I forget who at the moment, but some people consider this bad form... not sure why. Soldiers, demos, and (now) scouts have access to the other team's base before the countdown finishes.

I just had to suck it up. Most of the time, the losses are a few minutes for 1-2 classes, so it's nothing too aggravating. One time though it took off nearly 30 mins from each 8 of the classes, and another it took nearly an hour off 2. Also lost some 30+ and 40+ point heavy lives. After a while it's just you think it's just a game, and this adds an interesting twist.

It's worth mentioning again you have to be somewhat obsessive compulsive, since there are definitely times I get a class where I can't figure out how to use it on a particular map.

Lol no kidding, wth tboon?

"Ok..gotta play medic for 15 more seconds and......close out!..OH NO CLOSE OUT!! OH CRAP I WENT 20 seconds..NO!!!!!"

I did that for about 10 hrs before I decided, it was a painful way of playing that way. Esp for the Engi. I've basically curtailed it to if I get Engi, I go until the round is done or the time it takes to setup a nest is longer than the time the round is expected to end. All the other classes I play until it's the most or 2nd most played class. Helps me build a little momentum with each class.

Why not? Before I reset my stats, there was a huge spread between my classes. Wanted to even it out since always playing 2/9 or 1/3 or the classes was getting rather dull.

And I got SL, it makes the MBP extra shiny.

Before I started my experiment it was almost 200 hours to 45 minutes.

I too would like to hit-up Stan's Pub Server for some TF2 action (TF2 is something I'm looking to sink some time into, but am very green). Looks like the Pub Server is idling with no-one playing...

but the private server, she's got 18/26... yummy...

Ahh, I am glad I am not the only one sitting around waiting to get Meridian. Just another reason to hate that map.

So the truth comes out, Rebel is using his crazy haxz.

BLASPHEMY!

Somewhat OT: There's a Sins group!??!

And to think, I healed him u_u

That's how I see it as well, but I can understand where it would be frustrating if you don't ever want to play that game or don't even own it.

Edit:
Created the GWJ TF2 Group. It's public so you can all join and I'll try to remember to promote people. Can someone with some image editing skills make us a logo as nifty as the L4D group, please.

I understand that having events pop for a game you're not interested in is irritating. We probably should have set up a TF2 GWJ group long ago. Nuking the scheduled events outright and flatly stating that posting events is "ridiculous" is a bit harsh. We have a system, it works, and our little TF2 community has grown because of it.

It's not really our fault that Steam's event system is subpar. We do the best we can with what we have.

Agreed! If that ever gets implemented than people can go nuts and set up special events for whatever game they want.

Remember I am not saying no more events period. Games like L4D and TF2 are special in that it is easy to include all the regulars on your friends list and see several of them playing EVERY NIGHT! My friends list is full of people who dam near every night play those two games. Why on earth would you want to bother everyone else in the group with an event for games you already know people in the group are playing. It's superfluous and just plain annoying to all those who are part of the group and never play those games.

I never said posting events are ridiculous. I said posting TF2 and L4D events was ridiculous. For well over a year now there have been two regularly scheduled events for TF2, I can't remember the last time there wasn't. Do people really need reminders for those nights anymore? After a year of reminders? Lets say for the hell of it they do. How many of the 1,192 members does that serve? I doubt even 1/3 of those.

Now if it was just those two events every week, it probably wouldn't be that big a deal, but every week there are at least a few spontaneous TF2 events posted, sometimes you end up with two a day! Now how many of the 1,192 people from our community does that serve? Now consider that every time an event goes live whoever happens to be online and in our group is going to have whatever they are doing on the computer minimized. Every time, and you can't opt out! Why? Because the TF2 players find it necessary to constantly remind themselves that a game is going on that night, just like it did the night before and just like it will the night after and the one after that for god knows how long.

Meanwhile you have this friends list that steam conveniently provides, where you can friend up all the regular TF2 players (like I already did) and anytime you want to play TF2 you see can find any number of them, on any night, already on and they you. No muss, no fuss, and no one else in the group who never plays TF2 but maybe plays a slew of other games with people in our group are never bothered. Doesn't the constant posting of events seem ridiculous to you now? It did to me, so I called like I saw it, and I already know that several others agree.