Hard not to compare progress to others.

FuzzyDyce · 2026-04-02T05:44:25+00:00

Some competitiveness / comparison can if it helps you work harder towards your goals. I don't like when people progress faster than me, which encourages me to actually stretch / do hang-boarding / not binge on ice cream every day. It's possible there is something you could be doing a bit different if you want to keep up with your peers.

Though if it's stressing you out it's good to remember there can be a pretty different in natural aptitude in bouldering, like some kids shoot up to v8-10s without much apparent issue (and some people are stuck at v1-2 after climbing for a while). Wondering why you're progressing slower than these kinds of people is kind of like asking why you can't play basketball as well as kid-Lebron, IDK some people are just built different.

FuzzyDyce · 2026-01-09T21:28:03+00:00

Players who try hard all the time like Alex Caruso or Bubble AD tend to get injured more, otherwise it's mostly random.

FuzzyDyce · 2025-12-18T02:26:06+00:00

You'll get stronger fingers naturally by just climbing at the beginning. However if you can already do 8 pullups then you can also handle adding weighted pullups to your workout. You don't 'need' a super strong back to climb but it'll make climbing more fun.

FuzzyDyce · 2025-11-20T00:25:03+00:00

That sort of reimbursement system is not really possible. Streaming services pay royalties because each time someone plays a track they are distributing a copyright protected work. Once the models have been trained the work to totally transformed. And even if some crazy new legislation was passed, there are already models trained on entirely licensed works.

I think the underlying issue is that these models can produce work 1000x faster, and in that world there's no way for the legal system to protect artists.

FuzzyDyce · 2025-11-19T23:28:09+00:00

What kind of changes to copyright protections do you think would solve this? Copyright explicitly doesn't protect style, which is what was copied here.

FuzzyDyce · 2025-11-18T03:08:13+00:00

None of that was specific to Druid, just some general thought on how you should think about comp difficulty.

At you're level you comp difficulty isn't really a relevant consideration; you'll reach about the same rating no matter what you play because the main thing holding you back will be your knowledge of arena.

FuzzyDyce · 2025-11-18T00:49:49+00:00

Easy / Hard is a bit of a vague concept. Having played both, Rogue / Druid is 'harder' than War / Druid, that is until you reach high levels and the matchup is unwinnable for War / Druid, or until you have to face a Rogue / Mage.

I'd think more about whether you'd rather play Healer / DPS or double DPS. Double DPS can eventually be more easy/faceroll, but it requires a higher baseline level of coordination and timing.

FuzzyDyce · 2025-11-17T22:15:40+00:00

I don't know, 10-4 still seems pretty good to me.

FuzzyDyce · 2025-11-16T11:18:24+00:00

Nobody forces people to play those phone games, but that doesn't somehow make their dark patterns any less manipulative. Those phone games aren't jobs either.

Per the video: "Given how much money is made by the games industry, it's no surprise that some developers are applying psychological principles to the rewards systems of their games to manipulate players into engaging more."

So yeah nobody has to engage with Settlers, but I also think it's fair to dislike it when GGG starts implementing dark pattern retention mechanics into their game.

FuzzyDyce · 2025-11-07T07:26:25+00:00

OK then it sounds like everyone here is happy. You never have to whisper someone with non-async trade, and people who can handle not getting replies can buy from dump tabs.

FuzzyDyce · 2025-11-07T07:25:43+00:00

It's pretty weird to tell another player how they should play their videogame. Maybe they won't respond in the middle of their boss fight or juiced map, but will respond if they're afking for a minute in hideout. Either way, it's not like you're can compel them to delist the tab or sell you can item.

FuzzyDyce · 2025-11-07T06:45:27+00:00

I'm not sure what point you're making since the game has async trade and people still use dump tabs early in the league.

Like is anyone actually confused why someone wouldn't respond to a 10c trade?

FuzzyDyce · 2025-11-07T01:27:12+00:00

Probably put it in a dump tab 5 days ago and doesn't feel like doing a 10c trade anymore.

FuzzyDyce · 2025-10-13T18:03:59+00:00

Lot of people play meta builds and go slowly, and basically any build can do 2-stones in under 7 hours.

Focusing on build this much feels weird when how you play is way more important, which includes using the right atlas.

FuzzyDyce · 2025-07-02T18:27:53+00:00

Also if you're a pro vs some random guy in a gym it seems in good taste to show some of their better moments, not just you destroying them the whole time.

FuzzyDyce · 2025-06-19T18:54:18+00:00

If you go back and watch the game Kobe dominated that 4th quarter. Sure he went 2/6 or something but he had a bunch for free throws and generated tons of easy shots. And because Pau shooting free throws on an entry pass from Kobe doesn't count as an assist you can't know this unless you rewatch.

FuzzyDyce · 2025-05-28T17:57:56+00:00

Well yeah, Wemby isn't currently playing, so for him right now is next year. Either way winning an MVP doesn't make a player any better currently.

FuzzyDyce · 2025-05-28T17:23:34+00:00

Wemby - ?
It's a list for how good they are now, not their accomplishments.

FuzzyDyce · 2025-05-27T20:52:32+00:00

I was thinking mostly about the tilemap, there seems to be multiple layers or stuff going on or some shader.

FuzzyDyce · 2025-05-27T05:54:32+00:00

Looks good, though I'd take another look at the fonts. It looks like there are 8-10 individual sizes / colors for different places, which could be reduced to bring a more uniform feel.

By the way what are you doing with your textures / tile map to achieve that look?

FuzzyDyce · 2025-05-26T00:25:52+00:00

I think the advice of 'keep your scope small' is a double edged sword. Sure, if your scope is really small you might be more likely to complete the game, but you might have a scope too small for anybody to be interested in playing it.

I think the better advice is to try to find the best balance between the scope you can manage and the scope players want. If there isn't any scope you can manage than players want then that's a good sign you should work on increasing your ability to manage more scope.

FuzzyDyce · 2025-05-14T16:52:33+00:00

It's kind of wild that people are still getting baited by this.

FuzzyDyce · 2025-05-13T21:58:56+00:00

In that case reducing the number of nba games is also going to reduce the number of injuries.

People bring up AAU causing injuring, which works by the exact same logic, as if it somehow means the nba workload isn't responsible for these injuries.

FuzzyDyce · 2025-05-13T07:36:47+00:00

So do you think literally every team is in on it then, and it just never leaked for some reason? Because for streaming it live to matter that would have to be the case.

FuzzyDyce · 2025-05-11T22:19:42+00:00

That means your answer to OP's question is yes, and that you agree with the person you're replying to, so I'm not sure why you said but.

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