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[@dallumm]

I think it would be fun if you could watch the replays without the fog so you could see what happened on the other side of the board

[@davidlessenberry8736]

Word.

[@Kaazzaam88]

Yeah, thought the same, would be a nice tool

[@jollan1747]

@@MikeLangenfeldt It's a setting you can turn on and off, it's not mandatory but instead to give the game an extra dimension for the people who want to.

[@darkgxk]

an additional option that you can turn on or keep off where the fog moves with the players' POV where you see what they see to understand why they did something

[@Matheus-pf2uj]

I'm addicted to watching your videos, especially before bed, the tactic makes me sleepy hahaha

[@CoopsNME]

Rocket League, another game with both a casual and competitive player base, starts you off with camera shake and one of the main controls (used to roll your car in the air) isn't even bound by default. SMG are not unique in this regard. However, I think Risk is different because you are at an inherent disadvantage due to the time constraints of your turn, made worse with the animations. With RL, you could theoretically learn to play with the default settings - you'd be at a disadvantage eventually, but would still be able to climb the early ranks. This leads me to my next point - the ranking system. I've played a lot of different games with Ranked modes - Rocket League, League of Legends, TFT, CSGO, Overwatch and I watch a lot of Pete's videos and do feel the quality can sometimes take a hit when you get people botting in the first few turns. The fact that a GM can match with a Novice in a *ranked* game is wild to me. That is unheard of in most games. If SMG were serious about a ranking system, the settings shouldn't be in one players control, it should either be a "meta" rotation or randomised, and they could use their battlelog data to create effective settings that are both fun and competitive (did someone completely stomp? Did the game stalemate? did people bot out early due to a bad spawn?). This would also reduce teaming/collaboration, since you could queue for a gamemode without the lobby and there's no guarantee they'll have both accounts in the same game. It should match people *of the same rank or similar*, and botting out early (or at all preferably) should result in either a time penalty to matchmaking, a penalty in ranking points, or both. Many competitive games have these systems in place, and for good reason. Pete also often talks about how the report system shouldn't be a thing, and while I do disagree with that idea, I think some of the above changes could also allow the report system to be refined and to actually have an impact (teaming and stalling for example are very real issues). Harassment? In a game with no chat? Why is that an option?

[@qwertwerr3627]

Insane blizzards mate, almost like the iron curtain! Cheers from England.

[@DavidDsvidson]

Pete going off on orange at the beginning is absolutely hilarious

[@martinstuvland8620]

25:38 At first I thought you said S&P without hearing the original question! 😆

[@aidanwalker5019]

Thanks!

[@TheKillPeteStrategy]

Appreciate the support! Thank you very much 🙏❤️🤜🤛

[@iam9ninjas]

Perhaps the best way to guide future Risk development is to back a competitor. Risk is really just a trademark. The game mechanics are open for anyone to implement. Perhaps the community should start looking to develop an alternative.

[@TheKillPeteStrategy]

The community has been. If SMG doesn't listen to its top players about very necessary design solutions I have no doubt that someone will come up with this before too long.

[@Hufdud]

I feel like I’ve noticed a lot more of these deep pocket caps (like orange in this game) in my own games recently. It seems like a new noob meta to just hide their cap as far away from anything useful as physically possible

[@TheKillPeteStrategy]

Corner cappers have always been a thing and they usually don't do very well

[@nielsbakker7455]

Your videos are great to fall asleep to. Not in a bad way❤ i just love binge watching your vids until I fall asleep. Something about your voice is so relaxing

[@TheKillPeteStrategy]

Glad you like them!

[@undeadbarbarian2632]

Love your content Pete, been watching for a while and always enjoy your uploads 😀

[@anoldlady8]

I was hoping you would get the white cap earlier just for positioning but you weren't ever given the opportunity to do so. Great game Pete!

[@JonCookeBridge]

Would have looked pretty, but white was both guarding Pete from red and fighting red. Effectively every one of those white troops ended up being a Pete troop if you think about it.

