Winner:Austria, Odds: 59% (1.6:1)
Bets placed: E$76680, betting open: 11:47 CST 6 Feb 2010 to 14:00 CST 11 Feb 2010
Loser:Germany, Odds: 40% (2.4:1)
Bets placed: E$54638, betting open: 11:47 CST 6 Feb 2010 to 14:00 CST 11 Feb 2010
__________________________________________
QL TDM NC 2010:
Group Stage
Austria vs
Germany 
Line-ups:
Austria /
Germany
Date: 13:00 CST, 11 February 2010
IRC:
#quakequickcup
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Winner:Netherlands, Odds: 86% (1.1:1)
Bets placed: E$28585, betting open: 11:47 CST 6 Feb 2010 to 14:00 CST 7 Feb 2010
Loser:Ukraine, Odds: 13% (7.1:1)
Bets placed: E$4528, betting open: 11:47 CST 6 Feb 2010 to 14:00 CST 7 Feb 2010
__________________________________________
QL TDM NC 2010:
Group Stage
Netherlands vs
Ukraine 
Line-ups:
Netherlands /
Ukraine
Date: 14:00 CST, 7 February 2010
IRC:
#quakequickcup
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Community favorite
Cyrus "
proZaC" Malekani, also known as "the p1mp", celebrates his return to the Quake scene. As one of Sweden´s former TDM stars he will go to enter the
IEM Asian Championship in Taiwan and will fight for one of the two slots to qualify for the Global Finals in March.
fragster invited proZaC to an interview to speak about the upcoming event, his shape and why god is on his side. Here's a snippet:
It's been a while since you have been part of a Quake event. What happened during the last years?
proZaC: Woah, so many things ... I studied game development and got hired by Avalanche Studios to work on Just Cause 2. Then the financial crisis happened and that put a serious monkey wrench in the wheels of the game development industry (in Sweden anyway) and I became a kindergarten teacher instead, which was the best job I've ever had. After this the timing and opportunity was perfect to go to study in Japan. So here I am!
What are your plans then? A comeback in the eSport/Quake scene maybe?
proZaC: I don't know for sure yet, but I have a lot of fun playing quake again and watching all the good matches in the recent tournaments just makes me pumped - so maybe yes?
Read the full Interview in
English and
German.
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Tied:Czech Republic, Odds: 81% (1.2:1)
Bets placed: E$71137, betting open: 13:00 CST 2 Feb 2010 to 15:00 CST 8 Feb 2010
Tied:Spain, Odds: 18% (5.4:1)
Bets placed: E$13167, betting open: 13:00 CST 2 Feb 2010 to 15:00 CST 8 Feb 2010
__________________________________________
QL TDM NC 2010:
Group Stage
Czech Republic vs
Spain 
Line-ups:
Czech Republic /
Spain
Date: 15:00 CST, 8 February 2010
IRC:
#quakequickcup
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Winner:Italy, Odds: 83% (1.2:1)
Bets placed: E$56417, betting open: 13:00 CST 2 Feb 2010 to 14:00 CST 8 Feb 2010
Loser:Spain, Odds: 16% (5.9:1)
Bets placed: E$9873, betting open: 13:00 CST 2 Feb 2010 to 14:00 CST 8 Feb 2010
__________________________________________
QL TDM NC 2010:
Group Stage
Italy vs
Spain
Line-ups:
Italy /
Spain
Date: 14:00 CST, 8 February 2010
IRC:
#quakequickcup
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Tied:United Kingdom, Odds: 91% (1:1)
Bets placed: E$99803, betting open: 13:00 CST 2 Feb 2010 to 14:00 CST 7 Feb 2010
Tied:Slovenia, Odds: 8.6% (11:1)
Bets placed: E$9284, betting open: 13:00 CST 2 Feb 2010 to 14:00 CST 7 Feb 2010
__________________________________________
QL TDM NC 2010:
Group Stage
United Kingdom vs
Slovenia 
Line-ups:
United Kingdom /
Slovenia
Date: 14:00 CST, 7 February 2010
IRC:
#quakequickcup
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Winner:Finland, Odds: 91% (1:1)
Bets placed: E$105164, betting open: 13:00 CST 2 Feb 2010 to 14:00 CST 3 Feb 2010
Loser:Slovenia, Odds: 8.5% (11:1)
Bets placed: E$7531, betting open: 13:00 CST 2 Feb 2010 to 14:00 CST 3 Feb 2010
__________________________________________
QL TDM NC 2010:
Group Stage
Finland vs
Slovakia 
Line-ups:
Finland /
Slovakia
Date: 14:00 CST, 3 February 2010
IRC:
#quakequickcup
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...isnt hyped enough, its freaking awesome!
i have rarely played a game that is so well made. believable sci-fi universe combined with a great story told in a both entertaining and exciting way. with a (for me) perfect balance of freedom and intense flow of events. presented in great graphics (not just the engine, the whole design is done with passion and love for details) in a vast gameworld with so much variety. + quality render vids
one of the few games that doesnt make me click away every dialog but instead makes me wanna experience every aspect of the game in full detail. sounds good? it is, buy it!
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i think it would be interesting to see what (duel) maps most people like and what maps are actually played the most. for me its a huge difference, thanks to stubborn q3 nazis who dont want any kind of variety.
maps ordered by preference:
#1: t7
#2: dm6
#3: t9
#4: dm13
#5: ztn
and here is what i actually played:
#1: dm6 - 262
#2: ztn - 191
#3: t9 - 116
#4: t7 - 90
#5: dm13 - 54
p.s.: used the windows search in my demo folder to find out how often i played a map (since the "new" naming system). dont forget to include "Name(POV)" to filter out other modes than duel
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Loser:Russia, Odds: 79% (1.2:1)
Bets placed: E$119187, betting open: 09:40 CST 29 Jan 2010 to 14:00 CST 31 Jan 2010
Winner:Iceland, Odds: 20% (4.8:1)
Bets placed: E$28748, betting open: 09:40 CST 29 Jan 2010 to 14:00 CST 31 Jan 2010
__________________________________________
QL TDM NC 2010:
Group Stage
Russia vs
Iceland 
Line-ups:
Russia /
Iceland
Date: 14:00 CST, 31 January 2010
IRC:
#quakequickcup
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Winner:France, Odds: 79% (1.2:1)
Bets placed: E$87248, betting open: 09:40 CST 29 Jan 2010 to 15:00 CST 31 Jan 2010
Loser:Germany, Odds: 20% (4.9:1)
Bets placed: E$20349, betting open: 09:40 CST 29 Jan 2010 to 15:00 CST 31 Jan 2010
__________________________________________
QL TDM NC 2010:
Group Stage
France vs
Germany
Line-ups:
France /
Germany
Date: 15:00 CST, 31 January 2010
IRC:
#quakequickcup
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My "best of" Intel Extreme Masters 4 European Championship Finals gallery, enjoy and check out the full galleries at
ESL (
Thursday -
Friday -
Saturday) and
fragster (
Thursday -
Friday -
Saturday) for all pics and better resolution.
