With TF2's beta release merely a week old players from a myriad of backgrounds have been religiously playing around the clock, including several of the staff here at GotFrag. It was only a matter of time before leagues took notice, and ESL has come to the rescue as the first major league to sport a TF2 competition.
ESL's ladder uses a 6 versus 6 format with friendly fire. The current map list includes both capture the flag (CTF) and capture point (CP) maps. 2fort, well and granary have the map time limit set at 30 minutes, while dustbowl and gravelpit each team will defend and attack twice.
This rule set differs from those used in the Team Fortress Classic (TFC) leagues currently operating and incorporates a lot of developments gleamed from the successes of rules used in other games. For instance in STA's TFC league the rules are rather arcane, with matches played 9 versus 9 and rules which set a limit on the maximum number of defenders. Also “*Excessive* Offensive Crossfire/Death-Matching” is not allowed. The full list of STA TFC rules can be found:
HEREThe full news post can be found below:
Following last night's Opening Cup, we're proud to announce the opening of the our first Team Fortress 2 ladder here in the International section. Teams can now challenge and play each other in Capture the Flag and Control Point earning points to decide the who the best teams are!
Sign up!
Already 17 teams are signed up the ladder which has been open for a week, now challenging has been enabled so teams can begin playing!
Rules
As the game is still in beta we've put both Capture the Flag and Control Point game types in the same ladder, both teams choose either a CTF or CP map to play in the match.
To start with, matches will be played 6on6 with friendly fire on. The maps ctf_2fort, cp_well & cp_granary will have a 30 minute time limit, and on cp_dustbowl & cp_gravelpit both teams will play as attackers and defenders twice. You can always find the current settings and rules at Info & Details.
Map list
cp_well
cp_dustbowl
ctf_2fort
cp_gravelpit
cp_granary
How to play
To play in the ladder you and and your team mates must be registered on the ESL, one of you creates the team and the others join. Once you have at least 6 players and have entered a contact method (ICQ or IRC) you can join the ladder by clicking the sign up link at the top of this news.
To challenge a team either you can look in the ladder rankings or new entries for an opponent and click the challenge link or if you have the link to their team on ESL click the challenge link on their profile.
We hope you all have lots of fun in the ladder and look forward to seeing you in game.
Your ESL Admin team
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