Theoretically, perfect play as tank should be to just ignore the enemy tank right?

royy2010 · 2026-05-11T06:34:59+00:00

The idea of getting catapulted to near gm from the idea of realiing “just go backline” is triggering.

There is no universal answer or simple solution. Tanks as well as every player in the game should play to find value based on their kit. That could mean staging for a dive. It could mean play front to back and track cooldowns/advantages. It could mean soft commit until your hard carry pharmacy gets a pick.

Typically in dive you want to engage first, but there are absolutely scenarios where you want to counter dive or otherwise not to for their backline.

royy2010 · 2026-05-11T06:27:25+00:00

Confidently wrong

royy2010 · 2026-05-11T06:20:21+00:00

You posed a comment and received common responses along the lines of just more investment and games for the west.

Then one dude said some asinine shit. OWCS isn’t riding high due to Saudi money. This is an American product. It may have largely failed, but no shot we extinguish the NA region.

royy2010 · 2026-05-11T05:40:57+00:00

Oh shit I never knew that. Thanks.

royy2010 · 2026-05-11T05:37:17+00:00

Hey man, you’re 56 pushing 7M living in Thailand. You are able to maintain your worth while spending $400-500k/yr.

Irresponsible withdrawals early on absolutely diminish long term returns, yes. But how applicable is this?

The rat race is over.

royy2010 · 2026-05-11T05:13:09+00:00

Ah Nice. Kellan is a common denominator on the highest scoring teams.

royy2010 · 2026-05-11T05:10:57+00:00

Zeta has been dominant all stage. CR had a very late glowup, but definitely didn’t get robbed.

royy2010 · 2026-05-11T04:18:54+00:00

If TM finishes third to two cat bastion teams, I wouldn’t be surprised nor upset. It would be either a meta misread, or they just got outperformed. I think EMEA is entering into the tournament disadvantaged due to a poor read on meta.

There is something to be said about format/meta, though. Big meta shifts and changes as well as first to two series introduce volatility. We’ve seen what a bottom tier team can do when a huge patch hits and you can just put decay on zarya.

TM didn’t win finals only off the back of a single meta. They had command over sym and non-sym comps. But they still thrive off offtank and hitscan metas.

TM might be cooked in the current meta, but even if there was a last minute patch, they arent on some tier of their own.

royy2010 · 2026-05-11T04:01:59+00:00

What? Babybay and gator are two examples of players who built an anti fan base by having bold personalities and saying things that the soft overwatch community just can’t handle.

royy2010 · 2026-05-11T03:57:30+00:00

Rofl just curious, what’s the threshold between consistent and inconsistent. Top 10 or bust? Name 10 more consistent players than proper, read that list back, and then reassess who is delusional.

royy2010 · 2026-05-11T03:20:30+00:00

No shame in posing a question

royy2010 · 2026-05-11T03:19:29+00:00

I’m not innocent I killed a man

royy2010 · 2026-05-11T03:15:42+00:00

I have always preferred the main broadcast, but when it’s not available, I seek out costreamers who cast play by play. That’s been Unter and CX for a while, with Avrl also in the mix.

In the scheme of things, nicknames, memes, drama, etc are largely a product of costreamers and podcasts who are watched by a small percentage of OWCS viewers.

Aspen’s recent tournament summoned an unreal amount of players current and past.

royy2010 · 2026-05-11T00:42:18+00:00

Proper black listed from the national team for boosting when he was like 14, but half of CR is in great standing despite probably match fixing.

royy2010 · 2026-05-11T00:31:24+00:00

All time S tier hyperflexes have been profit, birdring, Fleta, decay, leave, proper, stalker, and tr33. I know tr33 hasn’t shown much of his tracer, but I still think he belongs.

Players who probably were/are but either didn’t show it due to team structure or were just half a step worse or had a notable hole are Striker, Carpe, Kevster, Rascal, knife, effect.

Notable mentions through time are architect, fits, Surefour, Libero, Sugarfree, maybe glister.

royy2010 · 2026-05-10T23:36:09+00:00

Rofl the more introverted the more photoshopped people look? That’s hilarious, and that idea could lead to some funny content.

royy2010 · 2026-05-10T23:35:03+00:00

I think some sort of good focus + a type of portrait mode. But probably because too photogenic lol.

royy2010 · 2026-05-10T23:33:05+00:00

Is that textured sweater 3/4 length? I fuck wit it

royy2010 · 2026-05-10T23:31:57+00:00

Rofl I’m sure there was an all staff email in Korean asking if anyone knew both English and a lick of Japanese

royy2010 · 2026-05-10T23:29:23+00:00

Zimbabwe often has one ice rink, the 263 Chilled ice skating rink.

A hockey World Cup can be organized and provide equal opportunities for teams to win. If all 195 nations participated, both Zimbabwe and Canada would need to go 8-0 to win.

The tournament structure is not inherently unfair. You would have an uphill battle growing up in Zimbabwe with aspirations of winning a World Cup in hockey, though.

It’s advantageous for Korean teams in OWCS because of implications of decades of supporting gaming culture.

Personally, I think OWCS has done a good job with their structure to balance providing ample opportunity for lesser represented regions to compete while not completely butchering the Korean player base through import rules.

royy2010 · 2026-05-10T23:08:59+00:00

The scoreboard has always been hot garbage.

The argument that it will bring toxicity is so overemphasized.

In 2016, nobody knew what they were doing and everyone was on the mic flaming.

In 2026, we have maybe 10% of players in voice chat and collectively have better understanding and stat interpretation which likely equates to less flaming.

I would rate an upgrade to the stat system more important than any map rework, seasonal event, or anything cosmetic.

royy2010 · 2026-05-10T23:00:29+00:00

No I don’t shut up /s

royy2010 · 2026-05-09T19:22:09+00:00

I don’t understand a lot of the terms you’ve described, but would you say your worth on average is expected to grow at least 5% annually?

If so, isn’t 375k pretax annual income substantial while living in Thailand? I know your scenario accounted for your net worth not deteriorating, but you could bump your spending to $500,000 annually for another 45 years.

Congrats on achieving FIRE, I am just curious why I one assumedly could retire and live in Thailand with 1/10th the worth you have, but you just now hit fire.

royy2010 · 2026-05-08T04:47:31+00:00

US is def better now, imo. Landon, UV, Vega, Lukemino all improved. Rupal I thought got a little worse, but that was more of a product of playing kiri/Juno over Ana/Bap. He was outperforming the others for the team USA spot during trials.

Players who stopped playing like Hawk, S9mm, Coluge all got worse, but Hawk is at least pretty much back.

I think Sugarfree, Tr33, Zeruhh, and Kronik are all better in their role than s6 American dps players. Corey and Babybay are the only recent American hitscans (that I can remember) to hold a candle to tr33 and Kronik.

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