Why are TheSpike so underrated

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ItsHunter

Why is it that TheSpike.gg are so underrated and used a lot less than VLR? Were VLR earlier or something? Cause the thing is I feel like TheSpike just looks a lot morer up to date and looks a lot more modern. It has a much preferred UI and gives a lot more information than VLR while being able to pack it more densely on literally every page. Its a lot more like HLTV in that sense where the information is just super dense.
Overall it just seems like a much more high quality product which much higher budget being put into it but from what i can tell the user base is far less than that of VLR which is a shame because as a VLR user myself I feel like I cant move over to TheSpike simply because im talking to a much smaller audience

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bro they are totally same website but just different UI

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ItsHunter

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they have far more information on the website when it comes to games, the layout is far more efficient and pleasant to read, the colors look more modern, they put FAAAR more effort into actually providing proper metrics that go beyond the regular val stuff like their rating system, and they even have the matches displayed and current tournaments displayed on the main page which is so much more convenient than vlr

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The writers weren't getting paid, so the site got boycotted and so lost almost all of it's user base

Even though spike.gg is paying their writers now, they don't have any audience and so very few active PPL there

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tonyhart7

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its asylum for banned vlr user lmao

cyro,ballsack etc on there

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delusional_sentinels_fan1

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Even ShadowIsBald is on there

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BBL_Wtcn

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Yup every banned user goes there

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makoidk

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My favorite users are on there

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Fluffyy

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shhh, you wanna get banned?

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makoidk

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My favorite users are not on there

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Craig_Garth

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Yeah, but some good people like Rainyy are there too... (even though rainyy's banned too, but idk the reason, he was pretty wholesome and active here)

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Sk00d

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if you wanna know why, go and ask him lol i won't list it here so that i don't get a ban as well

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ItsHunter

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damn that kinda sucks man, especially cause that site is actually making innovation while vlr looks like it came out of the dial up era

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BBL_Wtcn

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Here before ban

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delusional_sentinels_fan1

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It has the best users but the U.I. for forums is so fucking dogshit that it cancels out

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archetype

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i dont know how to feel about theSpike after one of their devs was shamelessly advertising their site on a reddit vlr trash post lol. seemed kinda desperate.

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Mortadelo

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Couple things, first of all the UI absolutely sucks, and second of all I think the owner had an scandal for not paying the writers or something and that basically made everyone come here early game and there’s just no reason to switch anymore

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ItsHunter

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You say the UI sucks but the only comparison is VLR which looks like it was made in 2002

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Mortadelo

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Hell no, Vlr’s UI is actually really clean if you compare it to theSpike or HLTV

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ItsHunter

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if 2002 look clean to you then props man but lowkey i rlly dont like it

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Darkzeccos

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it still looks good lmao

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no_noise_979

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the employees werent getting payed so people stopped using it, its still great and maybe even better than vlr for some things (like player ratings and also gives more in-depth stats) but unfortunately people dont realize that, they think its just worse because its used less

i would say vlr is still better overall but thespike.gg can be great for some stuffs

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uyheehe

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many people use these forums as social media platforms, so it's not surprising people gravitate to the site with larger userbase

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no_noise_979

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yes that also

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Olofboost

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Bad layout and slow loading time

Thespike is not popular for a reason, and that reason is not just "underpaying employees"

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Sk00d

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don't know why so many people are saaying the ui sucks lol
it's the cleanest and easiest to read Ui i've seen on any forum, surely better than here.

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burritx

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Spike.gg ui is HORRIBLE for mobile

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ItsHunter

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yea maybe mobile but it isnt like vlr is good on mobile eitherr

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nutab1e

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cringe site cringe promoters

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Elcatsu

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There's ads and the site feels kinda slow and laggy. Also the UI looks unpleasing.

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ItsHunter

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Thats crazy how many people think this, cause imo their site looks faaar superior in every way. Everything is just layed out much nicer; other than the upcoming match list, that shit is a nightmare to read on TheSpike

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Cresp

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Vlr is more convinient, less crowded just because something is more modern doesnt mean its better. Also if its just for stats and not games rib is the best.

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turkey

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i feel like i lose cognitive ability every time i even visit their site with how much brainpower it requires to even navigate the site

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ItsHunter

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damn thats kinda depressing

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Ullyr

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LUL the spike users trying to make the site relevant. They lost out 2 years ago !

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Darkzeccos

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even though vlr has caused irreversible brain damage to most of it's users (ot the ones that were "sane" before coming in at least) i love the site

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Estiggma

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thespike +great ideas -dead forum -shit laggy website, -shit ranking

vlr +forum not as dead as thespike, +copy everything from thespike, +smoother and simple. -cringe ex overwatch/lol users korean ccock suckers, -indians, -soyboys and reddit people - dogshit ranking worst than thespike.

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ItsHunter

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this is actually a W post. that p much sums it up i guess

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Cheasle2

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the visuals are so dogshit I will give it try every now and then when im bored but i can't look at it for more than 10 seconds before i get nauseous

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tinted

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probably a better website but there are more active users here so its more interactive/entertaining