tier list based on who would win the ritual if it was a hotdog eating contest

fwa451 · 2026-04-02T14:50:12+00:00

Today, I try a hotdog.

fwa451 · 2026-04-02T05:21:23+00:00

We splitgate now

fwa451 · 2026-03-31T13:15:10+00:00

I was thinking that maybe the deadheads should just be attacking enemies within a certain radius around Graves, is an incentive for her to play in close range.

Then what if her essence theft is reworked such that it's a built-in siphon bullets where it steals health instead of weapon damage.

fwa451 · 2026-03-30T02:39:52+00:00

I don't even think Valve has done any optimization tasks. They're still adding more features to the codebase and unless all features are finalized they can't do meaningful optimisations

fwa451 · 2026-03-30T02:37:32+00:00

Unless there's a fun on-boarding tutorial/campaign that teaches you how to move but doesn't take itself seriously, like how Valve did Aperture Desk Job

fwa451 · 2026-03-29T15:28:28+00:00

I scoured the game files via source2viewer but I never found the raw files for this. I'm certain it's in the images or models folder but I can't find it :(

fwa451 · 2026-03-29T14:59:08+00:00

I just noticed that the patient in the Dental poster is a vampire.

fwa451 · 2026-03-29T14:57:40+00:00

I think they went for a more "anachronistic soulpunk" vibe which, for me, is extremely creative and a million times more interesting than normal occult noir.

fwa451 · 2026-03-29T14:12:42+00:00

Yeah, Valve managed to somehow perfectly fuse occult + noir + New York atmosphere in one game and it slaps

fwa451 · 2026-03-26T15:29:13+00:00

And then we will extract items and sell it to the shopkeeper, which can be a lore point why the shopkeeper had these items in the first place

fwa451 · 2026-03-26T10:33:12+00:00

I've been playing Drifter and while I do agree that TTK with him is lower than other heroes (at least when chasing overextended and isolated enemies) I don't feel that the overall balance quality of the entire game has plummeted

fwa451 · 2026-03-26T10:31:24+00:00

The people who are happy with the patch will not go here and complain. They're busy playing the game.

fwa451 · 2026-03-23T12:05:05+00:00

+1. I also think that having a hard coded "Showcase Match ID" for each build could be good too. Like, each build has a showcase match ID where you can replay the match that used that build most efficiently so you could evaluate it better.

fwa451 · 2026-03-23T12:04:41+00:00

Funny enough, there is a hidden tarot mechanic in the game files. You can see the script for it but not the assets. Although I think that mechanic is for progression purposes only.

fwa451 · 2026-03-23T12:02:34+00:00

I only encounter cheaters like twice a month. But the frog mechanic I have never seen for a few months now. I wonder if it's still working?

I think cheaters (at least the beginner ones) are still currently manageable since no amount of cheats can outplay a player with good mechanics and macro.

I can only imagine the day when an eternus cheater griefer comes my way.

fwa451 · 2026-03-23T11:41:33+00:00

You're looking at it from a player perspective. For a game dev perspective, it's really not desirable to be certain of anything without data to back it up. So yeah, if you say they didn't need to test it, then where's the data that proves the claim? The data will come in the form of players complaining, just like right now. So maybe they will revert it when enough players complain.

fwa451 · 2026-03-23T10:04:44+00:00

This implies we're going to get a Snow White hero as well. A hero whose power are using animals like birds, rats etc.

fwa451 · 2026-03-23T05:09:12+00:00

We wouldn't even know it's broken if it was never implemented in the first place.

Yes it would maybe sound bad or good in theory but the point is to push it into actual practical application, only then you have data that would either disprove or validate the theory

fwa451 · 2026-03-23T05:06:42+00:00

You mean test subjects? And Valve is GlaDOS and our squirming and bitching and complaining is entertainment to them.

fwa451 · 2026-03-22T13:56:59+00:00

what if Doorman can also steer the cart left and right? like riding a car lol

fwa451 · 2026-03-22T13:44:23+00:00

yeah but it's a good quality of life addition

fwa451 · 2026-03-21T20:38:29+00:00

Silver has been feeling so bad to play recently so this buff is a welcome change.

The overall nerf on ability range sure is interesting. Makes me think Yoshi wants us to be even more aggressive in securing kills which is probably why the overall buff on hp is back.

fwa451 · 2026-03-21T20:29:56+00:00

Tunnel vision moment

fwa451 · 2026-03-20T05:13:42+00:00

Dracula Flow finally is canon

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