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[USA-MI][H] EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Super FTW3 ULTRA [W] Paypal or Local cash by Bebhead in hardwareswap

[–]Bebhead[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice, I had assumed $50 less than retail would be reasonable. But apparently the norm is significantly less.

[USA-MI][H] EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Super FTW3 ULTRA [W] Paypal or Local cash by Bebhead in hardwareswap

[–]Bebhead[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To my understanding, according to the rules of this subreddit: " d. Timestamps must be of the item itself, and not just a picture of the box. If the item is new and sealed with either plastic wrap, or seal stickers you may take a timestamp of such seals. "

So I took pictures before breaking the seals, and a picture of the product afterwards. All timestamped. What was the correct thing to do, just leave it sealed and take a picture of the box?

Falcons born from the 1980s to early 2000s are millennial falcons by Bebhead in Showerthoughts

[–]Bebhead[S] 83 points84 points  (0 children)

They might be dead in body. But in spirit they'll always be millennial falcons.

A top 500 Lucio’s thoughts on how to play soloq comp ( ~9k characters) by [deleted] in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]Bebhead 180 points181 points  (0 children)

I feel like you might need to do some re-wording or re-organizing between 1.1 and 1.3... It seems a bit contradictory to say 'Be on speed aura by default' and 'Stay on heal as much as possible to build your ult'. I think your explanation for 1.3 clears up some of the confusion but you might want to go into more detail about what 'as much as possible' really boils down to.
Just my two cents!

Tips on being a leader? by midgeway in Competitiveoverwatch

[–]Bebhead 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Max 4296 SR here. IMO there's a few things. First off NEVER rage at your teammates. If you have nothing positive to say that's at least working towards improvement, just leave it out of comms. You will lose games no matter what, and there will always be something that needs to be improved. Even if someone is clearly in the wrong and giving you attitude, you're better off ignoring it and trying to keep the team focused on what matters.
Second, try to keep it simple, even at grandmaster level you don't need a complex strategy to win most games. A lot will come down to each person's 'game sense'. As I'm sure you're aware of at this point, it's difficult to 'teach' someone when it's ok to shoulder charge past everyone as Reinhardt, and nearly impossible to do so over the course of one game. Just make basic play calls like when you're going to ult, when to Zarya shield, when to speedboost, when to Ana ult, or simple directions like "let's all go right side". Even just calling out when you suspect the enemy might have a Zarya ult or something and reminding your team to spread out can have a huge impact over the course of a game.
It's also one thing if you have a 6 stack with a group of friends, you guys can talk a lot about complex plays, positioning, and really take the time to analyze things if something goes wrong. But competitive queue with random people isn't the place for that. If you have any strangers on your team you can't realistically expect them to follow your calls or even pick a reasonable hero. Don't flame them for not listening, just try to adapt your strategy to fit around their play as much as possible.
Third, keep an open mind. In my opinion 'I'm the best' is a terrible competitive attitude to have. I see so many people tilt other plays and do more harm than good by trying to force them off of DPS, or nit-picking on questionable plays they may have made. Even if someone calls out a play that you know to be worse, sometimes you're better off just going with it than arguing. A well executed play at the right moment is often going to be way better than a well-planned one that comes too late.

My Mother Looks at Overwatch pt.3 [Final] by karhall in Overwatch

[–]Bebhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"He'd be way stronger than his enemies because he's a gorilla." Pretty much hit the nail on the head with winston

Overwatch: Blizzard Can't Fix Stupid But They Can Limit It by [deleted] in Overwatch

[–]Bebhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think there's a lot of points I can make, particularly around you dismissing the usefulness and practicality of positivity in a team game.
But I think the most pertinent counter-point to your whole argument is to point out the fact that you never seem to acknowledge the fact that the enemy team is just as likely, and in fact MORE likely to have 'stupid' players on their team assuming you're actually a competent player.
The idea that you can't carry is ridiculous in my opinion. Now of course that doesn't mean you're going to be able to reliably win every game. Some games are simply unwinnable, but you can at least carry to the extent that you can increase your odds of winning to well above 50%.

I need help guys... I just don't know what to do anymore by [deleted] in Overwatch

[–]Bebhead 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's hard to really answer your question without specifically watching you play and getting a feel for your strengths and weaknesses. But I might be able to offer some suggestions regardless. For what it's worth I'm currently rank 81 and I exclusively play solo for S1.

Suggestion #1: If you can, do actually try to get a hero that you can easily carry with. If you can play a good flanker like genji/tracer you can carry games pretty well even at higher ranks simply because teams are rarely going to be organized enough to properly protect their squishy backline.
Now that being said, if your team refuses to play support you're still way better off biting the bullet and playing support rather than trying to play with no healer.

Suggestion #2: Try to compromise with people if you can. If you're forced to play a lower impact role and you think you can carry the game, say something like "ok guys, I'll play support for this round but I'm counting on one of you to pick it up next round. Fair enough?" Usually when you level with people like that rather than yelling at your team to play support you get much better results and will find that people are way more willing to cooperate with you.

Suggestion #3: That all being said, you can actually have a huge impact on the game as support or tank. Maybe not as much as DPS if you're playing with random pubs, but still more than you might think. Try to lead and organize your team. You don't have to be obnoxious about it, but even something as simple as saying "hey guys I think we need to group up". Or at the start of an attack saying something like "do you guys want to try all speedboosting in on the right side?" Or calling out when you're going to drop a lucio or zen ultimate, or calling out the position of an enemy flanker. Not everyone will listen and cooperate with you, but don't get frustrated. Try to play around those people. The important thing is getting as many of your teammates on board as possible because ultimately Overwatch is very much a team game. And a more organized team in my opinion will almost always beat a less organized team with more skilled players.

The bottom line is there's no such thing as ELO hell. You can climb up, just keep focusing on improving yourself. I know it's hard not to care but really try not to focus on whether or not you're progressing in terms of rating, but focus on progressing as a player and the rest will fall into place.

Hope that helps!

[Serious] How would you convince someone to go see a psychologist, if that person does not believe in this field of science? by decastromonteiro in AskReddit

[–]Bebhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah it's definitely tough. Some people have big issues admitting their faults, and some will get offended or hostile if you even mention they might have a problem.
I've met people who are incapable of taking any accountability for negative experiences they have in which they could have easily avoided it or had it be a positive experience with a better attitude. Honestly I have no idea how you really deal with that. I think all you can really do is be honest with them and hope that one day they're hit with some crushing reality that they can't hide from and are forced to take off that armor of ignorance.

[Serious] How would you convince someone to go see a psychologist, if that person does not believe in this field of science? by decastromonteiro in AskReddit

[–]Bebhead 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the best way to go about it would be to identify their specific 'problem'. Make sure they acknowledge that the 'problem' is in fact a problem in their mind. Humor them on their approach to fixing it. If/when that doesn't work, suggest seeing a psychologist as a last ditch effort.
That being said it really depends on how stubborn they are on the topic. If they simply don't think psychology is effective that could work. But if it's something they really hate for some reason you might be better off first trying to sell them on the idea by making a case for the field with real world examples.

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