Pretty much. I don't consider invite an option since most who I'd build a team with also no longer play the game. I've thought about forming an adv team to eventually play invite, but I'm not willing to play a class I don't enjoy, and even if I was, there would be the eventual problem of probably having to cut someone down the line, simply because they play the class that I do in invite. Additionally, if I took the risk of building an adv team with me on my main, it's very likely that the admins would either force the team to move up, or put restrictions shortly before season start. In either case, I'd rather kill the team than waste 4 months and probably money. I still like tf2, but I'm no longer willing to make sacrifices for it, and I'm fine with never playing another season if things remain unfavorable, especially with there being as many other games I like.

So my first point is that jordangod888 mogs the fuck out of you

Simmer down, 46%. https://logs.tf/3964824

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcfT4QukzVs

i think a lot of hate is misdirected towards sniper since he often does make boring situations more boring, with him usually being the worst during last/2nd stalemates, especially for the defending team, since there isn't much risk running him, and its very risky as the defending team to do an interesting exchange or flank push. the problem mostly has to do with the gamemode though, and i think sniper will stop being a problem once 5cp gives more power to the defensive team to be proactive rather than sitting idle for an enemy sac/play. a simple solution could be found in changing respawn timers/waves for defending teams and making them consistent, and considering how it seems no one in the entire community truly understands how respawns work on koth or 5cp, there should be rules made that make respawns easier to understand regardless of sniper.

1 2 4 5 7 8 are all bad ideas, but 4 would be good if the max dmg for bodyshot was ~140 with base remaining 50 so medics no longer die to fully charged bodyshots. making bodyshots do a max of 140 dmg would make it so the defending team can do offensive exchanges or changes in positioning that arent possible without the medic dropping to an easy bodyshot.

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Name change from wonderofl to GokuTheKiller

ive seen a good number of pugs get ruined by balance due to drunk players. ive seen more get ruined by bad player combinations, like 2 people who hate each other and argue for the entire pug, or ppl trolling glxy for fun at the expense of the pug. additionally, an elo system is too slow. ive had pugs where a new player went 2-25. an elo system will need 10 games before it determines that new player is a 500 elo player, but a captain will understand immediately that's a last pick.

it is Impossible for an algorithm to adequately balance pugs. even if you made a super ai for this purpose (big waste of time), it still wouldn't do a good job, since an algorithm doesn't play the game or join vc.

make open pugs first 12 queue captain. balancing pugs with just an algorithm is impossible. ideally if someone volunteers captain, they can ignore queue if there aren't 2 captains of the first 12. add a currency system for volunteering med that lets you buy into the queue. also, make it so you don't automatically get removed from invite captain each time you get in an open pug.

these changes solve numerous issues. open captain stops abominations like 1 and 2 from happening, which is currently the norm. showing queue position makes it predictable and apparent who's in the next pug. recently, i got fatkidded over 3 pugs in a row by the flawed system. the currency system makes it so volunteering med is rewarding instead of only punishing, which is especially important, since at least about half the pugs that could be played, aren't, since so much time is wasted waiting for 2 meds.

i would also like to be able to post images in the rgl chat. this is for important reasons.

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Demo checks are pointless when the blatant cheaters are still not banned and likely never will be. Every experience I've had with the admins over rules has been a bad one, and I hope either the leadership changes or the league fully dies off.

Ban the Pole. There can only be room for one of us.
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If a clip is shown of someone cheating, that is evidence of cheating. If it is a clip that a good Samaritan has found himself, and it is clear that the person in the clip was blatantly cheating, then it shouldn't take longer than a day for the cheater to be banned by RGL. All of the cheaters that I've mentioned have yet to be banned despite having been reported and how well-known it is that they blatantly cheated over half a year ago.

I don't know what part you're having trouble with, yet you're quick with the insults after misconstruing my words. If you were a rational person who didn't understand my words, you would ask for clarification. Instead, you've chosen to discredit me by pretending as if I'm being incoherent and "stupid," despite me being more articulate than you are. I'm not interested in your emotional antics if it will come at the expense of this important thread, but if you are earnest I can elaborate if necessary.

I don't see how RGL is defensible in this. There is an absurd contrast in speed when it comes to public opinion and bans. When a high-profile cheater gets caught, it is likely that the community will ostracize them over half a year in advance before RGL seems to catch wind of it. Why is that acceptable? I'd understand if if the reports only consisted of a pointed finger, but in these cases the work is already done for the AC team. What is there to look at when someone starts spinbotting?

This is more apathetic than it is "Chad" in my eyes. I realize it's just a joke, but it shouldn't distract from how incompetent arcadia is. I have a good memory of when I asked arcadia about what the situation was with then recently-caught cheaters like cukei and cray, and I gave him the relevant videos in case he hadn't seen them:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-i7-8EutUE
https://youtu.be/RHD7JLnAsA8?si=zKkN1IKgeifjq_sR&t=284

Instead of being given important information, like if they would be banned or whether RGL thought this evidence was insufficient, I was given a snarky response about how it's my responsibility to go through the ticket system. I decided not to go through the ticket system. I thought it was more important to see if the head admin would stick to unimportant principles like these even to the detriment of the league. Cukei, safrix, cray, and della's furry friend have yet to be banned despite all of the work being done by others. It is very likely that other invite players are cheating, but proving it is a wasted effort if the very blatant cases aren't even given the time of day.