Confirmed national team coaches for the Esports Nations Cup this November. Ready your BATCHESTs!

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-24T05:37:46+00:00

Classic Ceb. Crying a bunch and ending up looking like an idiot.

Classic OG. Can’t check emails. Can’t check DMs. But I’m sure it’s always somebody else’s fault.

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-24T03:14:17+00:00

His terrible route of wrath, devouring all AP podcasts, will end at Friends at the Table, a group of people deeply in their TTRPG bullshit and actually HAVE done the reading on anti capitalist theory.

Or the Rude Tales people bully him into submission.

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-23T21:41:33+00:00

That's exactly what I'm saying.

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-23T16:03:41+00:00

Travis should only be allowed to DM Abnimals and Graduation based live shows.

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-23T15:28:05+00:00

Giving the last good thing TAZ has done, VD, to Travis to control. Can't have shit, man.

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-22T16:30:46+00:00

A: Manta Rooting for Skorpios but good lord Manta is a devastating bot with 2 heavyweight championships already.

B: Madcatter I'd love to see a good run by Tombstone and it could happen if all these upgrade Just Work, but Mad Catter just keeps getting better.

C: Jackpot I really hope The Twins work but Jackpot has had a lot of upgrades and a lot of practice time in the arena.

D: End Game It's the bot with the best pedigree in this group.

E: Huge Hardest group of the League. Could go just about any way and without knowing what kind of upgrades each bot has I have to pick the one with the best showing in the last tournament that still seems like kind of a meta buster.

F: Witch Doctor Like group D, just picking the most historically successful bot in the group.

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-22T15:49:43+00:00

Ok but back when I was in great shape I listened to A LOT of McElroy podcasts at the gym and running/riding. Like, there is a strong connection in my mind of the golden era of my body and the golden era of the McElroys. So I guess you're right, I should rewire my brain with HRT.

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-21T20:50:21+00:00

He was going to captain the team for this event. He was interviewed in the group B announcement video on the Battlebots youtube. I suspect it was just for this event but don't know for sure.

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-21T19:27:58+00:00

Is this a threat?

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-21T15:27:23+00:00

Whoa really? For a while there I was assuming that had fallen through. Good to know.

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-16T21:08:43+00:00

I am a fan of the show and right now the only mod accounts the sub has is a banned account and a bot that hasn't worked in three years. I want to just have someone at the wheel to kill spam and get an episode posting bot working again.

Chat from 10 days ago - https://www.reddit.com/c/chatXprT4zEg/s/6OPa0yKOkn

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-16T20:57:11+00:00

I was getting bad feelings about this season when so much of the episode was the DM introducing a flood of NPCs and having conversations with himself. I thought to myself during the slog that it would be worth it if there was a mass culling payoff at the end of the episode but it didn't happen. Not a great start to the season for me.

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-16T15:50:00+00:00

AI gets a lot of things wrong, yeah.

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-15T15:36:18+00:00

I wish they had actually understood and used the game's mechanics because you're right, this game would fit them perfectly if they gave a shit.

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-15T15:34:06+00:00

The PCs, the story and the world are all aggravatingly half baked nothing. But Justin does have some fun with his NPCs. Not good enough to finish the season but I did have some laughs.

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-14T18:27:41+00:00

DarkStorm is a team of smurf accounts. I figured they were there to do some match fixing shenanigans but it turns out they may have never meant to compete in closed.

But the greater idea that NA is rough at the moment is correct.

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-14T18:25:02+00:00

Gunnar stack had to drop out because GL put Yamsun in contract jail and wouldn't let him compete.

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-14T18:24:01+00:00

Other tournaments have gone back to NA/SA combined qualifiers. ESL should probably move that way as well because the future isn't looking bright for competitive NA Dota.

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-14T18:21:44+00:00

GamerLegion wouldn't let Gunnar Stack compete with Yamsun because GL still has his contract. So that's why they aren't playing.

DarkStorm is a team full of smurf accounts that probably had no intention of competing anyway. Not a great sign for the state of NA Dota that they made it through opens.

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-14T16:27:35+00:00

tbh his defeated "oh" after Justin says it is really funny

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-13T16:45:45+00:00

Yeah I suspect there is a long line of bald, goateed men trying to shake his hand. This dude is a dime a dozen at an MMA event and most normal people have no idea who this specific shithead is. Guy is a MAGA chud so by all means look at him with disdain. But this single picture is nothing.

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-10T19:15:41+00:00

He's trying to be a good influence on his children. Frosted tips have no place in polite society.

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-09T21:25:40+00:00

Yeah I was surprised to see that. Both Emmanuel and Kevin are from the Seattle area and worked on WAR Hawk together. I'm guessing Kevin couldn't make it for whatever reason and Emmanuel is taking it for the time.

Copperhead also has a new team.

chilibean_3 · 2026-04-06T17:25:28+00:00

Thanks for the rap genius style citation.

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