User: Shiro, Shira, or Shirase
Ethnicity: Korean
Birthday: April 1
I'm quiet and introverted in general and even more so in a group, both online and in real life, but I'm able to chat a bit more online even though I struggle to initiate.
Other than L4D2, I enjoy playing rhythm games for both the music and difficulty.
In Japanese, Shirase is spelt "白瀬". For pronounciation, it's "shi-ra-se".
I love to decorate, especially profiles and will learn new things to try to make it better.
My favorite colors are: White, Blue (especially Sky Blue), Light Pink, Green. In particular, light colors are my favorite.
I find the night sky filled with stars very beautiful. Although my area doesn't have any to show, I would love to visit an area where I can gaze at the night sky someday.
I do have a Discord at "sunaoni".
When using my mouse, it faces a slightly tilted direction to the left rather than facing straight.

Kotae Awase

osu! [osu.ppy.sh]
FM [www.last.fm]
Youtube
FFR [www.flashflashrevolution.com]
MAL [myanimelist.net]
Twitch [www.twitch.tv]

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
GPU: Asus 4080 Rog Strix
RAM: G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo 64 GB
Storage #1: Samsung 990 Pro 2TB NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD
Storage #2: Samsung 860 EVO 1TB V-NAND SSD
Storage #3: Samsung 980 Pro SSD 2TB M.2 NVMe
Storage #4: Western Digital SN850x 4TB Black NVMe
PSU: MSI MAG A1000G PCIE5 1000W
Mobo: ASRock Taichi Carrara X670E
CPU Cooler: Lian Li Galahad II LCD
Case: Hyte Y70 Touch 4K Black
Mouse: G Pro X Superlight 2
Keyboard: Ducky MIYA Pro Sakura Pink - Cherry MX Silent Red Switches


Updated 7/11/2024:
Changed "Featured Music"

I saw this on Shima's and Bliss's profile so I thought I would do the same as I mostly play L4D2 on Steam haha.

Favorite Tier 1 Weapon: Silenced SMG
Favorite Tier 2 Weapon: Military Sniper Rifle (to support teammates from almost any distance along with its damage)
Favorite Melee: Katana
Favorite Pistol: Magnum
Mouse DPI: 1800
In-game Sensitivity: 7.688
eDPI: 13838 (3cm/360° [Wrist Movement Only]┃I like to keep this similar in all games)
View Model FOV: 77
Normal FOV: 120

I'm mostly a supportive/team player who likes to help teammates.

I mostly follow the pace of everyone. I never really rush the maps unless the whole team is doing so.

I despise players who are:
- Selfish
- Harm/attack other players on purpose (either with weapons or words)
- Are racist or intentionally make racist remarks (these people are beyond help)
- Are easily angered for no reason
- Generally troll (unless it's friendly with no ill intent).
- Who didn't do any of the following, but is in agreement or supported said person(s) who has done so (ex: not reviving downed individuals by griefer, accepting vote kick called by bad mouthing trolls against another player despite knowing exactly how they acted); you are just as bad
In these cases, I just leave the game and/or block all involved if it's bad enough. I can't stress this enough.

Mostly tend to focus on one weapon type through the game, although I switch between when needed.

The order of my weapon preferences are "Snipers > Shotguns > Rifles/SMGs" currently.

When using the sniper, I've noticed I tend to "quick scope" at times.

I have a tendency to "double shoot" single shot weapons. First for the actual shot and the second as a safety in case I miss the infected or is not enough damage.

I can now crown witches on any difficulty with all shotguns, but will fail occasionally. I prefer tier 1's oddly enough, as they feel more accurate for me. Also depending on the situation or the positioning of the witch, I will use different methods to crown if available.

Some of the players I respect for their skill/teamwork and as a player overall are: hantsuki | Shima | kimchi | flyby | Rip | Cat Twenty | Bliss

My favorite team for the competitive scene is "Team nv-".

I like to melee (or melee only) the tank, so when there's an opportunity, I will most likely attempt.

Rushing is a good strategy, however, when as a team. All in all, this is a team game so while rushing works, leaving teammates behind to solo speedrun does not unless whole team agrees or certain situations call for it. If want to just speedrun rush, playing single player is recommended.

Bile shouldn't be thrown randomly or just because an extra one is there. It will spawn horde when there is none. Picture a scenario, there is a tank with no common infected around, but one throws a bile at tank which spawns 30+ commons. While it may seem good, once bile effect runs out, you will be dealing with tank + a horde of commons vs. just the tank by itself if bile wasn't thrown. It doesn't work so use bile responsibly. When playing with Shima though, ignore this fact as throwing bile on tank will win you games

Special infected are affected by bile thrown by you, but only if they have tagged another infected and if said infected is still alive (sometimes best not to kill and just leave them). If just thrown on ground, only commons are. If a boomer infects a survivor same concept, commons and specials (including tank) are affected and will come after the boomed survivor.

When a teammate is pinned by hunter, jockey, and even smoker (shove teammate that's being pulled), shoving them off is generally better when you are in close proximity. If you have a melee weapon, you can just use that as well. In higher difficulties, that extra second which you saved by doing so can be the difference of damage taken to teammate or not. On lower difficulties that tick of damage may not seem that important, but in higher ones such as expert it could be 12-30 hp you would've saved from them.

Watch for friendly fire, especially on higher difficulties. Even on lower difficulties you should practice your trigger control. Likewise be aware of line of fire and don't run into where your teammate(s) are/is shooting. Cannot be avoided 100%, but try your best to.

Don't underestimate common infected. While their damage may not seem like much of a threat (more so on lower diffs) their most powerful ability in my opinion is the fact each hit can stop you from moving by rooting you for a second and then slowing you down for 2 seconds afterwards. And that is for each hit. In versus try to take advantage of them such as when a boomer has boomed on a survivor. Those roots and slows they can inflict be deadly for team integrity.

When you are stuck and can't move in a certain spot or area, you will teleport automatically in a couple of seconds to your teammates. However, you can also go idle (press esc -> take a break) and wait a few seconds if your teammates are a bit of distance away. This can also be done for invisible barriers and a way to skip areas/events.

Going into 3rd person perspective in stuff like reviving teammates, healing yourself, turning on generator, etc. when you face the camera away from commons attacking you, you will take half damage from them rather than when facing them with the camera which will give you full damage. This is because normally you take half damage from the back and when you face that 3rd person camera away from them, the game will treat it as if you are turning your back towards them (even if visually, it may look like they're still hitting your from the front of character).