thanks for watching! If you're interested in trying out this side of TF2, check out some resources in the description. I should note that I think the casual side of this game is amazing too. That's part of what makes this game so good: you can enjoy it as a social game or a sandbox to mess around in, but it also has this incredible hidden depth and nuance that goes unappreciated. Also, I've set up a pub server using the competitive mappool and only allowing 6s classes for people looking to get a feel for the game's mechanics without dealing with casual's chaos. Just paste "connect pinguefy.sserv.gg" in the TF2 console and it'll connect you to the server. Here is a discord server for it: discord.gg/Vyh2pbATdA
Great video! You captured so much of what has kept us all coming back for years, and I was blown away at the research and composition you implemented to really tell the story. I am honored to have had the chance to participate in the video, and I hope that it inspires many more people to get involved in the TF2 scene, both for casual or competitive play. The TF2 renaissance is coming ;)
This was insanely well made and touched on basically every base imaginable. I've been considering making a video on the competitive scene like this myself but you absolutely aced it.
elmaxo, please make one too. the more people talk about the comp community, the more it will thrive. its crazy how much people ive seen compared to 3 years ago playing with comp loadouts/making comp callouts even in casual matches. but we need more people to talk about it
@@1c3y_mkw45 For real, I honestly think it's a bit douchey for all the big casual tf2 youtubers to never even mention the fact that there's an insane amount of depth to the competitive game
remember hearing people say 10 years ago "the best thing that could happen to this game would be for valve to abandon it completely and let the community take over. nobody working at valve could be payed enough to put in the same amount of work the community does for free out of pure love for the game"
I still meet fresh instals in pubs. Knowing that the audience for this game is still growing makes me so rediculously happy. I hope some of them go on to make great friends through this wonderful game.
@@jacobshirley3457it’s not at all enjoyable having these boys around. I’m sure the game is fun but pubs are impossible to play and I’m not joining discord servers just to get into proper tf2 games. Incredibly lame if you ask me
the last part killed me. people always ask why i spend so much time on "useless" things in life and its always the same answer "becaus it makes me happy"
Amazing video. I've "quit" TF2 atleast 3 times and every time I find myself coming back to it. There's nothing else like it. In no other game is there such a variety of movement, aiming types, playstyles, and communities. One thing that keeps me hooked on it is community servers. In no other FPS, besides CSGO, can I just join a 24/7 community-hosted server whenever I want. In Overwatch you've got custom games, but they're unreliable and rarely have what I want. In Valorant you can't make public servers. But in TF2 if I want to do 1v1s I can just join an MGE server, if I want to play something deathmatch-esque I can just play a hightower server, if I want something goofy I can play one of the countless RTD/Randomizer/1000x servers out there, and if I want to play the game in its normal state with less worries about bots and cheaters I can just play a vanilla community server. It's great.
Absolutely wonderful job. I think you perfectly encapsulated what tf2 means to so many of us from the often overlooked the competitive angle to this game.
@@wasdkug_tr So I have to play a game that requires paying premium with some game modes? The items have an effect and I am using standard weapons while someone is using a better weapon that crushes me more than I ever could. No, it's not TF2. It's a hat simulator.
Teamwork only tracks how many players are playing right now, while steam is counting how many players have played the game in the past hour. No game would get a sixfigure numbers, if it would be updating the data every second or so
It's fascinating how everybody's favourite hat wearing, conga dancing, sandwich trowing simulator is also one of the deepest competitive games of all time. I fucking love TF2
Honored to be a part of this, really warmed my heart hearing everyone else's stories about how much the game means to them. The brief mention of the community charity events (TOTH) may seem random but it's a perfect example of how genuine and passionate the TF2 community is, to bring together comp players, jumpers, surfers, and youtubers, to help raise tens of thousands of dollars for charity.
There are absolutely no words to describe the impact of this video pinguefy; I have never felt so deeply touched by a UA-cam documentary before. Your video made me feel as if I had just finished a movie that I was so invested in that I forgot the world around me, a film I would want to forget just to watch it again and feel the raw emotion once again. You flawlessly explained why many-many TF2 players and I are so invested in this game; the nuanced and creatively expressive movement, the wonderful community, and the remarkably complex interactions between teams or classes. I love it because of this, and that's why I keep coming back to it. It felt like you had poured gasoline on my flaming passion for this masterpiece of a game when I watched this work of art. My eyes were almost filled with tears as I neared the end.
