pugs are the answer to your woes, but i'm curious as to why pugging isn't a more popular option

in the heyday of NS there was at least one pug going on at any hour of the day with a community pool of players 1/10th (at most) the amount of tf2 players that are playing in S10 ESEA

we pay for ESEA premium to play in their league, yet the pug service they provide goes unused... why?