Yeah... but apparently you don't wanna go to "The Other Guys"...

http://www.destiny.gg/n/own3d-tv-a-beginners-guide-to-being-an-asshole/

(Just leaving this here for reference...)

You missed my point, if people had to pay for UGC HL you'd see the admins changing their tune real quick. As it stands now they have no obligation to be nice about anything except to make sure the league stays running, the only way you'd change things is if you could convince at least 3/4th of the teams in EACH division to withdraw. And that is practically impossible.

Not making any excuses here, okay so maybe some of them could use a lesson in civility. But make no mistake, UGC is the only game in town when it comes to Highlander in North America. Those that want to play HL will have to play in UGC or else just fool around on PUGs, and that's not going to change unless a viable and better alternative is developed.

Not saying I'm looking to make a living off of TF2, it'd be nice but I know that's not going to happen anytime soon. What I am saying is if I'm going to put my hard-earned money or my sponsor's money into a season I want to have some reasonable assurance that I can recoup that investment back at the end, and getting shoved into a higher-level division where the chance of getting that return is significantly lower would not be in my best interest. TF2 is a hobby, yes, but personally at the same time I'm not going to sink an excessive amount of money into it unless I can earn it back later. But that's just me being frugal about it.

I hit this already up above, UGC really is the only place to play Highlander in NA. So again unless there's a sudden exodus of teams from all levels of the HL division nothing is going to change.

So... What are we going to do? Sit here and talk about it or take the initiative?

Here's the deal, UGC is a free league. There's no financial risk to them or you for getting stuck in a higher-tier league then what YOU think you should be playing at, either you suck it up and play or you take your ball and go home.

Now if UGC was a pay-league like ESEA, THEN it'd be an entirely different matter. You'd incur a significant risk of not getting a return on your investment by being forced to play at a higher division. Then you could probably work something out with them.

TL;DR - UGC is free, so Mann up you tiny babby men!

Why not the Class emblems too while we're at it?

What's his general take on Competitive TF2?

You and I need to play Vanilla Arma 2 sometime then, that'll be worth a laugh or two :)

This is what I've gotten out of this post so far:

1. You must be competent in what you're streaming - This is why most Invite players streaming can get viewers so damn quick, they're bloody good at TF2.

2. You must be consistent in what you stream - Streaming a minimum quantity of TF2 is required for TFtv, but if you stream other stuff. Don't hop all over the place.

3. Talk to your viewers - They love being a part of the show.

4. Be Funny - But not at the deliberate expense of #1.

But if All Else Fails...

5. Be a Girl - Because... Duh?

Pro or Regular Viaduct?

Because he's got a cool job, a cool wife, a cool cat. The only thing missing from that picture is a cool kid...

oh...

Thankfully he already doesn't remember posting this.

For any of you that might be streaming with xSplit and want to upload VODs to Youtube later with the local recording option:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1hOQJFPfh8

Not sure Jp... Sending this bad boy up with crew to investigate.

http://i.imgur.com/NF4MY.png

http://i.imgur.com/p8roP.jpg

Thatssss a nice websssssite you have there... would be a sssshame if ssssomething were to happen to it...

http://adventuresinafrica.weebly.com/uploads/9/9/0/1/9901770/2755409_orig.png

Describes my reaction the best.