How do I join a game?

You log in then queue up and then once the lobby is full you ready up. Once the Game Chat window opens up, one of the 8 players has to find an available server.

What server config is being used?

The competitive config is called ZoneMod. Read about it here

What about voice chat?

There is a CEDAPug discord, otherwise just use in-game.

Where can I find servers?

Checkout the servers page. There are multiple steam groups with available servers for competitive play.

How long do I have to ready up before I get kicked out of the queue?

About 20 seconds give or take. There is no plan to add a visible timer.

How does experience based queues work?

Checkout the experience page for more information.

Why am I getting unusual FPS lag?

Using the connect button to launch your game may result in FPS problems.

What are the rules? What if someone makes trouble?

You must abide by robocop polices.
Additional rules can be found in discord #announcements and #info.

Can I set my steam profile back to private?

Yes, CEDAPug will remember your Left 4 Dead 2 hours and still allow you to chat and join queues.

How do I donate?

Contributions help keep this website running and are needed for this to work. Visit Premium to subscribe.

How does CEDAPug ratings work?

Your rating goes up after a chapter win, or down after a chapter loss. For a chapter tie (scores too close), rating can go up OR down, depending on how favored you are to win and how confident the system in your rating.

How are teams automatically picked in game chat?

Following the game chat teams is mandatory. It assigns the most balanced teams possible based on the ratings of everyone in the lobby. If it makes stacked teams, that means there are a few players present who are in their placement games.

I just won a game but lost rating, why?

Your rating is calculated on a chapter to chapter basis, overall game score does not factor into this. This means that if your team is favored to win but you managed to lose 2 out of the usual 4 chapters, you will end up losing rating by the end of the game.

Alright, but why not calculate ratings based on games instead of chapters?

There are are very good reasons why chapter based rating was chosen instead, such as dealing with substitute players, potential server crashes, technical challenges, effort levels required to implement such a system and so on. Overall, the rating system is still accurate regardless of whether it is chapter or game based.

How does !sub work?

You type !sub from the game server, then your request will show up on the website. Once someone joins it, you can no longer queue for the next 30 minutes. You have the ability to cancel your sub request by pressing the cancel button on the website.