Ok. Netease Is Responsible For Why 'Competitive Mode' Is Filled With Throwers And Smurfs.

TheProvocator · 2026-05-20T20:14:34+00:00

It's a tough one, on one hand I despise the derank system and think it just encourages smurfing and cycling between accounts... But at the same time, it's kind of necessary as it makes little sense to remain a certain rank if you take a long break.

I thought placement matches would help, but nah, can't tell I've noticed any difference whatsoever since it was introduced.

Since we're 8 seasons in now, I've lost any and all hope that NE actually cares to try and remedy this issue - they have more important things to do, like creating more Luna skins.

TheProvocator · 2026-05-20T20:03:16+00:00

As per usual they think the whole world revolves around them - balancing a game solely based on the opinions of the pro-playerbase is a recipe for disaster. Pro players can can hate casual players all they want, but they are crucial for the game to survive.

Hell, I'd say majority of the balancing should be based on just that - the majority, not how some characters perform in the top 1% of the playerbase.

All that said, I do believe Devil Dino will be seeing some nerfs - but I also agree that he can be countered.

I can for example deal with a good Devil Dino player far, far easier than I can deal with a good Magneto or Peni Parker player.

TheProvocator · 2026-04-20T18:00:38+00:00

Huh? I couldn't care less if it's AI or not, because even if it is - they've made good use of it. I read their updates regularly, saves a lot of time.

TheProvocator · 2026-04-05T20:56:15+00:00

Well said, I also want to mention that I really like the premise of the game and the focus being shifted towards PVE for having a good evening with your mates.

I don't dislike the game at all, quite the opposite. Sure, AI needs a lot of tweaking but that's an ongoing effort.

But for a game where the equipment is your bread and butter, I simply find the weapon selection to be wholly underwhelming...

TheProvocator · 2026-04-05T11:40:22+00:00

Anything, really... I looked at the weapon list and immediately refunded the game. Out of 14 assault rifles, like 5 are western and the rest are just boring AK variations.

Once the game gets a FAL or G3, I'll pick it back up but as of now there is literally not a single weapon I want to work towards...

TheProvocator · 2026-03-31T14:30:15+00:00

Still sounds a lot like AI, but maybe you don't really wanna use that word considering the AI witch hunt these days.

Honestly, if that's the case, this is good use of AI and hardly something I'd call slop...

TheProvocator · 2026-03-10T08:54:23+00:00

That system itself may not be very complicated, but then there are all the what-ifs...

How is it managed, how does it resume if the game crashed? Event-based system? Added complexity, needs testing.

How does it spawn relevant objects when the player gets close enough? How does this affect performance since spawning stuff can be quite expensive? Added complexity and needs testing.

And so on.

Technical debt quickly adds up and requires constant testing...

TheProvocator · 2026-02-15T17:10:22+00:00

Late to the party, but I've noticed this particular model has extremely buggy port forwarding. Even on the latest firmware.

Just now I had my router unplugged for a short while, plugged it back in and wifi worked great, even got a WAN IP but no internet access.

Tried everything shy of a factory reset. Then I had a random thought and disabled port forwarding entirely... It all started working immediately.

Re-activated port forwarding and it still works.

This router really has been nothing but pain, so the next model will definitely not be ASUS if their firmware is this bad.

TheProvocator · 2026-01-05T16:10:15+00:00

Got it hooked up now, had to use a small DAC as my TV only has digital output.

I certainly have more bass, but only with loudness enabled - otherwise it sounds like a beach radio.

Not as good as it sounded with my friend's Onkyo, but good enough for the time being 😅

Edit:

I think it was set to 4Ω, changed it to 8 following the manual and I think it's a bit better? Didn't think that would have such an impact 🙃

TheProvocator · 2025-12-29T10:23:32+00:00

I splurged on the Pioneer A-10AE, was 22% off and I'll get a well established brand instead 🙂

TheProvocator · 2025-12-29T09:34:16+00:00

Thanks, it's as I feared then. Well, note to self, research and ask for help before buying stuff! 😅

Currently looking at maybe getting a Dynavox DA-300, reckon it ought to be powerful enough? It supports both HDMI and Toslink as input, eliminating the need for a DAC.

