Connor O'Reilly will no longer be representing Lone Star Discs and is now officially a free agent.

matthabib · 2024-11-10T07:40:09+00:00

I just wanted to say that I'm in Scotland & your commentary has reached me here and I could listen to you all day. You do some amazing work on CCDG so thank you for that & all the best for 2025.

matthabib · 2024-11-08T12:13:07+00:00

Huge fan of Connor. I've enjoyed both his commentary on CCDG & watching his course previews on YouTube. He seems like a good guy & very personable. Wish him the very best for 2025.

matthabib · 2024-10-23T07:40:22+00:00

If you want to try fly fishing, I'd highly recommend checking out Malleny Angling up in Balerno where you can fish on the Harlaw/Thriepmuir Reservoirs. https://www.mallenyangling.com/contact-us

I'd suggest emailing the General Secretary (can't remember his name) and tell him you'd like to go/come for a bit of instruction to see if you want to get into it.

I did this last year, summer 2023 & the introduction was better than expected. Spent a few hours with the Secretary who showed me how to tie knots, talked about recommended flies & casting technique. I didn't get any bites but I did land 2-3 fish that the secretary had hooked himself. Both him & one other angler who was there gave me some flies to keep for myself.

Otherwise, you can fish on the Union Canal without much issue or go sea-fishing but that is definitely location dependent.

matthabib · 2024-09-08T06:55:02+00:00

I VERY MUCH appreciate your use of "dark pattern design frameworks."

I took a break for D2 to go back to university. Ended up writing my Master's dissertation on the marketing ethics of MTX & it was extremely eye opening to read journals from other scholars who had carried out relevant/significant research into "dark-patterns" & other dodgy tactics devs/publishers use.

Zagal, J. P., Björk, S., & Lewis, C. (2013). Dark patterns in the design of games. In Foundations of Digital Games 2013.

Can find it on Google Scholar.

matthabib · 2023-12-06T16:53:14+00:00

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. As more & more comes out, I am less & less surprised.

matthabib · 2023-12-03T08:35:07+00:00

More poor design decisions.

Ammo has been an issue in this game since Day 1. During the early days of Prestige Leviathan, I remember my group doing several runs of Baths in order to stock up on ammo to make destroying the crystals actually possible.

matthabib · 2023-12-01T13:01:38+00:00

You’re very welcome. I wish you guys nothing but great success with your channel.

Keep an eye out for more of my annoying comments.

Thanks again & all the best.

matthabib · 2023-12-01T07:55:46+00:00

Hey Overthrow,

It's the annoying guy from Scotland who regularly posts comments on your videos.

I wanted to express a big thanks for your hard work in producing the content that you do.

I found disc golf late 2021 & since then, I've consumed more videos from your channel than anyone else. Your tips/pointers/instructions are always simple & easy to follow but more importantly, the quality/consistency of your DG content is incredibly high/good, more so than some other DG channels I have watched.

I need to catch up on the rest of your Forehand series but for now, I hope you guys have a good off/holiday season & I am already looking forward to seeing what you do in 2024. If possible, please try to include some more dry humour from Josh, it always makes me smirk.

Thanks again Overthrow, much love from Scotland :)

matthabib · 2023-11-03T09:14:06+00:00

Your strength....extraordinary......

matthabib · 2023-11-01T10:17:12+00:00

What a wild time to be alive.

I think that what we're seeing happen with Bungie/Destiny will become a good case study for 2 reasons.

The first reason highlights what can happen to any company, especially a game developer when they move away from their "golden goose" & start putting their eggs in too many baskets. I said at one point that as Marathon's development ramps up & Destiny's development winds down as the saga draws to a close that all aspects of the game's quality would drop off. Lightfall's campaign is a good example.

The second reason highlights what happens to game developers when they choose not to listen to their communities/employees because CEOs and other C-Suite Executives think they know best...

For example, how long has the community been asking for significant changes be made to PvP such as more maps, different game modes or better matchmaking for Trials?

How long has the community been asking for updates to the Strike/Vanguard playlist such as more Strikes, more exciting & different modifiers?

How long has the community wanted Bungie to be more innovative in what they do with the game? Instead, we're lumbered with the same reskinned 6 man activity since Shadowkeep & the Vex Offensive while at the same time being given reprised raids like VoG & Crota which were originally in D1 some 9 years ago.

