Announcing Season 17 – Signups OPEN!
January 5, 2014
Annoucing Season 17!
After wrapping Season 16 up and crowning 
Epsilon eSports champions once again, we are happy to announce our next 6v6 Season. All the information regarding the coming Season can either be found in this newspost, or will be announced in the future! Stay tuned!
Sign-ups are now open!
We’re proud to announce that the signups for Season 17 are now officially open!
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Season Schedule
Signups: January 5 – January 16
Publishing of Provisional Divisions: January 17
Publishing of Final Divisions: January 18
Schedule Week: January 19 – 25
Main Season: January 26 – March 15
Catch-up Week: March 16 – March 22
Playoffs: March 23 – April 12
Please note that Playoff dates are subject to change due to tiebreakers and other unforeseen circumstances.
You can still sign up your team after January 16. Teams signing up later than January 16 will be placed on the waiting list and have a very high chance of replacing dead or dropping teams during the first two play weeks.
Sign-up process
Make sure to choose your desired division when signing up. If you created a new team or feel you can jump a division, feel free to apply for the division you believe you deserve you should be in. To prove you are capable of the division you applied for, we require you to submit screenshots of results from your recent practice matches or tournaments where you scored decent results against teams that play on the level you aim for. The quantity is not the most important factor in this case, it’s more of a helpful measure for us to figure out if your team will be able to keep up with the pace. There is no magical, minimum or maximum number of screenshots that you have to submit.
Please note that the success of your request also strongly depends on the free slots in the division you aim for. Established teams will be favoured over new teams or teams that request to jump a division. The screenshots have to be uploaded to an online image storage service (for example, you can use imgur or Dropbox). Keep in mind that if you opt for a zipped archives with tons of pictures attached to an e-mail, your application will be ignored. Keep it clean.
If you are applying for Division 6 (which is our entry division), you do not have to provide any proof that you are capable of playing at that level. This only applies to Division 5 or higher.
Please send your application to [email protected]. The division assignment request has to include the following information in order to be considered. Incomplete applications will be ignored!
- Do not use HTML in your e-mail. If you want to add a link, just paste the link in the e-mail as you would enter it in your browser.
- Team name
- Team link on ETF2L.org
- Division you apply for
- Link to the online photo album
- Reasons why your team deserves to be placed in the division you applied for (optional)
Maps
We removed metalworks due to some poor feedback, and general dislike of the map. We replaced it with koth_coalplant_b6, which some of you might be familiar with and has some good feedback. No other changes to note.
- Week 1: cp_granary/cp_gullywash_final1
- Week 2: cp_gullywash_final1/cp_badlands
- Week 3: cp_badlands/koth_coalplant_b6
- Week 4: koth_coalplant_b6/cp_process_final
- Week 5: cp_process_final/koth_pro_viaduct_rc4
- Week 6: koth_pro_viaduct_rc4/cp_snakewater_final1
- Week 7: cp_snakewater_final1/cp_granary
Unlocks
We have added some more unlocks we feel can add to the game without breaking it. This is a provisional list and can be subject to change.
The provisional list of allowed unlocks in Season 17 is as follows:
- The Kritzkrieg
- The Übersaw
- Crusader’s Crossbow
- The Blutsauger
- The Overdose
- The Gunboats
- The Boston Basher
- The Pain Train
- The Escape Plan
- The Winger
- The Black Box
- The Degreaser
- The Flare Gun
- The Axtinguisher
- The Dalokohs Bar
- The Jag
- The Amputator
- L’Etranger
- Conniver’s Kunai
- The Loose Cannon
- The Force-A-Nature
- The Buff Banner
- The Concheror
- The Diamondback
- The Widowmaker
Cosmetic skins of allowed weapons are also allowed. Items that enable Pyrovision are banned.
Prizes & other changes
Everything concerning prizes and other changes will follow in a later newspost.
Posted by ETF2L Staff in League
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Oh god those unlocks and maps
Loose cannon – good
Rest – trash
Map pool looks better than last season, also nice to see new unlocks. Looking forward to this season!
Unlocks \o/
widowmaker XD
REMOVED METALWORKS?!?!?!?!??! f*ck this
metalworks gone coalplant added? YES metalworks worst map tf2
unlocks should be interesting
stop adding unlocks
OMG GRANARY FAT RETARD WOW
i like that theres always the same map pool +-1 map
there are tons of amazing “new” maps but hey lets play the same over and over
where the turbine at?
fuk coalplant
I’m assuming Kaidus was the one who pushed to get the Loose Cannon allowed?
