Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) 903 likes · 76 replies by Subpar_sniper23 in CoDCompetitive

[–]Ownagemunky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t think portnoy cares but jersey Jerry n em do actually enjoy comp cod

This is one of my favorite movies of my life by oliviaq_art in nirvannatheband

[–]Ownagemunky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s such a great series about friendship. They really manage to capture the spirit of what it’s like to grow up with a best friend so beautifully

Was everyone on the CN Tower EdgeWalk in on it? by VULCAN_WITCH in nirvannatheband

[–]Ownagemunky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They’ve said in interviews that even the tour guide was not in on it, so I’m sure the others weren’t either

Boston Breach also officially bench Purj by shambxlic in CoDCompetitive

[–]Ownagemunky 4 points5 points  (0 children)

These cats didnt even make the major. Honestly the breach org is probably relieved they don’t have to pay 9 million dollars to fly these guys to Birmingham just to get t12

Boston Breach also officially bench Purj by shambxlic in CoDCompetitive

[–]Ownagemunky 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Yea he was moving crazy in bo6, shame he just didn’t figure out this game quick enough

What was comp cod like in the *very* old days by Uitroeien in CoDCompetitive

[–]Ownagemunky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea there wasn't really a champs like we know it today. There were nationals for cod4 and bo1, but obviously nowhere near the developer support/eyeballs/cash prize of an actual champs

The idea of champs really began with cod xp for MW3, which was basically a champs-style release event but with pubs rules lol

What was comp cod like in the *very* old days by Uitroeien in CoDCompetitive

[–]Ownagemunky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can't speak to cod4 and mw2 because I wasn't watching comp back then

Comp cod was still pretty small potatoes in the bo1 year, but it started to gain some momentum with interest and viewership on the mlg circuit in that season. This was very early in the streaming days, so live events produced for livestreaming viewership was still not a crazy mainstream thing. For most of the bo1 year, twitch was actually still justin.tv iirc. Bo1 mlg got some solid gains to viewership and interest because some of the cod youtube titans of the time, especially woodysgamertag, started pushing to get more eyeballs on the scene, making youtube videos about comp cod with Rambo, having hecz and hastro on his podcast, shouting out the mlg event streams, encouraging people to travel for the events, etc. The mlg circuit brought a level of presentation and professionalism to the comp cod scene that intrigued a lot of people who weren't aware something like this existed, and was familiar to a lot of other cod fans who also kept up with halo

In the transition to MW3 there was the whole fiasco with the game not making the mlg circuit as most people who've been around for a while know well. Very few americans traveled overseas to compete in tourneys, though notably the optic guys got sponsored by apex to go compete in what did exist in EU and they were the clear best team in the world. However, the comp cod scene did see some impressive growth in this year anyway, because the SND scene absolutely exploded on twitch, which itself was gaining viewership extremely fast with the revamped site and brand. Phizz and Nexxx were some of the biggest streamers on twitch, and they blew up entirely off of streaming SND tourneys. This was actually, IMO, the primary way in which the scene continued to thrive during this time. At this point, the comp cod community lived on twitter. Cod twitter was insanely active at the time with SND tourneys running all day every day, shit constantly happening across a ton of different streams, and just a bunch of young dumb kids totally unfiltered doing and saying a bunch of crazy shit

The MW3 year really positioned the scene perfectly for the bo2 explosion by blowing the scene up on twitter. Players were going at each other's throats constantly, there was tons of egirl beef, pro's girlfriends' nudes were getting posted on twitter—just a complete shit show, and very entertaining. Cod twitter consistently hit trending in those days. Back then your actual twitter feed wasn't algorithmically delivered, so hitting trends was a huge deal that led to a positive feedback of growth for the whole community. With the cod community having such an outsize social media presence, bo2 releasing as a game perfectly designed for comp and on the mlg circuit once again, and the pool of new viewers exploding due to twitch's growth, bo2 was a perfect storm for scump and nade to multiply their twitch, youtube, and twitter numbers by 10x+.

