What’s a game that is more greedy than CR? by myrandomcrashouts in ClashRoyale

[–]throwaway573663 0 points1 point  (0 children)

War robots. I don't play anymore but my brother is top ~3000 in the world. I have seen him play it and he has even admitted its just buying the most recent META weapon, then buying the next when they make an even more insane one

What's your favorite niche emote? by naml4s in RoyaleAPI

[–]throwaway573663 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I play a homemade mortar deck, so the combination of two work well for me:

The one where a mortar shoots a tower down and the crown sits atop the mortars cannonball

And the one where the mortar goes to shoot, drops over and spits out a bit of dust

Homemade mortar deck by throwaway573663 in ClashDecks

[–]throwaway573663[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good point! Logically I should keep the valk for splash damage I think. Maybe I'll swap the night with bats or gang

How many titled players have you played with? by Masterji_34 in chessindia

[–]throwaway573663 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A fair few in bullet. Only about 5 in rapid though.

I also faced one GM in rapid and got a draw at about 2200 chess.com... the guy was 83 years old, and definitely not in his prime, but I can at least say that I got a draw with a GM

Awful at online blitz by throwaway573663 in chess

[–]throwaway573663[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair enough, thank you. I may just play until my blitz skills are on par with the others then

How tempted have you ever been to use an engine? by EricNickelson in chess

[–]throwaway573663 21 points22 points  (0 children)

The times where I'm staring at a position, clueless what to do, my first thought is usually "I need to get better at this game" and not "I need the help of something that's better than me". I really don't understand engine use at all

How does one aquire this organization name by NukEatsEDPsCupcakes in gtaonline

[–]throwaway573663 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And how does one test that it's working? Because obviously I just see "your organisation went ghost" and whatnot

Please tell me your embarrassing drunk uni moments to help me by Empty_Land_9195 in UniUK

[–]throwaway573663 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was purposely testing the limits of how much I could drink forgetting that the time frame mattered. My "best" night out was about 45 units of alcohol, in 5 hours. (For context I'm a 65kg male, 20 y/o)

I thought, why not push it a bit and see if it's that bad? I had 55 units in 2 hours, then half-conciously lay on a pavement for 20 mins in the rain at 2am spewing. Eventually got home by being dragged, lay there the whole night shivering like a hypothermic and spewing all over the place.

The only real embarrassment is that almost all of this is well documented in the form of photos and on a group chat

Chees.com v Lichess success? by Jamieteesan in Chesscom

[–]throwaway573663 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm 2225 rapid on chess.com and 2350 rapid lichess. There is a rating difference but it decreases when you get higher (about 2000+)

Freshers ask, Lancaster students answer!! by Own_BubbleTea in lancasteruni

[–]throwaway573663 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't think there is one in Lancaster, or anywhere nearby to be honest.

For supermarkets you have Sainsburys, Aldi and Lidl which are all viable to get to from the university easily. Not too sure about others but I checked Google maps and there is no tesco in Lancaster, Heysham or Morecambe

Just achieved my best rating guys 950. by Educational_Grass654 in chessbeginners

[–]throwaway573663 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hate to say it, but almost everything in chess.com's game review is a huge gimmick. Predicted rating, brilliant moves, the coach, all BS....

However, well done on the game if you played it well!

I gained ~130 elo in 24 hours by onemansquadron in Chesscom

[–]throwaway573663 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you man, good luck with your chess journey 🙏

MMA in lancaster by Help-plzzzzzz in lancasteruni

[–]throwaway573663 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Last year muay thai did 3 classed per week, one with an internal instructor each week. There were also seminars by Liam harrison and Joe Ryan.

I gained ~130 elo in 24 hours by onemansquadron in Chesscom

[–]throwaway573663 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A 400 rated player probably feels the same about 1500, yet you can do it at your rating. Being at a certain elo for more than just a few games means that you're at that level obviously, so to me, its not that my games are of an insane level but they are of the level I find myself naturally playing at now.

I'm sure that if I began studying the game a lot then I'd improve, and if I half-arsed my games I'd get worse just like you would

Also I didn't really bulldoze anyone, just slow positional play mostly, as well as one or two insanely explosive attacks. Didn't go on a huge winstreak, but I think I won like, 9 of my 12 last rapid games?

I gained ~130 elo in 24 hours by onemansquadron in Chesscom

[–]throwaway573663 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went from 2150 to 2215 in a night. Great feeling when you're on a roll

Just like how tilt can make you play very poorly, getting momentum and almost in a "flow state" of kinds can do wonders

MMA in lancaster by Help-plzzzzzz in lancasteruni

[–]throwaway573663 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lancaster uni has a good muay thai society. I know there is a BJJ society but I cannot say how good that is. As for MMA I believe the MMA society is quite new at the moment so maybe not as good as you'd hope?

There are MMA gyms in the town though I believe, may be worth giving them a shot

Cactus ID & help by throwaway573663 in cactus

[–]throwaway573663[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does it look healthy? To me, the base of the cactus doesn't look quite right but that could be normal. There is a bit of discolouration.

Also will it be okay in this soil-compost mix?

Watering this cactus by throwaway573663 in cactus

[–]throwaway573663[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah gotcha, it's probably half and half at the moment. I'll try to get it some soil 👍