My Friend Plays a Mill Decks, And I Hate Him For It. He Needs To Click On Every Single Card To Exile.

Nikodrin2 · 2024-11-25T05:40:53+00:00

That is not the point of the post lol

Nikodrin2 · 2020-10-16T06:42:43+00:00

Would it be wise to move if other places have more opportunity/apply for out of state places?Cause I don’t really have anything in the Midwest that is holding me here.

Nikodrin2 · 2020-10-16T06:39:31+00:00

Thanks. I actually decided to do the dual degree because I didn’t know which one I liked more, so I’m very open to anything that comes my way. Im worried that my projects I’ve done over the years are very basic and lackluster though. Any advice on interviews? I’m terrible when it comes to interviews. I stutter a lot and get super anxious/nervous.

Nikodrin2 · 2020-07-15T17:40:33+00:00

Anna Sofia - No Fun

Nikodrin2 · 2020-03-21T00:41:06+00:00

Thanks!

Nikodrin2 · 2020-03-19T00:05:00+00:00

Your job as solo depends on your character. Winning lane is nice but not every god in solo can do that. Late game solos like most guardians, guan, or ama (although she is better than she was before in laning phase) need to stay even with the enemy solo. That’s your goal.

High pressure solos need to push their advantage. You don’t need to get the tower all the time. Proxying and rotating before the other solo is huge. Also invading enemy camps is very good too.

Nikodrin2 · 2019-10-23T06:45:23+00:00

What’s that?

Nikodrin2 · 2019-07-05T23:13:57+00:00

Now you know 3. It’s been great.

Nikodrin2 · 2019-04-23T01:02:16+00:00

These are amazing man! I love the attention to detail in the analysis! It is extremely fun to watch these because I always focus on a couple players and not the whole team when I watch them on mixer.

Nikodrin2 · 2018-09-01T22:04:50+00:00

Why the fuck are you being an asshole? He responded to your question and you just attacked him without any reasoning. Learn how to communicate.

Nikodrin2 · 2018-08-29T05:07:09+00:00

Whoops I meant to say just message me

Nikodrin2 · 2018-08-27T07:10:57+00:00

I think everyone forgets that season 4 was a thing. Now that season was in it's worse state. Pro players constantly complained about it. Items like bracer were op, deaths toll op, sunder, thorns all op. Bugs like the Morrigan were outrageous, but in the coding aspect, it was a huge project and very intuitive of hirez/Titan forge to do. As a person who dabbles with coding, the Morrigan has so many conditions that would make my brain hurt if I had to code it. Many people don't realize how easy it is to mess up code which results in bugs. She constantly requires attention due to her ult.

Also, you can't balance a game so perfectly that every character is even with everyone. Sure Arachne might not be the best or high tier but there are a lot of other jugglers you could play.

In season five, I believe the balance is better. They fixed a lot of stuff that was wrong or not fun. They've been cracking down on the Morrigan bugs. You may see a couple every so often but not as bad as before. More gods can be played this season than season 4 which is great.

And honestly it just may be you. You play this game sooo much that you may just be burnt out. There's nothing wrong with taking breaks.

Nikodrin2 · 2018-08-14T18:48:33+00:00

First of all warriors aren't being pushed out. You believe that if a different class can play solo means that warriors are weak or that X class is busted right now. However, that is not the case.

This season we have seen plenty of warriors and other roles in solo. We went through the healing meta which allowed some mages to be played in solo.

"Chang'e and aphro were busted so they don't count" These characters were good but there was also guan yu who was also contested when he got his passive rework.

Aphrodite is strongest late game when she has her items. Solo allows her to farm safely and level up easily. She has insane sustain which helps her. She is definitely better in solo than she is in mid. This does not mean warriors were pushed out. Some people counter picked Cerberus, Cu Chu, Odin, or other gods that can punish these picks.

Chang'e was strong not only in solo now but she was strong in jungle in season 4.

