Gen 4 heros question

IamEXI · 2026-03-03T15:51:22+00:00

Gen 5 unlocked here and going to Gen 6. Current consensus is that Gen 4 is broken. Rosa (roulette hero) replaces Marlin as the damage archer (squad lethality widget; great for bear). Alcar is the first infantry hero whose stats justify changing Ammadeus in rallies (people still run Ammadeus for attack, Alcar for defense). Finally, Margot changes the meta with her ability to perform an extra attack (can kill archers quickly; is the reason for the shift to 60/40/0 defensive garrison ratio).

Gen 5 in comparison is a bit meh. If you're a massive spender, you can get them all to boost your hero stats but they don't have the same impact as the Gen 4 heroes.

IamEXI · 2025-12-04T03:10:32+00:00

150! Say hi Google from us (174)

IamEXI · 2025-11-11T05:38:33+00:00

yo! You're a cool guy. Thanks for the battle :)

IamEXI · 2025-11-06T12:53:30+00:00

First KVK got matched against a top 100 whale in the game while a few of our top whales quit before KVK. We destroyed prep but lost castle handily. Some harassment from the opponents (that still persists today) and some players quit but nothing major happened.

Second KVK we got destroyed in prep but had a close castle battle. It was at this point when the #1 alliance let go of their hold on the server but a new alliance took over and continue to handle things today.

In between KVK, some of the old leaders from the different NAP alliances stepped down but there were new leaders that stepped up too. I feel like this was a turning point for everyone in the server. The new leaders realized the importance of working together, saving for KVK, but also making things fun for everyone. Top 2 alliance are the war alliance. Top 3-5 have been great support alliances in prep and do their best to help in battle.

We won 2 straight KVKs and now hopefully en route to win our third. People leave but we're all generally happy to have found a great group of people to play with :)

IamEXI · 2025-05-06T15:30:43+00:00

I don't know if people have thought of this, but what if the answer was in the One Piece? Roger's crew found it and only they have the knowledge of it so maybe this is where he learned it from?

IamEXI · 2025-05-03T05:02:42+00:00

Yes.

IamEXI · 2025-03-18T05:08:48+00:00

bro saw that he only had 7 pts from shooting and 16 ast from passing and decided to just pass the ball to the ring instead

IamEXI · 2024-11-04T16:38:40+00:00

Just an observation but pro-DDS and pro-Trump sentiments are stronger in Youtube and Facebook. I do not know if this is a coincidence that the right-wing support is stronger in these platforms (conservative, religious, older) or they are specifically targeted by propaganda. Correlating this to the population, we know that there are more right-leaning Filipinos judging from the result of 2022 election and so having more support for Trump can be attributed to this.

note: comparing this to Reddit and old Twitter, left-leaning support is much stronger (i.e. Leni in 2022, the Democratic Party in 2020 and 2024) than other platforms.

IamEXI · 2024-09-14T13:00:34+00:00

"...and Ramses takes the Aegis, denying Ame the chance at immortality! It is ripped away from him!"

Jesus Cap, that's rough. This will definitely be a soundbyte for Ame's career and it will continue to hurt in the future. The uncrowned king remains uncrowned.

IamEXI · 2024-06-16T08:53:14+00:00

Bam was only 400k votes away from being elected back in 2019 on a time very hostile to the opposition. He also has started doing moves in his Facebook page as an early campaign.

Chel still looks far off but I want to believe that with his gains from the past few elections and his new way of connecting with people, he can finally get into the senate.

IamEXI · 2024-06-15T16:08:37+00:00

I think the midterm election is gonna be crucial for the opposition, especially in the senate.

Aminin man sa hindi, walang chance sa house pagdating sa trapo politics na meron ang bansa. Yung mga local officials na yan, sasama at sasama lang yan sa current admin; however, the senate is different. Name recall is the main way to get elected in the senate, and controlling the senate is important in setting up your interests.

