Newcomer's Update!

A quick update on Newcomers Tournament signups! We’ve been pleasantly surprised with the turnout, which is around sixty people now. Due to the number of signups and the closing fast date of the tournament, we will be closing the signups for draft players in the next 2 days

The tournament will still take place this weekend, at 12PM EST or 4PM/1600 UTC (High Noon) on June 18th and possibly June 19th for overflow games! Coaches must be there at least ten minutes early! We will be utilizing the ENSL Teamspeak for this gathering of man-creatures which is available here.

We will continue signups for draft coaches, following the closure of the draft player signups. We could always use more coaches!

Rules of the games played on this coming Saturday will be supplied based on those who show up.

REMEMBER: Gathers are still available! Idle, and see who joins! Also, that Warcraft movie was garbage AF. Go see it. Also, Tico is a hack fraud.

Zavaro on 15 June 16 00:36

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5888

Blank Tico | BEAST INFECTION

PM SENT

15 June 2016, 00:38

6797

Blank Starcetereus | S11 Forfeit Champs

how dare you insult my favorite movie, im un-signing up for this tournament

15 June 2016, 00:56

6763

Blank openyafaceup | Sixth Sense

same this is uncalled for

15 June 2016, 03:42

6452

Blank Nightsy | Alski Syndrome

wow 60 is pretty good where are all those ppl coming from

15 June 2016, 11:39

3795

Blank maxamus | IG

Under a rock...

15 June 2016, 12:30

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Blank dePARA | Heidis Bergziegen

Whats the point of coaching when you didnt have any time to teach people stuff?
Coaching should start 1 week before the Tournament and not 10 min before it starts.

15 June 2016, 14:00

5888

Blank Tico | BEAST INFECTION

Its more of a live coaching, the tournament is just supposed to a weekend ordeal. We didnt want to expand this through a few week period, due to time constraints.

And that 10 mins is just so i can explain what the coaches will be doing and what will be expected. For what i have planned it will be enough to help the people learn.

15 June 2016, 14:37

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Blank dePARA | Heidis Bergziegen

What do you mean with "live coaching"?
The coaches are playing?
If so, rename them into carrys please. And the team with the best carry will win.

15 June 2016, 14:59

5888

Blank Tico | BEAST INFECTION

They are not playing...ive explicitly said they arent playing.

15 June 2016, 16:22

5841

Blank BauerJankins | nazi hunter izO

you're lying
zeframdidnothingwrong
down with the new admins
depara for admin

15 June 2016, 19:58

6797

Blank Starcetereus | S11 Forfeit Champs

will there be a list to pick teams from?

15 June 2016, 20:27

5888

Blank Tico | BEAST INFECTION

yea just not disclosing it yet

15 June 2016, 20:36

5889

Blank Zavaro

Nightsy says
wow 60 is pretty good where are all those ppl coming from


Honestly, I'm really surprised myself. Pretty fucking cool, tho.

15 June 2016, 23:17

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Blank radionaut | Celerity Sex Tape

dePARA says
What do you mean with "live coaching"?
The coaches are playing?
If so, rename them into carrys please. And the team with the best carry will win.

did you sign up?

15 June 2016, 23:57

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Blank dePARA | Heidis Bergziegen

@radionaut
Yes, thats why im asking.

16 June 2016, 01:53

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Blank skyice | Div2orDisband

Great job Tico and the admin team!

60 players is amazing! I can see the sweat pouring from bauer already.

16 June 2016, 04:13

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Blank Tyr | BEAST INFECTION

skyice says
Great job Tico and the admin team!

60 players is amazing! I can see the sweat pouring from bauer already.


I am collecting it and using it as main ingredient in my new energydrinks for OW players, pls don't steal.

16 June 2016, 05:25

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Blank Mephilles | ELOgain

@dePARA. The coaches are sitting in TS with their team while spectating the game and give general advice on things that the team needs to pay attention to.

I personally dislike this idea since coaches will subconsciously give hints to their team according to the other teams position and play... I think coaches should only be able to talk with their team during rounds on feedback and what to look out for.

The risk of ghosting is too high imo.

16 June 2016, 09:11

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Blank dePARA | Heidis Bergziegen

Well, isnt this a bit abusable?
And especial in an "Tournament" format this kind of "live coaching" is kinda strange.

I would prefer a time window of lets say 2 hrs before before tornament start, where coaches can give a quick summary on important tasks and some basic training.
And feedback between the rounds.

