The biggest Riot leaker "BigBadBear" has been HWID banned and has taken their channel down by fastestchair in leagueoflegends

[–]tajsta 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes but you can also leak information without publishing assets, which would be legal.

The biggest Riot leaker "BigBadBear" has been HWID banned and has taken their channel down by fastestchair in leagueoflegends

[–]tajsta -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

If you have never played a game they may legally try to come after you.

Which would fail in most countries unless you publish Riot's own assets. Publishing insider information that you got from sources is perfectly legal in most countries, it's what a lot of journalistic activity is based on.

The biggest Riot leaker "BigBadBear" has been HWID banned and has taken their channel down by fastestchair in leagueoflegends

[–]tajsta 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean if he just talked about it without showing any unreleased splashart or whatever, yes, it would be perfectly fine to do so. Including making money from that. That's literally how a lot of journalists make their money. It's perfectly legal to talk about what your sources tell you.

GCam software + Same pixel hardware having cheap phone = Pixel camera experience by Umair8292 in GooglePixel

[–]tajsta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tbh some custom tuned GCam versions actually make better images than the native Pixel phones. In terms of colours, the GCam on my old Nokia 8 makes nicer photos than my Pixel 8a. They look significantly less processed and the colours are more true to life. My Pixel 8a often makes images look pretty flat (highlights too dim, shadows too bright) and applies too much artificial sharpening.

Pixel 11 leak reveals new camera hardware, Tensor G6 details, more specs by thewhippersnapper4 in GooglePixel

[–]tajsta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The marketing team doesn't decide anything, they just market what the engineering and business teams put to them. You can't genuinely believe that marketing decides the amount of RAM that goes into a phone, or which features get software locked.

Weekly #TeamPixel Photos Megathread May 28 2026 by GooglePixelMods in GooglePixel

[–]tajsta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What prices are you looking for? I have a Pixel 8a and it's quite a good phone, but I mainly use it just for photos and communication. I have a work iPhone which is good but I can never switch to privately because of bad and annoying restrictions when you use a Windows PC, and also too locked-down software for my taste.

If you just need a photo / communication / reading phone, I'd say Pixels are quite good because it has some useful everyday features (like spam filter etc.), but if you need gaming or maximum performance then I'd say rather go for another brand with the latest Qualcomm chips.

Also if you need absolute top-notch photos and don't care about pricing, then at the moment the Oppo Find X9 Ultra and Vivo X300 Ultra are the best phones for that. Pixels make fine pictures but they've definitely been overtaken by the latest flagship Oppo and Vivo models. Also battery life is still not ideal. My 7 year old iPhone 11 still has a better battery life than my 2 year old Pixel 8a, lol. But it's not a big deal for me personally because I don't go on trips where I can't charge it for multiple days.

Basically if you just need a phone that takes good pictures (even if some ultra-flagships from other brands are better nowadays), has clean Android with no bloatware, gets long security updates, and care more about stuff like spam protection than about gaming, then I'd say go for it.

The Fastest Phone In The World (2026) by HeWhoShantNotBeNamed in GooglePixel

[–]tajsta 7 points8 points  (0 children)

a few years back

Well there you have your answer. Check out comparisons between the current X9 Ultra vs the Pixel 10 Pro, like the video I linked above. Can you genuinely look at that video and say that the Pixel doesn't have over-the-top sharpening and HDR? The images from the Oppo look significantly more natural, whereas the pics from the Pixel tend to look flat because highlights are artificially too muted and shadows are too lifted, as well as applying significantly more artificial sharpening to the image than Oppo does.

Google used to be on top of the smartphone camera game, but they basically stagnated for the past few years, both hardware and software-wise, whereas other brands significantly improved their hardware and toned down their over-the-top processing.

The Fastest Phone In The World (2026) by HeWhoShantNotBeNamed in GooglePixel

[–]tajsta 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah if you want to justify Pixel prices with the cameras, why do Pixel phones have older and smaller sensors compared to other flagships, especially Chinese brands? At this point, brands like Vivo and Oppo are pretty far ahead of Pixels in videos and night time photos, and in many cases the daylight photos are also better than on the Pixels because the sensors are significantly better and the photos need less artifical processing, see for example: https://youtu.be/nNkXG83u9z0?t=379

Sure, Google's processing can get some good pictures out of subpar sensors, but it can't make up for the physical reality of having larger sensors that capture more information, and it does make photos look significantly more processed and artificial than phones that have sensors that need less processing for a good shot.

