Kieran

Exactly what I think about him. He's a bit wild and needs to get more experience. Lamar gets banged up week 1, Wentz wins MVP

If we're talking about unfair player models I really want that banana model back

I do agree that discord would help with expansion for newer players, but I would like to see the higher ups attempting other ways of improving activity of the discord before taking away teamspeak. It would be better if they could coexist.

Wentz will win another superbowl before Lamar wins one, you heard it here first. Also The Bucs are more of a contender than the Bills right now. Josh Allen still has stuff to improve and I need to see him take that step forward. Brady is already established as a clutch performer.

There are features that are still preferred by the regular base as stated. You can promote liveliness in the discord in other ways, not taking away our preference. Everyone is familiar with discord and we're not using it for those reasons, not this "emotional nostalgia". Maybe it's not "superior" in mic quality or whatever, but it's just more liked. Maybe superior wasn't the right word, but I still don't agree with taking it away.

I'm saying it's being forced down our throats because it IS being forced. Taking it away and giving us one option is forcing. I mean, even the original post described it as forcing.. This isn't "emotional nostalgia", it's preferring a superior service over another weaker service. I don't care that discord is the future and is more "versatile". TeamSpeak is a superior service for voice chat and we all know that. There is a preference for it for a reason. Voice chatting is a huge part of the social aspect of the community, and forcing us to use a weaker product and possibly drive some regulars away from using it isn't in our interests at all. Find other ways to make discord more lively and utilized so it doesn't appear dead. Taking away teamspeak is not acting in our interests as the preference for it is as clear as day. If/when discord improves their voice chat functions/features and becomes better than teamspeak then I would say change it. Suggestion: Find ways to encourage using discord to get rewards of some sort in game

I don't get why the goal is to strip away the platform that clearly has the preference over the other. I get teamspeak is more foreign to some but there are features to it the community clearly prefers. It's not that hard coming into the community and learning how to use teamspeak. Forcing the transition also risks killing a big part of the community. Instead of forcing it down the community's throat, why not just try to utilize Discord in community/server events and such to see how people feel about Discord and decide where to move from there?

If you gather adequate evidence, you can form a player complaint under the support center subforum.

Oops, I didn't finish the predictions and accidentally hit post... give me a second to finish the rest. EDIT: Predictions finished

