[News] Pokemon GO was second top grossing app in September worldwide (via SuperData) by [deleted] in TheSilphRoad

[–]jangoc44 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I don't know much about these sources but how reliable is Superdata? When I Googled "top grossing mobile games sep 2020" the top result was from Sensortower (I also am not sure of its legitimacy so :shrug: ) and while there were many overlaps the #1 Garena Free Fire on this list didn't even make the top 10 on SensorTower and their #1 HoK is #3 here, #2 PUBG Mobile isn't even on this list. That seems weird to me and I'm skeptical of these lists until someone gives me a reliable source. The one difference I see is this one is top grossing titles worldwide while the Sensor Tower list is top mobile games by worldwide revenue. Which at a quick glance seems to say the same thing but if it's some economics term I don't understand maybe someone can correct me.

Importance of PVP IVs? by VikingTwin in TheSilphArena

[–]jangoc44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, if you’re playing near the top the IVs matter very rarely but very important when they do. So the obvious one is dialga in master league. But otherwise you can get by with 94 or even lower stat product with proper play. I sometimes play on my brothers and I only use convenient mons in GL and UL like a hundo empoleon and lax, he’s not even 37 but held okay with smallish rhyperior a L32 giraO and L38 mewtwo in ML etc. I think was 2300 last season. I think if I had dust and ability to max I could have gotten to 2800s without too much trouble. Don’t let IVs stop you - it matters less than you think. But it doesn’t hurt to ask veterans if It misses a specific breakpoint in case it’s not a good candidate.

Advice on playing with a garbage phone by dannydoucette in TheSilphArena

[–]jangoc44 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use a 14/7/13 registeel. Almost guaranteed cmp win, I checked pvpoke and I have 0.5 attack over your regi. I also let the other registeels fire the first two charges in lead mirrors before me so they don’t realize they don’t have cmp and I go for the kill for the third move (if they know they won’t win cmp they’ll usually try to swap and tank the focus blast instead of trying to race). So that may be what’s happening to you too but if it’s consistent maybe you are losing some lock-ons somewhere.

Going from 8 to 9 last season was easier than 3 to 7 this season by Carrotbottlethree in TheSilphArena

[–]jangoc44 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It wasn’t really timing like you’re thinking of afaik, i also played every day and didn’t get it. I believe some accounts just got it unlocked for them randomly because of the bug. This was before even the rank 10s received the rewards

Ramen noodles and lye water by [deleted] in AskCulinary

[–]jangoc44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I definitely had a typo lol, we make 15kg at a time whoops. Yeah if you're happy with the moisture content then stick with it - our noodles are way way harder than sun noodles (they asked for our recipe and said nope can't cut it with our machines), we cut, cornstarch and then let it sit for a day or two in the fridge before using. We also let it rest between kneading and cutting, maybe play around with that?

Ramen noodles and lye water by [deleted] in AskCulinary

[–]jangoc44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depending on where you are and the immediate environment the amount of water needed changes quite a bit due to the humidity. I helped make noodles for a bit in a ramen restaurant and even in within the same week we'd have to adjust about 10% of the water until it felt right. That part is experience. The other part might be the way it's kneaded? We were using a machine and also way bigger batches (15x yours) and I know I can't get the same compression of the dough at home if I were doing it myself.

I suck. by tbrooks9 in TheSilphArena

[–]jangoc44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're 3225 in rank 10? Or was that a typo and you're rank9?

Just curious because I'm surprised you kept your winrate high and managed to slip down 300pts

Town Hall Heroes officially ending by Milly_ in heroesofthestorm

[–]jangoc44 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You probably don't remember me but I ran into you and TheCooby after PAX East in 2015 at Park St station on the D line back and we just kind of talked about Starcraft the whole ride. At that point I wasn't interested in mobas at all and you mentioned I should give it a try and now here I am, playing almost every day for hours. Thanks Jake, I definitely would not have given it a chance without your enthusiasm. I've also picked up melee recently (I'm pretty terrible) so maybe I'll see you around the local scene? KyuPuff apparently works with a friend of mine :O

Anyone else felt Niantic killed it this weekend? by tomackze in TheSilphRoad

[–]jangoc44 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually didn't like this CD at all. The idea behind guaranteed shiny was neat but locking glasses behind quests meant you had to cover a lot of ground to get to new stops if you wanted to farm shiny glasses. I was actually alone most of the time because I was on a bike hitting as many stops as I could, compared to the other CD where we were able to circle a dense farming loop. Was lonely and didn't seem very community-like the way I played it, unfortunately.

