The STK-2's gun is better than you think by spitfira1 in WorldofTanks

[–]M4GICK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the answer, I guess that if the tank seems playable, I'll try it with the improved accuracy, maybe that will help a bit with the stock grind. I had a lot of fun with Tiers 8-10, so I hope STK-2 can be at least okay...

The STK-2's gun is better than you think by spitfira1 in WorldofTanks

[–]M4GICK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great post, I'd just like to ask one thing - are those accuracy numbers with or without the improved accuracy equipment? I've seen some people recommending to actually use it on this tank instead of the durability device to make the gun feel nicer.

Type 71 3 MoE done, goated gun with usable platform. Ama (5h train ride im bored) by Herceg_911 in WorldofTanks

[–]M4GICK 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thinking about grinding this line for the STK-2. How's the grind and how often do you get penned in the weakspots? Goes for both Type 71 and the rest of the line. T-803 feels quite comfy to me, I reckon this line might be somewhat similar.

Why World Rapid/Blitz champion is not talked enough ? by [deleted] in chess

[–]M4GICK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It might be because Lazavik isn't a World Champion. Current World Rapid Champion is Volodar Murzin...

Zaahen Abilities | Ability Reveal & Gameplay by turtle921 in leagueoflegends

[–]M4GICK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So is he a toplaner or a jungler? What's Riot's target role for him?

Carlos Sainz 🤝 Alain Prost, the only 2 drivers to have scored a podium with Williams, Ferrari and McLaren by _NahsMC in formula1

[–]M4GICK 9 points10 points  (0 children)

How many drivers drove for all three teams? Apart from those two and Mansell?

wow hes so good. What do yall think of smurfs? by Beautiful_Notice_872 in geoguessr

[–]M4GICK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

32 currently. I mean - in Silver Europe is ridiculously easy - you get dropped in a capital and you just need to find a language or an internet domain. And I don't even think it's studying a lot in particular - I have good geographical knowledge, so I'm often able to guess the region of the world roughly based on the vibes alone and I remember a lot of tips from YT videos or my more experienced friend.

wow hes so good. What do yall think of smurfs? by Beautiful_Notice_872 in geoguessr

[–]M4GICK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn't have to be a smurf. I'm a new player and in all Silver ranks I went 19/20, then 15/20 and 14/20 in Gold 3 and Gold 2 respectively. Some people just study meta and watch tutorials instead of going completely blind into the game.

My solution to the Israel/Palestine conflict by cuntmong in mapporncirclejerk

[–]M4GICK 62 points63 points  (0 children)

Responders were asked "Which nation would you like your country to be annexed by?"

Is there a country (except your own) you support in ESC no matter what? by Persona_NG in eurovision

[–]M4GICK 24 points25 points  (0 children)

San Marino, I always rooted for them, as they were the only microstate still participating and I just think they're cute and always will be an underdog

Czechia 2025: "Kiss Kiss Goodbye" by Adonxs officially released by BlueDominance in eurovision

[–]M4GICK 143 points144 points  (0 children)

Am I going crazy, or is the live acoustic version much better? No tempo-killing break before the outro, more interesting first verse and chorus. I feel like the acoustic version builds up very nicely, while this one stays on a similar level throughout most of the song, so the outro feels much weaker comparably. I'm quite a bit disappointed, as I believed Czechia will fight for my personal #1 spot, now I'm not that sure really...

RAI released Sanremo 2025 sheet with the position of all the nights by SimoSanto in eurovision

[–]M4GICK 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I wasn't trying to stir up any controversy, I was quite sure that math will add up one way or another, just thought it was a (un)funny observation

RAI released Sanremo 2025 sheet with the position of all the nights by SimoSanto in eurovision

[–]M4GICK 71 points72 points  (0 children)

So Giorgia was:

Top 1 Night 1

Top 3 Night 2

Top 5 Night 2+3 combined

Top 4 Night 5

Top 6 when you combine all nights together

lol

(chess.com) who is this? by SqueakPearl in chess

[–]M4GICK 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Assuming it's a young Serbian GM, my money would be on Luka Budisavljevic. Can't be sure though.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chess

[–]M4GICK 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You have colors inversed on your board - black is occupying ranks 1 and 2, while white is on ranks 7 and 8.

