Hey guys!
Mikey from FACEIT here!
Today we are very happy to announce the launch of our open beta for Team Fortress 2.
During the last period of time, we received a lot of feedback on our product, which we used to improve and develop some cool features. More are still to come, but we feel we are ready for an open beta where all the community can join and test out our system.
We would like to take this occasion to thank all the players that have helped us in our journey so far; your feedback is super important to us and we will be listening to the community very closely in the next weeks to make sure we can deliver the best possible gaming experience.
Let’s get started!
To celebrate the launch of our Open beta we have partnered up with Teamfortress.tv and we are very happy to present you this awesome tournament:
Dates: November 18, 19th and 20th (Friday/Saturday/Sunday)
Tournament format: Open tournament
Prize Pool: $2,500 USD plus FACEIT Points
Registration: http://bit.ly/2gaCIIi
Tournament Details: http://bit.ly/2fRNFhh
A few things you should know about our system before getting started:
- When you register on FACEIT, you will be assigned an initial default elo. By competing on the platform, your elo will increase with every victory and decrease with every defeat. Your elo is what determines both your skill level and global rank, which shows how well you are performing in your country and continent.
- You can choose between two main types of competitions: tournaments and ladders. Ladders can be joined by playing into our matchmaking or pre-selecting them from the ladders page - make sure to select the right event you wish to play for when queueing. Tournaments are shown at the bottom of the tf2 main dashboard or on the tournament page.
- You can join our daily tournaments as solo, party or premade team. Solo players and parties of less than 6 players are allowed to join only 30 minutes before the tournament starts and will be randomly matched by our algorithm. If we do not find a match-up for you by when the tournament starts (e.g. you joined as a party of 4 and there are no duo parties to match you with), your party will be removed from the tournament and you can join the next one.
- Our matchmaking queue can be joined as solo/duo. We have decided to take this approach to guarantee the most competitive environment, whilst we keep working on several team features!
- We also have our own ranked system for premium and support players - we are going to start with 3 leagues (silver, gold and master). After playing three matches, you will be placed in a league. Seasons are monthly.
By competing in Leagues, Ladders and tournaments, you earn FACEIT Points. You can redeem your points on our shop, where you can get TF2 related prizes, hardware and more. Check-out our shop at this link: https://www.faceit.com/en/shop/tf-2
- All reports count - we have recently launched our FBI system, which keeps track of your performance and attitude in every match. Check here( http://bit.ly/2fa2fNE ) for more details. Be nice to each other ;)
I'm around to answer any questions that you might have. Post them here or PM me directly!
TL;DR: FACEIT launches its TF2 open beta today. Join us and play one of the many different competitions we host every day!
See you on FACEIT!
Mikey
Hey guys!
Mikey from [url=https://www.faceit.com/en/tf2]FACEIT[/url] here!
Today we are very happy to announce the launch of our open beta for Team Fortress 2.
During the last period of time, we received a lot of feedback on our product, which we used to improve and develop some cool features. More are still to come, but we feel we are ready for an open beta where all the community can join and test out our system.
We would like to take this occasion to thank all the players that have helped us in our journey so far; your feedback is super important to us and we will be listening to the community very closely in the next weeks to make sure we can deliver the best possible gaming experience.
Let’s get started!
To celebrate the launch of our Open beta we have partnered up with Teamfortress.tv and we are very happy to present you this awesome tournament:
[b]Dates:[/b] November 18, 19th and 20th (Friday/Saturday/Sunday)
[b]Tournament format[/b]: Open tournament
[b]Prize Pool:[/b] $2,500 USD plus FACEIT Points
[b]Registration:[/b] http://bit.ly/2gaCIIi
[b]Tournament Details:[/b] http://bit.ly/2fRNFhh
A few things you should know about our system before getting started:
[list]
[*] When you register on FACEIT, you will be assigned an initial default elo. By competing on the platform, your elo will increase with every victory and decrease with every defeat. Your elo is what determines both your skill level and global rank, which shows how well you are performing in your country and continent.