16 June 2016, 10:12

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Blank Tico | BEAST INFECTION

Mephilles ive thought about when you and i talked about that. And i agree thats what id like to do. Thats why i wanted the coaches to show up earlier. So i could i discuss everything with them.

When we first talked, i hadnt thought in depth what the coaches should be doing,because that was still early on in the planning process. But now that ive made up my mind, your idea is what i want to do.

And depara id already planned on giving the coaches time with their team before the matches to discuss all that stuff. How long exactly im not sure yet because it definitely matters on how many show.

16 June 2016, 10:46

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Blank CRaZyCAT | Gorges Gone Wild

Maybe if we'll have time make a demonstrative matches Draft Winner VS S9Div3 teams?

16 June 2016, 14:13

5888

Blank Tico | BEAST INFECTION

Id like to do something like that crazycat, ive thought about doing it with the draft winners vs the coaches.

16 June 2016, 15:00

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Blank ryssk | Ram Ranch

Is this the OW newcomer tournament?

17 June 2016, 10:56

6942

Blank Alt+F4 | For The Lolz

there will be stream and commentators?

17 June 2016, 12:10

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Blank dePARA | Heidis Bergziegen

Can someone (@ghoul) make a small mod where you can only spectate one team?
Im sure this could be done very quickly and would solve many of the problems the "live coaching" has.

17 June 2016, 12:33

5888

Blank Tico | BEAST INFECTION

Depara just show up, ill explain whats happening. There will be no ghosting. If anyone has signed up to coach, show up and ill explain everything that youll be doing. And ive said we are going mephilles idea... which leads to no ghosting.

17 June 2016, 13:10

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Blank Nightsy | Alski Syndrome

Nice that you keep this games comp alive, respect. wish you the best tico!

17 June 2016, 14:55

5888

Blank Tico | BEAST INFECTION

I already give up!!! :D

17 June 2016, 15:32

5875

Blank Malware

Pelargir back to power, more frogs less muscle car happy mericans.

17 June 2016, 16:46

7129

Blank Albe23

I started playing this again a couple weeks ago and then noticed this tournament not too long after. Pretty pumped to have noticed and be playing in it. I'm going to have to make my black armor proud!

17 June 2016, 21:14

6949

Blank Rammler

60 people is very good. maybe some guys like the idea of competetive and we can fill up a new division in the ensl. sure, the qualitiy of the games will decrease dramaticly. But so many people quit, maybe its time for a restart

18 June 2016, 04:25

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Blank Lordjamex

How are you going to manage smurfing? I've just been playing Natural Selection 2 and there is a few people with level 0 accounts with nothing but Natural Selecion 2 on their game list dominating games with a low hive skill and hour count. I've seen at least two in the last hour. Wouldn't surprise me if they made them just for this tourney.

18 June 2016, 07:49

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Blank dePARA | Heidis Bergziegen

Cause its relative easy to indentify smurfs, these players should be removed from the tourney very quickly.

18 June 2016, 08:21

5875

Blank Malware

Detective dePARA is on the case.

18 June 2016, 11:29

5888

Blank Tico | BEAST INFECTION

yea it wont be difficult, there will be no penalty for team if one is spotted though IF THEY ARE SPOTTED EARLY. but if the team manages to get games because of the smurf we will most likely replay the games. And the smurf will be banned

18 June 2016, 11:32

6355

Blank Alite

Sooo what happened to the tourney in the end?

18 June 2016, 20:57

5875

Blank Malware

18 out of 60 ppl who signed in actually showed up is what happened apparently.

19 June 2016, 06:14

6949

Blank Rammler

Hmmm no news from the tournament. Seems like a big disappointment. :(

19 June 2016, 06:52

6704

Blank reknet | Flightless Lerks

A new comp scene rises from the ashes - SupaDupaNoodle

19 June 2016, 17:59

6797

Blank Starcetereus | S11 Forfeit Champs

Out with the old, in with the new I say. -Kash

19 June 2016, 18:31

5445

Blank Kash | For The Lolz

yet the old insist on commenting when they're "done with this game"

19 June 2016, 19:01

5841

Blank BauerJankins | nazi hunter izO

ye if the old people dont quit the forums no new comp scene can form... fuck you star, stop killing ns2

19 June 2016, 20:39

6797

Blank Starcetereus | S11 Forfeit Champs

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De BauerJankins | seize & decyst

ye if the old people dont quit the forums no new comp scene can form... fuck you star, stop killing ns2
19 June 2016, 19:39

19 June 2016, 21:16

6797

Blank Starcetereus | S11 Forfeit Champs

RIP muh freedoms

19 June 2016, 21:17

6797

Blank Starcetereus | S11 Forfeit Champs

B)

19 June 2016, 21:17

6543

Blank medi0crates | something funny

srsly tho, fuck you star, stop killing ns2.

