Illegal has a Greek wedding and joins Team Refuse
From http://team-refuse.org/index.php?site=news_comments&newsID=35&lang=uk
Team Refuse is proud to announce their newest addition to the organization. This Team Fortress 2, formerly known as Illegal is an exceptional team and well respected in TF2 community.
They are currently competing in ETF2L's AFS Season in Division 2A and will be take part also to the upcoming ESL Major Series Season VII.
Statement of Atte "xzar" Pellikka
It’s the Illegal boys here, and we’re bringing some great news. From this day onwards we’ll be carrying the name of Team Refuse, a fresh and rising organization from Greece. We are really looking forward to working with these lovely lads (no homo) and we are sure that we will be achieving great things under their tag. Also thanks to our lovely little Swedish hofven for hooking us up withAirborner <3.
Refuse.TF2
Olli "paavi" Kettunen
Olli "olliii" Hiltunen
Atte "xzar" Pellikka
Henry "fluffy" Rantanen
Janne "Ziit" Vaittinen
Justus "SEPPO" Hallila
Mika "Night" Rautiainen
#Team-Refuse @ QuakeNet.org
I wish the new Team Refuse TF2 team all the best!
naMu
TONIGHT: The Highlander Mix-up Match
Update: Due to some fucking CSS kids the showmatch wont happen tonight. (thx 4 ddos)
But theres a 6v6 showmatch which will be casted live on H2kTV
Cancel your appointments, kick your boyfriend out, put your pants back on: The best thing since baked potato kicks off tonight at 21cet!
6 PROs, 6 PUBBERs and 6 VALVE employees make this the BEST showmatch ever!

More details about the match can be found at our partner from cadred or etf2l.
Kicasso |
vs | Shakespearicles ![]() |
||
| The Gentlemanne, mklnbss, madmattd, Bank Charnchaichujit, Dave Kircher, weqo, Robin Walker, ViQun, mvp. | Simple, Derrick Gennrich, Dave Riller, TBA, darn, Arie, Cayle George, My nane is Yukari, Kershbob |
Match Information
| Time: | 21.00 CEST, Thu 2 September |
| Event: | The Highlander Mix-up Match |
| Maps: | pl_badwater | cp_freight |
| SourceTV: | fakkelbrigade.eu:27100 |
| Cast: |
ETF2L radio |
H2Ktv |
| Matchlink: | link |
Who will win this match?
- Kicasso (60%, 71 Votes)
- Shakespearicles (31%, 37 Votes)
- Tie (9%, 10 Votes)
Total Voters: 118
The demos and podcasts of i40 TF2 final

The i40 TF2 final was once again great entertainment and Byte & Dave really gave their best on commentaries. Final was between Team Dignitas and Epsilon Esport. Because we still don't have the official video of the stream we just published my pod-recordings on tf2.fi so all of you can listen the commentary and watch the highlights from the stv-demos. Unfortunately we don't have the proper ticks or times, so you just have to try fix the casting and demos to match by ear. The podcast from the last map ends 5 mins too early. Sorry about that.
VOD: (Thank you dunc for the link)
http://www.fileplay.net/f/9979/mirrors
Download the stv-demos from Fileplay:
http://www.fileplay.net/file/9644/i40-tf2-6v6-idk-vs-team-dignitas-granary (.dem)
http://www.fileplay.net/file/9642/i40-tf2-6v6-idk-vs-team-dignitas-gullywash (.dem)
http://www.fileplay.net/file/9643/i40-tf2-6v6-idk-vs-team-dignitas-badlands (.dem)
Download the podcasts from tf2.fi
http://tf2.fi/nautti/i40/diggy_vs_epsilon_i40_granary.mp3 (.mp3)
http://tf2.fi/nautti/i40/diggy_vs_epsilon_i40_gullywash.mp3 (.mp3)
http://tf2.fi/nautti/i40/diggy_vs_epsilon_i40_badlands.mp3 (.mp3) *last 5 minutes is missing
Now enjoy the game and thanks to Byte and Dave for their great commentaries!
- nautti
Vote Matthijs, vote for TF2

