Steamroll was a terrible idea, never do that as a final map, ever…
I got 0 satisfaction out of the fact that we won because it didn’t feel like a win against the other team. It was a cluster… 2fort would have been a much better final map than steamroll..
Stalemates aren’t complicated, in the case of a stalemate a map like Steamroll would be fine imo.
OR do what I would have done and place 5 on 5 scouts on granary and first team to win, wins 
. Great stalemate breaker, did this in a tournament once.
Play to 3 caps / rounds or until time runs out. No reason we should play to 1…
Play at least 1 of the classic ctf maps. Just because you personally don’t enjoy a map doesn’t mean others hate it.
If we need to shorten the length of the tournament then do 15 – 20 minute rounds instead of 30 minute rounds.
Warmup map = 15 minutes no matter what and should be set to one of the maps we are playing in the tournament. Preferably the map that will be played as the first tournament map. This gives teams a chance to play together before it being real.
Announce what is going on. Don’t depend on someone else to tell you what to do ‘during the LAN.’ Everything should be sorted out before the LAN event. Have the random generator ready. Have the maps configured properly and ready to play. Listen to the community.
The medic gun that gives life is a fantastic weapon and isn’t imbalanced. The backburner was nerfed and seems balanced but that’s debatable. The decision on what weapons are allowed needs to be made soon so that people can work on getting their unlocks. If a person doesn’t have the unlock then it will be their own fault. I believe it is fair to announce something 2 months in advance so that people can prepare.
Overall I had fun. I would like to suggest that TF2 players have the option to pick a person they would like to play with. Naturally that will cause some problems with ‘numbers’ but its worth exploring. Everyone likes to play with at least one of their friends. For 2 LANs I didn’t get to play with my friends at all so I am making this suggestion because I know how much it sucks playing with a bunch of random people. Like I said there is a numbering issue as far as teams go with this approach.
Also, I say one LAN we try 2 teams of 10. Top 5 from each team advance, the team that wins, wins. This would give the first round more of a epic feel. Just an idea.
