FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions – please read this site for general information about the use of our League Site.

If your question is not answered here, feel free to contact our admin team in our IRC channel #etf2l @ QuakeNet. Type “!admin” and the next available admin will contact you.

Overview

  1. How To: Create an account
  2. How To: Register a team
  3. How To: Remove/Add a player from/to your roster (during a running competition)
  4. How To: Schedule a game and add it to Calendar
  5. How To: Play a game and submit the result
  6. How To: Borrow an ETF2L League Server
  7. How To: Remove your team
  8. How To: Upload a Demo
  9. Issue: Opponent did not show up or broke a rule
  10. Issue: Opponent is marked as “Dropped”
  11. Issue: Problems reaching your opponent
  12. IRC Bot “ETF2L”: Functions
  13. IRC Bot “ETF2L”: Request
  14. League Dates (Schedule & Game Deadlines, League Events)
  15. Applying for a specific division for a ETF2L Season

How To: Create an account

  • Notice: Only registered users are able to use the Forum, register teams and vote on polls.
  • Create an account: [Link] – You will have to enter your correct email address and SteamID.
  • Create an account for a teammate: [Link] – You will have to enter the correct email address and SteamID.
  • Notice for people with a Hotmail Address: Due to a bug, you may not have received the password email. If this is the case, request another email using the lost password function: [Link]

How To: Register a team [any team type]

  1. Create an account if you haven’t already.
  2. After you are logged in, you are able to register your team at the Dashboard. [Link]
  3. Once your team is registered, it will be shown at our Teams List. [Link]
  4. You are able to invite existing users to your team’s roster at the Team Admin Menu.
  5. You are able to add unregistered users by creating an account for them (See above). – A correct email address and SteamID will have to be entered.
  6. If everything is correct, the player will be added to your team’s roster after 24 hours.
  7. You are able to sign up your team to a league or cup for your team type when we open Signups (If you have the minimum amount of members and at least 2 contact metods entered). [Link]

How To: Remove/Add a player from/to your roster (during a running competition)

  • As team leader you will have to enter your correct Steam ID at your profile first.
  • You are able to invite existing users to your team’s roster at the Team Admin Menu. [Link]
  • You are able to add unregistered users by creating an account for them (See Above).
  • The new player will be added to your teams’ after 24 hours if all went fine.
  • Every player is allowed one team switch per competition.

How To: Schedule a game and add it to Calendar

  1. All Fixtures of active competitions can be found on your ‘My Matches’ page [Link] and on your team’s profile.
  2. By clicking on your opponent’s team name, you will find their contact information.
  3. If you make an important comment on the match page of a fixture, be sure to click the “challenge” checkbox under the comment field, so the comment will be mailed to the opponent’s leaders.
  4. Contact your opponent and schedule your game. Be sure you talk about all relevant aspects like Date, Time and Server. We STRONGLY encourage you to use the Comments function on the Match Pages.
  5. On the ‘My Matches’ page [Link] you can add the suggestions for a date and time to play.
  6. The opposing team leader can Accept the date or Reject and enter a new date.
  7. Once accepted, the fixture will be shown at the Calendar.[Link]
  8. Schedule and match deadlines will be added to the calendar and announced on the frontpage. Be sure to check regularly and play your games on time.

How To: Play a game and submit the result

  1. Contact your opponent’s team leader on the day the game is supposed to take place and check if all is fine.
  2. Trade the server IP and password.
  3. Meet on the match server at scheduled date and time.
  4. When all players connected to the server, team leaders will have to make a status screenshot, showing the steamID’s of all players. (type status in the console and make a screenshot)
  5. Start playing the game and make a scoreboard screenshot at the end of every map. (Exception: cp_gravelpit, which needs a screenshot for every attack/defence round (Example: [Link] )
  6. After the game is finished, one team leader has to submit the result at the Dashboard [Link] (you will have to upload all screenshots, 1 status, and 1 for each map).
  7. If your opponent submitted the scores and screenshot, you can verify the results. Once results are verified they will be shown at the Fixtures Page and highlighted by our IRC Bot (for league games). To verfiy a result: Go to the matchpage, and make sure the scores and screenshots are correct. If so, click the Verify button on the matchpage.
  8. If results are not verified after one day, an admin will check the scores and SteamIDs and verify them if they are correct.

How To: Borrow ETF2L League Server

  • ETF2L has several sponsored League Servers by Multiplay Located in Germany and the Netherlands.
  • If you have problems agreeing on a fair/neutral server or if both teams don’t have a server, it is possible to borrow a League Server.
  • If you want to borrow a league server please contact an admin. You will need to provide us with the match page and your SteamID. We will reserve the server for your game and give you the server details.

