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That's just the thing sideshow. Your view of the scene has been massively skewed from being at the top for so long. That's why I see you and other top players like kaja in this thread taking the same stance on this issue. You just mentioned teams like top5 and dd+5 and pcmr as being teams of nobodies who made a name for themselves and you're asking for more teams like them. Thats just the thing though, those aren't your average etf2l teams, they're teams who all have players that have been in the scene for years and have competed near the top. Those ain't your average open or mid or whatever players.
And about teams winning open over and over again as you say, well no one does that. If you're good you move up divs till you can't move up any longer (minus a few sandbaggers here and there). No one is content with winning a low div but people know their limits. You move up gradually as you get better over the years.
Telling a team "oh you just won open now go and fight nameless" is like asking a kid that's had a few martial arts classes to go and fight a dude with a black belt.
I just cant understand it. If you get the chance to play some tf2 and you also have the time for it, then why not?? This attitude is what prevents people from getting into comp tf2 and actually improving.
My open team signed up for this cup and we lost to a mid team in the first round. The match was close. It was very close. I was not available to play and I was still super hyped for my team. So I can't see any reason why other teams won't join the cup BECAUSE THEY ARE AFRAID OF LOSING. It's just a game and nothing bad can happen if you lose. It can only help you in improving.
What you're saying is like telling a pub player to not start playing comp tf2 because he's not good enough or telling to a tf2center player to not start playing pickups and pugs to experience some real tf2, just because people are better. That attitude will never help tf2 growing.