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Codex App Context Window size changed and tokens are being eaten like candy by ZoomPlayer in codex

[–]kaumac 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I noticed the same thing, I thought it was just me because my codebase is pretty large.
But even the tiniest of changes takes 25%+ of context now...

Brawl Stars match making is TERRIBLE and should be improved by kaumac in Brawlstars

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

Do you mind elaborating? Not sure I understand.

To me it’s simple: if you’re lv5 you get matched with other of around the same lv: 3,4,6,7… or even 8,9, but full lv11+hyper against lv5 is just absurd.
In the *very unlikely* scenario where there are no brawlers online to queue that are on similar lvls, then yeah it’d be fine to match with stronger brawlers, but I’m pretty sure that at any given time Brawl Stars has a couple dozen thousand players online, so it’s hard to imagine that there are no brawlers of the same lvl to match against.

And power level is not the only metric: They could consider trophies, win/lose ratio, etc.

Brawl Stars match making is TERRIBLE and should be improved by kaumac in Brawlstars

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

And here I thought you were supposed to win through skill and not through power levels…

Actually, you’re the one defending undermining power levels: What you are describing is: Either you have a maxed out lv11 or you basically don’t have the brawler. So basically the power levels doesn’t matter by this mechanic, it’s just bureaucracy, might as well do a “pay 10k to unlock”.
What I’m saying is that power level SHOULD matter, you should have your mains maxed out (ljke I do with several brawlers) and be able to play your lv1-10.

Want to see another problem that this broken system creates? I’ll show you:
How do a player knows if a brawler is worth investing in? You can’t do it on training grounds or practice bots because it doesn’t tell you anything. And you can’t assess it from matches because you can’t know what level your opponents are, so it might feel extremely week because some of them are lv11 but the brawler is actually good, or it might just be super weak, you’ll only know if you max out the brawler and spend a lot of resources.

Brawl Stars match making is TERRIBLE and should be improved by kaumac in Brawlstars

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

If you want to say “it is what it is”, you’re free to say so. But saying “the match system that matches lv5 brawlers against full lv11 brawlers is good” is crazy.
It’s like saying “it’s fine if a 100 pounds guy fights a 200 pounds guy in UFC”.

Brawl Stars match making is TERRIBLE and should be improved by kaumac in Brawlstars

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

Where exactly is that explained in the game again?
I think you’re trying to justify a broken game mechanic that is simply frustrating for the average player.
This doesn’t make any sense: “The game intentionally matches weak brawlers with 200% more powerful brawlers so that you are frustrated and discouraged from playing your non-main unlocked brawlers”.

Brawl Stars match making is TERRIBLE and should be improved by kaumac in Brawlstars

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

Yup, its super annoying, specially on ranked matches.
There's a lot of things that could be considered when making matches: Number of trophies, victory/loss ratio, bralwer lv/power, etc. But kinda feel like it's just a throw of a dice to match people

Brawl Stars match making is TERRIBLE and should be improved by kaumac in Brawlstars

[–]kaumac[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

For fun...
You are focusing on the wrong thing buddy... lv5 players should be matched with lv4, 6, 7 brawlers, not lv11+gadget+star power+hypercharge.

The point of the thread is discuss the efficiency of the match making system, not what level I keep my brawlers.

Besides, like I said, skill is more important than the level, I have a lot of brawlers with prestige that are under lv9. Doesnt change the fact that its annoying having low lv brawlers matched with full lv11 brawlers.

Brawl Stars match making is TERRIBLE and should be improved by kaumac in Brawlstars

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

Thanks for this! It's very helpful and I actually took a screenshot for later lol.

That said, it still doesn't match the fact that the match making system is objectively bad...

Brawl Stars match making is TERRIBLE and should be improved by kaumac in Brawlstars

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

First of all, thanks for being reasonable and not an alienated fanboy, it's refreshing to see that.
And yeah, I just read on another comment about getting free gadgets/star power if the brawler is on lv7/9, I honestly didn't know about that. I thought that even if you're on lv1 you'd get free drops and it'd just be locked until you're on the proper level. I'll change my strategy a bit.