20 June 2016, 00:14

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Blank Tyr | BEAST INFECTION

medi0crates says
srsly tho, fuck you star, stop killing ns2.

Agreed, star only fag

20 June 2016, 05:53

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Blank Greylai

Unfortunately the turnout for the tourney event was too small to have the four team planned tournament. We wound up running a gather to give the people that showed up something for their time.
Even though it was rather disappointing, those that participated ( including myself) had fun and I think its important that we don't give up on these sorts of community events. Its going to be a bit of a struggle to revitalize the NS2 community but I believe we can do it! :)

20 June 2016, 08:01

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Blank phone | Snoofed

reknet says
A new comp scene rises from the ashes - SupaDupaNoodle



RFOFLLLLLLLLLLLL

where's mr yami guys i miss him already

20 June 2016, 16:13

5889

Blank Zavaro

Yeah, the tourney was cancelled due to such a small number showing up. We'll be working on doing another Newcomer's Tournament, this time with some actual foundation and schedule instead of "JUST SHOW UP TEN MINUTES EARLY OR WHATEVER," and more like what was done previously. We also forgot to put up times for other time zones. Tons of good feedback, so thanks for putting up with us shitters. Also, there's like a Steam sale coming up soon, so it might be a good idea to do it after that.

20 June 2016, 17:20

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Blank Dixit

"Kash | TAWmageddon
yet the old insist on commenting when they're "done with this game"

20 June 2016, 01:01 "

Of course, they are done leaving bad reviews and whining, not done playing the game or trolling.

20 June 2016, 17:32

6355

Blank Alite

Dixit says
"Kash | TAWmageddon
yet the old insist on commenting when they're "done with this game"

20 June 2016, 01:01 "

Of course, they are done leaving bad reviews and whining, not done playing the game or trolling.



Thanks for reminding me to leave a shitty review, gotta do my best to kill this game since apparently I'm so toxic and everything kek

20 June 2016, 19:04

6543

Blank medi0crates | something funny

Dixit says
"Kash | TAWmageddon
yet the old insist on commenting when they're "done with this game"

20 June 2016, 01:01 "

Of course, they are done leaving bad reviews and whining, not done playing the game or trolling.



I mean, if I could continue leaving bad reviews for this game daily, I would. But yeah, I'm done whining, and I'm done playing the game. But still I'm curious to see how long this "competitive scene" will flop around like a fish out of water and that's probably why everyone else is here too (except the delusional ones who think comp. ns2 will survive).

Then again, I'm not one of the vindictive ones who desperately want to see NS2 die all together, I just want my favorite game to be fun again.

20 June 2016, 20:03

6797

Blank Starcetereus | S11 Forfeit Champs

i make smurf accounts just to write bad reviews for ns2 tbhj fam

20 June 2016, 20:14

5841

Blank BauerJankins | nazi hunter izO

LOL

20 June 2016, 20:42

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Blank ryssk | Ram Ranch

So... Can we get a OW gather system? Thx!

21 June 2016, 02:34

4103

Blank skyice | Div2orDisband

please wait until September for the NCT so we can run into a new ensl season straight after... also don't fuck it up this time

21 June 2016, 03:19

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Blank dePARA | Heidis Bergziegen

Ask Blizzard for a gather system. I heard they listen to the community,

21 June 2016, 07:33

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Blank phone | Snoofed

ryssk says
So... Can we get a OW gather system? Thx!



working on it. it's not salient right now to release a gather system since the game is kinda new. people will be scrimming a LOT since teams are exploding and reforming constantly. also there's a million people looking for scrims so it's unrealistic people would stick around to play a gather when they could just get 5 of their good buddies and play another team

21 June 2016, 15:58

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Blank BauerJankins | nazi hunter izO

skyice says
please wait until September for the NCT so we can run into a new ensl season straight after... also don't fuck it up this time

22 June 2016, 18:45

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