Wow. I love watching TF2 LANs, but if there's a hidden cost of people being abused and a source of unprofessionalism is at the very core/top of it, it's not worth it and that's not going to end up growing the community. I always thought that the sort of tight-nit niche community aspect made it unique and charming, but now I see that someone else used that to manipulate and abuse others... I'm at a loss for words.

Anyway. Ignorance is not the cure.Thanks for sharing your experiences. I'm sure it wasn't easy.