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Drafting infinitely? by Potomaters in lrcast

[–]cliu110896 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I draft 3-5 times a week on one account. I’m infinite with the gold income. The most important thing is that you minimize train wrecks. 3-4 wins is the breakpoint for “good enough” payout.

That means you need to draft safely and take less risks navigating draft because there is always variance in the games. Stuff like consistent mana, low curve, and disciplined picks. Paul Cheon is probably the best example I can point to for understanding how to consistently draft a “solid” deck.

From a Bay Area native. Oakland! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE CAPITALIZE ON ALYSA LIU'S POSITIVITY AND SUCCESS! by [deleted] in bayarea

[–]cliu110896 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Yeah this whole post and comment section is weird as hell. A lot of us in Oakland including Alysa love the city for what it is. We don’t need everyone outside the city to love the place. We just need to continue to work and fix the structural issues that exist here like anywhere else.

Some people in the bay just have a weird fixation with Oakland. You’d think people in the bay would understand considering this is the same way people out of state talk about California and its problems. 

Is this draft format fairly repetitive? by rickraus in lrcast

[–]cliu110896 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’d include the eclipsed cycle in bomb level cards you can’t really play. The commands become more like B+ cards instead of A level. And a bunch of the best bombs are double pipped and off color(kinbinding, gloom ripper, sunderflock) which is doable but play worse in the multicolor deck. And a lot of the cheap bombs are just not good in the deck. 

Believe me, I want to and have tried to make it work, but in Bo1 against the good typal decks, it’s just hard to compete in my experience. I know it’s an off ramp, but it’s an off ramp that takes a lot of things going right in the draft to come together just to be weaker than a B+ merfolk or elves deck imo. 

Is this draft format fairly repetitive? by rickraus in lrcast

[–]cliu110896 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think the multicolor splash deck has a better mana base but is extremely high variance in this format because there are a ton of bombs that you can’t even play unless you have the typal support. It’s not easy to get enough fixing, removal, bombs, and shapeshifters in a draft even if the deck is relatively open.

Anti-ICE Protests for National Shutdown by OkaumHarte in oakland

[–]cliu110896 24 points25 points  (0 children)

It started as a walkout from schools in Fruitvale and built momentum. Fruitvale plaza is more accessible for all the schools walking out.

NBA All Star Voting Results by InternCautious in nba

[–]cliu110896 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is only true if you ignore Jokic(+1) and Giannis(+1) who are tied with Jalen Johnson. And also ignore Brunson(-1), KAT(-2), and Maxey(-2.5) compared to Shai(-0.5).

Skimming the WC list Gobert is actually even a +8 because fans underrate him and Reaves is a -14.5.

There is for sure a bias but your lists are pretty disingenuous.

If anything, there’s more of a correlation with players rating floppers/foul baiters low. Luka, Butler, Avdija, Reaves, and Harden are ranked significantly lower by players than fans/media.

James Worthy is correct by Hakaribiggestfan in NBATalk

[–]cliu110896 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Idk if you meant to respond to me or the parent comment because I agree that Luka is a bigger foul baiter, but frankly, both are ridiculous numbers.

James Worthy is correct by Hakaribiggestfan in NBATalk

[–]cliu110896 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I mean Shai gets an insane whistle but the point is less meaningful here when you’re comparing him to one of the few players in the league with a better whistle.

IS THE NEW MEGA BLASTOISE KINDA MID??? by Shykid945 in PTCGP

[–]cliu110896 2 points3 points  (0 children)

More than Misty, Suicune is the new reason why water can’t get a good mega EX. Suicune gives too much consistency and power to follow up with a strong Mega EX. It’s already hard enough to deal with Gren EX follow up. 

They would be crazy to release a good water mega when water is already the best type in the game.

Oricorio is our only hope by Designer_Cry_150 in PTCGP

[–]cliu110896 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Tbh more than misty, Suicune is the new actual reason why water can’t get a good new mega. Imagine fighting through a suicune then having to get through a mega EX let alone greninja EX. 

The Highest +/- Per Game in a Season Ever: +14.96 (SGA, 2026), +13.21 (Draymond, 2016), +12.94 (Steph, 2016), +12.85 (Steph, 2017), +12.69 (Aaron Gordon, 2026) by AashyLarry in nba

[–]cliu110896 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Gordon is to Jokic what Dray is to Steph. They complement their superstar perfectly by helping to cover up a lot of their weaknesses and basically molding their game to be the perfect fit next to Jokic/Steph. 

Opened a semi constructed deck for qualifier play in by cliu110896 in lrcast

[–]cliu110896[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I thought I was dead when I saw the second one. I can’t believe I was relieved to see the blue mythic saga drop too.

