Hey all, been looking for a HL Heavy mentor for a bit, wanted to see if anyone was interested. I’m a member of The Dot, we’re in our second competitive season.

Despite having a lot of time playing, I still know there’s a lot for me to do to improve, so I’m looking to work on that, primarily my positioning and gamesense. Available for mentoring most nights, depending on work schedule, though I can typically do afternoons or late night weekdays.

If interested, shoot me a message on Discord @mrcosmicnachos, or add me on steam at https://steamcommunity.com/id/MrCosmicNachos

All the best, and I look forward to working with you all.

It is definitely insane to add prize pools to main and advanced without adding more barriers to cheating. All the admins did was hire some European etf2l mod, who as far as I can tell has only banned people spinbotting in european tf2 centers or wizzat who got autodetected by a server plug-in. I would love to see our money put towards actually useful endeavors. A demo repository for players in paid divisions is the BAREST MINIMUM.

I literally remote controlled another player’s computer and spammed slurs in the RGL discord on their account and that was 3 months, how did r4bbit and faris get a year? I don’t see how the admins that handle things like this continue to make god awful decisions and are still in a position to keep making them. When are you going to either learn that stuff like this is not ok and correct your behavior or maybe get some smarter admins?

https://youtu.be/-2LJ2Pp4uJ4
Frag Movie I made with 3 songs for somebody help 🙂

wagoogus

exa

I was having issues with this and brought it up to stephanie and she very graciously worked and pushed fixes to the plugin

https://github.com/ldesgoui/tf2-comp-fixes/pull/109/files

hasn’t been merged yet obviously but you can try it out and see if it works

Respectfully, with love and joy, I’ll never touch an excel sheet again ♥

RGL Anti-Cheat Sustainability

Preventing and punishing cheaters who play in our league is a task that our Anti-Cheat staff are tasked with continuously. This position has rigorous requirements and comes with a demanding workload since it can often take weeks to even months for certain cases to be fully investigated. As such, this can often be perceived as “treadmill work” due to the constant influx of players that participate in our league that players may suspect of cheating.

We also understand that players feel that this is an issue that should be better addressed. As such, on July 7th, 2024, we released a survey to gauge interest in community support to help the RGL Anti-Cheat team.

HL Results: image

6s Results: image

The results do show that there is support from both our HL and 6s players that they would like to support the AC team monetarily. The poll results between the first three options for each survey were very close with only a couple of vote differences between each option. After analyzing the options and how this can be implemented, we have opted to introduce a small sustainability fee (only for paid divisions in HL and 6s; further details are listed below). This will make it clear to players that this fee goes directly towards supporting the RGL Anti-Cheat team which is something that may not be so clear if we took this from the existing prize pool money.

Here are the updates effective starting for our HL and 6s Autumn 2024 seasons:

Samus will be officially joining the RGL Anti-Cheat as a Senior Admin. They bring over 4 years of experience as the Anti-Cheat Admin (over 3 years as the Senior AC Admin) in ETF2L and as one of the most prominent figures in handling cheating in Europe.

We will be introducing a “RGL Anti-Cheat Sustainability Fee” which will be a $2 fee (per player) that will be in addition to the existing league fees in our paid division(s) for the HL and 6s formats. NOTE: If HL uses a team fee system, this fee would only be covered by the starting players (9 per team).

All money generated from this fee will go directly towards Samus to assist RGL with anti-cheat.

RGL Autumn Staff Applications RGL 6s will be opening up division administrator and moderator positions. If you are interested in working to help improve our formats, then we encourage you to apply.

If admin positions are filled, we may contact you to potentially join the staff as a moderator instead.

In addition to the above, we are also looking to recruit experienced and talented individuals in the following categories:

Graphic Designer - As a Graphic Designer, you will be using Photoshop, Illustrator, Source Filmmaker, and or other software to create professional-looking art for RGL, focusing on poster overlays, banners, and promotional layouts.

SFM Graphic Designer - As an SFM Graphic Designer, you will be tasked with using Source Filmmaker and editing programs such as Adobe Photoshop to make high-quality posters, banners, and graphics for our social media channels. In-depth experience with SFM and post-processing is required. Candidates will be asked to follow a similar editing style to our current banners.

Animator - As an Animator, you will be using programs like Source Filmmaker, Adobe After Effects, Maya, and or Adobe Animate to animate RGL-related graphics or SFM posters, whether it be for a short bit or screen/item transitions used in streams or YouTube videos. Candidates will be required to create professional-looking animations using any of the previously mentioned programs.

