https://youtu.be/L6r7BDvkPG8

It's back!

If you're interested in speedrunning/KZ/(Gold)Source games, be sure to tune in to this today @ 16:00 UTC.

1v1 race BO3 single elimination format except for grand finals which will be BO5

All runs are done in Half-Life multiplayer mod Adrenaline Gamer, on a server running HL KreedZ. The mod has uncapped bunnyhopping speed and a built-in autojump feature.

Brackets: http://challonge.com/SRHLJumpCup18/

Map pool:

bkz_junglebhop
gayl0rd_bhop
kz_anubis
dyd_axn_plant
kzsca_watertemple
agtricks
ztricks

Prize pool:

€356,18 guaranteed total, could be more depending on donations

1st place winner will receive 70%
2nd place winner will receive 30%

Watch here: http://twitch.tv/SourceRuns

Or he just enjoys the movie's soundtrack and wanted to sync the block with the music...

STV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aafNDdWK0XOIYIKHZUZy8HR5DKWzjej1/view?usp=sharing
POV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KHc2d_U7DTXMrma7Ku7eCGkWADc0diWY/view?usp=sharing

https://youtu.be/llIGLxi_tso

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fivmadZDhc0

Maybe I'm misinterpreting, but the way the reasoning behind these decisions is worded to me gives off the impression that the only goal is to preserve the current metagame. For example, the Panic Attack is unbanned because "it still isn't a standout weapon" and "does worse than shotgun in most cases". Does that mean then that if it ended up being better than shotgun it'd be banned?

I hope I am misinterpreting, because it'd be a pretty conservative and inconsistent direction to go in, however I find it hard to believe that I am, given that this seems to be the logic used for banning The Dragon's Fury also. For consistency's sake, using this logic would mean you'd have to ban previously introduced weapons like The Escape Plan, for example.

Define "game breaking".

I don't think there's really a robust way of giving direct democracy to all "players".

Despite having the HUD set to "Kill notices only" in Lawena, it now continues to show the spectator hud when watching STV demos.

Same for me if I use the in-game recorder.

In just under an hour, this year's SourceRuns Marathon will be going live. We're raising money for the National Alliance on Mental Illness with a goal of $750. If you enjoy (Gold)Source games and/or speedrunning (this year we decided to include some bonus games) then come watch and support us!

Watch here: https://www.twitch.tv/sourceruns
Schedule: https://www.speedrun.com/srmarathon/schedule
Donations: https://ifundraise.nami.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=1358

Looking forward!

HiipFire on play-by-play with either Beater or nuze on analysis.

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/159800638

I don't think the coverage is quite up to the standards of the days of Sideshow, Gecks, DavidTheWin, Admirable etc yet but I think it'll definitely get there eventually with the majority of casters/producers we have right now constantly learning and improving. Due to lack of star talent I think anyone who is volunteering and actually trying is doing a good enough job at this point in time, so I'll echo this:

Unfortunately as much as Gubbins was harsh in his analysis, I do agree with the vast majority of his criticism; casters should be held to account when they're not bothering to do their job properly and are just turning the coverage into a memefest. I really feel like it's quite disrespectful to the players, viewers and community in general when you're not at least trying to be as professional as you can. It also probably deters sponsors and other people from volunteering when there's a lack of professionalism.

I haven't watched much of ever_x so I can't really comment on his performance other than what I saw on Gubbins' stream, but there's definitely a few casters who should be really good but just don't seem to be putting in the effort. For example I think WARHURYEAH has put out really good analysis in the past but in the last few casts I watched it seems like he hasn't really taken it seriously. I don't know if Bren casted this season but I definitely saw one or two casts in the past where it didn't really seem like he was trying, even though he's probably the best play-by-play caster I can think of from this generation.

There's also an issue of caster bias; Lowpander and Se7en have had it pretty rough on that front. You may not like or agree with their playstyles but if that's the case I'd like to see why you think their playstyle is flawed rather than just making fun and shittalking.

I don't really have any criticism for the NA side of TFTV; in my opinion they're doing a really good job so shoutouts to Marxist, sandblast, cornpop etc; keep up the good work!

Number of rounds =/= closeness of a match

Scorpion