I've been reminiscing lately, thinking back on some of the best times I've had playing this game competitively.
Looking back, I've been in the community since around 2017 — and honestly, it's hard to choose just one instance I'd pin as a favorite.
With that said, what are some of your favorite moments from your personal TF2 journey?
I've been reminiscing lately, thinking back on some of the best times I've had playing this game competitively.
Looking back, I've been in the community since around 2017 — and honestly, it's hard to choose just one instance I'd pin as a favorite.
With that said, what are some of your favorite moments from your personal TF2 journey?
playing dmixes for 14 hours straight in lockdown was so peak
playing dmixes for 14 hours straight in lockdown was so peak
getting life long friends
getting life long friends
Hard to really pinpoint how much this game has meant to me. I remember launching it as a kid in middle school, to playing 6s in high school, to eventually playing jump maps and speed running for top times as an adult. It's really just meant the world to me at every spot.
I made so many good friends throughout my journey, and while some didn't stand the test of time I still value every person I've encountered on this journey. I was a very difficult person to be around for much of the time I've spent in tf2 up until this point, and I can't express enough gratitude that I was never shunned despite how moody and temperamental I was.
I would say my favorite part was the friendships I gained, but also just growing up with the game and it being my main competitive outlet over the past 10 years. The kindness and acceptance I've experienced in the community cannot be taken for granted, and I hope everyone knows how great of a place this game is.
Hard to really pinpoint how much this game has meant to me. I remember launching it as a kid in middle school, to playing 6s in high school, to eventually playing jump maps and speed running for top times as an adult. It's really just meant the world to me at every spot.
I made so many good friends throughout my journey, and while some didn't stand the test of time I still value every person I've encountered on this journey. I was a very difficult person to be around for much of the time I've spent in tf2 up until this point, and I can't express enough gratitude that I was never shunned despite how moody and temperamental I was.
I would say my favorite part was the friendships I gained, but also just growing up with the game and it being my main competitive outlet over the past 10 years. The kindness and acceptance I've experienced in the community cannot be taken for granted, and I hope everyone knows how great of a place this game is.
Without a doubt getting to produce large LAN events like PFD or iSeries; I have had the pleasure of working with some of the best minds in TF2 production, all super friendly, and getting to be part of teams greater than the sum of their parts has been very humbling. I feel very lucky to have been given the opportunities to be a part of the scene, from TFTV to Essentials and Fireside, and the experiences I've had interacting with players, casters, producers, TOs, and news writers have been foundational in shaping a large part of who I am now. It makes me happy that I've gotten to give back to the community that has given me so much.
Without a doubt getting to produce large LAN events like PFD or iSeries; I have had the pleasure of working with some of the best minds in TF2 production, all super friendly, and getting to be part of teams greater than the sum of their parts has been very humbling. I feel very lucky to have been given the opportunities to be a part of the scene, from TFTV to Essentials and Fireside, and the experiences I've had interacting with players, casters, producers, TOs, and news writers have been foundational in shaping a large part of who I am now. It makes me happy that I've gotten to give back to the community that has given me so much.
The things me and paddie did at lan >:)
The things me and paddie did at lan >:)
Meeting my tf2 friends in person.
Meeting my tf2 friends in person.
the awful rituals i designed for my pre-offi warmups. the most memorable of them was washing my eyes with soapy water and then immediately doing aimtrainer; the idea was that, by subjecting yourself to this ocular torment, you would be able to overcome eyestrain and stay locked in 24/7 in-game. i was desperate... i had shit aim
the awful rituals i designed for my pre-offi warmups. the most memorable of them was washing my eyes with soapy water and then immediately doing aimtrainer; the idea was that, by subjecting yourself to this ocular torment, you would be able to overcome eyestrain and stay locked in 24/7 in-game. i was desperate... i had shit aim
Best in-game thing: a 800+ dpm Phlog game with a 10k & 7K play in a ugc silver official on Swiftwater 3rd.
Best thing in general: meeting cool peeps for years and years.
Best in-game thing: a 800+ dpm Phlog game with a 10k & 7K play in a ugc silver official on Swiftwater 3rd.
Best thing in general: meeting cool peeps for years and years.
prolly mentioned a dozen times already but being given the blessed chance to meet up with tf2 homies, who then became actual life-long friends. all of you know who you are.
prolly mentioned a dozen times already but being given the blessed chance to meet up with tf2 homies, who then became actual life-long friends. all of you know who you are.
i69 was obviously huge for me as my first LAN, poLANd.tf 2024 was very special both for running production and for the general vibes (shoutout to BaseStack Łódź), but I gotta say poLANd.tf 2025 for getting to run the show of my dreams (maybe we add a stage this time? donate.poland.tf)
i69 was obviously huge for me as my first LAN, poLANd.tf 2024 was very special both for running production and for the general vibes (shoutout to BaseStack Łódź), but I gotta say poLANd.tf 2025 for getting to run the show of my dreams (maybe we add a stage this time? donate.poland.tf)
How on earth comptf2 got me a wife; I'll never understand.
