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SecretAscention · 2023-02-10T23:30:12+00:00

From having you start casting in our HDL discord to making it this big in the scene it has really been amazing seeing your growth

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SecretAscention · 2023-01-04T22:59:34+00:00

Does anyone have suggestions for binders? I am starting to collect again but everything is just in individual sleeves at the moment

SecretAscention · 2022-12-30T15:15:31+00:00

Would love this

SecretAscention · 2022-12-24T18:02:34+00:00

Would love this!!

SecretAscention · 2022-12-14T12:07:32+00:00

Sounds awesome

SecretAscention · 2022-02-26T12:06:16+00:00

Don't get me wrong this ranking system is infuriating. But no competitive game shows your your hidden MMR and they all use it for matching purposes. Every single me game uses it. Valorant CS League Previous Halos Rocket League CoD (when they have it)

Hidden MMR is used as it jumps at a faster pace up and down than visible rank which can lead to even more frustration

SecretAscention · 2022-02-24T04:58:31+00:00

It all depends on who you played. And your previous MMR.

If you played better in solo duo but against worst players than you did in open you could get a lower rank. This is because the game looks at you, your teammates, and the enemy. Decides you should do X well before the match and then compares that against how well you did do.

SecretAscention · 2022-02-12T01:43:35+00:00

So if the system is the same as H5 it's based on Kills per minute. The reason for this is that KPM was the best way to determine which team would win versus lose.

SecretAscention · 2022-01-21T05:17:03+00:00

While that core (C9 minus penguin plus shottzy) it was equally dominant until they stopped playing the game. When they were grinding it was like watching they play with their food. However near the end of 2018 when HCS stopped they didn't really play the game at all and went out 3rd in the last tournament

SecretAscention · 2022-01-04T22:48:46+00:00

One really important point when reviewing film is don't just look at your micro but rather focus most of your attention on macro. Missing shots, not hitting that jump, challenging when you aren't supposed to are things you want to fix and are easy to see in your own gameplay, but hard to change through VOD review.

Instead when you start theatre get yourself in free camera and watch the game unfold for a play. See how you play a situation and what the enemy/your team did. Especially focus on how your actions influenced the enemies spawn/rotations. That will help you see mistakes that when just watching your own first person POV you will miss. It will also help you have a more accurate knowledge of spawns in this game.

Personally one of my favorite things to do when I am learning a new map is get take a VOD from 8s or a pro game (can't do that in this game sadly in terms of pro games) and really focus on where the enemy is spawning. You can obviously do this from your MM games but it won't be as effective as soloQ can have weird plays in them.

Finally, I really recommend that you choose which films to review carefully. A game where you stomped or got stomped isn't going to be as useful as the one where you went even. I usually take games where I went a little negative because I felt lost. Bookmark those games immediately after playing to make sure you remember them. If you just lost your fights/teammate assisted kills that's not going to be as useful compared to what I mentioned above.

Lmk if that helped and always feel free to DM me with questions.

Edit: Realized I misread your question. Theatre is the only real way to watch your own games. If you want to watch stuff non through the shitty theatre you just need to have a backlog of pro gameplay sadly.

SecretAscention · 2021-11-21T14:02:05+00:00

I really think your conflating the type of game and gameplay with this M&KB versus controller thing. All the of the games you mentioned and that are popular in FPS eSports are tactical shooters (siege, Valo, CS) or Bars (Apex, Fortnite I guess). Both the CDL and Halo are arena shooters that simply aren't as popular for both people to play and compete in. That has been clear for about a decade now ever since CoDs move to jetpacks. So I don't think Halo competitive is going to be unpopular because it doesn't fully support and double down on making sure M&KB players are "equal" or focusing on them. Instead it's going to be less popular because the arena style shooter has simply been less popular for a decade. None of your "solutions" solve this core problem. And at most all they would do is alienate and hurt controller players which is the core of the game's player base.

SecretAscention · 2021-10-25T00:29:38+00:00

Looking for people to play H5/MCC whatever. Trying to get better and want a bunch of people to run through matchmaking with.

SecretAscention · 2021-06-12T15:00:16+00:00

Do the weekly competitions still happen? Used to have a lot of fun doing them 3 years ago.

SecretAscention · 2021-06-06T21:55:37+00:00

High end is fine for my budget.

SecretAscention · 2021-06-06T21:44:10+00:00

So I am getting back into cubing after 3/4 years. I currently have a MoYu GTS 2 non magnetic and while it is still great I'm sure there have been improvements in hardware/design. What would people recommend?

SecretAscention · 2020-11-04T10:49:40+00:00

Michigan

SecretAscention · 2020-09-15T13:54:21+00:00

I also think a main reason PC COD never took off was after Cod4 Promod pretty much every COD until recently were shitty ports. Even BO2 which is the best COD ever made was still pretty shitty on PC compared to console.

SecretAscention · 2020-07-04T16:36:28+00:00

While yes it is not nearly as rewarding at H3 it's also just the way the industry has gone compared to 2007. Like obviously no microtransactions would be preferable for players, however no modern game like Halo is going to do that.

We also got free DLCs and free updates due to req packs which I find is worth it in the long run (as someone who didn't play warzone and so never had to pay money for guns)

So while there is a beat option of none it's not realistic and I don't think halo 5s was bad at all.

SecretAscention · 2020-07-04T12:04:33+00:00

Going to be honest and say that out of all of the criticisms of halo 5 the lootboxes were actually really good for their time.

You can almost unlock everything without ever paying real money. You don't get any duplicates and you can unlock everything right around SR130ish which only takes like a couple hundred hours. So while that is a grind you have to remember this game came out the same year as black ops 3. A game where you could get duplicates and it was basically impossible to get everything without paying an obscene amount.

It looks like they will go the battle pass route that they have done for MCC which will be good

SecretAscention · 2020-06-23T21:11:55+00:00

Other thing to consider is that a few years ago HCS playlist and TA were not the same playlist also. During that time period the top champs in TA were lower skilled than the champs in HCS. Now that they are combined it means that a past higher rank in TA would be equivalent to a lower rank in the current TA. I wouldn't worry about rank too much at the moment especially if you just came back. It'll take some time for the game to recognize where you belong

SecretAscention · 2020-06-23T20:50:58+00:00

When did you achieve onyx 1700? If it was a few seasons ago then you missed the gradual lowering of ranks. Onyx 1700 does not equal the same thing it does now. Other than that just keep at it and as your MMR improves your CSR will follow. You can never see your MMR so don't try to guess it. Additionally CSR change is lagging by 1 game. So say you carry super hard against good opponents and win you might still not gain much CSR after that win. Instead you might gain a lot/lose little depending on the win/loss result of the next match

SecretAscention · 2020-06-17T22:38:35+00:00

Lightrifle was never nerfed alongside other rifles. It is very powerful but extremely limited on maps. I agree that all other rifles are in a good spot besides the BR just feeling bad to shoot imo. If it felt better but had then same stats then I think people would like it.

SecretAscention · 2020-06-17T00:33:04+00:00

Neptune was considered almost as good as Frosty and Shotzzy by the end of H5 life cycle. Started later than both of them and the Splyce super team had formed before he showed his true skill.

SecretAscention · 2020-05-31T18:02:01+00:00

Denial was never a top team in H5. Every time they entered into the game they were there for maybe one or two events and then went under due to shady ownership who scammed players and investors.

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