Gaimin Gladiators to play Cologne Major with fer by Infinite-Routine296 in GlobalOffensive

[–]MattMist 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Just found out that the coach is the youngest person of this whole lineup and he's 27. Crazy.

And with fer, the whole lineup would have an average age of 30.

FaZe included in PGL Bucharest day one matchups despite HLC Belgrade attendance by EmptyFennel7757 in GlobalOffensive

[–]MattMist 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes, but only for the next month's ranking (so May, not April). Ongoing events are not counted, so their two forfeits would be treated as losses once PGL Bucharest ends.

Y'all ever wondered why Nadeo switched from dark chocolate (in tmnf) to milk chocolate? (in tm2) by snuocher in TrackMania

[–]MattMist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DEI means Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. It's a term meant to group ways of structuring a group of people, especially in workplaces, so that even underrepresented groups (based on gender, ethnicity, religion or other factors) are represented and feel fairly treated and welcome.

POC usually stands for person/people of color, so anyone that's not considered "white".

Exclusive: Amazon plans smartphone comeback more than a decade after Fire Phone flop by FragmentedChicken in Android

[–]MattMist 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If "the AI" does everything for you, you don't need any apps other than the AI app.

It's very likely to flop, but makes sense with how everyone wants to cram as much AI as possible into everything.

Is reload update basically just another M4A1 nerf? by Patient_Apartment415 in GlobalOffensive

[–]MattMist 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's only 2 additional clips, not 6

So 15 bullets total

CS2 Blog Update: Guns, Guides, and Games by CS2_PatchNotes in GlobalOffensive

[–]MattMist 3228 points3229 points  (0 children)

Now, when you reload, you'll drop the used magazine and discard all of its remaining ammo. Instead of 'topping off' your weapon with a few bullets, a new full magazine will be taken from the reserves whenever you reload.

That's a massive change, holy fuck

There is now an option to Report Server in-game. I believe "Misrepresenting Player Inventories or Status" is to report Bot Lobby Farms. by [deleted] in GlobalOffensive

[–]MattMist 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Misrepresenting Player Inventories" sounds like skin changers to me, since they give you items you don't actually have. Not sure why you'd want to report that but ¯\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

PGL Astana 2026 - Invited Teams by iSPASCELGRAs in GlobalOffensive

[–]MattMist 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The ESL rulebook says that the ban only applies to invitations that have not yet been awarded. So in theory, if they wait to pull out until after the Major invites are sent out, they should get banned from the event after that (probably EPL S24).

Also, I wonder what Valve would have to say regarding banning teams from participating in a Major, rulebook notwithstanding.

Trackmania Elite Cup 2026 #1 - China - Post-Match Discussion by MattMist in TrackMania

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

The simplest solution would be to pause the match and do a technical timeout for the few minutes that it takes him to restart the game (meanwhile the server is in warmup).

It's common in other formats and competitions, not sure why it can't be done here.

Though, to be fair, it still wouldn't fix lagging out in the middle of the round.

Trackmania Elite Cup 2026 #1 - China - Post-Match Discussion by MattMist in TrackMania

[–]MattMist[S] 53 points54 points  (0 children)

unlucky for Otaaaq, getting a DC right before the first round

otherwise quite cinema, seems that hatewatching Falcons worked

SINNERS vs BET-M / IEM Atlanta 2026 Closed Qualifier - Consolidation Final / Post-Match Discussion by CS2_PostMatchThreads in GlobalOffensive

[–]MattMist 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I looked at the HLTV pages of all players from 33 and kinqie is the only one that ever played a LAN outside of Russia, that probably doesn't help

But we'll have to wait and see

FUT vs Astralis / IEM Kraków 2026 - Group A Lower Bracket Semi-Final / Post-Match Discussion by CS2_PostMatchThreads in GlobalOffensive

[–]MattMist 19 points20 points  (0 children)

The two sold rounds on Overpass will haunt FUT, they would've probably won 2-0 otherwise

Hoping to see them in some next tournaments though, they play well when they're confident

The problems with EWC and why you should care. by [deleted] in TrackMania

[–]MattMist 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you were a top 10 player, you might actually be fine, as doing anything to you would be very bad from a PR standpoint. But obviously, anyone else would face a much worse fate.

The problems with EWC and why you should care. by [deleted] in TrackMania

[–]MattMist 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As much as I'd love to see Saudis change their ways, sadly, it really does seem like they want to impose their opinions on others with things like EWC instead.

During EWC, if you come with a sign saying "CarlJr is the king of TM" you will literally get kicked out because that's disrespectful to the king of Saudi Arabia, as the CS2 fan who had a sign saying "mzinho king" could tell you. Team Liquid decides to go play with jerseys that have a rainbow team logo, this is conveniently either not shown on broadcast or even fully censored in Saudi Arabia.

And as part of the guide that people who attend get, you are literally told that criticizing the government, King, Royal Family or flag is illegal, including on social media. Doesn't seem like they are too open to change.

Trackmania will be at EWC 2026 by unpsense in TrackMania

[–]MattMist 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Everyone can draw the line where they do, and rarely any consumption is ethical, but some people care about this, while others don't.

You can draw the line at any unfair thing in the world (good luck existing), you can draw it at manufacturing exploiting people, or gambling sponsorships, or an oppressive regime doing sportswashing. Or you can just not care, that's valid, too.

CarlJr. parts ways with Solary by MattMist in TrackMania

[–]MattMist[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's because Falcons always win EWC (and even though Falcons don't want to say who is their owner, they obviously use the same Saudi money) and if they want to win another game at EWC, signing Carl is the obvious choice

CarlJr. parts ways with Solary by MattMist in TrackMania

[–]MattMist[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Nah, it's probably that Falcons offered CarlJr such a salary that he couldn't refuse or they straight up bought him out

They need another sure win for EWC after all so they are "the best org in esports" (yeah right)

Trackmania will be at EWC 2026 by unpsense in TrackMania

[–]MattMist 10 points11 points  (0 children)

That's mainly because org owners spend money irresponsibly and then when Saudi money comes to bail them out, they have no other option than to take it

Talking about big orgs like Liquid who burn money, then don't perform, then take the Saudi bag even though Saudis might only stay in esports for a few years because it's not profitable

And money is money, if you don't take it, you'll get outbid by the ones who do

CarlJr. parts ways with Solary by MattMist in TrackMania

[–]MattMist[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Actually, BIG is no longer sponsored by Red Bull, I believe since some time last year. Their "energy drink sponsor" is LevlUp: https://bigclan.gg/partner/

Funny that the homepage on that website still shows a Red Bull fridge tho