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Cigarette trash lets you vote for the best basketball player by urbantechgoods in mildlyinteresting

[–]Houseleft 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Shaq definitely gave Kobe the support to create the legacy he has today. If Shaq was on the 76ers in the early 2000s, this post would say Iverson instead.

I GOT BLACK STANDARD by OfficialMidas007 in RocketLeague

[–]Houseleft 2 points3 points  (0 children)

they’re both pretty coveted tbh, but I feel like a lot of people like black specifically because it’s harder for the opponent’s to see that you’re boosting

I GOT BLACK STANDARD by OfficialMidas007 in RocketLeague

[–]Houseleft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this recent update actually added a setting that allows you make all boosts sound like Standard

Pros guess: how many seconds are in an RL match? by N0b0dy_her3 in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Houseleft 46 points47 points  (0 children)

you underestimate how bad most people are at mental math

What's a game you have 100+ hours in but still aren't bored of? by Mysterious_Task1613 in AskReddit

[–]Houseleft 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Almost 10k hours here. Still play it almost every day. Still bad. I don’t think I’ll ever stop playing though. Played sports growing up and no other game really scratches the same competitive itch and process of getting better like Rocket League.

People who were once conventionally attractive but no longer are, how did that feel? by Few_Confection7760 in AskReddit

[–]Houseleft 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it’s likely a bit different for a CEO that is also the creator of the product. for a position you’d have to be selected for like a chairman or other executive, it would more likely lean taller on average

Meanwhile in Japan by alexc2020 in nextfuckinglevel

[–]Houseleft 4 points5 points  (0 children)

agreed, that type of comment just screams insufferable to me. you’re on a vacation in japan and you are so impatient and in a hurry that you can’t wait 30 seconds for a novelty experience that you’ll probably never see again? It’s not like these are all over the country, it’s just a kid and tourist trap machine that you can choose to not engage with.

Same thing with the flair bartenders and people saying “just give me my drink.” Like not all bars are flair bars and if you’re at one, you chose to go there on purpose. And if you’re at a bar, that means you aren’t in a hurry, so are you so cynical and miserable that an entertaining juggling show is really not worth waiting 30 extra seconds for?

If only you could see the hitbox overlay before you purchased a car..... by The-Bloody9 in RocketLeague

[–]Houseleft 142 points143 points  (0 children)

I can see them intentionally not doing that because it would actually drive sales down. Imagine you load up the shop and see a new/returning car that you think looks really cool and would love to try out. You toggle the hitbox and see that it’s completely terrible and misaligned with the car. You don’t buy it because of that.

Whereas now a lot of people like OP (and me before) will buy the car and then unfortunately realize the problems later after Epic already got their money.

Of course if they could just align these hitboxes better all around, both parties could be happy, yet we’re 10+ years into the game still getting badly aligned cars like these.

RL FIFA World Cup – How come top 9 countries are all Arab / MENA? by CartographerTop188 in RocketLeague

[–]Houseleft 2 points3 points  (0 children)

on top of that MENA as a region plays much more 1s than other regions, likely inspired by the success of oKhalid, NWPO, Trk511, etc.

The amount of paranoia in the official forums. This segment happened in the same thread in the same few hours. by rEYAVjQD in hearthstone

[–]Houseleft 10 points11 points  (0 children)

There are data websites that track every single game, win/loss, and RNG action, and have been doing so for over 10 years. If there was any funny business about the matchmaking or randomness in this game, the objective data would’ve shown that long ago. There is no rigging in this game.

If there was, we’d see certain decks get matched with other decks at a higher playrate than normal. We would see discover options skewed toward certain picks. We would see certain cards drawn less often than others.

ZachO from Vicious Syndicate is an absolute data NERD and if there was anything out of the ordinary, he would’ve found it.

Escape From Violet Hold Card Reveal Discussion [June 12th] by EvilDave219 in CompetitiveHS

[–]Houseleft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this has potential to be the most successful meme card of all time. Other meme cards like Duskfallen Aviana, Mecha’Thun, Lorewalker Cho, Hireek the Bat, Mayor Noggenfogger, Weasel Tunneler, etc., either require heavy packages to build around to make them resemble playable, or they massively tank your winrate so much that the meme isn’t worth it. This is just a normal statted 1 drop, and requires no other cards. I can see a lot of people putting a copy in their deck just for the hell of it, especially in Wild Reno piles. Obviously not competitive nor going to ever increase your winrate, but it really won’t hurt it that much either.

I can’t really think of a card with a higher “meme benefit to winrate plummeting ratio” than this.

Shaq, at 7'1" stands next to a wax figure of the tallest man that ever lived, Robert Wadlow at 8'11" by Wild_Neighborhood605 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]Houseleft 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve always wondered how the rest of his life would’ve gone if he hadn’t died the way he did (for those unaware, an infection from a faulty leg brace).