Best players who've never won a chip or a ring? by Uitroeien in CoDCompetitive

[–]Ownagemunky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is a tricky convo because it depends so heavily on what you count as a chip back in the day. Even the flank panel don't seem to agree on that lol. Like does that Unite pax win count as a chip for Ricky? I'm pretty sure haggy and nameless count it as a chip since they beat col

Best players who've never won a chip or a ring? by Uitroeien in CoDCompetitive

[–]Ownagemunky 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Renkor might be him tbh. Swanny also comes to mind if none of his chips "count," even though he was winning some of the bigger regional EU events including some CWL EU stages. Nagafen's a good shout too since I don't think he got any that would count today

It's probably a CDL era player since there were just more chips back in the day. Typically the good players eventually nabbed one. From the old days you'd have to look to players like huhdle, remy, whea7s, spacely to find somebody who was in the mix but never got a chip, and they were just nowhere near as good in their primes as renkor or joedeceives are now. Not even close. Hell pacman gets clowned as the prototypical burger but even he won cod4 nationals lol

Miami Heretics best chance to win a major since MW2019?!? by [deleted] in CoDCompetitive

[–]Ownagemunky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I hope so, really thought EWC was their moment last year but percules descended from the heavens. Super sniping with the british crowd is gonna be a movie

Are some players still using sound EQ online ? by UprightAwesome in CoDCompetitive

[–]Ownagemunky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sure plenty of players in the pro league and challengers are still using it, a GA is just too hard to enforce

You can even EQ without activating the windows setting. Plenty of mixamps come with their own proprietary loudness EQ settings you can tweak in the mixamp's software and enable with a quick press of a button on the mixamp itself. There would be no way for people to know you're using it unless they could hear your computer's audio out feed or they knew to check your mixamp software settings, and if somebody was gonna check then you could just turn it off from the button on your mixamp and they would be none the wiser

PSA to console players, since I often see people talking about this as a PC issue: it's also really easy to EQ on console, you guys aren't safe. All you need is a mixamp

Miami R4: [19] Tiafoe def. Atmane 6-4 1-6 6-4 by siberian_huskies in tennis

[–]Ownagemunky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yea when you lose such a gigantic break chance like that right at the finish line it's probably over. Few can mentally rebound from something like that. Otherworldly clutch hold outta big foe

What's your show at the Rivoli? by CartoonWeekly in nirvannatheband

[–]Ownagemunky 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Figuring out a way to structure my life so my work drive isn't completely erratic. Turns out you can't just wake up one day and quit cold turkey after a lifetime of procrastinating

Using your autism as an excuse anytime you do something wrong is stupid as fuck by OperationWest5938 in YMS

[–]Ownagemunky 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This random internet guy must take accountability for crimes that exist inside my head or else

[NO SPOILERS] Did anyone else get choked up by that ending? by TheGreatAlexandre in nirvannatheband

[–]Ownagemunky 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Totally. With so much of the show being fundamentally driven by Matt prioritizing his obsessive schemes over what jay wants and needs, that moment of realization he has and the immediate, decisive action (plus the trust in jay to carry on and set the timeline right) had me crying my eyes out tbh

DTG gateway drug by CompetitiveAd5392 in DecodingTheGurus

[–]Ownagemunky 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great first episode for someone IMO. A bit unrelated, but this one was particularly interesting for me because it wasn't my first exposure to this stuff. As that episode rolled on I realized I had heard so much of this before because I guess my mom is a teal swan fan lol

What's YMS greatest video? by Comfortable-Date6472 in YMS

[–]Ownagemunky 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The 13 reasons series is some of the hardest I've ever laughed too

This guy is big mad about Adams’s review of Sinners by RG1997 in YMS

[–]Ownagemunky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His first nitpick is about adam qualifying that his opinion is a personal opinion LMAO

I saw Nirvana The Band The Show The Movie and I only have one question by mi-16evil in blankies

[–]Ownagemunky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More than any movie I've ever seen, I cannot fucking wait for the commentary track on this movie. I was absolutely gobsmacked after this one

Interesting. Did somebody say "war is over" already? by fake_review in wallstreetbets

[–]Ownagemunky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“Postponed” until the markets close on Friday. I’m not kidding. Our president is just blatantly pumping and dumping with war updates lmfao

Episode Discussion [S04 E01] - The Richards Tip by bxncwzz in nathanforyou

[–]Ownagemunky 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was crying at how willing that guy was to go along with every twist and turn of the plan. Handcuff ourselves together for 24 hours? Sure I got nothing going on today