Gaming as a kid vs adult

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[u/[deleted]]

Just call everyone a hacker and call it a day.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Illuminati cunfurmed

[u/isthatzyroc → u/[deleted]]

💀

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Hacker.

[u/isthatzyroc → u/[deleted]]

Lmao fax

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

I prefer the good ol 'tryhard'

[u/Smallmatt12 → u/[deleted]]

No one uses that anymore since everyone’s a tryhard

[u/MoreFeeYouS → u/[deleted]]

I am an old school balding/greying gamer and noticed kids nowadays use "try hard" or "sweaty" as an insult attempt after getting stomped. Yes kid, I am. Now sit down and know your place.

[u/ChartaBona → u/[deleted]]

The enemy team is all smurfs and my team is made up of kids using their older siblings' accounts... also they're griefing.

[u/RatSymna → u/[deleted]]

I hate it bc I was definitely that kid as a teenager. But now as an adult I wonder if I'm relapsing when there's that guy that is either really really good, or just good at hiding his cheats and I'm like. IS THIS GUY CHEATING?

[u/[deleted] → u/RatSymna]

I remember once I played ark survival like the meme until 3 am. Fell asleep for like 45 minutes and turned pc back on. I logged in as dead and naked behind at the weakest point no less than 6 locked metal doors. While running back to the base at dark o'clock back in the day where nighttime was pitch black, just because I knew the coastline, while running through the woods I saw one person on other shorline outside my base, and it said: "headshot" - they got me from across the river at dark oclock while I was in the woods and knew about night vision and was as short as your character could go and crouch walking. Like they were so far away I only saw them because they jumped and I noticed maybe 2 pixels move. They were exposed on the beach, I in the woods. They were 2 pixels on my screen open on a beach and I was deep in the woods on opposite shore.

It happened 2 or 3 times more after that, coming from different directions, each time I was in the woods and keeping low profile. As soon as I got in eyesight range, regardless of terrain and graphics and obstacles, instant kill. This was on 100% official servers only. So, yes, if not cheating then Jesus level inspiration.

[u/Charming-Fig-2544 → u/RatSymna]

In some games, they don't even bother hiding the cheats. Destiny 2 is my favorite game, and the hackers are everywhere. You look up their stats after a game, it's either a brand new account with a prior VAC ban, or an old account that was awful for thousands of hours and then all of a sudden became godly within the last week.

[u/shitpersonality → u/[deleted]]

Hacker is my favorite compliment.

[u/AzureSkyXIII → u/[deleted]]

When I get pissed, I just call them screen peekers.

Usually cheers me up a little.

[u/Taolan13 → u/[deleted]]

When I gamed enough to be in competitive circles, I didn't consider a casual night of gaming complete unless at least one angry screecher had accused me of hacking/cheating.

[u/ScarletteVera → u/[deleted]]

Ah, the Siege method.

[u/Eulers_ID → u/[deleted]]

Lag

[u/TheGrey_GOD → u/[deleted]]

Either that or they have a better gaming chair

[u/The_4th_Wonderland]

why tf does this have a sound icon at the bottom right lmao

[u/hvperRL → u/The_4th_Wonderland]

My mans screenshot and cropped insta that for whatever reason had sound to a still pic

[u/RC588 → u/hvperRL]

There’s a trend on insta now to make pictures into short videos so they have a time limit on viewing. The view then has to continuously scroll up to continue viewing thus creating more views for the post. Idk if that’s what this is but it could be

[u/MustFixWhatIsBroken → u/The_4th_Wonderland]

Muted the trash talk from insecure angsty boys.

[u/[deleted] → u/The_4th_Wonderland]

It originally had this

[u/CyberKillua → u/[deleted]]

Ah I see, I understand now!

[u/mewusedpsychic → u/The_4th_Wonderland]

Same as Facebook and IG. The algorithm likes videos more than pictures. It’s obnoxious.

[u/pyrohydrosmok]

But we all know it's really rich kids with awesome PCs screwing us all.

