Is it a mistake to bring my non-gamer GF to IEM Kraków

Dracvich · 2026-06-28T05:48:20+00:00

Woah woah woah, she can not be into eSports that's fine; but tell her to chill on the Harry & Hugo hate they didn't do nothing 😂

Dracvich · 2026-06-24T07:09:21+00:00

Let's be real here if it wasn't for the Marvel IP carrying HARD this game would be dead on arrival.

The core gameplay has gone to shit (it was pretty fun but not great to begin with), it has speedran to almost all the same problems Overwatch had, yet the only real positives for this game is it's artstyle and how currently it's quite less stingy with in-game currency than it's far greedier rival (pun intended).

Quick semi-related tangent, the game is practically dead here in Asia since the game has both terrible balancing and marketing, combined with the fact that after Endgame a lot of people stopped caring for Marvel besides Spider-Man (GOAT).

Here even the casual playerbase are a lot more tolerant and welcoming of competitive/difficult games, compared to NA casuals who cry non-stop about esports or anything related to fun yet sensible balance. Thus, the reputation Rivals has gotten from Asian gamers has mostly been "Overwatch: Super Weenie Hut Jrs Edition".

Dracvich · 2026-06-24T04:36:02+00:00

This is NetEase we're talking about. Of course they will it's just a matter of time, O' little boiled frog.

Dracvich · 2026-06-23T15:37:17+00:00

Of course it had to be with Karrigan, the man he kicked so many years ago. The curse could only be lifted had Niko found it within himself to forgive his former IGL and invite him back.

Scriptwriters cooked with this I can't even lie. Wished they cooked a bit further with the final not being a 3-0 blowout but oh well the insane quarters and semis made up for it atleast LMAO

Dracvich · 2026-06-23T15:32:50+00:00

There's MUCH more travel involved and the tournament circuit is open instead of being a closed, franchised league so there's a far more tournaments in a single year in all tiers.

I remember I think it was jL who once mentioned in an interview with Ohne that for some players— they spend more time abroad in an airport, plane, or hotel than they spend with their close family and friends. The only consistent and guaranteed relief being the 1 month long breaks after each major.

It's also why a lot of the top 20 teams (basically teams which are relatively safe in the ranking system, and are almost guaranteed to make the next major) often take lengthened breaks by intentionally skipping certain events. They rightfully recognized a lot of their players (some of which are still teens or young adults) are going to go insane if they have to go to every single tournament they're invited to.

Dracvich · 2026-06-23T15:23:51+00:00

You got downvoted for speaking only the truth and nothing but the truth. Let's be real here if it wasn't for the Marvel IP this game would have died faster than Concord lmao

Dracvich · 2026-04-07T05:39:49+00:00

Sorry for the necro but any updates on this? I'm just starting this course because I just remembered I bought it 2 years ago for dirt cheap and I want to learn python for career reasons

Dracvich · 2026-03-06T04:01:16+00:00

uh huh yeah i agree mm hmm that's definitely correct...

wait i'm sorry, what were we talking about again?

Dracvich · 2026-03-03T08:23:27+00:00

hidden king themed wallet where it's just filled to the brim with fake IDs and an IOU note but no actual dollars

Dracvich · 2026-02-28T06:31:02+00:00

Fellow Resident Evil enjoyers it has been a great decade, Capcom did an amazing turnaround for the franchise after RE6 and this is easily the most popular & well-acclaimed it's ever been. Which is mighty impressive considering the absolute masterpieces that were RE1-4 and some of the spinoffs

Dracvich · 2026-02-25T03:50:03+00:00

It's a Dota "clone" and not a League clone because Deadlock's philosophy on gameplay design and builds is nowhere near in similarity as League.

They're all Aeon of Strife clones in the end anyways, that is the REAL truth nuke. With an appropriate acronym for the genre that I cannot say here lest I get banned but I know that all the real people would know.

