11:40 PM - hooky: so there's this debate going on in Lange's chat about how Valve's lobbies idea will affect 6s
11:40 PM - hooky: Skyride says 6s has seen significantly less growth with HL involved in ETF2L
11:41 PM - hooky: is this also true for UGC?
11:41 PM - hooky: I know there are less players in 6s but I thought UGC 6s has grown a lot in the last few seasons?
Sunday, June 09, 2013
12:01 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx is now Online.
12:04 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: it has
12:04 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: it's less than HL
12:04 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: but it grows
12:04 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: HL is more casual
12:04 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: and easier to get into
12:04 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: it's simple
12:04 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: 1 match a week, no money
12:04 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: literally anybody can play
12:04 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: so ez
12:04 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: to have a team and oplay
12:04 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: play*
12:09 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: HL is symbiotic with 6s
12:09 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: as HL grows
12:09 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: 6s grows too
12:09 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: the players with the most time eventually try out 6s
12:09 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: just look at pudding cup for example
12:09 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: a UGC players most known for pyro
12:10 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: goes to ESEA and does well
12:10 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: on a 6s team
12:10 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: not playing pyro
12:10 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: and if you look at open now
12:10 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: SOOO many teams are made up of UGC players
12:10 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: either from HL or 6s
12:10 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: and open is certainly much larger than it was
12:10 AM - hooky: I was originally a UGC player
12:10 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: HUGE growth in HL spreads to 6v6
12:10 AM - hooky: 6s, then HL
12:10 AM - hooky: although I was first exposed to competitive through HL
12:11 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: thats how it works
12:11 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: because HL is so much easier to get into
12:11 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: the maps are played in pubs commonly
12:11 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: anybody can play
12:11 AM - Marxist | youtube.com/medimarx: any spot