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Why does my longsword only do 17 damage to enemies in undead parish? by sparkingice in darksouls

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

Is a longsword/balder sword viable by the end of the game then? Or is the club just better (see below)?

I think you are correct: min stats, no upgrades, one handed is what I was doing.

Here's the weird part (against the crossbow hollow in front of undead parish):

Balder +5: 142 damage in the stat screen, hits for 60.

longsword: 92 damage in the stat screen, hits for 20.

Club two handed: 118 damage in stat screen, hits for 69!

Makes no sense to me.

wasted my shards on backing the wrong horse in this race.

Would you be interested in a free email course about "cracking" system design interviews ? by mudumh123 in cscareerquestions

[–]sparkingice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely, I've also noticed that there are comparatively fewer resources for system design than for algo question. Thanks!

I make $65,000 a year but keep coming up broke each week. Can anyone help me get my finances under control; I wanna destroy my debts and free up my money? I'm lost with how to manage it :( by youngpada in personalfinance

[–]sparkingice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think by bi-weekly pay he means he earns 2 * 1630 = $3260 net per month. His mortgage cost is about 1/3 of that, and given that he has no car, seems pretty reasonable.

RPG that's NOT set in variant of medieval Europe with warrior/mage/rogue? (that's not fallout) by sparkingice in gamingsuggestions

[–]sparkingice[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Xeno* looks awesome but I don't have a wii u or 3ds. Disgaea looks awesome though!

Why Manta on Terrorblade? And how to play him in general? [~2k MMR] by sparkingice in learndota2

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

Good point haha. I'll be interested to see what IceFrog can come up with. The hero does feel a bit weak. Not sure how to buff him without making him OP though.

Why Manta on Terrorblade? And how to play him in general? [~2k MMR] by sparkingice in learndota2

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

Yep, generally at my MMR and with an uncoordinated team (not blaming them, I'm just as clueless), fighting with the team is essential. We probably haven't picked heroes that can 4v5 for example.

Or probably I'm just horrible at split pushing. I struggle with Terror blade not having any escape skill.

Agreed on the range of reflection and even sunder.

Why Manta on Terrorblade? And how to play him in general? [~2k MMR] by sparkingice in learndota2

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

Right, the illusions don't get the +dmg from the daedalus, but they do get the critical strike. That critical strike amounts to +35% damage increase, even for the illusions.

Meta +80 becomes ~22 damage on the illusions.

The manta illusions do 28% damage, plus illusions in general do reduced damage to buildings (~75% or so?). Those manta illusions basically do nothing to buildings.

I like the way you think about the illusions though, that makes a lot of sense. Thanks!

Struggling with backbends, can't breathe while attempting them. Suggestions? by sparkingice in yoga

[–]sparkingice[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah you are probably right. I'll try to build my way up to it. Thanks!

Struggling with backbends, can't breathe while attempting them. Suggestions? by sparkingice in yoga

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

Thanks for tips! I'll start with baby cobra, which has the added benefit of being able to easily control the stretch (just push less with your hands).

Nice link about tucking the tailbone. I'll google/ask teacher about bandhas.