Hey guys,
A lot of questions about this pad have been popping up. And a lot of people have shared their pics and first impressions. I’ve had the opportunity to use the 3XL pad for the past week. Big thanks to Razer for sending this one out for me to try. However I should tell you that will in no way change my opinion of the pad.
If you’ve seen my other posts you know I’ve grown up on cloth pads. Grew up playing Counter-Strike and ended up settling on a GSR for tournaments and general play. But I've always been on the lookout for something better. Sooo I’ve gone down the extremely expensive road of collecting peripherals lol. I've used the GSR+FK1 for many, many years. I’ve only now finally moved onto another mouse - The xtrfy M4. I’ll make a post about that in mousereview later.
I don’t generally test out peripherals in aim trainers. I like to practice with the tools given in any game (CSGO Training maps/Valorant practice range/just playing the game) because I truly believe that yields better results.
OUT OF THE BOX:
Yes, it smells like rubber. It goes away after a few days. It lays flat immediately with no curled edges. I like this. It sits down and hugs my desk like it belongs there.
No stitched edges. Cannot comment on fraying after heavy use. I’d bet my left nut the longevity of this pad will suffer for it on arm aimers. I’d like to see a stitched edge option in the future even if it’s just on the regular size.
BRANDING:
Minimal. Zowie style tag in the corner. Perfect.
SURFACE:
It feels like the QCK and GSR had a baby and Razer gave birth to it. Very smooth to the touch. Arm aimers rejoice, this will be soft and plush. But not too plush your mouse sinks in (Think Artisan XSOFT). My tracking around corners in CSGO/Valorant felt right at home coming from a GSR.
Spray transfer (Switching targets in the thick of the moment while already shooting) felt REALLY smooth on this pad. I was making some insane double / triple kills I had no business doing.
The friction of this pad is.. Odd. It almost feels like a bit faster version of the Equate. Very little initial but the dynamic is consistent and thick. If that makes sense? I'll explain this more at the end of the post.
Cat hair brushed off easily with a horse hair brush I use on my mouse pads. Dirt doesn’t seem to accumulate on it as fast as an Artisan Zero or GSR. Longevity of glide is yet to be seen, but I imagine since there’s no coating and the tight weave screams quality, it’ll last. But don’t quote me.
I’ve seen people claim this has no X Y difference, but they are incorrect. It may not be immediately noticeable when you’re using the pad, but if you rub your finger softly left and right, and repeat going up and down, there is noticeable drag. I’ll explain this further:
ISSUES:
There is one problem with this pad I need to point out. The X Y friction is backwards. I’ve experienced this with two different sized versions of the same pad before. The Mp510. I tried the mat and got an XL for a friend and felt it and immediately noticed the vertical was faster than horizontal, but on my desk mat version it was the normal faster horizontal speed.
Refer to this video for a perfect example. One of the guys on Patched, don’t know their names sorry (Great smaller periph channel on YT), says that left to right had more stopping power than vertical movement. That is not how that pad is supposed to work lol. That would be like the GSR being flipped so left and right is super muddy and up and down is fast. Video of them talking about the mp510, linked to the correct time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_AaSHlVVIc&feature=youtu.be&t=163
See what he said? That’s definitely not how that pad is supposed to be.
My closest gaming buddy got a Gigantus V2, just the Large sized version that looks like a GSR. He came over for a few beers over the weekend and I asked him to bring it so I could sate my curiosity.
The exact same thing happened with the Gigantus V2 except the other way around! My 3XL pad is not oriented correctly. Whether it’s a production issue or the way the pads are stamped out on a production line? (I don't know how these are made) But the XL pads need to be flipped 90 degrees. Their XY is all borked. This is potentially a problem for a lot of people who like pads with XY difference for competitive shooters. I'm sure at the end of the day our brains will eventually compensate, but that's a direct 180 from how pads normally work.
If I flip my desk mat vertically and hang it off the back of my desk it feels like a great pad. I’d probably use it. Horizontal glide feels amazing, great stopping power. It's almost perfect, like a mat sized GSR I've been waiting for! ...But having it the right way around the pad was too muddy. I couldn’t make micro adjustments very well unless they were jumping over a box in CS or something.
Maybe this was an issue with just my pad? Maybe it's intentional? If it is which one is correct? The 3XL I have with slower Horizontal? or the Large my friend has with slower vertical!?
Maybe it was one of the first iterations and this problem was noticed and fixed later on? I don’t know. But you guys should be aware of this issue. You can easily feel for yourself if you rub your finger along in the same angle for X and Y.
CONCLUSION:
Well constructed cloth pad that screams quality and consistency if you wash it once every 6-8 weeks under heavy use. I would most certainly use this pad as it looks great on my desk, feels great, and provides stable aim for the games I play. However, I can’t use the one I was given because the X Y difference is flipped, and too muddy to use realistically.
The price point of this pad, and the availability of it make this a serious contender to the GSR, and especially the QCK. I think it's higher quality than the QCK, and better suited for high skill ceiling competitive shooters. I'd tie this with the GSR. I bet in the next 1-2 years we'll see a big list of Pro Valorant / CS players using the Gigantus v2. (Hopefully one of those people is me LOL)
I’d buy one if I knew the one I’d receive wouldn’t have this problem. It would completely replace my GSR.
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As always, I can answer questions about how it relates to different mousepads.
CAN COMPARE TO THE FOLLOWING PADS:
Artisan Hien MID/XSOFT
Artisan Raiden MID/XSOFT
Artisan Zero MID/XSOFT
Artisan Hayate Otsu SOFT
X-Raypad Equate
X-Raypad Equate+
X-Raypad Aqua Control+ ROB STRATA (Coated, different than black)
HyperX Fury S Pro
ASUS Rog Sheath
CoolerMaster MP510
Aorus AMP 500
MAD CATZ G.L.I.D.E 38
Razer Gigantus (Original)
Logitech G640
Corsair MM300 and MM350 (Same surface just one is thicker)

tldr: The grapple is the hardest skill I had to learn in any game I have ever played. That's it, that's the reason.
I am going to start by letting you know that I am not strictly a Pathfinder main, with PF I have around 1.5K kills, with Wraith 3K, Lifeline 1.5K, Bloodhound 1K, Mirage, Bangalore, Octane around 500 kills each, and currently I enjoy playing Loba, so as you can see I have variety and have used a lot of the Legends, even those who were considered useless. And I even hated PF at the beginning because he was so tall, I don't like tall legends, as you can see, I don't really play Gibby, Caustic or Revenant.
Now, let me tell you why PF is so much different than all the rest.
The grapple is the hardest skill I had to learn in any game I have ever played. That's it, that's the reason.
Forget about bunnyhopping and healing, KZ maps on CSGO, skillfull jump, all of that, nothing compares to PF grapple. People keep compairing his grapple to other abilities. "But wraith has the same cooldown!". Yeah she does, because all you need to do is press Q and hold W, that's all it takes. Do you know what happens when you press Q and hold W with PF? You die.
Pathfinders grapple is so hard to use correctly, you need so much practice and trial and error. Sometimes I would just go into Firing Range, put on some music, grab a golden helmet, and just grapple around. That's how I learned how to get from the bottom of the big building in Train Yard to the levitating cart, and I have never seen anybody do that except for TSM Albralrlie. All the time, every game, I would use the grapple every 15 seconds, to jump over a rock, to get on a small height, literally anything, just to practice it, because trust me, it's not easy to master.
For all of you that never experianced PF the way he was meant to be played, let me give you a few examples:
-Most people know that when you are on flat ground, and grapple on that same ground, you need to jump the moment your grapple connects to the ground so you can get some air and not just drag on the ground. But did you know that if you start walking backwards the moment you press Q and then jump after it connects you get a speed boost? Did you know that if you hold S and D while the grapple is flying and jump when it connects you fly sideways in an arch? Did you know that while you do that, if you keep holding D and move your mouse to the right, you fly much closer to the ground for a longer distance on a looser arch?
-Did you know that if you grapple at your feet and immediately jump you get boosted 5 meters in the air?
-Did you know that if you stand next to a tall building and grapple at the top and do nothing else, you probably won't make it to the top? But if you took two steps back while the grapple is deployed, look to the side, parallel to the building and hold W the moment the grapple is connected, then look towards the building, hold D and move your mouse to the right, you can jump over the whole building and land on the other side? Did you know that? Did you know that if you do those exact steps but jump BEFORE you hit Q, you will land perfectly on top of the building?
-Did you know that when you grapple at a point that is higher than you character all you need to do is look to the right, hold D and move your mouse to the right without jumping, you will get slingshoted a looong distance.
-Did you know that if you bunny hop at the end of a long low grapple, you can get another 50 even 100 meters of distance covered?
-And many many more...
Most people don't know. And you bet your ass new players won't learn, because they can't just practice whenever they want, they need to keep that grapple charged and ready just in case, because once you use it, for the next 35 seconds, you are just a robot with Low Profile the size of Caustic, without any combat abilities.
That's why the grapple nerf (it was much more than a simple nerf) is such a big deal, and that's why many people are glad it happened, because they never took the time to learn it and never experianced it the way it was meant to be used.
Don't make fun Legends unfun to play by nerfing them, instead, buff unfun Legends. This is a game, we play to have fun.
Edit: As u/the_disillusi0nist mentioned, I agree that he should have been nerfed for sure, but not 35 seconds. Also, unlimited tacticals in Firing Range?

