pretty sure thats because competitive TF2 supports like 5% of all things added in TF2. Every single weapon and gamemode is promptly rejected. TF2 was built to be randomness, and to have a competitive environment you need to eliminate randomness. Most devs. don't want to support games/gamemodes that drastically change the entire game.

i don't think you get "nothing" in return. For a lot of people, just going to lan in itself or competing at the highest level is satisfying. I doubt anyone plays this game for the money.

That's true but as far as comp. TF2 goes, most of these random things have been eliminated, like most unlocks are banned(EU, not sure about NA). They could just take what the community has already, and add it officially to the game(ingame matchmaking system would be pretty amazing). Although that's a little counter-intuitive, considering valve wants every weapon to be used. But that just won't happen when they add new shit willy-nilly.

I stopped playing ages ago, I still watch tournaments like a ex football player would watch games on TV.

ESEA, CEVO, ETF2L the i series...
Because players stop playing, doesn't mean the comp scene is dying, it means the fan base is growing and we're making room for the next generation.

You have to be a special kind of crazy to put enough time in to reach an invite level and not be sick of the game.

zappis quitting for school
zebbosai on scout
war on pocket for aws
epsilon dead
mirelin leaving once he finds a dota team
bonobo leaving for work
termo (considering?) leaving
iM offclassing or not playing
mike quitting

also apparently jukebox has been playing a lot of dm lately :o

Mike going to usa to study, most likely will quit tf2

WAR on pocket ? I'd like to see that actually.

i wanted to go to i55 but with all this happening wouldn't be much fun

uhm, why? there are tons of aspiring teams that might play at i55 next year, so I don't see any problem why wouldn't it be that much of a fun.

I bet money against kaidus playing in a combo with war :)

in other comp games the vast majority of players who dump hundreds or even thousands of hours into the game receive "nothing" in return so I don't think TF2 is any different in that respect. only the top tier players would ever see any monetary compensation.

I played in like 2 pcws where he was mercing too, hopefully he'll get back into the game

will see what happens, if the scene keeps up, i'll go for sure (implying i'll have enough money)

I would love to see mike on a NA team

I remember lansky saying the exact same thing when he was going to college.

ur forgetting they asked him back because of the whole RuWiN situation

i dont think his original plan was to play

Not true.

Counterpoint: True.

welcome back

It's a special kind of crazy to really like playing tf2?

Epsilon.NA, omw mike

its time for ur comeback, numlocked.

Didn't say that was a bad thing.

this happened at i49 too, people leave all the time, it's just the fact that new people coming into the game isn't as much of a momentous occasion as one of the best players stepping down, yet people are becoming as good as the old "best" all the time :]

but we already have

Do want.

He played roamer for LMS but never pocket in prem afaik. I might be wrong but I can't recall him playing pocket in a prem team.

i'm pretty sure it was a joke poking fun at war for being heal heavy

War is/was pocket on the England 6's team because kaidus can only play demo (or war is a better soldier than kaidus). Not sure if it counts for much but he's played pocket for a team.