Pictures taken by:
Julia "
diejule" Christophers (ESL Community Manager)
Konstantin "
swine" Bös (Fragster)
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and trying to save space
doesnt look comfortable at all o0 wonder how he can play like that for hours
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in soviet russia, microphones talk to you
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... on fragster, while esr is still loading ;)
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Winner:Hungary, Odds: 87% (1.1:1)
Bets placed: E$38296, betting open: 19:34 CST 20 Jan 2010 to 14:00 CST 24 Jan 2010
Loser:Spain, Odds: 12% (8:1)
Bets placed: E$4558, betting open: 19:34 CST 20 Jan 2010 to 14:00 CST 24 Jan 2010
__________________________________________
QL TDM NC 2010:
Group Stage
Hungary vs
Spain
Line-ups:
Hungary /
Spain
Date: 14:00 CST, 20 January 2010
IRC:
#quakequickcup
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The fnatic player
Sebastian "
Spart1e" Siira had a very good start into the year 2009 with a second place at QuakeCon. But then his performance got worse from tournament to tournament.
fragster sat down with the Swede and found out the reasons for his latest results at LAN events, including his biggest weakness when it comes to gaming. Here is a snippet:
More and more top players participate at those online tournaments, even Cooller, Cypher and Co. Is it useful to play them right before such an important event like the IEM European Finals?
Spart1e: LAN events are always more important than online cups. I guess a lot of players are playing those cups for practise. I am playing for the money. With such short notice before an event you can't know if the players are doing their best or if they are playing to see how their opponents are playing. If I knew I already had good praccpartners to play with I wouldn't play it. But if not, I guess it could be a good idea to play the cups, maybe not to win, but to see and prepare for your big event.
The full interview can be read in
English,
German and
Swedish.
Edited by Nukm at 12:14 CST, 20 January 2010 - 11244 Hits
About a month ago id Software released an important update for Quake Live which included changes of the hitboxes and the damage output of the LightningGun.
has spoken with a few top players to catch some opinions about the new patch.
Kévin "
strenx" Baeza:
"The hitbox is perfect now and we know who has good aim and who doesn't. I guess it's a very good idea which doesn't disturb my game at all. I love the new shaft and I nearly shaft the same as before, so why shouldn't I be happy?"
Kristian "
Ironbyte" Nygren (Player of eldvakt)
Michael "
madix" Hindersson (Player of Excello)
Alexandre "
GoHLinK" Fouchet (Player of dignitas)
Kévin "
strenx" Baeza (Player of fnatic)
Anton "
Cooller" Singov (Player of mousesports)
Yuri "
Frozen" Romanov (Russian national player)
Niels "
sol4r" Zanen (Player of YoYoTech)
Nicky "
blad3" Deleij (Player of YoYoTech)
Philipp "
reload" Kotecki (Player of 4Kings)
You can read all the statements in
English and in
German.
If you are a fan of
John
"ZeRo4" Hill you should also check out the first part of a portrait about the american quake player, which you can find in
German only.
Edited by xou at 22:01 CST, 12 January 2010 - 35820 Hits
Update: The regular season is over. Because of many unfinished games, resulting in somehow random rankings, i decided to not make use of the promotion/relegation rule for next season. Furthermore, to end the season well for the active players, there will be a playoff for each division, deciding the final ranking. So use the last two days to play your remaining games and get a good spot for the playoffs.
The best four pla
yers from each division play a
bo5 SE Playoff.
#1 -vs- #4
#2 -vs- #3
Div 2:
[flag=uk]
HawK__ 0:3
Grumx [flag=pl]
[flag=pl]
Sajmon 0:3
$ectoR [flag=hu]
[flag=hu] $ectoR -vs- Grumx [flag=pl]
Div 3:
[flag=de]
Nukm 3:0
tB0nE [flag=za]
[flag=nl]
kevz -vs-
BlindGuardian [flag=de]
Div 4:
[flag=uk]
borl -vs-
macr [flag=uk]
[flag=se]
langley -vs-
smajdah [flag=se]
Div 5:
[flag=gr]
AXINOS 2:0
duumed [flag=fi]
[flag=de]
pernambucano -vs-
t1e [flag=at]
Div 6:
[flag=de]
karizma -vs-
odihimself [flag=at]
[flag=sk]
drill -vs-
smari [flag=ch]
Div 7:
[flag=no]
Nevhith -vs-
f0rk123 [flag=uk]
[flag=uk]
Dird -vs-
TwenTY [flag=se]
Div 8:
[flag=at]
timmah 1:3
GreenMeanie [flag=uk]
[flag=no]
nDuser -vs-
ztaale [flag=no]
The ESR Community QL League Season #2 has begun, hf & gl
Use this thread for discussions, questions and match results. Make sure to read the short Rules.
Please join [avatar=mirc]
#esr.ql for better communication and easier match making.
[hide=Rules]
Schedule: Games can be played at any date between 13.01.10 - 21.02.10
Pla
yers who have not played a single match after 2 weeks will be kicked and in some cases replace by people on the waiting list.
Finding your opponent: Ideally you can find your opponent in #esr.ql. If he is not there, you should add him in Quake Live or iMsg him on esr.
Mode: Bo3 Duel
Maplist: dm6,dm13,t7,t9,ztn
Map Selection: X eliminates one map, then Y eliminates a map and choses his map, then X choses his map. Gauntlet out who starts if nobody wants to.