>**What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.**
He would like to use it for schoolwork, mainly web-based programs like Google Classroom and other general purposes like browsing the web. Also, he would like to be able to play some light games like csgo, minecraft, and others.
>**What is your maximum budget before rebates/shipping/taxes?**
$350
>**When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.**
In the next few weeks.
>**What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ToweOS/monitokeyboard/mouse/etc\)**
Just the Tower.
>**Which country (and state/province) will you be purchasing the parts in? If you're in US, do you have access to a Microcenter location?**
Southern California, US. No access to MicroCenter.
>**If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? Brands and models are appreciated.**
Reusing an older dell monitor.
>**Will you be overclocking? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line? CPU and/or GPU?**
Maybe the AutoOC in bios, but nothing more.
>**Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)**
Nope
>**What type of network connectivity do you need? (Wired and/or WiFi) If WiFi is needed and you would like to find the fastest match for your wireless router, please list any specifics.**
Wifi.
>**Do you have any specific case preferences (Size like ITX/microATX/mid-towefull-tower, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?**
He wants RGB but I'm not sure if that's possible.
>**Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? If you do need one included, do you have a preference?**
Nope
>**Extra info or particulars:**
I am totally open to going used, that is probably my best bet.

I'd like to take a minute to talk about this previously common (but now dated) response to ultrawide requests.
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Blizzard argued the same thing, and they eventually implemented a stretched screen option to compromise. I might disagree, but this was at the very least a fair compromise, and far better than having black bars.
Not to mention that if we're being honest, this game essentially mimics CS, and CS has ultrawide support. More and more people are getting wider monitors, and not supporting them is rather hurtful for the game. At least allowing stretching makes sense, no? I'd rather not risk some sort of ban for using alternative programs, and we ALL know that people WILL do so.
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Not to mention it sucks paying $800 for a monitor to have a big game rarely go "haha no here are some black bars instead." This is less common now though, as more and more games have had ultrawide support now, as it becomes more popular.
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I understand the logic, I really do, but I firmly believe that if we're going to apply such logic, it must be equally distributed among areas that will provide a (noticeable) advantage to players. I should also remind everyone again, that you could still stretch the screen and remove the bars with no advantage, as has been done in Overwatch. But regardless, with their argument at hand of competitive advantage, let's look at areas where one could have a marginal advantage.

• Higher refresh rate- As many of us know, a higher refresh rate is incredibly useful for flick shooters of this genre, being able to have that higher hz can make a night and day difference. You'll see many who go from 60hz to 144hz that say they can't go back to 60hz, understandably so, as it makes things much smoother, and in a game where you have to react to the slightest movements, seems rather useful to have, no? By this logic, we must cap the framerate maximum, as to not provide a noticeable advantage to users. This would be unfortunate for those with higher framerates, and impact them negatively, but we cannot have players with lower framerates at a disadvantage, can we?
• Screen brightness- Sometimes it's hard to find targets, especially in dark areas or cramped locations. Changing your brightness can really help with that! I know some people who raised their brightness settings in games specifically so they can better find targets in the dark! So we must restrict the brightness settings. This may hurt users who have differing brightness settings, but we cannot have players gaining a competitive advantage by changing their brightness to see things easier.
• LOWER resolutions- I remember back when I played CSS people would debate about lowering their resolution to make targets easier to hit. I remember it being a popular topic to argue, but considering there are those who are trying to lower their resolutions to make targets easier to hit, would that not be a competitive advantage? Seems like one to me. With that in mind, I guess we will need to restrict the resolutions to be whatever the monitor is set to, so that we don't have anyone getting that "competitive advantage."
• Color settings built in for monitors- Some of you may know this, some of you may not, but many monitors allow you to change the color settings to make the colors stand out more (or less). So with that in mind, we must also ensure that players cannot utilize their monitor settings to change colors and provide a visual advantage via making characters or abilities stand out more.
• HDR displays- We also will need to put a limit on HDR displays, as they create deeper levels of black and white contrast. As explained in my other examples, these visual cues are vital for competitive FPS games! We can't have anyone holding an advantage over others, so this must be stopped.

I could go on, genuinely, but I hope that my point has been made. For any game, there will be those that go out of their way to get every inch of an advantage over others. If you google "competitive advantage CSGO" for example, there are numerous videos on every nook and cranny towards their advantages. And you know what? I bet a large majority of those players still didn't get enough of an advantage for even a single higher rank. Because what really matters in these games is reaction time, muscle memory, map knowledge, gun knowledge, econ knowledge, ability to be calm under pressure, teamwork, item strategy, etc.
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Changing your monitor, your resolution, your colors, your mouse, your keyboard, etc, they aren't going to truly impact on a level compared to the player themselves. And for those that do get that percentile change to their "advantage," is it truly worth hindering all the other players?
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Let's just presume you'll say "yes" for some reason, then why not stretch the screen so I can at least fully utilize the monitor I paid for. And if you say yes, can you explain why the other areas I listed are not addressed?
And as a (rather huge) side note:
21:9 is supported in League of Legends. And let's be real here, that's a pretty huge deal. The game is literally a top down game with the camera being INCREDIBLY integral for vision and what you see on your screen being (in my opinion) VASTLY more important.
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The game is pretty neat btw. Though I'll admit I can't enjoy the game using the black bars, and wont play it unless it gets some sort of UW support. I know I'm not the only one either.
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EDIT:
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/geforce-gives-you-the-edge-in-battle-royale/?cjevent=c76b3cef7dbd11ea817900580a24060c
Here is a link to statistics done by Nvidia based on GPU, Refresh rate and more, and their impact on K/D ratio. Note that they use BR games such as Pubg and Fortnite as reference here though.
Regardless, as seen in the charts provided:

• As your graphics card increased, as did your K/D ratio. To a rather large margin. You may note that those with an RTX 20xx series saw a +53% over it's 63x counterpart. We should note the game pubg isn't very optimized though, perhaps that's to play a part? So let's compare it with the 10xx series which can definitely run both games well enough. Notice there's still a 16% increase between the 10xx series and 20xx series. This means that, from the limited statistics we do have, changing your GPU can *potentially* increase your K/D.
• A counter argument would be "well they could play more" or "yeah but those with better GPU's would definitely be likely bigger "gamers" than the lower GPU users. Well, Nvidia also tracked the GPU stats along with game time. The graph below the ratio and GPU tracker notes that "What’s interesting here is that having a better graphics card helped at all levels of play time, whether you only play a few hours a week, or are a Battle Royale veteran. In fact, in the chart we see that the gap between GeForce GTX 1050/Ti users and GeForce GTX 1080/Ti users expands as hours played per week increase, which means that players with more hours played appear to benefit even more from having a better GPU. This data aligned with what we observed in our lab research -- the higher the skill level, the more that players are attuned to the game and can benefit from differences in hardware. "
• Now we go to the refresh rate. The next graph analyzed the different in K/D compared to refresh rates, being 60hz, 144hz and 240hz respectively. They compared them to a median player with the 10 and 20 series of GPU's. They also limited it to 1080p, since "higher resolutions can impact FPS"
• The results from the above graph summarized by nvidia "The data showed that gamers that take full advantage of their graphics card by using a high refresh monitor (144 Hz or above) have significantly higher K/D ratios. And as we’ve seen before, that performance increases significantly as you work your way up to the GeForce RTX-20 Series GPUs.

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One might think that this counters my point before, as it proves that these things do have a percentage based impact. I would argue that with this in mind, the idea of limiting our monitor is absolutely asinine. We allow better GPUs, We allow better refresh rates, and this data SHOWS that they can have a clear impact. But they get no change, no restriction, nothing.
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Instead, we get a restriction for ultrawide. Now let's look deeper into that as a whole.
Ultrawide monitors are harder to run, this is a fact. The nvidia study even clarified they were only using the average 1080p monitor as larger resolutions or wide screens would impact FPS. With that in mind, consider that those with an ultrawide monitor would need to compensate for their new monitor with a good GPU to run it well, and the average refresh rate for an ultrawide user is 60hz, as the price skyrockets even further for ultrawide monitors with higher refresh rates.
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What I'm getting at, is that the average ultrawide user will have that beefy graphics card, but not be capable of utilizing it as much as the 1080p equivalent due to more power being required for the resolution provided, so our frames will be lower.
With that in mind, our refresh rate will be lower typically.
That means we are at two DISADVANTAGES by using ultrawide.
If we are at two disadvantages, the only thing that would make an ultrawide screen better is if our "better vision" outweighed the average user on 1080p with 144hz refresh rate and better FPS.
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We don't have that data, but I doubt that's the case.
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So tell me why this is a competitive advantage again?

Yall go back in my posts. And read my other posts I have made. I tried to make a post saying the anticheat had to be very strong. I would honestly love to play COD on my PC I have a great PC but whats the point ya know? PC is full of cheaters. In my time of gaming I have met many ppl on PC who I thought was truly legit players that was just very skilled. But then only to come find out that they are straight cheating.
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Now I am gonna say it in this post this is what I bet Activision will do. Come the next update they will most likely bring a report button to report cheaters. But I have talked to ppl at Activision that truthfully I have much respect for that said the reporting cheating actually does nothing that it used to be where if a player got many reports from the same day from different people it would flag the players account and autoban them. But they had to remove that due to ppl who was abusing the feature. Sooo here is my prediction. Warzone on PC will have more cheaters next week playing the game than it does now. I am sorry to predict that but we all know it is true. The cheating does not get better it gets worse because more more players are wanting to break records/ get known/cheat their way. I would like to add the way it works on PC when it comes to cheats game devs/anticheat devs they ban in waves they dont stop the player instantly as they should because they want to ban in waves but this has been proven to not work look at PUBG look at CSGO and you will see that banning in waves does not work. There is only 1 PC game that truly bans cheaters instantly and that is League Of Legends if a person uses a script of any kind they get insta perma/GG to that cheater he gone.
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This is why I game on console now. The only thing you run into on console is modded controllers or teamers in solos thats about it. You never see no bigtime cheats like aimbot or walling/esp. You dont see that on Xbox or PS4 and the thing is if you do see that on PS4 or Xbox they get perma after like 2 hours of playing because a console system scans for any changes to the hardware and if anything is changed bam perma and you gotta buy a new console and make a new account. And this is what scared me back 6 months ago when I heard we was going to crossplay! Because no game devs no game company has ever completely stopped cheats when it comes to PC. Back in the day on PS2 Xbox 360 yes there was the ability for players to use the kind of cheats that are on PC now in 2020. But that literally got stopped once PS4 and Xbox One upped their security of their consoles. This is why we must give Xbox One the ability to turn crossplay off. Console players must have that option. Devs please make an option for cross platform meaning xbox vs PS4 this is the way to go. Keep the crossplay option for those that do want to play with their friends on PC. But bring out another option called Cross Platform meaning console vs console PS4 vs Xbox One. Again this is the way to go.
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Also the way crossplay was supposed to work is it goes by input. The only way a console player would get put vs mouse and keyboarder is if they were playing with a friend who was on PC or using a keyboard/mouse but there is 0 reason for any console player getting put vs mouse and keyboards if they are just using controllers with no PC playekeyboard mouse player in their party. It was also said that most the time the crossplay system would put xbox vs ps4 even if PC players are using a controller. The only ones that had to worry about getting matched vs PC pool of players using a mouse and keyboard is the ones on PC using a controlleor PS4 player who is using mouse and keyboard/have a person in their party from PC so crossplay itself has came out to be broken. It needs some serious looking at and it should be one main major concern.
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Edit: Plz ignore the downvotes on my post most of this reddit is PC players not PS4. Most players from the PC side does not like hearing the truth. The true PC players know the truth and respect the truth. Thank you for reading.

