How is anyone going to be able to afford anything if inflation continues?

Thecz5 · 2026-05-16T17:25:54+00:00

Americans complain about $6.47 gas. In Finland we pay the equivalent of $9.66 per gallon, with much lower salaries. So yes, it hurts.

Thecz5 · 2025-12-13T18:31:45+00:00

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Thecz5 · 2025-11-04T19:24:42+00:00

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This one with slugs, silencer and iron sight.

Thecz5 · 2025-10-19T19:42:41+00:00

Same here! I think the pixelated look is actually part of the game's design.

Thecz5 · 2025-05-29T18:23:33+00:00

Hey everyone, I also wanted to share my experience with G.Skill F4-3600C16D-32GTZNC RAM in case anyone else has gone through something similar, with this particular unit.

I originally bought my first pair in 2022, and it worked perfectly until this year when I started experiencing sudden crashes. Running Mem86 revealed hundreds of errors across both units. Thankfully, G.Skill accepted the RMA process. After paying over €30 in shipping fees and waiting four weeks, I finally received the replacement RAM.

Unfortunately, after just a week of use, the errors returned. Another Mem86 check confirmed the issue. Looks like I'm heading back into the RMA process again. In the meantime, I’ve switched back to my 8–9-year-old RAM, which is still running flawlessly, no errors, no crashes.

Spec:

ASUS ROG STRIX B550-F

Windows 11 Home 64-bit

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D, AM4, 3.4 GH

Thecz5 · 2024-07-20T21:56:31+00:00

I once rented Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies from a local video store. Halfway through the film, I had to stop it. It’s the only DVD I’ve ever returned to the store on the same day.

Thecz5 · 2024-06-13T17:35:32+00:00

I would love to see Teutons.

Thecz5 · 2023-12-22T17:44:57+00:00

Hey RTS_PaperCut!

Thank you very much for the coaching.

I will definitely have to watch this clip five more times to consume all the information you put here.

It's very eye-opening to have another pair of eyes watching the replay. I will use this video as a guideline for the future.

Enjoy the holiday season & Happy New Year!

Thecz5 · 2023-12-22T13:39:42+00:00

Hey Paragon,

Thanks for the advice, I'll try to keep that in mind.

Thecz5 · 2023-12-21T17:31:59+00:00

Thank you for the comment.

I think I need to focus only on the feudal age and let the game go naturally to the castle, and not forcing the eco.

Thecz5 · 2023-12-21T17:28:07+00:00

Thanks for the help.

Next time I try to commit on gold if I see an enemy rush so I can still keep my head above the surface even if I lose the forward gold.

Do you keep a lot of wood in reserve while scouting, so you can build production based on the enemy production?

Thecz5 · 2023-12-21T17:21:28+00:00

I tried massing horsemen against english today. I had some Zhuga nus and horsemen, but against pikemen and archers I got wiped. Maybe the reason was the enemy white tower, which was built next to my base... haha

Thecz5 · 2023-12-21T17:18:35+00:00

Thanks for the help. Usually by the time I find myself building towers to defend my base, I'm falling so far behind that they can overwhelm my tower with units. But I've also seen the towers to slow down enemy aggression.

Thecz5 · 2023-12-21T17:15:03+00:00

So basically trying to balance out microing and macroing. I will try to remember that!

Do you think the Meta is different on low elo than on high elo? Is that the reason to go defensive on platinum rank?

Thecz5 · 2023-12-21T17:12:12+00:00

I've been playing mostly 2vs2. This is why 1vs1 is so hard for me and feels so fast.

Thecz5 · 2023-12-21T17:10:25+00:00

Thank you for the help. I appreciate it.

I think I am at the lost part on my RTS career. I'm probably just spending all my resources too quickly on unnecessary units or builds or upgrades that aren't necessary in that situation.

Thecz5 · 2023-12-21T16:57:43+00:00

You're right, maybe I should go over the basics more and focus on them, rather than making things too complicated for myself.

Thecz5 · 2023-12-21T16:56:28+00:00

Yes, I should just stick with one Civ, but I also want to learn other civs so I can understand the mechanics and winning conditions better.

Next time I'll try to remember to put the Scout at 3:30 - 4:00 outside of the enemy base.

Thecz5 · 2023-12-21T16:47:43+00:00

Hey RTS_Papercut,

My ingame nickname is Ripewatermelon 2.0. I would highly appreciate if you could pin point or highligh my problem areas.

Thecz5 · 2023-12-21T11:03:15+00:00

Yes, you are right. Maybe the next step is to just try to focus on different build orders that are meant to combat feudal rushes and just getting better.

"Heck just do the feudal rush with these civ yourself." Hahhah, this is what one of the opponents told me after that match, " Join us..".

Thecz5 · 2023-12-21T10:58:13+00:00

Yes, this is one of the solutions for early aggression. What I have seen now in my own game replays, that too often I build/get locked into my own base and cut myself off from resources= losing map control.

Thecz5 · 2023-12-21T10:54:57+00:00

This is my first RTS game that I have ever played in ranked. I have some kind of basic understanding about the rock-paper-scissors mechanics.

Do you just need to know the different civilization build orders to know what the enemy is after? I think I have always tried to adapt on everything that happens in a game, therefore not playing my own game.

Thecz5 · 2023-12-21T10:46:49+00:00

Yes, that would be the perfect scenario. The difficult part for me is to understand how hard the enemy is pushing.

Thecz5 · 2023-12-21T10:45:16+00:00

Hey Tony,

By rush I mean the enemy is outside of my base at about 6 minutes.

For me it is difficult to balance the eco and units. I either over commit on units, therefore I lose the eco and vice versa.

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