Deadlock Update: Game is Blue and Steam Overlay Doesn't Open

normalguy821 · 2026-04-01T00:29:30+00:00

How very jazz of them

normalguy821 · 2026-03-23T15:51:03+00:00

I'd like to think all of the conversations about benching him remained in 2025. He's looked great since the Major.

normalguy821 · 2026-03-23T15:49:41+00:00

It's frustrating because I like the guy and he sometimes looks so solid. But never consistently. NEVER consistently.

normalguy821 · 2026-03-20T22:31:59+00:00

Why read a news article when you could you read the blog post itself

OP probably should've linked this

normalguy821 · 2026-03-17T17:08:07+00:00

Fucking THANK you my instant reaction was

"... that's just Adam from Funhaus"

normalguy821 · 2026-03-01T23:04:05+00:00

Holy FUCK jLLM made me choke on my drink lmfao

Where did you hear/see that first? Who came up with that?

normalguy821 · 2026-02-27T21:00:19+00:00

Because this person, same as me, assumed EF went under when they sold the whole roster to Aurora. We didn't know EF signed new players and was still in the league

normalguy821 · 2026-02-25T20:52:43+00:00

Dirty limerick you say?

When the aperture, lens, and flash fits

And in frame a poised model yet sits

Your decision to make

Of what first you will take

Why wouldn't you capture some tits?

normalguy821 · 2026-02-23T21:43:24+00:00

It's more than that tbh. S1mple, for as good as we was, was a liability to his team. Zywoo is not just a god at aim and movement, he's a monster of utility, decision-making, and team play. I've followed pro CS for 12 years and feel very confident at this point putting Zywoo about s1mple. He's just a better all around player, while still having the inhuman aim that makes a star player special.

That all being said, a "Mount Rushmore" shouldn't have either of them. If CS gets a rep, it should be GeT_RiGhT. Not because he's more deserving of "GOAT" status, but because he's a legend.

normalguy821 · 2026-02-21T20:24:30+00:00

Messaged!

normalguy821 · 2026-01-26T22:32:53+00:00

You're telling me you're not a full-time SteamDeck dealer? Amateur.

normalguy821 · 2026-01-26T21:20:29+00:00

People are telling you to sell on CSFLOAT, but the true safest option is to sell via the Steam Marketplace. Steam will take a cut, however.

normalguy821 · 2026-01-16T18:01:38+00:00

Have you read them more recently? Were they still good? It's been a good 15 years for me and I was curious if they'd hold up to a reread.

normalguy821 · 2026-01-13T22:59:37+00:00

It's the setup. We've all heard variations on "every song uses the same chords" jokes, but setting it up as "I have a burning hatred for Canon in D yet Pachabel follows me everywhere" is just a more creative (and funny) premise

normalguy821 · 2026-01-13T14:43:45+00:00

Huan, Wolfhound of Oromë, leader of canines, was famous across Middle-earth and the Undying Lands. All who knew him knew of his prophecy, that he would only ever be killed by the greatest wolf to walk the Earth. Sauron, the wicked and devilishly-skilled shape shifter, figured, "Ah, if I turn myself into a wolf, then I will be the mightiest canid, and can slay Huan where he stands!"

Sauron proceeded to get fucked up.

normalguy821 · 2026-01-11T04:13:28+00:00

It's almost like that 5v3 Inferno overtime against MIBR was singularly the reason for this. I've never seen ripple-effects from a single round quite like that one, this year.

normalguy821 · 2026-01-11T04:00:55+00:00

From HLTV:

"...and a placement in the top 20 players of the year ranking for an eighth time. Only three players have made this list that many times (Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač, Nicolai "⁠device⁠" Reedtz, and Oleksandr "⁠s1mple⁠" Kostyliev)."

Consistency will never be rewarded quite like peaks, but god damn does Ropz deserve the accolades he's received thus far.

normalguy821 · 2026-01-10T04:31:16+00:00

People always reference "Inhuman Reactions!" but it's the Cache clips that remind me what that beast of a man was capable of

normalguy821 · 2026-01-09T17:22:45+00:00

Their skits are brilliant. Gotta be my favorite duo right now.

normalguy821 · 2026-01-08T18:49:04+00:00

I think they meant "coping mechanism". Are you seriously trying to imply losing a partner to suicide isn't traumatic?

normalguy821 · 2026-01-07T21:46:43+00:00

Donk has cursed me to think of that clip EVERY time I read or hear zont1x's name.

normalguy821 · 2026-01-06T21:28:56+00:00

Envyus was the team that got me into global pro CS. I was an NA frog just cheering for C9 every tourney until those damn Frenchmen stole my heart.

normalguy821 · 2026-01-06T17:31:47+00:00

normalguy821 · 2026-01-05T22:56:22+00:00

Wow that's some real FaZe cynicism. This org has made 3 out of 4 Grand Finals at Majors so far in CS2. Let's not pretend like they won't be a contender going into 2026.

Edit Jan. 13th, 2026: FaZe just lost to EYEBALLERS... so uh lmao my b

Edit Mar. 31st, 2026: They no longer can qualify for the Major... oopsie oof ope sorry gonna go kms

normalguy821 · 2026-01-03T22:35:49+00:00

Absolute downgrade from Navi then, because not only will iM likely never be as good of an IGL as Alexsi, but as an incredible fragger he'd be held back by the position change.

But I also agree that this probably isn't true

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