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Hey everyone,

I have recently started to play Tf2 more seriously and Im now 60 hours in and loving it. I usually play scout and I usually average in the top three on a pub server (Not hard I know). Having watched competitive Tf2 on vanilla TV I was really inspired to get to those players level. My question is where should I go and what should I do to start to increase my skill level within the game?

Cheers, Brooksy

Hello,

First off you should read the newcomer guide on the menu above.

There are somethings that you should know.

So you say you’re good on pubs, fair enought, but compared to the skill level in competitive tf2 it’s a huge jump, but nothing than you can’t improve on. If you are looking to improve your skill, you should look into and play on MGE (training mod with custom map) servers, or deathmatch (dm) servers, they’re great for practicing pure dm and aim if you feel you can improve.

Other thing is, metagame and the mechanics of the game on competitive (6vs6 or Highlander), you need to get a feel of how the game works in competitive, and for that I would recommmend watch some more casts of big premier div games or esea games.

If you already know how the comp game works, then you could play lobbies (it’s the most user friendly) to practice, altought it isn’t the complete comp experience since there’re no comms. Or play pickups or mixes.

u top 3 on pub servers??? go fight svins in mge

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/6v6newmix
join newbie mixes and start playing, try out some dm servers
tf2pickup.net if you feel you’ve outgrown them, i dont recommend lobby cause its shit

Quoted from Kaneco

Hello,

If you already know how the comp game works, then you could play lobbies (it’s the most user friendly) to practice, altought it isn’t the complete comp experience since there’re no comms. Or play pickups or mixes.

Lobbies are definitely the least user-friendly. don’t go there.

Quoted from Tuto

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Even though you will get good practice there.

Practice? I guess.

Good practice? Absolutely not.

Join the Newbie Mix or NLPG groups instead if you’re new and keen.

Play some lobbies at tf2 http://www.tf2lobby.com/ or make a division 6 recruitment post.

Download a voip program called Mumble, its the program most people use to communicate, this wont be used for lobbies but your team and any mix games you play will use it. Mixes are simply 6v6 matches where the majority of your team are players not actually part of your etf2l team.

Try and focus on being in the right place at the right time at the start. The more you stay alive, the more time you have to understand the flow of 6v6 and people prefer an alive new player to a dead one.

If you dont know what to do just follow your scout partner. If your scout partner dies, retreat or follow your demo man.

Talk on mic, tell people you are new and that you want as much advice as you can get.

After some 6v6 lobbies or mixes think about creating a division 6 etf2l post, look at other posts for an idea how to structure it, mention that you are looking to join a very new team to learn the ropes.

Have fun and stay positive, add me if you want advice :D. All it takes is joining a team or adding some people and asking to mix with them to break into the scene.

In the same way that new players have MGE and stuff now, there are now much better places than lobbies for new players to start. Two newbie mix groups to start with, and then tf2pickup when you’re ready for the next level.

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/nlpg
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/6v6newmix
http://www.tf2pickup.net/