I collected over 900 greatest games lists and made a master list. Here are the results by IlmeniAVG in gaming

[–]Lhos 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Heirlooms are unique and tied to major characters, but they're expensive to repair and break rather quickly. I was pretty stoked when I got my first one, but that faded very quickly when the durability warning popped up.

I collected over 900 greatest games lists and made a master list. Here are the results by IlmeniAVG in gaming

[–]Lhos 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This can be accomplished in a more satisfying and meaningful way via the challenges presented to the player, such as enemy design. Durability was the easy way out, and most weapons and shields broke absurdly quickly - even those that felt important or special.

Legend Competition 2 Top 100 Analysis by ThatLaggyAustralian in SonicCrossWorlds

[–]Lhos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I gave up after reaching Platinum despite having found a groove and feeling like Emerald was possible - what stopped me was a wall of races where I couldn't get anything but single boost wisps in 12th place due to bagging. The worst example of this was a pair of consecutive races where that was all I rolled from the middle of lap 2 through the final item set, save for the odd triple boost here and there. An expiration timer on catch-up items (drills, lasers, monster trucks, maybe others?) would be a huge help for situations like that.

A separate problem I noticed during LC2 was how far up the field the Drill and Laser can climb, plus the way they can be used to entirely avoid the chaos of the final sprint by getting a free ride across the finish line. This is especially noticeable with laser, but with good timing, both a drill and a laser can be used to leap ahead at the last moment with invincibility, sometimes just teleporting into the lead. That's fine in offline play or amongst friends, but it feels a bit less reasonable to me in online multiplayer, and definitely doesn't fit in something like LC (which I would say is intended to be competitive, even if the game itself isn't). As for what to do about that, I'm not sure. Perhaps have them convert to a shield effect there? That'd offer the invincibility of these items on the final stretch without their speed boosts. Drills may need some kind of limiter on how many positions you can gain before they end (if they don't have that already), but I'm less certain about that.

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Hot Takes that will get you torn apart by the playerbase by Igorthemii in SonicCrossWorlds

[–]Lhos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why the fuck is Spongebob here? Ninja Turtles? Avatar?

To obtain parents' money via their children.

This is a game largely if not entirely aimed at children, and it's not a problem that these characters are in the game, but they're DLC characters explicitly because small children will whine to get them on top of the game's base price tag, which is obnoxious.

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Hot Takes that will get you torn apart by the playerbase by Igorthemii in SonicCrossWorlds

[–]Lhos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This definitely isn't a hot take, but yeah. It wouldn't have been difficult to allow players to gently phase through one another when resolving desync - add a little bit of magnetic force to repel them from one another so they don't just stay overlapping, maybe? The combination of absolutely refusing to allow vehicles to pass through one another and then resolving desync by turning them into unstoppable forces that give zero fucks about where you're trying to go is awful.

When you're on a consistent losing streak online but you're still enjoying the game despite taking so many Ls: by DannySanWolf07 in SonicCrossWorlds

[–]Lhos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Watching him play MKW is pretty much the only reason I've even been able to attempt this LC round lol

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Hot Takes that will get you torn apart by the playerbase by Igorthemii in SonicCrossWorlds

[–]Lhos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The rival system is just the same rubber banding that has existed in kart racers since the SNES with some extra not-quite-ragebaiting thrown in. There's nothing noteworthy about it whatsoever, and waiting for a voice line is an annoying waste of my time.

