ThePretenderMR_SLINdefyMR_SLINwill there be an ELO system?
mge is bad enough we don't need that disease to spread
I just think it would be cool to have ranked Pugs, especially in a system with no barriers to entry. It could help differentiate the system from TF2 Lobby and encourage people to put more effort into the games (rather than off-classing, etc.).
It would encourage people to play as gay as possible to increase their ELO (look at mge as defy said). What's stopping them from running full-time heavy? That should give you a pretty good overall K:AD and boost your ELO.
Sure if that is where the metagame is going. If they did that in the current metagame and the players were trying hard enough to focus fire, it isn't tough to overcome a heavy. Maybe it is for lower level players, but if they can't beat a heavy then they deserve to lose and have a lower ELO as a result. It should work itself out naturally.
I think it would also be valuable to keep a separate ELO for each class for each player if possible. For example, I might be a really good soldier but I'm an awful demoman, etc. That would encourage people to explore the different classes. Otherwise they might not be so adventurous and might only play their main class 24/7 to maintain ELO.
You might also have an ELO penalty for leaving a game early, but if a person leaves and you can't find a sub then it is ok to leave the game with no penalty. These are all things that I'm sure you have thought about yourself but I just want to bring it up.