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TFTV ZOWIE Invitational #2 Recap
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Admirable
January 26, 2014

Praise Be!

I thought I'd start off by giving thanks to everyone involved in making the TeamFortress.TV ZOWIE Invitational #2 a great success. Straight out the gate I have to thank our sponsors, ZOWIE GEAR, for their continued support and fabulous prizes, I hope they can feel the genuine warmth and appreciation I have seen from the community.

Take a bow my fellow TFTV Staff and the TFTV community for hyping up and putting on an excellent event; enigma, huhy, Jon, Ducky, atmo and CommanderX all played integral roles on the factory floor.

Also I want to recognise the incredible generosity of serveme.tf and FakkelBrigade's Arie for providing us with servers fit to withstand a DDoS attack (no one even noticed!) and STV relays for all the games. I can't recommend their service enough.

Our friend in high places, Twitch John, for his godly promotion of the stream not just on the Twitch front page, but in the number one spot for an extended period. We even got a tweet from Twitch! Massive thanks for giving us a chance to reach new viewers, yet again.

Of course, there would be no game, spectacle or passion without the players and fans who devote their time to the game. Thanks for forgoing your Sunday rituals in favour of virtual murder. Sick bastards.

Final Standings

Now enough of that sickly sweet tone, I think I might vomit. Let me continue by saying that if you didn't want spoilers you shouldn't be reading the recap article; so don't sit there looking like I pissed in your cornflakes.

To those teams who managed to defend or overturn their seeding I extend a congratulatory handshake, whilst simultaneously pouring scorn on the rest who did not live up to the hype... especially you Ayo Gurl. We had some delightfully close games, with a handful of golden caps sprinkled throughout the tournament. If you want to see scores jump over to the bracket or check out the demos, logs and VODs down below.

**1st** *(1)* **Made In Germany**
**2nd** *(4)* **Mais La Moule**
**3rd** *(3)* **Evokate Gaming**
**4th** *(7)* **LEGO**
**5th-6th** *(2)* **The Last Resort**
*(8)* **Fenneks eSports by SimRai.com**
**7th-8th** *(5)* **Dotter**
*(6)* **Ayo Gurl Sugadaddy Hood Pussy Creepers**

To The Victor Go The Spoils

No doubt some of you unwashed hippies out there are telling yourselves that the real winner here was the competitive Team Fortress 2 scene. NO. The real winners here were Made In Germany. Pay attention. I know secretly you are all begging for me to reveal which mouse each of your new-found gaming idols went for, so that you might attempt to emulate their heroics by purchasing the one true mouse. Get your credit cards at the ready...

The popular choice was to be the ZOWIE FK with ThUn, kaidus, ipz and basH all unable to resist its charms. Unmoved by their colleagues, GeaR and smzi struck out on their own paths, opting for a ZOWIE EC2 eVo Black and a ZOWIE EC eVo CL, respectively.

Let us not forget our French-speaking friends in second place, Mais La Moule, who have each become the proud owner of a ZOWIE P-TF Speed; Mitsy, Nadir, KnOxXx, Captainhax, fl1p, and droso -- we salute you!

Viewership

Let me throw you a few figures, by way of comparison with the first TFTV ZOWIE Invitational, and we can all nod in knowing approval. Twitch tells us that we clocked up 17460 hours watched (up 35.65%), 166700 video plays (up 60.32%), 132240 unique viewers (up 54.52%) and a peak of 6063 concurrent viewers (up 76.76%) over the six hour course of our stream event. I don't really know what they mean either, but don't worry about that... quick look at this blue line.

Personally, I just loved the way our viewers embraced the ZOWIE adverts, with the stream chat erupting with ecstasy every time they were played, spewing jets of unbridled joy out in to the internet. Is it we who are lucky to have their sponsorship or they who fortunate to have such fanatics at their dispose? All I'm saying is that the prizes for the Invitational #3 will need to be forged in solid gold and tempered in the tears of our lord and saviour, Grant Vincent, to redress the balance.

Resources

One of great features of serveme.tf is that after your server booking has finished the STV demos are immediately available, nicely trimmed and zipped up ready to go. I've compiled them all into one archive, coming in and just under 150MB, which includes everything but the heavy fist fights. Yes, I have no soul. Steer your cursor in a south-westerly direction for the complete STV demo package.

Another thing you can expect from serveme.tf is automatic log uploads to logs.tf, and if you cast your gaze below you will find tabulated all the logs and YouTube VODs available for each fixture of the tournament. Just click the little icons to be whisked away to a magical land of statistics, commentary and moving pictures.

