ETF2L – Latest activity in “Highlander pickup channel

ETF2L – Latest activity in “Highlander pickup channel - #tf2.pug.hl” https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/community/topic-23803/ Reply by kKaltUu https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/community/topic-23803/page-5/?recent=541839#post=541839 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=community&topic=23803&post=541839 Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:16:13 +0200 Reply by Sm0_ck - EU https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/community/topic-23803/page-5/?recent=541839#post=541838 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=community&topic=23803&post=541838 Mon, 10 Aug 2015 14:08:45 +0200 Reply by Q-Ball https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/community/topic-23803/page-5/?recent=541839#post=466250 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=community&topic=23803&post=466250 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 19:06:29 +0200 Reply by Q-Ball https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/community/topic-23803/page-5/?recent=541839#post=465065 Quoted from EmilioEstevez

Will this contain some of the features and flexibility of the HL mix spreadsheet currently in use, just with steam integration and a clean UI? At the moment we have multiple mixes at any one time scheduled up to days in advance at times, people can sign up as substitute, we can reserve slots for others, we can set skill requirements and the mix creator has ultimate say over who plays. People also have to be in the Colony steam group to use it, so they get announcements on steam when somebody puts up a new mix. It looks really cool, but it may be difficult for it to reach critical mass if it releases with a much reduced feature set to what we already have. The demand is definitely there though, the mix spreadsheet frequently sees 10+ mixes a day sometimes as of late. Hope I'm not being too negative bc it looks good :P

I'm afraid there won't be fixed schedule mixes, at least not now. From the start, the point of this pickup was to replace irc bot, and, accordingly, its functionality. Otherwise, it's going to become another lobby instead of a pickup. But yeah, I will see what I can do about it.]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=community&topic=23803&post=465065 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 21:11:02 +0200 Reply by EmilioEstevez https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/community/topic-23803/page-5/?recent=541839#post=465050 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=community&topic=23803&post=465050 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 20:03:34 +0200 Reply by PoisonedPython https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/community/topic-23803/page-5/?recent=541839#post=465022 Quoted from Q-Ball

All the basic things are working at the moment, still huge amount of code needs to be rewritten in order for system to work properly. For now, I made a few screenshots for the most impatient ones: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/41623885/images/pickup_preview_1.png https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/41623885/images/pickup_preview_2.png https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/41623885/images/pickup_preview_3.png

Great work :). Can't wait for the release!]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=community&topic=23803&post=465022 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 18:17:20 +0200 Reply by Q-Ball https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/community/topic-23803/page-5/?recent=541839#post=465014 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=community&topic=23803&post=465014 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 17:42:10 +0200 Reply by nitro_mint https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/community/topic-23803/page-5/?recent=541839#post=464969 Quoted from Kaneco

Why can't just you, tf2pickup.net guys and shrike all work together and create a joint bug-free pickup site that supports HL, 6v6, bball and ultiduo?

This question would require an advanced psychological and a technical answer, which I will not bother with. In short thou: It's about egos and skills.]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=community&topic=23803&post=464969 Tue, 06 Aug 2013 04:10:44 +0200 Reply by Spike Himself https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/community/topic-23803/page-5/?recent=541839#post=464886 Quoted from kKaltUu

[...] There are limits to the funds, experience and patience a person can have. There's your answer.

More people working together = less costs per team member and more collective experience across the team. As for patience.. well.. you can't be a programmer without that]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=community&topic=23803&post=464886 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 17:24:59 +0200 Reply by kKaltUu https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/community/topic-23803/page-5/?recent=541839#post=464883 Quoted from Kaneco

[...] Why can't just you, tf2pickup.net guys and shrike all work together and create a joint bug-free pickup site that supports HL, 6v6, bball and ultiduo? This has been bugging me since forever... We have had dozens of broken pickup sites, and not a single one that has retained community presence, we desperately need one major site that supports all competitive gamemodes and has a good quality control over players. /rant

There are limits to the funds, experience and patience a person can have. There's your answer.]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=community&topic=23803&post=464883 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 17:19:57 +0200 Reply by Kaneco https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/community/topic-23803/page-5/?recent=541839#post=464881 Quoted from Q-Ball

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/41623885/images/pickup_preview.png

Why can't just you, tf2pickup.net guys and shrike all work together and create a joint bug-free pickup site that supports HL, 6v6, bball and ultiduo? This has been bugging me since forever... We have had dozens of broken pickup sites, and not a single one that has retained community presence, we desperately need one major site that supports all competitive gamemodes and has a good quality control over players. /rant]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=community&topic=23803&post=464881 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 17:05:39 +0200 Reply by anti2 https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/community/topic-23803/page-5/?recent=541839#post=464876 Quoted from Q-Ball

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/41623885/images/pickup_preview.png

wut? when? where?]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=community&topic=23803&post=464876 Mon, 05 Aug 2013 16:37:52 +0200 Reply by kKaltUu https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/community/topic-23803/page-4/?recent=541839#post=464703 Quoted from Q-Ball

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/41623885/images/pickup_preview.png

gud jub, exactly what I was bugging you for :p]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=community&topic=23803&post=464703 Sat, 03 Aug 2013 21:35:46 +0200 Reply by Q-Ball https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/community/topic-23803/page-4/?recent=541839#post=464693 generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=community&topic=23803&post=464693 Sat, 03 Aug 2013 19:32:17 +0200 Reply by Russian Guyovich https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/community/topic-23803/page-4/?recent=541839#post=438156 Quoted from fraac

This works if Crafz does a website for it and I bring in the people. Doesn't work otherwise.

Out of interest Fraac, how does your NLPG Mumble channel fare with Highlander pickups? I believe I've seen rooms for each class on there. It's unfortunate to see this pickup channel being discontinued, but I can't say I am that surprised really. Apart from its initial launch, I've barely seen any promotion for it whatsoever. I know there's a front end website so people can connect to the IRC channel via web chat, but a couple threads on ETF2L/TF.TV/UGC buried in the middle of many others is insufficient to sustain player numbers. Although I think Skyride's opinion on who the intended target audience was for this pickup channel was obviously biased (as he likes to remind us so much about promotion of highlander), he was right. The impression I got is that it's supposed to be for experienced highlander players, but new players are also welcome. The reality is that if you want these new players to join then you have to engage them in some way - even something as little as reaching out to TF2 communities with player bases who either don't play highlander/6v6, or have in some form in the past (Highlander Community Challenge) would help in spreading the word. Perhaps asking ETF2L if you could have a banner in the Sponsors section would've went some way towards promotion as they did it for Pixel Pickup in the past, but that bot is now dead so the benefits are questionable :) Anyway, big credit to Q Ball and the other guys involved in making this. It's always good to see people actually implementing ideas and not just suggesting them.]]> generator=rsdiscuss&baseurl=https://staging.etf2l.org&feed=forum&forum=community&topic=23803&post=438156 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:06:55 +0100