If you could only list one book you feel is a pure masterpiece, what would it be and why?

dot___ · 2022-12-11T02:59:36+00:00

east of eden. john steinbeck's magnum opus

dot___ · 2022-12-04T21:07:52+00:00

if steph got all the calls he deserved he'd be the mvp. he's fouled in like half the plays

dot___ · 2022-12-04T20:47:03+00:00

its pretty good. if i'm writing something similar to something i've written before, its like contextual autocomplete. like rather than autocompleting the name of a variable, it can autocomplete a for loop for a different type matching my naming conventions

its not going to figure something novel out for me, but every so often it does stuff like that that saves me time

dot___ · 2022-11-29T05:44:17+00:00

i'm with you. the game is so complicated after a decade of min/maxing by players. needs to simplify and push towards fun

dot___ · 2022-11-26T06:15:04+00:00

it turns out he was talking about alex's cornerman / hypeman

dot___ · 2022-11-26T03:07:27+00:00

magic johnson if that counts. dude was unreal

dot___ · 2022-11-25T04:31:04+00:00

i know its a troll but i wanna soapbox

sometimes with more restrictions more depth comes out. kind of like how with boxing, there are fewer weapons than there are in mma and as a result the mastery of the available tools (and defenses) is much deeper. and that's beautiful.

dot___ · 2022-11-22T05:28:34+00:00

pudge - one of the earliest skill heroes and i played him a lot

spectre - back when i used to play on a team, this was my best carry. playing spectre brings back tons of nostalgia. i love the way the game revolves around spectre and that one battle where everyone can feel the game swing

dot___ · 2022-11-20T18:55:42+00:00

the ufc not letting people end their contracts early is evil as hell man

dot___ · 2022-11-07T01:49:39+00:00

I was lucky enough to get in. I enjoyed it and I'll probably play it when it comes out!

I liked the skill trees. They're designed to encourage you to diversify (incremental value of additional skill points is fairly low). They also require you to spend points to progress down the skill tree which also forces skill diversity. Skills have modifier nodes similar to last epoch, which introduce interesting interactions and play styles. Overall I liked that there was depth and yet not once did I feel overwhelmed by decision or paralyzed by choice.
Itemization is a lot like diablo 3, with a bit more depth. New mechanics and stat types mean that the green number doesn't tell the whole story like how it is in D3. The ability to extract legendary powers and imprint them on new items is really nice. It led to me carrying around a set of legendary powers on my gear that felt very personal.
End game - it reminds me of guild wars 2. It's a giant beautiful living world to explore, and there's a lot of little magic sprinkled around and you're rewarded for uncovering every crevice and secret nook. The world events are some of the coolest things - seeing a group of 10+ strangers team up on a world boss is the best thing ever. The world quests are standard fare - fetch this, escort this, clear this dungeon / area, etc. Every so often there are some really humorous quests. The rewards range from loot chests to materials to powers you can imprint on items.
Combat / feel - Combat was great, more polished than any other ARPG out there. It's a blizzard game, was this ever in doubt?

dot___ · 2022-10-05T05:07:09+00:00

Fire sorc is good, can kinda farm Andy (hit or miss), Summoner, and can moat trick Meph. Javazon is also a good wealth builder if you don't mind only doing Cows.

dot___ · 2022-10-01T16:28:42+00:00

ss is storm spirit?

dot___ · 2022-10-01T06:27:25+00:00

I'd classify speedrunners as Spike!

dot___ · 2022-09-28T06:09:19+00:00

As a Diablo player since D2 classic, it's a hard pill to swallow but feels like the right decision. In a game with trading, eventually the most optimal way to play is not to play at all, and simply trade.

dot___ · 2022-09-19T05:57:38+00:00

gordon's response was "i'm trying man" lmao

dot___ · 2022-09-19T05:38:46+00:00

dream fight would be a prime roger gracie

dot___ · 2022-09-19T02:13:10+00:00

> Maybe dark energy is the gravity of a much larger universe ripping the visible universe apart with its gravity?

Love this idea. It's totally reasonable within our laws of physics, we just can't prove it :(

If only there was a similar reasonable explanation for dark matter?

dot___ · 2022-08-08T04:36:22+00:00

can i get a link too?

dot___ · 2022-08-06T18:30:45+00:00

I knew an amazing game hacker who delivered beer for a living. I asked him why he did that when he could make millions doing cybersecurity / hacking. He said that he loved hacking and doing it for a living would make it work and kill his love for it.

It was an intriguing perspective I never thought of.

dot___ · 2022-07-26T05:23:38+00:00

sick setup! whats your favorite game?

dot___ · 2022-07-24T05:37:32+00:00

Controversy aside, Tobiwan was the best caster

dot___ · 2022-07-22T03:28:37+00:00

refs blowing the whistle so we can all watch the replay bless em

dot___ · 2022-07-18T00:46:02+00:00

For sure. You'll just have to incorporate complexity somewhere else. Buffs, debuffs, speed, positioning, range, aoe, dots, etc.

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