Points: Winner gets 3 points and both pla
yers get 1 point for playing. If two pla
yers have the same amount of points at the end of the season, the map ratio will decide.
Server Selection: Always try to use the fairest server, try to make the ping difference minimal and not your own ping.
Ingame Trouble: First and foremost, use common sense and be fair to each other. If a pla
yer loses his connection and disconnects, evaluate the situation. if the game has just begun and the score is 1:1, you should probably do a restart. If it is 5:8 after 7 mins, play for another 3 and add the scores.
If "gg" is called, the map is forfeit, no matter what happens afterwards.
Promotion/Relegation: The top/bottom 2 pla
yers from each division will go one division up/down for the next season. The third top and bottom pla
yer from the according divisions will fight against each other to decide whether they change places or stay
[/hide]
Match Reports:
The match result must be posted by the winner unless both pla
yers agree otherwise. The posts have to be in the following format to be consider by the scr
ipt that is doing the division tables. Only use the forum names (the ones in the divison/pla
yer list).
div 0
Nukm 2:0 Cooller
http://www.quakelive.com/r/profile/matches/Nukm/2_to_3_weeks/22587942/Tourney
http://www.quakelive.com/r/profile/matches/Nukm/2_to_3_weeks/22586465/Tourney
[hide=Divisions and Pla
yerli
nks]
[/hide]
[hide=Regular Season Tables]
Division 1:
| # |
Name |
Maps |
Matches |
Wins |
Points |
| 1 |
Grumx |
2:0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 2 |
ddfu |
0:2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Division 2:
| # |
Name |
Maps |
Matches |
Wins |
Points |
| 1 |
HawK__ |
6:2 |
4 |
3 |
13 |
| 2 |
Sajmon |
4:4 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
| 3 |
$ectoR |
2:2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| 4 |
smx |
2:0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 5 |
Slu |
2:0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 6 |
warchild |
0:4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 7 |
hantu |
0:2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 8 |
insan3 |
0:2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Division 3:
| # |
Name |
Maps |
Matches |
Wins |
Points |
| 1 |
Nukm |
18:5 |
10 |
9 |
37 |
| 2 |
kevz |
9:3 |
5 |
4 |
17 |
| 3 |
BlindGuardian |
7:7 |
5 |
3 |
14 |
| 4 |
tB0nE |
5:11 |
6 |
1 |
9 |
| 5 |
illogic |
4:2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
| 6 |
tKy |
3:3 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| 7 |
Memento_Mori |
2:0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| 8 |
primax |
2:6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| 9 |
Hell5pawn |
1:6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| 10 |
dansen |
2:4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 11 |
Dronar |
0:4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 12 |
nh |
0:2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Division 4:
| # |
Name |
Maps |
Matches |
Wins |
Points |
| 1 |
borl |
10:1 |
5 |
5 |
20 |
| 2 |
langley |
6:2 |
3 |
3 |
12 |
| 3 |
smajdah |
5:7 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
| 4 |
macr |
4:5 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
| 5 |
InDepther |
4:3 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
| 6 |
swine |
5:10 |
6 |
1 |
9 |
| 7 |
kipeens |
2:8 |
5 |
1 |
8 |
| 8 |
rikk |
4:4 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
Division 5:
| # |
Name |
Maps |
Matches |
Wins |
Points |
| 1 |
AXINOS |
9:3 |
5 |
4 |
17 |
| 2 |
pernambucano |
8:1 |
4 |
4 |
16 |
| 3 |
t1e |
6:11 |
7 |
2 |
13 |
| 4 |
duumed |
5:4 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
| 5 |
Nemis |
4:0 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
| 6 |
vash |
2:3 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| 7 |
lukke |
2:3 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| 8 |
bjqrn0 |
1:6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| 9 |
rizzah |
1:2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 10 |
kidijs |
1:2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 11 |
ijantis |
0:2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 12 |
Vash |
0:2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Division 6:
| # |
Name |
Maps |
Matches |
Wins |
Points |
| 1 |
karizma |
11:3 |
6 |
5 |
21 |
| 2 |
Anarki320 |
9:4 |
6 |
5 |
21 |
| 3 |
smari |
5:6 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
| 4 |
odihimself |
4:3 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
| 5 |
drill |
3:4 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
| 6 |
Kan1 |
3:3 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| 7 |
hyddee |
3:10 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
| 8 |
WTFProoF |
0:4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 9 |
wingz |
0:1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Division 7:
| # |
Name |
Maps |
Matches |
Wins |
Points |
| 1 |
Nevhith |
11:5 |
7 |
5 |
22 |
| 2 |
Dird |
10:3 |
6 |
5 |
21 |
| 3 |
TwenTY |
10:1 |
5 |
5 |
20 |
| 4 |
f0rk123 |
10:1 |
5 |
5 |
20 |
| 5 |
dawgie |
4:12 |
7 |
2 |
13 |
| 6 |
Froggy |
3:15 |
8 |
1 |
11 |
| 7 |
deotrip |
5:2 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
| 8 |
lithxiv |
4:0 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
| 9 |
woozers |
2:10 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
| 10 |
icb |
2:8 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| 11 |
VincentMalloy |
0:4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
Division 8:
| # |
Name |
Maps |
Matches |
Wins |
Points |
| 1 |
timmah |
12:4 |
8 |
6 |
26 |
| 2 |
nDuser |
8:4 |
5 |
4 |
17 |
| 3 |
ztaale |
8:6 |
6 |
3 |
15 |
| 4 |
GreenMeanie |
6:2 |
4 |
3 |
13 |
| 5 |
dawdaw |
4:6 |
5 |
2 |
11 |
| 6 |
ZEN|ele |
3:5 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
| 7 |
FEJKI |
2:3 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| 8 |
trazan_pw |
1:10 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
| 9 |
Rad1uZ |
0:4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
[/hide]
Edited by Nukm at 18:37 CDT, 6 April 2010 - 251270 Hits
this is my best guess, help me out so that we get the fairest divisions possible
all divisions will have the same amount of pla
yers in the end, but for now i didnt know better ;)
Locked by Nukm at 16:06 CST, 12 January 2010 - 18841 Hits
from TL.net, posted by Rekrul
All of you throwing around your opinions about this situation and saying 'blah blah fk estro' or 'can't IdrA get ret on cj!?' are making me want to puke. You are all so fucking stupid its hilarious. Even with the limited information you guys have on the situation you're all still completely unable to assess the situation even slightly correctly.
