PinnedThe Silence was Deafening….or so we thought.We thought suffering in silence was how to assimilate. We thought that if we persevered through the hardship, our success would force our oppressors to acknowledge us. This isn’t a unique idea. This isn’t a unique struggle to Asian Americans. This is the story of the Chinese men building the…Aapi3 min readAapi3 min read
PinnedZhongli is underwhelming, but salvageable.I need to preface a few things before diving into the meat of this article. I honestly love Genshin Impact. I play multiple hours a day. This is not a MiHoYo bashing article. This is not a Zhongli bashing article. I was really excited for his release and have enough…Genshinimpact6 min readGenshinimpact6 min read
Dec 20, 2020RE: Zhongli Buffs?!In case you haven’t seen MiHoYo’s announcement, they’re adjusting Zhongli and the Geo element! I’ll be copy-pasting their descriptions and doing an analysis on the impact of the changes. If you’d prefer to read the official announcement, you can find it here. We start off strong with them apologizing. I…Genshinimpact7 min readGenshinimpact7 min read
Oct 4, 2020Genshin Impact: How do I spend money (or not)Alright, everyone’s been enjoying Genshin Impact. It’s Breath of the Wild, for free. With waifus. People like it a lot. The combat seems fun and I’m excited to start doing co-op soon. However, it has quite a bit of monetization and a handful of currencies that look similar to each…Genshinimpact5 min readGenshinimpact5 min read
Aug 27, 2020Teamfight Tactics Fates: Hot Takes and SpeculationHot takes! Comes get your hot takes! Alright. Teamfight Tactics dropped learnings from Set 3 (and 3.5) and introduced us to Set 4. So it’s time to make some unsubstantiated opinions and predictions! Warning! This is basically a ramble of speculation and excitement for the new Set. …Teamfight Tactics7 min readTeamfight Tactics7 min read
Aug 22, 2020League of Legends: Senna, Appreciation and CriticismSenna has presented a balance problem from release to early 2020. She’s mostly had changes to her Mist Wraith spawns because of the difference between her support and marksmen roles. She’s created a new “role” in the bottom lane for herself. This is often referred to as “Fasting Senna” where…League Of Legends6 min readLeague Of Legends6 min read
Aug 21, 2020League of Legends Preseason 2021 Changes: Ability Haste AddendumWhen I previously discussed Ability Haste, it was mostly as an informative post, rather than an analytical post. If you have not read it, I recommend you read it first here. Assuming everyone is caught up, I think Ability Haste is overall a positive change, if only because it gives…League Of Legends3 min readLeague Of Legends3 min read
Aug 20, 2020League of Legends Patch 10.17: Nerfing LuxGoing to just do a quick talk about a nerf towards my favorite champion, Lux. First let’s look at the nerf. “Lux support, especially with an early shield max, has gained a lot of traction as of late. To curb the oppressive playstyle of just spamming her shield in lane…League Of Legends2 min readLeague Of Legends2 min read
Aug 10, 2020A Short Dive into Tempo in League of LegendsHello! Last Light here. I’m doing an article on the concept of tempo before returning to the Preseason 2021 Changes Series. Tempo is a nebulous and poorly defined term, especially in League of Legends; however, this loose concept is still a very useful tool. It has been used in chess…League Of Legends7 min readLeague Of Legends7 min read
Aug 8, 2020League of Legends Preseason 2021 Changes: Part One — Ability HasteHello! Last Light here. This will be a multi-part series where I will talk about the expected preseason changes and do a mix of analysis and prediction based on this article Riot recently released. This first part is going to talk about the new concept of “Ability Haste.” I’m going…League Of Legends4 min readLeague Of Legends4 min read
