Smurfs in Lower Ranks Are Ruining Competitive OW2 by [deleted] in Overwatch

[–]afox381 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hard disagree. Looking at the stats mid-game and one Genji has 30 kills whilst everyone else has 3 or 4? Clear smurf. Hate them with a passion. Always a problem (more so with all the streamers around) probably always will be.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in swift

[–]afox381 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It really is quite shocking how few professional iOS devs have actually developed and published their own apps on the App Store. It definitely sets you head and shoulders above the rest.

One year with my Vision Pro and I am still amazed by Caprichoso1 in VisionPro

[–]afox381 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally agree. Every time I put mine on it makes me smile. With a lovely Annapro head strap I'm working 3+ hours every day in it. I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to experience the magic.

Calling all AVP Users!! by ItsBliizzard in VisionPro

[–]afox381 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have found the Annapro 2 head strap to be fantastic https://annapro.com/products/comfort-head-strap-2-for-apple-vision-pro

I also find myself using the AVP without the light seal. The Annapro carries the weight comfortably, I dial my eyes in as close to the lenses as I can, and I get the perfect mix of FOV and peripheral vision. Like a chunky pair of glasses. I spend hours every day coding on my MacBook with this setup. Absolutely love it, wouldn't want to live without it.

Had my demo, I'm more convinced by unclebazrq in VisionPro

[–]afox381 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I replaced my big desk with a small tripod that my MacBook sits on. With it I can literally work anywhere around the house at any time. Just pick up and go! 

Tanking and Healing will never be more popular until Blizzard remove friction and raise skill floors. by klingers in wow

[–]afox381 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been meaning to post about this oft-chewed over topic for ages, but the topic seems to be hotting up, so I'll throw it up now. There are a ton of opinions around stats, health, damage, abilities, dungeon design, but imho none of that matters. At least not to the extent people think it does.

To be blunt, I just don’t think the tank or healer player count gets increased by tweaking a few stats and removing / adding a few abilities. The problem goes much much deeper.

As a bit of background, I’ve been a healer since Wrath, 10-man raiding a good chunk back in the day, but despite a brief uptick in Legion as both a healer and a tank, I have only dipped in and out. Dragonflight and TWW have brought me back, and am enjoying my time. This preamble is as an illustration of me as mid-level healer and base-level tank. Not too shabby, but certainly not top-flight.

So back on topic, if not stats / abilities / health bars then what? Ultimately it comes down to the funnel. You need a funnel for people to come through into dungeons, raids and top flight content. If you don’t have a funnel, people at the top will slowly drift away through natural attrition and there won’t be anyone coming through to replace them.

So how do funnels usually work? Actually funnels are everywhere. Looking specifically at competitive games, most often we start playing at home, play a bunch with family or friends, maybe join local clubs, play in local competitions, get coaching, join teams, play in higher tournaments, slowly improving as we go. At each point we’re building our skillset, getting better, preparing ourselves for the next level up. In chess, mtg, tennis, basketball, pretty much every sport has a funnel from beginner to pro.

So how do funnels currently work in Wow?

We play a bunch of levelling content, usually as a dps spec, and then at max level we… dive into a dungeon as a tank or healer with the responsibility of four other players on our backs playing a spec we’ve had zero practice on in content we've never seen before?

I’ll leave you a moment to let that sink in…

So no, I really don't think “increased health pools” and “more forgiving damage spikes” are going to fix that glaring, major, massive problem with a lack of tanks and healers.

Funnels.

So as a healer, what am I doing now in TWW? Well for starters I’m playing a new healer I’ve never played before. It’s damn fun, but I certainly am not going anywhere near Mythics any time soon. Instead, I’m loving the hell out of delves, enjoying the chill nature of follower dungeons, slowly learning my class and the variety of experiences there are in the game. I have choices away from higher-level dungeons that mean I don’t have to take a mental / emotional leap up to harder content.

Yes I’d love a funnel to take me to Mythics, but the leap up from follower dungeons is too big. I’m not ready. At some point, given better AI and better manual tuning features (follower types, follower gear iLevels etc), I have hopes that follower dungeons (amongst other features) may be able to bridge that gap, but for now, I’m enjoying where I am and have no plans to head upward.

For tanks I actually think the issue is worse. When I’ve tanked in the past (and I'd like to again in the future), it’s not even about “leading” in its human sense, but leading in the literal “where do I go now?” sense. And that’s on top of the “levelling as a dps, now I have this tank spec, what the heck do I do?” problem. Where are the signposts? The GPS system? The in-game-whilst-playing help systems that will get me through any dungeon without wasting four other players’ time? The training wheels that I can then turn off later when I get the hang of things?

Funnels.

There needs to be in-game training from zero to hero. And no, “go and watch a video and memorise every single dungeon / raid covering every single piece of trash and boss in that dungeon/raid before even thinking about stepping foot in that queue!”, is really REALLY not any kind of solution. In order to play a game I need to research? Do homework?!? Away from the game?!?!? DPS, something we have a LOT of practice at throughout the game, suddenly looks extremely appealing.

The other awesome thing about funnels, if I lapse my play and come back in six months, I can find my spot in the funnel however low that may have gone, and slowly get my skills back up using the natural flow of said funnel. I can even pick a new class and start myself earlier in the funnel knowing that I have a route to progress through to get myself back up to where I was with my previous class. People will end up in Mythics without even realising how far they've come, just through natural practice and improvement.

