Heroes,


Spec had the misfortune of...SALMONELLA ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ POISONING (I TOO THINK IT'S FUNNY) and as such, the third annual Bizon Heroes' sweepstakes is being extended a few extra days. If you have to ask why uh, don't be dumb.

Pro tip: don't trust ♥♥♥♥♥♥ diners with Google reviews under 4 stars in towns you've never been to. Just don't. Salmonella poisoning almost feels like an acid trip without the acid. It's a trip. Anywho.

THE NEW DEADLINE FOR THE CURRENT SWEEPSTAKES IS NOW: LABOR DAY AT MIDNIGHT (grand prize winner will be revealed Sunday!) BECAUSE I HAVE OFF AND YOU DO TOO PROBABLY SO INVITE PEOPLE TO THIS GROUP AND GET YOURSELF A NICE CS:GO SKIN.

Or the grand prize, maybe. OR DON'T. I honestly don't care if you do or do not, I just care about repaying people that help me grow this group. It's nice that I can see who adds whom and ♥♥♥♥. Remember. The. Rules. THERE ARE RULES!

Anyway, I'll definitely stick to this date now because I just started antibiotics but as always, if you have any questions...read the announcements. You actually don't have questions. I already answered them all. What'd I eat that gave me salmonella? Dude, I wish I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ knew so I could build a time machine and literally punch myself in the jajoodum.

SEE YOU SOON, SPACE COW POKES.

One love. Spec out.

Heroes,

Hey folks--I've been MIA for like a month but don't worry, I'm back. Had a hell of a legal case to deal with/traveled the east-coast/I DROVE ALMOST 1K EFFING MILES. I am spent. In this way, this will be short as hell.

Anywho, just a friendly reminder that all entries for the current sweepstakes are due this friday by 12AM EST and...THIS GROUP REACHED 300 MEMBERS WHEN I WAS GONE? Wow. I'm not crying you are.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to message me/respond to this announcement and a special shout-out to two members: FE-BI/CHEDDAR BOB.

You guys recruited the most out of anyone this sweepstakes and while you could have stopped at 10 for the grand prize uh, both of you got...many more than 10 entries. Thank you. Seriously, coming back from work-hell to discover Bizon Heroes hit 300 members really, really made my day. And it's all because of you, heroes.

And not just them--this sweepstakes I had almost 20 people actively recruit and while I don't care about numbers (I care more about member retention/preventing cheaters in CS:GO), well, I never expected this group to have 50, let alone...a few hundred members. Big wow.

ONE LOVE. SPEC OUT. SEE YOU SOON/CHECK ON FRIDAY TO SEE IF YOU WON!!! <3

Heroes,

This will be the final *informational* reminder about how Bizon Heroes' sweepstakes work but, if you already know..then ENTER. I mean, for the grand prize especially because it's...not only worth money but one is a .01 and is the only reason spec entered his own sweepstakes.

To enter in any sweepstakes, you need to add/get one member to join. That's it. If you only do this, you are only entered for the main sweepstakes though so, here's how to get entered for the grand prize. So far, it's me, Cheddar Bob, and Fe-Bi. Only one of us shall win and honestly, I capped my own entries to 10 so if you get more than that *you have a better chance of winning than spec.*

For example, Cheddar Bob has added over a dozen recruits (I won't tell you how many have joined but it is OVER 12) and as a bizon o.g...that's a ♥♥♥♥-ton of entries folks!* Spec got 10.

In every sweepstakes, the grand prize requires a member to recruit more but, this time it is TEN MEMBERS.

The grand prize is as follows: a fac new bratatat negev (~$25), a .01 m249 Nebula Crusader (~$13), AND...YOUR PICK OF ANY SHOT-GUN SKIN FROM MY SECOND PROFILE SHOWCASE. In total...that's gonna be over $40 in skins. I repeat: you get both LMGs AND ANY SHOTGUN SKIN ON MY SECOND PROFILE SHOWCASE. Look for the ""

Last but not least, if you want to make sure I know you entered or if you have any questions, you can always message me/respond to anything in the group but honestly; I haven't missed anything yet and always give freebies to people who add even one person in case I missed one.

So, on that note, here's the final update I will give about the sweepstakes at least informatively assuming nothing changes (I will update if/when more people enter over the next month but one rule has changed!). Bullet note time.

