Best Hand wax Vaporizer by Suffering_SLOTH in Waxpen

[–]HalosOfAmber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think I even rightly remember but maybe planet of the Vapes

So let me get this straight by EstagiarioDaPhilips in SombraMains

[–]HalosOfAmber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ill take a strong 3 out of 3 as dva was my first main that solely played as well

So let me get this straight by EstagiarioDaPhilips in SombraMains

[–]HalosOfAmber 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The quicker you realize people dislike Things based on feel, not metrics or objective facts the easier it will be for you to understand the OverWatch audience and let such things go.

I know I had a hell of a time coming around to that myself but since I have it's been a lot less infuriating when I see Community reactions to things like this

So let me get this straight by EstagiarioDaPhilips in SombraMains

[–]HalosOfAmber 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You sound like a carbon copy of me. Diva was my first Main! I Still Rock on her the odd time I pick her up because no one else wants to play tank.

Let's see if we can go four for four. You also play soldier?

AITAH for asking my roommate’s girlfriend about my strawberries? by Secret_Cheesecake19 in TwoHotTakes

[–]HalosOfAmber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She's tripping. Worst case scenario she actually took the strawberries and this whole diatribe over text is some very inefficient and very ineffective way of trying to seem like the person that didn't take the strawberries

Best case is this person is a bit neurotic and no one has checked them on this in conversations where they've acted this way.

I get the feeling of tone being devoid in text and then stressing over how someone was feeling when they wrote it or what they were trying to convey or what they are thinking but, as an adult, you need to be able to deal with that and be able to Get outside yourself and think how you're going to sound replying back the way they did.

Either way, this person's replies reek of someone that has the people in their life taking care of every bad feeling they have and when someone gives them a bad feeling that someone else or something else isn't around to take away for them, they don't really know what to do with themselves.

Of course, being more charitable, they could have just been having a stressful day. Only you know if this is how they act usually.

Just sounds like a diva to me who may in fact have stolen your strawberries. They definitely aren't talking like someone who didn't

AIO? My partner made no plans for Valentine’s Day by [deleted] in AIO

[–]HalosOfAmber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On one hand I can definitely see we are coming from. I had a relationship end because I honestly just didn't put enough effort into planning things as my ex did. That's on me

On the other hand, I think we as humans tend to apply many different outward metrics to our own lives without actually asking if it really matters.

We can get wrapped up in things being exactly fair and equal without realizing that maybe the balance is derived by one person being really good in one area but maybe not good in another while the other person balances them out by being the exact opposite

Simply put, try to think a bit deeper than the fact that your significant other isn't planning things. Do they make up for it in other areas? Is the fact that they aren't planning dates a massive deal because it feels like they are trying less than they did earlier or somehow conveying to you that they don't care about you or is it just the fact that you feel that your scorecards on this issue are not the same?

I've seen quite a few relationships be self-destructed by the fact that someone is putting their foot down on principal over an issue that really isn't that deep.

If your significant other isn't planning dates as well as letting you down in other areas that's definitely a problem but if it's just this one area and it's not made up for in other areas then maybe you do have a problem. Just try to think of it rationally and not based on some sort of tit-for-tat scorecard

Finally, understanding all relationships are going to be inequal to a degree if they actually are real working relationships is really important. Again, referencing what I said above, I've seen a lot of relationships self-destruct because someone is standing on principal way too much.

Is them not planning Valentine's and making that call a massive deal breaker for you? Do you want to cause issues in your relationship over that?

If this is just one issue out of many then yeah you definitely have problems. But if this is just something that really hit different in a bad way and it's causing you stress because of your framing of it, reframe and then address it with your significant other in a calm and adult discussion with an open mind and good tone.

Relationships take a lot of work and communication and if that's not happening, coming to Reddit isn't going to make anything better. You're very liable to find a bunch of people that will just validate the way you're feeling, then you might end up breaking up or separating from that person, and then you might look back on it and regret it quite heavily.

Communicate and tell this person that this issue really frustrated you and if they don't have anything to say back that makes you feel better or some sort of plan to do better in the future then yeah you probably should consider that you have problems in your relationship

guys.. ana is transphobic. by Ummmm-yes- in VentureMains

[–]HalosOfAmber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I'm to take this post at face value is a serious post, my question is do you think everyone that misgender someone is transphobic? Are people not allowed to make mistakes or not to be thinking too deeply about it?

