g!

A schedule post with timezones set? No way! <3

ps. darkra is ukrainian.

Well, can I take my plus back? 'Cause no timezones are set after all :D

No, maybe it will motivate them to add it : D

pull an upset purri

timezones pls

http://www.esreality.com/post/1625054/time-tags/

gays in the military

The first day of adroits starts second day.

P A V E L
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I m in CEST and they already playing?

they started a bit earlier

T W I S T E R
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if only he would stop posting his emo-smilieys like :((((
every time he misses a rail, its :(((((((

^^

krysa on dm14 :)

Stream chat is unbearable :l

You can harosh on #leveluptv instead

cg_rocketStyle 2 in the stream???? why?

another lan with blowout groups :<

edit: wow, 965 viewers at 1pm for a group stage !!! good job

this mousestar looks really hot! would definitely do him

i bet you already did, you lucky hands ;)

What a twisted view of reality.. obviously alcohol IS bad :|

Go Purri! Although I think he's gonna be crushed by pavel/spart1e :-(

Go for an upset Purri!

Who has that website that updates the results?

duel http://www.quakehistory.com/en/tournaments/0,107
tdm http://www.quakehistory.com/en/tournaments/0,108

please get evil and/or pavel for an interview. fuck language barriers, someone here will translate later. :D

cooke can do the translation if he's in the area. Even Cypher or mb nicerdicer.


evil interview would be $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$, never seen a single one. (I did an itw with pavel at the DH summer, he seemed pretty shy, maybe these russian are not used to be in the spotlight :p).

Who will win between spartie and pavel? I've got no idea, seems like it will be a really good match.

"pavel" on pavel's t-shirt looks exactly like "davai" from this perspective.

davai!pavel! )

sparties aim is so :-00000000000000000000

these rails on silence, his dmg on dm13 :O

The games i've seen so far has all been entertaining.

zoot's constant breathing / blowing winds into the mic, all day has been a letdown...

something prevents me from fully enjoying this stream :(

I can't quite point out what it is, but it just seems stale, boring and totally unmemorable.

The matches are ok though.

no cooller + strenx..

Yeah same here, dunno seems like the general hype and interest isnt there. Around 30 comments in this news post, a year ago or so this thread would have hundreds of comments allready, i guess stuff like that affects..

Oh, 100 bottles of beer on the wall...
100 bottles of beer...

the difference good personalities and casters can do for a stream.
i was so sad earlier, now that avek and voo are casting and entertaining the stream everything is so much better. at the same it saddens me, because i know this good feeling will end.

maybe i should look into drugz, might make the drag of listening to zoot moping around bearable.

you're sad now

this game is awesome, but a large part in its epicness were the personalities involved (players and casters, and even some fans): we had all top pros in the beginning of ql, great casters, 2good joe nvc zsx (at some DHW), cooller strenx drama, carmac interviews
vs today, which is
zoot and ins casting (omfg) and lan with players like owzo or ani
thankfully we still have cypher, avek, czm voo to save the day

This schedule is correct this time?

its not dont even look at it... imo its completly random

not gonna lie, makes me wanna play some ql tdm... just because there are clan matches and not just pickups.

also, i'd like to see twister commentating some games. he seems smart, he shall prove it on stream! :>

ingame sounds are annoyingly loud and zoot isnt reading the chat :(

complete incompetence not to get sound working properly by now

i mean come on seriously

Agreed, "music" between breaks is awfully high compared to everything else, czm&zoot are too silent, can't even hear them casting.

Is it so hard to test this things BEFORE the match starts? :l

I demand in game subtitles! Now!

ban those guys spamming moldova is the world's top#3 country when it comes to economy :SSS

ya they been at it for so long now. possibly worst event stream ive ever seen

Reload you stronk quacke player play Moldova ???

You don't like the fact that Moldova is TOP #3 EU probably?

