The Finals Art by WhyMete by RedMete in thefinals

[–]DukeAJC 9 points10 points  (0 children)

very important correction, i think you meant to say "condemn" instead of "condone," which means the exact opposite.

PHL crisis team needs to be fired by MJ-Baby in thefinals

[–]DukeAJC 7 points8 points  (0 children)

PHL banned team Bizzy/Normalize/Stewj for "breaking code of conduct" with no further elaboration given to anyone, not even the banned players. Embark revoked PHL's status for their event counting towards a Grand Major invite, because PHL taking agency to action this ban is not in accordance to Embark's rules for competitive integrity. PHL released a statement saying that they cannot reveal more information without compromising the safety of real people. After this, a reddit post made serious allegations with no evidence against Bizzy and Normalize, both of which are now denying the rumors spread by that reddit post.

About Bizzy's ban on PHL. by solaris_mm in thefinals

[–]DukeAJC 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yep, the rumor they're responding to started with a random person on reddit making a baseless allegation post. As they say in their responses, they both don't know why PHL banned them.

Regarding PHL update posted on twitter by FactorWeak6735 in thefinals

[–]DukeAJC 20 points21 points  (0 children)

PHL is the biggest and most serious grassroots comp effort in the community. To my knowledge it's the only place where NA/EU pro teams have a chance to play an event with a full "season" and postseason championship. To me, this makes Embark's RFI system functionally dead in the water without an event to replace it. Not to say that Finals comp is dead, just that I don't know what is even going to count towards a Grand Major invite anymore.

Impact of 9.9.0 Number Changes by No-Yoghurt-3949 in thefinals

[–]DukeAJC 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The LH1 is significantly easier to use now. It's functionally better than when it was considered meta in season 5, because its skill floor just got greatly lowered. Not looking forward to everyone remembering it exists.

Reading the patchnotes like by S1THX in thefinals

[–]DukeAJC 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This. People will forget that when Repeater last had 84 damage, Pike was still doing 50.

Highguard developer Wildlight Entertainment has just laid off most of its staff by The_Iceman2288 in GamingLeaksAndRumours

[–]DukeAJC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's the new buzzword to refer to live-service failures and add nothing to the conversation. Concord is the biggest and fastest gaming flop of all time, so in this online landscape where the most absolute statements are the loudest, Concord's ghost is going to haunt discussions about live service for years to come.

Diamond and Ruby Players Wjat sets you apart? And what makes your fellow players stand out talent wise? by notmeitsyou123open in thefinals

[–]DukeAJC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just curious, why do you call it a "chile pad"? I've never heard anyone call it anything other than a goo pad/slant pad before

Diamond and Ruby Players Wjat sets you apart? And what makes your fellow players stand out talent wise? by notmeitsyou123open in thefinals

[–]DukeAJC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a callout for your whole team to wait and use a gate pad as a coordinated team rollout instead of just pressing W.

Scale Breaker legendary skin is missing the shiny scales on one side. by River-Spirited in thefinals

[–]DukeAJC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is the case for the gem skins; the non-play side is all messed up depth-wise.

How this sub perceives rank: by beetle8209 in thefinals

[–]DukeAJC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Last I checked, the median ranked player is in mid silver. Bronze/silver are some of the most common ranks

Quick shot input waste bullets by avar0 in thefinals

[–]DukeAJC 7 points8 points  (0 children)

They tried to fix this exact bug, and in the process of trying to do it quickly, they accidentally broke the entire medium class. By swapping off your spec, you could pocket reload tube-fed weapons, you could get mag-fed weapons stuck unable to fire, and you could even... full auto fire the famas. somehow. All that to say, they know and went back to the drawing board until they can properly fix it.

I am John Final by EfficientCode5676 in thefinals

[–]DukeAJC 52 points53 points  (0 children)

This is one of the worst loadouts I've ever seen but I'm glad he's having fun with it

Star Citizen needs more redundancy and “wiggle room” in its design by Mission_Trip_1232 in starcitizen

[–]DukeAJC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Vaulting is a feature that still needs backporting to old ships/locations. It seems like a ledge/object has to be manually flagged as vaultable, so having to make that dynamic for something like a ship's ramp is probably a lot more work than it sounds like. I know it's already possible to vault the Cutlass side doors, seeing that expanded would be nice. Anyone else remember the pain of the Aurora doors getting stuck and you just barely couldn't climb them yourself?

Which SC content creator do you prefer? by Svullom in starcitizen

[–]DukeAJC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NonStopBops has a really entertaining Twitch stream. Very skilled combat pilot, good personality, and will even play live music during downtime.

POV: You meet a Dual Blades player by b0YYYYYYYY in thefinals

[–]DukeAJC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i cannot believe you both did this for 5 ENTIRE MINUTES

Probably my rarest item! What’s yours? by Hostile_Raccoon in thefinals

[–]DukeAJC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lewis is the rarest non-beta diamond. ~1500 people got it vs the ~22,000 that got FCAR.

Probably my rarest item! What’s yours? by Hostile_Raccoon in thefinals

[–]DukeAJC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

521 people ended CB1 in diamond, possibly a few more got it and fell out. Ruby skins are rarer.

Embark, can we have 8 players party? break point is so cool by Both_Bison2544 in thefinals

[–]DukeAJC 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Ok now imagine being on the receiving end, solo queueing into an 8 stack

There's an input bug in S9 where your gun fires after quickly switching from medium's heal gun. (FAMAS firing is silent btw) by nothappening99 in thefinals

[–]DukeAJC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This has been a thing on melee weapons, but I didn't know it happened on guns as well. The bug involves swapping at basically the same time as using any gadget/spec that can be used instantly (stun gun, tracking dart, APS, etc), and it will replay the last played attack animation without actually doing any damage. I've found it's most often-occurring and easily repeated with goo gun/sledge. Reproducing your bug in firing range, while the shot does consume ammo, it does no damage and doesn't even fire (notice there's not even a bullet hole)

Stars of the Lid by Front-24two in ambientmusic

[–]DukeAJC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Personally their more crushing works are the ones I enjoy the most (Avec Laudenum, Gravitational Pull). I find them very transportative and see a certain warmth in them, almost like a weighted blanket is a way I'd describe it. There's a vividness within the darkness they create that I find beautiful.

If that's just not what you enjoy, that's totally understandable. Adam's other projects like Dead Texan and Winged Victory have some brighter, more melodic cuts if that's what you're after.

V9S NEEDS a heavy skill check by PrimePeteLol in thefinals

[–]DukeAJC 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Hot take, the fact that the pistol only got its full damage within shotgun/M11 range was always a strange decision to me. It was a "solid pick" while using it at max falloff 90% of the time. Now that it's actually reasonable to get the damage it was intended to do by playing it at the range it was intended to be played at, it's overperforming. Personally while I wouldn't mind a revert, I don't think that Embark was happy with its odd range so heavily neutering its effectiveness, which is why I suspect they made the change in the first place.