This was tried in CS as a showmatch at Katowice 2016. Different game obviously but there's plenty of similar principles.

Astralis (ranked #4 at the time, ended up losing in semis at the main event) played vs 2 different teams of random matchmaking players (ranked between GN4 and SMFC), where Astralis tried winning rounds (CT side only) with as few team members as possible, starting with only Device.

It was restricted to one side of the map (Dust2 A site), which favors the CT in terms of manpower, but also allows Ts to commit to a full 5 man execute without worrying about retakers or lurkers. The closest equivalent in the TF2 version would probably be to prohibit backcapping, to force a legitimate teamfight.

Device alone got overwhelmed after only 1 kill
Device + Cajunb went 5-0 while trying to zeus people
Karrigan alone won his first 2 rounds but ended 2-5
Karrigan + Cajunb went 5-2

VOD/Cast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-OR3UJVvdI

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hmm

grimace is a mid-t4 wp map with one cornerpogo that makes it t5 for some reason

i mean realistically this rule only works based on admin discretion
theres always players that are insane for their div yet dont make playoffs for whatever reason, and always players that are just ok and do make playoffs
the community is small enough, especially once you get to Main, that a well-connected admin can reasonably assess players individual skill level without defaulting to league records

u also absolutely have to use discretion with offclassing. im pretty sure sin karma hasnt played a season of scout, should he be allowed to scout in main?

why not just ring a main player

Grant "b4nny" Vincent (born July 27, 1993) is an American Team Fortress 2 player currently playing Soldier for froyotech.

what are your views on the recent police brutality issues in the united states?

just for starters im pretty sure ur not supposed to ffw someone by just reporting a 3-0 match score lol

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in what world is the scheduling issue Reize's fault lol

reading comprehension?

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imagine following up your invite debut by trying to scum ffws in main and then saying the n word

sotoallmyjoesaretojos

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da scheduling psycho

am i missing something or is there not even ban juice or anything new at all in this post? after already having like 3 weak rgl threads this month?