pugchamp is a medium between trying to win and having fun, if you sweat and bug it out for 30 minutes that's not really good for most pugs and most admins would agree with that i think

as a cameraman i prefer to watch games where you can follow the action, everything happens for a reason with some weird stuff happening every so often to spice it up. if you have a perma pyro who can bust his way through any flank because the other team don't know how to counter him, sure, that's their fault and it's a narrative that can be told

but most players would agree that because of scouts, pyro doesn't work at a high level very well (and offclassing a whole div below your level and going your main when you're losing doesn't demonstrate otherwise to me) and so playing it at a lower level is essentially a waste of time (assuming you want to try reach prem at some point ofc) since you're gonna have to completely change your gameplay at some higher level. this happens in loads of other games - something that's OP at a lower level (bastion, P90 rushing, techies?) is laughed at and either nerfed or ignored by players

going back to pugchamp, you're trying to emulate higher level play (which lobbies don't do effectively imo) there in a quick hop-in setting. excessive offclassing, while it may work, it isn't fun nor a learning experience for the other 11 players in the pug and doesnt simulate higher level play and so it's banned

as for 6s in general (this is just my personal opinion on enforcing the current 6s meta as has happened in the past) but heavy/sniper should be limited with class limits/whitelists because they actively slow the game down. pyro not so much, but it's a question of how crazy and dumb it is at lower divs with most of the unlocks unbanned. engi is bad except for dumb surprise factor moments and boring to play as, spy is bad except for dumb surprise factor moments and is boring to play against so those are both fine to keep as specialists imo.

final line:

it works BECAUSE it's unorthodox

pyro is aids to play against and it would be fairly aids to play as in its current state for most players

it's something that requires effort and a bit of coordination to counter which isnt good for pugs, and a good pyro/sniper could easily take over the pug on some maps, hence it's banned

yes the current 6s meta is contrived (unlocks are banned to make other classes not become generalists) but for good reasons. having a fulltime heavy/sniper would be shitty to play as/against, while the current generalists are for the most part fun (mainly because of movement imo)

i asked faceit about a sub system and the reason they gave for it not being implemented was that players often didnt want to get matched in as as sub since that's normally the losing team. in lobbies that's common sure, but in pugs that's not always the case and having the option is necessary imo

talk to admins (heny) in essentials.tf/discord, add players to your roster by talking to heny

only thing im worried about with lgs is that they make it easier than scout to deny bombers. to do that you definitely want damage falloff and probably reduced knockback compared to other weapons

https://clips.twitch.tv/TriangularAthleticRat4Head

without an fps config that's pretty normal

being dead

make sure you install the ryzen chipset drivers, that makes a surprising difference ive heard. same with gpu drivers

where can't you get over 200fps? 200fps in 24 player pubs is pretty good for this gam, try mastercoms or comanglia's config tho

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try enable gpu scaling in your video drivers. this can add input delay though

there are but not with the big-name switches like cherry mx. afaik a few of the other makes are pretty good but check reviews before you buy

saw a news post for the etf2l highlander open on the tf2 site, ended up forming a team. had no fucking clue what i was doing since i hadnt even found lobbies (i'd grown out of youtubers by that time)

giving every S rank team free lan travel is a good way to both make them come to your lan and discourage sandbagging (since in esea teams would rather stay in im or open rather than pay $80 or however much it is to get gaped for 7 weeks with no hope of making anything back

ofc it'd be nice if this is sustainable in any way...