I legit broke down and sobbed after finishing this video. I met my closest friend of over a decade now because of this game and its competitive scene. We formed a band that still makes music to this day. None of that would have happened if not for this godsend of a game. I don't even play it anymore, but this game and the awesome people I met playing it were there for me at the best and worst times in my life. This game has ABSOLUTELY been done dirty. There is no language that could adequately describe the immeasurable gratitude I feel for this game's existence. Thank you for this video. It is exactly what I needed to see today, and you've got a subscribe, like and favorite from me... Also a lot of tears.
I feel you man, this game has been with me my entire life, only being a couple years younger than me. Obviously I haven't played it since I gained self-awareness as a literal child but, since I was about 10 years old I've been playing this game. I've taken breaks upon breaks away from this game but I always keep coming back. Its been a defining factor of who I am and I've met so many friends on this game that have led me to where I am now. There's something unique about this game that I can't ever find in any other game, and I love it. Im just PRAYING we get an actually substantial update within the next 2 years lol
what a beautiful tribute to a beautiful game. your presentation is impeccable as always and this is a gripping 30 minutes for newbies and old school players alike. thank you for providing the perfect resource to send to all my friends i pester to play tf2 with me haha, this vid deserves the world and i can only imagine how much time it took to create. loved every second
I cry every time I think about its legacy and I cry every time I think about what it could have been. This game shaped my life like no other, nothing gave me as much happiness as watching all of those incredible matches and seeing those legendary moments unfold in front of me. All of the hilarious drunk b4nny streams and him playing barbie dream house, all of the incredible Extine commentaries, all of the horrisonous yight sounds, sandblast ubers... I would never wish to live in a universe where I didn't get a chance to experience that. There truly is nothing like tf2 and its community and frankly, there never will be.
@@Extelevision OH MY GOD! I did not expect you to see this! I want to say just how amazing your casts have always been, so many legendary and incredible matches and moments over the years... thank you so much for everything you've done for the community and all of the incredible Yyaaaos! Without you tf2 casting would never have been the same
@@fsq2396 Thanks for the kind words! I reached out to RGL and will be casting more again 😀 Luke and I still cranking out Top10s on his channel as well.
Competitive stuff has only been a relatively small portion of my TF2 experience, but nonetheless, through this dumb little hat simulator, I have encountered tons of different people that I never would have otherwise, all of whom I cherish one way or another. Thanks to this game, I met: - Scores of incredibly talented game devs, artists, and other non-video content creators - Tons of passionate, skilled, and hilarious comp players across many different teams - Lazypurple, through one of the most contrived and ridiculous chain of events imaginable - One of my favorite D&D DMs of all time, and an incredibly inspiring fantasy writer to boot - My loving partners, who I literally wouldn't be on this Earth without And thousands of different players of all skill levels that I will never see again, and yet have touched me on a level I can't even begin to properly describe. Though I might regret my more obsessive tendencies with this game (mainly in the past, but not totally gone), I will never regret spending the time I did with this game, ever. Even in the darkest moments of my life, this game was here for me. It still is, even if many of the people I once played it with have moved on from it. Hell, to some degree, even I have moved on from it. I don't play it nearly as often as I once did, and yet it continues to live in my head rent-free. And honestly? That's alright with me. Even 15-going-on-16 years later, this game has so much potential, not just with competitive, but with everything. I have never seen a game be kept alive (if only barely at times) to the degree TF2 has. I don't know what crack cocaine-level australium dust this game has been snorting, but god damnit I want some. Jokes aside, this community is an absolute goldmine of talent, passion, and creativity, one that I hope never runs out of gold. Maybe this is what the "Team" in "Team Fortress 2" really means. Not just 9 quirky mercenaries, but hundreds of thousands of mercs from all different countries and skillsets and walks of life coming together to keep these silly gravel wars going until the end of days. TF2 means a hell of a lot to me, and it definitely seems to mean a lot to you too, along with most everyone mentioned in this video. Thank you for making it.