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:D

And Somalia is the strongest number one atomic country in the world.

moldav > poland
sory relod

brackets anyone?

http://www.quakehistory.com/en/tournaments/1,...ll,all,all

thank you:*

draven looking like a beast

vo0 & czm casting o/

vo0czm!
we need vo0czm casting!

i'd like some quake live top3 players more... i mean, how many more chances will we be able to see av3k, cypher, k1llsen a on lans? two, maybe three?

i want to hear from them, at least one word (!), but they deserve 5 hours of free talking on the stream

man, cypher is a living god. but you dont wanna switch voo with cypher, he's not much a talker on english streams. k1llsen is dull.
solidarize with Big avek, but when theres no avek, let it be voo

and czm.
and purri if its tdm.

shame no native english speaker pro around :<

Highlights from day 1 and 2 so far:

- Baksteen trying to talk with an unplugged microphone
- Zoot's highly versatile commentary 'Oh, the rocket!'
- A drunk mousestar asking czm if he knows a guy called Padawan
- Girl with big boobs passing by every now and then
- Vo0! Less hair on his head, but still awesome
- Highly enjoyable duel and tdm games, great atmosphere around the whole event

And the best is yet to come! Hope i can be there in time tomorrow to witness the finals!

Would be nice if you had at least some questions prepared before the interviews, rather than reading MOLDOVA #3 in EU chat.

As a matter of fact they are some sort of Dacians-Russians mixture, so their genetic base is quite solid. Had a few mates from Moldavia in my classroom and they were quite good in school quick learners and their physical condition was excellent -one of them, not very tall, just about 170 cm, passed the 50 m running test in the 8th grade (was about 14) in 5,8''. Was also a talented guy, played very nice on the guitar although it looked like he just put a bit of practice on it.
Their bad economy is caused by their position (quite isolated between other bad countries) and especially by the Russians who not only destroyed this country with their communist occupation but fucked up this country over the course of the history, in their traditional way.

You didnt see belarusians or ukrainians then :)

I don't know what you are talking about. I don't think that I narrowed my observations by not talkin more about the Russians. I was talking about their capacity. I know that in Russia there is much talent as well but there is also an incredible high number of idiots all around. Based on their genes I think that the Moldavians are on equal foot with the Russians. Their low general performances -compared with the best in the world in varying activities in term of performance, like in sports, arts, and so on -is caused by their number and by the low quality of their educational system because their social, economic and political situation. Climate also has a crucial role on the individual in my opinion, building him stronger or weaker.
We could talk more about the Russians if you want but this wasn't the idea here.

Thanks so much for putting dm14 into the mappool.

best tdm map ever

Why is mouse* so lonely and sad?

http://i.imgur.com/Us6n7.png :(((

to drunk :D

Avek LOL!

told you to get av3k and it will be awesome :D

thanks!

"dis game so exitink i gettink worm"

" kraut is goink krazy"

<3 av3k

lool

OMG AV3K LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

ahhaha fucking av3k and vo0

The commentators excitement level has increased from 0% to 100%.. Even if it is ironic.

true, maybe that's because zoot - main caster - is like the 0 skill one?

The 0 skill one should bring excitement (e.g. Joe).. Though I'm not saying Zoot is a bad commentator, after having av3k on for 2 minutes, the games already a whole fuckton more exciting because of his enthusiasm.

Now that I think, Zoot reminds me of this guy:

exactly =)

High quality assholery :D

vo0: "people ask why there are no quad on hektik?"

Hahah, awesome :D


"... and he just drowned"


Great stuff.

i bench 3strenx' (c) av3k

"dick in vacuum cleaner." (c) av3k

"dick? like a pussy?" (c) av3k

Apparently Av3k lifts three Strenxes

and enjoys his time in Netherlands :)))))))

and he's brilliant at casting!

I think stereo mix function is on, on avek pc and that's why it causes vo0's echo on the stream. ;)

I haven't seen Av3k play 'seriously' yet. If he plays a slightly more cautious game like he did/was just before Quakecon, he will win this. I'm not sure if Cypher can stop him.

damn i want av3k to be my wingman, we'd get MAD pussy yo

av3k and vo0 casting is awesome..

it's because av3k and vo0 are awesome
:)

yesterday? damn, i have to skim through all the vods.

cypher vs twister/demon was casted by vo0 and czm/avek

I suggest you do, from the start.. it was hilarious and the casting of the games was top notch. vo0 and czm casting wasn't bad either.

