The #2 one looks amazing.

Hey guys, thanks to zeph for making the thread - I wasn't going to because we sold out in record time. eXtine, I really appreciate the support, and I wish we had more seats to sell to TF2ers. Big shoutout to everyone coming from way out of the way, I'm excited to meet everybody at LAN.

We're considering doing another event come Spring, so I'll definitely give you guys notice as soon as we confirm it.

It's like night and day on scout.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_DeZUg9HiY

"Guys I got a scrim let's wait 15 minutes for them to get 6 without any explanation."

Alternatively,
"Hey guys our 6th is coming he had to reboot his router because he had 400 ping just wait 5 minutes please." "No we're getting a new one."

I've been looking for something to do this on scout, I like having viewmodels on for whatever reason but I hate having it on the side of the screen, I'd like it to be right in the middle. Neat find, I dunno how well it would work on ESEA servers though, I think this is against their rules :x

lol you're awful

If you're going to break it down that much, then give TF2 the same credit. It's not just sitting back and holding; what about unexpected roamer bombs, scout duels on flank, sniper picks at chokes, big airshots during pushes? You can't compare one feature of one game to every feature of another game. Kwazi's entire point was that you're overlooking how much goes into TF2 that makes it exciting to watch.

Your other point is just as retarded. The entire conversation we're having is about why it should be 500,000 people watch each game, not one or the other.

http://teamfortress.tv

Why are people so attached to gravel pit? Yeah, it's fun to watch, and yeah, if you play it perfectly you don't lose - but aside from the top level of play, nobody plays this game perfectly, which is why they're - you know - not at the top level. Not to mention that, as clockwork and others have pointed out, most top teams don't enjoy playing the map.

There's a bigger reason standin didn't stick than just its layout, and there's a reason gravel pit is the only 3-point map in the rotation; the 5-cap push-hold dynamic works best for this game, because it's centered around ubercharges. Teams learn on almost every map that a good defense can lead to a momentum shift, which leads to a win; on gravel pit, you don't build momentum on defense, because even if you stop the other team's push there's nothing for you to do but sit there and wait for them to push again. And so, because red winning depends on a countdown, one single, even tiny mistake can cost a team the round, which is essentially 1/2 the game, where as in 5-point maps, one single mistake can cost, at a minimum, uber disadvantage, and at the most, a round loss - which is, at another minimum, 1/5 of the game.

Expecting players, especially in open, to not make a single misstep is absolutely retarded, because in every high level of every game players still make mistakes, yet there's enough leeway in the format to allow for people to make up for it. Gave up first blood in DotA/LoL? Okay, you're at a decent gold disadvantage now, but playing more passively and having another lane come help you will fix that. Having your medic get sniped just before they run out of the point to safety should not determine if you lose the entire game or not.

It's more than just gameplay that affects why these games are popular; it's the ease of getting into it.

Let's say you're just starting League for the first time. You load up the client, make an account, and go through a quick tutorial. You don't really understand the game at this point, but you've got a rough idea of the controls and are put into a queue that matches you with 9 other new guys so you can get right into the game.

It's a three step process: 1) sign up 2) do the tutorial 3) play the game.

Breaking into Team Fortress 2? I don't even know where to start these days. The game's free to play, so that's cool, but as people have mentioned, pubbing and competitive are two completely different games. If a player wants to get into competitive, there's no easy way to do it. There's no tutorial mode at the start, there's no matchmaking for 6v6, there's no in-game way of playing with other new guys; essentially, unless you know somebody or happen across a game cast, there's no easy way to start playing comp. TF2.

The newbie mix guys are doing a great job, eXtv and the other streaming guys do a lot for games and highlander, but because there's no support from Valve, there's no easy way to attract the gigantic fanbase of TF2. As for learning the game, it's no harder than anything else; I'd say Starcraft and DotA are incredibly more difficult to pick up. But because there are in-game ways to play and get better, people just won't play the same game we do.

Amazing.

Hey folks! BSG is back again, setting up another great Michigan LAN party. We're still working out some of the details, so I'll update this as they come, but there will be 6v6 TF2 - among other great games! I'm posting this a bit early, since we haven't started sign ups yet, but basic information can be found on our Facebook page and official website.

Our events bring in over 100 people and feature 36 hours of gaming, tournaments and prizes. The $20 pre-pay/$25 at the door tickets will get you entrance at 6 PM Friday, Nov. 9th all the way through 6 AM that Sunday, the 11th, as well as entries in a prize raffle and some meals from our generous sponsors.

Once again, more information will be here as it becomes available!

http://bigshotgaming.com/
https://www.facebook.com/events/172340426233415/

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