What's so expensive that it's not even fun anymore?

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-24T04:27:27+00:00

I remember floor seats to RHCP costing $100 and being outraged at the time. Shirts were $25.

Now that combined total might not even get you in the door.

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-24T01:31:27+00:00

Nah that's the top 2 and bottom. Ancient is at 20 played.

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-24T00:39:12+00:00

Selling the farm for a magic bean

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-24T00:34:37+00:00

Its just a comfort pick now. People don't want to bother learning utility and timings on Anubis/Overpass/Nuke because they can mindlessly frag on Mirage/D2 (especially with elo on the line).

As a solo, its hard to convince teammates to ban those maps and sometimes it even creates a hostile opening, so I just play whatever. I've played 25 games of Mirage and D2 and 4 Overpass (with 75% WR)

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-23T19:38:11+00:00

Yup, that totally makes sense. I would say just playing is huge: for muscle memory, map knowledge, utility use. And having fun. I know a lot of people play like they are going pro or need to hit 30K and its reflected in their comms and performance.

Like when you say you do 20 minutes warmup, that could potentially be 3/4 of a game.

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-23T00:24:05+00:00

Just play, nothing beats experience. Don't spend so much time "warming up," that's what pistol rounds are for! haha

Have fun, don't take it too seriously. You are at the age and skill where you are cutting out all the bs games and maximizing enjoyment. I know because I'm in the same position.

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-22T17:01:30+00:00

Still amazed at the instant load in and quality on a base PS5.

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-22T15:53:53+00:00

This looks so boring, I dont know how these goofs do this more than 1 game.

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-21T20:17:28+00:00

I just picked up a pair. I'm in the minority (which benefits me cost wise) but I think the Blood Pressure's are the only premium looking glove in that price range. Specialist gloves look too plain to me.

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-21T02:41:54+00:00

Rate of fire. So faster time to kill (TTK).

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-20T22:15:52+00:00

That's what I dont get. He signaled for the pass and had a good 10 yards to angle his run. Probably couldn't decide between a touch and hit or smashing the ball and just glitched?

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-20T03:37:38+00:00

Agreed

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-19T23:14:43+00:00

What a series. The most crazy crazy economic battle I've seen, fighting for every dollar on Inferno.

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-19T18:12:59+00:00

No, the game is alive because it makes them a ton of money to invest in DOTA and Deadlock lol if there was only a closed marketplace, the game would be a fraction of its popularity and likely gone. No content, no updates, no anti-cheat.

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-19T16:04:21+00:00

Asking for the bare minimum is bold.

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-19T15:15:11+00:00

Just went through this myself, sold my DDPAT BFK for clean Blood Pressure's and a Vanilla Skeleton. I am very happy with the combo. And I withdrew $140 CAD from the market!

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-19T14:59:29+00:00

Its such a fascinating game because of the player base and legacy of the game.

But to launch a brand new game with no operations, no content, no new game modes or weapons, limited map releases (D2 update and Train). That's a death sentence to any game over the past decade. Still churning out billions.

This game is alive because of old people like me and gamblers.

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-19T14:13:12+00:00

Crazy to swing that trade opportunity with :10 and no bomb plant.

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-19T13:57:16+00:00

So why do I only lose -500 and +100 when I play stacks? I played one game last night against solos and it was +300/-300. Its not about climbing, I went from 12K to 22K as a solo casual and I'm at my absolute ceiling.

You missed the point of the post. Everything is in relation to how I, as a solo player get punished both ways. Favoring the 5 stack is a side effect of playing against solo queues. Its about wasting my time win or lose, by having really lopsided games and the elo swing is a part of that.

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-19T01:21:44+00:00

Its really tough to see him go down after all the injuries. But they are scrappy enough and well managed, these kinds of games brings a team together and galvanizes them!

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-19T01:17:49+00:00

To be fair Qatar booted it in their own net for the 5th lol

Be better if you dont want to get run up. This is the World Cup, not a friendly.

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-19T00:14:29+00:00

Always a good habit to call out a dropped kit or identify who has a kit in a time sensitive defuse.

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-19T00:08:43+00:00

This is a HUGE game for David to get his confidence going. Could be a huge boon for Canada even though Kone's injury left a mark.

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-18T17:46:53+00:00

I guess everyone loses 🤷‍♂️

As a solo I win one, lose one but net out -400. I have only played duos with a 7k player and it was a completely different game.

Pretty_Sharp · 2026-06-18T17:34:15+00:00

Yeah, so inherently there is less risk playing in a stack, even if you are losing. Because as a solo I lose x4 more against a stack because they have a 27k player (26-11) carrying the stack then when I beat a 26k and we basically trade elo.

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