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PixelatedEngineer

What would be the best strategy for two players in competitive matchmaking?

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A friend and I are considering getting into competitive matchmaking, but I'm not sure what our best strategy would be. I, at least, am familiar with basic 6v6 strats and callouts, but since we'll be playing with 4 other strangers, I want to have a good grip on what we can do to make the biggest impact on the match possible in the case our teammates aren't communicating and/or cooperating well.

Posted Sep 29, 2020, 6:27 PM UTC

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PrestusHoodScout - SA High•

valve comp is literally casual but 6v6, just play pugs on RGL or tf2center if you want reliable teammates

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haytil•

valve comp is literally competitive. that's literally what it's called.

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PrestusHoodScout - SA High•

in name? sure, its competitive. In practice, its 12 people running around wack maps (like ctf turbine) with no idea on what they are doing, no mics and call outs, its just a pub with less people. Valve failed to deliver a good competitive service so most players play on 3rd party Services

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redditsucksbutTryhard cunt•

So it’s just Eu tf2center minus retarded mods and plus retarded maps

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haytil•

I play most nights and there are plenty of people who know what they're doing. Most are using mics and call outs. So I don't know what you're talking about.

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BabyFossaMerchant•

Are you talking about ingame comp?

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PixelatedEngineerOP•

Yes. We're not all that interested in community comp yet. We are hoping to get into in-game comp first since we have no real prior experience.

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PixelatedEngineerOP•

Tf2center, huh? I'll check that out, then. If what you say is true, then yeah, better not waste my time. After all, what I really want is a game where people are communicate and both teams know what they're doing.

I still have some questions, so I'll hit you up on discord! I sent you a friend request.

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truetf2•

what region are you in? TF2center is pretty bad lol

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haytil•

-Keep an eye out for teammates who are decent at the game, communicative, and at least trying to win. When you find them, friend them and then party up with them. You and your friend will have vastly different, and much more positive, experiences once you start partying up with other players.

-You and your friend probably want to go heavy-medic. You'll develop a shorthand and learn each other's habits for maximum synergy.

-Early on, before you're partying up, you'll have lots of garbage teammates. Players who insist on playing spy, sniper, scout, or engineer when it's not appropriate and it's not working. You'll have to manage them and call them out. Make sure you're both calling them out - if it's just one of you, they'll rage at you and refuse to swap classes because then they're being "funny." If both of you call them out, then they become the assholes and peer pressure starts to have an effect.

-Likewise, you'll need to manage the crappy players by constantly reminding them to not charge into a battle by themselves, to wait for the rest of the team to respawn and catch up, and to not push too far forward at the risk of a back-cap. Be aware of these needs.

-Finally, if you get a cheater on your team, then throw the game. Just sit in spawn and let the enemy win. In the long run, it's the only strategy that disincentivizes cheaters from playing comp.

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TFPD_qVictorSniper•

prob heavy + medic

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InLieuOfLies•

For what it's worth, I play both Valve comp and tf2center, and yeah, Valve comp is a smaller, glorified pub with slightly better players.

There's no communication or real teamwork, and that's what makes it useless. I'm a pretty good pub Medic, but on tf2center I play terribly because I don't know how to play with my team.

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