Here's another one of those shameless screams for help to support TF2. Currently the dutch casting legend
A_Spec is participating in some stuff that will make him win some stuff. Now, here's the juicy part:
[7:13pm] QuadV|A_Spec: $600 to ETF2l for a cup if I win
So, go here to vote on Matthijs!
2steve, 2furious [bones frag vid]
Adding to his already impressive portfolio (214, tsw.ysw, xlan highlights, australia vs new zealand promo, and assembly summer lan promo) New Zealand's
bonez has just released 2steve, 2furious. The video contains mostly footage of the man himself (bonez) as well as another steve (
lemons).
To censore or not to censore, part 3

With great power comes great responsibility.
You'll probably recognize the mundane quote from the first Spider Man movie. It doesn't exactly take a great mind to come up with such a word of wisdom. Nevertheless it perfectly describes a challenge for any institution of authority or influence. -Be it ETF2L or this very site.
Essentially, both our services are the products of passionate souls doing free work with the best of intentions. But yes, both of us have established a responsibility for fair treatment. And for this site, a dilemma shows it's face when having to judge what to publish and what to censor.
My latest dilemma concerns both of the mentioned institutions. A player contacted me with frustrations of the ETF2L anti cheat team seemingly doing unfair treatment, supplied with a couple of examples. On one hand [as this site stands as an independent institution] we're the last instance to be able to voice one's opinion and share information. But on the other hand, some accusations (confirmed or unconfirmed) can be damaging and should be handled with care.
So in an effort to pretend to be a decent journalist (yesyes, laugh) , I contacted new head admin of ETF2L,
Racio to shed some light on the cases in question.
by
Torden
ESH launch yet another TF2 prize cup
Guns ablaze!
Were you wondering what you were going to do in the week between the EMS qualifiers and the start of the ESL league, a competetive wasteland? Well, it looks like the nice fellows over at eSports Heaven have crafted you an answer in the form of yet another prize cup. In the week of 13 September they are hosting a 32-team tournament, dubbed ASUS: The Battle of Britain, apparently to promote ASUS's Republic of Gamers hardware line.
I for one am getting mental images of creaky flyink metal birds doing battle over the Channel:

The ASUS Battle of Britain, will it be as awesome as this?
Let's see if some of the renowned TF2 teams can create such a spectacle for us. Incentive to do so is amply provided, with a prize of £500 for the winning team.
The cup has pretty much standard rules and maps, for all details and to sign up, head over to esportsheaven.net, or go directly to the tournament page: [link] Signups are open now, and will close when the required number of teams has signed up.
Bag of Secrets: Fragga Edition!
The notorious
Fragga, best known for his colorful nature and the ability to get 10,000 airshots, has posted a comprehensive Soldier tutorial video. No doubt getting inspired by the recent efforts to expand the competitive TF2 scene. (MGE, pvh's secrets etc.) Check out the video below, it goes in depth regarding alot of subjects for Soldiers and crikey, it is useful. The only downside is, there's so much text, you'd wonder why this isn't a PowerPoint presentation.
And for those wondering,
povohat has a new edition of tips and tricks out, check it out here. The latest installment deals with duck jumping and the science behind it!
- By
Abhorrence
HW in upcoming adventure game?
Pretty loose for a news post, but here goes:
Telltale Games just released a teaser with no info except showing 4 characters and promising more info on September 2nd. The characters are easily recognized as Tycho from Penny Arcade Adventures, Max from Sam and Max, Strong Bad from Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People....and the Heavy from Team Fortress 2. Shall be interesting to see what disappointments come out of this!
Video on Gametrailers
i40: The tournament begins (or not)
Update:
Admirable is keeping us informed with match results and group by group stats, over at cadred. Make sure to check the community news feed in the right column to keep updated!
And so it begins. Everyone has arrived, sign-ups are closed. It's time to play some TF2. Or not...
The first games were set to start at 8 PM BST. Right now it is 8 PM, and players are still having problems with logging into steam, and with Clanforge, the tournament registration system. The groups and match servers are nowhere in sight. We have just been told that if things can't get started in an hour, they won't start at all. In that case we'll start Saturday morning, 10 AM sharp. Let's hope Multiplay and Valve get their stuff up and running again, else we'll be on a tight schedule tomorrow. (Though not as tight as CSS :) )
On the bright side: Everyone is here, and we're having fun. The first thought with a lot of people after the announcement of the delays was: "Let's get wasted!" The athmosphere in here is great, we just need to get the tourney running to make the feast complete.
More updates will come as they're available.
Kicasso
The Highlander Mix-up Match


