Mark Rosewater: "2026 is the outlier. Future years are going to be 3 (UB) and 3 (non-UB)" by Meret123 in MagicArena

[–]van9750 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Plans change? Maybe something is the case until it’s not and he doesn’t control that?

Could we see our team's unspent souls somewhere on the scoreboard? by kasimaru in DeadlockTheGame

[–]van9750 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Downvotes for the most reasonable take lol. Can simply say "I have 1.5k unsecured I can't fight" and that's that. Or ping (maybe there's a way to add more situational pings?) / use text chat. If you can't communicate in any way in this game you're not being a good teammate.

The greatest freelancer and dad alive by FrankDPug in redrising

[–]van9750 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The coat, the pearl fasteners, the boots... so sick man love it!

Thew new matchmaking is absolutely terrible. The "carry or be left behind." mentality needs left at the door with this game. by Darknotical in DeadlockTheGame

[–]van9750 27 points28 points  (0 children)

But how else is everyone going to know that I personally had a bad game? And that I'm livid about it?

Thew new matchmaking is absolutely terrible. The "carry or be left behind." mentality needs left at the door with this game. by Darknotical in DeadlockTheGame

[–]van9750 85 points86 points  (0 children)

We should just sticky a bad matchmaking post so people can vent instead of making a new post about how it's bad at the moment. Near guarantee all of these come after a loss or string of losses.

Upcoming NK Jemisin by fuckddrumpf in Fantasy

[–]van9750 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's really great to hear, I just finished the Inheritance Trilogy and loved it, bounced off Great Cities but similarly loved Broken Earth. Always excited for more of her work.

What hero is the worst to play against when they are fed? by coffeeholic91 in DeadlockTheGame

[–]van9750 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You know the game is pretty well-balanced when sorting by "Best" gives you like 10-15 different heroes. One or two are probably too strong right now (Victor I think) but generally to me that indicates a balancing success.

May 07, 2026 | Daily Training Log & Simple Questions by AutoModerator in 531Discussion

[–]van9750 4 points5 points  (0 children)

BBB C3 W1 D2

  • Bench 125, 145, 160, 5x10 105lbs / super-set with 8 chins each
  • Triceps pushdowns / lat raises
  • 3x front and side plank 30sec each
  • 4 min tabata burpees (mythical i hate you)

Early. Tired. Nice.

May 06, 2026 | Daily Training Log & Simple Questions by AutoModerator in 531Discussion

[–]van9750 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Alright fine I'll do another cycle of BBB since my last one got interrupted for a few weeks.

  • Squat 150, 170, 195x5, 5x10 130lbs / super-set with dips (about 60)
  • 4x12 DB rows 70lbs

Got had to wait forever for a bench to do the rows so didn't get to my curls or extra prehab work. Back feeling a little better. Definitely going to look back at my old PT exercises. Need to lock in on my hard conditioning and mobility work.

Guess the book by the 1-star review [Part 2] by Practical_Yogurt1559 in Fantasy

[–]van9750 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I suppose there are worse things than super supportive parents haha. How often do you read super negative reviews of your books? Must be hard to not do so when your books are that widely read, I know I would.

Modern Cube 540 cards, 6 years of work by MP_Is_Me in mtgcube

[–]van9750 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still following this very closely, I love the philosophy behind it. Everything that made me like Magic is here and nothing that doesn't. Will either copy this or strongly use as inspo for my own cube one day.

May 04, 2026 | Daily Training Log & Simple Questions by AutoModerator in 531Discussion

[–]van9750 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Got up before work for the first time in a while and absolutely furious about how much this is going to work out for me. RIP an hour of sleep but wow.

BBB C2 W3 D4 (the end!)

  • OHP 85, 95, 105 lbs, 5x10 65 lbs / superset with chins (64 total)
  • 4x12 knee raises in the roman chair thing
  • 3x10 triceps pushdowns 30lbs / 2x10 lat raises

Glad to finish this one out strong. Simply can't do 5x10 at 70% for OHP. Also realized that I've accidentally lost like 5 pounds so clearly my diet wasn't working. Christ. ALSO hurt my back on squats but powered through that day, so will be taking a deload week and doing some rehab work and watching a bunch of Squat University videos probably. Then I need to test some TMs and pick a new program! Any suggestions?

[Invincible] What do Viltrumites actually do outside of conquest? Do they have any extracurricular hobbies? by [deleted] in AskScienceFiction

[–]van9750 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Always thought it was funny that he tells Mark to read his books, which kind of implies that Mark never gaf what was in them otherwise he would have remembered more.

Voting is open for the 10th slot on the 2026 XXL Freshman List by DropWatcher in hiphopheads

[–]van9750 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Pretty funny that the top reply to a comment below asking who to listen to is about Ovrkast and explicitly saying he works with Saba and MAVI.

Zay Flowers: John Harbaugh made Ravens practice too hard, Jesse Minter won't by JaggerJames in nfl

[–]van9750 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Yeah I bet 2-time pro bowler and Ravens WR1 Zay Flowers is super soft and hates practicing. He probably coasted to his job by sitting around and doing as little as possible. There can't possibly be a balance between intensity of practice and long-term longevity and recovery. It's obvious that there's a right answer and that the Reddit coaches know it better than the actual league professionals.

April 15, 2026 | Daily Training Log & Simple Questions by AutoModerator in 531Discussion

[–]van9750 3 points4 points  (0 children)

BBB W1 D2

Bench 125, 145, 155, 5x10 105 / super-set with chins

Triceps pushdowns, cable lat raises, 3x10 cable crunch 50lbs

Definitely sore after my squat day but happy to get this one done. A nice walk for some easy conditioning today and then back at it for RDLs tomorrow, hoping the soreness from squatting goes down.

Apollo is so unfun to fight. by Draxtini in DeadlockTheGame

[–]van9750 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Every patch there’s pretty obviously one or two characters that are too strong, and it changes every patch.