CONDITION: RED. SIGN UP FOR ESEA. NOW.

#1

KevinIsPwn

newbie.tf

0 Frags – +

We got an extension. MAKE TEAMS WITH THE SPREADSHEET. We still aren't in the clear. Don't make me up the alert back to red, gamers...

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CWMf8BR1DT0/maxresdefault.jpg

OKAY guys, listen up. This is serious, and I want you to treat it as such. It's time for us as a competitive community to step it up and support the league that has supported our game for the past forever.

Tsc wrote a lovely site that shows how fees are being paid, and let me tell you... it's looking pretty fucking desolate out there. http://esearegtracker.fwdcp.net/

This may be the first time IM has grown in forever, showing that many dedicated players will be continuing to play in the league. There are also enough teams for one of the healthiest seasons of invite ever. BUT numbers for open are down in a rather dramatic fashion.

We see these desperation open team drives every season now, and they're always successful. I want to ask for ONE MORE season of it. One more is all we need. After this season, it is safe to assume there will be significant growth in TF2 with the arrival of matchmaking, more competitive content on tftv and popular youtube channels, and new community sites like TF2Stadium (or it won't and the game dies BUT THAT'S UNLIKELY). But guys... we gotta get past this season.

There are currently 6 teams in ESEA TF2 paid up entirely. To put that in perspective, there are currently 9 teams paid up in CS:GO Intermediate...'s west conference. Hundreds of CS teams are playing this coming season, and with ESEA's shifts in management, let's do our best to show them we really do intend on growing as an esport. Or at the VERY least let's get to where we were last season.

I helped make 8 open teams and 1/6th of an IM team this season. You? You're not that insane. But I ask that you pitch in and make 1/6th of an open team. It's not hard. In fact, it's pretty fucking great. It's anywhere from 3-5 nights a week of fun times playing an awesome game among (people who are hopefully) good friends. So, here's what you're going to do. If you want to play some awesome TF2, and you want to see some of the best high level competition the game has ever seen, you're going to post the following as a comment in this thread:

Alias: 
Steam URL: 
ESEA URL: 
TFTV Looking thread (if applicable):
Classes (in order): 
Current level:
Scrim schedule:
Can I pay fees?:
Comments:

Example:

Alias: KevinIsPwn
Steam URL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/KevinIsPwn
ESEA URL: https://play.esea.net/users/596636
TFTV Looking thread (if applicable): http://www.teamfortress.tv/17732/kevinispwn-lft
Classes (in order): Roamer, Pocket, Medic
Current level: low IM
Scrim schedule: S-R 9:30+ (U being Saturday, R being Thursday, time being est)
Can I pay fees?: Yes
Comments: Really want to play in open. Interested in looking through demos and whatnot. I have past experience in both open and IM. Currently 20 years old.

Just edit your post with a "found a team" or something at the bottom. Please don't delete the main part of your post.
Me and "Translucent Feces" (yeah, I know) will be making a huge spreadsheet of these players which you can find here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16-KrinEkUGj6Cu2yZsovHoSFphJzXXAah6ITRu5ftqw/edit?usp=sharing

If you want to super-help, make a team with some of the people on the spreadsheet. OR just make a team with your pug friends. Every 6th person will have to do this, so step up if you have a bit of free time. If you want to super-super help, pick someone up who can't pay their fees OR contact me about paying someone's fees via tftv pm.

I will update this spreadsheet every 30 minutes I am awake and every ~3 hours overnight (yup, i have the alarms set) until registration closes, which is in 2 days. Fece will also be updating it whenever she gets a chance. This will probably be slow starting off, because I'm finishing up this post at 3 AM. Please don't let that intimidate you. :)

Think about your top 5 moments playing competitive TF2. It makes me so happy just thinking about those moments, and looking forward to future moments like them. Thinking about those moments is what keeps me organizings and playing competitive tf2 as seriously as I can, and it'd be a shame if we as a community lose the opportunity to make more of those moments.