**1. What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games (ex: resolution, FPS, settings) or programs you will be using.

Gaming and light browsing. I only intend to play dota 2 on steam exclusively. As for resolution,FPS, and settings, the average would do just fine

2. What is your maximum PRE-TAX budget before rebates and shipping?

500 pre-tax would be my maximum.

3. When do you plan on building/buying the PC? Note: beyond a week or two from today means any build you receive will be out of date when you want to buy.

*within 2 weeks or so, maybe a month depending on how this goes

4. What, exactly, do you need included in the budget? (ex: toweOS/monitokeyboard/mouse/etc)

everything excluding the mouse

5. If reusing any parts (including monitor(s)/keyboard/mouse/etc), what parts will you be reusing? How old are they? Brands and models are appreciated.

I’m starting off from scratch so I will not be reasing parts

6. Will you be overclocking (ex: CPU/GPU/RAM)? If yes, are you interested in overclocking right away, or down the line?

I’m most likely only going to use it for 8/week seeing as I have a busy school and work schedule so most likely I will not be over clocking but pls consider that I will on some occasions? Would it be safer for me to get what’s required? If so, pls adjust to what’s best in the long run and the price range, preferably the price range.

7. Are there any specific features or items you want/need in the build? (ex: SSD, large amount of storage or a RAID setup, CUDA or OpenCL support, etc)

I’m not really going to use a lot of storage since I’ll most likely only be playing dota 2 on it and maybe csGo occasionally. for the rest, I’m really not knowledgeable as to what I’ll need but feel free to consider what’s nesccesary

8. Do you have any specific case preferences (ex: mITX/mATX/mid-towefull-tower sizes, styles, colors, window or not, LED lighting, etc), or a particular color theme preference for the components?

I don’t have a specific case in my but I guess something that fits my price range. Sacrificing the price for the other components would be good for me.

9. Do you need a copy of Windows included in the budget? Note: some post-secondary students can get Windows 10 for free.

No, Im post secondary and I’ll probably get it myself

10. Will you be upgrading this PC in the future (ie: will you swap out better parts later on or will you build an entirely new tower later)? If so, when?

I will be upgrading but a year or two would be ideal

11. Do you have a brand preference? (ex: AMD/Intel for CPUs, AMD/NVIDIA for video cards, etc)

Don’t really care that much wether it’s one or the other. I’ll trust your better judgement on what I’ll get I guess

12. Extra info or particulars:

It’s my first time building a pc and an entry level pc would suffice my gaming needs and casual web browsing. I really don’t know anything so trusting your advice and suggestion would be my best bet! I’ll greatly appreciate it and thank you in advance!

I have a co-worker of mine who plays a lot of battlefield, he's ranked 90th or something the world in some game mode or something I don't know the exact details.
Today one thing led to another and he claimed that he could beat me on an aim map 1v1 with a controller having never touched the game, just from his experience with Battlefield (I'm MGII for reference).
I've tried multiple times to try and explain the mechanics of the game and how it is vastly different from an FPS like Battlefield. I know this is post is going to get roasted on here but I'm hoping for one person to logically tell me some good points to explain to someone who thinks they are always right as to how the games are different and why this require some practice or knowledge and that they can't just pick up the game.
TL;DR: Can a person who's exceptional at a console game like Battlefield, plug their controller into Counterstirke and be on par or better than a Master Guardian?
Normally I wouldn't give at a shit but it's a $50 bet.
Edit: Looks like I'll have $50 extra to waste on skins now, thanks Reddit!
Edit 2: Half tempted to show this guy the roast. He's cocky so he'll still try and play me regardless. I'm really just trying to prove a point because he thinks he's right plus who doesn't want to make someone cry and steal their money for skins.

It's that time again, the Major cycle is in full swing once more, and 16 more teams hope to become challengers in one of the biggest tournaments in the calendar. As always, we have a mix of old faces and new blood, and this weekend's qualifier promises to be a wild one, with numerous teams in the mix that could shock and upset the veteran teams. There are very few sure locks here.
The first round promises some interesting matchups already:
Match 1: Vitality vs. Syman
Vitality have turned out to be the number one contender to Team Liquid's dominance over the last few months. While the French side have never quite beaten the Americans, they sure have taken them close numerous times. Currently, Vitality have the main rival for the best player in the world in Zywoo, a surprisingly innovative and decent fragging IGL in Alex, all backed up by three experienced veterans of the game. On paper at least, Vitality is an exceptionally strong team, having a good mix of raw skill, experience and tactics. However, they have shown that against force buys and ecos, they falter time and time again, and they struggle if Zywoo isn't on top form.
Syman, on the other hand, are a definite unknown quantity. Sitting at #39 on the HLTV rankings, they have never played a team even close to the calibre of Vitality. Infact, the CIS Minor here, and for Katowice have been their only LAN events to date. However, the unknown factor of this team, coupled with the CIS region's penchant for force buys and aggressive plays could play a role here; if Vitality haven't solved their weakness over the player break, Syman certainly have a way in.
That said, I think you would have to be mental to pick Syman over Vitality here. The #1 contender should not be losing to a team attending their first ever international LAN. This should be a lock for Vitality, but there's a voice in the back of my head telling me that this isn't the sure win it should be. I wouldn't bet my house on Vitality to win, let's put it that way.
Prediction: Vitality
Upset Chance: Medium
Match 2: NRG vs. Dreameaters
After Liquid, NRG are the second best team in NA. I have high hopes for this team; after the removal of Daps from the lineup in exchange for Stan, NRG are looking pretty good for the Major. There's nobody in this roster that you can now point to as a weak link; Cerq is a solid AWPer, Ethan and Brehze have shown that they can pop off when they need to, Stan is a good fragging IGL and Tarik forms the reliable backbone, picking up as much slack as required. NRG have been in good form recently too, with a string of high finishes at most events they've attended in the last few months. Along than Vitality, I think NRG is the other team to leave the qualifiers 3-0.
Dreameaters, like Syman, are another unknown coming into the tournament. Coming through the Play-In at the expense of MVP.PK, this team aren't quite as inexperienced on LAN as Syman is, but they haven't played any international tournaments either, instead having only attended CIS LANs. Unlike Vitality however, NRG are a lot more stable and less "streaky", and don't often make mistakes or misplays during anti-ecos, nor do they rely on one player to just destroy the opposing side. I'd be much more comfortable betting on NRG to win here than Vitality to win against Syman.
Prediction: NRG
Upset Chance: Low
Match 3: G2 vs Tyloo
Oh G2. Where do I even start with this team? The French team that defies expectations, in both directions. I find that it's extremely difficult to gauge where G2 is at; on one hand, they managed to take Dust 2 off of Liquid at IEM Chicago, and seriously gave them a run for their money on Overpass, but at the very same tournament on the very next day, they lose to a declining MIBR with zews standing in for Coldzera. This is a team that's impossible to predict, even during a tournament, they can look great one day and shocking the next.
At least Tyloo is a little easier to analyse. The Chinese squad tends to dominate other teams from central Asia, but then drop the ball when it comes to international competition. They've always shown promise, and could be a good top 20 team if they can just push themselves over the final hurdle.
This one is honestly a toss up, but I'm picking G2 to win here. That said, depending on what Tyloo we get, and even more importantly, what G2 we get, this could certainly go either way.
Prediction: G2
Upset Chance: High
Match 4: North vs INTZ
I've always been upset watching North. On paper, they should be so much better than they actually are. They have a Major MVP in Kjaerbye, an excellent fragger in Valde, and if you asked anyone in 2014-2015 who the best Danish player was, Aizy would've certainly been in the conversation. However, they've just kinda... existed. Aizy has had some vintage flashes but he's mostly just been average to poor, Kjaerbye has been good, but he's not lighting up the scoreboards like he used to, and Gade and Jugi have been frankly pretty underwhelming. Valde has been the only one that's reliable. The fact that North had to come in through the Play-In, only having to play MVP.PK shows that there is something off about this team. I want this team to do well, I really do, and I'm excited to see what Valde does with it now that he's got control, but I'm yet to be convinced.
Their opponents are another team that came in through the Play-In, and only barely. INTZ are lucky to be here, and I have a feeling this will be the last major qualifier they actually attend. With KNG likely moving to MIBR after the major, INTZ will lose their only solid player that's willing to kill people on and off the server. After that, where do they go from there? How will that affect their performance here?
This is another toss up, but I think North takes this, unless INTZ shows up in a big way.
Prediction: North
Upset Chance: Medium
Match 5: Furia vs Hellraisers
This match has the potential to be just a straight up bloodbath brawl. Furia has been the stand-out, breakout team of the last few months, going from relative nobodies to proving that they can take it to international competition. Their aggressive playstyle has been fun to watch, and has brought them a lot of success, but teams have started to figure them out now, and they've began to slide a little since that shocking run at ECS Season 7. That said, there's still a lot of skill here, and over the player break, they might've developed a new, more tempered style.
Hellraisers, on the other hand, have been... meh. ISSAA looked to be like an incredible find for the team at one point, but since then they've slid further and further down the rankings. Now that Oskar is back in the squad though, things get a whole lot more interesting. If ISSAA can find some form once again, and if Oskar can continue his lights out AWPing, this match has the potential to get wild very, very quickly.
I think Furia wins this one, but this could go either way.
Prediction: Furia
Upset Chance: High
Match 6: Mousesports vs Forze
Okay, I admit it. I'm a Mousesports fan. Karrigan, ChrisJ and the kids have been great to watch. Ropz has found that form again that made him so exciting when Mousesports first picked him up, the Frozen gamble has paid off incredibly well, and Woxic is fast becoming a Top 5 AWPer in the world. Hell, even ChrisJ has become a great player again. Coupled with the brains of Karrigan, Mousesports are fast becoming a mainstay in the Top 10, and could even become a Top 5 team with enough time. In my opinion, Mousesports is one of the most exciting teams to watch right now.
Their first opponent, Forze, is another relatively unknown quantity, but they are statistically the best CIS team here. There's some hype around them, and I agree they could be another QBF (which is worrying considering Mousesport's history with QBF...). Out of all of the "unknowns" at this qualifier, Forze is probably the most likely to make it, but I haven't seen enough of them on LAN against good international competition to bet on them just yet.
This is another exciting game to watch, and I'm a little upset that this and the Furia-HR game is on at the same time. I'm picking Mouse for this one, but Forze has a chance here, especially considering Mouse's history with majors and CIS teams.
Prediction: Mousesports
Upset Chance: Medium
Match 7: Avangar vs Complexity
From two exciting games to one that looks like it's going to be a bit shit. I've got nothing against Complexity or Avangar, but I've just never found either team particularly exciting. Shazam has had his moments for sure and I'm excited to see how the 16 year old oBo turns out, but Rickeh and Sick have been anything but sick. Being a Brit myself, I've got to back up my man Dephh, and him and Shaz have been the only two consistently decent pieces on this team. In my opinion, oBo is the piece that could make this team a rising star, or a falling one. We'll wait and see.
Avangar on the flip side has none of these unknown quantities. Jame is a good AWPer but a notorious baiter, Buster and Qikert have been fairly solid, and Adren has been sadly absent in recent months, even in FaZe. It's a shame because I really enjoyed watching him during Gambit's incredible run at the PGL Major.
Out of all the matches here, this one is the most even. It's a shame that it's, on paper, the most boring. Honestly, I don't know who to predict to win this one, but I'm going to go for Complexity, purely because oBo could be interesting here.
Prediction: Complexity
Upset Chance: Very High
Match 8: Cr4zy vs Greyhound
I've always thought people were sleeping on Valiance, now Cr4zy. Despite possibly the worst re-branding in CSGO history, this is a team that's never failed to impress me in recent months. They knocked Fnatic out of the Qualifier, they put North into the Play-Ins, and they even managed to beat Vitality in, admittedly, a close Best of 1 Online match. Cr4zy is the very definition of an upset team. They have the potential to beat everyone here, even teams like Vitality and NRG on a good day. The Serbian core of Hunter, LETN1 and Nexa have been remarkably lights out in almost every match they've played, otto is a solid AWPer and Espiranto has always had the potential to be a great player.
Meanwhile, Big Dick Stacy and the Boys are, in my opinion, overachievers. Winners of the rather lackluster Asian Minor, I don't think they've got much further to go. Sico and Erkast have been good players, but against teams outside of their region, Greyhound have not really won all that much, whereas Cr4zy have gotten some serious scalps on their resumés.
Cr4zy take this, and unless someone like Sico or Erkast goes nuclear, I don't even think it's gonna be that close.
Prediction: Cr4zy
Upset Chance: Low
And that's the first round covered. It's a long one, but I'm looking forwards to this qualifier. I hope you enjoyed the read, and I hope you enjoy the matches even more. I'll see you soon for another write up.
-Jester :)
EDIT: Well don't I look like a right bellend...

