Hey Buttnose, I'm interested to be a writer for The Spire! Are you opening recruitment?

you did great man (:

I got the shotgun...you got the briefcase...It's all in the game though, right?

ESEA S21 IM week 7 preview

Snivy rounds up some of the best fixtures remaining this week, gives you his predictions and picks out a match of the week for ESEA IM.

EDIT: For everyone who'd like to contribute to the site please do get in touch via PM or steam with examples of past work or send me that killer article idea you have! We're currently mostly after NA HL/6s cameramen, NA HL casters and a few more writers who can commit to regularly scheduled weekly content.

might wanna get a proofreader on board. Noticed a handful of spelling errors/inconsistencies with player names.

Time to go to germany

bring my BOTV shirt

EU UGC Platinum Highlander week 1 playoff predictions

EmilioEstevez lays down some predictions for all 4 matches of the first week of EU UGC Platinum Highlander playoffs.

did you contact the dudes at https://thekillerexclusivetf2.wordpress.com/ to write articles yet

The guys at thekillerexclusive wanted to continue producing content for their own site, at least until the current seasons end.

Can someone explain why I'd bother going to this site instead of just TFTV?

Not trying to be an ass, just want a more personal explanation. Is this essentially the IM/High version of TFTV?

TFTV has articles but is primarily used for its forum.

hi

edit: to be clear, I'm volunteering

ETF2L High 6s first round of playoffs preview

With all the focus and attention on premiership playoffs and dd5f's rapid rise in the playoffs, don't you ever wonder what future stars of the prem playoffs are getting up to in high? I lay out the first round games and the facts surrounding them from our view at the top of the spire

Alternatively if you want a look at a higher level of DM-based destruction, may I suggest this rather exquisite piece by my pal from across the pond, snivy as he looks ahead to the ESEA invite fixtures for week 7

Great article ! Just a thing i noticed, salty frogs were playing in prem as E-SHOCK, not evokate if i remember correctly

Woops, terribly sorry about that you are correct. I have edited the article, thanks for pointing it out :)

Articles are decent, but i find them really hard to read with the constant bolded names. This is probably because of the already high contrast on the site. I'd really like a more neutral theme to the site thats a bit easier on the eyes, as well as a slightly wider column for the articles body.

New article covering the important Invite fixtures this week: http://www.thespire.tv/esea-i-s21-process/

Did not predict the incredible 5 pootis play from last night, but I am only human.

Including stats for match write-ups would be nice

I think that bird noises' rounds don't matter for making playoffs because if they beat street hoops they will be 2-0 in head to head which goes before rounds in determining ESEA seeding.

Of course, thanks.

Who is involved? I can't find a list of people.

I'm looking into perhaps developing something similar to the automatic log parser that Fraac used to use to make those scrims spreadsheets for the week he posted on ETF2L. Something like that + a SQL server would allow me to compile stats and even graphs of player's DPM, HPM, KA/D, K/D as moving averages over the course of the season. We could use said graphs to compare various players of various classes or perhaps do a team by team comparison.

Unfortunately while I'm capable of doing the maths and data analysis I need to find someone else to do the coding because I know nothing about programming. I've had a few people express an interest in helping me but nothing concrete so far. Fraac's program unfortunately has long since been lost to cyberspace :(

hello everyone

I've started doing a new interview series on The Spire titled "On The Cusp." focusing on giving some exposure and learning about some of our newer, up and coming players who many don't know about. This series will focus on players in the ESEA-O and IM divisions mostly, and players "On The Cusp" of making invite :) hope you guys enjoy!

First interview is with Mae!

http://www.thespire.tv/na-6s-interview-on-the-cusp-with-mae-demoman-of-chubby-ducks/

the layout is dope af

HeyGuys

I'm Snivy, and some of you do know me as one of the new writers for TFTV, but I also now write for the Spire! Recently, my main focus is covering the Intermediate scene in ESEA and also doing match analysis for Invite matches to break down how teams play and what went right/wrong.

Since I'm also a new writer, any criticism/advice/etc is greatly appreciated as I continue writing.

The Ferocious Four – ETF2L High division semi-finals preview

After a rollercoaster week of the 3rd to 6th seeded teams fighting for their survival, the big boys are back this week to assert their continuing dominance in what is shaping up to be a riveting race to the finals for the final 4 teams. Join me as I spell out the monumental tasks the remaining teams await in their campaign for the championship.

Would like to see some NAHL coverage, but I know UGC HL can be pretty inhospitable in at least in NA.

Otherwise the sites is amazing and the articles are worthy reads. (I've read 3 so far)

The Final Fracas - ETF2L High 6s grand final preview

This is it! Through many trials and tribulations, our 2 grand finalists have made it to the last hurdle. Who will take the guarenteed premiership spot and who will have to tough it out against Team Infused for their shot at the top division? Join me as I look at their performance from the last week and ask who will be the champion of ETF2L's 23rd High 6s season.

Excuse the double post but I've just been asked by someone in the High HL division to write articles for it, would you guys want that? I know one person in the comments on my last piece expressed their dis-interest in HL describing it as a "waste of my talents" but I wanna know what everyone else thinks first since the opinions seem to be quite mixed.