First of all, the reason why Ret got on Estro in the first place is only because of Hwanni, Artosis, and maybe a few others like some people who are high up in IEG etc (and himself of course!). The actual team estro and the players on it have absolutely no reason to give a fuck. It's funny how you people say things like 'they should be supporting ret!' Sure in a perfect world with super cool players on the team thats what it would be like and none of the problems that caused Ret to get banned from the team would have happened.
But thats not the reality. You can't imagine what it's like to be a progamer in Korea right now. Nony acted like he was fully aware and seemed ready but he obviously wasn't even close to ready. Ret had no idea what he was getting himself into. The reality of these teams is this: Koreans do not think like foreigners at all. They have a set schedule and even if you make some request to break this schedule and your request makes complete sense logically and fundamentally they just won't break or bend their team routine/rules in any way whatsoever especially not for some newbie foreigner who just joined their team. It's just the way koreans are...you either conform to their standards or you get the fuck out. This is something almost impossible for non-koreans to grasp and is why Idra was able to get along so well after a while...his personality and lifestyle conforms exactly to what they want. He's quiet, mild mannered (except online LOL), and just sits there in his chair playing games all fucking day. He doesn't cause problems in any way. They like this. Nony was having some problems right away with the intensive training schedule and was making requests to estro saying he wants a bit more free time and less playing hours etc or some shit like that. BIG NONO. When you join a Korean team you are there for them, they are not there for you. Of course that does not fit a western mentality but in the progaming world there are far too many upcoming players, and the competition is so intense for them to actually focus their dedication on any player except for a star player. It's up to the newb players to impress them and do what they want. And saying they should try a bit more to help him out because he's non korean is just as retardedly racist as saying they are racist for not helping him.
Koreans are fucking xenophobic as fuck. They are not happy go lucky to foreigners at all (unless they speak korean or are drinking with them lol!). Once you join their team they are going to continue with their business and ignore you unless you manage to make actual friends with them somehow. I can imagine what it was like for Ret right now he'd ask a guy "Go game?!" which is probably the only communication he could really muster with them and they'd make up some gay excuse or simply say no. It's quite disheartening after a while and I imagine after a while Ret simply gave up even trying (that or he wasn't even on the team long enough for that to happen). The reason why it was a bit easier for Nony is he has a very open outgoing social smiley personality and that is something that Koreans will open up to. It's a very rare quality to be that kind of person AND be able to stand sitting in a chair slaving away playing a game 14 hours a day at the same time. I don't even think Nony had that. We'll never know how it would have turned out though because he made the wise decision to put his real life (congrats on marriage nony) above that of a life of slavery. Koreans are also superficial as hell. They are probably the most judgemental culture I've ever seen. They care about the way you look. They care about the way you carry yourself. If you're too different from them they will simply shy away. It's no secret that Ret is a big guy and yes you might say "rekrul ur an asshole for saying that" but believe me, as someone who has lived in Korea for over 6 years I guarantee you this did play a definite part in why the people on estro 'mistreated' ret. When they look at him I know exactly what they think: They think 'ahhh white slob.' It's just the way Koreans are. 3-4 years ago I was 90 KG's and people always reacted to well to me no matter what girls or guys. Now I'm 104 kgs the fattest I've ever been in my life and believe me I can feel a huge difference in the way I am treated in general. Not that I give a fuck because I'm mother fucking rekrul, but it's just a noticable difference that I see and I find it quite interesting actually. (for those wondering after new years I'm going USA for 6 months (FOR REAL THIS TIME LOL) to stop being alcoholic and hit gym/poker for 6 months in peace.)
As for the players and the managers 'mistreating' Ret. WTF. I not gunna go into detail in this post about any of the little reasons why estro wanted ret out or why ret felt uncomfortable due to the way the koreans were acting as that information is at his own disgression to give out or not, but believe me there were many many things causing problems from both ends. But imagine this: You're on one of the lower tier pro-teams in the most intensely competitive pro-gaming circuits in the entire world by far (the only one actually lol). You're a player slaving away all day every day grinding it out only eating fucking rice and some stupid fucking microwavable chicken having no life being a complete slave with minor freedom and not making any money and have no education and ur hoping to play the best players you can to slowly grind up your skill level and hopefully if you're talented and lucky enough you make it to A-team then finally get in the big show. Are you really going to want to play games against some non-korean newbie who just joined your team and you can't even communicate with or are you going to keep playing against your gosu practice partners with whom you can actually discuss things and go over replays with without having fucking non stop awkward 'how the fuck do i communicate fuck fuck' moments. OBVIOUSLY you'd rather stick to playing your Koreans. Now imagine you're a manager/coach and at first you try and be nice and helpful and tell your players to play this guy. These are players that you've been working with for a long time and are your fellow koreans. Then your players start coming to you with complaints about the person or his lack of ability etc and saying they don't want to play him. Then you want to help him but then you realize you can't even communicate to help him with his strats. After a while you're just gunna be like 'fuck it fine don't play him do whatever you want' to the other players. Obviously, thats not ideal, and its definitely not how I woulud run my show; I'd fucking get out my KTF baseball bat and tell them in that case play him 5 games right now if you lose a single game you're getting the fucking beats. But thats just me, and thats a perfect world. This is not me, this is koreans and their koreans way, in a very imperfect progaming world that turns it's players into slaves.
I don't even know why someone would try to come to Korea and play starcraft 1 right now at all. It's a complete waste of time. I know people like Artosis like to advocate that you have to play starcraft1 a lot to improve your chances of becoming good at starcraft2. But he's dead wrong...he not exactly an unintelligent person, but sometimes he has mental blocks that cause him to do stupid things like play only one race for 11 years straight instead of dabbling a little in zerg or toss. Whether or not you'll be good at starcraft2 relies on how much effort you put when SC2 comes out and how talented you are. Sure it helps to understand RTS games and starcraft immensley but you can do this from ur own home on ICCUP and accomplish the same result. You don't need to divert from your current lifestyle and fly to a brand new country to be a slave to accomplish this result. So no, SC2 skill is NOT a reason to become a progamer.
