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What's your strangest excuse for losing a match
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#1
0 Frags +

I think we've all got a story about how come match day everything that could go wrong did go wrong. Try not to call anyone out I just want some good stories!

Back in 2013 I lost a highlander playoff match because our sniper decided to go to the movies instead of playing the match. (this was late 2013 so I suppose it may have been to see The Wolf of Wall Street?) This meant our pyro swapped to sniper, our heavy swapped to pyro, and our backup played heavy. All things considered we put up a good fight, but in retrospect what a sour way to end the season.

I think we've all got a story about how come match day everything that could go wrong did go wrong. Try not to call anyone out I just want some good stories!

Back in 2013 I lost a highlander playoff match because our sniper decided to go to the movies instead of playing the match. (this was late 2013 so I suppose it may have been to see The Wolf of Wall Street?) This meant our pyro swapped to sniper, our heavy swapped to pyro, and our backup played heavy. All things considered we put up a good fight, but in retrospect what a sour way to end the season.
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#2
26 Frags +

in 2016 i lost the final 2 matches of the season (and missed playoffs!) because i rage cut the two best players off my team when i was the worst. somehow i was able to find a team the next season...

in 2016 i lost the final 2 matches of the season (and missed playoffs!) because i rage cut the two best players off my team when i was the worst. somehow i was able to find a team the next season...
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#3
28 Frags +

my pocket got banned for 2 weeks for saying homophobic stuff to fenomeno (you know who your are) and we lost grand finals

my pocket got banned for 2 weeks for saying homophobic stuff to fenomeno (you know who your are) and we lost grand finals
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#4
RGL.gg
20 Frags +

in s5 of RGL in main we were playing against Jemond's team, it was must win or else we wouldn't make playoffs.
During the middle of the match, my computer kept turning off. At the time, I still used a regular hard drive for OS so it took like 5 mins to restart. We were in the lead (maybe like 3-2 or something), so after the like 3rd time I just said fuck it and we got a ringer, who ended up doing a little bit of trolling (dropped some ubers) and we lost 5-4 I believe.

In the end, the reason my computer kept turning off was because the power cable wasn't seated properly in the PSU.

I still have not explicitly revealed any of this to my teammates, so if you're reading this, sorry!

in s5 of RGL in main we were playing against Jemond's team, it was must win or else we wouldn't make playoffs.
During the middle of the match, my computer kept turning off. At the time, I still used a regular hard drive for OS so it took like 5 mins to restart. We were in the lead (maybe like 3-2 or something), so after the like 3rd time I just said fuck it and we got a ringer, who ended up doing a little bit of trolling (dropped some ubers) and we lost 5-4 I believe.

In the end, the reason my computer kept turning off was because the power cable wasn't seated properly in the PSU.

I still have not explicitly revealed any of this to my teammates, so if you're reading this, sorry!
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#5
62 Frags +

We were set to play the first round of playoffs but our demo vanished for over two weeks without telling anyone. As it turns out, he got arrested for possession.

We were set to play the first round of playoffs but our demo vanished for over two weeks without telling anyone. As it turns out, he got arrested for possession.
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#6
53 Frags +

I taunted on the koth_warmtic point at a div1 hl final when it was overtime 0:00vs0:00 because I thought it was a full wipe.

It wasn't.

I taunted on the koth_warmtic point at a div1 hl final when it was overtime 0:00vs0:00 because I thought it was a full wipe.



It wasn't.
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#7
15 Frags +

being worse than claps

being worse than claps
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#8
24 Frags +

During an old ESEA season I can't remember, We were up 4-1 on Gullywash and failed a last push to get the 5th cap. I respawned early on spy and tried to backcap.
They had a heavy on last as they pushed to second I came up behind the heavy and easily had the backstab to win the game but I didn't realize my sapper was out instead of my knife and died.
We ended up losing 5-4. All my fault, I've never forgotten.

During an old ESEA season I can't remember, We were up 4-1 on Gullywash and failed a last push to get the 5th cap. I respawned early on spy and tried to backcap.
They had a heavy on last as they pushed to second I came up behind the heavy and easily had the backstab to win the game but I didn't realize my sapper was out instead of my knife and died.
We ended up losing 5-4. All my fault, I've never forgotten.
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GritomaWe were set to play the first round of playoffs but our demo vanished for over two weeks without telling anyone. As it turns out, he got arrested for possession.

Was this the loose cannon guy?