I don't think I've heard a better music selection for a video essay in a while. Underappreciated part of videos that most people don't pay attention to but makes all the difference. A full list would be nice. Keep up the great work.
thank you, I spend a lot of time toiling over the music selection! that's one of the tips I give to people as well: music is one of the most powerful tools for creating compelling content, never settle for the first royalty free music you find
I've made so many great friends during my time playing competitive TF2, people who I still talk to and love even though I haven't played competitive in years. People who are still in this community are a part of it because of their love for the game, the people, and the experiences they can share with those people. I think it's a beautiful thing. Even though I'm not nearly as active in the TF2 community as I used to be, I don't think I'll ever forget the great times I had here. This game and its community will always hold a special place in my heart. I love all of you guys
Never played TF2 but if we are talking about entertaining to watch more than playing? tf2 is one of the best, fast paced movements are literally built for competitive players and will be so entertaining to watch. These are the games that should be played in competitively. Update: ive been playing the game for almost a month now and I absolutely love the game, my wall for not playing the game was for my bad laptop but I didnt know its requirement is literally 512mb RAM that I can handle, thanks for the likes and replies too.
plus the vibe isnt so serious, its just fun instead of "fight to the death, MURDER, KILLLLLLL" its "fight to the death, MURDER, KILLLLLLL... WITH A RUBBER CHICKEN AND SODA DUCTAPED TO A SAWED OFF SHOTGUN"
Trust me, tf2 is a blast but the problem alot of people have with the game is definitely a massive skill mountain if you want to actually improve. it’s sad to see it never get valve’s full attention and has been on the wayside for a while now until recent news. Still, there’s a community behind it all, just if it got the Fortnite treatment with a continuous battle pass system ( even if it goes against the values and principles of every shooter genre player ) or MVM updates, it’d be revitalized and in the spotlight once more. Or maybe it’s just better the way it is, having honest and small but close communities. Honestly can’t tell.
@@Iwatoda_Dorm "the problem alot of people have with the game is definitely a massive skill mountain if you want to actually improve" I don't understand this argument. Isn't this actually a huge boon for any competitive play? A good competition is one in which the best players win, and the more room there is to improve, the more serious things can get. TF2 is theoretically better equipped than bigger comp games like LoL and Fortnite to get people over the mountain anyway since there's such a huge, robust casual community that if you're new, you can take all the time you want to get familiar with the game without any pressure.
@@morristf2887 Yeah, I made it too simple sounding. I say this in the sense that most people won't take this game seriously enough to merit wanting to play competitively. It's a skill mountain that people have to overcome through casual lobbies, bots, spy crabs, mini turrets, hoovies, and so much more fun but insanely frustrating shenanigans for a serious player. Community servers are definitely still there, but it's hard to stay on a competitive server and not get banned, and finding ones that are alive is even harder. Edit: plus, playing competitively on a casual servers is never gonna be the same. That's why so many people are indifferent with competitive play- less than half of the cast is actually played competitively and you'll never be able to practice for that in most servers.
@@Iwatoda_Dorm I mean, it's the same with league of legends and they still manage to be the biggest e-sport. Valve doesn't help at all with e-sports since the developer has to incentivize it with prize pools and exposure
Hey that's me sitting on the ground at 2:13! i58 was the only LAN I was able to attend, but god damn it was so brilliant watching these games live and participating in the open tourney with my mates. In that i58 clip, we were all packed in such a small area. Wedged between a Hearthstone tourney, and a main stage with Rainbow 6 Siege. Yet we were the loudest and most packed fuckers in there. If you could find any vods from either the hearthstone or R6 game at that time, you would most certainly hear us in the background going mental at the Full Tilt game. Truly phenomenal. I'll always cherish the time I put into this game, even if for me it was mostly spent being a cheesy spy main in Highlander. To this day, I still believe that it is one of the highest mechanical skill FPS's of all time, and the reward you would intrinsically gain from your increasing skill level is the most addictive drug I've ever come across. The fun I had and friends I made were such an important part of my adolescence. This scene deserved to be so big, and it's thanks to the incredible community that the beating heart of a grassroots scene persists even to this day. Nothing but respect for anyone who invested time and dedication into this scene, you're all real ones and drove the spirit of competition for a bunch of us nerds, as well as providing insane entertainment.
about once a yearish, ill look to see if you made a new video, and im so glad i checked today, you dont jsut make a video from time to time, you make art that inspires, that motivates, that touches hearts, thats beautiful. i love your content, and i hope you never stop making your art and never stop putting your soul into it.