It's that time of year for nfl standing predictions. I write these with the assumption the full schedule will be played this year. Few things to note: - I went through every game and picked a winner. I believe everything mathematically lines up, but I could've made mistakes. I'll mention certain matchup results if they are relevant. - I'm assuming there will be a full NFL season this year even with corona. - I didn't really focus too much on the draft (obviously), but I made some assumptions about what positions each team will focus on in the draft if it is pretty likely. - I put seeds next to playoff teams. Non-playoff teams don't have anything next to their record. There are going to be three wildcards this season. - The schedule is still 16 games per team, those changes haven't been implemented for this season. - I'll have notes summarizing each division at the bottom Anyways, lets get started. AFC East Buffalo Bills: 10-6 - #3 Seed New England Patriots: 7-9 Miami Dolphins: 6-10 NY Jets: 4-12 Notes: The Patriots are finally dethroned. The Bills, while they still have problems, are well coached, have a good defense, and have an exciting quarterback in Josh Allen. Adding a weapon in Stefon Diggs and some defense pieces will help them. They also get the #3 seed over the Titans due to winning the head-to-head matchup. The Patriots have a mess of a quarterback situation, and whoever starts doesn't have much to work with. The Dolphins are getting betters, and will get a future franchise QB in the draft, but they're not ready to win now. The Jets took an L in Robby Anderson, and while they did add some other pieces, I don't think they're very good. I was high on them last year, but this year is a different story. AFC North Baltimore Ravens: 11-5 - #2 Seed Pittsburgh Steelers: 10-6 - #5 Seed Cleveland Browns: 9-7 - #7 Seed Cincinnati Bengals: 3-13 Notes: Ravens claim their third consecutive division title. While I think they won't be the hottest team in the league, as teams now have a year of film to counter them, they're still very talented. Lamar Jackson is coming off an MVP season. He has a strong team around him, and good drafting could make them better. I think they're championship caliber, but they have to be able to prove they can perform in the playoffs, especially now they don't have a bye round. The Steelers, without Big Ben, almost made the playoffs last year. They get him back and I think they'll bounce back and be a solid playoff roster, getting the #5 seed over the Broncos due to winning a head-to-head matchup. The Browns finally manage to break the playoff drought after adding MORE talent/strength around Baker Mayfield. They'll face their division rival in the playoffs and probably get wiped though. The Bengals will likely get their future QB (probably Joe Burrow), but the team around him will suck. God pray for whichever quarterback gets sent to Cincinnati. AFC South Tennessee Titans: 10-6 - #4 Seed Houston Texans: 8-8 Indianapolis Colts: 7-9 Jacksonville Jaguars: 5-11 Notes: The only playoff team from this division is the division winner Titans. Derrick Henry is elite, Tannehill is serviceable, and they're a well run team. They lose out on the #3 seed due to losing to the Buffalo Bills head-to-head. The Houston Texans are being poorly run by Bill O'Brien. Sure, they won a playoff game last year, and then they go ahead and trade away their best receiver, and perhaps player, in franchise history in Hopkins... who is entering his prime... for nothing. They took on David Johnson's shitty contract while failing to adequately address glaring problems. O'Brien should lose his job. The Colts will be decent, but Rivers singlehandedly lose games at times. He's old and not elite anymore. The Jaguars should blow it all up at this point and start the long rebuild. AFC West Kansas City Chiefs: 13-3: #1 Seed Denver Broncos: 10-6 - #6 Seed Los Angeles Chargers: 5-11 Las Vegas Raiders: 4-12 Notes: Kansas City essential brought back most of their championship roster. Patrick Mahomes is the best player in the league, and I don't see any reason to say they'll take a step back. I think the Broncos are a serious playoff team. Drew Lock will likely take a giant step forward, as the team around him has improved. Add a WR in the draft and they'll be scary. In this prediction, they drop to the #6 seed because they lost their matchup against the Steelers. The Chargers have some talent, but their quarterback situation is messy. Same for the Raiders. I don't think the Raiders are 4-12 bad, and they added some decent pickups and have the chance to add more in the draft. I think they're decent, it's just a lot of their opponents in 2020 got better too. Even if they aren't 4-12 I don't think they'll be very relevant this year.. maybe they'll prove me wrong. NFC East Philadelphia Eagles: 12-4 - #3 Seed Dallas Cowboys: 9-7 New York Giants: 5-11 Washington Redskins: 3-13 Notes: I give the Eagles the edge because they are the only squad coming in under the same coach, and he's a proven winner. Wentz proves himself every year to be able to win. They addressed a huge need in their secondary, and people are over-exaggerating the WR position. They don't need a true #1, and they'll likely get a good receiver in the draft. If they stay healthy, they'll be scary. Dallas lost some valuable pieces, and while they did add a few good players, they'll choke in Dallas fashion. New York still has some issues to address, but at least they addressed some things. The Redskins had a decent free agency, but I don't think they have an NFL-ready QB in Haskins. They're not a great team yet. All of the bottom three teams getting new coaches were the right moves, though. NFC North Green Bay Packers: 11-5 - #4 Seed Chicago Bears: 9-7 - #7 Seed Minnesota Vikings: 8-8 Detroit Lions: 2-14 Notes: Green Bay still has some great players, and while I don't think they're championship caliber (they were a bad 13-3 team last year and should've lost to the Seahawks), they still have the power to win their division. I think Foles will actually thrive to an extent, reuniting with some former coaches he's worked under. Foles is a great QB under the right system, the Jags didn't provide him that. They get the #7 seed over the 49ers and Cowboys due to having a better conference record than both of them in my predictions. Minnesota didn't get to keep quite a few value players and lost a strong weapon for Cousins in Diggs. They take a step back this year. The Lions are trash, keep losing experienced players, and will be the joke of the NFL next year. Patricia should lose his job, he can't win for shit. NFC South Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 13-3 - #1 Seed New Orleans Saints: 11-5 - #6 Seed Carolina Panthers: 7-9 Atlanta Falcons: 6-10 Notes: The Buccaneers are finally a legit contender once again. Tom Brady, while old, is motivated and will thrive with a plethora of weapons around him (Godwin, Evans, Howard). Bruce Arians is a good coach too, and no more Jameis to help the other team score. New Orleans is still good, I think Brees might regress a bit, but they're well run and despite being a low seed could do damage in the playoffs. The Panthers actually made some great moves. I think bringing in Bridgewater was a decent idea. They're not playoff bound, but they'll be a fun team to watch and could pull off some upsets. The Falcons will be a victim to the strength in their division. They're not bad, but they're certainly weaker than the other teams in their division. NFC West Arizona Cardinals: 12-4 - #2 Seed Seattle Seahawks: 12-4 - #5 Seed San Francisco 49ers: 9-7 Los Angeles Rams: 5-11 Notes: This is the hot take shocker division. I chose the Cardinals to be my worst to first pick for this season. They got an ELITE receiver for Murray and addressed a BUNCH of positions in free agency. Address the OL in the draft and they will be seriously scary. They get the division win over the Seahawks due to a better division record (they split head-to-head matchups). They also get the #2 seed over the Eagles due to a head-to-head matchup win. The Seahawks are still a very good team, and like the Saints, still are capable of doing damage in the playoffs. The shocker is the defending NFC champs, the 49ers, will miss the playoffs. I think there is certainly a target on the back and their film will be studied. Jimmy G is above average at best, and I think in a strong division, strong NFC, and having a first place schedule instead of last place schedule, they'll miss out. The Rams window is closed. They lost a bunch of players. They took a gamble and will flunk next year. AFC Playoff Standings: #1 - Kansas City Chiefs #2 - Baltimore Ravens #3 - Buffalo Bills #4 - Tennessee Titans #5 - Pittsburgh Steelers #6 - Denver Broncos #7 - Cleveland Browns NFC Playoff Standings: #1 - Tampa Bay Buccaneers #2 - Arizona Cardinals #3 - Philadelphia Eagles #4 - Green Bay Packers #5 - Seattle Seahawks #6 - New Orleans Saints #7 - Chicago Bears

