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At least I am not the only one who feels that way about the twitch.tv chat by CANNONBALLCANNIBALin leagueoflegends

[–]abetadist 4 points5 points ago

I'm reminded of this from bash.org:

<Zybl0re> get up

<Zybl0re> get on up

<Zybl0re> get up

<Zybl0re> get on up

<phxl|paper> and DANCE

* nmp3bot dances :D-<

* nmp3bot dances :D|-<

* nmp3bot dances :D/-<

<[SA]HatfulOfHollow> i'm going to become rich and famous after i invent a device that allows you to stab people in the face over the internet

In 6 hours mTw.NA will play vs LgN in the NESL Pro Series. by icecreamrepublicin leagueoflegends

[–]abetadist 0 points1 point ago

mTw's game one picks were very odd. They went for a poke/heal comp when LgN already had Amumu and Ashe for hard initiation and a pick open.

I'm not entirely sure how this is going to play out... by japandr0idin leagueoflegends

[–]abetadist 2 points3 points ago

5x Soraka. Always Starfall, never die.

Which champion would you consider the most OP in the history of LoL and why? by Pincelin leagueoflegends

[–]abetadist 2 points3 points ago

Sunfire Shaco was so rage-inducing. Clone doubled his Sunfire Cape damage and all that HP and armor made him impossible to kill.

Diablo III Is The Fastest-Selling PC Game Ever by daevasin Games

[–]abetadist 0 points1 point ago

I don't have the source (it was an interview with the game designer on youtube), but the reason for the six-ability limit is because 7 was too much in testing. People could have all the skills they really wanted with 7 skill slots. 6 forces some interesting trade-offs.

The reason they went with this skill design is because they tried allowing respecs (due to popular demand) with a "classic" skill system, and found people would just respec and dump all the points into the skills they wanted. That's basically this current system, but the current system is a lot cleaner.

Curse Gaming vs Team Dynamic at 6 p.m. Pacific / 9 EST for IPL5 NA Qualifier! See how SaintVicious does 3 hours from post! by JoshSuthin leagueoflegends

[–]abetadist 0 points1 point ago

Pobelter burning ult on Ahri in mid lane while Dynamic was baiting Baron with the bottom inhibitor down really put a nail into Curse's coffin. They were probably going to lose anyway, but after that move they had no chance to win.

Free Lux Week by qaerain leagueoflegends

[–]abetadist 4 points5 points ago

The reference is to Marisa Kirisame, a character in Touhou. Her title in some of the games is "Ordinary Magician".

Marisa's Final Spark spellcard is also the inspiration for Lux's ult:

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USA's creaking infrastructure holds back economy by joshuahedlundin Economics

[–]abetadist 1 point2 points ago

I agree, but in the case of roads, what advantage is there to having a government-regulated "private" company vs. just having the government do it?

USA's creaking infrastructure holds back economy by joshuahedlundin Economics

[–]abetadist 3 points4 points ago

Private roads suffers from lots of market failures. There are both positive and negative externalities and roads are natural monopolies (you usually don't want two highways/bridges/tunnels side by side).

How much of the sub-prime mortgage crisis was caused by Fannie Mae? by Physiocratin AskSocialScience

[–]abetadist 9 points10 points ago

I think there's some evidence that Fannie and Freddie were not the drivers of the recession. Barry Ritholtz has posted a bunch of articles on this topic on his blog, by him and by others. Here's a few(out of the many) I found pretty quickly:

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Is it better to build a team to exploit your division's weaknesses, or try build an overall solid team? by ReaganSmashKin nfl

[–]abetadist 1 point2 points ago

I think Bill Belichick once said something along the lines of "There will be around 10 teams that will consistently contend for the playoffs - build your team to beat those teams". I guess it's worked pretty well for him so far...

If anyone could find a source (and possibly confirm whether Belichick was actually the person who said this), I'd be eternally grateful :).

No Sophmore Slump for QBs Andy Dalton and Cam Newton? by hnrqoliv182in nfl

[–]abetadist 0 points1 point ago

It'll depend a lot on the rest of the offense, too. We lost Shockey and Travelle Wharton, and those could be important parts of the offense around Cam. Some of the WRs will need to step up.

CD Projekt – Pirated games are not lost sales, DRM is “a lot” for legitimate users to put up with by zakislamin Games

[–]abetadist 0 points1 point ago

Well, I don't mean upgrading your non-gaming computer into a gaming computer. I'm talking about someone who needs a computer and is deciding between a gaming computer and a non-gaming computer.

You're right though, if someone doesn't need a new computer, then maybe you can look at the full cost. But even that's misleading since now you have two computers.

CD Projekt – Pirated games are not lost sales, DRM is “a lot” for legitimate users to put up with by zakislamin Games

[–]abetadist 0 points1 point ago

How much does your non-gaming computer cost? You shouldn't include that in the cost of your gaming computer; you should only be counting the additional expense of turning a non-gaming computer into a gaming computer.

Just discovered this interestingly named dungeon in Diablo III. by DoctorTurkletonin gaming

[–]abetadist 0 points1 point ago

IIRC, monster damage doesn't scale with additional players. Each additional player only adds +75% monster life.

Thank you NFL for teaching me multiples of 3s and 7s when I was growing up by sbcocoin nfl

[–]abetadist 2 points3 points ago

The center gets a surprise explosive growth in arm strength right before he snaps the PAT.

Rawen! A new TCG! Please check it and write your opinion! (x-post from /r/gaming) by cocakukkin boardgames

[–]abetadist 0 points1 point ago

If you're going to target board game players, you might want to a) talk about how this game plays, and b) put this on BoardGameGeek.

How Diablo III's Solo Experience Reveals A Hollow Game by limbclockin Games

[–]abetadist 0 points1 point ago

People who formerly enjoyed the "spawn" feature so that they could temporarily play a game with their friends without all having to own a copy of the game. Now the barrier to playing this game with your friends approaches $300.

$300? Can you explain that please?

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