You quit the team twice, and yes, one was because you got into an argument on an MGE server with abridge. You ended up removing everyone from your friends list, and later added everyone back and said you didn't mean to remove them.
The second time you quit was when you tried to basically bring abridge with you. Twigs then decided to ask you to ring for us, which I straight up said no. That's when you got angry and removed everybody again. Since then, we've had zero contact.

You basically ended up splitting the team in two. Myself and abridge were the only two people defending you, but eventually I just had enough. I mean, you disrespected everybody, and actually made a ringer cry. Like, the dude actually cried because you just wouldn't stop yelling at him. I get that he was making mistakes during the scrim, and that he stayed in mumble for longer than we wanted him to, but you didn't have to go full out on the kid.

You're a good player, there's no denying that. But when half the team is constantly fighting with the other half? We lost synergy, and no one wanted to listen to your calls because they quite simply didn't like or trust you. You'd also leave mumble the instant the match or scrim was done. We'd typically stay in mumble and talk about what happened, what we did wrong, and how we can all improve together moving forward. You were never a part of those chats, because you didn't see a need to be there. You didn't help us to improve, you just expected it without putting any effort in yourself.

I'm not the most experienced leader, and I still have a lot to learn as a player. I'll be the first to admit that. That isn't to say I'm not trying. I tried to organize team talks after every match and scrim. I tried to get you into these discussions, but you'd always ignore me on steam. A team, to me at least, is a single unit of players that want to play and improve together. In a way, you were never really a part of the team. You just showed up sometimes and yelled at people, and then left as soon as we tried to talk about what we did wrong, and how to fix it moving forward.

If you want the most success, I highly suggest porting this game to the PS4, and reaching out to Sony to try and get it included in their PS Plus offering. That's what Rocket League did, and look at how it turned out for them.

I'll send a tweet out for your kickstarter, and also promote it a bit on Facebook. (3k follows, 10k likes)
It won't be much, but I'll help however I can.

My mousepad for some reason doesn't register my mouse in the top right corner, and i have no idea why. So i'm in the market for a new one.
I don't have much desk space, so I'm not able to get one of those giant mousepads.

Prefer cloth, but a hard plastic is fine as well. Just want something that works, and I've gone through a few over the last year that warp or have the seams tear, creating an uneven surface. So I'm hoping somebody here knows of a brand or specific pad that is known to be reliable and lasts a fair while.

Also, do the more expensive mousepads actually provide some kind of advantages in game? Some claim to be "gamer optimized" or whatever. Is that shit true, or just clever marketing? Either way, I'd be willing to pay a bit more if it meant the thing won't fall apart in a few months.

Last two seasons hardly anyone on the roster got along, to a point where we'd argue with ourselves, and just not play the game with any synergy or coordination. Nobody listened to calls because nobody respected the calls, even if the calls were good. Things just didn't quite fit into place.

This time I'm hoping to take charge, and lead the team how I want to lead it. Basically, with the idea to improve, and just have fun with players that aren't toxic or otherwise prone to removing people at random and/or throwing a match for keys. I tend to start off with this mindset each season and then move away from it as others with louder voices (and more toxic attitudes) tend to take over the general calling. Because these players are typically far more experienced than myself, I'd let it slide and just go with the flow. That never brought good results. I mean, from skateboard pete to akemi. Huge dm potential, but also huge attitudes and egos. Never personally had a big issue with skp, but akemi was... not the friendliest guy around. Hell, he ended up quitting the team for a day and removing everyone off his friends list over a fight he had with our roamer on an mge server over whether or not soldier was harder than demo.

So, yeah. That's why I'm mostly reforming the roster again, this time with actual players that are just looking to have fun. I'm going to be doing some rather odd calling and strategies, and so long as everyone gets along with each other, I strongly believe that this team has potential to be something truly great. I mean, I of course want to win as well, but if we lose it won't be the end of the world to me. I just want to give new and unique strategies a try, things i've been working on for several seasons but never had the chance to test out due to the previous rosters. I mean, my first ever season in ESEA when I went 8/8, we actually had an okay synergy, even if we didn't get along for a fair while, we worked out our differences. Every season since then? Just not able to work shit out.

And, uh. Yup, I wrote an essay. Yay.

First screenshot ever

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/558649716587847442/2AD679E7BC6C93C08A5DE5E31A74D7B8A3A93642/

28 Feb, 2011 @ 7:03pm

First TF2 screenshot

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/558655328235333196/D80E99D3CA66B9DCE14CE77EA268DC6C3B014710/

28 Apr, 2011 @ 8:40pm

Bonus

https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/558657865473400625/A29E207DA94FE4A80DA5945E8024BAFBB3501D85/

24 May, 2011 @ 7:32pm

Hey, I know this tournament sounds... odd. But I'd actually be willing to get in on this with TFCL, if you're serious about hosting it.
Hosting weird things that are potentially silly and fun to watch is basically one of my primary plans moving forward. So send me a PM or add me on Steam if you're serious about this tournament, and we'll talk about getting it set up.

There's been a number of European players participating in TFCL, which is why we offered EU as a region when creating your team. However, this was more of a stat tracking metric, and never actually altered team placement or matchups.

