https://clips.twitch.tv/DeadObliqueStarlingPeteZaroll-ydKLE3V3H-fgpWP4

I have casted, produced/observed, and just enjoyed comp TF2 as a casual viewer for quite a while - my thoughts, spewed out in no particular order:

I know Dr. Underscore of Fireside has a plugin called Flask where it matches your player camera in game to the observer's so you know what's on your screen is what the cast will display, without having to deal with stream delay or a separate observer feed. When I cast with them I find it a really powerful tool to know that what I'm talking about and what the stream is seeing is 100% in sync.

Static cams can be a useful tool for an occasional cutaway to cover chaotic but localized fights like last pushes, but should be used lightly since a good POV is always more compelling.

I've always thought pre-made smooths that follow rollouts, like they do in CS:GO, are theoretically possible within the engine and could be incorporated into casts with enough production value.

I think cheatfeed is a must have for observers when it's an option - I know some older producer/observers swear by their ability to follow a fight organically and refuse to use cheatfeed at all and I question that approach. I think the best way to observe is a healthy mixture of using your own gamesense as an observer to predict the flow of the game, while also checking the cheatfeed to make sure you catch critical moments.

The danger of cheatfeed is that when you rely only on cheatfeed to observe you start to lose any surprise or drama in the match, as a viewer you start to sense that the player the observer cuts to will always be the one winning a given fight or making an effective play.

ETF2L is also running a 4v4 Passtime Cup over the summer, June 24th – July 19th
https://etf2l.org/2024/06/02/announcing-the-etf2l-pass-time-cup/

***** GRAND FINALS LIVE NOW ******

TIMING DETAILS FROM THE EVENT PAGE: (Note that we will likely run ahead of schedule since players like to get into their next matches quickly)

Sunday, 2 June - 15:00 EDT | 12:00 PDT - Best-of-3
Upper-bracket Semifinals
Sunday, 2 June - 17:00 EDT | 14:00 PDT - Best-of-3
Upper-bracket Final
Lower-bracket Semifinal
Sunday, 2 June - 19:00 EDT | 16:00 PDT - Best-of-3
Lower-bracket Final
Sunday, 2 June - 21:00 EDT | 18:00 PDT - Best-of-5 with 1-Win Advantage to UB Winner
Grand Final

Seconding Hunt:Showdown if you like that extraction shooter adrenaline

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wait this season looks good???

sorry Bobby we didn't have the budget for 2 TFTV articles T-T

https://youtu.be/qsnujDq7IfI

discord.passtime.tf

erm, this event is happening in June, not today

https://youtu.be/pASzz_SjTkc

Is it possible to make a fork of Lawena that's compatible with the current TF2 32bit executable so I can use the latest HLAE update with it?

Clicking the "load more" button on my profile page to see more than the last 15ish demos I played in doesn't seem to work. Is this broken or am I just dumb?

Searching for my alias from the main page also seems not to work? It says Loading... but nothing seems to actually load.

Unlike 6s you can be a bad player on a good team and still have fun in this game mode

would recommend

also every passtime video by tomato tom in particular is straight fire

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7ybfUi3V9E