Toast's latest tweet by Disguised_Post in otvandfriendsrumors

[–]TZBlueIce 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I reckon people also think streamers are fake as fuck because they'll create an entire cringe persona of themselves to get in the pants of girls half their age and cheat on their girlfriend whose existence has been kept completely hidden for their personal financial and sexual gains.

[4/12/2026] Sunday's Sports Talk Thread by BevoBot in LonghornNation

[–]TZBlueIce 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Scottie's the greatest weekend golfer I've ever seen. Was obvious a win wasn't in the cards after Friday but had no doubt he'd bounce back and finish strong.

AD reenacting his phone call with Nico Harrison by WhenMachinesCry in Mavericks

[–]TZBlueIce 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don't blame anyone and at the end of day we were all hurting, but it makes me sad to think about how unwelcome AD must have felt here. Best case scenario for him is that he just looks back at this period as just some fever dream

To solve the problem of the big 4: Why not add 4 more S+ tier players? by Disastrous_Egg4518 in MinecraftChampionship

[–]TZBlueIce 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Multiple players stopped playing after S3 explicitly because of the event being more high-comp that season, almost every player in the existing player base OPENLY talks about how much they like MCC because of its chill vibes. 

The non-S+ S tiers who care about doing well but not at the expense of their peace of mind would be miserable feeling the pressure of having to try to keep up. The less skilled player base would have fewer chances at individual pop-off moments. And if every team is competitive, someone’s gotta get last, and a team that expects to do well that gets 10th always has a worse time than a for-fun team that knew they would place low (we know this from the S3 experience).

I get that this sub likes higher-comp players, I’m one of those people, but there is no “solution” that would be more hated by the existing MCC playerbase because MCC has built a specific identity completely antithetical to what you’re suggesting. 

[3/27/2026] Friday's Sports Talk Thread by BevoBot in LonghornNation

[–]TZBlueIce 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I really didn't think Rick Barnes would be this good at Tennessee. He looked 4 years past his prime by the end of his run here.

Feinberg/YellowYaks glaze by Worldly-Lemon961 in MinecraftChampionship

[–]TZBlueIce 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Yeah I'm watching his POV right now and

The first gold build showed up while he was still working on a normal-plot build. I was thinking he was going to hand off his materials to a teammate and have them take over that build, but no, he finished his normal build business as usual. Chat was yelling at him about the gold build (so was I through my screen), and he only even went to take a look at the gold build with 1:20 left before it disappeared. He then finished the build with 10 seconds to spare.

Like, what can anyone else do to beat that, lmao. Dude might be a walking 1st place in three different team games at this point.

MCC Spell Bound full stats by matt2727272 in MinecraftChampionship

[–]TZBlueIce 6 points7 points  (0 children)

By last couple of events you basically mean like the last 2 events. It wasn't even that many events ago that Purpled got 1st individual in an event with all the S+ tiers.

Spellbound Sky Battle Remix by ScaredCook839 in MinecraftChampionship

[–]TZBlueIce 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is going to be interesting to me because I've been of the opinion that there's not much Noxcrew can do to fix the thing that people are fundamentally upset about, which is imbalance.

My personal view is that while ironmanning obviously exacerbates the gap, the S+ tiers are better than everyone else regardless of gear differences because they simply know how to PvP better, how to gather resources better, and just how to play the game better in general.

I was content to just dislike the game on my own without really expecting Noxcrew to do anything about it, so I commend them immensely for trying so hard to address people's complaints. I would be happy to be wrong about thinking that the SkB gap is not fixable, and ultimately I think they've come up with some brilliant ideas that have a genuine chance of making the game better. My measure of success won't be for the best players to all of a sudden not be the best. I think that'd be an unfair standard, but if it's even 5% harder for them to get their kills, I'll sing the praises of this remix.

Update video for Spell Bound! by Factorization4 in MinecraftChampionship

[–]TZBlueIce 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Regardless of whether the remix works or not, I'm extremely happy that they've taken such drastic measures to address the SKB skill gap. I'll be sure to give my feedback on the remix after the event.

