After a lengthy 9-year hiatus, I'm considering dipping my toes back into competitive TF2 and have a few questions. It's been a while, and I'm curious about what's changed and what has stayed the same. I suspect most of you won't know who I am, but I started playing in 2009 (season 5) and stopped in 2015 (season 21), spending a good chunk of that time playing in Division 1 and I also attended quite a few LAN events in the UK.
Oldies: Is anyone from the old guard still around? I used to play with a bunch of incredible folks and am wondering if any familiar faces are still kicking around.
New Maps: Back in the day, I played Badlands, Granary, Gullywash, Metalworks, Process, Snakewater, and Sunshine. Have any new maps emerged that I should be aware of?
Pickup Games: I always enjoyed the old pickup2 IRC system for organizing games. Is there an equivalent where I can jump into a decent pickup game without much fuss? Lobbies just aren't the same.
Meta: Have there been any significant shifts I need to know about to avoid being completely out of the loop? When I played, the only unlocks that were really used were for the medic.
HUD: Does anyone recognise the HUD I used? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RqYGQdkbB0&t=1s
ETF2L 6v6 Seasons: How regular are they, and when's the next one?
If anyone wants to game, just add me.
Thanks in advance.
After a lengthy 9-year hiatus, I'm considering dipping my toes back into competitive TF2 and have a few questions. It's been a while, and I'm curious about what's changed and what has stayed the same. I suspect most of you won't know who I am, but I started playing in 2009 (season 5) and stopped in 2015 (season 21), spending a good chunk of that time playing in Division 1 and I also attended quite a few LAN events in the UK.
[b]Oldies:[/b] Is anyone from the old guard still around? I used to play with a bunch of incredible folks and am wondering if any familiar faces are still kicking around.
[b]New Maps:[/b] Back in the day, I played Badlands, Granary, Gullywash, Metalworks, Process, Snakewater, and Sunshine. Have any new maps emerged that I should be aware of?
[b]Pickup Games:[/b] I always enjoyed the old pickup2 IRC system for organizing games. Is there an equivalent where I can jump into a decent pickup game without much fuss? Lobbies just aren't the same.
[b]Meta:[/b] Have there been any significant shifts I need to know about to avoid being completely out of the loop? When I played, the only unlocks that were really used were for the medic.
[b]
HUD:[/b] Does anyone recognise the HUD I used? [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RqYGQdkbB0&t=1s[/url]
[b]ETF2L 6v6 Seasons:[/b] How regular are they, and when's the next one?
If anyone wants to game, just add me.
Thanks in advance.
woodyOldies: Is anyone from the old guard still around? I used to play with a bunch of incredible folks and am wondering if any familiar faces are still kicking around.
BeaVerN, AMS, Schocky, Silentes and others who have played at that time but weren't prem yet.
woodyNew Maps: Back in the day, I played Badlands, Granary, Gullywash, Metalworks, Process, Snakewater, and Sunshine. Have any new maps emerged that I should be aware of?
except for badlands all of those maps are played including product (this map was around in 2014-2015 as well)
bagel (new koth map)
sultry (new 5cp map)
and reckoner (pretty old 5cp by this point) being swapped around every couple of seasons
woodyPickup Games: I always enjoyed the old pickup2 IRC system for organizing games. Is there an equivalent where I can jump into a decent pickup game without much fuss? Lobbies just aren't the same.
tf2pickup.eu is for casual pugs and there's a prem double mix discord for people who have recently played prem
woodyMeta: Have there been any significant shifts I need to know about to avoid being completely out of the loop? When I played, the only unlocks that were really used were for the medic.
Medics run as fast as scouts when healing them so the game is a lot more scout centric and soldiers mainly bomb/flank/hold chokes instead of relying heavily on heals and ubers.
There weren't a lot of unlocks added since 2015 that have made much of a difference but if you only remember the medic ones then soldier got gunboats, 2 banners and the escape plan, scout got winger (makes you jump higher when equiped) and boston basher and those are the notable ones.
woodyHUD:[/b] Does anyone recognise the HUD I used? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RqYGQdkbB0&t=1s
I think it's PVHUD
woodyETF2L 6v6 Seasons: How regular are they, and when's the next one?
There are around 3 seasons per year, and the next one will start very soon, signups announcement will probably be posted in a week or so.
[quote=woody]
[b]Oldies:[/b] Is anyone from the old guard still around? I used to play with a bunch of incredible folks and am wondering if any familiar faces are still kicking around.
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BeaVerN, AMS, Schocky, Silentes and others who have played at that time but weren't prem yet.
