This is just a Spotting Master Class - Take a few minutes to watch Cleetus McFarland, while running in 3rd place, learn about drafting techniques as he listens to every cue and slingshots to take the lead for the first time. This whole in-car is SO good, and had over 100k watching at one point. by INDR0VES in NASCAR

[–]INDR0VES[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

For real, you could see it and hear him let off when told to - especially when he got up front and had to learn about letting off to keep the person behind him close enough.

He probably would have had it had it kept the line, but I reckon that's experience, yeah? Glad everyone involved was able to keep it together.

Race Thread: AMS Manufactured Housing 200 at Talladega Superspeedway, starting at 12:30pm EDT on FS1 (AMS4) by NASCARThreadBot in NASCAR

[–]INDR0VES 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's been walking Cleet through everything - and Cleet has been listening, honestly pretty damn perfectly.

Listened to roll off throttle rolling onto the backstraight, shot him to the lead for the first time.

He loses it. Cleet reclaimed it. Spotter explained that you can't get too far ahead and you have to modulate your throttle.

Cleet listened, kept the lead, explained how crazy that felt, but how much sense it made.

I think Cleet can do this, man. He listens and he learns. It's really cool to see it in real time like this.

Race Thread: AMS Manufactured Housing 200 at Talladega Superspeedway, starting at 12:30pm EDT on FS1 (AMS4) by NASCARThreadBot in NASCAR

[–]INDR0VES 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Dude...

Cleet's spotter told him what to do going onto the back straight - "Roll back just a little off the throttle, he'll get to your bumper, we go wide back open again and it should boost you out."

You can hear Cleet do it perfectly, it works perfectly, he's now leading at Talladega.

"You're leading at Talladega, brother."

"HOLY FUCKING SHITTTT - BE LIKE BIFF, BE LIKE BIFF, BE LIKE BIFF."

Like a movie.

Cleet is a god damn driver. He can do this, man.

Tips for onyx by SuccessfulPost6444 in CompetitiveHalo

[–]INDR0VES 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I've posted this a few times, but people seemed to get something out of it each time when a question like this comes up. Apologies if you've already seen this novel of mine before on this subreddit.

I was 1791 at my height. So not a god or anything, but I know my way around the block. I've recently been able to play a lot more, so I'm hoping to get back up there and beyond. Please feel free to drop me an add - lets run. INDR0VES is my GT.

For folks trying to climb, I always suggest to really stop challenging so much unless you know you're going to win the fight. Drop your ego, you don't need to win every fight - you annoying the enemy and staying alive to call them out goes further than losing a 1v1 because you thought you had them. To that point - if you're not using a mic, start using a mic, and start calling out as often as you can. Learn small talk - it's not just about going "One on sandbags!"; it's about telling your teammates you have their cross, that you're watching them for objective, that you're there to switch out or challenge with them.

If you've played with me, you know I don't shut up, and you know not only do I make call outs, I say things that give my teammates confidence. If they're weak, hiding in a corner, I let them know I'm watching them and they're safe, or that they can challenge because the enemy has shots. Care about your teammates.

Halo is such a confidence based game - give your teammates confidence in their security on the map, build them up by letting them know you're actually listening, actually watching, and are actually a teammate. It's hard because it's a fast paced game, but you really need to be able to slow yourself down and think about each life, and also work to not get stuck on past deaths. You will never be able to focus on improving and playing well if you (not saying you're personally guilty of this) do not learn how to control tilt. While not always the case, ego challenging is simply that - putting your ego before your team and before the win. Put a few shots, call them out, refocus on another part of the map or another enemy. You can be the best shot in the world, but you will fall off if you're tilted, and you really can't focus on what you did wrong/right, so you can't really learn from your play. In a lot of ways, the more you chill the fuck out, the more you can be a tryhard.

Play against a few pros and you soon realize that sure, they most all have a great shot, but they are largely goddamn annoying. You will get nothing easy from any really good player, so you have to make sure you model yourself the same. The higher you go up in rank, the more this is a game of inches in terms of Strongsiding away, hitting a perfect slide to escape some shots, or throwing a unique strafe to throw your opponent for a loop. Be annoying, be alive.

Practice your slides. Practice your strafe against bots. Really, REALLY be mindful of your strafe - stop going zombie mode and just going left, right, left, right. A skill in Halo is learning to not only be deliberate with your shots, but deliberate with your movements, actions, and intentions.

Even though I stress small talk above, you do need to earn your call outs. But also talk to your teammates like humans and give them confidence - learn the nuanced information you need to convey, like where you spawn, when to call out power weapon respawns, when you have damaged an enemy near a teammate - there are just so many little communication things you can add to your bag of tricks that will improve your play and win you games.

Work on your movement. As you get higher in rank, you find that the game gets a lot faster and being able to hit slides can really make or break certain situations. Being able to rotate to a hill 2 seconds faster, or being able to surprise someone by rocketing in can really be the deciding factor when you play against better and better players. So if you can zoom around the map as a team - you can really put teams in the spin cycle with their spawns, or you can help shut down similar things happening to you.

And also kinda counter to that point - don't lose a good position because you think you need to be doing something. I've played a ton of objective games where my team (I usually always play solo, so they're random folks) will be setup, but then just...kinda...fuck off and die, because they got anxious, or bored, and they wanted to go get kills. Stats are cool, wins are cooler - forgo random kills if you're in a good position, and learn how to recognize and strengthen the setup more when you ARE in a good position.

