As you all know, ESEA has decided to completely change the way the pugging is done. They have now implemented a system that more-or-less mirrors that of VALVE's matchmaking system. This matchmake system coupled with an anti-cheat client seems like a great idea.... On paper.

However, after the two or so weeks it's been out, I know I don't speak for myself when I ask ESEA to PLEASE bring the old pug system back. At least allow the choice for the matchmake system, which allows people who are tired of being cheated in VALVE matchmake, or the old style pug system.

I've found that this community is getting bigger by the day. Competitive CS is making a come back. When CS GO was released, we started seeing players who came from the COD community come onto ESEA. lpkane said it best when he said "the old pug system was bursting at the seems..." He's right, the old system did need an addition - not a remodel of an already successful platform.

The problem I've found with the new pug system is the same problem that has existed in the VALVE matchmake - the way it groups the teams. I am certainly not God's gift to CS, but i'm a pretty good player in both, league and pug games. But lately, I've been on the same team as a LOT of players who have no business being in the same server as the others. I understand they're working on a ranking system to better match the players, but the skill isn't the only issue.

I solo queue pretty often as my playing schedule is kind of weird at the moment as I have been taking care of my infant son while my wife's at work. So I really only have time to play pugs for maybe two days a week, the other five days i'm with my son - which is awesome! BUT, I usually don't have friends to pug with at the times I'm playing. Normally, this wouldn't be an issue, but since the new pug system I've been getting stratted on by groups of two, three, or sometimes even five players, in every single pug.

I am petitioning for ESEA to allocate pug servers for the old-style pugging. We already know what /r/globaloffensive came over to ESEA for: a matchmake system with an anti-cheat. Great, they can have that with the new style. But what about the rest of us?

Please revert back to the old system. I know i'm not alone.