We got an extension.[b] MAKE TEAMS WITH THE SPREADSHEET.[/b] We still aren't in the clear. Don't make me up the alert back to red, gamers...

[img]https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CWMf8BR1DT0/maxresdefault.jpg[/img]

OKAY guys, listen up. [b]This is serious, and I want you to treat it as such.[/b] It's time for us as a competitive community to step it up and support the league that has supported our game for the past forever.

Tsc wrote a lovely site that shows how fees are being paid, and let me tell you... it's looking pretty fucking desolate out there. http://esearegtracker.fwdcp.net/

This may be the first time IM has grown in forever, showing that many dedicated players will be continuing to play in the league. There are also enough teams for one of the healthiest seasons of invite ever. BUT [b]numbers for open are down in a rather dramatic fashion[/b].

We see these desperation open team drives every season now, and they're always successful. I want to ask for ONE MORE season of it. One more is all we need. After this season, it is safe to assume there will be significant growth in TF2 with the arrival of matchmaking, more competitive content on tftv and popular youtube channels, and new community sites like TF2Stadium (or it won't and the game dies BUT THAT'S UNLIKELY). But guys... [b]we gotta get past this season[/b].

There are currently 6 teams in ESEA TF2 paid up entirely. To put that in perspective, there are currently 9 teams paid up in CS:GO Intermediate...'s west conference. Hundreds of CS teams are playing this coming season, and with ESEA's shifts in management, let's do our best to show them we really do intend on growing as an esport. Or at the VERY least let's get to where we were last season.

I helped make 8 open teams and 1/6th of an IM team this season. You? You're not that insane. But I ask that you pitch in and make 1/6th of an open team. It's not hard. In fact, it's pretty fucking great. It's anywhere from 3-5 nights a week of fun times playing an awesome game among (people who are hopefully) good friends. So, here's what you're going to do.[b] If you want to play some awesome TF2, and you want to see some of the best high level competition the game has ever seen, you're going to post the following as a comment in this thread:[/b]
[code]Alias:
Steam URL:
ESEA URL:
TFTV Looking thread (if applicable):
Classes (in order):
Current level:
Scrim schedule:
Can I pay fees?:
Comments:[/code]
Example:
[code]Alias: KevinIsPwn
Steam URL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/KevinIsPwn
ESEA URL: https://play.esea.net/users/596636
TFTV Looking thread (if applicable): http://www.teamfortress.tv/17732/kevinispwn-lft
Classes (in order): Roamer, Pocket, Medic
Current level: low IM
Scrim schedule: S-R 9:30+ (U being Saturday, R being Thursday, time being est)
Can I pay fees?: Yes
Comments: Really want to play in open. Interested in looking through demos and whatnot. I have past experience in both open and IM. Currently 20 years old.[/code]

Just edit your post with a "found a team" or something at the bottom. Please don't delete the main part of your post.
Me and "Translucent Feces" (yeah, I know) will be making a huge spreadsheet of these players which you can find here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16-KrinEkUGj6Cu2yZsovHoSFphJzXXAah6ITRu5ftqw/edit?usp=sharing

If you want to super-help, make a team with some of the people on the spreadsheet. OR just make a team with your pug friends. Every 6th person will have to do this, so step up if you have a bit of free time. If you want to super-super help, pick someone up who can't pay their fees OR contact me about paying someone's fees via tftv pm.

I will update this spreadsheet every 30 minutes I am awake and every ~3 hours overnight (yup, i have the alarms set) until registration closes, which is in 2 days. Fece will also be updating it whenever she gets a chance. This will probably be slow starting off, because I'm finishing up this post at 3 AM. Please don't let that intimidate you. :)

[i]Think about your top 5 moments playing competitive TF2. It makes me so happy just thinking about those moments, and looking forward to future moments like them. Thinking about those moments is what keeps me organizings and playing competitive tf2 as seriously as I can, and it'd be a shame if we as a community lose the opportunity to make more of those moments.[/i]

#2

KevinIsPwn

newbie.tf

1 Frags – +

#3

jake_

1 Frags – +

Has the seasonal registration deadline extension been used yet?