My god, how rubbish was twister in the game vs demon?

I think it was very bad for him that that was the first match. He switched pc from the TDM area to the Duel one, and messed up with the cfg (wrong sens). I think he realized it after some time, and fixed it, but the discomfort lasted for a few maps, and it was too late.

Avook! Avook! Avook!

k. now let czm and av3k cast. srsly.

"he didn't win and that's what pretty much cost him the game."

thank you for your wise words master!

czm & voo so good :F

"PISS, PISS FROM MY ASS"

"Piss! PISS OUT OF MA ASS! Sorry, tourette's syndrome" Vo0. This guy <3

i misheard, whats favorite czm show now, after simpsons and south park?

http://www.youtube.com/user/BadLipReading

sub favorited tweeted!!

thx m8!

omg hahaha

this is why quake is the best esport of all times,
YOU DONT SEE STARCRAFT PLAYERS DOING THIS

GOD I love czm.
he's the most lovable awkward caster I've ever seen

demon u wrong gametype, is not clan arena, but duel, stop try to rj everywhere

however gg

Everybody plays quite the same. The same strats, the same positions choices, the same weapon preferences, the same items counting, the same agressive and defensive patterns, the same in-game thinking...







...but the mofo Cypher knows kung-fu.

He knows GunFu.

im not trying to offend anyone, but the streams become much more fun when pro players join in rather than the same ol stale play by play casting. *hint*hint*

OH OH OH THAT RAIL OH OH


OH ROCKET TO THE FACE OH OH


OOOH THAT JUMP WAS DEADLY OOOOH OOOH OH

"im not trying to offend anyone"
I just can't stand this words, I have to add some of mine.
Fuck this shit talk man... Just say what you really think.
I personally think that zoot is a cool guy, I even like him, but he definitely is a bad caster too! He just doesn't have skills to do this... yep, really... just like that, he doesn't.

Av3k is 10 times better caster than zoot EVEN without a good english skills cause he actually can commentate games, you know!? Same as Vo0, who maybe doesn't know the game as much as av3k does, but he can talk very well the language. Even czm, the hardest nerd I've seen is better caster.
That's how I see it. And also I want to remind you that proper casting is like 50% of stream being good. And a good stream means a lot, too.

I'm sorry if I offended anyone, I just like to be honest, and I don't give a damn. ;)

So far I liked the stream a lot, but not really zoot's casting.

Zoot has the skills and the ability to be a great caster, it just seems to me at least that he's not that much into it.


No emotions, just blabbering like a dull broken record over the sounds of rockets exploding and shaft hit sounds.

I'm going to assume he's exhausted from traveling, but that doesn't stop let's say 2gd or av3k for that matter.

Casters role is to entertain people and zoot hasn't entertained anyone today. Not even going to start with ins - I like him, he's cool, but for the love of god, I can't possibly name a more boring caster.

Now I know ins is not a caster and he's just helping out which I appreciate, that's great, really.

But if you have Voo, czm, av3k, purri and other people on lan, why not ask them to give casting a try?


Then there was this idiotic echo, 1 caster extremely loud, the other extremely silent, even a random zotac had things like this set up and working properly, a major lan could have done at least one test before official stream.

Overall I'm having a really hard time enjoying the stream and it makes me kind of sad because I was really looking forward for this event.

The games were ok, but it's the entertainment that gives the games a life.

Maybe I'm just bitter and this sounds way to negative, but I feel like complaining about this issues might improve the event.

Zoot, drink some red bull + coffee, show us the casting spirit.
...or kindly offer the casting seat for someone who's more competent.

I think the main problem is that neither Zoot nor Ins convey much excitement when they cast. Ins i find timid and almost afraid to talk or something, and his voice is not well suited for casting in general, plus he's just not verbose enough.

