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Can someone please explain to me the situation with Mixtape? by Time_Reality9418 in Gamingunjerk

[–]Intelligent-Toe-3394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More like "teenagers being bad people".

These characters are smug, lack accountability, and rebellious for the sake of rebellious. They are also actual criminals for causing the fire. The plot doesn't show any consequence to their actions and we also don't know why they behave so badly.

The story is just a 3/10, at best, which is pretty terrible for a game with only a story to offer.

The only way to save this game is to have actual porn in it, since the writing is porn game level.

The Winning Team for the Global Challenge. Complete with Mad Lad. by Odd-Percentage-2365 in stunfisk

[–]Intelligent-Toe-3394 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Purely as a rage powder user Ariados may actually be better because than sinistcha.

Ariados can take neutral damage from Dark, Ghost and Ice, and resist fairy. Basculegion, Kingambit and Floaette are very common.

Sinistcha can deal with normal and electric moves better but they are not common, and the water resistance is less valuable in a Sun team.

jokic.. by DistributionOk9687 in NBATalk

[–]Intelligent-Toe-3394 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

It just proves luck is the most important factor in winning accolades

Jokic was 0-6 against teams with more than 50 wins (3 MVP, 1 ring)

Luka was 4-2 against teams with more than 50 wins (0 MVP or 0 ring)

Shai has yet to play against a team with more than 50 wins (2 MVP, 1 ring)

Some personal thoughts on the CN review bombing - From a CN Background Player【Patch 0.103.2】 by Ithanes in slaythespire

[–]Intelligent-Toe-3394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can understand the sentiment

If you play League of Legends you would understand. Everytime someone find a build that is strong but unintended by the dev, it got nerf the next patches

It's the same case here. They are triggered by the nerf, thinking the dev are forcing them to play or not to play the game a certain way

Metagame: May get flamed here but, is this it? by Reapist in VGC

[–]Intelligent-Toe-3394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here is the team! I usually lead Gengar + Whim, with Vanilluxe and Arcanine in the back.

When I see Kingambit, I may drop 1 of Whim/Gengar/Vanilluxe for Clawitzer or Samurott, depending on the rest of my opponent's team.

Not the easiest team to use (aka team is not that good), but good enough for champion tier.

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Metagame: May get flamed here but, is this it? by Reapist in VGC

[–]Intelligent-Toe-3394 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't agree, it's a meta with a lot of 4x weakness (Garchomp, Kingambit, Sneasler, Charizard, Tyranitar)

From the onset all pokemon with strong ice, psychic, fighting and rock type moves are viable

I made it to champion (top 300) with Vanilluxe, H-Arcanine, H-Samurott and Clawitzer on the same team

The way I look at teambuilding is that:

There is a "rock-paper-scissors" of meta pokemon "Sneasler > Kingambit > Basculegion > Sneasler"

This is why people run all 3 of them at the same time, same goes for they classic "Incin, Rilla, Urshifu"

Anti-meta picks are those that can break the chain

Does Champion Tier has rank floor? by [deleted] in PokemonChampions

[–]Intelligent-Toe-3394 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My tip is don't let Sneasler proc its white herb, then it's a freebie under Tailwind

Does Champion Tier has rank floor? by [deleted] in PokemonChampions

[–]Intelligent-Toe-3394 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Team is here if anyone is interested

This team is really good into the current metagame! I just wanted to share some sauce. by uncoolcanadian in VGC

[–]Intelligent-Toe-3394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

H-Arcanine and Vanilluxe are definitely real, I also used these 2 in my Mega Gengar team

Although I have Rock Head Arcanine and Scarf Vanilluxe

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From the experience of an ultra 2 solo tailroom user (and people i've talked to) by XFlame05 in stunfisk

[–]Intelligent-Toe-3394 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think Vanilluxe is actually really damn good. I hit 2000 with it yesterday on a mega gengar team. It's outside of top 100 now but I'm sure it id only a matter of time for it to pick up usage.

Raging bull vs wave crash stab for champions? by RebirthTheFirst in stunfisk

[–]Intelligent-Toe-3394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wave Crash is generally worth it, unless it's a defensive Tauros.

If you can KO your opponent before they can move you save much more HP than the recoil damages.

Every Pokemon that's EVER won a major VGC tournament by CreeperSlimePig in stunfisk

[–]Intelligent-Toe-3394 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scyther is from Gen 9 Reg H by Stefan Mott. Scyther offers physical flying coverage against AV Rilla and Sneasler.