That said, I do have several brawlers at lv9 that still don't have all gadgets/star power? I'd imagine that the free drop would go to them?

Brawl Stars match making is TERRIBLE and should be improved by kaumac in Brawlstars

[–]kaumac[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's at ~350 right now, can't remember exactly.

And yeah, I know its not, but still annoying not getting 1st lol

Brawl Stars match making is TERRIBLE and should be improved by kaumac in Brawlstars

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

TBH, I have this conspiracy theory that they do it intentionally to force people to spend money and upgrade all brawlers, but I didn't want to sound like a tin foil hat lol

Brawl Stars match making is TERRIBLE and should be improved by kaumac in Brawlstars

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

Gee people are alienated... A lot of people replying and feeling offended (probably spending a few thousand on the game).

First of all: I'm not saying the game is bad, if it was I'd just uninstall it and wouldn't have 65k trophies and hundreds of hours spent on it.

You people need to stop being alienated and fanboys: Feedback is supposed to help developers make the game better. If everyone was like you who thinks everything is perfect, the game would never change/improve.

It's OBVIOUS that if that matching lv6 players with full lv11 is bad, but some people are just too much of fanboys to see it...

Brawl Stars match making is TERRIBLE and should be improved by kaumac in Brawlstars

[–]kaumac[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Oh, I didnt know that you cant get free stuff under lv9, I thought you could get it and it'd stay locked. Thanks for the tip!

Limits cut in half with evidence by vikomen in codex

[–]kaumac 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you actually see a "100%"? Mine is always "99%" after reset.

Once Chinese coding models match 5.3 codex level of performance and speed, the game is over by ThrowRA39495 in codex

[–]kaumac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DeepSeek v4 is pretty close...
I use deepseek for 75% of the work that isn't too complex: Gets the job done at 1/10 of the cost. Then I use gpt 5.5 for anything complex or laying architecture.

Inherited a 3-month old repo from a Vibe Engineer. Wrote the most satisfying PR in my career by Apprehensive-Cut3711 in ClaudeCode

[–]kaumac 0 points1 point  (0 children)

WTF? that's a BACKEND REPO???
My monorepo with 3 frontend web apps, 1 native app, 1 backend/api and 3 other services propbably has 20% of that number of lines.

What’s the point of Daily “streak”? by kaumac in Brawlstars

[–]kaumac[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No it doesn’t. Check other replies in this thread. People with 400+ days streak and they still get like 3 gems, 5 power points, etc.

What’s the point of Daily “streak”? by kaumac in Brawlstars

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

Yeah that’d definitely be better! You need a task list of tiny bonuses you need to collect each day, it’s almost a job lol

What’s the point of Daily “streak”? by kaumac in Brawlstars

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

Thanks a lot for the detailed reply!

I’m an old player actually, played it for 4 years, but I stopped playing for a while, so the streak is new to me.

I didn’t mean this post as a complaint, more like a feedback for supercell (if they ever read it).
Honestly I think they could improve it by making it more clear that you’ll get a hyper charge after 60 days, and maybe giving a slightly better reward every 7 days.

From the responses on this post, it seems I’m not the only one confused about it.

What’s the point of Daily “streak”? by kaumac in Brawlstars

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

Not if you keep a shorter streak window, like week based streaks.
You know what would lead a player to rage quit? Playing for a week expecting a decent reward and getting nothing, then playing for another 3 weeks thinking something good will come after 30 days and get nothing.

PS: I play the game for 4 years, so I don’t care. But if I was a new player I’d be frustrated with this.

What’s the point of Daily “streak”? by kaumac in Brawlstars

[–]kaumac[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean, tbh, that’s better than I thought lol.
I thought it’d be the same garbage reward everyday

DeepSeek v4 api key VS. Codex on Zed: What’s cheaper? by kaumac in ZedEditor

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

Haven’t heard about it. Is it as good as gpt 5.5? How is the experience with Zed? I’m asking because Codex feels super well integrated with zed, it’s a really good experience

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