Quick bump to the post to remind players they don't have long to sign up for the Tournament. We still need at least 16 Teams to run a monthly. You don't have long to get your teams registered! Make sure you have at least 6 members in your team before you try to sign up.

I do understand that Cardinal may not be everyone's favorite map right now, but we will be experimenting with different maps throughout the Season in preparation for i63. To help us make informed decisions on our map pool, we would appreciate feedback from this month's tournaments. Your feedback will influence what maps and whitelists we run for that event so we are actively listening to any and all suggestions that players may have. As well as that, if you have any constructive feedback on the Map itself please do so in the appropriate thread.

Yuge

Adding on to this, unless there is a legitimate reason why a match cannot be completed in the allotted time, any late results will not be accepted and will be considered a draw. That being said, I do understand that there is an avenue for that rule to be abused with teams purposely delaying to try and get a better result. During the monthly at any time, if you believe that your opponent is doing this, contact an Admin and your match will default in your favor. If neither team makes an effort to complete the match in the allotted timeframe, your match will be considered a draw. This will be added to the rules in writing.

Little later in the month than normal, but we are back with another EU Monthly and it's on our brand new system!

If you have read the previous announcement on the NA Monthly, this is similar. Read it here.

Currently the system allows you to log in with steam and start a team, invite other players, keep that team maintained for future monthlies and then sign up for monthlies with the click of a button. Please be aware that the name you choose upon first logging in can only be changed on approval and will be the name used in-game once future features are added.

• Play dates: 16th-17th June
  
• Prizepool: €1000
  
• The Swiss stage is now shorter, only allowing 45 mins per stage after player feedback.
  
• 5CP maps only
  
• Class limits: 2 for each of scout and soldier; 1 for all other classes
  
• Win limit: 5 rounds with a 30min timer
  
• Updated Whitelist
  
• Server Config

We are still planning to run test matches with top level player mixes to try out potential new weapons for the whitelist. If you are a high-level player wanting to play in these please get in contact with us via Discord.

SIGNUP HERE

https://youtu.be/i_Cqym8MXM0?t=11m49s
Of course it had to be the last frag in the movie

This is a concise version of the Announcement which can be found here.

The Essentials EU Monthly has been delayed, but it will all be worth it as we are proud to announce the public release of our tournament system. The system is still in development and not perfect, but it is usable. It will be used for the NA Monthly taking place on 9th-10th June.

Currently, the system allows you to log in with steam and start a team, invite other players, keep that team maintained for future monthlies and sign up for monthlies with the click of a button. Please be aware that the name you choose upon first logging in can only be changed on approval and will be the name used in-game once future features are added.

Planned features include:

• Automatic server creation for matches (no more having to find your own servers)
  
• Automatic result collection and tournament advancing
  
• Ranking for player and team lists based on monthlies, LANs, and potentially other events

The Swiss stage is now shorter, only allowing 45 mins per stage, after player feedback.

This month we have banned the Machina due to the bonus damage making it clearly a straight upgrade to stock, was there no extra damage we would consider it again as having to be scoped could be considered an appropriate downgrade for shot penetration. We have also added Cardinal to the map pool as we believe it is in good shape to be played in a competitive setting.

We are planning to run test matches with top level player mixes for at least a couple of Wednesdays a month to try out potential new weapons for the whitelist. If you are a high-level player wanting to play in these please get in contact with us via Discord. Dates for these will be announced on twitter closer to the time.

Sign up for the NA Monthly here.

One of the most entertaining posts I've seen in a long time. Looking forward to more high tier guides and destruction of Invite plebs from Cole the Engi.

This guy can't be serious. Right?

Oh.

So, old Autobalance?

We are aware of the complaint that 5-6 Hours of TF2 for two days being exhausting and we'll be taking a look at the format over the next couple of monthlies. With all the improvements to production, increased the quality of the streams, and the bigger audience, we aim to make the monthlies bigger and better. But we cannot do it without your support. If you can please try to make a team, the more numbers we can get the bigger we can grow.

Post great matches from TF2's Past and Present here!

https://www.facebook.com/notes/steelseries/our-statement-on-bullyhunters/10156227670083808/

TF2PL Admin here, yes you can zoom into a specific class to demonstrate a preference, but all other classes in the picture must be visible. No entirely zooming into one class so only one can be seen.

"Hey! Let's throw facts that are unsubstantiated and extrapolated from studies that use numbers or demographics that may not be representable for the majority of the Female player base, particularly the large group of women over the age of 30 that play casual mobile games! Let's not address the fact that the event was clearly staged and evidence was found of a Steam Account of one of the "Bully Hunters" being a "Victim" earlier on in the stream! Any criticism of our service is clearly Right-Wing trolls! Let's not address that one of our biggest members has routinely used homophobic slurs and offensive language to insult and berate others."

Give me a break.

Yes, harassment of Women in the gaming community is a thing and should be addressed, but hunting harassers in-game hoping to magically reform the harassers by killing them within a game is a waste of time and resources. Don't give them the time of day.