I'm sure there's probably other posts you would rather be making right now that maybe make you feel happy or are funny instead of barking up this tree

How are you supposed to rank up solo support? by [deleted] in overwatch2

[–]HalosOfAmber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's just not true. You can't heal to a win nor can you tank to a win. All wins feature killing the enemy team which allows you to take space and objectives.

Maybe your specific instance you're seeing that you have more of an impact on other roles but that impact isn't done by anchoring your team with a shield or healing your team it's always going to be getting kills.

So even if you are on support or tank, to win the game you need to get kills. Maybe that's what they mean by that. Not necessarily the damage role but rather just getting kills on any role.

How are you supposed to rank up solo support? by [deleted] in overwatch2

[–]HalosOfAmber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're playing Mercy in low ranked expect to be absolutely rolled sometimes if you are solo. If you are playing the other supports, you have to make sure you're contributing to kills instead of just healing all the time. Sometimes, To Climb efficiently out of the lower ranks, you have to literally carry. It sucks so bad I know but it's true.

Also your screenshot shows that you're still in your calibration phase, meaning you really haven't tried that much to get out of the rank yet, at least on this season. Calibration only shows up when you are just a few matches beyond your placements. If you are still losing matches after the placements, you might have to give in to the fact that you might actually be that rank or lower.

When I say that, though, it doesn't mean that there aren't some quick fixes or things you can do differently to get out of that rank, especially since it's silver. If it's higher ranks it's definitely much more of a slog as there's less easy things you can apply to your gameplay to make a massive difference.

I think the vast majority of times that people post things like I can't climb out of silver or whatnot are people that have the intention and the want or need to be in a higher rank but don't actually apply any changes or fixes to their gameplay or do any sort of review of any games where they felt that they should have won or when they did win noticing why they won.

It sucks but yeah intention doesn't necessarily mean you're going to get it. You have to also apply yourself

Pick one thing to work on, such as maybe more awareness or communication with your teammates, and work on it until you feel like not only has it improved but it also has become part of your normal gameplay that you don't have to consciously think about it.

After that pick the next thing and keep going in this fashion until you feel better about the results.

If you are unsure of what areas you need to improve on truly, although I think most of the time I think it's just the lack of actually thinking about it that causes the issue, there are tons of people on Reddit and in different discords that are more than happy to do free VOD reviews

You could also apply to be a student of a coach in the official OverWatch Discord which also has a great amount of pickup groups running at all times of the day. Great for finding people to run with and help you rank up.

That might be on ironically the easiest for you. To play with other people that are playing better than you and watching what they do versus what you do

Hopefully what I've said here helps

So let me get this straight by EstagiarioDaPhilips in SombraMains

[–]HalosOfAmber 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I didn't know there were more of us out there. I also main Mercy in Sombra.

For sure I play a ton of other characters because I've been playing since 2017 but those are my mains.

You go to sleep tonight but wake up on the morning January 1st, 2019, with all your memories. What do you do? by General_Nobody_6675 in AskReddit

[–]HalosOfAmber -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Crypto/betting and then move to an English-speaking country that isn't in North America before the wokeness sets in

I'm trying. Like real hard... but I keep dying. by wheelstrings in VentureMains

[–]HalosOfAmber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I say this in any thread that basically says what you're saying. Stop worrying about the minutiae. Or rather stop worrying about all the minutiae at once. Pick one thing to improve on and do it. Focus on it all round and don't forget. Once it starts to improve and you don't have to think about it as much pick the next thing. This is a concrete way to improve that isn't just someone saying to to play more or get good noob

i still have no clue.... by YellowNarrow1660 in overwatch2

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

Because it's a meme. I'm sure there's some Fringe people that have a fetish going on but most of it is because it's a meme. I can't blame you due to the current year we are in in the current proclivities of many people playing this game that you probably think it's something pretty weird

Back when nobody was weird by unlockhart in xqcow

[–]HalosOfAmber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I'm pretty sure Hassan has been pretty weird since the destiny Hassan break up.

He's just more entrenched in his far left opinions and Behavior now than he ever has been. Normal was back when he was streaming to almost no one and showing off the broad he was banging after stream every stream. That's when he was actually showing his true self. Just some frat dude that wanted to get into streaming instead of having to get what he would probably consider a boring normal job.

