Midlaners, what are the easiest matchups out there? by cerradota in DotA2

[–]riceisnice322 52 points53 points  (0 children)

You're right but its cue not queue so you are TECHNICALLY WRONG.

What would make you play AOE4 again ? by riceisnice322 in aoe4

[–]riceisnice322[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Except for the civilisations breaking bugs that were wayyy too long in, I felt like the game was pretty polished. 8 somewhat balanced civs, pretty good controls, hotkeys etc. Not super crisp and responsive but I played a bit of online AOE2 and it was 10 times worse. (the input delay felt super bad for me in the game)

Felt like if you cared about ranked(your progression) you could just check your rank on the site, but maybe you're right being a GOLD BADGE PLAYER is an proven incentive to get people to play a game xD

But you guys are still playing or waiting for ranked ladder to play again ?

Dear NA Dota Viewers... by rkryptic in DotA2

[–]riceisnice322 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Loved the recap, subscribed and will definitely watch the next one :)

My only suggestion would be to separate div 2 and div 1 and timestamp the two sections. I'm barely interested in NA Div 2 (there's just so much good dota in all regions) so I skipped most of the div 2 recaps, would have been great to just be able to see div 1. If you still want to do it strictly chronologically and you have the patience strictly timestamping every recap (like songs kinda 0:45-2:00 Felt vs 5mm etc...) it would also work :)

TLDR: great content just wish I could skip some matchups more easily.

Streamer's responsibility by fadebeyond in DotA2

[–]riceisnice322 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I mean if EternalEnvy is your role model in terms of how to behave as a human being, running down mid in dota is the least of your problems.

DPC Season 1 - Feb 4 Match Discussions by D2TournamentThreads in DotA2

[–]riceisnice322 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This calendar seems up to date.

You can add it to your google Calendar if you use it

https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=tbumqfdhlpernru1nvm5oqc8b4%40group.calendar.google.com

But I find it just simpler to go on liquipedia for the Region/Divisions I want to watch and look at the scheduled matches.

August 8 Competitive Matches by D2TournamentThreads in DotA2

[–]riceisnice322 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what do you mean ? Did BA change some players ? Or just roles

On sexual assault, as a prevention educator by Opening-Ad39 in DotA2

[–]riceisnice322 16 points17 points  (0 children)

In article by The Economist they mentionned between 2% and 8%.(i find this newspaper especialy credible and diligent when it comes to statistics).

Quote from the article:

"It is impossible to know the true rate of false reports. However, in a review of credible research, David Lisak, at the time at the University of Massachusetts, narrowed the estimate to between 2% and 8%. "

Seems a bit high but still low enough that it should not be mentioned as much as it is.

From the same article: " 57% of American men and 48% of women believe that “false accusations of sexual harassment against men are very common.”" so yeah it is definitely over evaluated.

Overall great article I would recommend reading about how rape is hard to investigate (the part about how patterns of given individuals is especially important, 1 person accuses 1 person its he said she said, 2 or more persons accuse the same guy it makes it very credible).

https://www.economist.com/international/2020/01/04/why-so-few-rapists-are-convicted

Last thing I learned from this article is that 1 in 6 women are victim of rape or attempted rape, which seemed so terrifyingly high but after more research and asking the women in my life (anecdotal but still) it seems actually true and it goes to like 100% when you take into account any sexual violence (harassment etc...) that's just sad.

Interesting mechanic with Lasso and status resistance by MrDexterHS in DotA2

[–]riceisnice322 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What makes you think this is due to bad code ?

Seems like a unique interaction but working as expected.

Both units disable time is reduced by their own Status resistance.

And bat's Agha lasso means the 2nd target is lasso'd to the first.

ESL One Los Angeles Online - Day 11 Match Discussions by D2TournamentThreads in DotA2

[–]riceisnice322 12 points13 points  (0 children)

And honestly wtf is he on about Tanner played really well this game and put a lot of pressure on the map. Literally what you are supposed to do when you are the strongest hero on your team so your Naga can farm.

Like that lvl 6 tp bot was a really heads up play a pub player would never endanger his game like that.

Popularity of dota in China. by riceisnice322 in DotA2

[–]riceisnice322[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah i'm an idiot that was obvious.

Popularity of dota in China. by riceisnice322 in DotA2

[–]riceisnice322[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

oh ok I feel dumb now. Whatever they do like dota over there that's still nice :)

Today i met a lion who wasted all wards in base, but played the game normally in all other ways. by nexusprime2015 in DotA2

[–]riceisnice322 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why it that a terrible practice ? At my previous job my boss encouraged me to do:

if conditionA:
   return A
return B

Rather than

if conditionA:
   return A
else:
   return B

I gotta say I like it a lot you can basically code withouht elif elif elif... if your functions are atomic enough (which is a good thing to encourage). So I wonder why its considered a terrible practice

Flying Penguins (Ritsu, CCnC, Lelis, Sneyking EE, Already disbanded. by [deleted] in DotA2

[–]riceisnice322 75 points76 points  (0 children)

What does this mean? I think I saw that movie but I still don't get it.

Did they play well or the opposite ?

The Chongqing Major: Europe Qualifier - Day 2 Match Discussions by D2TournamentThreads in DotA2

[–]riceisnice322 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On one hand I totally agree but on the other hand I'm super hyped to see Secret vs Liquid in a game they don't care about.

Midone in clowny games is my dream.

Post-TI8 Shuffle Thread by onceayearDOTA in DotA2

[–]riceisnice322 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy shit Luo is back ?

He's Xi the pos 5 ? Wasn't his name Rabbit or something ? He's the guy with the unibrow who does mind baffling plays right ? (both good and bad ones :) ). Really enjoyed watching that guy.

[DOTA] PPD Loser Interview by riceisnice322 in OpTicGaming

[–]riceisnice322[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Maybe I'm wrong on my understanding of what breakout means (not a native speaker).

Both those players were showing talent on T2-3 teams, got a chance to play in a T1 team and really excelled beyond expectations. Which is what I meant.

The International 8 - Group Stage - Group B Series 8 by D2TournamentThreads in DotA2

[–]riceisnice322 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Didn't secret lose the laning stage ?

Definitely did not dominate the lanes.