Discord or Forum Moderator - As a moderator, you will be tasked to monitor the chat and deal with issues as they come up. A thorough understanding of the rules is necessary for this area. Candidates will be using our moderation tools (depending on either the forum or Discord) to effectively moderate our chat platforms.

Video Editor - As a video editor, you will be using programs like Adobe Premiere, Sony Vegas, and other software to help edit and produce videos on the RGLgg YouTube channel and clips to feature on our RGLgg Twitch channel, whether this is highlight reels, introduction videos, or frag clips.

Experience in these fields is preferred. Feel free to apply again if you have applied for any of these positions and have not received a response or been selected.

If you would like to apply, you can fill out a form #### here. From there, we will go through the submissions and potentially ask for a follow-up. If you have any questions regarding positions, feel free to open a ticket in our Discord.

Bans

These bans were enacted before the release of this article. If you would like to file a report, you can do so on our site here. Appeals can also be found on the same page.

NOTE: We only look at user-submitted reports. If you do not file a report, then there is a good chance we have not seen it and cannot deal with the situation.

Cheating

The following player(s) have been caught cheating by the RGL Anti-Cheat team and will be banned:

cury99 - 4 Years // First cheating offense

Peter - 4 Years // First cheating offense

DaFuQWiZaT - Permanent // Second cheating offense

Ban Evasion

The following player(s) knowingly supported a league-banned player in evading their ban for the season and will be banned for 2 Years:

skar

BigLogan

BIG Kalander

GOD | boomba.

Eben

hoya

Alting

The following alternate account(s) have been caught connected to existing accounts in RGL by the RGL Anti-cheat team and will be permanently banned:

hydro

Ernesto

Coolest Dude

Probation

The following players have been banned and placed on probation:

thedittogirl - Violation of [1002.5] - Witch Hunting. - 3 Months

Mikhail - Doxxing of player(s) in the community. Increased sentence as an Invite player. - 9 Months

RainofLight - Threats of harm and/or harassment towards RGL staff and community members. - 12 Months

Update on the player(s) that have been banned while on probation:

gus - Continued doxxing of player(s) in the community. - Permanent (3rd ban inside of RGL, 2nd ban on probation)

After the minimum period has been served, the player(s) can appeal to have the ban lifted if they can show that they’ve improved themselves and how they interact within the community.

League

crane - Use of alternate account, Account sharing, and Assisting / supporting in breaking Game Integrity - 6 Years

Soy 3 - Use of alternate account, Account sharing, Assisting / supporting in breaking Game Integrity, and VAC Ban: Permanent (TF2-related) -Permanent

Nootstook - Breaking RGL’s player code of conduct. - Permanent

Sportsmanship and Spirit

The following player(s) have/had been suspended for 1-6 weeks for their usage of racist slurs, homophobic or transphobic language, excessive toxicity, flaming, or derogatory language on our platforms. Repeat offenders will get longer ban lengths.

Adena - Racist comment was made during a scrim. - 2 Weeks // First Offense

R0ll - Use of a racial slur during an RGL match. - 2 Weeks // First Offense

VAC Ban

The following account(s) have been permanently banned for having VAC bans that may be affecting TF2. If you have a VAC ban for a game that is not TF2, please contact an admin to get the ban removed.

royalty

papesz lete

deadend

Demos

The following player(s) have failed to provide a requested demo. The first offense during the regular season will be a warning. A second offense during the regular season or the first offense during playoffs will lead to suspensions.