How To: Remove your team

  • In the case your team died/stopped playing please contact an admin in IRC or by email. We will set the team’s status to “dropped” and remove it from any active competitions.
  • All dropped teams can be found at the Dropped Teams List. [Link]

How To: Upload a Demo

  1. You need to be team leader, deputy or war arranger of a registered team.
  2. Upload your Demo to the site. [Link]
  3. After an admin has verified your demo, it will appear on our Demo Section. [Link]

Issue: Opponent did not show up or broke a rule

If your opponent did not show up for a match do not enter the default win yourself. Only admins are supposed to enter default wins. To claim a default win, you can contact an admin through IRC, join #etf2l on quakenet and type !admin. Link the match page to the admin and show him screenshots of the scoreboard and status or a screenshot of a conversation where your opponent said, that they will not make it.

The same applies if your opponent broke a rule. Contact an admin through IRC and provide him with proof that your opponent broke a rule. The best proof is usually an STV or POV demo from the match.

If you do not have an IRC client installed on your computer, use the quakenet webchat.

Issue: Opponent is marked as “Dropped”

  • Regular League Game: If a team drops during a Season, their results will be deleted and won’t count in the Tables
  • Cup Game: A default win will be entered for you

Issue: Problems reaching your opponent

  • If you have trouble reaching your opponent to schedule a match, you are supposed to use the Challenge System on the match page: Simply tick the challenge checkbox under the comment field and write a comment with your preferred dates and suggestions. The posted comment will be emailed to the opposition leader.
  • Make sure you use the ‘My Matches’ page [Link] to propose a date and time.
  • If you suggest a matchdate and your opponent does not respond, we will look at it and most likely (as long as it’s within reason) set the game to the date you suggested.

IRC Bot “ETF2L”: Functions

Here are all current functions of our IRC Bot “ETF2L”:

  • !admin (only in #etf2l) – For any kind of issues; an admin will contact you as soon as someone is available
  • !results – Latest 5 verified Cup/League Results
  • !fixtures – Next 5 upcoming Fixtures
  • !events – Next 5 entered Events & Deadlines
  • !info – League Page URL
  • !hl2 <server ip> – Retrieves that server’s info
  • !help etf2l watch List of all commands & explanations
  • !watch [<all|none|divlist>] Sets which divisions you want to watch results/STV IPs from; can only be altered if you are opped in a channel.
  • !watch See a list of divisions you are watching at this moment.
  • !watch all Enter this to watch all divisions.
  • !watch none Enter this to watch no divisions at all.
  • !watch <divlist> Watch a specified list of divisions – Example: !watch prem 1 2a 4 (watches the premier division, division 1, 2a and all divs 4)
  • Highlights published Newsposts
  • Highlights League Matches with SourceTV
  • Highlights verified League/Cup Results (can be changed, see above)
  • Highlights Important League Announcements

IRC Bot “ETF2L”: Request

  1. You need to be opped in the requested channel.
  2. Type /invite <botname> #channelname (<botname> can be ETF2L, ETF2L2 or ETF2L3. All bots are identical)
  3. The bot will join after an admin confirmed your request
  4. If you want to have our bot removed again, please contact an admin in #etf2l

League Dates (Schedule & Game Deadlines, League Events)

All published League Dates can be found on our Events Page [Link].

Applying for a specific division for a ETF2L Season

Any team that completed a season and applies for the next season, is guaranteed a place in the league, but for others, and for those unhappy with their Season performance, the following should help clear up what you need to do next to maximise your chances of getting into the league at the start. When you apply for a Season, you can choose which division you would like to be entered for. This is the easy bit, the hard part is justifying your decision. If you just missed out on promotion and want to go up anyway, you need to start playing games against opponents in the division you want to be playing in next season. Collect screenshots from these games and be prepared to submit them when we ask for them in a news post to staff@etf2l.org. It doesn’t matter if they’re not all comprehensive victories (although that would help), we’re looking to see where your overall skill level should be.

If you’ve just started a new team and you wish to be sure of the best placement, be sure to join  and play some cups, like one-night cups. Even if you lose you’ll still get valuable experience and help your chances of getting into the league itself.

Like in the first section, if you’re a new clan and think you’re good enough for one of the higher divisions, it´s a smart move to be collecting screenshots against opponents from that division or higher. Most new teams are placed in Divisions 5 and 6, if you want to be higher than that then we will need proof of your team’s ability.