akura
Account Details
SteamID64 76561198277979851
SteamID3 [U:1:317714123]
SteamID32 STEAM_0:1:158857061
Country Canada
Signed Up March 29, 2018
Last Posted September 25, 2023 at 3:40 AM
Posts 99 (0 per day)
Game Settings
In-game Sensitivity
Windows Sensitivity
Raw Input 1
DPI
1400
Resolution
1600x900
Refresh Rate
60hz
Hardware Peripherals
Mouse Razer DeathAdder Elite
Keyboard  
Mousepad CORSAIR - MM300 Gaming Mouse Pad
Headphones HyperX Cloud 2 Gaming Headset
Monitor  
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#5 Phantom is the Greatest Medic Ever (Part 2???) in TF2 General Discussion

clicking on this thread wasnt a bad idea

posted about 3 years ago
#796 Wut hud/crosshair/cfg thread in Customization

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl99ici6aZU
ive seen the yz wings xhair before but never with a cross in the middle, wtf is this

posted about 3 years ago
#13 Shoutouts thread in TF2 General Discussion

shoutout to juha

posted about 3 years ago
#5861 Show your HUD modifications! in Customization
Lardoxhttps://imgur.com/a/TBsGnov

looks sick, dl?

posted about 3 years ago
#8081 Frag Clips Thread in Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Crw0AdvX8rE

posted about 3 years ago
#6 Nairo :D in Esports

who tf is this

posted about 3 years ago
#11 lange banned from twitch in The Dumpster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTG9GT06TTU
(btw)

posted about 3 years ago
#6625 HUD editing: short questions, quick answers in Customization

How am I supposed to edit the colors of the player names, score, and ping on the scoreboard? I've gone to m0re colors.res and changed both the red and blue team colors, as well as changing the colors in scoreboard.res titled "BluePlayerList" and "RedPlayerList". It doesnt change the color of the names and numbers, but rather only the borders (or boxes depending on the hud) above the list of players on each team.

posted about 3 years ago
#8013 Frag Clips Thread in Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0z2jpxl5Og

posted about 3 years ago
#1 Any advice for someone who's skill has plateaued? in TF2 General Discussion

Firstly, I wanted to note that I'm not really "new" to the scene at all (I guess it depends on who you talk to). I've been playing competitively for a few years now, in which all of my exp has been on combo scout or pocket soldier, although I'm putting all of my effort towards combo scout atm. When I'm not scrimming, pugging, or playing an official, I'm constantly watching VODs of high div gameplay and reviewing my own demos as well as other scouts demos, so I can get a good feel of how the game is played properly. I try to identify what is a good push vs what is not, how you should prioritize certain players in fights, etc. A huge inspiration of mine is slemnish, who's demos or matches I've watched nearly a thousand times (when he was playing combo) so I can attempt to replicate his gameplay almost perfectly. Back in S2 of RGL Trad 6s I made a team in open under the name ANVIL. The season was relatively calm, but only because I never really felt pressured by other players' skill at all, both mentally or mechanically. However, early in the season, I was more confident in my DM than I have ever been. I have always had a pretty rough setup situation, but I strived through it. I played on a basic low-end keyboard (like one's you'd find in typical office buildings or schools), a laptop which averaged 30-50 fps (even with a maxperformance cfg and the third lowest res.), and a $15 red dragon mouse. Despite how bad of a setup that seems, I was far more consistent than I am now, where my setup is 10000x better. I played with an extremely high sens (at least after speaking to multiple other higher level scout mains), which was about 3.5 inches / 360. I was extremely consistent in both team fights and 1v1s, in the event I had to take one to either save my medic or to block an objective.

I was, for a while, considered the carry of my team and possibly mid-high IM level when I was only mid-low open at the time. Many of my friends or other people I've played against still tell me I'm the "carry" of any team I play on, but I feel as if that discredits the skill and effort of the other 5 players on my team, so I just cannot accept being given that compliment. When they do compliment me on it, it's no longer based on my mechanical ability, but rather just my gamesense and (sometimes) maincalling. I have (for the past 4 seasons) been constantly outshined by whatever flank scout I play with. Their DPM is always higher, kills are higher if not even, and their deaths are lower. It's gotten so bad, I've contacted many mentors from main up to div1 or even invite, and people always assume I'm the flank scout. I can't really imagine any other reason everyone would assume I'm the flank scout other than how their stats compare to mine. I think it's rather sad, really, having 20% more heals than they do, and having a demo and pocket soldier helping me with both dishing damage and cleaning up on it. In comparison, they're averaging 10-15% heals (on 5cp) and only have a roamer with them, who is just being sent in for plays time and time again, so they're always dead. Here are a few examples.

