Uploaded March 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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First encounter with Competitive Matchmaking Beta, yay!

This is the #3 Stress test, held on friday 4th March evening, EU time.

Requirements to be able to public beta-test MM:
- Be part of this Valve's group: steamcommunity.com/groups/tfcompetitive
- Be a premium account (sorry F2P, you're out of testing)
- Have Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator (or Geel's SDA, see below)
- Have a phone number associated w/ your Steam profile
- Avoid ultra-customized HUDs, else you miss the Stress Test button
- Wait the timeslots in which Valve wants everybody be part of the Stress Test (the button is hidden until then)
- Hope the item server keeps running and running

IMPORTANT NOTE:
For whom not owning an Android/Apple smartphone (only platforms Valve cares about) or can't install the Valve's Steam Mobile Authenticator app for any reason, following is a pretty solid alternative (the one I'm using, btw):
github.com/Jessecar96/SteamDesktopAuthenticator

You still need a phone (not smartphone) for setting up the SDA once (1 single SMS to be received by valve) and to be eligible for the Matchmaking Stress Test.