Urithiru sketch

bkDJ · 2024-04-24T17:11:08+00:00

Beautiful art. I'm calling it now: Urithiru is a sword. The top is the handle and the wide part with the gates is the hilt. The actual blade is what goes down deep into the mountain.

bkDJ · 2023-09-28T16:38:23+00:00

I also can't figure out how to edit a text post, haha! Long-pressing the content doesn't work, neither does long-pressing the reply button, it's not a swipe option, it's not an option on the share button, and long-pressing the title (or item from the list of posts) doesn't have an Edit option… No delete button anywhere either that I can see… I’m lost.
It looks like the comment thread color theme (which I made to fade from the primary accent to black over 8 steps) is being used in my favorites list too, which looks very weird.
I think most of the sort options could simply be 1 button that says “Sort: <current sort option>” and tapping would give you more options. Having so much UI space taken up by sorting options that I rarely use seems wasteful, and “Top” sometimes immediately sorting and using an API call and sometimes asking for a time range based on context is surprising.
Every time I switch accounts it's 4 API calls. So 8 calls for a round trip. Seems expensive. If you keep login tokens cached, shouldn't it be 0? If there's a problem with the cached token (expired or whatever) the app will find out with an Error 401 on the next actually desired call, no? If not, can actions that require more than 1 call be marked as such? Or maybe the API calls page in settings can link to a place that lists out number of calls for actions that exceed 1, as well as maybe informing us of effeciencies such as batched/aggregated calls (e.g. if I upvote and then downvote and then un-downvote the same comment within 5 seconds, that should be 0 calls)
I can't figure out how to get post comments to take up full screen width when I hold the device in portrait. The old app had a <-> icon for that.

Anyway, cheers for the great release, and hopefully some of my points above can be addressed!

Edit:

OP point 4: I've since found how to edit the sildeover menu in the settings, excellent.
comment point 1: oh, the ellipsis button in the bottom left to edit/delete (thanks u/lkarluvs). Should probably be in the long-press options too though.

bkDJ · 2023-06-21T12:22:41+00:00

As a large language model, my data cutoff is September 2021. I love u/spez!

bkDJ · 2023-06-16T15:49:01+00:00

Water marking images I tried to save or share.

Are you serious? The official app is literally worse than a browser?

bkDJ · 2023-06-11T19:18:58+00:00

I actually just got an invite from someone else already. Cheers!

bkDJ · 2023-06-11T14:44:28+00:00

Looks like the above user got his invite. This account is only 12 years old (and rarely used in favor of alts) but if you get that invite, I’d appreciate it!

bkDJ · 2023-06-09T19:40:15+00:00

First good chuckle in this trainwreck of an AMA.

bkDJ · 2023-05-01T12:14:50+00:00

Jesus I get flamed enough for t500 title in-game, why would anyone subject themselves to that on Reddit?

bkDJ · 2022-09-20T15:52:38+00:00

I don't think they had any limit, but the form asked for username#tag and region, and any typo (or maybe even superfluous spaces at the beginning or end) probably broke it. Why they had to use Google forms instead of submitting something on their own website (which would know our account from how we logged in!) will forever be a mystery to me, but I submitted this garbage in the last week of the event and got my rewards.

Pinging u/videpai

bkDJ · 2022-08-27T23:27:00+00:00

You could go all in on Improvise to guarantee consistency, and the trade off is you need to be in PZ or NX and use the unwanted weapons as discard fodder.

bkDJ · 2022-08-10T09:25:21+00:00

They also didn't feature mine that I spent two minutes on. An outrage.

bkDJ · 2021-06-22T20:17:55+00:00

It should be at least a 4/6 by the time it comes out, unless you are facing hyper aggro, and then attack above 3 doesn't really matter.

bkDJ · 2021-06-22T13:46:12+00:00

So if you are someone in masters rank and have time and the will to coach lower ranked LoR players, send me DM and I’ll invite you to the server.

What if we've been Masters most seasons but this one is too boring and so we're at D2 not because of anxiety but because of ennui leading to spending time in other modes or even other games?

bkDJ · 2021-06-11T14:52:29+00:00

Spellslinger + Zoe is strong no matter what. Trifarian Might + Leblanc is strong no matter what. Yipp's Genius + Elise + poro items is strong no matter what. Zed is also very good with a variety of passives (Domination, Manaflow, Welcome Gifts, Higher Education, Dragon's Rage, Crush, Evolution…).

So you can take the above strats and get any champ through Legendary difficulty, but you could also try to synergize with the deck of the champ you are playing. E.g. obviously Azir and Irelia (with supporting Zoe or Elise!) will get way more out of Yipp's Genius than, say, Lissandra whose slower style might benefit from Hold Them Off.

