Ascension Speed Show 08 - State of Standard 2018

This week, we'll be joined by special guests The_Dictator and asawyer! Both of our guests earned gold stars for their incredible runs during the most recent challenge path, Disguises Delimit. DD was known for throwing obstacles into carefully planned ascension strategies. We'll talk about how they adapted and managed contingency plans during their runs. What else is happening this week? State of Standard 2018 - We'll be talking about Standard in general: our favorite new mechanics, how routing evolved, and a summary of the 2018 IOTMs. Overview and analysis of December's IOTM, Boxing Day care package. Looking ahead to 2019 - Thoughts about next year's Standard and our hopes for design space moving forward. We answer listener questions, including how to approach the desert and oasis during the level 11 quest. Remember that you can ask any and all podcast questions HERE! Discord Invite link: https://discord.gg/tbUCRT5 Other links: Hardcore/Softcore Perm Tier List + Decision Flowchart Softcore 2018 Pull Tier List Battlefield Spading Data! A special thanks to KingBobson for spading this, and also donating all the stench jellies he accrued in the meantime! That means we have 1000 of those to give away, among other prizes!