I’m vouching for this exclusively for player complaints, not for single rdms.

Now the 7 seed cowgirls can get wiped out in wild card weekend every year now

No one said 1% This idea keeps getting suggested for a reason - people don't want to have to constantly record software while they're playing.

No, but the idea was suggested about an hour ago.

Obviously people might not be willing to go through all of that, but people aren’t willing to have recording software running all the time either. I think there are people willing to go through with it though. When I used it on Swoobles, we actually had the text and voice recorded in the demo. I don’t know exactly how the system worked, but the intention was finding a way to put those into the demo recording.

Don't know much about this. That's fine? Players should go look for the demo probably the next map if they're serious about getting a player banned/punished. If they wait then that is on them. Then make it a requirement that the player still has to go in and record the evidence themselves. The demo allows them to record mistakes/instances they missed, so they don't have to have the system open whenever they play, which could cause lag or inconveniences for them. So many times hackers cheat or someone breaks a shit ton of rules, disconnects, and no one was ready to get evidence. Previous point to force video requirement, plus it is already a problem.

I’m focused more on the servers as a whole than just TTT. It’s a great way to get hackers or major rule breakers off the servers. You could even make it a requirement for the players reporting to still submit a video and not just name the demo. They could go in and record the evidence on the demo that they missed in game. Also, we have CAs... who are already responsible for reviewing evidence in player complaints.

It's quite practical, actually. Have a bot record demos of the map and save them. Players and admins could access it, download them, and use them as evidence as needed.

It's not dumb at all. It could be used for player complaints so people don't have to have recording software on them whenever they're playing. I used a system like this on Swoobles and whenever I had a player complain about a hacker or something like that all I needed was a time and a map. It's asking more of players to install recording software, gain evidence, and submit it just to get a rule breaker banned. This would be a great addition and it was a dumb idea to shoot it down last time.

thats crazy bro

Andy Reid wanted that White House buffet badly

Chiefs 24 49ers 20

That's a very respectable position and I understand the whole "just because the people are complaining doesn't mean they are right" explanation. It's just taking ideas from other servers sometimes doesn't mean you're going to become an exact copycat of that server. There's a lot different about SG, and taking the idea of a warden/head guard/other ideas from other servers won't kill the uniqueness. If I made a suggestion that got rejected, I would rather see an explanation on why it would not work on this server rather than just saying other servers do it so we shouldn't.