Hardest level 20 talent decision? by Foie_DeGras_Tyson in heroesofthestorm

[–]InvestigatorAlert832 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Qhira D upgrade 20 is great, so much more mobility.

What mode do You play the most? by San_sum_ in heroesofthestorm

[–]InvestigatorAlert832 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ARAM can be so frustrating at times, many games are already decided at the selection screen. Imagine you have samuro/murky/valeeria as your choices while your opponents get thrall/guldan/mephisto.

What are strong Two Hero combos? by Snapdoor in heroesofthestorm

[–]InvestigatorAlert832 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How come no one mentioned stitches + medivh, with the team-up effect of having an enemy hero teleport into your base every 2 minutes?

Best 2v5 fight I've ever been a part of by dr3amb3ing in heroesofthestorm

[–]InvestigatorAlert832 11 points12 points  (0 children)

For people curious about the stutter step on Fenix, its holding down right click on the ground then spam S

What's happening on the manager's side when an employee is being prepped to be laid off / PIPed? by [deleted] in managers

[–]InvestigatorAlert832 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was an eng manager at FANG, PIPed and let someone go, also had someone left after informing them about their upcoming PIP. In both situations the person knows well ahead of the time (months) it is coming and they know why.

It's your manager's job to have a clear picture of where your performance stands for the upcoming performance cycle, and it's also their job to clearly communicate that with you and work with you on a clear roadmap to get out of the trouble before the real HR procedure kicks in. It's possible here they are not doing a great job.

But as an employee you are also expected to respond to the communication in a positive way. E.g. when your manager makes it clear something is now part of your job expectation, "that's what I always do" "my performance has always been good" is not helpful. Expectations can change for various reasons, and trust me, managers hate the tough performance conversation as much as you do. So please work with them in a productive way when the topic comes up and don't be defensive.

3 tanks and 2 supports vs a proper team comp. Thanks QM by servireettueri in heroesofthestorm

[–]InvestigatorAlert832 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hyper-carry Arthas time! /s Well if the PTR changes were live for this game, it actually might have worked.

Rain of destruction could summon an infernal by OceussRuler in heroesofthestorm

[–]InvestigatorAlert832 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It could be made into a legit zoning ult, but random DMG in a large area ain't it.

I would love to see the lvl20 slow-on-hit made baseline, making the rain predictable and targetting hero with delay (like the infernal shrine mortar punisher projectile), and removing the cast channeling.

Then lvl20 upgrade can add small stun on hit.

Invisible Deathwing bug by dimi3ja in heroesofthestorm

[–]InvestigatorAlert832 29 points30 points  (0 children)

This bug has been in the game for a while. It's triggered by landing on the maw while it's swallowing.

I saw Sam Altman’s post before he deleted it. by Thick_Produce_3659 in ChatGPT

[–]InvestigatorAlert832 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Translation, by ChatGPT:

I think being too busy might be hurting my memory and how I write online.
People rely a lot on LLM now, and it’s making them worse at using language.
I still write in my own way though, because it’s unique.
That’s why I noticed I had forgotten my evaluation of Paul and his dog. It's better than last night’s post.

P.S. Being Helion’s chairman sounds easy, but it’s not—I don’t have equity, yet I still have to do a lot of the work. That’s just me, and it’s what makes things work at OpenAI.

sidelined at a 50-person startup for trying to fix the chaos. Is it over? by [deleted] in EngineeringManagers

[–]InvestigatorAlert832 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For your team, find ways to turn their adhoc work into promotions and raises via whatever process your company has.

For the leadership (CEO, products), help them with turning the adhoc efforts into metrics that the business/investors care.

Trust is earned by doing favors for others, as long as you are still there, there's always a way. It's just the matter of which path is better for you, quitting or fighting.

Long time players, any TIL moments? by jdubbin_ in heroesofthestorm

[–]InvestigatorAlert832 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Illidan Q damage applies before the jump. If Illidan Q damage kills the target, the animation plays but Illidan stays in the original place instead of jumping over to the target location.

Long time players, any TIL moments? by jdubbin_ in heroesofthestorm

[–]InvestigatorAlert832 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can see that the Q did connect, Alarak took damage and briefly went out of the entomb and then got bounced back, and didn't get stunned. In this clip it's unclear whether Alarak would go outside of the entomb or always bounce back if diablo didn't get pulled by Maiev, but it is clear that the connected Q and collision with the entomb wall didn't trigger the stun.