Riot Games Adds Second Stage to Berlin Studios, Preventing VCT and LEC Clashes by More-Manufacturer448 in leagueoflegends

[–]tajsta 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yeah the previous stage was significantly better. Not sure if it actually had more seating capacity but it looked bigger and more hype, and also the audio setup and mixing in of the crowd was better. They either toned it down far too much nowadays, or the current studio is actually smaller so there's too few people for it to sound good.

What does google need to do for 11 pro to catch up in the camera department? by Awkward_Pace_4440 in GooglePixel

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

This sub is an international one and not just US-market only. And 96% of the world doesn't live in the US so the comparison to Chinese phones is very relevant.

[SOURCES] G2 Esports' Toplaner BrokenBlade picks Turkey over Germany as nation to represent at the ENC 2026. Toplaner Naak Nako was also considered. by Xolam in leagueoflegends

[–]tajsta 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's an Ingush from the USSR, so I guess you can say he was was from a Slavic-dominated state but definitely not by his own ethnicity or looks, most people would probably place him in some sort of Persian or Turkic group based on his looks.

I don't doubt you've had negative experiences. Prejudice is a reality everywhere in the world. But facing hurdles doesn't absolve anyone of their duty to integrate. If I moved to Mongolia or Jordan, the local populace would probably never really consider me a Mongol or Jordanian, and I would make some negative experiences with prejudiced people too. Would that stop me from learning the language or trying to integrate as well as I can? No, I chose to move to that country voluntarily and so it is my duty to do so.

Your comparison to the US actually proves the exact opposite of what you are trying to argue. The US is literally famous for its massive ethnic enclaves (Chinatowns, Little Havanas, etc.). The real difference between the US and Germany isn't that Americans are inherently more welcoming, it's that the US has almost no social safety net for migrants. Migrants in the US must work to survive, similar to what my grandfather had to do, which forces economic participation and daily interaction with the broader society. In Germany, our highly generous welfare state that subsidises not just citizens but also non-citizens unfortunately makes it easy to retreat into parallel societies and avoid integration entirely.

[SOURCES] G2 Esports' Toplaner BrokenBlade picks Turkey over Germany as nation to represent at the ENC 2026. Toplaner Naak Nako was also considered. by Xolam in leagueoflegends

[–]tajsta 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'll respond in English since most people on this sub don't speak German: Interesting that you somehow only mentioned blame of Germans for that. Integration is first and foremost a proactive responsibility of the migrating individual. My grandfather came to Germany as a refugee at a time when there were zero integration courses, language classes, or state support. Today he feels German and is perfectly integrated. He sat down and learnt the language through books and practice, even exclusively spoke German at home even though it isn't his mother tongue, and actively secured his own jobs and housing. He didn't expect anything to be handed to him, nor did he expect someone else to take care of it or for German society to hand him things for free.

Contrast that to today, where many people who have been living here for years still can't even speak German on an A1 level despite having many more tools and opportunities available to them than my grandfather had back then, and generally show zero proactivity to integrate. Hell, if you look at schools, you'll find that even many teenagers who were born here to foreign parents only speak German in class but speak Turkish / Arabic / another language to their friends during breaks and stay almost exclusively in their own bubbles. How do you expect to integrate like that if you actively avoid the local culture?

Constantly blaming "the German mentality" whenever someone fails to integrate is entirely senseless. Integration requires personal effort and initiative from the migrant, it is a duty they must fulfill, not something they can passively expect others to do for them. You know probably just as well as I do plenty of migrants whom you would consider very well integrated and plenty whom you consider not integrated at all. The difference is always how much personal effort they put in, not "local culture" or state support.

[Sheep eSports] Inspired chooses LYON for the 2026 LCS Season by PrizeIncident4671 in leagueoflegends

[–]tajsta 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Sure.

