victims here are exceptionally brave for being able to come forward and expose this horrific shit - also shows how community safeguarding has improved; the big names hold less control over the people they've abused, and people are more willing to bring these things to light

from an_alias to RAONICALIAS

wanted to add onto my previous post - the paths to EU comp just seem colder than NA's? For example, on TF2C or any similar site, EU pugs, which are supposed to be a good way to get new people into playing competitively, have little comms and team cooperation, which really break the feel and make new players feel isolated. on the other hand NA pugs on TF2C usually have mandatory Mumble joins and whatnot, which have the opposite effect

Ever read Open by Andre Agassi? 8 Grand Slams and an Olympic Gold all lay under his belt, along with a gripping tale about the pains of drug addiction, bad coaches, and an oddly-mixed relationship for the game. A great read, especially if you want to get a feel for the comp scene in other sports - in this case, the loneliest

I think it'd be a good idea to think more about experience at a competitive level rather than skill at a competitive level when we discuss this - I bet there's lots of people right now who play TF2 and would be willing and able to play for a team, but find the process of breaking into the comp scene too daunting (myself maybe included? I don't necessarily have the time right now but I've always felt that way)

Weezy is a highlander heavy

i love alias. my alias, i mean

IIRC it was the same as bdonski's - we should check that route out...

y r u mean?

happy april! hope you and extine are fine

i think the fact that i posted in this thread yesterday stored tftv in my dream mind. now i had a dream where i posted to TFTV about Unbreakable (the m night shyamalan film). "why did she go to the mother's place if she wanted to kill her?" (this had nothing to do with unbreakable‚ i think it was because i watched an episode of Snapped yesterday) "unbreakable was a really good film but i cba to rewatch it again. can a fellow unbreakable fan remind me?" i get downfragged into oblivion, but at the same time i get FIVE nerdstars, which makes no sense and is impossible, then i get banned. in that same dream (which was super long) i do recall watching a version of unbreakable which i'm pretty sure was an anime parody of the 90s bean film

this makes sense, actually. 3440x1440 will give a great FOV "boost"

the only thing i could think of was changing the aspect ratio for a different FOV, but that clearly isn't the case here. does it have anything to do with your config/potential FOV-altering mods?

i met deadmau5 at stratford international station. no mau5head, but i saw the neck tats. walked up to him and yelled "JOEL!!!!" and i kept talking about how pale his face was (it was another factor into how i recognised him). the pale face talk went on for 2 minutes and then he goes "hahah yeah i gotta go link up with burial bro, new album..." and he slowly walks away, clearly pissed. that hila klein dream you had was funny too

this'll sound really retarded (imagine someone wanting to play tennis at an ATP level without watching a grand slam, or a masters) but does anybody not watch comp tf2 or have any knowledge of the surrounding community while still being competitive? i have nearly 2k hours (baby numbers, but good for a shitty open team), have never watched comp tf2 ever, but still play tf2c, merc a bit, etc. i can only name 3 comp players: b4nny, rando and nursey (i only found out he was a nonce the other day!) and it feels really weird not knowing anything about the scene/community. do any other fellow retards do this?