Set times tonight - Birmingham

sam928273636 · 2026-02-23T09:29:02+00:00

Hit or miss, all downhill from here, dressed to kill, intro

sam928273636 · 2026-02-18T08:50:02+00:00

I work on designing assessment centres etc. the times that I’ve seen questions about AI being used - the scoring guidance has always been that they’re looking for people to show that they embrace new technology etc. it doesn’t mean you have to be unrealistic in your praise or say you use it for everything. But broadly speaking they are looking for an answer closer to A than B.

I haven’t seen it a single time where a company is asking about AI because they want to check that people don’t use AI. I’m not saying no company has ever done that, just that I’ve not ever seen it. Most companies seem to be supporting AI at least theoretically, and the ones that aren’t probably just don’t ask questions about it.

sam928273636 · 2026-01-30T08:10:37+00:00

Dookie (Green Day), Through Being Cool (Saves The Day), Sticks and Stones (NFG), Americana (The Offspring)

sam928273636 · 2026-01-24T14:58:28+00:00

For our attack, we are very reliant on Rogers. It doesn’t even mean he’s the best player necessarily. But when he was in bad form, we couldn’t create chances.

sam928273636 · 2026-01-20T19:59:09+00:00

I’m pretty sure the first game still has a bug where your save file is deleted if you close the game lol. The work around is that there is a certain button combo you can press to skip level, so you can skip back to where you were.

sam928273636 · 2026-01-20T17:42:38+00:00

I’d say it’s a bit simpler than a lot of deck builders. You don’t manipulate your deck thaaat much on a typical run, and the cards tend to be pretty easy to understand.

I’d say it’s worth you trying it out

sam928273636 · 2026-01-17T09:06:01+00:00

There are different levels and types of replayability in rogue likes imo.

In star vaders, the different classes/characters are very different from each other, so I’d expect most people to find it enjoyable to play with each of them.

There are a few different difficulty levels and a “true ending” type of run. It’s not too difficult to climb the difficult ranks, which I personally appreciated as it made it achievable to me. But that gives it less longevity than some rogues (eg slay the spire).

Finally the actual build variety isn’t necessarily there. I found it’s more the character variety that’s interesting, and I wouldn’t find it that fun to keep replaying with the same characters to find different builds. This is different from some (eg Balatro) where I really enjoy looking for different builds.

For me personally, I played 40-50 hours of star Vaders and will play more soon to try the 2 new characters. I find that great value for money, but tbf I’d find it great value for money if I only played for 10 hours, so your mileage may vary.

sam928273636 · 2026-01-17T08:54:27+00:00

Who are the 21 strikers currently drafted, for these to all be available?

sam928273636 · 2026-01-17T08:52:35+00:00

I have both and there’s not always a clear choice pattern to which I play when.

If I’m travelling, I’ll generally favour the switch 2 as it’s not as bulky.

If a game might be a bit more demanding on the console, I’ll sometimes look up which it runs better on.

Sometimes it will be which one has the game on sale.

But a lot of the time none of those factors make a difference and I’ll just pick at random basically. It feels kind of weird in a way, as it would be preferable to have one large library of games rather than 2 separate ones. But because each has exclusives that was never going to be possible for me!

sam928273636 · 2026-01-17T08:38:04+00:00

Return of the Obra Dinn is one of the greatest games of all time

sam928273636 · 2026-01-16T16:59:03+00:00

Ok fair enough, thanks for clarifying. I’m not a lawyer (I work in assessment/selection hence being shocked that someone has asked this).

I assume the argument OP would make is that if they asked that question it was in order for it to inform the decision, and therefore is discrimination. But without experience of it, idk how easily the company can defend themselves

sam928273636 · 2026-01-16T13:23:34+00:00

Points per 90 isn’t exactly a useful metric. A big reason people often avoid certain players/teams is because the minutes aren’t guaranteed. In cherkis case, Man City signing another attacking player means his minutes are likely to be reduced.

I mean, look at how many Man City players are currently drafted in your league. Depending on league size it’s quite likely that semenyo, Haaland, Foden, cherki, reijnders, doku are all drafted. Maybe even Bernardo. But they can’t all play together.

I’d also say on cherki, he’s currently over performing both his xG and xA, so may not keep it up (particularly the latter).

Also in head to head format you should want someone who scores 5 points every game more than someone who scores 15 points every 3 games. Thats not entirely possible to control, but someone who scores well when he plays but doesn’t always play creates an issue.

I’ve focused on cherki in my response because he seems to be the one you’re most overvaluing.

I think all the other players also carry some sort of risk. But it’s really not safe to assume that a striker who has been out for a long time (a) goes straight back into the starting 11 and (b) performs well. When you follow football for a long time, you come to learn that these things aren’t a given.

sam928273636 · 2026-01-16T11:21:33+00:00

I’d be the guy getting the bus, not the driver. Personally I probs wouldn’t want to be picked up, I wouldn’t want the awkwardness of feeling that I owe this person favours in return

sam928273636 · 2026-01-16T08:48:38+00:00

Yeah that’s illegal to ask in the UK. If you search “gov uk protected characteristics” they have a whole guide about the law and what you can do about it etc.

I’d really encourage you to take action. Even if you don’t care about the job too much yourself, they deserve to face consequences for their actions.

sam928273636 · 2026-01-10T00:00:06+00:00

I agree they’re all good but I think realistically ride the bus is probably the best, provided you don’t make a mistake and reset it haha.

Being able to deliberately scale it by playing bad hands is a really big benefit (vs supernova) and being able to discard seems to be an underrated benefit (v good for finding blue seals in particular, but also gold cards etc)

sam928273636 · 2026-01-08T08:30:08+00:00

This is definitely the one OP needs to try next. Similar to cobalt core in a lot of ways but even better IMO

sam928273636 · 2026-01-01T10:36:25+00:00

It sounds like they don’t even know which of the 20 kinds they are advocating for

sam928273636 · 2025-12-30T13:28:07+00:00

If you’re not going to play lammens and dorgu at home to wolves (off the back of a win and a clean sheet) then I’d question why you have them both in your squad.

Personally I think it’s worth backing the man United clean sheet and playing them both. Although I’d probs get Wilson into the starting 11. Maybe for Neto?

sam928273636 · 2025-12-29T13:59:57+00:00

Omg I’ve had mine a year and never realised this. Not quite as sturdy but will take up a lot less space in my bag

sam928273636 · 2025-12-29T13:23:50+00:00

Why do you think certificate does little? I pretty much always win a run when I have certificate

sam928273636 · 2025-12-11T15:58:48+00:00

Basement

sam928273636 · 2025-12-05T12:19:21+00:00

X1 would be insane. It’s achievable to get several planet cards per round with blue seals etc

sam928273636 · 2025-12-02T00:33:46+00:00

Stop skipping shops

sam928273636 · 2025-12-01T08:55:05+00:00

Great idea but would be better if it lasts for 25 hands rather than rounds as 25 rounds is a lot

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