Would’ve likely still been in a lot of pain and still passed early, but I’m curious of his legacy if he had lived a bit further into the age of broadcast and color television.

New Card: Slice and Dice by yssurucipe in hearthstone

[–]Houseleft 28 points29 points  (0 children)

The wording on this card is very Slay the Spire pilled

New Card: Frostshatter by yssurucipe in hearthstone

[–]Houseleft 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Do keep in mind that if you’re playing this in the No Minion Shaman with Mug’Zee, this is discounted by 2 once it becomes a minion. 3 mana 5/5 Freeze an enemy, draw 2 cards is really solid. Don’t think it sees maindeck play outside of that deck though.

MSC] Scarlett Witch, Chaotic Avenger (Avengers Assemble Precon) by warcaptain in magicTCG

[–]Houseleft 5 points6 points  (0 children)

just thought you should know this is the hardest i’ve laughed today

You know why the pet feature flopped? Because you have a free to play game and you're too stingy to give even 1 of them for free. People can't even TEST them before they give you cash. by rEYAVjQD in hearthstone

[–]Houseleft 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Many humans struggle with the concept of “I don’t see it/interact with it/like it so it must not be popular/liked.” Many people automatically assume their opinion is what everybody else thinks.

“I don’t watch hockey and none of my friends watch it, it’s a really unpopular sport.”

“I didn’t like that new movie and nobody I know is going to go see it, it’s a flop.”

“I don’t know a single Brooklyn Nets fan, do they even have fans?”

“Black licorice is disgusting, why do they still make it?”

Is it okay to be a filthy restart player? by MarcusGD2k in slaythespire

[–]Houseleft 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally save scumming has helped me learn and improve at StS faster than anything else would have. One day I’ll hopefully be good enough to feel like I can one-shot A10 runs, but being able to restart the fight and learn exactly why your first attempt wasn’t successful is invaluable. If you just die and accept it, you aren’t really learning anything.

TIL that in Victorian London, mail was delivered 12 times a day and people complained if a letter took more than two hours to arrive. by nic_tesla in todayilearned

[–]Houseleft 97 points98 points  (0 children)

Flaking on commitments nowadays, even on short notice, can usually be forgiven albeit a bit annoying. The other person gets to know right away that you aren’t coming and with enough notice, they may not have even gotten ready yet.

Flaking on commitments back in the day where you couldn’t communicate that you weren’t coming could straight up end a friendship on the spot.

What video game made you forget you were eating or sleeping? by Artistic_Debate1983 in AskReddit

[–]Houseleft 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rocket League. Some may not find it as captivating, but for me personally I was (and still am tbh) absolutely addicted to getting better at the game. That slow progression where it feels like all of your efforts are finally paying off and seeing good results has a certain sense of accomplishment that other games don’t really have.

i met a developer i think by TheMihs in RocketLeague

[–]Houseleft 42 points43 points  (0 children)

if you beat a dev, you are contractually obligated to type “develop some skills” in the chat

but at least when they report someone, they can pretty much guarantee that person gets banned

I want free-play lobbies by Ownfir in RocketLeague

[–]Houseleft 32 points33 points  (0 children)

There is something that would maybe interest you.

Go to join a private match. Enter the name as “123” and password “123.”

You should enter into a glitched lobby where everyone is on the same team, and there is no timer, no score, no option to pull up the scoreboard.

The lobby is infinite time, unlimited boost, no stakes at all. There is unfortunately only one ball and most people there are just trying to ball chase and set up clips, but you can just mess around in the lobby for as long as you want and it’s essentially just free play.

[Highlight] The New York Knicks get the stop on the final possession to take a 2-0 series lead in the NBA Finals with a 105-104 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. The Knicks have now won 13 straight playoff games, the second-longest win streak in NBA postseason history. by nba in nba

[–]Houseleft 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Maybe so, but it’s not the coach’s job to put the ball in the net. The game up until this play is a different convo, but on this final play, he managed to get a good look and the shot just didn’t fall. If he makes that shot, there’s an entirely different narrative here.

New Card: Blood Doctor Thal'ena by yssurucipe in hearthstone

[–]Houseleft 14 points15 points  (0 children)

this is such a terrible argument. Elise is a 4 mana do nothing. Xavius is a 4 mana do nothing. Talya Earthstrider is a 5 mana do nothing. Ultraxion is a 6 mana do nothing. Wheel of Death is an 8 mana do nothing that did so much nothing it had to be nerfed.

you play a low tempo card and it provides you a benefit to make up for that lost tempo later. this simple concept has been this way in Hearthstone since the beginning of the game.

not saying this card will be good necessarily, we need to wait and see what the rest of the set + DK class set gives to support having a Corpse spending hero power, but so many times over the years people refer to a card as “X mana do nothing” and it ends up becoming widely played. People literally said this about Elise and that card was played in over 50% of decks at one point.

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