A shitty match on time, or a good match later.
Casters can't make Friday, can we re-schedule please?
Work Christmas party day! It's going to get messy.
KanecoScarfESEA, Twitch, ETF2L... Good to see these internet businesses are learning how not to run a business. There is a reason the phrase, "The client comes first" is a thing.That is one of the stupidest things I have ever read.
ETF2L is a community league, there are no veiled interests here unlike the businesses you mentioned, it is run by volunteers.
Also, what happened was a case of bad management and poor decision making from all parties involved, the blame is not on the admins only, read sideshow post and a few posts on the etf2l thread and you will understand things could have been handled much better from every party involved.
it's the german conspiracy. that's the veiled interest
That is one of the stupidest things I have ever read.
ETF2L is a community league, there are no veiled interests here unlike the businesses you mentioned, it is run by volunteers.
Also, what happened was a case of bad management and poor decision making from all parties involved, the blame is not on the admins only, read sideshow post and a few posts on the etf2l thread and you will understand things could have been handled much better from every party involved.[/quote]
it's the german conspiracy. that's the veiled interest
holograsmA shitty match on time, or a good match later.
The last time there was a good match involving Epsilon was August 26th 2013.
The last time there was a good match involving Epsilon was August 26th 2013.
KissakalaAre you serious? The inability of top players to schedule their time in a way, that would both allow them to do real life shit and play video games, is somehow the ETF2L admins' fault?
The admins gave the schedules for the playoffs and shit way before the season started.
The finalists have made no effort whatsoever to schedule the game before 10.12., even though they had the chance to do that earlier.
This of course, to me at least, seems like they care about the ETF2L Finals just as much as Mike cares about his Uni stuff. If you don't have the time to play vidya games, then don't sign up for the season. Or is that too simple to realize?
And yeah, it's obvious Epsilon will take this anyway. Even if WWCF had their full line-up, they'd still get raped. Nobody cares if Epsilon wins. A lot of people will care if the Grand Final isn't being played, because of kids not being able to manage their time well enough to schedule 2 hours of their special lives for a video game.
It sends a message out to the community and the sponsors.
I sure as hell would threaten them with a ban, if I was an admin, which imo is a fairly reasonable thing to do if TF2 ever wishes to get any sponsors again.
Not sure if it was on this thread or etf2l one but have you read the part when kaidus says that right after the playoffs game to qualify to the Grand Final ( December the 8th ) they started immediately taking care of scheduling the game? If you are saying that because of the match page that's only a decent default date on your favor. The majority of the scheduling and etc etc is done on chat
The admins gave the schedules for the playoffs and shit way before the season started.
The finalists have made no effort whatsoever to schedule the game before 10.12., even though they had the chance to do that earlier.
This of course, to me at least, seems like they care about the ETF2L Finals just as much as Mike cares about his Uni stuff. If you don't have the time to play vidya games, then don't sign up for the season. Or is that too simple to realize?
And yeah, it's obvious Epsilon will take this anyway. Even if WWCF had their full line-up, they'd still get raped. Nobody cares if Epsilon wins. A lot of people will care if the Grand Final isn't being played, because of kids not being able to manage their time well enough to schedule 2 hours of their special lives for a video game.
It sends a message out to the community and the sponsors.
I sure as hell would threaten them with a ban, if I was an admin, which imo is a fairly reasonable thing to do if TF2 ever wishes to get any sponsors again.[/quote]
Not sure if it was on this thread or etf2l one but have you read the part when kaidus says that right after the playoffs game to qualify to the Grand Final ( December the 8th ) they started immediately taking care of scheduling the game? If you are saying that because of the match page that's only a decent default date on your favor. The majority of the scheduling and etc etc is done on chat
konrIs it just me that thinks it does suck balls and has been handled badly but if top prem teams can't play like an entire week and haven't worked something out by themselves way before a grand final then it's at least sort of their fault..? Do your uni work, get a day or two off your sports shit. Whatever really. If you don't want to do that shit then maybe don't play TF2 at the top and expect admins to have no issues.
ps i'm not saying admins are faultless, it just seems like some (very important you read that right.. some) people are acting like it wasn't their fault when they could probably have scheduled their shit a bit better to begin with.
fuck off
ps i'm not saying admins are faultless, it just seems like some (very important you read that right.. [b]some[/b]) people are acting like it wasn't their fault when they could probably have scheduled their shit a bit better to begin with.[/quote]
fuck off
MGEMikekonrIs it just me that thinks it does suck balls and has been handled badly but if top prem teams can't play like an entire week and haven't worked something out by themselves way before a grand final then it's at least sort of their fault..? Do your uni work, get a day or two off your sports shit. Whatever really. If you don't want to do that shit then maybe don't play TF2 at the top and expect admins to have no issues.fuck off
ps i'm not saying admins are faultless, it just seems like some (very important you read that right.. some) people are acting like it wasn't their fault when they could probably have scheduled their shit a bit better to begin with.
