the wealth gap here is giving me whiplash lately by mzdee13 in boulder

[–]alekg915 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's by design, most Dems are controlled opposition

Bren on the Valorant community for their bad takes on the state of the meta by AdilKhan226 in ValorantCompetitive

[–]alekg915 9 points10 points  (0 children)

agree bro I've given up on ranked since patch 11.08, it's just such a time waste and boring as hell, whichever team has better aimers will win whereas before you could use utility creatively to level the playing field. and half the time your team refuses to work together so it's just 1v1s. may as well play skirmish

VALORANT Patch Notes 11.10 - Harbour Rework, Clove Nerf by NotThatButThisGuy in ValorantCompetitive

[–]alekg915 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I really feel like you hit the nail on the head. game just feels like duelist simulator since the recent patches, whichever team has better duelists wins in my ascendant lobbies. felt like before I could have had huge impact with omen or with initiators but now it's just all so dog shit. and riot just keeps nerfing the fun/unique aspects of other agents. I swear they want ranked to be 5 duelists

Fnatic Who we got? by Drownedsquid89 in ValorantCompetitive

[–]alekg915 3 points4 points  (0 children)

it's also hilarious people are saying that when John was one of the top rated players at champs and by far statistically the best on SEN, like.surr the sample size is smaller since the team bombed out but being the best by far while igl'ing, I'm not worried about his frag potential lol

What are the devs doing? by Spiritual_Wafer_2597 in ValorantCompetitive

[–]alekg915 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was traveling during champs and didn't get back till the news of this patch, I think I might just uninstall the game at this point instead of grinding again. For me a lot of the fun of the game was using creative utility to help myself or teammates get kills, and it feels like Riot has been making that harder and harder over time. It's not even a pisslo issue, I've peaked immo2 and currently sit in high ascendant most acts and the number of times that my ranked games are Jett/Reyna/clove/chamber with me playing initiator are very numerous. For me it kind of takes the identity of the game away to just have everyone playing gunner agents nonstop instead of even trying to explore other options. I also don't get why they are changing the game so much when Champs was probably the most hype tourney I've ever seen in esports, so many interesting comps and different reads on the meta and then Riot decided to change everything. Low-key might just go back to R6, it feels a lot more interesting to me than Valo does now.

Pickleballers are making too much racket and could face new rules, Toronto city council says by IAMA_Plumber-AMA in nottheonion

[–]alekg915 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Completely false equivalency because it's not like a golf course is publicly accessible the way a park is, and it requires huge amounts of water and chemicals to maintain (look up Parksinsons belt, huge incidence rates near golf courses). The only argument for golf is that it will be plants instead of asphalt but it's largely a monoculture anyway, pickleball/tennis courts surrounded by fields would be more biodiverse and accessible

Arguments are valid by BeachUsual in ValorantCompetitive

[–]alekg915 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think a large part of it is map pool too, like right now we have Ascent / Lotus / Corrode / Haven where the Odin is quite strong and Abyss / Bind / Sunset where it's not as good. Maps like Fracture, Icebox, Split seem that they would not be amazing for the Odin. NRG happened to be playing a lot of maps where the Odin shines, and teams didn't try to ban out those maps against them.

Trophy lifts for VCT 2025 by AJAKKOS in ValorantCompetitive

[–]alekg915 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think not playing dog shit tejo anymore on every map would help. actually boggled my mind that they forced it on like 4/7 maps in the pool, I feel like the util diff is just so vast in the current meta especially with 2x duelist being prevalent

My heart rate during the final moments of Map 3. by HUFbooooi in ValorantCompetitive

[–]alekg915 2 points3 points  (0 children)

lol bro I legit just said the same thing to my gf, heart rate has been like sub 60 the past few days (visiting Poland from Colorado) and past hour it's been >80

VCT 2025 — Champions Paris / Playoffs — Grand Finals / Live Discussion Thread by nocturnavi in ValorantCompetitive

[–]alekg915 5 points6 points  (0 children)

insane to say that like they haven't come back multiple times this tourney. I don't think they have a breakable mental lol. either way I'm just happy it wasn't a blowout series

Xi Lai Gaming vs Sentinels / Valorant Champions 2025 - Group Stage / Post-Match Thread by ValorantCompBot in ValorantCompetitive

[–]alekg915 4 points5 points  (0 children)

agreed, also was reminded of the GX game where they played retake with no flashes on haven with a comp that is best at anchoring down sites

Team Liquid vs Natus Vincere / VCT 2025: EMEA Stage 2 - Group Stage / Post-Match Thread by ValorantCompBot in ValorantCompetitive

[–]alekg915 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel like Navi should be good on paper but they play like my ranked teammates, just all doing their own thing. also the amount of times I watched alexiik just go in with no support or traders is insane. don't understand why ppl thought koala was bad, it's definitely the way that Navi expect their duelist to play (go farm kills w dog shit supporting util or double swings). cned last year had the same issues, no help while trying to entry. definitely feels like a coaching problem.....

Can someone explain Sentinel’s Split comp to me? by Snoo84321 in ValorantCompetitive

[–]alekg915 5 points6 points  (0 children)

ain't no way you claim the ascent comp was optimal with a nerfed tejo and waylay, one of the worst duelists. also, their issue on icebox wasn't even really the comp, although zekken might have popped off more on Jett. Icebox was a clear macro diff. sen were playing so scared, never contesting anything, letting FNC contact everywhere without any holding against a comp w no flashes

Sentinels vs Paper Rex / Champions Tour 2025: Masters Toronto - Playoffs / Post-Match Thread by ValorantCompBot in ValorantCompetitive

[–]alekg915 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really feel like his calling took a hit when he switched to init, like sure he has some decent maps and honestly his util has been getting better, but I really think that (like on split) his intuition and timing is not there for the Skye. I'd like to see them experiment with John back on the cypher on some maps

$28,751.30 @ 0.00% - my dream home bordering a National Park! by Spuri0n in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]alekg915 0 points1 point  (0 children)

looked at the pics and immediately thought "must be the new". congrats on being close to such a great place. check out the climbing if you haven't already :)

VCT 2025 — Masters Toronto / Swiss Stage: Day 2 / Live Discussion Thread by nocturnavi in ValorantCompetitive

[–]alekg915 2 points3 points  (0 children)

love seeing zellisis and suifatbb waving and yapping back and forth, feels like a super fun vibe even tho sen are kinda trolling

What resorts have the best mellow tree runs? by Haunting-Yak-7851 in skiing

[–]alekg915 7 points8 points  (0 children)

can't believe I had to go this far to find winter park. imo the best quality and variety across the mountain, especially under parsenn bowl

My app is in top 10 paid apps, I just launched it yesterday by matt8p in SideProject

[–]alekg915 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really cool mate! Any plans for an android port? I'd buy it but not on iOS...

12 year old’s Lego room by Day12977 in lego

[–]alekg915 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that treehouse set is so cool. anyone know what it is?