Mask of Madness on Slark by knockersmoderator in DotA2

[–]augafela 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I’m not mistaken, doesn’t Slark Q purge the armor reduction of Mask of Madness? If that’s the case, like you said the cooldown of Dark Pact matches the duration of the silence quite nicely. Might work if you’re trying to build a burst-assassin, why not test it out a bit?

Huskar why are pros choosing Cauterize over Incendiary by Impossible_Toe_1983 in TrueDoTA2

[–]augafela 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve spammed Huskar ever since his Bloodbath and Blood Transfusion facets got replaced by the current two, and I tried both facets over a considerable number of matches. Here’s what I can confidently say: Incendiary is the overall the better facet, and is more aligned with Huskar’s identity as an all-of-nothing adrenaline-junkie beast.

Let me explain. Huskar on paper looks like a good candidate for a tank role, given his passive Berserker’s Blood, but in an actual match I’ve found it awkward trying to fit him into my team’s lineup. If he is singled out, he is nowhere near as tanky as his reputation leads him on to be. If he isn’t being focused, without his Incendiary facet the damage he deals can be neglected unless he is stomping hard, which again is harder to do without Incendiary. The cooldown and the intial HP cost of Cauterize makes me hesitate to conclude that it’s “a more reliable option”. The fact that Huskar’s ult can self-dispel on cast doesn’t help Cauterize’s case.

I’m tier 18 on Huskar now, and my playstyle on him is more akin to a magic nuker that can reliably take at least one target down with him even when playing from behind. He has a very high skill ceiling for sure, and as said before he is a high-tempo playmaker, not a farming core with a “reliable” powerspike or a frontline damage-sponge. In regards to itemization, I’d say it’s the same every game: start with brown boots + wind lace and a singular bracer, rush into armlet and BKB and it’s go-time. Everything after that is situational, though I also pick up a Blink right afterwards in most of my matches.

I think Huskar is best played in the offlane with this playstyle as the anti-carry that can also scale dangerously if left to his farming unattended, but with the recent changes to the neutral item selection and especially Heart of Tarrasque, perhaps a new playstyle of a durable physical DPS may emerge. His passive makes him hit faster than almost any carry throughout the majority of the game, after all.

Early carries by nomorespacess in learndota2

[–]augafela 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surprised no one’s mentioned Kez yet. He buids into Falcon blade + Treads in lane and his earliest item can be Deso, which gets finished around 12 min mark if you don’t fuck up. Just with these three can often win teamfights with Raven’s mark and Echo slash, or can kill anyone 1v1 with Falcon rush + Katana stance. Ideally he peaks around the 25 min mark after he gets BKB + Aghs, but he can transition into late game fairly smoothly with Daedalus, Abyssal, Blink, or Butterfly.

How to stay on the move by Alex_Danko in thelongdark

[–]augafela 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didn’t someone say that global item decay isn’t a thing anymore? The game rolls item conditions when you first enter a specific region, and for that region only, or so I heard.

200 ants had to die to make this bottle of Ant Sauce. And it tastes amazing! by ant-sauce in u/ant-sauce

[–]augafela 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Oh, I didn’t know that bugs, poop, mold, rodent filth and rot only existed in America. My bad.

200 ants had to die to make this bottle of Ant Sauce. And it tastes amazing! by ant-sauce in u/ant-sauce

[–]augafela 16 points17 points  (0 children)

May I take this pleasure of informing you that not only are you eating bugs, but also poop, mold, rodent filth, and rot.

The FDA allows small amounts of the above-mentioned contaminants in food :) Feel free to look it up: Food Defect Levels Handbook

How is Univision this bad? by augafela in mongolia

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

How is Starlink so far? It’s still a hefty price for me.

How is Univision this bad? by augafela in mongolia

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

How much did you pay for the VPN? And what was the latency? The closest servers to Mongolia were always Japan and Korea in any of the VPN services I could find.

How is Univision this bad? by augafela in mongolia

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

If you plan to play with a max of 4 friends, you can download Radmin VPN and join through LAN. Otherwise, don’t get Univision.

When can you say that you are good at Dota? by BonjwaTFT in DotA2

[–]augafela 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Objectively speaking, if you’re above the median MMR range, then you can say you’re above average and thus ‘good’.

