Most robust person on tg right now?

Timonk · Post by **Timonk** » Thu Jan 21, 2021 8:41 pm #588006

Since imsxz has moved on from living in our collective hivemind rent free and zawo disappeared in the abyss called internet, who do you guys think is the most robust regular on tg right now?

Post by **oranges** » Thu Jan 21, 2021 8:59 pm #588007

thread speaks to a sad mind timon

Timonk · Post by **Timonk** » Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:12 pm #588008

Why do you even post

terranaut · Post by **terranaut** » Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:15 pm #588009

shitposting is the end game of every ss13 player

wesoda25 · Post by **wesoda25** » Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:22 pm #588011

Probably someone on terry, no one on bagil strikes me as overly robust nowadays.

Post by **NoxVS** » Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:27 pm #588012

wesoda25 wrote:Probably someone on terry, no one on bagil strikes me as overly robust nowadays.

Someone on Bagil once told me being robust was speedrunning every source of gamer gear, so this doesn't really surprise me

Timonk · Post by **Timonk** » Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:34 pm #588013

My bet is on a gamer that
1. Isn't totally braindead
2. Uses a adhd med containing methylphenidate (Ritalin,...)
Why you ask? The people I mentioned above both fit that criteria

Timonk · Post by **Timonk** » Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:37 pm #588014

Or any other drug that calms you down and sharpens your attention for that matter

bobbahbrown · Post by **bobbahbrown** » Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:38 pm #588015

buckaroo banzai played by kaoticzetic

Bytube · Post by **Bytube** » Thu Jan 21, 2021 9:44 pm #588016

tg players and being robust are mutually exclusive

wesoda25 · Post by **wesoda25** » Thu Jan 21, 2021 10:04 pm #588018

NoxVS wrote:
wesoda25 wrote:Probably someone on terry, no one on bagil strikes me as overly robust nowadays.
Someone on Bagil once told me being robust was speedrunning every source of gamer gear, so this doesn't really surprise me

Robust has many definitions but being an efficient power gamer is none of them

Mickyan · Post by **Mickyan** » Thu Jan 21, 2021 10:15 pm #588020

Thu Jan 21, 2021 10:55 pm

That one sentient pyro anomaly slime.

confused rock · Thu Jan 21, 2021 11:21 pm

me

also

wesoda25 wrote:
NoxVS wrote:
wesoda25 wrote:Probably someone on terry, no one on bagil strikes me as overly robust nowadays.
Someone on Bagil once told me being robust was speedrunning every source of gamer gear, so this doesn't really surprise me
Robust has many definitions but being an efficient power gamer is none of them

based.
my opinion of what Robust means is that if there is a bad situation, and there is a way to get out of that situation, a Robust person will get out of that situation. A robust person doesn't need to prep, because as long as there is *some way* to do what they want to do, then they will do it.

Shadowflame909 · Fri Jan 22, 2021 12:24 am

Nalzul · Post by **Nalzul** » Fri Jan 22, 2021 2:00 am #588029

The girl reading this (you)

Fiz Bump · Post by **Fiz Bump** » Fri Jan 22, 2021 5:07 am #588043

Is Robustin still around? If not then Pax I guess.

Timonk · Post by **Timonk** » Fri Jan 22, 2021 5:25 am #588044

Oldman hasn't been seen in 3 aeons and ice packs isn't robust

Fiz Bump · Post by **Fiz Bump** » Fri Jan 22, 2021 6:44 am #588047

Timonk wrote:ice packs isn't robust

He`s disguising his powerlevel

cacogen · Post by **cacogen** » Fri Jan 22, 2021 7:01 am #588048

Aspects of robustness (non-exhaustive):
- Good latency to server
- Good reflexes
- Ability to improvise and adapt quickly
- Exploiting game mechanics, such as poorly tested ones
- Niche game knowledge, such as that gained through experience, code-diving or Discord whispering
- Sympathetic metafriends
- Knowing the meta
- Testing strategies ahead of time
- Preparedness
- Spam-clicking
- Button mashing
- Going fast
- A ruthless disregard for other players

saprasam · Post by **saprasam** » Fri Jan 22, 2021 8:34 am #588051

i wanna say me but my pc is too shit and i have hit rock bottom on awareness

Rohen_Tahir · Fri Jan 22, 2021 10:10 am

cacogen wrote:Aspects of robustness (non-exhaustive):
- Good latency to server
- Good reflexes
- Ability to improvise and adapt quickly
- Exploiting game mechanics, such as poorly tested ones
- Niche game knowledge, such as that gained through experience, code-diving or Discord whispering
- Sympathetic metafriends
- Knowing the meta
- Testing strategies ahead of time
- Preparedness
- Spam-clicking
- Button mashing
- Going fast
- A ruthless disregard for other players

