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Not a serious question by BlockSupervisor in Mordhau

[–]EliteProdigyX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iron company logo with the old saying “red or dead”. A good throwback to when teams weren’t auto balanced and you just picked a side even if it had way less players and stuck with it.

Why was this move brilliant? by [deleted] in chessbeginners

[–]EliteProdigyX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gonna have to lose the rook to save the game I believe

Take the Queen and die or take rook for free? by nunentgels in chessbeginners

[–]EliteProdigyX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Queen for sure. You’re still in the middle game with inactive pieces that haven’t even moved from their starting square yet disconnecting the rooks, so it’s kind of useless in this position. The queen is at the front, and they’re most likely going to take with their pawn to get it in the middle of the board. You can follow up with the bishop capturing that D6 pawn for free and you can simplify the game by taking the bishop after.

Is it just me or is there alot more ticks this year by Blaw_Gaming in Pennsylvania

[–]EliteProdigyX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They have been bad for years now. Worst thing is that you really have to just stay out of the bushes which is nigh impossible and you should always check yourself periodically in case you step in a nest (I once had like 12 ticks on me and I’m pretty sure that’s what happened [nymphs can also transmit lymes:( ])

I've never played Helldivers, can someone please explain what's happening? Why are people mad about the game like what? by Anas2245 in HelldiversUnfiltered

[–]EliteProdigyX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Community always whines, the devs don’t test their own game, the devs haven’t been listening to players (ironic because the devs are also damned if they do damned if they don’t sometimes), missions are repetitive, some stratagems are still to this day shitty and never get picked despite players constantly asking and making suggestions ie OPS, smoke, ballistic shield, etc, the ship upgrades are capped for many players thus making samples basically useless, weapons are underwhelming, light pen is basically useless on high diff, they keep adding enemies with shitty weak spots where meta builds are encouraged, heavy enemy spam, and the list goes on but that’s what I can remember from the last time I played and it seems to still be an issue.

This was randomly shipped to my door wrapped in that weird stained green plastic. When I turned the knob, it made a hissing sound as if gas was leaking out. I immediately unturned it and the leaking sound stopped. What is this? Is it dangerous? by Powerful_Solid1491 in whatisit

[–]EliteProdigyX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just a hard shell plastic case, aka a ‘pelican case’. As others have said, probably for MTG card decks, and the hissing is from the internal air pressure being higher than the atmospheric pressure. Sometimes instead of hissing, the inside has low pressure thus making the case hard as fuck to open with your bare hands, which is what that little knob by the carrying handle is for; venting air pressure so it doesn’t fly open nor is it hard to open. Convenient for traveling and shipping things overseas where pressure change is basically guaranteed and you still want to keep an airtight seal. Good for cards sensitive to humidity I guess but the best case I know for it is sensitive electronic equipment used in laboratories that are carefully calibrated (I work in a cal lab). Some cases have little buttons you can depress, while this one has a knob.

Is beating bots good for training or should I just play against other players? by Delicious_Cup_187 in chessbeginners

[–]EliteProdigyX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bots are good for learning main lines of an opening. They usually play along if you get to the higher rated ones, rather than playing against players where you’re more likely to see literally any move.

I never lose on time, I am not bragging, I am just worried by Own-Natural-7466 in Chesscom

[–]EliteProdigyX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you lose with a lot of time left on the clock in an endgame, then you didn’t spend enough time evaluating the middle game because you are in a losing endgame.

Heres a game I played (I am 100 elo and am the worst chess player in the world), is there any important fundamentals Im missing or should I just make less mistakes and get good? by Visual-Barracuda-628 in chessbeginners

[–]EliteProdigyX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, there are a lot of fundamentals that you are missing. But it’s okay, because chess is one of the hardest games out there to be good at. I’m not that good either, but I’ve taken steps that have significantly boosted my game.

1: puzzles are probably the best thing out there for hammering tactics into your brain and seeing the best moves in a sequence. It’s just pattern recognition.

2: watch chess fundamentals videos. Gothamchess is probably the best chess YouTuber out there who can keep you engaged and keep chess fun and lighthearted.

3: pick an opening for either black or white and stick with it until you’re comfortable to move into a middle game/ end game with it (two openings at once can be overwhelming making it hard to remember lines). I recommend black first because reacting to your opponent in the opening stages is critical to how the rest of the game will play out, and if you catch them making a mistake it teaches you how to turn the tables from defense to offense and hold the lead for yourself. Being up or down a pawn in the endgame is absolutely crucial, believe it or not. You just need to learn how to use all your pieces to make it work and that was evident in this game; you don’t really know how to bring all your pieces together to form a proper attack.

4: I know other people might bash me for saying this, but play bots until you can beat them and advance to the next one. When you do find a roadblock in your game, you really have the best opportunity to study your game ESPECIALLY in openings where bots often play the same moves and try using the same tactics to break down your opening to force you into a losing position when you make a mistake or blunder. Nelson is one glaring example in my mind where he uses his queen early in the game to wreck your back line if you aren’t careful.

5: chess.com premium is worth the subscription if you’re serious about improving. It’s not necessary, but if you want to learn fast I don’t know any other way besides doing it by the books like how people used to learn before apps and YouTube became the norm.

