I didn't even notice the first time I watched it and now that you pointed it out and I kept an eye out, it's even funnier.

https://i.imgur.com/NgRVpGJ.png

I think it's because Discord is not the best format to use if you want to run pugs. The best thing they have going for them is that anyone can start it: It's an easy program to learn how to use, you don't need to pay for a server, sharing information is as easy as generating a link, and you don't need any plugins/mods/bots/etc if you just want to run a small pug group with in-house friends.

The downside is that mods are doing more than just running pugs, compared to a Mumble-based pug. They have to care when someone spams general or when players are in some e-argument. They have to individually vet and approve people, compared to a website-based pug that lets you connect to your Steam. Then you have pug running which can be incredibly tedious to do (Locking the channel, remembering who played med, rolling the dice and counting whose been picked, dealing with other runners tripping you up like dragging in that one guy in general spamming "LET ME IN" mid-picks). The PugBot made it as easy as a 20-second task, but nobody wants to learn how to use it.

It sometimes feels like people are trying to make pugs work in spite of Discord's format as a band-aid solution while people pass around the keys being in charge until they wait for that one big platform to take it from them and generate whatever new website-based pug group everyone is waiting for, whether it's gonna be RGL or FACEIT.

Does this track mean that no matter which path I choose, 4 players are going to die?

https://i.imgur.com/SZB7A1E.png

How did Habib lose track of recordings demos twice within a month of each other? Did he get a new computer and forget to throw back in P-REC or something?

b4nny was brought on by RGL to do testing, suggestions, and promote the upcoming RGL pug system for awhile. I don't know how far his input goes, though.

What happened to, "RGL will not hand out warnings for conversations in private discords/DMs"?

What was the moment that made you go, "I think I want to take a break from TF2"? It can be a break from the entire game, or just you wanting to break from competitive TF2. How long did the break last, or is it still going?

Show me the animals.

It would have to be the absolute best of the best from invite since OP specifically says "three nutcases, top prem/invite". That lowers the pool a bit for who is considered the best of the best.

Get one invite med, scout, and demo player vs 6 Newcomers, I think they'd win on DM alone. Or would two invite Scouts be more powerful?

This person joined TFTV to jump this 3 month old thread and nothing else.
https://steamcommunity.com/id/RedLobsterGrinch/

They have 544 hours of TF2 on record and zero logs, but I don't think it's an alt account because they also have close to 90 games owned and a Twitch account linked on their Steam that has some activity. I also don't think any of the people on their friends list is a comp TF2 player.

Who is the mysterious Hushnausea?

I'd actually like to know a bit more about the situation, particularly why the original ffw was overturned?
https://ibb.co/80QSMZv

https://i.ibb.co/t41WBrj/5345253454.png

This thread is telling me that if Antlers just grabbed one of his teammates demos, renamed it, and submitted it to RGL, he would still be playing right now.

Turn the flamethrower into a lightning gun.

https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/apps/valve/Valve_NewEmployeeHandbook.pdf
https://medium.com/@dperciv1/welcome-to-flatland-valves-unique-culture-8372e63d664e
https://medium.com/dunia-media/the-nightmare-of-valves-self-organizing-utopia-6d32d329ecdb
https://www.pcgamer.com/ex-valve-employee-describes-ruthless-industry-politics/

And if you just want a TLDR, here's a video that condenses all of those articles + the handbook:
https://youtu.be/41XgkLKYuic

I know a lot of people don't like McVicker, but it's the best video that summaries everything.