So the map will feel like GTA in the cities and RDR2 in the green areas, which is nothing but a win. I’ve always loved the calm, relaxing nature of RDR2. I wanted GTA 6 to have similar vibes, and it seems like we’re getting it. Does that excite you too?
No announcement has been made regarding his national team future after final defeat. It's more likely that he'll continue until the 2028 Copa América. If he wins that, he'll most likely stay for another two years and play at the 2030 World Cup. Since the opening match of the 2030 World Cup will be hosted by Argentina, there's no way Messi would want to miss that, right?
Never seen Valve ask the community before pushing a feature.
MR12? Loadouts? Droppable nades? Volumetric smokes? The new magazine update? Subtick? The new bomb blast update?
All of them came out of nowhere without a shred of hints or any community consultation.
But now Valve is suddenly asking the community for feedback on overtime penalty shootouts? Ffs, what a joke.
If Valve were actually serious about adding it, they wouldn't ask us. They'd just do it.
All Messi fans know he had a rough Copa 2024. In most games he looked really off. Statswise, he finished with just 1 goal and 1 assist, Missed a crucial penalty against Ecuador and then got injured in the final.
I think the 2024 Copa was the one tournament where the Argentina team truly hard carried him, and he kind of looked like Ronaldo with Portugal. He came into the tournament carrying an injury, and the U.S. had terrible pitches because many games were played on artificial turf with poor training facilities. Which is why I think now Messi had a bad tournament. I'm genuinely grateful to that Argentina squad for helping him win the 2024 Copa after everything he had done carrying Argentina for so many years.
I honestly thought that was the end of Messi's career as Argentina's main man and that he should make room for others at the 2026 World Cup. Man, how wrong I was for doubting the GOAT.
I remember having conversations back in 2022 that Qatar would be Messi's last World Cup, and even if he played in 2026, it would only be in a substitute role. Not even his biggest fans dreamed that Messi would produce his best ever World Cup performance at 39 years old. Be honest guys. We never had a conversation in 22 that Messi would put another golden ball performance 4 year later.
Yes, you heard that right. This Messi is better than the 2022 Messi, at least in terms of overall impact. This is the biggest carry job we've seen at a World Cup since Maradona.
I honestly never thought, even as a die hard Messi fan, that the 2026 World Cup would be this good for him. I thought anything beyond 2022 would just be a bonus. Instead, he somehow reached another level and added yet another unforgettable chapter to a career that already looked complete.
There shouldn't be any shred of doubt now that he is the greatest sportsman of all time, not just the greatest footballer. No one else comes close to matching his longevity, consistency, achievements, and impact on the biggest stages in sports history. We can now confidently claim 2022 ended the football GOAT debate, and 2026 ended the greatest sportsman of all time debate.
Pros
I still remember when Valve silently increased the Dust2 bomb radius without mentioning it in the patch notes and I died behind B Car with the biggest Pikachu face because I had no idea the safe spot had changed. This update prevents that kind of confusion.
It's much clearer for new players. They won't get trolled by dying to the bomb because they didn't know the safe spots on maps like Nuke or Vertigo.
The new shockwave looks great and makes the explosion feel much more powerful and intense.
Cons
The shockwave will throw off your aim ( due to intense camera shake ) if you're trying to aim someone right after the explosion. Since it affects both players equally, though, it's a level playing field.
The guaranteed 1 HP damage means anyone surviving with 1 HP will always die. I'm not a fan of that mechanic. I'd rather they remove the guaranteed damage while keeping everything else.
The weapons not reacting to the explosion is probably just a bug, and I expect Valve to fix it soon.
Overall, I think it's a good update. The bomb explosion feels much more impactful and modern, and the whole scenario is easier to understand for both new and old players. I just wish they went even further with the physics like in CS:Source. Imagine barrels, crates, and other props getting launched by the blast. That would make bomb explosions look even more satisfying.
With all due respect to Southgate, he's one of the greatest England national team managers. But I don't see him bailing out a 10 man team against a super in form Mexico side, playing at home over 2,000 meters above sea level, where they're fully adapted while England aren't.
Tuchel's tactical masterclass was undeniable today. In the last 30 minutes, Mexico couldn't produce a single clear goalscoring chance despite having a man advantage.His substitutions were excellent, his defensive system worked like a charm after the red card, and I've never seen an England team play with this much passion, fighting until their very last breath. It's evident that Tuchel has improved both the team's mentality and its tactical approach.
As an Argentina fan, I'm impressed. I can't wait to meet England in the semis.
It's been common knowledge for a while that CS2's blood particles are too flat and not visible enough compared to how they used to be, making it harder to tell if your shots are connecting. After seeing how good the sauce particles look, they would legit make great blood particles. They look like the CSGO ones but with much higher fidelity. I wonder if Valve is actually using the upcoming new blood effects in the Magixx Jar. If not, they could easily replace the current ones. Here's a comparison showing why the current CS2 blood effects just aren't good enough and why it could use some improvement
We should be able to go to the grocery store, buy meat, vegetables, and other ingredients, then cook them ourselves. If you cook the meal perfectly, you earn the Best Cook achievement and Lucia gives you compliments. If you make garbage food, Lucia reacts accordingly.
No one has really talked about this before, but I love cooking in real life and I'd love to see it implemented in the game.
If that’s the case, then it’s a terrible change. People wanted darker flash effects to make getting flashed feel less eye searing. Spectators just trying to enjoy the game don’t deserve to get their eyes blasted by flashbangs too.
Someone found a new string mentioning this. It sounds like some kind of ammo buying feature, possibly for competitive mode. They recently changed the reload system and simplified the magazine mechanic so you now dump the whole magazine regardless of how much ammo is left. I wonder if that change was made to bring back the magazine purchase system from 1.6 in the future
This is like generating enough money to produce a blockbuster Hollywood movie like Avatar every month, or to fund an AAA title. That is just from key sales alone. Remember the armory pass, the sticker capsules, the Steam market cut of 15 percent from every transaction, plus Prime copy sales and the buying the case itself which cost a dollar . This game is literally a money printing machine.
There are fans who compare every new game to RDR2 just to make other games look inferior. We all know RDR2 is legendary, but why does every new release need to be judged against it?
Not every game is trying to be hyper realistic. Some games focus more on gameplay, pacing, mechanics, or fun instead of real life levels of detail and immersion. Those games have their own fanbases for a reason.
The problem is that RDR2 fanboys keep posting these “attention to detail” comparisons against every new release. Eventually, fans of other games get annoyed and start hating on RDR2 as a form of retaliation.
It already happened before with GTA 4. Games took nearly a decade to match GTA 4’s attention to detail, and some still cannot fully replicate it. Even GTA 5 had fewer small details compared to GTA 4, which is why those infamous GTA 4 vs GTA 5 comparison videos divided the GTA fanbase till date.
Now RDR2 fans are doing the same thing with every new release. Instead of appreciating games for what they are trying to achieve, every discussion turns into “but RDR2 did this better.” And the result is that other gaming communities get fed up and start trashing RDR2 like it is some overrated game of the decade, even though the game itself did nothing wrong.
Just appreciate RDR2 without putting every other game down. Every game has its own strengths and weaknesses, and not all of them are trying to achieve the same thing.
Only 25 bullets because of the FAMAS. You need very good trigger discipline and have to make the most of every shot to get the maximum kills possible without reloading. How would you approach this ? Which one you would shoot first ?
Edit ( Reading the comments, it seems some people are not noticing there are 4 guys in total. One is in pit with Head visible for clean headshot)