I've thought for a while now that the 3 paid divisions of IM, Main, and Advanced should be combined into two divisions
Newcomer is the introductory division with heavy restrictions to foster a newbie-friendly environment
Amateur is an unpaid division for those who have progressed past Newcomer
Invite is the div that you have to earn your spot in and cant just join
IM, Main, and Adv however all fill the same role of being paid divisions that anyone can play in, just with varying degrees of skill. It doesn't really mess with too much to crunch them into two divs

I'm sure there's still conversation to be had about class restrictions in Advanced also. I know people get tired of sandbag invite teams but the division has felt kind of weak lately.

half the config is stuff that actually has a strong reason to be that way and makes the game better like weapon bans
the other half is just stuff that was kind of decided or used a decade ago and never really changed, like max class limit 2, esea config, etc

https://clips.twitch.tv/AffluentDoubtfulTeaTwitchRPG-uYw9kmG3lCOZzYKJ

valve add this please

https://clips.twitch.tv/CrypticSuccessfulBubbleteaMau5-TQojf88lGZBvbnBN

curious to see what rgl says about this because it raises a lot of questions
like why did it take this long to happen? were there any reports that got looked at for elijah earlier? what changed this time? were AC reports even being kept up with?
since banning elijah absolutely takes a load off of rgl's shoulders and appeases the crowd theres the concern of potential bias too. I doubt this will have any closure since i wouldnt expect them to release their findings in any detail
this definitely makes the most people happy though and it does nicely tie together the gbz fgp scheduling controversy i suppose

Is Intermediate good? What about main playoffs? Low invite?
When are players finally "good"?

grizzly > tiger
hippo > moose (not close)
3 troops > chimpanzee (not close)
pitbull > lion cub (not close)
polar bear > gorilla (not close)

you need some better matchups for this to be difficult

an average adult polar bear is going to have a 400-1000 lb advantage over an adult gorilla

so was it a scheduling mistake or no? because all im seeing in the ticket is about how its too late to change and nothing about whether or not this scheduling is a problem ans something that shouldnt happen
its kind of unfortunate to see a team knocked out of playoffs contention just because of scheuling and especially in week 8 the schedule really only matters for bubble playoffs so it seems like a pretty big oversight

lan bump :o

i think things would be a lot better if rgl either:
A. admit that they don't have the resources to properly audit elijah and actually dedicated or found manpower for that, or
B. admit that they have the resources and have properly audited elijah, but haven't found reasonable evidence of cheating

Because either one of these could be true but the complete and utter refusal to talk about this specific case and instead only talk in vague generalities related to this case just adds fuel to the witchhunt. I dont think it will ever be pretty because theres simply a number of people who will never ever be convinced elijah isn't cheating, but at the very least i think as the league who allowed this player to play, you should give an explanation on why this person is playing and stick to it even if it pisses people off. Right now all im seeing is rgl just kind of avoiding the problem as if 6s season just happen and it watches over them instead of being the actual operators and rulemakers of the league.

Patch notes

Featuring 14 new community maps: Sharkbay, Rotunda, Phoenix, Cashworks, Venice, Reckoner, Sulfur, Hardwood, Pelican Peak, Selbyen, VSH Tiny Rock, VSH Distillery, VSH Skirmish, and VSH Nucleus
Added the Summer 2023 Cosmetic Case
Contains 25 new community-contributed items
Added 6 new community-contributed taunts to the Mann Co. Store
Taunt: Killer Joke
Taunt: Star-Spangled Strategy
Taunt: The Head Doctor
Taunt: Tuefort Tango
Taunt: The Road Rager
Taunt: The Killer Signature
Added 20 new community-created Unusual effects
12 new effects for Unusual hats
8 new effects for Unusual taunts
All cosmetic and taunt cases will grant Summer 2023 Unusual effects instead of their normal Unusual effects during the Summer event. This does not include crates.
The Summer event runs through September 15th, 2023

General

Security and stability improvements
Fixed the Mann vs. Machine upgrade panel closing after receiving a matchmaking party invite
Fixed an exploit related to the ConTracker and being able to move/shoot while it's deployed
Fixed the Strange Count Transfer Tool not being able to transfer stats for Sandvich items
Fixed the Engineer not being able to move for a short period of time after doing The High Five taunt
Fixed missing No Headphones style for the Universal Translator
Fixed Engineer teleporter audio that was referencing the dispenser by mistake in Spanish
Fixed incorrect alpha channels for the Smissmas 2021/2022 Cosmetic Case models
Fixed the Winter 2019 War Paint Case not being shown in the Mann Co. Store
Updated/Added some tournament medals
Updated pl_enclosure_final to fix localization issues

Updated cp_gravelpit_snowy
Boosted volume of snowman explosions
Added occluders to C to improve performance
Improved clipping

Updated cp_steel
Prop collision cleanup and improved player clipping
Explosive splash bug collisions on stairs, props, etc., around the map
Spawn point issues (collision, prop blocking, clipping, etc.)
Fix Pyro door exploit on A
Fix choke and spam issues into Blu & Red spawns
Fix Pixel walk collision issues
Fixing ceiling clipping and stuck spots including exploits
Clean up geometry in spawns, the spawn locations and their exits
Fix roof readability issues, with sticky and rocket jumping
Fix rare double death bug when falling into pit
Fix Cliff stuck spots and ledges in E pit
Removed head glitch tele spawn on A-B connector
Fix rare overtime cap bug
Fix Red team getting stuck in spawn door to A

Updated cp_mossrock
Fixed numerous perch points
Fixed players being able to get under Blu spawn
Fixed a location where a teleporter could be build out of the map
Fixed collision on rock near final point so it is more accurate to the visuals
Fixed lots of small visual bugs
Fixed some small exploits
Improved optimisation

i was kind of on the fence until this clip. getting a kill with the tomislav is just too damning

b4nny is actually good at something