February 12, 2014 – The Daily SPUF

February 8th – February 15th

February 12, 2014 aabicus 0 Comments cosmetics, history

Love is in the air! At least, most other places. Not much love happens in Team Fortress 2 around this time, unless you count hundreds of ring messages cropping up and blocking crucial elements of your custom HUD. Yes, I’m talking about the Something Special for Someone Special, that $100 ring that made Cracked’s list of The 5 Most Absurdly Expensive Items in Online Gaming. It was added to the game on February 14th, 2012. Also added at that point was the Snapped Pupil, which is actually the byproduct of a troll post on Facepunch that a modeler ran with.… [Continue Reading]

The Competitive Corner

World Champions – The Cream of the Crop

February 12, 2014 thesupremecommander 0 Comments 6v6, bp, Classic Mixup, competitive, Epsilon eSports, ESEA, ETF2L, eXtelevision, High Rollers Gaming, Highlander, i46, i49, Insomnia, Invite, Nations Cup, Platinum, Premiership, Team Immunity, UGC

Perhaps one of the more prestigious accomplishments that a person may be able to claim is being able to compete directly against the best of the best with the world’s eyes locked upon you. In the new world of e-sports, it somehow becomes more prestigious when you’re sitting right next to them as opposed to not even in the same city. In any case, we call those who emerge victorious champions of the world. Team Fortress 2 is a curious case among e-sports of the modern day – it doesn’t have a recognized worldwide competition of its own which can… [Continue Reading]