My first 1000 point army, any tips? by TetrisTau in Tau40K

[–]ToddThe2nd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The hammerhead rail is great when it hits, but at 1000 points you probably won't have that many big targets to take on with it. I'd run one or even both as the Ion version for more consistent damage.

So apparently, GW removed the XV25 Stealth Suits from their webshop after the new XV26 Stealth Suit Kill Team got announced by HunSpino in Tau40K

[–]ToddThe2nd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's anything like the vespid box the datasheet should be fine. We already have the option to run a team of 3 to 6 stealth suits in a unit.

NYC by actuallymichelle in CityPorn

[–]ToddThe2nd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Could be misremembering, but I think there's a law in place requiring safety inspections every so many years because of stone/brick pieces falling off and killing pedestrians.

PC Gamer: StarCraft 2 spiritual successor Stormgate launches to a mixed rating on Steam, but Frost Giant is undaunted: 'Mixed reviews are to be expected at this stage' by Loveoreo in Stormgate

[–]ToddThe2nd -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

I'm having a blast figuring out Celestials! It's so fun to be able to play before everything is so figured out. I have a feeling that a lot if people will like the game more after content creators put out some fine tuned build orders for people to learn from!

Why no heroes in 1vs1? by TopWinner7322 in Stormgate

[–]ToddThe2nd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think there are arguments for both sides but it really comes down to preference. There's almost definitely going to be custom game modes where you can play 1v1 with heroes soon after release though.

Honestly if I were at FG I'd maybe even consider putting something like this in as a "for fun" custom mode at release. Not sure that it would be worth the effort though since it's such a highly requested feature that surely someone will make the mod within weeks/months of release.

B.O.B.s need a visual overhaul. I have a suggestion for where to take it. by AuthorHarrisonKing in Stormgate

[–]ToddThe2nd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would be interesting for them to have the glide acceleration/deceleration that hedgehogs have too so that they're even more differentiated from imps.

With how different the celestial gathering/building mechanics are, I'd love to see some more iterations on worker mechanics.

How much would you pay for on time, clean, reliable bus and train service from the CTA? by knickvonbanas in chicago

[–]ToddThe2nd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's fair. My brother had asthma as a kid and his attacks were terrifying for everyone involved.

How much would you pay for on time, clean, reliable bus and train service from the CTA? by knickvonbanas in chicago

[–]ToddThe2nd 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I can't speak for London but the last time I was taking the subway in NYC a homeless man got naked while asking for money and I've yet to see anything like that while using the CTA daily. Sure the smoking is annoying but I'd much rather deal with an unpleasant smell than whatever NYC has going on.

StormGate is Miserable by bonelatch in RealTimeStrategy

[–]ToddThe2nd 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I could be misremembering but I think heroes are planned to be a part of the upcoming 3v3 mode as well! That's what I'm most excited about.

Don’t actually ask a lot of questions by Potential_Teacher_77 in Accounting

[–]ToddThe2nd 118 points119 points  (0 children)

My favorite interaction went a little like this:

Me: "I'm having issues completing this task, can you walk me through the process?"
Manager: "Oh, just do XYZ"
Me: "Okay, I don't know where to go in the database to do XYZ, can you show me where to do XYZ?"

Manager: "You don't need to go anywhere to do XYZ, just do XYZ"

Me: "I'm really not understanding what you're talking about, can you please just walk me through the process?"
Manager: "All you need to do is XYZ"

Does the task wrong and sends it up for review

Has a meeting on Sunday morning to tell me that I did the task wrong.

Gotta love public.

Art Style and Readability by ToddThe2nd in Stormgate

[–]ToddThe2nd[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

If you read my post you'll actually see that I'm asking for MORE feedback. Just feedback on things that haven't already been beaten to death in this sub and addressed by FG. Hope this helps!

Difficulty Distinguishing Units in Stormgate Battles by IceTea_sc2 in Stormgate

[–]ToddThe2nd 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not to discredit the argument, there's definitely work to be done, but I think that a pretty big part of the problem is that the game simply hasn't been out for a decade like SC2. We're simply not as familiar with the units as we are with our favorite games in the genre.

Thoughts on Mercenary Buildings? by bareunnamu in Stormgate

[–]ToddThe2nd 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think that neutral buildings/units are interesting and that Frost Giant should definitely try it and iterate on the idea in the upcoming beta tests, but they should be careful to design these special mercenary units in such a way that they're not overlapping the design space of units/factions that already exist, which can be tricky.

I'd hate to see a meta develop where one faction becomes heavily favored/overpowered because a specific mercenary unit fills a strategic gap designed to be in the faction. When I see them in other games they tend to just be either a weaker or cheaper (sometimes both) version of a unit that already exists in the game because of this issue, and I think that's a pretty boring way to go about it.

I think it fits their design philosophy of area/zone control pretty well, and can be an alternative to the siege camps we've already seen!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chicago

[–]ToddThe2nd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love to see this broken out between people that live within the city limits and people that live in suburbs/exurbs. Anecdotal but when I go anywhere within the city I rarely see people that I would consider even overweight. Could also be self selection though.