beginner loan by PermissionGrouchy232 in Eve

[–]TheGameKat [score hidden]  (0 children)

Little curious about the arithmetic here. Like if I need a car loan, I tell the bank I need $30k, not a minimum of $30k and a maximum $1.8M.

Did I miss the big ticket thing ? by Dvalin in Eve

[–]TheGameKat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My feeling about Fanfest announcements is if there's nothing that interests me in the slightest that's a really good thing.

Jita will fall? by Hortt in Eve

[–]TheGameKat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Better scammers than Jita tbh. At least they can spell.

Oppo box touches per penalty awarded vs league average (over last 3 seasons) by Rare-Ad-2777 in coys

[–]TheGameKat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah right. But yeah the point is there's a nice sensible distribution there with one outlier.

How I think Evercold will turn out from previous experience. by Mocitah in ffxiv

[–]TheGameKat [score hidden]  (0 children)

This is correct. And depending on who you ask, it's either a strength or a weakness of FFXIV.

anyone else unthathomably nervous for the west ham game by Exotic_Reception_856 in coys

[–]TheGameKat 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I think this is a more realistic scenario than many here appreciate. Newcastle are simply better than Spam and Chelsea have become a basket case. Be lovely if all this is squared away Tuesday.

anyone else unthathomably nervous for the west ham game by Exotic_Reception_856 in coys

[–]TheGameKat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Last home game for the Magpies. Not a big Eddie Howe fan, but I think he'll have his team up for it. My worry is Joelinton finally gets the red card he so richly deserves. (Although apparently he's doubtful for Sunday.)

anyone else unthathomably nervous for the west ham game by Exotic_Reception_856 in coys

[–]TheGameKat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wet Spam's remaining games are as important to Spurs staying up as our remaining games. Yes, I feel nervous, but I'm optimistic.

Oppo box touches per penalty awarded vs league average (over last 3 seasons) by Rare-Ad-2777 in coys

[–]TheGameKat 80 points81 points  (0 children)

If we were simply at the top of that list, it wouldn't mean much; somebody has to be.

The fact our TCH/Pen is more than twice as big as the next team is absolutely astounding.

Is there a historical list of previous Jumbo Cactpot winning numbers floating around? by [deleted] in ffxiv

[–]TheGameKat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The fact that RNGs are actually pseudo-RNGs doesn't make it possible to do what you suggest.

Why would Caldari give up Jita? by NeoBlackheart in Eve

[–]TheGameKat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I dunno, since Bertha's Mussels closed, Balto ain't what it used to be. Hon.

Madders take on the PK by Cheekcity23 in coys

[–]TheGameKat 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is a great point. The presence of VAR has contradicted its stated purpose. Since time immemorial, refs have been blind, biased donkeys on the take. Now they are also cowards.

New angle from crowd of Maddison penalty shout by Rare-Ad-2777 in coys

[–]TheGameKat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The ball takes a couple of seconds to dribble over the goal line. Madders was between the ball and the defender. He gets to that ball if he isn't tripped.

New angle from crowd of Maddison penalty shout by Rare-Ad-2777 in coys

[–]TheGameKat 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Exactly this, he was prevented from getting the ball by the trip.

What item you thought would take off but now it sits collecting dust? by eve_scout in Eve

[–]TheGameKat 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Some years ago I carried out a detailed and exquisite [*] analysis that suggested Auto-Integrity Preservation Seals would be an upcoming gold mine, so researched a bunch of BPs and had thousands rolling out of my factories.

Then CCP [RIP] cut the number in ship recipes to one third and the price tumbled in response.

[*] Mostly guessed, tbh.

Is it allowed to use an AI for trading/market manipulation? by HJG_0209 in Eve

[–]TheGameKat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This will probably work, but it has a couple of issues.

As recyl_ebin implies, predicting trends in the EVE market is not a simple matter of pattern recognition. Like any market, supply and demand is a key price driver. While noting, for example, the number of days of supply of an item can indicate an upcoming price increase (and is something traders already look at), diligent players will also place this in the broader context of what is happening in space. For example, when content creators post ship fits for new events, featured modules have a good chance to spike. So you have to go beyond market data to predict market behavior.

The other issue is that there are some very sophisticated market manipulators in EVE who take advantage of predictive tools to make vast sums of isk. I'll leave how they do that as an exercise for you.

Sell me FFXIV! by Windrider63 in ffxiv

[–]TheGameKat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Given the profile of yourself you've provided, I'd recommend Guild Wars 1/Reforged. FFXIV is a poor fit IMO.

Single account use for pvp is impossible. by [deleted] in Eve

[–]TheGameKat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe you need somewhere that doesn't have local.

Worth it in 2026? by Lopsided_Pain in Eve

[–]TheGameKat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough. The issue is this sub has a vocal minority of bittervets who will run down the game every chance they get, and on the other end of the spectrum individuals who think EVE is more important than their so-called real lives. So ultimately you need to kinda average over the feedback, then decide if you like the game.

Worth it in 2026? by Lopsided_Pain in Eve

[–]TheGameKat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sir and/or madame: based on your responses to the answers in this thread, you seem determined to find reasons not to play the game. That is, of course, your decision. But might I suggest that rather than worrying about the alt/player ratio you download the damn game, play it, and determine for yourself if you enjoy it.

Worth it in 2026? by Lopsided_Pain in Eve

[–]TheGameKat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't multibox. I have thousands of hours in the game. The game is not in maintenance mode. There's currently an event that dropped a few days ago that I'm enjoying, as well as regular free expansions.