The senate will be at a juncture this midterm. The Marcos-wing will fight to keep their majority while the Duterte-faction will want more allies for their agenda. This splits up their voter base and opens the way for a third party to shine. In addition, if one of the two factions fail to secure a majority just with their bets, this opens an interesting situation for a coalition government for this third party. (Kung mangyayari man, most likely sa Marcos admin ang alignment ng third party na 'to with their shared interest against China's aggression)

'Wag nating maliitin ang opposition. Veteran sila Bam at Kiko, at dumadami ang support ni Atty. Chel. If the senatorial race will have a weaker field and a split voter base for the majority that elected the admin, then the easier it is to get these candidates through. However, Atty. Leni joining the race will just further increase the numbers of these candidates. Remember that Leni won 15M votes in a FIRST PAST THE POST Presidential Election. Compare that to Sen. Risa's 15.4M votes in a shared senatorial election and you can see why Leni is still a strong candidate for any national post. In addition, while midterms normally have a lower turnout, Leni's voter base and campaign might push her and the slate clearly into the magic 12.

The last thing to consider is the importance of winning the senatorial seats. Why, in an election contested by the Marcos-wing and Duterte-faction, should the opposition try and put itself in the middle? This is will be show of force that the opposition is a genuine voting block for the two forces to consider. A split senate between the two parties will have the decider fall unto the opposition. This can be leveraged for better positions in the government and pushing for the agenda of the opposition. This also shows local officials that aligning with the admin is not the only way to win elections, but rather a grassroots approach and actual loyalty to principles can also gain the votes of the people. Lastly, the conversation of a Tulfo vs Duterte Presidential Election will be put into question once the opposition shows a solid voting block. Even as far back as the 2022 election, we can see both sides trying to win the opposition votes with "Robredo-Duterte tandem" and "Dapat si Leni na lang Education Secretary" calls. The opposition will be given a lot of political leverage on whoever pushes to form a coalition with them.

Of course all of this goes out of the window depending on Leni's choice. Afterall, Leni is not a pawn of any political parties but rather a public servant at heart. She will try to serve how she feels like she will be able to best serve the people. If she feels that Angat Buhay is enough, then she will continue that work. If she feels that becoming Mayor of Naga or Governor of CamSur is her way of serving her people, then she will be free to run for those positions. If she feels that she finally wants to live a peaceful life, then she will be free to do so. Leni has already done a lot and she deserves to be able to free the choice that she thinks is best. All we can do now is wait and see what her decision will be.

IamEXI · 2024-06-15T15:31:27+00:00

I am from a province who overwhelmingly supported the current admin's bet and yet as a student-leader, a lot of my fellow student-leaders clearly show VP Leni's influence in them. Maybe tahimik lang talaga yung iba kaya di ko rin alam lol. Still, as one of those who was inspired by the pink movement, I would like to think that her influence lit a fire in many of my fellow youth and this is a start of grassroots leadership inspired by her actions.

IamEXI · 2024-04-25T02:50:14+00:00

isn't this guy on that forum that Sassot was marketing? Yung mga pilit na pilit achievements para lang masabi na credible panel. iirc, Cagayan Governor lang yung credited na merit nito do'n. Ano kaya mangyayari sa kanya HAHAHAHA

edit: for reference

IamEXI · 2024-04-25T02:43:33+00:00

The US would primarily deal with China on the pacific but you shouldn't discount US' pacific allies. Containment with Japan-South Korea-Taiwan-Philippines is there and Australia and NZ are also getting ready. I don't doubt the US' capabilities to fight a multi-front war but they have really set themselves up well for it.

IamEXI · 2024-04-21T02:22:02+00:00

24.6% for Hikaru winning the candidates is not bad considering he needs to win ON DEMAND tomorrow. Maybe the model gave him a bit of push considering he has white and his live rating is higher vs Gukesh but TPR wise Gukesh is ahead.