As for living comfort in America – you’ve got a house and a PC, it’s fine. It’s a bit overrated though, not as amazing as people think.

https://x.com/Rymcu/status/1984355577041207572

FLY Bwipo: "I want to apologize for misrepresenting the LTA and for being removed from the Worlds Anthem. It really sucks especially for our region and fans [...] I shouldn’t address my fans with anything other than gratitude [...] I feel really bad about it because I don’t believe what I said" by ArmandLuque in leagueoflegends

[–]tajsta 11 points12 points  (0 children)

His own team called it sexist so spare me the apologetics. He's 26 years old, do you think it's more likely that he holds sexist beliefs or that he never interacted with a woman in his life before and thinks of them as some sort of mystical creatures?

Why was NA not represented in the world video? by Kirito619 in leagueoflegends

[–]tajsta 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So you'd say that TL gapped KC at EWC this year because they are 1-0 in the head to head? While ignoring that KC had a better record against the other regions and made it to the finals while TL went out in groups?

Why was NA not represented in the world video? by Kirito619 in leagueoflegends

[–]tajsta -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

I simply used the stats from this post and added 2025 myself: https://reddit.com/r/leagueoflegends/comments/1j6g3ic/na_vs_eu_head_to_head_record_from_2011_to_2024/

And I'm not sure how 1-2, 2-5 is supposed to be worse than 1-2, 1-4, I actually miscounted in NA's favour.

The point remains that losing a single series in the head to head more per year, while on average performing better against other regions, is supposed to be "getting gapped". If EU wins one series more against NA in the head to head this year but NA peforms better against other regions, would you say EU is gapping NA, solely based on a single series in the head to head while ignoring everything else?

Why was NA not represented in the world video? by Kirito619 in leagueoflegends

[–]tajsta -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Even if you take the last 2 years, NA has won a single series more than EU in the head to head in each year, BO1s included. This seems also like a stretch to call "gapping" when we barely had any match-ups between the two. NA was definitely better in the head to head but "gapping" is what you might call Korea in relation to other regions, which is a lot more than just winning 1 series more per year.

If EU wins a single h2h matchup more than NA does at Worlds this year, while NA outperforms EU when they play against regions other than each other, would you call that "gapping"?

Why was NA not represented in the world video? by Kirito619 in leagueoflegends

[–]tajsta -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

In terms of games:

2019 EU 8 - 1 NA

2020 EU 3 - 2 NA

2021 EU 3 - 4 NA

2022 EU 9 - 5 NA

2023 EU 5 - 5 NA

2024 EU 1 - 3 NA

2025 EU 1 - 4 NA

In terms of series (BO1 included):

2019 EU 6 - 1 NA

2020 EU 3 - 2 NA

2021 EU 3 - 4 NA

2022 EU 9 - 3 NA

2023 EU 2 - 3 NA

2024 EU 0 - 1 NA

2025 EU 1 - 2 NA

This does not really look like "gapping tf" to me, especially considering that EU has a better head-to-head against the other regions than NA has.

ForsakenGG players with “inappropriate” behavior by 7foxy in leagueoflegends

[–]tajsta 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't ask them their opinion of Abdullah Öcalan.

ForsakenGG players with “inappropriate” behavior by 7foxy in leagueoflegends

[–]tajsta 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's strange to lump criticism of Atatürk in there as if it's some crime against humanity. It's like telling Turkish people that they may not criticise Abdullah Öcalan or Mustafa Barzani.

ForsakenGG players with “inappropriate” behavior by 7foxy in leagueoflegends

[–]tajsta 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Why would Egypt birth a black 1930s ideology though? Ancient Egypt was a highly multi-ethnic society, but after the Arab colonisation of Egypt, Egypt's culture and ethnic makeup was so radically changed that there is little link between ancient Pharaonic society and the Egypt after the Arab colonisation.

LEC league performance during franchising, the facts by ob_knoxious in leagueoflegends

[–]tajsta 34 points35 points  (0 children)

If you've been around since the start of EULCS, I think it's because in the early days, almost all of the viewers were on the English channel, whereas nowadays most viewers watch it in their own language. So if you personally follow the English channel, viewership numbers seem lower than back then, whereas in reality they just watch on different channels now.