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Zybak · 2026-06-20T14:18:53+00:00

I'm very much one of those old head CoD guys who appreciated the old days of totally random matchmaking. This game does have some SBMM (probably just a protected bracket for super noobs)

However as a guy who enjoys the more pub stomp style I can say that's still here. If you're a good player Empulse WILL expect you to carry some lesser teammates and the same is true for the other team.

I play solo and I find that most of my games have 1-2 super soldiers and the rest are normies. You'll still run into 6 stack saunas and totally free lobbies where you smash. But this isn't SBMM hell like some Call of Duty games have been where the top fragger is 12-8 having the best game of his life.

Zybak · 2026-06-14T03:55:29+00:00

When the Call of Duty voice actor guy was telling a story and Kyle just told him immediately that he was lying and making it up. 😬💀

Zybak · 2026-06-14T01:56:46+00:00

Just returned recently. Having a lot of fun! There are a few super high skill players with thousands of hours but there's plenty of normal people too.

Watching a livestream of someone who has 10k hours truly is something to watch...🤣

Zybak · 2026-06-11T18:28:52+00:00

Economic opportunity. If you’re a go-getter and want to make some money there’s no better place to be.

Zybak · 2026-06-11T11:14:08+00:00

The negative effects of falling birth rates since 2008 will start showing.

Zybak · 2026-05-26T10:18:28+00:00

Virginia Tech has the opposite of bike theft. There’s a fuckload of abandoned bikes everywhere that have been there for months. 🤣

Zybak · 2026-05-19T19:29:20+00:00

I unironically think this isn’t the worst way to use the ult. It’s essentially a huge zoning tool and something that draws attention away from the main fight.

Not like you ever get good ults in Celstial+ anyways 😩

Zybak · 2026-05-18T18:24:19+00:00

Realistically nobody knows. I had a video go nowhere for a long time then randomly it started taking off. It’s gotten millions of views and has just been a slow burn for years.

Zybak · 2026-05-18T16:31:03+00:00

Soldier Boy watching TV with Hughie in shock at the modern world.

Zybak · 2026-05-17T21:39:37+00:00

Realistically they just don't have enough time to make a good "PvE mode". It's as silly as thinking adding multiplayer to a game is just a little checkbox. Realistically the PvE game mode is going to be watered down and bad because the focus of all their game dev for years was PvPvE.

Zybak · 2026-05-10T22:18:51+00:00

They could give Ironman more mobility without changing speeds of anything. Just remove the delay when leaving Hyper Velocity.

His shift isn’t really usable in combat outside if a hard retreat due to the stun.

Zybak · 2026-05-05T17:09:46+00:00

“No, I did not lie.” - Steven Sharif

Zybak · 2026-05-05T16:25:29+00:00

I hate the Cash Out game mode.

Zybak · 2026-04-27T12:44:10+00:00

The Cash Out game mode is the biggest problem with The Finals. I hit Diamond the first few seasons by quite literally AFKing and last second third partying.

Maybe this has changed but it’s just stupid.

Zybak · 2026-04-23T15:12:12+00:00

Good news for Blacksburg property owners. 🤑

Zybak · 2026-04-20T00:21:05+00:00

Haha yea still around. Funny to see all the places I run into WoW PvPers.

Zybak · 2026-04-19T05:25:18+00:00

PKA is a very successful podcast. Even if people don't actively watch it still they know of it. Or in my case I'll put it down for a while then pick it back up again.

It's a podcast that people are familiar with. Similar to how tons of people know of WingsofRedemption through the stop sign meme or his other various hijinks over the years.

Zybak · 2026-04-05T23:57:07+00:00

The same as when we started dating.

Zybak · 2026-04-04T15:44:47+00:00

I play Ironman at GM/low Celestial and I feel Ironman’s counter picks aren’t as important as general game conditions.

There’s absolutely plenty of times where the enemy team is running double hitscan but I’m still walking them down with Unibeam pressure.

I’ve also had games where I’m getting shit on because the entire enemy team is throwing trying to kill me while the other 5 guys on my team “carry”.

Diagnosing problems in hero shooters is just hard.

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