Aww we took the same spot :c I'll redo mine then.

http://imgur.com/EW550JL

Is there a way to defrag my files w/ steampipe?

Babblingrock, then I shortened it to babble.
Also sometimes I alias as mollusk, but not a lot.

I'll start tomorrow (too busy ATM). Should the info be in a comment, or what? Seems like something like a FAQ in the description of each vid would be great, and I think you can't put links in YouTube comments.

Watching the Tip of the Hats stream was a really awesome experience. Seeing a group of people take something they love, and use that passion to raise money for those truly needed it was really inspiring. I mean, this is a group of people who came together because of a video game, and raised 35k for kids with cancer.

Up until now, I've been a pretty passive member of this community. I've commented a few times on some threads, tried to introduce a few people to competitive tf2, donated, all that stuff. But now, I really want to help. And i think I'm not the only one with this attitude, either. Plenty of people would love to help, but lack guidance or a goal.

So, my question is this: What can I do to make a difference, and to help this community grow?

This is like a tf2 community conspiracy...

Is it going to be called the legend?

This discussion is good and all, but what do you guys actually think the main idea?

Yeah, definitely. Any exposure is good, especially the type of things that people who aren't super interested in comp can be watch and learn from.

This would be a lot better than the music and camera panning round a map that they have now.

What I had in mind would be more like a trailer (fast-paced, exciting), and would be just one video. The idea would be to give the watcher enough knowledge to watch a cast and not be confused, as well as to make it interesting enough that they want to watch more.

One of the things turning people off of competitive tf2 is a lack of knowledge concerning the competitive formats. To many pub players, watching a cast may be confusing unless the caster takes time, not commenting on the game, to explain it.

But one of the tf2 community's strongest parts is the video making community. There are tons of fantastic frag videos, compilations, and other types of videos out there.

So why don't we use on thing to fix the other? There could be a competition to make two short (4-5 mins) videos (one for Highlander and one for 6's) that would be used as a introduction to competitive tf2. This could be put in the info of streams, on popular YouTube channels, and generally broadcast as widely as possible.

Of course, this is just an idea. Thoughts?

I think the "critique", in the first place, is stupid. You're obviously doing fine, and if there are people that regularly watch your stuff, that means that there is a a group of people that prefer your style of casting, as opposed to a more professional approach. And every group or community needs so diversity. If we had all really professional casters, someone would cry out for a more goofy caster.

Is is the geometry, props, and overabundance of doors, colors, or bad spawns that make a map imbalanced? Not just that, but what elements does a good map have?