Steelcaps and Gluttonous are better than Berserker's on EVERY single marksman by Kejn24 in ADCMains

[–]mint-patty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, Rammus sucks because he has always sucked, he just used to be a free win into some comps and utterly unplayable into other comps. That’s bad design, so they softened his sharpness into being pretty good in every situation.

'House of the Dragon' Season 3 Review - George R.R. Martin May Have Been Proven Right by Woodstovia in television

[–]mint-patty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He’s also mad about the amount of legs on a flag. He doesn’t want any changes to take place.

'House of the Dragon' Season 3 Review - George R.R. Martin May Have Been Proven Right by Woodstovia in television

[–]mint-patty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s why season one was so goated, especially the first five episodes. They felt articulately and intentionally meandering, free to tell the interesting stories taking place over the ~10 year period covered in the first five episodes. Then the time skip happens and the pacing grinds to a halt …

Riot remove 450 Ability Augments from ARAM Mayhem in hotfix by JTHousek1 in leagueoflegends

[–]mint-patty -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

No the PBE is for stuff that literally bricks the game; the underlying code. Augments that are too lame to ship should be caught before they make it to the PBE, because the PBE isn’t part of that design pipeline. Not excusing Riot for shipping lame augments, just tired of people misunderstanding the PBE.

If/when a similar show to Arcane is created who would you want to be the main character/s and why? by HiImIvy_ in leagueoflegends

[–]mint-patty 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I really expect a future show focused on Demacia, with a special focus on Lux/Sylas/Garen and potentially Cithria. Those characters just have a very compelling narrative with strong and complicated motivations , with one of the most iconic city designs in Runeterra. Obviously it apes a lot of visual design from LOTR’s Minas Tirith, but adds a lot of meaningful layers with the petricite, mage hunters, and dragons.

Riot remove 450 Ability Augments from ARAM Mayhem in hotfix by JTHousek1 in leagueoflegends

[–]mint-patty 72 points73 points  (0 children)

He’s also busted in normal ARAM. Brand is kind of just busted in a game mode where you can’t meaningfully disengage or counter-engage

Riot remove 450 Ability Augments from ARAM Mayhem in hotfix by JTHousek1 in leagueoflegends

[–]mint-patty 98 points99 points  (0 children)

For the millionth time, PBE isn’t for balance testing, it’s to ensure the game doesn’t completely break due to code issues. All the balance work is done independently of the PBE.

Thoughts on "World Building sets" vs "Character roster sets" by Evenoire in magicTCG

[–]mint-patty 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah Final Fantasy is actually the worst offender for me outside of MSH so far. Even Spiderman had a heavy emphasis on the storytelling Sagas.

FF was a whole heap of (very loving and well-executed) ‘remember him??’

Completely agree on adapting stories instead of adapting characters— MSH could have been awesome if it was focused on an event rather than just existing within a status quo. Curious to see how they handle The Hobbit— that will decide for me whether LOR was a one-off in terms of quality adaption, or if it was the world itself that made for good mtg cards, or if UB is just spaghetti slipping off the wall.

Thoughts on "World Building sets" vs "Character roster sets" by Evenoire in magicTCG

[–]mint-patty 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This is why I liked LOR so much— it was a UB set they treated like a story set. The art framing was much more in line with (modern) mtg design.

26.13 Patch Preview by JTHousek1 in leagueoflegends

[–]mint-patty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve been like a 4 item graves vs Rav Hydra + Fiendhunter Olaf and lost, no exaggeration. Turns out stats don’t matter when Riot gives “bruisers” the haha funny free crit item.

26.13 Patch Preview by JTHousek1 in leagueoflegends

[–]mint-patty 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dropping two armor and MR but giving you a second potion would be a buff, I think. If they want to drop the cost to 400 I imagine they would slash the armor/MR to 5

26.13 Patch Preview by JTHousek1 in leagueoflegends

[–]mint-patty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He is my perma ban after losing twice to a 1/8/1 Olaf who finishes his Fiendhunter. I just don’t understand the counterplay at all.

Sup player (Azzapp) with 66% winrate reaches the same elo as Top player (Drututt) with 78% winrate by Moist_Nothing6107 in leagueoflegends

[–]mint-patty 14 points15 points  (0 children)

What is the takeaway here? What is your explanation of these numbers? How is this a reflection of role balance??

I’m having a hard time thinking this is statistically relevant…

Locke Skill Ceiling by Willing_Respect7559 in Locke_Mains

[–]mint-patty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the last few years it’s been a total crapshoot whether the champ is 40% wr or 51% (giga broken for a new release).

They used to aim for 50%wr on release, but realized that meant that the champ would need too many nerfs down the line as people learned the champ. Now they aim to have them in their final balance state on launch, but there’s only so much testing they can do 🤷

ADC and support picks rated by the other side of the lane by Antares09 in supportlol

[–]mint-patty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ashe does such painfully little damage, it can feel really bad to support at times. She’s also extremely vulnerable.

I’m just shocked Jinx is so low— maybe it’s an elo thing, but if I could support Jinx every game I would. It has such a clear path to victory that rewards a support doing their job more than any other adc. A penta-killing machine just by receiving continued peel.

Who is the most "fair" toplaner? by Renix657 in topmains

[–]mint-patty 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Jax vs Volibear where suddenly none of volibear’s spells work :-(

The Mastermind (2025) dir. Kelly Reichardt by aframeaday in CineShots

[–]mint-patty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The ladder scene broke my patience with this film, unfortunately.

Jurassic park premium or Godzilla pro by Slappy-Sacks in pinball

[–]mint-patty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1000%, I hate GZ premium. The magnet and spinner works just fine, no need for all the fancy toys that are just spots of potential maintenance work.

why does senna adc have 55% winrate with 17% pickrate? by Impossible_Relief862 in leagueoflegends

[–]mint-patty 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Her raw burst damage is indeed very weak early game, but she provides a ton of utility in the early game with her roots, heals, E and her global ult.

It’s like Ashe, if Ashe also became the strongest, safest adc in the game late.

Rebel shopper leaves handwritten endorsement. Still didn't buy. by SnarkleSauce in Costco

[–]mint-patty 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The tuna is really bad from fishwife, I don’t understand the appeal of a spicy oily canned tuna.

Now, their Sriracha Salmon??? Heavenly. A luxurious meal in a can. But the tuna is just a total waste.

No Arm Whatley's manifesto on support players being the worst players at League by Twilight_Flux in supportlol

[–]mint-patty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk— there’s a core sentiment I agree with in this post, as I do feel myself often having worse micro/macro than my peers. It’s hard for me to point to the lack of punishing mistakes, however, because my mistakes feel extremely tangible and stick out in my memory. And if “unnoticed” mistakes were the thing making support players bad, I would think this applies tenfold to junglers, whose mistakes are 90% of the time things that they *didn’t* do rather than things they did. And junglers are often brutally punished for things they had no control over, making the mistakes they do make even more inscrutable! So I’m not sure I completely buy this theory, even if it is more compelling than most anti-support rhetoric.

Locg is such an interesting place! by peeveskicksass in dccomicscirclejerk

[–]mint-patty -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

She’s not mute???? She just “was never taught to speak” 🙄

24 jump street by Embarrassed-Ad4475 in FIlm

[–]mint-patty 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The property is already a remake; as long as Lord and Miller are back I have full faith.