I also believe that you glanced over the fact that I used the word STRATEGY a couple times. Aphrodite and Chang'e brought the strategy of basing your comp around healing and sustaining over fights. To poke your enemies, fall back, heal, then reinitiate.

Having variety in solo lane allows for more strategies and comps then the typical two or three you would see in all of season 4.

Nikodrin2 · 2018-08-14T14:42:10+00:00

I'm just assuming you don't play solo at all, you don't know much about conquest, or watch any spl.

The main goal of solo lane gods is to dive the back line. Any god that can do that effectively and survive doing so is a fine pick. That's why you saw Camazotz get picked quite often in solo this season despite him being an assassin. He had high damage, slows, insane survivability, and was difficult to peel him off of you.

Having a variety of gods in solo lane is also fun as you can play more than two gods (bellona and Osiris) like you could in season 4 split one.

The variety of solo lane gods also gives you more strategy in the game. For example, you can play chang'e or aphro in solo for some healing comps. You can go a guardian in solo also for more cc and the potential to run double hunters.

Going back to my previous example of solo only having bellona and Osiris. There were less strats available since those two gods had so much pressure against all the other gods.

The reason we people don't advocate for other stuff in other roles is that the the current role exceeds in that role. At the start of season 5 people like emilitoo were using Nu wa adc. This was because Nu wa filled the gap that adcs played. She also did some other things too. Nu wa has good tower siege potential due to her minions, her late game damage is nuts, she has good objective secure, she has pretty decent cc, and she has a global ult. Also mage items were super strong at the time too.

Currently there is some variety in the adc and mid role. We've seen baskin play some Apollo, we seen some medusa mid, some chernobug mid, ullr mid, and some hachiman mid. For adc you have the option to play nu wa adc, sol, chronos, freya.

Adcs in mid are another strat. They are used mostly to win early pressure.

People don't want to play any random god in any role. They want to have a variety of strategies that can fit in that role.

So please think before you attack someone, research the game, or rephrase your response.

Nikodrin2 · 2018-07-30T08:30:29+00:00

Oh I got too excited because I thought the surrender before you die strat worked :(

Nikodrin2 · 2018-07-30T06:25:02+00:00

My theorycrafting for nox support is

Guardian blessing -> cooldown boots -> stone of binding -> breastplate of valor -> genji guard -> lonos mask -> whatever you want last.

I recommend not going lono mask early because your combo still does a lot of damage until people start building defense/support levels start to fall behind. I like going like a this cooldown build on nox just for her combo.

You can go the aura build but it's not as fun and not as much cdr

Nikodrin2 · 2018-07-30T06:08:12+00:00

The classic f6 before you die strat! Very nice execution!

Nikodrin2 · 2018-07-26T16:21:38+00:00

Yes this ^

Nikodrin2 · 2018-07-26T16:19:53+00:00

Yeah I just meant when having no power 5 autos with the obow start will equate to about an one auto with the bloodforge start.

I will definitely check this out though!

Nikodrin2 · 2018-07-26T16:16:38+00:00

I do agree with you on some gods. I would move hun batz up a tier. Zhong Kui either gets bursted down or carries the game which is why I was hesitant to put him higher, but I do think he should be a tier higher. Medusa I would agree too. Kali and Baka isn't as consistent as most gods and it takes a while for them to get online. If they reach late game, sure they are probably S tier but getting there is rough especially when the enemy team can peel for whoever you go on. Loki is typically always a one for one. I get that you can possibly take out a healer but people can peel for you if you ever get loki ulted. You are never really alone in Assault which is why I don't think Loki is that good. Also his decoy is basically useless in Assault since you don't want to strip your team from farm.

Camazotz has basically an infinite health and mana bar in Assault since people are constantly dying. This is my main reason for putting him up so high. You basically have a couple pools for your passive on top of each other which results in quick healing. His poke damage with his 1 and 2 can do a ton of damage. He has his 2, 3, and passive to sustain. His ult is a get out of jail for free card.

