The last 7 days have sort of been a love-hate thing for me. For motivation's sake I suppose I'll only write about the pleasing subjects. Unfortunately for me, there are only a couple of topics that have actually intrigued me – and even some of those have their negative points.
Grunex MSi LAN
To start, I have to say that I am happy with the fact that CoD4 still has LANs like this. LANs like this serve as the backbone of the game and as with any game, no matter the prizepot or LAN, they represent the lifeline still ticking away on the old eSports heart monitor.
One of the main plus points for me is the fact that this LAN provided so many great games and overall some interesting upsets. Although I didn't quite catch the entire event it would have been hard not to notice MIW's extremely well placing. Like a rhino driven by force and motivation they took to the playoffs like a beast. I specifically remember watching their game vs. Anexis and by god they almost won mp_crash. It' a real shame that they had an 11-04 lead and managed to throw it away but to see them coming so close to knocking Anexis to the lower bracket was inspiring to say the least. MIW ended up finishing 3rd in the entire event and got that well-earned laminated check.
Now, one of the downsides for me was the stream of the Final. Now as much as I appreciate Maza for getting down there and actually putting up a stream, I felt like the Grand Final stream was below par. It didn't quite capture the whole "LAN Final" atmosphere that it should have had. There was useless screaming and too much joking around. Judging by the views (peaked at around 2000) one could infer that there were actually people interested in watching this match. The second the screaming started, 400 viewers dropped and for me the game was masked over by banshee-like screams that followed with hyena laughs. I for one wasn't captivated. The mute button had never looked so inviting before.
(Might aswell have just put this lovely creature on the microphone during the final)
Grunex MSi LAN: 7/10
EMS
EMS being announced was definitely one of the stand-out points for me in the past week or two. Most will feel the same. The announcement goes to show that ESL still have CoD4 in mind and it's up to us now to not muck it up. I'm hoping CoD4 doesn't follow in TF2's footsteps and end up dropkicking the men that have been so nice to give us another chance.
Some of the qualifiers have already started and I for one cannot wait to see who will represent each respective country. The main thing I am worried about is the fact that some teams complain ENDLESSLY about ESL Wire. "Oh my god, I'm lagging like shit! ESL Wire sucks" is a saying that gets passed around as if it were a joint at a Bob Marley concert. Who gives a crap? Be happy you are even playing in a proper online tournament. Don't be so quick to provide excuses as to why you missed your 360 quick-scope flying off of mid roof trying to get a movie frag in an important round. Bottom line – deal with it.
EMS Announcement: 8/10
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sometimes 30 fps, game crash, ESL wire crash
If they have improved it that might be fixed and I really hope so :o
All of the above have been working really hard to try and figure out the best course of action as to channel reforms and the upcoming CG Leagues, they're really dedicating all the time they can spare really.
An announcement on the leagues is being worked on as we speak by Tomzki.
It would be good to ask Immortal Servers for a better quality image because that one is in a terribly low resolution.
Do you think that having 3 matches per week for the leagus could be an issue if there are more leagues starting soon (ESH, EMS, etc)?
As for the leagues, we may change it as it all depends on the signups.
I have every right to talk about a stream seeing as I was one of the spectators on the stream. Why do I need to be at the LAN to talk about how well the Grand Final stream was?.. honestly..
edited 2011-09-05 20:29:46
For example, if I scored a 7/10 chick then I'd be high-fiving myself for weeks. Like a boss.
For real though, the stream's standard was annoyingly below par.
Big thanks to germaine for his help with ACM.
Could & should of been better..
So much talk, little to no action, we need as many streams as we can!
