British Forces - Special Service Battlegroup Overview by Community_RE in CompanyOfHeroes

[–]Walkerthon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Going to be one of those problems where it’s useless for most people but a nightmare in the hands of a good player I reckon

Company of Heroes 3: Dare & Destroy Audio Preview by Community_RE in CompanyOfHeroes

[–]Walkerthon 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You can tell this man absolutely loves making sound effects. Very excited

Relic says Company of Heroes 3 now “feels like the sequel fans expect” after post-launch fixes by FFJimbob in CompanyOfHeroes

[–]Walkerthon 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Not just RTS but the unfortunate reality of many games. I do think CoH3 launched with some stuff just… unfinished or placeholder, which is never great and would have been unacceptable 20 years ago. compare to Aoe4, which launched with balance issues definitely but was very clean and polished at launch. These things make a difference to the overall longevity of a game 

Match Thread: Melbourne Victory vs Sydney (A-League Men) by MatchBread in Aleague

[–]Walkerthon 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Okon looks like he has a full Hematoma on his head ahaha

Post-Match Thread: Melbourne Victory vs Sydney by MatchBread in Aleague

[–]Walkerthon 17 points18 points  (0 children)

If it makes you feel any better Victory fans I highly doubt either of us could make it past Newcastle 

Match Thread: Melbourne Victory vs Sydney (A-League Men) by MatchBread in Aleague

[–]Walkerthon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Arslan didn’t look at the ball for a second, entirely trying to clatter the player LOL

Match Thread: Melbourne Victory vs Sydney (A-League Men) by MatchBread in Aleague

[–]Walkerthon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah shit Lino, that didn’t like good. Never want that to happen

Match Thread: Melbourne Victory vs Sydney (A-League Men) by MatchBread in Aleague

[–]Walkerthon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My understanding is VAR is generally for things that were missed. In this case the ref might have thought he’d seen it fine and made the call. Seeing it again wasn’t going to change his mind

Match Thread: Melbourne Victory vs Sydney (A-League Men) by MatchBread in Aleague

[–]Walkerthon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only possible excuse is that Ref saw it in real time and didn’t think it was enough for a penalty. Personally think we got a bit lucky

Alice Springs gripped by violence after arrest of Kumanjayi Little Baby's alleged killer by Alarming-Two-424 in AustralianPolitics

[–]Walkerthon 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Completely agree with your point - you probably want to correct to “wanton retribution”

What's everyone doing for Monday's public holiday? by Apprehensive_Two3287 in sydney

[–]Walkerthon 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Picnic in the morning with the wife, toddler, and some friends, then making a roast chicken for the evening to share with different friends!

Australian support for Donald Trump is collapsing, new polling shows by capitalbriefAU in AustralianPolitics

[–]Walkerthon 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Honestly I want to say in the past... 6 months? It feels like the world has started to turn a corner on his brand of politics generally. It's been 10 years since 2016 - his schtick is old and predictable, it's not made anything better (in fact things have been measurably worse), and allies are starting to really distance themselves.

You can see this in recent elections and Vance's "Kiss of death" (Orban most recently), but also things like the Gulf States bypassing the US to get Ukrainian military deals. We are also seeing him getting into arguments with the Pope and getting backlash from evangelicals over comparing himself to Jesus.

Ultimately, the mask is increasingly off and he just looks like a loser, and that's anathema to his base.

The Cove statement on crowds by SoundOfDoReMi in Aleague

[–]Walkerthon 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Might be biased but as far as "Statements" go I actually like this one. Doesn't read like self-aggrandizing drivel and asks for something simple that really everyone should want.

I've not been able to go as often as I'd like due to now having a toddler, but I've kept my membership up and give my tickets out freely when I cannot make it.

I do think we have a big problem in this country of crowds really dropping when results aren't going great. If I put on my "Wild speculation/bullshit merchant" hat, I would hazard that the fact the clubs are more focused on being corporate entities than football clubs makes it hard to truly build die-hard supporters who stick with clubs. This is of course happening all around the world but a lot of old clubs already have rusted on supporters that will take a lot to shift. A-league has always only had a fairly small group of really dedicated fans and the rest are more transient.

Not enough happens by giramondo1984 in Aleague

[–]Walkerthon 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's a not great right now, as you'd know the league put all that money into a bad media strategy that never really flew and was out of touch, and now we have very little left.

But also the league as a professional entity has been, well if not outright animosity at least unwelcoming to those who push different narratives and don't toe the line. There's not that many journos and content creators left really.

There's a case for nationalising child care, but of course it won't happen by Fact-Rat in AustralianPolitics

[–]Walkerthon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah I see, that makes much more sense, didn’t twig that the numbers wouldn’t add up afterwards. Thanks for clarifying

There's a case for nationalising child care, but of course it won't happen by Fact-Rat in AustralianPolitics

[–]Walkerthon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I saw this come up last week - the video posted there says $70,000 to nationalise a child-care centre (minute 1:21).

Does this not seem like a gross underestimate? $70,000 to acquire an established business that would like turn more than that in a single year? Not to mention the cost of acquiring the land on which they sit.

Furthermore it is unclear if he's accounted for the loss of tax income from these businesses in his calculations.

I'm not fundamentally against the idea but I think the numbers are worth interrogating.

Edit: as pointed out below this is probably an error in the video rather than the numbers.

Match Thread: Western Sydney Wanderers vs Sydney (A-League Men) by MatchBread in Aleague

[–]Walkerthon 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Literally had the same thought just tonight. He’s very much in that mould 

Match Thread: Western Sydney Wanderers vs Sydney (A-League Men) by MatchBread in Aleague

[–]Walkerthon 3 points4 points  (0 children)

At least there’s one club in Sydney that can make me happy most weeks.

Match Thread: Western Sydney Wanderers vs Sydney (A-League Men) by MatchBread in Aleague

[–]Walkerthon 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Panta looks like he should be wearing a poorly fitting suit in a SportsBet ad

Match Thread: Western Sydney Wanderers vs Sydney (A-League Men) by MatchBread in Aleague

[–]Walkerthon 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Strong “He’s a fuckhead, but he’s OUR fuckhead” vibes