[@TheKillPeteStrategy]

White enabled that win the most. I like to extend trust for as long as I can with my neighbours and reciprocate when broken.

[@jonathangregory343]

you got me back into risk. I love your videos!

[@DeadDrunk2]

Classic Poland being caught between two super-powers

[@theotheralan5511]

Kinda reminds me of Civ 3. For some strategies you have to scrap with your neighbors early and win, if you want to win the highest difficulty levels.

[@gamers_1]

Great game pete as always 👍🔥❤️🔥❤️ Congratulations pete you're almost at 100k subs

[@heeby123]

Pete you should have known Georgia was a terrible plan. That’s where Orange and Yellow get their peaches from!

[@Gobboleone]

I have to agree with Pete on the real ranking ranking system issue. Also I would like to play some quick 1 on 1 from time to time but its just horrible with the almost entirely luck based system Risk has for that right now. It would be so much better to have a 2 game system where each player begins one game and the overall better player is the winner.

[@Rushfelt33]

GG Pete. I like that im starting to see similar moves to yourself, but i would've thought white shouldve broken you earlier

[@TheKillPeteStrategy]

Given his position it was either right away or never. And I think never was correct since I was so much bigger already

[@SteezLouise]

The tank is out showing off the guns. Ready to conquer.

[@TheKillPeteStrategy]

I miss having showable guns lol

[@washyleopard]

Orange picking maybe the worst cap possible and then being an expert is the best plot twist of 2024 so far.

[@TheKillPeteStrategy]

Yeah man what a weird move

[@Kn3_]

Spoiler blocker🛡

[@Daddysnumber3son]

You are a beautiful human being ❤

[@christianmatava7635]

Doing the lords work

[@KarainFoE]

I never get what this spoiler blocker thing means. is this an addon?

[@ericn9706]

@@KarainFoEIt’s just a person that puts a comment that doesn’t have to do with the game. This way when you scroll down a little you don’t have events of the game spoiled just because you saw the first comment. Not something you see on every video but always love it when it happens 😁

[@Darkest_Thief]

@@ericn9706yeah especially watching in mobile

[@ingainloggningsnamn]

26:29 holy buckets, how much are those cards worth? Such a massive boost in numbers all of a sudden.

[@-_noble_-2621]

5 perfectly lined up blizzards has to be some crazy weird odds. GGs tho, that was a clean up😂

[@maxmantycora5132]

Orange is an expert ! Expert in looking like a noobliest maximus. He succeeds perfectly in that regard. Impressive ! 😂👍

[@Greensiteofhell]

Coolest empire you ever created! ;)

[@harbhub]

The game remains popular in spite of the shitty development team (objectively shitty) because it is a brand name that can't really fail and the fundamentals of the game itself are great fun. The dice are broken, which makes it borderline unplayable. Many maps suck. The labeling sucks for players (e.g. "Expert" label given to players that are extremely weak which makes the term "Expert" confusing). Some games it is clear to me that players are collaborating based on certain decisions, which is frustrating whenever that happens. As a grandmaster ranked player myself (in previous seasons, the value reset so I'm starting fresh this season), there are no good player lobbies so it is always me versus mostly significantly weaker players (i.e. if I make a lobby for Masters and up, then it will never fill). Plenty of other issues. I should be able to toggle a mode when I simply right click to attack rather than click + Enter. It should automatically send all my attacks at the minimum troops sent for 100% balanced blitz victory rather than having to manually change it on attacks. The list goes on.

[@MagicMattProductions]

