Short, Specific, and Only When It Helps
I spent three months stuck in Silver because I thought “communication” meant listening to…
Author: Marek Dvorak
I do not care how a game reviewed. I care whether the boss pattern is learnable, whether the grind is a wall, and whether the setting everyone recommends is actually doing anything. Specific beats enthusiastic.
Pick the Class That Teaches You the Game
Stop watching the “Top 10 Most Powerful Builds” videos before you even launch the…
Native Resolution Is Usually the Answer
Stop listening to the “pro” streamers telling you that you need a 4K OLED…
Know Where You Are Going at Level Five
Stop listening to the “meta” influencers who tell you that you need a sixty-hour…
Length Is Not Content
Stop listening to the reviewers who call a sixty-hour campaign “epic” just because the…
Read the Whole Tree Before You Spend a Point
Stop listening to the “meta” influencers who tell you that you need to spend…
Beautiful and Empty Is Still Empty
Stop letting a high frame rate and particle effects trick you into thinking a…
Where Higher Refresh Stops Helping
Stop letting tech reviewers talk to you like you’re a toddler. They’ll spend twenty…
Lurk First, Then Say Something Useful
I remember sitting in a Discord call for a high-level raiding guild back in…
Patch Notes Hide the Important Line in the Middle
I spent three months playing a high-stakes tactical shooter with a build I thought…