http://teambuilder.tf2.cc/
Think of it as a dating service that matches players with teams looking for players; perfect for players new to competitive TF2 or who don't have the social connections required to find players/teams without doing a ton of legwork themselves. I introduced a beta version to the community last year and people really liked the idea but the site wasn't ready yet. Well, I've made a ton of improvements, added some new features (like instant notifications when new applications are submitted that match your search or automatic creation of most of your application) and I think it's ready for community use.
For those of you who want a preview without visiting the link, here are a few screenshots:
Searching for applications matching your team's requirements: http://i.imgur.com/6nSzkVN.png
Submitting an application: http://i.imgur.com/Kvt0nvv.png
Viewing application details: http://i.imgur.com/y0gBtbI.png
As always, I encourage suggestions, questions, and feedback so I can improve the site and make it a more effective way to build teams and introduce people to competitive TF2. This am still actively developing the site, so there is a very good chance that suggestions you have will make their way into the live version in a short period of time. If you want to keep up to date with changes and announcements after this post becomes stale, here is the steam group: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/TF2-TeamBuilder.
http://teambuilder.tf2.cc/
Think of it as a dating service that matches players with teams looking for players; perfect for players new to competitive TF2 or who don't have the social connections required to find players/teams without doing a ton of legwork themselves. I introduced a beta version to the community last year and people really liked the idea but the site wasn't ready yet. Well, I've made a ton of improvements, added some new features (like instant notifications when new applications are submitted that match your search or automatic creation of most of your application) and I think it's ready for community use.
For those of you who want a preview without visiting the link, here are a few screenshots:
Searching for applications matching your team's requirements: http://i.imgur.com/6nSzkVN.png
Submitting an application: http://i.imgur.com/Kvt0nvv.png
Viewing application details: http://i.imgur.com/y0gBtbI.png
As always, I encourage suggestions, questions, and feedback so I can improve the site and make it a more effective way to build teams and introduce people to competitive TF2. This am still actively developing the site, so there is a very good chance that suggestions you have will make their way into the live version in a short period of time. If you want to keep up to date with changes and announcements after this post becomes stale, here is the steam group: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/TF2-TeamBuilder.
Hmm... can be pretty useful.
EDIT: Seconds I log in I get PHP errors, you should probably look into that
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: Notice
Message: Undefined property: stdClass::$locstatecode
Filename: models/util.php
Line Number: 76
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: Notice
Message: Undefined property: stdClass::$loccountrycode
Filename: models/util.php
Line Number: 77
There errors
Hmm... can be pretty useful.
EDIT: Seconds I log in I get PHP errors, you should probably look into that
[quote]
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: Notice
Message: Undefined property: stdClass::$locstatecode
Filename: models/util.php
Line Number: 76
[/quote]
[quote]
A PHP Error was encountered
Severity: Notice
Message: Undefined property: stdClass::$loccountrycode
Filename: models/util.php
Line Number: 77
[/quote]
There errors
That's interesting. Thanks for mentioning. Out of curiosity, is your steam profile private?
That's interesting. Thanks for mentioning. Out of curiosity, is your steam profile private?
FourthThat's interesting. Thanks for mentioning. Out of curiosity, is your steam profile private?
Nope, it isn't
[quote=Fourth]That's interesting. Thanks for mentioning. Out of curiosity, is your steam profile private?[/quote]
Nope, it isn't
Nevermind, that error was from an internationalization issue. Fixed now. Thanks!
Nevermind, that error was from an internationalization issue. Fixed now. Thanks!
div.search-result and #lower (on the search results page) should either use min-height or not specify height at all.
div.search-result and #lower (on the search results page) should either use min-height or not specify height at all.
Thanks. Made that change on the live version but don't notice much difference in my browsers. What browser are you using?
Thanks. Made that change on the live version but don't notice much difference in my browsers. What browser are you using?
FourthThink of it as a dating service that matches players with teams looking for players
"I'm looking for a team that will love me. A team that cares about me as a person, and not just my DM."
[quote=Fourth]Think of it as a dating service that matches players with teams looking for players[/quote]
"I'm looking for a team that will love me. A team that cares about me as a person, and not just my DM."