Gonna go with the unpopular opinion here and disagree. A lot of your issues aren't actual problems, or at the very least aren't symptoms of "objectively" shitty development. "The labeling sucks"- Pretty big non issue. If you know that "expert" signifies a player of a certain level, then it doesn't really matter what that word is. For new players, this is a purely cosmetic thing that triggers good feelings in their brain to keep them playing. It doesn't actually matter what the actual word is. "Many maps suck"- there is no mechanism in the game whereby you have to play any maps you don't like. "There are no good player lobbies"- I'm not sure what you want the developers to do about it? They can't be held responsible for people not playing their game. " I should be able to toggle a mode when I simply right click to attack rather than click + Enter."- bit of a niche thing. I can see how that might improve the game for some, but its absence does not = game issue. As for the dice thing, I do sort of agree. But I'm fundamentally against the idea of "balanced blitz" as a concept because it breaks the fabric of the game. Guaranteed rolls (at either 100% or 0%) is in many ways the antithesis of the game. The randomness of the dice rolls ARE frustrating, but Risk is a frustrating game. You say that the "fundamentals of the game itself are great fun", well losing ridiculous dice rolls have always been part of that. That being said, I do agree with you that IF the developers are going to implement a system like balanced blitz it should be, well, balanced (and the default being 100% to take rather than 100% of stack absolutely needs to be the default).

[@conan5555ful]

These are the most bad ass blizzards i have ever seen.

[@ericn9706]

Ranking system should be very similar to the KPO’s. Points for both kills and placement.

[@CybekCusal]

Your evil laugh is funny

[@hustler3of4culture3]

I love the ultimate seat, or the penultimate...

[@ryanmcnabb5722]

That yellow cap was lucky af I lost 13 to a 3 cap today

[@TheKillPeteStrategy]

I am a very lucky man

[@dakotamarshburn8123]

This was a good video,I’m only 6 minutes in😂😂

[@StephenAlexander5150]

It upset me how good your dice were on that yellow cap roll

[@Mort4zo]

No linen deep-V Pete? What has this world come to?

[@Kermit_E_Frog]

Okay i just started the video but those are indeed some crazy fucking blizzards 😂

[@TonyScapone]

Legacy MTG Content Creator here (TonyScapone). I stumbled upon your channel, never played Risk too seriously but I sm LOVING competitive Risk and you are making it a joy to learn how it unfolds!! One point of criticism and it can be very important for some: please stop assuming your opponent's Gender. I always just say Opponent. Tough habit to kick, but I'd love to see you make the effort. It would mean a lot to many. ❤❤❤ Keep up the GREAT content!!!!

[@CoopsNME]

it's 2024 and the only people who would be offended by assumptions have completely gutted the definition of gender. If you get offended, don't watch.

[@wonderfulcrunchberries3926]

@@CoopsNME Literally. Who cares if some streamer 'misgenders' an anonymous gamer by using 'he' which we used to use all the time for a hypothetical singular person. This is what having no real problems in your life looks like. Like, you can use she instead for all anyone cares, it's not a big deal.

[@eclipse_stxrr]

Im slow on attacking because I've only played for a week and almost lost a game because I was playing against a fast fast player in progressive I think if they can do something about turn timers they should

[@TheKillPeteStrategy]

For sure man. If you're playing on mobile I wouldnt ready up on big maps at less than 90s or 120s

[@Level123100]

These roles vs yellow are illegal. What was your thought process when hitting the yellow 7? Didnt you risk leaving your cap very weak

[@TheKillPeteStrategy]

It was a high risk high reward play. Obviously this scenario was the best of all worlds, steal a cap and control the east very quickly. A more middle of the road likely scenario is I win the cap, he takes it back and I grind him out from the other side because I have a better position then win the easy two or three turns later. The worst case scenario is I lose the roll, he already holds russia and uses those extra troops to lock me in my position. Given where I capped it seemed like the right moment to go for an upgrade

[@strategicarf18productions14]

Pete I was playing a game and everyone botted except me and another player and that player suicide into me and then I ate him but it left me so weak that the bots won the game giving a way a easy win to players that didn’t even play the game am I right to feel this is unfair or should I have just been in a better position not to be suicided

[@MattDawgGaming]

You might get tired of Europe Advanced Progressive Capitals, but I never do lmao

[@TheKillPeteStrategy]

Im not getting tired any time soon

[@batbite_]

Spoiler: Pete wins, like he does most of the time, i haven't watched the video yet.

[@zacharygrouwinkel1534]

What a game!

