Got any song recommendations?
Cheers and Come Home by Anderson. Paak, Hypotheticals by Lake Street Dive, and the entirety of the Street Fighter 3 Third Strike soundtrack.
You've probably been asked this a lot, but if you could change something about Equilibra's process looking back at it, would you? What would it be?
It's close for me. On one hand, Bulletproof was just a whiff and a half, I genuinely can't recognize how we didn't notice that it would be absurd on that chassis, but figured it would be actively bad instead (and we just didn't notice we did Bronzong on steroids, too). The other choice is phasing options that came at launch that were just actively stupid, and I feel like those were at least better justified and understandable compared to Bulletproof, so I'd rather change BP.
Goldens! My 10 month old Golden pup is the absolute best, even if she is a terror on walks at the moment.
Name one CAP you think is overrated and one you think is underrated in the current meta.
Overrated- I tend to consistently be pretty low on Tomohawk compared to most people, and don't really run it often cause I feel like a lot of the time it's just not that effective.
Underrated- Arghonaut as I mentioned earlier I have as an insanely good mon right now, so I'd say Argh's underrated even if its considered an alright/good option.
What is the best offensive Fairy type in the current meta?
I'm not sure about absolute best, but I really enjoy running Jumb right now. Seems to fit really well on builds and its nice seeing it have a moment in the sun again (no pun intended oh god).
How do you deal with the fact that you can't beat rain?
I lose one game to rain, everybody rains me, I beat everybody who rains me cause I overcorrect and start running like Slowking Gastro, everybody stops, I stop caring about water resists, I get rained and lose one game to rain. Cycle shit.
What kind of law are you interested in at the moment? I've been looking into law school for the future and I've taken an interest to IP and patent law.
You must have a saint's patience for that shit, those are unironically the two areas I want the absolute least to do with lol. Not totally sure, but an early frontrunner is Election Law (surprise).
Not really a question, but you're the guy who got me in to CAP in the first place, so I gotta thank you for that and having enough faith to draft me in Snake! You're the real homie.
You're the best man, super glad you're around. Much love.
Which caused you more pain: the mienshao you knew was coming or the scarf astro you weren't aware of?
Scarf support mono Flare Blitz Astrolotl haunts me when I lay down to rest.
Worst thing you've learned as a politics student?
That people actually enjoy taking classes that are all theory, mainly because 95% of the theory I've had to read is the dullest, driest shit.
Which bad cap do you want to buff the most?
Malaconda! Biased cause of sentiment, sure, but its design is awesome and it'd be a real challenge to see what we'd do to fix its many holes/lack of direction.
Hypothetically, if the small abscess on the gum (originating in an abscess in the pulp of a tooth), known colloquially as a gumboil, had the capacity to heat oil to such a temperature that it would be considered boiling, how much oil would a gumboil boil if a gumboil could boil oil?
I can't do math like this, man, you know this
Worst thing to put on a crêpe?
What was that lasen order again?
When are we having our fabled rematch?
When I stop going out like a buster.
What's a song that you consider to be very underrated?
How Much A Dollar Cost, by Kendrick Lamar. When people talk about TPAB, they talk about Alright, The Blacker The Berry, King Kunta and U as the highlights, the 11/10s on a 10/10 album, but I genuinely think Dollar might be the best song on the whole project.
Thoughts on rain in the current meta?
It's in a curious spot- results point to it being bad, but it keeps getting brought. I feel like its better than results indicate and significantly under developed, where there's a lot of different builds that aren't really peak performance.
How likely is it that CAP + OMs wins PSPL?
It is certain.
What was your scouting process like for Snake draft?
Snake scouting was a LOT of replays. I normally do a ton of replay review already, but coming back after an absence I had a lot of tape to watch so to speak on a lot of different players. I also watched the roomtours a lot, cause I saw Darek doing super well and recognized that was where I could aim to get some steals in later rounds.
Favorite gimmick to bring to CAP?
I cannot win with Hail, but god is that Lasen Hail team so goddamn fun.
Is Golladay enough of a weapon to make Daniel Jones good?
I think so, honestly. I also think we're going WR in the draft, or Slater if he drops to 11, so with an actual number 1 WR, maybe another investment there, an offensive line that is better on paper that also gets an actual offseason, Saquon back, the only things that can keep Jones down are himself, and Evan Engram. I really goddamn hope he's good.
Eli Manning Hall of Fame when?
Errr, like 2nd or 3rd ballot? He's that weird candidate, I think he 100% deserves it, but I don't think a lot of people agree with me that he's first ballot lmao
understandable
I'm sick and tired of Ohio personally.
I don't really feel strongly ab too many, I suppose Luxembourg pisses me off to spell, so we'll go with that.
Post H2K, washed up, dragged out of the retirement home Ryu.