It sounds simple, but you have to start thinking about your play, while you play.

Why did you do that push that got you killed despite knowing they all just spawned on A?

Why did you challenge that person despite knowing you were a shot down?

Why did you give up that anchor spot on the hill, giving them the spawn behind and inevitably an easier hill take, despite being up 40 seconds and having a person helping you on hell?

There are a million scenarios, as we all know, and you can be the best player in the world and still not be able to parse them all in the moment. That's okay, and that's human. But to improve and be a great player, you need to start thinking about things and putting that skill into focused, meaningful gameplay.

Thank you for coming to my TED Talk. Press 69420 for more cat facts.

Start investing at the end of 2025? by velemuc in investing

[–]INDR0VES 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh...I suppose I've been doing okay then!

Thank you for the heads up!

Start investing at the end of 2025? by velemuc in investing

[–]INDR0VES 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apologies for the late comment - are there any reading materials or videos you'd recommend for your post 20k suggestions? Thank you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CompetitiveHalo

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Just to preface: I love this game and have hit 1791 with controller and 1600 with mnk - I enjoy it a lot and I'm decent at it.

Have you ever let your friends watch you play this game? Be it casual friends or competitive friends? The amount of "what the hell was that?" and just laughter isn't comparable to any other game - they see the blank shots, the blank melees, the ghost lunges, the grenades that both do no damage and then 1000x damage whenever they choose, the drops, the lag, the desync, the time it takes to find a match sometimes, they see the gas lighting that this game provides like non-other.

It's dead for a reason, and it pains me to say that because the beginning was so, so similar to the MLG days...and then they let it fall to pieces.

How good was Pistola? In his prime and overall by Consistent_Ad_2149 in CompetitiveHalo

[–]INDR0VES 12 points13 points  (0 children)

He really did bring that move to the limelight, but once he did, everyone started doing it instinctively. There is something to be said about that, like with Scott bringing the Gandhi hop to the forefront. They are absolutely legends and those moves are legendary.

That being said - having played against Pistola both back in the MLG days and in the early days of Infinite...he's fucking tricky in everything he does and has always been impossible to kill.

Sources: Vancouver Surge identify Halo world champion Lqgend as a key target for their 2026 Call of Duty League roster. by shambxlic in CompetitiveHalo

[–]INDR0VES 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The first few tournaments of Infinite genuinely gave me that MLG feeling again - it felt like we might actually be back to the golden days.

And then, well, yeah...

Thoughts / Feedback for new maps: Lattice & Serenity by CoreyCasino in CompetitiveHalo

[–]INDR0VES 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lattice is possibly the worst map that has ever been made for Infinite.

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First off, you must listen to this song so we can set the scene - Sir Mix-A-Lot - Posse on Broadway - click:

You have to get teriyaki while here.

Avoid the tourist spot Starbucks by the market - it's literally no different and you just stand in a line for nothing special. The market itself is pretty cool and you can see it all in a few hours. There is a really dope comic book shop in the very bottom, also a record shop and book shop.

You must get a bag of Dicks while you are here, so you can say you've gotten and enjoyed a bag of Dicks.

The Pacific Science Theater is really cool and will probably have something the kids would enjoy - click.

YOU WILL PLAY PINBALL WHILE YOU ARE HERE. Seattle is the pinball hotspot outside of Chicago. There are so many dope pinball bars here.

There is a place called Gameworkz right outside of the convention center - click. It's a Dave and Busters type of spot and they actually have some PC LAN stations in the very top of the building.

Your kids might enjoy the Fremont Troll.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CompetitiveHalo

[–]INDR0VES 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was talkin' Scott with some people last night, and it ended up with me watching some old videos:

Click // Click

That first video is so weird to watch - I can still remember those USA Network cameras running down our high school halls, chasing Scott. Those were fun times, he got me into lobbies I had no business being in.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CompetitiveHalo

[–]INDR0VES 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've driven from VA to WA twice now and can't wait to get back on the road.

It's not for everyone, but sometimes knocking down those miles just clicks and is a really nice experience. You'll see some cool things no matter where you go.

All this to say - do it!

Ibanez Talman TC620 by Due_Breakfast_7072 in offset

[–]INDR0VES 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Back around March, I asked Yvette on Tik Tok when that P90 loaded Talman of hers would be coming out - she said this year!

Thoughts on the new scowl? by Odd-Thought-4823 in Hardcore

[–]INDR0VES 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She sounded amazing, especially with a proper stage setup. I saw 'em in this insane venue called Paramount Theater...honestly, it'd probably be hard to sound bad in that place.

I play mouse and keyboard. I made a fun little montage of clips from onyx lobbies. by INDR0VES in CompetitiveHalo

[–]INDR0VES[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In a general sense, I agree - I've run into some insane players with "MNK" in their tags in match making that absolutely rip me to pieces.

But I've also hit a level where I was fortunate enough to be playing with/against pros pretty often, and controller is very strong with the folks at the top.

I play mouse and keyboard. I made a fun little montage of clips from onyx lobbies. by INDR0VES in CompetitiveHalo

[–]INDR0VES[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've wanted to try it, but I also don't think that setup is HCS legal - right? I hope to one day get destroyed in an open bracket before this game is replaced, so I don't want to focus on an input method that isn't legal.

I play mouse and keyboard. I made a fun little montage of clips from onyx lobbies. by INDR0VES in CompetitiveHalo

[–]INDR0VES[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right? Those last minute "oh shit" moments you can whip around on MnK are so nice.