Aruʒi
Aruʒi   United States
 
 
I have no idea what I'm doing
Currently Online
Don't let this fool you. I'm not good at games
Competitive TF2 (Retired)

Highlander
:MomentumBronze:UGC Steel S18- Test Team, Please Ignore [www.ugcleague.com] [disbanded] - Heavy Main
:MomentumBronze:UGC Steel S19- Plissken's Proper Poppers [www.ugcleague.com] [5-4] - Heavy Main
:MomentumSilver:UGC Silver S20- Team Lithp [www.ugcleague.com] [4-4] - Heavy Sub Heavy Main
:MomentumSilver:UGC Silver S21- International Justice League of Super Acquaintances [www.ugcleague.com] [3-5] - Heavy Main
:MomentumSilver:UGC Silver S22- Team 26 [www.ugcleague.com] [7-4] - All-Class Sub? Spy Sub? Spy Main??? who even knows
:Platinum__Medal:UGC Platinum S23- .5 Plat [www.ugcleague.com] [1-7] - Spy Main Sub lol
:MomentumSilver:UGC Silver S25- Alt3r's Friends [www.ugcleague.com] [3-5] - Heavy Main
:MomentumSilver:RGL Intermediate S14 Fully Loaded [rgl.gg] - [2-5] - Heavy Main
6s
:MomentumBronze:UGC Steel S23- The Globalization Files [www.ugcleague.com] [disbanded] - Pocket Main
:MomentumSilver:UGC Silver S24- Here They Are! [www.ugcleague.com] [5-3] - Roster Rider
:MomentumSilver:UGC Silver S25- Flonga [www.ugcleague.com] [2-5] - Roster Rider
4s
:MomentumBronze:UGC Steel S8- No Offense to Crabs [www.ugcleague.com] [5-4] - All-Class Sub
:MomentumSilver:UGC Silver S9- No Offense to Crabs [www.ugcleague.com] [4-4] - All-Class Sub
:MomentumGold:UGC Gold S10- No Offense to Crabs [www.ugcleague.com] [4-3] - All-Class Sub
:MomentumGold:UGC Gold S11- No Offense to Crabs [www.ugcleague.com] [4-3] - All-Class Sub Roster Rider
:MomentumGold:UGC Gold S12- No Offense to Crabs [www.ugcleague.com] [2-4] - Roster Rider
:MomentumGold:UGC Gold S14- No Offense to Crabs [www.ugcleague.com] [3-5] - Roster Rider
:MomentumGold:UGC Gold S17- No Offense to Crabs [www.ugcleague.com] [4-3] - Cheerleader
:MomentumGold:UGC Gold S18- No Offense to Crabs [www.ugcleague.com] [4-4] - Cheerleader
Ultiduo
:lvl1pages:TFCL S2- Bonjour Baguettes [tfcleague.com] [3-5] - Medic
:lvl1pages:TFCL S3- Bonjour Baguettes [tfcleague.com] [3-1] - Medic
Ready Steady Pan
:lvl1pages:S3- Alcoholics Anonymous but Not Really [pan.tf] [disqualified] - Pan Main
:lvl1pages:S4- Thom Yorke Eats a Salad [pan.tf] [4-4] - Pan Main
Hydro.tf
Pretty sure this whole league was just a fever dream

Mann vs Machine

Completed Tours
Mecha Engine - 2
Two Cities - 105
Gear Grinder - 15

Australium Drops
SMG - Two Cities, tour 63
Rocket Launcher - Two Cities, tour 105

Shadowverse Tournaments (Retired)

:lvl1pages: Shadow Nexus Wonderland Dreams Release Event [battlefy.com]
:MomentumBronze: Copperverse Tournament [battlefy.com] - 3rd Place
:lvl1pages: NGE Starforged Legends NA Qualifier II [go.battlefy.com]
:lvl1pages: Shadow Nexus Chronogenesis Release Event [battlefy.com]
:lvl1pages: Eternal Colosseum #1 [battlefy.com]
:lvl1pages: Shadow Nexus X Panda Global O10 World Tournament [battlefy.com]


My Player Pages

:Sticky: UGC [www.ugcleague.com]
:Sticky: TFCL [tfcleague.com]
:Sticky: Ready Steady Pan [pan.tf]
:Sticky: RGL [rgl.gg]
:voc_marinecard: Battlefy [battlefy.com]
Review Showcase
1,487 Hours played
Tagging this review an overall negative one is extremely difficult to do, because I really love this game at its core.