The biggest hurdle you have is actually getting people to use this service. I've seen sites like this before for tf2 and none lasted longer than a month.
The biggest hurdle you have is actually getting people to use this service. I've seen sites like this before for tf2 and none lasted longer than a month.
Why would you have "coin URLs"?
Why would you have "coin URLs"?
WithADanceNumberThe biggest hurdle you have is actually getting people to use this service. I've seen sites like this before for tf2 and none lasted longer than a month.
It's possible you saw the last site I put together for this purpose. Something like this definitely faces the catch 22 of no one will seriously use it until enough people use it to make it useful. I'm going to put more effort into community awareness this time, though, so hopefully the number of applications will reach critical mass and it will become self-sustaining. I'd love to hear any ideas you have on that.
cookieWhy would you have "coin URLs"?
So I can move away from free hosting at some point.
[quote=WithADanceNumber]The biggest hurdle you have is actually getting people to use this service. I've seen sites like this before for tf2 and none lasted longer than a month.[/quote]
It's possible you saw the last site I put together for this purpose. Something like this definitely faces the catch 22 of no one will seriously use it until enough people use it to make it useful. I'm going to put more effort into community awareness this time, though, so hopefully the number of applications will reach critical mass and it will become self-sustaining. I'd love to hear any ideas you have on that.
[quote=cookie]Why would you have "coin URLs"?[/quote]
So I can move away from free hosting at some point.
Would be cool if the 'view applications' page kept the line breaks you had when writing your description.
Before: http://puu.sh/d42Gi/d597e13751.png
After: http://puu.sh/d42HW/08acc8128b.jpg
Just looks like a big mess in the second.
That aside: should probably have some javascript to edit values in the dropdown boxes based on what you choose previously. If you choose ESEA, don't allow ESEA HL ETF2L-Div6. If they choose esea, second dropdown only has the value for 6v6, etc.
Would be cool if the 'view applications' page kept the line breaks you had when writing your description.
Before: http://puu.sh/d42Gi/d597e13751.png
After: http://puu.sh/d42HW/08acc8128b.jpg
Just looks like a big mess in the second.
That aside: should probably have some javascript to edit values in the dropdown boxes based on what you choose previously. If you choose ESEA, don't allow ESEA HL ETF2L-Div6. If they choose esea, second dropdown only has the value for 6v6, etc.
KairuWould be cool if the 'view applications' page kept the line breaks you had when writing your description.
Before: http://puu.sh/d42Gi/d597e13751.png
After: http://puu.sh/d42HW/08acc8128b.jpg
Just looks like a big mess in the second.
That aside: should probably have some javascript to edit values in the dropdown boxes based on what you choose previously. If you choose ESEA, don't allow ESEA HL ETF2L-Div6. If they choose esea, second dropdown only has the value for 6v6, etc.
Good call. Having context sensitive league/format/division selections is near the top of my backlog for this site, but I'll add the format preservation too.
[quote=Kairu]Would be cool if the 'view applications' page kept the line breaks you had when writing your description.
Before: http://puu.sh/d42Gi/d597e13751.png
After: http://puu.sh/d42HW/08acc8128b.jpg
Just looks like a big mess in the second.
That aside: should probably have some javascript to edit values in the dropdown boxes based on what you choose previously. If you choose ESEA, don't allow ESEA HL ETF2L-Div6. If they choose esea, second dropdown only has the value for 6v6, etc.[/quote]
Good call. Having context sensitive league/format/division selections is near the top of my backlog for this site, but I'll add the format preservation too.
KairuWould be cool if the 'view applications' page kept the line breaks you had when writing your description.
Before: http://puu.sh/d42Gi/d597e13751.png
After: http://puu.sh/d42HW/08acc8128b.jpg
Just looks like a big mess in the second.
Line break formatting is now preserved; you'll notice when you view your application again. Thanks!
[quote=Kairu]Would be cool if the 'view applications' page kept the line breaks you had when writing your description.
Before: http://puu.sh/d42Gi/d597e13751.png
After: http://puu.sh/d42HW/08acc8128b.jpg
Just looks like a big mess in the second.[/quote]
Line break formatting is now preserved; you'll notice when you view your application again. Thanks!