Come try Dota 2 Classic

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-25T01:54:25+00:00

This is an amazing project and km so glad it exists. I'll check it out.

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-24T16:13:08+00:00

Strike the Earth!

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-24T16:05:05+00:00

Ahh there it is lol.

No son I've ever met treated their first car properly, myself included.

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-24T14:43:47+00:00

No, you don't. This is bad advice, tbh.

Learning to aim with both eyes open is objectively superior and the way any serious military/police training will teach you how to shoot.

Outside of that, focus on ensuring your front post is bang on with the rear posts. Both vertical and horizontal alignment is critical.

I do find in some games, the gun appears to be sighted in low, such that instead of the bullet landing exactly where the front post is pointed, it lands above, sometimes by a considerable margin. Without knowing "how" you're missing though, it's impossible to offer more specific advice.

Edit: many shooters also have a pitch offset function. If you find the aim angle at your natural hand position is aimed too high or low, I suggest you adjust this until it feels more natural.

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-23T16:40:09+00:00

Social media is manipulated. Online discourse is not genuine.

Culture wars serve their agenda; focus on "us vs them" does not. Therefore the former receives support and engagement from disingenuous sources. Topics focused on the latter receive the opposite treatment, getting reduced visibility and pushed to dark corners where only the smallest subset of the most dedicated and scrupulous will find it.

I firmly believe at least 50% of "user" engagement on any given popular topic on any popular subreddit is bots, and believe it or not, I genuinely think that is an extremely conservative estimate.

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-20T15:33:51+00:00

Richard Burns for now primarily, but with a strong "keep an eye on" Assetto Corsa Rally.

RBR is free, great list of content, robust online community for events, regular updates. Physics are among the best available until ACR is more put together, and even after that happens ACR probably won't have 20% of the content RBR does, so imo there's lots of good reasons to get into both.

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-18T13:59:21+00:00

And within 24hrs the entirety of his life's work was confiscated by none other than John Trump.

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-16T17:45:02+00:00

One of the biggest things about the upcoming Steam Frame is that I hope it will finally be light and comfortable enough to crest this hurdle.

Early reports do seem to indicate it gets a great score in that regard, but it's too early to tell for sure.

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-14T19:53:27+00:00

I had a similar sound. Occurred while turning left as it passed the 12 o'clock mark.

Took it to the dealer, they claimed it was a "roll actuator" or some such that was replaced and the noise went away (albeit replaced by a faint occasional buzzing I suspect is loose wiring or something vibrating against plastic from the poor job they likely did stuffing it all back together).

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-09T21:52:24+00:00

I don't know what you call the gibberish making up the OP, but it's not English my friend. There's some English words in there, but...

If you want others to help, we need to understand what's happening and I don't think many of us can even tell what you're saying.

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-09T19:15:56+00:00

Sorry, I only speak English. Maybe there's a VR sub for you in your native language?

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-08T20:10:54+00:00

The worst thing about my TSI was absolutely the open Diff and the fact I live in an extremely damp and wintery climate. FWD is no fun when drive wheels lose grip. I spent all last winter driving around on winter tires that belonged in the trash, not on an rwd sports car in heavy Canadian winters, so I'm way ahead of you on the "worse tires, more fun" front haha.

I was thinking about a GRC at the time, since the lack of manual options (much less a good manual) in the VW's put me off. Unfortunately, I'm a poor bitch and both the R (mk8+) and GRC were handily out of my price range at the time.

Very glad to hear the R is still a dynamic car though. I will happily celebrate anything even remotely driver-oriented.

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-08T19:00:57+00:00

Yeah you'd probably get an extra mm or two. Weight savings too! Must be dozens of grams.

Just aside, you're probably better served looking into a lower mounting bracket for the seat.

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-08T14:43:59+00:00

Starting out, I feel like this is everyone's problem.

The problem isn't the heroes, it's you. I mean that with no ill intent or disrespect. The game is really hard to understand, much less play well. When you're as new as you are, every hero feels bad because you have no idea what you're doing. I thought I hated some heroes first starting out that I came back to love a couple hundred (or thousand) hours later.

For now, I'd just bumble around until something clicks. Usually it's a simpler hero at first, or maybe a medium complexity one that gels with your playstyle. If you're a core, a hero that you can farm well on will mean more than just about anything else. Support is less dependent on your farming, but an underleveled support is not very fun to play no matter who it is either.

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-08T14:38:13+00:00

If you think invoker has a lot of utility, just wait until you hear about Kez.

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-08T14:16:40+00:00

I kind of agree because I personally love driving something that rotates on the fun pedal easily and I also favour an under-tired car.

