trip tf2 history (long)

2011 - I download tf2 and begin playing as a pyro main on shitty maps

2012 - I diversify a bit, play different maps and dabble with every class except scout, but I'm still hot garbage. When Mann vs. Machine comes out I play it a ton, and it introduces me to scout as it was the class I didn't have to shoot things as (medic was useless at this point)

2013 - More MvM, and my computer unexpectedly blows up and can no longer run TF2. I play different games for a while but return to TF2 using my mom's shitty laptop. I play with a pub community for a while and begin taking the game more seriously (Total Punishment Gaming), then move on to my first highlander team, The Turnips, which I am picked up on after ringing for a match.

UGC S9 - I play iron scout with my team and finish about mid table but I was putting in work in the Pony Fortress 2 pub community to improve at this point. I perform really badly on my team, partially due to playing on a shitty laptop where I can't even get 20 fps on koth_arctic. No one from this team still plays, unfortunately.

UGC S10 - My team from S9 splits into two teams which become rivals. I get the short end of the stick due partially to my shit attitude and partially due to my poor performance and get on the weaker team. I get a new computer in the middle of the offseason and my game improves exponentially, I begin to carry a bit and switch between scout and soldier during the season. Despite my improved performance, we finish 4-4 and lose to the other half of my S9 team.

UGC S11 - I join Space Jam Mountain, a team formed from most of the other half of my S9 team in UGC Silver. Unfortunately I get cut several times this season only to be asked to come back. I play both scout and soldier at times and the team dies after bringing in invite players who don't care about the team on alts to play for us.

UGC S12 - I join a low silver team with an old teammate (Nexus) as well as his iron 6s team as pocket. At this point I had already been playing pugs for months, and I carry the team so hard through iron that I decide I should leave both teams and move up to open. It was a tough decision and my friendship never really recovered with those people I left. I play highlander past this season but my focus was 100% on 6s from this point on.

CEVO S4 - I join big papas as scout with proto, cadsmar, tron, afterglow, and safrix. I make friends with everyone on the team and we have a great time playing. We're total shitters at the start of the season but we improve pretty rapidly and get a streak of 8 or so 5-1 wins in a row over playoff teams midseason. We leave playoffs in 5th place after losing to wood pig and SYOPS. I didn't really do all that well this season, despite thinking I did at the time.

ESEA S17 - Safrix gets me a tryout with Luca Goers after the death of big papas, and I join the team that at the time had arekk, bill, connor, nursey, and safrix. Arekk leaves in preseason while I'm gone in Hawaii and is replaced by manparty. We do really well for most of the season, but my internet is absolute dogshit and forces me to play with 500 ping for a good portion of the time. Leading up to playoffs, team drama ruined our dynamic and fucked us up completely, leading to a 0-2 loss out of playoffs against Hungry Hungry Ogres and Champagne and Cocaine, both teams we should have been better than.

ESEA S18 - The big one. I form an open team with kanon, safrix, and proto in preseason, but issues with the team caused us to cut proto and move me to pocket. We pick up Idrae on medic and muffinz and blues on scout. Instantly we are competitive with IM teams in scrims and are one of the favorites to win open, and we have very few issues in our regular season only losing 2 close matches. We breeze through playoffs to an easy first place while every player proves their ability to perform at a level far above open.

ESEA S19 - I finally make it to IM, but the season is plagued by issues. We pick up crispy on medic to replace Idrae. After real life issues, he has to leave and is replaced by Dable. The regular season was fairly strong, with a few bad losses but an overall solid performance to get us a 13-3 record and looking good for playoffs. Unfortunately, I get banned for account sharing, and my team has to play with EXC0 in the playoffs, losing in the first round.

ESEA S20 - We try to keep the team together, but my toxicity causes both muffinz and blues to leave. We pick up saam on medic, and then dflame and sal on scout, and acquire a sponsor in Exultance. In my opinion, this was my strongest season of play, and we finish with a 14-2 record in the regular season good for 2nd seed. We lose in the second round of playoffs to Pizzagon, getting completely outclassed throughout the series.

ESEA S21 - After trying to form a few different teams, I play with yimi's team with odb, luxor, dflame, and froot. All in all, we were doing pretty well, but we have a few tough losses in the early season. Personality clashes cause me to leave the team about week 6 and I back up for dog1 for the rest of the season, getting to play in the IM finals as roamer.

ESEA S22 - After getting rejected by 2 invite teams I settle to play in IM once again with saam, slin, phlps, marmaduke, and rikachu. So far our season has been amazing, and we have been doing very well in scrims with little drama to speak of. Hopefully this can be the season where I win IM.