[@chzz4770]

Is there any reason you try to take every territory before finishing the game

[@DamdyPirate]

It's been said in other videos. Basically practice for global domination quick movement/connection knowledge. Pete moves so fast it's generally a difference of 15 seconds anyway.

[@RealClintCapela]

Yall say spoiler blocker this and that, but really the length of the video is the real spoiler. I wish I could watch live for that reason alone but I live in Australia ;(, though not watching in 2x speed for risk is rather slow for me as the game itself is slow and Pete talks slowly (not calling him dim or anything, he is rather intelligent and uniquely objective which I love in all his takes/opinions, I more so think he speaks slowly to fill in the lengthy bouts between turns).

[@MagicMattProductions]

I watch videos at 1.5x speed and agree. It's not a knock against Pete, but rather the opposite. He's so good at formulating and expressing himself that it is still extremely easy to understand. Not having a go at you either, but I'm sure Pete will be the first to agree that he's not "objective". He's just aware of his own biases and logically consistent with his arguments.

[@AngryGinger1]

I don’t know what’s up with the game recently but I’ve been getting noob slammed every single game. They end themselves and me. And it’s really frustrating. Don’t even know how to combat it at this point lol maybe it’s teaming or just noobs

[@Yamu_168]

How do you move so fast?

[@TheKillPeteStrategy]

Turn off camera animations in settings

[@sjmoorez]

Most games have some form of envoy players who beta test and give feedback. Maybe time to ask them if they are interested?

[@NoticemeSinPi]

Sorry Pete but a good ranking system is impossible. A 6 person FFA like it can't be done. Games take too long to ever play enough games that going by placement is possible. For an FFA the cost of engagement is too high and so are the benefits of not being addressed.

[@TheKillPeteStrategy]

You may be right since nobody has come up with one. The Sabr system that measures our tournament performance does a pretty good job of showing some of the top people. At least the ones who play in tournaments.

[@TheModeler99]

At the very least, they can standardize the game modes and settings for ranked. Having players customize their own games makes for poor ranking, no?

[@TheKillPeteStrategy]

Yeah man, the ranking system is fundamentally broken. We all know this. @@TheModeler99

[@gdgd5194]

I disagree about newbies speed. All games start with nice graphics and it's up to player to turn off animations and other eye candies to prioritize competitive settings after they have learned the basics (if they want to). Agree about ranking. Currently rank doesn't mean anything in this game. There should be a separate match making with balance changes and custom lobbies should never impact any stats. Also a separate 1v1 match making could be fun.

[@savagecabbage1174]

Yes but those other game optimizations create very small advantages. In Risk noobs could lose the entire game because you were not fast enough. Risk is wayyyyyy more punishing to noobs compared to other games.

[@gdgd5194]

@@savagecabbage1174 That applies to phones because you are limited by hardware. Yesterday I just let some guy win when we got into 1v1 with me in advantage. Apparently he was actually trying hard to win and he thumb downed me for that but he didn't know I was on phone and had no chance to attack all territories in 1 minute even if I wanted to :D

[@paulmccarthy1444]

Does anyone know how to cancel a premium membership?

[@TheKillPeteStrategy]

For risk? It's a one time fee

[@paulmccarthy1444]

@TheKillPeteStrategy yeah they messaged me telling me the same thing, I thought it was a subscription that I paid , feel a fool now haha

[@TheKillPeteStrategy]

I wouldn't feel bad! You now get premium forever! Enjoy it whenever you'd like @@paulmccarthy1444

[@nureddinz]

Guys Without Caps

[@johnsmith-th9jj]

Risk could use some better AI, they never defend their capital and are extremely aggressive, going to a war of attrition at the start of the game

[@varger747]

