Demo: <demo link> https://testing.potato.tf/demos/mvm_shiverpeak_rc3_int_perfect_freeze_judge-1677020457.zip

Strike, Pass, or No Strike?: No Strike

Team Lineup:

• Lemonee (Engi)
  
• Mo (Scout)
  
• DrCactus (Soldier)
  
• Damno (Pyro)

• This wave is very unthreatening even for an Intermediate first-waver, with only the Demomen really having any potential to kill RED players. It might be for the best to replace the commons in this wave (particularly the gunspies) with something more capable of supporting the Demomen pushing RED.
  
• Spy callouts from the Administrator will play every time the revolver commons enter the map. This should either be fixed in the pop file or the spies should be replaced with a stronger common.

• This whole wave in general needs a tune up in terms of power level. The Bowmen and Scouts were pretty weak as was the Giant Detonator.

• Mo recommends delaying the tank, right now the tank comes out immediately which allows RED to focus it down very quickly before turning back to deal with the Gauntlets. The tank's health is also pretty low for a long map like Shiverpeak. This led to us destroying the tank before it even made it past the barrels at front.
  
• In general the SMGs and Scorch Shots that make up the bulk of this wave are really weak support for the Burst Fire Giant.

• Again (and this is a recurring issue with this mission) the commons are simply too weak to pose a challenge to RED. DF Pyros and Gauntlets just aren't threatening at this cash level.

Overall this mission could have its difficulty increased. A key issue is the bot composition of the waves, which is usually (what almost feels like) random, squishy commons that die too easily to any AoE or splash. There seems be a lack of care towards which robots are used.

RED team is barely tested at all — our team of 4 was never pushed back past the Upgrade Station. While an Intermediate shouldn't be too challenging, it also should not be so easy to the point of triviality.

Demo: https://testing.potato.tf/demos/mvm_doppler_b12_exp_object_oriented_obliteration-1677029258.zip

Strike, Pass, or No Strike?: No Strike

Team Lineup:

• Mo (Pyro)
  
• Lemonee (Soldier)
  
• Averagegamer (Scout)
  
• washy (Heavy)
  
• Skin King (Engi)
  
• watermelon (Demo)

• W2 has quite a big DPS demand for an early wave, with pocketed Giants and beefy commons like Gauntlets and support Heavies in high quantities. We were only able to clear this wave after 5+ attempts. However most of our team were gimping themselves buying the custom upgrades first and we were able to clear it after everyone stopped being experimental. I would keep an eye on this wave in future tests/judging runs to see if it needs adjustment or if it was merely skill issue on our part.
  
• Conversely, on W7 the robots never capped Gate A. For a final wave it was rather breezy, with RED being able to handle all the giants without issue. Our team was pretty stacked and we did have a Heavy however - again, it might be wise to test this wave with more teams of varying competence and composition before considering changes to it.

Demo: https://testing.potato.tf/demos/mvm_madhattan_b25d_exp_city_of_evil_judge-1662244642.zip

No Strike

Lineup:

• Lemonee (Soldier)
  
• Hell-Met (Pyro)
  
• Milk Shake (Heavy)
  
• DaMno (Medic)
  
• Mudun (Sniper)
  
• A+drew (Engi)

W5

• It is advised that you change the Giant Fist of Steels to a more threatening giant. At this point of the mission the payout is high enough that the FoS turn from threats to giant sponges.

W6

• This wave had a strange ending with some common stragglers.
  
• Similar to the FoS from last wave the Buff Rapid Direct Hit giant might need a power boost as you can easily afford resistances at this stage.
  
• The shortstops that come from up top could be be buffed. While they might get run over an unprepared engineer an explosive class or pyro can likely clean them all up when they stop at the gate.
  
• The blast soldiers might not be an effective counter to body blocking as you told me since they do not come in substantial numbers and are quite squishy at this stage.

W7

• The boss needs to be made less suspectible to airblast. He has very predictable timing and one pyro can reflect most of his damage output right back at him with little effort.
  
• The support for the boss in this wave could be buffed so that they can follow and make body blocking less viable.

Demo: https://testing.potato.tf/demos/mvm_sequoia_rc4_rev_adv_deforestation_judge-1654489477.zip

Strike, Pass, or No Strike?: pass with changes

Run 2/3

Team Lineup:

• Dr. Cactus (Heavy)
  
• Lysithea (Engineer)
  
• Lemonee (Scout)
  
• Colonel (Soldier)
  
• Watermelon (Medic)
  
• Perry (Misc)

• Mission is in a decent spot, the team mostly just had some criticisms regarding weapon balance
  
• health kit penalty doesnt seem to be working. Our scout reported frequently getting 1200hp from medium packs

• Scout bats: Too powerful. Lower their damage bonus. Bats should not be 1 shotting light classes
  
• Force A Nature is underwhelming compared to Soda Popper
  
• Shortstop needs its dmg bonus removed
  
• Black Box: Give it more damage, but less healing
  
• Warriors spirit is unchanged (maybe give it crit on minicrit to pair with steak?)
  
