In Yurope we play a more Demo-centric style, it changes how you approach the game as you do less damage per second meaning if you try the same things as before, less damage = less success. It isn't rocket science really. A lot of smaller things will change, small things you work into your game over years of playing, so some of those things like how you would fight a scout with good movement change because the scout won't take 110 damage from your close range sticky, he'll take say 50-60 so he can confidently run at you and take the damage to land the meatshot...that's a specific example but there will be a few changes.

As for HL Demoman, even more stuff changes. Can adjust, that is what will make a good player but you know...takes time.

That is the eventual solution to everything but when you've learned to play a class a certain way for 5 years and they change it in a blink of an eye (sort of balancing that was needed to happen say 6 years ago happens now?) it's a bitter pill to swallow. As time moves on so will TF2 and the way we adjust to changes, but right now I think I got a right to be pissed off now next time I log into TF2 I have to totally adjust the way I play my main class and the whole meta is different and we're coming to the end of a season where last two games really matter.

So y'know, fuck Valve - please tell me they at least optimized the game???

Long run this will work out, I am sure we can adjust but it's quite a shock to the system.

-Optimized Game to make it not run like shit.
-Removed Pyro from Game
-No more crates...ever.

One can dream.

Moved house when I was 13 from all my friends I'd grown up with at that point. It's pretty much part of life, moving on and growing up. See it as a new venture and besides you can always keep in contact.

Ruwin's cool, I am glad he's back I don't want my last memories of him in this game to be the way he quit the game.

Even if he don't want to play competitively just great to see him back.

Looks like you might have been downloading custom files that are fucking your shit up, re-install TF2 then turn off option to download custom files from servers.

That made me want to donate more money now, great tactics Onv :D

Subtle things? The top gamers can read the game better than anyone else, especially the best callers.

Also top level players are more aware of what their teammates are doing, rather than just running in and depending on a call, they look and see how far ahead of their team they are, if they're disconnecting from their teammates, if they're baiting their teammates into a bad position...etc etc

So many scouts I see in lower levels just run in alone and try to meatshot everything but when you watch like the old Epsilon scouts they're literally waiting for their team to be in position and looking/listening for that support before they do the good shit. Fight as a team not one at a time.

Who said we're the worst, season ain't over yet.

Americans and Aussies at i52?

GXL with Euros???

On course to be one of the best years for LANs in TF2! I am so proud of this community whenever we make things like this happen on our own.

Don't make these suggestive thread titles, makes me think something worse than him just quitting TF2 happened :/

Spending time with my girlfriend + TF2 with my friends or a good TV show + film to watch with friends/family.

Don't ask for much really.

Bit harsh they cut Hys after spending just as long as he was in the team deciding who to pick as Demo. Mike's great at all classes but he's second to none as Soldier, not having him on soldier will hurt Epsilon, doesn't matter who replaces him on Soldier, they're no Mike.

Good to see some Pre-season HL coverage! Great stuff guys.

Was hoping this was polk coming out.