Yeah since the old thread is RIP heres all the questions I had after the last episode rewritten so it doesn't sound like a 12 year old wrote them

We are now a couple of weeks into matchmaking. How does the panel feel about the current XP system for rankings, and more specifically, is *someone's* rank something they should be proud of?

As we get closer to the next ESEA season, discussion about the current state of the whitelist is obviously going to come up. What does the panel think *should* happen, and what do you predict *will* happen?

How does the panel feel the community has done in convincing MM players that ESEA ruleset 6’s is the way to play TF2, and how difficult does the panel think it is for someone with 0 non-mm experience to enter into the comp tf2 scene?

How many of the non-sponsored Invite teams could be sponsored, and of those teams, how many does the panel think have actively looked for sponsorships?

Is TF2 competitive on an upward trend, or a downward trend?

One problem with online casts is that(and this is near unavoidable) unless the casters have a really good feel for each other and have worked together for a long time, its hard for casters not to talk over each other. Its very hard to do analysis well as a caster if they have to be ready to drop into PBP at any time. The absolute best(IMO) setup would be to have the PBP guy casting the observer feed, while the analysis guy is casting both the observer and his own feed.

One of the most jaring things as a viewer is when casters are talking about something that I can't see, or the camera isn't focused on. It doesn't matter how good your casters are, if they're talking about something I'm not seeing with them.

Pretty much what you said. Basically its the Law of Diminishing returns+ Having enough developers where you can have multiple projects going on without harming the status of any other project.

http://i.imgur.com/pbHP7t0.jpg

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http://whitelist.tf/6114

After reading this thread it seems like nobody would have any major problems with this. Thoughts?

Are there more than 5 people worth doing a profile on who are currently playing?

That doesn't work if nobody tries

How the fuck would a demo with no pipes or sickies loaded be in range of a scout who hasn't already killed him

Yep. The reason we have 2 soldier 2 scout 1 demo 1 med is because its the most well rounded composition that can do well in pretty much every situation. This weapon is the 2 soldier 2 scout 1 demo 1 med of soldier secondary unlocks.

Because I think panic attack is *just* powerful enough that it would start crowding out other options in the secondary slot. I'm not entirely against unbanning it, I just think that its powercreep over the shotgun, whereas the reserve shooter is a different playstyle necessary to utilize the weapon to its max potential.

In the solemn vow's case, its a weapon that on a team with good communication, is literally useless, and you have to give up the ubersaw to use it anyway.

Part of the problem here is that people are evaluating individual weapons as they stand, instead of the whitelist as a whole. Is the problem with Battalion's? Or is the problem with the counters to Battalions being banned?

Idea: What if we stop treating it like a whitelist and start treating it like a blacklist?

Anyway, with that in mind http://whitelist.tf/6109. I think it would do less to invite level play than most people would initially think, and having the smallest amount of weapons banned possible is always the best solution.

Maybe I'll make a rant post talking about the problem with heavy/engineer being nearly identical classes, but as the classes stand for now allowing heavy to have lunchbox items isn't a problem.

https://twitter.com/MonteCristo/status/757499859272212480

Kim Monte going HAM