Why am I going for more than 3k in CAPPL I just wanna grill
Didn't I just put you top 5? My fault OG
Can the US electoral college be fixed
Hm, I don't think so? It's less of a "fixed" in terms of it doesn't work- it does its job well enough, I suppose, and there's only been a handful of times popular vote and electoral don't match up, but I'd still prefer popular vote by a lot.
Coke, especially that Cinnamon Coke run they did like a year or two ago here in the states (I think it was out in Europe or specifically England beforehand? Hell if I know).
CAP that got buffed/nerfed through gen 8 mechanics and/or move changes you like most and least
Quietly extremely thankful Jumb lost so much of everything, that mon is bonkers with Fire coverage/HP Ground. Least liked Caribolt losing Return for no discernable reason, that one sucked so much.
What inspires you to get out of bed each morning
Class, my pup, and reading whatever Discord tags I get overnight cause 40% of my friends are across the globe.
What inspires you to open CAP discord every morning
Reading whatever voice chat text channel messages I missed the night before and trying to piece back together the fuckery yall were up to.
Would you rather sky jump or bangee jump
Sky jump, I think, the bungee jump part seems a lot less trustworthy than a parachute.
It's a lot of questions but f u you're making me SS in your idealised line-up so Offler can bring Leaf Guard Lurantis you deserve less than nothing
Would you rather I make him bring Lurantis in SS???????
What's your favorite non-CAP Pokemon?
Tie between Excadrill and Torterra. Torterra was my first partner in Pearl forever and a half ago, and Exca was the first mon I ever got attached to outside of that when I played BW- it was the one team member I planned and all of that.
What are your thoughts on the current CAP process? As movepool leader, how would you say your stage is running?
I've been up and down on it, honestly. The concept and a lot that came with it wasn't my cup of tea exactly, but I do think it's been fascinating to think about the game in a weird way. Moves feel like they're running well, especially with my end being blasted with school and family struggle for a bit, so I've really got the community to thank first and foremost for the great stage.
What's your favorite brand of water?
Poland Spring gang.
What Pokemon does Rhyperior evolve from?
What the hell is a Rhyperior?
what percentage of your life do you feel truly alive?
80%, the 20% is half awake sleep deprived mode
do you believe that the ends or the means is more important?
means, probably. Rarely is there one way to an end.
what age do you feel like on the inside?
I still feel like a 17 year old, man. I keep calling myself "kid" like I'm not an actual human being.
can u do any magic tricks? what about juggling? how many balls do u think u could juggle, be honest
There is a reason I play pokemon, spoo, there are no mechanics in it, I would fail a single juggle
would you take a bullet for anyone in your life?
Mom, dad, brother, probably
what is the most valuable life lesson you learned from your parents?
"Don't put it off, do it, so you can let yourself forget about it."
whats your favorite color? mines red btw
purple, good pick
you are down absolutely horrendous
What three federal laws would you remove if given the opportunity to do so and why?
Patriot Act- horrid legislation that is just the most aggressively anti-privacy shit
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017- bad bill, goes against what my beliefs on taxation and the like should be
No other law exactly springs to mind, but if we include court cases #3 is Citizens United. That's just a pox on America as it stands, personally- campaign finance is incredibly fucked thanks to it.
In the same vein, what laws would you pass if you were able to and why?
Two most pressing pieces of legislation I'd pass would be a wide reaching voting rights bill, and something that improves education cross-country. Education I think is a pressing issue that avoids a lot of focus, and voting rights is a passion of mine as well as being hugely important.
Who is the most based US president? Which would you trust the least with the aux cord?
Obama's playlists are consistently fire, so he gets the aux. Honorable mention to Clinton, considering I'd imagine he knows his jazz. I'd probably trust Carter the least with the aux.
Are there any managers you're interested in going up against in CAPPL VII? Who worries you to go up against, just in terms of draft plans and how they've managed in the past?
I'm curious to see who the final suite of them will be, but at the moment I'd love to go up against Jordy and Jho again. They worry me, surely, considering they 100% put in the time to make it work and have proven results, but competing against some of my best friends is always fun, especially considering bragging rights are always on the line.
How is CAP polling similar to anything you've learned in class? Could it be done better? Are there any ways you've been analyzing/studying it on your own time?
I'm going to spend a good bit of time deep-diving into the 29 polls to see if I can get any sort of read on it. The curious part is that there's really no data on
why votes go the way that they do, unlike political voting where there's quantifiable "I voted based on XYZ" data to work with. It makes it a bit hard to gauge anything before it happens, or predict anything.
Who would you like to match up against r1 of rigged?
I have memes or beef with half the metagame don't make me pick man idk
Least favorite Italian word to hear mispronounced and why is it calzone?
This answer isn't an answer exactly but I heard someone pronounce risotto as "riz-oat-oh" and I got incredibly angry
Thanks again for the questions yall, these are extremely fun to answer.
