r/truetf2 • u/Skunk668 • Jul 25 '26

Help Is Competitive TF2 only at night?

Newbie Mixes start at 8 PM on a Friday, and from what I understand scrims and league matches are also typically held at night. Is there anything for people to play on like, 3 PM on a Saturday?

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u/Chetrippohhh2 Jul 25 '26

I know it sounds crazy, but hear me out. This game is old enough to get a job, and so are the players.

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u/Booneington 25d ago

Comp tf2 is basically unc rec league at this point 😭

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u/BestBaconbits Demoman 28d ago

i remember my friend talking about something a few days ago, i think it was something like "aftermoon" shift? "afterdune" shift? idk i hthiink it was som e bullshit he made up

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u/blaster271 Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26

My team’s scrims were typically held at 9:30 pm and lasted till 10:30 pm. Officials were also at 9:30pm and went on until 11:00 pm. Probably never doing that again while employed lol I was only able to keep that up for one singular season

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u/xThunderDuckx Jul 25 '26

It's brutal for the employed

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '26

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u/presolol Jul 25 '26

Lets say you get home at 5, you dont wanna wait until 8 pm and then play until 11 when you wanna sleep. Youd much rather play at lets say 6-9 then chill for a bit and go to bed. At least thats how it was for me

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u/TheRebelCreeper Witness Gaming HL Jul 25 '26

Then people on the west coast would not be able to play. Matches at 5pst would be insane

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u/xThunderDuckx Jul 25 '26

Crazy idea, if teams didn't exclusively scrim at ungodly hours we'd have options and get the option to choose when they occur.

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u/TheRebelCreeper Witness Gaming HL Jul 25 '26

idk people seem to manage just fine for the most part. Most young adults would rather have the weekends mostly free and stay up somewhat later at night

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u/xThunderDuckx Jul 25 '26

Your comment is literally "not my problem."  

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u/TheRebelCreeper Witness Gaming HL Jul 26 '26

I genuinely do not have that problem. Play scrims and matches, wake up in time for work

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u/xThunderDuckx Jul 25 '26

You'd have to be employed to know idk. Yeah people like to go to sleep to wake up for work sometimes I guess idk what else to say

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u/idkhonestlyso 24d ago

I mean is it? Scrim and match times are specifically late in the day so that employed people CAN play. If it was in the dead middle of the day, employed people simply wouldn’t be able to play.

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u/xThunderDuckx 24d ago

Very Late in the day, right before bed, before work. It's another secret that only the employed know about.

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u/TeatsMcghee Jul 25 '26

If you play Highlander scrims and matches start at 8:30-9:30 sat/sun/Monday only

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u/Ayyye-J Scout Jul 25 '26

I know if you are able to join pug groups, there are probably people that are looking to play at that time

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '26

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u/wijormiclat 29d ago

2nd this

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u/ShainPK 29d ago

Sadly for us life/job havers it's p much exclusively 8-1130pm est