<3
always enjoyed having 1 genuinely enthusiastic shoutcaster and 1 knowledgeable co-caster, i expect youve watched cs but for anyone who hasnt, the joe & lurppis/threat combo was always awesome to listen to and watch. but i suppose having played cod4 a bit you can make up for that ;d
edit: cba to cause discussion
edited 2011-09-05 23:48:48
The part is... will codtv rly help? I see that cod4 will never get support again (or until a miracle investor appear) this is the problem as cod is dying, Or Codtv has to be promoted as fuck EVERYWHERE and absolutely everywhere... We need org supporting cod again rly.. no :D?
edited 2011-09-06 13:07:05
event was really great, ofc it was really hot inside the venue, but u cant really do something about it :o)
hope everyone enjoyed the lan and i hope this lan showed some kind of new lan-system for TUP lans, which were always giving just 3 matches for lot of teams and it wasnt worth of their money
also im hoping for mr15 in bo1 matches, would be much more better :) ... bo3 with mr12 is fine :)
You want shoutcasters to be more professional then fuckign do something about it instead of cosntantly whining on tek9 about it
He's in a fragmovie, you're not. Argument invalid, jog on.
And you know exactly what Ozbot does in real life? How could you remotely tell of what might be hindering him to not be able to cast?
You talk about "fucking do something", yet he's written the article and you're flaming him for not doing anything? Grow up.
how can he impact on the professionalism of other shoutcasters? its up to individuals to make themselves more professional, all josh can do is write what he thinks and hope that they act on it :)
pwnd
He doesnt like the shoutcasting then write a guide to shoutcasting etc,. If he knows as much as he says. Its not difficult. Seriously theres always something to whine about with this community.
But what's kicking me in the head is that around this time last year Vita Nova were the so called "drivers" behind Call of Duty 4 and now it's shifted towards Seanza. What happened? I know there was an announcement of sorts concerning some new big online thing but will that even equal up to Seanza's work in the last months? With another Adroits on the way in December and who knows how many more, is VN even needed?
In my opinion, we don't even need a "representing group" behind CoD4. We need individuals who don't require a title to work. And with that I throw out a call to all the men who want to host their own LANs and own events – follow in the footsteps of the haggis loving and Cam Girl stalking Scotsman. Don't demand respect or demand you have a title. Keep true to yourself and true to your word and do what YOU feel will kick our beloved game back on track.
clueless lol
just becuase its not got vita nova doesnt mean its not driven by vita nova members =)
edited 2011-09-06 21:51:54
@WarHead
My bad, thought it was written by ono, I didn't bother to read Josh' article.
edited 2011-09-07 15:10:49
Everyone from VN seems to be getting upset when it's not even a slant on Vita Nova itself it's more about his thoughts on the scene and saying people can do it themselves without needing to feel apart of a group. In all honesty I've seen VN act elitist at times but you both have good points. It's not about who is right or wrong in this case - just leave him to his own opinion and you keep yours.
It's not about titles or respect Josh, it's about people who actually want to work on improving the scene, getting together and doing just that.
We're a relatively small scene compared to other competitive titles, how exactly is it a bad thing that we have a "representing group" that gets together and works on ideas on how to improve the scene?
@WarHead
you seem like a smart kid, there's really no reason to defend your brother, he's clueless.
edited 2011-09-07 15:18:31
The point being made was that if one or two people can do things on their own - why is there a group needed to represent CoD4? Why can't people just do it themselves? Please show me where he said VN aren't doing shit and please show me where he's slated the work you have actually done? You can't show me that because it's not there. He even goes "This isn't a go at VN". Obviously you have taken it as one and because of that I am free to defend him.
I'm not calling him clueless because I don't share his opinion, I'm calling him clueless because his weird train of thought makes no sense at all, and his idea of what is good/bad for the community is way off.
Questioning VN's existence IS having a go at VN and saying "This isn't a go at VN" doesn't make it any less so.
"I know there was an announcement of sorts concerning some new big online thing but will that even equal up to Seanza's work in the last months? With another Adroits on the way in December and who knows how many more, is VN even needed?"
Think about that sentence for 2 minutes, and tell me it's not absolute bullshit. So because Seanza organizes an occasional LAN, VN (and subsequently the work VN do together as a group, like running CyberGamer fx.) is no longer needed? What the fuck kind of logic is that?