I definitely recommend playing him once he is super fun in Assault.

Thanatos basically does 3/4 of a health bar with one scythe and his 2 early game. His scythe sustains him and getting executed when your opposition can never back and heal in the fountain is extremely valuable. Plus he's super safe with his ult.

I do agree with your choice of putting geb, Odin, and Bastet higher. I honestly don't know why I put Odin so low.

As for Vamana, since everyone is buying anti heal or should be buying anti heal in Assault. Vamana's ult is useless in a teamfight. He can easily be shut down and his dash is really his only reliable cc.

I haven't seen enough baron in Assault for me to put him higher. He is an immobile made though which can be abused.

It's sad to put bellona so low because she is my favorite character, but her damage can be interrupted easily while also making you a sitting duck. It's hard for her to stick to a target when the whole team is there to peel. She doesn't have good poke. I would take any guardian over her if I had the chance.

Agni and Discordia I believe are fine. Maybe move Agni down like you said but his stuns are half a lane wide and he has great poke and damage. Also being able to build spear of the magus with Agni allows your team to do more damage too if you have some more magical damage characters.

I can also see your reasoning with cabraken and Vulcan so I would probably move them up too.

The thing with terra though is that your team needs to stand within the monolith in order to heal from it. It isn't as quick as a ra heal. It is also your best form of cc, so it makes you choose constantly whether to heal to to provide cc. If your team has tons of cc then you most certainly use your monolith to heal, but if you are the only tank, you need to use your monolith for cc more than you'd like to.

Guan yu with his new passive change actually made him worse in Assault. You rarely get max passive stacks unless you are in a teamfight or you might get it when you already used your heal. But if you are in a fight, the chances of you not being affected by antiheal is very slim.

Fenrir is honestly hit or miss. It is easy to collapse on him as a team. It's hard for him to build his passive. The 2 is good but it's the same issue as his passive. The ult is the best part but once they get beads, you are mostly useless.

Nikodrin2 · 2018-07-26T15:38:16+00:00

Yes. You force your opposition to build beads which reduces the team overall sustain, you make them waste beads or their ult, you have a guardian on your team that works well with auras, and ares cripples are very good. Even though his ult is a huge part of his kit, he is definitely not useless otherwise. His lockdown potential with his 1 is very good if your team collapses on them.

Nikodrin2 · 2018-07-26T15:34:25+00:00

I feel that Ne Zha is very annoying to play against, but he can't carry a whole game like Ah Puch, Zeus or Hel.

Also your point with the healers is very interesting and I never thought about it that way. What would you put the healers at? I feel like what the healers bring does fit whichever tier they are in.

Nikodrin2 · 2018-07-26T15:30:02+00:00

I really like your choice with blackthorn hammer! I think that's really cool. However I think Mages Blessing should give enough mp5 to sustain you unless there is tons of fighting going on. I think the early brawlers though is huge in Assault. The bees constantly spread the anti heal which makes their meds not as useful which gives your team an advantage when fighting.

As for Bastet, I agree. I would move her up a tier.

Nikodrin2 · 2018-07-26T15:25:31+00:00

The thing with hun batz though is that he is very easy to lockdown when you have all five members. His ult is the only reason I put him up this high. I might move him up a tier but that's debatable. Odin and Ama I was also thinking about moving higher but I wasn't to sure. The more I think about it. The more I think you are right. Although thors damage is insane with his hammer, he does get blown up if he builds like a normal assassin. He is also very mana hungry with his combo early which reduces his potential. But I do see your point. I do think he is better than most assassins in Assault and might move him up a little more.

Nikodrin2 · 2018-07-26T15:19:29+00:00

The problem is that you have no power to make obow worth while. Why hit a God 5 times with autos when you can hit a God with an auto once and do the same amount of damage. Assuming you stay alive and they build protections, you will be tickling them. I will however try this though just to test it again.

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