I thought the Ha77er would appreciate this (even though he’s probably already seen it). Behold…
tofu
Since: 25/05/2008
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tofu likes long relaxing walks on the beach and running through dark laneways at night being chased by hordes of flesh eating zombies.
Every day he’s shuffling
Posted by tofu on October 31st, 2011 @ 23:24At WinterSmash 2011, SNAP came first…
Posted by tofu on July 11th, 2011 @ 19:01
… well the first of the losers at any rate. 
I apologise in advance for the brag post, but I felt the need to share some of what we got up to over the weekend.
The comp
With 12 teams in the running—LanSmash’s largest TF2 tournament to date—the SNAP 3v3 team were in for a challenge. Fumbles (Heavy), Shmitee (Medic) and Nakor/Tofu (Tag-teaming on Demoman) were out of practice and largely unfamiliar with arena mode and competitive play in general.
The team entered for a laugh, at best.
Rules of engagement
Arena mode, 3v3 teams, limit of one of each class, first team to 6 points wins the round.
Blow by blow
- In round 1, SNAP initially went down 3 points to 1, but managed to pull it back for a 6/5 victory.
- In the second round, the opponent scratched, so SNAP took an undeserved 6/0. Under the swiss format, this ‘big win’ meant the team would now face the toughest opponents.
- Round 3 saw the team again take an early beating, down 4 to 1, yet the Heavy/Medic combo worked hard to pull the score back to 5/5, and in match point, Demoman cliched the victory. (Video for this match embedded below)
- In the fourth round, SNAP suffered a crushing defeat 6/1 to the top seed ShadySux who would advance straight to the final match against the second ranked team.
- Tied for equal second with Failtrain, SNAP had to compete to determine which of them would enter the final. Again, the opponent gained the upper hand early on, and again SNAP were able to claw their way back to s****h win from the jaws of fail, final score 6/5.
- This meant that the FINAL became a rematch of SNAP vs ShadySux. Luckily the map Nucleus favoured SNAP’s close quarters style with ample opportunity for Fumbles’ signature ‘Drop Heavy’ attack. SNAP were even able to pull ahead to a 5/3 lead. Unfortunately, ShadySux were quick to adapt, turn the tables and take the win.
I’ve learned something today…
Firstly, frag_spawn and Rammy are great strategists. Their counsel was much appreciated and helped the team prep for coming rounds.
Also, TF2 is still a great game! And, competitive play is fun, who knew?
I’m definitely keen to feel the rush again, and if anyone else is interested, I think we should look for opportunities for scrimmage! (TF2 or even BCBF2). Who’s with me?
Meet the medic
Posted by tofu on June 24th, 2011 @ 20:03
I realise that certain members have stated that they are “officially over TF2″. And I have to admit, it’s not been the same since the cheesy hats and silly runs. But I think it’s a great game and still very playable. And its never been cheaper, so tell your cheap friends.
Even if you’re not keen on tee-eff-too-ing in the near future, you have to admire the pinacle of creation, the classiest of classes. Meet the Medic!
TS3 RC2 is ready
Posted by tofu on June 10th, 2011 @ 19:35By unpopular demand (Shmitee demanded lest I be unpopular), the TS3 server has been updated, so you can patch your client to 3.0.0-rc2 now (if you haven’t already).
Do it!
Or I’ll unleash this p***y upon you!
El Muchacho
Posted by tofu on June 4th, 2011 @ 16:57Been following Valve’s latest video contest? No SNAP entry this time (that I know of?), but lots of great submissions. This one is going to do well in a number of categories:
If you are interested in seeing the cream of the crop and/or want to help pick the winners, get voting!
Ha! Angry pyro is angry.
That is some spectacular scouting!
Squirrel Wars: The Oak Republic
PS Gratz! your comment was the clansnap.com 1337 comment i.e. follow the link and check the URL.
I think my concern is that these days they release their alpha-quality products early and call them a ‘beta’ (free public testing), then release beta-quality products and charge full price (more public testing, but this time they are getting paid). For example:
And I know gamers are quite good at deciphering obfuscated interfaces, but in 2011, there’s just no need for it. They built a number of very good (and very complex) in-game interfaces, how could they get ‘simple’ 2d menus so wrong?
Bottom line, it’s tolerable, but still hard to excuse.
This is quite nifty.
Dude is actually quite good at theremin.
I purchased it, but it didn’t run either. What I didn’t realise was, it was trying to launch my default web browser and couldn’t (portable Chrome).
Why would you need to launch a browser to play a game!!??!!?!?!?
Here’s a message for you.
Not to mention how dreadful the interfaces are (not as bad as interfaces from Borderlands or Global Agenda mind you).
PS good looking game. Might even be fun once I get my lightweight pack.
I know it was a beta, but I’m really not keen to invest big $ in a game that may not even open on my machine.
Looks awesome. Still crashes when I try to open it. BattleFail 3.
You are correct!
… Or are you?