https://www.twitch.tv/lucky_tf/clip/WimpyRudeBearDuDudu-KagYpMWepfNhDwHU

Any possibility of a show of hands to how many people would maybe show up?
Personally, even though it is ridiculously expensive and I know its far worse for people outside of the UK, I would very much like an excuse to see people again and have a good time as this will likely be our only opportunity this year (apart from you guys going to the poland LAN, massive kudos to the guys organising that)

cu@?

Rest in peace man

(edit) Seat picker link is here, no idea when they'll be enabling people to choose seats
https://seatpicker.seetickets.com/player1events/Insomnia69/seatpicker

cu@

cu@

I remember back to i63 which was the first LAN I attended, I met Yomps and he was one of the most genuine guys I've met, he really was someone who should be respected and idolised, condolences to his friends and family in this difficult time.

Ponche

I worked with console a couple times before I met him at insomnia 65 and I have to say he's one of the nicest and most talented people to touch the scene. I'm sorry this happened to you and I'm glad you're going the way you're headed, we all support you.

Epic. Did so well throughout the LAN <3

Being in the peak of summertime and approaching the biggest Team Fortress 2 event this year that is i65, I hereby announce The Ultimate Ultiduo Tournament, season 4. Nobody likes long intros anyway so let's get right into it.

Schedule:
The tournament is taking place on 31st August [Group Stages] (can be rescheduled) and 6th-7th-8th September [Playoffs] (some can be rescheduled).

Region:
Europe only, although if you are a relatively new player from NA, you can check out the NewbiDuo tournament that I'm also hosting in parallel with this one, we support North America there.

Maps:

• ultiduo_baloo_v2
  
• koth_ultiduo_r_b7
  
• ultiduo_champion_b1 (currently in alpha)
  
• ultiduo_lookout_b1
  
• ultiduo_thaw_b3

Medals:
Yes

Stream:
The whole tournament will be covered by Lucky and krokit on https://www.twitch.tv/ultimateultiduotournament. I will ensure that the streams be shorter so those poor souls don't suffer through 4+ hours of casting (sorry :I).
PS: To get affiliated on twitch, we have to be streaming more often for a bit. V!s will be streaming some ultiduos with SynciNG over the next few days (with comms) on this channel.

Prize pool:
Not affiliated with any organisations means that we begin our prize pool quite scarce. Last time we had 100+ keys worth of donations, so I'm quite positive about the outcome. Currently offering:

• melkor.tf DM reserved slots for the top 16 teams
  
• I am yet to reach out to Arie from serveme.tf
  
• Unknown amount of keys yet

Donations of 5 keys and more will be rewarded with a precious glowing helper medal and a special role in the discord, with all of the donations going towards the prize pool! You can donate here.

Sign Up:
Signing up for the tournament happens either through this TF.TV thread or through our discord. If you choose to do so here, follow this example:

Team name: Pepega
Player 1 - [steam link] (discord tag - optional)
Player 2 - [steam link] (discord tag - optional)
medal_hoe [steam link] (discord tag - optional)

I will handle the rest. If you choose to sign up through the discord, you can find the steps there. List of all the participants currently signed up here.

Everything that I haven't covered must already be in the rules or in the discord. For any other questions, I'm available there. Sign ups deadline is on 29th August and all rounds will be randomly generated by challonge.
Tournament discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/rTNqQAc

Have fun!

I am of the strong opinion mushrooms are good af to eat, anyone else feel this way or is it just me?

https://www.strawpoll.me/17450742

UpFrag for the mushroom power (1 up)
DownFrag for being wrong

Medals have been distributed, thanks Jon!

Hello everyone!

This is directed at everyone who attended insomnia 63. Ever since the conclusion of i63 I have been trying to secure medals by consistently badgering Wolf Machina in order to have the item ID's provided and the players rewarded with their medals. I have contacted him on many occasions, and have just recently been told he's been ignoring any and all requests about insomnia medals. Infact even to members of staff who have asked he has responded with "Why are you mad?". A comment an infant could handle in better fashion than he has.

Both staff and participants have been forced to wait for one man to pull his finger out. If he wishes to leave this community by all means please leave, but never ever leave a job half done. I think just by doing this alone cements the community's opinion of Wolf Machina, as a whole. Apparently he has asked Valve for the ID's for the medals and not received them, I doubt that is true, and even if it was he's not even trying to get them at this point, he's given up because he cannot be bothered. Other members of Essentials staff have been trying, it's literally a case of one man getting off his high horse and giving the community what they deserve. A bit of god damn f***ing respect.

Thanks for reading.

Alec "Lucky" Pollard.

:)