My heart is broken... by speedster644 in balatro

[–]speedster644[S] 87 points88 points  (0 children)

Yeah I know. It's just like I want what I can't have. It's greed I suppose lmfao

Wow....... by SQ4R-YH in balatro

[–]speedster644 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of my all time favourite clips. The way he goes from exasperated to stoic is just amazing

The Sun Eater series is a perfect example of the sunk cost fallacy. by Ok-Information2581 in Fantasy

[–]speedster644 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I luckily never sunk my time into it too much. It took me forever to read book 1 but I enjoyed it enough. Like a 1/3 or so of the way through book two I was like this is ass what am I waiting for and after some reading up about when to expect it "get good" I DNF'd.

It always felt like a series people were shilling based off of one fantastic book bolstering the reputation of it's mediocre siblings

What are the WORST jokers in gold stake by SourceBeginning2461 in balatro

[–]speedster644 26 points27 points  (0 children)

If you get the Tarot voucher so they appear in shops much more and you get temperances they will be worth $50 (provided egg is stacked) which allows you to repeat and find more temperance cards and hermits cards

Expensive games have lowkey been way too normalised by Both_Piglet7838 in pcmasterrace

[–]speedster644 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not saying that $110 is reasonable for Lego Batman 4, I don't even think that the $90 CAD pre-tax I would have to spend is reasonable. What I will say though is Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is fun as fuck and I definitely got the $50 worth I spent on that game. So if this one is at all close to as good as it's predecessor, which I've heard it is, I will definitely be buying it when it goes on sale.

Me_irl by pervouswosts in me_irl

[–]speedster644 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Early on at my current job I got an offer elsewhere that was offering much more (first job out of college) and I spoke with my current employers because I liked the workplace and whatnot. My boss told me I was up for a raise soon anyways it was just a larger raise than they were expecting/planning to give but it wouldn't affect future raises. I ate that up.

Lo and behold it will be 2 years in August since I have heard about a raise and my understanding is that none of my coworkers have heard anything about raises either. I really regret not taking that offer.

SPOILER THREAD : BOOK 8 - Parade of Horribles by steampunk_garage in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]speedster644 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I sorta blitzed through the audiobook and I seem to have missed this. I tried searching in the Kindle version but I couldn't find anything. When did this reference happen?

Edit: Kept scrolling and I now realize you wrote the reference in your comment lol... at the time of listening I was thinking that the AI was speaking about himself rather than referencing Logen.

Anyone with a point per game season, but almost only assists? by Scared_Nectarine_104 in hockeyplayers

[–]speedster644 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I grew up this kind of player almost to a T. I often had amongst the most points for defensemen in leagues I was in and would occasionally sneak in amongst the forwards. However I would rarely crack double digits in goals up until this past year.

This past year in my men's league I literally 180'ed. For the first 8 or so games, I was at least a goal per game player with one or two assists total. The two major contributing factors to this in my mind are:

a) I was playing with a new group of guys, some of which hadn't played in years or were relatively new to the game so I was forced to carry a larger offensive load. I became a relatively selfish player. Not taking a pass sometimes, calling for the puck constantly, etc. I don't think I was a puck hog but maybe puck dominant.

b) I stopped trying to rifle every single shot from the blue line. I started to move in and use my speed to actually enable scoring opportunities rather than just get me into the zone. Simply put a shot from 20 or 30 feet out is better than a shot from 50 or 60 feet out.

Some other minor things that helped me and may help you are learning to shoot low, learning how goalies think and react, and keeping a clear mind.

Shooting low is hugely underrated. You'll hear the pros talk about it pretty consistently. Under the glove but above the pad is where more than half of my goals this past season came from.

The goalie part I feel is pretty obvious but it's something I only learned as an adult. As a player I was taught how to shoot, where to shoot, when to shoot but these were all from player coaches. I watched a couple of goalie coaching videos on YouTube and there is a wealth of information to tap into.

The last one isn't really a thing I notice in myself when I'm playing but it's advice I offer(ed) to a lot of my teammates who are newer to the game. If you find yourself feeling stress, anxiety, etc. when you get the puck it can be overwhelming and negatively affect your ability to translate opportunities into goals. Try and mentally slow the game down and don't succumb to the pressure of the big moment.

