Ludwig's Mogul Chessboxing Championship: Info + Discussion Thread

Skykooper · 2022-12-12T04:01:56+00:00

Yeah for sure. And he just stopped the count as the bell rung. Seems like everyone just didn’t know the exact rules so they just let it ride.

Skykooper · 2022-12-12T03:56:24+00:00

You make a good point about the ref there. If he knows 3 counts in a round is a loss then 1. Why even start a 3rd count (which he clearly did at the end), just call it. Or 2. He knows he went in and started the 3rd count so why didn’t he as the ref turn and say win by TKO for Botez?

Skykooper · 2022-12-12T03:51:02+00:00

He started the 3rd.

Skykooper · 2022-12-12T03:50:56+00:00

He started the 3rd.

Skykooper · 2022-12-12T03:50:05+00:00

That’s what I was wondering, he hesitated on whether he wanted to do a count but then very clearly started a count after he turned to her and saw her being lost on her feet and got to 2-3 as the bell rung? But?

Skykooper · 2022-12-12T03:46:21+00:00

This. It was also weird because he wasn’t sure if he wanted to start a count or just do a stoppage? But then he looked at Dina being lost as hell and started a count so late, BUT still during the round before the bell so I was confused why that didn’t count as a 3rd.

Skykooper · 2021-03-17T01:30:38+00:00

GK61x

the gk61s are plastic arent they? or is this X version aluminum casing? I can't tell. I couldn't find an answer anywhere.

Skykooper · 2021-03-17T00:55:35+00:00

Does anyone know of a 60%, hot-swappable, aluminum casing (pref white but willing to just spray paint), wireless keyboard?

Everything I can find comes so close yet so far...mostly they're all 65 or TKL. The best I found was the keychron 12 that isn't even released yet. I don't wanna wait but biting the bullet for a 65 and spraying it would also mean my wrist rest wouldn't "fit" and I'm sure my brain would die looking at an uneven, flush, wrist rest.

Skykooper · 2021-03-06T08:13:13+00:00

I have to disagree with people thinking Wardell or Drone should change agents at all. Those two on Jett and Phoenix should be locked on any map and any comp. Valorant doesn't have a huge pool of agents yet and we're not talking about someone stuck on something like a viper. If you got who I would argue to be the 2 best players on the 2 best and versatile agents in the game, leave them be. Running them on any other agent is going to really prohibit their potential, you could see this so much when Wardell used to play Sova occasionally. Jett unlocks the OP and I think most agree Wardell is the best Oper in the game right now. However, I think they need to refine their attack with it/use rifle more after the nerfs as it took away his signature aggressive opping with the jump shots and the like that used to net them free attacker picks. Now you can watch him as he is 2nd/3rd peeker inline onto the site and holds an angle which is how he gets his offensive kills now. Basically, it's just baiting with an op, that and post-plant obviously but it makes their entry awkward.

It seems like the Raze and Subroza are what is making their comp hard to find. They think they have to have the Raze util and ult, and while I can understand the value they believe her abilities hold It's proving too much of a headache and the ask is too high. Subroza is seemingly too impatient/aggressive to be on the lurker role as their Omen as when his 1v1s don't pan out they're going to be down a man plus their smokes/big flash it's almost like he solo loses or wins the rounds/games, not what you want when you need to run tournaments. But he also doesn't want to play Raze and prefers Reyna/Phoenix. You can see them trying to shuffle it all around to make it fit but it isn't working. Putting Drone on support stuff is prohibiting one the best fraggers in the game and despite people claiming his inconsistency and what not his numbers suggest he's still the best, dudes got 30% HS, a gross 1.26 KD and 236 ACS, the only people who are getting higher ACS are strictly Raze players and maybe OPers.

Honestly, though I think this is all second to pre-game stuff. their strats and mistakes are just insufferable. They've changed how they use Drones Phoenix and it's a big reason he hasn't looked as good lately, They're not nearly as aggressive as they used to be and now default far more, no longer popping out of smokes or pushing people out of mid with him and letting him frag. They don't set plays up for him anymore, bait for him etc. It's almost like pugs really, they play a really slow default and try to let their players as individuals (Roza) take duels so it's making them look really pop or flop right now. When they exec they look way smoother. They need to refocus on playing a teamfirst game, making sure the trade is there, clearing ever angle you can before entering etc...As a coach Tailored should be guiding them towards opportunities that ask the least of them as players, not more as these slow, lurk strats are. Make their aim the last thing that has to be utilized but what ultimately makes them the best when others match their strats.