Hey so i wanna switch to a new mouse.
So i really like FK1 shape and im looking for something similar to this, i use fingertip/claw on FK1 and im looking for something shorter, could be more bulky.
My thoughts on some:
XM1 - Propably my top1 bet at the moment
Hati - really good dimensions but sadly its not available in my local shop
Model O - Top 2 bet at the moment since i really liked fk1 shape but i wanna try something shorter like XM1
GPW - sadly its too expensive for me atm
S2 - I really like zowie but scroll wheel is terrible, i know many love this shape.
MM710 - cool shape but sadly after using O- i dont wanna go that low since it was giving me hand cramps
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So my question is: Which other mice should i consider? Hmu with some other proposition
I mainly play CSGO.

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To this day, there´s no doubt epic´s number one priority are casuals, after reading (and having some common sense) Ex Blizzard dev take on the topic i completely undertand them yet i don´t think they are aproaching this in the right way. Mostly because we all now that being annihilated by the mech isn´t fun for anyone (low tier, medium tier, high tier, pro tier players). I honestly think the answer is in creative, having public lobbies and reward the time spent on Creative with stats, xp reward and BP stars. Most casuals feel like a waste of time spending 1 hour in creative so this would help to make them feel they are achieving something.
To give a little perpective on why i think this would work:
1.- There´s a video of Bugha playing with a girl, he asked her if she watched the world cup and about Fortnite Comp scene she literally said she didn´t care, she played only to "grind" challenges for the BP, i think we all have friends that play fortnite only for this reason, they care more for the Renegade Raider, Dark Bomber or Ultima Knight rather than Patch Notes, Comp Scene etc.., to be fair, we all once were like this, i remember fearing getting pushed by Dark knights, Skull Troopers, Jhon Wicks, Omegas back in the day, and the highlight it was to eliminate them. So in few words casuals main reason to play fortnite are BP skins, v-bucks and keep track of the item shop.
2.- Yesterday i played some Paladins with my GF (I chose Paladins cause i knew Fortnite would be so alienating for her), she never played videogames before so she doesn´t even know how to use a mouse for gaming neither a keyboard, but Paladins have this bot training mode which you can play, have fun, get kills and still have rewards for your champ, BP and level, she actually felt like she was achieving something, she loved that and wanted to keep playing till she feels ready for normal lobbies, something you don´t have in Fortnite (I think she practising builds and pvp against me in creative would only make her unmotivated, TR is an option but for someone who can´t even aim properly is still a tough experience, Paladins has some easier champs that need little to none aim (Ash, seris)).
With that being said, Creative should have more stuff added, give xp, bp stars and overall having stats so people won´t feel they are wasting their time, weekly public lobbies (i imagine being one for PVP, One edit course, One aim training, One King Of The Hill, One FFA with no building, One zone wars and one random map, could be mini BR, Prop Hunt etc..,) which will have their own challenges some examples would:
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Pvp lobby:
- Do 500 damage with a shotgun weapon (2000xp)
- Win three rounds (5BP stars) (imagine it being best of three or something like that)
- Place 100 builds in one round (5000xp)
(Quick mention that we all would love a ranked pvp, you could have your stats and having a SBMM, this always motivates people to improve)
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Edit/building Course:
- Spend 1 hour on an edit/building course (10 BP stars)
- Finish an edit/building course (2000xp)
- Achieve bronze medal in any edit/building course (10 BP stars) (the ones that have this option)
(This would be even more helpful because of how dumb the actual missions/prestiege are)
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Aim training map:
- Spend 30 minutes on an aim training map (1000xp)
- 1.- Hit 50 targets with an assault Rifle (2BP stars)
2.- Hit 50 targets with a smg (2BP stars)
3.- hit 50 targets with a shotgun wapon (2BP stars)
- Hit a moving target with a sniper (5 BP stars)
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King Of The Hill:
- Be the King of the hill (10BP stars)
- Play 10 KOTH matches (5BP stars)
- Do damage (0/500) (2000xp)
(Would love to see these, i actually love these lbbies on MVC 3, would work with the spectating sistem)
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FFA/TDM no builds:
- Eliminate 10 opponents (5Bp stars)
- Do 500 damage (2000 xp)
-Win a match (5BP stars)
(Casuals heaven, no need for tilted town it could even go further and be an actual LTM with mini BR maps)
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Zone wars:
- WIn a match (10BP stars)
- Eliminate 3 opponents with a shotgun weapon (5BP stars)
- Play 10 matches (5000xp)
(More practice for the all time forgotten mid tier players but still would be nice to have it)
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So i think you might got the point by now, most of this would be either fun (FFA/TDM/PH/Deathruns) or good practice (Pvp/courses) for casuals and the fact that there would no longer be a "losing time" feeling for them, bet they would be grinding without even noticing. You would help medium tier aswell, and pros could have their ranked modes.
There´s no need for mechs, swords and all that stuff when you have creative.
Love the game but lately been having more fun playing other games (Apex, Paladins, TF2, CSGO) and my mental health is better, we as a comunity want to keep playing Fortnite, almost everybody here is trying to voice their opinion in order to save the game, feels harsh to get ignored, after a week not playing this, coming back was fun, but i understood Fortnite is not an 5/8 hours a day game for me anymore, no need to grind with the devs treating us how they are doing, no need to get better, no need and no fun (mechs, proximity grenades, traps doing150, heavy sniper) at least playing it once a week you don´t get that triggered, unmotivated.