Even though TFCL is primarily a North American league, there's still over 100 teams with EU set as their region, out of over 500 teams in total. So, to hopefully create a fair playing environment for everyone, I've decided (with help from damon from bball.tf) to launch TFCL into Europe by the end of the year.

This will only cover our ultiduo and bball leagues, and there are no plans to launch our sixes league into other regions.
The EU support may also be slightly different from what we're offering in NA. North America is and will always be our homebase, so the primary prize pool will be NA based. European prizes should be far more sponsor-based, so expect physical or digital prizes and gear, like mice, keyboards, monitors, etc. Specific prize information will be released closer to the EU launch.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

+1 the rat suggestion. I had one for years, and they're very lovable pets. Hamsters might look "fluffy" or whatever, but rats are loyal creatures. One halloween I even went out with the rat on my shoulder and called myself rat boy. Best halloween ever. So much candy.

Surely you could have scrounged together an extra $5 to get two more keys?
1st. 6 Keys.
2nd. 4 Keys.
3rd. 2 Keys.

The uneven nature of this seems rather odd, and if not a tad off putting. I mean, why force a team to decide on who receives the extra key? Wars have been started for less.

Have you checked to see if the mouse itself is damaged? I've had an issue with Razer in the past where the wire will sometimes short out. This also happened with my old MX518 from Logitech.

If that's not the issue, I've also noticed something odd with Windows 10 since the Creators Update. The mouse will just seemingly go inactive for a second, forcing me to rapidly move it on the mousepad to once again force it to track my movement. I have no idea if this is a driver issue or incompatibility with my Steelseries Rival, or if there's something with Windows 10 itself. It's as if the mouse just stops tracking. So if you're using the Windows 10 Creators Update, that's a possible culprit.

Pretty much what everybody else on here has already said, though I'd also like to throw in lesser formats for weekend cups. Something like ultiduo (2v2, medic/soldier) would work nicely, though hosting MGE (1v1) cups with soldier or scout would also be interesting.

Hosting yearly lan tournaments is also a must, and will basically make ESL the go-to for high level TF2. Just be sure to space it out. While this community is definitely passionate, it's also relatively small. You'll likely see the same teams and players competing year after year, so you don't wanna burn them out.

Attracting new players to this game is also important. I feel like smaller Ultiduo tournaments could help with that, as the concept is fairly straightforward and easy to get into. I'd also make a note of the free to play nature of TF2, and use that in marketing. There's zero upfront cost to compete, which could come in handy when trying to bring in new players.

This thread has made me realize that I don't actually have a dream job. Or dreams. Or a job. Or a life for that matter.
Though if I'd have to come up with a job that doesn't suck, I suppose something involving music. My mother was a manager for a major record label, and my father was a DJ. So I guess it'd be natural to get into the music industry myself. Perhaps starting up my own record label, and signing some local indie bands that may not get signed otherwise. Bands with unique sound but no major market appeal. To be able to make their dreams of stardom come true, with no bullshit or whatever. That sounds like a great job to have.

I've also wanted to run a small arcade and game store for pretty much all of my life. It's a dying market, but I think with the right location it could work out well enough. I'd host game nights every week, and provide lan parties for esports and such. Just generally offer up a good time for anybody interested in video games.

In case you guys missed the update notes, TFCL medals are now officially in game. I'll distribute them out shortly, just gotta collect all the steam ids first.
If you'd like for me to give you a medal right now, instead of waiting for the batch update, just link your TFCL profile and team experience here. Otherwise I should have everything out there within the next week or two.

Hey guys, so I'm doing team stuff again. This time around I'm going to experiment with the team, and specifically team strategies. I want to have some fun with this, and basically play around with the meta a bit more than usual for NA.

I'm scrapping the S25 roster pretty much entirely, and looking for new players that are open to thinking outside of the box, and just listening to my unorthodox calling. I'd like for everybody to be on the same page this season, and just play for their love of competitive TF2. This is basically the third time I've rebuilt the roster in ESEA, and I'm hoping it's one of those third time's the charm things.

Here's the roster, as it is now.

Scout: Sidular
Scout: Available
Roamer: Snorty
Pocket: Available
Demoman: Manskirt
Medic: Aqua??

::Schedule;;
Monday - Tuesday (pregame) - Wednesday - Thursday (pregame) - Sunday

As we begin to play together a bit more, we'll also throw in map reviews, and go over strategy stuff.
I'm going to be taking S26 far more seriously, though I don't expect to place higher than mid open. Main goal is just finding a roster that's fun to play with, and seeing how we go from there.

S25 was a total mess in every way imaginable. Roster issues aside, I couldn't personally dedicate my time to the team. I even missed an official, which up until then, was something I never did, and hope to never do again.
Thankfully things should be far more open, scheduling wise.

Anyway, please send me a PM if you're interested in trying out. You're also welcome to send me a friend request, though my friends list is usually full nowadays. Just comment if it's full and I'll add you when I can.

Yeah, everything was supposed to be in sync, but shit happened with the highlander stuff forcing me to delay Ultiduo a bit. The sixes thing wasn't affected by the prize pool change, so I just left that as it was.

After this season is fully finished I'll likely make everything else so it's synchronized. That was the intention this time, but, well. Yeah.

Do you have an email registered on TFCL? If you're a leader, you should receive match schedules by email every Wednesday night. Should avoid scheduling confusion in the future.