So these were pretty successful. We tested a nice handful of maps, praised jesus, took shits mid-pug, ran 3 snipers on badwater, and bigdicked points. I think we had fun (at least I hope we did - that game on badwater_a1 was 'Nam flashback-tier).
Now for the problems:
1. The skill level problem from days of old came up again. The group is mostly open/ugc players, and it's still a pug environment. Some strategies couldn't be exploited to their full potential. The quality of map advice would most likely be very different if the skill base was a little more balanced. I do understand that having high-skill players being forced to play with lower-skill players isn't exactly fun, though, and some people just don't give a single shit about map testing.
2. It was a one-man show. We ended up having enough people to run 2 pugs on the same map, but there really wasn't a second party there from the start to coordinate a second group. I also got really tired towards the end, see point 3.
3. Holy fuck my dorm room is like Auschwitz. It's so fucking hot. They won't turn off the heat because the RA's don't know how to without calling maintenance and that takes a while for some ungodly reason.
4. There were a surprising amount of people and I only have a 14-slot server. Like I said, we had enough to run two PUGs at one point. It was sort of difficult because it wasn't easy for captains to pick people because there were more people in mumble than in the server. Setting up an IRC channel for NMW for picking players was suggested, but I'm still having trouble setting up the server I've got here, god knows what I'd mess up trying to get an IRC going. The problem with having a small server wouldn't have been a problem a few weeks ago, but now I'm here at my Uni and I have no job. I still have to pay off the last of my bill with whatever money is sent to me and I need to have SOME sort of reserve for myself for emergency purposes. Upgrading to a 24 slot server or 2 14-slot servers and keeping mumble up would in the end be really costly because I'd be hemorrhaging money without getting any to replace it.
5. Streaming. I'm a really shitty caster. Not that anyone would watch my stream in the first place because a) no one knows who I am, b) those who do know me either don't care or they're already playing, and c) I'm not listed, but it seems like a necessity in this day and age to have a stream. My stream quality is decent enough but I'm not particularly entertaining or good at being informative.
The point of this is that I'm asking for a little help and brainstorming. If anyone has any suggestions for alleviating if not straight out fixing these problems except problem 3 (the hall council has to fix that one), I'm open to hearing them.