Even 2 years into this game being released there are still a lot of posts asking how to climb and why the individual is stuck in a given rating.
Often, these posts are met with some straight-forward and proven methods to climbing. Practice more. Tilt less. Expand hero pool. Play the meta. Review your games. Watch pro game play. Play more. Positioning. Communicate. Practice, practice, practice.
Then, in defense of themselves, the original poster will come back with something like, "What about my team..."
Often, there will be people reciting rhetoric about how "It's different in Bronze" or "Maybe in High ratings it's like that, but down here."
Before I break down why exactly this is wrong and how to remedy this mindset, a little personal anecdote for you:
I played Quake II instagib at a high level. I played CS competitively for over 10 years. My team was one of the top 30 or so teams in America. We won LAN tournaments and scrimmed some of the best teams/players in America. I played CS:Source. Also a very good team. Was LEM in CSGO. I was top .5% in Age of Empires 3, a completely different genre of game. Then I was a Gladiator in WoW Arena with a rating in the 2400's, also top 1%, also a completely different genre than the others.
I came to Overwatch during pre-release, and played in S1. I hit a rating of 67, which would be approximately low-masters.
Then, I stopped playing with friends as much in Season 2, and due to some bad habits and a run of bad games, I was stuck in the low 3000's. I believe my rating even dipped down into mid Platinum at around 2700 at a few points.
I was frustrated and I felt like I was better than everyone I was playing with. I knew I was a good FPS player, so it must be my teams fault, right? After all, I had been good in so many other games and even in Season 1 I had been rated higher, so why was it so difficult to win games? Why was I surrounded by so many idiots?
It took me another season or 2 to really humble myself and start taking personal responsibility. Once I started treating my teammates like teammates, rather than an obstacle keeping me from reaching my goal, I was much happier to be playing the game and people were much happier to have me on their team. As a result, my SR shot up over 500 points. Within a few weeks of S4, I was at 3860 SR with high win percentages on all of my main heroes.
I stopped trying to force it. I stopped auto-locking DPS and started filling. I stopped flaming my team and started communicating with them. I encouraged them and complimented them. I thanked them for help and I sought to help them.
This leads me to the two key points in my topic:
"Personal accountability" - You can only control yourself and your own actions. You cannot control your team. Your team does not care about your rating or playing the game you want to play or how you want to play it. They care about their own self-interests. Your team may be full of horrible players, but the players on the enemy team are equally horrible... If you are a Diamond player stuck in a Silver game, or a Top 500 player stuck in a Diamond game, you don't get anywhere by berating your teammates. You turn the game into a 1v11 instead of a 6v6. You turn your team into your enemy and you can't win like that.
There are bad players in all skill brackets and there are toxic players. There are one trick ponies and there are auto-locking DPS. There are brain dead tanks and suicidal healers. There are horrible team comps and bad decision makers.
You only have control over yourself.
You can't change those people or those circumstances. You have to go with the flow and accept the teams you get and play with the hand you are dealt and no matter what your team did you have to analyze your own play and be critical. Ask yourself, "What could I have done better?", "What mistakes did I make?"
Review your own play after every game. Every time you died, every time you lost a team fight, every time you failed to finish a kill.. What could you have done better? Every time your team tilts, how could you have prevented that or helped that situation? Sometimes you can't, and in those cases the best bet is to mute that person and pretend it's 5v6 and keep working with your team that is still receptive. It's often just 1 person being toxic, and the rest of the team will continue to cooperate once the toxic player is muted.
Treat every player on either team as a group of your friends. You never know when the person on the other team is going to end up on your team. Say hi to them. Compliment them. "Hey man, you played a fantastic Genji against us last round." This will encourage them.
In order to gain rating, you have to stop blaming others and take 100% personal accountability. Focus 100% on what you can do. Blame is toxic. It prevents you from learning and thus prevents you from climbing.
This leads me to my second point: The white belt mentality.
I am going to quote a martial arts page on this one:

I always assume my accomplishments mean nothing to the new people I meet and work with. It’s silly to assume they care; especially if you are seeking them out. Part of the white belt mentality is to serve the one you hope will serve you with their knowledge. You don't do this by filling their time with what’s in your head. Be the most open sponge you can be. Filter the things they teach you internally not externally. Expect their way to contradict what you know. The goal is not to have your current knowledge validated, it’s to break down old perceptions and build new wisdom. Do as you’re told. Do exactly as you’re told without variation or adjustment. Do it their way until you’re wise enough and experienced enough to do it your way. Be happy and ready to fail. Expect to take it on the chin and do this with a passionate mentality. Joyfully leap toward the sword, the opportunity to learn and embrace what happens in order to grow. Your teacher's opinion is all that matters. Until your teacher is of the opinion that you have an opinion, you don't have an opinion. Empty your cup! It may sound unorthodox to put yourself completely out of the way like this but it is the way to learn and advance quickly. After a time you will have enough of a grasp in what your teacher has shown you to test it. "Does it work" is the only valuable criteria. Nothing else matters at the most fundamental level. If it works and you can prove this to yourself, you have found a very valuable tool for improving your life. Your teacher teaches for his or her own reasons. They were teaching before you were their student. This means you have nothing to do with what they know and what they are teaching. You are not a part of their equation until you can see what they have to offer without yourself in the mix. They have already seen the value in what they are teaching. They have seen this before you. By earning the same vision your teacher already has, you and your teacher's mutual respect for what you are learning will help you both grow. First, find a good teacher. Then get out of the way. The above are a few keys for rapid advancement in whatever you study or seek to achieve. We are lucky to have people who will show us the way. We owe it to ourselves to be the best possible student we can be. -Caleb Spears, Instructor

Whether you're coming here to ask questions about how to improve, or you're just reading the threads in question, or you're in a Quickplay game, or DM game, or in a comp game at any level, you should be asking yourself: "What can I learn from this?"
Do not assume yourself to be above learning. Do not delude yourself into thinking you "Know more" or "Know better" than the next guy. Don't think that just because you're "X" rating and someone else is "Y" rating that you can't learn something from them.
"The White Belt Mentality" means that you approach life with a thirst for knowledge and growth and learning. NOT an assumption that you already "know".
In OW and in all online games, there's (virtually) no physical limitations beyond your hardware and your ability to manipulate a mouse and keyboard (or controller as the case may be.)
The game is 90% mental, and therefor improvement is 90% mental. You can have the best aim in the world but if you're a brain-dead moron who can't learn from his/her mistakes, you will never get out of Platinum. There are plenty of players in GM/Top500 with mediocre aim, or who play off-meta heroes, or who play tank, healer, or whatever.
Furthermore, everyone from the lowliest low bottom of the barrel bronze player to the top players in the world are "only human". That is to say, what separates you from the top 1% players in the world is just time, practice, dedication, and mindset.
So, whatever rating you're stuck in or whatever problem you're having with the game, it comes back to you and your mindset. You're capable of hitting the next level, it's just a matter of time and practice and having the right mentality.
Now go forth and improve, and stop complaining about your "shitter team". ;)

Hey, im looking forward to replacing my FK1 with Model O- when its gonna be available but the main reason im creating this post is to gain some information from people that have similar hand size, grip & preferences as me.
Hand size: My hand size is 18.5x10cm and following the 3-finger rule from RJN my fingers are under 5.5cm (something about 5.39-5.46cm) which would be in range of Model O- width. And my middle finger to the back knuckle measurments are 11cm
Grip style: i use fingertip grip on FK1 but bottom side of my thumb near the palm is touching the mouse (not always).
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The thing is that i've had a few of mices before (FK1/FK2/EC1/EC2/G303/G305/G403/DA Chroma & others that i cant remember rn.) and i want to focus mainly about FK1 & FK2 as they are going to be closest to the Model O-
Im using FK1 as my main right now but i find it too long, i dont have any hand cramps with it and i can aim really well with this one. I've been using fk2 in the past and i remember i had better flickshots with it but the problem was my ring finger near the nail was hurting a lot after playing csgo for few hours(no hand cramps either). The problem is i can use both FK1&FK2 and i think they doesnt affect my aim to the point where i choose which one im better with. I adjust to the mouse really quick and i think my aim would be better with smaller mouse like the Model O- as its gonna be pure fingertip mouse for me and low weight would be a really good addition to it but i dont know if its gonna be in range of a safe bet. I've been using G305 in the past and its really small but the reason why i switched was that something in my aim was feeling off, 100% sure it wasnt grip style or the mouse itself being small but i felt it had to do be something about the sensor&latency idk, thats just my opinion. Feel free to comment and im really curious about people that have similar hand sizes & switched from FK1 to the Model O and how they feel about it. I know the best way to deal with all of things that i wrote here is to get Model O- but im really curious if you can advice me choosing based on informations that i wrote.
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TL;DR The big question is: Would you think going for the Model O- with my hand size (18.5x10cm) is going to be a pretty safe bet? My hand adjust to the mouse really quick and i dont mind using small mices (had g305 before& no troubles grip-wise) but im really wondering if Model O- is gonna turn out too small for me.

