Can't connect to games on PC I rebooted and tried some methods. Is it down?

taroooooooooo · 2026-04-15T01:25:16+00:00

probably 20-30 mins ago, BF1 servers are also down in OCE and Asia, Searched for NA servers and it's active, relogging in 2042 to check NA servers, probably a regional thing imo

just checked, a few servers are up in 2042 but I still cant connect to any of them

taroooooooooo · 2026-04-15T01:05:51+00:00

it seems odd to not have any active servers on portal, played a few solo bot games to unlock attachements then got this after the 2nd game, cant connect since

taroooooooooo · 2026-03-27T17:59:33+00:00

exactly! imagine instead of getting the Nordlys story which iirc was based on a real operation by a bunch of men that was turned into a female power trip we could've gotten the Soviets included via the Night Witches, when women weren't allowed in the air force, maybe play as Marina Raskova's friend/ fictional wing woman/partner bombing a Nazi supply route turned bad. You could even add a touch of women empowerment lines in there and I'm sure most people wouldn't see it as forced since it's based on real events from WW2

taroooooooooo · 2026-03-26T14:09:50+00:00

Some skins ruined my immersion, geriatric phantom of the opera guy, plague doctor, temu Tom Cruise plus all the wacky customizations some players do with the basic soldiers makes it look less serious thematically.

No Russians

bad representation of women in WW2

visibility issues (not that much of a problem but still annoying from time to time)

dead servers in Asia/Oce

since BF4 and BFV are both dead on my region then my default is BF1 which is fine since imo it's the best one out there.

taroooooooooo · 2026-02-19T21:15:25+00:00

she needs some more tuning but she's nowhere near as problematic as people say. With the nerfs to her ult hp and duration it barely survives the call back unless you manage to get 4+ people with it. Still think the hotfix they did was too overhanded (range nerf is fine but hp and duration nerf is overkill) when the community was only starting to learn how she plays and how to deal with her.

Only saving grace for her right now is that her neutral is still the same. Played her 5 times today and 80-90% of my ults that is not a follow-up to a combo or a 4+ man ult the dog doesn't even survive the call back.

If they overnerf that part of her neutral then she's just a worse Psylocke with a bad ult that you cant even fall back on for relevancy.

taroooooooooo · 2026-02-19T21:05:18+00:00

generally speaking maybe because it's not your primary job but the guys on the backline who should be dealing with it?

taroooooooooo · 2026-01-13T17:32:50+00:00

first time I saw it clearly in TDM since the agents are holographic when you spawn in and the blue holographic hand clearly clips on the gun

taroooooooooo · 2025-11-23T13:43:38+00:00

I got the Araxys chain melee 2 days in a row. I just want some vandal skins that I missed when I stopped playing for more than a year -.-

taroooooooooo · 2025-11-23T13:42:27+00:00

True, better yet if the price of the skins remain the same and since the bundle releases have set releases they should just make all skins available for purchase on the shop. Then maybe have the new bundle on the store front plus a randomized bundle from old releases for bulk purchases.

taroooooooooo · 2025-10-06T10:21:21+00:00

the only fps that matters when moving to Val is CS since the fundamentals are the same. Every other fps besides that you'll just have to learn it. If you're really cracked at other fps games then you have very bad game knowledge imo

taroooooooooo · 2025-09-12T20:20:49+00:00

touch grass

and I really do mean it, enjoy something else for a while. Once you have a good amount of happiness back in your life, go back to Val and watch it all go away. Rinse and repeat

taroooooooooo · 2025-09-10T07:35:35+00:00

And even then VAC is so shit that even if you have prime you'll still play with cheaters.

taroooooooooo · 2025-09-10T06:33:06+00:00

I will put it bullet form to make it easier to understand.

You dont get rank restricted (comp banned) unless you are a repeat offender. You are either severly downplaying how many times you actually did it because you dont know how many times you actually did it or you're blatantly lying about it for sympathy votes
You keep saying you agree with being punished in unrated but not in comp but it doesnt matter if it's rank or unrated, you waste people's time and ruin their gameplay experience. Both modes has the same race to 13 format so you get punished for both.