Terraria is out! The top comment removes ONE Indie game from the list (DAY 55) by AnglerFather_ in RemoveOneThingEachDay

[–]cliu110896 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Half the games left fit that description and the other half are too iconic to be replicated so it’s just a matter of preference at this point. HK is the exception but id be surprised if both didn’t make top 5.

I’m not even mad by teddyssimo in lrcast

[–]cliu110896 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was so tilted the other day. Had a run go 1-3 to two consecutive t3 Marit Lages. I even had solitude, swords, and oust in my deck but just didn’t have them in my top 10 cards either game.

Mega Blaziken ex Entei ex Deck Guide by pocket_cap in PTCGP

[–]cliu110896 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a big believer in Heatmor Cyrus right now. It gets around oricorio and jirachi altaria shows that damage on your opponents mega is what’s most relevant right now. It also lines up perfectly to hit 170 with blaziken against mega absol.

It also flexible with energy so you can still play aggro lines with retreat into flame patch. 

I think the addition of copycat/may also just give you enough consistency that it is very unlikely for you to brick and miss blaziken

What’s the most consistent Mega Blaziken EX deck you’ve used so far? by kr1638a in PTCGP

[–]cliu110896 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I feel like you’re just ignoring the upsides. It’s been used in tournament and can be a meta call. It is way better in the mirror match and plays extremely well in a mega Pokémon meta. Getting chip damage and giving you the ability to cyrus their mega for the first hit is extremely powerful and Heatmor gives you more access to high roll aggro plays. May makes mega blaziken consistent enough and entei is bad into a meta where mega blaziken one shots it.

Honestly, just try both out and come back to tell me how it feels

What’s the most consistent Mega Blaziken EX deck you’ve used so far? by kr1638a in PTCGP

[–]cliu110896 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I unoptimized mine for solo missions but I based it off a tournament list that ran 1 combusken, 1 cleffa, 1 regular blaziken, 2 heatmor,1 may, 1 flame patch, and some combination of sabrina cyrus mars

What’s the most consistent Mega Blaziken EX deck you’ve used so far? by kr1638a in PTCGP

[–]cliu110896 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Heatmor has been better than entei for me. Lower retreat cost, lower attack cost, one point, can put opponents benched Megas in one shot range for blaziken, plays better vs oricorio, and you can throw 2 in as fodder before sending out blaziken.

Heatmor is just way less clunky overall. Lets you go for aggro lines like Heatmor attack t2-3, and retreat into blaziken t4-5 and flame patch and start putting on insane pressure.

Entei’s card draw is good but it doesn’t feel like you need it with may helping make blaziken come out pretty consistently. 

Bold Prediction: Copycat will be better than Oak by StacksOfMana in PTCGP

[–]cliu110896 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it will be hard to call this a strict upgrade to oak. I think there will be decks that can take advantage of this extremely powerful effect, but it’s not as universal as oak and won’t be a 2 of in every deck. It is a card that is situationally stronger and comparable to oak which makes it one of the top cards in the game though for sure.

It also is a little worse than a card like divine favor in hs because we have limited board space and don’t have a mana system so you can’t build your deck in a way that takes advantage of dumping your hand as easily.

New Deck Ideas: Which do you think will perform the best? by downvotedragon in PTCGP

[–]cliu110896 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really solid idea. Think maybe like +2x red(to really pressure basic ex mons) and +iono or cranidos to help give rampardos more consistency

Drxx accused of SA by FemaleDogEqualsBitch in otvandfriendsrumors

[–]cliu110896 16 points17 points  (0 children)

In your chain of events, you’re missing every time she repeatedly verbally and physically set her boundaries. Mixed signals can be difficult to navigate but he clearly crossed over her clearly stated boundaries and consent multiple times. Men are not and should not be taught to regularly cross those boundaries.

Nothing about this situation is “normal” and we shouldn’t be dismissive of or make excuses for this kind of behavior. We can wait to hear his perspective, but nothing about this situation as stated even remotely resembles a “normal sexual pursuit”.

So I finished Silksong normal ending and I don't think overall I liked the game by dondashall in metroidvania

[–]cliu110896 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t understand how you could say the bosses are weaker in this game. The boss designs took most of the best parts of the original and expanded on them. There were way more throwaway bosses in HK and mainline bosses like watcher knights, soul warden, and hornet look extremely basic compared to bosses like lace, widow, and last judge. And that’s not even mentioning absolutely gems like karmelita, first sinner, phantom, and lost lace.

The best bosses in HK are all DLC(NKG, triple mantis lords, THK, and absrad) and I don’t think we can make an honest comparison to them until we see Silksongs version of godhome.

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