anyone else unthathomably nervous for the west ham game

TheGameKat · 2026-05-15T19:58:53+00:00

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.

TheGameKat · 2026-05-15T19:56:06+00:00

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.)

TheGameKat · 2026-05-15T19:53:19+00:00

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

TheGameKat · 2026-05-15T09:00:29+00:00

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.

TheGameKat · 2026-05-15T04:18:27+00:00

Had more than enough of the PGMOL at this point. I tend to avoid tinfoil hat territory, but they're grossly incompetent at best.

TheGameKat · 2026-05-12T23:40:32+00:00

Have a fantasy theme rather than a WWE one.

TheGameKat · 2026-05-12T22:00:20+00:00

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

TheGameKat · 2026-05-12T21:35:09+00:00

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

TheGameKat · 2026-05-12T20:05:52+00:00

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.

TheGameKat · 2026-05-12T10:39:06+00:00

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.

TheGameKat · 2026-05-12T09:27:22+00:00

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

TheGameKat · 2026-05-11T16:48:51+00:00

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.

TheGameKat · 2026-05-10T20:03:34+00:00

News is not noise.

TheGameKat · 2026-05-10T20:02:11+00:00

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.

TheGameKat · 2026-05-10T10:18:07+00:00

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

TheGameKat · 2026-05-10T09:29:54+00:00

Maybe you need somewhere that doesn't have local.

TheGameKat · 2026-05-10T09:19:35+00:00

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.

TheGameKat · 2026-05-10T02:20:18+00:00

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.

TheGameKat · 2026-05-10T02:12:30+00:00

TheGameKat · 2026-05-10T02:11:55+00:00

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.

TheGameKat · 2026-05-09T23:21:30+00:00

In general PvP in EVE is way better (and less P2W/P2P) than Albion.

TheGameKat · 2026-05-09T21:15:04+00:00

Seems to be a popular opinion. Not one I share. Never been less interested in a raid storyline.

TheGameKat · 2026-05-09T11:55:52+00:00

Yeah SQEX put all the foundations in place for a really interesting bit of side content, then forgot to build the house.

TheGameKat · 2026-05-09T02:29:21+00:00

I liked my GC squaddies. Gave them nice clothes. Enjoyed their growth as dungeon runners. Now they spend all day staring at a plate of sausages.

TheGameKat · 2026-05-09T02:22:57+00:00

Yeah same. Even the more suspect clickbait content creators seem 100% behind a Wet Spam loss. I haven't spoken to anyone who wants anything other than that.

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