Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

    faceit is a 3rd party league like ESEA or CEVO.


    It has it's own match making system, ranking etc, and additionally has prizes available based on points gained from playing matches with them. It of course also has a subscription model if you're really into it, but you don't have to pay a thing!


    They also have a good twitch channel where they cast important matches with the lovable duo, JZFB and DDK

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    And what are smurfs by the way?


    Someone who has an account with a purposely lower rank than their true skill. A pretty divisive topic, and normally a bad thing.


    For instance I have "alternate accounts" with lower ranks, but that is a consequence of playing with primarily lower ranked people. I have friends who are too low for me to queue with (without the lobby being full) so I'm not going to just not play with my friends because of valve's poorly implemented anti-smurf system.


    On a side note, I have never purposely down ranked an account. True smurfs in my opinion downrank accounts just to smash low ranks for fun.

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    Someone who has an account with a purposely lower rank than their true skill. A pretty divisive topic, and normally a bad thing.

    For instance I have "alternate accounts" with lower ranks, but that is a consequence of playing with primarily lower ranked people. I have friends who are too low for me to queue with (without the lobby being full) so I'm not going to just not play with my friends because of valve's poorly implemented anti-smurf system.

    On a side note, I have never purposely down ranked an account. True smurfs in my opinion downrank accounts just to smash low ranks for fun.Isn't having fun the purpose of casual games?

    You have at least the chance to be a good player..

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    Isn't having fun the purpose of casual games?

    You have at least the chance to be a good player..


    The current state of casual competitive is cancerous. It is not even comparable to a proper 5v5 game, the number of times I've watched T's lose to CT because 5 of them are frag hunting the last guy when they could have just planted the bomb makes my heart hurt. It is not a good environment to play in. You're better off using one of these 3rd party leagues such as (in no particular order):

    • ESEA
    • AltPUG
    • Faceit
    • GameFace
    • ESL
    • UNGL
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    The current state of casual competitive is cancerous. It is not even comparable to a proper 5v5 game, the number of times I've watched T's lose to CT because 5 of them are frag hunting the last guy when they could have just planted the bomb makes my heart hurt. It is not a good environment to play in. You're better off using one of these 3rd party leagues such as (in no particular order):

    • ESEA
    • AltPUG
    • Faceit
    • GameFace
    • ESL
    • UNGL

    I'll try these, but currently I got a connection with an average 400 ms ping so it is nearly impossible to play at all online.However in such leagues, how do you do when you don't know anyone and you don't know if you suck or not?

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    I'll try these, but currently I got a connection with an average 400 ms ping so it is nearly impossible to play at all online.

    However in such leagues, how do you do when you don't know anyone and you don't know if you suck or not?


    They all have stat tracking and/or ranks, which are necessary for effective match making and progress tracking anyway.


    That and I'm sure the community is toxic enough to let you know how they feel about your skill anyway mid game

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    They all have stat tracking and/or ranks, which are necessary for effective match making and progress tracking anyway.

    That and I'm sure the community is toxic enough to let you know how they feel about your skill anyway mid game Well the few times I've played in casual, when I was in top three I was called a cheater, and when I was the last one against 3 enemies and I got killed I was called a noob, so the feedback feels unreliable to the biggest extent!

    Quote from laminutederire

    They all have stat tracking and/or ranks, which are necessary for effective match making and progress tracking anyway.

    That and I'm sure the community is toxic enough to let you know how they feel about your skill anyway mid game Well the few times I've played in casual, when I was in top three I was called a cheater, and when I was the last one against 3 enemies and I got killed I was called a noob, so the feedback feels unreliable to the biggest extent!


    Casual is like that. Matchmaking can be better if you get matched with nice people, sometimes they'll help you out and such. Lately I've just not had a good experience on there though.


    Just played my first game on Faceit and was matched with people pretty close to my skill level I felt which was nice. I'm sure the game will get better after I play more so looking forward to it Feel free to invite me to a game if I'm around.

    Tomorrow's picks are going to be so hard.


    I want VP to make it to the final but Fnatic are really playing well at the moment. But so are VP... Argh!


    EnvyUs haven't done too well this year but have really stepped up their game for ESL. NiP (who I'm assuming will make it to the semi's) are doing great too. I CAN'T DECIDE!!!


    Either way, great games ahead!

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