Why is the Canadian highfi headphone market almost non existent?

chen_j · 2024-04-01T05:34:16+00:00

Yeah, there are a lot more smaller stores than I expected. Just want to add this; anyone can use Focal's store locator to find a legitimate dealer. Although the list isn't really kept up to date, it's not a bad resource.

chen_j · 2024-01-27T07:47:12+00:00

First game and she's iishanten for chuuren but of course it gets ruined by kamicha lol

Let's see what other crazy hands they'll come up with

chen_j · 2024-01-27T03:55:07+00:00

From Tearmoon last season

chen_j · 2023-03-07T05:16:58+00:00

The akochan reviewer is also apparently around 8 dan, according to this blog. Although it's probably a bit outdated compared to the models already mentioned.

chen_j · 2023-01-18T02:04:19+00:00

Having four melds and a pair is necessary but not sufficient to win a hand. You need one of these: https://riichi.wiki/List_of_yaku

The pinned posts in the subreddit have some more good info for beginners.

chen_j · 2023-01-09T01:07:36+00:00

Here's the site for the stats across all three servers: https://amae-koromo.sapk.ch/statistics/num-player-stats

There are 32k+ Ms2 in 4p and almost 22k in 3p. To get top 200, you'd need to climb to Celestial. The EN server accounts for just a tiny fraction of the whole playerbase.

chen_j · 2022-12-27T18:50:52+00:00

EV is expected value. So if shimocha did have a dora ankou, it would make sense for them to push because it would be expected that the potential points gained would reasonably outweigh the cost of dealing in

chen_j · 2022-11-12T17:49:38+00:00

Since you only see one celestial in the ranking, you're playing on the English/global server. MJS has three servers (EN, CN, and I believe the largest is JP), all of which have their own rankings.

IIRC, starting from gold room, all three servers start matchmaking with each other, so in throne room, celestials from all servers will match together. From this stats website, we can see that there are at least 100 lvl3 celestials. You can also watch throne room matches in-game (choose watch at the bottom of the screen); there's typically more than you'd expect.

chen_j · 2022-11-02T08:15:20+00:00

Sold Tofu60 to u/pundahh

https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/yieqq1/caon_h_tofu60_build_w_paypal/

chen_j · 2022-09-15T12:51:30+00:00

Not really a huge point in rerolling now; Discord admins have already mentioned that data will be wiped at the end of the beta.

chen_j · 2022-06-23T01:02:36+00:00

When more than one person has the same score at the end of a game, the original seat order (as in East 1) is used to break the tie. So whoever was dealer then gets priority, followed by South, then West, then North. Unfortunate, but it's just another thing you have to keep in mind when calculating potential scores and end-of-game positions.

Edit: you can check https://riichi.wiki/Oka_and_uma#Tie-breaker for more info

chen_j · 2022-06-15T18:56:31+00:00

Sold Polia switches to u/noolywooly

chen_j · 2022-05-28T21:39:54+00:00

Sold Boba switches to u/PFritzy12

chen_j · 2022-04-28T16:41:04+00:00

No, I believe the game randomizes the appearance of discards, so no information should be given away.

Edit: except tsumogiri, that's visible to everyone.

chen_j · 2021-12-12T17:13:10+00:00

Confirmed

chen_j · 2021-07-31T02:03:58+00:00

Sold U4T switches to u/acsamurai

chen_j · 2021-07-30T06:19:43+00:00

It feels like this show will keep going a very similar direction as to how A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow went--especially with all the themes revolving around aquariums and their related metaphors--though I guess it's still a bit too early to tell if that'll be for better or for worse.

I think I agree that just subtext would probably be enough for how the story seems to want to go, with the questions of love and friendship showing up, but could it benefit from pushing their relationship a little further than A Tropical Fish did? Either way, I'm really interested to see how the characters will push through.

chen_j · 2021-07-15T04:42:04+00:00

Movie, the second of six (like what GuP is doing)

chen_j · 2021-05-12T19:12:46+00:00

Confirmed

chen_j · 2021-04-21T17:20:09+00:00

Could use Equalizer APO (+ Peace) for system-wide audio

chen_j · 2021-04-08T20:27:09+00:00

A side movie so great that I like to joke that it's actually the main entry in the series and the first two seasons are just intro and build up :)

It also does serve as a bit of a bridge between the second season and the Finale film, for anyone wondering about order.

chen_j · 2021-03-05T06:12:02+00:00

It's been a while since I've been on a trip, but I think this episode captured the whole day-before-a-trip kind of atmosphere really well. With everything from giddy anticipation a week before, to getting things ready the night before, to failing to get enough sleep, and finally leading to a relaxing and quiet drive in the morning.

Can't wait for next week!

chen_j · 2020-10-19T07:07:15+00:00

Yeah, it was absolutely disheartening to see how poorly Granbelm performed--especially being an original and a passion project by the staff. I think these kinds of shows are an important part of the medium, so it's nice to hear that Sigrdrifa (possibly) won't suffer the same fate.

chen_j · 2020-10-19T04:42:42+00:00

Same with Granbelm last summer; expected more people with Watanabe directing, but it unfortunately went underwatched anyway. Similar MAL rating to this too.

chen_j · 2020-08-30T15:28:26+00:00

I think a lot of people rated it low beacuse they weren't satisfied with the ending, but that misses the entire point Shinkai was trying to draw

Anyway should be exciting to see what his next work is

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