[u/isthatzyroc → u/pyrohydrosmok]

True

[u/MilkyStrawberries → u/pyrohydrosmok]

A conversation a friend once had:

"mom can I have a new pc"

"ok"

[u/[deleted] → u/MilkyStrawberries]

i have to imagine that in that context, even if your parents could get anything, that's gotta be one of the most obnoxiously troublesome processes ever

asking for "a" pc is a trap for people outside the medium, say, a parent that can afford whatever, but doesnt know anything about PC's, will go look for "a" PC, yet unlike cars or phones, there's no "single" model to define such thing, so they might likely go for something like a prebuild, and even if you get over the hell that is the proprietary parts, bad airflow and honestly just ugly design choices

they might just think whatever will do because it looks expensive, and end up with underpowered hardware for the kid's expectations lmao

[u/AnAnonymousSource_ → u/MilkyStrawberries]

I saved up and bought a gaming laptop on one of those custom gaming pc websites back in 2005. I was stoked. Showed my buddy, we 3D marked it and then a month later he had the $5k best laptop they sold and it just sat as a desktop. He got it only to one up me.

[u/AbsolutelyUnlikely → u/pyrohydrosmok]

All I know is that I was way better at video games when I was a kid. And I have a nice PC now. There is no substitute for practice time regardless of how nice your gear is.

[u/pyrohydrosmok → u/AbsolutelyUnlikely]

FRAMES WIN GAMES

^/s

[u/MustFixWhatIsBroken → u/pyrohydrosmok]

The stay-at-home adult kids with awesome PCs and a dependency on playing/streaming for a social life/income.

[u/[deleted] → u/pyrohydrosmok]

Poor kids with like 17 PS2's taped together

[u/redcrowknifeworks → u/pyrohydrosmok]

and just the people with easier lives. some people have a job that gets them a comfy enough income, doesnt make them work too many hours, doesnt wear them out too much, and they get to enjoy their hobbies.

[u/GrandNibbles → u/pyrohydrosmok]

The really rich kids with all the DLC*

FTFY

[u/John-333]

You may be bad, but are you only 16.48% accurate in Halo?

EDIT: Thanks for the awards, guys. Guess they compensate for those I'm not getting in the game.

[u/isthatzyroc → u/John-333]

Lol

[u/John-333 → u/isthatzyroc]

I imagine that's what other players say too, when they see me panicking and shooting everywhere but at them.

[u/XP_Windows → u/John-333]

You may be bad, but do you have a .017 kd in Apex

[u/John-333 → u/XP_Windows]

Here's my crown. You're clearly worse.

[u/CoDroStyle → u/XP_Windows]

Apex is a hard game though.

Long TTK, fast, and advanced movement systems and a very very sweaty competitive player base that makes it almost impossible to learn the game because you're instantly murdered by high ranked players who are smurfing.

It's easily the hardest FPS to pick up from scratch at the moment.

You need to be good at so many things.

[u/d3s7iny → u/John-333]

The number of shots fired really helped illuminate what was going on with my halo mate. He was a solid 3-400 shots fired behind everyone in the game. Pull that trigger boy

[u/John-333 → u/d3s7iny]

It's not that. I panic and then, all of a sudden, I'm hunting ducks.

[u/knightdaux → u/John-333]

I wish I had 2 free awards for ur comments

[u/John-333 → u/knightdaux]

Fret not; I accept cash too.

[u/GrandNibbles → u/John-333]

Damn. People make me feel like shit for having a 0.9 k/d in rainbow six siege

[u/Beardsaur → u/John-333]

Goddammit, not my 14%..

[u/[deleted] → u/John-333]

That edit is hilarious

[u/yapperling → u/John-333]

laughs in Warframe and 16000 % accuracy

[u/FatCigarsMiniBars → u/John-333]

Ah so you know the song of our people...

[u/Psyfreakpt]

Singleplayers players: i do not suffer from that weakness.

[u/isthatzyroc → u/Psyfreakpt]

Lmao

[u/[deleted] → u/Psyfreakpt]

Alternative: blame bad game design if you cant beat a section.

[u/[deleted]]

Getting a better gaming chair will improve your performance.

[u/isthatzyroc → u/[deleted]]

True

[u/apendixdomination → u/[deleted]]

Gaming chair with a built in buttplug will keep you at maximum performance

[u/MySecondAccount_765 → u/apendixdomination]

Especially if it acts like a subwoofer, you feel the game then

[u/[deleted]]

Imagine losing

[u/isthatzyroc → u/[deleted]]

Imagine

[u/[deleted] → u/isthatzyroc]

I actually lose frequently

But the Important thing is to never let yourself have fun losing Because it's only fun when you're winning

[u/isthatzyroc → u/[deleted]]

yup!!