I was recently scammed for 1,700 dollars worth of Rust Skins due to a data breach of my information.
I have been actively collecting skins mostly all unique since the game started releasing them in around 2015. Unfortunately, I was added and messaged by someone who I had added for a short time and they went and asked me this question red or black? Which was interesting thing to hear from a scammer, they said they wanted to ask cause they were betting on some site. So I said red, black esc and he kept saying he was winning. Then he said hey man here's this site let me send you some of my credits since you've helped me out. It was a phishing site. So I logged into the site which began the single worst code raid of 1,700 dollar I have ever experienced.
Nothing happened at that moment it was just the beginning, he had logged my information, then he said that he could also toss me a CSGO Knife since the site wasn't working but, he had friends who only did it to poor people. So he said send it to someone you trust, friend or family. Well I said this is to much work trading 500 items and it's probably a scam so I should just walk away, I had my mouse on the remove button of this persons profile. Unfortunately, I had told my younger brother beforehand twelve years old that I was about to get him a knife. Which convinced me to stay and continue this "deal" as the red flags poured in. I couldn't send it to my brothers account for some reason, which turned out to him denying the trades through my account. So after making two trade attempts to my brother which were declined by him. I had bought all those skins and didn't know how to really trade, I said enough is enough. Still my brother wanted to trade and once again convinced me to trade it to him, I said I'm going to do somethings just transfer the items to your account. So he figures it out and apparently i just needed to confirm the trade through my phone, I went on my phone which doesn't have the interface for that stuff and since the scammer had access to my account he was declining the trades and adding a trade that was his own from a fake account which he made look like my brothers because he saw the previous trade attempts. I accepted it and the collection of 1,700$ Rust skins was gone. What continued to follow was my reaction of disgust and shock for what happened as my brother busted into tears crying telling me he was so sorry. I have learned two things to have caution whenever your dealing with any money especially 1,700 dollars regardless of what form it is and your ultimately responsible for whatever happens.
I've read the Policy's steam has set up and it seems very unlikely they will return any items no matter what the circumstances are. I'm not sure if there is any other way to reverse the trade at this point it's been over twenty four hours. I really just need advice on what I can do to successfully regain my items and if that's not option how to cope with this lost and move on.
I played rust for less then five minutes today and turned it off because the only permanent progression I've always had in this game, the skins... they were gone and the chances are in the favor of that. I role-played with them or showed them off as my trophy's to my friends for the past three years and now they were stolen from me.
Any Advice is greatly appreciated, Otherwise I hope people can become more aware from what happened to me. Over the three years I've been easily able to dismiss scammers but, it only takes one time to lose it all. Unforgettably it can happen to anyone, even you. So If I'm not able to regain the skins hopefully someone else can learn from the mistake I've made and save their money and memories.

