det-JoesMonkeyLandI couldn't really tell them that they are wrong to think long stalemates followed by short periods of intense activity are common.I might just be dumb but isn't this the case in a ton of FPS's? Main one that comes to mind is CSGO, where over a minute can elapse with teams sneaking slowly to the bombsite and the actual aim duels being over in a few seconds?
You are correct, however, tf2 stalemates can last 3-4 minutes or more, whereas there is a hard 1:30 limit for the T's to get a plant or wipe the CTs.