[*] You can choose between two main types of competitions: tournaments and ladders. Ladders can be joined by playing into our matchmaking or pre-selecting them from the ladders page - make sure to select the right event you wish to play for when queueing. Tournaments are shown at the bottom of the tf2 main dashboard or on the tournament page.
[*] You can join our daily tournaments as solo, party or premade team. Solo players and parties of less than 6 players are allowed to join only 30 minutes before the tournament starts and will be randomly matched by our algorithm. If we do not find a match-up for you by when the tournament starts (e.g. you joined as a party of 4 and there are no duo parties to match you with), your party will be removed from the tournament and you can join the next one.
[*] Our matchmaking queue can be joined as solo/duo. We have decided to take this approach to guarantee the most competitive environment, whilst we keep working on several team features!
[*] We also have our own ranked system for premium and support players - we are going to start with 3 leagues (silver, gold and master). After playing three matches, you will be placed in a league. Seasons are monthly.
By competing in Leagues, Ladders and tournaments, you earn FACEIT Points. You can redeem your points on our shop, where you can get TF2 related prizes, hardware and more. Check-out our shop at this link: https://www.faceit.com/en/shop/tf-2
[*] All reports count - we have recently launched our FBI system, which keeps track of your performance and attitude in every match. Check here( http://bit.ly/2fa2fNE ) for more details. Be nice to each other ;)
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I'm around to answer any questions that you might have. Post them here or PM me directly!
TL;DR: FACEIT launches its TF2 open beta today. Join us and play one of the many different competitions we host every day!
See you on [url=https://www.faceit.com/en/tf2]FACEIT[/url]!
Mikey
I really hope faceit succeeds, it can offer a lot to tf2
I really hope faceit succeeds, it can offer a lot to tf2
Thank you so much for working with us Mikey and anyone else involved in the development of this. This could really go a long way if people queue up to play
Thank you so much for working with us Mikey and anyone else involved in the development of this. This could really go a long way if people queue up to play
Make faceit THE pug system! Let's do it!
Favorite this! Put it on your hot bar!
Make faceit THE pug system! Let's do it!
Favorite this! Put it on your hot bar!
Not just que up but also not throw in pugs, if the faceit pugs can become fun and quality pugs then it would really help it succeed
Not just que up but also not throw in pugs, if the faceit pugs can become fun and quality pugs then it would really help it succeed
as much as we love pugchamp, tf2 needs faceit and pulse your playing for stuff and money!
as much as we love pugchamp, tf2 needs faceit and pulse your playing for stuff and money!
this is a better replacement for center and mm than it is for pugchamp
this is a better replacement for center and mm than it is for pugchamp
saamthis is a better replacement for center and mm than it is for pugchamp
I see what you're saying but I think that the top end of the community can agree that we should all at least queue up for this system and give it an honest try while it's in open beta. Long-term this could be really, really good for everyone involved. If the top end can embrace this system, it'll provide incentive for the lower end of the scene to use it since they'll have opportunities to play with higher level players. The top end of the scene can enjoy the skill/ranking system, rewards, and future tournaments that this platform can provide.
I think initially though it may be a bit rough while the matchmaking system sorts through players and places them properly, but if we all queue up and use it consistently then we'll get good games.
[quote=saam]this is a better replacement for center and mm than it is for pugchamp[/quote]
I see what you're saying but I think that the top end of the community can agree that we should all at least queue up for this system and give it an honest try while it's in open beta. Long-term this could be really, really good for everyone involved. If the top end can embrace this system, it'll provide incentive for the lower end of the scene to use it since they'll have opportunities to play with higher level players. The top end of the scene can enjoy the skill/ranking system, rewards, and future tournaments that this platform can provide.
I think initially though it may be a bit rough while the matchmaking system sorts through players and places them properly, but if we all queue up and use it consistently then we'll get good games.