Cbear has asked Killing and Kalkin to be on the show, and at least one has agreed! So - thanks to Tagg's solid advice - here's the thread for you to give us your questions, so we can ask about whatever you want to know!
Also - if you want a hat this week, bone up on your TF.TV forum poster knowledge! :D
Cbear has asked Killing and Kalkin to be on the show, and at least one has agreed! So - thanks to Tagg's solid advice - here's the thread for you to give us your questions, so we can ask about whatever you want to know!
Also - if you want a hat this week, bone up on your TF.TV forum poster knowledge! :D
How do they plan to grow competitive TF2?
How do they plan to grow competitive TF2?
Where do they see ESEA fitting into the TF2 community as a competitive league? (i.e. as the Main league or as part of a multi-organization ladder?)
Where do they see ESEA fitting into the TF2 community as a competitive league? (i.e. as the Main league or as part of a multi-organization ladder?)
Are they actively trying to fix the PUG system for ESEA?
Are they actively trying to fix the PUG system for ESEA?
Any plan to stop losing money with tf2?
Any plan to stop losing money with tf2?
With highlander's numbers growing massively every year and interest in the format growing with invite stars joining the league are there any plans on implementing a highlander league into the esea? If so, would it follow the general rules implemented by the UGC admins? Or would it be more closely modeled after the Etf2l's ruleset?
With highlander's numbers growing massively every year and interest in the format growing with invite stars joining the league are there any plans on implementing a highlander league into the esea? If so, would it follow the general rules implemented by the UGC admins? Or would it be more closely modeled after the Etf2l's ruleset?
Do you think that ESEA is going to start giving more attention to TF2 now that they are started to phase out LAN for CS 1.6/Source?
What do you think it would take for people to start using ESEA Pugs?
Do you think that ESEA is going to start giving more attention to TF2 now that they are started to phase out LAN for CS 1.6/Source?
What do you think it would take for people to start using ESEA Pugs?
Why can't they be more open-minded/progressive regarding the use of plugins?
ETF2L allows the use of plugins in their divisions, whether they be transparent viewmodels or increased FOV (and they have had zero impact on the way the game is played).
Why can't they be more open-minded/progressive regarding the use of plugins?
ETF2L allows the use of plugins in their divisions, whether they be transparent viewmodels or increased FOV (and they have had zero impact on the way the game is played).
Why didn't they unban Swatt?
Why didn't they unban Swatt?
What can we do to encourage changes in the pug system so that people would be more willing to use it?
What can we do to encourage changes in the pug system so that people would be more willing to use it?
I don't know how things are now, but when I was an admin kane didn't take any suggestions into consideration and just kind of did what he wanted. Don't know how much kalkin or killing could actually answer. You should try to get Torbull on!
I don't know how things are now, but when I was an admin kane didn't take any suggestions into consideration and just kind of did what he wanted. Don't know how much kalkin or killing could actually answer. You should try to get Torbull on!
Do you guys see teamfortress.tv becoming the main connection between ESEA and the TF2 community?
Do you guys see teamfortress.tv becoming the main connection between ESEA and the TF2 community?
zigzterWhy didn't they unban Swatt?
seriously
i keep wanting to form a team with him and then i'm like "oh... fuk"
[quote=zigzter]Why didn't they unban Swatt?[/quote]seriously
i keep wanting to form a team with him and then i'm like "oh... fuk"
ehFkI don't know how things are now, but when I was an admin kane didn't take any suggestions into consideration and just kind of did what he wanted. Don't know how much kalkin or killing could actually answer. You should try to get Torbull on!
I agree with this fine gentlemen.
Team KK will have to deflect a lot of shit. They simply can't answer a lot of questions because of their limited control
[quote=ehFk]I don't know how things are now, but when I was an admin kane didn't take any suggestions into consideration and just kind of did what he wanted. Don't know how much kalkin or killing could actually answer. You should try to get Torbull on![/quote]
I agree with this fine gentlemen.
Team KK will have to deflect a lot of shit. They simply can't answer a lot of questions because of their limited control
Will ESEA ever look at what actually makes money for TF2 and adjust their business model to suit? Or will they continue to blindly think that the things they've been doing in other games and with TF2 will suddenly magically start working,... faith in magic is not the sign of a good business mind.
On the other hand, looking at the items economy on TF2 and realising people love that stuff and seeing how ETF2L grew their league by offering medals would be a good start. Say everyone that pays fees gets an ESEA Badge/Medal/Hat/Whatever that ranks up with the more Pugs they complete, which gains effects for various 1st 2nd 3rd placements in the league, which is not tradeable, plays to the strengths of what is making money in TF2 right now.
