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I think being the best at something, not only tf2 comes down to to how competitive the thing is. There are people that are naturally talented for some activities and we all know that, but the person still needs to develop his natural talent through practice. Of course the ammount of work he gotta put in to reach a certain level will be considerably smaller than an ordinary person, but he still needs practice. What we dont know is how big the difference is, and that's what make things hard, because at the same time you are putting all your hard work into something there might be someone who is willing to do the same and it will require 2x less work than you to reach the same, that's why being THE BEST at something is really hard.

If we were talking about some popular traditional sport, no you cant be the best just by pure hardwork as naturally talented people from all around the globe ended up finding out that they are naturally good at the sport due to its popularity/exposure, and they are practicing as hard as they can to become the best at it. But we are talking about tf2 a small-sized esport title. The competition isnt too big. No one here except b4nny makes a living off the game, we've all got irl things to do, so we end up treating the game as entretainment/a more serious hobby. So the chances of naturally talented people grouping and grinding until they become the best are actually much lower when compared to bigger esport titles. So yeah i think its possible for someone to become the best at tf2 by working really hard.

I think b4nny is the perfect example to ilustrate that. We know a few of other invite/prem players that can be considered more naturally talented than b4nny, but as he put much more hard work into the game than anyone else here he still manages to be the best. We dont know how "big" b4nny's talent to the game is as there isnt any exact way to measure it, but im pretty sure people here can cite some examples of players they think are more naturally talented and also are extremely dedicated, but b4nny with his 15,000+ hours into the game still at the top.

Also, this hard work vs talent dichotomy isn't so accurate. Multiple factors can influence someone at becoming the best at something, not only those 2 factors. Environment, opportunities, mentality, health and other factors are also important.

Yeah its dead. Chapelaria tried using faceit as the main plataform for pugs and tournaments but the community didnt really approve it. Consequently inhouse pugs started gaining more ground and the chapelaria staff didnt quite like the idea.

South American tf2 is far from dead tho, UGC and FBTF are still going on and some brand new leagues are also on the way.

Hey there, im looking to build a new pc that can possibily handle 240fps+
CPU: *Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor ($358.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: *Noctua - NH-D15 82.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($84.43 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z370M AORUS Gaming Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory ($129.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: *Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($45.65 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI - GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB GAMING X 4G Video Card ($179.89 @ OutletPC)
Case: Cooler Master - HAF XB (Black) ATX Desktop Case
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($42.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $841.83

I'm looking to overclock the cpu to something like 4.8 ghz and would also like to know if the cooler is good enough for it without delidding. I picked this case due to mobility issues, i will be buying some parts in brazil and others outside it, so prices arent any accurate at all.

probably the first lineup of svift sa, we were scrimming a lot and really wanted to win. Also the general team atmosphere was good, too bad it only lasted for a season.

fair enough

The words were directed to puoskari and he didnt get hurt by them, why creating all this shitstorm? Telling someone who struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts to kill himself isnt any good but i really doubt that what a stranger that you've got almost no consideration said to you on the internet will affect your final decision.

I really dont get why you guys care so much about what strangers say to you on the internet lol. I often hear people telling me to kill myself on the south american community (not saying this is any good) and im always like: hmm ok who the fuck are you? Why would i care to what you say? But If it was someone close to me it would be something totally different.

i prefer kovaak's

powah

i55 nerdrage

TF2

we really need to explain how dumb this is?

i wonder if thaigrr will submit his demos :thinking:

What is it going to be? Your second world cup title? OMEGALUL