You might also say "Hey but it's always great it's an adventure to a new country!" Thats not what it is. You're going to be a slave. Either you're a rich kid and too much of a brat to conform to the koreans (Draco), or you're just too outgoing to become a gaming slave to the koreans/care more about ur real life (wife(nony)), or you do not conform to what they want you to act like (Ret). This is why all these players had problems and eventually gave up (I'm assuming this is the end of the road for Ret in korea for SC1 right now). It's simply not an adventure. It's slavery with a few breaks out on the town with the nerd crew in kangnam having some beers outside 7-11's unless Rekrul decides to show up and play the robin hood role. A real adventure to Korea would involve a few week vacation, or working there with a real job and studying Korean. Not slaving away in a smelly progamer house.
There are only two things to be gained from being a starcraft1 player in Korea right now. One is that you'll establish yourself on a team and will be in a good social position for when SC2 comes out and will be open to many possibilities in the future due to connections and fame later on. Another is that you'll be the best foreigner and can make a bit of cash in the foreign competitions. Those are the only two real good reasons. It's just far too tough of a life here.
Now don't get me wrong, I'm not judging idra ret etc or anyones decision to come to Korea and be a progamer...to each his own but it's just not an intelligent life decision for most people. It's just too hard in so many aspects. If you think you have the skill then wait for SC2 and do some other more intelligent things in the meantime instead of wasting ur time in a slave camp. Idra came at the right time and got lucky in many ways to be on CJ and had the right conforming personality so it was great for him...but for Nony a guy who was engaged or Ret a guy with a GF and who was going to school and who was a ZvT, ZvP, TvZ player? Gimme a break. How the fuck can you come to korea when you don't even play zvz yet!!! Once again anyone can do whatever the fuck they want with their lives and I don't judge anyone for anything but it's just not something a wise person would try to do especially when they have a life outside of the game.
The downsides just too far outweigh the upsides for most people.
And for those of you saying "idra can't you put in a good word for ret?" CJ does not give a fuck what Idra thinks. They will ask everyone at estro their exact opinions etc etc etc and obviously these estro players are not going to be saying anything that will make CJ want to take Ret. Now, I'm not totally sure about this...it's possible CJ has room for him and enough money etc. and simply don't give a fuck and can let him on...but with all the trouble so far and two first round courage losses I'd be willing to bet a lot of money and give odds that he doesn't get on that team lol.
Either you say Ret and estro are equally at big fault each or neither are at fault...it just wasn't meant to be, same difference same result.
Don't come to korea hoping to be a progamer. Because you're gunna waste your time. But if you're stupid enough to come I'll still be there for you
live your dreamz!!1
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The
first season of the ESR Community QL League is nearing its end, so I want to remind everyone to play their remaining games until the 10th January. People with less than half of their matches played won't be able to play next season.
This fun league is meant for all active players regardless of skill. Players are divided in different divisions (~11 players each) and have ~6 weeks to play their bo3 matches whenever they find the time.
Season #2
Signups are open now! Players are encouraged to join
#esr.ql
Edited by Nukm at 11:55 CST, 3 January 2010 - 7201 Hits
Regular signups are closed! You can still get a spot on the waiting list though and replace dropouts.
This fun league is meant for all active players regardless of skill. Players are divided in different division (~11 players each) and have ~6 weeks to play their bo3 matches whenever they find the time.
Check out the Rues and
Season #1 to find out how it exactly works.
Please use the following format to sign up:
!add <ql-account>
Signups will close at the 10th January. I will then do the seeding and adjust it based on feedback and hopefully everything goes well so we can start the following week. Players from season #1 with less than half of their matches played won't be able to play this season.
Schedule: Games can be played at any date between 17.01.10 - 21.02.10 (dates arent fixed yet). Players who have not played a single match after 2 weeks will be replaced with people from the waiting list.
Mode: Bo3 Duel
Maplist: dm6,dm13,t7,t9,ztn
Map Selection: X eliminates one map, then Y eliminates a map and choses his map, then X choses his map. Gauntlet out who starts if nobody wants to.
Points: Winner gets 3 points and both players get 1 point for playing. If two players have the same amount of points at the end of the season, the map ratio will decide.
Match Reports: Please use the following Format to report match results here:
div 0 - Nukm 2:0 Cooller
http://www.quakelive.com/r/profile/matches/Nu...42/Tourney
http://www.quakelive.com/r/profile/matches/Nu...65/Tourney
Server Selection: Always try to use the fairest server, try to make the ping difference minimal and not your own ping.
Promotion/Relegation: The top/bottom 2 players from each division will go one division up/down for the next season. The third top and bottom player from the according divisions will fight against each other to decide whether they change places or stay
Players are encouraged to join
#esr.ql
Waiting List:
dansen
Edited by Nukm at 05:56 CST, 12 January 2010 - 64736 Hits
Han-Sai Productions present their first Quake Live Movie -
Unagi - made by
ZeroQL
The movie consists of first person duel frags with conservative editing, spiced up with a few frags from other modes, award logos and funny clips.
Alexey '
Cypher' Yanushevsky
Magnus '
fox' Olsson
Richard '
noctis' Gansterer
Richard '
Weird' Krooman
Pierre-Emeric '
link1n' Portier
Adrien '
burnedd' Denis
Eythor '
linkoo' Kristjansson
Djordje '
ZeroQL' Simonovic
Imess, Malice, RazorX, s7ry, Stywoo, Tny, TorzelanCelldweller - Subterra
Superstar - Saliva
The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up
Netsky - Your Way
- Movie File - Stream (Unagi) 0MB
- Movie File - Download () 309MB
Edited by Nukm at 10:24 CST, 17 December 2009 - 61084 Hits
Marcel "
k1llsen" Paul is one of the best Quake players in Germany. He received an invite for the IEM4 Euro Champ. tournament, qualified for the Game On DACH Finals and won a few Zotac and GData cups. So
Fragster.de sat down with him and talked about his performance in Quake Live, the upcoming NationsCup and what went wrong in his IEM4 match against madix. Here's a snippet:
Let's talk about the current top players. Who is in your opinion showing the most constant performance in Europe?
k1llsen: For me, Cypher is the most constant top player. Even though he had a rough time in Dubai, I am sure that something similar won't happen again. Also Cooller is, after lots and lots of training, back in the top and will, as long as he stays active, definitely be a favourite.
