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I also think that low-level casts can be a really good thing. I watched Kip's stuff before I got involved in comp, sort of to satisfy my curiosity after seeing Top 10 Plays videos, and that gave me a frame of reference that I used getting started in lobbies, which can be so unfriendly and off-putting, especially for new folks.

People who already had played comp and watched Kip didn't really like her because her analysis wasn't at that high of a level, but that's kind of the point. It sort of trained my newb self to be able to spectate comp TF2 and have a basic understanding.

I think this is actually huge. Even if people can find their way there, ESEA is frankly one of the worst-designed, most opaque sites I've ever seen a business use. It's not intuitive to navigate, and the FAQ is incredibly lacking. (Q: How do you sign up for ESEA membership? A: You can use paypal. That's basically all the info we're giving you.) Of course, once people make it to the stage of joining and going through a season, they get used to it and don't really notice anymore, but when I was first transitioning there from UGC, it seemed totally inaccessible. Very few of the important questions I had about starting there could be easily answered just by browsing the site. Personally, I had friends to ask who had already played ESEA, but what about people who don't, who just want to get a first glimpse?

UGC does a bit better in that respect, but of course, when the most prestigious and viewed competitions in NA are those of ESEA Invite, where are most people gonna go look?

Try updating your graphics driver. I accidentally installed an old version one time and had flickering textures with comanglia on dx8.

Yeah for sure! Go check out KevinIsPwn's post on it in the group: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/na6v6newbiemix/discussions/0/361787186440730546/

And if you have a bunch of questions, mixes will happen this Friday at 9 est as usual. :3

I'll fight you for rights to bear memes... ʕง•ᴥ•ʔง

(Also, Wari seems like a real fun dude.)

and open breathes a sigh of relief

aZn is annoyingly good on both pocket and med and a super fun hangout/ultiduo buddy. Ry4n always kills me. Jag can be a grouchy gamer occasionally, but that imo is outweighed by the fact that he has a ton of accumulated skill and experience, is incredibly loyal to his team, helps a TON of people to enter the scene and improve, and loves the shit out of the game. Highly admirable player and leader.

s( ^ ‿ ^)-b

I had to have all of mine out at once when I was nineteen. I was unemployed, uninsured, and had just moved to a new city. All four were impacted in the bone. It was gonna cost $1900, so I was legitimately considering getting it done with only painkillers and not getting put under. That woulda knocked off $700. Didn't end up doing that because the dental surgeon said I would remember it with horror til I was 70 years old...

Being a perpetual optimist, I was looking on the bright side: at least I'd get the weird high, right? I didn't. Thinking I might have just forgotten, I asked my boyfriend: "Did I get loopy afterwards?" He was like, "No, you were just pissed."

Besides the cost, though, the experience was not too bad. Definitely don't remember it hurting that much.

WOOHOO! Thank you based Tri!

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No, it's not mechanical.

Nah, like I said, it didn't start looking like that until after I got it. It was a few months before the first key fell off its axis. It still works and was hella cheap, so I don't really care. For funsies, have a video:

https://youtu.be/zMnisuYHDiY

I was touching the keys super lightly to make them rock like that, btw.

Like 15-20, maybe? I'm a med main with a soft spot for solly & jumping. It started looking like that since I've had it, but I also got it secondhand out of a thrift store bin, so it's seen some use before mine.

Do you think Tempus would purge his world records? He has a few...