6v6
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The contents of Standard 6v6 should be merged with the information here.
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6v6 Competitive Format
6v6 is a competitive format commonly called '6s' by the community.
In 6v6, the classes are limited in order to create a balanced game environment and to promote exciting gameplay by reducing stalemates. Each class is limited to a maximum of two, except the Demoman, Heavy, Medic and Engineer (do note, the Engineer has a limit of two in ETF2L), which are all limited to a maximum of one. The standard line-up for 6v6 teams (referred to as cookie-cutter) is:
- 2x Soldier (Pocket Soldier, Roaming Soldier)
- 2x Scout
- 1x Demoman
- 1x Medic
In some cases, a utility class is needed in order to create an advantage for your team or help defend a control point. A scout or roaming soldier generally switches, which allows classes such as Sniper, Spy, Engineer, Heavy, or Pyro to be utilized.
The most competitive 6v6 leagues are ESEA and ETF2L. ESEA is a paid league and features three separate divisions of play.
ETF2L is free and has seven: Divisions 6-1 and the Premiership Division.
The Invite division is considered the highest level of North American 6v6 gameplay and features a championship event at the end of every season, called the ESEA LAN Finals. The top four teams in Invite fly out to Dallas, TX to compete every season. ETF2L's Premiership Division is considered the highest level of European 6v6 gameplay and has an online playoff event at the end of each season which four teams take part in, it does not have an official LAN event. Videos of past championships and playoffs can be found at the TeamfortressTV youtube channel. [1]
Game Modes
In 6v6, there are three different map types currently being played.
The most common is 5CP, or "5 Control Point", which requires a team to control all five control points in a map in order to win the round.
KOTH, or "King of the Hill", is a game mode where teams fight for control of one central control point in a race against the clock.
A/D, or "Attack/Defense", uses a stopwatch to time the attacking team in trying to capture all of the defending team's control points. The defending team then switches to the attacking team and tries to beat the opposing team's time.
Organizations
North American
European
Asian
Oceanian
Country specific
Other
6v6 Pugs
There are different places where you can play pick up games in the 6v6 format, all adapted to different skill level.
- TF2 Lobby - For the most inexperienced players. While lobby is good at introducing newcomers to the competitive environment and meta, most of the time the teams are stacked or someone isn't playing seriously.
- ATF2.ORG - A way to access to different IRC channels on the Gamesurge network, like #tf2mix (for beginners), and #tf2.pug.na (for higher level players)
- ESEA Open Pugs (reserved to people that are in the ESEA-Open league)
- Power Pugs (an in-house pug group for low-mid ESEA-Open players)
- ESEA Invite Pugs (reserved to people that are in the ESEA-Invite league)
- TF2 Pickup (European TF2 pug system)
- Continuity Gaming Pickup (a web-based pickup for 6v6, 9v9, Ultiduo and bball - currently down)
- #mpuktf2.pickup2 (a invitation-only pickup for european players above division 2)