Conch yessss
Metalworks was awesome, the best map i’ve ever played, get rid of Viaduct and Granary, those are 2 most cancerous maps in 6v6
replace them with metalworks and sunshine
noooooooooooooooooooo bring metalworks back
^
Force a Nature?
rly?
Really bummed about metalworks being removed.
Unlocks fine, more koth is good. shame metalworks had to go though
Still no Direct Hit
I am very glad that i dont play next season.
Sunshine?:(
Fuck yes FaN stronk get pooped on
You removed metalworks but kept viaduct and granary?
I mean sure, 6v6 doesn’t have to be all KOTH but viaduct is the worst possible 6s map I’ve ever had the misfortune of playing.
Granary has it’s own obvious flaws, mainly the fact that’s it boring, stale and massively bland. You already have badlands filling up the spot of “mandatory oldskool map”…
Coalplant sounds interesting, it does look like a proper 6v6 map unlike viaduct.
doesn’t have to be all 5cp* my bad
I thought metalworks was actually kinda good :( Also i’m pretty sure it gets played more than granary.
Unlocks are nice, especially loose cannon and diamondback, still not enough though!
Why is there no market gardener? Instead, I see all these trash unlocks.
Holy shit conch. Holy crap FaN SOMEONE CALL ARX HOLY SHIT
gummi where you at
also why not allow the solemn vow?
Still no Ambassador
dem u guyz
shitty unlocks
again
kritz cannon in close range gonna be OP.
Can we please stop playing granary. Metalworks is far better than granary. Also fuck viaduct and FaN
“metalworks gone coalplant added? YES metalworks worst map tf2”
gully says hi
Jesus christ those unlocks. I don’t want to believe that it was people’s will to have them in the next season. Thanks for removing metalworks, though.
Force a Nature this wil be funny
Metalwork removed so it can be replaced with another map people won’t bother scrimming. Coalplant out of the map pool by s18.
#Bringbackmetalworks
those unlocks tho XDDD
unlocks, lel
Completely disappointed that out of all the unlocks ETF2L and some of Europe think heavy main should not be an option in 6’s.
Where is the unlock for disciplinary action? Why is that not allowed?
Cheers
Byte
I pushed for GRU to be added. :(
GRU and cp_obscure for Season 18!
Not even GRU, just disciplinary action, it would mean as a penalty 1 less fast soldier to middle AND the soldier has to babysit the heavy to get to middle, for the price of getting a heavy quicker to middle…
GRU would just be too imba as an unlock. S’cool I ain’t even playing TF2 anymore, but having that unlock in would bring many more from highlander into 6’s too just an fyi.
Cheers
Byte
#bringbackmetalworks
coalplant wtf this map is
waiting for Short Circuit in next season
Byte said it, 6s clearly needs more heavies!
Metalworks was removed because some prem div VIP started to cry again, right? Admins logic since 2009…
And I just started to enjoy metalworks :'(
Disappointed that metalworks is gone and that granary remains for another season. Some of the unlocks I think are good, and will make it more interesting e.g. buff banner, loose cannon.
2 koth maps though?!..
Unfortunate that Metalworks was removed, but Coalplant is going to be interesting. I like the addition of FaN, now I can just fool around with it :p Also Loose Cannon is going to be interesting but the other unlocks aren’t that great imo.
poor metalworks :(
The way to kill TF2!
long life to granary and to force-a-nature!
Believe for obscure in S18 !!!
Remove granary and add metalworks again.
the loose cannon doe, finally
I have an idea guys, and what if we add 3 slots in 6V6 and put a class limit 1 ?
Frankly if heavies became a big thing in 6v6 due to the GRU or Disciplinary Action, I think you’d see more people leave than join. Heavies slow the game down and make it very boring to play. The only counter to a heavy with that much mobility is to run one yourself and then you’re stuck in a horrible meta imo. DEFINITELY not a fan of having heavy as a viable full time option.
I’m disappointed that prem didn’t like metalworks; at a time when there aren’t enough good maps to add more than 1 per season it’s a pity that a decent (imo) map is being removed after only one season’s play.
Unlocks are ok this season, nice additions. I’m concerned/looking forward to seeing how the Buff Banner and Conch play out, but the others are good choices.
back to the roots: well and freight
#Bringbackmetalworks
hue concheror
Loose cannon, cool idk. Widowmaker/diamondback? Sure, it’s not going to be that viable anyways. FaN and the banners? That’s just stupid. Some unlocks are fun, but stop trying to become esea…
#bringbackmetalworks
Coalplant might be interesting.