To get it out of the way, no. It's not a clone of you-know-what and I hate that I even have to mention that. There are similarities between any game and any other one. This one just happened to come out in a similar time frame as a AAA title of the same genre.
Paladins is a class-based FPS "hero shooter" that is influenced highly by MOBA style games. There's an in-game item shop, for example, where you can purchase upgrades throughout the match. Another feature that sets this game apart from most is the champion loadout creator, which can either make or break a champion and allows for customization ranging from specialized builds, to hybrids, to flat-out memes. These features make the gameplay interactive not only in a match, but in the menu between games where you can hone them to suit your needs. The game features a huge cast of playable characters (pushing 50 at the time of writing) and has everything from unbreakable tanks to high-octane glass cannons. There are unique aesthetics and themes featured in every character and map, with plenty of skins, emotes, and more depending on your taste.

I've played this game since the beta in 2016, though, and it's had the same problems all this time. Firstly and perhaps most obviously, bugs. The amount of glitches, crashes, and exploits that have been in the game since launch makes it feel like it never should have escaped beta. There have been multiple champions actually banned in competitive and ranked just because of how unpredictably buggy they are. The spaghetti code that the developers at Evil Mojo have inherited has only snowballed, and I don't entirely blame them for not being able to keep up.
Secondly, the community is extremely polarizing. There are some players who are only here to have fun and are truly pleasant to play with. Unfortunately, it usually only takes one negative person to spoil the whole attitude of the match with their ego. Once that happens, it contaminates the rest of the team and only perpetuates itself more. This can sometimes get to the point where people will actively throw or AFK in matches (including - specifically in ranked) or even wrongfully report other players out of spite. This whole situation makes the game fatiguing at times, even if you do your best to mute and ignore them.
The last major problem is balance. There are characters that are picked in almost every match, even in casual, and others that are rarely seen. Of course, this is natural for any game, but the big problem here is that the top-tier champs tend to also be the most annoying to play against. Indestructible shields, permanent reveals, and nigh unavoidable burst damage, just to name a few. These can make the game really annoying to play. Another balance issue is the matchmaking. Ironically, the matchmaking in casual tends to be a bit better than ranked. ELO scores seem arbitrary and can often make it borderline impossible to climb ranks regardless of your performance. I personally had close to a 60% winrate in ranked near the end of Season 1, and was still losing twice as much rank for a loss as I was gaining for a win (still salty I didn't get Masters that season).
There are other minor problems as well. The store can be money-hungry at times, there are content droughts now and then, and so on. But these are the major points.

However, with all the negative feedback this game receives, I still come back to it. Is it sunk cost? Can I not bear to abandon my waifus? I really don't think so. Again, at its core and while functioning as intended, Paladins is an amazing game. It has a very tight-knit cult following and a group of loving devs (although some might disagree with me on that one). I can tell this game has improved since I started playing, but it simply hasn't gotten to the point where I can recommend it yet. I'm critical of it because I love it and want to see it grow. If you're willing to push through the flaws for an experience that'll have you coming back for the highs, then by all means try it out. Otherwise, pass.
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voosh Dec 23, 2023 @ 7:19pm 
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voosh May 5, 2023 @ 6:21pm 
12 things ur doing:
1. Your reading my comment
2. Now your saying/thinking thats a stupid fact.
4. You didnt notice that i skipped 3.
5. Your checking it now.
6. Your smiling.
7. Your still reading my comment.
8. You know all you have read is true.
10. You didnt notice that i skipped 9.
11. Your checking it now.
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Copy and paste to 1 Profile, tomorrow will be your best day ever! no matter what
Earth Jan 11, 2023 @ 12:59pm 
Added to discuss
Wxnted Jun 3, 2021 @ 2:24pm 
Added to ask about ur sandvich
ACID DREAM Sep 22, 2019 @ 8:52pm 
hey adding bout hl