{"id":39794,"date":"2016-07-06T16:27:55","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T23:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/?p=39794"},"modified":"2016-07-06T16:27:55","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T23:27:55","slug":"team-fortress-2-finds-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/2016\/07\/06\/team-fortress-2-finds-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Team Fortress 2 finds its match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Meet your Match\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gvuqLylQOoE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Team Fortress 2 now has competitive matchmaking and player levels. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamfortress.com\/meetyourmatch\/\">Meet Your Match<\/a> update for Valve&#8217;s venerable team shooter adds ranked matchmaking, special medals, titles, a new Pass Time mode, and three new community maps. The main feature of the update is long-requested 6v6 ranked mode that separates aspiring pros from casual peons.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Climb the comp mode ranks to earn up to 18 titles and badges. Track all of your match and ongoing stats in-game. You can even earn stat medals by scoring in the top percentile of all players in your rank.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.teamfortress.com\/meetyourmatch\/faq\/\">FAQ<\/a>, players will need a premium Team Fortress 2 account to participate in ranked games. Legacy Steam accounts that paid for the Team Fortress 2 prior to its change to a free-to-play title are automatically considered premium. Newer accounts must purchase something from the in-game store for the upgrade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Team Fortress 2 now has competitive matchmaking and player levels. The Meet Your Match update for Valve&#8217;s venerable team shooter adds ranked matchmaking, special medals, titles, a new Pass Time mode, and three new community maps. The main feature of the update is long-requested 6v6 ranked mode that separates aspiring pros from casual peons. 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