Ok men, here's what we've learned so far. Many bothans died bringing us this information (sometimes repeatedly)...

Agents of the BLU Military Industrial Complex, led by one Colonel Decker, have stolen the plans for Ladies Night. They hope to lure the A Team, who have been hiding in the RED underground for some time, into the open so they can capture them and return them to the maximum (level 3) sentry stockade from which they escaped.

Fortunately for the ladies, RED ain't no suckas and they're gonna fight back.

Here's the plan!

At 20:00 hours August 27th a crack commando unit will assemble on SERVER 3 ready to infiltrate the BLU compound where they're storing the plans.The plans could be in one of several locations - RED spies are still working on tracking down which one holds them. REDs sole objective is to reacquire the plans. However, they should prepare for fierce fighting as the plans will be guarded by an equally crack commando unit working for BLU.

BLU is expected to launch a counter offensive to capture any the location details of any members of the A Team involved in the attack (which someone, somehow, has foolishly kept in a briefcase lying around...).

Once the outcome of the assault is known RED will pull back to a nearby location - the objective will be either to prepare for a final strike upon BLU in the hopes of causing critical damage to their networks or capturing key locations, or in the worst case scenario to regroup in the face of overwhelming BLU counter initiatives. Either way gentlemen, the fighting will be bloody. Some of you may not make it home. It's a long way to go to the front line, but in the end, if you fall, you aint gettin' on no plane!




The real deal (i.e. how this is gonna work)

Sign up is *almost* as usual, but with a couple of twists.

19:50 to 20:15 - Assembly begins on Server 3. There will be a randomly selected (by me) Arena map at 20:00 for 15 minutes to allow for warm up whilst we wait for any stragglers to arrive.

20:15 sharp - Start time - If anyone who has signed up has not arrived by this time their place will be given to a ringer or, if there are extra spaces, we'll recruit from whoever is available. Given it can sometimes take up to 40 minutes to start a match and this is a source of frustration for the people who do arrive on time and want to play we are going to be as prompt as possible. If this means we end up 6v6 then so be it.

PART 1 - Here's one of the twists - When you sign up, along with the usual class selection, please indicate a CTF map that you would like to play in round one. I'm not going to run a poll for this. Instead, I'm going to write all the votes down and I'll ask someone I know to draw one at random. Multiple votes means multiple entries, stacking the vote. Thus everyone gets an opinion and whilst the odds may be in a particular maps favour, there's no guarantee - BLU is tricksy, and you never know where they might hide the plans. Once the map is selected, play will proceed as normal - 2 complete rounds.

PART 2 - The map for Round 2 will be decided by vote as normal, and could be a payload or normal cap point map. The poll can take up to 10 options so the first ten posts by different people with a map choice for round 2 will get an entry on the poll. If you put down multiple maps I'll take the first one. Asking for something already asked for will reduce the total number of slots available... Harsh huh, but I'm evil like that.

Match Rules -

7 player team limit, 2 medic cap.
6v6 drops the medic cap to 1.
Unlocks are allowed though I would prefer it if the Heavies agree to limit their unlocks if one of them hasn't got them yet. If both heavies agree that they don't care, then I'm not fussed
Do not sign up if you cannot play until 10pm UNLESS you can source a replacement. It's another real source of frustration when people drop out.
Mics are a must have.
Team Leader volunteers are wanted - but you cannot be a TL if you've been one in the last 2 weeks.

That's it! Who is willing to stand with RED and defend Ladies Night? Who will stand with BLU and fend off the RED assault?

Sign ups so far:
Queed Baller - Soldier, Demo (Didn't select any maps, gets spanked)
Mr Tonic - Medic, Scout, Support
Extra_Cold - Heavy, Medic
Finis - Scout
Bomaster - Medic, Demo, Support ( Pyro )
Nirvana - Heavy, Medic, Soldier, Demo
MJ-Healy - Medic, Support (Pyro, Sniper)
Bolt - Medic
Diakun - Heavy, Soldier
SgtHardPlace - Any old thing.
Dirty Jesus - Medic, Heavy
Dr. Gash - Demo, Soldier, Support ( Sniper )

Ringers - Fluffy

i'll be in (solly, demo) but if my connection fucks up again i wont be pleased.

it only ever happens when i'm in a match, i'm sure it's just a coincidence but it's getting rather annoying now, for me and the other players.

edit: ctf_well for me please.

Ok, on a serious note:

Class(es): Medic, Scout, "Support" (basically anything but solly, demo, heavy)

CTF Map: ctf_Well
CP Map: cp_Steel (I want you all confused)

This sounds too awesome to pass up, in as heavy medic (pref heavy), my mapvote goes to round 1: ctf_well and round 2: tc_hydro (which we've never played on a LN, i think itl be good with 6v6)..

AND I WILL SEE YOU GENTLEMEN ON THE BATTLEFIELD!

In as a ringer, ctf map of my choice is tubine.
CP map of my choice is labor.

Oh yeah, completely forgot. I'm in, Scout preferrably, so I can warp-own you all (and yes, this word exists).

Edit: As for the ctf_map, my vote goes to Turbine. My second map choice would be Badlands.

sounds good, im with extra on the hydro/well vibe

1) medic
2) demo
3) pyro

heavy/medic/solly/demo

ctf - 2fort

cp - steel

Medic, Pyro, Sniper

CTF- 2fort

CP- Steel

I am shit and panic and fall to bits on these but I will play again.

Medic medic and medic.

Turbine and Granary. (Boring I am yes.)