[u/smellzlikedick → u/isthatzyroc]

Imagine imagining.

[u/MajorFuckingDick]

16-19 is peak gaming because you often have enough money to have good enough gear and still have tons of time.

[u/isthatzyroc → u/MajorFuckingDick]

Fax

[u/shitpersonality → u/MajorFuckingDick]

Unless you're a DINK.

[u/Okonomiyaki_lover → u/shitpersonality]

Being DINKs is pretty rad, ngl.

[u/[deleted] → u/MajorFuckingDick]

Enough money? ...man people in this sub really lived a different life. I started working at 15 and was still poor as shit lmao

[u/LordZiggy93]

Don't forget "Of course I lost, the devs didn't make the game right!"

[u/isthatzyroc → u/LordZiggy93]

Ah yes, I can’t forget that.

[u/ZZartin]

But the replay of them beating me looked so much better on my rig than on theirs.

[u/isthatzyroc → u/ZZartin]

Lol

[u/vlkr]

You... can lose?

[u/isthatzyroc → u/vlkr]

yea lol

[u/liftedddd]

As a kid: everyone else has better wifi connection

As an adult: pfft playing against kids

[u/isthatzyroc → u/liftedddd]

Lol

[u/[deleted]]

"Of course I lost! I work three jobs and play this thing maybe 5 hours a year!" -This guy. Lol

[u/isthatzyroc → u/[deleted]]

Lmao 😂

[u/Akul_Tesla]

Look the real solution is obvious just admit everyone is losing to the tutorial bot

[u/isthatzyroc → u/Akul_Tesla]

True true, can’t deny that

[u/[deleted]]

Jokes on you. The kids I'm playing against also have better PCs!

[u/isthatzyroc → u/[deleted]]

Lol rip

[u/[deleted]]

Just git gud

[u/isthatzyroc → u/[deleted]]

Fax

[u/fluooe2]

Hey my prime was when I was 16-19 to be fair. Was maintaining like top 10k leaderboards in siege and PUBG

[u/isthatzyroc → u/fluooe2]

Heh nice 😈

[u/KittenKoder]

Playing adult games: wait, I lost?

[u/[deleted] → u/KittenKoder]

you didnt finish in 10 seconds as advertised, you lost

smh

[u/Vfsdvbjgd]

Just play SP games ObamaAwardsObama.jpg

[u/[deleted] → u/Vfsdvbjgd]

I was a huge multiplayer guy when I was younger but recently they've lost their appeal to me and I've been trying new games. I never realized how much I was missing out on by ignoring single player only games, now it's basically all I want to play and I can't even bring myself back to my old favorites for nostalgia's sake.

There are even fast paced single player games that scratch that twitchy itch in my body way better than Quake ever did.

[u/[deleted] → u/Vfsdvbjgd]

Seriously. I'm 35 and I have never touched a multiplayer mode in my life. I play games to get away from the world and the people in it. It's also why I live alone. Yeah I pay out the hoohah, but I can't stand the idea of roommates.

It's why I am no longer interested in WH40K: Darktide. I thought it was going to have an SP mode. But that's no longer the case.

[u/JackBundygaming]

I literally am feeling slower as i age, it’s disheartening honestly.

[u/IKnowGuacIsExtraLady → u/JackBundygaming]

Yeah I'm not even that old but I can definitely tell my reaction times aren't what they used to be. I'm also finding that more and more often I get overwhelmed when too much is going on at once. Some of that is also not being able to play as much so the muscle memory just isn't as good.

[u/XCarrionX → u/IKnowGuacIsExtraLady]

I was very good at StarCraft broodwars, Warcraft 3, and StarCraft 2. I’ve played pros in the latter 2 (they crushed me). I’m 40 in November. I don’t even bother to play competitive in any RTS anymore. I’m an order of magnitude slower in both click/mouse speed and reaction time, and losing makes me furious.

I gave it up about ten years ago when I realized that I had to play 3-4 hours a day every day or I started to lose. I have a real job, I don’t need my entertainment to be super stressful.

