Control Point podcast
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Podcast Goals
The main goal of the podcast is to entertain while hopefully giving useful tips to players. They are also working to build up the Team Fortress 2 Community by publicizing other TF2 resources, such as web sites and forums; as well as helping players find other players with similar styles, interests, and needs.
CP has a long history in video production and machinima, and is looking to bring those to TF2.
Hosting a nationwide TF2 convention or Lan party is another goal of theirs.
Hosts
The podcast is hosted by four TF2 players, Brent "Chaos" Copeland, Wes "WesWilson" Wilson, Spencer "Devilturnip" Williams, and Eric "Nailhead" Fullerton.
Mods
The community has a number of other moderators in game these are:
In no particular order
- Rasputin
- JohnMazz
- Clydefrog
- Mr. Eagle
- Jollyeskimo
- Mint condition
- Deg
- Kardinal
- SigmaSin
Episodes
| Episode Number | Name | Length | Date Recorded | Recurring joke started | Player of the Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 1 | The Beginning | 5:13 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Episode 2 | The Medic | 1:01:39 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Episode 3 | The Engineer | 1:15:39 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Episode 4 | The Soldier | 1:12:07 | ~ | Briefcase Spencer can’t afford new shoes | ~ |
| Episode 5 | The Sniper | 1:23:51 | ~ | GameServers.com Kukri | ~ |
| Episode 6 | The Scout | 1:04:41 | ~ | "Faster than fast"
Pants cause lag | ~ |
| Episode 7 | The Pyro | 1:13:01 | ~ | ~ | Tino - 100th member to join |
| Episode 8 | The Heavy | 1:28:15 | ~ | Mija Win tells them how his name is meant to be said | ~ |
| Episode 9 | The Demoman | 1:17:04 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Episode 10 | The Christmas Episode | 18:34 | ~ | 500 Ping | ~ |
| Episode 11 | The Spy | 1:40:43 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Episode 12 | 2Fort | 1:25:21 | ~ | ~ | Mwaf - Lot of contributing |
| Episode 13 | SNAPL Lan Party | 50:53 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Episode 14 | Dustbowl | 1:54:44 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Episode 15 | Well | 1:54:11 | ~ | ~ | BoomRocker (baby boomrocker born!) |
| Episode 16 | Gravel Pit | 1:38:24 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Episode 17 | Hydro | 1:25:38 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Episode 18 | Granary | 1:24:37 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Episode 19 | Live Podcast | 1:01:56 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Episode 20 | Badlands | 1:28:16 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Episode 21 | Tower of Babble | 1:34:15 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Episode 22 | OmegaCon | 1:26:19 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Episode 23 | Mach4 | 1:36:04 | ~ | ~ | Mija Win |
| Episode 24 | Doug Lombardi Interview | 51:17 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Episode 25 | Modcast | 1:02:00 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Episode 26 | Labor | 1:43:01 | ~ | Heavy is made of Bacon | RobotGuy - Sandfort |
| Episode 27 | Turbine | 1:48:58 | ~ | ~ | Ifrit |
| Episode 28 | Snofort | 93:26 | ~ | ~ | Randdalf |
| Episode 29 | Goldrush (Overview) | 90:13 | ~ | ~ | Jazz |
| Episode 30 | WWW (Where's Wes Wilson?) | 80:16 | ~ | ~ | Jazz - Can't think of a new one |
| Episode 31 | Big Bad Wolf | 90:25 | ~ | ~ | Deg - Got Married |
| Episode 32 | CROM! | 73:04 | ~ | ~ | Tekcor |
| Episode 33 | 88:18 | ~ | ~ | Flonk - Voted by Ustream viewers | |
| Episode 34 | Steel | 107:15 | ~ | ~ | Saint Carrot |
| Episode 35 | In Drag | 69:38 | ~ | ~ | Dynamo Supremo (for visiting the hosts at home) |
| Episode 36 | Pyro Unlocks | 101:25 | ~ | ~ | Earm |
| Episode 37 | Fastlane Impressions | 73:34 | ~ | ~ | Mr.Eagle |
| Episode 38 | Play On Con | 31:08 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Episode 39 | Bagel Free | 74:39 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Episode 40 | Valve @ E3 | 70:40 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Episode 41 | The Kyle Kainer Episode | 43:27 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
| Episode 42 | The Oprah Trump Gates Episode | 59:14 | ~ | ~ | ~ |
Format
- Intro
- CP Theme song, date announcement, and introductions.
- Briefcase
- A shtick in which the hosts open a virtual briefcase (complete with cheesy sound effects) which contains the contents of the podcast.
- Weekly Status
- Each host tells about what they have done since the previous podcast. Special guests are included when present.
- On the Loud Speaker
- This is a news and discussion segment where the hosts talk about TF2 news and discuss its impact on the wider TF2 community.
- Dossier
- In the earlier episodes when they had the Dossier segment which delved into a detailed description, analysis, and tips for play on one class each week. This segment ended with the Spy in episode 11.
- Reconnaissance
- An in-depth discussion of a different map each week, starting with 2Fort in episode 12.
- Surveillance
- Different links and content are provided each week in this segment.
- Shout Outs
- Each week the hosts talk about different players, podcasts, websites, and other TF2 related things of note, in this segment.
- Pimpage/Outro
- The podcast ends with the hosts talking about ways to help the show out, such as digging them, leaving reviews on iTunes, stumbleupon and calling their hotline to leave a voice message. Then the outro music plays.
- Bonus Material / Outtakes
- After the outro music there is sometimes an outtake from the podcast or other submitted content that did not fit in the show itself.
