It's 50-50 dependant on the state of the day.

Like, just got home, need to clean myself up a lil bit and do a touch of cleaning, ill preheat, but late night, am starving and fiending for a pizza, its going straight in.

https://youtu.be/h24WX2fEnwg?t=333

I was the soldier who got rolled by the dispenser (posting for the dispenser, since the dispenser can't post their biggest moments)

From a ruleset perspective, I genuinely hope americans think about things like weapons and win conditions in their games now.

Am very happy to see WG EU win, but also kinda embarrassed for G6 with how they were losing due to not fully understanding their own config, and also for all the NA teams for not using strong weapons like the loch n load. Lukas significantly out damaged his oppnent with pipes in almost every log he played in, at least partially due to the weapon.

I'm not even questioning the bans or rulesets or whitelists, just that they have been used for years and people still don't understand how they work and how to use them is embarrassing in a competitive game.

https://x.com/TheExchangeTF/status/1926791107062427707

Im starting to see why EU needs to ban these weapons but NA doesn't

venue looks crazy good with the sofas, i'm looking forward to staying up all night watching from 7 hours ahead.

There's no need to reply to this guy, as others have pointed out. He talked down to Slicerogue, one of the kindest people in the community who is now focusing on themselves. Wishing you luck on the deficit. I've been failing recently due to stress/comfort eating, but wishing you the best of luck.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/d7h7rLfbrZ4

Me at the local store on a daily basis

Genuine question and I am curious of what both the smarter and stupider people in the community think of this query.

What would have a greater impact on the flow of 6's, banning pyro or sniper?

Removing pyro allows for more efficient last pushes which in turn transitions to more midfights and then more last pushes.

However, removing sniper removes a key strategy to break multiple stalemates within the game whilst allowing people to not be concerned with pre-firing forward spawns when pushing.

The key to answering this question is to remember it's about the flow of the game. If you ban sniper, but every time you would pick sniper, a spy is picked instead and does the same job, the flow would not be altered so much, so keep that in mind when typing well thought out, detailed responses.

This is actually really good for the game, as it gives the illusion people have control when they don't. If people feel they have control when losing, that there is something they could have done better to win, they will keep playing rather than giving up and playing something more fun. Sniper impacts this in a kinda crazy way, and is largely the reason its frustrating.

This game is balanced around 2-shots, with some few exceptions. Primary weapons with scout, soldier, demo all two shot most classes when hitting perfectly, pyro and heavy have similar 'time to kill' as these 2-shots. Secondary weapons usually 3-shot, thinking shotguns, revolver etc.

This flow of fighting allows for counterplay and that illusion of control which makes people ok with getting 2-shot as they felt there was something they could do in the situation, as they had time to react to the second shot.

Sniper 1-shots in any sightline, which ruins this flow. It doesn't allow for counterplay, which is the crux of frustration, and is unenjoyable for the player losing in this case, which is unhealthy for the game.

Medic allows every other player on his team to take an extra shot. Medic is THE counter to the sniper. Medic overheal allows people to take 2-shots allowing for counterplay. The rest of the team has an option for counterplay, but it relies on teamwork, and not individual play, which holds some frustration, but not nearly as much as dying to sniper as medic and having actually no agency.

This difference in dynamics between 1 and 2-shot fights is really what makes sniper good. This is the argument that isn't countered by "just learn to play vs sniper" as there is nothing that can reasonably be done to keep your medic alive. If the medic can't walk forward to heal their team and has to stay behind cover, noone receives the overheal buff, and if the medic walks forward, they then in turn die.

The only two real ways to counter sniper in these situations is to either nerf snipers damage by 1, make bodyshots do 149 fully scoped, and 149 quickscope headshots, or buff medic hp by 1. What these would do is it will give the medics a chance to use their kit to counter the sniper using overheal and it forces the enemy to use more resources (sac or spam) on the medic to secure an advantage, which in turn means fewer resources are used to protect the sniper, allowing for further counterplay.

I do believe the 1 hp difference would be massive in how medics can play against sniper without actually impacting how the class feels. It removes a lot of frustration and opens up more angles on how a medic can play the game and it turns this trickles down to how the rest of the team can play against it without actually removing the class from the game. It also enables the counterplay argument giving more enjoyment even when losing.

https://i.gyazo.com/3efc2ae406f6f24bf0dc0157bdf5947f.png

Nice NA all star roster, any EU squad would never compete fortunately.

How many spec tickets are going to be available and can I purchase them for another person?

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS0JMB8uCnW9lo5xLYHUxZYsLI6HZ445SsJoQ&s

Is Silves and Domo when they duo deadlock (domo wears glasses)

https://www.twitch.tv/essentialstf/clip/RockySassyWrenChocolateRain-kCJpbuRA34U9yaI6