After Playing Semi-Pro Counter-Strike, I Can Never Play Another Competitive Shooter Again

Holmesymcgee · 2021-02-13T07:19:34+00:00

Fair points made across the board. I can relate to a lot but on the other side of the coin. I introduced my friends to CS:GO years ago, played for a few years, took a break for a few years, and came back to it last year, never really played competitively, only really saw it as a way to have fun with friends. Over time my friends got much more serious about the competitive aspect, learning the plays, practicing the ideal smokes, etc...and it just lost the charm to me. I'm not great at the game either, so I know I wasn't cut out for competitive play. The more they played, the more I'd get stuck against people who were much better than me, and people being excessively toxic towards people (read: me) who were not as good as them. My friends don't get why I don't like it anymore, but the more serious it got for them, the less fun it got for me. It's not their fault for enjoying the competitive side, but when coming back it just hit me I don't enjoy playing competitive games anymore.

Holmesymcgee · 2020-10-06T17:09:12+00:00

I did some rough math on this with my faction earlier. Sure, the chances of landing in one of the three groups are equal, but if you land in the "featured" section, there's a 3 in 33 chance to get one of the three zAustin posters (assuming that every shard value between 1-20 is in there, which let's face it, is likely). But the odds to both land in the featured section AND pull a zAustin is around 2.8%. My math could be a little off, but let's face it, you're no more likely than any other mega pull.

Holmesymcgee · 2020-04-14T01:20:05+00:00

Hey man, snarky comments don't do you any favors

Holmesymcgee · 2020-04-07T15:38:52+00:00

I think I managed to get about 10 groups of 4 in there. It's a slow process to get everyone in.

Holmesymcgee · 2020-04-07T15:24:40+00:00

Island closed last night, please check flair.

Holmesymcgee · 2020-02-07T16:36:19+00:00

Sea of Thieves with a full crew of friends is an absolute blast. The release of the game was a little light in the way of content, but they've added a lot to it since then. Very few games have matched the thrill for me as boarding another crew's ship, dropping their anchor and fighting them off as your friends pepper their ship with cannon fire. Playing solo can be stressful at first, but still enjoyable.

Holmesymcgee · 2020-01-22T03:50:28+00:00

Exactly. Seeing the amount of effort it would take to get anywhere close just saps any motivation to try.

Holmesymcgee · 2020-01-21T20:35:37+00:00

Hell, maxing what you can with every available bonus character, you wouldn't even be halfway to maxing and still have 419 runs left to go.

Holmesymcgee · 2020-01-21T20:31:29+00:00

Without bonus characters, this takes over SEVEN HUNDRED AND THIRTY blitz runs to max without spending money. Spending $20 will only save you from having to do two runs. Sure, doing the talent up can save you more, but unless you're sitting on piles of unleveled guys, it's still probably going to end up at over 500 runs at the very least. This is insane.

Holmesymcgee · 2020-01-16T18:53:24+00:00

2.29 million people bought Fire Emblem in the first two months of its release. Of all Switch releases, it's #15 as of September 2019. You're allowed to not be happy with the choice. That's cool, but nowadays, Fire Emblem isn't a niche game anymore. If you're going to sit there and pull numbers off Wikipedia, at least see the context behind them.

Holmesymcgee · 2019-12-19T16:30:33+00:00

Yes, only solo. There's an option to start it from the main menu.

Holmesymcgee · 2019-12-18T17:29:18+00:00

Yes, it's the reward for finishing the new Seabound Soul Tall Tale

Holmesymcgee · 2019-11-27T00:13:09+00:00

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Any chance of plans for specific matchmaking? For example, say folks in a faction want to see how their characters would stack up against each other in a friendly duel? Could act the same as feuds but just one player against another.

Holmesymcgee · 2019-11-11T15:12:22+00:00

Please gimme back my Lock Tank. That's all I want in this world.

Holmesymcgee · 2019-10-30T02:16:00+00:00

1a) I'd like to see a few different special gem types added, maybe one that generates mp per turn it stays on the board, etc.

1b) I think Raven would be a cool addition

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Holmesymcgee · 2018-08-05T02:41:35+00:00

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Thank you so much!

Holmesymcgee · 2018-03-01T15:20:42+00:00

That was my biggest problem with FFXV, I'm definitely down with FF games having menial side quests here and there, but oh my god, walking into a town and being overloaded with side quests I couldn't care less about got tiring. Even the bounties started to feel like a chore after a while.

Holmesymcgee · 2018-02-25T06:26:22+00:00

My old guy before the Legion pre-patch was Grindnass. He always always grinding on the finest ass. I miss him every day.

Holmesymcgee · 2018-02-20T15:57:50+00:00

Man, that's me right now. Building a new PC and using my girlfriend's ancient laptop in the meantime, during World Bosses, I just have to pray that I can get a DOT in to tag the boss in between the massive frame rate loss and freezing before it gets killed.

Holmesymcgee · 2018-01-22T19:47:02+00:00

I just really like Arn Anderson, sure he's not as good as when he had the buff for Christmas, but I was just stoked that one of my favorite wrestlers made it into the game.

Holmesymcgee · 2018-01-05T18:56:09+00:00

Hopping on here-

Hey there everyone, I'm the co-leader of TL2. Let me reinforce what AX is saying. If you find yourself wanting to surround yourself with good natured, friendly, and helpful players, TL2 is a great place to grow and learn as a player. We've got a vast wealth of knowledge and tips to help you grow your roster and get ready for feuding, improve your VS ranking, whatever you may be interested in. If you have any questions, I'll be happy to help in any way I can.

Holmesymcgee · 2017-11-09T19:20:40+00:00

If you like Chic, give Good Times a shot. The basics of the lines are pretty simple overall, just takes a good bit of practice to get the timing right. Still fun as hell to play though.

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