TF2 Coaching Central is announcing the ninth iteration of their North American Newbie 6s Cup, a learning experience and friendly competition for people who are new to competitive 6v6.
Players with no to minimal competitive experience will sign up to be placed on a team of six, led by coaches who will teach the basics of the 6v6 format and help them learn the maps. Teams have a total of four weeks to learn and train together before facing off in a tournament with a prize pool of 18 keys for the winners and runners up. TF2 Coaching Central's previous Newbie Cup events have successfully prepared many players and teams to continue competitive play in RGL, the biggest North American TF2 league.
Sign-ups are open now! The deadline to apply and be placed on a team is December 11. Team and coach assignments will be made by December 14 and tournament matches, brought to you by Fireside Casts, will be the weekend of January 11-12, 2025.
Check out the TF2CC Discord for more info. Whether you're looking to dip your toes in competitive TF2 or a more experienced player looking to mentor newbies, feel free to join the community - with learning resources and pickup games running daily, all skill levels are welcome!
Thought you were done being spooked, startled, terrified, or even downright horrified? Well GUESS AGAIN! Something very scary is coming just before Christmas. How scary exactly? We're sure youâd love to know, but unfortunately whatâs in store for you is so scary, so terrifying, so unabashedly EVIL that you might immediately DIE if you even heard how diabolical things are about to get, and quite frankly nobody wants to be on the hook for that.
Operation Ghoulish Gambit is a new Mann vs. Machine charity event brought to you by Potato MvM! Complete over two dozen missions across new and returning maps! Event servers are available in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Click here to get started!
Feeling generous? Potato.TF is also hosting a charity fundraiser supporting the World Central Kitchen! Donate as little as $5 to receive an in-game medal! Have the link to your Steam profile ready and click here for more information.
Destroy those robots (and zombies) while you can! The event will run through December 15th, 2024.
As the year winds down, TF2Maps.net is proud to announce the return of their beloved 72 Hour Jam!
They're supporting their friends over at Gamers Outreach once again. Anyone who donates $5 or more to the drive before December 31 is eligible to receive this yearâs in-game charity medal. Click here to donate!
Additionally, you're able to earn a medal for sharing your creativity! Starting Friday, December 13, at 5:00pm UTC, you have 72 hours to make whatever Team Fortress 2 creation you can think of! Whether it be a map, asset, cosmetic, artwork â or even another game entirely â anything goes as long as it's Team Fortress 2 related!
An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:
Improved matchmaking performance
Improved matchmaker behavior for users with less-than-ideal ping levels. The matchmaker should now be quicker to put you in the best available region.
Improved matchmaker decision making for cross-region parties
Added error messages when being ejected from the matchmaking queue due to connectivity or authentication failures, rather than the queue simply silently vanishing
Fixed the matchmaking settings dialog frequently failing to display any datacenters
Fixed multiple cases of in-progress casual matches abruptly terminating or failing to be assigned any new players if the game server ever loses connection to Steam
Updated the Mountebank's Masque, Courtier's Collar, and Harlequin's Hooves cosmetic items to fix issues with their paint regions
In November, Europeâs greatest Team Fortress 2 competitive teams will be battling it out over 3 days, live from Germany at the appropriately titled: ÃBERFEST 2024!
The 6v6 tournament sees more than 100 players, spread across 18 teams, playing shoulder to shoulder at BaseStack, Dortmund. Each team vying to claim the lionâs share of the â¬2500 prize pool and to hoist aloft an impressively shiny trophy.
With seating for 150 in the main arena thereâs plenty of room if you turn up in person. Or should you prefer to watch from home, coverage plays November 8th - 10th from 13:00 CET (7 am EST) till 21:00 CET (3 pm EST) each day. Follow the event by tuning into KritzKast for live coverage on Twitch.
AsiaFortress Liquid.tf is back with its Fall 6s finals!
After years of Xiao dominance, they are no more. For the first time in years, the throne is free and teams are hungry to claim the title in the most competitive season yet!
Catch the action, witness history, and tune in live starting November 2nd @ 9pm SGT / 2pm CET!
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