About the unlocks…. I don’t know. FaN and LC are annoying, but okay, I guess. Conch might be nice as well. But I got the feeling Buff Banner might be too strong. I don’t even know what made you add Widowmaker and Diamondback, but then again I don’t really care about those two.
New koth_coalplant_b6 is avaiable on TryhardBrigade.com TDM server. If someone are interested to test this map on battlefield it can join: connect 94.23.94.40:27015
Nice to see more and more unlocks added to the game! But there are a few more unlocks which come to my mind that could be added: Disciplinary Action, Market Gardener, Ambassador, GRU…
And I really think all unlocks should be added unless they harm the metagame in a drastic way.
man, f coalplant!
How would perma-heavy not harm the metagame in a drastic way?
Dear ETF2L,
Please bring me back in to your decision making process.
Cheers,
Potato
“We removed metalworks due to some poor feedback, and general dislike of the map.”
Citations needed. I find it hard to believe that Metalworks was a standout candidate in any of the garbage forum threads you no doubt used as your basis for this decision. People are showing a “general dislike” for Granary and Snakewater too… where was the public vote?
Alas poor Metalworks, we hardly knew thee ;__;
Also can you please clarify the situation for Premiership and Division 1 pre-season playoffs. I don’t see it mentioned in the schedule, thought a 2 week signup period is promising.
Just please don’t let Sonny Black pick names out of a hat again, it was embarrassing watching him put his own team through last time only to lose to 4-25. Fuck screenshots. I want to see competition. We still have time! :D
http://imgur.com/HMrOCLA
just shut down the site…
Metalworks was removed cause of poor feedback…? I know it isn’t the best map, but adding coalplant to a map pool and saying it was well accepted… Just please.
just played coalplant tonight, now i have cancer
Oh great, we practiced Metalworks for nothing!
Why do we still have to play Viaduct?!
btw – to people who whine about granary – have you actaully played it ? Because all i hear is – ohh… inb4 10 min choke holds. Then when we convice enemies to play it the game ends in 8:7 or fast 5:0. WHAT fucking stalemates… like srsly.
viaduct is boring.
coalplant shit fps – gives cancer to people…
Metalworks + Warmfront replacing this koth shit.
remove engy unlocks [jag can stay] remove heavy unlocks. aaaaand spy should just have ambassador and c&d as in old days.
I love granary. You guys seriously need to learn how to play it properly.
Metalworks being removed was due to bad prem feedback, which was gained by the admins having to individually ask prem players because otherwise they bitch and moan without having actually vented their feedback publicly before a decision is made.
I don’t agree that it’s a bad map and said it should be kept in, but if the majority of prem players who provided feedback said it was then what better basis is there than that? It wasn’t just some rifling through threads afaik.
And coalplant was the only other alternative to add to the pool, nothing else could even be properly considered because they’re not finished or polished enough.
need team :DD
dat coalplant and lose cannon with buff banner and force-a-nature gave me cancer
Hell yeah Force-A-Nature!! :D Ty ETF2L!! I need to find a team now. :DD
Just read all of the comments and holy fuck, why’d you all complain so much? Why not try something new and different that’ll make the game keep going instead of staying with the old maps and stock weapons, I’m just glad they did something different this time
#Ripmetalworks
pub
Thanks for clarifying, Poopshow.
I didn’t like metalworks, but coalplant? Seriously? What about turbine, gravelpit, obscure, follower, etc?
Metalworks
2013-2013
rip
What about Dustbowl… wtf is wrong with prem? Get on the Dustbowl train.
What are you talking about? I mean seriously, the reason you dont know of any maps is no one inside this community looks for other map alternatives. Here is a list of maps that could be used:
cp_edifice
koth_railbridge
koth_namicott
koth_persia
cp_aurora
cp_zinkenite
etc
There are loads of maps that could be used for etf2l, if people just fucking looked for them
“Metalworks being removed was due to bad prem feedback, which was gained by the admins having to individually ask prem players because otherwise they bitch and moan without having actually vented their feedback publicly before a decision is made.
I don’t agree that it’s a bad map and said it should be kept in, but if the majority of prem players who provided feedback said it was then what better basis is there than that? It wasn’t just some rifling through threads afaik.
And coalplant was the only other alternative to add to the pool, nothing else could even be properly considered because they’re not finished or polished enough.”
