u/infingardi

I (28M) have this playing partner that is quite older (45+M) than me, but much more experienced ofc. Both of us have been away from tennis for a while and since coming back I've played more often so I'd say I have the upperhand in fitness and explosive power while he has everything else (brains and technique/control).

Our matches go a little something like this: baseline exchanges where I'm dictating rhythm with a more consistent and deeper shot, but he stills manages to get everything back into play with mostly moonballs or sometimes a weak shot so this goes back and forth until I make a mistake or he manages to force a slice out of me... and when he does, he relentlessly rushes to the net and gets control of the situation, and usually ends the point.

The points I manage to win are usually when I force him to stay at the baseline because he misses there more often than me or when he gives me an easy ball that I can't help but rush to the net and finish.

Enough context I think yall got the picture. What I do know is that if I was able to be more patient and stick to the baseline I'd win more. Also, if am able to make take advantage of him staying deep and advance to the net more I'd win more, but my volley game is very weak and he has a hell of a defensive lob that demoralizes me more often than not when I go up the net.

I'd appreciate tips on how to approach the situation better, I have some ideas, but I can't seem to execute it properly and adjust during the match, I just lost badly and I want all the help I can get to improve :)

I'd much rather play baseline all game, but I don't have the raw power/control to overwhelm him from there and I know it's not being effective against his style of play

cara que estilo de arte foda, 3d pixel art eh algo que sempre me atraiu e eu ate comecei a fazer uns cursos de game dev pensando em fazer um game EXATAMENTE como esse, fiquei abismado quando descobri ele umas semanas atras e quis compartilhar aqui hoje para ajudar os devs a ter o maximo de gente possivel no playtest pro jogo sair o melhor possivel

... but I don't have a consistent hitting partner or a free wall that I can use everyday. That being considered would it help me to buy one of those platforms that have a ball and a string attached? I'm wondering if they are actually legit way to help me hit some more or just a scam.

I'm open to other advice on the matter as well

I have 2 characters, level 89 Blood Mage with a Liminal Coil Crit based build and a level 95 Ritualist Minion Army of Skeletal Reavers.

Both are pretty well optimized, and the next upgrades would all be 60 div plus, but I was thinking that if I just send the Minion Army gear to my Blood Mage I would instantly upgrade it if I change to Infernalist as I'd have even more spirit and more Reavers pumping damage out right?

I'm debating because sometimes my minion Army gets overwhelmed when I'm doing juiced Expedition and I want to push that content further.

https://preview.redd.it/ldnvse1pjw5h1.png?width=1861&format=png&auto=webp&s=91b42d1e4fcc01aaef2f61cc4abc3ae32a416ba4

So far I got them to 1350 DPS and you multiply by the 11 azmerian swarm wisps I can spawn and the damage is pretty decent (I know I can get it to at least 14 in the swarm, maybe more)

It sucks to test things around bc I have to go in a map and spawn some swarms for the calculations to show up in game and PoB doesnt work properly for this skill.

I went from Monkee Spirit Walker to Fubgun´s Ice Shot early endagame pre crit build to now my own Azmerian Wisps focused build with Ice Shot still functioning as the main active skill.

This is what my passive tree looks like so far at level 79

https://preview.redd.it/wb74z4eakw5h1.png?width=647&format=png&auto=webp&s=ccc3ad5b186bdb615f0b5f6dd0e296727ea51938

I´m debating whether I should stack more minion damage or go for all the minion critical chance and critical damage bonus nodes. What do you guys think regarding that base damage vs crit route?

I plan on using a "Controlled Metamorphosis Jewel" near Expendable Army to increase the limit of my wisps as well as getting all the damage nodes around that area. Also, I have another doubt in my head: maybe it's more worth to just stack Dex and increase the Swarm's attack speed, I'm not sure though.

