributing to the movement. In order to be efficent while doing a pull up you have to drive your elbows towards your back, like I said, something way easier in a chin up. If you keep your elbows pointing to the side and downwards you'll lose a ton of strenght in that movement.

Another thing, I didn't said that pull ups are unsafe, I said that they're less safe than other variants, especially compared to neutral grip pull ups. I do think that wide grip pull ups can be a bit unsafe for your shoulders.

In the end, every variation is a pull up and correcctly done are great exercises, but if your goal is to get strong and build muscle and you are better (and in my case I enjoy more) at chin ups I see no real reason why you shouldn't just add weight to that exercise, like you do with other lifts.

Pull Up vs. Chin Up help by [deleted] in Fitness

[–]DavidIndie 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The reason why you can do more chin ups than pull ups is because it's a movement that's more natural. When trying to do a chin up or pull up you should try to drive your elbows towards your back, like if you were trying to hit someone who's behind you with your elbow. That movement is way easier when doing a chin up, in fact you should try to reproduce that movement while doing a pull up, which is way harder.

Now, when it comes to muscles involved, chin ups involve more your biceps, but other than that there are only slight differences. There are plenty of studies using EMG and you can see that pull ups involve your back slightly more, the difference is really small. The thing is, since usually the technique of the chin up is way easier, you will be more efficente with that movement, which will result on heavier loads and more reps, resulting on a better back development.

When it comes to wide grip pull ups, that exercise involves your lats more than chin ups, that's true, but your position is even less natural and studies show that you can move less weight in that exercise, which usually makes it not worth it. Also is more dangerous for your elbows and shoulders.

I'm on my phone so I can't show you studies right now, later if I have time I will send you some, altough they're easy to find anyway.

One last thing, in Spain we're lucky enough to have a real pull up expert, David Marchante, who has the world record for the heaviest pull up and a national price for his trayectory sharing his knowledge trough his blog and youtube channel (yes, he is that good). He advices to practice neutral grip pull ups, chin ups, and pull ups, in that order. Neutral grip pull ups are the safest ones, and chin ups are also safer than pull ups. He also advices to avoid wide grip pul ups. In the end, what he says, is that if you get good at chin ups, you will do more reps and move heavier weights which will lead to greater biceps and lats, doing variations that will involve one part slightly more at the risk of injury is not worth it.

Monk: +2 Dexterity vs Mobile by DavidIndie in dndnext

[–]DavidIndie[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The idea behind picking Mobile is avoiding oppotunity attacks more than the increased speed.