I played a ton of LMCTF too. The offhand grapple was such a game changer in terms of speeding across maps. The LMCTF community was also great: hours spent on IRC, competitive ladders, forums (nachos), etc. It was a great time to be into online games.
Alliance for q3 was also great too, but it wasnt quite the same.
There is a Facebook community alive for LMCTF. Last time I checked they have a few servers online and organize pick up games.