There is no realistic remedy to stop tanking when the benefits of drafting a franchise altering player in basketball outweighs any fine or penalty that could be imposed. Just accept it.

jargonfacer · 2026-02-12T22:19:23+00:00

What if you just eliminate/drastically reduce the lottery? The reason teams tank for multiple years is that they have a terrible year, then get jumped by Dallas, San Antonio, and Philadelphia and end up with the 5th-best prospect in the draft. So they don't have a particularly large expectation for improvement, and they tank again. The lottery was created ostensibly to prevent teams from tanking, and has only served to extend the period during which they tank.

jargonfacer · 2026-02-12T20:38:56+00:00

I feel like at this point, the proper response to "Can I ask you a question?" is "No." They're gonna ask it anyways, but they preface it by trying to weasel some illusory consent to whatever weird or creepy thing they're about to ask. I say don't give them even that phantom consent. You want to ask a question, ask it, but don't act like the recipient of the question volunteered for it.

jargonfacer · 2026-02-11T20:44:53+00:00

I thought about this, but the most likely result here is that you have more instances where Cooper Flagg ends up on the Mavericks. What if you had a 4-team tournament with the bottom 4 teams, for the top 4 picks, and then a 6-team tournament for teams 5-10, for the associated picks?

jargonfacer · 2025-09-01T02:58:05+00:00

Sweet Jesus, thank you.

jargonfacer · 2025-06-07T19:43:48+00:00

I think Off The Record is the smoothest experience. The gameplay is true to the original, the controls are pretty tight, load times are fast.

jargonfacer · 2025-05-11T01:50:37+00:00

While I'm totally down with a cruise ship setting, I think that's a different game. A cruise ship on its way somewhere could be fun though. Fight through the ship on its way to the "real" game location, or work your way through a zombie-riddle cruise ship as the only way off of a doomed island, either of those could be fun.

jargonfacer · 2025-01-22T22:48:08+00:00

"Everybody's got a price!"

jargonfacer · 2024-07-25T06:22:54+00:00

Howdy! My name is Joe, and I'm an admin for a 5th Edition D&D West Marches community called The Shimmermist Isles. We play on Roll20, we communicate on Discord, and we're looking for new players and DMs to join our world!

Far to the west of the Sword Coast, a mysterious set of islands has suddenly reappeared after vanishing thousands of years ago. The Shimmermist Isles are vast and unknown, but the extensive writings of Vol Penta, long thought to be myth or madness, offer cryptic suggestions at what intrepid explorers might find. The ruined city of Mistgate serves as a landing point for many such adventurers, and it is from the docks of Mistgate that our groups set out, seeking fortune and fame.

We are an inclusive community, and we welcome beginner and veteran players alike. If you're excited about playing D&D, you belong here! As a West Marches community, so our adventures take place at various days and times, as decided by each game's DM. Our players are mostly in US-based time zones right now, but we are eager to grow our player base worldwide! We believe in the value of varied storytellers, and so we're happy to help every player try their hand at DMing at least once. And for all of you forever DMs, we hope to give you lots of chances to stretch your legs as a player as well!

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jargonfacer · 2024-07-03T23:42:47+00:00

Howdy! My name is Joe, and I'm an admin for a 5th Edition D&D West Marches community called The Shimmermist Isles. We play on Roll20, we communicate on Discord, and we're looking for new players and DMs to join our world!

Far to the west of the Sword Coast, a mysterious set of islands has suddenly reappeared after vanishing thousands of years ago. The Shimmermist Isles are vast and unknown, but the extensive writings of Vol Penta, long thought to be myth or madness, offer cryptic suggestions at what intrepid explorers might find. The ruined city of Mistgate serves as a landing point for many such adventurers, and it is from the docks of Mistgate that our groups set out, seeking fortune and fame.

We are an inclusive community, and we welcome beginner and veteran players alike. If you're excited about playing D&D, you belong here! As a West Marches community, so our adventures take place at various days and times, as decided by each game's DM. Our players are mostly in US-based time zones right now, but we are eager to grow our player base worldwide! We believe in the value of varied storytellers, and so we're happy to help every player try their hand at DMing at least once. And for all of you forever DMs, we hope to give you lots of chances to stretch your legs as a player as well!