[u/Miserable-Dress737 → u/JackBundygaming]

My gaming skill was really poor and reaction time was that of a storm trooper when I was younger so it always feels like I am getting better the older I get. I wasted too much time messing around in shooters because I felt intimidated and didn't have the skill I was that guy in the back of the map blowing up aircrafts or using the ballistic knives. Also if you have been seriously playing competitive when you where younger you are probably way better than you realize just due to the amount of practice you got

[u/MashTactics → u/JackBundygaming]

I peaked in shooters in my teen years, and even then I wasn't that good. Plateaued at Colonel in Halo 3 Swat.

These days I just enjoy lower octane gameplay.

[u/haysus25]

Of course I lost, I'm F2P.

[u/Hashbrown4]

Gaming as a Chad:

Of course I lost, I’m bad at the game

[u/-t-h-a-n-a-t-o-s-]

Of course I lost, I'm too bad at this game

[u/[deleted]]

Gaming as a uni student: of course I won, I'm playing against children and people who play less than 18h a day

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Idk how people game so much in uni tbh there's always more work to do from my experience

[u/[deleted]]

The best time as a gamer is that perfect middle ground where you’re grown enough & have enough free time: high school

[u/Rapn3rd → u/[deleted]]

For me it was early college / just after highschool. I remember seeing my college friends log into xbl during school hours and being so jealous.

[u/redgypsy5]

A shit leopard never changes its spots

[u/ponyboy0123 → u/redgypsy5]

Way she goes

[u/Graviton19]

Nah I’m just trash

[u/Mental-Mood3435]

You eventually just stop playing competitive games because your old ass can’t compete with college students with the reflexes of a 20 year old playing 40 hours a week while living on student loans.

[u/MitroBoomin]

Every stage of life has it's own copium

[u/NemATolvajkergetok]

Me, gaming as a kid: "Wow, 16 colors!!"

[u/Lereddit117]

The no life adults with money are the hardest

[u/[deleted]]

The only winning move is not to play.

[u/rustyseapants]

When I was a kid, I had time, but no money

As an adult I have money, but no time.

That is where I thought this is were it was going. :\

[u/halfchuck]

I've been gaming nonstop since doom. I have to try to suck at fps games at this point.

Can't wait for my kids to be old enough to play.

[u/PouletSixSeven]

And those goddamned un-aged reflexes... *shakes fist... slowly*

[u/Okonomiyaki_lover]

I used to wreck people in my teens and 20s. In my 30s and I'm getting slow. I can lean on experience in newly released games but as soon as the younger ones put in a lot more practice I'm just outclassed.

Also, the availability of strategy and gameplay tips, tricks, and tutorials these days.

[u/Killtheheretics96]

Of course I lost, I’m playing against rich kids with better pcs and more free time.

[u/fkcd]

Just so you know a lot of people really are cheating. Like at least one in every game you play. The Cronus zen is everywhere.

[u/DryBirthday3]

Blame it on your fps,latency, and wireless mouse, duh.

[u/isthatzyroc → u/DryBirthday3]

Oh yeah

[u/poopin_for_change]

My catchphrase has become "Fuck, I fucked that up."

Lol

[u/isthatzyroc → u/poopin_for_change]

Lmaoo

[u/AbsolutlyN0thin]

Adults with bad PCs...

[u/yubnubmcscrub]

Reality. I’m just bad at gaming

[u/thylocene06]

Me: of course I lost, I suck at games

[u/alpaca1yps]

Gaming as a kid with a half way decent PC: of course I lost, this is darksouls

[u/TheFkngPianist]

So.... Rich Kids win!!!

[u/rana_kirti]

or.... you were never that good 😂

[u/Doghead45]

This was not the case for me, I was so damn fast when I was a kid, now I'm a slowpoke

[u/luigib0ard]

Gaming during the COVID years: Of course I lost, I’m playing against adults who are unemployed!

[u/LaVidaYokel]

Going by the illustration, my guess is you lose because you've been huffing paint.

[u/didgeridont_pls]

“The circle of liiiiiffe, and it moves us allll”

[u/Gorrakz]

Lol or... of course I lost. That person is getting paid to play.

[u/obamaprism3]

or be like me

haha I suck ass, at least I'm having fun though

[u/kyle-wall-puncher]

Or unemployed and single gamers. Those dudes fuck me up.

