I was under the impression that Valve broke the last damage done indicators staying on-screen in a patch, and we're still waiting on a fix. Been using Brosel, omp, and DeliHUD.

There's something in the marketing of gaming products that makes me somewhat embarrassed to say I own a piece of gaming equipment, even though it may be a solid product.

How about an account option like "hide frags" or "hide frags until mouseover"? For some people, the frag system is like a big party and they're probably not invited, so giving people the option to not even see the invitation seems all right.

Unless there's a pause or stalemate, I can't see the polls being super effective. As lights says, it's pretty fast-paced. The polls would become stalemate indicators.

I'm scratching my head trying to think of a way to deploy a poll effectively mid-action. DM-based stuff is right out, since people can get near instagibbed sometimes. As for tactics, unless the casters know for sure what strategy a team is trying, the poll might become void seconds after it's displayed. I suppose we could flash a "who will win mid?" during the rollout, but that's literally the only thing the casters talk about anyway so it'd seem redundant.

It's an interesting tool for sure, but trying to figure out what to do with it will take some brainstorming.

Looks good. I can vouch for the i7-2600 being a good processor.

And, uh, this may be a stretch, but if you attend a postsecondary institution, check if you have access to MSDN. Sometimes they don't make it clear to their students or don't tell you at all unless you go looking. You may be able to grab a legitimate copy of Windows for free if your college/university grants you access.

Good point.

An owl playing with this headset would be nigh unstoppable.

If that's true, and the DR no longer drops a friendly ragdoll, I suppose it would only get the people with ragdolls and gibs disabled.

EDIT: Basically what Reilly said.

Instead of trying to improve class weaknesses by altering playstyles, in competitive, players tend to use each other's strengths to cover weaknesses since teamwork is readily available. So they naturally play roles that they are very good at. Because there are so many players in HL, most roles are covered by a player already, making some playstyles redundant.

Not that you won't get the oddly-successful play or two out of a strange playstyle, but people tend to prefer reliability.

On an off-topic note, the -frag brigade should consider leaving people who ask honest questions alone.

Professor, for that one time you get to respond to a "is there a doctor in the house?!" with a lecture on British literature tucked inside a medical kit.

Fallout 2 and 3 ones are creepy too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K9rVRuehGU

Mom had to drag me out of the video rental store once I got hooked on this.

Damn, someone reskin the Gunboats' soles to be 40cm thick. I mean, at Valve's rate we'll have a full Lady Gaga outfit by 2014 anyway, might as well take the initiative.

Strange Part: Invisible Players Killed

valve pls

It never worked for me, even after the patch.

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