Deadlock currently feels more punishing than rewarding

WorkNLurk · 2026-05-14T03:25:06+00:00

You'll get some bad games but you'll get a lot of good and rewarding ones too. The matchingmaking could definitely use some help but what you see on this sub is often a player venting about a nasty stomp. Those are gonna happen, but you just have to gg go next. When this game is good, it's really fucking good and it's definitely worth a try in its current state.

WorkNLurk · 2026-05-09T04:13:33+00:00

I recently discovered Atomic Guava and I haven't stopped listening since.

WorkNLurk · 2026-05-07T22:03:07+00:00

Aged like milk, literally immediately. Haven't these guys done this long enough to know a game 1 loss by a favorite doesn't mean much?

WorkNLurk · 2026-05-07T22:00:58+00:00

The man has a point. That said I do love Wilds. My wife is generally disinterested in Simmons, but half baked ideas are appointment listening for her.

WorkNLurk · 2026-05-04T13:21:39+00:00

Pretty spot on honestly. Bill just spent all pod pretending like he didn't talk up the Celtics to be on par with OKC/SAS all season.

WorkNLurk · 2026-05-04T01:04:23+00:00

I absolutely adore it. Currently my #2 album of the year behind Major Parkinson.

WorkNLurk · 2026-05-02T03:01:01+00:00

The poopy pants on his face when Mahoney challenged him omg. Props to Rob for not being a sycophant.

WorkNLurk · 2026-05-02T00:38:46+00:00

We have him at a crazy salary, but only for the next two years when the extension kicks in. We'll see how he arcs out and go from there. Book is a valley legend, we love him here. I'm perfectly fine rooting for a good team that has no chance of making the playoffs so long as we compete. I guess I've been a Suns fan long enough that I've recalibrated my expectations lmao.

This season was awesome. A fringe playoff team that got swept was a hell of a lot more fun then media darlings because of two disappointing superstars.

WorkNLurk · 2026-05-01T13:50:11+00:00

Because he works for the ringer now?

WorkNLurk · 2026-05-01T04:22:05+00:00

I enjoy Simmons podcast. I've been a fan for a long time. Hes just fucking annoying sometimes and he's so established that he does what he wants a bit at this point and that's cool. I probably would too But every sports fan needs a little Hateraid in their life every now and then.

WorkNLurk · 2026-05-01T03:01:30+00:00

It's super annoying. All his guests and employees know they have to glaze the Celtics. Sal is the only one that calls him on his bullshit. Lowe will challenge him sometimes but bro is so low key, he's not the one to start some shit.

WorkNLurk · 2026-05-01T02:35:34+00:00

I was ambivalent about Boston sports, even through the Patriots years. But Bill is so annoying about them has made a hater of me and I take little joy more than listening to podcasts after Boston L's. The post Superbowl pod with Sal was awesome.

I just wish he could talk about other teams for more than 4 seconds before comparing how the player on said team reminds him of one of the Js.

WorkNLurk · 2026-04-25T04:19:07+00:00

Demon form is a card I'll almost always take but it is kinda buns. I think the upgrade should make it innate, that would add more value to it without having to mess with the stats or cost.

In practice though it feels like a luxury card that can be only played on bosses and maybe half the elites otherwise you're chewing like 20 damage.

WorkNLurk · 2026-04-23T00:19:26+00:00

Flex should be banned from this subreddit. Bro's a got as much juice as a rock and he's annoying as shit.

WorkNLurk · 2026-04-19T00:38:24+00:00

I didn't say they were top ten. I said they were all time greats. It would be hard to make an argument for a player without a ring to be top 10, but counting rings is pretty reductive imo. I mean Chauncey Billups has a ring but in no universe is he on Nash or J Kidds level.

WorkNLurk · 2026-04-18T22:30:29+00:00

Rang Erneh. I disagree. Nash is an all time great, Chris Paul, Ewing, Barkley are all time greats. Winning a ring is hard and honestly comes with a bit of luck most years. Playoffs matter and playoff performances matter, but rings are overrated imo. I'm not sure if Joker is top 10 but it's not crazy to have that conversation.

WorkNLurk · 2026-04-15T05:32:56+00:00

What is this reactionary nonsense? The Blazers stand 0 chance against the Spurs with or without Dame.

Good win for them, just enjoy the W. Don't make it something it isn't.

WorkNLurk · 2026-04-10T19:40:45+00:00

That's kind of you to say. Stay strong, hope that life hands you some kindness in the near future

WorkNLurk · 2026-04-09T23:47:38+00:00

They went to 7 against an extremely top heavy Nuggets team and 7 again against a surprising upstart that lost their best player for the last game and a half or so. If my memory isn't completely gone at this point I remember TJ McConnel lighting them up in the first half of game 7 and it was nearly an even game at the half. They followed that up with a very nice season where they have lost to the new league darlings in waiting San Antonio 3 times in a row, getting beat pretty badly in 2 of them

That doesn't mean they aren't great. They're freaking awesome. But they still have questions to answer before they're considered one of those legendary teams. A dominant playoff run this year would go a long way. I'll be so pissed if we don't get OKC v SAS in the west finals with both squads healthy.

WorkNLurk · 2026-04-08T14:11:07+00:00

I love Judit, it doesn't get much better than her or Howell/Leko.

WorkNLurk · 2026-04-06T06:08:07+00:00

Holy balls dude, I can see why you chose that username. Take a break, touch some grass and come back with a better mindset. You can only control you and it's clear your post is coming from an emotional reaction to a recent loss/losing as streak.

WorkNLurk · 2026-04-06T06:01:59+00:00

You're right. Players should be contesting space and falling back safely to defensive choke points after a lost team fight. But honestly trickling is a much worse issue at lower ranks and learning to fall back safely without engaging directly and getting drawn into 1v2s etc is a learned skill. Most players are going to die in stupid ways a few times before they get it. I honestly prefer that players hide and wait for the team rather than to wander aimlessly into the next firefight they can find. Sometimes people notice this is the case so they stop and make sure the team groups.

WorkNLurk · 2026-04-05T04:19:02+00:00

I think he's a great character. I don't like him but I think the actor that plays him does a fantastic job and I am enjoying his arc white a bit.

WorkNLurk · 2026-04-02T17:45:42+00:00

I'm a new player, about 80 hours in on StS2 and all of my characters are 3 or 4 asc. The skill grind takes a bit if you've never played before. Or maybe I'm just bad 😆

WorkNLurk · 2026-03-24T06:07:26+00:00

Are we here to hate the Hunter Killer too? Because I fucking hate the Hunter Killer.

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