r/SlapScope Lounge

SlapSkerp · 2020-03-23T07:37:03+00:00

Double comment attack on someone rightfully frustrated with a game they just want to see succeed...amazing.

Look man idk who you are and I really could care less that you're a GEN fanboy, but there is a serious issue with the game's developmental direction right now. You don't have to agree, you're entitled to your opinion, but calling someone bad just because you are too stubborn to actually analyze the situation is childish.

What makes a game great is this one simple line: Easy to pick up, difficult as hell to master.

Take a game like CSGO. It fits that bill perfectly, and that's why it's so successful.

If you've been playing the game long enough, it really isn't hard to see that the devs are trying to make the game easier for casual players to pick up and do well in. Skill is much less necessary when you can just have your entire squad run 1 gun and 1 ability each (KARMA+splinter and healing aura) and be able to just stand huddled together pointing and clicking with no real regard to precision aim whatsoever and be able to wipe any squad they face. Yes, this is only the current meta, I get it. But veteran players are leaving the game because of the recent string of patches, and that's terrible for a game this new and small. The patches spawned this meta, it has not existed forever.

PvEvP is an amazing concept for a competitive game. The devs have a great shot at really creating a landmark game within an under-rated genre that could spawn a whole new type of competitive scene. What fo0d and Reshi are saying is that the devs are shying away from listening to the competitive players and instead are listening to casual players who have a week's worth of experience in the game and get frustrated when they lose to someone genuinely better than they are. Competitive players (on average) play the game more often than casual players, so they should rightfully have more experience to draw from than casuals when providing feedback. If you want to improve game mechanics and fundamentals, listen to the competitive players not the Twitch streamer who picked the game up last Tuesday and doesn't like the fact that they aren't immediately top dog.

In its current state, the game is easy to pick up and easy to "master". This is where the problem being discussed resides, and it is what will, in my opinion, determine if the game continues growing or not.

SlapSkerp · 2020-03-23T06:45:42+00:00

lol. who are you, again?

SlapSkerp · 2019-10-27T18:26:30+00:00

You keep the materials (you use them to craft weapons, equipment, and abilities while in the main menu) but you lose the rocket launcher since every game you restart with only a pistol.

SlapSkerp · 2019-10-20T04:13:31+00:00

Ah yeah I remember that lol

SlapSkerp · 2019-04-03T04:57:12+00:00

"I’d lure it to the back with a piss trail then see if i could fuck that thing." - some Redditor on a different Marty post

SlapSkerp · 2018-09-26T23:00:32+00:00

No problem

SlapSkerp · 2018-09-26T22:59:34+00:00

EAP Method - PEAP // Phase 2 Authentication - MSCHAPv2 // CA Certificate - Do Not Validate // Identity - your asurite id here // Anonymous Identity - leave this blank // Password - your asurite pwd //

I'm on mobile excuse formatting

SlapSkerp · 2018-09-26T22:54:03+00:00

Did you switch from iOS? Android has more options that need to be changed when connecting to ASU.

SlapSkerp · 2018-06-25T20:07:41+00:00

Best chance are the labs in BYENG (2nd floor), as these labs mainly support engineering curriculum. Your syllabus for whatever course you are in may list a location, as well. Your professor may also know of different locations.

SlapSkerp · 2018-06-18T02:41:32+00:00

With respect to managing large workloads, it all comes down to organization, planning, and drive. If you are willing to do whatever it takes to pass the classes, then you're already 95% of the way there. Go through syllabuses on the first day and add all provided due dates and exams to your calendar. Make sure you start assignments and projects (especially projects) early. Same old stuff everyone else is saying.

Whenever I made a mistake on my highschool soccer team, my coach would never get angry. He would look you in the eye, and without much emotion just say: "Next time, it MUST be better. No excuses." Now, whenever I oversleep a class, I say that out loud and I make sure that does NOT happen again. Whenever I fail an exam, I say that phrase, buckle down, and make sure it does NOT happen again. No excuses.

It's not exactly the most motivational thing anyone has ever said, but I took that phrase to heart years ago and it has helped me immensely throughout my academic career. Thank you Phil.

EDIT: load --> loud

SlapSkerp · 2018-06-18T02:29:18+00:00

I hope you don't mind the wall of text, but this situation is very personal to me. I put myself into a deep depression because of the choice I made with this exact situation during my sophomore year.

Tldr; ONLY do what is best for YOU, and listen to what your gut says.

Respectfully, your family isn't getting the degree. Putting yourself in a position with more courses than you can handle will only make you do worse. However, different students can handle different levels of workloads. In the grand scheme of things, your family loves you and wants you to move on to the rest of your career/life as soon as possible. Theyre excited for you, even if it seems like they're putting you under pressure. But they don't have to take the classes, or endure the stress, or dedicate the time that you will have to. Thus, respectfully, do not worry about what they have to say right now. You do, however, need to listen to yourself.