What are you talking about? I mean seriously, the reason you dont know of any maps is no one inside this community looks for other map alternatives. Here is a list of maps that could be used:
cp_edifice
koth_railbridge
koth_namicott
koth_persia
cp_aurora
cp_zinkenite
etc
There are loads of maps that could be used for etf2l, if people just fucking looked for them
I found an old public map vote poll thingy…lets see the results…
Which two maps should be added to the map pool for Season 12? You can vote for one or two maps but two will be added after all.
cp_obscure_final: 496 votes – 27%
cp_gravelpit: 430 votes – 23%
cp_croissant: 346 votes – 19%
ctf_turbine_pro: 300 votes – 16%
cp_foundry: 284 votes – 15%
Total votes: 1,856
Season 11 Maps! Choose a maximum of 6 maps you’d like to see in Season 11
cp_badlands: 1,075 votes – 96%
cp_gullywash_final1: 1,056 votes – 95%
cp_granary: 955 votes – 87%
cp_snakewater: 837 votes – 76%
cp_freight_final1: 633 votes – 58%
cp_gravelpit: 601 votes – 55%
cp_foundry: 505 votes – 46%
ctf_turbine_pro: 466 votes – 43%
koth_pro_viaduct: 443 votes – 40%
Total votes: 6,571
There’s some more, but it’s effort. Make of it what you want.
Maybe make a new vote or smth? not just look on old one
Previous seasons have shown that public votes allow poor maps in the map pool because lower div players voted for the likes of Freight and Obscure when they didn’t know or understand the reasons behind why they were removed in the first place. Metalworks seemed quite balanced to me whenever I played it, whereas Viaduct is dull as fuck to play on 6v6. Maybe Coalplant would be a nice alternative to Viaduct but Metalworks wasn’t really given a proper chance.
At least provide some reasons as to why it was decided this map would be removed apart from “it is shit”, AKA very few high div players bothered to try to learn how to play it.
Prem’s favourite band : http://www.statusquo.co.uk/images/doinit/dvdcovpic.jpg
So perm according to those votes you should be adding obscure and removing viaduct
Exactly why we don’t do it Fuxx :]
wow fan, buff banner and more koth shit? way to go etf2l
I want to see in future some good and new competitive CTF map. Koth is bad for 6v6 imo. :|
Season 11 – 6,5k people voted
Season 12 – 1,8k people voted
Wow, did EU Comp. 6v6 started dying after Season 11?
oh nvm, not people, VOTES, people had multiple choices
Maybe new voted ? This is good option .
popcorp:
Season 11 – 6,5k people voted
Season 12 – 1,8k people voted
Wow, did EU Comp. 6v6 started dying after Season 11?
I agree with popcorp .
NOREG
http://etf2l.org/recruitment/178863/
just to be a dick, 100!
“cp_edifice
koth_railbridge
koth_namicott
koth_persia
cp_aurora
cp_zinkenite”
The only map I’ve ever heard or seen there is cp_edifice, and it’s not good enough to be added to the map pool. It’s an untested and reworked version of gravelpit, which wasn’t a popular format.
If the admins wanted to add another koth map, they would have added coalplant, which they did, so that rules out all those koth options.
Which leaves aurora and zinkenite. Never heard of them which means they’ve never even been mentioned on the forums before to my knowledge! How does that make them viable suggestions to be added to a season?! If there are new maps that people know about, they should bring them to light and try to get them tested, not expect people to go dredging through fpsbanana or some shit looking.
lol 102 get fucked henghast
#bringbackmetalworks .
every playable 5cp map should be in. it’s a superior format
who the fuck thought allowing FaN is a good idea
I want to see the new Prem without Epsi
nice unlocks…
#fuckgranary
#cp_sunshineS18
“The only map I’ve ever heard or seen there is cp_edifice, and it’s not good enough to be added to the map pool. It’s an untested and reworked version of gravelpit, which wasn’t a popular format.
If the admins wanted to add another koth map, they would have added coalplant, which they did, so that rules out all those koth options.
Which leaves aurora and zinkenite. Never heard of them which means they’ve never even been mentioned on the forums before to my knowledge! How does that make them viable suggestions to be added to a season?! If there are new maps that people know about, they should bring them to light and try to get them tested, not expect people to go dredging through fpsbanana or some shit looking.”
Most mappers hate the community for competitive so refuse to map for it, the ones who do map for it dont know any way of contacting or getting testing going in competitive, most competitive maps go without any competitive testing because comp players rarely get involved. And considering most of the community for comp wants new maps I would expect those people to be looking around, testing, trying to get new maps in the season, not bitching and moaning and then doing fuck all to change it.