When i purchased The Orange Box in 2010, i did that mainly for TF2.
TF2 itself is more than a game, it has some of its own lore, it is also an origin for many sorts of jokes, art, Gmod videos, music and other stuff such as "FailFort". TF2 voice actors did an amazing job, giving the game its own charm. TF2 is more than just a game, it's a culture, it's a fandom.
I genuinely loved the game back in the day when it had no matchmaking, no MvM, no trading.
The players were friendlier and more cooperative back then.



Today people get it for free and they do not take the game seriously enough. No communication, no teamwork, no ♥♥♥♥♥. Just a bunch of douchebags. 70-80% of players just wander around the map without having any clue what they're supposed to do. Objective? No, thanks, we'd rather run around the map and die somewhere or maybe keep dancing the Conga at the spawn for dozens of minutes, who needs the lousy intel or control poins? I mean there must be a difference between fun and constant state of ♥♥♥♥♥♥ around.

The worst part of it that sometimes the enemy team has more actual players (for instance 5players + 7randoms vs 3players + 9randoms. In this case no matter how hard i try, we're gonna lose, sooner or later.

They are just gone, if we're talking about casual and competitve.
Also the ability to switch team is gone. Feels nice when they restrict you from using the old features.

Now it seems to be one of the weakest classes. The Sentry Gun's range is limited and almost every class can take it down. It takes time to assemble and upgrade the buildings while a small bunch of morons can destroy your stuff in under 10 seconds. Don't expect any support from your teammates, they might even steal ammo boxes instead of using your dispenser. Being an engineer is a tough and ungrateful job. (Ofc, in theory i think of a combat unit that consists of 2 engies and one pyro. But getting 3 players together while all of them can communicate and help each other? Good luck with that.)

Anyone can register a free steam account then download tf2 and some cheats. TF2 haxors is not a common problem (unlike GTAV O) but it packs a degree of inconvenience anyway. The most common type is a sniper/spy using aimbot.

It feels better when/if you can gather some friends and play together. But the game will ruin it by separating you since the auto-balance is now compulsory. Also the matchmaking is faulty sometimes. By that i mean there are 10 players on the server and the matchmaking sys aint sending anyone to the server anyway.

Not much to say here. Im not skilled enough to play this gamemode. I gave it a shot and i must say, being devastated by tryhards all the time is not my kind of entertainment.

Once a beautiful game, it's messed up. Its not as fun as it used to be.
To have a good time, you need a decent number of friends and a private server.

[h1]Intro[/h1] When i purchased The Orange Box in 2010, i did that mainly for TF2. TF2 itself is more than a game, it has some of its own lore, it is also an origin for many sorts of jokes, art, Gmod videos, music and other stuff such as "FailFort". TF2 voice actors did an amazing job, giving the game its own charm. TF2 is more than just a game, it's a culture, it's a fandom. I genuinely loved the game back in the day when it had no matchmaking, no MvM, no trading. The players were friendlier and more cooperative back then. [h1]Casual[/h1] [h1]Players[/h1] Today people get it for free and they do not take the game seriously enough. No communication, no teamwork, no shiet. Just a bunch of douchebags. 70-80% of players just wander around the map without having any clue what they're supposed to do. Objective? No, thanks, we'd rather run around the map and die somewhere or maybe keep dancing the Conga at the spawn for dozens of minutes, who needs the lousy intel or control poins? I mean there must be a difference between fun and constant state of fuking around. The worst part of it that sometimes the enemy team has more actual players (for instance 5players + 7randoms vs 3players + 9randoms. In this case no matter how hard i try, we're gonna lose, sooner or later. [h1]Sprays[/h1] They are just gone, if we're talking about casual and competitve. Also the ability to switch team is gone. Feels nice when they restrict you from using the old features. [h1]Engineers[/h1] Now it seems to be one of the weakest classes. The Sentry Gun's range is limited and almost every class can take it down. It takes time to assemble and upgrade the buildings while a small bunch of morons can destroy your stuff in under 10 seconds. Don't expect any support from your teammates, they might even steal ammo boxes instead of using your dispenser. Being an engineer is a tough and ungrateful job. (Ofc, in theory i think of a combat unit that consists of 2 engies and one pyro. But getting 3 players together while all of them can communicate and help each other? Good luck with that.) [h1]Hackers[/h1] Anyone can register a free steam account then download tf2 and some cheats. TF2 haxors is not a common problem (unlike GTAV O) but it packs a degree of inconvenience anyway. The most common type is a sniper/spy using aimbot. [h1]Parties[/h1] It feels better when/if you can gather some friends and play together. But the game will ruin it by separating you since the [b]auto-balance[/b] is now compulsory. Also the matchmaking is faulty sometimes. By that i mean there are 10 players on the server and the matchmaking sys aint sending anyone to the server anyway. [h1]Competitive[/h1] Not much to say here. Im not skilled enough to play this gamemode. I gave it a shot and i must say, being devastated by tryhards all the time is not my kind of entertainment. [h1]Overall[/h1] Once a beautiful game, it's messed up. Its not as fun as it used to be. To have a good time, you need a decent number of friends and a private server.