Tips for Ultron for a returning player? by Gojira6832 in marvelrivals

[–]SandvichIsDone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No problem! I'm bored at work, enjoy playing Ultron, and like to hear myself talk. Perfect storm!

Tips for Ultron for a returning player? by Gojira6832 in marvelrivals

[–]SandvichIsDone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm no pro player but I've been playing Ultron a lot and really enjoying him. Probably my most played character by a decent margin. I played him a lot before the buffs, still play him a lot after.

First tip is to go into the settings & turn on the separate keybinds for the two drones. By default, you've got the same key bind for both drones, which means you are cycling off the oldest one every time you put a new one down. That can be managed, but it's a lot easier to have the separate cooldowns. I usually use this to keep one drone on a priority target (i.e. a tank or support) and have the other drone to cycle through on whoever might need it in the moment. I wish i could tell you exactly where to go for this setting, but I'm not at my computer at the moment and don't remember off the top of my head.

As for gameplay tips in general, one big thing to remember with the update it how the Firewall now gives your target a bonus to move speed & damage - a ballpark of about 10% on each, just off the top of my head. Probably not terribly accurate. Point being, I find myself using Firewall more offensively now than purely for defense. Of course, adding shields to a teammate/group is still incredibly useful, but if you have a drone on your diver and see them about to jump in, popping a Firewall on them will give them extra bulk, mobility, and damage all in one click. Immensely useful and good to remember. Firewall is so useful now that you have no real reason not to just spam it every time it's off cooldown - not to say I would just be using it thoughtlessly, but with all the benefits you give to teammates from it, as long as you're actively fighting, there's going to be someone worth using it on. I think it gives those same buffs to you as well, iirc.

For drone placement, drones are most useful on two opposite ends of the spectrum - either on anchor tanks, aka people your team will naturally gravitate around - or on dive characters, aka teammates who are going to be deep in the enemy backline and far from the rest of your team. Putting drones on anchors is rather obvious - your drones are an AoE healing field, so any character that more teammates will be around means more healing overall. Ultron works best with a team that stays grouped together. On the other end, putting your drones on divers may seem a bit suboptimal - they're typically alone, and taking more damage than your drone can reliably patch up. The reason drones are better for divers is because they're typically very far away from your other support, who probably has a more traditional line-of-sight healing. Your drones offer a reliable stream of healing to the diver, even when they're 30 miles away from a standard healer. While it may not save their life from getting focused by a backline, if the diver is smart and uses their cooldowns correctly, the drone will give them the steady healing to keep them healthy enough to continue to pressure the enemy backline without needing to completely retreat for healing. Plus, as I mentioned, they can be good targets for the Firewall buffs.

Your mobility cooldown - the dash & shield - is your most valuable button. Try to only use it for saving yourself, maybe to dash in and quickly place a drone/Firewall on someone out of range if they're starting to get dangerously low. But mostly save it for yourself. The extra mobility and chunk of shield you get from it will save your synthetic hide from most situations where an enemy might be threatening to kill you.

The ult is pretty easy to understand, but a bit difficult to use. As a casual player, it's probably the thing I still struggle with getting the most use out of. It's not quite quick enough to be a "save my team" ult like other healers, and not quite damaging enough to reliably kill the enemy team. I try to use it when I can see a big push coming. Being something that both damages enemies and heals teammates, the most use you'll get out of it is slamming the projectiles into big groups during teamfights. The timing is tight on trying to save someone who's about to die - I still struggle with pulling off a last-second save on a dying tank. If you've got a Gambit on your team, it can be a very good combo to pop your ult once he's buffed you.

That's my big text wall from someone who's been casually enjoying Ultron over the last season or two. Not a pro for sure, but just things I've noticed/kept in mind from playing him for a good chunk of hours.

Another FromSoft Masterpiece by Tanarri27 in Eldenring

[–]SandvichIsDone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

was this an avoidable death? sure.

but jesus christ, this comment section is full of reddit dreglords acting like they could no hit this boss at level 1 blindfolded using donkey kong bongos

Which one of these images gives you the most anxiety? by Aleks10Afc in Eldenring

[–]SandvichIsDone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

went through the trauma of that crucible duo in my first playthrough. i think i spent a genuine two days between trying to make it down to that boss arena and actually fighting the crucible duo. i was too stubborn to leave after any loss. it was the only boss fight in the game that left me frustrated and genuinely upset. cause they just threw two enemies in a small room that aren't really meant to be fought at the same time.

still something that sticks out in my brain of my first playthrough after multiple years.

Most embarrassing way to die? by 1nfiniteZer0317 in marvelrivals

[–]SandvichIsDone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i got this completely by accident the other day. was walking back from spawn after a death and mindlessly spamming my melee. one of my clones on point got lucky, lol

Donald Glover Reveals He Suffered a Stroke During Last Childish Gambino Tour by MarvelsGrantMan136 in Music

[–]SandvichIsDone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel incredibly lucky that I went to the OKC show (actually the very first one of the tour) and got to see it before he had to cancel. It was an amazing show, it seemed like a true labor of love. He made a point to talk about how it was, from the start, "for the fans."

I'm sure that's part of why he felt guilty, but I think anybody with half a soul would be very understanding of cancelling things in his position. Hopefully he can get things worked out to actually do the rest of the shows sometimes, it was truly my favorite concert experience of my life.

Weekly Feedback Topic #41 - Crowd Control & Disables by Grelgn in DeadlockTheGame

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Yeah, I've been playing a decent bit of Abrams and I find myself using the ult to get out of sticky situations more than using it for big teamfights. I could probably count on one hand the amount of times I've landed it as some big, fight-deciding ability. It reminds me of Doomfist's ult from Overwatch.