Does exploiting the dog eating exploit to get infinite food as moth make me the most robust person on tg?

cacogen · Post by **cacogen** » Fri Jan 22, 2021 10:38 am #588058

What's your latency like

Rohen_Tahir · Fri Jan 22, 2021 10:41 am

cacogen wrote:What's your latency like

-3 ms.

kopoba · Post by **kopoba** » Fri Jan 22, 2021 11:49 am #588065

We probably can get knowledge about this from logs.
like ration
kills/death for murderboners(atanags or validhunters)
or
deaths/round end living for friendly robustness(autism crew members)
Or
damage dealt/damage received

cacogen · Post by **cacogen** » Fri Jan 22, 2021 7:08 pm #588114

Rohen_Tahir wrote:
cacogen wrote:What's your latency like
-3 ms.

Well it's a doggy dog world out there and it seems to me you have what it takes to end rounds

Post by **RaveRadbury** » Fri Jan 22, 2021 7:46 pm #588130

cacogen wrote:Well it's a doggy dog world out there and it seems to me you have what it takes to end rounds

I was going to correct you, it's a "dog-eat-dog" world, but then I realized it's a mute point.

Post by **Misdoubtful** » Fri Jan 22, 2021 9:38 pm #588146

RaveRadbury wrote:
cacogen wrote:Well it's a doggy dog world out there and it seems to me you have what it takes to end rounds
I was going to correct you, it's a "dog-eat-dog" world, but then I realized it's a mute point.

I guess it pays to be a mime then.

Rohen_Tahir · Fri Jan 22, 2021 10:22 pm

Misdoubtful wrote:
RaveRadbury wrote:
cacogen wrote:Well it's a doggy dog world out there and it seems to me you have what it takes to end rounds
I was going to correct you, it's a "dog-eat-dog" world, but then I realized it's a mute point.
I guess it pays to be a maim then.

FTFY

Sat Jan 23, 2021 1:49 am

Nalzul wrote:The girl reading this (you)

?

pugie · Post by **pugie** » Sun Jan 24, 2021 3:06 pm #588317

I dunno does it matter no this isn't esl

Bytube wrote:tg players and being robust are mutually exclusive

furry.

Sun Jan 24, 2021 4:55 pm

cacogen wrote:Aspects of robustness (non-exhaustive):
- Good latency to server

FUCK

SHIT

GODDAMNIT

Flatulent · Post by **Flatulent** » Sun Jan 24, 2021 7:07 pm #588327

pugie wrote:I dunno does it matter no this isn't esl

cope

Post by **Togopal** » Tue Jan 26, 2021 2:48 pm #588504

A robust person wouldnt staticname

Stickymayhem · Tue Jan 26, 2021 3:22 pm

you ever get in that flow state where you're an assistant with nothing and it's just a perfect ballet of misdirecting cops, fucking with airlocks and matrix dodging disablers as you work your way through the security team leaving them stripcuffed one by one until you have the armory and you've ruined the round

why can i only do that when im non antag

saprasam · Post by **saprasam** » Tue Jan 26, 2021 4:23 pm #588507

Stickymayhem wrote:you ever get in that flow state where you're an assistant with nothing and it's just a perfect ballet of misdirecting cops, fucking with airlocks and matrix dodging disablers as you work your way through the security team leaving them stripcuffed one by one until you have the armory and you've ruined the round

why can i only do that when im non antag

one time i was cuffed with nothing in brig & took out all of sec on my own

BONERMASTER · Post by **BONERMASTER** » Tue Jan 26, 2021 5:27 pm #588509

saprasam wrote:
Stickymayhem wrote:you ever get in that flow state where you're an assistant with nothing and it's just a perfect ballet of misdirecting cops, fucking with airlocks and matrix dodging disablers as you work your way through the security team leaving them stripcuffed one by one until you have the armory and you've ruined the round

why can i only do that when im non antag
one time i was cuffed with nothing in brig & took out all of sec on my own

One time, I was a criminal and brought to the brig. Then I robusted security so hard, that I was promoted to security officer myself.

Rohen_Tahir · Post by **Rohen_Tahir** » Tue Jan 26, 2021 7:17 pm #588511

Stickymayhem wrote:you ever get in that flow state where you're an assistant with nothing and it's just a perfect ballet of misdirecting cops, fucking with airlocks and matrix dodging disablers as you work your way through the security team leaving them stripcuffed one by one until you have the armory and you've ruined the round

why can i only do that when im non antag

You actually get hit by disablers sometimes when you're antag? Cringe.