Since the first 2 logs are extremely recent, let me mention that as I previously stated, my setup is significantly better than it was previously. I've got a bigger desk, a better chair, a bigger monitor (although still 60hz), a better mouse, and a significantly better pc, which averages 500+ fps on tf2 with the highest settings possible. I have changed my sens to something (at least for me) significantly lower. It's now about 7-8 inches / 360, which SHOULD feel more controllable. Instead, I actually feel as if I'm worse. It truly baffles me that back in s2 I was the best I have ever been with such a shitty circumstance to work with. I was often told "you play bad because u have like 30 fps, when you get a better pc you'll be much better". I've had this computer since mid June and I have not made any improvement whatsoever.

One of my biggest concerns in experiencing this lack of improvement is how it affects other people. I won't embarrass anyone by using their name, but there have been plenty of times whether it be in a scrim, official, ringing, etc, in which people get disappointed in my performance. You hear the typical sigh from time to time, as well as hearing obvious disapproval and disappointment in some voices. It makes me unreliable to have on their team, especially on their combo. I can never win a 1v1, I can never hit scouts, I am constantly beefing moments where I should've killed a med or won a fight, or even worse, failing multiple times to shoot a 25 hp scout who my demo has piped, and having both my demo and medic die due to my incompetence. That's a morale killer, and it makes me self conscious as to whether or not I should ever even try out for any higher level teams. As you climb divs, people start to know your name. If I stayed in open forever, unless I had some other forms of encountering them, div 2 - invite players would never know me. While being encouraged by many of my peers to climb divs and tryout for teams, I worry that people will (through speaking to one another) begin to spread the word of "That guy beefs a lot, you shouldn't pick him up", forever making it significantly harder to get on a team at all, let alone one that would be successful or actually make it through the entire season without cutting me. To me, for high div teams, it is almost UNHEARD OF to see a combo scout with so much support get so little done. Now that I'm playing against main/div2 players, it has come to my attention that I must not really be as good as some say, in regards to pushing me to climb the ranks.

I have tried hand warmups, mge, offline bot practice (on maps like tr_aim, tr_newbots, or tr_rocketshooting), kovaaks, etc. None of which seem to help. I can do this for hours upon hours before a game, or 40 min right before a game and still get the same result. I've been told (because I used to play the game a lot more) that I could just be burnt out. I will take periods of 2-3 days at a time where I don't touch tf2 or any other games in general, and when I come back I don't really feel "refreshed" in the slightest.

Approaching the next season, I already have a guaranteed starter spot as a main team's combo scout, which I cannot thank them enough for. I don't know if this seems like a desperate attempt at trying to use this platform as a therapist's visit, or a rough list of ideas expressed in an incoherent manner. In conclusion, however, I am just looking for ANY advice from any player from any league, and any division within that league. All advice given (in the event this post is even seen) will be taken into consideration. I cannot thank you enough for your time and acknowledgement if you actually sat through this essay of mine, it means a lot to me.

posted about 3 years ago
#6 LFT rgl s5 im/main scout in Recruitment (looking for team)
jordan--please dont you are terrible and i wouldnt want you to disappoint anyone who picks you up :D

IM DEAD OML

posted about 3 years ago
#1 name change request in Requests

from aleksentari to akura

posted about 3 years ago
#7931 Frag Clips Thread in Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtxQZTjaq2o

posted about 3 years ago
#6581 HUD editing: short questions, quick answers in Customization

where do I look to replace the color of the options on the main menu when your cursor is hovering over them?

posted about 3 years ago
#6576 HUD editing: short questions, quick answers in Customization

is there a way to take an HTML color code and make it the same "format" (ex : 0 255 0 255) for colors in huds, or do you just have to mess with every individual value until you come across the right shade?

posted about 3 years ago
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