I feel like on one level xattuu deserves the flak hes been getting for posting stupid shit on the forums and being immature but having never played on a team with him I have no way of knowing how his actual in game attitude is (along with how good he is in the first place). Even if he have good intentions he's kind of just digging himself deeper. One thing I could note is that he sometimes gets mad in pugs but that's sort of irrelevant because tf2mix and syops pugs can get pretty cancerous and invigorating for anyone. However, playing the victim instead of acknowledging the fact that people may be right about your problems won't get you anywhere.

Having played that many pugs odds are you've played with toasty more than 5 times and it's not unfair of him to gather an opinion of you off of even a single pug in the first place.

You totally should, loved your bigcity jumps in beginnings (cant even fathom syncing that many rockets in one line)

I was going through similar things earlier this year and what helped me was really just taking a step back and looking at what I valued more in life. Though it's been said here already, I guess i'll just emphasize that school needs to be a higher priority than games. When I started distancing myself from my computer and playing less and less I actually felt freed, on any given night I wouldn't be obligated to play scrims and had time to relax. Getting started is the hardest part but once you realize what you need to do to fix the problem it gets easier.
Hell, I had do unplug my second hard drive (with games/music) in order to keep myself focused on studying instead of video games. Echoing what's been said, the environment in which you work also makes a big difference. I get most of my work done at school in the library or in a different room if I'm at home. Once you get everything done and can sit down at the computer (or do whatever else you want to) it feels much more rewarding with all the studying/work done with.
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sounds like he's inside of a fishbowl sometimes but other than that is more than likely capable of playing video games at an open level of gamership

From the few scrims/matches I played with cereal, he had pretty good dm and was ready to adapt to how our team wanted him to play. If he was more vocal in terms of comms he could improve a lot, was really the main thing holding him back imo. Hard to judge only playing with them a little bit but I feel cereal could probably do well on a mid or playoff bubble open team.

It would help if there was some sort of pop up that appeared when you add captain saying that you need to know everyone added so you dont pick bad teams, and warning that you can get restricted or whatever.

A.C.R.O.N.Y.M - A Criminal Regiment of Nasty Nerdy Young Men

Couldn't decide between the two but both really solid albums
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van morrison-astral weeks

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ordered one a few days ago solid shit dude

Another thing I would suggest for you to do is have some way to see when the last pug was started, and something to show if a pug is currently going on, basically like the !list and !status commands in the irc bot. Maybe put a side bar with servers and how many people are in them or a log of every pug that's started with timestamps or something.

One thing you could do to narrow it down would be to check your down/up speeds (using speedtest.net or something similar) to make sure it's not just youtube being weird. Sounds like its just a problem with your isp but it could be something else.

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Not sure there are any screens larger than 24" at that price but the asus version of the monitor is significantly cheaper and has the same panel and response time iirc.
http://www.amazon.com/Asus-VG248QE-24-Inch-LED-Lit-Monitor/dp/B00B2HH7G0

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You can't go wrong with sennheisers but you may want to look into the various sound signatures out there and consider that as well as price/overall sound. Ie if you're a basshead ultrasones fit you better than a pair of 558s or similar.

In general something analytic/flat like the sony v6 is a one-size fits all but some enjoy more fun phones (casual listening vs studio recording and whatnot). I listen to grado 225is mostly myself because I like the odd sound signature and dont care about flat responses

Something else to consider is open back vs closed back. Open will lead to better soundstage and a more roomy feel at the cost of sound leakage (people around you hearing your music) and no noise cancellation. Closed back eliminates sound leak and helps with noise isolation plus generally more bass, at the cost of soundstage.

Amps and dacs from my knowledge aren't generally worth investing in until you have a bigger budget (eg. $150 headphones > $75 headphones + $75 amp). Hope this helped somewhat.