Instead of calling to all men with this poor piece of writing, he should get off his ass and do something useful himself.
edited 2011-09-07 15:58:05
Your league was announced after he wrote this. Obviously didn't bother to check that out either.
The title is reflective of the group or organization who organized the league. You want us to rename it "The D1ablo, nreo, tomzki, messioso, Jimmy, z1n0 and Jeremy from CG League" ?
It's like giving UEFA shit for calling it the UEFA Champions League. Who even cares what it's called? And what does that have to do with the point I was trying to make?
I'm starting to think that your arguments make as much sense as your brothers.. and the fact that he wrote it before we announced the league, doesn't make his opinion _at the time_ any less retarded.
edited 2011-09-07 16:18:24
Why are you comparing CoD4 to Football? lmfao. As if you are sat there comparing a multi million dollar company to a small budget "representing group". And you're sitting there talking about me not making sense.
Alright WarHead, let me give you another example.
Let's say the god's above strike Josh in the head with a lightning bolt, and he magically grows a pair of balls. Let's say he gains a sudden urge to do something useful for the community, let's say he decides to run a LAN event. He decides to do it with friends, and they decide to call their little group "Astroids", and their first LAN is called "Astroids CoD Masters".
Seriously... who is going to give two fucks what the LAN event is called. Shouldn't we all just be happy that your brother and his mates bothered to organize an event in the first place?
If an organization, in this case (VN), are to gain interest from sponsors for future projects (cups, LAN's, w/e), it is a hell of a lot easier to refer to a VN branded league and say "look, this is the work we've done in the past, would you consider investing in this other project we're working on?!"
There's more to it then a fucking title, and it's not about the recognition.
And yes, you're correct that we should just all be happy that him and his friends took the initiative to form this - but that was NOT the point he was making. The point he was making was why do we need to have one single group try to represent the game? Why is there a need to have a group as the fore-front for running everything?
It doesn't take an entire group to get investments. So I don't get your point on that matter.
Nobody has every claimed that we need a single group at the forefront, VN just happened to form at a time when nobody else was taking initiative, and for a long time people have been looking at VN to sort shit out.
Really not a stab, but moreso a fact.
Your brother is a whining basket case, and he should be leading by example instead of pointing fingers with illogical arguments.
Good job in showing how much you want to be CoD4's leading group. Good job in showing that when someone feels you aren't needed as that fore-front you get angry.
I only joined VN recently, and all I have done since then, was try to help get CG off the ground.
I have no interest in making VN the leading group in CoD4, and I don't see how you can draw that conclusion from what I've said.
Good job making no sense, like your brother.
Relax guys :X. Stop starting arguments Kastro... Everyone is entitled to their opinion. obviously we both feel differently. Just leave it at that.
noyaan mn bro.
You might find me clueless z1n0 but this is an opinion piece and I will continue to voice my opinion in every weekly. Regardless if you like it or not.
edited 2011-09-07 17:54:05
We wanted to move COD4 forward and not act as a body which so many believe it is. After we launched it, people now rely on VN to support and do something for the scene which is shown by the amount of threads and forum topics about the project.
COD4 relies on every single person in the community to start working together to pull this back, your next article should be on that and I hope after speaking to you on xfire earlier, you can help lead the initiative!
:)
edited 2011-09-07 20:04:07
I loved when the community had a togetherness about it, and now it consists of an angry mob of people who act as if they're living in a country with a government they didn't vote for.
Well it was pretty much my decision to make new channels which at that point was needed with Sui getting a lot of flame on how the channels were run and it did get a lot of backing from the community. I was not involved in the skill section of the channels and that seemed to slip away and I was in London when Academy was made, pointless channel if you ask me!
The community lack togetherness which once made it a force to reckon with but now, I don't know what has happened, I guess things change and too many people take things for granted. Vita Nova are only a body and the community need some sort of direction whether is be Vita Nova or not, at the end of the day it is only a name. There is no reason why others can't contribute to the community rather than the usual few!