Zoot, on the other hand, has often things to say, they're just not necessarily deeply analytical, which might hold the attention of some, or excitable for the audience, which will hold the attention of all. Imo he's better when he's casting alone and can focus entirely on the game, or has someone with either insight (like Purri yesterday or Av3k today) or the ability to make things more exciting. In short, Zoot needs to pair up with someone that gives him something to work with, and unfortunately Ins isn't that someone, as much as i like him. The contrast between them and Zoot/Purri, Purri/czm and Vo0+Av3k/czm was just too stark to ignore.

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"Ins i find timid and almost afraid to talk or something, and his voice is not well suited for casting in general, plus he's just not verbose enough."

He is probably super baked.

damn, ppl noticed:(

av3k , vo0 , czm saving the day 2 :D <3 props to them

czm and vo0 casting might have been the most glorious thing i experienced in my entire life.

Cypher vs baksteen
Spart1e vs evil

Av3k vs Dem0n
k1llsen vs pavel_

If Av3k doesn't fuck it up against Hitler he's gonna win it <3

and on the tdm side its
swe vs swe, winner plays russia
cze vs ger, winner plays nl

ABSOLUTELY LOVE THESE FUCKING PAIRINGS

Cypher vs baksteen ? LOL REMATCH FROM ONLINE, DO IT ON LAN. PUT UP OR SHUT UP BAKSTEEN.

Seit 05:45 wird von k1llsen zurückgeschossen! :]

Ok for czm and vo0, but avek is so boring too hear and watch :(

ok? that was the best thing of the day on stream and that vo0 convinced owzo twister to play pql for their last game lol.

av3k was funniest/best man of the day (next to vo0)!

av3k was definitely the highlight of the day.

"i don't use steroids, i use shoes. i eat twelve shoes per day."

"i bench three strenxes."

and that moment when they called silence a hektik, the mega was a green armor, yellow was mega, rockets were a rails and everything was so exciting! like he shoots and he hits, yay!!!

Everyone whining about this or that, i think it was very nice tbh, and remember people are doing it for free they are providing a good experience to everyone and doing it for love to the game. So huge love to the players and shouters, keep on going i just want a cypher interview/casting, the dude has been dodging the camera for too long!

There is not too much of whining tbh... as on esr scale. :P The only thing that lacks is the proffesional commentary and I don't think zoot is casting "for free".

Whining is just a way to leave notice for future, and it's very useful for people who plan to organize LANs.

also, avek said there wouldn't be enough interest in his stream, i think hes gravely mistaken and someone at lan needs to tell him otherwise so he starts streaming =P

"what is the most important element in life?"

"hydrogen" - vo0

How much time left till single elimination bracket starts?

still waiting for dem0ns whine post about spawns on t7. for real tho, wp dem0n

watching the vod(Duel Group B - 7:00:00 mark)...those somewhat awkward moments when mouse* was "interviewing" czm <3...mouse kept saying "fuck"(which in public use, has considerably more force/taboo in the States than in Europe) and czm a bit wide-eyed, then trying to point out Vo0 to mouse* who kept saying "no fucking way!" Priceless stuff. So refreshing to watch unscripted, unsanitized, low profile sponsored events. Bless Quake.

i just feel sad for czm, he was trying so hard to get mousestar to leave

Of course he tried to, what is mouse supposed to be anyway? Some kind of "pro-quake-players groupie"? Does he even play quake himself?

go easy...mouse* ofc plays ql. he seems like a really well-intentioned guy, very sincere about the game he plays, and despite the generous amount of beer in front of him, asked some good questions.

Good intentions and the proper execution dont come together sometimes. But ofc you can have your own opinion about this...

I was really glad every time he left the screen, because he acted like a child in elementary school showin his friends that he is allowed to drink alcohol.. his failed conversation with czm was really some kind of public disgrace.

I don't say it's forbidden to drink as much as you want on a lan where the main purpose is to have fun, but bothering other people with stupid shit talking on stream is a different thing. And I am sure I wasn't the only one who thought a few times this was a "drag-queen show" instead of a quake stream..

when day3 will start?

GL Dem0n. Do it !

