Holy resurrected thread, Batman!

I watched the whole thing. And now would like to ask you if you know the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal savior?

I don't know if it will increase the scene, but it would certainly make things more enjoyable to watch. Some midfights can be very hectic, and you can often times here one of the casters who happens to be on a demo for instance while the stream cam is on a scout, carrying on about the double pipe kill and how amazing it was. That moment is missed by the viewer, unless you have a replay, or a demo review done by someone else at a later time, or you download the demo yourself and watch it. The last two options I seriously doubt the average viewer will do.

A replay would be great for this to explain why the mid went the way it did. It wasn't because of the scout the stream was viewing....it was probably because of that crazy ass demo. Not to mention a replay with some analysis would probably allow for some content while there is a pause or a lull in game play. It's certainly worth pursuing if it can be done without too much issue.

J/K Seanbud :)

I don't even think ditching ESEA is necessarily the answer. Would be nice if they had some competition though.

We'll just have Seanbud run a new league! He organized the Tip of the Hats really well, and he's looking for a job with a degree in Business Administration!!!! Go Seanbud!:p

A playback option for replays of a mid fight or whatever would revolutionize the way we view tf2 in such a positive way. Would be great to go to a midfight replay showing what happened during moments of stalemates or a 5 min halftime. Would go a very long way.

In my opinion what is definitely missing that would encourage growth is pride in your team. If you live in a small town or even some very big towns, pride in your own teams is very integral to who you are. You're a "winner" because your team won.

I like some of the ideas around developing Servers in the community that support or at least help promote a certain team. Not even financially, just promote a few IM teams and one invite team. Lotus Clan mentioned earlier in this thread is a great example. Some of these large server groups should be approached asking if they will "host" a team or two. It would take time, but eventually you'd see people starting to develop pride in the team they "host". Would also be great for some of those players to frequent those servers often, maybe even scout for talent on them.

Justin's head shot on KBK through the legs of a soldier was effing unreal.

Can't wait to find out how all the teams match up.