6v6
See Standard 6v6
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, Medic, Engineer, and Heavy, which are all limited to a maximum of one. The standard line-up for 6v6 teams 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 league is ESEA, which features three seperate divisions of play.
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. Videos of past championships 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.
ad, 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.
Places to play 6v6
There are different places where you can play the 6v6 format, all adapted to different skill level.
- TF2 Lobby [2]
- ATF2.ORG [3] - A way to access to different IRC channels, 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 invite-only in-house pug group)
- ESEA Invite Pugs (reserved to people that are in the ESEA-Invite league)
- ESEA League [4]
- UGC League [5]
- TF2 Pickup [6] (European TF2 pug system)