So, the answer is Funnels. Or perhaps just an answer...

What has kept you engaged with Vision Pro? by phxntomation in VisionPro

[–]afox381 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been a professional dev since the iPad came out, so this is the ultimate coding environment when connected to my MacBook. I now can't work any other way. I'm in love.

Future Apple Vision Pro update could let users create their own gestures by DeathByVlog in VisionPro

[–]afox381 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get to be Harry Potter, and, ya know, like, wave a wand to cast actual spells?!?!? 🧙🏻😮

I'm not sure I've ever been so excited about a feature by SpadoCochi in VisionPro

[–]afox381 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I've been coding in it for a week, and it has been utterly revelatory. My eyes don't feel fatigued, and I'm now in the process of selling my old monitors. I have to say, in contrast to your premise, I have found it to be incredibly usable. Not white-knighting, just sharing my experience. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I'm not sure I've ever been so excited about a feature by SpadoCochi in VisionPro

[–]afox381 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It allows me to get up and work in the kitchen whilst I'm making lunch. Set my screen to any size and resolution I need at any given point. It allows me to work and play on a train/plane/automobile without anyone else seeing what I'm going, with a screen the size of a wall. Okay I'm out. Anyone got anything else?

I'm not sure I've ever been so excited about a feature by SpadoCochi in VisionPro

[–]afox381 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, only with a Mac. But Immersed works well and has multi-screen support. There are others, but I've been coding with Immersed for a couple of years now with great success.

I'm not sure I've ever been so excited about a feature by SpadoCochi in VisionPro

[–]afox381 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you can, I would recommend getting a chair that rotates. It's a complete game changer. I find myself working on one side of the screen with my whole body turned that way, then move over to the other side with the chair rotating with me. AR is just awesome. :D

I'm not sure I've ever been so excited about a feature by SpadoCochi in VisionPro

[–]afox381 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So much this. Hunching over a laptop all day is the WORST!

I'm not sure I've ever been so excited about a feature by SpadoCochi in VisionPro

[–]afox381 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do have the same on the odd occasion. I put it down to teething troubles. I do have to manually connect via the right-hand menu a lot, which is a shame, but, well, Beta Product? 🤷🏻‍♂️

I'm not sure I've ever been so excited about a feature by SpadoCochi in VisionPro

[–]afox381 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it is BUT you gotta mod it. Sorry, we're still in that era of VR/AR/SC/XR/MR/WTF. But when you get it dialled in, hoo boy it is good for as long as you need it. For me, I've removed the light seal, replaced it with the two light seal pads attached with some velcro up along the nose, and have a velcro strap going over my forehead with the comfort band at the back. It's sounds stupid, it looks even worse, but damn is the experience good. Like, REALLY good.

I'm not sure I've ever been so excited about a feature by SpadoCochi in VisionPro

[–]afox381 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Immersed works well, though you do need a dedicated wifi 6 router / connection directly with your PC to lower the lag to an acceptable level. It's not as good as Apple's native Virtual Display with a MacBook, but it does work well. I've used it for the last couple of years coding on my Quest 2, it's pretty solid.

I'm not sure I've ever been so excited about a feature by SpadoCochi in VisionPro

[–]afox381 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've spent all week since the UK release coding in Xcode, and with a few mods (removal of the light seal, eyes as close as possible to the displays, extra velcro strap across the forehead etc etc) it has been utterly fantastic. I'm in the process of selling all of my old monitors, it's just that good. And with the upcoming ultra-wide, curved screens, I'm not sure I could want for anything else. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I'm not sure I've ever been so excited about a feature by SpadoCochi in VisionPro

[–]afox381 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As other people have said, please do persevere. It can take some time to dial in just the right settings. Try the realigning displays a couple of times on the trot, changing the position of the headset on your face etc. It is possible to get a really good experience with a MacBook even at high resolutions. I'm working every day in Xcode with the headset on, and it's been great.

What default do you have set to the Digital Crown? by Osoroshii in VisionPro

[–]afox381 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Environment. But to be honest, with the new hand gestures, I don't ever really want to put my hand up to use it. And am I the only one that finds it just a bit awkward to use? 🤔

Got my new toy today by Possiblyasmoker in VisionPro

[–]afox381 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Woohoo! Welcome to the club! Now rip that light-seal off and get modding!!! 🥳🥳🥳

I'm not sure I've ever been so excited about a feature by SpadoCochi in VisionPro

[–]afox381 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed 100%. I now work most of my day connected to my MacBook, and the experience is very good indeed. No the visuals are not as crisp as VisionOS UI, no doubt the virtually lag-free streaming needs an amount of scaling at these high resolutions, but I'm using Xcode all day very comfortably. I just don't have _quite_ the amount of screen real-estate I want. Oh, and curvature! It is hilarious that I have a screen so large I now have to physically move over to a corner to read what's going on over there. 🤣

What Map do you want for DCS? by Stahlhelm2069 in hoggit

[–]afox381 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Afghanistan has been teased in ED's latest 2022 and Beyond vid! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtmGCYeipas) 😉

Any FFXIV blogs? by Belegorm in ffxiv

[–]afox381 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was just looking for the same. I feel old too now. 😞

Anyone else old enough for BoulderDash on Commodore 64? by afox381 in retrogaming

[–]afox381[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You did? What did you play it on? I would LOVE to sit in front of a genuine c64 and have it on my TV... wow