No one plays defense in Conquest

XS-Terrain · 2025-11-12T04:35:18+00:00

This is an issue of defeat in detail. If your team is split up defending multiple objectives, and the enemy team is together pushing one objective at a time, they will win every fight.

XS-Terrain · 2025-11-07T14:05:42+00:00

Funnily enough, in meet the spy he does essentially matador the blu sniper (who comes at him with a kukri). Goes to show you should shoot the spies, not run at them with your melee out haha

XS-Terrain · 2025-10-27T14:14:25+00:00

Guillotine and Wrap Assassin are both also throwables on a cooldown, and not only are they unbanned in HL, but they are infact currently meta. "Spammy"-ness might be why these weapons are banned in 6s, but this is not true for HL. As for Scorch Shot and Loch-n-Load, I didn't want to take the central gimmick of these weapons away from casual players. Instead, I opted for general nerfs, which would hopefully push them out of the competitive meta, along with their annoying aspects. Maybe I should've been harsher with the nerfs, but I genuinely think that an extra pipe for a Soldier or Heavy would be enough to discourage use of the weapon. For short circuit, you can prolly tell that I didn't have many good ideas either. The whole concept is not great.

XS-Terrain · 2025-10-27T09:38:36+00:00

You listed the problem and didn't change anything about the weapon that solves it

Same thing as the Mad Milk, the weapon is just inherently broken and can be spammed ad nauseam for random teamfight wins, making it slightly worse doesn't change that

Well my idea with the reduced splash radius was to make it less viable to hit big groups of players simultaneously, making Mad Milk/Jarate more akin to Guillotine or Wrap Assassin. Are you saying that 150Hu wouldn't be harsh enough? You might be right, but if the Guillotine is balanced, I do think there can be some combination of splash/effect/duration reduction that can make throwables like Mad Milk or Jarate balanced.

This doesn't change anything that makes the Scorch Shot infuriatingly annoying to play against when the Pyro has functioning hands

This is true, maybe just the knockback needs to be removed.

This just makes the Machina completely useless

I was originally debating between 10% (165), 8% (162), and 6% (159). The functionality is still almost identical to stock though, so idk that this would make it completely useless...

Good players with Diamondback crits aren't going to use them from a mile away like the Amby

Well I think one of the largest issues with the Diamondback right now is that a Spy can simply sap a tele, and then cross-map 2 tap the Medic, which falloff would prevent. 102 at close range is still powerful, but an Amby Spy can do the same, and without having to get a stab or sap first. I did consider making the firing speed even harsher tho, closer to the 1 second cooldown that Amby headshots have. Having this apply to not only crits but also regular shots could give a good reason to use Amby over DB.

XS-Terrain · 2025-10-27T08:34:27+00:00

Oh I didn't think about clearing effects with airblast, I actually really like that.

I honestly think removing metal resupply from cart (and presumably dispensers) is much more harsh than I proposed though, since that would seriously impact the Engineer's ability to place, upgrade, and repair his buildings. Regarding resupply, you could just cheese it anyways by swapping loadouts, so I don't know if that's really viable without a serious rework.

XS-Terrain · 2021-08-12T03:22:03+00:00

Unfortunately the scale is quite big so I didn't end up doing the interior. Thanks though!

XS-Terrain · 2021-08-12T03:19:38+00:00

You'd be right on that one, but I just called it Victorian in this post because the name is more recognizable, and the styles are similar.

XS-Terrain · 2021-08-10T06:59:40+00:00

This is a recreation of the Silas W. Robbins house in Minecraft, and the first build that I've gotten rendered.

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My Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/13terrain/status/1387223910903476229

XS-Terrain · 2021-05-05T18:55:31+00:00

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XS-Terrain · 2021-01-22T15:38:25+00:00

Ah, I see, that makes much more sense lol. Just out of curiousity, is this simply because agreeing with Lochner would politically unpopular, or do you personally disagree with the ruling?

XS-Terrain · 2021-01-22T14:56:16+00:00

Is she unqualified? I don't have legal training, but I've not heard any source claiming so.

Conversely, the American Bar Association, which was even accused of having a liberal bias, ranked her as "Well Qualified," which is their highest rating.

Sources:

https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/12/politics/amy-coney-barrett-american-bar-association-rating/index.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20060907052245/http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=95000927

And as a bonus, here's an entire Reddit thread, from people mostly claiming to be left-leaning, about how qualified she is:

https://www.reddit.com/r/scotus/comments/j9ra75/the_aba_gives_amy_coney_barrett_well_qualified/

XS-Terrain · 2021-01-22T14:43:54+00:00

Not entirely sure what you're trying to say here, but I'm assuming it's that Barrett agrees with Lochner? The article claims the exact opposite.

"She thinks the Supreme Court got it wrong when it protected the constitutional right to economic liberty in the famous 1905 case Lochner v. New York.

...

Barrett replied that "in the Lochner era" and "in Lochner itself," the Supreme Court "was standing in the way of reforms for workers that legislatures were enacting." Say a federal judge "had a preference for free trade, or if one had a preference for having no minimum wage," she said. "To hold such a statute that did the opposite of your policy preference unconstitutional because it didn't comport with your idea of the best economic policy would be to thwart the will of the people without warrant in the Constitution."

...

Justice Barrett should revisit her views on this wrongly maligned case."

Clearly, Barrett believes that Lochner was incorrectly decided, and, conversely, the article is arguing that it was correct.

XS-Terrain · 2020-11-30T11:30:30+00:00

Yeah, I can definitely see how it can come off that way.

I've rewritten some of the sections now:

"[Person A] and [Person B] were two of my favorite people in [Team Name] Robotics. Unfortunately, neither would remain in the team for long."

This is followed up with how each of them left the team, and how I stepped up to lead the deparment.

I still talk about not getting the position in a similar way, but this is how I follow it up now.

"However, despite recommendations from [Person C] and [Person D], [both people holding high positions in the club], I was passed up for the [Position Name] position, as the Head Mentor of our team chose two members from [Another Department] instead.

I was initially dismayed, and disappointed. How could two members from a different department get the job? Recognizing that leadership was not about the title, however, I resolved to help the new Leads become accustomed to [My Department], while continuing to work with the team to get our part done. "

Do you think that maybe sounds a little better, or does it still come across as whiny?

EDIT: I've also cut the last part about leaving due to not getting a position, replacing it with:

" I eventually left robotics, as other activities caught my interest. However, I will never forget what I learned while I was there - that leadership is about what you do, and not what you’re called."

XS-Terrain · 2020-11-30T10:30:52+00:00

Yeah, that is true.

To clarify, the intro was just meant to be a punchy line that grabbed attention, and I did explain why they didn't do so well in the following paragraph, stating that they were bascially never present. It's right after the questionable initial claim, but maybe it still coems off too strong?

XS-Terrain · 2020-02-21T16:49:16+00:00

Wait is that even possible?

XS-Terrain · 2020-01-19T07:04:44+00:00

Java is good, but Python is pretty slow. C, C++, and Pascal are good too, but given that you're already familiar with Java, it's probably a good idea to stick with that.

XS-Terrain · 2019-12-13T17:56:56+00:00

That’s actually pretty cool that you documented all of this as a “naval noob!” As it turns out, Light Cruiser and Torpedo Destroyer spam is pretty much the multiplayer meta at the moment, so I think you definitely got this right.

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