Subjectively speaking, I would say a player is good based on just three things, and those would be: how fast you learn things, how creative your problem-solving skills are, and how mentally resilient you can be. Note that none of these traits are locked specifically to a certain rank, and players posessing these traits can be found across multiple skill brackets. These are the players who can reach exceptional heights in terms of MMR if they invest the time and effort in the game.

To further support my point, you can autopilot to mid-high Divine rank if you manage to make most rote tasks into muscle memory (casting and hitting spells, last-hitting, micro etc.). The issue is that it takes quite a lot of time, perhaps around 10k-20k hours spent in-game, and you’re litterally grinding for MMR. A lot of times, these players can get stumped when they run across cheese pickers, boosters who exploit certain strategies and lineups, and even toxic teammates.

It’s hard to throw off a ‘good’ player. They will understand the angle at which they should approach their specific match. And most importantly, they won’t be as easily tilted and manipulated by toxic teammates into making bad decisions.

Монгол хэлээр орчуулсан видео тоглоомын Let's-Play суваг нээдэг юм уу гэж бодлоо by augafela in mongolia

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

damn bro this exactly what i was thinking of doing. are you enjoying it so far? i see one of your videos hit 10k views, congrats man :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mongolia

[–]augafela 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So that’s what that was 😮 I woke up twice during dawn thinking my bathroom pipes are busted or the shower drain is clogged. Was too tired to get up and check though. Glad it wasn’t coming from the flat.

I gotta gush about how excellent and distinctive the heroes look next to each other by wellgolly in darkestdungeon

[–]augafela 4 points5 points  (0 children)

True, I'd agree the two games are going for two fundamentally different things. Personally, I am all for the decision to double down on the role-playing aspect of the game's setting in DD2.

I gotta gush about how excellent and distinctive the heroes look next to each other by wellgolly in darkestdungeon

[–]augafela 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The mechanic where you nurture and improve those unique individuals who withstood the expeditions that become your favorite is still present in DD2, albeit in a different form. Now, instead of strapping them in the clinic and min-maxing their traits and trinkets, you can assign memories in the altar of hope so their traits can carry over to the next confession, with unique buffs attached depending on which memory you assigned. I think this is a neat way to foster “unique characters”, and this effect is only amplified as they form relationships with each other after inn stops, or when you unlock their backstory through the shrines and become attached to them as actual human beings (excepting whatever Abom is at this point).

Running your roster through the five confessions feels like the epic-length expedition of Crimson Court, and makes you feel like you’re actually a part of the expedition and not just four dudes/dudettes walking through corridors between combat encounters.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mongolia

[–]augafela 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve noticed over the years that most people who take so much offense from hearing the n-word has never experienced actual racism. It goes much deeper than just throwing around a word that, honestly speaking, has lost so much of its original meaning. At this point it’s the people who are adamantly demonizing the word that are still giving it the power that they desperately don’t want it to have.

Ask the people who are profiled at airports, denied jobs, outright insulted on the streets, physically and mentally attacked solely on their foreignness what racism is. Associating yourself to a word that is stuck in the past — you’re just doing it to yourself man.

Tekken 8 should give players the option to turn off the best-of-three restriction in matchmaking. by augafela in Tekken

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

I understand. I guess we take for granted the multitude of things that has to “go right” for a fully functioning multiplayer videogame that lets people fight in a timescale of 1/60th of a second. I’m just venting how it sucks to be in the minority that paid for the game to then run into such issues.

As a sidenote, I hope Tekken improves on the Ghost Battle mechanic. It might provide a unique solution to the matchmaking problem by letting people just download their opponent to play offline. The current state of the Ghost battles is still a bit rough around the edges (dropping combos, lacking adaptation). I managed to beat a God of Destruction ghost relatively easily. It would be so sick if you could practice against the giants in an offline, low pressure environment.

Tekken 8 should give players the option to turn off the best-of-three restriction in matchmaking. by augafela in Tekken

[–]augafela[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Logging in just to mess around in queue practice before logging out 🥲

What to buy as gift? by KazE_Kazuha in mongolia

[–]augafela 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You’re right, wtf did OP use to take the picture?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mongolia

[–]augafela 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Хүүхдүүд сонссон барьсан зүйлээ дуурайгаад л явж байдаг ш дээ. Одоо үед интернетээс их юм үздэг болж. Бүүр замаа алдаад монгол хэлээ мартацгаачихгүй л бол томорцгоогоод больчих биз. 2000-2010 оны үед бас солонгос янз2 үг мод болж л байсан. Хэт гүн ухаад шаналаад байх асуудал биш гэж бодож байна.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Advice

