http://www.amazon.com/Superlux-681-Dynamic-Semi-Open-Headphones/dp/B002GHIPYI

http://www.amazon.com/Zalman-Zm-Mic1-Sensitivity-Headphone-Microphone/dp/B00029MTMQ

Total around $45 + shipping, be better than pretty much every headset out there.

So the kid was warned 8 times previously that he needs to stop yet he chose not to. I don't see why you consider this the end of esports as we know it.

I know this may be too much work, but in the future would it be possible for the voters to write up why they are unbanning previously banned weapons, rather than to scramble around at the last minute. Or maybe each voter has to play test an unbanned weapon just to make sure that their reasons for unbanning the weapon in the first place were correct.

b4nny was also up there, would have been great to see that reaction.

No need to apologize, the world of headphones is very complex. Considering you really want to stay around $150 I highly recommend the V-MODA M-80 or the Sennheiser HD 25-1 II. However, the list over at http://www.head-fi.org/a/headphone-buying-guide is a very nice reference of the best headphones for all categories broken down by price. Anything you see on there is a good headphone if you want to do your own research.

Nobody can give you recommendations until you first give a price range and either your preferred music genres or what you prefer to listen to in your music. I could link you $5,000 headphones that do what you want but I assume that is out of your budget.

I agree completely, it leads to some pretty stupid strategies on a map that a lot of people hate in the first place. Considering that only 2/7 voted to ban it, it seems like the majority of voters don't really know how overpowered the weapon is, unless the thought is that spies aren't drawn towards a sentry anyway, so why ban the weapon since now spies have an option to go for the buildings over players.

Maybe in invite this won't be a problem, but in open I can see teams running a spy to get that sentry out of the way, since oftentimes the sentry is the real problem, not uber, that teams have pushing into gravelpit B.

And do you really think that the entry fees could really cover all this? Hell, I don't even think that entry fees could cover renting out a hall for the LAN to take place. You would need to get massive sponsor support before anything like this could happen. Face it, it is either ESEA or have no seasonal LAN. Besides, the problems with the stv/computers would happen anywhere and honestly they were fixed fairly quickly.

So one of valves employees is looking at the problem right now. What I can say is try switching to -dxlevel 9* and see if that fixes the problem for you. Switching from -dxlevel 81 to -dxlevel 95 fixed my problems but it seems like some people still get crashes.

Regardless, it seems like the crash is a result of whenever anybody joins the game after you have joined.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3005721&page=3 is the link to the spuf thread where a possible fix will go if switching dxlevels doesn't fix it for you.

Really stupid statistics time, yay!

Overall (in/360)
Avg = 9.8571428571
Std = 6.240647727
Min = 1.818
Max = 35.511

Scouts
Avg = 15.0093333333
Std = 7.5183425113
Min = 5.682
Max = 35.511

Soldiers
Avg = 7.66025
Std = 3.5195940686
Min = 1.818
Max = 13.636

Demomen
Avg = 7.6036
Std = 4.4032866311
Min = 2.406
Max = 15.734

Medics
Avg = 6.573875
Std = 2.9241496169
Min = 2.886
Max = 10.12

Take from this what you will, small sample size but maybe a decent starting recommendation when picking a new sens.

Honestly, so what. If the posts about 6s get upvoted, then the majority obviously care. Just because there is a vocal negative minority doesn't mean we should stop trying to promote this event.

Apoptosis, it has the plus of having an awesome definition as well.

Really depends on what you want out of the system.

An SSD will vastly improve your overall computer experience but can be a pain to set up initially (since it practically requires a reinstall of your OS).

A 120Hz monitor really only offers benefits for fast paced games because your current monitor has really good picture (as far as I can tell) and even a cheap 120Hz will take a huge chunk of money away from that pool.

I have no idea what your graphics card is, but if it is closing in on 3 years old that also might be something to look into, IF you want to play the newest games on max quality.

If you feel like your current mouse/mat is getting stale then you might want to get new ones, but that is all preference.

Other than this you might want to get a much better audio system than just a $10 headset. Consider getting some nice headphones in the ~$100 range (the ATH-AD700 and ATHM50 are usually considered the best in this range but there is a whole list over at http://www.head-fi.org/a/buying-guide-headphones-by-price-range). For recording either buy one of those really cheap microphones zalman clip on mics or get something from Blue (such as the snowball)

Do you have a file called tf_english.txt in your resource folder? Whenever, new updates come out valve likes to change the names of weapons, so the old string that tf_english.txt was expecting for an item is now different and as a result the weapon doesn't get renamed. The fix is as simple to delete the tf_english file for the time being. The unequipping part I have no idea.

I think kbk did. Check his twitch channel.