How on earth comptf2 got me a wife; I'll never understand.
genuinely just the friends I've made. Meeting people from online and grabbing brunch or something is so fun to me. I've always struggled to get out and meet people because of disability issues and this game has carried my social life.
genuinely just the friends I've made. Meeting people from online and grabbing brunch or something is so fun to me. I've always struggled to get out and meet people because of disability issues and this game has carried my social life.
coming back from a four-year hiatus to assemble a crack team of my best friends, many of whom i had to convince out of retirement also, and putting in the time, effort and leadership to take a full roster of my favorite people to 1st place adv hl.
i loved seeing how a lot of my old favorite teammates changed and matured over such a long time away. i loved getting back into the flow of grinding this game. i loved the team-wide lock-in when we saw winning it all was possible. i loved giving closure to the team i've been leading on-and-off for almost a decade. now that it's over, i'm loving seeing the adventures my teammates are going on after our win. leading a team is often thankless work for masochists and it took a lot out of me but i wouldn't trade being the team lead for bopis for anything.
our win will probably always be my personal favorite gaming accomplishment and the visceral feeling of "i won it all" after putting in so much effort cements it probably among my best accomplishments in life period. love bopis forever.
coming back from a four-year hiatus to assemble a crack team of my best friends, many of whom i had to convince out of retirement also, and putting in the time, effort and leadership to take a full roster of my favorite people to 1st place adv hl.
i loved seeing how a lot of my old favorite teammates changed and matured over such a long time away. i loved getting back into the flow of grinding this game. i loved the team-wide lock-in when we saw winning it all was possible. i loved giving closure to the team i've been leading on-and-off for almost a decade. now that it's over, i'm loving seeing the adventures my teammates are going on after our win. leading a team is often thankless work for masochists and it took a lot out of me but i wouldn't trade being the team lead for bopis for anything.
our win will probably always be my personal favorite gaming accomplishment and the visceral feeling of "i won it all" after putting in so much effort cements it probably among my best accomplishments in life period. love bopis forever.
getting to cast the finals of uberfest of 2024 was incredibly special, crowd full of 100+ drunk idiots and an incredibly close finals was everything ive ever wanted. One of the only times in my life ive truly felt like ive done a good job at something
close second was raiding a nearby gas station at 2 am when the rcadia bar ran out of alcohol and scaring the poor student worker so much he called the cops
getting to cast the finals of uberfest of 2024 was incredibly special, crowd full of 100+ drunk idiots and an incredibly close finals was everything ive ever wanted. One of the only times in my life ive truly felt like ive done a good job at something
close second was raiding a nearby gas station at 2 am when the rcadia bar ran out of alcohol and scaring the poor student worker so much he called the cops
it's very fun to work with people to host events in multiple game modes especially when you can see the passion behind the scenes. the broader community doesn't realize just how much thought and time goes into even the smallest of cups. so much is being done despite less and less fundraising from the general competitive community over the years (as you can see with few people willing to donate the poLANd.tf 2026 fundraiser). kinda sucks cause before we used to raise thousands for resup lans and iseries team fundraisers and now it's just a small percent of that. so in turn organizers put more of their own money at a loss and will probably still get shit for the smallest of event hiccups. real ones tho appreciate the behind the scenes people :D
it's very fun to work with people to host events in multiple game modes especially when you can see the passion behind the scenes. the broader community doesn't realize just how much thought and time goes into even the smallest of cups. so much is being done despite less and less fundraising from the general competitive community over the years (as you can see with few people willing to donate the [url=https://donate.poland.tf]poLANd.tf 2026 fundraiser[/url]). kinda sucks cause before we used to raise thousands for resup lans and iseries team fundraisers and now it's just a small percent of that. so in turn organizers put more of their own money at a loss and will probably still get shit for the smallest of event hiccups. real ones tho appreciate the behind the scenes people :D
2014 lan party with my UGC iron team
2014 lan party with my UGC iron team
lifelong ability to learn how to improve at a task. learning how to get good at tf2 was a skill that i've applied in other games, work and education.
lifelong ability to learn how to improve at a task. learning how to get good at tf2 was a skill that i've applied in other games, work and education.