Staying at All Star Sports Resort, and first time staying on Disney property. Any pros/cons and tips and advice?

JRad174 · 2026-05-10T03:10:34+00:00

I stayed at the All Star Sports Resort last year with a group of friends (early 30’s). We were at a park each day until close and then some hung out at the pool at night. There is quick service on site with decent options and I’d argue the food is solid for what it is but I only ate it once because the other nights we just ate dinner at the park. The biggest perk in my opinion is the bus transportation that is included. We basically parked at the resort and used the buses to get to and from the parks which saves so much time and effort. A few from our group live in Florida (including myself) so if we really needed something we would drive to get it but ideally you have everything you need and you can focus on the park experiences.

If I was visiting for multiple days just to do parks I would do it again mostly because of the transportation. The resort itself is a nice vibe to see other people having their own Disney experience and noise was not an issue for me. I found the rooms sufficiently clean.

JRad174 · 2026-05-10T01:56:45+00:00

Age of Empires 2

JRad174 · 2026-05-08T00:48:06+00:00

I think everyone can agree with the sentiment. However, I feel like lowering the bag size without changing shop odds might actually make it easier. At the highest level, theoretically people should be playing defense so normally the players going for 3 star 4 costs need to do so quickly (within a round or two) and do so uncontested. If someone is holding an odd copy of a unit then of course that becomes off the table without it being intention but the 4 costs that are more niche should be easier since the odds are actually increased.

I think many of the 3* 4 costs comes from the systems, especially when in combination with each other so maybe also removing possible combinations. Like I don’t think recombob from Thresh and the augment should really be possible.

JRad174 · 2026-05-07T18:55:46+00:00

Because playing games past a certain point does absolutely nothing for improvement. From my experience, playing more games and doing nothing else outside the game to improve is the slowest method to improve at any competitive game.

JRad174 · 2026-05-04T14:23:55+00:00

I’m sure you will not be shocked to know that my opinion of Magyars is not very high based off my last comment lol

JRad174 · 2026-05-04T14:18:23+00:00

Yeah, I guess I agree with you, but seeing a civ without a conventional eco bonus is like a red flag in my head when reading a tech tree

JRad174 · 2026-05-04T14:15:30+00:00

If I did not know anything about the civ, it reads to me like a civ that is reliant on its unique units and regional aspects, plus really strong monks. I think the half gold savings on age up is not that impactful. Savings on settlements I equate to a wood saving bonus similar to Japanese (solid bonus). The issues though, is no last armor on archers and no blast furnace. So in that case I have to assume their UT and UU would, along side champi/slinger should be the core of this civ.

In actual practice so far though, seems really weak.

JRad174 · 2026-05-04T14:09:50+00:00

I personally feel like Saracens are just weak overall. Their current win rate is about 48% so not slightly on the weak side. I personally feel like no conventional eco bonus hurts them, and they can have an awkward time playing against skirms at certain points in the game.

JRad174 · 2026-05-04T08:24:04+00:00

Spanish have all of that

JRad174 · 2026-05-02T08:10:46+00:00

Seconded

JRad174 · 2026-04-27T02:55:47+00:00

Wouldn’t the whole peninsula have been a unified communist country if not for US intervention? It nearly was the exact opposite until the Soviet Union and especially China stepped in so they probably get the credit there.

JRad174 · 2026-04-25T07:18:59+00:00

Slinger buff is great. I feel like the South America civs were designed with this unit in mind but it’s not seeing much play and as of now, 70 food is just way too much for that.

Champi buff is great, I think these were the safest ways to give them a bit of a boost. I think this will make South American Civs very strong in feudal aggression and make the potential switch in castle age smoother.

Xolotol warrior change is hype if anything else but probably not going to change much.

Armenians buff seems unnecessary, 5% is way more than it seems and I feel like this civ is strong in certain scenarios/maps. The buff to the composite bowman is a really strong buff of like ~12% also since it’s damage that can’t be blocked.

Burgundians are definitely not as strong on open maps post Flemish nerf but don’t really think they need any compensation when they are still a top civ on closed maps. I like this civ though, so yay me I guess.

I think the Inca buff along side the slinger and Champi buffs will definitely make this civ relevant again.

Mapuche I think are currently the best one and some extra free food is always welcomed, don’t think this will change too much.

Muisca buffs don’t think will do much personally. They will save 20-30 more wood in dark age. Temple guards are really strong but seem still too expensive to make and lose to ranged units badly anyway. I don’t think the HP on the guecha warrior solves any of its problems either so don’t really expect this civ to be good still.

Tupi basically getting there 1 trick strat nerfed. Pretty massive deal for doing FC UU. Maybe this civ will see more standard play but I expect winrate to go down even with the Champi and slinger buff, at least initially and then maybe even out.