Read the complete interview in
English and
German
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TDM has always been one of the most important game modes in Quake. Matchups consisting of 4v4 as well as 2v2 have proven TDM to be among the popular game modes of all time.
QL is still considered a beta-release even though it is actively supported by an immense player base compared to the dwindling previous years of Q3. Therefore it is a sad case to see that no public 2v2 TDM servers exist alongside the lack of a much needed “lock” feature to be used among the ever populated 4v4 servers.
Consequently the 2v2 community has created this
thread to help address problems based around the lack of competition based features and functionality within QL.
It would appear that the QL tech support team has less time for bug fixes let alone for the need for filtering relevant requests irrelevant ones (e.g. "Vehicles request"). For that reason, we would be very grateful for a frequent participation in that thread as to not let our 2v2 TDM request down.
Links:
Quake Live Forum
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Update: Season 1 is over! Thanks to everyone who participated, especially Dird who helped me with keeping the tables up-to-date and the players who finished all their games.
Season #2 is up and running: http://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=1815752
The ESR Community QL League starts today, Wednesday the 25th Nov.
The division rankings can be found at the corresponding pages (bottom of this post or in the table of content in the right frame. Use this thread for discussions, questions and match results. Make sure to read the
(short) Rules.
Players are encouraged to join
#esr.ql
Schedule: Games can be played at any date between 25.11.09 - 10.01.10 (maybe i will add another 1-2 weeks with forced matches if not enough games are played until then). Players who have not played a single match after 2 weeks will be replaced with people from the waiting list.
Mode: Bo3 Duel
Maplist: dm6,dm13,t7,t9,ztn
Map Selection: X eliminates one map, then Y eliminates a map and choses his map, then X choses his map. Gauntlet out who starts if nobody wants to.
Points: Winner gets 3 points and both players get 1 point for playing. If two players have the same amount of points at the end of the season, the map ratio will decide.
Match Reports: Please use the following Format to report match results here:
div 0 - Nukm 2:0 Cooller
http://www.quakelive.com/r/profile/matches/Nu...42/Tourney
http://www.quakelive.com/r/profile/matches/Nu...65/Tourney
Server Selection: Always try to use the fairest server, try to make the ping difference minimal and not your own ping.
Promotion/Relegation: The top/bottom 2 players from each division will go one division up/down for the next season. The third top and bottom player from the according divisions will fight against each other to decide whether they change places or stay
Article Page:
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6 ||
next page >>
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Update: This post is outdated because the season has started, go to http://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=1789867
The ESR Community QL League is going to start at Wednesday the 25th Nov. The 63 players will compete in 6 divisions.
The following shows my best try to fairly match the players into the devisions by skill. For the next two days, i am going to tweak the list based on feedback i get in this post or at irc. the more opinions/suggestions i hear, the better divisions we get, the more fun everyone will have. The rules will be added tomorrow. Although the
signups are closed, i will do a waiting list to compensate for dropouts.
Players can/should meet at
#esr.ql
Schedule: Games can be played at any date between 25.11.09 - 10.01.10 (maybe i will add another 1-2 weeks with forced matches if not enough games are played until then)
Mode: Bo3 Duel
Maplist: dm6,dm13,t7,t9,ztn
Map Selection: X elimantes one map, then Y eliminates a map and choses his map, then X choses his map. Gauntlet out who starts if nobody wants to.
Points: Winner gets 3 points and both players get 1 point for playing. If two players have the same amount of points at the end of the season, the map ratio will decide.
Promotion/Relegation: The top/bottom 2 players from each division will go one division up/down for the next season. The third top and bottom player from the according divisions will fight against each other to decide whether they change places or stay
Div #1 :
ani
Valvalis
dubcat - (QL-account: knallpulver)
peaz_
YOSEN
Lethe
Grumx
He4rTL3sS
funnyb
litium
snelvovve
Div #2 :
shqdow
warchild
Deliasz
azmo
yo_O
ddfu
slunge - (QL-account: Slu)
Murre
Nirtal
Torzelan
Morrigu
Div #3 :
tB0nE
Nukm
Memento_Mori
six16
hnns - (QL-account: Grettir)
lukke
rawx
skint
mefajpe
Dronar
hkrep
Div #4 :
deotrip
tKy
svr - (QL-account: maertz)
swine
vash
kAi
lock - (QL-account: mefa)
Gillz
primax
xyloe
Lejoon
Div #5 :
DarthShader
GreenMeanie
TwenTY
netrex
hyddeman
patrikkorda
AXINOS
InDepther
s3cco - (QL-account: Asdu)
n1kon
Div #6 :
Dird
madbringer
eZ - (QL-account: eZgr)
fuzz - (QL-account: timotei)
son1dow
ShadyAK
Xanhast - (QL-account: xht)
___HELL___ - (QL-account: nvck)
sk4ut
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Update: The discussion has moved here: http://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=1789649
The
Signups are still open but with the unexpected high amount of players i think i wont be able to do a proper seeding fast/alone. So this Thread is meant as a discussion about the general classification (hope it doesnt turn out into a flamefest ;)) of players that helps me makeing the actual divisions.
High:
Torzelan
Deliasz
shqdow
yo_O
YOSEN
dubcat (ac: knallpulver)
He4rTL3sS
Valvalis
peaz_
ani
funnyb
slunge (ac: Slu)
Lethe
ddfu
azmo
Mid:
tB0nE
six16 (d3c4y)
Nukm
Memento_Mori
warchild
Murre
lukke
hkrep
mefajpe
ulbe
hnns (ac: Grettir)
skint
tKy
Dronar
Low:
TwenTY
Dird
son1dow
InDepther
netrex
ShadyAK
GreenMeanie
hyddeman
deotrip
madbringer
sk4ut
DarthShader
primax
AXINOS
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i got the idea from the german quake site pq.de - they do small, not overly serious ql leage for their community:
players get split in different divisions (would do 8-10 players each) and have like 4-5 weeks to play their bo3 matches whenever they like. if it runs well, the best x advance to a higher division and so on...
would anyone (besides me) be interested in doing something like this on esr? only makes sense if we get enough players.
