New Highlander Weapon Bans

The latest update has brought substantial balance changes to some of the unlockable weapons. After preliminary testing, we have deemed it necessary to ban two of the updated weapons as soon as possible. The rest of the updated items remain allowed at this time.

The following items are banned from use in Highlander Season 5, effective immediately:

Download the updated whitelist here. If you have a match tonight and cannot update the whitelist in time, please refrain from using these two weapons in your match.

Season 16 powered by BlackOut Gaming – Award polls

Who played the best in each class? Who was the best overall? Which talent might be seen in the premier division next season? Which premier division debutant demonstrated that he deserves to stay? Who was the most entertaining caster? The answers to these questions now lie in your, the community’s, hands as we announce the nominees for each award, nominated by their fellow premier division players. The categories and nominees for the respective categories are as follows:

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The polls will be open for about a week or until there is no recognisable change in votes.

OVERVIEW

Have you ever wondered what the league was like when old-school players first started? It is often said that the past is better than the present, could this apply to TF2? It is time for you to decide, welcome to a world without hats!

SCHEDULE AND CUP FORMAT

Update: cp_granary has been swapped with dustbowl and is now the decider in the final.

The cup will be played on Wednesday 18th starting at 20.00 CET. The participating teams will be divided into brackets of 16 according to skill level. The cup will be played in single elimination format with all matches played on the same night. However, the finals can be scheduled for another day! As this is a One Night Cup, both 6on6 and Fun Teams are allowed to participate.

• 20:00 CET – Round of 16 Starts – ctf_2fort (timelimit 20, winlimit 7, 10 minute golden cap if stalemate)
• 20:35 CET – Quarter-Finals Start – cp_well (timelimit 30, windifference 5)
• 21:20 CET – Semi-Finals Start – cp_gravelpit (stopwatch, best of 1)
• Played before 24th December – Final (Bo3: cp_dustbowl, ctf_turbine, cp_granary as a decider if necessary)

RULES

• Matches will be played with a class limit 2 (including demoman) excluding the medic, classlimit 1.
• You can find the config here.
• Like in every cup, 2 mercs are allowed by default.
• In case neither team owns a server, ETF2L can provide you with a server, thanks to our partner Hypernia (request an ETF2L server here). Alternatively you can borrow one fromserveme.tf (credits to Arie) by simply login with your steam account, don’t forget to select the right config (etf2l_bftp) and whitelist (In Item Whitelist you should pick Whitelist.tf and introduce the number 142).
• Jumping and shooting over/through the trains on cp_well during setup is allowed for all classes.
• Scout lamp jump during setup is allowed

If you need an admin, go here!

[Low Bracket | Medium 1 Bracket | Medium 2 Bracket | High Bracket]

One Night Cup updates and reminders

A reminder to all oldschoolers – the Blast From The Past funcup is happening tonight, and if your team signed up for it, we’ll be waiting for you. If your team hasn’t signed up for it yet, you still can – we’re a little shy of a nice and round 64 participants, so you can sign up while there are slots left. Once we hit 64 signups, any extra ones will go to the waiting list to replace noshows – and the waiting list usually gets to play in most one night cups.

To ensure an enjoyable cup experience, we have decided to revise the cup configs and map rules. The new configs for the cup (including a hardcore no-hats whitelist) can be found [here]. Here are the revised win conditions and schedule for each of the cup rounds:

1. 20:00 CET – Round of 16 Starts – ctf_2fort (timelimit 20, winlimit 7, 10 minute golden cap if stalemate)
2. 20:35 CET – Quarter-Finals Start – cp_well (timelimit 30, windifference 5)
3. 21:20 CET – Semi-Finals Start – cp_gravelpit (stopwatch, best of 1)
4. Played before 24th December – Final (Bo3: cp_dustbowl, ctf_turbine, cp_granary as a decider if necessary)

Cup Rules Summary

• 2 mercs allowed by default
• Medic limit 1, all other classes limited to 2. You can use two demomen.
• No unlocks. The ETF2L cup whitelist blocks all custom items, however you may use a whitelist that allows cosmetics only.
• Jumping and shooting over/through the trains on cp_well during setup is allowed for all classes.
• Scout lamp jump during setup is allowed

Highlander Season 5: DAROUTOUTOU vs. Kill Switch

Tonight, last season’s champions, DAROUTOUTOU, take on Kill Switch. With Kill Switch on top of the league table, albeit with more matches played, the frenchies have a must-win situation at their hands to reach the guaranteed grand final spot. The stakes are high and as we have seen this season, every team can indeed beat anyone.

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