#4

KevinIsPwn

newbie.tf

16 Frags – +

jake_Has the seasonal registration deadline extension been used yet?

No. An extension is a distinct possibility, but definitely not safe to count on this season because of the really long off season. If the extension happens, good. But it's not something that we want to balance the future of our game on, imo.

[quote=jake_]Has the seasonal registration deadline extension been used yet?[/quote]
No. An extension is a distinct possibility, but definitely not safe to count on this season because of the really long off season. If the extension happens, good. But it's not something that we want to balance the future of our game on, imo.

#5

Klutz_

18 Frags – +

Alias: Klutz
Steam URL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/Klutz99/
ESEA URL: https://play.esea.net/users/786551
TFTV Looking thread (if applicable): http://www.teamfortress.tv/29442/scout-lft-s21-low-mid-open#3
Classes (in order): Scout
Current level: Silver
Scrim schedule: T-S (any hours)
Can I pay fees?: Yes
Comments: Currently only play silver but really want to play open. 17 Years old and willing to learn.

Found a team.

Alias: Klutz
Steam URL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/Klutz99/
ESEA URL: https://play.esea.net/users/786551
TFTV Looking thread (if applicable): http://www.teamfortress.tv/29442/scout-lft-s21-low-mid-open#3
Classes (in order): Scout
Current level: Silver
Scrim schedule: T-S (any hours)
Can I pay fees?: Yes
Comments: Currently only play silver but really want to play open. 17 Years old and willing to learn.

Found a team.

#6

spicoli

-18 Frags – +

Thank you for putting hard work into helping organize new teams, but personally I will never support esea after the bitcoin ordeal.

#7

zeSIMON

11 Frags – +

How much are the fees for one whole team? Not familiar with ESEA

#8

trippa

8 Frags – +

IM didn't grow this season from what I know, it's gonna be around 16 teams again

#9

KevinIsPwn

newbie.tf

8 Frags – +

zeSIMONHow much are the fees for one whole team? Not familiar with ESEA

For the whole season, it comes out to ~$180. 30 per player per season.

trippaIM didn't grow this season from what I know, it's gonna be around 16 teams again

I may be wrong about this but I believe there will be one more team. I'll look into it when I actually wake up in a bit though.

[quote=zeSIMON]How much are the fees for one whole team? Not familiar with ESEA[/quote]
For the whole season, it comes out to ~$180. 30 per player per season.

[quote=trippa]IM didn't grow this season from what I know, it's gonna be around 16 teams again[/quote]
I may be wrong about this but I believe there will be one more team. I'll look into it when I actually wake up in a bit though.

#10

supernaturalist

10 Frags – +

supernaturalist
Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/id/thesupernaturalist
ESEA: https://play.esea.net/users/1184987
Classes: Pocket/Roamer, Scout, Demo, best at soldier.
Current level: Gold-ish
Scrim Schedule: TBD but should be free most nights.
I can pay fees
Used to play mainly HL and 6s just for fun, took a break from TF2 for a while, now I have a computer that isn't a macbook and looking to get into it again.

EDIT: Found a team!

[s]supernaturalist
Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/id/thesupernaturalist
ESEA: https://play.esea.net/users/1184987
Classes: Pocket/Roamer, Scout, Demo, best at soldier.
Current level: Gold-ish
Scrim Schedule: TBD but should be free most nights.
I can pay fees
Used to play mainly HL and 6s just for fun, took a break from TF2 for a while, now I have a computer that isn't a macbook and looking to get into it again.[/s]

EDIT: Found a team!