*UB Round 1* Made In Germany vs. Fenneks eSports by SimRai.com
Mais La Moule vs. Dotter
The Last Resort vs. LEGO
Evokate Gaming vs. Ayo Gurl Sugadaddy Hood Pussy Creepers
*LB Round 1* Fenneks eSports by SimRai.com vs. Dotter
The Last Resort vs. Ayo Gurl Sugadaddy Hood Pussy Creepers
*UB Round 2* Made In Germany vs. Mais La Moule
LEGO vs. Evokate Gaming
*LB Round 2* LEGO vs. Fenneks eSports by SimRai.com
Mais La Moule vs. The Last Resort
*UB Final* Made In Germany vs. Evokate Gaming
*LB Round 3* LEGO vs. Mais La Moule
*LB Final* Evokate Gaming vs. Mais La Moule
*Grand Final* Made In Germany vs. Mais La Moule


Feedback

TFTV would love to hear your feedback on the event, whether you were participating as a spectator or a competitor, or you totally missed the whole thing until now. What did you like? What could we have done better? Where do we go from here? Don't hold back. Unload your thoughts in the comments section below.

P.S. The European season is only starting and TeamFortress.TV is going to be all over it, so keep an eye on the events schedule and you won't miss a thing.

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#1
15 Frags +

Great writeup. I enjoy the match table with the logs and VOD links.

Great writeup. I enjoy the match table with the logs and VOD links.
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#2
7 Frags +

$

$
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#3
15 Frags +

I only went for the EC eVo CL cuz i already have an FK
Thanks alot to the cast that dealt with the generall organisation and the streamers and casters etc.
Thanks to enigma for hooking us up with zowie and ofc zowie for sponsoring those kind of tournaments.

I only went for the EC eVo CL cuz i already have an FK
Thanks alot to the cast that dealt with the generall organisation and the streamers and casters etc.
Thanks to enigma for hooking us up with zowie and ofc zowie for sponsoring those kind of tournaments.
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#4
cp_granary_pro
9 Frags +

LEGO!!!!

LEGO!!!!
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#5
4 Frags +

u always post the best threads

u always post the best threads
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#6
9 Frags +

I let the team down :(

I let the team down :(
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#7
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atmoI let the team down :(

Not sure whether to - or + frag...

[quote=atmo]I let the team down :([/quote]
Not sure whether to - or + frag...
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#8
7 Frags +

Thanks for the opportunity to participate.

Thanks for the opportunity to participate.
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#9
11 Frags +

rip ayo

rip ayo
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#10
8 Frags +

You are really really good at writing articles :D
It was such a great event!

You are really really good at writing articles :D
It was such a great event!
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#11
6 Frags +

Really fucking good performance by everyone involved.

Really fucking good performance by everyone involved.
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#12
1 Frags +

This is all really great, some awesome games, awesome casting, awesome sponsorship, awesome viewercount and an awesome article to round it up. I hope to see more of this quality soon

P.S: thanks for including logs in the article, very convenient

This is all really great, some awesome games, awesome casting, awesome sponsorship, awesome viewercount and an awesome article to round it up. I hope to see more of this quality soon

P.S: thanks for including logs in the article, very convenient
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#13
9 Frags +

Great article Admirable. :)

Also, it's worth noting that serveme.tf has a nice donation button on their web page, so if you are grateful for their completely free support of TF2, chuck in some money. Gods of gaming will take note of your action.

Great article Admirable. :)

Also, it's worth noting that serveme.tf has a nice donation button on their web page, so if you are grateful for their completely [b]free[/b] support of TF2, chuck in some money. Gods of gaming will take note of your action.
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#14
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reuploading?

reuploading?
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#15
4 Frags +
renxzenanyone uploading the stv demos?

Under 'Resources', Admirable linked a full STV demo pack. Is that what you're after?

[quote=renxzen]anyone uploading the stv demos?[/quote]

Under 'Resources', Admirable linked a full STV demo pack. Is that what you're after?
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#16
2 Frags +

reuploading.

reuploading.
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#17
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renxzenriskrenxzenanyone uploading the stv demos?
Under 'Resources', Admirable linked a full STV demo pack. Is that what you're after?

my isp is having problems with dropbox (and google and youtube). What i meant is if someone will be making some mirrors like this community always do.

https://mega.co.nz/#!U49zib7R!3iPhWiVjsBqxZi9WiCJRG3K8-tJNbOM-m3Xazhc5-Mg

[quote=renxzen][quote=risk][quote=renxzen]anyone uploading the stv demos?[/quote]

Under 'Resources', Admirable linked a full STV demo pack. Is that what you're after?[/quote]

my isp is having problems with dropbox (and google and youtube). What i meant is if someone will be making some mirrors like this community always do.[/quote]
https://mega.co.nz/#!U49zib7R!3iPhWiVjsBqxZi9WiCJRG3K8-tJNbOM-m3Xazhc5-Mg
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#18
2 Frags +

The only person to write articles for tf.tv that's made me laugh out loud so far. Admirable indeed.