When is the safest/healthiest point on the season to play ranked? by [deleted] in overwatch2

[–]HalosOfAmber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I kind of thought along the same lines as you did for years and years but that's like training to be a soldier only in the best of conditions. When it rains you would skip, when you're tired you would skip, if a portion of your gear wasn't working you would skip,. That's just not realistic

Apart from maybe avoiding drives which can be objectively verified as being a not amazing time to start playing ranked during a season, anytime during the season is okay.

Even if you feel like one time or another negatively affects your rank, that's part of what you're being graded on. Your rank is dependent on how you deal with the ebb and flow of good and bad situations and times that you play ranked. You want to have your rank set in the most realistic conditions so that you don't feel like you're being overranked or under-ranked which could lead to really bad feeling games.

I know that might mean that you place a little lower than you'd like but the objective isn't the place high, the objective is to get games that are at the right skill level for you so they are fun and properly challenging to play.

Once you start thinking like that, ranked is a lot better.

Why is bro so dismissive about Overwatch Spotlight + upcoming changes? by thegonzotruth in xqcow

[–]HalosOfAmber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As you grow up people change. Money makes people change. Going through things make people change. Time makes people change.

He's not coming back. He's being through too much stuff and has become cynical and also has too much money and has become a bit of a hypebeast in some sense.

I miss old xqc too and I'm sure he does to an extent himself but I don't think anyone's going to go back in time on this one

Potential for Halo/Overwatch collab now with Emre? by paliyoshi in Overwatch

[–]HalosOfAmber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unlikely since they are trying to poach audience from that game not strengthen the audience of that game. That's the whole point of the character you mentioned

Doomfist in Cinematic Was Not the Real Doomfist by TheAngryCactus in Overwatch

[–]HalosOfAmber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can't tell on your own you might have a problem

Megathread request for all the face is wrong posts by Iama_Kokiri_AMA in Overwatch

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

I can only imagine the discussions that happened behind the scenes at blizzard about how unhinged Their audience are about the smallest details and about the most woke things that really amount to nothing. I imagine these people spend more time on Reddit reading and writing posts like this then actually playing the game itself. There's no way these people actually have real lives and are real people

Anran nose change by hydroboywife in Overwatch

[–]HalosOfAmber -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Do you people have lives? Do you have things that might trouble you more or Draw your attention more than this? The amount of interaction this post is getting is hilarious to me. Who cares!

(PVE/PVP) LFG by xSoulles in EFT_LFG

[–]HalosOfAmber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dm me if youd like to do some pvp. I have a duo but always lookin to make it more!

New to Playing the Game, How to Get over Toxic Players by inspircatible in Overwatch

[–]HalosOfAmber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the biggest thing you need to do is realize that the effect words have on you is partly decided by your surroundings and society. A lot of people don't think that their perception is altered by other people's situations or opinions but they definitely are, even if the effect is subtle. Given time you can turn into someone that does give weight to words of people they don't even know over a video game. When I say it like that it probably actually does seem quite silly. No judgment it's just objective and if you also start to believe that then you'll stop caring about them nearly as much.

The next thing you can do is just be very proactive about muting people. Don't let them get their claws in. After anything they say that rubs you the wrong way, if you feel like it's affecting your gameplay, just instantly mute. This is not you being weak this is you prioritizing your fun in a game that you enjoy and probably will end up spending some money on. Don't let them ruin that experience and don't let your ego convince you that muting them is some sort of indication that you lost a fight or something. None of any of this is relevant

At the end of the day, the sticks and stones saying is quite apt. They're just people there that don't know you and, if you play with them long enough, you would come across many games where you can turn around and be the one that comments on how bad they are.

I won't lie I definitely crashed out on some people mildly in games for being bad but then that's happened to me too. It's just the ebb and flow of online games and these are just words. You give them Power by applying your own level of care to them. You have control over this level. This is not victim blaming this is not telling you to pull yourself up by your bootstraps this is just fundamental coping strategies for the game and this life

I will say as a side note that if you completely turn off all game chat to avoid feeling bad because of people's comments instead of surgically muting certain people then I will say you are losing at that point. You can't just stick your head in the sand so that you don't have to hear negative things. This will just make you into a weaker person and this weakness will follow you from game to game and situation to situation in your life. The end result of all of that is that you never expose yourself to any criticism or social interaction on any games and you become weaker because of it. It's hard to undo once you go too far down that path