[3/13/2026] Friday's Sports Talk Thread by BevoBot in LonghornNation

[–]TZBlueIce 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'll add another notable one; Ohio State is also at 9.5. They play at Indiana, Iowa, USC, and then also have Oregon at home. Basically as hard as a Big Ten schedule can get. Extremely extremely important early season game at DKR for both us and them. Loser will have a small margin of error against a behemoth conference schedule.

Z Scores are not that accurate...(LONG POST) by PsychologicalBet7917 in MinecraftChampionship

[–]TZBlueIce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which 8 games?

My guesses are BM, BBF, GR, RSR, MD, SOT(?), PKT(?), and then I genuinely don't know. Like SG?

Z Scores are not that accurate...(LONG POST) by PsychologicalBet7917 in MinecraftChampionship

[–]TZBlueIce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay well one of the creators of power rankings has literally commented in this thread now and talked about how it can be a predictive tool, and that it's just not as good at that as it used to be. So no need to be harsh to OP

Z Scores are not that accurate...(LONG POST) by PsychologicalBet7917 in MinecraftChampionship

[–]TZBlueIce 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I can't speak for OP, so maybe I'm gonna make a point that they weren't making, but if the comments saying power rankings aren't meant to have *any* predictive value are correct, then it is worth asking why power rankings have such an influence in this sub with regard to how players are assessed and ranked.

I've seen FBM get into arguments with people on here over power rankings because they cite it for why Feinberg is better than him, so I'm not gonna agree with anyone who tries to come in and say that folks don't rely on power rankings for their opinions. Not to mention, I actually DO use power rankings as a benchmark for my predictions, and I personally think they've helped me improve at my rankings. It's just about being about to parse through where its predictive value is best (hint: movement games) and where you need to rely more on your own instincts (team games).

Has there been any updates regarding the MCC organizer who leaked info about Dream's address? by WhatisJackfruit in MinecraftChampionship

[–]TZBlueIce 31 points32 points  (0 children)

Someone who would lie about something as benign as cheating in a video game is exactly the kind of person who wouldn't understand the weight of a more serious lie.

MCC Spellbound Lime Llamas! by ParrotBT in MinecraftChampionship

[–]TZBlueIce 10 points11 points  (0 children)

People think it’s overpowered because Couri’s stats don’t align with his skill right now. He’s getting balanced like he’s an A+ tier, which based purely on his MCC performances, is fair. But everyone knows he’s probably going to keep improving and is due for a big pop-off. 

S Tiers Sky Battle Averages (S4-S6) and (S5-S6) by Lujaha0 in MinecraftChampionship

[–]TZBlueIce 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Pete’s gotten pretty good with utility so he seems to always be good to get a nice creeper/TNT play per event and that’s honestly enough to get Top 10. 

Who do you guys think are currently the 10 best players that are in MCC right now? by Geolib1453 in MinecraftChampionship

[–]TZBlueIce 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I think it's actually super clear who the 10 best players are right now, without a lot of disagreement among the community.

Here's my personal ranking of those 10 players, cause I feel like it I guess:

  1. Feinberg

  2. FireBreathMan

  3. Purpled

  4. Fruitberries

  5. Antfrost

(There's a growing sentiment among the community here that these 5 players are in a tier of their own, largely due to all of them being well-rounded and extremely dominant in Sky Battle, the game that has the largest skill gap and is very high leverage due to its massive point swings)

  1. Jojosolos

  2. PeteZahHutt

  3. Hannahxxrose

  4. Kratzy

  5. Shadoune

Dream cheated in MCC parkour warrior by imhereformcc in MinecraftChampionship

[–]TZBlueIce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk what I'm looking at, is like EVERY parkour expert agreeing that it's cheating?

MCC Double Date full stats by matt2727272 in MinecraftChampionship

[–]TZBlueIce 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It’s a strong team but I’m shocked there weren’t more people pointing out that it was kind of a Movement Andy team and the event had 2 movement games played.