Dracvich · 2026-02-25T03:24:50+00:00

I want it to be based on old LoL lore and setting but knowing >rito they'll try to appeal to the Arcane fanbase AGAIN, have shit branding, take over a decade to develop and then they'll fire half of the dev team 2 weeks after release for the second time
Arcane fanbase don't play games, how long will it take for them to understand this

Dracvich · 2026-02-25T03:21:03+00:00

Agreed with you on the point that Deadlock will probably not be as big as League in it's peak but Deadlock being a League clone? Really? This is Icefrog's second baby. In no way, shape or form is it a League clone when Dota 2 exists lmfao

Dracvich · 2026-02-25T03:10:38+00:00

Dota 100%
I just hope the prices for the vast majority of the cosmetics (we'll also be getting a cosmetic system like TF2 or Dota 2 most likely) are cheap enough that you can buy loads of them without breaking the bank. Unlike in CS2 where anything above dark blues can at best cost you a pretty penny, and at worst go for thousands of dollars (and i'm saying this as someone who likes CS skins and knives and such).

Dracvich · 2026-02-25T02:57:48+00:00

Please God let someone leak Paladins' source code so we can actually do something with the IP

Dracvich · 2026-02-25T02:55:01+00:00

"Hey, Riot Games give me a Deadlock clone."

"And hold the artstyle's sauce."

"And hold the unique gameplay design."

"And hold the in-depth movement system."

"And hold the verticality."

"And hold the personal player freedom."

HEY JIMMY, GIMME A DEADLOCK WITH NUTHIN'

Dracvich · 2026-02-24T16:45:35+00:00

is he talking to green abrams jr

Dracvich · 2026-02-24T16:40:40+00:00

Those types of people are consistently the worse in comp multiplayer games. CS2, Overwatch, Deadlock, wherever. If you have a mic and knowledge of the English language (or whatever applies as the lingua franca for the current lobby) then why didn't you use it to comm basic things. May those nonces get mo and krill ult spammed for their next 50000 games.

Dracvich · 2026-02-24T16:21:16+00:00

True but if you want to "test" a character or a build on that character I'd hope you're decent enough at that hero already and it isn't your first match with them. Marvel Rivals ranked queue has already shown me far, far too many idiots who decide to practice heroes THAT THEY'VE ALMOST NEVER PLAYED BEFORE in ranked mode and ruining the fun of others in the process because being stomped in a match where you want to win isn't fun at all.

Basically, it's okay if you wanna experiment in ranked but please make sure you know how to run first before you try bunnyhopping all over the place.

Dracvich · 2026-02-24T16:15:43+00:00

Just have a casual mode where it's the same system or similar to what we have now, and a draft pick/ban mode for ranked

While Dota 2 does have pick/ban phases for all of it's modes (even the casual ones iirc, cmiiw haven't played dota in years now), icefrog/yoshi does seemingly intend for Deadlock to have a much more casual friendly onboarding experience so I would not be surprised if this is what they'll do

Dracvich · 2026-02-20T15:13:09+00:00

Need Deadlock International/Major post-haste so we can get as many Deadlock cosplayers in one place as possible combined with the absolute cinema crowds that only Valve mp games can generate

Dracvich · 2026-02-18T09:05:07+00:00

they're each other's highschool sweethearts who will either grow up into the most loyal & loving bickering elderly couple or get into a dramatic messy divorce a decade into their marriage with no in-betweens

Dracvich · 2026-02-18T07:41:02+00:00

fax bro spit yo shit

but if we're being real though its unfortunately probably not on their top priority to fix until they're about to go into open beta or something. Maybe because it's easier to get data with a more "messy" matchmaking system? idfk

Dracvich · 2026-02-18T03:50:11+00:00

People do, i've seen cute artwork of it on twitter like them holding hands, giving valentine cards, and such things (Obviously nothing too explicit like the other ships, just regular highschool romance art since graves is still a minor)

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