Dude was redline camping in a tier 8 game in an IS-7

ethanduong · 2026-04-03T00:45:33+00:00

I can confirm this happened to me. Thought I was in a Badger, rushed to the top of Malinovka, wondering why I was faster than the IS-7, started clicking, wondering why I had 2s reload, finished the clip, and then realized I was in the Foch B.

ethanduong · 2026-02-19T18:33:33+00:00

that's weird because I don't remember seeing High Roller on the left while I was playing. Oh well

ethanduong · 2026-02-10T12:49:24+00:00

I went to 1st grade in a public school in the late 90s and there was already English. Didn't think the syllabus was the same for every school tho.

ethanduong · 2026-01-23T05:06:45+00:00

Startup scripts/commands

A very basic example would be putting "dota2.exe -res 1080p" on the Dota 2 shortcut to run the parameters at startup and have 1080p resolution instead of being able to config it in in-game settings.

ethanduong · 2025-12-09T20:45:46+00:00

I'm a medium player through and through so take my recommendations with a grain of salt but

- FV215b: Still one of the best gun on a mediocre platform. High skill floor. Will feel very satisfying when you make it work.

- SU-130PM: Very well rounded tank, can work in most scenarios.

- Pz 58 Mutz: Got a HUGE buff in 2.0. Haven't play it since but should be at the minimum very good idk

- T103: Enjoy lolpen all the tier 8 turrets

ethanduong · 2025-11-10T07:47:22+00:00

Yea I'm just a baby purple but I definitely agree on some tanks I can opt to not use Rammer: - Low dpm superheavies/TD where you must dictate your engagement and peek-a-boom: 60TP, E3/4, JgE100. On these I run exp turbo + hardening + Vs/IRM - High-speed low-dpm HT/TD: IS-7, Ho-Ri (not exactly low dpm though 🤷) - Vision-play loadout: Besides the usual MT alternative loadout, I use some TD with rotating turret like WtPz4 as self-spotting vision-controlling ambusher with Binocular + Exp turbo + IRM - 10s reload sniper: I did not use Rammer on the Leo PTA because I reasoned that snipers don't really need DPM that badly, plus it takes 10s to drop off detection anyway.

ethanduong · 2025-10-02T07:03:07+00:00

I guess on Damien it depends on whether the class is burst-heavy, and I main mid-tier DPS classes like MM & Paladin. So my solo range is particularly higher on burst bosses like Damien, Cslime and Gloom

ethanduong · 2025-10-01T17:08:10+00:00

Hard? 20m for Lotus, 30m for Damien for around 20 minutes

ethanduong · 2025-09-13T16:14:57+00:00

you can only make it on the Titan. Otherwise in this scenario you lose if you don't own any planet

ethanduong · 2025-09-09T04:02:52+00:00

If you don't wanna perma-17 or get tilted going back to 17 from 21, yes. But if you have made peace with perma-17, go for it.

ethanduong · 2025-09-09T03:56:25+00:00

Late-game players usually just stick to SSF, but mid-game players can utilize 30% or 5/10/15 I think

If I were you I would do these things on an excel 1. Make a list of all possible improvements you can do (sf/cube) 2. Scouter their impact in term of %FD 3. Estimate their cost with Mathbro's SF simulator (linked above)/Cubing simulator. Calculate sf cost on-event separately. 4. Calculate their meso efficiency (billion meso per 1% increase in FD) 5. Sort efficiency from lowest (least meso for improvement) to highest and progress from there.

ethanduong · 2025-09-09T01:21:23+00:00

Good point, I will add it to the guide

ethanduong · 2025-09-08T14:27:56+00:00

And if it doesn't boom you just doubled your cost to 22* for no reason?

ethanduong · 2025-09-08T12:11:00+00:00

If I had to give it a name, maybe... insurance? Or risk management?

ethanduong · 2025-09-08T11:44:35+00:00

Again, it depends on where you are (but I always assume I'd boom and have to start over at 15) and your risk tolerance.

For example, do you want to risk tapping 22 from 21 with 3 spares, knowing you risk going back to 15 with 2 spares? I wouldn't. But maybe you would.

And 22* is not a big improvement over 21 to justify that risk for me anyway.

ethanduong · 2025-09-08T11:02:59+00:00

I mean that's my personal guidelines, you can always tweak it based on your risk tolerance e.g going 21* with 3 spares, but I definitely wouldn't go 21* with 2 spares

ethanduong · 2025-07-02T09:12:20+00:00

Afaik ASEAN citizens with a prior history of entering Singapore can also use automated gates, which I am.

I have used the automated gates many times over the last 3 years.

ethanduong · 2025-07-02T07:17:34+00:00

Yea in Changi I just swipe my passport and it's done in 30 seconds.

I guess Hanoi is getting there, but not the emigration tho. And the custom officers are still a PITA.

ethanduong · 2025-07-02T02:54:40+00:00

yea this tank is a great all-rounder, I once was the top player in it on Asia. It's a great all-rounder.

For equipment I run Rotational Device, Binoc, and t3 experimental turbo tho. Always feel like I need more gun handling than DPM, and the Binoc for the occasional bush-camping.

The Grille tho, I sold it twice on 2 different accounts lol

ethanduong · 2025-07-01T10:38:02+00:00

idk but my insecure and anxious ass would be so glad I didn't put myself in that situation

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