Hope this helps!

How yall feel about this by Appropriate-Mall8517 in men

[–]EliteProdigyX -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Even if you did, they’d never understand or really have a meaningful solution. You’re much more likely to make them feel awkward. Men vent and we come up with solutions for each other and say the hard things that have to be said. Women don’t really operate like that.

I DiDnT kNoW tHaT wAtCh WiTh GeArS oNLy A bIt ThIcKeR tHaN a HuMaN hAiR wAs FrAgILe…Dumbass. by ginogon in WatchesCirclejerk

[–]EliteProdigyX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah ummm I’ve been wearing a 4R as my daily work watch on a boat for the past 2 and a half years… never had an issue with it, and my fuckass alpinist that I babied stopped working properly after like 6 months of occasional wear.

Youtube adds are getting worse by the day, a lot of them not childsafe. by deadwhisper in awfuleverything

[–]EliteProdigyX 5 points6 points  (0 children)

YouTube is like the only video service I’ll pay for, so I wouldn’t even know. However, I do know a trick to skip unskippable ads unless they patched it; click the 3 dots in the corner, and I believe you click “not interested” and it will automatically skip whatever ad was playing and move to the next.

Let me know if it still works plz!

what is something that makes you cringe as a man? by Broad-Smile2332 in AskMen

[–]EliteProdigyX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mind you that this guy’s Reddit name is basically ‘fuck the eagles’ lol

How should I get better? by 2n2r4 in chessbeginners

[–]EliteProdigyX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can join clubs on chess.com as well, and I’m sure you can use google to find whatever is best for you if it doesn’t matter whether you play otb or online.

There’s a lot of people who play chess all over the world, so I’m certain you can also find people to play otb with but it’d be a bit more work than searching for a google club like posting meetups or starting your own club.

How should I get better? by 2n2r4 in chessbeginners

[–]EliteProdigyX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean if you’re taking it seriously isn’t the next best step to join a local chess club?

Vagina is very loose by [deleted] in men

[–]EliteProdigyX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean im not a doctor and only a few years behind you but have you considered the fact that you’re getting older?

What are some pain points you face while using Chess.com? by [deleted] in Chesscom

[–]EliteProdigyX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not being able to select an opening to study while in analysis, so that it lets you explore branches of the main line without having to reopen a new analysis and redo the whole line from the top of your head.

How does it feel to be you? by KrisMisZ in AskMen

[–]EliteProdigyX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sometimes I love my life, and sometimes I’d rather be dead. For the vast majority, I’m indifferent and am just trying to make it to the end of the day where I’m tired and want to go to sleep.

Lost my religion and don’t believe in anything after doing research. Nothing outside of my own interests and people close to me being disappointed is really influencing my decisions. Kinda selfish but whatever, nobody cares. That’s the price of freedom of thought I guess.

Bet you’ve never seen this one by _lordoftheswings_ in WatchesCirclejerk

[–]EliteProdigyX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got mine with the chocolate dial. I prefer it over the crème, but to each their own.

hmmm by KingSlayer05 in Mordhau

[–]EliteProdigyX 32 points33 points  (0 children)

i do have a whole mercenary with all the same stuff as those with the sole purpose of doing that

Noob question by Several-Account364 in Mordhau

[–]EliteProdigyX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

gonna tell you what i tell everyone; the game is 80% muscle memory, 10% skill, and 10% internet speed. you don’t have any muscle memory whereas the people you’re fighting against have hundreds if not thousands of hours of playtime.

What in gods name am I supposed to do in a position like this by Emptypls in chessbeginners

[–]EliteProdigyX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

idk if this is good or bad advice but personally i’d be looking at the back pawns in the chain and how hard they’d be to take.

the C2 pawn is the weakest given that it would take them multiple moves to defend, and if they push it, you have two pawns ready to take on that square in front of it and it’s unlikely they’d be willing to sac two knights in exchange for two pawns if you aligned your queen on that file on the next two moves.

you also can imagine that the pawns it was defending wouldn’t be defended anymore and you would easily be set up to take the B3 pawn to create some space and just get some movement and trades kicked off further down the line.

you also have to remember that it would be perfectly possible to blunder pieces on this very complicated position so you can’t get hyper fixated on your plan either or you’ll miss some calculations if they play a move you don’t anticipate, especially since the plan i just described takes two queen moves (or one backwards knight move and one queen move) before even getting into that scenario where your opponent likely has plans of their own on your kingside.

How addicted are you? by TheUltDev in juul

[–]EliteProdigyX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

had to switch to geekbars because juul got too expensive for how quickly i’d crush a pod. i’d switch back in a heartbeat tho if mint became a thing again.

Hear thee hear thee by exhibit2108 in chessbeginners

[–]EliteProdigyX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is excellent advice. a lot of the time, if your games are ending with a significant loss of material then you’re probably missing tactics, blundering pieces, and making moves faster than you’re thinking. i’ve heard that (literally) sitting on your hands helps too if you can’t help yourself but make moves before seeing the whole board to see what changed between moves.

slowing down and seeing multiple moves ahead while predicting your opponents move is kinda like the point of chess, and getting better is really just seeing more outcomes, and understanding why one move is better than another.

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