The only person to write articles for tf.tv that's made me laugh out loud so far. Admirable indeed.
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#19
7 Frags +

Really great recap and write-up. I need to step my game up.

Really great recap and write-up. I need to step my game up.
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#20
4 Frags +

so nice to see such viewership numbers for tf2

so nice to see such viewership numbers for tf2
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#21
2 Frags +

U write gud

U write gud
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#22
3 Frags +

So happy to see huge numbers on the stream, a and waiting for my new Mouse, pad, and chord holder (lol) in the mail.

So happy to see huge numbers on the stream, a and waiting for my new Mouse, pad, and chord holder (lol) in the mail.
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#23
2 Frags +

Great recap, great tournament #HYPE for 3rd ZOWIE

Great recap, great tournament #HYPE for 3rd ZOWIE
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#24
2 Frags +

sleep is useless. was a good watch.

sleep is useless. was a good watch.
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#25
ZOWIE
18 Frags +

Thank you for (another) great event. :)

Thank you for (another) great event. :)
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#26
3 Frags +

Your eloquence and wit in writing makes me cry tears of joy, James.

As for the cup, it was awesome. Everything from the organisation to the casting was near-perfect. Thanks to all the people involved behind the scenes, and ZOWIE sponsoring this tournament. I hope we can see this cup, or similar cups, returning periodically, because if anything can push the game, it's a consistent recurring event organised and presented beautifully like this one.

Your eloquence and wit in writing makes me cry tears of joy, James.

As for the cup, it was awesome. Everything from the organisation to the casting was near-perfect. Thanks to all the people involved behind the scenes, and ZOWIE sponsoring this tournament. I hope we can see this cup, or similar cups, returning periodically, because if anything can push the game, it's a consistent recurring event organised and presented beautifully like this one.
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#27
4 Frags +

I didnt like the atmo thingy to introduce the players, I feel like it would be a lot cooler if you could make it more fifa like. have an animation that drops down the list of players.

rough example

ofcourse make it look prettier then the 5 minutes i spent on this.

I didnt like the atmo thingy to introduce the players, I feel like it would be a lot cooler if you could make it more fifa like. have an animation that drops down the list of players.

[url=http://i.imgur.com/UWsRPsi.jpg]rough example[/url]

ofcourse make it look prettier then the 5 minutes i spent on this.
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#28
4 Frags +
E-thugI didnt like the atmo thingy to introduce the players, I feel like it would be a lot cooler if you could make it more fifa like. have an animation that drops down the list of players.

rough example

ofcourse make it look prettier then the 5 minutes i spent on this.

Should start off with roster overview and then go to individual players. Best of both worlds :D

[quote=E-thug]I didnt like the atmo thingy to introduce the players, I feel like it would be a lot cooler if you could make it more fifa like. have an animation that drops down the list of players.

[url=http://i.imgur.com/UWsRPsi.jpg]rough example[/url]

ofcourse make it look prettier then the 5 minutes i spent on this.[/quote]

Should start off with roster overview and then go to individual players. Best of both worlds :D
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#29
0 Frags +

The thing that I made isn't meant to be used last second before the map starts, it's to fill time while the casters are there and the players aren't.

Also the misbehaviour you're seeing on stream is something weird with OBS Browser Source, it works fine in a normal browser, which makes it pretty hard to debug :|

The thing that I made isn't meant to be used last second before the map starts, it's to fill time while the casters are there and the players aren't.

Also the misbehaviour you're seeing on stream is something weird with OBS Browser Source, it works fine in a normal browser, which makes it pretty hard to debug :|
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#30
7 Frags +

I think at the start of the stream when casters are the only ones in, it would be cool if they had a part of the cast where they highlight a player.. Such as roster history, league wins/championships, age, location, and simple details like in regular sports or games like StarCraft. They show a photo, talk about the player and their history, perhaps the gear they use, and then any sponsors they/their team may have. Some spotlight time like that could encourage new sponsors, support current rosters, and create a more intimate relationship for viewers who otherwise would never get to see or obtain that information.

I think at the start of the stream when casters are the only ones in, it would be cool if they had a part of the cast where they highlight a player.. Such as roster history, league wins/championships, age, location, and simple details like in regular sports or games like StarCraft. They show a photo, talk about the player and their history, perhaps the gear they use, and then any sponsors they/their team may have. Some spotlight time like that could encourage new sponsors, support current rosters, and create a more intimate relationship for viewers who otherwise would never get to see or obtain that information.
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