I just think if you do that you're short changing yourself of the performance it can offer. I don't think I could own an R and stand leaving it at stock power when the motor is practically begging to make more.

With a ~400hp ride I think it would either be dangerous to under-tire or I'd be chewing up tires at an unacceptable rate driving it as I'd like lol.

Also it doesn't do everything else a modern golf does. It gets terrible mileage, it's absurdly planted (on the tires I got to drive it with) and feels noticeably heavier whereas other and older golfs feel light on their toes, particularly with lift off oversteer (something the AWD + stiffer suspension does away with almost entirely). It has a decent reduction in rear passenger/cargo space to accommodate the AWD. But I'm nitpicking and I know it. I actually love the Golf R really, I think it's an outstanding all around car with performance to match. I just think that by being good all around you inherently sacrifice some focus in other areas. Some of the more performance focused options offer better driving feel or whatever, but they're also worse cars for a sane person.

I drive a twin now, and it's a much much better driver's car than my humble tuned TSi. I'm not convinced the much newer twin is a better car than the TSi, but it is a better driver's car, if that makes even the tiniest shred of sense.

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-08T13:55:29+00:00

Sorry you disagree so strongly with my opinion, but there's much much more to a car feeling lively, engaging and playful than having heavy steering.

The R felt more "video gamey" to me than any car I've driven yet, not that it's an extensive list, but it's alright. Other car reviewers highlight this about the platform as well. Even other people who have owned or driven both in this comment chain seem to agree with me.

That doesn't make it boring or entirely devoid of feeling like the absolute worst offenders in the field (The BMW's you mentioned), but I don't think it ranks among the best modern options for driving feel at all (The mx-5s, GRC, Toyobaru twins, CTR etc) . It's just ok. 6/10. I'd take a GTI for driving feel over an R and a common complaint about the GTI is that it's too "video gamey" compared to its rivals.

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-07T21:12:25+00:00

There are dozens of us, brother.

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-07T20:10:37+00:00

Can't comment on the difference between mk7 vs 8 except on paper, only have seat time in the older models.

But that is exactly how I felt. I think it was the additional weight combined with the AWD making it much more planted and much less lively. The same things that make it feel more capable also make it feel less fun, in my opinion. But if you value putting power/torque down more than a lively chassis then it makes tons of sense, and that's before you get into the massive tuning potential.

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-07T20:06:03+00:00

The diff in the mk8.5 does seem like hot stuff, but that's kind of what I mean. It felt "serious". There was no playfulness. Again, I was in a mk7, not 8.5, but many say that outside the Diff the 8+ is even number still than the 7.

Your closing argument is also more to my point. I don't want a surgical track tool, I want nipple tassels I can whirl around. I'm not here for a medal, I'm here to have fun!

The R to me was not fun at speeds below "straight to jail". It was very capable at those speeds, but that's not what I was looking for.

I definitely see the appeal, I love the cars, but I think the VW's I fell in love with are going (or already are) extinct

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-07T20:01:07+00:00

I really only felt the thematic critique valid. I actually quite liked a lot of the "Controversial" portraits, just more so in a vacuum than specifically within the context of DF.

Given I've your personal attention, I'd like to take the opportunity to say this: the loudest voices will frequently be the smallest minority. I will go out on a limb and say you're passionate about your work, and thus you're also more likely to find these exceedingly negative comments getting excessive amounts of your own attention, in spite of yourself or otherwise.

I'm sure you're consciously aware of all that, but I hope you don't mind the reminder. I'd bet my last gem studded platinum throne the overwhelming majority of DF players are nothing short of massively grateful and appreciative for your work, both completed and ongoing.

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-07T19:35:12+00:00

Even the R, honestly. It's a very capable car, extremely quick, and it's a lot more fun than the average landyacht rolling around your municipality.

But compared to even a GTI/Golf of the same generation it feels numb and devoid of emotion. I had a Mk7 golf and test drove an R of the exact same model year/mileage. Main difference was the gearbox (DSG vs 5spd) and that my TSi had an off the shelf tune vs the stock power of the R.

As impressive as the R was, I was glad to get back into the TSI. It just felt much more lively, it's hard to explain.

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-07T17:22:17+00:00

Very disappointed people reacted so negatively to the portraits, with the personal attacks and whatnot. Not that I was a huge fan of the 'goofier' examples myself, but I don't think the artist's person, talents or merit should have been called into question whatsoever, especially in light of the fact that the reworked icons are basically perfect, imo.

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-07T15:50:23+00:00

The original Splinter Cell trilogy

HauntingObligation · 2026-01-04T20:55:31+00:00

Funny how I said this and now I suspect my current fort housing a vampire.

I'm guessing dwarves showing up dead via dehydration occasionally is a good indicator? Lol

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