As it happens I just finished (I think D:) setting up
a server for TF2—and don't worry, that page scales very nicely. Go ahead! Change your browser's dimensions! You can't break it until you go smaller than the minimum TF2 resolution.
It's technically been set up for another forum, but since I have to play TF2 on Norondor's computer I figure I may as well let him use it. It's not on now, but I will teach him how to turn it on later and do things that are cool so you can have a private server if you want or whatever.
It's got all the stock maps, but not in standard rotation (you can go to Dustbowl or Well if you really want to but they don't exist outside of admins choosing them if I did it right); maps change every 35 minutes or if an admin does it or via Rock the Vote. There are two custom maps on there as well:
pl_cashworks_b2 and
pl_cranetop_b7. I think most custom maps are awful but those two are gems. These also aren't in standard rotation but iirc they are in the RTV options. I was having a couple issues with them before though which I will iron out later.
The server is I think in Ohio, and I was getting ~90 ping earlier tonight, but then later realized my Internet was being taken up by torrents so maybe it is even better than 90! 90 from CA to OH isn't too bad anyway, I don't think.
Anyway I just wanted you to know that maybe if he is around you can bother Norondor to at least turn it on. T&BB probably won't be using it a terrible lot.
uhhhhh if you ever play on this and notice something wonky you should shoot me a PM or an email or whatever is within your comfort zone ok bye and also if you for some reason want a bad custom map uploaded you have to ask me also ok bye for realsies