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#91
EssentialsTF
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Iatginkany reason why its 2 groups for invite again? as opposed to last years group with one invite group and everyone plays each other at least onceEemes2 groups means that incredibly arbirtrary seeding done by admins will have a huge impact on the tournament overall, as well as the fact that some teams may never get to play eachother which is very annoying - it's only 1 game more and worked fine at i63!

As the person who was a tournament admin for i63, having designed that schedule, I believe that it was nice for all invite teams to play together but meant that myself and Aoshi was spread super thin. For context, Aoshi had to run the entire open tournament (~25 teams) completely by himself as I was solely busy dealing with Invite. Two invite groups with varying times gives invite teams that come off the back of a BO2 w/GCs have more than a 3-5 minutes breather; less invite matches per round means more time can be spent administrating the open tournament and fixing issues that may arise like servers. There were a couple of complaints and confusion that could have been avoided last time on the new Invite schedule, but the schedule which I put in place didn't give us that luxury.

Heny has spent a significant amount of time working this into a feasible and comfortable event for everyone involved, Staff included. In regards to the concern about seedings, I can agree that it plays a significant aspect, which is why we have asked for invite teams to sign up as soon as possible to allow the most amount of time for both admins to seed the groups in an acceptable way. At the end of the day, we cannot change the format this late in the day, it would be reckless and create more problems than not being able to play everyone. We will consider this discussion for future events as and when they happen.

[quote=Iatgink]any reason why its 2 groups for invite again? as opposed to last years group with one invite group and everyone plays each other at least once[/quote]

[quote=Eemes]2 groups means that incredibly arbirtrary seeding done by admins will have a huge impact on the tournament overall, as well as the fact that some teams may never get to play eachother which is very annoying - it's only 1 game more and worked fine at i63![/quote]

As the person who was a tournament admin for i63, having designed that schedule, I believe that it was nice for all invite teams to play together but meant that myself and Aoshi was spread super thin. For context, Aoshi had to run the entire open tournament (~25 teams) completely by himself as I was solely busy dealing with Invite. Two invite groups with varying times gives invite teams that come off the back of a BO2 w/GCs have more than a 3-5 minutes breather; less invite matches per round means more time can be spent administrating the open tournament and fixing issues that may arise like servers. There were a couple of complaints and confusion that could have been avoided last time on the new Invite schedule, but the schedule which I put in place didn't give us that luxury.

Heny has spent a significant amount of time working this into a feasible and comfortable event for everyone involved, Staff included. In regards to the concern about seedings, I can agree that it plays a significant aspect, which is why we have asked for invite teams to sign up as soon as possible to allow the most amount of time for both admins to seed the groups in an acceptable way. At the end of the day, we cannot change the format this late in the day, it would be reckless and create more problems than not being able to play everyone. We will consider this discussion for future events as and when they happen.
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#92
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gemmThere'll be strikes at Heathrow on the 23rd/24th august. since the monday is a bank holiday it's probably worth checking in on the disruption on sunday if you're flying out from there

these strikes have been postponed https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49343024

[quote=gemm]There'll be strikes at Heathrow on the 23rd/24th august. since the monday is a bank holiday it's probably worth checking in on the disruption on sunday if you're flying out from there[/quote]

these strikes have been postponed https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49343024
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#93
3 Frags +

i think the 2 group system is better imo. it's a pain in the arse playing so many different teams, you get awkward gaps between each map so you cool down but it's never enough time to actually do things
the maps played are also more interesting because you won't just meet down the middle on the comfortable map

when are we gonna find out the invite groups?

i think the 2 group system is better imo. it's a pain in the arse playing so many different teams, you get awkward gaps between each map so you cool down but it's never enough time to actually do things
the maps played are also more interesting because you won't just meet down the middle on the comfortable map

when are we gonna find out the invite groups?
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#94
2 Frags +

yo i need a place to sleep, hmu pls

yo i need a place to sleep, hmu pls
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#95
0 Frags +

is there a list of the teams and players that will be attending?

never mind found it.

is there a list of the teams and players that will be attending?

never mind found it.
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#96
2 Frags +

I am at Birmingham tomorrow. If anyone wants to hang out hmu on steam

I am at Birmingham tomorrow. If anyone wants to hang out hmu on steam
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#97
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YeeHawI am at Birmingham tomorrow. If anyone wants to hang out hmu on steam

go mumble

[quote=YeeHaw]I am at Birmingham tomorrow. If anyone wants to hang out hmu on steam[/quote]

go mumble
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#98
EssentialsTF
3 Frags +

There is a reddit post up now with stream schedule and such. Whilst it is mostly focused on the casual audience, there may be information there that could be of use. Check out LAN.TF for the most up to date information.
https://www.reddit.com/r/tf2/comments/ct7zty/insomnia65_schedule_discussion/

With that being said,
cu@

There is a reddit post up now with stream schedule and such. Whilst it is mostly focused on the casual audience, there may be information there that could be of use. Check out LAN.TF for the most up to date information.
https://www.reddit.com/r/tf2/comments/ct7zty/insomnia65_schedule_discussion/


With that being said,
cu@
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#99
1 Frags +

Is Seatpicker closed now?

Not working for me.

Is Seatpicker closed now?

Not working for me.
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#100
5 Frags +

;_; everything up to the grand finals was freaking sweet lois ggs

;_; everything up to the grand finals was freaking sweet lois ggs
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#101
0 Frags +

I'm so glad I had a designated recovery day for after the after party

I'm so glad I had a designated recovery day for after the after party
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#102
6 Frags +

Really happy essentials.tf gave me the opportunity of coming, learning new things, and meeting everyone. I wish all the tf2 gamers were as happy, polite and kind online as they were on sunday at 1am.

Really happy essentials.tf gave me the opportunity of coming, learning new things, and meeting everyone. I wish all the tf2 gamers were as happy, polite and kind online as they were on sunday at 1am.
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