Re: Garv In Hindi Torrent
Vida Hubbert
Whenever I get Garv's squadron stage on Deimos bounties I always get mad since I know one thing for sure: I'm gonna lose the bonus. First off, the grineer squad insta-kills the weaker crawlers and chargers and can get from 3% kills to 53% in a matter of a small slip up. Secondly, percentages on a kill contest make no sense!!! Make it a damn number and not percentages! And lastly, the most important part: Make the egg-sacks count, WHY DO THE EGG-SACKS NOT COUNT AS KILLS? This isn't a kill contest against Garv, it's a reflex contest where you MUST BE VIGILANT and KNOW WHEN TO SHOT IMMEDIATELY or you lose your kill to them!
Yeah the bounty structure is bad. I don't even know why Infested Spawn Pods are even a thing on Deimos. The planet is entirely infested. They should just spawn right out of the ground and in large numbers. Waiting for those 3 pods at a time while solo is a joke when you can see faster spawns on Mercury while doing the tutorial quests.
Since it probably won't change anytime soon, a workaround is using Specters (such as Wukong's Celestial Twin, the Duality augment for Equinox, Excalibur Umbra while in Operator mode, and On Call Crew from Railjack with a weapon that doesn't have ammo issues) or Mesa's Peacemaker.
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Doubt player abilities count towards Grineer kills. Likely their flamethrowers are getting the last tickle damage in and they claim the kill much like how a Saryn can claim a vast majority of the kills but someone else have a much high damage percentage meaning Saryn was kill stealing her cheeks off.
With that said, funny little interaction they have with Xaku; if you lock down two targets within a reasonable distance of the Grineer, kill everything else, the grineer will rush towards the invulnerable infested and attempt to kill it and ignore the newly spawned ones until they get close enough.
But as suggested, OP, use your Necramech. Even on Steel Path bounty I never fail this anymore after starting to use my Necramech. The Voidrig fourth ability just nukes down everything and I am not even running proper elements against infested with it. Running a Radiation build I was using for Orphix and Eidolon hunts. Still hits for multiple tens of thousands against armored infested on steel path.
Spawn pods definitely should count I was absolutely furious when I figured out that they don't and that's why I kept losing. Rather than just targeting the infested like the mission suggests is the correct way to do the bounty, if you want to win the bonus you have to focus on just kill stealing Garv and his crew which sucks.
Then that must be a bug, only abilities can attack through the rift, so unless garv is an eximus, or the timer runs out without you noticing, he shouldn't be able to attack anything that isn't in the rift with him.
It's one of those bonus the players has to know how to do the job instead of just mindlessly spam attack. Why there is egg sacks is beyond my understanding. Could of make the infest crawl out of the ground. Or drop them from the floating coccoon thingy.
Well i'd bet a lot of players would be upset about that, because he would be the first npc made able to attack through the rift, not even players can do that without abilities. Not only that but by doing so DE would be indirectly acknowledging that the bounty is too difficult, and would be doing less then nothing by removing one of the only ways around it.
The Twins have a few critical needs heading into 2024, and one of them is a right-handed bat who can play first base. Old friend Mitch Garver fits the bill, but is the former fan favorite someone they would consider? Would he consider them?
Drafted back in 2013, Mitch Garver spent a substantial amount of time in the Twins organization. He was a key member of the 2019 Bomba Squad, alongside sluggers like Nelson Cruz, Miguel Sano, and Eddie Rosario. Just two years later, though, the front office decided that Ryan Jeffers was their primary backstop, and Garver was flipped to Texas for Ronny Henriquez and Isiah Kiner-Falefa.
After an injury-marred first season with the Rangers, Garver finished his second one by earning a championship ring. He was instrumental at multiple points during the postseason, and drove in the winning run in the decisive World Series Game 5, when his single scored Corey Seager to break a scoreless seventh-inning tie.
Alex Kirilloff should be tentatively expected to play first in 2024, but he has battled injury trouble, too. After another offseason surgery, Kirilloff will look to prove that his shoulder is good to go. The former first-round pick has shown some excellent hitting skills when right, but he's been right far too rarely to establish himself.
