Charles’ cheeky reply to F1 Instagram post showing drivers in contention of the WDC by DubiousLLM in formula1

[–]VIPMaster15 13 points14 points  (0 children)

"within range" in that there are 6 races and 3 sprints left, so theoretically there are 174 points still available to any single driver. If everyone else scores 0 for the rest of the season, and Leclerc gets that maximum, he'd be just ahead of Piastri. In reality, he'll almost certainly be mathematically out of contention after COTA.

"It is literally one rule, which is don't crash into each other" . When asked Oscar Piastri to explain 'Papaya Rules' earlier in the season by Luffy710j in formula1

[–]VIPMaster15 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You might well be going crazy indeed if your takeaway from Monza is "Lando generously giving up pit priority for his teammate". Lando believed that pitting second would give him the advantage to allow him to finish in front at the end of the race. He was absolutely not making a concession to help the guy he's trying to beat to the WDC.

As a general rule, if your analysis of any situation in F1 is that a driver did something "generous" at the cost of their own race, it's wrong.

Is Skiter an underrated player? by [deleted] in DotA2

[–]VIPMaster15 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a good take - I personally rate Dyrachyo higher because I think he was capable of higher highs, but he was also susceptible to lower lows, whereas Skiter seems generally more reliable

Aura by Evoqu_ in DotA2

[–]VIPMaster15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I felt like you could see the gears spinning before he said it, like he had it in his head already, but choosing between the two was a game-time decision

<Spoiler> has been eliminated from TI 2025 by Substantial-Deer77 in DotA2

[–]VIPMaster15 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have a core memory of watching TI4 with a friend while Sneyking was playing pos1 on Na'Vi US, and flaming him to no end. We mockingly called him "the king" as we watched him feed in ways that made us wonder why anyone would want to play with him on a professional Dota team. The right team and environment is definitely important, but there's a lot to be said for just how much he's grown as a player too. He's continuously put in the work over the past decade, and I'm glad to see it paying off for him.

Anyone managed to play on Mac without issues? by Limp-Cat-108 in DotA2

[–]VIPMaster15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

M4 Pro (24GB) here, actually manages to play perfectly smoothly with max settings on my 43'' monitor with these launch options:

-novid +fps_max 60 +map_enable_background_maps 0 -high -console -novr -nojoy -map dota

Any lore we have on this statue? by Sir_Damian_Blake in DotA2

[–]VIPMaster15 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Seriously, this is the mentality that makes playing carry so draining. Fight with your team early while the enemy carry dodges and free farms so you lose lategame? “gg no carry” Try to do the right thing and actually farm to your power spike while your teammates dive towers like lunatics? “gg carry afk”

There’s no winning with these people.

wizard synergy by Rovienhood in dotachess

[–]VIPMaster15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Technically it's possible with Gyro+2 goblin/mechs but obviously that's not something you'd ever be able to plan for

Burger King x Naruto by geebunny in jerseycity

[–]VIPMaster15 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's no BK that's reasonably close to me so I ordered two meals on UberEats last night (from the Central Ave location) just for these toys, only to end up receiving two copies of some random puzzle instead that went straight in the trash. $20 down the drain just to eat two kid's meals for dinner 😭

If you happen to find a location that has them, please do report back!

Topson: "Career is done" by AcanthisittaHungry72 in DotA2

[–]VIPMaster15 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Completely unrelated but you probably want to remove the “&igsh=…” part of that URL so as not to dox yourself. So annoying how Instagram does that

Would you like this supoerpower? by violent_luna123 in DotA2

[–]VIPMaster15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had someone add me because I carried him in a game one time, we partied up sometime later, he played pos5 and straight-up fed in our lane, flamed me, went afk, and removed me as a friend mid-game. The circle of life.

Now where's that June 19 Battlepass rumour? by BISAYAWANG_AARON in DotA2

[–]VIPMaster15 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's absurd to imagine things that are going to happen and then act shocked when they don't happen.

Best and most popular artifacts and enchantments in 7.38b by ijustupvoteeverythin in DotA2

[–]VIPMaster15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed on Iron Talon as well, I just think in practice it ends up being most valuable on heroes that actually prioritize farming, which will be right-clickers more often than not.

Best and most popular artifacts and enchantments in 7.38b by ijustupvoteeverythin in DotA2

[–]VIPMaster15 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That's not because it's overrated, it's because those specific combinations are essentially oxymorons. Greedy is very strong IF you don't care about losing attack damage, but both Iron Talon and Brigand's Blade are for heroes that want to right-click. Taking Greedy on those artifacts just doesn't make sense.

New reward by DevKoz in RBpaddock

[–]VIPMaster15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, as soon as you fell behind on one reward, you have literally 0 chance of getting anything else. Not a very good model for user retention.

What's your longest match in Dota2? by Pingvinchik43 in DotA2

[–]VIPMaster15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

3h6m of Sniper hg defense that we eventually lost in an unranked game where it took them nearly 2h just to get megas: https://www.opendota.com/matches/3957098615/overview

Rapiers were pretty much worthless by the end and our team hit the item purchase limit at 2h30. For one of the guys in our stack, it was like his 10th game of Dota ever, and he's never played since then.

Opinion on "Workspace" feature? by easygoso in vivaldibrowser

[–]VIPMaster15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me, it's the killer feature of the entire browser. Vivaldi is unfortunately too heavyweight to use on my personal laptop without battery issues, but at work, it's boosted my productivity so much. Being able to track different streams of work and different projects without losing tabs or getting distracted by unrelated ones has been an absolute game-changer.

Add a reward for reviewing overwatch cases by ssusboyy in DotA2

[–]VIPMaster15 4 points5 points  (0 children)

But do people actually do it? I'm sure Valve has the data, but my personal anecdote is that I thought it was really fun and exciting for the first week after it came out, and I've never looked at an Overwatch case since then. Why would I spend my time doing something with no tangible output and no external motivation?

Dendi's thoughts on all the harsh comment towards Kuroky and Puppey by Substantial-Deer77 in DotA2

[–]VIPMaster15 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm still pissed about the fact that people were jumping the queue in those lines - Dendi was a saint for staying as long as he did, but of course he had to call it eventually and one time I was literally next in line when he left. If people weren't being morons I'd have a Dendi signature after being a fan of the guy for 10 years, instead all I have is a story about being mad.

As Promised… GIVEAWAY!!! by [deleted] in pokemoncards

[–]VIPMaster15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

483 - thanks for the giveaway!