

Now, you will need to win ten matches, which earns you one of the 13 ranks. The 18 competitive ranks previously available have been cut to 13, and everyone's ranks have been reset. When voting on a map at the end of the match, only maps for the current game mode will show up.įor competitive, Valve made it so players will also be rated based on the Glicko rating system. Starting off with casual, Valve now uses the Glicko skill rating (used in CS:GO) to match players with others in a similar skill level. The update brings significant changes to both casual and competitive modes that will hopefully modernise an archaic aspect of Team Fortress 2. Valve is tackling this in a big way with this patch. It's rarely fair for new players, and it doesn't push existing players to improve. One of the biggest criticisms against Team Fortress 2 in recent years, especially after the arrival of games like Overwatch, is that its matchmaking is a mess. Team Fortress 2 just received a big update that focuses on improving matchmaking, both for casual as well as competitive.
