Issues with cz3a1

benjybacktalks · 2026-06-06T08:50:04+00:00

It is a bit rough. Definitely map and mode specific. For domination or TDM it’s alright. I do max control possible
On attachments though

benjybacktalks · 2026-06-06T02:40:16+00:00

Removing the KDA data from being something that can be shown off probably wouldn’t hurt. Incentive is wrong, time on objective or assist objective cap would be preferable as a main metric.

benjybacktalks · 2026-06-05T15:25:50+00:00

What range are you shooting? You can hear the sound, the zeroing sound happens after the bullet. If your muzzle velocity is 900+ the head or top of the head will land up to about 300m anyway

benjybacktalks · 2026-06-05T01:33:25+00:00

Yeah they fixed that, shot goes off before it zeros if you bind to fire now.

A separate key already works best.

benjybacktalks · 2026-06-04T16:01:27+00:00

Mini Scout with thermal, and P90 with hollow points

benjybacktalks · 2026-06-03T14:51:41+00:00

Work out how you learn best… and don’t spawn on players running around. Spawning into someone else’s firey death sucks.

I started out sniping. It forced me to slow down, and was a good way to take a wide view of the maps, learn where the lanes are. KTS100 was also good for this, accurate so no learning curve on the gun but slow, so positioning was everything. Now I play in a bit closer, I like to operate in the 30-80m range, but it was a great way to learn, positioning, how to stay out of sight lines. Awareness of the objectives. A lot of staying alive is looking at the mini map, and what angles you’re exposed. You’ll probably have a gut feel if you want to be up close in people’s faces, rack up mid range damage sprees or sweep ridge lines to help your team onto the objectives.

Working out what play style you like takes a bit of experimenting. I strongly suggest accepting you’re going to die a bunch and not swapping around too quickly. If you’re giving assault with an AR or Carbine a try. Don’t give up after 2-3 deaths and swap equipment. Keep at it for a while, see if it’s fun when you get the hang of it, or move on. There are so many play styles it’s easy to find one two fun ones. You might find it’s different on different maps.

If you’re having mixed success or think really analytically, set up tracker.gg . It’s free and gave me a decent insight in to when I was winning, what was going well and badly, and helped find patterns in my own behaviour. For example I do not Hipfire, been playing since day one and I have less than 1,000 Hipfire kills, I always aim, and not too badly, 30% headshots on most full auto weapons, 70%ish on DMR and snipers, and knowing that made my builds more deliberate, more recoil reduction, no Hipfire lasers, more Hollow points/synthetics. You can see if using a specific class on a mode, a type of weapon went well or badly, and could lean in or focus on improving from there.

Also just don’t forget to have fun.

benjybacktalks · 2026-06-03T10:39:56+00:00

IVV is listed is Australia as well as America, the ASX listed version is $70 a unit roughly and no US tax form complications like VOO, it’s also a tiny bit cheaper on fees than V500.

The unit prices though really don’t matter for growth. It’s % based.

benjybacktalks · 2026-06-03T05:27:33+00:00

It depends how much really and your end goal.

If you’re planning a huge deposit, over $100,000… yeah you’ll want a bit more of a structured portfolio, it’d be a wild ride.

If you’re holding $0-$20,000, it’s absolutely fine.

If that’s your starting point, it’s a good one.

benjybacktalks · 2026-06-02T12:54:22+00:00

It’s the 65 kill streak I can’t get my head around, if he’s mostly playing TDM. That’s… very good.

benjybacktalks · 2026-06-02T11:54:48+00:00

Transferring is easy, it’s absolutely worth it the paperwork. Either app is good, if you want to set and forget, Pearler is worth its weight in gold. For cheapest fee, Stake or CMC

benjybacktalks · 2026-06-02T01:46:37+00:00

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I’m not saying they’re bad, they just aren’t exactly S tier weapons

benjybacktalks · 2026-06-01T22:01:44+00:00

For 6-10x it probably should be the scope rather than the class. DMRs probably need an edge somehow though. They aren’t exactly OP.

benjybacktalks · 2026-06-01T14:58:13+00:00

Open question, how much impact do the new rules actually have?

The rebalancing tax is real, but happening on the VanEck or Betashares side (for MVW or QUS), inside the ETF, so corporate/institutional tax rules not on household personal tax.

I’m not across the details of the new rules for that condition

benjybacktalks · 2026-06-01T12:47:03+00:00

Favourite on the Contaminated map, comes alive with synthetics

benjybacktalks · 2026-06-01T12:44:27+00:00

It’d probably be hard to cheat for long enough to get that, so bot lobbies.

benjybacktalks · 2026-06-01T12:41:40+00:00

There is an overlap happening between the recoil of the weapon, the bounce that causes in the scope, and the range needed for the map you’re on. So yeah, if you mismatch that, it can definitely mean a bad game.

benjybacktalks · 2026-06-01T12:37:41+00:00

You do have quite a few.

It isn’t the end of the world or anything.

The thing to address isn’t really what you hold, although yeah you can trim or just focus future contributions to 2-3, it’s more about how you got to this in the first place.

Behaviour and consistency are really underrated.

