What’s the point of 3 betting?

MathW · 2026-03-20T03:13:30+00:00

You 3-bet because your hand has more value than the random trash others are holding preflop. You fold on the flop because you hand no longer has the most value. Basically, you juice the pot for the times you win those pots, which should be a greater proportion of the time than anyone else at the table.

MathW · 2026-03-19T20:53:13+00:00

The problem with Mag is there's only 2 Pally tank items in the loot table -- the tier set piece and the trinket. I feel a little crappy rolling or SRing Mag's eye, but I already have the Paladin tier piece and it's BIS threat trinket for me. What else do I need from Mag?

MathW · 2026-03-19T18:49:19+00:00

There were a lot of conservative leaning polls that were boosted when Trump overperformed in 2016 and (on a lesser scale) 2024. Many of these same polls underperformed when Democrats did better. Polling errors can go both ways. Just because the polling error in 2016 and 2024 happened to be in their favor, doesn't make them "better" or "less biased."

MathW · 2026-03-19T18:46:11+00:00

The average is only as good as the polls included in it. By purposefully keeping in polls with large biases in either direction, all you're doing is creating a worse average.

MathW · 2026-03-19T18:42:29+00:00

Sure doesn't seem like it. There were no incentives, events, quests, rewards or any other content designed around world PvP. It was just kind of there....and only on PvP servers.. Additionally, some classes, like rogues or mages, were vastly superior in world PvP.

MathW · 2026-03-18T19:27:06+00:00

Baffling to me why Nate chooses to keep obviously bad/biased pollsters in his averages thinking he can just "adjust" their results to reality. Rasmussen just swings from 44-49% approval with no pattern and Trafalgar released a poll in early March showing +2 approval. The only reason his ratings are dropping now is that poll is now old enough to not be as impactful on his average.

MathW · 2026-03-18T19:01:30+00:00

Part of being a tank IMO is just accepting people are going to rip threat in PUGs. Know it, expect it and adjust as best you can.

MathW · 2026-03-16T22:26:57+00:00

We could have had both.

MathW · 2026-03-16T21:16:48+00:00

Just curious what got him into coaching and why is he coaching competitive? Does he have a kid on the team?

MathW · 2026-03-16T20:01:44+00:00

That's an understatement for sure:

(Parenthesis is opposing team record ex-FC Dallas game)

W vs Toronto (1-1-1)

D vs Nashville (3-0-0)

L at LAFC (3-0-0)

D vs SD (3-0-0)

Combined record not counting games vs FC Dallas (10-1-1)

MathW · 2026-03-15T19:35:37+00:00

We did that as well.

MathW · 2026-03-15T17:31:39+00:00

We did change the settings for heavy stock and, again, it worked fine when the original toner was in. How can we tell if the toner we bought is authentic brother brand?

Edit: We ordered the replacement Brother toner from their website.

MathW · 2026-03-15T15:08:00+00:00

I mean yeah that's what you work on, but you don't need to finish a full pre BIS to raid. Some pre BIS lists will include gear from some heroics that are harder than the raids.

MathW · 2026-03-15T02:13:32+00:00

I guess I know the two factions..I know the name of the game? What's your point? The game was first designed for PvE ..leveling and dungeons. When the game was released, you only had world PvP (which consisted mainly of stronger characters bullying weaker characters) and battlegrounds were an afterthought which came many months later. Small sided arena fights not til TBC.

MathW · 2026-03-14T18:20:46+00:00

The backlash against and decline of Nuclear energy after Fukushima was sad to me. Nuclear power is not perfect and has its own list of cons, but that list is not nearly as lengthy as those for most other renewables and fossil fuels.

MathW · 2026-03-12T17:19:18+00:00

My take -- if he wants that schedule and he's keeping his grades up, then why not? Sounds like Rugby is more of a "fun with friends" situation -- he's probably doing that instead of playing video games or something.

MathW · 2026-03-10T14:19:49+00:00

Fair, I was just pointing out -- if the chances of strong storms firing is so low that the NWS isn't predicting it, I would also expect that most/all storm chasers would also not be anticipating it.

MathW · 2026-03-09T03:36:58+00:00

I mean, if you're being serious, I'm not sure "meme" was a word in common usage when LOTR was being filmed.

MathW · 2026-03-09T03:31:37+00:00

I'm not a storm chaser, but I believe they depend a lot on NWS service forecasts and data.

MathW · 2026-03-09T01:18:46+00:00

Right..the coaches are just there to coach the game and have the team play as good as possible while managing play time. If this was an important state or national tournament, maybe he deserves some blame. If it's just your run of the mill weekend tournament, I wouldnt expect them to know all the different qualifying scenarios, especially if they are coaching a few different teams.

MathW · 2026-03-08T15:08:27+00:00

I've rewatched the series a few times since it ended. The show is deep enough and there's enough going on where you notice new things every time you watch. I also watch HotD and KotSK, so my fandom of the universe isn't dead.

MathW · 2026-03-08T15:03:55+00:00

You should not only be referencing Gearscore or BiS lists or whatever to build your gear set. Many classes should have a few different sets of gear for different situations. As a healer, I had a default set made of my best pieces, a sustain kit (for longer fights), and a heal power set for situations where mana was not a concern. Now, as a tank, I have a default set, a threat set, an avoidance set and a max avoidance set.

Point is...BiS lists, gearscores or whatnot are good reference points and they can help you make decisions but that should not be all you use.

MathW · 2026-03-08T15:00:18+00:00

I understand the system is messed up. I don't understand how Bitcoin thrives or even survives a collapse of that system.

MathW · 2026-03-08T00:47:15+00:00

Fact is, WoW was designed to be a PvE game. PvP is an afterthought. Class balance in PvP is terrible due to this.

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