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[6v6] Guides & Resources for New Players
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Not sure where to start with 6v6? Or maybe looking for some resources to help improve? I've put together a collection of guides, tutorials and useful links covering pretty much everything you'll need to get involved in competitive TF2. There's stuff here for complete beginners as well as players who already have some experience and want to learn more. Feel free to have a look through and hopefully you'll find something useful. If anyone has any additional guides or resources that should be added, feel free to comment them below and I'll include them in the post.

Intro to Comp & Explanations
Competitive TF2 Lingo Explained - Grape Juice
What is COMPETITIVE TF2? - KevinIsPwn
6v6 gamemode and objectives - Backcap
Choosing a Class for Competitive Play - MR SLIN
Essential Game Skills in TF2 - Olgha
Intro to RGL - TF2CC
How to Get Started in Competitive - Frisbee

"Fundamentals" Videos

Beginner to Comp Playlist - wild_rumpus
Avoiding Unnecessary Deaths - Grape Juice
Last Push Fundamentals - Grape Juice
Last Hold Fundamentals - Grape Juice
Midfight Fundamentals - Grape Juice
Fundamentals Of Leading A Team - amppis
How to Push out of Last - paddie

Game Analysis Videos

RGL S9 Advanced Grand Finals Roamer Analysis - Grape Juice
b4nny's soldier midfights analysis - Gatsan
zambz demoman demo review - mak
Live Roamer commentary (snakewater) - b4nny

Class Tutorial Videos

Medic - Basic Rollout Heal Orders - b4nny
How to Play Medic - Basic Skills for Improving Your Gameplay - MR Slin
Beginner's Guide to Roamer- scarybroccoli
Flank Scout Guide - arekk
The Book of Habib: How To Play Demo in 6v6 - habib
Pocket Soldier - Teaching & Insight - Frisbee
What does a scout do? - wild_rumpus

Guides

ETF2L Newcomer Guide (comprehensive) - Labricecat
Serveme.tf RCON Guide - Supra & mały
Introduction to Competitive TF2 - RGL
6v6 Ruleset explained - amppis / EssentialsTF
TF2 Map Reviews / Demo Reviews

Places to Play

EU/NA MGE (1v1) & DM (Deathmatch) servers
EU/NA TF2Center
EU Newbie Mixes
ETF2L (EU League)
NA Newbie Mixes
NA TF2 Coaching Central
RGL (NA League)

Casting, Live Matches & Recordings

EssentialsTF Twitch - Casting & Live Matches
EssentialsTF Youtube - Casted Vods & Match Recordings
Premiership / Invite player POV demos - comptf2povs

Setup & Settings

Gear and Settings - b4nny
Optimizing a Fresh TF2 Install Basics Doc
mastercomfig
Comanglia's Config / FPS Guide
Rhapsody's Performance Config
CFG.TF
tf2huds

Not sure where to start with 6v6? Or maybe looking for some resources to help improve? I've put together a collection of guides, tutorials and useful links covering pretty much everything you'll need to get involved in competitive TF2. There's stuff here for complete beginners as well as players who already have some experience and want to learn more. Feel free to have a look through and hopefully you'll find something useful. If anyone has any additional guides or resources that should be added, feel free to comment them below and I'll include them in the post.

[b] Intro to Comp & Explanations [/b]
[url=https://youtu.be/nzHK2mBmyIE?si=s17JG9OjCEMmIJv3] Competitive TF2 Lingo Explained - Grape Juice[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=708GnEGMPOM] What is COMPETITIVE TF2? - KevinIsPwn[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tjw3X8RQQlA]6v6 gamemode and objectives - Backcap[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3sZU05sLSo]Choosing a Class for Competitive Play - MR SLIN[/url]
[url=https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11gUW_VCUve9ptlJQIqd5203cRlJg27FdG9z0SNOY9ys/edit?slide=id.p1#slide=id.p1]Essential Game Skills in TF2 - Olgha[/url]
[url=https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1v6u-jXelLOhRJWqni56zoU7TMIx35ykclHgtEwAjORg/edit?slide=id.p#slide=id.p]Intro to RGL - TF2CC[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxJa5TIkMV8]How to Get Started in Competitive - Frisbee[/url]

[b]"Fundamentals" Videos[/b]