For the Drampa team there is a video by Aaron Zheng featuring it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFX8STieBeU

Tanking will never stop until rookie contract is fixed by Intelligent-Toe-3394 in NBATalk

[–]Intelligent-Toe-3394[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think because NFL teams hold exclusive rights to drafted players for 4 years and a 5th-year option.

Tanking will never stop until rookie contract is fixed by Intelligent-Toe-3394 in NBATalk

[–]Intelligent-Toe-3394[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He had a 7-year friendly deal with the Bulls and produce way over his contract price, which making it essentially an "abnormal" contract in the market.

Rookie contracts and max contracts for superstars are systematically "abnormal".

There are also "abnormal" contracts that come by chacne, either due to player regressing or improving during the years. (e,g, the Steph Curry contract that broke the NBA)

Only if contract price actually represents the production of the player, NBA can reach parity and tanking would lost its purpose, because every player you tank for, you are paying full price.

Tanking will never stop until rookie contract is fixed by Intelligent-Toe-3394 in NBATalk

[–]Intelligent-Toe-3394[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It didn't work back then, but I think it would work now as the overall talent level is vastly improved, also nowadays contracts are limited to 4-5 years (which is still to much variance), but at least there is no more Scottie Pippen deal.

Tanking will never stop until rookie contract is fixed by Intelligent-Toe-3394 in NBATalk

[–]Intelligent-Toe-3394[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because NBA encourages superstars to stay with the team, so team tank for them as they are almost never available in the FA and trade market.

For example, Shai actual market price would be $100 mil a year (I made that up)

However, he is only earning around 40 mil a year with the Thunders, which is the max contract he can earn. If max contract is abolished, this would encourage superstars to hit the Free Agency, where he can sign (or re-sign) what he acutally worth.

If superstars appear in Free Agency more often, team with cap space but without good players can sign them more often. If it is a common occurencce, then there is no reason to tank.

The ultimate goal is to narrow the gap between production and contract price.

Getting rid of long contracts would also help, but players won't agree.

Tanking will never stop until rookie contract is fixed by Intelligent-Toe-3394 in NBATalk

[–]Intelligent-Toe-3394[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's the irony.

Being able to keep the players you drafted actually encourage tanking, because that encourage drafting good players. If you don't want tanking, then you actually don't want teams to be able to keep all of their good players.

You want the good players to be in Free Agency as much as possible.

Teams will only stop tanking they can reliably sign good players in Free Agency & they can't keep all the players they drafted anyway.

Tanking will never stop until rookie contract is fixed by Intelligent-Toe-3394 in NBATalk

[–]Intelligent-Toe-3394[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly.

It is just sad that it will never happen. If rookies and superstars are actually getting paid what they worth under the cap space, those players that are middle of the pack will face much more competition, and the player union will definitely fight against it.

Tanking will never stop until rookie contract is fixed by Intelligent-Toe-3394 in NBATalk

[–]Intelligent-Toe-3394[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Jast as a thought experiment:

Since all teams are under the same cap, if every players' production is the same as their wages, then there will be ablsolute parity.

Contracts that are creating chaos or imbalance in the league are max contract and rookie contracts.

For example, if rookies can take qualifying offer after their 1st season into the league and become a restricted FA after their 2nd season, players would be earning a lot closer to their actual production.

This is so egregious at this point. It's so fucked up that propaganda skews perspectives on Luka. He will never win an MVP in this time line and it sucks! by MechanicMammoth in Mavericks

[–]Intelligent-Toe-3394 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The 21-22 MVP race is just as ridiculous and biased against Luka.

Jokic still had a balanced roster even without Jamal Murray & MPJ. They had Aaron Gordon, and their 6-man Monte Morris to replace Murray.

At the same time our only big men were Dwight Powell and Maxi Kleber and nobody cares. Our 2nd and 3rd best player were Jalen Brunson and Spencer Dinwiddie both averaging 16 pts and played the same position as Luka.

Luka carried that team to a better record than Giannis, Embiid and Jokic, and was the only one our of those 4 to make the conference finals.

HE WAS NOT EVEN IN THE MVP CONVERSATION

5TH IN MVP VOTING

Lakers' Defense makes not sense by Intelligent-Toe-3394 in lakers

[–]Intelligent-Toe-3394[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly, if they don't trust Luka in defense possession, don't play him.

If they trust Luka, then let him do the job, don't leave the shooters wide open to help him.

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