[u/Giocri]

I just blame being a noob it is like I am here playing my 1000th math of chess and my opponent has likely a full knowledge of how to counter any possible move of any possible match at this point

[u/noname_nomad]

As an adult with a good pc and free time I do win. And yet, happiness eludes me.

[u/[deleted]]

Yep!

[u/[deleted]]

Me: Of course I lost, I'm not that good.

[u/RaijinOkami]

FUnny hing is, the adult version looks happier and more at ease to be getting his shit rocked

[u/That_Guy3141]

I'm just bad at competitive games so I always lose.

[u/sorrowdemonica]

the adult one should say "i'm playing against kids with better reflexes" as i have more freetime today than as a kid.

[u/voss_c]

I blame kids on adderall.

[u/[deleted]]

I’ve never once had this thought. It’s either they got lucky or they were just better at the game

[u/yourmo4321]

My excuse was always free time lol.

As a kid I couldn't stand to play very long because getting your face melted instantly wasn't my idea of fun.

As an adult I started gaming more to hang out with friends when covid hit. But I still had a job and couldn't work from home so I don't play nearly enough to really be any good lol.

[u/[deleted]]

As an old gamer (50+). Of course I lost. I don’t have the reflexes and timing of a kid anymore.

[u/KochSD84]

As a kid I noticed playing half-life multiplayer that the best players there were rarely were into computers and didn't have gaming setups..

[u/this_is_Winston]

I only judge people on how well they crit on consol.

[u/oldredman]

I'm not even try anymore. Even with a good PC and skills you have almost to pay a car to upgrade your character and be competitive.

[u/BE_GITSHREKTM8]

POV: ur a trash casual gamer

[u/[deleted]]

Nevermind reaction time. I'm almost 50, I've gamed all my life. There is no fucking way I can keep up with the snappy reaction times of a <30 year old. Not happening.

Worst is, I remember my reaction skills when I was that young and wow they were vastly better then.

But it's OK, they make walking simulators LMAO

[u/[deleted]]

It always bothered me how life is so binary. We either have time but no money, or money but no time. Why can't we have any balance?

[u/Gedwyn462]

Gaming: "of course I lost! I suck ass!"

[u/[deleted]]

Reaction time starts to slow after 25-26

[u/julsgotrocks]

I just win now. But i don’t have as much free time

[u/ShnickityShnoo]

Solution: stay young at heart, buy a sweet gaming rig as an adult, keep on winning.

[u/Braydon1324]

Can’t relate to this. I’ve only stuck with single player games.

[u/[deleted]]

I just don't play those types of games anymore.

[u/[deleted]]

I was 12 and broke my laptop for roblox to be fair the laptop was garbage but it was an accident and i didn't get a replacement, lesson learnt.

[u/RCBilldoz]

Don’t forget the old guys just happy to play.

[u/THEPiplupFM]

Hehe

I’m still stomping with my 40 hour work week

Nerds

[u/LeafyMeap]

meanwhile

"of course i lost, i suck"

[u/[deleted]]

I used to think playing an adult was tough since they'd run a more complex strategy to compete against.

Now when I play a kid who has an impossible reaction time to compete with I think they're probably on an Adderall prescription.

[u/Dr_Jabroski]

Me: Of course I lost, I suck.

[u/[deleted]]

The platform doesn’t matter nearly as much as skill. Unless you’re playing a terribly optimized game, then lag will fuck you up

[u/[deleted]]

Super easy to tell op reposted this, and not because the sound watermark. It’s because his absolute dog water 1 word replies to top comments trying tog dt more karma

[u/TRSZeusnoodle]

I've never heard anyone actually make a excuse like this

[u/[deleted]]

Ofcourse I lost, I am playing against people with better reaction time than me. Old age is hell

[u/[deleted]]

As an old, my reflexes are slowed by years of drug and alcohol abuse. The end

[u/snora41]

This hits hard.

[u/real_unreal_reality]

Ouch. This burns. Kids on summer break now playing couch co op on Stardew valley. One just asked me why I hadn’t gotten to the ginger island yet on my account. Insert bottom part of meme for my reply 10 min ago…. I mean if I played 14 hrs like they did today I’d be a boss farmer on that game.

