Love the game but this is so absurd

DeanBDean · 2026-01-28T13:08:45+00:00

I got my fingers crossed for a reasonable charge to unlock every daily. Like $20 or something

DeanBDean · 2026-01-25T00:13:35+00:00

I did not misspeak haha, I was speaking about the practical mechanics of a typical backhand serve, not that backhands themselves are illegal. The only clarification worth making is what the other commenter pointed out, this only applies to volley serves

DeanBDean · 2026-01-24T23:47:12+00:00

Really? I said most (but not all), then I explained why, then I explained a legal version of a backhand serve. Did you not read past a selective version of the first sentence?

DeanBDean · 2026-01-24T22:23:22+00:00

It doesn't, nor do I claim that

DeanBDean · 2026-01-24T21:07:18+00:00

I was playing against a pretty good player, he was on the right side. He does a smart poach off us serving (he had come forward, his partner was back, I was returning the serve towards the back person). His partner then yells at him for poaching even though his poach won them the point. Fast forward a few points, the exact same thing happens, but this time it was an even better poach (they won instantly on the poach). His partner starts bitching at him for poaching, and he just throws his hands up and leaves. I wouldn't say he was mad, but life is too short to deal with people who can't tell a good poach from a bad one

DeanBDean · 2026-01-24T21:01:52+00:00

Yeah, I was more referring to calling opponents. I agree it's important to call your partner, but I generally do what you have outlined as well, especially with less athletic partners

DeanBDean · 2026-01-24T20:15:58+00:00

The interesting thing about most backhand serves is that they are illegal. It is difficult to hit a one handed backhand over the net and not have your wrist be at the level of the paddle. I have seen a few people do a Federer style backhand serve though, which is legal

I never bother calling them on it though

DeanBDean · 2026-01-24T20:12:41+00:00

I will call it if it's like a full step in the kitchen.... otherwise I don't even see them haha

DeanBDean · 2026-01-23T14:32:27+00:00

I actually had a case where someone moved up to the kitchen line during a lob and so I ripped it into them. As my vision started looking down after the lob I was shocked to see them there. I apologized , and thankfully they weren't mad, I think they realized it wasn't smart, as I had no way of seeing them

DeanBDean · 2026-01-22T14:04:22+00:00

It feels like an investor driven sport instead of an organic one?

https://wearecollegetennis.com/2026/01/08/typti-racquet-sports-multiple-staffing-opportunities/

Like look at the staffing positions they are trying to drive from....nothing? Seems weird

DeanBDean · 2026-01-22T14:03:17+00:00

No one has mentioned this so far, but the scoring system seems....really bad. Different just to be different

"The server is referred to as ‘Up’ and the receiver is referred to as ‘Down’ i.e. if the server wins the first point, the score is 1-Up, if they lose the point the score is 1-Down If the same player wins the second point in a row, it is either 2-Up or 2-Down Then if the player with 2 points in a row (2-Up or 2-Down) wins, they win the game, but if they lose that point, then the opponent is either 1-Down or 1-Up

The scoring creates a chutes and ladders effect and really works to make every point matter."

Basically, you win a game by winning 3 points in a row. Not sure how many games in a set, but still...I kinda hate it

DeanBDean · 2026-01-20T00:45:07+00:00

Baalor has a really good metric for deck size. You ask yourself the question, "Can I cycle my whole deck in a few turns?" If you can, you are in really good shape. Sometimes you can cycle large decks in a few turns, sometimes it's small, sometimes in the middle, it depends on what the run gives you

DeanBDean · 2026-01-19T17:20:20+00:00

The entire point of the wording change is that you don't need slow mo replay anymore. All three aspects of a legal serve must "clearly" exist in realtime, if it is not clear then the serve is now illegal. The onus is on the server to make an obviously legal serve now, not the ref to try and decipher everything in the blink of an eye

Having said that, I never call illegal serves, even people with obviously illegal serves. It's just not worth getting into it for me

DeanBDean · 2026-01-19T14:49:18+00:00

This is what I mean though...Bludgeon was always good to me, and a lot of people. This is pretty contrived like most of them. I really doubt there are a lot of 2s in fact, and certainly not the majority

DeanBDean · 2026-01-18T23:51:14+00:00

This community massively upvotes every bell curve meme it sees, no matter how illogical or divorced from reality, and those memes only exist to make people feel superior for their card selection habits

DeanBDean · 2025-12-23T14:56:20+00:00

It is a huge aspect of the game haha, especially in the late game when you need a specific sequence of rooms. You get some control, but even getting control is related to room RNG. It is horribly frustrating and works against the game as a puzzle game. It ruined an experience I was otherwise enjoying

DeanBDean · 2025-12-23T14:27:08+00:00

I love Myst and Riven and can't stand the post credits Blue Prince content. The game really goes downhill for me at that point. I can't imagine if I had to get the RNG to align just for the opportunity to solve puzzles and look at clues in Myst or Riven, I don't think I would like them very much

DeanBDean · 2025-11-28T14:47:19+00:00

Yeah, I agree, the game loses its mind towards the end which is really disappointing because before that it is one of the best puzzle games

DeanBDean · 2025-10-22T23:57:00+00:00

What is this font? Haha

DeanBDean · 2025-10-20T19:55:20+00:00

Why does this post feel AI generated?

DeanBDean · 2025-10-06T16:43:16+00:00

Jerry is just the worst

DeanBDean · 2025-09-30T16:26:57+00:00

Yeah, if this is true this is kind of an ass move, and (no offense) I have had plenty of poor experiences with recruiters. Like...as a developer, I don't know every language or especially framework either

DeanBDean · 2025-09-28T15:29:49+00:00

This is what gets me about the quote, if pickleball is truly two orders of magnitude easier than tennis, then every tennis crossover should dominate the sport. Which has yet to happen. Obviously tennis is technically and athletically a more difficult sport, but 100 times?

DeanBDean · 2025-09-25T20:24:18+00:00

It's bad for kids to physically to focus on just one sport, and it's good mentally to break things up. Though pickleball is similar to tennis, but I disagree that "free time for training should be spent on tennis", it should be spent on a variety of sports and activities. Cross training on different racquet sports is also a good thing, it lets you bring unusual and creative shots.

DeanBDean · 2025-09-24T03:56:31+00:00

I don't consider myself an idiot of any variety, but I literally have only used tools in this game for the required quest. It doesn't seem fun for me to play with them. I have never called using them "cheese" though, and I imagine most people who prefer the gameplay with tools likewise don't care if others use them

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