I think there's a not-insignificant number of people who have been banned for cheating in the past that play now (at top level) and nobody thinks they're cheating. Most notable cases off the top of my head for 6s would be kev & nyxi (banned in UGC). I believe yight/circa as well was strongly believed to have cheated at one point because of their proximity to bullet/roxanne/etc, but was never banned because ESEA.

There's also other stuff such as being banned for spy scripts (mostly highlander players, some have played 6s though) in league matches, and of course instances of people cheating in pubs (habib).

Notably though, all the people above were not invite once unbanned, and so I imagine their rise was more believable. I imagine if somebody was unbanned and then immediately played invite, people would complain more.

big chilla

ggs all was a fun season

concussion is no joke, wishing the best

antoni makes an lft and this thread comes up... coincidence ...? i think not...

cool dude good player

the pusha
the actual pusha

ty for cast
grnny is actually the goat of sunshine

yeah aiming in ow is insanely hard honestly, instant accel is huge and anorexic female hitboxes make tracking/clicking pretty fucking hard. winston existing doesn't really negate the prior facts.

Also, i think genetics mattering for aiming should be an incredibly cold take, genetics matters for literally everything. many things that are less visible such as VO2max in athletes have huge genetic components (although it is certainly improvable, many people will simply never reach certain highs). reaction time has a huge genetic component (almost surely matters for aiming), fine motor control is also extremely heritable. Saying it's the only thing that matters is probably incredibly copium, but it's definitely still a factor. Idk what his actual stance is since i'd rather not actually look at it but just saying "genetics matters" is very fair.

that being said though dude is way too far up his own ass lol

a player of great acclaim
(almost certainly higher than IM)

https://clips.twitch.tv/MotionlessConsiderateMosquitoBatChest-QqyQxRctYKfX5091

https://i.imgur.com/eJB1ZQe.png

do NOT let this man cook on med

active shooter on MSU campus rn

i know there are (maybe graduated by now) players at MSU. hoping that everybody stays safe.

If this happens usually means you have another mod installed that bundles along nohoats (cleantf2 etc.).

If not, not really sure beyond just verifying game files and known stuff like that.

Good video. I think it might also be worth talking about speedrunning jump maps rather than just completion. You mention that higher tier maps offer benefits by enforcing consistency in your mechanics, but I would argue that speedrunning the easier maps does this better while dodging some of the mechanics with less direct application. This might appeal more to those who enjoy the competitive aspect of jumping but don't find more complex/niche jumps that exist on higher tier maps to be fun.

Also might be worth to come up with a short list (~5-10) worthwhile maps to play, i know you linked the spreadsheets but those have a LOT of maps on them.