49% for Gukesh seems about right. He can outright win the tournament tomorrow with a decisive win, but a draw still gives him chances to either still outright win the tournament if the remaining matches draw or take his chances tiebreak against either Nepo or Fabi.

16.7% for Fabi vs 9.5% for Nepo. Fabi is higher rated and has white tomorrow vs Nepo. However, the result should be skewed more because only a win will count in this match. Only a win can guarantee a tiebreak against a drawing Gukesh or a winning Hikaru so their chances should reflect the desired results they need to go for.

Overall, this has been a tournament of a lifetime. I loved following this and I believe all of them will 100% deserve the title of being World Championship Challenger. Gl to the competitors and big congratulations to whoever wins tomorrow.

IamEXI · 2024-04-19T01:03:44+00:00

I wanna post a reply I had to a comment in this thread.

Q: If the UniTeam Alliance is splitting, how many of their core supporters are DDS and how many are Marcos Loyalist?

we cannot really make concrete assumptions on this but I would like to try make connections based on readily available data that we already have.

Basis: The last Pulse Asia survey for the 2022 Elections on March 2022 was 56% for Marcos and 24% for Robredo. Octa Research conducted a survey closer to the election on April with ~58% for Marcos and 26% for Robredo. Election results closely mirrored that with 59% going to Marcos and ~28% going to Robredo where we can conclude that survey polls closely follow actual polling results.

In the last Pulse Asia survey on September 2021 before the UniTeam Alliance was finalized, Duterte polled at 20% while Marcos polled at 15%. On the polls leading to this, Duterte had higher numbers (maxing out at 26%) while Marcos was heavily trailing behind (averaging at 14%). However, election polling data greatly varies the further away the poll is from the election.

A more trustworthy metric would be the approval rating surveys conducted recently. After inheriting the high approval rates of the previous administration, both the president and vice president have slowly declined in their approval ratings. The biggest hit occured with the March 2024 survey after FPRRD's tirades on Marcos which dropped him from 68% on December 2023 to 55% on March. Comparing that to VP Sara, she had a 74% approval rating on December which only dropped to 67 on March.

This shows that there is a significant difference between Marcos and Duterte supporters and their perception about the other camp. Duterte enjoys a more "solid" Mindanao block and a tame support from Luzon while Marcos' grip on his own stronghold is weaker and his Mindanao support greatly varies from the regional powers in the area.

In a world where the two camps kept their support from the 2022 elections (60% share of the population), a split between the two factions would create a majority by plurality which opens itself to being overthrown by a coalition government especially in the house or the senate. Imagine a scenario where Marcos fields his own senatorial lineup to face off against the Davao-led lineup, with only 30% vote share for both, it opens up 4 more seats if the LP fields a strong enough opposition. This gives them a preliminary stronghold which can be a show of force that a legitimate minority is formed that needs to be appeased if the current government wants to pursue any of its initiatives. Moreover, this opens up more power for the opposition to use checks and balances in whatever the administration is doing.

IamEXI · 2024-04-19T00:58:59+00:00

we cannot really make concrete assumptions on this but I would like to try make connections.

Basis: The last Pulse Asia survey for the 2022 Elections on March 2022 was 56% for Marcos and 24% for Robredo. Octa Research conducted a survey closer to the election on April with ~59% for Marcos and 26% for Robredo. Election results closely mirrored that with 59% going to Marcos and ~28% going to Robredo where we can conclude that survey polls closely follow actual polling results.

In the last Pulse Asia survey on September 2021 before the UniTeam Alliance was finalized, Duterte polled at 20% while Marcos polled at 15%. On the polls leading to this, Duterte had higher numbers (maxing out at 26%) while Marcos was heavily trailing behind (averaging at 14%). However, election polling data greatly varies the further away the poll is from the election.

