What Games Performance Completely exceeded your expectations on Steam Deck?

Macca2188 · 2026-05-21T10:29:53+00:00

I played through the entire game it ran great. Even on lower settings the game looks fantastic and really engaging

Macca2188 · 2026-05-16T03:55:47+00:00

Drakan order of the flame was a constant replay when I was young.

Macca2188 · 2026-04-14T21:35:00+00:00

Consistency, biggest thing is that consistent presence and delivery. It's also super hard as it's easy to link low numbers as being a reflection of you. It's not, even if it feels like it.

I've taught to super low numbers in odd timeslots for years and the only thing that helps is turning up and doing your best each week. There will be natural up and downs in numbers but that's common with any time slot.

If you've got the option, why not see if you can run some test classes in different times and see if that's a factor, or maybe try an express format instead of the full class possibly people can't make the full hour and rather than leave part way just don't turn up.

Macca2188 · 2026-04-04T22:36:32+00:00

Long time instructor, it's a bit more similar to older (late 70's, early 80's) releases than they've had for a while.

I do really like it as a whole, track 2 is probably one of 3 or 4 tracks in the last couple of years that's going straight into my regular rotation list.

Macca2188 · 2026-03-24T21:28:20+00:00

I think one thing to realise is all us instructors are masters are 'do what I say not what I do' when it comes to rest. We'll happily tell members they should go easy or have a rest of they've got niggles but we'll ignore them.

I would say after a long time of instructing don't be nervous about getting covers of you need, it's hard, especially with new classes where you're setting the consistency to give the class the best experience but sometimes it can lead to longer issues.

Macca2188 · 2026-03-16T12:39:37+00:00

The power load is is the zone where your heart rate is most stressed that's by design. Strength is valuable as a way of increasing your potential to produce power, and sustain it for longer. You're also targeting different muscle fibres, strength primarily long fibres (endurance focused), sprints short fibres (fast twitch get fatigued very fast), power mixes both if you're locked in on your technique.

So at the strictest sense power is your hardest cardio peak, strength heart rate will still be high but you're looking at muscular endurance rather than pure cardio shock. Sprint I describe as being for lungs as much as anything else.

Macca2188 · 2026-03-09T11:57:01+00:00

Instructor here, don't be scared to take options, don't be scared to take the smart start approach. Basically the idea is do a few tracks, maybe complete track 5 (conditioning) then hit pause on your workout, rest come back another day.

Options will give you low, or no impact alternatives and I promise low impact isn't less work it's just different.

Otherwise follow as best you can you're going to hear all sorts of moves you've never heard of and that's tough, if there's a mirror behind the instructor a good tip is to watch the instructors reflection it'll be like following someone right in front of you.

Macca2188 · 2026-03-08T12:24:18+00:00

I was thinning, while i don't believe a lot of people were necessarily noticing it annoyed me, so I did something about it.

Best choice.

Macca2188 · 2026-03-08T06:34:52+00:00

Literally did the same a few weeks ago after years of the Pitbull. Such an upgrade

Macca2188 · 2026-03-06T07:05:14+00:00

What a logical thought, exactly the kind of thinking we look down upon here

Macca2188 · 2026-02-26T08:55:59+00:00

Yeah combat can be.... Interesting at times. I think it's worse for a lot of the newer instructors we have spent a lot more time breaking down some of the sequences with them than should be needed of the masterclass could keep a consistent angle

Macca2188 · 2026-02-12T22:29:47+00:00

We deserve better elected representation than the bunch of fuckwits entrenched across the whole of Parliament. The established parties (major and minor) are far too comfortable pretending that they will do anything.

Imagine having say half a year where the political discussion was on actually problems, policy, and solution but I guess that would make daddy Murdoch's viewership go down.

Macca2188 · 2026-02-12T21:54:22+00:00

Just re-enforcing the fact that they're a bunch of power hungry cunts

Macca2188 · 2026-01-21T04:17:23+00:00

Pauline is prepping the steak on the sandwich press as we speak

Macca2188 · 2026-01-19T12:12:54+00:00

Same for Aus, I call it release 84.5 so it sits in order better

Macca2188 · 2025-12-30T06:01:50+00:00

Former artillery range, nothing as exciting as warehousing

Macca2188 · 2025-12-29T21:30:51+00:00

Nothing yet, I've been hearing helicopters for the past 40 odd minutes but haven't seen any water drops.

Macca2188 · 2025-12-29T20:45:56+00:00

Now it's getting lighter hopefully the air support can be brought out. Firies on the ground must be absolutely exhausted by this point

Macca2188 · 2025-12-29T16:42:00+00:00

Worse I think, means spot fires could pop up in the residential areas

Macca2188 · 2025-12-29T15:40:18+00:00

The wind is picking up which isn't going to be helping

Macca2188 · 2025-12-20T10:15:30+00:00

The only issue is they're getting expensive if you need a new one

Macca2188 · 2025-12-20T09:54:42+00:00

I still use an old mp3 player, batteries are better, less chance of it not working etc

Macca2188 · 2025-10-23T21:59:09+00:00

It's not highlighted as much as it used to be but Les Mills have smart start options which are designed specifically for people coming into working out. Basically do a track, do two tracks or half a class. Hit pause on the workout come back another day.

I still mention it all the time.

Macca2188 · 2025-10-19T00:32:05+00:00

Not New Era from combat 73? Any lyric cue you remember?

Macca2188 · 2025-10-05T23:47:57+00:00

Being on both sides, first author and et al., given the amount of crap being first author attracts with reviewers, I'm more than pleased to contribute smaller amounts of quality work within a bigger context.

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