Hey Pete since you just posted I'll copy pasta my contribution to your show on the last fixed friday found here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3-kc4qkbtKUhLM Hi Pete, gg. I'm the White player. For context on this game, I started out with territories on all 6 continents, totaling 2-4 sum armies in each. When this happens, I often wind up getting stuck with the "Itinerant Stack in Asia" strategy. Love that term. It also gives me a sort of pass to try and be a Chaos Monkey to see if I can run around playing the speed bag on donkey nuts to see how they react. Unfortunately it's often me that gets donkey (a$$) kicked as a result I realized that Red was the donkey player early (just a noob player, but irrational play still irrationally riles me up), when he zapped my 4 stack in Europe without giving me enough time to get them out of there. I figured if we corralled the donkey, (card blocked) he would be one of these players that refuses to go a round without getting a card, no matter how much it hurts him. If you spend more than about 3 armies to get a card, you are generally overpaying, especially when you get that overbought card at the expense of ruining an opponent's bonus, thus kicking off a war. I put my 60 stack on Greenland hoping that you (Purple) would close that last gate in the corral and put a sizeable stack in Afghanistan/Urals. Red Donkey being a donkey, I hoped he would demand to get his card no matter what and blast one of Blue's fat (but lower than our) stacks. Bonus if he gets the card at the expense of Africa. Then its grab the popcorn and smugly quote Petr Baelish's "chaos is a ladder." I felt ok speed bagging blue a little on this because he was too far away to really counter attack effectively. But, probably wisely, given that there is no guarantee where a donkey will kick, you didn't close the corral. Another great quote: "He's tried nothing and he's out of ideas." This was pretty much on the money. I had 4 opponents sitting on bonuses and was locked in an NA cage with a rabid bot. But..... if there's anything I can do to make a game interesting when I'm basically a board wraith I will just sit tight and see what develops. You have it right that I tried to convince green to get a stack out in asia so that I could take NA, and you very quickly countered that. Early in the game you mentioned you wanted to get that green stack in asia out of there before it got any bigger, and had green taken up my offer and gotten a stack out there, you probably would have felt the need to zap it at higher cost (Chaos Monkey!) And then the final quote while I was alive from the Grand Master schooling the stripling: "Lets just help red along here. Sorry White. You die. I think you die now." Lots of praise from you too, which I appreciate! I was a good player who made a bad play, and that bad play was expecting rationality from Red Donkey, who lost 46 armies taking a 60 stack without even the hope of a measly 5 cards as a reward. Me emoting a collaborating zombie bot is as close as I can get to a hee hawing donkey emote. Anyways stumbling on your videos got me interested in Risk again, which many people dismiss as being having about as much strategy as tic tac toe. This is not the case if at least one player plays irrationally, which almost always happens.

[@benjaminfeest8186]

You constantly say people play "slow". But playing on mobile doesn't allow you to play fast. You can't just attackattackattackattack. There's a delay with all actions.

[@FlurryMainchin]

yeah but he's not "talking shit" about the players or whatever, it's just a meaningful observation in evaluating your opponents because speed matters. "Slow" players won't/can't do things that a fast player can. Mobile players are at a huge disadvantage, definitely

[@ParhamRastgoo]

❤❤

[@michaelsouris7871]

There should be more of a penalty for folks giving up and becoming a bot.

[@schongemeldet1]

Algorithm boost 🔥

[@matt6416]

Spoiler block!!

[@LazyMangoo]

Now go watch kytlteds “best blizzards” vid lmao

[@jacquesdoe5204]

spoiler block

[@TheMechanic1983]

Pete, maybe you’re allergic to cats?

[@TheKillPeteStrategy]

I think so

[@TheMechanic1983]

The things we do for the ones we love!! 🤣

[@GhettoInsane]

What does Blizzard do? I dont Play risk.

[@tombiby5892]

Nobody can enter those blizzarded countries this game. Random Walls basically.

[@WarWizardRahl1]

I hate these players that do the world dom on caps. Such a time waster.

[@danaronowicz635]

Once again if you didn't see my last comment, I believe the sound of the game is 15-20% too loud compare to your voice, am I the only one?

[@uccisore24]

Ya, bad strategy. Luck ftw but a grandmaster i dont think so lol.

[@TheKillPeteStrategy]

🤣

[@snubbarnassnubbe]

noticed a bruise on your arm pete, hope you’re doing alright

[@TheKillPeteStrategy]

I was trying to lift something in my basement and I pushed too hard I guess