bea - Failure to Submit Demos: 2nd Offense - 2 Weeks

flames - Failure to Submit Demos: 2nd Offense - 2 Weeks

Blessin - Failure to Submit Demos: 2nd Offense - 2 Weeks

Asunder - Failure to Submit Demos: 2nd Offense - 2 Weeks

Dotshin - Failure to Submit Demos: 2nd Offense - 2 Weeks

Imagine - Failure to Submit Demos: 2nd Offense - 2 Weeks

Nebraska - Failure to Submit Demos: 2nd Offense - 2 Weeks

Sunshine - Failure to Submit Demos: 2nd Offense - 2 Weeks

brandon - Failure to Submit Demos: 2nd Offense - 2 Weeks

untamed - Failure to Submit Demos: 2nd Offense - 2 Weeks

z3no - Failure to Submit Demos: 2nd Offense - 2 Weeks

airballer - Failure to Submit Demos: 2nd Offense - 2 Weeks

attentiondeficit - Failure to Submit Demos: 2nd Offense - 2 Weeks

speedy - Failure to Submit Demos: 2nd Offense - 2 Weeks

Cookie Dough - Failure to Submit Demos: 2nd Offense - 2 Weeks

monky - Failure to Submit Demos: 2nd Offense - 2 Weeks

yasho - Failure to Submit Demos: 2nd Offense - 2 Weeks

slamborghini - Failure to Submit Demos: 2nd Offense - 2 Weeks

MFSIFKE - Failure to Submit Demos: 2nd Offense - 2 Weeks

KittyCatMeowMeow - Failure to Submit Demos: 2nd Offense - 2 Weeks

Freddy * - Failure to Submit Demos: 2nd Offense - 2 Weeks

You can read further details and context about each player’s bans by viewing their discipline history on their RGL profile.

Bumping this one last time, this concerns league fees people!

asher

RGL has been addressing harassment/slur/toxicity/etc., related cases for well over 5 years at this point. While there are still strides that the league can take to address these things better, it is a bit disingenuous to say that the league “never did enough to combat this” when it led the way for other leagues to revise and implement new codes of conduct guidelines. The league also routinely issues bans and warnings for misconduct every week. That would be almost unheard of in pre-RGL days.

The reality is that toxicity has always been an issue in TF2 (as well as any other competitive title). While there are certain things that we as a league can do to address it, there are also things that players and teams can do inside of their inner circles such as Discord and PUG servers to make a clear stance that this behavior is not allowed. Making the competitive community a more welcoming place where bigotry, toxicity, etc., is not accepted is something that we as a community have to do together and that starts at the ground level up.

Ultimately, it should not be that difficult for people to learn to respect one another while playing this game. That is all I ask from people as well. If you see this behavior, do not be afraid to speak up and call it out. If it gets further out of hand, you should report it to whoever is the admin of your Discord or TF2 server (and if further escalation is needed - to the RGL report team through the report form).

https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBAKo7

please credit bethnicz & fireside casts if using photos from album above

my crappy iphone photodump -> https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBAKA1

Howdy, NC Highlander Heavy Mentee here. Been playing TF2 for years, but just recently picked up competitive as a heavy for The Dot.

Looking for someone to go over demos with, help me learn better positioning and gamesense. I’m available for mentoring most nights, depending on my work schedule I can also usually do afternoons.

Currently 5th seed NC Highlander playoffs

Shoot me a message on Discord @mrcosmicnachos, or add me on steam at https://steamcommunity.com/id/MrCosmicNachos

All the best!

Past articles: RGL LAN 2024 Announcement - RGL.gg Philly LAN 2024 Details (20-21 July 2024) - RGL LAN Fundraiser: 6s Disrupt-n-Draft Cup

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Graphic by MetalCloud RGL 6s Open LAN

For more information about the RGL Sixes Open Tournament @ LAN.

RGL Discord

For LAN-related discussions, announcements, and travel and lodging coordination.

LAN Merch

To help support/fund the LAN event.

The RGL LAN is scheduled to occur on the weekend of July 20th to July 21st (Saturday and Sunday). This will be two weeks after the regular season to allow the Invite playoff teams to prepare by booking flights and hotels. As it is being held on a weekend, it will be a two-day event. Day 1 will cover the first round and semifinals of playoffs and day 2 will cover the lower bracket finals and grand finals. For the Open Tournament, day 1 will be for group stages and round 1 of playoffs, and day 2 will cover the 3rd place match and grand finals.

The top 4 North American Invite teams will be competing for the share of a $9,386 prize pool in the Season 15 RGL Invite Playoffs. NOTE: This prize pool number is subject to increase once the final calculations are done (season league fees, etc.). You can catch the stream this weekend at 1 PM EST on twitch.tv/rglgg!

Teams:

Like A G6 froyotech Witness Gaming GlobalClan

Prize Pool Split:

1st Place: $2,355.69

2nd Place: $2,088.55

3rd Place: $1,821.42

4th Place: $1,554.29

Spectator Passes

Were you planning to attend the RGL 2024 LAN on July 2 at Localhost in Philly? 1-day and 2-day Spectator Passes are now available online for $20 and $30 respectively! Tickets can also be bought in person via an online portal; however, we do recommend you buy tickets on the RGL website if possible.