Shouldn't you be doing coursework?
ps i'm not saying admins are faultless, it just seems like some (very important you read that right.. [b]some[/b]) people are acting like it wasn't their fault when they could probably have scheduled their shit a bit better to begin with.[/quote]
fuck off[/quote]
Shouldn't you be doing coursework?
GubbinsMGEMikekonrIs it just me that thinks it does suck balls and has been handled badly but if top prem teams can't play like an entire week and haven't worked something out by themselves way before a grand final then it's at least sort of their fault..? Do your uni work, get a day or two off your sports shit. Whatever really. If you don't want to do that shit then maybe don't play TF2 at the top and expect admins to have no issues.fuck off
ps i'm not saying admins are faultless, it just seems like some (very important you read that right.. some) people are acting like it wasn't their fault when they could probably have scheduled their shit a bit better to begin with.
Shouldn't you be doing coursework?
his coursework is about csgo and quake as far as i know
ps i'm not saying admins are faultless, it just seems like some (very important you read that right.. [b]some[/b]) people are acting like it wasn't their fault when they could probably have scheduled their shit a bit better to begin with.[/quote]
fuck off[/quote]
Shouldn't you be doing coursework?[/quote]
his coursework is about csgo and quake as far as i know
I would have no problem with ETF2L threatening to ban people or withhold their prize money if it were written anywhere in the rules and they didn't just make it up as they see fit...
I understand that ESEA don't pay teams that don't go to LAN, but I think that is known up front :D
I understand that ESEA don't pay teams that don't go to LAN, but I think that is known up front :D
AdmirableI would have no problem with ETF2L threatening to ban people or withhold their prize money if it were written anywhere in the rules and they didn't just make it up as they see fit...
7.3 Admin discretion
The ETF2L rules are enforced at the discretion of the admin team. Any complaints will be judged on a case-by-case basis and different punishments may be handed out in each case.
What about the rule where they say they'll make things up as they see fit?
[quote][i]7.3 Admin discretion
The ETF2L rules are enforced at the discretion of the admin team. Any complaints will be judged on a case-by-case basis and different punishments may be handed out in each case.[/i][/quote]
What about the rule where they say they'll make things up as they see fit?
AdmirableI would have no problem with ETF2L threatening to ban people or withhold their prize money if it were written anywhere in the rules and they didn't just see fit to make it up as they go along...
I understand that ESEA don't pay teams that don't go to LAN, but I think that is known up front :D
Quite often problems are the reason for rules being created, it's happened a lot in the past of ETF2L, and it will definitely happen again here. No-one can think of every rule, and even in much bigger events can things go wrong. You can be sure we will do our best to ensure things like this won't happen again. For example we are officially going to add a tiebreaker week specifically for Premiership Playoffs, in case of a tie between the top 4 teams. This will make sure that the dates for the Playoffs do not change, and are listed well in advance for you to plan around and aid scheduling Playoffs at the end of the season.
Also, we never threatened to take or withhold any prize money from either team, someone has literally made that up.
Sideshow says it all pretty well, props.
I understand that ESEA don't pay teams that don't go to LAN, but I think that is known up front :D[/quote]
Quite often problems are the reason for rules being created, it's happened a lot in the past of ETF2L, and it will definitely happen again here. No-one can think of every rule, and even in much bigger events can things go wrong. You can be sure we will do our best to ensure things like this won't happen again. For example we are officially going to add a tiebreaker week specifically for Premiership Playoffs, in case of a tie between the top 4 teams. This will make sure that the dates for the Playoffs do not change, and are listed well in advance for you to plan around and aid scheduling Playoffs at the end of the season.
Also, we never threatened to take or withhold any prize money from either team, someone has literally made that up.
Sideshow says it all pretty well, props.
i even said that this was just an assumption by me but people dont care i guess
AdmirableI would have no problem with ETF2L threatening to ban people or withhold their prize money if it were written anywhere in the rules and they didn't just make it up as they see fit...
I understand that ESEA don't pay teams that don't go to LAN, but I think that is known up front :D
So the alternative is to let them default the game, pay them the sponsor's money, and then go and explain to the sponsors why they didn't get exposure in a grand final because people decided not to play. The grand final is a big deal. If I was a sponsor, I don't think I'd sponsor this league again.
At least by withholding the prize money for the team that defaults, the league can suggest to the sponsor that the remaining money gets put into a new, smaller tournament, or gets carried across into the next season keeping them on as a minor sponsor. This keeps them happy.