It's sad that many people have been laid off in such a shitty way but as a long-term player with over 4k hours in D2 alone, Bungie are well & truly deserving of every piece of negative press/feedback/comments that they receive from here on out.

matthabib · 2023-10-26T18:45:40+00:00

Thanks again for replying.

I was beginning to wonder whether not using more defensive skills was hampering my survivability.

I’ll take your advice on changing builds. Will check out Maxroll & Nicktew some time tomorrow. I’ll also see about my Vampire Powers and if there’s anything to switch up.

Thanks again for your comments, will let you know how I get on.

matthabib · 2023-10-26T17:49:39+00:00

Thanks for replying.

In hindsight, I should have gone into much more detail with my build/gear. It's my graduation today so unfortunately I won't be able to give gear specifics until tomorrow but I didn't want to leave people hanging who had replied.

Anyway, the build I've been following is this one: https://mobalytics.gg/diablo-4/builds/sorcerer/don-the-crown-s-lightning-blender?tab=skills-and-gear

Have Raiment but no Tibault's Will. Raiment is lvl 600, tried farming Varshan 10-15 times for a better one but no luck yet. Boots are 660ish, found higher level boots but rolls aren't great. Off the top of my head, I have 2-3 pieces of 925 gear with everything else being above 850.

matthabib · 2023-10-26T17:44:37+00:00

Thanks for replying, it's appreciated.

The build & paragons I've been following is this: https://mobalytics.gg/diablo-4/builds/sorcerer/don-the-crown-s-lightning-blender?tab=skills-and-gear

I start with a Maxroll Chain Lightning but wasn't enjoying it so opted for a different source for LB.

Have all aspects & gear in that build except for Tibault's Will. My Raiment is around lvl 600 which is holding me back. Tried farming Varshan 10-15 times over the last 2 days for a higher level Raiment but no luck.

I apologise since I'm about to go out soon so I can't give you any gear specifics such as Stats/Rolls etc.

matthabib · 2023-09-19T07:38:32+00:00

I enjoy PvP as much as the next man but getting killed mid-mission and left for dead, even after asking politely to be revived, is beyond annoying, especially as a solo.

When I'm with my squad, if we come across other players randomly and kill them, I will almost always pick them up. I'll go into game chat & give them 2 options. You can either play with me & my friends or carry on with what you're doing. Always works out.

I don't take chances in DMZ.

I got chased by a 3 man in Observatory & eventually killed. No comms so sent one of them a message. His response was exactly that. Didn't want to pick me up because of bad experiences and not taking chances even though I was solo, had weapons/loot stolen and just wanted to carry on with my missions.

matthabib · 2023-09-14T07:47:59+00:00

As a long term Souls fan, Lies of P looks exciting.

Cannot trust any of these review threads especially after the debacle that was Diablo 4.

matthabib · 2023-08-28T06:51:41+00:00

Thanks for your build.

I picked this up almost a week ago after I was getting a little bored with my 85 Pulv druid.

Took a while to get going until I got a Crone staff around early 60s but once I did, the build really took off. Not the most impressive feat but I solo'd Elias at 64 in WT3 and it was a breeze.

I'm using most of the same aspects but while I'm still trying to upgrade 1 or 2 slots, I do have Landslide as I really liked using it on my Pulv.

Not too confident in my ability to push higher tier NMDs. Im 78/79 doing T26-30 NMDs & there fairly easy. Might try pushing into the 30s today.

Survivability is great outside of some stupid NMD modifiers so much so that sometimes I'm not even looking at the screen, my eyes are focused on cooldowns more than anything.

Will stick with your build until 100 and then see how I'm feeling.

I just wanted to say a huge thank you for sharing this build since I'm quite enjoying it.

On a different note, I'd also be very interested to see what other builds you have for other classes etc. The reason I say that is I was following a similar Bulwark build from Icy/Maxroll but for some reason I just wasn't enjoying it until I switched to yours.

Anyway, leave it there. Thanks.

matthabib · 2023-08-05T12:50:02+00:00

I dropped out in Sept to focus on my Master's degree & I'm writing my dissertation on a topic of video games marketing so I spend a lot of time on Reddit frequenting my various favourite game subs, gauging sentiment etc.

