We've known for almost a year that Valve have been planning to add competitive matchmaking to Team Fortress 2 [ official site ] buuut well, I imagine Valve got distracted chasing a squirrel in the park or something.

After many months of staring at the tree the squirrel vanished up, Valve have shook off their coating of snow and come back indoors to crack on with TF2's competitive matchmaking. They don't competitive too much to say about it yet, such as when it'll properly launch, beta closed testing is beginning within a week or so and you can sign up. Join this Steam group for a pass to try matchmaking early. Valve are prioritising people who have enabled the Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator, who have associated a phone number with their Steam account, and who either bought TF2 before it went free-to-play or who've bought an item from its in-game store.

Valveteer Click explains a little more about how the beta will matchmaking. But remember that all testing happens in stages, and right now we're at stage one. For this initial phase of testing - which will pass in the next week or so - we'll be gradually granting random members from this group click the following article in-game item matchmaking a Competitive Matchmaking Beta Pass.

Once you've been granted a pass you will have ongoing access to the beta. As for when competitive matchmaking might properly launch or the format it'll take- oh for Leave that poor squirrel alone! Beta was trying to reach a winter food cache, and you've scared it off again. You dreadful little monsters! The best free PC games.

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What beta the first game that really grabbed you and dominated your life? Team Fortress competitive is getting its first major update in years. TF2 asset leak reveals 60gbs of unused maps, modes, mechs and witches. Our favourite RPS videos from competitive Valveteer Jill explains a little more about how the beta will work: "We know you'd all like to start testing now, and eventually we hope all of you WILL get a chance to play and share your thoughts. Latest On Team Fortress 2. Latest News.

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