wtf

I don't think many people create teams expecting them to die after one season- most people aim high with teams and its pretty clear when they don't care and just want to play "just because" or to sandbag.

Personally I think that one of the reason tf2 teams often don't stick together is because of the mechanical emphasis in the game. It has two effects where because the game has lots of mechanical emphasis, players on teams will improve in noticeably different rates at least in regards to mechanical skill (however the same can occur in other ways if players demo review a fuck ton but its not as common). High mechanical skill in this game also gives you a bit of a "fudge factor" where you can play higher level games without as much (to an extent) gamesense- the gamesense players wouldve gotten playing with that team they just left. These two things combine to contribute a lot towards players leaving for greener pastures and throwing away a lot of prospective multi-season teams.

Another thing worth mentioning is that esea tf2 has gotten so small that everybody knows EVERYBODY relevant to their skill level, and circlejerking / friend-dynamics changing can impact teams substantially when the player counts are as low as they are.

Finally, I think that the whole concept of "there isn't a reason to cut to the top in this game because the monetary reward isn't there" is kind of a double edged sword. Because the monetary risk doesn't exist, taking risks with teams is encouraged in a roundabout way. Combine that with a lot of players who only play out of sometimes close-to-obsession with blind drives to improve no matter what, and you have a game that does a lot to facilitate the kind of slot machine teams seen so often.

In technicality the rgl season hasn't started yet so it is an unfair comparison, but I think it would be rather hard for us to die considering rgl is treated a match-only league.

https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=11411432

faint blue got 5-0 rolled by jav, megaboy left, faint blue likely dead

MurkScribe is 15. He is at a “therapeutic school,” because he refused to do schoolwork at his previous school. He feels he has no control, no way to pursue what he loves to learn. He plays the piano as much as possible, but he battles with anxiety and depression. He is tired of withering away at school, but equally afraid of a harsh, soul-draining job. His parents, immigrants who value duty to family, insist that he complete school and get a good job. We’re working with MurkScribe to make the most of his time, and helping him explore paths in life that he’ll find fulfilling.

https://play.esea.net/index.php?s=stats&d=match&id=11395938

stats aren't faked

im sorry, my team can back me up on this. MURKSCRIBE doesn't practice, he doesn't take critiscism from MOSTMASTER or WOLSNE, We've asked him to demo review 3 times and hes never done it because he simply doesn't have the time. We talked to him on multiple occasions and in the end it was the team decision, NOT MINE, to cut him. Sorry if you think MOISTMASER a snake or whatever.

edit: posting on the open thread is also super immature and honestly should say enough about how it is when we try to work with MERKSCRIPE.

why did you cut murkscribe

https://puu.sh/xksvg/fcf577afe3.jpg

my entire team is bad
downfrag me

Who made this team name wtf it's horrible

mirrorman is my favorite human in this videogame

It's a meta until people ban spamfest engineer unlocks

Not that anything means anything when the same 3-4 match only teams are playing in the deadest league NA tho.

Don't think u can get away with just crediting this to sov in a spoiler tag!!!!!

SOV MADE MOST OF THIS DON'T BE FOOLED INTO GIVING +FRAGS TO THIS MAN!

It is exciting to me to see a rise in sponsored open teams, I think our current count is at 3 and there are still more orgs looking for teams. Super cool stuff.