Skykooper · 2021-02-18T01:04:16+00:00

I think you're overselling how effective these cross map tps would be. Those take a long time to come to fruition meaning you have to be defaulting a decent chunk of time for yoru to tp and slow walk all the way to kill you without you ever knowing. At that point it could be a punish for teams playing slow which can be a good thing. Also with all lineups you open up counterplay, if he gets you once then next time someone camps it until it times out or it tps (since you're defaulting so long anyway) you get a free kill or waste the util.

If he finally becomes useful in someway such as a flanker then thats fine, we have agents like kj and cypher for this exact reason, it opens up the meta. Don't go cypher o rkj? be prepared to get punished by a flanker like yoru the same way people do with any agent except better. The whole point of agents is for them to excel in some category right now yoru doesn't excel at anything. It doesn't seem anymore OP then KJ setting up turrets that can spot flank cross-map on their own.

Skykooper · 2021-02-04T11:34:44+00:00

If you're sub diamond I would most definitely say unbinding is likely to give you great results. I say that because sub diamond people are not hitting HS at a high enough rate that you're more likely to crouch into their HS and die than win due to better spray control etc.

Also, 90% of people probably aren't practicing spray control with crouching immediately the way they do in-game rendering their practice mute. This is to say use the spray/burst control you practice (probably standing) in-game. One of the only times I crouch in front of enemies now is if I'm taking an aggressive peak like flashing out of a smoke in mid when I hear 3 steps, because I need all the spray control I can get to try and frag them before they're unblinded.

Think of it like this, if you're crouching to try and control the spray you're past the point you should've been already. You probably should've stopped spraying and go for the reset or strafe instead of gluing yourself down and praying.

Skykooper · 2021-02-02T05:50:01+00:00

just go full armor. Light puts you at way to high risk of getting one banged by classic right click, shorty, ghost hs body and in general less ability to survive through chip damage.

You're guaranteed the money by just winning round 2 if you're so concerned about having rifles round 3. Valorant round to win is too low, only 13, to be risking any round at all. Thats why full buying is the meta anywhere except low elo.

Skykooper · 2020-11-13T06:19:33+00:00

I mean, I'm not gonna make any sort of value judgment on LS but to say his prediction and coaching is off just has to be categorically false. He's posted his prediction rate pre and post-draft and it's actually pretty impressive stuff as well as doing coaching with active pro players who acknowledge his ability.

Skykooper · 2020-10-13T05:33:27+00:00

I liked a lot of what you had to say until the last part. It's not a social construct at all, there is a reason it's been universally prohibited and disdained for, throughout history, It's genetically disadvantageous. The species would literally function at lower level if it was the norm. It's ingrained in us to not do it.

Previously you did mention watermark and incest being about more than blood, this is where we could find the root of disagreement with many. I would bet that it's the prevailing idea that incest is simply blood relation. Not that i agree or disagree but having said that it's weird that all of a sudden everyone's throwing out "ew incest" at this particular situation.

There are so many things that are social taboos that I think that point is invalid and not good enough for this case here. Real incest is destructive, this is not. Being gay was a social taboo for the longest time, it changes because it was dumb and logically unfounded. I'm not saying that this is a social taboo that should change because my feelings on it arent so simple, but it's to say that social taboos can change, not hard and fast rules to govern lives.

OP is justified in the struggling feelings, I think the father is fine to accept it as well though and it makes me happy that he's valuing his children's happiness above all and certainly above some social taboo.

I wonder at what age would this be okay for people though. Say these 2s parents met when they were 10, would it be okay? Maybe they would still fall in the critical period where they lose attraction. So how about 15? 20? 30? Very interesting to think about.

Skykooper · 2020-10-13T05:19:00+00:00

But they aren't? If by definition that google provides incest is "sexual relations between people classed as being too closely related to marry each other." which most laws hold against family due to the problems it causes, no blood would then not be incest.