Timonk · Post by **Timonk** » Tue Jan 26, 2021 9:29 pm #588516

Imagine not knowing how to trick npcs into emptying their disabler and not hitting a single shot

ShibaInuLord · Tue Jan 26, 2021 11:55 pm

imagine not being an npc

Wed Jan 27, 2021 12:57 am

ShibaInuLord wrote:imagine not being an npc

I tried and I couldn't.

cocothegogo · Post by **cocothegogo** » Wed Jan 27, 2021 1:22 am #588538

myself

thehogshotgun · Wed Jan 27, 2021 1:50 am

A robust person wouldn't use the forums : )

Post by **NoxVS** » Wed Jan 27, 2021 4:30 am #588544

There are four contributors to being Robust.

Skill
One who shows exceptional skill can easily win 1v1 in a toolbox fight.

Knowledge
With how in-depth this game we play is, knowledge of how it works can give you a significant edge.

Preparedness
One who shows exceptional preparedness brings a gun to a toolbox fight.

And most importantly of all . . .

Friendship
Because what is more robust than having a friend? Befriend the crew, and they will risk themselves for you. Not only that, but friendship contributes to the three other contributors of robustness. There is skill to be found in numbers, and even the best player can find themselves overwhelmed and curbstomped. Bring together enough people and eventually one will know something that you did not. And of course, you never know what equipment your friends came prepared with.

wesoda25 · Post by **wesoda25** » Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:23 am #588546

Robust has many properties but having a lot of metafriends is not one of them.

cacogen · Post by **cacogen** » Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:39 am #588547

How do people from england experience a good ping when it's across the pond

Post by **Naloac** » Wed Jan 27, 2021 10:39 am #588561

people can be robust in different ways, just because one person is good at clicking it doesnt mean they are the best. A good social engineer will almost always win alot of things by convincing others to do what they need without themselves lifting a finger. Someone with alot of niche knowledge will probably use alot of that to escape bad situations. It all depends really.

Wed Jan 27, 2021 12:48 pm

Naloac wrote:people can be robust in different ways, just because one person is good at clicking it doesnt mean they are the best. A good social engineer will almost always win alot of things by convincing others to do what they need without themselves lifting a finger. Someone with alot of niche knowledge will probably use alot of that to escape bad situations. It all depends really.

Sometimes talking works. Sometimes the other guy will kill you regardless. Don't let it deter you. Even the most skilled and well-prepared players die or fail due to unforeseen or impossible circumstances. That's just how the game goes.

There is no point chasing a pipe dream of robustness to the expectations of others, just look to do what makes you happy and lets you enjoy the game. The fella who killed you is probably doing exactly that, but you don't have to imitate him. He might not be everyone you meet. Even if that person dictates in that moment the longevity of your play time.

That's maybe the biggest strength and weakness of the game. The possibilities are endless as a sim game goes, but the limitations of it being a social game is that people can act or behave in an extremely one-dimensional way.

cacogen · Post by **cacogen** » Wed Jan 27, 2021 4:52 pm #588586

Latency and skill trump all that. You don't need to manipulate and lie if you can just kill everyone wordlessly. And you don't need niche knowledge of game mechanics if you can just kill everyone with the basic shit everyone uses.

Rohen_Tahir · Post by **Rohen_Tahir** » Wed Jan 27, 2021 5:16 pm #588589

NecromancerAnne wrote:
Naloac wrote:people can be robust in different ways, just because one person is good at clicking it doesnt mean they are the best. A good social engineer will almost always win alot of things by convincing others to do what they need without themselves lifting a finger. Someone with alot of niche knowledge will probably use alot of that to escape bad situations. It all depends really.
Sometimes talking works. Sometimes the other guy will kill you regardless. Don't let it deter you. Even the most skilled and well-prepared players die or fail due to unforeseen or impossible circumstances. That's just how the game goes.

There is no point chasing a pipe dream of robustness to the expectations of others, just look to do what makes you happy and lets you enjoy the game. The fella who killed you is probably doing exactly that, but you don't have to imitate him. He might not be everyone you meet. Even if that person dictates in that moment the longevity of your play time.

That's maybe the biggest strength and weakness of the game. The possibilities are endless as a sim game goes, but the limitations of it being a social game is that people can act or behave in an extremely one-dimensional way.

be polite

confused rock wrote:me

also
wesoda25 wrote:
NoxVS wrote:
wesoda25 wrote:Probably someone on terry, no one on bagil strikes me as overly robust nowadays.
Someone on Bagil once told me being robust was speedrunning every source of gamer gear, so this doesn't really surprise me
Robust has many definitions but being an efficient power gamer is none of them
based.
my opinion of what Robust means is that if there is a bad situation, and there is a way to get out of that situation, a Robust person will get out of that situation. A robust person doesn't need to prep, because as long as there is *some way* to do what they want to do, then they will do it.

be efficient

cacogen wrote:Latency and skill trump all that. You don't need to manipulate and lie if you can just kill everyone wordlessly. And you don't need niche knowledge of game mechanics if you can just kill everyone with the basic shit everyone uses.

and have a plan to kill everyone you meet