Ustream
Normally (from Episode 19) the podcast is recorded on Ustream allowing viewers to listen/watch the podcast and chat to the hosts (whom normally don't pay attention to the chat) as well as other listeners, However not all episodes are recorded on Ustream. Recordings on Ustream are normally on Sunday and they will make an event on Steam when they are about to start.
Jokes
Recurring Jokes
- Host introductions - Every once in awhile the hosts say their names differently.
- Briefcase skits - Most weeks will have a new skit on opening the briefcase.
- MPC/LPC - Acronyms in general have become a recurring joke. MPC = Most Played Class. LPC = Least Played Class. "What's your MPC?"
- Elbow/Nook - Terms for places in the game maps have become a recurring joke because of what they call the different areas.
- Mija Win - A user in their community who scolded them for using Western Grammar. Eric and Spencer still persist in this, while Wes pronounces it correctly and Brent often changes his mind.
- Meestar Ee-gah-lay - A phonetic tease at CP Grammar mistakes.
- Kukri, Kukri, kukri - From the Sniper episode.
- Fiiiive Hundred Ping! - From the 12 Days of Christmas Parody from the Christmas Episode.
- So that's the Lan party over, how did it go? - Started as a joke by Mija Win & Moot at CP forums.
- Server host - Mentioning the CP game server host is a constant joke though it appears to be wearing thin as they do not mention it quite as much.
- Jellyfish - Jellyfish attack the host Spencer Williams whether he is around water or not. This began during the first podcast that Spencer was in after his move to South Carolina.
- "..., ..., ... DUN DUN" - A meme that was started by user Nivekeryas when he sent in a few intro songs to the various sections of the podcast (First used on Episode 21).
- Bacon - Bacon, Bacon, Bacon, The Heavy's made out of Bacon. - Latentsage randomly commented that the heavy was made of bacon one night. Valve's subsequent release of a pyro achievement called 'Makin' Bacon' has prompted speculation that the achievement is named after the CP in-joke.
- Has a heart on – Based on a Valentine story Wes told about a restaurant where he works. Someone on the staff had asked "Why does everyone have a heart on but me?"
- Welcome to the ____ Podcast – When the hosts start talking about something which isn’t related to TF2, they’ll sometimes say "Welcome to the ____ podcast" or "Next on the ____ Podcast"
Oober Control
Episode 24 is also known as the first "Oober Control Podcast" episode, in which the show is being 'sponsored' by Ooberservers.com, a new company who provides gaming servers. Ooberservers.com pays the hosts as well as providing servers and new intro/section music. All the hosts needs to do is to put some Oober Control ads into the Podcast. This episode was released on April 1st 2008.
Control Point - A Team Fortress 2 Map Based on the Podcast
Episode 25 featured a map in development called cp_Control_Point made by Jazz. The map contains in-jokes and references from the podcast amongst various other things. It has a 3D skybox, a jetpack area, a shooting range, caterpults, a nightclub/disco, a room based on the 'Reconnaissance' section of the show and features other contributions from the community. The CP version of the map is now up to beta8 and is available to download from the Dead Workers Party. There is also a Cow Escort version of the map in redevelopment. Specific links and changelogs can be found on the forums at the Dead Workers Party
The map development has now been discontinued and the map has been taken off the servers due to a lack of interest
Servers
- Control Point has 6 servers run under the "Control Point" flag, many of which have been donated to them by listeners.
- The servers are "family friendly", with a strong community of people who know each other and play together often.
- "Schoolyard games" - an occasional gametype that pops up among the CP community. Like children in the schoolyard, people line up against a wall and two leaders pick their teams. Which leader chooses first is determined by a melee battle between the two leaders.
- The server addresses are available at the Control Point page.
Steam Group
- Control Point is also a group on the "Steam" gaming client. Its profile is available at http://steamcommunity.com/groups/controlpoint
- The Control Point community uses this as a means to make announcements, organize games and chat with each other (along with the forums on the CP website).
- The Control Point group on Steam is public and anyone may join.
- Control Point also maintains contact points on MySpace, LiveJournal, Facebook and so on.
Notable Members
A List of Notable Members of the Control Point Community:
In no particular order
- Neko
- ClydeFrog
- MintCondition
- Mr.Eagle
- Lumia Win (Mija Win)
- JohnMazz
- Rasputin
- Peaced
- fade
- The Flaming Menace
- SigmaSin
- Nivekeryas
- AshWilliams
- Jazz
Official Control Point Squads and Clans
A list of clans, sub-communities and squads within the main Control Point community. To be recognised as an official CP squad, rosters should not exceed 16, and squads need to play on the CP servers and maintain the spirit of those servers.
In no particular order.
Squads
- Aperture Science Janitorial Services (ASJS, tag is CP@)
- Neko's Hundreds of Pirates (CP-Yar)
- Ubered Alliance (CP-UA)
- Phoenix Squad (CP-Φ)
- Lambda Squad (CP-λ)
- Total Lack of No Nonsense (CP-?)
- Shady Ninjas (CP-N)
- Gaming Legends (CP-GL)
- Earls of Grey (CP-T) (Disbanded)
- Segmentation Fault (CP-Seg)
Clans
- Control Point Europe (CPEU)
- CP-Random (pool of players who can scrim at short notice)
- Control Point Surf Community
The Control Point Summer Tournament 2008
In the Summer of 2008, the Control Point groups got together and had a tournament that lasted over a 3 month period. This used the tournament rules. The first month used Gravelpit, the second used Well and the third month used 2Fort. The official commentator for the EU vs EU and US vs EU matches was Jazz and reporters were Jazz, Sigma Sin and Meyeselph
A link to results and scores can be found here