• GRU health drain could be turned into self-mark for death
  
• Revert the buff to crit a cola (Bonk is fine)

• The crit soldiers in this wave may be a bit much. Consider slightly replacing some with something less punishing like normal soldiers, or buff banner soldiers

Run 1/3

No strike

Demo: https://testing.potato.tf/demos/mvm_sequoia_rc4_rev_exp_woodland_pollution_judge-1653166281.zip

Lineup:
* Soldier (Mudun)
* Soldier (DaMno)
* Pyro (Braindawg)
* Medic (Skin King)
* Engi (Lemonee)
* Spy (Dylan)

General:
* I would recommend spawning multiple bombs or letting players able to take the bomb from one another to prevent griefing.
* I would also recommend making teleporters work as they do in PVP as opposed to instantly spawning fresh teammates at the exit. This allows BLU to buy upgrades midwave much more naturally. If returning to the battlefield is too slow without an engi with this change then a spawning speed boost could be added as a fix.
* The RED spawn in the building near the ramp up from the water should be moved out of sight.

W1:
* Consider toning down the number/strength of the commons in this subwave (particularly the one with the scouts). While this is an Expert difficulty mission this first wave was notably able to push the team back to the starting area which other waves were not able to do.

Run 1/3

No Strike

Demo: https://testing.potato.tf/demos/mvm_rustvalley_rc4_rev_exp_reclamation-1652042880.zip

Lineup:
* Scout (A+drew)
* Soldier (DaMno)
* Heavy (Soggy Flaps)
* Engineer (Ackes)
* Sniper (watermelon)
* Medic (Lemonee)

General:
* Unsurprisingly Projectile Shield is incredibly busted, providing amazing protection to the team and friendly BLU bots to push through the chokes of the map. As a cherry on top the shield remains active while deploying a bomb allowing you to essentially make yourself invulnerable while doing so, which is problematic to say the least. I would strongly recommend nerfing if not outright removing shield for this mission.
* While I did not use Canteen Specialist this run, it might want to be looked into as well (particularly the possibility of popping an uber canteen, running to the hatch, and deploying).
* There was a suggestion to remove gatebots as they just allow BLU to kill off defenders while waiting for their friendly cappers to arrive and passively capture the spawns. Forcing BLU players to cap the gate themselves could introduce an interesting balance between advancing the objective and defending the friendly giants guarding the bomb.

W2:
* The push between A and B was noticeably sparse with defenders.

W3:
* Jarate bots and DF Pyros do not appear on the wavebar.
* After B was capped the respective spawn door did not open.

W4:
* The tank dozer can spawn over players.
* The hatch tank is not really interesting to fight as the stickies it shoots are easy to avoid and the Giant Demoknights that spawn are not a threat.

W5:
* The punch heavy support for the boss is quite mediocre and the wave overall is not particularly challenging for an Expert mission. Take this with a grain of salt though, it got stuffed by shield.

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Demo:
https://testing.potato.tf/demos/mvm_steep_rc3a_int_seismic_shakeout_judge-1648100691.zip

Strike, Pass, or No Strike?: Pass With Changes

Run 3/3

Team Lineup:

• Scout (Lemonee)
  
• Heavy (herus)
  
• Soldier (DrCactus)
  
• Engi (UltimentM)
  
• Medic (DaMno)
  
• Spy (consulcast)

• A good reverse intermediate. I think it is more or less ready for the event.
  
• Perhaps add some text informing players that there is no infinite ammo or metal in this mission. This fact will probably be self-evident once the wave starts but most other reverses do not have limited ammo and this is an intermediate.
  
• Add trigger_hurt behind the barriers so cash doesn't burn up where the team can't reach.
  
• Remove robot footsteps if possible.
  
• The mission was quite short overall, totalling up to around ~11 minutes of playtime. This is partially excusable as this is an Oil Spill-esque introduction to the reverse format but it's something to keep in mind.

Demo:
https://testing.potato.tf/demos/mvm_steep_rc3a_adv_sentinel_searing_judge-1648101973.zip

Strike, Pass, or No Strike?: Pass With Changes

Run 3/3

Team Lineup:

• Pyro (Lemonee)
  
• Heavy (herus)
  
• Demo (DrCactus)
  
• Engi (UltimentM)
  
• Medic (DaMno) (left midway)
  
• Spy (consulcast)

• Add trigger_hurt behind the barriers so cash doesn't burn up where the team can't reach.

• The Crit Brass Beast Heavies still shredded teams and will likely stump randoms. Reduce the potency of this subwave.

I would just add for posteriority's sake:

-Fix crouching messing up your POV for the rest of your current life (which can be the entire wave for giants)
-Nerf huntsman, it can do more damage than a perma-pocketed giant Soldier
-Remember to give dispenser free range, and maybe buff teles/ change the way friendly engis spawn
-Remember to remove pocket damage boost on the bazooka/barrage launcher
-Investigate anti-rush giants spawning when no one actually rushes ahead (might just be some one-off incident)