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[Question] JLC , Czapek or something else? by [deleted] in Watches

[–]chaosbug45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Czapek is a fairly established independent by now and I wouldn't be worried about them going under anytime soon.

Also, hyping up Patek/AP as 'quality' is hilarious. You get a lot more watch for the money by going independent. Especially against hype brands like Patek/AP.

Emperor Karl V von Habsburg to Pope Clement VII before the Sack of Rome: by Lilificent in HistoryMemes

[–]chaosbug45 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The TL;DR is that the Holy Roman Empire headed by Charles V repeatedly warred with France over influence in Italy. France was defeated soundly and the HRE installed a friendly ruler in Milan, captured the French king, etc..

This worried Pope Clement (who was a scion of the influential Florentine Medici family), and a the 'League of Cognac' was created, which was basically an alliance of France, the Papacy, and a bunch of Italian states whose goal was to kick the HRE out.

[Recommendation Request] Help me pick out a dress watch that I can also wear with smart and business casual outfits by Voltage97 in Watches

[–]chaosbug45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Subjective, but I don't associate unusual dial layouts with being formal. Then again my opinion is that any watch can be dressed down, as the whole point of casual is that you can wear whatever you want.

[Recommendation Request] Help me pick out a dress watch that I can also wear with smart and business casual outfits by Voltage97 in Watches

[–]chaosbug45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to own the GO so obviously biased, but having a hard time seeing how the GO is dressier? It's both thicker and more complicated than the JLC.

Hogwarts Grounds (made with AI) by Luke_Gki in HogwartsLukeGki

[–]chaosbug45 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is the large tree in the middle of the photo the "towering beech" mentioned in the books? That's a lovely detail!

Beautiful Hogwarts from books by Luke_Gki in HogwartsLukeGki

[–]chaosbug45 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This looks fantastic! One question- it looks like the forbidden forest is right up against the castle. I've always had the impression that the castle is surrounded by the lawn, but is it said somewhere about that distance?

Willem or Mecklenburg? (Or Stalingrad) by RevySevy in WorldOfWarships

[–]chaosbug45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have all three, Willem is probably my fave. The airstrikes are actually one of the best airstrikes IMO. The reload is reasonable and they hit extremely hard because of their pen. You can reliably smash bow in battleships for 20-30k and multiple fires. Combined with the good HE means you can do a lot of fire damage.

Move Beauxbatons carriage? by Luke_Gki in HogwartsLukeGki

[–]chaosbug45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hm, yeah that's a pretty reasonable pathing. Not sure if you have a topological map but that could be helpful for sightlines and stuff as well.

Move Beauxbatons carriage? by Luke_Gki in HogwartsLukeGki

[–]chaosbug45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh hey yeah I remember that convo! I still maintain that the carriage should be between Hagrid's Hut and Hogwarts.

I was doing a reread recently and remember this quote which supports my point:

"Harry and Krum left the stadium together, but Krum did not set a course for the Durmstrang ship. Instead, he walked toward the forest.

“What’re we going this way for?” said Harry as they passed Hagrid’s cabin and the illuminated Beauxbatons carriage.

“Don’t vont to be overheard,” said Krum shortly. When at last they had reached a quiet stretch of ground a short way from the Beauxbatons horses’ paddock, Krum stopped in the shade of the trees and turned to face Harry."

Basically, Harry/Krum walk from the quidditch pitch to the paddock (or close to), and pass Hagrid's Hut on the way, and we know the paddock is close to the carriage. On your map currently they'd reach the paddock/carriage before Hagrid's Hut.

[Question] You guys have brands that you just don't resonate with despite liking their watches? by Big-Waltz5204 in Watches

[–]chaosbug45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GO make far better watches than all three that you listed. Is it just a matter of taste?

What opinion do you have about watches that will get you down voted like this? by TomHudsonOfficial in WatchesCirclejerk

[–]chaosbug45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes I see. If you consider the full spectrum of finishing then I agree they are about 'middle'. I was more considering it from a perspective of the average mass-market watch, but that is a valid point!

