Since when has the majority of TF2 players played because of money? I definitely don't want ESEA to die, but marking TF2's survival on the downfall of ESEA doesn't seem realistic to me. The majority of players play because its fun. Being good at the game and improving is fun. Playing with teammates is fun. Obviously some people will leave if ESEA dies, especially at the top level, but I feel like more people would still play than people are expecting. ESEA isn't the only league where people can play at a high level. we may not have that league now but I doubt that we wouldn't form one(or make existing ones better) even if ESEA did drop TF2.

Hey Slin,

Name: Slicerogue
Class: Medic
Team: Space Helicopter
Division: ~mid IM
Type of Game: Scrim
Map: Process

http://sizzlingstats.com/stats/520237<------ STV download

I have some issues with uber tracking and positioning on mids. I feel like I'm not really playing aggressive with my scouts but I'm not sure if its me that is the issue or my scouts not playing with me. I also was wondering about my positioning generally on holds, and how much I should or shouldn't peek chokes and who I should tank in certain situations.

Is pretty cool dude. Generally positive. Super friendly.

Other than when he begs people in mumble to pick him over the clearly better choice he's pretty cool. (^__^)

there is the carpool cucks team as well. and frenz's team.

I've been dealing with depression for a little over 2 years now. Started towards the end of highschool. I started losing allot of self confidence and started feeling really lonely. I don't get along that well with my family (not that we don't love each other but we aren't super close), I didn't really know what I wanted to do for college so I ended up just doing my general education requirements at the local community college. Didn't have any motivation at all to do anything. I was still working at my job since my sophomore year and I really liked it but I ended up hating it. So much that I'd have to go to the bathroom and cry it out then get back to work. It was a good job too I just lost all motivation. In the off time I got increasingly addicted to gaming. Started spending more and more time. Tf2 was more than just fun, it was an escape. I started abusing alcohol to try and somehow numb the pain I was feeling. I tried making friends but it never really worked out so I'd just go home and play more. My grades started tanking. I started to have suicidal thoughts. I tried to tell my parents about it but they didn't really listen. I ended up going to my college's counseling services. I felt a bit better but its always with different person and never really consistent. At this point I was doing really poorly in school, absolutely hated work, had no friends and was averaging 50-60 hours of tf2 a week. I had gained 80 pounds going from 180 to 260 in a year. I ended up telling my doctor about what I was experienced and he started to give me meds almost immediately. He also explained stuff to my dad. My dad acknowledged that it was an issue but never really approached it well. He treated it like I was afraid of something or that he needed to change something. Kept asking me questions like "what are you afraid of?" There's no real response to that coupled with me not being all too close to my dad made it hard to respond. I kept taking the meds but it didn't really help other than making me wanna eat less. I ended up failing classes. Told my dad I'd like to get a different job and work full time. He seemed OK with it but my mom really wasn't. I kept applying to jobs but no-one really called back. All the while my mom is continually pressuring me to do school. At this point I had quit my job, quit school, still had no friends, was taking meds for depression and escaping to tf2 even more averaging around 80-90 hours a week. Eventually my dad told me to focus on my health. So I started doing that 2 months ago. I've managed to lose 20 pounds but every day my dad says I'm not trying hard enough. I'm trying really hard though. Most days I wake up at 8 and don't eat till 5pm-6pm Before scrims (I'm pst). It just sucks knowing you try hard but you are being constantly told that you aren't. 2 weeks ago I decided I would go to school again and major in computer science. I start taking class again in 2 weeks. I still have suicidal thoughts, no job, no friends. My dad last week saw something on 20/20 about internet addiction and flipped out. Ended up breaking my monitor and stuff. I was able to order a new one, but I'm restricted to 4 hours a day from 6:30-10:30 and I must go to bed at 11 otherwise they are gonna kick me out. (Again in pst so that's 9:30-1:30 est. Just enough for scrims and a pug or 2 after). I'm trying to be optimistic cuz at least I can still play this season but it's been really hard. Hopefully I can turn my life around. I'm still having suicidal thoughts but I'm hoping to lose more weight and get back to school and get my life back on track.

If you've made it this far you are a champ.

how many candy bars will you buy with your earnings

where tf is quad?

be. Kia. Saam? Tambo (though idk about recently cuz ive heard people say he's nice) personally ive never heard perfection/akemi but allot of people say they are toxic. ebsikl.

Jag just picked up our final player tonight.

We don't know our team name yet but we are using the Nutty Norsemen roster.

Flank scout: Legit
Combo Scout: Riot
Roamer: Unskilled
Pocket: Kohly
Demo: Jaguar Fiend
Medic: (me)

mecha has been super chill these last few weeks. I can play quake with him and completely be a negative impact on my team and he doesn't even yell at me. like it would be me and him on a team and the other team would be crushing us but he is still nice and teaches me more about the game. try him out.

http://logs.tf/1728551
just now

edit: im child-golfball-mascot

fragger, dedicated, pick him up

I have a huge mouse pad but a really small inches per 360
I have different sense's for different classes but recently change my soldier/demo to match my medic one
Not playing helps me play. Normally i'm playing like 4 hours in pugs before I scrim but when I don't and only for like 30 minutes to 1 hour, I do better.
playing soldier before playing scrims as medic helps me do better.

also I play horribly when i'm hungry.

Decent scout, wouldn't say hes mid-high open. probably solidly mid.

he has attitude issues:

Has a big ego from getting 6th in silver last season though.(not that its uncommon, I had the same thing) I know the people on his last teams and it died because of his toxic behavior and ego. When he loses he tilts and gets mad really easily. His old medic, Tsar, put up a looking for mentors thread got 2 responses from both me and fygg and he wouldn't take any critiscism from either of us, despite us having allot more experience and know how than him. Thinks hes playoff open but really is at best a mid open scout.

Dragivex, I'm not saying this to put you down, but I am saying this so you try and have some sort of self reflection as to why your team died and hopefully improve. I also don't want other leaders to pick you up so close to season start without knowing this. I highly suggest you realistically compare yourself to other playoff scouts. people who have multiple seasons of open and better dm and gamesense.

P.S. Also generally people don't normally pick up players on mid-high/playoff team without at least a season of open. allot of people disregard ugc experience as irrelevant.