just gonna add some info here in the meantime:

• Still no crashes on my end. About 6-7 hours of playtime since I removed the .sound.cache files. Idk if that's helpful. Maybe the crash will occur very rarely on my PC and it's gonna happen again eventually
  
• someone else tried removing .sound.cache files and they still have crashes
  
• mastercomms doesn't appear to be the issue. that other person uses mostly default settings without mastercomms
  
• Could be linked to certain map textures? The one time I crashed was on gullywash. Other person also crashed last night on gullywash. I didn't think about asking them at the time so maybe they crash on other maps too. I doubt it's this, but maybe other people can confirm/deny

had it once 2 days ago
removed all "vpk.sound.cache" files in Custom
haven't gotten it since
this came from some random steam forum post

Can't be 100% sure if this is the correct fix. The crash only happened to me once and 2 days isn't a long time to say with full certainty the crashes are gone

I have no clue why a sound cache file would have any effect on a texture quality crash. However there is no harm in trying it. All custom vpk.sound.cache files rebuild themselves by launching the game so you get all the deleted ones back

He already said in the followup video to it (which he also deleted) that he was going to delete them because he doesn't want his channel to be a platform for that type of content. Just respect that wish.

There's been like 2 threads about the subjects in the video and followup threads like this one asking for a reupload. All the content is available in text form if you want to find it for whatever reason. But him deleting that video is his decision and if you don't respect that then you don't deserve to have access to it in the first place

https://clips.twitch.tv/GiftedAthleticConsoleJebaited
https://clips.twitch.tv/ArtisticDifficultOwlCclamChamp

https://clips.twitch.tv/SparklyBetterChickpeaHeyGirl

https://clips.twitch.tv/ThirstyTemperedRaisinBatChest

zet em op kaptain

zet em op marten

solemn vow
Still need time to get used to medics calling hp. I was one of the earlier people (I think) supporting a solemn vow unban. Still don't know how to feel about seeing uber%.
So far pleased to see Solemn Vow's not (too) broken. It being paired with the scout nerf probably helped because seeing you have a 10-20% ad would've been more impactful if we were still pushing at scout pace.
I've seen a couple of high level NA players complain about it, but afaik they didn't nerf scout speed yet in RGL. Haven't really followed what some of the Prem teams think of it so far but let's hope this thread catches me up

medic scout speed
I think I actually don't like the scout speed nerf. I played the game plenty both with and without it before the plug-in was made. I can probably get used to it again though I slightly prefer having medic w scout speed after all these years. I'll still go with whatever the community decides to do tho. I'm not bothered if it's the new way forward

winger
I never used winger scripts so the winger nerf didn't affect me much, but I now sometimes miss the timing when I'm in a hurry. Once or twice per game I'll just jump into a wall. I could still get used to the timing if I try to so its not a big complaint. I've been switching back and forth between winger and stock for years so if I don't get used to it I'll just stick to stock

gunboats
I'm all for soldiers being buffed

(Also I should note I'm not on a team this season. I'm playing a lot of mixes w the plug-ins so things might be different in a more serious setting)

ngl my dude. when cre-8 recently wrote some stupid shit about you my first thought was "those 2 kids are not alike at all".
But after reading this garbage I'm not so sure anymore. You're definitely competing for the niche of writing dumb shit if you keep this up.

It affects teams and players competing fairly. That's all there is to say. Play by the rules of the game or don't play. Everyone else does it. There's no point in competing if you can't handle playing with the ruleset everyone else follows. that's called "being a weak little bitch"

I could download an aimbot right now, put it on some subtle settings and become one of the best snipers in Europe overnight if I wanted to. Anyone can.

But the entire point is that you don't want to skip the learning process. The only goal of the TF2 comp scene is learning how to play. There's basically no money. There's basically no fame. There's only the process of learning and improving. Cheating removes a huge part of the learning curve for yourself and makes it unfair for those playing fairly. So what's the point of competing then?

• put the rank/medal on the main menu alongside the casual level badge to remind people it exists. And to annoy people enough to the point they play it to get a cool medal
  
• give "real" incentives to play/rank up (aka you give them some basic hats and skins at x rank/x wins/x wins w class)
  
• don't force graphic settings. Big part of our playerbase are children using the family laptop to play free games. MM isn't accessible for some okay PCs, unplayable for them. I remember playing MM at 9 fps on my laptop when it had just been released
  
• option of solo+duoqueue OR 6 stack. similar to LoL (afaik). seperated games.
  
• map pool should be good, but appeal to casual players. KotH is a good middleground, but stopwatch pl should be good enough as well. ofc 5cp should still be used, but shouldn't dominate the pool

Rant about class identity and rebalancing

https://clips.twitch.tv/MiniatureWanderingMuleWoofer

stomping on rapists actually
though I'm all for stomping racists and I'm certain plunk is too

Anyway if KK wants to keep him banned then oh well. Wiet is right about it being their channel and they can make that decision, regardless of it being a good or bad decision.

Trying to justify it by saying it's bad to joke about inciting violence towards sexual abusers is questionable. The goth one has been a joke he's been repeating for years

Also @wiethoofd I apologize if you took the uploading to youtube thing by heart since you commented on that. I meant no offence towards you or anyone else at KK in that regard. I know it's a lot of work and I appreciate the effort you put into that

would've gotten 600 consistent viewers but plunk CORRUPTED the tftv readers' minds

I don't even remember last time I read the comments on tournament announcement pages so if this is a ban reason then lol

No he didn't. People still think it's a bad decision. They just care less if it's uploaded to youtube in a reasonable time frame

Overall this is just a really bad decision on your end. Plunk's not a shining beacon of exemplary behaviour, but he's done nothing that actually crosses a line in this situation. Just unban him and be done with it so this thread can be locked and you both can move on. His post history on your twitch channel proves he's not being disruptive there. He starts being disruptive there? Ban him and you'll have the logs to back it up. ez

People freaking out because they think soldier just stopped being the weakest 6s class
Fear not
Soldiers will still get their shit pushed in by scouts
It is going to be okay