Of course, we all know it wouldn't come to that. What is more likely to happen, is the other team show up and play with pyros and engineers just to stick a middle finger up to the league because they wouldn't let the players play when they wanted. League, Community, and even future sponsorship deals lose in this case.
At that point i'd also withhold money, write a new rule stating that teams must complete all of their playoff matches and attempt play to the best of their ability (admin's discretion), otherwise they may not be paid prize money and could face player bans. Yeah... I'm not a fan of on-the-fly rules, but in this case I think it's fully justifiable otherwise everyone is going to lose anyway.
A league isn't meant to fit their schedule around the players. The players should fit their schedule around the league. Of course this is just a hobbie for us and there are more important issues in life to attend, but then we shouldn't really complain when we need to get a sub in.
I understand that ESEA don't pay teams that don't go to LAN, but I think that is known up front :D[/quote]
So the alternative is to let them default the game, pay them the sponsor's money, and then go and explain to the sponsors why they didn't get exposure in a grand final because people decided not to play. The grand final is a big deal. If I was a sponsor, I don't think I'd sponsor this league again.
At least by withholding the prize money for the team that defaults, the league can suggest to the sponsor that the remaining money gets put into a new, smaller tournament, or gets carried across into the next season keeping them on as a minor sponsor. This keeps them happy.
Of course, we all know it wouldn't come to that. What is more likely to happen, is the other team show up and play with pyros and engineers just to stick a middle finger up to the league because they wouldn't let the players play when they wanted. League, Community, and even future sponsorship deals lose in this case.
At that point i'd also withhold money, write a new rule stating that teams must complete all of their playoff matches and attempt play to the best of their ability (admin's discretion), otherwise they may not be paid prize money and could face player bans. Yeah... I'm not a fan of on-the-fly rules, but in this case I think it's fully justifiable otherwise everyone is going to lose anyway.
A league isn't meant to fit their schedule around the players. The players should fit their schedule around the league. Of course this is just a hobbie for us and there are more important issues in life to attend, but then we shouldn't really complain when we need to get a sub in.
PermzillaAdmirableI would have no problem with ETF2L threatening to ban people or withhold their prize money if it were written anywhere in the rules and they didn't just see fit to make it up as they go along...
I understand that ESEA don't pay teams that don't go to LAN, but I think that is known up front :D
Quite often problems are the reason for rules being created, it's happened a lot in the past of ETF2L, and it will definitely happen again here. No-one can think of every rule, and even in much bigger events can things go wrong. You can be sure we will do our best to ensure things like this won't happen again. For example we are officially going to add a tiebreaker week specifically for Premiership Playoffs, in case of a tie between the top 4 teams. This will make sure that the dates for the Playoffs do not change, and are listed well in advance for you to plan around and aid scheduling Playoffs at the end of the season.
Also, we never threatened to take or withhold any prize money from either team, someone has literally made that up.
Sideshow says it all pretty well, props.
Oh and I don't actually know the facts, but just responding to what people are writing here. Just pure theory crafting :).
I understand that ESEA don't pay teams that don't go to LAN, but I think that is known up front :D[/quote]
Quite often problems are the reason for rules being created, it's happened a lot in the past of ETF2L, and it will definitely happen again here. No-one can think of every rule, and even in much bigger events can things go wrong. You can be sure we will do our best to ensure things like this won't happen again. For example we are officially going to add a tiebreaker week specifically for Premiership Playoffs, in case of a tie between the top 4 teams. This will make sure that the dates for the Playoffs do not change, and are listed well in advance for you to plan around and aid scheduling Playoffs at the end of the season.
Also, we never threatened to take or withhold any prize money from either team, someone has literally made that up.
Sideshow says it all pretty well, props.[/quote]
Oh and I don't actually know the facts, but just responding to what people are writing here. Just pure theory crafting :).
ScubaSquidYou're a idiot
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4136/4774136353_d58d2b9ccb.jpg
[img]http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4136/4774136353_d58d2b9ccb.jpg[/img]
marmadukeGRYLLSkonrstuff
this isn't a regular season match. this is grand finals. while i think regular season matches should be super important to get played, this is like next level shit. the whole season built to this and now it's gonna be a 5v6 with ringers and retardation. but hey, the match will technically get played on time!!
yeah I get that, but surely that means they should have fucking made an effort to be available for around when the grand final would happen?
this isn't a regular season match. this is grand finals. while i think regular season matches should be [b]super[/b] important to get played, this is like next level shit. the whole season built to this and now it's gonna be a 5v6 with ringers and retardation. but hey, the match will technically get played on time!![/quote]
yeah I get that, but surely that means they should have fucking made an effort to be available for around when the grand final would happen?
