Euro Open 2013 Fundraising Update: WOW!

Posted by Hugh 1 day ago
Natural Selection 2 Prize

After just four days, and with nine weeks to go until the event, the European Open 2013 prize pool has crossed the $1,000 threshold and hit $1,530! This is fantastic news, and a huge thank you is owed to everyone who has contributed. Special thanks to Malcolm ‘BlitzThose’ Grant, who contributed $300 all by himself! Den Fox, and an anonymous user also each contributed $50.

Unknown Worlds will continue to match your contributions $-for-$, £-for-£, €-for-€. You can contribute at http://www.gofundme.com/39cl44, and every amount you contribute goes to the players. The grand final match will be broadcast live on August 24 from Insomnia in the United Kingdom. Grand finalists receive international flights and accommodation!

European teams can sign up …

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Proposed Balance Changes

Posted by Hugh 3 days ago
Select 'NS2 BT' from the mod bar to filter for Balance Test games

Natural Selection 2 balance is constantly evolving (Geddit?!). Around February this year, Flayra passed the balance torch to Sewlek (Andi). Ever since, Andi has been consulting, experimenting and tinkering with balance. Consulting widely and becoming utterly engrossed in his task, he is now the oracle of Natural Selection balance. The result of his hard work is Balance Test Mod. Over the coming weeks, Balance Test Mod will become vanilla Natural Selection 2 – and the way you play will change.

Never fear – The sky will not come crashing in! You will have to re-learn the way some systems work, but it is NS through-and-through. Watch the game below and you will see that for the most part, game-play …

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European Open 2013 Announced!

Posted by Hugh 5 days ago
Natural Selection 2

The Natural Selection 2 competitive scene is remarkable. It is player run, player driven, player focused. And it makes a bang that belies the fact that Natural Selection 2 is not the size of DoTA2, CoD, SC2, or TF2. It’s time for the next big bang. ENSL.org and Unknown Worlds, in association with Multiplay, are pleased to announce the 2013 European Open!

Natural Selection 2

This tournament is open to all European Union teams, and will begin on the 29th of June. There is space for sixteen teams. Four of those spaces will be taken by teams invited by ENSL.org. The grand final will be played live on stage at Insomnia49, the biggest gaming festival in the United Kingdom.

Unknown …

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