Uploaded April 2015 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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ESEA-I S18 LAN INTRO: youtu.be/zk6DBEGZfHI

A while back, I remember watching Imagine Dragon’s “Warriors” promotional MV for the 2014 LoL World Championship. I thought it was neat in terms of how their videos like Road to the Cup and Warriors were produced and weaved together for that hype factor. I wanted to do a video like that for TF2: ridiculous as all hell, but awesome enough to get people excited. Eventually, Season 18 of ESEA rolled around with LAN right around the corner, and after picking a song and a theme - as well as a week of hard work and sleep deprivation - me, Dashner and Airon managed to put together our secret Season 18 LAN intro video.

Complete with mildly self-aware lampshading on how much edge is being present here, the video revolves around the theme of how TF2 is struggling - but not dying. Even though there’s a lot of familiar faces disappearing or choosing to hang up their hats and put away their guns, that doesn’t mean the game is gone. People come and go and it’s disheartening - if you choose to fight, then fight as hard as you can. Back your team up, support them through times when it seems tough, learn as much as you can, and aim for better.

Thanks to everybody who liked the intro when it debuted at LAN, I felt like I was at a rock concert! Thanks to Dashner for rendering + editing it all together and helping me through it all when I was pressed for time, thanks to Beater for finding the frag ticks that Dashner needed for the sweet frag montage, thanks to Airon (who I've worked with on Jewel Escapade) for providing the awesome sound mixing, and thanks to Mana for providing the first cut of the Great Divide. Also, massive gg to Gecks and Getawhale for their voices; they've come so far as casters, we're glad to have you on board and we'd love to see you make your way to the top.

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AUDIO USED:
Velvetine - The Great Divide (Seven Lions Remix)
youtu.be/jDplwu9kH9Y

TFTV:
teamfortress.tv

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