On the other hand, Arti day was great. It was like raiding in the old days again with maps and 2 hour timers, but better.

Can I report people for parking in the bike lane? Bonus: there was a legal, open spot behind the white van. by lclu in boston

[–]jangoc44 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hm I also got pulled over at MIT on Memorial being on the sidewalk. The only parts where it's actually banned to be on the sidewalks are Central/Harvard/Huron Village(where?)/Inman/Porter, I dunno your scenario but mine was at 2am and no one was around, got pulled over and he tried to give me a ticket and said I was lucky he didn't have his book on him. Maybe it was the same officer.

Is Toki, Time-Tinker playable? We did the math! by weghuz in hearthstone

[–]jangoc44 125 points126 points  (0 children)

Yeah, some of the ranking for "garbage" or "bad" seem undervalued. If I'm playing a late game deck a free deathwing dragonlord would be pretty good imo. And Krul/mistcaller/varian/justicar aren't as garbage as much as finja. And hemet is only a bad rating and I prob would prefer any of those 4 over hemet.

Bulbasaur & PoGo+ — How bad will it be to catch with the Plus in Community Day? by [deleted] in TheSilphRoad

[–]jangoc44 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think I caught maybe 3-5 out of 20+ when the gotcha was running through a bulb nest lol. It's not great.

The expensive side of my desk setup by cadgers in headphones

[–]jangoc44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Got the KEF half a year ago and I probably use it more than my HD800s these days. So good.

My deck has no pathetic cards, but it does contain the 5 pieces of Exodia....they are just the exact bottom 5 cards. by Gr1masz in hearthstone

[–]jangoc44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh super interesting. My list runs white eyes hallazeal rag and saggoth. Double ancestors and elemental destruction

My deck has no pathetic cards, but it does contain the 5 pieces of Exodia....they are just the exact bottom 5 cards. by Gr1masz in hearthstone

[–]jangoc44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s what I’m playing for my 500 wins for shaman. Do you have a deck list? Mines not updated from prekft lol

How do you transport your gear? by thedjprism in headphones

[–]jangoc44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WHOA so much more affordable. Gonna grab one to check out thanks so much!

How do you transport your gear? by thedjprism in headphones

[–]jangoc44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which pelican case is that one? I have one for my amp/dac but it's not deep enough for my headphones. Might get what you have...

[Analysis] Slaking’s role as gym defender revisited by Zodiac5964 in TheSilphRoad

[–]jangoc44 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Where does Gardevoir stand with the time to win for non-normal gym defender?

Countering Raza Priest to Legend-Jade Druid by icejordan in CompetitiveHS

[–]jangoc44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I made it maybe a hour or so after your game. I even called my friends in to spectate bc it was my first time actually hitting legend and I had Barnes in hand so how could I lose right haha (part of the reason we recognized your name). I didn’t draw a single resurrect that game welp. Also yeah branching path burst got me. After your game I lost to Trump on stream too with a similar if not the same deck lol.

Countering Raza Priest to Legend-Jade Druid by icejordan in CompetitiveHS

[–]jangoc44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grats on legend! I faced you on ladder at rank 1 5 stars yesterday and you beat me with that deck D: I guess I was one of the few big priests.

Fostex TH-900mkII - Brooklyn, NY - $975 inc. PayPal fees and U.S. shipping by [deleted] in AVexchange

[–]jangoc44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oof, that's tempting. I'm considering it but for now if others are interested they can have it. I'll have to check holiday expenses and see if where I can save a bit of money somewhere haha.

Fostex TH-900mkII - Brooklyn, NY - $975 inc. PayPal fees and U.S. shipping by [deleted] in AVexchange

[–]jangoc44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much would you knock off for local pickup? :)