Team Fortress 2 Tweaks Competitive Mode, Improves Rating System

Jason Winter
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As with any FPS, Team Fortress 2's competitive mode hasn't been perfect right out of the gate. Recognizing this, the dev team has done some work to improve things and given players a heads-up on what's coming in the future.

The most significant part of the update revolves around player rankings, with lower-ranked characters losing fewer ranking points with a loss and with all players earning bonus rank if they have a high recent win/loss ratio. You can also report players while viewing the scoreboard and there are the usual slew of bug fixes and map adjustments, many of which were applied to the competitive Metalworks map.

Player rankings are also a big focus of upcoming content, with "a more comprehensive Elo rating system" in the works. The dev blog also goes into more details regarding player bans, with six-month bans from both casual and competitive play being on the table.

On the non-competitive side of things, the team is also working on improvements to casual mode, with rematches and requeues being the primary additions, for players who want to keep going with their current teammates. Work is also being done on improving connections for players worldwide, using the global server network currently in use by CS:GO and Dota 2.

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Jason Winter
Jason Winter, News Editor
Jason Winter is a veteran gaming journalist, he brings a wide range of experience to MMOBomb, including two years with Beckett Media where he served as the editor of the leading gaming magazine Massive Online Gamer. He has also written professionally for several gaming websites.

Discussion (8)

trionisshit 7 years ago
I hate such games, one map boredom oveer and over, for brainless ppl who not understand more than this!

Drago 7 years ago
To many OP spys they kill the game.. Wont return until they do something about them.

HiMaster 7 years ago
Let's be honest here. This game is complete garbage, not sure how anyone with a brain can acctualy play it

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