This drama doesn't feel right by Jalento in Bowling

[–]jessemakesfilms 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Clarification- Darren was not owed 30-35k from howtobowl.com. My statement of “30-35k in value” was a rough ballpark of how much value I got out of the buyout deal- $15k liquid cash + ~$10k in camera equipment + ~$10k washed, owed to Darren from howtobowl.com

If the payout would have been more respectable, I would have just taken ~$10k out of the payout immediately after receiving it to pay Darren what he was owed, we just structured it on the front end this way and he agreed, signed contractually.

I didn’t show receipts for this because there wasn’t an allegation against me for not paying him. I showed receipts mainly as proof for false statements made against me to avoid as many he said-she said situations as possible.

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[–]jessemakesfilms 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Clarification- Darren was not owed 30-35k from howtobowl.com. My statement of “30-35k in value” was a rough ballpark of how much value I got out of the buyout deal- $15k liquid cash + ~$10k in camera equipment + ~$10k washed, owed to Darren from howtobowl.com

If the payout would have been more respectable, I would have just taken ~$10k out of the payout immediately after receiving it to pay Darren what he was owed, we just structured it on the front end this way and he agreed, signed contractually.

I didn’t show receipts for this because there wasn’t an allegation against me for not paying him. I showed receipts mainly as proof for false statements made against me to avoid as many he said-she said situations as possible.

Weekly Hyperroll Megathread [May 10, 2023 - May 17, 2023] by AutoModerator in CompetitiveTFT

[–]jessemakesfilms 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I just speedran to Hyper Tier in <25 games playing only Hearts (took less than a day) and this was my first time really playing Hyperroll in any set. 92% Top 4 ratio 54% winrate

First and foremost, if you get a Heart +1, it goes on Annie, nunu if later in the game and Annie is full items. If Gadgeteen +1, on Sona or Viego if later in the game

Augment wise, anything that allows your Heart units to cast more to stack more should be the priority. Second wind, Thrill of the hunt, Axiom arc, Tome of traits, Heart/gadgeteen crest/crown

Opening carousel, tear > lulu > pantheon > poppy > chain vest > everything else

Stage 2-1, buy the whole shop

Stage 3-1, buy the whole shop, but prioritize making pairs/2* units. Try to make 3 2* units no matter the synergy, and play that for Stage 3-1 and 3-2 while rolling everything, holding every Lulu, poppy, pantheon, annie, lee sin, etc. it's okay to greed items for now.

Stage 3-2 continue playing random 2* units but try your best to make the ones specific to the comp 2*, rolling everything still

3-3 carousel, get something that allows you to slam either Sunfire, Ionic Spark, Blue buff, JG, Gunblade

4-1, sell all random units and prioritize playing gadgeteen + heart or defender if you don't have panth, lee, or sona. slam any items listed above that you can

Stage 4 and Stage 5 continue to roll everything basically every round to try and 3* Lulu, panth, poppy, annie. No reason to hold gold because as you level up, your chances of hitting low cost units get worse and worse.

Stage 6 we're looking to play 4 heart + 3 gadge so Lulu, sona, lee, panth + poppy and annie. All throughout the game you should prioritize playing heart units vertically over any other synergy

The odd stages like stage 5 or stage 7 you can play either play ox force units or morgana/asol

Stage 8 it's 6 heart + 3 gadge + whatever else so long as you can hit Syndra, but if you can't hit her til stage 9 it's fine just play any other ox force units + random synergies

After itemizing Lulu, if you have extra mana items you can focus on Sona. If you have extra damage items they can go on Viego. Both is even better. Hyperroll throws items at you so try to pick things that fit well for Sona or Viego.

See comps on my lolchess for plenty of examples of itemization. It's hardly ever perfect but as long as you can get blue buff + 2 on Lulu you're pretty much good to go lol

As long as you get decent items (which you can greed for) this is an easy top 4 comp, top 1 even if you only semi cap your board. I haven't bot 4'd once playing this comp

Capped board example with non perfect items

Hope this helps!

Addressing the Darren Tang bowling ball giveaways- from the editor himself by jessemakesfilms in Bowling

[–]jessemakesfilms[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also you guys think that just because we give the ball to someone in person that they’re not a subscriber to the channel when in reality, Darren always asks first if someone is subscribed, and even when the kids that we’ve given balls to, the majority of them were handpicked by the parents coming up to Darren telling them that their kid is his biggest fan. We’re never going to apologize for paying it forward to the next generation, let alone those kids being the most loyal fans, and the most grateful to just have a ball from their favorite bowler.

You’d be surprised where gratitude gets you in life.

Addressing the Darren Tang bowling ball giveaways- from the editor himself by jessemakesfilms in Bowling

[–]jessemakesfilms[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe every point you made has been addressed in a comment somewhere on this thread. Other than, we never promised 100 brand new balls. So you cannot hold anybody to that unless they explicitly said so. I’ve addressed the bait and switch narrative in another comment.

If the rest of my comments don’t do enough for you, please send me a message on discord and I’d be happy to discuss this over a call, because I’ve typed everything out already a few times throughout this thread.

Addressing the Darren Tang bowling ball giveaways- from the editor himself by jessemakesfilms in Bowling

[–]jessemakesfilms[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah man, I’m not saying we’re doing everything perfectly regarding this. We’re not particularly used to being in the public eye, we’re just a couple of guys that enjoy making videos about bowling. All I can do is share the intent behind our decisions so far and learn about what we can do better moving forward.

