TF2Center

tf2-center
Basic Information
Founded	2013
Creator	MasterNoob
Group Type	a
Group Page	http://steamcommunity.com/groups/tf2-center
Links
http://tf2center.com

TF2Center is the leading website dedicated to competitive pickup games (PUG) for Team Fortress 2. Developed over the course of 2 years, the site has been in beta since 2013, and allows players from across the world to play Highlander, 6v6, 4v4, Ultiduo and BBall, with specific focus on North America, European and Australian leagues. The site was created by MasterNoob, Marty, Mother Tereza, Foxy and jayserp, and is considered the successor to TF2Lobby, seeing nearly 1000 players at peak, and delivering over 10,000 lobbies since its inception.

Main site

Top

The main site is divided into several sections. The top part is reserved for logging in and account related links. Checking your profile stats, going to the forums or logging in/out is the main focus.

Chat

At the left hand side, there is a general chat where players can notify others for sub spots and chat in general. This chat is moderated and will highlight the TF2Center staff with a different color. Friends will show up on the top of the chat list, with a buddy icon in front of their names.

Lobby list

The lobby list at the right hand side has a couple of entities. First, substitute spots will be listed on top. As soon as a player in an existing lobby leaves, their class will be requested on the main page. Clicking a substitute button will transfer the player to the active lobby and lets him jump right into the action.

Under the substitute spots, the normal open lobbies will show. The information in a lobby bar will show the following options:

• The lobby number
• The location of the server
• The map that's going to be played
• The format and open classes of the particular lobby
• An indicator for any restrictions (hours, number of lobbies played)
• An indicator if Mumble is required for the lobby
• The status of the lobby (a green checkmark means the lobby is readying up)

Lobbies

TF2Center hosts Lobbies of several gametypes, primarily Highlander and 6v6, as well ultiduo and bball . These lobbies are self-provided by the players, and are divided into Europe, North America, South America and Oceania. All players are required to have a minimum of 100 hours before they are able to log in to the site.

Once players have joined a lobby, they are required to ready up and additionally, if the leader requests, expected to join the TF2Center provided mumble server.

After every player has readied up, they will be connected to the gameserver. Only players that have reserved a slot on the lobby page (or via the substitute button) will be able to join the server. Once the game has finished, the lobby will end and the results are uploaded to logs.tf

6v6

For '6v6' players are able to join up as the standard 6v6 classes, with a distinction between the pocket soldier and a roaming soldier. The following classes can be played:

• 1 Medic
• 1 Demoman
• 2 Soldiers
• 2 Scouts

Highlander

For 'Highlander' all classes are limited to 1 per team. The configs and rulesets that can be used are from either ETF2L and UGC

Other types

Additionally, 1v1, bball and ultiduo are supported by the site.

Scoring

5CP: a windifference of 5 is enforced, as well as a time limit of 30 minutes.

Stopwatch (payload or 3CP): the fastest time wins.

King of the Hill: winlimit 3.

Capture the Flag: Winlimit of 5, timelimit of 10

bball: Timelimit of 20 minutes, winlimit of 25 points.

Profiles

Each player will receive a profile that tracks their performance. The indicators that TF2Center uses are:

• Hours (total amount of time played)
• Lobbies played
• Ragequits (Number of times players left the server or have been reported by others)
• Lobby leaders will be able to restrict the lobby or specific slots on these indicators.

Requirements

To play on TF2Center, a player has to abide the ruleset. A quick summarisation of this:

Basic Requirements

• Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer 10 or Safari
• A broadband internet connection
• Adblockers disabled (May interfere with site operations)
• Screen resolution of 1280x1024 or higher
• Minimum 300 hours of game time logged for Team Fortress 2
• Steam profile set to public (One time verification required).
• Acceptance of site rules and regulations

For Mumble enabled Lobbies:

• A microphone
• The latest version of Mumble

Staff

• MasterNoob - Founder/Lead Developer
• Marty - Co-founder
• Mother Tereza - Developer
• Foxy - Developer
• jayserp - Developer
• Some_Thing - Developer

External links

• TF2Center main page
• TF2Center Rule page
• TF2Center Help and Support