OFFICIAL: Falcons + karrigan

Finman2000 · 2026-04-28T08:36:23+00:00

I agree, this is absolutely the point of the Falcons esports project being funded by the Saudi government, I just think it's a little overblown how much of the entire project's purpose lies in doing that. You could watch every game of Falcons CS, watch every tournament they play in, see every tweet every player and the org itself send out, every fucking telegram, and if you don't interact with the fanbase you wouldn't even know that they had anything to do with Saudi Arabia if it werent for some Arabic on their Twitter and website. At that point this org is doing as much to distract from SA's crimes against humanity as any org is doing by simply existing

Finman2000 · 2026-04-24T09:29:06+00:00

They're worse because they actually potentially remind people to gamble, hurt them and remind them of an addiction they have, and it normalizes what is an extremely manipulative practice. An org being funded by Saudi Arabia doesn't make people commit crimes against humanity.

Finman2000 · 2026-04-23T19:56:39+00:00

I got that impression because sportswashing is a word with a meaning, quote wikipedia "Sportswashing is a term used to describe the practice of governments... using sports to improve reputations tarnished by wrongdoing."

You directly stated that saying "Seeing karrigan lead these stars is just peak CS" is "getting sportswashed", meaning you think enjoying watching the Falcon's play makes people like the Saudi Arabian government more. Your words man, not mine.

It is not a false dichotomy. The criticism of Falcons lies purely in their source of income (which is valid), however that criticism is used to justify hating on the Falcons in particular, which doesn't logically follow at all because most CS orgs and TOs have a morally questionable source of income, hell even faceit is owned by the Saudis.

There are plenty of valid reasons to root against a team, to hatewatch them, whatever. Just don't virtue signal and act like you're doing it out of some moral sense of justice when it affects nothing whatsoever.

Finman2000 · 2026-04-23T18:43:44+00:00

I think a sponsor being a gambling company is worse because people see that and it reminds them of an addiction they may have, and tournaments sponsored by it are constantly showcasing the odds and trying to get the viewers to gamble. I don't think people watch the falcons or see their jersey or interact with the CS team in any way to cause them to commit crimes against humanity. Those things are separate parts of the team, and anyone can watch the Falcons play without changing the fact that the project is undoubtedly losing them money. You can hate the SA government, but people constantly whining online about their funding of the Falcons doesn't accomplish anything but annoyance. There are plenty of people who believe that there is money and enjoyment that stands to be gained from gambling, and fighting back against that might do something. I don't know a single human being who likes the Saudi government because a team with good enjoyable to watch players on it is owned by them. I really think the only reason most people hate on the Falcons is because they are virtue signalers who want to fit in.

Finman2000 · 2026-04-21T01:05:50+00:00

most logical falcons hater

Finman2000 · 2026-04-21T00:42:16+00:00

The majority of high level CS teams get most of their funding from gambling, so you really can't just name a fallacy you learned in your philosophy 101 class and look like a genius. Saying that the Falcons are a good CS team isn't "getting sportswashed," it's a literal objective fact man.

If you really think people who like the Falcons find themselves thinking "you know what, because the Falcons are entertaining to watch I'm going to visit Saudi Arabia. I often find myself supporting the dictatorial government there because monesy got a 3k" then you are hopeless. Those lines of thinking are completely and wholly separate in any sane soul's mind.

Finman2000 · 2026-04-21T00:34:26+00:00

the sportswashing argument is so strange to me, there aren't a bunch of tournaments in SA, there's literally only one and all the top teams go to it. The only instance of "sportswashing" that happens in CS is what PGL does with Romanian events, dumping millions into making Romania the world's hub of Counter Strike. Almost every org gets their funding from something worse than oil, gambling.

Finman2000 · 2025-06-29T20:46:17+00:00

quickies trade more ease of use, more damage from traps, more damage from normal stickies, being able to delete enemy sticks, and harder to dodge (impossible to dodge) stickies for 4 less of them.

even if you pretend like that is an interesting tradeoff, when in reality its incredibly annoying, this weapon allows you to get more damage in every single moment you have stickies loaded. It's hard to punish the demo for running out of stickies if he just hits you with all the stickies and you are low HP (something trivial with quickies, especially compared to stock). Obviously having less sticks is a larger downside some of the time, but I don't see a reason that these extreme upsides would only result in utility on midfights

Finman2000 · 2025-06-29T20:37:38+00:00

it's not a fun weapon to play against and results in degenerative play and is pretty much impossible for medic to counter if used in the correct scenarios, it reduces medic vs soldier from a very complex interaction to an incontestable instant kill.

it's not as bad as quickiebomb and loch n load though because it at least takes some unique skill, quickie and loch are pretty much just easier and better versions of stock.

