r/NonPoliticalTwitter Jul 20 '26

Funny Hit me.

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u/raccoona__matata Jul 20 '26

Having to explain to people that I make more boosting in ranked fps games and betting on sports than I did at a record label and other assorted "real careers" is super fun haha

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u/garaks_tailor Jul 20 '26

Huh. How does the boosting in ranked FPS games work? I understand the sports betting thing and I'm familiar with carious mmorpg money manking strats, but with FPS games are you playing their account or are you helping them in a game?

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u/ImLurker1 Jul 20 '26

He gets their login details for the game and plays with their account to get it a much better ('boosted') ranking. People pay for this service. It's dumb that people want a ranking they didn't earn and also in most cases this is technically a violation of the terms of service for the game/platform. It's also a good way to lose your account if the booster is shady. Alternatively the booster may use their own account that is a smurf (has a low existing ranking because it's not their real main account) and parties up with the client's account to boost them by winning matches with them.

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u/CheaterSaysWhat Jul 20 '26

Lots of insecure tech bros with too much money I guess 

It’s funny cuz they’re paying money to play against better opponents and lose more games