konryeah I get that, but surely that means they should have fucking made an effort to be available for around when the grand final would happen?
shit comes up in life. it's a grand final. no one is waiting to play the winner or loser, next season won't be delayed by pushing the match back, etc.
only real reasons i can come up with for this NEEDING to be played is a) the sponsors want the match played before christmas so little fuckers can ask for the sweet <insert brand name thing> from santa! or b) something tax related that has to be done before the new year but this is a shot in the dark
and honestly what looks worse, the gf getting delayed a week or the entire thing being a joke
yeah I get that, but surely that means they should have fucking made an effort to be available for around when the grand final would happen?[/quote]
shit comes up in life. it's a grand final. no one is waiting to play the winner or loser, next season won't be delayed by pushing the match back, etc.
only real reasons i can come up with for this NEEDING to be played is a) the sponsors want the match played before christmas so little fuckers can ask for the sweet <insert brand name thing> from santa! or b) something tax related that has to be done before the new year but this is a shot in the dark
and honestly what looks worse, the gf getting delayed a week or the entire thing being a joke
marmadukeGRYLLSkonryeah I get that, but surely that means they should have fucking made an effort to be available for around when the grand final would happen?
shit comes up in life. it's a grand final. no one is waiting to play the winner or loser, next season won't be delayed by pushing the match back, etc.
only real reasons i can come up with for this NEEDING to be played is a) the sponsors want the match played before christmas so little fuckers can ask for the sweet <insert brand name thing> from santa! or b) something tax related that has to be done before the new year but this is a shot in the dark
and honestly what looks worse, the gf getting delayed a week or the entire thing being a joke
From that post I'm guessing you thought the thread was a tad long and decided to just guess what all the words meant instead of reading it.
yeah I get that, but surely that means they should have fucking made an effort to be available for around when the grand final would happen?[/quote]
shit comes up in life. it's a grand final. no one is waiting to play the winner or loser, next season won't be delayed by pushing the match back, etc.
only real reasons i can come up with for this NEEDING to be played is a) the sponsors want the match played before christmas so little fuckers can ask for the sweet <insert brand name thing> from santa! or b) something tax related that has to be done before the new year but this is a shot in the dark
and honestly what looks worse, the gf getting delayed a week or the entire thing being a joke[/quote]
From that post I'm guessing you thought the thread was a tad long and decided to just guess what all the words meant instead of reading it.
marmadukeGRYLLSkonryeah I get that, but surely that means they should have fucking made an effort to be available for around when the grand final would happen?
shit comes up in life. it's a grand final. no one is waiting to play the winner or loser, next season won't be delayed by pushing the match back, etc.
only real reasons i can come up with for this NEEDING to be played is a) the sponsors want the match played before christmas so little fuckers can ask for the sweet <insert brand name thing> from santa! or b) something tax related that has to be done before the new year but this is a shot in the dark
and honestly what looks worse, the gf getting delayed a week or the entire thing being a joke
This. I never understand why playoffs are so close to the holidays. I think a lot of TF2 players are in college, and if I was still in college, winter break would be right now until Jan. I never took my computer home (desktop) with me during winter break. I just don't see the point of starting a league at a time that would make it finish mid December. Hell, I remember that TWL wouldn't even allot you to schedule matches for two weeks during the holidays.
yeah I get that, but surely that means they should have fucking made an effort to be available for around when the grand final would happen?[/quote]
shit comes up in life. it's a grand final. no one is waiting to play the winner or loser, next season won't be delayed by pushing the match back, etc.
only real reasons i can come up with for this NEEDING to be played is a) the sponsors want the match played before christmas so little fuckers can ask for the sweet <insert brand name thing> from santa! or b) something tax related that has to be done before the new year but this is a shot in the dark
and honestly what looks worse, the gf getting delayed a week or the entire thing being a joke[/quote]
This. I never understand why playoffs are so close to the holidays. I think a lot of TF2 players are in college, and if I was still in college, winter break would be right now until Jan. I never took my computer home (desktop) with me during winter break. I just don't see the point of starting a league at a time that would make it finish mid December. Hell, I remember that TWL wouldn't even allot you to schedule matches for two weeks during the holidays.
SideshowFrom that post I'm guessing you thought the thread was a tad long and decided to just guess what all the words meant instead of reading it.
totally. enjoy your awesome grand finals in the highest league in EU tf2!
From that post I'm guessing you thought the thread was a tad long and decided to just guess what all the words meant instead of reading it.[/quote]
totally. enjoy your awesome grand finals in the highest league in EU tf2!
if my gf "gets delayed one week" iam flipping tables
why did 2nut visit his teamate knowing they have final matches?