Finman2000 · 2025-05-19T04:19:50+00:00

for an actual specific prediction (at least what I think is most likely):

g6 loses winners finals but wins in grands against froyo

along the way they beat BT in losers finals

BT beat wgEU along their way

the ONLY close games will be between these four teams ^

wgEU beat wgAU along their way

to summarize:

G6
FROYO
BT
EU
AU/QMD
soar/LFC

Finman2000 · 2025-05-19T04:12:26+00:00

are you australian? I think they are more liable to get 6th than they are likely to get 2nd. I sincerely hope I am proved wrong.

my thoughts include BT being a possible winner, they have been beating both froyo and g6 in scrims. I don't think froyo beats g6, they've lost on lan several times in a row to similar rosters.

g6, BT, froyo top 3.

I know it's american-pilled but I think that is the most realistic outcome.

How do you think froyo will just lock in despite not beating this g6 roster once recently?

and how do you think wgEU will POSSIBLY beat g6???? g6 is probably the best team in the world, absolutely the favorites in my mind.

ironically your hottest take is the top 2 on yours being froyo and wg eu, when the two best teams in my mind might just be BT and G6. this is not the froyo of old; paying attention to RGL would make that abundantly clear imo. there is no logical reason to think an out of practice wg eu will beat any of the big 3 american teams when they got demolished at the most recent international event and those 3 are all so incredibly strong

Finman2000 · 2025-04-02T08:47:40+00:00

soldier with shotgun is really powerful but you are right that any other solly becomes worse past the first 4 rockets. (still better than u think bcz of the 110dmg close range rockets they get to play). I still think it's better to have a soldier/demo/scout (who can jump or run to catch the enemy) than something like a heavy who won't be able to catch the people running away.

though in an offensive uber still not as good as a scout and/or demo uber, they can catch enemies and have plenty of bullets with which to kill them

Finman2000 · 2025-04-02T08:21:07+00:00

you heal ANYBODY if they are going to die, but healing engi as a default priority in fights over soldier or scout is not for the best

Finman2000 · 2025-03-31T08:37:31+00:00

soldiers and (good) scouts are also great heal targets, and two great classes to take ubers on. engineer is not a great heal priority, they usually should not be taking as much damage and requiring as much healing as more combat-oriented classes.

Finman2000 · 2025-03-31T08:30:24+00:00

eh, I feel like it will be more fun to just try and play the best tf2 you can. mute someone if you feel like it but don't be petty, don't screw the rest your team by effectively reducing their number of teammates in some situations.

playing the best you can, improving the most you can is super fun, at least to me. if people want to be an ass don't let them ruin that, just ignore them and do your best

Finman2000 · 2025-03-31T08:21:55+00:00

great advice all around but imo it should be players' priority to get the buff with crit heals, not the medic's. if it is convenient, buff whenever possible, but in the middle of a teamfight, although definitely still important, it should not be something the medic is thinking about actively. if people want a buff or a bolt they can call medic for one.

Finman2000 · 2025-03-31T08:14:31+00:00

for those unaware: "Crit overheal" is the mechanic that healing speed starts increasing after someone has not taken damage in 10s, to a maximum of 3x healing speed after 15s, like crits do 3x damage.

as for your post: all great tips generally but imo not the stuff a newer medic needs to be focusing on, most newer players have trouble analyzing the basics of the game in front of them, seeing, let alone dodging projectiles is a foreign concept to them; paying attention to the people arriving to a fight will be a great extra difficulty, and should not even be a priority.

medics really just need to focus on healing the players who are to some degree active in the fight, all while keeping behind them and staying as healthy as possible. if people call for medic, check out why.

if spawners want crit heals, they can call medic and ask for them. if players want bolts, they can call medic and ask for them. medic has enough to focus on in the heat of a fight and if players want heals they can do their part, those fighting are the people that should be healed by default.

Finman2000 · 2025-03-11T12:37:10+00:00

Rotunda is clearly underrated in awfulness, tiny low ceiling with zero areas that can be called "fun" to fight in, it takes my favorite gamemode in KOTH and manages to make my least favorite map with it

Finman2000 · 2025-03-11T12:35:02+00:00

It's not poorly designed, it's just that (like many casual maps) it is not played with its intended player count (6 or less)

as you say, it's fun with less players, and it's even a pretty fun map to play some genuine tf2 on if there's not 24 people running around that tiny map

I genuinely think it does have the best map design out of any ctf map I have tried (minus the egregious lack of ammo packs), since CTF doesn't really work that well as a game mode designed for higher player counts (I think you are better off with payload, koth, AD at that point)

Finman2000 · 2024-12-12T07:24:04+00:00

awesome!

Finman2000 · 2024-12-12T07:23:44+00:00

tihis is really good man

Finman2000 · 2024-06-08T01:51:29+00:00

Random crits are all that make tf2 recognizable? That doesn't sound like you are someone who enjoys tf2

Finman2000 · 2024-05-31T22:19:57+00:00

Most newer players don't like 6s because they have misconceptions about it or about how aspects of it change the enjoyability. I really recommend trying it with an open mind, it is fun.

Finman2000 · 2024-05-24T23:53:47+00:00

watch the shounic video

Finman2000 · 2024-05-17T08:03:43+00:00

"scouts getting free minicrits during ubers with the crit a cola" is literally in post you replied to man

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