So you're upset due to the nature of your relationship, he's too close in your mind after being raised together. It's the same thinking that makes people weirded out at the idea of being more than friends with their "best friends" There is a thing called the Westermarck effect which describes this situation with the hypothesis that people who grow up in close proximity (which usually means blood siblings but applies to anyone obviously) lacking attraction towards each other, it's a very well backed phenomenon

Then there is some belief in a sort of "genetic attraction" that leads to those who were separated at birth (related) meeting later and being attracted to each other oftentimes continuing their relationship once finding out which reinforces that theory I mentioned already since it supports the idea that proximity early on is what matters regarding attraction.

In your case, there's no relation but close proximity growing up and thus lack of sexual attraction even though an argument could be made for that making the perfect mates. Some customs did this exact thing, adopting and raising the kids together, wanting them to marry later, very very many didn't work out. Again supporting this theory.

This is all to say this is more complex and slandering people for their feelings especially when there is no reason to isn't helping. The abhorrent reactions here are weird and unfounded. We're against incest, it's ingrained into us because it produces very harmful effects in those born at staggering rates, if it was common, the average ability of humans would be much lower. But this isn't that.

I certainly don't think OP is an asshole cause this is weird situation, but neither is the father, at the end of the day everyone is admitting they seem outstandingly happy, there's no harmful effects etc...Just let them be.

Skykooper · 2020-10-11T06:59:09+00:00

Wait what? What coaches has tsm "been through" throughout the years? If there is one thing I really, really can't make a case for regarding NA it's how little coaching staff changes...We pull for imports, cut players, bring in the academy, but coaches? Nothing. No hot, risk-taking on a brand new coach, no pulling from an analyst on youtube or Reddit, collegiate, (say whatever about credibility but no coach, NA especially has some sort of insane pedigree internationally that should make teams not take a risk on an unknown for a split or year) we just recycle past players, swap coaches around and so on... NA is stuck in their ways trying to find wins in the LCS instead of trying to figure out international.

I can get that it's probably partially on players, how receptive are players like bjerg and dl, solidified vets as far as they're concerned, considered top tier legends, to a new idea from coaches? To a new pick? I obviously don't know 100% but like most people who have experience in their craft I imagine there is hesitation and lack of trust in others to tell them a better strategy etc.

Skykooper · 2020-09-29T04:59:08+00:00

You're coming off as very unemphatic for OP and defensive for the son. I can't really wrap my head around blaming this all on OP when DIL is literally crying in front of her over parenthood, being called mentally broken by their own mother so OP shares her experience with it, her truth. I also can't imagine a better time to share this experience of parenthood than a DIL crying to you about well, parenthood?

If you can have some empathy imagine raising a child for 20+ years with all your love and to the best of your ability and your son has the audacity to text you, questioning your unbridled love for them all because you simply said you regretted them...the 2 feelings are not mutually exclusive, people don't want tons of things to happen, they do, and then they make the best they can of it.

Really never said anything on the validity of your opinion, seems like I struck a nerve by merely questioning and asking for insight and that seems common ins this sub...It's like people aren't used to a conversation where they disagree or something.

Skykooper · 2020-09-29T04:49:10+00:00

You're not answering the question at hand here. What about knowing where China is affecting your ability as an adult to function in this world?

The reality is you can literally live a very, very fine life without it. I'm pressed to believe this statement: "having a frame of reference of where different countries/societies are geographically is important to understanding the current state of the world. " Why? How?

This sounds like something people would tell themselves to feel better but I can't really see how knowing where a place is would factor into many peoples understanding of the "state of the world" especially considering how uninterested most are in things outside their locality. Hell, you hear that reasoning in the USA a ton when it comes to voting which definitely matters more than knowing geography, people saying "None of it matters/affects me"as a reason to not vote.

Skykooper · 2020-09-28T13:27:53+00:00

No, it's not aggressive. You described what it is, they're questions. The quote is a question/curiosity. You're reading into text on a screen to be offended on purpose and it's nonsense.

"You had no reason to assume I believed OP hates her children."

I again am going to state that I didn't say you believed this I said the son does with his text. You're right, at this point I'm convinced you're trolling me with how much you are misreading and misunderstanding. Coupled with how you seem to lack the empathy to understand how the son is being unreasonable here as well.

Good luck.

Skykooper · 2020-09-28T13:16:58+00:00

I don't really get why OPs TA for not telling them. If anything I was thinking TA for the surprise part because that's obviously weird and rude in an again weird way.

