Brigham Skarda

My last few posts have been fairly in depth conversations on things I really like, but I also want this website to be a place where I can post thoughts I have on a more casual basis. Today's topic is religion. I myself am a proud member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. While I would of course recommend everyone align themselves with the church I can't fail to acknowledge the good other religions have brought into the world. Two things that come to mind are Buddhism's gift to the world of meditation, and the countless hours of service provided by devout Muslims. Religion in general gives people a direction in their lives, even if we don't all serve the exact same God. (It can be detrimental to say we serve the same God just in different forms. Different religions have vastly different Gods, or sometimes an absence of a God.) As a member of the church of Jesus Christ I have felt God's influence my life. I have felt his immense love for me, and I wis...

Well I just finished Final Fantasy VI again, and dang, its a good game. I've often said this is my favorite game, and I have been reminded once again why it is. Even though I've put significantly more hours into many other games, the depth this game's story blows me away every time. Before getting into major spoilers I just wanted to give an overall review of this game. First off, the story and characters are what drive this game into my #1 spot. Final Fantasy VI's story is one about grief. A pretty heavy subject that few games are willing tackle. There are a couple strong protagonists throughout the story. But really there are 9-10 main characters. And the focus of the story is not strongly centered on any one character. Instead, as the story progresses you get to see the grief each of these characters are dealing with in their life. It is this sadness that connects us to the characters. More importantly, it is how they are able to overcome grief that inspires us to do...

There are a lot of heroes I can play in Heroes of the Storm, but I know none better than Lunara by a large margin. So here I've decided to post my guide on how to play her with an in depth of all her talents, matchups, and how she performs on different maps. Introduction Before doing the deep dive into all of her talents I would like to begin by mentioning why I like playing Lunara, and giving an overview of her strengths and weaknesses. First off, Lunara is a fairly versatile assassin which is important for solo queue qm. Her talents make her able to adapt to many different situations including laning, diving, or racing objectives. This versatility is why I like her so much. She fits into just about any team comp. Her principle strengths include pretty decent damage over time with her poison. Poison is also a mild weakness though as it gives enemy healers a long time to save their allies (some call it "fake damage" as Lunara's damage stats can be pretty good while ge...

One game has never called me back as consistently as Heroes of the Storm. Ahh yes, the very League of Legends clone destined to fail by blizzard. This article is mostly just a rant about why I like it so much. Why not League of Legends? I have given League of Legends a few tries but there are a few things that turn me away. Hero Diversity In my opinion hero diversity in Heroes of the Storm is much better. The tanks feel tanky, and the support roles are largely focused on support. When choosing a support or tank in League of Legends, it still feels like you are playing an assassin. Just an assassin who isn't as good as the true assassins. This does have an upside, it means you can still try to carry if you need to. I would be lying if I said I've never had an awful game in Hots because I was support, my team was trash, and there was nothing I could do. But this upside has the cost of the champions feeling more generic. Map Design The subheading for this should really  team fight...