US + ETF2L: Is it possible?

16 years ago

Is it worth my time to see if I can play on/make a team that competes in ETF2L? I prefer the way that this league is set up compared to other leagues (CEVO), and would love to give it a shot. (I’m building a team, and would join next season) I could get a server in the UK, that I’d ping about ~115 to.

So, can I give it a second glance? Should I bring a US team? Should I join a team here (ping dependent)? What is a ‘playable’ ping by your standards?

Or, am I wasting my time?

Any answers would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

tarmo-

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16 years ago

imo, go for it, but only if you can start the matches at “usual euro times” (19-21gmt)

Oblique

16 years ago

That’s about 3-5 pm start time in Central US, not too bad at all. Can’t do it until 5 pm though on Mon-Wed-Fri.

-edit: That’s 9:00 PM GMT.

Thanks for the heads up.

Norris

16 years ago

Sure try it. the more the better! you may also have a word with oplaid from coL about pings and starting times. his team already plays in the EMS.

good luck

reggin

FoF

16 years ago

we have a few americans / canadians and they do just fine

morf

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16 years ago

well, as long as both teams find the server playable, since you guys IMO dont have any rights to complain about ping etc since the league is actually called EuropeanTeamFortress2League

Tapley ❤

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TEZC

16 years ago

Indeed as long as your ok with the time difference and server pings which will be around 110 etc, i’ved played with Reptile and DL before and they awesome even with rubbish ping ;).

TF2 isn’t as ping dependant as css cod4 etc, i always used to see yankie q3 players owning the euro scene :). You may want to watch your ping to yucky scandinavian countrys though, im from the uk and get 70/80 ping.

Oblique

16 years ago

@ tapley:

I did some ping tests (for the UK of course), and I’m getting 110 to a decent UK server.

I tried Scandinavia, and it’s about 195. This makes sense (roughly) since I get 110 to you, you get 80 to Sweden, and I get (110 + 80) ~190 there.

Where are some servers that I can use to check my ping?

Also, silly question, but what are the pickup/gathers (like how the US has tf2gather.us (sp?)) for Europe? Still using the mpuktup (sp?)? Where are the pickup servers located at?

Thanks a lot for your response, guys

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