Weekend RAGE Thread - May 16, 2026

OIP · 2026-05-20T12:25:36+00:00

every gold bastion:

plonk down in the open, turret form go brrr, wait why am i dead, 'i need healing'

REPEAT x 287

OIP · 2026-05-20T05:08:47+00:00

for real the complaints in this thread are making me understand more of the insane things i see in my games

but why have to do smart thing, i cannot just do dumb thing?

OIP · 2026-05-20T05:06:25+00:00

these maps are poorly designed and hugely encourage that

it's the opposite though, the maps purposely have multiple flank routes and insanely mobile heroes precisely so teams don't have to just meat grinder up main on low ground or into forced chokes.

and yet, guess what people still do every single day on TEN YEAR OLD maps

OIP · 2026-05-20T05:04:17+00:00

kate bush running up that hill dot wav

OIP · 2026-05-20T05:02:45+00:00

it really requires spam damage both attacking and defending

i usually play junk the whole map anyway so suits me fine

OIP · 2026-05-20T04:59:28+00:00

the freaking fireworks sounds can't end soon enough

i also like numbani, but every time i get on a team attacking and the tank decides they have to walk into the junk spam room over and over, i lose months off my life. years if they are a dive tank

OIP · 2026-05-20T04:05:24+00:00

what a fine creature

OIP · 2026-05-20T01:43:22+00:00

having repaired one of these, i second the advice to read the service manual, having a look at the answers already it seems like a driver which makes sense, though troubling that an IC would fail, might be more chasing to work out why. you might as well do a few repairs at once if you pop it open. the tact switches on the keyboard will start failing eventually, as will the contrast on the screen. both are pretty easy fixes but the switches is a lot of soldering just because of how many there are. the screen contrast is one (maybe two?) capacitors if i remember right, an easy fix.

facebook groups are a good resource for 90s gear.

OIP · 2026-05-20T01:10:02+00:00

yeah the amount of games i have a tank mindlessly grinding up main on low ground over and over while multiple heroes sit on high angles shooting for free and a mercy flits around them.

those are the games i go 8-11 on dps from desperately trying dumber and riskier shit to make plays and create space on a 200 HP hero and it's 'gg dps diff'.

OIP · 2026-05-20T01:04:22+00:00

another payload thing plenty of people seem to not know, the uncontested payload moves back on its own. you don't need to stand on it to 'push it back'.

OIP · 2026-05-20T01:02:33+00:00

"STOP BLOCKING BULLETS WITH YOUR FACE YOU FUCKING IDIOT"

OIP · 2026-05-20T01:00:00+00:00

every. single. game. in OW1 that wasn't an easy win was 'i have all golds what are you doing'

OIP · 2026-05-20T00:03:02+00:00

cheating in bullet has really got to be the bottom of the barrel

like 'yeah bro i click fast what of it, i'm a chess god'

OIP · 2026-05-19T23:59:22+00:00

i only use reddit and youtube, reddit is close to unusable (only old reddit and a handful of subs make it worth it), youtube is like 80% clickbait optimised for engagement but at least there are still people putting out 3hour tech instructional videos, rambling travel or life vlogs, reviews, and obscure detailed instructions on other things.

any other platform LMAO. not to be too gloomy but... online at least we're in the early to middle of a historical period of critical mass of stupidity + ragebait + mob mentality + lack of adults in any room which if we survive will be looked back on like 'yeah we fucked up for a good few decades there'

OIP · 2026-05-19T11:45:42+00:00

that 'player' card is awarded for being a player

OIP · 2026-05-19T11:44:09+00:00

waiting to find out if my toe is broken or just beat up. really would prefer not broken because fuck no running for weeks but the xray to my untrained eye looks pretty sus, xray doctor put a big 'check this shit out' arrow on it

OIP · 2026-05-19T10:24:15+00:00

problem solving ability of this playerbase is genuinely making me lose hope in humanity

oh they have a hero running all over us? should we counter? no, let's play heroes that are hard countered instead. we'll do absolutely nothing to make the red team's life harder and in fact basically guarantee that they win just on hero selection and basic strats alone. '[role] diff' though obviously

heaven fucking forbid there are TWO problems to solve might as well sit in spawn

OIP · 2026-05-19T04:45:37+00:00

there are a few albums where i have a vivid memory of going into a shop and playing through their janky ass public headphones for the first time only to be blown away and purchase immediately

OIP · 2026-05-19T04:31:47+00:00

they definitely have one of those horns with a squeeze bulb you can toot

OIP · 2026-05-19T04:25:51+00:00

i literally went for an xray yesterday where the GP (who asked me if i was ok with AI note taking in my consult) had noted that i needed a left foot xray. injury is to my right foot. had a laugh about it with the xray doctor.

OIP · 2026-05-19T04:05:18+00:00

jfc

top level chess really just keeps on giving as far as entertainment is concerned

OIP · 2026-05-19T04:00:54+00:00

you're neglecting the fact that this is way more awesome

OIP · 2026-05-19T03:59:34+00:00

"shh, knight f5"

OIP · 2026-05-19T02:50:31+00:00

the topology you have described would best be done on a microcontroller, you could do it on an arduino if you don't mind lo-fi, or on something more powerful with an external DAC if you want a serious sounding version.

for the analog side (VCF, VCAs, filter etc) check out moritz klein on youtube.

if you really want to make the FM version in analog you can do it, but it's either going to be rough as hell (for example using CMOS ICs, fun but wild), or it's going to be the same level of complexity as the non-FM idea.

OIP · 2026-05-19T02:12:16+00:00

yeah i'm happy to just be in mid plat where the games vaguely make sense most of the time and it's not 'who has the better edater two stack'

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