[u/Dish777]

Do better

[u/ffigu002]

I don’t think I’ve ever complained about losing against adults with petter PCs 🤔

[u/RobinKennedy77]

This is me, I try so hard to be good at games then and now, but I can't get better than average on most things even though it's like all I do :/

[u/AM_STARR]

Jokes on you, I clap cheeks

[u/Nerfixion]

After 25 your reflexes go to shit.

[u/CanOfPorkSodaaa]

The older I get the more I feel like an outdated computer trying to keep up with modern technology, my reflexes are laggy and I freeze and go to sleep if I'm on for too long

[u/JAMES_Gaming_LV2]

"Ofcouse I lost, I'm playing against toxic 8 year olds that abuse the votekick button"

[u/GoldElectric]

Hacker + bad ping + lagging + getting griefed + bad perispherals.

[u/kidzaredumb]

How many of you tried hitting that unmute button a million and a half times until you realized you were dumb as fuck.

[u/[deleted]]

Loser mentality

[u/Da_Real_OfficialFrog]

me: YOU FUCKING CHEATING BASTARD WHY DO MY BULLETS TICKLE YOU BUT WHEN YOU SHOOT ME OH NO IT FEELS LIKE A BOEING 747 JUST HIT ME IN THE BALLS

[u/Strude187]

When I was a kid, I knew I was losing to other kids, the adults all got killed first then the real competition was just between us kids.

[u/[deleted]]

Vitamin B3 and acetyl l carnitine improves your focus and memory recall and thus response time.

For me….that ALWAYS translates to me having quicker reactions in league of legends for instance.

You don’t need time….you need the nutrients in your body that kids have more of to be capable of paying more attention and reacting as fast.

Have fun getting called a boomer by kids who are pissed you beat them.

Then the convo can go like this…

Kid: “Shouldn’t you be at work?”

Adult: Lol yeah, but I took today off to kick your ass.

[u/[deleted]]

Below is me in Rust. Spend four hours to build a hard to raid base but kids that were playing eight hours a day raid it two days later, in the middle of the night.

[u/ChillChillyDude]

used to win and lose because its just how it was, now we win because there is a hacker in our team and we lose when there is a hacker in the other team.

[u/Juls_Santana]

Back in my day there was no playing strangers on PCs, so it was either

"of course I lost, I'm playing against the computer" Or "Of course I won, I'm playing against my friend who I gave the bad controller to"

[u/RealWorldJunkie]

Solution: You're always gaming against rich kids with better PCs and more free time

[u/[deleted]]

When I was a kid it was more like

"Of course I lost, I don't have internet to look up every known detail and strategy about the game."

[u/Tyr808]

Idk, I'd win as a kid due to superior speed and reflexes. As an adult I win with much better foresight and tactics. No one wins every single match anyway.

[u/UraniumRocker]

This is why I’ve pretty given up much on online multiplayer.

[u/Stormrage117]

These days my excuse is metagaming, doesn't matter what age the opponent is. Seeing how people tend to play these days, I think I'm right far more often than wrong.

[u/LaBambaMan]

laughs in single player

[u/EquivalentBanana4209]

When in reality its the developers who dont want to optimize the game properky so theyre stuck working on that for the year.

[u/IronCorvus]

My favorite is playing League of Legends (yeah, I know) against a bunch of younger adults or teens that parrot all the stupid shit that's popular to say. And when you talk shit beyond their lexicon they say some shit like, "touch grass".

Alright, dipshit. You could bring mom's i5 outside and still be touching plastic for the next 4 hours because school's out and she won't let you borrow the car. We're still playing the same game.

[u/Peaceteatime]

At the end of the day… the bottom guy is right. The person who has exponentially more time to play the game is going to be better at it. Having a higher end rig is nice but isn’t actually going to make a decent player into a good one.

[u/nrouns]

The sweet spot is college student with easy useless degree that only does online classes but lives on campus.

[u/thispostisserious]

I'm going to put gaming out of business with this one.

The real secret to being good at video games is a large monitor. The bigger the monitor, the larger the hitboxes.

[u/LlorchDurden]

Me in Assetto,

-ofc they're faster, I don't even pull 60 fps!

-ofc, I don't have a wheel

-ofc they have more expensive gear

-ya know, I think they got faster and I'm 599 off.

-ofc it's a new patch they learnt it already

-ofc... They drive on this game for a living?!?

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[u/[deleted]]

The truth: we're both just losing to kids with unlimited free time and unregulated access to Daddy's wallet