Upvote Upvoted 31 Downvote Downvoted
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
ESEA-IM S25 Happenings/Discussion
121
#121
2 Frags +

heck

heck
122
#122
3 Frags +

=

=
123
#123
5 Frags +

Damn, back in open. I'll never leave this division.

Damn, back in open. I'll never leave this division.
124
#124
4 Frags +

.

.
125
#125
8 Frags +

So invite is still happening since open and IM are merged?

So invite is still happening since open and IM are merged?
126
#126
1 Frags +

[*]

[*]
127
#127
8 Frags +

Need one team...ehh probably easier to kill division

Need one team...ehh probably easier to kill division
128
#128
12 Frags +

So now its possible for murkscribe's team to have a match against Sparkle gang? thanks.

So now its possible for murkscribe's team to have a match against Sparkle gang? thanks.
129
#129
-1 Frags +

does this change when the season starts?

does this change when the season starts?
130
#130
12 Frags +

Shouldn't this thread be deleted? IM is only a figment of my imagination now

Shouldn't this thread be deleted? IM is only a figment of my imagination now
131
#131
7 Frags +

=

=
132
#132
3 Frags +
unskilledthis thread is a piece of esea history now and it shouldn't be deleted

The Battle of IM. I'll contact the school history books publishers to make sure kids around the world know of this tragic event...

[quote=unskilled]this thread is a piece of esea history now and it shouldn't be deleted[/quote]
The Battle of IM. I'll contact the school history books publishers to make sure kids around the world know of this tragic event...
133
#133
12 Frags +

=

=
134
#134
35 Frags +

now i can call everyone open

now i can call everyone open
135
#135
-1 Frags +

go back to open with mustard slemnish

go back to open with mustard slemnish
136
#136
9 Frags +

delet this thread
8k are the final im champions

delet this thread
8k are the final im champions
137
#137
3 Frags +
slemnishnow i can call everyone open

And every IM player can no longer say "damn open players"

[quote=slemnish]now i can call everyone open[/quote]
And every IM player can no longer say "damn open players"
138
#138
7 Frags +

I still don't understand why.

Even if IM had 13-14 teams, the league fees would still add to more money for ESEA.

Pushing all those 13-14 teams to Open will mean the same players still pay to play in open. (unless they quit because of this change)

Lower league fees in Open means less money for ESEA. This can't be strictly about money cause the numbers don't add-up.

I still don't understand why.

Even if IM had 13-14 teams, the league fees would still add to more money for ESEA.

Pushing all those 13-14 teams to Open will mean the same players still pay to play in open. (unless they quit because of this change)

Lower league fees in Open means less money for ESEA. This can't be strictly about money cause the numbers don't add-up.
139
#139
2 Frags +
SpaceCadetI still don't understand why.

Even if IM had 13-14 teams, the league fees would still add to more money for ESEA.

Pushing all those 13-14 teams to Open will mean the same players still pay to play in open. (unless they quit because of this change)

Lower league fees in Open means less money for ESEA. This can't be strictly about money cause the numbers don't add-up.

mb esea just wants to kill tf2 and be done with it

[quote=SpaceCadet]I still don't understand why.

Even if IM had 13-14 teams, the league fees would still add to more money for ESEA.

Pushing all those 13-14 teams to Open will mean the same players still pay to play in open. (unless they quit because of this change)

Lower league fees in Open means less money for ESEA. This can't be strictly about money cause the numbers don't add-up.[/quote]

mb esea just wants to kill tf2 and be done with it
140
#140
4 Frags +

Especially since we had 15 teams with 5+ paid...we only needed 1...

Especially since we had 15 teams with 5+ paid...we only needed 1...
141
#141
22 Frags +

Honestly, this isn't as bad as it appears to be. Obviously its a downer because its a sign of the deflation we are going through currently, but realistically the IM division was being diluted in skill level and the gap between even mid to high IM was huge, basically there is no difference between mid open and low IM anymore and that's not really a good thing.

With the merged division, the best teams will still come out on top and the lower end teams will still end up playing each other more due to the schedule balancing and the competition will be more balanced overall when it comes to matches, at least that's how I see it going. Throw in the occasional underdog match up in there and there is a huge margin for improvement on lower end teams, and better competition for higher end teams.

On top of that, it will be easier to actually gauge teams real skill level overall I think so that could make progression easier in terms of getting accurate and balanced practice.

Chin up boys, it could be worse.

Honestly, this isn't as bad as it appears to be. Obviously its a downer because its a sign of the deflation we are going through currently, but realistically the IM division was being diluted in skill level and the gap between even mid to high IM was huge, basically there is no difference between mid open and low IM anymore and that's not really a good thing.

With the merged division, the best teams will still come out on top and the lower end teams will still end up playing each other more due to the schedule balancing and the competition will be more balanced overall when it comes to matches, at least that's how I see it going. Throw in the occasional underdog match up in there and there is a huge margin for improvement on lower end teams, and better competition for higher end teams.

On top of that, it will be easier to actually gauge teams real skill level overall I think so that could make progression easier in terms of getting accurate and balanced practice.

Chin up boys, it could be worse.
142
#142
4 Frags +

It is interesting though, because when IM was originally introduced in season 7 there were only 13 teams for that season. So we still had higher numbers then back then, but granted that was literally 7 years ago now.

It is interesting though, because when IM was originally introduced in season 7 there were only 13 teams for that season. So we still had higher numbers then back then, but granted that was literally 7 years ago now.
143
#143
12 Frags +

I guess the new motivation for winning open is that you will move straight to Invite in the next season!

I guess the new motivation for winning open is that you will move straight to Invite in the next season!
144
#144
18 Frags +

will we get another chance to have im next season or is it just a one and done forever kind of deal

will we get another chance to have im next season or is it just a one and done forever kind of deal
145
#145
6 Frags +
maelstramwill we get another chance to have im next season or is it just a one and done forever kind of deal

I feel like unless we get a significant increase in player numbers, IM wont be coming back.

[quote=maelstram]will we get another chance to have im next season or is it just a one and done forever kind of deal[/quote]
I feel like unless we get a significant increase in player numbers, IM wont be coming back.
146
#146
11 Frags +

There were plenty of teams in open that were capable of playing in IM that just didn't. And If we get something like newbie mixes going again open numbers would be fine

There were plenty of teams in open that were capable of playing in IM that just didn't. And If we get something like newbie mixes going again open numbers would be fine
147
#147
11 Frags +

open is looking fat this season

open is looking fat this season
148
#148
4 Frags +

Based on an earlier post in the open thread, they had like 27 teams with 5+ paid so they were fine with numbers. Now we have like 40

Based on an earlier post in the open thread, they had like 27 teams with 5+ paid so they were fine with numbers. Now we have like 40
149
#149
26 Frags +

I know people are wondering why im got cancelled when we arguably had enough teams. i'd just like to point out that mustard won his first im playoff match last season and now the whole div disintegrated. coincidence?

tldr mustard killed im

I know people are wondering why im got cancelled when we arguably had enough teams. i'd just like to point out that mustard won his first im playoff match last season and now the whole div disintegrated. coincidence?

tldr mustard killed im
150
#150
16 Frags +
BooopI know people are wondering why im got cancelled when we arguably had enough teams. i'd just like to point out that mustard won his first im playoff match last season and now the whole div disintegrated. coincidence?

what have I done.

[quote=Booop]I know people are wondering why im got cancelled when we arguably had enough teams. i'd just like to point out that mustard won his first im playoff match last season and now the whole div disintegrated. coincidence?[/quote]

what have I done.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Please sign in through STEAM to post a comment.