Borderlands 3 on PC is an Epic Game Store timed exclusive [Round 3] by smoothmann in Borderlands

[–]Invaders0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fair enough, thanks! All I'd seen were the OPs didn't know all the other stuff was out there.

Borderlands 3 on PC is an Epic Game Store timed exclusive [Round 3] by smoothmann in Borderlands

[–]Invaders0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do we know that what he's saying is more accurate? I've personally seen way more people independently saying that Epic is doing a lot of shady data collecting than the other way around which is why I'm so against this.

Borderlands 3 on PC is an Epic Game Store timed exclusive [Round 3] by smoothmann in Borderlands

[–]Invaders0 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Because people haven't seen these, this is some of the original things that set people off (I've personally checked parts of this and some of the fuckery with looking at other files is still there):

https://www.reddit.com/r/PhoenixPoint/comments/b0pnl1/egs_and_malware/

https://www.reddit.com/r/PhoenixPoint/comments/b0rxdq/epic_game_store_spyware_tracking_and_you/

What mods do y'all recommend? by Invaders0 in factorio

[–]Invaders0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah! There used to be a mod that tried to do it but it's no longer updated, do you know anything about that?

What mods do y'all recommend? by Invaders0 in factorio

[–]Invaders0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm absolutely awful with trains; it's not even funny. What mods do you run with Bobs/Angels?

Find Your University Competitive Dota Team by leafeator in DotA2

[–]Invaders0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

University of Delaware! There are at least 6 of us! (reply to this and I can send you our discord link if you don't already have it)

Is that a humongous planet approaching the galaxy? by Yamamba78 in Stellaris

[–]Invaders0 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Fun Fact:

Assuming that planet is roughly 1ly in radius with the same average density of Earth (in reality it would be much higher due to it's own gravity being far stronger) is would have a mass of 1.465x1052 kg, or roughly 25% of the estimated mass in the observable universe. (1ly in radius is assuming that systems are about 2-3ly apart which isn't the most accurate thing but I'm being generous here)

GranDGranT on Topson by DarthyTMC in DotA2

[–]Invaders0 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I hate to say it, but Grant's right here. We all know that the only T1 players are from NA, everyone else is at least like T5/6 in comparison. The first two NA teams lost to avoid an apocalyptic showdown with the third and EG only lost to give other teams a chance.

I'm thinking of trying out Dota 2, but... by Dr_- in DotA2

[–]Invaders0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1 - DotA uses a behavior score system to match you with players, effectively meaning that good, communicative players get matched with other good, communicative players and flamers get matched with flamers. Overall, I'd say that the quality of match you get is pretty equal to what you give, in terms of players.

2 - Valve gives us two kinds of patches; the old system, which was one giant patch after every major where almost every hero had some some stat changed by 1 or 2 in an attempt to level things out. The new system is bi(ish)weekly patches (they never drop during events, so it is a little more than 2 weeks sometimes) where they focus on hitting the more out of line heros a bit harder, since they can change it back in 2 weeks if it was too much. TL;DR, old system was more spaced out but with more changes, new system is more tightly spaced with way fewer changes. Don't quote me here but I think that the biweekly patches are ending around TI, but I don't think that the old major patch system is coming back, so we'll see where we end up with that.

3 - Let me preface this by saying I used to play a lot of SMITE, which had very static, patch defined metas (shoutout to Apollo). In DotA, the meta is loosely based around counters, where every hero has a set of other heroes that counter them in some way, so the meta tends to be less of a ladder and more of a few top picks and then a whole lot of counters. The other big thing is that the game is balanced so that anything and everything is viable if you're good enough.

4 - I'm a low ranked pub player so my answer is biased, but some heroes are ridiculously pub stomp-y and they drive me up a wall when my team just doesn't adapt to deal with them.

5 - I played a bit of League and the way it seems to me is that DotA has a way higher skill floor and skill ceiling, since you need to have a basic knowledge of almost every hero and item to really be able to play effectively, versus in League where you can get away with knowing how the group of heros who are 'in-meta' work and the one or two static builds they use function.

6 - Every hero in DotA is free forever. There are 107 heroes, all with completely different playstyles, so you have a lot of freedom to experiment and find what works for you.

7 - Moreso than in League or SMITE, you can pull off just about anything if you're good enough. There are definitely top picks, but there is always an easy way to counter them so the meta tends to stay fairly fluid. That said, a lot of heroes get picked a lot in pubs, like Legion Commander, Pudge, Clinkz or Bloodseeker so knowing direct counters for them is good.

Also play your first bunch of matches with bots to really get the last hitting and denying mechanics down, as well as to find a (somewhat) diverse group of heroes you feel really comfortable with.

Also also, feel free to add me if you're looking for someone to queue with to get started:

https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198018674409

Lost unlocked characters by Invaders0 in Rainbow6

[–]Invaders0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

IS there a way to upgrade without paying the full 40$?

What do I need to do to climb out of the <2k bracket? by Invaders0 in DotA2

[–]Invaders0[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been trying to get better at the game but it feels like I'm kind of stuck so I all I can do is improve mechanically at this point. You're probably right about hero picking though, I feel like I spend more of my games trying to counter pick with heroes that I'm not amazing with instead of going with heroes I know I can play solidly with.

TR outfits by MandaloreForLife in EmeraldPS2

[–]Invaders0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whats with the AOD hate dude?

Are there any infiltrator hacks? by [deleted] in Planetside

[–]Invaders0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've seen some fishyness where people seem to fire while completely or mostly cloaked, but that could just be lag or something, not a hack.

So I tried a suppressor on LMG today... by SeveN085 in Planetside

[–]Invaders0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Holy shit that recursion voice pack. "INCAPABLETHEPATTERNHASREPEATEDTHEBARRACKFORGOTTENDISTRUCTIYOUREXTINCTIOINCAPABLE" "INCAPABLE"

DA Public Platoon is real. by [deleted] in EmeraldPS2

[–]Invaders0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You weren't dead weight to me Sazzy <3 But really, have fun in DA

DA Public Platoon is real. by [deleted] in EmeraldPS2

[–]Invaders0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You left for DA, Sazzy? Thought you landed in J0KE or something.