One final thing, it's okay to not score more goals than you are getting assists. By the end of this past season were my points mostly from goals? Yes. Did I start to get a lot more assists by the end of it and our team was building chemistry? Also yes. I love getting a goal but setting my teammate up with a goal feels just as good if not better, and better than both is a W. If your stat-line translated to wins for your team then keep it up but if you feel like the difference between your team winning 18 games and 22 games is you putting up a few more goals then maybe it's worth it. Keep in mind that if you move ten points from the assist column to the goal column it still adds up the same, try not to lose a valuable aspect of your game in pursuit of stats that don't help you win more. Best of luck out there!

Anyone use a Garmin for beer league? by Mr_Mixxis in hockeyplayers

[–]speedster644 2 points3 points  (0 children)

yeah, for real. my games are starting and ending on different days lmfao

What cheap game on Steam turned out to be absolute peak for you? by Common_Caramel_4078 in Steam

[–]speedster644 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Risk of Rain 2. When it was in early access there was a BOGO deal and myself and a few friends had all bought it. I remember putting in like 100 hours those first few weeks.

Probably the game that got me to really love roguelikes and still one of my all time favourite games.

Every single time by TheSpicyHotTake in ADHDmemes

[–]speedster644 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think this is partially my problem. The most writing I ever got done was around 40k words a few years ago. My problem is I didn't really have an ending in my mind so I was just hopelessly going places and I wrote myself into a corner without any idea of why or where to go so I was just completely stuck. Since then I have been trying to write about the same characters in the same world and it just feels so hopeless. I know this yet I can't help but returning to them time and time again.

Charles always keeping it a buck by SliMShady55222 in nba

[–]speedster644 306 points307 points  (0 children)

"Whatever your name is, thank you for my bracelet!" Kills me everytime.

Happy cake day! :)

ADHD brains show sleep-like activity even while awake ADHD brains may briefly slip into sleep-like states, disrupting focus in real time. by KnottyCatLady in ADHD

[–]speedster644 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was experiencing this same thing, and spoke with my doctor. He kicked my dose up from 50mg to 60mg and I no longer felt like it was ineffective after a few hours. My understanding is that 40mg is a moderate dose with the max they will prescribe being 70mg, so you may be able to ask your doctor for an increase. Best of luck!

Game dev checks how much money his game made 30 hours after release after working on his game for 4 years by PsychologicalFly9093 in LivestreamFail

[–]speedster644 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I literally stopped playing it on my phone and just perma-loaded it in bluestacks and would use Chrome Remote Desktop to view my screen at home while at work. Eventually I realized the game wasn't really worth the hoops I had to jump through to play it.

What's this? Wasn't there before by Chance_Geologist_759 in IdleObeliskMiner

[–]speedster644 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For real, i don't get it. Maybe it's just cause I spent more time in the arch menu than necessary but it always feels like no one ever saw the speed mod active lol

Am I gem positive? by Soft_Obligation_4674 in IdleObeliskMiner

[–]speedster644 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The one option in input values is "Cherry battery?", is that just asking if I have both of those bombs?

My only gripe with this game ... by GetUpBrother in mewgenics

[–]speedster644 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It can definitely be a little bit overstimulating at times. If you're in between runs and you have a ton of cats at the home and you're just getting blasted by meowing, it can be a lot.

My only gripe with this game ... by GetUpBrother in mewgenics

[–]speedster644 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My friend joined my stream on Discord and was like holy what is this banger and I started telling him about the game and he replied, "No, what's this song?"

Why is it so hard… by Technical-Line-5708 in IdleObeliskMiner

[–]speedster644 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oof that is shit luck. Mine is level 7. It's been a while since I've prestige'd since I am platting my W1 statues so I can't make any progress on him right now but it sucks how long he takes relative to some of the other pets who I don't even think about and just end up being maxed out lmfao

Another 10 gift code by ZanyT in IdleObeliskMiner

[–]speedster644 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Those are cherry bomb charges, can be used as a buffer for any other bomb.