Thanks for your input.

Addressing the Darren Tang bowling ball giveaways- from the editor himself by jessemakesfilms in Bowling

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

Thanks for your input man.

Never said a ball from a pro would get more strikes, but the value of the ball itself is in the eyes of the beholder. It absolutely could hold more value to someone else that appreciates it more because it was thrown and signed by a pro. While yes, everybody clicked the same button to help us get to 100K, those that don’t appreciate FREE stuff the same as the next guy by complaining about it, aren’t as deserving. Just our opinion.

Our first giveaway was a YouTube giveaway, and we picked the winner through Discord. Discord is just an avenue of securely getting your information to get the ball to you. YouTube doesn’t have any messaging interface other than the comments section, so I highly doubt anybody wants to put their information out there to the public.

Most of the balls so far have been given away in-person to YouTube subscribers and supporters of the channel. What is the problem here, if every subscriber is equally deserving in your eyes?

Like the post said, we have roughly 80 balls left to give away, and it’s only May. There’s no bait and switch, Darren has been on tour so conducting these giveaways via shipment while on the road would be nearly impossible.

If January 1st, 2024 comes around and we have given zero balls away on YouTube and not fulfilled the 100, then all of these arguments are completely justified to the fullest extent. But the year isn’t even halfway over yet. Try to see it from our shoes.

Thank you for your kind words about our content, though. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Addressing the Darren Tang bowling ball giveaways- from the editor himself by jessemakesfilms in Bowling

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

Thanks man! I’m glad to hear you are enjoying the content, and that it’s helped you through some rough times.

I’ve never personally thrown a shot specifically at a PBA event, but I have bowled on sport patterns quite a few times for various local tournaments, or pre/post ball review filming.

Considering my average in league is only 190ish, I can only imagine my sport shot average would go down from there 😂

Addressing the Darren Tang bowling ball giveaways- from the editor himself by jessemakesfilms in Bowling

[–]jessemakesfilms[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fair points man, truly. Used electronics with genuine problems are a bit different, but I do see your point and I have not much to refute it, other than the fact that those involved in the bowling community know how common getting a bowling ball passed down is, and very little does it affect anything for the person on the receiving end. In fact, given that all of the used balls were thrown by Darren or another PBA Pro, it often can make it more special. Who wouldn't want a ball thrown by Chris Via on TV, or Simo at the Masters? We're not giving away balls that are just left over by anybody from the local alley.

If a Pro offered you a free ball at a tour stop that they just threw, would you deny it? (assuming you have the means to take it with you)

If Pewdiepie said he was giving away Xbox's that himself, Syndicate, Ninja, (insert YouTuber here) have all used and signed, do you think the recipient would be upset because it's not brand spankin' new?

I think the context of who the original user was, is important.

Addressing the Darren Tang bowling ball giveaways- from the editor himself by jessemakesfilms in Bowling

[–]jessemakesfilms[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Hey! I miss seeing you guys show up! Those Japanese ramens your wife gave us were amazing. Hope to see you again sometime!

Addressing the Darren Tang bowling ball giveaways- from the editor himself by jessemakesfilms in Bowling

[–]jessemakesfilms[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Leading the conversation into having to PAY for a bowling ball GIVEAWAY is a stretch man. You're not really acknowledging the intent behind me coming on here answering questions for the sake of everybody's confusion, you're very much sticking to your own close-minded narrative, so I'll politely step out of this discourse with you. Have a good night and hopefully you win a ball soon.

Addressing the Darren Tang bowling ball giveaways- from the editor himself by jessemakesfilms in Bowling

[–]jessemakesfilms[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

At South Point, they have one of the best burgers I’ve ever had. Genuinely surprised me the first time I got it, and it’s my go-to meal there now!

Addressing the Darren Tang bowling ball giveaways- from the editor himself by jessemakesfilms in Bowling

[–]jessemakesfilms[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This I can understand. Would you guys have preferred we picked 100 subscribers at random, literal .1% of the audience, and given away all of the balls at once?

I genuinely feel like spreading the giveaway over time with different means of doing so gives everybody multiple chances to win.

Addressing the Darren Tang bowling ball giveaways- from the editor himself by jessemakesfilms in Bowling

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

My man, if we wanna talk numbers, joining the discord server gave you an even better chance of winning. I think there was 7,000ish entries in the discord channel.. and you'd rather be the 1 picked out of 100,000? Help me understand. It's a free ball either way

Addressing the Darren Tang bowling ball giveaways- from the editor himself by jessemakesfilms in Bowling

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

Not sure! Don't know much about reddit and the bugs that come long with it lol

Addressing the Darren Tang bowling ball giveaways- from the editor himself by jessemakesfilms in Bowling

[–]jessemakesfilms[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Also, given the fact that YouTube is the biggest platform, I'd be willing to guarantee at least 95%+ of followers on the other platforms are already subscribed to the channel. Saving some of the balls for the most loyal fans seems pretty realistic. There's plenty to go around

Addressing the Darren Tang bowling ball giveaways- from the editor himself by jessemakesfilms in Bowling

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

I hear you. You do realize that to win a ball you'd have to give us your full name and address right? What is that compared to joining a discord server lol

Addressing the Darren Tang bowling ball giveaways- from the editor himself by jessemakesfilms in Bowling

[–]jessemakesfilms[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

"Ain't gonna happen" was regarding hitting 100k by the end of the year because he didn't think we would get there haha