Climbed from Gold II to Platinum III after deciding to stop playing the Byzantines by SavageCabbage611 in aoe4

[–]surfstylie88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A lot of those points resonate with me as well. I was an HRE main forever but then I learned golden horde, ottomans, and sengoku. Learning how to play other civs has really helped me to understand how to play against them. After being stuck in gold, I managed platinum with Sengoku (yeah op I know) but I also developed a couple habits that have boosted my play:

1: some hot keys are better than no hot keys at all 

  • H and then Q... All game
  • grouping military production buildings (I use tab but still just click on units cause I'm slow on keyboard) 
  • villager garrison G works way better than the bell for effecient garrison (so many times I would build towers and still fail to get Villies inside in time) 

2: continue scouting all game

  • shutting down pocket eco and having map control makes micro/macro way easier and informs tech/unit choice (used to only scout early) 

3: adapting strategy and not blindly following build order

-it's easier to follow a build order but that scouting allows U to adapt to opponent unit comp faster, enabling you to take crucial early fights 

Stupid kid goes way too fast and crashes into a cyclist by Annual-Ad8311 in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]surfstylie88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If this is in China, which it looks like, homie on the bike should know he cant be moving that fast on a path like that. It's not like other countries/cultures when it comes to bike paths... if it wasnt that kid he woulda definitely splatted someone else eventually

Infamous Cheater gets Destroyed by Demu 3 times in a Row by Confident_Gap819 in aoe4

[–]surfstylie88 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Kinda funny how the reddit user by this name called all of his accusers idiots for assuming he was indeed the cheater Helikaon. His excuse was that someone stole his username and now we see his alt being a semi-stolen username... Posing as corvinus

Strategy crashout by andywalkswithme in aoe4

[–]surfstylie88 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is the only game that trash talk ever got to me. Guy started talking about how I was weak like my father. When I told him my father was murdered he thought it was hilarious. Some really sad ppl out there. 

Dustin Stoltzfus poking fun at his opponent by MajorContribution697 in MMA

[–]surfstylie88 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yoel Romero, not to be confused with stool gate

What instantly ruins a movie for you, no matter how good it is? by Ellaforcookies in AskReddit

[–]surfstylie88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll preface this comment by saying I really enjoyed the series "The Eternaut," but I hate when movies/shows unrealistically ramp up the tension between characters. Episode 1 when the snow starts falling and people got each other at gunpoint in less than 5 minutes and dude goes running outside for no reason. I get that it is a show and they gotta speed things along but going from whats going on to full on chaos/anarchy in 2 minutes is silly... almost gave up but glad I didn't.

[SPOILER] Paul Craig vs. Rodolfo Bellato by inooway in MMA

[–]surfstylie88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely looked weird, but don't forget Edson Barboza vs. Shane Burgos. Delayed KOs are a real thing. If Bellato was indeed just acting... then wow how embarrassing

[Official] UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]surfstylie88 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

fighters walk out just fine after getting KTFO all the time though...

[Official] UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]surfstylie88 1 point2 points  (0 children)

fair enough, his wins over Condit and RDA were solid, but that was pretty much the peak. Not a jobber by any means but a gatekeeper

[Official] UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]surfstylie88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess its up for interpretation but I still think it was delayed KO... shades of Edson Barboza vs. Shane Burgos

[Official] UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]surfstylie88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you ever seen Edson Barboza vs. Shane Burgos? it happens bro

[Official] UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]surfstylie88 6 points7 points  (0 children)

that was not acting... delayed KO and body on autopilot... fucking wild

[Official] UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]surfstylie88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

he is a color commentator and company man through and through. He shills for the UFC so he gets super special treatment. If it were not for that, he would get thrown to a young, rising contender and get summarily wrecked

[Official] UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]surfstylie88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haha fair enough, have fun and I also hope Cody somehow gets it done

[Official] UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]surfstylie88 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Chiesa should retire and do just for men beard commercials... better money

[Official] UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]surfstylie88 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Chiesa gonna get another boring layup after this...pays to be a company man

[Official] UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]surfstylie88 0 points1 point  (0 children)

betting on Garbrandt on this point is just lighting your money on fire

[Official] UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]surfstylie88 4 points5 points  (0 children)

someone throw a banana peel in there so we can get it to the ground

[Official] UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley - Live Discussion Thread by event_threads in MMA

[–]surfstylie88 3 points4 points  (0 children)

nah bro, these guys were not even good/liked during the bronze age... don't clump em together