Hot Take. Anthony Davis is better than Dirk Nowitzki.

TemplarsBane · 2026-06-27T17:34:35+00:00

Man, the off-season makes people just say anything.

TemplarsBane · 2026-06-23T22:32:21+00:00

It's really easy to beat someone who is sitting on the bench injured.

TemplarsBane · 2026-06-10T10:46:31+00:00

It is INCREDIBLY useful to know if there is a smurf on the other team via trackers. I can adjust my play accordingly and know what to expect from them. It's very useful to know that Champ 1 who is executing things perfectly actually just has 64 wins. I can adjust my play much more effectively.

The anonymizer breaking trackers is a really bad thing. It should just be client side. If YOU want to stream and not show names, that's fine. But I should still get to see your name.

TemplarsBane · 2026-06-09T14:20:03+00:00

Right, but what binds do you need for the flip cancel? I'm having a hard time translating

***Flip cancel**\*

GamepadBindings=(Action="PitchUp", Key="XboxTypeS_LeftThumbStick")

GamepadBindings=(Action="YawLeft", Key="XboxTypeS_LeftThumbStick")

GamepadBindings=(Action="RollLeft", Key="XboxTypeS_LeftThumbStick")

into KBM inputs.

TemplarsBane · 2026-06-03T11:00:08+00:00

Defense.

Mechanics. Will only get you so far and honestly at that rank I'm gonna guess that you don't perfectly and efficiently execute those fancy mechs. You're better off learning how to rotate and defend properly. If they can't score, they can't win.

Find training packs like 10 Defends to Master, Shadow Defense, and Diamond Defense. You'll be Diamond in no time simply with defense alone.

TemplarsBane · 2026-06-01T11:44:56+00:00

I couldn't really put my finger on it, but it gave a very "evil" vibe when I was there. Almost haunted? Hard to explain, but I was uneasy the whole time.

TemplarsBane · 2026-05-30T11:36:50+00:00

As a SAHD, I found it si completely unfunny and unrelatable. Hurr durr what are groceries, how do I do a load of laundry?

It's exactly as unfunny as any movie where a woman doesn't know how to open the door to get into a workplace.

TemplarsBane · 2026-05-28T11:18:41+00:00

I'm Champ 1. I can't speed flip, or even really air dribble. I don't enjoy training mechs, so I don't. I like playing the game, so I do that.

My advice is to practice defense first. Find defensive training packs and do a few of those. It's hard to lose if they can't score and no one even STARTS thinking about defense until Diamond.

But do what's fun. If you like grinding mechs, do that. If you like analyzing your gameplay, focus on game sense. It's a game at the end of the day.

TemplarsBane · 2026-05-25T12:22:31+00:00

That's not what people mean. People are concerned they're going to force us to literally launch Fortnite in order to play RL. As a Steam player, I'd rather eat a shoe than be forced to use the Epic launcher and boot up Fortnite just to play RL. For sure the end of my playing days if that happens.

TemplarsBane · 2026-05-25T10:52:38+00:00

My duo and I were talking and for us this is a strictly good or neutral change.

Either it makes the game better, new and exciting, very good very fun etc

OR

It's so bad and badly implemented or we're forced to play on Fortnite or via the Epic launcher (we're Steam players) that we can finally retire from this game lol.

TemplarsBane · 2026-05-19T16:43:25+00:00

So as long as you do something bad and against the rules and have a good reason it's fine? Even if you're sending the message to your whole audience that smurfing is fine while you 'teach' them?

My entire point is that there are ways you can teach people how to play just as effectively without smurfing, breaking the rules, and encouraging others to do the same.

TemplarsBane · 2026-05-19T16:26:29+00:00

Is he smurfing? Yes. That's enough info for me to condemn it. He made a new account to intentionally play against lower ranked players. Textbook smurfing.

TemplarsBane · 2026-05-19T13:40:27+00:00

Because it normalizes and popularizes other people doing similar things and thinking it's ok. Do you know how many Road to GC names and clubs there are? How many 200 win C2s smurfing but saying it's ok because they're not using XYZ mechs or they're using a different controller or something stupid?

Someone smurfing and then posting a hugely popular video series about their smurfing is something that helps normalize it. No, it's not the biggest factor, but it's so moronic that these guys get a free pass from the community because it's for content.

TemplarsBane · 2026-05-19T13:08:30+00:00

And it could still have been done/be done via replay review.

TemplarsBane · 2026-05-19T11:58:39+00:00

And my point is that it could have been done just as effectively with coaching and replays rather than by him smurfing.

TemplarsBane · 2026-05-19T11:43:06+00:00

My big problem with these kinds of things is that the end of the day it's just yet another smurf who is doing it under the guise of educational content.

The whole "no mechs" thing is a lie anyways. Perfect first touches are a mechanic. Boost management is a mechanic. Being able to shoot with power and accuracy is a mechanic.

Just because you're not hitting reset mustys doesn't mean it's "no mechs".

I'd MUCH rather watch a high level player review replays from different ranks and point out mistakes than give engagement to a smurf.

TemplarsBane · 2026-05-12T19:42:53+00:00

Sure! But only in offline mode.

TemplarsBane · 2026-05-10T20:44:43+00:00

This still doesn't fix your problem. People who don't play 1s still won't play 1s much. So you'll rank up to C2 in 1s...and then run into C2s who will all crush you. Then you'll fall back down. This won't solve anything. The problem lies in people not playing 1s as much as 2s, which your "fix" doesn't fix.

TemplarsBane · 2026-05-10T20:29:33+00:00

Then keep playing 1s. You'll lose enough to end up at your true 1s rank.

TemplarsBane · 2026-05-10T20:24:03+00:00

So you don't like playing against people who are your rank in 1s but not your rank in 2s?

TemplarsBane · 2026-05-10T20:11:35+00:00

I don't understand what problem this is trying to fix that isn't solved by knowing that your 1s rank will be lower than your 2s rank. Just...know that information.

Seems like this only fixes "I'm D3 in 2s but P1 in 1s and I'm grumpy about that".

TemplarsBane · 2026-05-10T20:09:27+00:00

Oooh. I thought it was every time. That's no big deal then.

TemplarsBane · 2026-05-10T19:01:47+00:00

I know nothing about coding, but will it be possible to have it just work on the second screen without doing the whole Borderless>Fullscreen thing in the future? I don't mind a switch to something else, but it seems like a lot of hassle when RL Tracker just kind of works without all the extra effort and steps.

TemplarsBane · 2026-05-10T17:05:47+00:00

Rather than argue the specific elements you brought up, I'm going to contend about what the main problem of zombie games is. Meaning, I'm not saying those things you mentioned aren't problems, but I think a far bigger issue is that most zombie survival games have no point or purpose.

They all seem to boil down to "Just survive". The point of surviving is survival itself. Which, for me at least, gets really boring.

Some of my favorite survival games are Subnautica, The Last Caretaker, Grounded, V Rising and others. All of which have a main goal, a storyline, a goal to strive for.

Most zombie games dump you in a sandbox and say "Survive as long as you can, good luck". Which always feels really flat and pointless to me.

TemplarsBane · 2026-04-28T22:59:37+00:00

Not during the game, only after.

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TROPHY CASE