It's a little joke of mine to add the l to reference some great lan quotes of yesteryear ;)

UT on 56k never forget. Some of my best days.

Seagull and -ww s10 was fun to watch, but there's a soldier combo supposedly happening at this LAN I'll like to see too ;)

I've always argued that new maps are far more important than unlocks, but of everything added C&D and the booties are the only thing that will impact the game at all - and really C&D isn't a massive upgrade because the method by which you obtain spy picks requires a *lot* more patience to work out lol. Booties are nice for some mids. The trololol weapons won't be used except by people who feel like being "lulzy"

We've been using them for a long time in NA and they don't really impact play except perhaps at the very lowest comp. levels where folks struggle to deal with the foundation of 6v6 anyhow.

If I were an etf2l player I'd be a lot more upset about the inclusion of a CTF map than basically any unlock being unbanned lol.

I spent oodles of seasons watching scouts die and or frag soldiers - literally just watching them 3 hours a night because medic is basically just a voyeur who watches other people play video games while you spam wasd and blame everyone else whenever you die (which interrupts your voyeur session) lol. I like to think I got to watch at least a few good/decent scouts play in my time lol.

Stay at medium range and use +fwd and +back to dodge his ground shooting until such a time that you *know* you can kill him with 1-2 well placed closer shots - while being able to tank ~100 damage. If such a situation doesn't present itself - continue to engage at medium range using +fwd and +back to foil ground shooting - and maintain situational awareness so his buddies don't surprise you.

If the soldier manages to come closer than medium range with you move vertically to force him to actually hit you or various convenient props in order to deal damage, or worse yet, use a shotgun.

If the soldier decides to go into the air go full +fwd mode because he's just killed himself assuming you can hit him.

There is literally nothing more in this world that I hate than driving in or around chicago.

I'm in NE indiana if anybody is crossing that way I'd happily contribute to gas money :p

It's guerrilla #89 plz....

Anyhow...

Back when I had a sister that lived with me, we had this magical thing called....

Dial up

You know what that means? That means only one of us could be on the internet at once, period. That was a pretty solid time.

What did I do? I got a job and bought my own phone line because fuck having to plan my 8-10 hour night time game binges around her boyfriend calling or her urgent need to use MSN messenger. Things haven't changed a whole lot. Talking is the best option, if she's incorrigible, try to explain to your parents that she is literally destroying the internet at all hours of the day and night and that you want at least 2 hours of decency. If that's unsatisfactory, buy your own internet and also a fancy chair - I cannot overstate the value of a fancy chair.

Yeah I'm familiar with drunk history - except sadly when I drink and talk about history it's always morbidly depressing sorts of things - but that's what happens when you specialize in the 1930's. My intent would be to tell interesting/funny things that I happen to be slightly familiar with that are also true as far as anybody knows lol. My intention would be to produce something that you could *maybe* watch if you are really bored - but it'd more or less be something you could listen to in the car or while you do something else since people tend to always have something on.

Why would somebody watch this show? Because it's on tv - says George in Seinfeld.

I would like to teach history but not quite there yet - gotta finish grad schoolz lol

Match is only in a few hours and then all will become clear.

To be fair we used to get pretty solid numbers for matches - especially LAN - quite a bit above 500 for regular matches if I recall correctly - but that was back when everybody was super excited about streaming and so on.

It doesn't matter who does the streaming or what org handles the casting so long as the casting gets done and tf2 content is made ultimately. Quantity has a quality all its own ;)

So, I was yaking at bloodsire after the cast last night and schwan has suggested I do the same on a few occasions. So I'm gonna use tf.tv off topic to pilot a few ideas by ya'll since even though most of us are video game addicted types, it's a fairly decent cutting of people who would generally use the internet - and I don't wanna' put a lot of effort into making something like a podcast that nobody will find even remotely interesting. So, here's a simple run through example. This will be a short textual rendition of say, a topic I think people would find generally humorous and interesting which I happen to know a bit about.

Shit talking in history.

World War 1 - the Willy and Nikky Telegraphs/grams.

The night before World War 1 broke out in Europe, Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany and Czar Nicholas II of Russia took to shit-talking each other over the telegraph - at the time telegraphing was the best way to shit-talk somebody as it was basically the fastest form of communication available. Nicholas II and Wilhelm II were also cousins (as most of Europe's royal houses were closely related to one another by 1914). They had also grown up together. Their affectionate nicknames for each other - Willy and Nikky - come from the names they used as children while learning English together. They also sent each other a series of telegrams in July prior to the outbreak of the war which demonstrates that they were, for all intents and purposes, close friends

The nice telegrams

For example : Nikky to Willy

I am glad you are back. In this serious moment, I appeal to you to help me. An ignoble war has been declared to a weak country. The indignation in Russia shared fully by me is enormous. I foresee that very soon I shall be overwhelmed by the pressure forced upon me and be forced to take extreme measures which will lead to war. To try and avoid such a calamity as a European war I beg you in the name of our old friendship to do what you can to stop your allies from going too far.

Willy to Nikky:

It is with the gravest concern that I hear of the impression which the action of Austria against Serbia is creating in your country. The unscrupulous agitation that has been going on in Serbia for years has resulted in the outrageous crime... The spirit that led Serbians to murder their own king and his wife still dominates the country...

On the other hand, I fully understand how difficult it is for you and your Government to face the drift of your public opinion. Therefore, with regard to the hearty and tender friendship which binds us both from long ago with firm ties, I am exerting my...influence to induce the Austrians to...arrive to a satisfactory understanding with you. I confidently hope that you will help me in my efforts to smooth over difficulties that may still arise.

Your very sincere and devoted friend and cousin

Willy

All of their telegrams from this period are very friendly (so friendly that Nicholas II even cancelled plans for mobilization for a few days), and show two men, friends from childhood, trying to avert one of the greatest catastrophes in European history.

The night before war broke out in Europe however their communications were very different:

"The might of the Russias will crush your tiny Germany beneath her like a steam roller" - Nikky to Willy

And the last message exchanged:

"Nikky, I don't see what hope you can have - you were never even fit to farm turnips" Willy to Nikky

The Kaiser's government would fall and he would spend the rest of his days in exile in the Netherlands - Czar Nicholas II would ultimately die during the war - executed by revolutionaries.

In essence I would just go into a bit more detail about Willy and Nikky's relationship, read a bit more of the telegraphs, explain what they're talking about, etc and enjoy the shit-talking and my over all goal of making historical figures and events relatable.

So lemme know - interesting? Worth while? Or boring as shit kill me now?

I'm the exact opposite lol I've gone back to mostly playing single player games while not playing tf2 all that much lol

Mine seems to be ok :/

I would be happy to cast I should also be available in june - at least in the evenings but I could make other arrangements for more time.

Always wanted the GSL format for tf2

Does this mean we get a pre-game show where the groups are announced and each team gets to shit talk the other teams and talk about who they'd like to get in their group so they can crush them?