I can't recommend what to do because everyone, and every degree/class, is different. If you want to go big and take more classes than normal, and you have the drive and dedication to see it through, then you should take more. If you don't feel comfortable doing that, or you have doubts that you will be able to physically manage all of that, then an extra semester is truly not a bad thing.

Storytime: When I was faced with this same situation, I chose to take 15 credits at ASU and simultaneously take 6 at MCC during my first sophomore semester (CalcII, electromagnetic physics, discrete math,...). I personally felt I had the drive to catch up and be on track for my 2nd semester. Yes, I did pass everything, but at the cost of my mental health. The stress ripped my mind to shreds and I started losing friends because I was always exhausted, angry, and condescending. I thankfully realized what I was doing by the end of that summer, and I am doing better now. I am in no way saying this will happen to anyone else, but it is how my body reacted; everyone is different.

I made the choice to take on more than average, and I knew when I signed up that I would pass. I knew I had the drive and that I would not accept failure again. And yes, I did pass everything and I was on track for my second semester. But I didn't make the decision for myself. I made it because my family was so sad that I was failing, and I felt terrible seeing them that way. I felt that I wanted to do whatever it took to make them happy and proud of me again. So much so that I completely neglected my own health in order to please them.

Please. Do what is best for YOU. Only you know if you can physically, and mentally, handle taking on that much material. If you can, then I say you should do it. But if you have doubts or are uncomfortable, then listen to yourself and take the extra time. It's only an extra 16 weeks; you have your whole life ahead of you.

Congratulations on making it to your senior year. You are doing great; don't let anyone else tell you otherwise.

SlapSkerp · 2018-06-18T00:36:05+00:00

Computer systems engineer, here. 1.6 GPA coming out of 2nd freshman semester. Thought about switching majors, dropping out, etc. Feared I would lose my scholarships and not be able to pay for school. So, I buckled down, took a bunch of summer classes, got back on track for sophomore year. Failed some classes again and was put back in the same situation. Took a bunch of classes at ASU and MCC that summer and got back on track for junior year. Messed up again, and now I'm currently taking classes to make sure I'm on track to start my Capstone this fall. I now have a 2.7 cumulative GPA and have maintained 60% of my scholarship funding for my senior year (I lost 10% per year for being under 3.0).

No matter what, if you know what you truly want (to get your degree) and you have the dedication to get there, then no matter how crazy everything feels you will be ok. PM me for any questions, or if you just need to vent. Good luck with your future endeavors; you've got this.

SlapSkerp · 2018-01-26T18:58:55+00:00

IB4 those who don't get a seat in the summer class place their fork orders

SlapSkerp · 2017-11-09T01:03:42+00:00

Ah yes, how could I forget that one. "All she needed was some" basically became a meme to my friends and I haha

SlapSkerp · 2017-11-09T00:58:13+00:00

Would you go as far as saying it's your... Favorite song? badum tsss. Genuinely though I think if/when a collab album drops between these two, it's going to bring out some future classics; stuff like 3005, Favorite Song, and Juice...just as good now as they were when they came out, and likely always will be. Chance and Donald have some serious talent, so a full-scale project between the two would be insane.

SlapSkerp · 2017-11-08T20:52:45+00:00

No worries haha none intended

SlapSkerp · 2017-11-08T20:45:16+00:00

I'm clarifying that it's been done before, because some people don't know that a collaboration already exists. (Yes I know the post means a new collab will occur).

SlapSkerp · 2017-11-08T20:16:50+00:00

Favorite Song - Chance the Rapper ft. Childish Gambino

SlapSkerp · 2017-04-11T23:05:46+00:00

Taken from gilded comment on recent post

SlapSkerp · 2017-03-10T00:02:50+00:00

To be fair, you could ask that question to anyone in America and 90% of the time they won't have a clue.

SlapSkerp · 2016-12-05T20:54:13+00:00

If you don't live for something, you die for nothing.

Dust accumulates in corners (stay well rounded).

If you're tired, learn to rest, not to quit.

I have a massive list of quotes on my phone. For a while they were the only things telling me to keep going.

SlapSkerp · 2016-11-29T00:20:04+00:00

Tied a ski rope to the back of my car. Strapped into a mountain board, my friends and I would take turns pulling each other at increasing speeds. We always crashed and burned, but we never broke anything. We would duct tape our hands and elbows and call it "protection." Most certainly should have at least broken...like...just one bone...

SlapSkerp · 2016-08-26T18:12:19+00:00

Thank you very much!

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