While Edouard Julien could mix in at first base with more exposure to the spot this offseason and next spring, Garver being an option would give Baldelli a platoon situation he utilized throughout the lineup a season ago. He specializes in clobbering southpaws, and he could see less stress on his body moving out from behind the plate.
Having only played 15 career games at first base, it would be a transition on the fly for Garver. Many catchers before him have made the move, but Minnesota would certainly be taking a gamble on it going smoothly. Garver has adapted to a designated-hitter role well, and that is an area at which the Twins have an opening, so he can function in that capacity, too. Providing positional flexibility is a must for any offensive free agent the Twins bring in, though, so even a passing competence at first base would significantly enhance the fit for a return.
Ultimately, it seems highly unlikely that Garver will return to Twins Territory for several reasons. He is likely looking for a greater opportunity on the field and in his pocketbook than Minnesota can provide, and even while the fit looks good on paper, the expectation should be that the star backstop will land elsewhere.
What do you think of Garver as a potential source of power and patience for a lineup that prizes both virtues? Could a trade of Jorge Polanco or Max Kepler open payroll room to be spent on a return engagement with the prodigal Squadster?
I think bringing him in would only make sense if we trade Jeffers as part of a package for some pitching or we find a way to get out from under Vazquez's contract. We need to be able to utilize him some games at catcher to free up 1B/DH for the Kirilloffs and Buxtons to maximize having him on the team. I don't see that being possible with both Jeffers and Vazquez on the roster.
I'd guess the Twins have very little interest in a two year $26 million contract for a guy who averages a half season (next year's salary crunch is bigger than this year's as has been covered well on these pages). If you want to spend $10 million (or more) for a PT 1B/DH, just keep Jorge Polanco, give him a big glove and some reps and rotate him through 1B/2B/DH. Costs nothing.
The question is: Would you rather have Garver at about $12M/year for the next two years or Polanco? If the answer is yes, make the offer and trade Polanco. I'm on the fence. The right handed power (Yes, I now Polanco is a switch hitter) is a pretty big need on the team, but I'm not sure if he is healthy enough going forward to justify the expenditure/exchange.
Seems like signing Garver would signal the end of Kiriloff as a Twin. It would appear to me as if Kiriloff can potentially be as productive as Garver with the bat. Unless they felt that Kiriloff is toast due to injury, but how much less is injury a problem for Garver? Kiriloff will make a fraction of what Garver is going to make. I don't see this happening for a team that is looking to cut payroll and I personally would like to see Kiriloff be given another chance at least to see how good he can be. Kiriloff has low trade value at this point to boot. Not happening, imo.
I never think of Polanco as a power bat but why is he so underrated? I get that the Twins have the depth to hopefully cover him at 2B. I get that he has had some injuries and declined in athleticism, but Jorge is still a very good baseball player. Perhaps Polanco gets used all over the infield and as a sometime DH this year. I'm not sure how Jorge himself feels about having an unclear role in 2024. Garver is not nearly as valuable a player as Polanco and he would be more expensive too. Garver in 2024? No way.
Big fan of Garver & it pained me to see him go. But now bringing him back on a part-time basis at $26MM for two years under these circumstances & the premise of letting go a Polanco, Kepler or Farmer at bargain prices or even paying someone to take Vazquez doesn't make sense. Vazquez was a safety net for Jeffers & Jeffers thrived not being the sole primary catcher, where he bombed in '22. But being the sole primary catcher in '24 if they trade Vazquez, Garver's net would not be strong enough to catch Jeffers if he bombs again.
The baseball fit is pretty good: platoon partner for Kirilloff, good DH fit, nice 3rd catcher to have on hand. the money and health make it less good. While the Twins should be able to afford a deal like this, they're probably not going to spend that high, especially not for a 2-year deal, because of their self-imposed payroll limitations. but I do think garver's health issues make it a gamble that they might not be too excited about: we've got several players already with health concerns (Buxton, Kirilloff, Lewis, Gordon, Miranda, Polanco, and even Correa), so adding another just increases the odds against healthy seasons.
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