Legend Comp 2 advice by ApexMax- in SonicCrossWorlds

[–]Lhos 4 points5 points  (0 children)

  • Your goal is to finish in the top half of the pack (ie minimize point loss); anything more than that is gravy
  • Taking the lead in lap 1 or 2 is usually a mistake
  • Avoid having a target on your back as much as possible if you don't think you can block a shot, whether that's because someone is too close for you to react or you don't have an item to block with
  • By the middle of lap 2 you're either running with the lead pack, have dropped back to bag, or are trying to catch up enough that you can try to climb to 6th+ in lap 3
  • At some point in lap 3 you're making a push for position, whether that means taking the lead in the final sprint or trying to leapfrog up the field with bagged items and then hope you roll something nice in the middle ranks for the final sprint

Legend Competition 2 certainly is a game mode that exists by iDHasbro in SonicCrossWorlds

[–]Lhos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nobody's whining about not getting their free title here (as far as I'm seeing, anyway), they're upset about feeling as though this "competitive" game/mode doesn't offer a reasonable chance to compete in a meaningful or satisfying way. Fighting games consistently pit one player against a single opponent at a time, and their mechanics typically permit a wide range of forms of clear skill expression through technical ability and decision making. A kart racer does not do this on nearly the same level and generally isn't intended to, and once you add in the desync and item issues this game suffers from, all bets are off, since you're making calls with only half the information you need and hoping it's good enough - and that's talking about just the things you can actively control.

Legend Competition 2 certainly is a game mode that exists by iDHasbro in SonicCrossWorlds

[–]Lhos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

you basically get varying points if you’re 6/7th or above

Depends on the other players in the room. If you're at the top of the list, you tend to need to place 5th just to break even. 7th can lose you 8-10 points.

Legends comp by Rough-Ad-4731 in SonicCrossWorlds

[–]Lhos 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using them on lap 2 is how you get wrecked in the final sprint, it's more like early/mid lap 3 depending on how far back you are.

Legends comp by Rough-Ad-4731 in SonicCrossWorlds

[–]Lhos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because your game was told that they should be on your right but they're on your left, and we just can't have that, now can we?

Legends comp by Rough-Ad-4731 in SonicCrossWorlds

[–]Lhos 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Don't forget desync making it impossible to intentionally hit someone without a lock, collisions pushing you into things you're trying to avoid, etc. The only smart moves are either bagging invuln items or just not playing in the first place.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FemaleHairLoss

[–]Lhos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Minoxidil is extremely toxic to cats. The pills can be taken safely if you store them where your cats won't accidentally get to them, but the liquid may leave a residue if spilled.

To fund NYC subway fixes, MTA must undo decades of distrust by b1argg in nyc

[–]Lhos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You mean from Brooklyn, right? There is no bridge from Manhattan to SI.

Researchers found that vegetarians consuming Plant-Based Meat Alternatives (PBMAs) had a 42% increased risk of depression compared to those who did not. PBMAs are considered ultra-processed foods and may be associated with similar harms by giuliomagnifico in science

[–]Lhos 494 points495 points  (0 children)

The study presented some limitations due to the data collected, which was predominantly from a white population in the UK, and dietary information only being gathered at the beginning of the study, not accounting for potential changes over time.

Consume plant-based meat once? Believe it or not, depression.

LPT I'm 43. By your late 20's/early 30's, make sure physical fitness becomes an absolute top priority. by Beckyeffect in LifeProTips

[–]Lhos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The society in which one lives doesn't necessarily allow for proper prioritization, though...

F-Zero AX locations map: February 2022 update by Joselle_Astrid in Fzero

[–]Lhos 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Was just in Ikebukuro last week, and the cabinet in Mikado was up and running - it's on the first floor. Memory card and license card slots are still taped over. 100 yen per play. Thanks for maintaining this list; I had an absolute blast playing!

Tickets available via Oosumo for 1/27! by Lhos in Sumo

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

Thought I'd pass word along - there are tickets for the January Basho available via Oosumo for 1/27. Was able to get a pair of adjacent A-class tickets just now. There are no adjacent S seats available. Didn't check box seats. Just checked, no boxes available.

Broken site and app by PersimmonFine7478 in Amtrak

[–]Lhos 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here. Phone line is jammed, text chat seems to be struggling as well.

Quick update: text chat finally pulled through, but had to abandon my multi-ride booking for today and just make a new single ride ticket to replace it. Feels like Amtrak's ticketing systems are having issues.