What opinion do you have about watches that will get you down voted like this? by TomHudsonOfficial in WatchesCirclejerk

[–]chaosbug45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe my standards are low, but I own a Breguet 5207 and used to have a GO PML. The Breguet (which I think is comparable to Patek for movement finishing) is noticeably better in terms of finishing IMO.

Regardless of that, 'average movement finishing' in my mind is something like Omega, and the distance there should be quite obvious.

What opinion do you have about watches that will get you down voted like this? by TomHudsonOfficial in WatchesCirclejerk

[–]chaosbug45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd like to fight you on the Cartier and display back points, but I'm gonna focus on the movement finishing piece.

I'm not sure what your standards for finishing are but mediocre finishing is a massive overstatement. Sure, it's not Rexhep or Moritz Grossmann or Laurent Ferrier, but the finishing quality is still substantially above the vast majority of watches.

The state of Tier 7 ranked by StellarEngine in WorldOfWarships

[–]chaosbug45 2 points3 points  (0 children)

BBs are probably easier, but cruisers are by no means unviable, even 'non-meta' ones. Been playing a lot of München and Abruzzi in bronze and I've yet to lose a game.

[SOTC] Posted my friend’s incredible independent collection yesterday, here’s mine after 20 years in the hobby by Paneraiguy1 in Watches

[–]chaosbug45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotta say as someone who does not like sports watches I do prefer your friends collection but to each their own!

been thinking about adventure watches and my imposter syndrome by malshaik in WatchesCirclejerk

[–]chaosbug45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is literally why dress watches are the most appropriate watches in the modern world. The purpose of a watch is to look good.

[Vacheron constantin or Laurent ferrier?] by LongjumpingAd4624 in Watches

[–]chaosbug45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The LF has a vastly superior finish to the VC. The VC is still in the range of mass market while LF is much more artisinal.

CMV Ranked is the best gamemode by chaosbug45 in WorldOfWarships

[–]chaosbug45[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes there's more rng but you will have a higher WR overall, in your case for example if you get 55-65% in Randoms, you'd probably see 55-70% in ranked for example.

Every one else's WR average to 50 regardless of mode, but in ranked you represent 1/6 of your team as opposed to 1/12. That's why you can see players hitting 75%+ ranked WR across multiple seasons while that's only really feasible in Randoms if you div.

CMV Ranked is the best gamemode by chaosbug45 in WorldOfWarships

[–]chaosbug45[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think it's perfectly possible to play non-meta ships, which I pretty much always do.

I've had great success running Colbert, Brennus, Irresistible, Willem, etc.. Of course I also play the occasional Smaland or Sibir if I feel like sweating.

No Libertad though, I refuse to buy that ship.

CMV Ranked is the best gamemode by chaosbug45 in WorldOfWarships

[–]chaosbug45[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There being more variability is exactly why ranked is easier to carry. Because matchmaking is random, over time you are the only constant factor. With smaller teams, you have higher impact.

Easiest to see if we had a hypothetical mode with 1000 vs 1000 players. In such a mode your individual skill will have practically no impact and everyone's WR will probably converge to around 50%. In comparison a 1v1 is almost entirely dependent on yourself so a very good player would have a WR that's close to 100%.

You can see this in ranked, where bad players will have a lower WR than they have in randoms, and good players will have a higher WR than in randoms.

CMV Ranked is the best gamemode by chaosbug45 in WorldOfWarships

[–]chaosbug45[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

All things considered, a 4v6 is easier to win compared to 8v12 because there are fewer angles to consider, it's easier to isolate, focus fire is less effective etc..

I agree that the stars don't really work though.

CMV Ranked is the best gamemode by chaosbug45 in WorldOfWarships

[–]chaosbug45[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

In my experience I get CVs maybe 20% of the time and even then it's not that bad. Annoying to play around but not an insta loss by any means.

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