€:
signups open
Edited by Nukm at 09:58 CST, 17 November 2009 - 5371 Hits
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Hall of Fame: Informative (added to hof by Paladia)
is anyone else playing this? awesome game!
its basicly a fullgame version (with better physics and graphics) of the
dirt bike flashgame (which is great on its own)
gameplay vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE0OM5lszTg
heard about the game cause the developers uploaded a version without highscore support on different torrent sites on the release date ;)
Edited by Nukm at 17:25 CST, 9 November 2009 - 1484 Hits
The 15 years old youngster
Adrien "
burnedd" Denis joins Serious Gaming. After a trial period of some month, Serious Manager Bas Peeperkorn has grown a lot of confidence into the young belgian Player, saying that the addition of burnedd "
is in full harmony with the teams philosophy of converting young talented players into tournament winners".
Bas Peeperkorn (Manager Serious):
The addition of Adrien to our QuakeLive team is in full harmony with the teams philosophy of converting young talented players into tournament winners. With our top Quake players Maciej 'Av3k' Krzykowski and Alexey 'Cypher' Yanusheuski as his new team mates, Adrien will have a great opportunity to develop himself into the champion of the future. Not being judged upon his results but rather on how he plays and the fact we rarely add new players to our team, shows the confidence we have in Adrien.
Adrien "burnedd" Denis:
I'm really happy to join a team like Serious.Razer, who are very known in the Quake community thanks to the previous successes of both Av3k and Cypher. I hope I will be capable of doing some great things among them. I would like to thank Bob 'supreme' Janssen and Bas for all their help so far.
So far burnedd has yet to prove himself on LAN, but has shown his talent in several
online cups.
Source:
serious-gaming.com
Edited by Nukm at 10:32 CST, 1 November 2009 - 12494 Hits
so lets see
...
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QUAKE LIVE will be going offline within the next hour to perform maintenance and then apply a new update.
this should be something im happy about, but i know that i am going to be disappointed again (to 99%)...
i should really drop my expectations (though i would prefer id doing good work)
anyway NEW UPDATE1!!!
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The Serbian Dreamhack Qualifier was held on October 24, 2009 in the Core Gaming Center. 8 Quake Live players who qualified online participated. The big prize was a trip to Sweden for competing in the Dreamhack Quake Live Duel Tournament that will be held 26/29 November. The Results are:
1st: ZeRoQL
2nd: Remedy
3rd: PartyB
Corey
z4pher
zeroql
remedy
PartyB
SimaFuse
Chupavi
snaga
Links: Tournament Site (not updated) -
Demos -
Players picture
Edited by Nukm at 12:04 CDT, 27 October 2009 - 18120 Hits
lets start with the stream:
+ no buffering and not much whine in the comments/on irc, so i guess no major problems at all. gamma is also fine now.
+ the quality is fine, you can read and get everything, and that even without prem. (though i have prem and im a bit sad that the dubai internet isnt strong enough for it)
+ showing the players after the match and doing these little match pre-talk is great. the cameras are worth it.
+ i like the cfg, though high picmip might be arguable, but i like it. and the esl even tweaked the cfg, using a low r_subdivisions now, which is better. also works good with the additional player window. on the other hand, i would like to see the new hitsounds being used.
+/- showing the player in the screen is a good thing. but it would be even better if it was synced with the pov and varied a bit with showing the player from behind to actually see them play.
- what i miss most about gtv is the community atmosphere it brings, an implemented chat (maybe just some java irc client) would maybe help a bit.
commentating:
+jay and 2gd are doing a good job, as always. as someone already stated, jay sometimes talks to much/long about things that happened, missing some of the current action. maybe joe should just interrupt him sometimes with a quick "wow, what a great fight going on here"
+ guest commentators are awesome. carmac and 2gd work so well together. and having a player like rapha just adds so much knowledge. and cooller... do i need to say anything more? cooller!!
- i almost never got to hear who eliminated what maps, would have been interesting
information:
+ the esl site is always up-to date with results, demos, etc. also a lot of twitter updates and ppl on irc. almost couldnt be better.
+ posting on esr \o/. and carmac you are right, esr is positive for once. and you know why? because your doing great work. ppl are always complaining about how ungrateful esr is and stuff, but for the most part its more about being realistic and honest. you do something good, ppl do appreciate it.
+ nice official gallery with very good pics that can even be used by other sites. might do a best of here for esr when its over.
+/- score bots would be great for overlapping matches and would help coverage in general. but i dont know if there are any problems with ql that make this impossible
the tournament:
+ schedule that makes us watch almost every game and that works without delays
+ fucking awesome games
+ i like the fromat. group stage + single elim gets everyone some games, i quite fair and always intense
+/- the maps: we had some great games on t9 although i dont like playing it. i miss t4, but i wouldnt wanna kick out any other map before it, too^^. still the bo5 with all maps played will be great.
- prize money could be better (esl obviously would also be happy about mroe money, but its still a real letdown) you really have to give props to the clans for sending their players.
id software:
+ its great that they helped out with lan servers
+ glad to see ttimo being so euphoric about the tournament
- ql is not only replacing q3, its doing a lot better, but id seems to almost ignore it lately. it sucks to be so dependent on the company instead of the community (yeah this one is not really about the tournament, but i was reminded of this again)
all in all, its true: BEST TOURNAMENT EVAR
Edited by Nukm at 05:24 CDT, 19 October 2009 - 3538 Hits
BEST TOURNAMENT EVER
though esr will be offline half of the time, the stream will probably run bad cause of shitty internet in dubai and the schedule wont work leaving us with some matches being played at the same time
but i dont care
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Even though
Anton "
Cooller" Singov didn't make an appearance in the Quake Live scene yet he still received an invite for the Global Challenge Dubai.
fragster analyse what can be expected from the mousesports player after his heyday and how he will continue after the Dubai tournament.
"We've motivated him a bit" says mousesports-Manager René "Rene" Lannte when fragster spoke with him; successfully as it seems. Cause if you look at the playing time of his Quake Live Account, it seems that Cooller is definitely taking the tournament in Dubai serious.