- I once had a tennis ball roll to me on the school court yard. I panicked and completely missed the ball with my foot, from that day I've had an irrational fear of tennis balls.
- There was this one time, that I attempted to subliminally message my uncle into giving up smoking.
- I once visited my friends house for the first time in secondary school, this friend of mine was telling me about his theory, that if two intelligent people play tic tac toe, it will always be a draw. I then of course in typical Jake fashion lost the game.
- My mum once called the police and told them I had been kidnapped after forgetting to check further down the street.
- My family and I have "meme Sundays" where I show them the memes of the week.
- The first time I ate pistachios my parents forgot to tell me that you need to REMOVE THE SHELLS. I THOUGHT PISTACHIOS WERE JUST A TAD CRUNCHY.
- I used to refuse going anywhere without my healies, as a result I ended up wearing them to church on multiple occasions.
- My family must have thought I was a very weird child, as until and till the age of 14, both my family and extended family bought me packs of batteries.
- My friend was once told to sing in music class, his face went extremely purple as he started to cry, effectively dubbing him the beetroot guy for the rest of the school duration.
- My dad has become known as "the half job nelson" after starting projects such as decorating the bathroom and then leaving them half way refurbished. It once took us 3 years to decorate one small downstairs toilet.
- i have an uncle who tells random titbits, regardless of who's (or if anyone) is listening.
- I was at uni for a year before having a drug induced psychosis and being diagnosed with depression and anxiety.
- I've played piano since a young age and have got to grade 6
- My dad worked at my school when I was growing up
- I passed out in a computing class once.
- One lunch time I convinced my classmates that I had a game on my calculator, but in actual fact just used a bunch of maths symbols.
- There was a school tour guide at our school opening who actively told parents that the school was rubbish.
- I've been using anti-depressants, anti-psychotics and sleep medicines for the past 6 months.
- I used to hack Minecraft servers
- I used to make flash games for my friends at school
- My sister used to have an imaginary alter persona known as Blee, who was given his own mii character.
- I have the most loving family anyone could ask for (you can't change my mind)
- I'm the house's tech guy as I have a degree in rebooting router.
- I've made many projects, one in which I tried to recreate J.A.R.V.I.S, to a very poor standard.
- My parents bought me a pet snake for Christmas, I've was promised one for good GCSE results, but never took them up on the offer.
- I have two floors to my room, albeit small rooms.
- We used to own golden crested newts which are now an endangered species.
- I've tried to commit suicide many times by many different methods. it appears to be one things I'm REALLY bad at.
- I wrote a piece on Neural Networks for my public speaking.
- I've recently realised that I'm bisexual.
- I coded my auntie a website for her art company.
- I used to get so high on weed that I couldn't even talk
- As it turns out, this auntie once ate a weed browny in Peru
- I have a sentimental attachment to technology and never though anything away.
- Whilst on holiday my sister got an infection and came up with bumps and bruises. I told her that we would have to leave her behind, she started crying.
- I have strangely excellent hearing and can sometimes hear people talking about me through the walls.
- I have a loving supportive family, and they bought me a book on the substance DMT for Christmas.
- I am very spoilt
- I have fed a manatee grass.
- The house we bought our kittens from a real life crazy cat lady who's house was infested with kittens, the whole place stunk of cat dung. The friend I had brought to this woman's house then gave the crazy cat lady a hug,
- I made racist internet friends who I would verbally abuse me daily whilst we were playing video games.
- I was paranoid for a month straight after being shown the Truman show by my parents.
- one holiday i was holding a shit in so long that when I eventually needed to go, I did a poo so big it wouldn't flush.
- whenever my sister needed the toilets I would make water fall noises and talk about water.
- People used to mistake me for a girl when I was a baby.
- I once skipped lectures for a whole month and replaced it with smoking weed and ordering Chinese cuisine.
- I was asked to edit a clip in high school for a short film called "what if apple never existed"
- I used to teach piano to people
- We once saw a poisonous from whilst staying in Guyana.
- My best skill is keeping the teacher talking about their personal life in order to avoid working.
- My attention span only lasts give or take about 0.015 seconds.
- My physics teacher revealed to us that he had recently watched Minecraft trolling videos.
- I've been skiing, my favourite sport is badminton.
- I don't remember my first kiss as I was black out drunk. I was told that it was a light peck, followed up with me being sick on the rug.
- I have asthma and hay-fever.
- Myself and my sister always wanted a baby brother growing up.
- I have the weird ability to accurately estimate when my food is done without checking the timer.
- I made a google home device for my A2 coursework before it was released.
- My dad used to race stock cars when he was younger.
- My university is 7 hours away from my house.
- I'm studying Computer Science but want to change to Sociology or Psychology
- I know the majority of information regarding drug safety.
- I used to play club penguin
- I once got bullied at a festival for having tatty shoes
- I made a bet with a friend for his phone that I couldn't catch a bunny rabbit
- I was bullied at high school by a boy named Tyler.
- I was moved out of my first school because I wasn't developing fast enough
- I've recently made friends with a super chill, transgender lad
- My uni flatmates once played a prank on me, where they pretended to go to sleep, but instead hid on my balcony, making strange noises.
- Another time my flatmates hid in my cupboard and spring out at me.
- I once tested to see if the tooth fairy came without telling my parents in order to see if there would still be money.
- My mum came from Sri Lanka and my dad from Guyana
- My 8th year classmates once turned the clock 2 hours early, leading us to be let out of the lesson, after the teacher realised her mistake she sprinted back down the corridor saying "come back!"
- I learnt Russian (to an extent) to communicate with other people in the game CS:GO
- I made a flappy bird clone for my university coursework.
- My dad's birthday is on April the first.
- My first console was the PSP Phat, and my favourite game was Gript Shift. My parents decided me to surprise me with the console just as we were taking off to another country.
- I used to play a mystery game called Spy fox, my mum completed the majority of the games for me, as I couldn't read yet.
- We kept a cattle prod taser in my room for when friends came to my dorm room. We played a game called shock for shock.
- I've played the piano at Disney world Paris to 3 people. I've also played underneath the Eiffel tower.
- My favourite cuisine is sushi
- I once got led to believe that I scored a point in rugby, but as it turns out I was running completely off the pitch. I ended up going head first into a bush.
- I used to be friends with someone at the end of my garden.
- I've built my own PC when I was 14 (it's not that difficult).
- Once as a skinny kid I sat on the swing and the ropes just broke as I fell to the floor.
- My dad would tell us that our brains would rot after we watched sponge bob square pants for 8 straight hours.
- When I first got into gaming, my mum told me that it makes you less sociable, she wasn't wrong.
- I once kept leaning back on my chair during class and annoying a kid behind me. When he finally had enough he pulled my chair back and the table fell flat on my head making a dull thudding noise. The smallest trickle of blood came running from my head. When I got to A&E my head was wrapped up with a massive bandage. When we went in to see the doctor, she took off my bandage and found the cut so funny she couldn't do anything but laugh. I had a massive bandage around my head for a small 2 cm cut.
- I once started singing and doing an extremely strange dance to myself in the mirror. To my shock and horror I saw a younger school kid just staring me in the face.
- My mum allegedly cried when watching Bambi for the first time.
- I once ran into a stick my sister was holding on top of my dad's shoulders in the dark. Fortunately we had a family friend who was a doctor camping with us. He told me that I scratched my cornier, when visiting A&E I told them this, and they were very confused at my knowledge.
- My dad bought my mum a SNES as a birthday gift, it has been her favourite present for many years.
- I once unknowingly put my hands into a wasp's nest while walking along a pier, the wasps were not happy.
- I once went against my flatmate in a shot for shot, and as my flatmates had been on my Facebook account earlier announcing it, my mum saw the post and started to get worried.
- I once asked my dad how they made objects out of air, after seeing a glass worker make an ornament.
- One month I helped out at a local charity.
- I'm a reverse closet nerd
- I once drank orange juice and then was forced to brush my teeth by my parents.
- I once had my taxi stolen by my flatmate who was posing as me. When I tried to knock on the cab's window he looked at me as if I was drunk.
- I once ran a botched computing club
- Myself my dad and my sister had a game called Fire wo wo woh, burning wo wo woh, in which you attempt to get a rubber ball in the fire place.
- I spent an unholy amount of time playing the game "Professor Layton" on my mum's DS.
- I shit with no clothes on, always have and always will.
- People started asking my dad for a hair cut after seeing the botched job he did on mine.
- I used to go upstairs to a studio room at lunch times and listening to tunes with friends
- I built an app for my team when entering the Cisco red button challenge of 2013.
- We used to own a pet cat who started meowing at my parents whenever I was crying
- My first word was light
- I'm simultaneously somewhat smart and a complete moron, something something quantum physics something
- I used to be an alter server at my church
- I'm black
- When I was younger myself, my sister and my friend decided to build a bridge out of sticks. Each day a guy came back riding over it his bike, we attempted to put acorns on the track to "burst" his tires. On the third attempt I got really upset and chased him back to his camp ground where here went to hide in his tent. I told his mother about what he had been doing and made him apologise to us.
- I've been on two long boating holidays
- I was once diagnosed with Arrhythmia of the heart, I convinced myself over the following week that I'd need a pace maker.
- My biology teacher once gave his pet fish medicine.
- I nearly got into a fight outside a chip shop for repeatedly poking a guy whilst drunk, until my friend stepped in and politely asked him to go away.
- I once participated in big fun, it was an event in which myself and my friends went to a children's creche play area on adults night and wandered around like we were children.
- I made a new friend and went to his house, I had uncontrollable farts all night.
- A young family friend of ours asked my dead if he "slipped on a banana", after he had an accident whilst playing badminton.
- I entered the mii plaza and was delivered a nazi hitler wii character.
- I once persuaded my teacher that our german exchange students were Spanish. He then said hola to the german exchange students.
- I cried on my first day at middle-school for getting a centure.
- Apparently I told the younger kids at my primary school my words of wisdom, which were if you get to the playground first you get the tricycles.
- I had my tonsils removed after getting tonsillitis.
- When I was younger I slowed down the Alvin and the chipmunk songs to listen to them in the original singers voice.
- When I was younger the show, "the shiny show" seemed to give me a migrane every time it was aired.
- For most of the social gatherings at middle school, I avoided them by saying I just made plans at the last minute.
- My english tutor hated JK Rowling because he allegedly insulted his wife.
- I started following the Yogscast at the time when they were still making Shadow of Israphel
- I made a somewhat strange compilation of scenes 10 years ago in which I had a Dalek and a Cyberman form a romantic bond.
- My favourite and first episode of Doctor Who was Madame De Pompa dour
- I attempted to create a full size replica of K9, but stopped after cutting the wooden base to size.
- I played a messenger in our school production of Shakespeare, in which I mumbled my lines and ran off stage like I was about to cry.
- My music teacher always let me sit at the grand piano, making me even more hated than I already was.
- Even maths mechanics lesson I use to blurt out random answers and got them wrong 80% of the time
- I used to share black eyed peas songs with my friends back when I was using a Nokia phone.
- I once participated in a competition in which we had to create the best protection for keeping an egg safe when chucked out a third floor window.
- I have 2 cats despite being highly allergic to them.
- For every school mufti day bar one, I wore school uniform to school.
- I once had my teacher do some dodgy work with my braces as they were causing me to bleed.
- I once had 4 teeth removed, my mother came in but was immediately squeamish, I found this funny and watched her leave again.
- I once climbed onto the roof of the campus building opposite my balcony.
- I first watched Rick and Morty when I was Ill and thought it was the best thing ever. I've come recently to hate the tv show purely due to it's fan base.
- I once got really mad people were pushing me in the changing room elbowed the air, hitting my friend Charlie in the face.
- I choose my particular university because I realised there would be drugs, as it was a port to sea.
- I cried during the ending scene of Short circuit, when the robot was running out of power.
- When I was younger my dad came into my room to me passed out on my bed looking up pictures of Emma Watson.
- My cousins introduced me to the I GOT GREEN BEANS POTATOES TOMATOES soundtrack.
- I once had a restaurant visit in which I made a face using two wine corks for chubby cheeks
- I once told my family I would meet them at the restaurant, as I had just started a CSGO match. My mum was not impressed when
- I once started selling selling the sunflower seeds with my friend for a amazingly priced £0. Our new business venture was put to a stop after one kid got an allergic reaction as a result of eating sun flower seeds HE KNEW HE WAS ALLERGIC TO.
- I once created a 4 way chess board, invited four people to play, and didn't tell them the rules.
- Most nights of my childhood myself and my dad would sit up in the attic playing Super Mario Bros 3, each time we'd lose our progress because we switched the Nintendo machine off.
- I found out Santa clause wasn't real when my mum was telling our family friend about how cheap she got my present. I later revealed this information to my sister, ruining her childhood as well as mine.
- I once built a portable hacking machine that performed a man in the middle attack
- Myself and my friend invented a country called Alyamania complete with a dictionary and own national anthem.
- I have a dog, 2 cats and a snake, although they don't seem to get on very well.
- I used to watch little cook big cook with my mum and we would make meals together.
- I used to keep two separate diaries, one for centuries and one for merit, as a result I was never put in a detention.
- I am planning on building a vivarium for my snake with two watch out towers connected by a bridge.
- I created a meme yesterday that got 5.0k views.
- I once had a asthma attack whilst running as a replacement, followed by the next day I slammed my hand in a door and my dad locked the car before. The nurses asked my dad if we were seeing any social workers.
- I once got knocked over my Borris Johnson
- I tried research chemicals and couldn't walk for 2 weeks.
- My dad has driven over my toes with his car because "i was being slow".
- I once stopped a guy from falling down an elevator.
- I participated in NCS
- I got Alcohol poisoning the first night I went out drinking and woke up to my two parents either side of me. I needed holding still by my dad so I could go for a pee. The ride home felt like a rollercoaster from hell.
- My parents met each other at Mc Donald's
- I once attempted to fix a go kart's missing axel with sellotape.
- My sister and I created a non-functional Rollar Coaster ride in which we put up a bunch of strings and attached a cardboard box.
