One thing I want to point out is that some players are REALLY easy to be manipulated by comments, "shit-talking", binds and I have even played versus/with a few people who go crazy after you taunt them once (I am talking about officials not casual pugs or doublemixes...etc).

If people are going to get so bothered by such a thing, they should not be surprised people will do it to them if they are likely to react and break their concentration. One example of note is the ETF2L NC tournament where Sweden were purposely taunting one of our players because they knew he would play worse if you did that to him.

There is a line you should not cross, but there are also mind games and if people aren't strong enough mentally to deal with this, they should expect a worse performance.

Unless you have a degree in Psychology or you know the perpetrator personality and have a deep seeded understanding of their mental state, I struggle to believe this can actually be proven as the motivation in any way.

"Ignore them and they will go away".

Yeah great advice...(!)

Best we can do is to continue and try our best...I remember it was really bad a few years ago then stopped...in the run up to i55 seems someone has an anti comp tf2 agenda. Whoever it is, they will get bored eventually and fuck off somewhere else, we just got to keep trying. Certainly it is AN ISSUE and it isn't one we should ignore and we should always keep trying. It's worth it.

I don't use Loose Cannon or like the weapon but I am against banning it, think about MM, think Valve want to support competitive in any way if we keep banning their weapons? It's slightly irritating to play against but less so than playing vs Pyro's or Engineers with Wranger sentries/Mini sentries...

Stop banning stuff, embrace it then you'll learn the little details about the weapon it took us years (You ever see soldiers rocket jump like they do today 5 years ago?) and become better against it.

Worst part about it is it's TF2, I get why you want quality casters but get your best people in. Everyone does a bit of play by play casting, it isn't a problem, I don't mind listening to it. It's much more interesting than trying to get someone who knows fuck all about how to play the game at a High level in try to analyse the game. I don't have the sort of casting style to do Play by play but if I cast for Blackout or TF.TV (When Admirable let's his guard down) I will do it if necessary, very few people will complain.

Thing I don't get is why EVL feel it necessary to totally fuck someone over for some outdated notion there needs to be a "play-by-play" caster and an analytical caster. Listen to Admirable/Sideshow cast, they both cover each area, there is literally no reason to be so obsessed with this notion. It won't affect viewer numbers or casting quality, this is based on years of casting experience and watching casts. What will affect casting quality and/or numbers is getting a bad caster, considering Sigafoo is one of the best for HL, you should not be discouraging him. Really poor choice tbh, easily avoidable with some common sense.

I enjoy casting with sigafoo very much, incredibly smart guy with a lot of good opinions and it is always interesting talking with him about the game.

I'd put him with Gecks, fuck the "styles not meshing", get your two best casters and get them on the final...for i55 I am sure they will have their two best casters on the stage so why not for these finals?

I said it before and I will say it again, if KnD win this final they become the best HL team in this game, surpassing all the other previous great teams. Winning three seasons in a row especially considering how competitive the scene currently is, you cannot underestimate such an achievement. Better than SNSD, better than The Syndicate, better than Ginyu Force. Fact they are so good is down to their heart and desire to win, their leader being the most influential captain since Linus. I seen a lot of teams lose the will to win after one season, so to see them still keeping it is a blessing.

Of course mTs won't be pushovers, unless I am gravely in error, they have played in 5 finals already, and Harbleu isn't one to accept a 1-5 win ratio, it will be a good final.

Check TF.TV articles soon :D

Keep fighting Sideshow, the Ddos'ers will get bored eventually and kill themselves.

Dude David carried this event through and worked so hard on production, he deserves a lot more respect. He's just a bit frustrated it wasn't as great as we all wanted it to be as it was only 7 teams. I think he has earned the right to voice his opinion. Try showing a bit more respect to someone who has worked really hard to put on a good show for us today.

I get why David is a bit annoyed, he put so much effort today streaming and organising, making it work to the best of his ability despite all the issues.

Still seems like an unnecessary Froyotech witch hunt - what is the lesson for today? Better communication between teams and production.

Think b4nny's post summed it up, I am not interested in a Froyotech witch hunt, more interested in i55 and to see everyone play. I mean we could go on about it and speculate or demand an apology, but it doesn't make a difference, what is done is done.

It's really really really funny

I am 99% sure this a troll since my experience of Axiomatic is that he has always been a shittalking retard who is a toxic influence on the community.

If it isn't a troll this kid needs help.

Also making hackusations against people like Max are quite serious, if he wants to spread unsubstantiated rumours about people he better be prepared for a backlash.

The champions mindset: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECcokwYv9vY