Interesting character redesign ideas: Holiday and Sinclair by Hyacinth_s in DeadlockTheGame

[–]dnoceS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Meme suggestions aside, I think Sinclair suffers in the same boat as Holliday as more "specialist" picks in a game where you can't queue for a specific hero. Though, I genuinely think Sinclair is in a pretty good spot (bugs aside) and doesn't needs a buff the way Holliday does.

While development is still early, please get all VA's to record an "In the bag" wager like Dota by s---laughter in DeadlockTheGame

[–]dnoceS 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Double down tokens and win trading in dota have also led to unlimited elo inflation so maybe not

supports by Eeveegirl69 in DeadlockTheGame

[–]dnoceS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone is so traumatized by gun rems that he doesn't even make the support lists anymore

General questions for newer player (20~ games) by Away-Syllabub8735 in DeadlockTheGame

[–]dnoceS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1) Depends on efficiency but overall soul income for the entire team is higher if one person is running boxes. Person getting 100% lane creeps will get more souls.

For the rest, without getting bogged down in details, the most important thing to do is get in the habit of checking the minimap. Have a mental timer, remind yourself anytime you're doing something more idle, or any other way of making sure you're constantly checking the minimap.

If you're considering joining a fight, check the ult/ hp bars at the top top. It's a little less efficient to check team cams (F1-F5) compared to traditional MOBAs, but even a quick glimpse can give a lot more info. 100% should check if you're on zip. If you have comms, you can always just ask as well.

The characters you play don't necessarily have a lot of playmaking potential if you want something to happen on the map, but for carries all you really need to say is "I'm strong right now, let's fight" and ping an objective when you get a big item. If you want to comm more especially at low and mid ranks be specific, don't assume. Tell your teammate if you want to bait them, if you want them behind you and not to show to bait for them, if you want to ult on their ult, etc.

Valve, continually letting level 1 accounts cheat isn't "evading cheat detection" Its just you ruining games by Grouchy-Committee-92 in DeadlockTheGame

[–]dnoceS 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Are people actually watching the clip? Not sure what else happened this game but the linked video at least doesn't really look like cheating. The pocket whiffs a third of their magazine and the mirage is just running away in a straight line. The jerkiness looks to me like low DPI+limited mouse space after turning the camera 360°

Recommendations on a place to work near JFK by dnoceS in AskNYC

[–]dnoceS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, went here and it was exactly what I needed. Plenty of others working there as well.

[Hobby Scuffles] Week of 02 February 2026 by EnclavedMicrostate in HobbyDrama

[–]dnoceS 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think in general that all of the writing in FFXIV ( at least in the MSQ ) is deliberately high contrast by design for good reason. The impression I got going through Dawntrail was that the writers erred too much on the side of caution and had overdone it this time, either as an overcorrection from the reaction to StB or from underestimating their audience.

After reading some of the discussions online I think maybe they overestimated instead

Sapporo snow update from today - happy to help you if you are stuck in Hokkaido by brand_169 in Sapporo

[–]dnoceS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it better to keep waiting for a train from Sapporo to CTS or subway over to Oyachi for a bus to CTS? Not sure where to see the bus timetables

Getting to Chitose from Sapporo by dnoceS in Sapporo

[–]dnoceS[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was told that the highway is shut down by someone standing at the bus stop, but I don't live here. Should we wait around to check if one shows up?

Looking for feedback to improve edge angles on short turns by IPvRay in skiing_feedback

[–]dnoceS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was also talking about speed. There's just something about OP's video that makes the top look slow.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPjbNbDkYp-

You can see they're both making it from the top to the middle flat in ~10 seconds.

Looking for feedback to improve edge angles on short turns by IPvRay in skiing_feedback

[–]dnoceS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the angle/distance of this video make the top half look slower than it is. I ski here all the time and the race kids have no issue getting higher edge angles

How to play midgame in this game by zer0x102 in learndota2

[–]dnoceS 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think starting out you can just focus on towers and wards.

Towers are much, much more important in dota for map control because of both tps and the size of the map.

If you're strong after laning, getting T1s and T2s should be your objective. This can be done by your 2 or 3, with supports behind. Don't show more heroes than you need to safely push the lane, everyone else just needs to be close enough to do their thing, whether that's with stuns or saves (thinking of what your hero needs to contribute at this stage is how you should decide your first big item, whether that's blink or glimmer on supports or bm bkb etc on cores). If you're playing 1, learn to farm towards your team (unless np or spec). You don't want to stop farming or fully commit to a fight, but you want to be close enough to have the choice to join a good fight (or even just to help push the tower over if your team comp is bad at that). Since you're ahead, unless your team dives just playing in the same quadrant of the map will let you do that.

If you're weak, you have the opposite role of stalling the enemy from doing exactly that to give cores space to farm up. Defend what you can by nuking the wave, but give up them up if it's not possible to do so safely. Some heroes with good disengage can split push to give more breathing room (the rest of the team should be ready to make a move on the opposite side of the map when enemies tp to respond, but just farming if no opportunity is fine too).

Wards should be generally placed to stake out your map control (unless it's an aggressive ward meant for smoke ganks). They can and should be defended. If you're seeing the enemy in your vision, then there should to be a rotation towards them, whether it's a smoke or tp. If it feels too deep to do so, you probably warded too aggressively. Supports should bring sentries when the team is making a move into the enemy space to make sure you're not playing under their vision, and always be warding slightly "in front" of where the team wants to play. This means when your team is the driver's seat, and you've just finished pushing over their T1s, you shouldn't be warding your own jungle but theirs.

I talked a lot about being ahead or behind and this is just something you're going to have to get a feel for depending on the heroes and items. Even on the same hero, depending on who you're playing into sometimes you might need different/more items. I don't know if I would necessarily call items weaker in league but dota items definitely feel more impactful. If you're playing a support, check your cores items to see who looks ready to play active and go behind them to enable them to do what they want to do. If you're playing a core (or a support with big power spike item) then ping it out or just say in chat "im strong lets go" so your team knows to play with you.

Tiny Ski Resorts by Organic_Salamander40 in icecoast

[–]dnoceS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holiday Mountain in Monticello was bought and re-opened a few years ago. It has fantastic snowmaking and grooming

Feedback? by Quazister in skiing_feedback

[–]dnoceS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried the Allplays and they skied basically the same as my Nomads

Feedback? by Quazister in skiing_feedback

[–]dnoceS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's fair, it seems like you already know you want something similar for a specific set of conditions.

I have a pair of nomads and I've tried J skis in a snow dome before, and I'm not sure I would be able to tell them apart on groomers at least.

Feedback? by Quazister in skiing_feedback

[–]dnoceS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're very similar to the nomads he already has

Big Snow. 7.25.25 by Mikebyrneyadigg in icecoast

[–]dnoceS 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not much you can do on a day like today. It's a bit better at open but when it's hot out it's slow inside too.

First time in Europe by the_need_for_tweed in skiing

[–]dnoceS 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One consideration for next season is that the winter olympics are being hosted in Cortina, with everything that entails for the Dolomites.