u/EstablishmentOld1230

Currently hovering Plat on all playlist on KBM transitioning fully to controller, mechanics are a WIP at best. What we bring is game sense, team discipline, and fairly solid defense. Looking for tm8s who play the same way.

Attacking

• Stay boosted. Low on boost = block and yield, not challenge on fumes.
• Find the small pads as you move around.
• In a 1v1, control the ball, make a play or pass, don't just blast it.
• Don't blindly clear from our own half unless your tm8s need time to boost up.
• Pop a ball you can't finish? Look for a demo at their net or rotate back fully.
• Always grab their boosts.

Defending

• Shadow defense and shot-blocking over hero-ball 1v1s.
• Clears go to the sides, never center.
• Last man holds, don't dive. Read your tm8s rotating back, go when they're there.
• Once we have numbers behind, push the challenge or force high.
• Leave the corner boost for the tm8 rotating back.

Rotation

• Rotate to back post. Don't camp their net, don't sit under the ball.
• Catch the mid boost on the way back? Cut the run and finish rotation unless we clearly win possession.
• Grab small or big pads on the way.
• Kickoff: left goes, second creeps and challenges if first loses the 50, third holds net.

Team mentality

• Watch tm8s on the map. No double commits.
• Ball in a carry? Don't touch it, their play, their call. Anticipate the loose ball.
• We're all Plat, we all mess up. Demos, bad plays, bad decisions happen, no need to turn on tm8s.
• Don't be toxic.
• Don't quit or auto FF when we concede a bad goal, or you dont like a play.
• The goal is not to rank up necessarily. Statistically you'll lose 50% of games, the goal is to play competitively.

Not a good fit if:

• You call out tm8s for low points. Impact plays don't always earn stats, if you don't know that yet we're not on the same page.
• You regularly say "bottom" after a loss.
• Terms like shadow defense, back post, double commit, rotation, or cut the run don't mean anything to you.

Looking for tm8s who play this way, open to mutual feedback so we can all do better.

Hello lovely locals, I'm going to be visiting this area for 3 weeks. I wanted to ask you if you had out of town friends/family visiting what activities would you plan for the evenings and weekend?

I'm into walking, hiking, cycling and I'll consider other group activities as well. I'm not big into drinking but I'll go to a brewery for trivia night or to hang out with a group.

If you know of any FB or Meetup groups please let me know.

What are historical places or points of interest that are a must-see when visiting?

I'll be staying about an hour from Wilmington so I'd prefer places or activities on the north side of town.

I'm 44m software engineer and I don't want to make it sound like a personal ad, I always catch flack for this but as I travel solo I have to ask if anyone (woman or man) would be interested in meeting up or forming a group for any of these activities, so please let me know.

Thanks so much in advance. Let me know if you have any questions.

I've done this before and it worked so I'm doing it again. Every time I learn something new about what makes a connection actually stick.

Quick specs: 44m, straight, software engineer, digital nomad. From Maryland, spent this winter in Florida, heading to NC for a few months. I hike, cycle, draw, do photography, read a few books a year, and I have a bucket list to visit 40 countries before I die. Don't ask me how it's going lol.

I genuinely want friendships that go somewhere real over time, not just chat buddies forever. I've made actual lifelong friends this way before and that's the outcome I'm after. You should be open to eventual phone and video calls and meeting up if its logistically possible.

What I think real friendship requires that some people skip: you have to come in trusting not suspicious, be willing to eventually drop the anonymity, and let conversations go somewhere deeper than "how was your weekend." I get that there are creeps out there and safety matters, that's why I'm willing to open up about my real life gradually and hope you can do the same.

A few honest things from experience:

I like sharing pictures and getting to know who I'm actually talking to. If staying fully anonymous forever is your thing it's probably not a fit.

Lots of people here are super motivated for three days then vanish when real life picks up. No judgment but let's not start if that's where you're at.

No tactful way to say this so I'll just say it: I've made some great guy friends through these subs but some men eventually shoot their shot after a while. I might even be flattered but it's just not me and the friendship won't survive it.

The dating app communication habits, ghosting, one word answers, the slow fade, all of that is poison for real friendship. Just be a (responsive) person. If you're busy say so, if you're done say so. I'd rather text back and forth for 5 minutes once a week than to get breadcrumbed with two messages a day.

The two things I value most in people I actually keep around: genuine curiosity and some desire to be active and outdoors. Still working on the fitness myself, the dad bod is stubborn, but the mindset is what matters.

Tell me about yourself.

I've done this before and it worked so I'm doing it again. Every time I learn something new about what makes a connection actually stick.

Quick specs: 44m, straight, software engineer, digital nomad. From Maryland, spent this winter in Florida, heading to NC for a few months. I hike, cycle, draw, do photography, read a few books a year, and I have a bucket list to visit 40 countries before I die. Don't ask me how it's going lol.

I genuinely want friendships that go somewhere real over time, not just chat buddies forever. I've made actual lifelong friends this way before and that's the outcome I'm after. You should be open to eventual phone and video calls and meeting up if its logistically possible.

What I think real friendship requires that some people skip: you have to come in trusting not suspicious, be willing to eventually drop the anonymity, and let conversations go somewhere deeper than "how was your weekend." I get that there are creeps out there and safety matters, that's why I'm willing to open up about my real life gradually and hope you can do the same.

A few honest things from experience:

I like sharing pictures and getting to know who I'm actually talking to. If staying fully anonymous forever is your thing it's probably not a fit.

Lots of people here are super motivated for three days then vanish when real life picks up. No judgment but let's not start if that's where you're at.

No tactful way to say this so I'll just say it: I've made some great guy friends through these subs but some men eventually shoot their shot after a while. I might even be flattered but it's just not me and the friendship won't survive it.

The dating app communication habits, ghosting, one word answers, the slow fade, all of that is poison for real friendship. Just be a (responsive) person. If you're busy say so, if you're done say so. I'd rather text back and forth for 5 minutes once a week than to get breadcrumbed with two messages a day.

The two things I value most in people I actually keep around: genuine curiosity and some desire to be active and outdoors. Still working on the fitness myself, the dad bod is stubborn, but the mindset is what matters.

Tell me about yourself.