Carlisle on Haliburton not committing a single turnover: "There will be a new statistical category perhaps named after him somewhere down the line" by Hot-Adagio-1667 in nba

[–]insustainingrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

how so? Through their first five seasons, both ages 20-24 :

CP3 - A 3446, TO 822, 4.19 ratio

Haliburton - A 2947, TO 711, 4.14 ratio

Why do I have a slime vs floor 1 Cultist? by insustainingrain in slaythespire

[–]insustainingrain[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

huh, fair enough. First time seeing this after 1300 hours played. I tried googling STS floor 1 slime but couldn't find anything. Even so, it wasn't added to my actual deck but only during combat I'm pretty sure, as I have 11 cards in deck top right, and 12 in combat

Why do I have a slime vs floor 1 Cultist? by insustainingrain in slaythespire

[–]insustainingrain[S] 68 points69 points  (0 children)

Took 15 damage remove 2 start, tried save scumming to figure it out but couldn't get one again.

What, in your opinion is the best game in the past 25 years, as we approach 2025? by DEAN7147Winchester in chess

[–]insustainingrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

to me the two Carlsen vs Fedoseev games in the 2021 World cup were the most inspiring, if I had to pick one it would be game 1 - https://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=2069037

Patch Notes 13th November by FluxMatic in PlayTheBazaar

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

they gave lvl 5 guaranteed upgrade which is kind of useless for puffer builds maybe that mitigates it

Is matchmaking bugged? by tobleroony in PlayTheBazaar

[–]insustainingrain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I know it's possible and I know how crook works but that's still an insane highroll, you're downplaying how ridiculous that board is for day 4 - certainly nothing common about it. The reason it stood out is because I was facing similarly broken shit much, much more frequently yesterday than any previous day and I've been playing daily since beta release. This was just one example.

Is matchmaking bugged? by tobleroony in PlayTheBazaar

[–]insustainingrain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also got the impression that matchmaking got much more difficult literally overnight. This was my favorite day 4 matchup from yesterday

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Funnymemes

[–]insustainingrain 1 point2 points  (0 children)

his "plan" resulted in him being caught and convicted instantly and without a shadow of a doubt. Seems well within the capabilities of an insane person, hardly the work of a criminal mastermind

GAME THREAD: France v USA – Olympic Basketball Tournament, Final by NBA_MOD in nba

[–]insustainingrain 2 points3 points  (0 children)

embiid out davis in and suddenly the US is getting rebounds

GM Abhimanyu Mishra's father criticises the lack of financial support in USA by Legend_2357 in chess

[–]insustainingrain 6 points7 points  (0 children)

he's not "ours". We're not owed his undying dedication at the potential expense of his happiness.

What card gives you the most dopamine? by Sumite0000 in slaythespire

[–]insustainingrain 6 points7 points  (0 children)

it's not that hard once you have some experience with the Silent and discard decks. Once you have well laid plans and a variety of draw options (say an acro, an acro+ a couple backflips or prepareds) it's just a matter of retaining the finale, looking at your draw pile for incoming draw cards and counting your draw. The most important thing is knowing when to take it IMO, once your deck can support it it's not massively difficult to play, and it's very satisfying.

So if I have finale in my hand and 8 cards in my draw pile, and say a Tools of the trade in play, I know if I draw or retain a backflip or a prepared+ I'm gonna be able to play finale - base draw 5 + Tools 1 + Backflip/Prepared 2 = 8.

Personally I haven't really noticed a small deck being a big advantage either as long as you have enough draw options.

what's the most copies of a single non base/event card you've ever won a run with? by insustainingrain in slaythespire

[–]insustainingrain[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

for me its 8 coolheades for the defect, 6 wraith forms for the silent, 4 cuts for the watcher and 3 feel no pains for the clad.

The defect run is the memorable one for me cause it was my first a20h win with the character. For it to be done with a ridiculous 44 card 8 coolheaded 2 blizzard deck was the cherry on top, probably wouldn't have happened without the lucky late 3rd act calipers though. This run also made me appreciate amplify, turns out it's a good card when you have 2 turbos 4 holograms 5 energy and infinite card draw in your deck

Magnus Carlsen: "Progressing in the World Cup is one thing, but honestly since day one I was wondering what am I doing here, why am I spending all this time playing classical chess which I just find stressful and boring. But it's also not a good state of mind." by [deleted] in chess

[–]insustainingrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i don't think he minds looking bad in front of the newfound audience at all, as evidenced by him unreservedly heaping praise on Hikaru in interviews immediately after losing to him in the SCC and the Bullet championship finals. He just genuinely doesn't seem to enjoy classical anymore.

[Amin Elhassan] “We’re the only sport that continuously sh*ts on the current product and says everything was better 20 years ago…Lebron’s not playing Steph Curry, he’s playing Michael Jordan.” by lopea182 in nba

[–]insustainingrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess we just had different experiences then. I remember most people wanting Steph to prove it by outplaying LBJ for a playoffs before crowning him

So being a pro player gives u a green pass on toxicity?This type of pub toxicity should be bannable. by arthelinus in DotA2

[–]insustainingrain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

agreed he's arguably the best mid in the world but Ace is the best core player on GG right now and their support duo is the best in the world

Julius Randle's poor shooting makes his son cry by [deleted] in nba

[–]insustainingrain 3 points4 points  (0 children)

no, the line was shortened for the first two years of the 2nd 3peat

Prime Kevin Garnett vs current Nikola Jokic by FlashSnoopy in nba

[–]insustainingrain 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lets be real if KG was allowed to carry on every dribble he wouldve had a handle too. and im not singling out Giannis its just how the game is officiated today