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Rhaegyr 8 Oct 2014 21:07:23 5,499 posts
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3 of us on at the moment - myself, Duff and Gartt.

Finally found your Steam ID Physically_Insane - we'll hang around for 5/10 mins to see if you jump on, if not we're going to get started.

Rhaegyr 8 Oct 2014 21:16:23 5,499 posts
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9.30 is the cut off before we join a competitive game - hope to see you there!

Duffking 8 Oct 2014 22:25:28 16,964 posts
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Team EG, bringing in the wins

Rhaegyr 8 Oct 2014 22:27:31 5,499 posts
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Really enjoyed that - a little write-up for those on the fence.

Map - de_nuke

Players - myself, Duff and Gartt (plus two randoms)

Started on the CT side and performed quite well. Everyone stuck to their positions, rotations were fast and reactions/aim were generally on point. We finished the round 11-4 up - seemed in the bag. Missed ecos were laughed off.

5 minutes later it's 12-12, the other team on a massive roll as the CTs (similarly to how we were - blame the map). Duff and Jazzy pulled a round out of nowhere and we finally won the remaining rounds to seal the map.

I was easily the weak link but the atmosphere stayed amicable and the other two helped me out quite a bit. In my defence I'm usually a little better than that (and I pre-warned you)!

All in all a really enjoyable game - can't wait to have another blast, hopefully with five next time.

Rhaegyr 8 Oct 2014 22:28:31 5,499 posts
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@Duffking

glol - you're too kind.

Suffice to say I did not get 99 kills

Duffking 8 Oct 2014 22:29:04 16,964 posts
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Apologies for repeatedly buying during eco, I'm way too quick on that F1 key

Edited by Duffking at 22:29:26 08-10-2014

Rhaegyr 8 Oct 2014 22:30:06 5,499 posts
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Me - 'We going eco?'

Team - 'Yeah'

Duff - 'Whoops'

Rhaegyr 8 Oct 2014 22:34:47 5,499 posts
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Also, I'm reading a map call-out guide at this very moment - when I heard 'squeaky' and 'secret' I didn't have the foggiest clue where these were!

Have I really been playing this game over 10 years? :confused:

Deleted user 8 October 2014 22:36:50

I missed out on the fun by a couple of minutes, hopefully will be free next time...

Duffking 8 Oct 2014 22:36:50 16,964 posts
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I'd actually forgotten what secret was at the start of that game. Squeaky I knew cos it's the door that squeaks, innit.

Rhaegyr 8 Oct 2014 22:38:43 5,499 posts
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@andytheadequate

Sorry to hear that - I think we might try wrangling a game on Friday if people are available. I can't drink for a couple of weeks so I'll be up for it.

Deleted user 9 October 2014 08:16:49

Ah sorry guys. Couldn't do it last night. Another time maybe.

Edited by Physically_Insane at 08:17:11 09-10-2014

Duffking 9 Oct 2014 13:57:01 16,964 posts
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You missed excellent postgame chat.

"Good game guys!"

"SHUT THE FUCK UP"

Also I've noticed there's a decent amount of criticism about the positional audio in this game making it hard to tell if something is above/below you, which I'll use as my excuse for being unable to find the bomb in round 1...

Edited by Duffking at 13:58:42 09-10-2014

Gartt 9 Oct 2014 15:46:27 1,940 posts
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Tbh thats pretty much limited to nuke as the sites are directly above each other.

Rhaegyr 9 Oct 2014 16:03:16 5,499 posts
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Forgot about the post-game chat - they weren't the nicest people, were they?

As an add on to last night - I was a little ashamed of my performance yesterday (daft I know) and resolved to try some new tips out today. These ended up helping greatly.

- Checked the map callouts - invaluable stuff.
- Turned down some graphics fluff - helped me see models a lot more clearly
- Unparked my CPU cores - I'm running a lowly Q6600 @ 2.4Ghz which I thought was giving me 60fps. After checking in the console with net_graph 1 it turns out I was getting anywhere between 40-60, sometimes dropping further when the action picked up. Unparking the cores leaves me hovering around 80-90fps - result!
- Found out I had mouse acceleration on - turned it off, aiming improved.

All I need to do now is make some bindings - any other tips would be greatly appreciated.

Duffking 9 Oct 2014 16:14:43 16,964 posts
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You've been using mouse acceleration? You're mad :-D

Try looking into custom crosshairs, I've got a small non dynamic light blue cross for mine.

Rhaegyr 9 Oct 2014 16:27:24 5,499 posts
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Where's the best place to look - the Workshop?

I honestly didn't know I had mouse accel on - couldn't believe it when I saw it was set to 'Yes'. It probably won't even matter seeing as I'm using a HP mouse and keyboard on the smallest PC desk known to man.

Gartt 9 Oct 2014 16:42:37 1,940 posts
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Crosshair Editor

Gartt 9 Oct 2014 16:52:14 1,940 posts
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Ive never really bothered with bindings myself, apparantly having a bind for jump+throw smoke is a useful one when you learn smoke spots though.

Knowing the right callouts is really really helpful though.

Rhaegyr 9 Oct 2014 17:00:45 5,499 posts
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Thanks for the CH editor link.

I felt the same about bindings - buying everything before a round starts usually isn't a problem at all. The only time I can see it being useful is when buying for others.

Rhaegyr 10 Oct 2014 11:44:42 5,499 posts
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Anyone up for this tonight then?

Rhaegyr 10 Oct 2014 15:54:09 5,499 posts
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You guys suck :'(

Gartt 10 Oct 2014 17:25:32 1,940 posts
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ill have a game or two.

Duffking 10 Oct 2014 17:36:49 16,964 posts
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I'll be on to kick some more ass*

*I might be shit this time

Rhaegyr 10 Oct 2014 17:39:08 5,499 posts
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*squee*

Any other takers? What time you thinking?

Duffking 10 Oct 2014 17:41:45 16,964 posts
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Dunno, I'm still in work atm. Will need to have dinner and go for a run between now and playing too

Rhaegyr 10 Oct 2014 18:07:01 5,499 posts
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No problem - I won't be free till around half 8. Any time after this is no problem though.

Working at quarter to six on a Friday? Harsh.

Duffking 10 Oct 2014 19:14:50 16,964 posts
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Awh, sorry guys, can't make it tonight. Will be on tomorrow though! Promise.

Yeah, stayed a bit late to finish some stuff off. Usually finish 5-30.

Rhaegyr 10 Oct 2014 20:18:55 5,499 posts
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No sweat, I'll be on Steam around 9 if people are up for a game.

Deleted user 10 October 2014 21:14:44

Are you playing alreadY?

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