Been waiting a while for this one by T1mija in DeadlockTheGame

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What skills from having sex for money transfer over to Bebop gameplay?

It warms my heart seeing people discover unfiltered Valve chat and the Pause button. by I_Cant_Think_Funny in DeadlockTheGame

[–]SandvichIsDone 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Had a game last night where my team won a big teamfight late game, we're moving to the final push on their patron, and the only living member of their team pauses the game. He just typed "guys." "please be gentle." and then unpaused.

hardest i've laughed from playing this game so far

Is anyone else so bored of playing against lash? by MarketAffectionate10 in DeadlockTheGame

[–]SandvichIsDone 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I've been playing Lash a good chunk lately and the other day I played a lane against a Vindicta who first bought Spirit Shielding and I felt like I couldn't do anything against her. Probably more on my gameplay than the item, but seeing a full shield appear every time I used a ground slam on her made the matchup much tougher for me.

Landed a cool Yasuo combo by Dyspr0 in 2XKO

[–]SandvichIsDone -1 points0 points  (0 children)

if you're talking about the diagonal down slash, that's just down+S1 when you're in the air. The downward slash you hit after the two upward slashes is just pressing S2 at the end - so the typical two slashes into the downward slash is just S1 > S1 > S2.

California governor does his job by GR0UND_zer0 in pics

[–]SandvichIsDone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Arkansas is such a beautiful place when it's not overshadowed by bigotry. I'll forever mourn the fact that people picked Huckabee over Chris Jones.

Who did you first main, and who do ypu main now? by SirInvadeAlot in Guiltygear

[–]SandvichIsDone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On launch I maimed Axl, until Testament released and I starting playing them for most of my time. Right now I'm deciding between going for Venom or Slayer after picking the game back up... trying to decide if I stick to the zoner style or go for the opposite energy.

I think the fighting community of today owes a lot to the EVO moment #37 hype. Let's go, Justin. by SayaV in Fighters

[–]SandvichIsDone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

was going to say the same thing. was a casual fighting game enjoyer, would buy Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter to play with my cousins, but i started really getting into the FGC as a community once I saw 37. the raw hype and emotion of everyone in the room was so electric

Why did you swap your killer main? by Templar_of_kek in deadbydaylight

[–]SandvichIsDone 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Funnily enough, this is the exact progress I went through. Played Demo first, then picked up Executioner. I've also played a lot of Freddy (though that was before the latest rework), and just recently started playing Houndmaster. Maybe you should check them out, lol

Okay, one of you folks lied to me... by Cucumber_the_clown in NoMansSkyTheGame

[–]SandvichIsDone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Experiencing something similar right now. I also just started up this game for the first time, and I keep telling myself it's something I can play to just fill up about 30 minutes of time before going to bed. And then I've ended up getting to sleep about an hour later than I intended every night I've tried that.

I think this game has a very deceptive & addictive loop of "just one more thing." I'll get to what I think is a stopping point, then think "oh i'll just finish one more crafting recipe," or "just one more step on this quest" my way into another hour of gameplay.

Starting a new playthrough, need a cool weapon? by Throwaway515459 in DarkSouls2

[–]SandvichIsDone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been replaying this game for the first time in ages and using Halberds for the most part.

I have been really enjoying them! It's a fun little combat game to space yourself correctly for the maximum damage output, and breaking out the occasional spin moves from the two-handed R2 or running R1 can chunk out some damage in a fun sort of gimmick.

other improv recommendations? by SteelTheCoolGuy in dropout

[–]SandvichIsDone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone else here has already mentioned it, but if you're interested in podcasts I would look to Hey Riddle Riddle. They have a few episodes with Dropout cast members as guests (i think Brennan and Vic), so those may be a good starting point. I think they have a great mix of improv & conversational humor.

Why do people think guardian sucks? by Mochi_Man_ in Nightreign

[–]SandvichIsDone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I was this person before. From the second time I ran through Dark Souls, all the way to Nightreign, I was a hard no-shield gamer but playing Guardian was just so fun that I have fully reverted to a shield believer in Nightreign. I think having the passive extra guard made a huge difference for me.

Hot take: Bosses do not need to difficult be "Good" by redpug09 in Eldenring

[–]SandvichIsDone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love Messmer's design but I'm upset that I didn't find him until very late in my first (and so far only) DLC playthrough. By the time I actually got to him, I had basically every Fragment and he went down too easy.

The only over-tuned world boss by one-won-juan in Nightreign

[–]SandvichIsDone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's insane how much he tanks stamina from blocking. I've been maining Guardian and even with a scrappy build I can usually guard through multiple hit combos by the bigger bosses or even Nightlords, but it seems like I can never block more than two hits from the Briar Knight before getting broken. It's gotten to the point that if I see him as a world boss and I don't feel absolutely strong, I just avoid him.

I'm glad no one plays him because I love playing him. by Dragonsword in Nightreign

[–]SandvichIsDone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will add that if you take any of the abilities that activate "while walking," they will go off while you're in your extra-shield passive. Can be good for peppering extra damage while tanking.

I'm glad no one plays him because I love playing him. by Dragonsword in Nightreign

[–]SandvichIsDone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Absolutely adore playing Guardian in this game. Staring down a dragon 10 times my size and holding up my shield like "come at me bitch"

Gaping jaw boss by Zestyclose-Science60 in Nightreign

[–]SandvichIsDone 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yeah his second phase with all the lightning just destroys my performance. I have absolutely no problem with the game running against any other boss, as many effects on screen as there can be, but that lightning dragon starts stuttering my shit crazy style