#11

Kav

4 Frags – +

almost forgot

seven teams now

almost forgot

seven teams now

#12

sbt

11 Frags – +

sbt
steam: http://steamcommunity.com/id/fuckbitchesgetmoneyings
esea: https://play.esea.net/users/845837
lft thread: http://www.teamfortress.tv/30711/sbt-lft-scout-medic
classes: medic > scout > Roamer > everything else
current level: mid-ish open idk
schedule: free daily
payable fees: yes I can pay my own
comments: I just wanna play videogames with people

no longer lft thanks meo and Kevin

[s]sbt
steam: http://steamcommunity.com/id/fuckbitchesgetmoneyings
esea: https://play.esea.net/users/845837
lft thread: http://www.teamfortress.tv/30711/sbt-lft-scout-medic
classes: medic > scout > Roamer > everything else
current level: mid-ish open idk
schedule: free daily
payable fees: yes I can pay my own
comments: I just wanna play videogames with people
[/s]
no longer lft thanks meo and Kevin

#13

park

8 Frags – +

Will buy a steam game for anyone willing to pay my fee hmu

#14

Runaway

22 Frags – +

parkWill buy a steam game for anyone willing to pay my fee hmu

Yo Park, add me fam, I gotchu.

Also, if anyone else is having troubles paying for fees, I would gladly help you out. I won't expect anything in return so just holla at me.

[quote=park]Will buy a steam game for anyone willing to pay my fee hmu[/quote]

Yo Park, add me fam, I gotchu.

Also, if anyone else is having troubles paying for fees, I would gladly help you out. I won't expect anything in return so just holla at me.

#15

fight

8 Frags – +

was planning on actually taking a break but I'd rather not see open die

steam: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198036694703
esea: https://play.esea.net/users/600853
lft thread: http://www.teamfortress.tv/29730/fight-lft-roamer
classes: roamer > scout > pocket
current level: open
schedule: I'm available daily
I can't pay my fees though :<

was planning on actually taking a break but I'd rather not see open die

steam: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198036694703
esea: https://play.esea.net/users/600853
lft thread: http://www.teamfortress.tv/29730/fight-lft-roamer
classes: roamer > scout > pocket
current level: open
schedule: I'm available daily
I can't pay my fees though :<

#16

samiface

13 Frags – +

tell me where to send money.

#17

Feagle

11 Frags – +

Feagle
Steam URL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/feagletf
ESEA URL: https://play.esea.net/users/734109
TFTV Looking thread:
Classes (in order): Scout
Current level: Low Open
Scrim schedule: Monday-Wednesday, 9:00
Can I pay fees?: Yes
Comments: With a fluctuating work schedule and school starting back up soon I won't have too much time to dedicate, so just looking for a less serious team. Still wanting to improve and take criticism. Only a few games of past experience.

Edit: Found a team

[s]Feagle
Steam URL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/feagletf
ESEA URL: https://play.esea.net/users/734109
TFTV Looking thread:
Classes (in order): Scout
Current level: Low Open
Scrim schedule: Monday-Wednesday, 9:00
Can I pay fees?: Yes
Comments: With a fluctuating work schedule and school starting back up soon I won't have too much time to dedicate, so just looking for a less serious team. Still wanting to improve and take criticism. Only a few games of past experience.[/s]

Edit: Found a team

#18

Unicorn_Wizard

8 Frags – +

~~Wasn't gonna play 6s this season but I guess I can try~~

Unicorn Wizard
Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198043986718
ESEA: https://play.esea.net/users/1185147
TFTV thread:http://www.teamfortress.tv/31118/unicorn-wizard-lft-soldier-low-mid-open
Classes: Roamer > Pocket
Current level: No ESEA Experience, UGC Gold
Scrim schedule: Flexible, most days/nights usually work
Can I pay fees?: Yessir

Edit: Found a team, looking forward to playing.

[s]Wasn't gonna play 6s this season but I guess I can try

Unicorn Wizard
Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198043986718
ESEA: https://play.esea.net/users/1185147
TFTV thread:http://www.teamfortress.tv/31118/unicorn-wizard-lft-soldier-low-mid-open
Classes: Roamer > Pocket
Current level: No ESEA Experience, UGC Gold
Scrim schedule: Flexible, most days/nights usually work
Can I pay fees?: Yessir
[/s]
Edit: Found a team, looking forward to playing.