-*Members who only enter for the main sweepstakes will be given priority based on who recruited first.* There is no cap for entries for either the grand prize *or* the main skin prizes. The winner of the grand prize will also be messaged a day early <3.

-The only restriction that applies in this sweepstakes and ALL sweepstakes to enter: you must be spec's friend on steam (for...the steam gift if you win, I do not care if you unadd me after/I will not begrudge you if you do: I used to be low-steam-level too!)

-*AND the SECOND RESTRICTION IS* if you change your steam user-name before the end, you void your entry because someone did that last time and I was not happy about it. Why? Because...I search my friends list for the winners and when you win, it's easy if your name is the same as the one from...the group history.

To end and repeat: if you have any questions please ask me! If you're wondering why I do this it's...mostly because I like giving back to folks that help me out. Moreover, it's kinda cool too because while I've heard of steam-groups that give away ♥♥♥♥...I never heard of one that exclusively gives away stat track skins. It's my thing, I think.

Thing is though, next sweepstakes (*if you read this far this is your reward*) will be...more-meta-skins (even bigger monies) so look forward to that.

Announcement for the fourth annual Bizon Heroes Sweepstakes coming sometime...this summer, we shall say. Just like...the full release of Source 2/CS2/WTF DO WE CALL IT WHEN IT'S LEGIT EMBEDDED IN CS:GO? CS:GO2? CS2? CS SOURCE 2?

Side note: real talk, assuming Valve does not delay it, this means the latest Source 2 will release (from what they themselves said) in full/for everyone/the beta runs ♥♥♥♥♥♥ for me/ is...sometime in September! Neat. I digress.

ONE LOVE. SPEC OUT/SEE YOU AROUND, SPACE COW POLKS.

Heroes,

Happy Thursday! Hope everyone is having a great week. Mine's been dope, actually despite what follows. HERE'S A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT.

CS:GO is actually the only reason...my computer is not a smoldering fire/I noticed horrible performance for a few days and it turned out the cause was my CPU overheating. It's also been hot af. TL;DR--if your CS:GO performance randomly becomes ♥♥♥♥♥♥ and is normally smoothe af, it could be your CPU temps. It was for me and I uh, actually uninstalled the game/reinstalled before figuring this out. Here's the scoop but skip to the bullet notes/dashes if you are just here for the announcements!

Spec's P.C. almost went explodey because his CPU needed some...cooling attention but, I know myself some MSI afterburner (friendly reminder to check your thermal paste/CHECK YOUR CPU TEMPS in the summer folks: it's the hottest July, apparently, in all of recorded history???).

Side note: if I did not do this, uh, I likely would have burned down my house or at the very least, bricked my P.C. Good thing I did a Google. Here's a quick story. My CPU was...idling a few nights ago at 100 degrees (CELSIUS) and, after re-pasting my liquid cooler, it's now idling as I type this...at 30 degrees (also in Celsius). I digress but FFS: CHECK YOUR CPU TEMPS ON OCCASION FOLKS. <3

Queue the bullet notes.

-I have less than ten people who have entered into Bizon Heroes' third annual sweepstakes *by recruiting for this group.* Those that do get rewarded, heroes. In fact...not only will these folks be rewarded but, you're getting rewarded *in the order of who recruited first for this sweepstakes.* I actually kept track of this!

-If you are spec's steam friend, you got one free entry. If you are not and recruited, it's not valid until...you add me. This applies to literally...one person. Silly.

-If you add even one member before the end of August and are my steam-friend, well, you guarantee yourself at least one prize from the sweepstakes.

-If you add AT LEAST ten members to this group before then, you get entered for the grand prize. It's a big prize. My tax-refund paid for it, in fact.

-For the grand prize, I have exactly two members entered. Well, three including me. The grand prize is officially *three skins.* A .01 m249, the most expensive stat-track negev on the market, AND, a shot-gun skin of the winner's choice from the prizes. That's...alot and they're all stat-tracks.

-The deadline for entries is still 8/31 at 12AM EST.

"How do I enter?"
-Get a member to join. If you are my steam-friend, you have exactly one entry so, get more if you want to win something! There's no cap for entries. The grand prize requires 10 new recruits but, the main sweepstakes only requires you to recruit *at least one.* Or just be my friend. Both is good too.

"How will you know?"
-I check the group number weekly/not much group history to go through. I can see who invited each member and while everyone in this group is an admin, that means you can invite whoever you deem worthy of being here.