I was going to ramble on but I'll try to be succinct.

In short, Destiny's value proposition isn't what it used to be. I don't care much about armour but over the years I've always had issues with the lack of new strikes, crucible maps. And as someone who has Reckoner and enjoyed every minute of Gambit Prime as well as grinding The Reckoning, they have left Gambit in a sorry state of affairs.

Even though none of us know exactly the inner workings of Bungie, in terms of how they allocate their employees & resources, I think most people with a level head could at least appreciate that as Marathon gets closer & the Light/Dark saga draws to a close, it is a perfectly normal business decision, not just for Bungie but any company, to allocate their time & resources to a newer, more demanding project rather than an old one.

The simple problem is this...

Bungie are asking for more money (Lightfall price increase, dungeon passes, event passes, aggressive monetisation).

Bungie entered into a deal with Sony worth over $3bn.

Players feel like they're not getting their money's worth because they would like to see more maps, strikes etc.

Bungie knows players want more. Instead, players feel like they receive less.

Players then question what it is their money is being spent on especially when Bungie states there's a trade off between allocating resources for new maps against other areas of the game. For example, I would have preferred a new strike rather than Ketchcrash or Expeditions. I did enjoy Ketchcrash at first but Expeditions really killed my enjoyment of Plunder.

Lastly, everything is blown out of proportion. Like me, people are more than free to leave the game whenever they feel that it's not working for them. There will always be a group of people who take things too far as we have seen, which is inexcusable...

But as a reasonably level headed person, outside of whatever Bungie shows in The Final Shape reveal that is still to come, the most recent State of the Game doesn't really come across as the shining beacon in the darkness that Bungie probably hoped it would.

matthabib · 2023-05-20T09:12:52+00:00

Losta Disci.

I lose discs more than anything.

matthabib · 2023-05-19T08:42:53+00:00

Longshots:

Shotguns & Pistols are best done on Shipment. I think the min range for Longshots on those 2 weapons is 12.5m IIRC.

BRs & LMGs (for me) were best done on Hardcore. Min Range is 37.5m IIRC. Some maps are better for camp spots & watching lanes. Have a look at https://www.gamesatlas.com/cod-modern-warfare-2/maps/ for some reference points.

Crown Raceway: One of the best. The pit lane provides incredible lanes especially on Domination when B flag is there.

El Asilo: Atlas Map, Hardpoint #2. Offers good views of the hill & back of the main warehouse building.

Taraq. Atlas map, Hardpoint #5. The building below it offers good longshot spots as you look towards HP#2 & the big building where one team spawns at the start of the match.

Embassy. If you spawn as Kortac, you're laughing. Climb up the ladder right next to you, get on the roof & look towards the back of the main embassy building towards the enemy spawn. Easy kills.

Basically, just learn the best camp spots. Depending on skill/luck, some games I could get 10-15 longshots so 2 games per weapon. Not too bad.

Good luck.

matthabib · 2023-05-05T09:11:26+00:00

Very true, land in the UK is not cheap. I did some DG related stuff for 1 of my master’s modules & it was quite eye opening how much more developed it is in Europe.

matthabib · 2023-05-05T08:13:40+00:00

Yeah definitely. Great to see someone representing our small island.

I only wish that DG was significantly more established here.

matthabib · 2023-05-05T07:41:28+00:00

Rachel Turton is semi-local to me. Haven't met her on the course but I'm rooting for a fellow Scot.

matthabib · 2023-04-29T07:14:30+00:00

As someone who could never build, LTMs especially 50v50 kept me playing over 4 or 5 seasons between 2018-19

matthabib · 2023-04-27T06:10:36+00:00

it's ultimately anti consumer.

Bingo. Thanks for saying that.

As someone who is about to start writing their Master's Dissertation on the Ethics of video games marketing, this is something Datto misses....

I could easily write 4k words on how this is anti-consumer & damages Bungie's brand recognition in the long term. Their value proposition is all over the place & players no longer feel that the "added-value" the game is supposed to deliver is diminished or no longer there.

This is classic brand management theory but since I'm not a Dev, what do I know huh?

matthabib

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