was I the only one who was like "oh trademark finally realized he's only low open...oh wait different guy"
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#25
Flank is an idea. A concept.
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it's funny because every other bipolar person is a douchebag because of it but this is the most bipolar thing ive ever read and its still somehow awesome
posted about 11 years ago
#60
The Dark Knight Rises
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KhakiI honestly though The hobbit was a lot better than LotR. Main reason, I didn't have to stare at a screen for 4+ hours watching Elijah Wood make a pouty face while sean astin actually did everything. At least Martin Short has more than 1 emotion on his face at any given time.
martin freeman*
posted about 11 years ago
#43
LF Esea/Cevo Team (Demoman > Roamer)
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sleeepySo much of your "analysis" is wrong or agreeing with #38 that your post is useless.
looking back on it (and I wrote my post when I was extremely tired) I see that a lot of my post was actually agreeing with the post I was criticizing
however I still don't feel my analysis was wrong
sleeepyNot all criticism is individual. Your example of scouts overextending is a valid one for individual criticism. His example of damage not being followed up on applies to most of his team. There's nothing to disagree with.
I do not agree. That's why I find the call of "no one is following up on my damage" to not be super useful. If you're that general, the chances that said mistake will be fixed will just be too small. Instead, if you, say, told your passive scout to try to shoot whatever focus targets you called specifically, you'd be addressing that problem in an individual way, which is just more efficient.
sleeepyRegarding something not being your team's fault, he said not everything is a player's fault. You should always be able to see mistakes in your play other than poor DM, but somethings are near impossible to react to properly that it's not worth blaming someone over. For example, getting backstabbed can't be blamed on anyone if you didn't know the other team had a spy.
There are select few cases where something cannot really be blamed on your team at all (although fyi there are times where a spy is very likely, such as when holding/about to push last, and someone should be looking out for them), but the point is that is the exception and not the rule, and some players try to make it into the rule to avoid thinking critically about what they need to work on.
sleeepyUseless paragraph about repeated mistakes when his point was about not getting worked up about a one-time mistake. Obviously people are going to notice consistent problems and address them, the point is don't get mad when something random happens; this is TF2 after all.
fair enough, I guess I thought he was saying most mistakes were like that rather than talking about only the ones that were
sleeepy"Never stick closer to the combo as a roamer lol" - complete stupidity; irrelevant.
I fail to see how this completely true statement is stupidity. as for being irrelevant, it's irrelevant in the way that the whole post is irrelevant, in that it has nothing to do with bleakx, it's just that when someone is giving advice and it contains a piece of untrue information I feel like someone should point it out.
sleeepyIn the future, don't go so "ham" or at least do it in the right place.
what is a "right" place for it? a thread where the post I'm responding to isn't there?
posted about 11 years ago
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The Dark Knight Rises
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what #2 and 3 said (other than the notebook l0l) plus
the good the bad and the ugly
taxi driver
the godfather pts 1 and 2
princess mononoke
pulp fiction
citizen kane (I mean it IS the greatest movie of all time and all)
goodfellas
12 angry men
posted about 11 years ago
#8
Predictions for CEVO TF2
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my prediction is that mad men will be better than ai
posted about 11 years ago
#39
LF Esea/Cevo Team (Demoman > Roamer)
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Allealstuff
I know you had good motivations for making this post, and the general premise is true, but I disagree with a lot of your specific points tbh:
Alleal-Keep it positive. This is as simple as rephrasing what you're saying. Instead of 'why didn't you kill him," or "how did he get behind us," make them into general suggestions. Say "I need someone to follow up on my damage," or "our flank isn't being watched close enough." Saying it the first way doesn't do anything but insinuate that someone must be responsible for it. Saying it the second identifies the problem and provides a solution at the same time, while keeping it neutral.
While I agree with being solution-oriented in your commentary, I don't think it helps to make things general and remove the individual aspect of it. If one of the scouts on my team is overextending and I call "guys, don't overextend", it gives less weight to the suggestion for the scout actually doing it and might also cause a player not doing it to misinterpret the call as being about him and stop playing right. I can understand people who think all criticism should wait until after the game, but if you're gonna work it in you shouldn't be so general that the criticism is no longer useful.
Alleal-Not everything is someone's fault. Blame doesn't always have to be distributed for each bad turn your team takes. Remember that the other team has 6 players trying to do exactly to you what you are to them. You won't win every bit, and a success on the other team's part doesn't necessarily denote a failure on your own.
Yes and no. While sometimes the blame game is pointless/it's impossible to figure out whose fault something is, you shouldn't settle for "well, the other team just did well". Unless one dude gets like a triple airshot, always hold your team to a high enough standard and don't say stuff like "well, we just got out-DM'd, so whatever"
Alleal-In the same vein, if something happens once it doesn't mean it's going to happen constantly. Something slipping through your flank is bad, certainly, but it doesn't always point to some fundamental flaw of your flank players. Mistakes are made, and chances are the person already knows it's his or her fault. There isn't a need to point it out every time it happens. In the instance that there is a fundamental flaw, address it with the knowledge that degrading the player will only make things worse. You don't need to sugarcoat it, but keep it as free from accusation as possible.
This is 90% true, but if there's a need to bring it up at all it's probably because there IS a fundamental flaw and not just a one-time thing. If you're the dude calling and you instantly start yelling at your team for a mistake they made once, that's bad. But if there's a series of mistakes over multiple games and the players making them aren't working on it, that's different.
AllealAlso, realize that the player may not be able to solve it on his own. Ask your roamer to spend more time on the flank, or stick closer to your combo if your pocket has weak ubers.
Never stick closer to the combo as a roamer lol
idk why I went so ham on this post considering its point (bleakx should work on his attitude in-game) still stands, just throwin my 2c in
posted about 11 years ago
#6
Predictions for CEVO TF2
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mad men is better than ai
posted about 11 years ago
#4
Predictions for CEVO TF2
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Aren't mad men in cevo?
If so they're prolly the highest level team there
posted about 11 years ago
#50
What did you get for Christmas?
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Heroes of the Torah Coasters
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posted about 11 years ago
#31
Original our Regular
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much like huds, mouses, mousepads, headsets, etc., this is just one more thing to dwell on thatkeeps you from actually getting good
posted about 11 years ago
#5
Thanks Applesauz
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sentry one is the best by far
posted about 11 years ago
#211
Pre-season highlander gossip
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Richwho more OP gg or ts?
gg wont be as strong as they once were most likely
posted about 11 years ago
#361
feelings thread
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kuzaradiumI'm 24, have a job, a Master's, a decent car, and I pay my bills - but I don't have enough to move out. My best option right now is a "starter home" that I can buy in about 1 year from now provided I do some debt-elimination.
I actually have to MOVE from where I grew up (and my family) in order to find affordable housing (and employment). Housing costs are going to destroy the 15-30 y/o generation in this country.
There are some decent places about an hour out in Baltimore - but if we're not talking there then I'll be shipping my ass out to the deep South (which is not bad considering I know people down there thanks to college). I'll never be able to afford 90% of Maryland.
you could team up with a buddy to buy your first house. And really, anything you put into a house you get back, plus some. We made 90K on our first house after only 5 years, so in the end it's worth it even if you don't live in your desired area yet. It does get better!
Depends on where you are, I don't think house prices are rising in much of the United States post-recession
posted about 11 years ago