---*Controversial idea underneath this line*---
How about you then throw in the same thing at a new Highlander league (growing format, large player base, sensible business move). Even if they get half the numbers that UGC got this season (sure it may take a couple of seaons to build even that), thats $15,000+ a month... (is the monthly fee still ~$7?) .. which seems reasonable to me.
But I just came up with that idea in the shower,... so it may be a bad one.
Will ESEA ever look at what actually makes money for TF2 and adjust their business model to suit? Or will they continue to blindly think that the things they've been doing in other games and with TF2 will suddenly magically start working,... faith in magic is not the sign of a good business mind.
On the other hand, looking at the items economy on TF2 and realising people love that stuff and seeing how ETF2L grew their league by offering medals would be a good start. Say everyone that pays fees gets an ESEA Badge/Medal/Hat/Whatever that ranks up with the more Pugs they complete, which gains effects for various 1st 2nd 3rd placements in the league, which is not tradeable, plays to the strengths of what is making money in TF2 right now.
---*Controversial idea underneath this line*---
How about you then throw in the same thing at a new Highlander league (growing format, large player base, sensible business move). Even if they get half the numbers that UGC got this season (sure it may take a couple of seaons to build even that), thats $15,000+ a month... (is the monthly fee still ~$7?) .. which seems reasonable to me.
But I just came up with that idea in the shower,... so it may be a bad one.
New items have to be approved and implemented by Valve- more medals, effects, etc just makes more they have to make work with everything else. The only thing that makes them money is selling items/keys through the store, not any transaction between players.
I'm not sure they'd even get half the numbers for a pay-to-play HL league, personally.
New items have to be approved and implemented by Valve- more medals, effects, etc just makes more they have to make work with everything else. The only thing that makes them money is selling items/keys through the store, not any transaction between players.
I'm not sure they'd even get half the numbers for a pay-to-play HL league, personally.
The medal idea is good, except for the fact that valve is unlikely to actually go for it
The highlander idea is bad- the only reason highlander has such larger numbers is because it has the monopoly over the casual competitive playerbase, aka the people who dabble in competitive play but aren't super competitive and still pub, and those people won't pay to compete
The medal idea is good, except for the fact that valve is unlikely to actually go for it
The highlander idea is bad- the only reason highlander has such larger numbers is because it has the monopoly over the casual competitive playerbase, aka the people who dabble in competitive play but aren't super competitive and still pub, and those people won't pay to compete
how do we outreach to new tf2 players
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXNj2BobjJ4
Why has it been 12 seasons and they still can't implement healing stats the way idiotic programs like tf2logs have been able to do?
Why has it been 12 seasons and they still can't implement healing stats the way idiotic programs like tf2logs have been able to do?
when will the client taking a shit on the first match of the season stop being acceptable
when will the client taking a shit on the first match of the season stop being acceptable
TF2 has a record number of teams signed up for Season 13.
When do they see there being a TF2 Main Division?
TF2 has a record number of teams signed up for Season 13.
When do they see there being a TF2 Main Division?
Funnily enough Kalkin talked about a few of these topics during the Open meeting.
Funnily enough Kalkin talked about a few of these topics during the Open meeting.
TerywjFunnily enough Kalkin talked about a few of these topics during the Open meeting.
http://www.twitch.tv/stevecgames/c/1765882 for the recap
[quote=Terywj]Funnily enough Kalkin talked about a few of these topics during the Open meeting.[/quote]
http://www.twitch.tv/stevecgames/c/1765882 for the recap
I look forward to the answers to a lot of these questions, but not with the same optimism that the posters have.
I look forward to the answers to a lot of these questions, but not with the same optimism that the posters have.
At what point would ESEA drop TF2... It apparently loses money, and it's been 12 seasons. Where's the threshold, and how exactly would it come about? How long do we have to meet lpkane's business model for us?
I know lpkane threatened to end TF2 one season unless there were signups, and after the goal was met he said it wouldn't have happened anyways. Since both make sense, which part was he really lying about?
At what point would ESEA drop TF2... It apparently loses money, and it's been 12 seasons. Where's the threshold, and how exactly would it come about? How long do we have to meet lpkane's business model for us?
I know lpkane threatened to end TF2 one season unless there were signups, and after the goal was met he said it wouldn't have happened anyways. Since both make sense, which part was he really lying about?
Will you ever pick up 9v9/Highlander as a division?
Also: which is your favorite hat?
Will you ever pick up 9v9/Highlander as a division?
Also: which is your favorite hat?