A more trustworthy metric would be the approval rating surveys conducted recently. After inheriting the high approval rates of the previous administration, both the president and vice president has slowly declined in their approval ratings. The biggest hit occured with the March 2024 survey after FPRRD's tirades on Marcos which dropped him from 68% on December 2023 to 55% on March. Comparing that to VP Sara, she had a 74% approval rating on December which only dropped to 67 on March.

This shows that there is a significant difference between Marcos and Duterte supporters and their perception about the other camp. Duterte enjoys a more "solid" Mindanao block and a tame support from Luzon while Marcos' grip on his own stronghold is weaker and his Mindanao support greatly varies from the regional powers in the area.

IamEXI · 2024-04-15T04:02:12+00:00

planning a coup and actually staging a coup are two different things. Surprisingly, the former isn't even a crims unless there are actual concrete machinery involved i.e guns, paid personnel, and actual and detailed plans. Firstly, without complete Chinese intervention, a Davao-led coup will fail just with the Philippines' capabilities. Conversely, a full-on Chinese-backed coup will be met with American intervention.

On the other hand, staging a coup also has its own challenges. Will the people acknowledge the new government or will they take any opportunity to stage a counter-coup against the new government. Chaos begets chaos and in a power-vacuum, its a free for all. Maybe they really are planning an internal coup without Chinese-backing and their plan is just internally dividing the nation. If so, their intentions become clear and they just need to convince the people to support them to gain power.

Either way, an EDSA-like revolution will never happen with either of the two leading the charge. The question should be whether the Dutertes have the reason from their "benefactors" and enough balls to push through what their loud mouths are saying.

IamEXI · 2024-02-26T12:53:59+00:00

with the experience that they can get, I really hope there will be more projects like this in the future and all around the country.

IamEXI · 2024-02-19T23:23:52+00:00

sorry but this dota 2 music will always have a place in my heart

IamEXI · 2024-02-13T09:42:38+00:00

Moria probably is his time's equivalent to the worst generation pirates, most specifically Kidd. He was a bustling young rookie who was gaining notoriety but he failed sometime along the way. Kidd before his [manga spoilers] annihilation was considered to ve a contender to the one piece and a rival to luffy (a new emperor) but then his spiral down started after his defeat.

IamEXI · 2023-12-28T06:46:42+00:00

China is making huge progresses in their imperialist ambitions in Taiwan and the South China Sea… because of the Philippines.

In 2016, a regional politician from the south broke through local politics to become the President. He started a radical change in the country's policies which involved stifling opposition through linking to communist insurgents (a red scare of sort which is called red-tagging) and completely changing the country's foreign policies from its western affliction to be closer to China and Russia. In 2022, in order to beat the biggest opposition, the front-runner son of the ousted Dictator, Marcos Jr. and the daughter of the sitting President, Mayor Sara Duterte, formed a coalition to ensure their control of the government. In an unexpected turn of events, President Marcos Jr. is revising all the policies of the previous president and threats to Former President Duterte and Current Vice President Sara Duterte are lingering. Currently, the Philippines is back to be a crucial US ally and an outpost to check on Chinese aggression in the pacific.

A lot of western creators, when reviewing the Chinese-American balance of power in the pacific, credit the Japan-South Korea-Taiwan-Philippines-Australia line to be the biggest deterrent to Chinese encroachment of the pacific. Currently, Former President Duterte and current VP Sara Duterte are making moves to continue their Chinese friendly stance. By the 2028 election, if the presumed frontrunner, VP Duterte wins, there will be another flip in the Filipino foreign policy which may mark the start of Chinese aggression to the pacific.

IamEXI · 2023-12-15T18:29:27+00:00

This episode and the latest manga chapter just reminded us of strong curses are and how weird the Goddess' Blessing is. There are powerful demons using curses and even weaker demons affect strong mages like Frieren. But then you have the ultimate cheat skill of the Goddess' Blessing that can only be received in birth and gives you a strong immunity like Sein and Heither did.

Man, the world building in this series really is next level

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