TF2 Will Die of a Broken Heart.

The title of this video is a bit of a bold one. "TF2 Will Die of a Broken Heart." If you want the tl;dr on what exactly I mean by that, here's the thesis of this essay. Valve may have finally taken action to fight the bots, but for myself and probably quite a few others, it's too late. The stagnation of the game, the lack of meaningful gameplay changes via balance/additions, and the comparatively active scene of the rest of the gaming industry has left many dedicated TF2 fans just feeling tired. If TF2 ever dies, it'll be because the stagnant feeling of perpetual tiredness seeps deep enough into the community that it well and truly breaks the community's heart. It was close to doing that recently, and Valve's action staved off the worst of it for a bit. But unless Valve SERIOUSLY changes their hands-off strategy regarding updates to the game, it's pretty much joever for me, at least.

That make any sense? Obviously I can't see your mental responses, but I hope so. Sorry 'bout the whole White Man Video Essay thing, but it was necessary. Here's hoping future content on the channel can match the effort I put into this one.

Thanks again for being here, and cheers. :)

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:16 Chapter 1: Allegiance
4:53 Chapter 2: Grievance
13:04 One Mann's Fighting Points
27:43 Chapter 3: Deliverance
34:21 Chapter 4: Acceptance

Thumbnail by ‪@KasaiCantDraw‬

That document about the bot hosters I mentioned at one point: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1goBP...
(As a reminder I can't confirm the validity of anything it says, but it did make the rounds and the stuff it says has had a notable enough impact on the perception of the community that it's at least worth mentioning.)

Music:
Evil Eye - Hades 2
Galleons - Rise of Nations
Archimedes - TF2
Last Stand - FTL
In The Blood (Acoustic) - Hades
Fifth of a Dime - TF2 Classic
Punch-Out!! Main Theme - Punch Out Wii
Dark Forest - Rise of Nations
Across the Bog - Rise of Nations
Kakoriko Village - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

#TF2 #SaveTF2 #FixTF2

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