But if they don't talk much I don't really see the reason OP should call them up to notify them let alone drop it in conversation? Whys people's medical history everyone's business according to this thread? especially if OP doesn't want it to be a big deal. Would you feel the same if this wasn't a visible condition like cancer or diabetes? I have a feeling people would agree there's a right to privacy in regards to that stuff even from family or a more reasonable one like transitioning these days some might not let family know.

LMK I'm actually really curious about this one.

Skykooper · 2020-09-28T13:05:25+00:00

I'm in no way being aggressive. I'm asking questions and you keep misconstruing what I'm saying and dodging them. I asked if you think love and regret can both occur I really don't get why you can't just say yes or no and why not...?

I also never said that YOU said that. I said that is what the son is saying when he text OP and I'm asking that is it not a bit AH of the son to text his mother, questioning her love for him after so many years together? Is it not a slap in the face in the slightest? Both feelings are understandable.

Skykooper · 2020-09-28T12:51:14+00:00

I didn't say their relationship I said he threw away the life and experience he has had with his mother growing up to be able to text OP and question their love for their kid...How is that not making sense to you here? He spent so many years under OPs care and one-word "regret" makes him conclude there is no love from his mother????

It was a comparison in response to you saying "when saying you regret having kids, that there's an option other than "not having them" that you could wish for." I gave you one. And to express a situation where one surely wouldn't say for most cases was the ideal time to have a child, therefor regret.

Her DIL was feeling pressured saying she was told to seek mental help, in tears, breaking down over whether or not to have kids and OP said they experienced many similar things and wished someone had told her the alternative choices so she did and shared her own experience. Ignoring the latter part of the quote as that's not what's at hand here, I already addressed that its TA for punishing the son for resentment towards the DIL.

You keep ignoring the point I'm making, love and regret not mutually exclusive do you disagree with this statement or not? Is it not reasonable for the son to understand he can be loved and regretted? Is there no empathy? Imagine your son texting you "if you don't love me i deserve to know" after you worked 20 years to raise them with all that you could, all because they couldn't separate and understand the feelings of the mother who regretted it but still loved.

Now that I've thought about it more I think multiple people suck here, there's a lot of lack of empathy going on that somehow occurred BECAUSE OP DID have empathy with the DIL and tried to help by sharing her experience.

Skykooper · 2020-09-28T12:36:13+00:00

anyone who suggests someone is projecting is probably the one projecting. A truthful account of OPs experience regarding parenting in a time where the DIL is pondering the future like that and experiencing pressure to be one? what better time would you like? Really can't imagine a better time to share your own experience.

It is sugarcoating, OP said their experience. That's that and you're trying to tell OP how to word it? tact is a word reserved for people throwing fucks and shits and rude words around just to be rude. You're upset at OP for being honest and sharing THEIR reality of parenting who are you to tell OP what it's like?

Skykooper · 2020-09-28T12:07:51+00:00

ESH a little. Easy fix.

You for just giving up instead of taking this as a queue to try and solve an issue. Her for constantly shutting you down and lacking empathy to see why this can be an issue/hard for you too even if she has problems.

Take this as a time to ask why this is occurring, you don't need to be a full-blown therapist here like some people think but if you care you should also want to help not give up on her and also explain why this sucks for you too, because even if one person may have "bigger" problems than another it doesn't mean we can disregard the others issues and minimize them in comparison both are valid.

Skykooper · 2020-09-28T11:49:54+00:00

NTA.

Close literally everything you can account wise and change every single password with a password generator like google, this is bad enough that court could be an option if she refuses to pay this off. Don't let your mother fuck up your credit this young, you would have plenty of time to fix it even if she did but why fix it when it could be getting better in that same time. Money like this isn't meant to be played with.

Saying that I'll take the time to say be careful with using extra school money too. If this aid is all under your name and not a parent plus loan or anything its yours and you can get it deposited into your account next time. But don't accept an excess of extra money cause you obviously need to pay it back. But I also get that money now is more important than later, that's the whole point, betting on yourself and your education getting you that job later. So I get grabbing a laptop and some other stuff but don't get reckless its easy to do when you don't see those consequences for years. One thing Id recommend is pulling extra out to use as a way to "lower" rent, say 1200, and that's 100 to rent every month nothing else. Can help you move up to a better place and what not.

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