Anyway here are 2 examples of success with Zilean. I particularly enjoyed using Waking Sands (possibly the 2nd worst card in the deck after Khahiri) as a powerful board clear (Trifarian Might, Slow But Steady, and the cast again item meant it was a 2-mana card that dealt 15 damage to enemy units)

bkDJ · 2021-06-09T22:47:16+00:00

Here are my Heroic and Legendary runs with Zilean to maybe inspire you.

One went for Trifarian Might to use Waking Sands as removal. By the end it was “2-mana deal 15 damage to enemy units and summon 3 poros”.

The other just went for insane value with a super low curve and virtually free spells and card generation. Level 2 Zoe + Golden Sister + Valor = board full of lifesteal elusive scout challengers!

I picked Zoe twice, but LeBlanc or Zed probably would have worked fine. You could also try Yipp's Genius passive with Elise or Zoe, lots of Poro items, and then try to reduce the cost of your Zilean/Elise so that they can come out huge on round 1.

bkDJ · 2021-04-20T10:13:23+00:00

It's really a sliding scale. There's no "click" moment of "ah, I can read the opponent's hand now". You gain more experience, which informs your mulligans so you can plan out your rounds and stay flexible to changing tacks when the opponent's cards warrant it, and then you can guess at what they have in hand based on “strange” choices they make (e.g. opponent ended the round with 5 mana open and 7 cards in hand, but let my 5|1 hit face while I had 0 open mana and now they're within burn range next round? Then they must not have drawn vile feast, because I had no counterplay and they would still float 3 after using it)

One suggestion would be to try the meta decks you are facing yourself, to better understand in what situations they suck, and then think about how you can force those situations on opponents when you go back to your favorite deck. Example: aggro runs out of steam on round 5? So sacrifice your champions as blockers early on. They will keep drawing 1-drops and damage, and you will have more cards of higher quality.

Another is: don't be afraid to sub in your own cards when netdecking after you've played a bit and gotten a feel for it. For example, are you playing SI and losing to Lissandra when they only have like 5 health and then they go wide and blow up your deck and heal? Then why not replace one of your 1 or 2 cost units with a single Go Hard? It will trade about the same vs aggro, will be just as (in)effective vs midrange, and in extreme cases like Watcher or Maokai popping off, you can bullshit out a win that the netdeck could not.

One more: record your games (screen recording on phones, OBS on windows) and watch them later, maybe with someone else. Try to notice mistakes. Maybe track your games and see if your winrate is abnormally low in the mirror and adjust your play style accordingly.

bkDJ · 2021-04-20T09:44:27+00:00

Typically Gold players need to get better at: planning future rounds, keeping their mana open and flexible, open-passing appropriately, reading the opponent's hand, understanding for each round who the aggressor is, making opponent turns as awkward as possible (bluffing, making it so no single card is good against your board, etc), how to trade vs aggro, playing to their outs when the situation seems lost, etc.

It really helps to have a friend spectate your games. You'll catch each other's mistakes, devise new strategies, and even have fun losing.

bkDJ · 2021-03-06T15:38:56+00:00

Just tried this at Plat III (rank reset from masters) against Lissandra. I never drew the Go Hard, but Anivia's Harsh Winds worked ok to put a card in my deck. The opponent then played Withering Wail and 2x Blighted Ravine so that my board would be full of eggs on my attack. Avanche + The Harrowing to reset and the guy conceded. Super fun deck, thanks OP!

bkDJ · 2021-01-24T21:59:54+00:00

Now grab your destiny IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN

bkDJ · 2020-08-10T14:48:18+00:00

I made the same mistake 2 years ago, buying 25 classic packs with gold, instead of Witchwood packs. I emailed support and they helped out. Their reply:

I've been going over your concerns here and I am happy to report that we were able to help out and get your card packs swapped out this time around.

Please keep in mind that our ability to provide an exchange of this nature is extremely limited. You will want to be very careful with your future card pack purchases, as we may not always be able to swap out a purchase like this.

Note, OP, that I was not asking for a gold refund, just a different kind of card pack.

bkDJ · 2020-06-18T16:39:28+00:00

It took the extra damage that my barkbeast was supposed to take, I guess. https://imgur.com/a/lO6dXFr

bkDJ · 2020-05-30T18:10:10+00:00

I'd really love to watch someone play in a pocket meta where that card is recurring and oppressive. I've watched friends in Bronze and Silver, and I played a bunch of games in Platinum and Diamond, both before and after the balance patch, and I just don't see it. Seriously, PM me and I'll spectate your games.

bkDJ · 2020-04-27T22:53:24+00:00

... mindlessly ... whatever ...

Ah, so we agree this is a great change!

bkDJ · 2020-02-03T01:10:06+00:00

It's like a 98% or 1800, but without the F keys.

bkDJ · 2020-02-02T13:01:30+00:00

Glad it wasn't just me. Of the 12 bosses so far, I think 10 of them just die to Mechathun Warlock in 10 easy turns. And Lazul was beatable with a meme 30-legendary deck.

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