It's a bit late to the party, but can I put my medic guide in?
https://rentry.co/tf2medguide

easy to download, install and forget about

sure I'll admin

I didn't, my gpu died and when I had a replacement I played Lost Ark - it somehow died without me

wiitabix I thought better of you

We need to revive eu pugs, get them going again. Also what is ur feedback on tf2.online and why do people add up less often?

noted.

option 3: direct his scout twice, reload and waddle towards the medic - forcing him to killbind out of sheer terror

Warning: Rahmed was young and reckless, this will probably send u to ER if recreated

FYI Discord is rolling an update soon where you can invite guests only to a voice channel, and it kicks them out after they leave the vc
Check out how it works here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKdZYak3ZYA

I guess meeting and connecting with a lot of people that I would never have met through conventional means

Lost Ark

Nah I have a plan to bring it back
Source: trust me

Oh I forgot to mention but another key point would be prem/d1 players should not be able to join this for these reasons given - mid/d2 is fine enough for freshmeat, as players in that range have a decent grasp on what roles the other classes have and how comms & maincalls are supposed to be. There are so many fundamentals that freshmeat players still need to grasp on, having a maincaller with the ability to micro his 5 other players aswell can be really unfair

After having lead a team in the freshmeat cup:
The buddy system is a great idea. Having an experienced player teach and guide other players massively helps them overcome certain prerequisites to fully integrate into comp TF2 and get them more experienced - like fermenting new yoghurt by putting in old yoghurt. Keeping them on medic is a no brainer too, since a medic maincaller is limited anyway, and if anything it helps enemy teams out by practicing killing experienced players with better jukes than the average open/low medic.

One thing I have a gripe with is logs weren't taken into consideration. The fact that a player could have 2k+ logs on tf2center/pugs but less than 10 open officials (or no open playoff+ experience) can participate with a casual guy that just wants to try out comp tf2 is crazy to me. I feel this cup should have catered to the bottom half of the table at the start of the knockout stages, because it gives the impression that these players should be as good as these 2k+ log / elo players, and I don't think them getting 5-0'd a ton helps their confidence a lot.

Also I think a team simply having an experienced buddy is a huge advantage, compared to a team full of freshmeat; each team should have been given someone atleast to guide them - how are freshmeat players supposed to even find mentors or any contacts if they haven't played comp at all

On a final note, I think there should be a pug discord solely for freshmeat players and experienced buddies to help them out. The cup was great but these guys should play together as a whole and getting integrated more into the pug scene can be huge for them. Just some food for thought