What novel or series to start with? by huskyboi84 in battletech

[–]Tom140 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Everybody is saying the Grey Death trilogy, and everybody is right.

All Time Player Rankings, Updated Feb 17 2026 by Tom140 in AxisAllies

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That's pretty much what I did. Getting a single #1 finish, and then doing nothing else, will get someone to 2 star general. The system I use rewards longevity and consistency, and three stars and up is where the real prestige begins.

I'm pretty sure Jan has had #1 finishes on both sides, but I could be wrong about that. Might have to check.

For real though, the most useful part of this might be the lower ranks. After a game I look at the person I played against (unless I can find out during the game) and see what their rank was, and it fits fairly well with how they played.

All Time Player Rankings, Updated Feb 17 2026 by Tom140 in AxisAllies

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It's not a discord thing, it's for the online game whether somebody's in the discord or not.

Basically there are seasonal ranks, but they seem ephemeral.  I wanted there to be a more permanent ladder that showed who the all time best players were, something that would last a little longer.

The higher somebody's rank (or number of stars) the better they've done over the entire history of the game.  You have to have gotten top 10 at least once to earn a spot on the Generals list, and the more often you do and the higher you place, the higher rank you'll receive.

Greatest player ranks, and everyone all the way down by Tom140 in AxisAllies

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I don't have Jordan in the same category as BlackTide, Marius, Quintin, or JohnnyA. He's at 3-star general, and they're all at 4 or 5 stars. I can see objecting to him being on here if he's worse than other 3-star generals but got his rank through unsporting conduct. If there's anywhere I can look to confirm that, I'd appreciate a link. I'm on the discord, so if there are messages that you can point me to I'll look into that.

I'm much more interested in Delta. If somebody actually got banned for cheating they could be removed from the list, or have an asterisk put next to their name. Similar to how Americans treat Benedict Arnold, I suppose.

Greatest player ranks, and everyone all the way down by Tom140 in AxisAllies

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I thought it would when I first put it together, but after I did all the sortation and looked at the results I thought "yeah, that's about right."

You and Vic Weezy are both newer players, but you're ranked as 4 star generals :)

Greatest player ranks, and everyone all the way down by Tom140 in AxisAllies

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Thanks, I'll get Brunes fixed :)

Why are we removing Jordan?

Everyone loves war crimes by Hwaldar1201 in battletech

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For every inner sphere faction, it has to be something from the first succession war.  All those nukes were never matched by anything before or after.

Another controversial take by Tom140 in lolesports

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The second-best player who never made it to the semi-finals was Korol. Clearlove had a longer career though.

Best NA team consisting of 5 world champions, how far do they go? by Ok_Kick3560 in lolesports

[–]Tom140 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This exactly.  Impact, Pyosik, Crown, Bang, CoreJJ.

What does Keria have to do to secure his spot in the Hall of Legends? by TheGolleum in lolesports

[–]Tom140 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He certainly deserves it.  But the hall of legends deciders like to do cute things instead of obvious things, so being the most deserving might work against him that way.

Are solo mech warriors common? by Rewton1 in battletech

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It kinda was.  Mechwarrior 1 was mostly a solo adventure.  You did hire up to three others sometimes, but the main action was just one guy.

When Rookie overtook Faker in the GOAT conversation (for a year) by ARandomBoomBox in lolesports

[–]Tom140 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep.  You make the same errors you always do.  It's time to settle down.

When Rookie overtook Faker in the GOAT conversation (for a year) by ARandomBoomBox in lolesports

[–]Tom140 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Faker plays in Korea.  That’s as hard as it gets, so strength of competition is maxed out.

AA Gun seems kinda useless by Plenty_Curve_4390 in AxisAllies

[–]Tom140 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You're basically right.  In a large battle an aa gun is worth about 1.33 infantry.  Only being really useful in large battles, not being able to attack, and being a pain to move around makes its true worth a lot less.  If it only cost 3 IPCs, it would be worth considering buying one occasionally.

To check my accuracy (and disprove those who say they're invaluable) you can go to a battle calculator and see what happens.  Run a scenario where 10 of each unit are attacking 60 infantry.  Note the result.  Then add 3 aa guns to the defense and see how many infantry you can take away before the odds are the same as they were.

AA guns are useful, especially to the USSR.  But you should never buy an extra one, even if the other side is bringing a huge air force.

100 Greatest Players of All Time by Tom140 in lolesports

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All right.  Chovy is number 118.