"What about tier-rank things?"

-If you recruit a member, you get A-tier. S-tier requires 10 members. Bizon Hero O.G. requires...well, read the Bizon Heroes Hall of Fame. It's not easy.

The tier ranks will only apply *at the end of the sweepstakes when I tally entries relative to ranks*. If you recruited one member as an A-tier, that's actually two entries. S-tiers get five for the same number and Bizon O.G.'s get seven. This is all in the Bizon Heroes Hall of Fame Discussion Thread/it's the only locked one in the discussions. You'll see why.

And that's all I've got for this week. Feel free to message me/respond with any questions! As always, I thank all gamers who rock this tag when maining the Bizon and those especially that recruit...regardless of being rewarded for it. You're my hero, hero. Did you know the PP-Bizon was originally going to be a T-side exclusive smg in CS:GO? Don't lie. You didn't. But, if you did, man, I hope you're my friend. :)

ONE LOVE. SPEC OUT. HAVE A GREAT REST OF THE WEEK/WEEKEND!

Heroes,

Not much to report this week. Pretty chill week though. Spec got another moon-rock. Good stuff. Anywho. If you have any concerns or questions, message me/respond to a group announcement/use the group-chat. I check those three places!

Here's a few reminders/some spicy news. SPICY.

-The third annual Bizon Heroes Sweepstakes is going on right now through the end of August. To see what's being given away, check spec's *second profile showcase, it's the one with the LMGS/shotguns.* So far, only two people have entered for *the grand prize.* Well, besides me but, I don't count.

To be entered for the grand prize: you need to recruit no less than 10 members before the end of August. I'm aware this is alot to ask for but uh, the GRAND PRIZE IS OFFICIALLY...TWO LMG SKINS AND ONE SHOT-GUN SKIN. Yep. Three skins. Which leaves...13 others for the main drop. I may also just split-the-difference if it's only me/two others entered in the grand prize but, for the main-sweepstakes, read on. This one applies to...both.

-To get entries for a sweepstakes (any of them), recruit people to this group. But, spec's about to spice it up. I'm on the hunt for Bizon Heroes and this is a new rule going forward to reward people.

***If you add members to this group *who are in fact, pretty damn good with the PP-Bizon* I'll give you *instant-S-tier.*

-Likewise, I'll give you *ten entries* for that current sweepstakes just for recruiting *one person* like this. TL;DR--find one person who is good with the Bizon and you get: S-tier status *and* ten entries. That's actually...15 free entries for recruiting one person but, they are a rare find. It's someone like ME or CHEDDAR BOB.

Thing is, you gotta let me know and here's how.*** 1. Message me. That's it. Tell me who it is. I might test them myself, who knows. That's all you gotta do.

Likewise, if you are not friends with me on Steam, you did not get a free entry into the sweepstakes *but I'll give you one if you add me before the end.* If you got an entry yourself, you still have to add me on Steam before the give-away or it's voided (this applies to exactly one member).

That's kinda dope, though? Plus like, the whole point is that if you win, you gotta be friends to steam-gift I think. I don't care if you un-add me after you win either!!!! I'm just here to give away stuff/break the Steam-market, objectively.

Last, I have a few PP-Bizon-101's left to publish before Source 2 drops at which point I'll label them PP-Bizon...102.

As a preview to them, here are the subjects for the final PP-Bizon-101's:
-On the Most Toxic CS-Pro Player of All Time That You've Never Heard Of (one hint though: they played at the first CS-GO-major ever and uh, let's just say the ESL did some crazy ♥♥♥♥ with the first-two majors).
-A Love-Song for the UMP-45
-Revisiting the Strengths & Weaknesses of the PP-Bizon
-On Weapon Mastery

As always, thank you to all members of this group that actively recruit regardless of...being rewarded for it but, especially to those that use this tag when manning the bizon for more than two rounds in a row. It's not easy. It's not a P-90/MP-7. It shoots glock bullets, friends (the PP-19 Bizon, though, shoots the same bullets as the barettas: 9x19mm!). Also uh, just my take but if Valve ever wants to do what they did with the MP5 (in source, it did not have the -SD) and replace the Bizon with the PP-19 Bizon...I will be a happy spec. Idk if it has better recoil but it definitely has better bullets. Thanks for coming to my Ted-Talk.

HAVE A GREAT WEEK. ONE LOVE. SPEC OUTTTTT.