I´m looking into swapping from Spirit Walker to Ritualist so I can wear 3 giga juiced minion damage rings from the new genesis tree together, a perfect ring would be smth like: Minion damgage, Minion Attack Speed, Dexterity, Life, Resistances. The only thing that is making me double think the whole switching ascendancies is that the Bear Companion actually helps a lot with survival and getting aggro since at the moment I´m very squishy.

These are all my ideas and I wanna get everybody´s opinion on it and spark some debate around this new Azmerian Swarms skill, let me know what you think and as a last statemente PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE MY SURVIVABILITY ISSUES xD

P.s.: Sorry for the long ass post and here´s my PoE Ninja https://poe.ninja/poe2/profile/infingardi-0768/runesofaldur/character/magentadawn

Resumo:

- Pacco, 6 semanas, diagnosticado com infecção comum (vet disse)

- Injeções IV (alimento + antibiótico) + receita de antibiótico e xarope pra começar amanhã

- Voltou do vet, vomitou 3x em 4h. Agora tá quieto, levanta só pra ir na caixa (só vomita lá)

- Vet disse pra não dar comida até amanhã 15h, só hidratar

- Pergunta: é normal vomitar assim? Preciso me preocupar com hidratação? Alguém passou por isso?

Detalhes:

- Gato brincou um pouco ao chegar, agora tá deitado

- Não deu remédio oral ainda (só o IV)

- Caixa de areia ok, só vomita lá

- To tentando dar água com seringa, boa ideia?

O que eu preciso:

- Alguém que já passou por isso?

- Dica pra parar o vômito além da água?

- Devo ligar pro vet e pedir antiemético?

Estou fazendo esse post porque ate o veterinario de urgencia ja fechou hoje aqui onde moro e nao tenho como levar la de volta hoje ainda

It’s May 7th.

You wake up early. Coffee ready. Second monitor locked in.
Twitch open. Reddit brain fully activated.

Chat is already moving at light speed:
“COPIUM”
“THIS IS IT”
“BINGO ANY% RUN”

Over on Reddit, the scholars of Path of Exile 2 had done their homework.

Perfect bingo cards. Flawless predictions. Pure confidence.

Squares like:

• “6 acts ready"
• “+ skill levels nerfed”
• “CoC triple tap”
• free space: “Hi, I’m ____ from GGG”

Threads analyzed.
Interviews dissected.
Every word from Jonathan Rogers and Mark Roberts turned into prophecy.

Everything was mapped.

Everything was known.

The stream starts.

Black screen.
Music.

Chat explodes:

“OK BOYS”
“LOCK IN”
“EZ BINGO”

Camera fades in.

Jonathan appears.

He looks at the camera.

Takes a breath.

Says:

“Hi.”

0.5 seconds later, Mark:

“Hi.”

And just like that every 0.5 bingo card was wrong.

No intro speech.
No dramatic buildup.
No “Hi I’m Jonathan from Grinding Gear Games…”

Just two dudes dropping “Hi” like it’s a Monday zoom call.

Chat instantly collapses:

“WAIT WHAT”
“RESET THE CARDS”
“WHO HAD DOUBLE HI???”

Somewhere, a single message appears:

“0.5 bingo just got nerfed before launch”

Another follows:

“GGG already balancing expectations”

And in that moment, it hits you.

All those Reddit theories… All those 2000-word breakdowns… All those “based on this interview we can CONFIRM…” posts…

None of it mattered.

Because no matter how much you prepare GGG will always dodge roll out of your predictions.

You lean back.

Take a sip of coffee.

Accept the truth.

As the title says I played tennis when I was younger 13-14yo, now I'm trying to get back into it as a 28yo.

What I want is some general advice on how to improve, I don't have access to free public courts so I've been setting up some games with friend at least once a week and I will try to get some classes once a week as well starting next month, but I've found myself wanting to practice solo so any advice in that area?

For context: I don't have money to rent a court more than once a week (aside from the classes), I hit the gym 2-3 week but I'm not in the best shape right now and I bought a budget artengo tr990 pro racket to start. As a kid I did some classes for 2 months and played for a year so I remember the very basics, but I'm very rusty ofc