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taggYou can't turn off Areo on windows 8 but I turned down the settings to low, also added engine_focus_ nosleep 0 and -refresh 144 into launch options. No changes
Something strange though...when I changed the windows areo settings to low my mouse DPI changed.
Had to go and download the drivers for it to set it back to normal
Windows is weird sometimes.
Can you try it on a 7 install to see if that would fix the issue, or is that not really an option?
Oh another thing that I've noticed when I was having this issue was that cl_showfps showed a frame rate far above 144, even when it looked more like 50 to my eyes. That's what told me it was something with how the window was being displayed that caused the issue.
I actually contacted NVIDIA about this to see if they knew anything but they weren't helpful at all.
flamealso im pretty sure theres a lauch option you can add to tf2 to set the refresh rate
pretty sure you just do -refresh 144
try that too
won't do anything if running in a window
I'm not the nerd dragger this game needs, but I'm the nerd dragger this game deserves
Sorry I just had to say that. Sign me up to coach. I've also donated a server to Kevin because just having 4 servers isn't gunna work.
flamedisabling aero would make me feel like a pleb, if when he starts the game it' at 144hz and only changes when the game comes in and out of focus maybe disallowing it from leaving focus could be a workaround
Isn't it worth testing, just to see if it works?
flametry engine_focus_nosleep and see if that fixes it, now im curious, it might have something to do with alt tabbing to a monitor not running at 144hz and tf2 getting confused when it goes in and out of focus.
The thing is, I don't think it's TF2. I think it's actually DWM causing this issue, and I've experienced it myself. Some kind of bug with hardware acceleration. In 7, you can disable Aero and it'll fix the issue, but that isn't an option in 8.1 I guess...
Is Aero enabled and do you have multiple monitors, with at least one of them that isn't running at 144?
If so, try disabling Aero.
BloodisI want to say how I'm happy of you for saying that running full-time pyro in 6v6 is not viable.
Since I've never seen it being viable no matter what do those shitters think lol
I casted a match with budsquad where they ran a full time combat medic
fucking steven
KevinIsPwnFor anyone curious, the newbie mixes group has acquired over 300 new members since this video was posted. While this is very exciting... PLEASE COME COACH ON FRIDAY. ALL OF YOU.
Willing to coach and donate a server for the night, if it would help you guys. You only have like 4 servers right?
_In_SanitySurprisingly that was more difficult to do than I expected. So much of our language surrounding currently overpower weapons centers around how we believe that they could be fixed. To the point where a lot of the core issues with the weapons are only ever described by ways that we would go about changing them.
I can understand why valve has always resisted suggestions for weapon improvements/fixes. It is easy to convince yourself that you know what is actually broken about a weapon, and that you have a real solution to that problem, and completely miss the mark.
Not sure why you got downvoted, you're blatantly right. There are a few instances where it really is a binary thing (Caber, Pomson), but in most cases, it's possible to detach solutions from the original problem, and it should always be done.
Rebalancing isn't done by just changing it to what sounds cool. Rebalancing is done by pointing out an unbiased problematic stat and coming up with a bunch of solutions to fix it, playtesting those, and then picking the best one. There are a lot of possible solutions to the BFB in this thread and I love almost every single one of them. Valve should reopen the Beta and make BFB1, BFB2, and BFB3 and see how they work out, similar to the Equalizer (Beta Equalizer 1&2, which both got accepted, becoming the Equalizer and Escape Plan).
just some points about a few weapons. everything is just technical, nothing here is opinion
_In_SanityFlying Guillotine: (in my opinion) the burst damage from use in conjunction with the sandman stun is too high. Stats from use without the sandman seem alright to me (but admittedly I rarely play with or against this weapon when it is used alone)
does 150 damage to anyone "stunned". explosive knockback, natascha slow, and airblast count as being stunned. scouts can toss the cleaver and 1shot a medic who got airblasted or knocked into the air.
_In_SanityBattalion's Backup: Buff feels acceptable, not certain how 'spammable' the buff is in practice though - potentially an area of issue. The increase health coupled with the increased resistances when the buff is used give massive advantages to fights/bombs/1v1s. No obvious downsides beyond the lack of shotgun/gunboats. This weapon feels more balanced that others on this list.
i believe the main issue here is that a soldier who spams can completely negate a kritz uber, since it makes those affected immune to crits. if it's a 5v6 situation, with 6 defending last and the 5 missing their medic, and they've built a Backup with spam damage, if the defending team has a kritz uber, the offensive team can just push in with the backup popped and the uber is negated, and with 30% resistance, they'll probably win the fight anyway unless their DM is shit. if it's a stock uber, the resistance is still really strong and they might win anyway.
_In_SanityDisciplinary Action: Utility, specifically around mid fight timing, forces a team to run it or risk losing mid. Beyond mid fights I don't think it is overpowered, maybe in certain transition situations (or for making other classes more viable in transition). No serious drawbacks compared to stock.
competitive 6s tends to ban any weapons that, when used, force the other team to either run them or be at a disadvantage. this is why the vitasaw is banned.
_In_SanityUllapool Caber: maybe it is because of my time in HL, but this weapon doesn't bother me. Maybe the negatives do not offset the potential to burst in a small AoE. Point blank burst damage might be too high (though you are trading your demo for a low change of killing their medic, provided their medic is paying attention)
the main argument against the caber is that it can be crit boosted
_In_SanityNatascha: I actually don't mind the movement penalty. Value tweaks around this and damage reduction. Current damage reduction is easily negated by coordinated play.
if the duration/intensity falloff was a bit more aggressive, i think this would be okay
_In_SanitySandvich: An additional source of health on demand. Hard counter to any trade/suicide play that only damages the medic. Health can be given to any class, or used to self heal to full health. When used with good positioning or team support the temporary vulnerability is negated
generally banned in 6s because it can heal a med. if you couldn't drop it as often or could only drop it once, or if it didn't heal as much, i think it would be accepted more often
rowrowJust a quick note on disciplinary action and highlander, the weapon forces you to use it on both teams in order to not lose in midfight. What team genuinely does finewithout whip at a midfight while the other team uses it?
EDIT just thought of a solution, make the gloves of running urgently give the whip effect instead of just being a speed boost
I know you're not saying this for 6s but
speed boosted heavy and medic to mid
oh god
botmodecan we get a long list of items that
a - need tweaking - items that are a little off balance but not a game breaking concept -> pomson
b - need reworks - items that are badly designed / game breaking -> soda popper / quick fix
just so people looking at suggestions have a place to start
Sure. Here's a list of every banned weapon in ESEA that could be reasonably tweaked and allowed. Remember, I'm not saying any of these should be unbanned as they currently stand, just that they could be modified to the point that they're each a sidegrade that doesn't alter the game in ways 6v6 wouldn't like. Entries with a question mark are ones that might actually be possible to unban as they currently stand, because they've either been tweaked or nerfed and aren't as broken anymore.
Scout
Soldier
Pyro
Demo
Heavy
Engie
Medic
Sniper
Spy
KhanCorrect me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't the change you proposed for the Wrangler complete negate the nerf to the rescue ranger since the shield would instantly fade upon switching weapons?
Pubs with multiple engineers hanging back using the RR on a wrangled sentry, I guess. Irrelevant in competitive play because both HL and 6v6 only allow a max of 1 engie.