Links: Full article -
German version
Edit: Taken from the
mousesports-Twitter:
Visa issues fixed - Cooller will travel to Dubai tomorrow. Thanks to @ESLMichal for doing an AWESOME job in Dubai! ^RL
Edited by Badb0y at 13:03 CDT, 16 October 2009 - 15075 Hits
______________________________________________________________________
IEM4 Global Challenge Dubai - Group B match, 06:00 CDT, 17 October 2009:
Richard "
vtL/noctis" Gansterer vs
Alessandro "
fnatic\stermy" Avallone
Links: Match details -
Group Stage -
#masters.live
Streaming: ESL-TV -
Alt. Host
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Winner:srs/rzr/cypher, Odds: 77% (1.2:1)
Bets placed: E$38878, betting open: 14:07 CDT 15 Oct 2009 to 08:15 CDT 17 Oct 2009
Loser:EG|Chance, Odds: 22% (4.4:1)
Bets placed: E$10228, betting open: 14:07 CDT 15 Oct 2009 to 08:15 CDT 17 Oct 2009
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IEM4 Global Challenge Dubai - Group B match, 08:15 CDT, 17 October 2009:
Alexey "srs/rzr/cypher" Yanushevsky vs
Chance "EG|Chance" Lacina
Links: Match details -
Group Stage -
#masters.live
Streaming: ESL-TV -
Alt. Host
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A few days ago
Anton "
Cooller" Singov joined the QL TDM Team of Betsson Voodoo Gaming. Today it was announced that Serious Gaming player
Alexey "
Cypher" Yanushevsky will also play TDM for BVG, at least for the time of the EMS. The first test for the new lineup will be the
second EMS Qualifier later today.
TDM:
Marius "
GUard" Ivanauskas
Kyle "
Silencep" Mooren
Mike "
Razorx" Jeurissen
Alexey "
Cypher" Yanushevsky
Anton "
Cooller" Singov
R1EPA
x1t
Frozen
Nitrino
Duel:
Marius "
GUard" Ivanauskas
Robert "
tox1c" Kopczynski
Nick "
stalker" Tsarenko
Free
Manager:
Anton "
zkillah" Nobbe
Source:
voodoo-gaming.pl -
BVG ESL-Team
Edited by Nukm at 12:24 CDT, 11 October 2009 - 12311 Hits
Edited by Nukm at 11:58 CDT, 10 October 2009 - 13524 Hits
Karl "
tybalt" Danielsson is the head of the excello QL team and just
recruited the Swedish old schooler, Alexander "Z4muZ" Ihrfors.
fragster.de spoke with him about the plans and the future of excello.QL, the shape of Z4muZ and the upcoming tournaments for Quake Live.
So let's talk a bit about your "main duellers". madix and fazz have been at QuakeCon. Are you satisfied with their results?
tybalt: I am not thrilled with their performance, but at the same time I'm not too disappointed either. For madix this was seen more as vital first time LAN experience. As for fazz, I believe he got a bit unlucky and I am sure they will both be in better shape for the Dubai event later this month.
Links:
Full Interview -
German Version
Edited by xou at 12:18 CDT, 8 October 2009 - 10747 Hits
Team Excello announced their newest addition:
Alexander "
Z4muZ" Ihrfors. The Swedish oldschooler is going to compete in both QL Duel and TDM. Z4muZ' biggest achievements, like the ESWC 04 win with the Swedish TDM team and the 2nd place in the QuakeCon 03 Duel Tournament, are years past. But his
Quake Live Account shows a lot of recent activity.
Karl "karl1" Danielsson
Jonathan "Kujiwa" Willman
Michael "madix" Hindersson
Joakim "Nace" Åhfeldt
Pelle "fazz" Söderman
Ove "dibbe" Zetterström
Alexander "Z4muZ" Ihrfors
-
ESR Interview from 08
Edited by xou at 12:13 CDT, 6 October 2009 - 21099 Hits
the lack of new maps is a problem for ql, mkay?... now there are 3 options for id to handle it:
1.) just pay some mappers at id or use community content
2.) explain the problems with using community content or offer insight in how to handle the map situation in the future so ppl get some perspective/hope to stick with the game
3.) not even say "fuck you" to the cummunity but ignore them completely
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Scheduled: 07:00 CDT, 4 October 2009 to 10:00 CDT, 4 October 2009Schedule: Passed
ZOTAC is organizing weekly tournaments for WC3, FIFA, DOTA and SC:BW with a prize money of 100€. Now it was announced that
Quake Live will also be supported from now on. Over 100 successful WC3 Cups shows their long term commitment.
The first QL tournament's page will be going online this Friday and the sign-ups will open on the 27th. The cup will then start on the 4th of October.
Source: zotac.com
Update: From 115 players who sign up, today 59 players checked in for the first cup, including
strenx,
burnedd,
guard,
GaRpY,
bodzo,
madix und
k1llsen. Cup is now over, and the winner is
strenx. Also, the sign-ups for the 2nd cup are now
open!
Rankings1. strenx - 100€ (demos)
2. k1llsen
3. bodzo / burn3d (demos)
Links:
Tourney tree,
Tourney page -
#zotac.qlive
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The
kuh3liga Fall 2009 season will feature
QL
4v4 TDM and
4v4 CTF. The deadline for signing up is the 8th October. As usual, the competition will be split into different divisions. The TDM matches will be played with pro settings.
TDM Maps: qzdm6,qzdm7,qzdm14,qzdm20
CTF Maps: qzctf2,qzctf3,qzctf7,qzctf8,qzctf10
Links: TDM Signups -
CTF Signups -
#kuh3net.ql
Edited by Nukm at 09:31 CDT, 4 October 2009 - 3402 Hits
... we need them.
i like the diversity of max_player limits in ca, so it would be great to also see it happen in tdm
any other server settings id is missing?
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... in the german election.
cdu = ban on "killergames" = esl dropping ql = ql dies
but seriously, go vote!
Edited by Nukm at 09:22 CDT, 27 September 2009 - 5525 Hits
i was looking for the video of the cpl world tour finals and couldnt find a decent version. tsncentral.com is down and only google video seems to still have it, but sadly with out of sync audio and bad quality.
does anyone have the video in a good qualitiy or a link to a good stream? would really appreciate it, and it would be a shame to let an event like this get forgotton
Edited by Nukm at 20:47 CDT, 25 September 2009 - 5264 Hits
Zhibo "Jibo" Fan will play TDM for nfinity eSports. Jibo just recently started to play Quake Live and decided to give TDM a shot again.
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