incoming shill post
based off of your posts here, i think you and your friends should try out 4v4 PASS Time
it's a competitive gamemode that highlights skill-based movement and team coordination, but isn't as intense as 6s/HL. the environment is more relaxed and comms are less frequent since maps are extremely small and the gamemode has a built in "wallhack" at the bottom showing you where players generally are. there's pressure, but it's a lot more manageable compared to other competitive environments i've been in
personally, as a medic main, i struggled with enjoying 6s pugs due to playing at a lower level (Intermediate) as well as just being in the Medic role, which i enjoyed the most at the time. 4v4 PASS Time allowed me to express my skill in a more relaxed (but still competitive) environment in a different way
https://youtu.be/t01sfcj1qPw?t=11
i'd say for you it's at least worth a shot. we play pugs nearly every night in the discord, or if you have 7 friends who are down to try it out, just go on serveme and use the config "pt_pug" and play on maps like "pass_arena2", "pass_stadium", "pass_stonework", or "pass_smallosseum"
no hate to any 6s/HL modes, they're both awesome and a lot of fun