NOTE: if you were looking to purchase multiple tickets for others, please try to show up together when you arrive so we can validate your tickets. Thank you.

Check-in Reminders

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For all players, please note that check-in time is from 12 PM to 12:30 PM EDT. Spectators check-in is at 12:30 PM EDT.

Seating Chart

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The document above explains how the seating chart for players and spectators will be organized.

There will be a dedicated seating area for spectators of the LAN highlighted in brown.

For players, the LAN will consist of four areas:

On the stage: Section A (Red) Section B (Yellow)

Lower Bowl: Section C (Green) Section D (Blue)

LAN Rules

The purpose of this document is to detail what is expected of players at any RGL in-person LAN event. The rules will be enforced at the administrator’s discretion, and these rules serve as a guideline for how these decisions are made. We strive to have a fair and balanced ruleset, so note these rules are subject to change.

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[6006.2] - Match Server has been updated to clarify that LAN admins will handle the RCON and execute the maps and configs on the servers for the teams. Previously, this was handled by the teams/players themselves.

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[6006.4] - LAN Map Selection has been added to clarify the rules regarding the LAN map selection process and the timing of map pick/ban selections for the event which can operate on a much tighter schedule than the normal online playoffs.

LAN POV Demos

Players attending the RGL LAN (Invite Playoffs or Open Tournament) are expected to upload all POV demos for each match to the shared Google Drive folder provided to teams for LAN.

There will be an RGL LAN Discord that LAN admins will be using to work with players to ensure the Google Drive for each player is setup.

Draft Cup Conclusion

Thanks to all the players for participating in the event and everyone who came out to support the fundraiser.

We managed to raise $1,836.82 so far in the cup! Proceeds will go to help cover the expenses of the teams attending the LAN.

Hello Everyone!

I would like to announce that there will be another tournament on July 19th @9PM EST. If anyone of any div is wanting to join the tournament or just want to play Market Gardening, please message me on discord @cosmomg

The prize pool will be of 15 keys and after the tournament we will be doing weekly tournaments on Saturday and Sunday @8PM EST that will be similar to pugs, they aren’t as serious as tournaments with prize pools and you can gain experience with Market Gardening through those smaller tournaments.

Server Info
NA: 172.86.104.225:27015
EU: 82.153.70.143:27015

GFR MGA Staff

This survey will be to gauge interest in community support to help the RGL Anti-Cheat team.

If you are playing in HL or 6s (or both), please complete the survey that responds to the format that you are playing in. Both surveys close on July 21, 2024 11:59 PM EST.

RGL Anti-Cheat Support Survey (HL)

https://rgl.gg/Players/My/Survey.aspx?r=24&s=94

RGL Anti-Cheat Support Survey (6s)

https://rgl.gg/Players/My/Survey.aspx?r=40&s=95

Hi, everyone!

Background
Market Garden Arena (MGA) is a small but up and coming community in the competitive space, and we’re always looking for new members from any skill level. GFR MGA is a new face in the MGA community, and our goal is to bring the best possible casual and competitive MGA experience. We host tournaments for both NA and EU regions, and we even have our very own MGA servers for these regions for a more casual experience, as well, which will be shared below.

Announcement
GFR MGA will be hosting an NA tournament where competitive sixes pros will face MGA pros and battle it out for a prize of 15 keys, so join us on July 6 @9PM EST to watch this exhibition of skill and find out who is better at market gardening (3 sixes players spots still open. Join up!).

Server Info
NA: 172.86.104.225:27015
EU: 82.153.70.143:27015

GFR MGA Staff

A little side note, if you would like to know more information about future plans or would just like to join the community, please add me on discord I can invite you to our server where you can pick to be a tournament contestant or even just someone to look around and enjoy your time.

This is my discord: cosmomg

Summer Staff Updates Joey Lemons, Justario, and Colonel Salt will be new additions to the HL team.

