Team Fortress Tuesday #13

I've got a couple of subjects for today.  First off, I want to talk about name and description tags.  Now, I like them.  I've certainly used my fair share, and I think they're a good thing.  You get to show off your creativity, your interests.  Most of mine are Shakespeare-related, with a few other famous quotes thrown in.  They're nice, they give a little bit of individuality to my stuff, they make my otherwise identical items different.  Unfortunately, most other item names are, frankly, terrible.  They're all just variations of "I killed you", or "I'm better than you".  Some are a bit more creative than others, but they all seem to conspire to make the opponent feel worse about themselves.  I know that it's the internet, and you just have to expect this sort of thing, but it's seriously everywhere.  I guess I just hoped that people were a little better than that.  So, if you're reading this and you're thinking about renaming your TF2 items, don't add insult to injury.  Be a better person.

So, second thing is a big charity event that is happening this weekend called Tip of the Hats.  It's hosted by the competitive TF2 community, and it benefits a camp meant to help children with cancer.  Last year, it raised $35,000, and this year should be even bigger.  It's taking place this weekend, and here is their website, along with information about all the events.  I know I'll be tuning in to watch, it should be a fun time.

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Team Fortress Tuesday #7

I don't know how Google handles its days, but it's 1:06 AM on Tuesday for me, so that means it's time for yet another Team Fortress Tuesday!  Haven't done this in a while.  For this fantastic edition, I would like to talk about the TF2 Mixup that just wrapped up a couple of days ago.  This event has been going on for quite a while now, and it's a charity thing, it's got internet famous people in it, and it's kinda funny.  Here is a link to the matches.  They're worth a watch, I certainly enjoyed them.

Team Fortress Tuesday #5

For this edition, I want to talk about my favorite maps.  When it comes to maps, I have a strong preference towards 5CP.  3 out of the 4 are 5CP: Process, Gullywash, and Badlands.  Process is insanely fun for Soldier because of all the ramps.  Rocket jumping is so much fun with all the different skip jumps off the ramps.  You can go from one side of the map to the other in one series of jumps, and that never gets old.  Gullywash can get stalematey, but I don't know, it has an interesting design, the control points are unique.  And I love the underground route to the last control point, it has helped me end many games of Engineer Fortress.  Of course, Badlands is a classic, the spire is just so ridiculously fun to fight on.  The other map I really enjoy is Gravel Pit.  I feel like it rewards intelligent gameplay, which is something I can always get behind.  Also, I've played the map so much I really know it like the back of my hand.  Based off of that experience, it seems to be friendly towards all the classes, and even though I prefer 6's to Highlander, I think for pubs, it's good to give every class something to do.  That isn't the case with my guilty pleasure map.  We all have one, that map that is terrible in every way but you like anyway for whatever reason.  For me, that map is Dustbowl.  It's terrible, it really is, but I have fun on it sometimes, and you get to laugh at some of those players who don't know any better.  Watching five hatless engineers whacking their sentries is comedy gold.