#19

kirby

5 Frags – +

Alias: kirby
Steam URL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/dreamland_/
ESEA URL: https://play.esea.net/users/457435
TFTV Looking thread (if applicable):
Classes (in order): Roamer > Scout
Current level: Open
Scrim schedule: Varies as I work at least 4 nights a week with no control over what days.
Can I pay fees?: Not currently (we can discuss in private)
Comments: I had no plans on playing this season, however I don't want the game being dropped and I will be more than happy to play if it helps. I can backup.

#20

calx

4 Frags – +

calx
http://steamcommunity.com/id/calxine/
https://play.esea.net/users/1126456
Medic>Pocket>Demo
open, have some lowdiv highlander exp
pretty much open for anything
yes
am arsed to play in open now for some reason. 19 years old.

#21

yttrium

5 Frags – +

Haven't played for a few seasons because work commitments, but fuck it. I won't let TF2 die because of me.

Alias: yttrium
Steam URL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/yttriumtyclief/
ESEA URL: https://play.esea.net/users/1074787
TFTV Looking thread (if applicable): N/A
Classes (in order): Medic, Scout, Pocket
Current level: Mid-high Open
Scrim schedule: Any day except Saturday nights (work, the one day that I probably can't get out of). Sun-Fri, EST.
Can I pay fees?: Yes
Comments: Mid div hl and 6s experience, plus experience casting and doing production work

Found a team

Haven't played for a few seasons because work commitments, but fuck it. I won't let TF2 die because of me.

[s]Alias: yttrium
Steam URL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/yttriumtyclief/
ESEA URL: https://play.esea.net/users/1074787
TFTV Looking thread (if applicable): N/A
Classes (in order): Medic, Scout, Pocket
Current level: Mid-high Open
Scrim schedule: Any day except Saturday nights (work, the one day that I probably can't get out of). Sun-Fri, EST.
Can I pay fees?: Yes
Comments: Mid div hl and 6s experience, plus experience casting and doing production work[/s]

[b]Found a team[/b]

#22

Khoum

9 Frags – +

Alias: Khoum
Steam URL: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198196243429/
ESEA URL: https://play.esea.net/users/1185188
TFTV Looking thread (if applicable):
Classes (in order): Scout, Roamer
Current level: No experience, probably Low Open
Scrim schedule: 6:30+ PM EST on M-Th, Free on Friday. Some weekends I won't be able to play.
Can I pay fees?: Yes
Comments: I have no competitive experience, but I really want to play in ESEA! I'm very willing to improve.

Found a team :)

[s]Alias: Khoum
Steam URL: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198196243429/
ESEA URL: https://play.esea.net/users/1185188
TFTV Looking thread (if applicable):
Classes (in order): Scout, Roamer
Current level: No experience, probably Low Open
Scrim schedule: 6:30+ PM EST on M-Th, Free on Friday. Some weekends I won't be able to play.
Can I pay fees?: Yes
Comments: I have no competitive experience, but I really want to play in ESEA! I'm very willing to improve.[/s]

Found a team :)

#23

tonii

6 Frags – +

Alias: tonii or thor
Steam URL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/thorrr911/
ESEA URL: https://play.esea.net/users/1081681
TFTV thread: N/A
Classes: roamer demo
Current level: High Gold
Scrim schedule: monday- friday 9:00+ est
can i pay fees?: yes
Comments: Played in open before but team broke up. Im still wanting to play open. Easy going

#24

whymeo

22 Frags – +

Kevin you're fucking amazing.

#25

MC

6 Frags – +

.

