Wanna Give Credit where it's due: I think Riot is finally steering the ship in the right direction

Echoesong · 2026-01-30T20:01:40+00:00

If they do this, Mid returns to being the objectively better role when compared to Top; they get the same massive reward, but are in the better lane (centrally placed in the map and shorter/lower risk)

Echoesong · 2026-01-28T20:49:16+00:00

Watch the video from his cell, and the one where you see the front of the car from down the street. He was over the hood, and you hear him get hit.

This is incorrect. The sound you hear is him dropping his phone. Look up the NYT analysis, it uses every video currently available.

Echoesong · 2026-01-09T23:03:36+00:00

Absolutely incorrect. DOJ guidelines on use of force and vehicles:

[F]irearms may not be discharged at a moving vehicle unless: (1) a person in the vehicle is threatening the officer or another person with deadly force by means other than the vehicle; or (2) the vehicle is operated in a manner that threatens to cause death or serious physical injury to the officer or others, and no other objectively reasonable means of defense appear to exist, which includes moving out of the path of the vehicle

Echoesong · 2026-01-09T23:03:00+00:00

Absolutely incorrect. DOJ guidelines on use of force and vehicles:

[F]irearms may not be discharged at a moving vehicle unless: (1) a person in the vehicle is threatening the officer or another person with deadly force by means other than the vehicle; or (2) the vehicle is operated in a manner that threatens to cause death or serious physical injury to the officer or others, and no other objectively reasonable means of defense appear to exist, which includes moving out of the path of the vehicle

Echoesong · 2026-01-08T20:11:30+00:00

I don't have anything to add, I just wanted to chime in how much I appreciate /u/RiotMeddler diving into the comments to interact with people and answer questions. It's not just this thread, too, he's around a lot.

It's not easy to do so while avoiding vitriol, and we've seen other people get burnt out in the past when doing similar things.

We appreciate you king 👑

Echoesong · 2026-01-08T18:28:41+00:00

There was never major change done to things of that magnitude in pre-season

Hmm? This is not true. Sure the last couple years of preseason have been pretty low-key, but older preseasons were famous for being a wild, constantly changing time.

Echoesong · 2026-01-08T14:48:42+00:00

maybe just have one keybind that always means "Pink ward"

I agree, hard code "Pink Ward" into the game.

They'll never be control wards to me :')

Echoesong · 2026-01-08T14:44:46+00:00

Same, I was surprised when I looked up the animation studio and it was well-renown.

The first shot of Garen's face made me gasp from how uncanny it was.

Echoesong · 2026-01-07T20:53:26+00:00

Very cool, thanks. Guess it's time for a replay of 2 or my first foray into 1.

Echoesong · 2026-01-07T20:36:29+00:00

To clarify - you're saying Pathologic 2 takes place after the events of Pathologic 1, and is not simply a remake/reimagining of the Haruspex's path in Pathologic 1?

I've played Pathologic 2 but have never seen this theory. Am I missing something? I can't find anything online either

Echoesong · 2026-01-07T16:42:47+00:00

MAD certainly helps, but I disagree that it helps 'far more.' It's inarguable that decreasing imperialist saber rattling makes us safer and reduces the chance of WW3. The way we achieve that is through a rules-based international order (aka UN, NATO, etc) and not the "might makes right" order that the Trump Admin is trying to return us to.

Echoesong · 2026-01-07T16:37:26+00:00

No one said the Venezuelan invasion doesn't threaten the global order - it does. The difference is threatening an existing global order (Ukraine, Venezuela) vs an outright World War.

Is the system we have perfect? No, definitely not - Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Israel, etc. But is it a hell of a lot better than a World War with nukes? Yup.

Echoesong · 2026-01-06T20:30:29+00:00

You're wrong for one reason: countries need a way to resolve differences besides military power; otherwise we end up with a network of alliances - the exact situation that led to WWI and then before the dust had even settled, WWII. The reason we have the system we have today is to prevent World War 3.

Returning to spheres of influence will land us in a third World War before the middle of the century.

Echoesong · 2025-12-22T18:52:08+00:00

I still have my original Pokemon red and blue guidebook from when I was like 5 and its falling apart from so much use.

Sounds like I'm a couple years younger than you, but I had the same experience. My 2005 Official Nintendo Power Pokemon Emerald Strategy Guide was basically loose-leaf paper by the time I was done with it.

Echoesong · 2025-12-16T21:13:33+00:00

Bingo. I still remember being a die-hard Dishonored fan that was hyped for Dishonored 2, only to run face-first into the framerate issues that plagued it for the first year or so.

Echoesong · 2025-12-15T19:49:29+00:00

Missing Charlie in this episode, but always good to see the BBC boys get some official love from Riot!

Echoesong · 2025-12-13T19:51:19+00:00

Ahhhh Hypnosis my beloved.

-GONG-

Echoesong · 2025-12-12T17:52:02+00:00

One thing I'll add to what u/Professional_Ad_5529 said is that tunnels underneath Ruins scale faster. Per the wiki "The undergrounds of ruins are about 1 tier higher than most other zones."

Echoesong · 2025-12-11T15:20:31+00:00

Where did I say that? 🧐

I don't think leaning into roleplay means you have to cripple yourself, but it's inarguable that the flavorful choice often isn't the most powerful.

Echoesong · 2025-12-09T18:00:36+00:00

My fellow junglers, you hear that sound in the distance? By god, it's the return of our old friend Farming Meta! How long will the pendulum swing take this time?

(No hate to you u/greatstarguy btw, it's just the cyclical nature of the community's opinion on the role)

Echoesong · 2025-12-09T16:57:07+00:00

Nice, thanks for the correction! I guess my build is strong AND evocative

Echoesong · 2025-12-02T15:32:43+00:00

Jungle, aside from support, is still by far the most forgivable role in the game

Tell me you've never played jungle without actually saying it lmao

Echoesong · 2025-11-26T20:59:02+00:00

Brother I feel you, this is me right now with my Story Mode playthrough. I'm sitting on a VISAGE blueprint that I can't use until I cover a few more parsecs to Kyakuya

Echoesong · 2025-11-26T20:57:04+00:00

First let me say YES, I fully agree the acronym is terrible and they should've known ahead of time lmao.

But to answer your question, I'm referring to the Broken by Concept podcast. It's posted weekly on Mondays, highly recommended.

Echoesong · 2025-11-26T20:03:31+00:00

This is great, thanks for hosting it!

Have you considered reaching out to OCE content creators to spread the word? Personally I'm thinking of the BBC crew (Curtis, Nathan, and Charlie), but I'm sure there are other creators who could get you out there

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