It's a pretty simple elo system. Wins gain elo, losses lose them. I don't think it accounts for expected winners/losers when changing elo. I'd guess Beginner is like iron/steel, amateur is high steel-silver, advanced is like silver or platinum.

tf2pl.com has gained some traction in the month it's been open. It's pretty good.

They still have no kind of actual playwall to go with their paywall. Level 3 in casual is pretty easy to get.
Just had a game where my teammate had 3.2 hours, so that was pretty fun. /s

If they really want it to be based on casual levels, then level 40 AT LEAST. But I'd rather the minimum be at least double digit hours, if not triple (ideal).

Right now? Actual ages. 30 minutes to 2 hours. But Valve is working on fixing that.

it takes a while but yeah.
there's some unknown glitch that's clogging up the system, apparently. After a fix promised by VALVe, it will allegedly be faster queue times.

yeah i figured mercenary I or II Might be low but until I get into some games I really don't have a frame of reference for the skill levels at each rank.

I was interested in trying that but it made my CPU usage jump, and that was without a game open. I need all the CPU % I can get to keep my games running.

add me for very low level competitive (mercenary I-III) or contract killer

So I play at about 8.2 inches per 360, which is 1000dpi @ sensitivity 2 in-game with raw input (Polling rate is 500hz but I don't think that matters).
I find this to be optimal when playing Soldier or Medic, but when I play Scout it's like I massively overshoot a lot of the time (It's not stress, because it happens in casual too). It could be that I'm not used to playing so close to an enemy, but I don't know for sure. I don't think my aim is necessarily bad in other games or scenarios, but it seems like when I play Scout my aim goes to crap for some reason.
I've considered trying to learn a 2nd sens to use with Scout but I don't think I could get accustomed to switching between two sensitivities.

edit: thx for the tips guys, ill be sure to work on my strafe aiming and midrange shots, among other things

You're right, that profile is horrendous.
The animation of the floating pony doesn't even extend into the rightmost art showcase window.

Have you tried using an ethernet cord? I hate to state the obvious, I'm sure you've considered this, but ethernet is the most dependable thing to be using.
Also, I looked up the card on amazon and a quick glance through the reviews shows some people say it doesnt work with Windows 10. But some people say it works fine. (One negative review stated the Fall Creator's Update specifically - is that what you're using?) The amazon description doesn't mention support for Win 10, but it doesn't say it -doesn't- support it.

I've never used a wifi card so I actually don't know what to say because I don't know the specifics of how it works, but is it possible the networking on your mobo is broken or that the card is incompatible?
If all else fails, just try using an ethernet cable (best bet to work, and better than a card, and you or a friend probably have one laying around) or buy another USB adapter (I assume you no longer have the aforementioned one or you would be using it. I see that they only run $10-$20 on Amazon, but I understand money can be tough.

Coraline doesn't beat Pixar's top 7 or even Disney's top 15.
Laika makes some beautiful movies but Coraline really has some serious pacing issues. It was a joy to watch but it was seriously flawed in the way it rushed through things and had so many beats, especially with the three eyes (didn't that whole climactic hunt for the eyes take 15 minutes or so all-in-all?). Coraline is like a 7/10 and thats only because of the visuals. If it were animated like a modern cgi flick it'd easily be a 5/10.

The genre I listen to the most is Pop Punk, but my top favorite artists do not come from that genre.

I'm glad he didn't just play for 15 minutes then go "This game SUCKS!" Heck, you need at least 15 HOURS to understand the basics of any one class.
I was also worried he was going to be oblivious to the third party services and think in game competitive was all there is, but he acknowledged them.
Good on ya, Brent.

There is no Ultiduo in TF2PL.

edit: just realized you probably meant generic tf2 on faceit. my best guess is a fan's hub doesnt have any bearing on ranks but actually i have no real idea. im no help, sorry.