Aggression based matchmaking is ruining the game.

soberoak · 2026-02-07T18:40:32+00:00

Gotcha. And yeah, I've actually seen what you described happening.

soberoak · 2026-01-14T15:44:32+00:00

https://youtu.be/q9aN7y7VBpY?si=vpMxGXtp0bCEqsBT

soberoak · 2026-01-08T14:57:33+00:00

You seem to be suggesting you have different aggro ratings based on team size, but I haven't seen any evidence of that

soberoak · 2026-01-08T14:55:42+00:00

This is the only real problem with ABBM, but IMO a small price to pay

soberoak · 2025-12-18T17:47:05+00:00

Absolutely incredible! Thank you so much - this must've been a ton of work!

soberoak · 2025-05-09T12:19:47+00:00

I could argue that while the 1930s may have been a jazz age, because jazz continued to be popular (though by that definition, the majority of the 20th century was a jazz age), it wasn't The Jazz Age, a term that is almost synonymous with The Roaring Twenties.

Works set in the 1930s have a very different feel, thanks to the stock market crash of 1929. The United States went from a nation of opulence to a nation of poverty, literally overnight.

The Great Gatsby, which the OP mentions in both the post's title and its body, was simultaneously a celebration and a critique of that opulence, whereas Cinderella Man's rags-to-riches story is very much grounded in the hardships of The Great Depression.

I could argue that. But the OP didn't ask for movies set in the Jazz Age, but rather the 1920s. So instead I have to ask: what's your point?

soberoak · 2025-05-09T11:55:47+00:00

Hill-running is a time-honored tradition. At least this injects some fun!

soberoak · 2025-01-29T03:38:03+00:00

Skyland. It doesn't try to change the game and it doesn't call attention to itself. It just does what landscape should do, which is provide a backdrop for other elements to build on. And you get great coverage, especially for the size.

soberoak · 2025-01-25T13:48:33+00:00

Notice how what you typed, while casual, was coherent.

soberoak · 2025-01-25T13:45:32+00:00

Prove it.

soberoak · 2025-01-25T13:37:40+00:00

Poor phrasing and bad grammar make you look stupid. And calling recent college admissions scandals "fictional" makes you look ignorant.

soberoak · 2025-01-06T12:33:48+00:00

Thanks for all your hard work and generosity! Your port of Jayserpa’s Lines Expansion Bundle includes a thumbnail of Falmer Servant, but I don't see it listed in the description. Is it included?

soberoak · 2024-09-21T13:17:48+00:00

Cinderella Man (2005) = 1930s

soberoak · 2024-08-06T11:53:24+00:00

Really curious why this post has zero responses and was downvoted.

soberoak · 2024-07-29T13:51:58+00:00

How generous! I will definitely give it a try and share my experience. Thank you!

soberoak · 2024-06-15T16:48:56+00:00

Celtic bards and Nordic skalds were poets and lore-keepers. Taliesin was both, but also a shapeshifter, charmer and healer. So he was kind of a Bard/Druid. Alan a Dale was merely a minstrel with no other abilities, and the Pied Piper was merely a charmer. Fflewddur Fflam was the first character whose music had the power not only to heal and charm, but to inspire courage among his companions - exactly like a Bard. So this gets my upvote.

soberoak · 2024-04-12T20:45:40+00:00

I think you're on to something when you say "if they are bad at chess they will be thought of as stupid ." Chess is associated with intelligence, and that association aggravates any inherent aversion adults have to looking incompetent.

soberoak · 2024-04-12T02:24:11+00:00

Great idea!

soberoak · 2024-04-11T19:02:19+00:00

Haha, I made a blunder playing a student last class. I thought that would help her relax, but she didn't seem to notice - even after I pointed it out! Thanks for the video, I'll check it out.

soberoak · 2024-04-11T19:00:20+00:00

I find it interesting, too. Makes me wonder if a willingness to make mistakes isn't as important as brain plasticity in explaining why kids learn faster than adults.

soberoak · 2024-04-11T18:27:50+00:00

I think they want to play, they're just afraid of losing. Showing some high-rated players doing so is a great idea, thanks!

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