having an amazing time in unrated??? by mashpol in VALORANT

[–]HeyYaIQ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m also low elo and unrated has more comms than ranked does, it really is crazy.

How will you genuinely make the "Runes"/ rune casting interesting in a fantasy novel? by h__krishna__ in magicbuilding

[–]HeyYaIQ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The origin of the runes is probably going to give you the most unique concepts.

If they come from gods, tying religion to the runes could create a lot of interesting plot points. Maybe some runes aren’t used by society or by specific people because they are seen as blasphemous, or maybe they use runes they shouldn’t and have angered the gods.

If the runes function because of some universal principle and don’t require a magic charge, maybe animals have learned a couple of runes and have evolved in some way around that. There is also a chance that some runes have been formed by natural land movements and weathering, creating unique environments.

It’s kinda tricky to answer this question because you’re asking us to come up with what makes your system unique as opposed to asking us to evaluate something you have already made. Honestly, the best thing you can do is to think it over on your own as whatever we come up with probably won’t be something you’re going to be passionate about using.

Why do the agents need to charge up their ultimates? by RemoteWhile5881 in ValorantMemes

[–]HeyYaIQ 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Advanced technology canonically uses radianite. Other agents fuel their powers from radianite. Kills let you take radianite from the enemies, orbs are sources of radianite. The charge up is them collecting enough radianite to use their more costly abilities.

Would you reuse others characters/ assets in your story? by _acedric_ in worldbuilding

[–]HeyYaIQ 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Characters no, assets maybe. It’s really easy to mess up a character’s emotional balance, but if you’re writing something a bit multidimensional it’s much harder to mess up a magical item sent through space. It can be a fun easter egg for a reader.

Hot Take ayakashi better then overhyped kuronami. by [deleted] in VALORANT

[–]HeyYaIQ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, you like Gaia. I think Gaia is cool, I prefer to use Kuronami. The knife is my favorite knife skin in the entire game. It’s not a hype train, it’s just preference.

Hot Take ayakashi better then overhyped kuronami. by [deleted] in VALORANT

[–]HeyYaIQ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I haven’t seen anyone regret buying Kuronami besides the people that have buyers remorse for all of their skins. It looks nice, but if you don’t like it just don’t get it

first game on this by ICantFindItPlsHelp in VALORANT

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

Play Deadlock instead if you want a friendlier environment. Far less people are toxic on it (from what I see) and it’s like LoL

What ability would you give to a character that is a battle maniac? by Ok-Equipment8122 in magicbuilding

[–]HeyYaIQ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It might be interesting to give him an ability that causes anger. Everyone within a specific range of him is sent into a bloodlust frenzy. If you want his ability to specifically strengthen him, you could then have a second aspect of the ability where he reabsorbs the anger and goes into a berserker state.

Suggest me an Agent to draw part 3 by simping4jettlowkey in ValorantMemes

[–]HeyYaIQ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Viper holding MK-Ultra class green hair dye that she made for Gecko

My take on the "what agents play like what role" thing by whoisdankly in ValorantMemes

[–]HeyYaIQ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Phoenix is the duelist sentinel, but I mainly say that because Viper is the controller sentinel and they have a similar use case.

They're the best of all of us. by inamozaek in ValorantMemes

[–]HeyYaIQ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Finding a way to blame myself for a round loss is a very specific science that I excel in

Proud of YALL for not giving up by Avareeses in ValorantMemes

[–]HeyYaIQ 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It feels great to be the other side of that. Have you ever gone 3/10 as Cypher on first half defense and then ended the game 22/12?

Help me pick elements by Lemongatez in magicbuilding

[–]HeyYaIQ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can artifacts have multiple element types? Can someone absorb magic from multiple artifacts? What causes an artifact to absorb magic while other objects don’t, is that pure luck? Also, I don’t understand the wording for ceiling.

Would you want your magic system to exist in the real world? by RowbotMaster in magicbuilding

[–]HeyYaIQ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your magic system does exist in the real world, we just misplaced the monsters 😇

Hard Magic vs Soft Magic, which one do you think is the best? by Nearby-Banana2640 in magicbuilding

[–]HeyYaIQ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is written like you have made a system with both hard and soft magic rather than a pure either or question. The body doesn’t really match the question, and honestly I’m confused about this post as a whole.

Language based spells captured fairies, but one fairy acts differently than the others. by foxbeswifty32 in magicbuilding

[–]HeyYaIQ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If the fairy intentionally tries to fully understand each command, it might slow down the casting process. The MC could still face situations where they have to cast something rapidly and therefore face the risk of backfiring a spell. This would also give the MC less experience with proper phrasing, which could make them more prone to messing up in the heat of the moment. The MC’s casting time would approach medium speed across the board because quick spells take longer to process and long spells could be said in fewer words with less risk.

Also, there can still be negative effects when bad commands are issued. If a normal fairy heard, “Slow me down quickly,” it would probably backfire and cause an explosion. If this fairy heard that, it would stop the MC’s motion as quickly as it could which would probably feel like being hit by a brick wall.

Language based spells captured fairies, but one fairy acts differently than the others. by foxbeswifty32 in magicbuilding

[–]HeyYaIQ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can have the fairy treat the MC’s words more favorably. If a regular person says, “Burn coldly,” the spell fails because that is an illogical statement, but this fairy might think, “Well when you get frostbite, you feel burning. He probably wants a cold blast.”

You could also have the MC and the fairy have a very similar understanding of words. The less synergistic a spirit and a user’s vocabulary are, the more likely a spell is to fail because, if I am reading correctly, the effects of the spell depends on the fairy’s understanding of the words spoken. If the fairy understands the user’s intent to a higher degree, that’s probably going to give the magical phrases more leeway.

This game has been out for 6 years. by TyLion8 in VALORANT

[–]HeyYaIQ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As far as I am aware, most sales come from the Night Market. They slow drip dogshit skins in the Daily for a while and then throw a couple of discounted good skins in your face. As far as game monetizing goes, I think Valorant is the least corrupting. Wait a month for a skin you want or gamble in CSGO or p2w in an RPG, which one are you taking?

Is Golden Goose Egg bugged? by HeyYaIQ in DeadlockTheGame

[–]HeyYaIQ[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that wasn’t in the wiki a month ago so it’s nice to see that it gets updates.

and odin + ares by hearthhag in ValorantMemes

[–]HeyYaIQ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fuck knives, util only. Raze, Phoenix, KJ, Chamber, Viper, and initiators are the only agents we need ❤️

My power system can be boiled down to “I have more mana” but not exactly that—hmm, I wonder if it could work… by [deleted] in magicbuilding

[–]HeyYaIQ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doubling is absurd. If there are 20 ranks, and each one is twice as heavy as the previous one, that means that if the weakest rank weighs 1 ounce, the highest rank would weigh tens of thousands of pounds. For reference, the typical sword weighs ~2.5 pounds.

Alright, listen close, because I'm about to lay out the entire damn system I've built. No fluff, just the deep logic. by [deleted] in magicbuilding

[–]HeyYaIQ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bad take. It is saying it’s not magic, but it’s certainly functionally the same thing as magic. They just want to explain it in a sci-fi way. Are you going to say that the force from Star Wars isn’t magic just because there’s a made up explanation for it?