I'm a new player hoping to get into comp. Here's my experience:

• Learned the basics of the game and was getting bored of pubs so I welcomed the Matchmaking update
  
• Competitive matchmaking tends to be weak - often one of the teams gets rolled because someone goes sniper/spy, etc (I thought there was going to be skill matching with this - haven't experienced that at all, unless I'm as bad as the folks who taunt conga the whole match)
  
• Play a few NA Newbie mixes (they don't often start when scheduled - but I get that, it's all volunteers) - has been helpful.
  
• Watched some streams, played mixchamp a few times (good when I could play - often there aren't enough people queued - some issues with players dropping and there being little strategic discussion, etc, so I haven't learned a whole lot)
  
• Posted in looking for team, looking for players, etc, so far nothing has worked out.

I'm kind of in a bit of a limbo where I'm bored of pubs, but I haven't played with enough people to start making contacts and making headway on joining a team. It's an unfortunate spot to be in.I hope this system will bridge that gap, at least partly.

Hey,

A mentor would be great, but honestly I'm just looking for someone/a few people with experience to play with so that I can improve, get a sense of my skill level, and start to build a reputation so I can get onto a team.

I occasionally check out champ.gg, etc, but I've never actually visited when there's anything near a full team ready to go.

So, please hit me up and we can play.

A bit about me:
* Canada (east, Ontario)
* I'm an older player (29)
* I have about 450 hours or so on tf2
* I'm very patient and focused on improving my game

Hahaha - thank you.

Honestly, I don't really know anyone who plays comp and that's part of the problem. I've checked out champ.gg but haven't played anything there because of a lack of players queued up.

Any advice on other avenues for me to get to know folks and start to build a reputation?

Just bumping this - my apologies if this is against any posting rules/etiquette (I haven't seen anything that states this).

Please touch base if you're looking for someone - I'm happy to try out.

Thank you both for the responses - I'll be sure to look out for that post as well.

I'm happy to play with anyone who may be interested in a scout but wants to make sure I don't suck. Feel free to add me to steam - to make it easy: https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198202933340/

Even if a team needs a sub or something for a match, let me know..

Hey,

I've taken part in a few of the NA Newbie Mixes and it was suggested that I post here.

I'm looking to join a team as a scout - I don't mind whether it's passive/flank.

I'm an older player (29) and work during the day. Canadian (Ontario). Very calm and focused on improving. I've been strategic with my gameplay the last few months, focusing on various aspects of my game.

I have about 500 hours on TF2 - none of this spent idle (I play a combination of casual, MGE, and jump servers). Playing TF2 in random pubs has become a little boring and I'm hoping to find something more interesting and difficult. To be completely honest I'd rather get my ass kicked playing against players much better than I am than screwing around in pubs.

If you're looking for an old guy, let me know. If you have any questions for me, feel free. As mentioned, I'm new here and so I'm probably forgetting some important bit of info.

NUTSHELL
- Canadian (Ontario) - 29 years old
- ~500 hours in TF2
- New to competitive
- Calm and level headed
- Experience in NA Newbie mixes, Faceit, MixChamp
- Looking to play scout, but I do enjoy Medic (though I have less experience with med)