Highlander Winter 2023: Fixtures released, map pool, whitelist update and player restrictions

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With the Highlander Winter 2023 season around the corner there are some changes to the rules for maps played each week in the top divisions, a change to the whitelist and a list of player restrictions, all of which can be found below.

Map pool

• pl_upward_f10
• pl_vigil_rc9
• cp_steel_f12
• koth_product_final
• koth_warmtic_f10
• koth_proplant_v8
• koth_cascade

Premiership & Division 1

This season will introduce a new system similar to our most recent 6v6 season with picks and bans of a select set of maps each week during the regular season. Teams will have to proceed to a heavy fist fight if they cannot choose which teams are A and B.

• For Stopwatch maps teams will go as follow: Team A bans/Team B bans/Last map played
• For KOTH maps teams will go as follow: Team A bans – Team B bans / Team A picks – Team B picks

This subset of maps will be used during the season each week:

• Week 1: pl_upward_f10 / pl_vigil_rc9 / cp_steel_f12
• Week 2: koth_product_final / koth_warmtic_f10 / koth_proplant_v8 / koth_cascade
• Week 3: pl_upward_f10 / pl_vigil_rc9 / cp_steel_f12
• Week 4: koth_product_final / koth_warmtic_f10 / koth_proplant_v8 / koth_cascade
• Week 5: pl_upward_f10 / pl_vigil_rc9 / cp_steel_f12

Division 2 & Below

The season will use the usual rules, and the following map rotation will be used:

• Week 1: pl_upward_f10
• Week 2: koth_product_final & koth_cascade
• Week 3: cp_steel_f12
• Week 4: koth_warmtic_f10 & koth_proplant_v8
• Week 5: pl_vigil_rc9

Whitelist

The following change will be applied during the Winter 2023 Season. An updated Whitelist can be found here and will be automatically executed when using the ETF2L Highlander server configs on a TF2 server.

• The Flying Guillotine is now banned

Player Restrictions

We are publicizing the player restrictions again, please see the full list per team below. If you think we missed any players feel free to reach out to us on our Discord.

Division 2

• Complete Guesswork
  • Tercio restricted from medic
• Cult of Buud
  • Gigi restricted from scout, soldier and demo
  • amp-t restricted from soldier
  • Buud restricted from soldier
  • chris restricted from soldier
  • Loopy restricted from scout

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Division 3

• hopebusters
  • Exe_Red restricted from engineer
  • Citrus restricted from engineer
  • lolevont restricted from scout
  • Rawlop restricted from spy
  • Spoon1337 restricted from soldier
• Bulking Season
  • kevin restricted from demo
• Yanking Hazard
  • Matek no spy
  • Manic no soldier
  • KO no medic
  • Nati Noot no soldier
  • swing no sniper

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Division 4

• 0 Friends Online
  • drew restricted from demo
• Last Minute Soldiers
  • Temmie restricted from pyro
  • Biohazard restricted from scout
  • Ritz restricted from heavy
  • asura restricted from sniper

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Division 5

• Architects Of Doom
  • Temrane restricted from medic
  • kcr restricted from demo
• Daily Dreams 2
  • Fluffy restricted from heavy
• #freefidus
  • Winter Personified restricted from demo
• DemonKnights
  • Korra restricted from spy
• Double Clutch
  • ult restricted from demo and spy

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Open

• Massive Legends Here
  • nukanga cannot play
  • BlueBlaster restricted from spy
  • Ludde restricted from pyro
• Caky's European Opossums
  • Kung-Pao restricted from medic
• B.K.
  • Tranduill restricted from demo

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