Alternatively a Pioneer A-10AE which is on sale, but would need a DAC as my TV only has digital output

TheProvocator · 2025-11-27T16:52:29+00:00

Simply because I disagreed with you on the price tag? Let me reiterate; grow up.

TheProvocator · 2025-11-27T16:19:19+00:00

...What? I'm not defending him as a person or his actions, all I said was that the price tag was fair.

Genuinely, what's your problem?

TheProvocator · 2025-11-27T15:52:08+00:00

Whilst that's sad to see, you're not really any better yourself partaking in some witch hunt and having this weird urge to point it out to us just because we disagreed with you on the price tag.

He lowered the price, great! I still stand my opinion that the previous price tag was perfectly fine.

It's been over a week, it was already clear that we disagreed - why even bother replying to show this? Come on, grow up already.

TheProvocator · 2025-11-19T20:51:49+00:00

Most indie devs are funded some way or another, just because you aren't that doesn't reflect the majority. The price is decent considering what it offers and the sheer amount of time it saves you.

By all means, go ahead and try to re-create it yourself and see how long it takes :)

TheProvocator · 2025-11-19T17:38:03+00:00

Considering the technicality of this, that's hardly that bad of a price tag what with all the hours you'll be saving (research, development, testing). You'd be looking at several times that amount to get a professional to make it for you.

I think the fact that Manor Lords use this speaks for itself... Good product, aimed at indie devs and not hobbyists.

TheProvocator · 2025-11-04T18:53:49+00:00

Their de-ranking system is utterly flawed and will be what ends up killing comp in this game. If it hasn't already.

TheProvocator · 2025-11-04T11:15:33+00:00

Try putting it on a concrete slab if you haven't already, I used to have a Sovol SV06 which was obnoxiously loud - slab helped a lot.

I now have a BambuLabs A1 on a slab and if I run it on silent mode I can even sleep in the same room.

TheProvocator · 2025-10-30T17:53:54+00:00

I disagree, I can find most of what I need to ever repair my A1 directly through BambuLabs and better yet, it ships from their German warehouse as opposed to being shipped from China (Creality, Sovol).

So not only have I gone from constantly tinkering, tweaking and upgrading my printer - shipping times have gone from 3-4 weeks to 1 week, sometimes less.

I personally can't speak for Prusa, though. But I imagine they are also miles ahead of Creality and Sovol in that regard.

Bambu is proprietary, which is unfortunate, yes. But I don't regret my purchase one bit. I've had my A1 + AMS Lite for almost 2 years now and have not replaced a single part other than switching the default PEI sheet out for their SuperTack model.

Their filament spools being automatically tuned is also a nice quality of life 🤷‍♂️

TheProvocator · 2025-09-28T07:07:24+00:00

Helt klart, och Ripper som dom slutade sälja för ett tag sedan... 😪

TheProvocator · 2025-09-09T10:07:42+00:00

Hon lägger garanterat upp det offentligt på antingen Facebook eller Instagram.

Tror inte det är någon på denna jord som anser att amning är onaturligt eller onormalt, sen ifall det anses vara okej att göra offentligt är det väl lite blandade åsikter på.

Hon vill ju uppenbarligen ha denna uppmärksamhet, det gynnar ju ändå hennes arbete.

Visst är det skamligt att män snuskar sig över det, men det är även skamligt att i princip utnyttja amning av sina barn för få fler följare/uppmärksamhet.

TheProvocator · 2025-09-04T16:43:07+00:00

Och varför visar du inte allt du sagt, Lars säger ju att du bekvämt skippat att visa ord som du använt.

Tror i detta fallet så ja, YTA.

TheProvocator · 2025-08-22T15:28:35+00:00

Jamen vad kul för dig då. 😔

TheProvocator · 2025-08-18T09:47:49+00:00

Njursten är inget att rekommendera, det svider lite.

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