- I had severe depression and suicidal thoughts at university. My friends would knock on my door every day and come into my room and sit down.
- Every time my dad left the room, I'm load up Minecraft instead of studying for my GCSE exams.
- I once went scuba diving in an indoor swimming pool.
- I hid in my sisters room more than 20 times in order to jump out at her.
- I attempted DOFE but was left behind by my group, and told them to "go on without me". I later sheepishly dobbed my team in for leaving me in the middle of no where.
- I once won an iPod nano in a raffle after explicitly telling my parents I didn't want to go.
- I used to create PayPal accounts when I was younger and created a new account each time my current account was maxed out.
- Whilst waiting for the meals to come in a restaurant, I'd often play square/dots with my mother.
- I changed my mind on the course I'm studying and switched from Computer Science to Psychology (not confirmed).
- In primary school a gender haired kid called Louis asked me if i knew why we had ball sacks, then promptly told me it was to keep your dick up as you pee.
- When I had nightmares I'd go and sleep in my parents room.
- I had an irrational fear of the dark
- I once stopped talking to a girl for a whole summer holiday because she was distracting me from playing CSGO.
- In my first Minecraft world I built a castle with some friends. The stairs kept catching on fire, my friend told me that happens sometimes. Years later he came forward telling me that HE was the one setting the stairs on fire.
- I have over 2000 hours in the game CSGO.
- I was a prefect at my middle school but took into school a badge that said "perfect" from hawking bazar, and got demoted of my prefect badge.
- I once did a whole project on golden crested newts found in my garden, my project got an A.
- During our short film "What if apple never existed", we recruited the theatre lighting guy who set us all up with explosives. The explosive was understandably extremely underwhelming.
- I once had to call an ambulance for my nanny after she started having a fit.
- We once had a house abroad that was infected by 1000s of ants, we could see them marching under the door.
- My sister was born 3 months early.
- I have never been to a funeral.
- I participated in the cult, the beavers for a short while.
- My parents taught me to gamble at a mere age of 14.
- The best burrito I had I bought in kingston which contained chips.
- I have a lot of ideas but never do anything with them.
- I once found a small snake in a car park, and after being told to let it go by my parents I secretly gave it a kiss.
- We found a bird with a broken wing, we attempted to make it a sling before it's unfortunate death. We wrote the bird a tomb stone with chalk.
- A long time ago I used to have a friend called SkyLordWolfMan, my parents would constantly make fun of the fact I was saying that name for a whole summer.
- I've played piano at both my aunties and music teacher's house
- When I put my hand up in class when my dad was a teacher my dad would always pretend he couldn't see my hand.
- I stayed at school almost every day for my whole high school experience as my dad had to finish off some "late work". It's strange but his work must have involved beer because I could always smell it.
- I once went up to a teacher called Mrs. Jelly, and said "are you feeling wobbly today", fortunately she didn't hear.
- I was once hit in the balls after trying to help with a coconut game.
- I once took a orange cartoon full of vodka into the uni library in order to prepare myself for a presentation. As it turns out I was 1/2 an hour late for the presentation and it had already finished.
- I childishly made mock flamethrowers using a deodorant can and a lighter on multiple occasions at university.
- My first band was Clean Bandit, the clean bandit before they went mainstream.
- When I was younger my parents took myself and my friend to a concert, we both awkwardly stood there without moving for 5 hours, the woman on my left kept nudging me with her elbow, which really hurt.
- My grandad used to be a grand master chess player until his recent departure about a decade ago. I never actually met him, so found it hard to cry with my mother when she was mourning him.
- I used to read Captain Underpants and Alex Skyrider as a kid.
- I once came home with two odd shoes, we spotted it on our way to a restaurant, and the people behind us started laughing.
- On one Geography field trip instead of doing my coursework, I found a bug that allowed me to message all the other workstations on the network. People found it VERY annoying.
- I was once auctioned off to the school for charity.
- I once participated in a band performance where I couldn't feel my fingers.
- When I was younger I had a business venture in which I decided I would rent out a whole
- I had this brief period in my teenage years where I was addicted to making puns.
- My cousin once fell in the pond as she mistook the sea weed for grass.
- I used to run a web show with my sister and her friend where we made a shot for shot budget rip-off of I-Carly
- I once made myself sick as a kid to get out of doing an exam
- I'm a recovering 9gagaholic, this one I'm really ashamed of.
- I once left my phone recording my food whilst telling my flatmates not to steal any. I came back to a video of my flatmate sheepishly deciding over which piece of chicken to take whilst my other flatmate stood still
- One halloween I dressed up as the Cliche Slender man.
- I once had a full blown panic attack whilst in an interview at Maplins, needless to say it didn't go too well. As it turns out this shop has just gone out of business, it's a shame because visiting was my favourite place to go other than Mc Donald.
- I used to have a paper round, but instead of walking, my dad drove me around each street like the lazy fucker I am.
- The first time I played Minecraft I was sent into the nether by my classmates, following this, they broke the portal leaving me stranded in the hell world. I ended up not playing the game again for about a year later.
- I've been to Bletchley park 7 times.
- I've had upwards of 8 quad copters but broke each one.
- My last quad-copter's death was as a result of me demonstrating to my friend how you would lose control of it.
- I used to have this really cool robot that could do back flips. My dad took it into work to show everyone and broke it. When we went back to the shop instead of getting the same toy, they told us that the toy had been discontinued and we would only get a cash refund (resulting in me getting no Christmas present for that year)
- When asked to draw a picture of myself in primary school I added my sister into the drawing
- My earliest memory is driving around the french alps listening to Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by the Beatles.
- My dad once introduced my mum to a pyramid scheme.
- At the end of a night of clubbing, a lad helped me take my friend back to the flat, then lectured both of us 3 hours on joining his pyramid scheme.
- A girl in my university dorm got upset with me for writing her name on the birthday list. She scribbled her name out and later that day someone else came along and wrote it back on the wall.
- I once fell off a tree and hit my head, could not move for 5 minutes. Felt different ever since.
- My piano teacher gave up on me because I wouldn't listen to anything she was saying.
- I used to ran a Minecraft server in which I'd get donations for in-game ranks.
- I once came up with a plan to infect the internet's VPS servers with viruses.
- When I was younger, my PC was remotely accessed by a hacker, during a session of Minecraft. After sending me attempts to
- I enrolled in a french class and managed to learn a staggering 5 words in french, including bonjour.
- My flatmate once nearly burnt the house down cooking bacon.
- My mum brings coffee up to my room in the morning.
- I wake up to my dog licking my face every other day.
- My mum once came in a snow ball rolling down the hill
- I used to think using XD was the trendiest thing in the world.
- I was once asked to run a power point slideshow for my teacher as I was the "tech guy". I showed almost every slide early and ruined every question of the speech, needless to say I was never asked to run the PC again.
- My family and I used to play Wii Party almost every night
- I made a game for the people at my school in which you had to avoid teachers and get to a checkpoint.
- I dream of going sky diving and visiting India in the future.
- For a short period I thought I had autism
- For a short period I wore glasses because I purposely blurred my eyes, I wanted to see what it was like.
- I've got almost perfect 20/20 vision
- When I was younger I had a whole month of depressive mood after coming to the conclusion that someday, my parents will die. Going through Existential nihilism is tough when you're a 10 year old kid.
- My favourite movie is Ex Machina.
- When I was younger I got offered a job at Maplins, only to have my application denied half a decade later.
- I once made a quiz about my home country, Guyana for my class.
- Our project in middle school was to create a wooden frame and do a puppet show for the lower school kids. I spoke to my partner and she said I could keep it in 2 years, she never got back to me.
- I used to host a spy club named SpyG with some close family friends and sister. SpyG was short for "Spy Grownups" as we'd both plant recording devices to listen to what they were saying and taught "potions" classes, which consisted of mixing a bunch of household cleaning products. Inspiring!
- I once stopped someone in a corridor and started singing "stop stop, being so hard on your self" in an incredibly camp and dramatic sounding way.
- My first music event at school was a Beatles concert, my dad had setup.
- We had guinea pigs until a day where I forgot to bring them back inside and they went missing.
- My cat once brought in a dead mouse, and kindly left it in my shoe for me to explore in the morning.
- I bullied my sister into letting me take the cuter kitten, only to find my kitten hated humans.
- My middle school teacher once started a rant about how "you probably all think I'm a terrible teacher". I said yes under my breathe and was sent out immediately.
- We had a Latin teacher who told us to go speak with his elevator, Elma when we did something wrong. Additionally he frequently sent his students to "Siberia", which in actuality was just a cold part of the corridor outside the class room.
- I once went to a school of disabled kids and read them books with my friends.
- I once skipped a GCSE exam to edit my band's auditions.
- I once cried at the breakfast table in front of my parents because the comedown was so bad.
- For a few hours I was a professional DJ.
- I once kept a tech support scammer on the line for a total of three hours during my GCSE exam week.
- I'm able to hold my breathe for a total of 3 minutes.
- I don't have a favourite colour
- I have always and will continue to take the explosion papers out of the Christmas crackers before anyone can get to the table.
- I had a brief period where I would only use words that an 8 can be added onto, such as m8, r8, gr8, f8. One of my Christmas presents was titled "get rekt m8", this bring back many cringe-worthy memories.
- I once electrocuted my room's door handle using a piece of foil, a wire and a shock pen from Chessington world of adventures.
- I wasn't socially aware up until a few years ago.
- I remember one Christmas my parents bought me a tooth brush which came along with a space man video game on a disc. I thought it was the best thing in the world.
- I predicted trump would be the president a few months before he was announced. I shortly did the same with Brexxit.
- My auntie voted out of the EU, because she just "wanted to see if she could do it".
- A silhouette of me peeing was once seen by my family who were waiting in the car. When I came back they were all laughing at me.
- I once excitedly asked my parents if I could unlock the door whilst on holiday only to have the key break in half in the lock. sad!
- On the first day of university I broke down crying in front of my new pal outside on the balcony about how shit I thought university was going to be.
- My mum accidentally mentioned Adolf Hitler at a Jewish get together, and everyone fell silent.
- I started my second school without any friends and finished it without any friends.
- I once had a psychotic dream that the cleaners at my uni were planning on killing me outside my room.
- When I was younger, I wrote a story ending with the line "and it was all a dream", the teacher was not impressed
- When my dad was at uni he played a prank on his flatmates in which himself and his friends use
- My dad used to have an Afro.
- When I was younger I was sat in my friends car with his mum. For some reason she then decided to tell my friend that
- I did 99% of my homework in the 5 minute change between two classes
- I once made a joke ripping on a weighty dude saying "don't give it to him he'll eat them all" about a bag of Christmas sweets.
- I had a phone but no sim card for the majority of my life time.
- One time I woke up to a hangover and ended up buying 20+ paintball tickets to boost my mood.
- My dad was constantly labelled as officially cooler than me at my middle school
- My mum begged me to watch The Matrix, after viewing she said it wasn't very good.
- There was a teacher at my last school who taught German and hated me to much he told a whole other class my grade in an attempt to inspire them.
- We once stole our neighbours blow up snow man and left them a ransom note, the kids were not happy!
- I've never had a girl/boyfriend
- We hid a hidden camcorder between the two fridges at my uni because someone kept stealing food.
- I almost once drowned at sea, fortunately my new french friend carried me back to the sure.
- I have a Sound-cloud track with 25,000 plays.
- Once my dad belayed me up a climbing wall and on my descent I decided to jump off the wall, he went flying into the air as I'm heavier than him
- During my primary school days, I invited a girl called Georgia over to play on the Wii with me. I ended up leaving her to play club penguin with my friends, she spent the rest of the time playing Wii Sports with my mother.
- My favourite show growing up was fairly odd parents.
- Growing up I used to own a Tamagotchi and a PDA (which was very recent at the time)
- A teacher at my school once asked if we could go to a red light district on a school trip.
- I used to own a very poor quality Facebook group
- A few days ago I had a dream that I was being sucked out of my body into the after life.
- I've played at two weddings, these being my music teachers and my aunties.
- I was once in my towns local news paper for playing the piano at Ronnie Scotts, despite my performance being terrible.
- I was once the only participant in a school trip, it was plastered with long awkward pauses
- I'd give people climbing lessons and tell them what "rank" they were.
- My child hood memories are all off playing crocodile clips on windows 98
- I knew about Apple wireless ear buds a few months before it was released as I was doing work experience at Artemis, a investment funds manager.
- My teacher constantly called me a hypocrite and when I asked what she meant she said look it up.
- I got a reply from 3kliksphilip on one of my videos
- I once caught a guy stealing usernames and passwords using a phishing site, and he got taken into custody. I was invited to a Code breaking event but turned it down.
- I once setup the school theatre to play Super Mario bros 3 on the big screen.
- I was once described as "shady, but in a wholesome way"
- I once went off peace while skiing and ending up skidding down a hill into a tree.
- I once annoyed my mother so much that she started throwing the beef jerky she had bought for me all around the train platform.
- My sister was once hosting a party and a single tomato dropped on the ground. My mum came into the room, saw this and was very upset.
- Once I ate watermelon and came up with a rash, my parents couldn't believe this and made me eat watermelon the next day, I had another allergic reaction
- I used to play Minecraft with Steven Moffat's son.
- My friend's uncle is a famous scientist, I once met him at a family friends get together.
- When younger my parents asked me to count up to 10, I counted the numbers by pointing at my fingers, my parents asked me if I could count any higher and I counted with my fingers again, but this time putting my hands above my head.
- I once brought a random guy who I thought was my flatmate's boyfriend to my flatmate and connected their hands. They were both very confused, I later explained this story to her and she found it hilarious.
- My dad was once stopped whilst belaying me on a climbing wall by this really over-eccentric, dramatic guy, who rushed in like he was a super hero and took over, he was very happy with himself that someone had made a mistake.