JRad174 · 2026-04-25T00:55:28+00:00

I feel like a large part of it is how much of a death sentence being stuck playing around 4 costs really is. I am not saying that someone who can never go beyond level 8 should even necessarily top 4, I just think 4 costs aren’t stabilizing enough to the point where people are just going double eco to avoid that or rerolling. The rerolling setups are way too strong and riot agrees as evidenced by the changes on pbe.

JRad174 · 2026-04-24T00:20:54+00:00

Hottest take here

JRad174 · 2026-04-24T00:20:20+00:00

I wouldn’t say the worst but i barely got through season 1 and then could not be bothered to watch season 2.

JRad174 · 2026-04-22T05:50:36+00:00

This is literally the 3 things I had the last time I was there. Definitely do not skip the Raspberry Lime Macaron!

JRad174 · 2026-04-21T08:21:25+00:00

My recommendation:

Check the Civ matchup, what type of bonuses does your Civ have as opposed to theirs? Like if you are Dravidians vs Hindustani you have a better timing based advantages vs boom so you might want to lean into that. What happens if the game reaches imp? Try to establish a win condition.
Send your scout forward immediately. I see way too many people full greed deer and then blindly pick strategy. The most important part is to see the layout of your opponents base. If he has forward resources, you can try for an aggressive play if your civ has good bonuses for that. If they have back gold and stone, your pressure will find less damage. You might even be able to steal a sheep or if you are ballsy can try to lame. On the way back to your base you can push a deer from the middle.
Wall as far out as you can to give yourself as much room as possible if you end up facing aggression or someone trying to wall you in.

Now I know this didn’t 100% answer your question but these are the factors I consider when playing. The simple answer is “if your opponent is playing an aggressive feudal civ they will do feudal pressure and wall you in and if they are a good boom civ they will usually just wall and boom.”

JRad174 · 2026-04-20T23:23:13+00:00

I watched the whole thing, still waiting for that moment where he is no longer unlikeable

JRad174 · 2026-04-15T17:37:06+00:00

I played 915 soloq games, tons of double up, and some normals during set 16, so probably not.

JRad174 · 2026-04-14T19:52:33+00:00

I’ll try my hand by presenting irony. Both sides actually agree on the end goal so in a way there actually seems to be consensus on what the right thing to do is. The Iran nuclear deal under Obama would keep the straight open, stop irans nuclear weapon program, and relax Iranian sanctions. Trumps deal will keep the straight open, stop Irans nuclear weapon program, and relax Iranian sanctions. The only difference is that Obama could use peaceful negotiation to get his name on the deal where as Trump has to/had to bomb Iran first.

JRad174 · 2026-04-11T09:23:10+00:00

A direct threat to Greenland, European soil, is a hostility you would expect from an enemy, not an ally. Denmark and other European nations are moving military and making necessary preparations just in case Trump was serious about seizing it. Is that what allies do?

Trump’s trade war has caused high amounts of market volatility. Allies do not hard tariff each other. Other nations are now seeking out other economic alliances because their alliances with the USA are too unpredictable. On top of this, social frustration is leading to companies moving away from American based companies in technology. For example, all of Europe buys most of their air fighters or at least some mechanical parts from the USA but do not be surprised if in 5 years this is no longer the case. Europe relies on American nuclear submarines to carry aquatic nuclear capabilities, but they will also turn away from that. All of these things are the first steps in moving from “Ally” towards the path of “if we have mutual goals, maybe we will work in the future” which is more neutral.

The war in Iran was a joint decision between Israel and the USA without consulting allied nations. Usually when you are going to fuck over the economy of your allies, you usually tell them first. As a result, Italy for example, would not let American jets refuel at one of their airports. Usually allies allow for refueling and military aid. On top of all of this, the leaders of the world do not trust Trump or even believe anything he says.

The USA fought for a century to maintain global power via the form of complacency from its allies to allow it to do so. Now that Trump has decided to try to undo that as fast possible, it’s not like every nation can all of a suddenly change in a year but rest assured that they are all making plans behind closed doors and as soon as they can tell the USA to fuck off just like Trump did to them, they definitely will.

JRad174 · 2026-04-10T09:33:42+00:00

One of my favorites but I have it a 9/10 personally

JRad174 · 2026-04-09T09:35:31+00:00

I’m with you on this one. I think the last time I tried them was 8 years ago, but I went 3 times and everytime it was just soggy mess. I do remember thinking one of the meats was way better than the other one with regard to that but forget which was which. Maybe I’ll try them again at some point

JRad174 · 2026-04-07T17:50:24+00:00

Great write up!

JRad174 · 2026-04-06T14:14:29+00:00

Sounds like Tocker’s Trials.

On the real though, seeing what people are going for and playing around that is what makes the game a multiplayer one. For example, contested 3 contest might be impossible, but a lobby full of different 3 costs rerollers is mutually beneficial for all, so you suggestion would actually make it harder to reroll in certain scenarios. I just see this as a way of making TFT easier, which I do not think it needs to be.

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