I've been wanting to get ESEA and Newbie Mixes working together, but last time I talked to Kalkin/Killing (can't remember who) they didn't really want to do anything.
I'm not going to advocate for newbies to get premium for no reason and I'm not sure if there's anything ESEA could do for us that wouldn't cost them money (although I have said multiple times to Kalkin and Killing that if they come and coach or even show up to newbie mix mumble they can talk about ESEA and why new players should make teams and join their league).
If anyone has any ideas for how to use Newbie Mixes to get more people playing TF2 (and hopefully in ESEA) let me know. I always like to get fresh ideas for the group.
Also, I think that the easiest thing to do for ESEA PUGs is to make a Steam group that everyone can post announcements to so that if people want to PUG they can just post there and others will join up. Like Fan said, there are prizes just for playing pugs (he got ~$30 for 3 pugs? How many of us play more than that a week?) and rk has pointed out the numerous benefits to doing so. I've heard there was an ESEA PUG group, but there wasn't any effort to advertise it or reach out the the new group of players constantly entering 6v6/ESEA. I've been playing in ESEA/the community for almost a year and I've been personally invited to like 3 esea pugs randomly. If we want to pug more we honestly just need more personal responsibility for it. All it takes is 1 person putting in a little time to start making head way. I guarantee you if I had the time I could get ESEA PUGs running daily but I think Newbie Mixes are a better allocation of that time. Hell, if someone wants to step up and start trying to organize ESEA PUGs I'd be glad to help out and make that group a lot bigger and more active.
I've been wanting to get ESEA and Newbie Mixes working together, but last time I talked to Kalkin/Killing (can't remember who) they didn't really want to do anything.
I'm not going to advocate for newbies to get premium for no reason and I'm not sure if there's anything ESEA could do for us that wouldn't cost them money (although I have said multiple times to Kalkin and Killing that if they come and coach or even show up to newbie mix mumble they can talk about ESEA and why new players should make teams and join their league).
If anyone has any ideas for how to use Newbie Mixes to get more people playing TF2 (and hopefully in ESEA) let me know. I always like to get fresh ideas for the group.
Also, I think that the easiest thing to do for ESEA PUGs is to make a Steam group that everyone can post announcements to so that if people want to PUG they can just post there and others will join up. Like Fan said, there are prizes just for playing pugs (he got ~$30 for 3 pugs? How many of us play more than that a week?) and rk has pointed out the numerous benefits to doing so. I've heard there was an ESEA PUG group, but there wasn't any effort to advertise it or reach out the the new group of players constantly entering 6v6/ESEA. I've been playing in ESEA/the community for almost a year and I've been personally invited to like 3 esea pugs randomly. If we want to pug more we honestly just need more personal responsibility for it. All it takes is 1 person putting in a little time to start making head way. I guarantee you if I had the time I could get ESEA PUGs running daily but I think Newbie Mixes are a better allocation of that time. Hell, if someone wants to step up and start trying to organize ESEA PUGs I'd be glad to help out and make that group a lot bigger and more active.
you don't mean a pug group like this right
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/eseatf2pug
PUG TIME
ILLINOIS 69
LET'S GOOOOOO
PUG TIME
ILLINOIS 69
LET'S GOOOOOO
Valve really should implement a ladder-style pug system with player points in TF2 itself, but I guess it reeks less of "we blew it" if it just goes into CSGO and Dota huh.
Valve really should implement a ladder-style pug system with player points in TF2 itself, but I guess it reeks less of "we blew it" if it just goes into CSGO and Dota huh.
I bought a month of premium just to try out TF2 pugs, only to be disappointed to find out TF2 pugs were dead. Then I tried a CS:GO pug and I'm pretty sure they were like "These TF2 kids are ruining our pugs."
I bought a month of premium just to try out TF2 pugs, only to be disappointed to find out TF2 pugs were dead. Then I tried a CS:GO pug and I'm pretty sure they were like "These TF2 kids are ruining our pugs."
Foxyou don't mean a pug group like this right
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/eseatf2pug
Membership by invite only
There are tons of people now with a season or more of ESEA experience who aren't in that group.
[quote=Fox]you don't mean a pug group like this right
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/eseatf2pug[/quote]
[quote] Membership by invite only[/quote]
There are tons of people now with a season or more of ESEA experience who aren't in that group.