well-deserved, he's clearly been the best regular-season player

and yet, you could easily make an argument that he isn't even top 5 in the 'true' best nba players list

it just goes to show that the top of the league superstars are maybe more stacked than they EVER have been

from a dm perspective, a lot of new demos make the mistake of thinking that they need to grind their pipe aim, but that sticky aim is 'just left click + right click"

in fact, being solid with pipes is significantly easier than being actually good with stickies ever since the demo nerf, and being effective with stickies requires a lot of time investment- whether in mge or just in real game settings

demo is also the class where positioning and ammo management flow most directly into aim- if you are desperately trying to fight a scout or soldier at close range while reloading one sticky or pipe at a time you're probably going to die. as domo said, good demos use the totality of their 12 projectiles to make dm fights easier- it's a lot harder for a scout to dodge pipes when there are also a bunch of stickies around them, or for a combo to avoid pipespam when there's 4 of them etc.

it's a hobby of mine!

obviously this is preference, so I will not speak in terms of FACTS, but in terms of CONSENSUS:

the general consensus in the mech community is that creams are an overhyped switch that is fairly scratchy even when lubed unless it has been heavily broken in, so it would make sense that the difference isn't as apparent. I recommend trying a jwk switch, they rule.

I am aware of the mechanics that supposedly explain this argument, but I still find it to be nonsense. There are basically no real world applications where that will make a difference, unless there's some game I don't know about where mashing the W key like 20 times per second in separate keystrokes actually matters. most pro players in actual esports just use whatever keyboard sponsors them, and tf2 players use all sorts of different switches and it doesn't seem to make much of a difference. some people's preference will lead them to prefer switches with very light actuation, or even optical switches, but others might find that more likely to make them actuate a switch by accident or double tap a key and would therefore prefer a heavy switch like mx blacks. I personally have gamed on linears and tactiles and have not really felt like it impacted my performance in the slightest in real-world applications. to me it's in the same category as like mouse polling rate and input latency, where you don't want them to be awful but the products that advertise ridiculously high polling rate and low latency are not that distinguishable from other products in real-world settings.

bottoming out on every keystroke is only uncomfortable if your keyboard sucks imo! and I enjoy typing on both linears and tactiles, so I also think this is a bit of a myth, because I also know people who don't enjoy typing on tactiles and find the bump more uncomfortable than the bottom out in long typing sessions.

as I said in the other thread, that 'self-lubing' thing is just marketing bs. all mx-style linears benefit from lubing, and creams in particular benefit from heavy use before they reach their full potential (some would say using them unlubed first for a while to break them in, but I'm not personally sure if that makes a difference).

gat yellows are indeed pretty much the best "true" budget switch (what constitutes budget will vary from person to person.

I mean the ridiculous thing about his statement was saying they're bad for gaming, but the notion that linears or tactiles are 'better' for either typing or gaming is just dumb anyways

cherry reds and speed switches have ludicrously low actuation force, most nicer linears are more in the 60-80g range and double pressing is never really an issue

while I wouldn't have worded it in such an all-or-nothing way, this is one of the few things he is sorta right about, actually. mx-style switches especially mx-style linears benefit a lot from lubing. once you try it, you can never go back...

to add/modify a bit of what ghadilli said

this is mostly true, but the exception would probably be retooled cherry mx blacks or hyperglides, which are solid budget-mid tier offerings when lubed although a bit scratchy if not

but yeah definitely don't look to cherry for a satisfying tactile or clicky switch unless you like BARELY tactile switches (and even then there are less scratchy options)

while it may be true that the tactility of mx-style switches is not as good as like an alps or topre on average, I do think there are some mx tactiles that can fill the niche if need be (but they can also get very expensive since so many of them are either frankenswitches or zeal). for slightly more affordable and really solid mx tactiles, I would recommend boba u4ts if you can find them.

not only is that 'self-lubricating' idea with POM a total lie, creams are ironically considered one of the scratchiest switches on the market unless they're HEAVILY broken in. it's true that mx switches basically require lubing to reach their full potential unlike a lot of other designs, but I do think most jwk switches tend to be very smooth overall.

I definitely agree that it's hard to beat a good HHKB for office work due to the quiet tactility and portability, but unfortunately topre and hall-effect switches are still not commonly an option in the high-end custom world. you can find fancy keyboards that support alps-compatible pcbs, but a) well-maintained alps are still hard to find and b) I find they still sound best in their original plastic chassis most of the time

it's pretty funny that this is written with such a definitive tone because there's a lot here that is just not true (and a lot that is preference, but that you are definitely in the minority on)

halo switches are not very highly regarded either unfortunately, they're most widely known for their stems being harvested to make holy pandas, a popular tactile frankenswitch

and yeah you're probably not gonna find the 'true' boutique expensive switches in a prebuilt no matter where you look

chris paul is great, but I definitely think some credit also needs to go to:

-monty williams for really stepping up as a coach from all his previous efforts
-mikal bridges and jae crowder for their defense
-how ridiculously healthy their team has been compared to almost every other team in the year

putting aside the question of how good clearcut and bagel are, I disagree with how those entered the pool as well, with the former being shoehorned in when it was so poorly optimized and the latter being put into invite only

product is the best map in the game

anyone who puts bagel or clearcut over it has not played demo

now that the thread has been made, I can move on to substance.

allow me to quote myself from a thread a few weeks ago:

https://www.teamfortress.tv/59107/rgl-s5-post-season-survey#6

it's a giant leap to go from "should villa be replaced" to "ok everyone wants a new, barely tested map instead", and it's another example of how rgl is a fake community league masquerading as a real one.

put any of those maps against adding bagel like jetz said, or granary for that matter, and see which one the community votes in, I think we all know how that would go.

so I'm trying to make a team for next season and I kept hearing next season was may 17th, which I assumed was the registration deadline because that's how these things usually work. but apparently just 2 days ago it was posted as an rgl news piece (but not on here?) that the reg closes on the 11th, and on the 6th for invite teams:
https://rgl.gg/?r=40&a=1542

there's also some other important info in there (clearcut removed for non-invite divs, villa potentially being replaced with a map from the new map cup, invite qualifiers may 10th to 14th, etc.), and putting aside any actual opinion on these changes, shouldn't this stuff be more common knowledge?

I feel like not having a tftv post addressing the deadlines + the changes when stuff closes within a week for a lot of people is just unacceptable...

consider this post both a heads-up if people didn't see this information already, and constructive criticism to rgl admins to get their ducks in a row