DNS is updating after we implemented cloudflare.. site may be down in some regions temporarily.

Appreciate the honest feedback!
We moved image storing from database to filesystem, this greatly increased responsiveness in the short term. The site is becoming more and more popular, we're soon going to have to move off our shared hosting plan and onto dedicated.

In the mean time, I have JUST enabled CloudFlare, this should greatly reduce the bandwidth coming through our site.

As for incentive, offering lots of cash & prizes is not what we want to be the draw to IGL. Users should use IGL for the team management system, social media aspect(slowly being dev'd), and simplicity of finding & playing a match.
We do not want to charge users to play at IGL, we want to remain free to play. We will certainly add pro divisions in the future with paid entry when we're out of beta. Also, we have tournaments & events well under way, you will see some prizing there.

New Format
IGL has redone the format in which matches are created on our ladder system.

Teams now post their availability and map of choice. Alternatively you can challenge teams' existing listings.

After posting a listing, you may receive multiple challenges. Teams can pick and choose which challenge they accept, and are not obligated to accept any.

Winning a match versus a team ranked higher than you, will gain you 5% of that teams value. If you beat a team ranked lower than you, you will receive 2.5% of their value. Thus, if you lose to teams better than you, you do not lose too many points. Playing teams better than you means you have a lot to gain, and little to lose.

So is it scrims or matches?
It's up to you to decide how competitive you want to make it. Some teams use IGL as a scrim finder to prepare for their ESEA & UGC matches, while other teams play to climb their way to the top of the IGL ladder. Either way, we rank your matches fairly. We can give your scrims a meaning - make every match you play count!

New Feature
IGL has also introduced a new beta feature which allows UGC team captains to import their UGC rosters, saving a lot of time and effort.
When importing UGC teams, your roster is scanned. The Steam IDs are first checked against the IGL database. If the user already has an account, an invite will be sent. If the user does not have an account, a unique account will be created for users. These users can then log into IGL using Steam, where they can then accept their invite & begin playing IGL matches.

This feature is in beta. Please send all feedback to dallen@playigl.com

Pending approval from ESEA, we will be adding ESEA roster imports.

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6vs6
Highlander

Hey all

Just wanted to bump this thread - We've had our first successful challenged accepted.

Once you have a team, getting a match when you want has never been so easy.

http://www.playigl.com/game/Team%20Fortress%202/Ladder/NA/Standard/1/Open%20Matches

We're looking for 10-15 teams willing to work with IGL as early adopters of this service.

If your team is looking for scrims & wants to infuse the TF2 community with more activity, please contact me on Steam/Skype/Twitter: IGLAbsolute

Lets work together and get a foundation of scrims/matches posted & pass on the word.

The system is very powerful, and ultra simple. You can now complete a team in under 5 minutes & get your whole team participating in a match in under 10 minutes.
Once you have an IGL team, finding scrims will never be easier.

We're looking for teams of all skill levels.

Requirements:
IGL team
6 man roster
Availability to scrim
Willingness to use IGL service over existing(IRC) options while the popularity is established.
Help spread the word

Along with this new update came a bunch of bug fixes - including the team builder bug.

If still having issues, contact me on.. Skype, Steam or Twitter: IGLAbsolute

Also available on GameSurge #PlayIGL

No such thing as 'Next Season' at IGL ladders. Matches are 24/7, 365. Sign-up now!

We do have plans to allow teams to provide their own servers!

We will also be adding stv downloads & stats in the future.

IGL has just released a brand-new Match Listing service. Teams no longer have to spam IRC looking for scrims or matches.

With IGL's listing service, teams can pick up to 3 available time slots they're available to play. These matches are then posted for other teams to issue a challenge.
When the original poster accepts the challenge, the match becomes official.

Just like other IGL matches, all servers are provided. Players join the server through their 'My Matches' page by clicking the Play button.

This new feature bridges the gap between IRC teams & non-IRC teams.
All matches are ranked on our unique ladder point system.

Finally, you can play at your convenience.

Highlander
6v6
www.playigl.com Sample:

http://i.imgur.com/F7ZT7H6.png

Notes: For familiarity, Whitelists & configs are based on ESEA & UGC.

Goal over summer: Add support for more games(8), maximize the player base for the current games, iron out the platform, fixing bugs & adding features

Incentive: Free to play, matches 24/7, always playing within your skill set, we provide all infrastructure (servers), and a great team builder & management system.

Monetization model is targeted to be fully business to business. We're trying our best not to pass on our costs to the players.

Tournaments/Events will have prizing.

Leagues will be out end of summer. Prizing for leagues is TBD.

not sure I get it?

perhaps link the original image?

Hi all, thanks for the great discussions!

We just had our 5th match played, looks like DOOR is cleaning up! They're looking for more challengers. We hope to see more teams signed up in the near future!

Highlander:
Results: http://www.playigl.com/ladder/results/1/Team+Fortress+2/
Standings: http://www.playigl.com/ladder/standings/1/Team+Fortress+2/

6vs6:
Ready Teams (12/340)

In regards to players having trouble signing up on the site, or joining a team, please don't give up. Instead, reach out directly to me.. Skype, Steam, or Twitter.. IGLAbsolute.

In regards to the comment about a single division/tier. Tiers are limited to 30 teams. When a tier hits 150% of it's capacity (45 in this case), the divisions are split. Every 15 days the divisions are realigned, so you will always be playing within your skill set. If your team starts gelling well, or if you lose a key player that's impacting your performance, you will be realign accordingly. So I do encourage all teams to register, we need to grow the current division in order to start segregating.

Players can request to join a team right from the team page.
OR
Captains can invite a player, from the players profile.

You can find both of the above using the search feature in the header.

I'll work on fixing the team builder again. (It was working up until a few days ago)

The requests are under the 'My Teams' page, not on your public team profile.

Working on this currently.

Yes, the idea of ladders is to create a 24x7 competitive atmosphere. It gives scrims a value & a meaning. It will compliment our soon to be leagues & events nicely.

We're working on our event structure currently... we're expecting a release in the next 2-4 weeks. We'll certainly do a TF2 tournament.

IGL TF2 Stats...
-348 teams created
-340 free agents
-63 teams with 5+ players
-28 teams ready on the ladders

So... why haven't you signed up?

If you've already signed up, why haven't you created a team? We provide all servers, and a great system to create & manage teams. Joining a match couldn't be any simpler, simply click play from your user dashboard at match time.

We just released some more updates bug fixes to our site today. Way too may to list. A few of the good ones are...
- Added full 6v6 support
- Database driven configs for matches
- Updates to registration (couldn't get any easier)

To help with visibility, we're working on a high-profile broadcasted match of some top NA TF2 teams. If any invite teams are interested, please reach out to me.

Twitter/Skype/Steam: IGLAbsolute
www.playigl.com
6vs6
9vs9

IGL's been hosting 9vs9 matches flawlessly on our own in-house servers. You should give us a try, with 6v6 lined up for June 21st, the matches again will be just as smooth.

just register at www.playigl.com - managing your team & matches doesn't get any easier.

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