In my opinion, the current game modes in competitive TF2 is boring and i think thats why there is so few that actually want to play TF2 on the competitive scene.

[...] And i have never claimed there was any conspiracy amongst the old school TF2 gamers. I can only speak from my experience from TF2lobby where i've met a couple, and i was referring to them. Of course you can say, i'm generalising a bit, but it's a bit hard when you come in, new to the competitive scene, and in fact all of the "old school" gamers seems more or less disgruntled over the highlander league for some reason.

is just outright false. 100%. Highlander was available everywhere, people tried it for a while, and then everyone realized that it doesn’t work at higher skill levels and has much slower gameplay overall than 6v6. This isn’t some conspiracy of elite “old school” competitive players trying to avoid highlander replacing 6v6. Many of them tried highlander at some point..

1) as said before, impossible to get 9 players on together for more than 1 night a week 2) comms are horrid, 9 people on mumble, minus perhaps the engie, is just eugh 3) it's, as in pubs, 80% spam and holding chokes for a stalemate and 20% of actually doing something 4) as said before, opinion does not = fact 5) almost no coordination due to 9 players, no teamwork except some basics, turns out to be boring after the initial shine of it

If a league was to be made of highlander like the 6vs6 league, i think it would become very popular, and even better replace the 6vs6 with 9vs9 highlander in competitive TF2.

My clan, DB, has just been knocked out from the highlander tournament, because of an error made by an admin. We have accepted this, and we of course understand the huge work the admins have done throughout the highlander tournament and we respect that. Overall we have enjoyed the competitive scene of TF2. Thought i would share my voice, an average pub gamer, on how it has been and such, and of the highlander game mode vs the 6vs6 game mode. First, the interest there seemed to be for the highlander tournament was overwhelming. So many teams and so many players from around the world, it's so amazing how the correct tournament with the correct rules can get people to play competitive in TF2. In my opinion, the current game modes in competitive TF2 is boring and i think thats why there is so few that actually want to play TF2 on the competitive scene. Personally i think it's so boring watching a 6vs6 match on SourceTV as it is now, and i've never enjoyed it one bit, because i've always felt like something was missing and there was a certain disbalance. Highlander games are so fun to watch, since all class come in to play, and you need to use all classes to your advantage as best as possible. I mean.. this is what made TF2 fun in the first place to begin with. The wide variety of how many ways you can play this game, with all 9 classes. Bringing a tournament together where all 9 classes was supposed to be used in 9vs9 was a great move, and it has really relit the competitive TF2 scene in my opinion. If a league was to be made of highlander like the 6vs6 league, i think it would become very popular, and even better replace the 6vs6 with 9vs9 highlander in competitive TF2. Many of the "old school" TF2 gamers that i have stumbled upon in the TF2 lobby, were not enthusiastic about the highlander one bit, and quite frankly, i can't understand that. Maybe they were actually afraid that 9vs9 would become more popular, or maybe they just can't accept the change. The fact of the matter is, that 9vs9 is way more funny to play in, way more funny to watch, and as it is right now, hell of alot more popular and appealing than 6vs6. As said before, overall we enjoyed our time in the highlander league, and we salute the admins for their great work, for putting this tournament together.