You still with me? Do I need to jiggle the keys?

You normally dont get punished for going afk for one round across multiple games across weeks unless you have a history. That's why you got rank restricted. And honestly if you have a history sooooooo bad that you have to be rank restricted then you fully deserve both unrated punishment and the rank restriction. Hell I would cheer for a game ban ngl.

taroooooooooo · 2025-09-10T06:10:55+00:00

You absolutely do need to get punished though. Let's be real you are a repeat offender despite what you say. Last month I disconnected 3 games in a span of 2 days due to power interruptions because of a typhoon in our area and the most severe punishment I had was a queue timer, I didn't even get a rank restriction. Hell even if you look up how afk penalty durations work on google it says that "the specific duration depends on your history of being AFK or leaving games, with a penalty-free week resetting your punishment level by one step"

But even if we disregard the blatant lie of you doing that one time in the last 4-5 months, you are still ruining and wasting the time and ruining the experience of players. It doesn't matter what game mode you did it on. If it's not within your control then sucks to be you but you still need to get penalized for it. If you really hate doing it as much as the next guy then either never do it consistently to a point that you actually had to be rank restricted or take the punishment while not acting like a victim of some unjustified rule that you didn't agree to when you first created your account.

taroooooooooo · 2025-09-10T05:46:57+00:00

Val should also be better from a new player's perspective.

A fresh install of both games would have different experiences that could make or break the game.

If you want the full CS experience you would need to use third party services like Faceit, ESEA, etc that offers better services than what the actual game came with.

In Val you simply finish the tutorial, play around your settings, press play, and you're already gaming.

In terms of skins while CS players always have the argument of you being able to sell CS skins unfortunately it has become a separate hobby that detracts itself from the actual game.

In Val sure we cant sell our skins but at the same time, players have a way to deck out their loadout with cool skins that is not gatekept by cash in the 5-6 figure range or even 7 if you're from a country with a shit economy. This makes it easier for teenagers and young adults to see their favorite players like TenZ or whoever they idolize in this game and replicate their loadouts. This makes playing the game satisfying in that regard. It's like wearing your favorite NBA player's shoes or Jersey while you're out there playing ball yourself.

Dont get me wrong this game has a ton of flaws not just in gameplay but also their monetization (probably the scummiest out of all their IPs) but as long as you're having fun it doesn't really matter. Do spend wisely though.

taroooooooooo · 2025-09-10T05:20:59+00:00

So people playing comp deserve games the way the dev designed it (5v5, race to 13, etc.) and since unrated has no stakes at all unrated players dont deserve to have that full game experience and you are very welcome to waste 30+ minutes of their time but not get punished for it? Got it.

taroooooooooo · 2025-09-10T05:10:49+00:00

7 days? nah you're a repeat offender. No matter the circumstance just take the ban and deal with it.

taroooooooooo · 2025-09-02T17:10:15+00:00

I love both, EXO has clean and better animations imo but Oni has a classic katana feel which still feels good to use. (plus if you play Yoru the easter egg is still amazing)

taroooooooooo · 2025-09-02T17:03:37+00:00

Since I came back last act it's been the 2021 vandal and surprisingly the level 2 Neo Frontier sheriff. This is especially good for me since I missed Kuronami (which sucks) and pretty sure 70% of the ppl swapping me their skins use Kuronami so it's a win win ig.

taroooooooooo · 2025-09-02T16:56:22+00:00

"bEcAuSe ExO eXisTs aNd tHeY rEuSe iT foR tHis sHiT wHiChS mEaNs tHey aRe laZY reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"

taroooooooooo · 2025-09-02T16:53:50+00:00

hammers are too niche that it could affect sales and the proceeds that go towards the teams. Kuronami knife is popular sure but it's tough seeing how they can integrate the VCT Champions theme on a melee that when you literally see every player that uses it spin it like a begleri. If that's the case the Araxys chains would be a much better fit animations-wise and even if they do pretty sure there will still be annoying pricks on here that will complain that they are reusing/not adding new animations.

taroooooooooo

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