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Essentials.TF April NA Monthly: Day 2
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DATE
Sunday, Apr 15th
TIME
5:00 PM EDT
STREAM
EssentialsTF
ABOUT

Sponsored by Twitch

The Essentials April Monthlies are here! STN Trading and Demos.tf continue to sponsor the EU Monthly and Twitch.tv will be Sponsoring the NA Monthly. Read below for details and signup links, rules remain the same as last month but may be subject to change.

NA Monthly Sponsored by Twitch:
Play dates: 14th-15th April
Prizepool: $1000
1st Place: $600
2nd Place: $300
3rd Place: $60
4th Place: $60

Currently the rules will remain the same for this month

The main differences from other leagues are the following:
5CP maps only
Class limits: 2 for each of scout and soldier; 1 for all other classes
Win limit: 5 rounds with a 30min timer

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#1
5 Frags +

Stream kinda sucked viewer wise :/

Stream kinda sucked viewer wise :/
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#2
7 Frags +

https://i.imgur.com/Dj1yzUO.png

https://i.imgur.com/p2jZvsy.jpg

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#3
6 Frags +

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/001/341/948/a09

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#4
8 Frags +
catman1900Stream kinda sucked viewer wise :/

I feel part of the problem is that there's no way to know if there's anything to actually watch on the stream. I'll tune in at like 7:05, nothing, go do something else for 15 mins, come back, still nothing and no one would be talking, come back an hour later, there's 2 minutes left on a 4-1 game, so on, so forth. I have no actual data, but it certainly feels like there's more downtime than actual game happening. I'm the kinda dude who will just leave the stream open whether I'm watching it or not, but it's really easy to see how frustrating that's got to be for most people.

I've suggested playing frag videos and stuff before, and that always kept my attention, but I just came up with another dumbass idea: what about casting games that have already happened that day? Like, if you cover froyo vs. svift, but blanc vs velocity is happening at the same time, maybe get the stv demo and cast it during the downtime?

[quote=catman1900]Stream kinda sucked viewer wise :/[/quote]

I feel part of the problem is that there's no way to know if there's anything to actually watch on the stream. I'll tune in at like 7:05, nothing, go do something else for 15 mins, come back, still nothing and no one would be talking, come back an hour later, there's 2 minutes left on a 4-1 game, so on, so forth. I have no actual data, but it certainly feels like there's more downtime than actual game happening. I'm the kinda dude who will just leave the stream open whether I'm watching it or not, but it's really easy to see how frustrating that's got to be for most people.

I've suggested playing frag videos and stuff before, and that always kept my attention, but I just came up with another dumbass idea: what about casting games that have already happened that day? Like, if you cover froyo vs. svift, but blanc vs velocity is happening at the same time, maybe get the stv demo and cast it during the downtime?
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#5
5 Frags +

at least put a bracket on the screen. but that should happen at lan too imo. i wish esports in general would take a minute to study what makes watching espn so smooth. little stuff like that can go a long way.

at least put a bracket on the screen. but that should happen at lan too imo. i wish esports in general would take a minute to study what makes watching espn so smooth. little stuff like that can go a long way.
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