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We have all come to be familiarized with TF2′s 6v6 format and its intricacies, and it was decided upon after quite a bit of community testing. However, is this ideal?
The main advantage of 6v6 is that it allows for a great depth of teamplay while also retaining some significance to individual abilities (and those not being overshadowed by other variables, such as spam and numbers) and it plays at a good pace.
However, when most people discuss TF2′s format or propose changes, it is nearly almost always 7v7, 8v8 or 9v9 highlander. Indeed, this only worsens the problems of 6v6, and this is why I think it could be time for further experimentation in the direction of 5v5.

Why 5v5? Well, the reason being that individual abilities shine further, allowing for more clutch moments that spectators love and that can look impressive to potential sponsors. Additionally it is far more convenient, as the ease of finding a 5th player is greater than finding a 6th (and particularly when you bear in mind that starting from the 1st player to the nth player, each subsequent player will have to fit in with the ones before him). Then there is a matter of logistics and sponsorship, and the simple furthering of TF2 competitively. It would be cheaper for sponsors to provide LAN support for 5 players
On top of this, any prize pool will only be split over 5 players, and thus individual prizes will automatically increase. And as such, it might aid in furthering TF2 competitively for future LANs, one-night cups and other prize events.

And finally, one of the greatest strengths of 5v5 is that there will be a greater abundance of teams. For every 5th team we have today, there could be a new team. It would further team diversity more, and we might be able to have more top teams that are closer to 1st place, and I think this is one of the main advantages of going 5v5.

Quoted from rytis

this isnt the problem lol

Who are you to judge?

I am merely basing this of my experience of 6v6, while you are just fit to sit there and whine about any alternative sugestions.

But then everyone would be forced to change how they play and tf2 has been played 6v6 for so long such a drastic change would be too much
What would happen (most likely) is that the top teams would either move to a different league or just stop playing tf2 which would hardly help the game

Quoted from T0m

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Prove it? Otherwise sit down and be quiet :)

Quoted from FG.Macisum

We have all come to be familiarized with TF2′s 6v6 format and its intricacies, and it was decided upon after quite a bit of community testing. However, is this ideal?
The main advantage of 6v6 is that it allows for a great depth of teamplay while also retaining some significance to individual abilities (and those not being overshadowed by other variables, such as spam and numbers) and it plays at a good pace.
However, when most people discuss TF2′s format or propose changes, it is nearly almost always 7v7, 8v8 or 9v9 highlander. Indeed, this only worsens the problems of 6v6, and this is why I think it could be time for further experimentation in the direction of 5v5.

Why 5v5? Well, the reason being that individual abilities shine further, allowing for more clutch moments that spectators love and that can look impressive to potential sponsors. Additionally it is far more convenient, as the ease of finding a 5th player is greater than finding a 6th (and particularly when you bear in mind that starting from the 1st player to the nth player, each subsequent player will have to fit in with the ones before him). Then there is a matter of logistics and sponsorship, and the simple furthering of TF2 competitively. It would be cheaper for sponsors to provide LAN support for 5 players
On top of this, any prize pool will only be split over 5 players, and thus individual prizes will automatically increase. And as such, it might aid in furthering TF2 competitively for future LANs, one-night cups and other prize events.

And finally, one of the greatest strengths of 5v5 is that there will be a greater abundance of teams. For every 5th team we have today, there could be a new team. It would further team diversity more, and we might be able to have more top teams that are closer to 1st place, and I think this is one of the main advantages of going 5v5.

registered 25mins ago to give advice on another system, please be quiet.

also h1, do your homework before you judge on someone.
macisum has been playing at the highest level before you even registered on etf2l (see broder)

I do think there is something to the idea. But I think you as a person is a weirdo and should talk more nice to people! Just because they disagree with your idea does not give you the right to say they are utterly wrong and should not say what they think.

I think that is showing that you are deeply disrespecting and it is not showcasing your case in the right manner.

The reason for people not wanting to go 5vs5, is not due to it being a bad idea it just to huge of a change. It is such a huge change that TF2 it self whould have to do some kind of features in order for it to work. Plus people who are true to the traditionally 6vs6 whould be deeply against this and would probably leave the scene as Stark said.

Summaray: good idea, wrong place to put it… + Do not be so rude to people just because they have a diffrent opinion than yours!

i just got baited hard :D