[quote=Gritoma]We were set to play the first round of playoffs but our demo vanished for over two weeks without telling anyone. As it turns out, he got arrested for possession.[/quote]

Was this the loose cannon guy?
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#10
30 Frags +

s2 my pocket missed one of our matches bc he was getting head shoutouts to ziaa

s2 my pocket missed one of our matches bc he was getting head shoutouts to ziaa
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#11
10 Frags +

Our team leader thought our team was too good so during the first week of playoffs we didnt scrim a single time and didnt have a pregame. Needless to say we got rolled.

Our team leader thought our team was too good so during the first week of playoffs we didnt scrim a single time and didnt have a pregame. Needless to say we got rolled.
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#12
9 Frags +

Bottom barrel of S23 open, it was a newbie mix team. We'd forfeited our first match because we only had four people show up and couldn't find a ringer. The second match looked to be more of the same, and we went through about 20 people before finding a steel engi main to play scout with 180 ping in a 5v6. We lost in under 10 minutes. The team that beat us went 1-13 that season, with their only win being the curbstomp against our team.

Bottom barrel of S23 open, it was a newbie mix team. We'd forfeited our first match because we only had four people show up and couldn't find a ringer. The second match looked to be more of the same, and we went through about 20 people before finding a steel engi main to play scout with 180 ping in a 5v6. We lost in under 10 minutes. The team that beat us went 1-13 that season, with their only win being the curbstomp against our team.
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#13
24 Frags +

to be clear,

DavyCBack in 2013 I lost a highlander playoff match because our sniper decided to go to the movies instead of playing the match. (this was late 2013 so I suppose it may have been to see The Wolf of Wall Street?) This meant our pyro swapped to sniper, our heavy swapped to pyro, and our backup played heavy. All things considered we put up a good fight, but in retrospect what a sour way to end the season.

this was my team and the sniper was axiomatic

so this is definitely my answer too

also our backup playing heavy for the first time turned out to be a savant and became our starting heavy next season, it was sneakypolarbear aka jake

to be clear,

[quote=DavyC]
Back in 2013 I lost a highlander playoff match because our sniper decided to go to the movies instead of playing the match. (this was late 2013 so I suppose it may have been to see The Wolf of Wall Street?) This meant our pyro swapped to sniper, our heavy swapped to pyro, and our backup played heavy. All things considered we put up a good fight, but in retrospect what a sour way to end the season.[/quote]

this was my team and the sniper was axiomatic

so this is definitely my answer too

also our backup playing heavy for the first time turned out to be a savant and became our starting heavy next season, it was sneakypolarbear aka jake
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#14
48 Frags +

oh come on mustard 100 seasons and that's your best one?

oh come on mustard 100 seasons and that's your best one?
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#15
19 Frags +

esea s12 there was an update that made you crash when killfeed showed a dom or a revenge that involved you if you had a custom hud. half of my team including my medic didn't update their huds which fixed it so we would just randomly drop a player or two during fights and stalemates and we never paused to fix it lol

esea s12 there was an update that made you crash when killfeed showed a dom or a revenge that involved you if you had a custom hud. half of my team including my medic didn't update their huds which fixed it so we would just randomly drop a player or two during fights and stalemates and we never paused to fix it lol
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#16
13 Frags +

I played the week on snakewater last season and my game froze periodically in warmup, I figured it was nothing cause it (mostly) stopped.
I was back capping on last with 14 seconds left and the only thing to stop me was a soldier with 14 hp with the escape plan coming from lower. Getting the cap meant being able to tie it up.

My PC froze...

Remember to restart kids.

I played the week on snakewater last season and my game froze periodically in warmup, I figured it was nothing cause it (mostly) stopped.
I was back capping on last with 14 seconds left and the only thing to stop me was a soldier with 14 hp with the escape plan coming from lower. Getting the cap meant being able to tie it up.

My PC froze...

Remember to restart kids.
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#17
56 Frags +

demo got arrested and missed our playoff match
med told me to guess a number 1-10, then dropped on last cuz I got it wrong
playing with a synced playlist, lost 2 rounds while everyone was singing along to crazy rap
demo went out to get more weed at halftime, didn't make it back in time
on a cs team someone got hit by a van on matchday

demo got arrested and missed our playoff match
med told me to guess a number 1-10, then dropped on last cuz I got it wrong
playing with a synced playlist, lost 2 rounds while everyone was singing along to crazy rap
demo went out to get more weed at halftime, didn't make it back in time
on a cs team someone got hit by a van on matchday
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#18
29 Frags +

demoman got grounded mid-match

demoman got grounded mid-match
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#19
17 Frags +

back when i was a scout main in my first season our demo suddenly went dark and didnt show up to our match

motherfucker msg'd us thru steam at the nearby library and was like he got into a fight with his mom because she was using his child support money

back when i was a scout main in my first season our demo suddenly went dark and didnt show up to our match

motherfucker msg'd us thru steam at the nearby library and was like he got into a fight with his mom because she was using his child support money
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#20
11 Frags +

got into a car accident an hour before scrims and had to forfeit cuz i couldnt get home

got into a car accident an hour before scrims and had to forfeit cuz i couldnt get home
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#21
23 Frags +

s1 w1 of rgl advanced exile was afk playing the hamster dance song while we were rolling out and we almost lost the match 5-4

s1 w1 of rgl advanced exile was afk playing the hamster dance song while we were rolling out and we almost lost the match 5-4
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#22
48 Frags +