The updated staff list is as follows:

6v6

Head Admin - Kitt(eh)

Division Admins:

Invite - yogrrt

Advanced - je’mond

Main - tristen

Intermediate - M17

Amateur - Plinko

Newcomer - Rattle Bones

Division Moderators:

Invite - je’mond

Advanced - nyna

Main - Bliztank

Intermediate - QueeQuey

Amateur - Gigos and Ta5K

Newcomer - Popalofiti

9v9

Head Admin - Jercer

Division Admins:

Invite - yogrrt

Advanced - Xenagos

Main - Ta5K

Intermediate - Bliztank

Amateur - Alltrex

Newcomer - DusterDan35

Division Moderators:

Invite - Joey Lemons

Advanced - EvenNine

Main - Vandeer

Intermediate - Justario

Amateur - Krissy

Newcomer - Colonel Salt

Global Rule Updates

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[1005.4.4] - Player Aliases has been updated to clarify that name change requests must also meet the rule sections outlined in [1002] - Code of Conduct.

Bans

These bans were enacted before the release of this article. If you would like to file a report, you can do so on our site here. Appeals can also be found on the same page.

NOTE: We only look at user-submitted reports. If you do not file a report, then there is a good chance we have not seen it and cannot deal with the situation.

Cheating

The following player(s) have been caught cheating by the RGL Anti-cheat team and will be banned:

cukei - 4 Years // First cheating offense

megs - 4 Years // First cheating offense

Alting

The following player(s) were involved in the use of an alternate account, account sha

ring, and/or aiding in supporting the use of alternate account(s)

Santaz - 1 Month

[GP] Armando - 6 Months

W1llYr4X - 1 Year

Cheezer - 2 Years

Minikrimi - 2 Years

doby - 4 Years

Depruu - 6 Years

The following alternate account(s) have been caught connected to existing accounts in RGL by the RGL Anti-cheat team and will be permanently banned:

ts0n4

Indo

90LG Tuna

Probation

The following players have been banned and placed on probation:

hoodoos - Harassment; threat of harm and anti-semitic comments made towards another RGL player(s). - 6 Months

Garbo - Leaking private information regarding RGL players as an admin. - 8 Months

Update on the player(s) that have been banned while on probation:

captain planet - Violation of [1004.4.1] - Permanently banned players in a scrimmage on an alternate account. - 46 Weeks (4th ban inside of RGL, 1st ban on probation)

troubadour - Violation of [1004.4.1] - Permanently banned players in a scrimmage on an alternate account. - 144 Weeks (5th ban inside of RGL, 3rd ban on probation)

After the minimum period has been served, the player(s) can appeal to have the ban lifted if they can show that they’ve improved themselves and how they interact within the community.

League

glxy - Disregarding a previous warning with excessive toxicity/derogatory comment during an RGL match. Increased sentence due to being on probation and disregarding the formal warning of inappropriate comments towards player(s). Offseason ban delayed for the start of RGL Highlander Season 18. - 1 Week

rikiar - Violation of [1004.4.1] - Permanently banned players in a scrimmage. Offseason ban delayed for the start of Sixes Season 15. - 1 Week

Sportsmanship and Spirit

The following player(s) have/had been suspended for 1-6 weeks for their usage of racist slurs, homophobic or transphobic language, excessive toxicity, flaming, or derogatory language on our platforms. Repeat offenders will get longer ban lengths.

Adena - Use of a racial slur during a scrim. Offseason ban delayed for the start of RGL Highlander Season 18. - 2 Weeks // First Offense VAC Ban

The following account(s) have been permanently banned for having VAC bans that may be affecting TF2. If you have a VAC ban for a game that is not TF2, please contact an admin to get the ban removed.

pin

ollie

soldier tf2

Demos

The following player(s) have failed to provide a requested demo. The first offense during the regular season will be a warning. A second offense during the regular season or the first offense during playoffs will lead to suspensions.

tiny - Failure to submit demos - Automatic 2nd offense (Offense occurred in a playoff match, see [1008.5] - POV and STV Demos) - 2 Weeks

tony - Failure to submit demos - Automatic 2nd offense (Offense occurred in a playoff match, see [1008.5] - POV and STV Demos) - 2 Weeks

djnnseng - Failure to submit demos - Automatic 2nd offense (Offense occurred in a playoff match, see [1008.5] - POV and STV Demos). Offseason ban delayed for the start of Highlander Season 18. - 2 Weeks

CookieCorner - Failure to submit demos - Automatic 2nd offense (Offense occurred in a playoff match, see [1008.5] - POV and STV Demos). Offseason ban delayed for the start of Sixes Season 15. - 2 Weeks

Pneuma - Failure to submit demos - Automatic 2nd offense (Offense occurred in a playoff match, see [1008.5] - POV and STV Demos). - 2 Weeks

You can read further details and context about each player’s bans by viewing their discipline history on their RGL profile.