comp exp

My journey with TF2 started with playing pubs back in late Summer of 2011 after I finally broke down and bought a new home PC.  Before that, I had only played TF2 on Xbox.  Started playing around the Mannconomy Update that added a shitload of new weapons and set bonuses so the concept of unlocks and loadouts was completely foreign to me.

Started frequenting Skial pubs and made friends with the regulars and admins of the 24/7 Dustbowl server, which quickly became my hangout whenever I'd have TF2 booted up.  From there, I joined their forum and Mumble, and later TeamSpeak just to hang out and play games that weren't TF2.

In early to late 2012, I started playing TF2Lobby with the regulars and admins that played Steel HL.  It was there that I really got my first taste of competitive play and I wanted to keep playing and try and play UGC.  Started playing a lot of scout, sniper, and spy, and frequenting public MGE servers like Reddit MGE and MGE iT to try and grind and get better.

Eventually made the switch to Soldier because of watching the Dave__AC/TLR combo frag vid and all the airshots looking fucking incredible.  Still grinding MGE and TF2Lobby, but making strides to play in UGC.

Finally made a UGC Silver team called Committee of Bleached Assholes with Headful, Rue, Mikey, Mockingbird, and SA.  Team was short-lived, but we reformed into Nothing Original with TheDude, Toady, Bubbles, Skitty myself and Headful.  Later on became Toady and the Broken Toyotas.  Team played like one match (I think?) and died.

After that, I joined Bill Cosby's Assorted Sweaters with StaticVoid as a backup (and I think I started for a bit?).  Had a lot of fun and actually got to play the game for a bit and learn.

Went on to backup Silver HL for so brave with Wish, Breach, Detritus, Wobblemonger.  Learned a bit of highlander and had fun doing it.  Never started, but did play a few matches for when Detritus couldn't make it.

Started playing TF2Mix and I was god-awful.  Had some fun though, met a lot of people that I would be friends with for a while and still have as friends now (Bear, CookieJake, Stoperr, Candlestick, Spello, Hassassin).  Eventually decided to go LFT for open and see where that led.

Got to tryout for full tilt back in Season 18 with Radeon, Cloridium, Smitty, Freddy, and IcyWind.  Made the team and roamed until we died during Week 3.  Was my first ever ESEA experience so I had a blast up until we died and things were amiable among everybody.

Tried out for my mixtape in Season 19 with Rhydon, Iso, AltitudeCow, Space Ghost's Coffee, and Jerm.  Got on that team as pocket and promptly got cut like a week later because I tilted into infinity after a night of scrims.  I realized my mistakes and asked to join back, and played again.  AltitudeCow later had to dip out (I forget why) and we picked up Pico.  Team got renamed to Space Ghost: Coast 2 Coast and we went 5-11 in open.  My first real season of ESEA, the first season I ever played start to finish, and the first season where we played all 16 matches, so no forfeit wins or forfeit losses.

Next season spent all preseason trying to make a team to have it fall apart at the last minute, ended up forming a team with fatswimdude like an hour before registration close in smug drugglers.  Started working at a different auto-body shop so my schedule was really shitty and I worked until 11/Midnight almost every night and had to miss a lot of scrims and matches.  I was also under performing heavily and told fatswimdude that I should bench myself for the sake of the team.  It was then that alleged plans to cut me were already in the works so when fatswimdude told me I was cut I kinda raged out and burned most of those bridges.  Looking back, I acted really fucking stupid and I felt really bad how I treated my teammates after the fall out.

Went on next season to reform SpaceGhost: Coast 2 Coast with Space Ghost's Coffee.  We tried out a bunch of people, but couldn't ever get a starting roster.  Finally thought we had one with myself, Space, Brulee, Juicy, and Crypt, but Crypt dipped out to play IM and Juicy followed.  Team died, then got resurrected an hour later with myself, Biga, Hooey, Space, and Frostfire.  Biga left, we picked up Emkay on medic, Frostfire couldn't play due to his schedule, so we got Dippidy to demo, later got Kay to scout and her and Dippidy switched roles.  We played 5 matches and then died due to roster complications.  Emkay left and we got Radium on medic, had Throne playing demo for a bit, then Dippidy finally left.

Played the second half of the season on my b, later on slin's minesweeper squad with Charis, Cray, Sandblast, Snarf, and Floyd.  Was a lot of fun, made some real good friends, and got to enjoy finishing an ESEA season again.  When Sandblast left/was cut, I convinced Space to come play for us, and we finished out the season 9-7 in open.

Been backing up for Bearly Getting By this season for the first few weeks and made some really good friends.  Now that Pinto is in Japan, and the roster has been reformed, I'm starting roamer and we're looking to make a come back after two forfeit losses and a 5v6 left us 2-4 for the season thus far.

Shout Outs (in no particular order):

- Space Ghost's Coffee for always being down to play with me and being a fantastic friend.  Thanks for putting up with my bullshit for 4 seasons.
- Hassassin for always having my back and pushing me to be better and do better.  Probably wouldn't be playing anymore if it wasn't for you, my man.
- Benroads for being my MGE partner and always being there to ring.  Thanks man.
- Blues for being a great friend and always being around to have a laugh.  You're alright, my boy.
- Liko for being a great friend and an H1Z1 legend.  This dude fucks.
- Juicy for being a fragger and being down to play on teams I made.  This guy also fucks.
- Rhydon for letting me play on my mixtape and giving me my first real ESEA team to grow and develop on.
- Bear for always being a friend no matter how much stupid shit I said and did.  I think you're in it for the comic relief, but I'm okay with that.
- Maelstrom for being a great friend and helping me realize a lot of my faults with my gameplay and my attitude.
- Soapy for always being there for me and mentoring me when I started playing comp.  always pushed me to go a little farther, do a little better, be a little stronger.
- Radeon for giving me a shot at being on an ESEA team when no one else would.

And lastly, shout out to everybody that still thinks I'm a good person after all the shit I've pulled and said.  Thank you.