Why does this matter? Like seriously why do people care enough to make a 210+ post thread? Were some egos bruised? Maybe a fast roll would have hurt less, but 6cuties played it through, and got a round off of a off-classing mixup, and didn't drop a round to them, even when they too started off-classing. This game didn't affect who is going to LAN, or in what seeds, or anything, so both teams had the right to play for fun. In a game where the regular season stops mattering after a point, why do you expect them to play super seriously? The difference between 2nd and 3rd seed is LITERALLY NOTHING, you still face the same team first at LAN, which is why I believe the current playoff format discourages good games late season. Once you remove the LAN, if anything stronger play is MORE IMPORTANT, every team could play in the playoffs, EVERY GAME would matter, and you wouldn't need to take plane tickets out of the winnings, they become substantial. Just my 2cents.
But honestly, if the only reason you play seriously is for a community payed trip to Dallas, then you need to question why you are playing TF2, because if you don't find playing at a high level fun, then why have you not stopped, and what was your incentive before LANs?