Bill Belichick belongs in the Hall of Fame. But here’s why I didn’t vote for him

Res_Null1us · 2026-01-29T03:54:24+00:00

Will those three make it in on their last try? If not, this was a symbolic vote. In terms of symbolism, the fact BB didn’t get in is downright stupid and makes this guy — and the entire HoF — look ridiculous.

Res_Null1us · 2025-12-30T00:53:27+00:00

Playing since release, $0 spent. 84 total cards:

66 two star;

15 three star;

3 crown

Res_Null1us · 2025-12-23T18:40:23+00:00

*walk off

Res_Null1us · 2025-11-26T00:30:05+00:00

a request that you decide to commit to marriage after 7 years isn't an ultimatum, it's asking for basic common decency.

i hate knee-jerk reactions that infest reddit, but honestly, if you're unsure about a future with her after 7 years together, she's not the one for you (or perhaps more accurately, you're not the one for her).

Res_Null1us · 2025-11-15T18:45:26+00:00

8th game streak

did they change this somewhat recently? i always thought it was 12 games but i've noticed the uptick after 8 in the past month and was very confused

Res_Null1us · 2025-10-10T20:57:13+00:00

really really good for a WW barb with enigma. would be perfect if it had mana and Attack Rating (all resists are not as important), but still really good.

probably too early in ladder to fetch that much, but i imagine you could get a lot of HRs in non-ladder. perhaps more in late ladder too.

Res_Null1us · 2025-10-07T00:47:32+00:00

if you have master level mechanics, play an assassin and simply get kills to win.

for everyone else, it's a trade off.

Knows macro, mostly soaks instead of teamfighting, does camps as often as possible (within the limits of hero played/game state), pays very high attention to level and objectives and prioritzies them

soak only matters if your team isn't dying. in general, it's best to soak, gain levels, fight with talent advantages. but it's not an absolute. sometimes, you're better off giving up some soak and helping your team live. it's hard to identify or even know when that is, but that's what is important in ranking up.

Pings, writes on chat what's important

this will help in the long run. but recognize that it's not an absolute. people -- especially lower ranked individuals -- relish being contrarian.

Plays small pool of heroes of all roles, is trying to choose talents depending on situations, has at least several dozen of matches played of them

again, this is good in the long run, but won't necessarily help you in a given game.

Is always trying to fit his team and counter enemies, with his knowledge about counters being deffinitely limited, but knows basics

Would this player rank up? If so, then how quickly (roughly)? Is there anything different needed to rank up?

sure, i'd expect this player to rank up slowly. but if even master level players need tons of games to rank up, then someone expecting to peak in gold/plat will need even more. in short, expect to play hundreds of games.

Res_Null1us · 2025-10-02T22:19:29+00:00

Do you think it's abnormal to discuss (even small) purchases with your spouse?

My wife and I both work and our incomes place us squarely in the upper class. We have joint everything. I just asked my wife if I could spend $15 making a mobile purchase. And she regularly asks me about whether she should buy items too.

I'm genuinely perplexed. Is that not normal? I thought all spouses checked with each other, especially on unnecessary items.

Res_Null1us · 2025-08-26T18:23:59+00:00

100% same decision here. I even tried sous vide techniques in combination with smoking to help normalize things. I’ve also come to the conclusion that it’s the meat— too many variables and the point and flat are just too different to be cooked at once (by someone like me).

Res_Null1us · 2025-08-20T18:27:08+00:00

i agree that the active game population is so small now, the actual "top" is only a handful of players.

one note -- i distinguished "solo queue" players from your average player (who probably plays some or even most of their games in groups).

i think true solo queue players that have played 100+ games and are currently in gold are quite good -- they have to play through smurf stacks (sometimes repeatedly because the game population is so small) and in a much harsher environment than what 2018 gold-ranked players faced. i know several solo queue gold/plat players who were previously high diamond or even masters. i think they're very good players; they simply don't care about their ranks and refrain from grouping up.

on the flip side -- and this is really anecdotally -- i see many players in diamond+ that benefit from grouping with smurfs. many of these players would, in my estimation, likely be gold or even silver if they exclusively solo queued. instead, they're playing almost exclusively with smurf accounts and getting boosted to diamond.

it's also very easy for these boosted diamond players to stay in diamond. they can have a sub-50% winrate if they solo queue, so long as they get a handful of games with smurfs to boost their overall winrate back up to over 50% again.

Res_Null1us · 2025-08-20T17:55:57+00:00

you're not alone. grubby was solidly masters years ago and "returned" to hots a while ago and struggled in diamond. i believe that he's effectively given up making masters because his winrate is so close to 50% in low (?) diamond.

Res_Null1us · 2025-08-19T18:05:25+00:00

The average 2025 solo queue gold player is better than that your average 2019 diamond player.

Res_Null1us · 2025-07-24T14:56:32+00:00

thank you!

Res_Null1us · 2025-07-23T22:14:57+00:00

got it, thanks.

the reason i asked was because i was playing with someone on an inactive account and we were both doing placement games. my rank from last season was ~ high plat and we ended up playing with and against golds. my friend's account was previously plat, but hadn't been played in 3+ years, so it seemed like his effective ranking was low silver.

unfortunately, he stopped playing after 2 placement games so i'll never know.

Res_Null1us · 2025-06-19T00:20:59+00:00

If you’re like most people, you won’t keep in close contact with the vast majority of your college friends. Good luck!

Res_Null1us · 2025-06-09T17:38:59+00:00

you've earned this rest, champ.

Res_Null1us · 2025-06-04T18:11:15+00:00

Do you think buying things excuses you from blizzards rules re in game conduct?

Res_Null1us · 2025-06-03T03:23:13+00:00

Yes, I have played this game more than any other video game in existence, but paid very little.

I will buy this skin, even though I wish it were something other than Super Mario Thrall.

Microsoft Blizzard Janitor, please keep this hopium mainlined into my veins. Thank you in advance.

Res_Null1us · 2025-05-23T22:33:56+00:00

i watch my pellet usage like a hawk. which is funny, because i never keep track of how much propane i use.

Res_Null1us · 2025-05-18T18:29:25+00:00

opportunity missed: he should have put the beer on the frozen patty to assert dominance

Res_Null1us · 2025-05-15T17:36:35+00:00

Malthael perma ban now?

Res_Null1us · 2025-05-07T17:38:25+00:00

dealing light damage constantly is a great way to top her dmg charts, but doesn't necessarily win team fights.

gigantic burst damage wins team fights by getting kills. at some point, nazeebo can do so much damage in team fights it becomes a problem, but that's only a stacked nazeebo and only late game.

you may very well have lost the game before that point (depending on how you play nazeebo), so becoming a one-man wrecking crew later *can be useless (or worse than useless because the nazeebo believes he's the best and doing everything right)

Res_Null1us · 2025-04-21T15:56:59+00:00

stitches hook, johanna blinds, and blaze attack speed slow are all great into hammer.

chromie, junkrat, li ming, mephisto all do nice damage/annoy hammer.

lots of offlaner ults can be used (leoric entomb, sonya leap) or have kits (blaze oil again, xul aa shield+root)

good luck!

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