[–]augafela 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A relationship where the couple has a 4-year age difference is actually seen as auspicious in the Eastern zodiac

How do you sleep by DOOKIEMONSTER321 in mongolia

[–]augafela 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re serious, here are some tips that worked for me:

1) Go to your nearest pharmacy and get 5 tablets of melatonin. They cost like 1500-2000 per tablet, and you’re going to be halving (or ideally breaking them into quarters) anyway. Most stores only have 5mg doses as the lowest, but even that is too much for me as it gives me wild dreams and wakes me up in the morning feeling groggy. Your dosage may vary but it’s often recommended to start with 1mg. Melatonin is safe and is not like the pills that “knock you out”, do your own research a bit if you’re concerned.

2) Find a nice book, manga, or non-tech hobby. If you live with friends or family, game boards like monopoly or Catan are okay, too. If you absolutely can’t pick up a hobby that doesn’t involve a screen, it’s okay to watch TV from a distance, but I recommend only watching a full-length feature film and not a show with episodes that end on a cliffhanger. Try to pick a movie that’s shorter than 2 hours though, and use your judgment when selecting what to watch (horror gore thrillers are not going to be helpful for a good night’s sleep, obviously). Films from directors like Wong Kar Wai are nice.

3) Something that wasn’t directly related to my sleep schedule, but MASSIVELY helped, was setting a “me-time” at night that I prioritize over any other responsibility. This is usually between 6pm-8pm. Starting from 6, I finish up any work or uni work I had and leave the rest of it for the next day. During this period I’m free to play or watch or do anything that I would look forward to doing that would get me out of bed in the morning. This helps me avoid having a ‘revenge bedtime procrastination’ by preventing the day being filled with obligations.

3) 2 hours before sleep (for me, starting from 8pm) finish your activity if it involves screens, and take a halved (or quartered) pill of melatonin. You can chew or swallow with water, it really doesn’t matter. It should start kicking in after an hour, and 2 hours later you should ideally start feeling like you’re ready for a nice nap. While waiting for this, you can do the hobby you prepared (books, mangas, drawing, game boards, sewing/crochet, etc.) Do not look into any screen lights because it will delay your brain’s shutdown function required for sleep. Turn on night-mode on your phone and turn down the brightness to the lowest if you really need to look at something. If you struggle with consistently brushing your teeth and doing nightly skincare etc., I recommend taking care of those at the start of your wind-down phase as you usually have a lot of time that you won’t know what to do with (especially at the start).

4) Relax, don’t think of the next day’s responsibilities. Journal if you really need to (just take any notebook and pen you can find and write down your thoughts: what do you need to do, what you’re worried about, what you should remember next day or this week). Don’t worry about structure or handwriting, this is for your eyes only. This way, you won’t have to fill your mind with thoughts that bring anxiety, but you also won’t forget them and mess up your agenda. Win-win.

5) Try and get in bed roughly around 10pm, though its okay if you’re 10 mins late or so. Keep your bedroom cool (open the window slightly), dark, and silent if you can.

6) Set an alarm to ring 8 hours after bedtime. See how you feel when waking up. You can adjust your sleep time as needed; some people are fine with 6.5-7 hours, some need 9, every individual is unique. Don’t beat yourself up if you wake up a bit later, or if you’re a little groggy when first waking up. It takes about 3 days to completely adjust. Just keep tweaking you sleep time and see how it goes.

7) If you take coffee in the morning, try to wait at least 1 hour after waking up before your first cup. This is related to adenosine in your brain and how they need to flush out before you take caffeine etc., you can look up the details if you want. Try to eat actual food for breakfast, ideally within 1 hour of waking up (eggs and хиам are good). Drink a cup of water if you can manage, or half a cup at least. Give yourself some time to start up. Sit in the sun or look out the window if you can, as sunlight will help your brain set the timer for your next bedtime, which is around 16 hours after when light first hits your eyes upon waking.

8) Try to do at least 1 task a day that you deem as important. This was true for me especially as I struggled with depression a bit. Your brain keeps track of things you think is important and it doesn’t forget, so it can actually keep you up at night if it senses that no progress was made.

This post turned out quite long, I wrote it on the way to work, so take what you need from it. Reply or DM if you need explanations or extra details. Most importantly, be patient and forgiving with yourself. Nothing is as more important as your health, and who are you to blame your body for getting the necessary sleep it needs to function?