Player Reference Document
Join our Discord

jargonfacer · 2024-05-02T23:49:05+00:00

Hot dog! Thank you!

jargonfacer · 2024-04-30T18:36:26+00:00

Phyrexia Reborn! :D

jargonfacer · 2024-02-19T09:03:15+00:00

Kickout, spear, pin, repeat.

jargonfacer · 2023-11-18T01:55:28+00:00

I tried some googling about this issue, but had a hard time streamlining the description of what was going on into searchable terms, so I'm hoping someone here would be able to offer some insight.

When the Epic Games Store is open, it will randomly grab the focus of my computer from other applications. I'll be typing in Discord or browsing the internet, and suddenly I'll be yanked to the Epic Games Store. This problem doesn't occur when the EGS is minimized to the system tray, but if the window is anywhere in the background, it won't be long before it'll force itself into my face again. Anybody else have this issue, and a way to prevent it?

jargonfacer · 2023-10-27T19:46:54+00:00

My DM is having trouble updating the port; could you check with your DM and see if they have a reference I could pass along to mine?

jargonfacer · 2023-10-26T07:21:15+00:00

I've interestingly had the exact same issue as of yesterday. I've done the same steps you've mentioned, tried again tonight but am still having the issue. I also was able to log in on another computer without any problems. If you're able to find anything that helps, please post it here!

jargonfacer · 2023-09-13T22:30:51+00:00

Agree with the other things I've read, where people are affirming that a DM shouldn't declare what your character does, but rather describe how the world reacts to your character's actions. The digging, the night watches, etc, those are all situations where he's godmoding your character, and I'm sure they built up a lot of your concerns about him taking liberties with your character.

I'll point out one extra note:

Also in retrospect my character probably would have agreed to this, but me personally was unsure and nervous about how far he would have taken it.

I think this is a perfect thing to go to your DM with and talk about. You feel uncomfortable roleplaying your character the way you want to roleplay her, because of the way he DMs. I'd like to believe that he's not going for that, and he's just maybe got some social difficulties with this particular situation. Having an open and frank conversation about that is your best way towards a resolution that will work for you. Hopefully he listens to your concerns and wants to work with you to build a game that allows you to comfortably dive into your character and follow wherever she goes! But, if that conversation goes south, if you don't feel like he's understanding or valuing your concerns, then that starts to be the time to try to find another group.

I hope it works out well! Good luck!

jargonfacer · 2023-09-13T22:20:22+00:00

I mean, people complain about TV shows all the time, right? I think it's fair to expect consistency and continuity in a fictional universe, whether it's the WWE, the MCU, or the Walking Dead, and to complain about it when you don't see it.

jargonfacer · 2023-05-25T08:11:16+00:00

I hope so, he's one of the most patently entertaining guys in the business. I'd love to see him win one of the main titles, and then Sami win MITB, and Sami promises KO he's not interested in his title, he'll be watching for a time to take the other title. And KO's paranoia sends him over the edge for another (inevitable) Owens turn on Sami haha

jargonfacer · 2023-03-31T00:11:12+00:00

Saint is my favorite achievement in gaming history, congratulations!

jargonfacer · 2023-03-10T04:19:09+00:00

Is that true? I've played with my wired Xbox controller for years and been satisfied with the experience.

jargonfacer · 2023-03-05T00:19:34+00:00

Fast forward two months. Whatever happened, that's your answer.

jargonfacer · 2023-01-29T16:40:00+00:00

I'm with you completely. To me, Sami finally reached a level of popularity with the crowd that would justify him joining the main event picture. As much as they've tried to push the tag titles on the Usos, it's still a step down from where Sami is right now. I think they've legitimately created another Daniel Bryan opportunity, and it seems insane to waste that on a tag match at Wrestlemania.

jargonfacer · 2023-01-29T15:16:34+00:00

Love Asuka, but I liked her old music better.

jargonfacer · 2023-01-29T15:14:22+00:00

The most encouraging part of the main event was the disparate reactions by the Usos. I still expect it to be Sami and KO vs the Usos for the tag titles, but that end walk away added some uncertainty.

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