"oh oops I had mouse accel on the whole time" - sandblast, 3 minutes after we lost HL grand finals

"oh oops I had mouse accel on the whole time" - sandblast, 3 minutes after we lost HL grand finals
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#23
18 Frags +

crashed my clubs glider trying to land in a potato field cause i couldn't make it back to the airfield
made it in time for the match, tied and didn't make playoffs
rough day

crashed my clubs glider trying to land in a potato field cause i couldn't make it back to the airfield
made it in time for the match, tied and didn't make playoffs
rough day
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#24
21 Frags +

back in my first season of ugc our medic had literally dial up internet (not just slow internet, ACTUALLY dial up) and had to go to his university library and rent out a room to play matches. any time he didnt get a room he would either play in complete silence or on his home internet. didnt win that many matches that season.

also related: in season 28 i told my team a couple days in advance that i couldnt play a metalworks match because i was having a girl over that i was interested in at the time. last minute someone messages me that they couldnt find anyone to play, so i fucking played a tf2 match, comms and all, in front of said girl. we ended up winning 5-0 at the (cost of my pride) but at least i hit a cool clip.

back in my first season of ugc our medic had literally dial up internet (not just slow internet, ACTUALLY dial up) and had to go to his university library and rent out a room to play matches. any time he didnt get a room he would either play in complete silence or on his home internet. didnt win that many matches that season.

also related: in season 28 i told my team a couple days in advance that i couldnt play a metalworks match because i was having a girl over that i was interested in at the time. last minute someone messages me that they couldnt find anyone to play, so i fucking played a tf2 match, comms and all, in front of said girl. we ended up winning 5-0 at the (cost of my pride) but at least [url=https://youtu.be/Zq9m74GH5Yo?t=173]i hit a cool clip[/url].
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#25
5 Frags +

two of my main players went on a vacation and my medic got dropped across the map by running into two pipes

two of my main players went on a vacation and my medic got dropped across the map by running into two pipes
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#26
12 Frags +

in mid one of my players just disappeared and one was literally homeless so had to play with 2 subs for playoffs, lost a grueling 3+2gc map series vs the team that went on to win the div :[

also for our first official that season one of my players spilt beer all over his keyboard during our pregame -___-

in mid one of my players just disappeared and one was literally homeless so had to play with 2 subs for playoffs, lost a grueling 3+2gc map series vs the team that went on to win the div :[

also for our first official that season one of my players spilt beer all over his keyboard during our pregame -___-
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#27
3 Frags +

during a mid game, my med left half way through a map to play the nations cup and we couldn't find a replacement, so we lost the 5v6

during a mid game, my med left half way through a map to play the nations cup and we couldn't find a replacement, so we lost the 5v6
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#28
12 Frags +

Up 4-2 vs froyo on gully and safrix gets windows update. In hindsight we just pause next time but fuck Microsoft.

Up 4-2 vs froyo on gully and safrix gets windows update. In hindsight we just pause next time but fuck Microsoft.
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#29
26 Frags +

My cat ate my ethernet cord, during a 6s scrim

My cat ate my ethernet cord, during a 6s scrim
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#30
14 Frags +

I got cut from a team because my roommate blacklisted me from our router because I didn't have a job. Does that count

indecencyback when i was a scout main in my first season our demo suddenly went dark and didnt show up to our match

motherfucker msg'd us thru steam at the nearby library and was like he got into a fight with his mom because she was using his child support money

I was also on this team. It was his disability money for his bpd and he tried to strangle his mom. Hope he's doing ok now tho, he was a good guy.

I got cut from a team because my roommate blacklisted me from our router because I didn't have a job. Does that count

[quote=indecency]back when i was a scout main in my first season our demo suddenly went dark and didnt show up to our match

motherfucker msg'd us thru steam at the nearby library and was like he got into a fight with his mom because she was using his child support money[/quote]
I was also on this team. It was his disability money for his bpd and he tried to strangle his mom. Hope he's doing ok now tho, he was a good guy.
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