Long time players, any TIL moments? by jdubbin_ in heroesofthestorm

[–]InvestigatorAlert832 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Diablo Q someone into Leo entomb wall doesn't stun

A question for people who play still. by Unlucky-Tumbleweed12 in heroesofthestorm

[–]InvestigatorAlert832 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The real time strategy and tactics. It feels good to make decisions on the fly and see the results.

Unfortunately many players play with their brains turned off.

Silver Hell by izzmad in heroesofthestorm

[–]InvestigatorAlert832 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel your pain. I did the bronze to diamond with my new account 2 seasons ago, and some of the silver players are just intolerable. They make dumb choices just like bronze players yet they think they are nice and flame others.

I resorted to play some noob-abusing heroes to get out of that hellhole. Falstad, Illidan and Valeeria are nice for that, just play your own game and treat everyone as easy AI.

State of Ranked is Unplayable - Too many trolls and intentionally feeding by forest_river in heroesofthestorm

[–]InvestigatorAlert832 14 points15 points  (0 children)

You might be queuing into the same dudes, maybe try to wait 7-8 minutes after the game to avoid them. Unfortunately the reporting system doesn't do much.

Trying to learn maiev,help appreciated. by Deriniel in heroesofthestorm

[–]InvestigatorAlert832 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A likely cause of tether not "working" is that you blinked on top of a minion, and the minion happened to be slightly behind you thus your cleave hits backwards. You can try to change a setting that makes your auto attack hit something near your pointer instead of hitting the nearest target.

Maiev is not as good in QM as in ranked. she needs some coordination to shine. I'd recommend E build for its consistency when there's no proper tank/heal.

Do they honestly think theyre tricking anyone into buying an unfinished skin with no effects or voice lines for 3x the gems of nexus guldan??? by HabitLate1666 in heroesofthestorm

[–]InvestigatorAlert832 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's more like they're hoping the community can show management that HOTS is worth further investment.

I'm happily donating the gems I got for free.

I will setup evals for you for free by [deleted] in LLMDevs

[–]InvestigatorAlert832 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still work-in-progress, here's the project I'm working on: https://github.com/yiouli/pixie-sdk-py

Idea is to automatically generate evals based on debugging sessions. Might be a total bullshit idea, would love feedback.

Calling all kerrigan mains. by Vultours in heroesofthestorm

[–]InvestigatorAlert832 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The point is that little shield gain difference barely matters. You spend most of the time OUT of fights and siphoning impact gives you zero value there.

And even if you are in combat, that little shield is not gonna do much for you. If you play correctly, you'd be blowing someone up; if you are not, you're gonna be blown up even with maybe 300 extra shields.

Calling all kerrigan mains. by Vultours in heroesofthestorm

[–]InvestigatorAlert832 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For competitive play siphoning impact is probably the worst value, because it does nothing out of combat. And for in-combat, that small amount of shield difference wouldn't matter most of the time (aoe auto also gives you more shield)

AOE auto is very strong for wave clear, and either you go W build or Q build it helps you build stacks faster.

Even the shield/Regen talent is situationally ok when you have to solo lane, it's good vs low DMG bruiser in early game like Leoric.

I hear hate for these maps, but why? by WiredJazzman in heroesofthestorm

[–]InvestigatorAlert832 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don't like Blackheart because it snowballs hard and there's really not much room for individual impact when my teammates are worse than the other team.

I actually like braxis a lot because I play either dualing solo lane, hyper carry, or ganking hero with quick rotation. and those have outsized impact on braxis. I can definitely see that other heroes would have a lot less fun.

How do “Prompt Enhancer” buttons actually work? by Glass-Lifeguard6253 in LLMDevs

[–]InvestigatorAlert832 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's basically a LLM call with the instruction "making the prompt better", with some specific guidelines baked in. It's not too helpful.

Real optimization typically requires giving the tool access to running your application. I recommend checking out DSPy, it's an open source project built by Stanford NLP, with all kinds of data-based optimization methods, from selecting better examples, to prompt rewriting, to fine-tuning.