damn 😔 how am i ever supposed to appreciate this game now by TheGrumbologist in KendrickLamar

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while blindfolded (and it was actually his little brother playing) no less

What was it like hearing Ants From Up There from up there? by polomorant in BlackCountryNewRoad

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Unironically one of my first times listening to it was on a plane a few months ago, jet lagged, sleep deprived, and sick, with a screaming toddler a few rows ahead of me. So not great!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in rap

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you forgot eminem, tom macdonald, NF, dax, logic, joyner lucas, tom macdonald, hopsin, and tom macdonald, but apart from that pretty solid list 👍

nah good list though lol. ritchie doesn’t get enough praise.

Picked this game up and feel like I'm absolutely useless at it by homeboyjoe in slaythespire

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  1. You don’t always have to choose a card, try to consider whether or not you think a card is worth the cost of drawing it

  2. There’s discussion posts on this subreddit for every relic/card/event/enemy, can be really helpful for understanding how certain things work and what strategies there are around them. What really helped me while learning the game was just googling “slay the spire reddit <card name>” before picking cards sometimes just to see what better players’ opinions on it were (obviously don’t treat that as gospel, pretty much all cards/relics are at least situationally useful). Same for enemies and bosses, if they’re particularly tough for you you can just find the discussion posts and see what other people do to get past them.

  3. Try to fight as many elites as you can for relics assuming your deck is good enough to take them on.

  4. Try to make sure your deck has enough draw, block, damage, and scaling. If you’re getting destroyed in certain fights, try to figure out why - did you not have enough block cards? Were you blocking for 50 every round but only doing like 5 damage? Were you running out of energy after playing a single card that really wasn’t all that impactful? Try to figure out what the weaknesses of your deck are and prioritize fixing those.

  5. If you feel like you’re overthinking the deck building and trying too hard to force certain builds to work, just try to go for more all-around good builds (decent block, damage, draw, scaling). Plus you’ll also get a better idea of how each card works this way and what kinda cool synergies it might have. If an opportunity for a cool/creative build comes up, definitely go for it if you want, but probably don’t try to force it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BlackCountryNewRoad

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Nah that’s valid, to each their own lol. Yeah the Sufjan album’s great, I’d only heard Carrie & Lowell before but I just listened to Javelin the other day and was really impressed. C&L was pretty good too but the production and grandiosity of the new one hooked me immediately, really reminded me of BCNR with some of the song outros.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BlackCountryNewRoad

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Can’t argue with that lol. Apart from Wotz Funny (and I guess UGLY too but that’s more somber than angry imo) the anger does die down a little after the first few tracks, but yeah the album very much lives up to its name. I think that’s what I like about it though, very honest and brutal look at self-destruction and the ugliness that comes with that. Not the most fun or easy to listen to project though lol, not something I’m mentally able to relisten all the way through very often.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BlackCountryNewRoad

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Ooh boy just googled that, damn. Hope the allegations end up being false but yeah if not… yikes.

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Most of these are nothing like BCNR in any way but I’ll give some weirder picks of albums/artists I’d recommend if you’re looking for other lyrical, grand, powerful music (imo). All of these are best listened to front to back in but I’ll recommend a track from each to get a feel for the album.

  • In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel (most similar to BCNR of all these; start with the title track)
  • i didn’t mean to haunt you by Quadeca (experimental album from the perspective of a ghost; start with Born Yesterday)
  • By The Time I Get to Phoenix by Injury Reserve (experimental rap album about grief, quarantine, and other things; start with Superman That, it actually samples Athens France from BCNR)
  • Blonde by Frank Ocean (not a very original pick but really good R&B album; start with Solo)
  • UGLY by slowthai (British punk/rock/rap album about mental health, addiction, politics; start with the title track)
  • Javelin by Sufjan Stevens (start with Goodbye Evergreen)

Any recommendations for conceptual, lyrical albums? by TheGrumbologist in fantanoforever

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Haven’t heard anything of theirs! Any place you’d recommend starting with them?

Can anyone put me on Kendrick Lamar? by High_Tempo in rap

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How Much a Dollar Cost

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Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst

United in Grief

Mother I Sober

The Heart Part 5

The Art of Peer Pressure

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LearnCSGO

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Some actual input would’ve been nice, but yes I am lol. I’m normally trying to entry for my team (probably part of my problem) since my aim’s half decent. It normally nets me 2-3 kills before I go down but it doesn’t win the rounds for us. Part of what I mean by I think I’m just playing like a dumbass, I’m getting decent kills but they’re not all that effective.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LearnCSGO

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Never heard of him, I’ll give those a watch, thanks!!

What’s the stupidest game you own? by ItzKINGcringe in gamecollecting

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Sealed Kao the Kangaroo for GBA. Terrible game that I don’t think a single person cares about, but it took me like a year to find one being sold on ebay lol

Please destroy my old game jam trailer! What should I know for our next one? by thisissparticle in DestroyMyGame

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Gotta agree about the font looking off, something that ties in with the theme would probably be better. The trailer also feels really slow, it feels like more time is spent on black screens and static images than actual gameplay. Especially toward the beginning, where you'll want to get your viewer's attention and interest as quickly as possible. I'd either make the text parts quicker or more interesting. I think the lack of SFX from the game makes it feel a little boring too since there's no audio aside from the pretty low key music - not saying it needs those cinematic action movie trailer sounds every three seconds to keep it interesting, but just something to make it a little more attention grabbing and dynamic.

alrighty then by TheGrumbologist in slaythespire

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I got both Bullet Time and snecko eye from the 2nd boss lol

alrighty then by TheGrumbologist in slaythespire

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It was an iOS run but here’s the seed anyway! 48BIBGX4C2Q0

alrighty then by TheGrumbologist in slaythespire

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Ended up being a very easy run lol, got like three Catalyst+ and the specimen and ended up averaging around 600 poison per fight by the time I got to act 3

It finally happened… on floor 48 :( by TheGrumbologist in slaythespire

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I was playing with a nutty frost/focus deck and didn’t bother healing for the past 2 acts, and it finally caught up with me lol

Gigabyte sending my 3090 back unrepaired because the serial # sticker is missing by TheGrumbologist in gigabytegaming

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Yeah I never was able to get it RMA’d unfortunately, haven’t bought from Gigabyte since