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Awesome. I'm just wondering if there is any chance that non comp servers would be added? I've noticed almost any server hosting for casual play is a lot rarer and I'm wondering if that's because modes like MvM (presumably) use up a lot of resources.

I checked it out again and it seems you're right. I'll try and play there at some point to see if it's improved, although I think the other problems also mentioned might pop up (the problems with pugs themselves not anything specific to TF2Center itself).

I'n my experience as someone in NC/AM, I think the RGL pugs seem more geared for non-open divs (I don't even recall seeing IM or Main players picked in 6s Captain). 6s Open is dead (at least when I try checking it), and when I try to play 6s captain, it's pretty much just invite/advanced players playing amongst each other.

I don't even think it's a bad thing that someone very experienced in 6's would rather not pick or play with someone who has too much of a skill gap, but when you can just hop on to TF2CC pugs (which for NC/AM pugs have been easily accessible) RGL pugs are kinda pointless for newcomers.

Also, I might just be totally confused, but I swear I remember TF2Center pugs needing you to play a certain amount of their pugs as a requirement to join a pug, but since every pug had this limit, it was basically off limits to anyone but those who were "grandfathered in" (I could be wrong since it's been years since I tried to play there).

EDIT: I forgot to add that even despite TF2CC being decent for NC/AM pugs, since skill isn't kinda immediately established and everyones kinda new, you can have basically the most unexperienced player playing in AM pugs while some god might be in NC pugs. The timings can also be odd since you have pugs that seem to run during the workday, or at like 3 AM in the morning, but not in the late evening when most would actually have free time. Still, TF2CC ends up being the better option for me (and the other people I play with in both divisions).