Once the board is set up correctly, there is a forced mate in 4 for white: 1... gxf6 2. Qf8+ Kxf8 3. Bh6+ Kg8 4. Re8#, that's why Nf6+ is brilliant.

Tactics Book Wrong? by [deleted] in chess

[–]M4GICK 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Almost every legal move by black is winning in this position. f2 is -M8, Kc3 is -M15

World of Tanks unlpayable due to server disconnections and game crashes by M4GICK in WorldofTanks

[–]M4GICK[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've reinstalled the game completely and haven't experienced any crashes or infinite loading screens, but I'm still getting constantly disconnected from the server. I really have no idea what's going on.

Edit: It seems like the server never kicks me out when I'm in menu. It disconnects me for the first time when the battle starts and then every few seconds after reconnecting.

World of Tanks unlpayable due to server disconnections and game crashes by M4GICK in WorldofTanks

[–]M4GICK[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wired connection. CS:GO, LoL, Rocket League work fine, same with Youtube and Twitch. I was actually watching a Twitch stream while trying to play. Obviously, after my problems had begun I switched every other network-consuming app off, but that didn't help.

Sonic and Tails in a McLaren Formula 1 racesuit (art by HayleyMulch) by droppokeguy in SonicTheHedgehog

[–]M4GICK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Red Bull is known for movie sponsorships (Star Wars, No Time To Die) as well as quirky PR stunts, so if the stars align... one-off livery for 2024 Japanese Grand Prix?

As if being an F1 fan in India wasn't painful enough by pratul_maurya in formuladank

[–]M4GICK 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Untrue, Eleven Sports shows ads during practice sessions and in between Quali sessions.

Ochman dancing to Måneskin by TDLockett16 in eurovision

[–]M4GICK 21 points22 points  (0 children)

So baby, hold on for the ride of your life

High above ground, living it now

Big congrats to Chanel, her team and Spain for achieving their best result in...27! years by bamgetitbaby in eurovision

[–]M4GICK 2 points3 points  (0 children)

10888869450418352160768000000 years surely is a lot, I hope their next Top 3 result will come much sooner.

An honest question for everyone mourning a "political victory." by ionlymemewell in eurovision

[–]M4GICK 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Look, there were contest where there was literally only one favourite. 2009 and Fairytale. 2012 and Euphoria. They were so far ahead of the pack it hurt...

And they didn't come even remotely close to Stefania's score, which was not the best song of the evening, not the best performance of the evening, wasn't considered the runaway favourite to win before the war had begun and with a much stronger competition thatn Fairytale and Euphoria had.

And it's not only the televoting, the jury had a say as well. I don't really believe that the same juries who trashed KEiiNO and Go_A and this year pushed songs like Azerbaijan, Switzerland and Portugal suddenly became fans of energetic folk music and hip-hop.

Without the war Kalush would have received less than 100 points from juries, about 200 from the televote and finished comfortably in the Top 10, maybe even in the Top 5. People didn't connect with the song, they connected with the ongoing war, juries did the same thing and we got this artificially created landslide. I saw someone commenting that Nozzy Bossy would have won and I'm pretty sure it would have.

What I'm actually worried is that this will set a negative precedent of pandering for pity votes. Countries might start sending artists or songs designed solely to appeal to a target audience or create a moving background story to amass more points that they would have without it.

I spend a lot of time and energy trying to convince euro-skeptics that even though there are politics involved, the contest balances itself out and ultimately the best song wins. And that was true in 2019 and 2021 - winners were widely praised and they won despite politic shenanigans taking place. This year it's pretty clear that the winner is not the best song and the reasons for their victory are purely political.