Replace "some sort of 'hybrid' competitive game" with "some sort of 'hybrid' casual game" and I would 100% agree. Leave 6's as it is, it's a great game mode. Bring in this "hybrid" game mode, not in hopes that the competitive players will cherish it and grow it into something great, instead create something completely different that allows for competitive situations within pubs.

Badwater is the most loved pub map because it creates 2v2, 3v3, and 4v4 situations(i.e. very good at spreading the battle out). Look at 6s. We have flanks and we have chokes. Each flank and choke holds 2-4 players each (depending on how teams hold). 2v2 to 4v4 is where Team Fortess 2 thrives the most. If you create pub maps (made for 20+ players) that naturally get players to fight in small team battles, you will have created those good "hybrid" maps.

It's all about the pub level of play. You need to be able to create an environment where communication isn't vital, teamwork isn't quite as heavily favored, and the class limits are much less restricted (than comp TF2 play). Pub play is exactly that but it takes all those to the extreme.

Looking at Strarcraft 2, Dota 2, and TF2, each game becomes more team work based as you move down the list. RTS games are usually 1v1 where you can look around the map at free will. You control everything. Team work based FPS games lock your point of view and put you in environments where team work as well as communication is vital. MOBA games strike this middle ground where team work helps a lot but communication isn't as important because you can look around the map just as you could with RTS games. It's much easier for players to understand they are part of a bigger picture in Dota.

That's why you see a lot of players rage at others in Dota. It's a teamwork based game even at the casual level. If a pyro right next to you in TF2 pubs doesn't help you out, you don't rage because you don't expect much from your teammates. Expectations of your teammates are much higher in Dota.

Part of the reason why MOBA's are so successful is that they attempt to find the perfect middle ground between competitive and casual play. If you want Team Fortess 2 to be comp centric, you need to find that middle ground. That can be done with specific maps and class limits, as well as possibly completely different game modes.

Blank's Dota training better be put to good use.

Mana feeds on constructive criticism like no other. At the end of the day he's the guy that wants to get the job done no matter what.

(a)x^2 + (b) x + c
(K)x^2 + (-2K)x + (-3K - 12)
...so yes, include the K.

Then solve for K.

A few great one's missing:

Miller's Crossing
O Brother, Where Art Thou
Barton Fink
The Bourne Series
The Departed
Saving Private Ryan
Good Will Hunting
The Sting
Run Lola Run
Troy
Shutter Island
Gangs of New York
Schindler's List
Magnolia
Chinatown
Apocalypse Now
Catch Me if You Can
The Deer Hunter
Insomnia
Black Hawk Down

The Great Walls of Text

Besides one's already mentioned, any Sean Penn or Brad Pitt movie.
Snatch
Twelve Monkeys
A River Runs Through It
Mystic River
Carlito's Way
The Game
21 Grams

I listened for the first 60 seconds. More positivity. Your co-caster starts of the show with an introduction and then sets it off to you. At that point a dull voice chimes in stating he's "alright" and then I kind of got bored and stopped listening. Make everything you say important. Don't make it artificial but make it sound like you just received some good news.

This event 'll be apples as long as those Aussies aren't all chooks and put up a good blue.

Canada is not a state Ggglygy.

I main called as med during my first season of open. The most glaring draw back to a medic main calling is that in most situations you won't see what your pocket/demo sees. Make sure your pocket calls out anything in front of him. He should be your second pair of eyes. As long as everyone else has clean and concise coms everything should naturally fall into place.

I will try out.

I would like to try out for scout and/or roamer.

Idra casting Shoutcraft is just a gimmick. Negative personalities may work for players, but not for casters.