#26

Murmur

5 Frags – +

Alias: Murmur
Steam URL: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198000901397/
ESEA URL: https://play.esea.net/users/1185252
TFTV thread: none
Classes: I'm willing to play any of the 6s classes, but I'm definitely better at scout and soldier than I am at demo or medic.
Current level: I've 0 league experience, I've only played lobbies.
Scrim schedule: free almost all of the time for the next several months
Can I pay fees?: Yes

~~Comments: Though I've never been on an actual team I'm confident I'm good enough for low open. I made this TFTV and ESEA account just now. Wanna finally join an actual team instead of just lobbying.~~

found a team

[s]Alias: Murmur
Steam URL: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198000901397/
ESEA URL: https://play.esea.net/users/1185252
TFTV thread: none
Classes: I'm willing to play any of the 6s classes, but I'm definitely better at scout and soldier than I am at demo or medic.
Current level: I've 0 league experience, I've only played lobbies.
Scrim schedule: free almost all of the time for the next several months
Can I pay fees?: Yes

Comments: Though I've never been on an actual team I'm confident I'm good enough for low open. I made this TFTV and ESEA account just now. Wanna finally join an actual team instead of just lobbying.[/s]

found a team

#27

smalltime

5 Frags – +

Alias: smalltime
Steam URL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/wasian
ESEA URL: https://play.esea.net/users/1185256
Classes (in order): demo > medic > soldier > scout
Current level: low-open
Scrim schedule: Free all days of the week except Monday at 6:30 pm PST. Monday's I'm free from 8 pm onwards. Some weekends I may be gone.
Can I pay fees?: Yes!
Comments: I'm 19 and live on the west coast. I've had no formal competitive experience (I've only done newbie mixes), but if you take a chance on me, I won't let you down. I'm looking forward to learning a lot and growing and improving as a player.

EDIT: Found a team!

Alias: smalltime
Steam URL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/wasian
ESEA URL: https://play.esea.net/users/1185256
Classes (in order): demo > medic > soldier > scout
Current level: low-open
Scrim schedule: Free all days of the week except Monday at 6:30 pm PST. Monday's I'm free from 8 pm onwards. Some weekends I may be gone.
Can I pay fees?: Yes!
Comments: I'm 19 and live on the west coast. I've had no formal competitive experience (I've only done newbie mixes), but if you take a chance on me, I won't let you down. I'm looking forward to learning a lot and growing and improving as a player.

EDIT: Found a team!

#28

cleanbuddy

6 Frags – +

Alias: rowpieces
Steam URL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/rowpieces/
ESEA URL: https://play.esea.net/users/799936
TFTV Looking thread (if applicable): http://www.teamfortress.tv/29844/rowpieces-lft
Classes (in order): scout > roamer > pocket > demo > not playing medic srry
Current level: high open - low im
Scrim schedule: currently persuading my father to let me stay up later but i will be free all weekends and on weekdays up to 10 PM (EST)
Can I pay fees?: no :<
Comments: please pick me up thank you, i cant pay as i am 14 but i enjoy this game and i would like to compete this season on either a promising team that will perform in IM next season or any im team that needs a scout thanks

edited

Alias: rowpieces
Steam URL: http://steamcommunity.com/id/rowpieces/
ESEA URL: https://play.esea.net/users/799936
TFTV Looking thread (if applicable): http://www.teamfortress.tv/29844/rowpieces-lft
Classes (in order): scout > roamer > pocket > demo > not playing medic srry
Current level: high open - low im
Scrim schedule: currently persuading my father to let me stay up later but i will be free all weekends and on weekdays up to 10 PM (EST)
Can I pay fees?: no :<
Comments: please pick me up thank you, i cant pay as i am 14 but i enjoy this game and i would like to compete this season on either a promising team that will perform in IM next season or any im team that needs a scout thanks

edited

#29

Iee

4 Frags – +

~~~~~~

#30

Pete

2 Frags – +

Alias: knuckles
Steam URL: https://steamcommunity.com/id/TheEchidna/
ESEA URL: https://play.esea.net/users/693462
TFTV Looking thread (if applicable): http://www.teamfortress.tv/29790/knuckles-lft
Classes (in order): scout
Current level: high IM
Scrim schedule: I'm an adult so I won't be told to go to bed, but sometimes shit happens and it's finals week and I have 2 finals to take the next day so I won't be at scrims. Any absences you will know about before hand.
Can I pay fees?: Premium is paid but would rather not pay league fees
Comments: halp. haaaalp.