[quote=woody]
[b]New Maps:[/b] Back in the day, I played Badlands, Granary, Gullywash, Metalworks, Process, Snakewater, and Sunshine. Have any new maps emerged that I should be aware of?
[/quote]
except for badlands all of those maps are played including product (this map was around in 2014-2015 as well)
bagel (new koth map)
sultry (new 5cp map)
and reckoner (pretty old 5cp by this point) being swapped around every couple of seasons
[quote=woody]
[b]Pickup Games:[/b] I always enjoyed the old pickup2 IRC system for organizing games. Is there an equivalent where I can jump into a decent pickup game without much fuss? Lobbies just aren't the same.
[/quote]
tf2pickup.eu is for casual pugs and there's a prem double mix discord for people who have recently played prem
[quote=woody]
[b]Meta:[/b] Have there been any significant shifts I need to know about to avoid being completely out of the loop? When I played, the only unlocks that were really used were for the medic.
[b]
[/quote]
Medics run as fast as scouts when healing them so the game is a lot more scout centric and soldiers mainly bomb/flank/hold chokes instead of relying heavily on heals and ubers.
There weren't a lot of unlocks added since 2015 that have made much of a difference but if you only remember the medic ones then soldier got gunboats, 2 banners and the escape plan, scout got winger (makes you jump higher when equiped) and boston basher and those are the notable ones.
[quote=woody]
HUD:[/b] Does anyone recognise the HUD I used? [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RqYGQdkbB0&t=1s[/url]
[/quote]
I think it's PVHUD
[quote=woody]
[b]ETF2L 6v6 Seasons:[/b] How regular are they, and when's the next one?
[/quote]
There are around 3 seasons per year, and the next one will start very soon, signups announcement will probably be posted in a week or so.
I still call that hiding place on gran the woody spot I dont think its even there any more tho :(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4SCu0LF2RY
welcome back tho woody
I still call that hiding place on gran the woody spot I dont think its even there any more tho :(
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4SCu0LF2RY[/youtube]
welcome back tho woody
TurbomonkeyI still call that hiding place on gran the woody spot i dont think its even there any more tho :(
i call ur butt the woody spot
welcome back mister woody
[quote=Turbomonkey]I still call that hiding place on gran the woody spot i dont think its even there any more tho :([/quote]
i call ur butt the woody spot
welcome back mister woody
I played scrim/mix against you 9-10 years ago! Welcome back!
I played scrim/mix against you 9-10 years ago! Welcome back!
After 9 years in development I hope it was worth the wait!
After 9 years in development I hope it was worth the wait!
Dude you stopped comp right after I started (playing the game) wild to think that- wb king
Dude you stopped comp right after I started (playing the game) wild to think that- wb king
Thanks for the info Phnx, especially for identifying the HUD, as I couldn't find it anywhere. Your help is greatly appreciated!
It's good to see some familiar faces around. I'm looking forward to catching up; it's been a while.
What happened to Badlands? I would say it was the community's favourite map back then.
TurbomonkeyI still call that hiding place on gran the woody spot I dont think its even there any more tho :(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4SCu0LF2RY
welcome back tho woody
What a blast from the past! I have such font memories of the UK lans.
for context https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IISvbILYAfU
Thanks for the info Phnx, especially for identifying the HUD, as I couldn't find it anywhere. Your help is greatly appreciated!
It's good to see some familiar faces around. I'm looking forward to catching up; it's been a while.
What happened to Badlands? I would say it was the community's favourite map back then.
[quote=Turbomonkey]I still call that hiding place on gran the woody spot I dont think its even there any more tho :(
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4SCu0LF2RY[/youtube]
welcome back tho woody[/quote]
What a blast from the past! I have such font memories of the UK lans.
for context [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IISvbILYAfU[/url]
woodyWhat happened to Badlands? I would say it was the community's favourite map back then.
From what I understand people collectively came to the conclusion that badlands last is really rough with the scout uber speed meta and it was slowly shifted out but i could be wrong i wasnt around when it was phased out
[quote=woody]
What happened to Badlands? I would say it was the community's favourite map back then.
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From what I understand people collectively came to the conclusion that badlands last is really rough with the scout uber speed meta and it was slowly shifted out but i could be wrong i wasnt around when it was phased out
The competitive 6v6 meta has evolved past the point of actually needing to play the game, and now matches are decided by whoever wins the first midfight, which is determined by a game of rock paper scissors.
Also shotgun soldier is dead.
The competitive 6v6 meta has evolved past the point of actually needing to play the game, and now matches are decided by whoever wins the first midfight, which is determined by a game of rock paper scissors.
Also shotgun soldier is dead.