I've managed to miss Day1 + 2, can anyone inform me on any good games to watch before Day3 starts?

Rumours are it begins at 11 CEST.

In descending entertainment value:
baksteen czm
spartie pavel
demon cypher
pavel purri
k1llsen evil
twister owzo - a lot of crazy, funny stuff and last map on pql ruleset

Cypher Av3k final, Av3k to win.

czm+vo0 are great casters imo. Avek less so but at least he's funny :P
Great LAN so far!

wow that was a hell of a messed up weekend crazy shit! love to all of you see you at DHW

When does it start :-(

Stream is live

now i guess?

Spartie didn't even say gg after hektik. In this case... Go evil!

edit: and again after dm13

Spart1e thinks too much of himself. GO EVIL \o/

and in the end he was more than nice to evil...

you look stupid now

Nope. He didn't say "gg" or "wp". He basically said "you're an even bigger aim whore than strenx and that's why I lost."

coming from another aimwhore its a complement

he said "best tracking shaft in quake", "strenx is shit compared to you"

Why write in ql when u can "talk" to him irl?

The stream doesn't show any of that, though. I can only judge your behaviour from what I see on stream. I'm just pointing out that it didn't seem very nice. ;)

It's really funny how easily people allow themselves to judge behaviour of pretty much strangers based on tiny portion of their interaction that they could glimpse online.
(I'm talking not just about this episode, but generally about opinions ESR users sometimes have about pro players).

You always form an opinion based on the information you get (and the information you already have). A LAN broadcast without actually showing the players (remember the ESL face cams? They were awesome) gives an incomplete picure of what's happening and might lead to inaccurate conclusions.

As a consequence, the broadcasting should bring as much information as possbile, the players should be aware of what information they give to the viewers and the viewers shouldn't jump too conclusions.

I guess, in this case, all 3 levels failed to a certain extent. ;)

That's the problem - some people always want to form an opinion, even when they know that they have not enough data for any kind of opinion.

Meh, that's one very limited way of looking at it.

When pavel doesn't say gg to killsen, we assume he's pissed, right? But when spartie doesn't say gg to evil, we are supposed to assume they are having a nice chat between the maps and after the game?

Players are responsible for the information they give to the viewers (if they care about it; which I guess is not the case for e.g. spartie).

When pavel doesn't say gg to killsen, we assume he's pissed, right?

No, we assume that we don't know anything about how he feels and therefore we cannot make any (positive or negative) statement about it.

But when spartie doesn't say gg to evil, we are supposed to assume they are having a nice chat between the maps and after the game?

No, we assume that we don't know anything about what they do between maps and therefore we cannot make any (positive or negative) statement about it.

Players are responsible for the information they give to the viewers

But viewers are responsible to only form opinions if they have sufficient information. If players don't give such information, then consequence of this should be no opinion at all from viewers, not a bad misformed one.

Meh, that's one very limited way of looking at it.

Players are responsible for the information they give to the viewers (if they care about it).

And you are responsible to properly deal with that information (or lack of thereof) and use it to only make substantiated opinions, or don't make any opinion at all if proper reasoning for it is not possible.

Are you implying that you never formed and posted your opinion on some player's behaviour on a server? Hilarious. :)

Don't see where I am implying such things.

careful with your manners you might upset some esr users ))))))))))

thank you for very entertaining games!

must watch maps anyone?

literally 10 posts above yours:
http://www.esreality.com/post/2332379/#pid2332354

If Pavel gets 3rd that's going to be upset of the tournament I'd say, FOR MOTHER RUSSIA!

demon, you can talk whatever you want about HEKTIK, but what I saw from last online cups and lan games, it's all about rail map..

Aerowalk was pretty much rail-only between pavel and killsen, too.

Seriously? Silence looks like rail-only map to me.

tell that to evil

I am not talking about other maps. but demon talked about some "deep gameplay" of this map, but he got owned by stronger rail easy. and so on..

OLE OLE OLE lol

Zoots doing a much better job this morning I think.

yes, the third day casting is much better. they have some excitement!