huh, how did I demote from Silver II ? [ Edited ]

[DarthValtrex]

@OldTreeCreeperHey at least you’re not like me. I’m 35 and look like I’m 50. But I did that to myself, I definitely burned the candle at both ends from 18-29.

4 night trips to Vegas and only sleeping 4 hours the entire trip. Who needs sleep when Rockstar provides sleep in a can?!

i have some wild stories. Got drunk with a famous Country music band. I had no idea who they were and was not buying the whole we are famous spiel. Told them the rolex was fake and from the 7-11 in the airport. I was having hard time explaining the random women asking for pictures at autographs. 

i got lost in death valley with 3 strangers. One was a doctor phone Iran and the other was some dude from the Philippines who spoke no English. good times

[Tamyndris]

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@DarthValtrex wrote:

@OldTreeCreeper

i got lost in death valley with 3 strangers. One was a doctor phone Iran and the other was some dude from the Philippines who spoke no English. good times

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lol, now we get lost with TWO strangers in King's Canyon : P .. with one not speaking English. good times, again?

[OldTreeCreeper]

@DarthValtrex lol I'm 54 but feel 80, burnt a few candles myself

@Tamyndris no english? We need something like a universal ping

[Tamyndris]

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@OldTreeCreeper wrote:

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@Tamyndris wrote@

Only around one in twenty squad chats adds any value to my match. Rest is silent or not helpful, performance-wise. With your tinnitus you start every match with a special, demanding setup, naturally. I find it brave you head in there, nevertheless, doing your thing.

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One in twenty is very poor, and would make me switch off the chat altogeather, as it sounds in the main a distraction, and from what I've read here on the forum generally unpleasant and toxic.

Perhaps might be worth trying a few weeks of no chat and do your own thing with the ping, at the very least it will allow you to concentrate better on your own play.

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Roger, landing (audio-wise) in another one's living room, with kids, tv and life partner shouting in the background, I mute that player. Else, for me, one of the reasons for playing online is to meet and communicate with other (and different) people. Thus, I keep chat open and am excited about who I am matched with next.

Only a small percentage of chat happening is or ends really toxic. Toxic as in offensive. A player who is frustrated with how the things are going and asks what (the heck) you are doing there (i.e. calmly collecting stuff a mile away, while your two team mates are engaged in a fight), I don't consider toxic. 

[OldTreeCreeper]

@Tamyndris that just reminded me of the words of a song 

"We're just two lost souls,

Swimming in a fish bowl,

Year after year!"

[OldTreeCreeper]

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@Tamyndris wrote

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Roger, landing (audio-wise) in another one's living room, with kids, tv and life partner shouting in the background, I mute that player. Else, for me, one of the reasons for playing online is to meet and communicate with other (and different) people. Thus, I keep chat open and am excited about who I am matched with next.

Only a small percentage of chat happening is or ends really toxic. Toxic as in offensive. A player who is frustrated with how the things are going and asks what (the heck) you are doing there (i.e. calmly collecting stuff a mile away, while your two team mates are engaged in a fight), I don't consider toxic. 

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I wouldnt be able to concentrate on the game with chatter on the headphones. Far too much going on already for my limited resources

[DarthValtrex]

@Tamyndris Oh I have had some good times with teammates from mexico. I don’t speak spanish they don’t speak english.. but we both understand curse words.. it’s an entertaining round.

[Tamyndris]

@DarthValtrex universal cursing. in some aspects, we all are truly of the same kind ... which we tend to forget.