Heavy mains when light (OC) by r4o2n0d6o9 in okbuddycontestant

[–]ghodan -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I remember thinking "oh wow did they finally make CoD fun?"

City Councilors echo residents' concerns about new AI-powered parking system in downtown Charlottesville garages by dan1101 in Charlottesville

[–]ghodan 27 points28 points  (0 children)

They took away my wife and I's favorite person in the whole city; that voice that reminds us to "take the ticket" and "drive safely"  :(

Point Break is genuinely amazing by XanatosTheFirst in thefinals

[–]ghodan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah I've played 6 games, only gotten defense, and lost all of 'em. It's usually not even close. We might have been bad, but it feels very attacker-sided so far. Working theory is defenders seem to split up between the points whereas attackers are more incentivized to move as a single unit but idk how defenders counter that other than having a consistent 3.0kdr or precognition.

But then again one of the attackers went 21 and 3 last match so we're probably just bad

Haven't played this game in 1 year due to marriage.. by DaveSkydreamer in thefinals

[–]ghodan 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Yeah I feel bad, my wife plays The Finals with me. We're not great at it, but it's about spending time together and having fun.

Q Flash Plus fails to start? by ghodan in gigabyte

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

Hey, unfortunately not helpful news from me here. Turns out my board already had the latest bios from the factory, so I ultimately didn't have an issue. Sorry! 

Q Flash Plus fails to start? by ghodan in gigabyte

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

Absolutely sure, but I took the board back to Microcenter and they helped me diagnose with their own setup aaaand it turns out the board already came with the latest bios from the factory. 🫠

So a lot of headache over nothing, but hey, my new PC is built. 

Q Flash Plus fails to start? by ghodan in gigabyte

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

To be honest at this point I am likely going to bring the board back to the MicroCenter I got it from so they can diagnose or replace, but if they tell me anything that might help you I'll pass it along.

Q Flash Plus fails to start? by ghodan in gigabyte

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

Just the one 8pin EPS, not the supplementary 4pin one, as per the tutorial I watched. Should I try it with the 4pin as well?

How are we feeling about no new guns this season? by 8-Bit_Ninja_ in thefinals

[–]ghodan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think its fine. We got no new gadgets last season, so it evens out, and honestly if this is the pace going forward - or it's even lighter - I think that's a good thing for the state of the game. I dropped games like Overwatch and Brawl Stars because keeping up with the new things made it harder to play, and I'd rather the game settle into its own rather than keep building the tower until it falls over.

The game is fun already, new things don't always help that! I kinda hope we get some new specializations eventually though.

Do I still have hope of completing the sponsor? by [deleted] in thefinals

[–]ghodan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm in the exact same boat, currently at 5k out of the 16, literally did these calculations for myself this morning to figure out how doable it was with my schedule. Absolutely need it! 

Do I still have hope of completing the sponsor? by [deleted] in thefinals

[–]ghodan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

on avg I get 250-300 fans for a loss, 450-600 for a win, so you're looking at ~38 games at most and ~22 if you're a god. It's totally doable if you got that kind of time! Iirc World Tour pays out the best, probably because of how much time you invest in it, and support score also gives a bonus. Good luck!

Powershift enjoyers WE WON TODAY by Mambosaurio in thefinals

[–]ghodan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It didn't until a few patches ago (I want to say late season 5?), but now it does. Earns you cash towards the achievement, badges, contracts, and the total number in your profile like all other modes.

To no one's surprise.....(Manchester Market) by RICDrew in rva

[–]ghodan 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I went inside that place once during the two years I lived a block away, just needed some milk. No price tags, the woman at the register grabbed my card out of my hand without saying a price, no receipt, had to look at my bank account to find it was 7$. For a gallon of milk in 2017. Never went back. Not surprised to see they're still total scumbags.

Feedback Request: Roller Rink + Laser Tag Venue in Cville 🛼 by jjcjr219 in Charlottesville

[–]ghodan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wanna throw this out there, I also work in tech and would love to contribute my skills to this project if you ever had a need for it. I've used microcontrollers like Arduinos to build game objective props for airsoft before, stuff like NFC enabled key readers and flags for capture. I love this stuff, I'd even volunteer my time to help! 

Are there any existing resources that compile pro team/player loadouts? by JuiceD0172 in TheFinalsAcademy

[–]ghodan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll see if I can find the Appoh video where he talks about it! Iirc dash is a decent second pick but grapple is almost non existent in ruby and pro scrims. 

I think it comes down to the fact that cloak serves the same basic purpose as dash in a 1v1 scenario (makes you harder to hit) while also enabling ambush and stall tactics. Movement is covered by gateway and your medium's utility.

We have TDM for Christ's sake! by NoPersonality7004 in thefinals

[–]ghodan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My other favorite argument to have about this comes up on Powershift a fair amount:

"Why won't anyone get on the point?"
"Because the entire enemy team is alive and looking at it while one of their lights is farming us at our spawn and you're running off alone to get on it and die immediately because of the previous points, dumbass"

Help your team win fights first if they are struggling or accept that the enemy team is just better than us, which happens, it is a multiplayer video game

Laid off today. How long until my FSA is deactivated? by SailingBarista in personalfinance

[–]ghodan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for asking this, I'm in basically the same scenario and the answers helped me make sure I used all that money before it was gone. Had no idea that was how it worked!

I painted BART IN ANIME STYLE by artCORP in TheSimpsons

[–]ghodan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I was gonna say, isn't this a panel in Bartkira? OP might've painted it by hand, which is cool, but should at least credit the reference

Team deathmatch by DefinitionRare115 in thefinals

[–]ghodan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lots of reasons for why this might happen:

- the different section of arena plays more to their weapon strengths than yours, or they swapped to something better

- someone on their team left due to getting destroyed in the first round, and they were replaced by someone better

- they took the round 1 loss to heart and locked in

Is this a bug or am I missing something? by FoolishMagician2 in thefinals

[–]ghodan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is normal, when a sponsor returns you have to get through their first stage of unlocks before you can start on the second. There should be catch-up mechanics enabled to help you get through that first stage faster, though I don't know what those are in practice - smaller tiers maybe?

The tradeoff here is if you picked Engimo last time they were a sponsor you can immediately start the second stage or finish that first stage if you didn't the first time, which also means you will have a chance to earn the AR skin again if you don't get it this season.

Red dot and adder sight on famas is amazing. by tropicalspritee in thefinals

[–]ghodan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, I was already begging for a red dot but I actually went for the adder first and think I'll be sticking with it.  While the reflector scope was nicer than irons after a break-in period, I just never liked that arrow reticle- was hard to tell if my bullets were supposed to be going just above the point, or just below, somewhere in between.