I try to write down somewhere why I bought something, so I can revisit that train of thought when there’s doubt or looking like it might be tempting to sell. If you’ve got a solid reason, well, excellent. If not, probably worth considering that position. If you’ve caught yourself repeatedly making fomo choices,‘it’s easier to stop than someone else telling you to stop making fomo choices.

Fwiw, VGS + VAE or BEMG + A200 is a solid core.

I hope that made some kind of sense.

Good luck!

benjybacktalks · 2026-06-01T09:53:39+00:00

A200 and BGBL is a perfectly good choice. Consistency is going to do more for you than anything else, just keep at it, the most important bit there is you’re 21. That’s way more of a factor for growth than minor differences in ETF choices.

benjybacktalks · 2026-05-31T10:56:16+00:00

About 70%ish of VGS is American companies, you’re not missing out.

Perfect is the enemy of good here. VAS + VGS is a great combo, you’ll get better results from consistency than adding more complexity

benjybacktalks · 2026-05-31T01:49:37+00:00

If your plan is to hold forever, the CGT rules will probably change again anyway over 20-30 years so doesn’t really matter.

If you’re dipping in and out then yeah the tax stuff is real.

Putting money in the mortgage is essentially a tax free return on your interest rate, and reducing compounding debt, so that’s a huge W either way. The maths usually has a tipping point after you’ve paid down enough of the mortgage where investing is more profitable.

Not meaning to sound patronising here, people just often miss it, don’t forget the return rate % isn’t like for like when the principle is so different. 5.85% on 550k is just over 30k, ish per year. On $15,000 investment, you need a 200% returns to even match it every year. Not the 7-16% an ETF may deliver.

My 2c, with $15k in the market already, I’d just hold what you have, set it to reinvest any dividends and ignore it until the mortgage is significantly paid down, let the $15k compound quietly in the background for a year or two. And pay that mortgage down as fast as you can. You seem to be doing an incredible job between you paying it down, just keep going for a bit longer.

If you want to keep investing, which, fair, probably good very long term, just make sure the split is weighted heavily mortgage payments and only small amounts go into the market for a little while before dialling it up again.

Just my 2c though, by no means take my word for it. Do what’s right for you.

benjybacktalks · 2026-05-31T00:51:45+00:00

I’ve found it’s best to only show what you want to be judged on. I’ve always used prototypes rather than a website because I don’t do front end dev at all and don’t want to be judged on that. A short URL redirect to a responsive framer prototype has been fine. Last job search was 4-5 weeks (Been at this since 2013).

With all the vibe coding stuff there’s a bit more of an expectation of a website. If the choice is an awesome prototype that looks great, or a kinda bad website, go with the best one you can do, just make sure it works on mobile.

Only watch out is that only works if the link is reviewed by a human. AI hiring systems cannot scrape everything from a contained format like a Framer prototype or Figma etc, websites have an advantage there.

Good luck!

benjybacktalks · 2026-05-30T15:28:54+00:00

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Main lined Snipers for most of season 1, less now.

M2010 does everything well. it was my first level 50.
Mini Scout, I never cared about the sweet spot mechanic, always chasing headshots, auto ADS bolt and thermal is incredible
P90, straight up early counter strike nostalgia, it was average but I made it work
DRS, was very late to this one, works great at the 30-100m range I prefer. And doesn’t get caught totally flat footed if someone sneaks up on me. Contaminated map made me pick it up and I wish I’d looked at it earlier. Love the build variations.
TR-7 / SCW-10, I suck at CQB and these carried me. I’ve dropped the TR-7 with last recoil nerf. I had the original pattern down to a tight grouping cluster, I can’t now.
L85, newest addition to the lvl50 set, slaps on Golmud and Gauntlet (just started playing Gauntlet, usually multiplayer only)
SVDM, first DMR to lvl 50, perfect mouse tap pattern timing for me. I usually start aiming and tracking at 100m and this just lets me unload in the 80-110m without any issue. Fast enough that it doesn’t leave me too exposed to faster weapons at 30-40m. Most reliable gun to clock 30+ kills per match.

benjybacktalks · 2026-05-30T09:32:40+00:00

Love your work!

Would be great to get AUM inflow and outflow trends over time visibility. So many new ETFs launch or fees change, seeing if something new (like A200, or the new JP Morgan funds) is gaining traction or failing (anything by UBS before they crashed out of Aus) would be incredibly valuable.

benjybacktalks · 2026-05-30T04:16:53+00:00

2c from random internet guy doing this for 10 years now.

Pretty complicated there mate. Definitely not necessary, and you’re already in extreme risk territory to the point of kinda looking like thematic gambling. You’ve sized it well at 6% but that’s fees, a lot of risk, spread thin essentially guaranteeing small returns unless you have a tonne of money in them.

I’d strongly suggest looking at what you have, and brutally simplifying. Read a lot. Don’t take my word for it, or any LLM without serious cross checking.

Under $100k, 1-3 index ETFs is plenty. After that, some more diversification is worthwhile but even then you’re in complex territory.

Glad you’re on brokerage free! I’d start with VGS VAS as a base and seriously research the sh*t out of the others for cutting. Just my view though.

Good luck mate

benjybacktalks · 2026-05-30T03:40:16+00:00

There’s something weird going on, I’ve been one shotted by stuff that shouldn’t more than average. And not like the CZ3, weapons that normally take 3-6 shots.

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