[url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpzsNwneWUx9NUqrsoa-ojqFLrKvxew9A]Beginner to Comp Playlist - wild_rumpus[/url]
[url=https://youtu.be/gB7zh24cDiA?si=WSdTfN8Psniok5mp]Avoiding Unnecessary Deaths - Grape Juice[/url]
[url=https://youtu.be/Wg8MiGICWVw?si=FUibyEPLiX7fgjsV]Last Push Fundamentals - Grape Juice[/url]
[url=https://youtu.be/JeGKbebn0GU?si=JW1VFHpPLhuodeTc]Last Hold Fundamentals - Grape Juice[/url]
[url=https://youtu.be/QJj19bDSVr4?si=oIqK0u7F4pxFtuJg]Midfight Fundamentals - Grape Juice [/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0O83yf_JfY]Fundamentals Of Leading A Team - amppis[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIx-lse-dBE]How to Push out of Last - paddie[/url]

[b]Game Analysis Videos[/b]

[url=https://youtu.be/_d6oEOEUXTw?si=S1PVacTk1sfxVutD] RGL S9 Advanced Grand Finals Roamer Analysis - Grape Juice[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWg9FMV94kM]b4nny's soldier midfights analysis - Gatsan[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2M0f9cY3lU]zambz demoman demo review - mak[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHX37cJX67s]Live Roamer commentary (snakewater) - b4nny[/url]

[b]Class Tutorial Videos[/b]

[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd0qIp1zF9U] Medic - Basic Rollout Heal Orders - b4nny[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83lM5QoSM24]How to Play Medic - Basic Skills for Improving Your Gameplay - MR Slin[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A-nU0Feqm4]Beginner's Guide to Roamer- scarybroccoli[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuKbyJb-DWA] Flank Scout Guide - arekk[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efCuFLmAORo]The Book of Habib: How To Play Demo in 6v6 - habib[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CxRCd9aexY]Pocket Soldier - Teaching & Insight - Frisbee[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHaO6RI25Zo]What does a scout do? - wild_rumpus[/url]

[b]Guides[/b]

[url=https://rules.etf2l.org/docs/newcomer-guide/]ETF2L Newcomer Guide (comprehensive) - Labricecat[/url]
[url=https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1583640769]Serveme.tf RCON Guide - Supra & mały[/url]
[url=https://docs.rgl.gg/guides/welcome/]Introduction to Competitive TF2 - RGL[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHY42d-IuOs]6v6 Ruleset explained - amppis / EssentialsTF[/url]
[url=https://review.newbie.tf/]TF2 Map Reviews / Demo Reviews[/url]

[b]Places to Play[/b]

[url=https://serverlist.tf/?region=]EU/NA MGE (1v1) & DM (Deathmatch) servers[/url]
[url=https://tf2center.com/] EU/NA TF2Center [/url]
[url=http://newb.tf2pickup.es/] EU Newbie Mixes [/url]
[url=https://etf2l.org/]ETF2L (EU League) [/url]
[url=https://discord.com/invite/9H8xDmTvqY]NA Newbie Mixes[/url]
[url=https://discord.com/invite/ybSYAd9]NA TF2 Coaching Central [/url]
[url=https://rgl.gg/]RGL (NA League) [/url]

[b]Casting, Live Matches & Recordings[/b]

[url=https://www.twitch.tv/essentialstf] EssentialsTF Twitch - Casting & Live Matches [/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv9fyIKnpIQossax6TX8gYQ] EssentialsTF Youtube - Casted Vods & Match Recordings[/url]
[url=https://www.youtube.com/@comptf2povs/videos]Premiership / Invite player POV demos - comptf2povs[/url]

[b] Setup & Settings [/b]

[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoY0fgMgLT4]Gear and Settings - b4nny[/url]
[url=https://pastebin.com/zaHDwjRY] Optimizing a Fresh TF2 Install Basics Doc[/url]
[url=https://comfig.app/]mastercomfig[/url]
[url=https://www.teamfortress.tv/25328/comanglias-config-fps-guide/]Comanglia's Config / FPS Guide[/url]
[url=https://rhapsodysl.github.io/perfconfig/]Rhapsody's Performance Config[/url]
[url=https://cfg.tf/]CFG.TF[/url]
[url=https://tf2huds.dev/huds?sort=downloads]tf2huds[/url]
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