Excitable_Misunderstood_Genius

@jeffgrubb: Jeff those Dan soundbites are just, wow. Art.

Listening further I feel like this is the breakdown of this group:

A Dan Rykert unit being put through its testing phase.

An experienced Rykert handler in Jeff B. training up a future Ryker handler in Jeff G.

An experienced Rykert Observer in Jason training up novice Rykert Observer in Jess.

Jeff B's instinct to drill down on this and dial in on peanuts is just immaculate.

@mrspoon: You might see some familiar faces in the auto chess scene as a lot of the big streamers/youtubers are former Hearthstone people like Amaz (who seems to be playing Riot's TFT version right now) and Savjz (who seems to be playing Valve's Underlords version).

It has absolutely no skillset in common with moba play. It's a card game. It's Hearthstone or MTG. The only thing that Dota experience would help with is recognizing units and items. I have 0 of that experience and it's not an issue.

Auto chess isn't a version of a MOBA, there's no overlap in the game play at all.

Eight players acquire units (cards) and place them in their play field. They then fight each other one on one. The units that win do damage to the other player. There are methods to acquire more units, level them up, and make them stronger with loot. The units can also interact with each other synergistically to make each other stronger. It's a card game with round by round drafts, essentially. It's not complicated, but it's a lot of visual information to process if you are new to it.

Oh no Ben.

I understand why Dead Cells isn't on this list, but any list without it in 2018 is GARBAGE.

SHOULDA BEEN ON THE LIST!

Most lists you read because you want to see how closely you agree with them. This I read because it was fascinating to hear the author's reasons and analysis, agreement be damned. So glad Rami did this, really engrossing breakdowns.

we were always going back

"I actually kind of like it."

-Vinny