If there's a very real chance that the next shot the enemy will potentially hit on you will make you drop, then just pop it. Popping is better in every way in comparison to being dead, because you'll 1) be alive 2) be ahead on uber by about 25-40% instead of watching the death cam, and 3) you'll be able to keep your teammates healthy in the meantime. If you didn't pop and you lived, yeah that's cool, but you put your team in a horrible position if you drop. If you use, you'll probably lose a control point and then you should sustain at a stalemate.

If you're down by one round and you really need to pull out a solid push with not much time left on the clock, then yeah, I'd do everything you can to hold on to the uber.

A decent amount of the time, you can get around even being in this situation by making sure your team is aware of their surroundings. They need to check for hiding enemies, as well as turning around and helping you out when you're being pressured. Obviously, it doesn't totally rest on your team's shoulders, as you need to make sure your positioning is solid as well.

Make sure your monitor is set in Windows to 144hz. You'd be surprised how many people don't notice this (looking at you, kev).

Like the policy or not, change does not always spell good things.

Pancakes are S tier.

pie_hero fucking blows rofl.

love you nico :3

Also, for those asking, the RGB LAN medals are not yet in the game. They will be included during the next TF2 update (whenever that will be). When they are thrown in with the next update, I'll give out the medals.

It's really just comparing q1/q3promode to q2/vq3/q4. The movement systems in all of the games are awesome and should be appreciated, but to say one is objectively better or what QC needs is a bit silly.

I want to make it known that technically, showstopper has dethroned b4nny.

Hey, I really appreciate this. But when people come up to me to thank me, I always thank them right back, because if they didn't show up, then all my work is for nothing. Just show up to these events and have a good time, and I promise I'll be just as thankful to you as you are to me.

Also, that bit about doing something cool for the teams that got eliminated first: I had a few TF2 prizes to give away, like a Heavy figurine that has a code inside for in-game content. I wanted to do a little trivia competition or something, but could never get both teams in their entirety at once. After a while, I just grabbed a couple people from one of the teams that got eliminated first and did a little 5 minute trivia thing for the Heavy figurine. They enjoyed it and it was a good time. :)

Once again, I also need to thank drshdwpuppet for helping with running the servers. Whether it's the tournament servers, pug servers, or even MGE servers, he continues to be an incredibly important component to the flow and success to these TF2 tournaments we have here. I will never be able to thank him enough for coming out to these events, even when he had to struggle to take off of work or even when he hurt his leg. Things would be much more difficult without him, but instead, he makes my already stressful weekend a hell of a lot easier.

The women's bathroom had three stalls, while the men's bathroom had one stall and one urinal. We switched the signs because there's like <10 women.

I'm so exhausted and tired, but it was worth it. A massive thanks to everyone who came out. It was an amazing time and I can't wait for the next time.

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All of you are awesome.

Final reminder that teams must be paid ($60 per team) by 10:30 AM Saturday morning.

Please pay tonight if you can, or early tomorrow. Please don't wait until last minute.

No stream this year, but ideally for next year.

http://rgb-lan.challonge.com/RGB17TF2

No, but they are much more comfortable than the free chairs.

Also, I want to make sure that everyone is aware that signups will end at 10:30 AM on Saturday morning. Tournament will start at 11 AM. Register your team with me.

edit: for clarity, this is strictly for the TF2 tournament. You can still show up to the LAN whenever you want.