Honored to be included in one of the most well made Tf2 videos out there. Seeing that I've been friends with someone for 3636 days on steam and still talk to them daily after all these years just because I downloaded some source game in high school is still mind blowing to me. Also very happy that thousands of people will get to see me yell at Dan
Its really sad that competitive TF2 is both so ignored by valve, and so hard to get into on the community side, since I have 3500 hours in the game, and have had interest in competitive since around 1500 hours played, though I could never get into it due to how complicated it is to find a team, set up a schedule, etc. Hopefully a video like this along with TF2's recent resurgence will help out the competitive scene and make it more well known or accessible, great work :)
love the amount of effort being put in to explain what makes this game and it's community so great! I'm coming up on 10 years (and 10k hours) playing tf2 and the people I've met and the experiences I've had because of this game are very dear to me. the fact that I recognize every voice and name from the portion at the end should speak volumes about how tight knit the competitive community is. thanks for getting more eyes on our scene and appreciating the game for what it is :)
I've been playing TF2 since I was 10 years old. I started September 23, 2013. I haven't stopped since. While other games like Overwatch have came out, and I love Overwatch, I can never stop playing TF2. It's my first real entry into the FPS genre and it taught me how to be a teammate, friend, and most importantly, myself. This game made me who I am today and I wouldn't have the life I have thanks to it. This was truly a great video and it really nailed the points I have personally about the comp scene in this game. If Valve were to ever, even in the most unlikely scenario, update the comp mode into a proper balanced, fair, and fun matchmaking system, there is a good chance we could see comp TF2 have new life. I yearn for that day. But, until it comes, I will play comp Overwatch, because it's the closest thing to it.
yeah same, tbh you can apply alot of things you learn from playing quake/tf2 in overwatch because your movement is really important and there's lots of projectile weapons
@@lilwintery6434 Yeah as a former Scout player in TF2, I became a Genji main just because of his kit. The double jump, everything, he's just such a fun hero
it's rare you see such an in-depth and extensively well written video about a niche topic in a niche game and I've got to thank you for presenting it so well!
@@ImGonnaFudgeThatFish if you talk to a random person about TF2 odds are they'll be like "do people still play that I thought it was dead" Game's not as popular as it used to be.
@@surny_ i mean it does have more players than it ever had these days. i know there are probably alot of bots but they did remove alot of them too and the playerbase is still bigger than almost ever. 106k players online 24h ago. concurrent. just look at the steam charts. you can see at least 10 years back.
@@wm1573 its still a niche game, the movement and shooting is so difficult and thats probably what separates it from the mainstream games, and most of the players are casual players that only get on the game after a hard day of work.
this video covers everything great about 6s perfectly. and your decent at tf2 as well cause I've seen you grind in DM severs, so its great having a third person perspective on the scene from a player who has great mechanics.
Every time I see this video in my recommended it has significantly more views and it makes me so happy. This is such a good tribute to competitive TF2.
@@pinguefy yeah same i've been reopening this vid just to see how much attention it's getting, makes me smile watching views go up. Hope to meet you again on a spaceship dm server :)
that last part made me tear up a bit, thank you for making such a beautifully crafted masterpiece of a video, for such a beautifully crafted masterpiece of a game.
TF2 and the competitive scene will always have a special place in my heart. Definitely an unmatched experience, and you did a great job of presenting that.
Something profound is at the opening, where Pinguefy is talking about the FPS games where movement is the most important, Quake, CS, TF2, TF|2, and Apex Legends, which 4/5 of which come from the Source Engine (or a modified version thereof), which is based off of the Quake engine. There's something to be said that the games which are the richest in movement, are also based on an engine well over 2 decades old, has not only held up this well in an industry that moves so fast, but also that the industry has neither created an equal, or was willing to create an equal
The HRG vs Mix^ clip with cbear commentating brought back huge nostalgia for me. I was a huge fan during the i46 / i49 / i52 period and it's something I remember fondly. The American teams absolutely smashing through any competition at i46, epsilon at i49, the fan favourite Aussie teams (yuki & sheep just coming out of the other end of the world and being fucking amazing was so good). It's so sad it never got more traction from Valve themselves considering how much effort and money the community put in. Then OW came out and the game had already lost some of my fav casters, either due to OW or just moving on, and a bunch of the best TF2 players at the time jumped ship. One time a friend told me that nothing makes him as happy as TF2 makes me. This game will live in my head forever.
i've spent thousands of hours in this game, practicing aim and movement, and yet i've only scratched the surface of what is possible in this game. you managed to put into words these concepts better than i ever could, and i thank you for that.
Legitimately one of the best made TF2 videos I've ever seen. I played Medic in ESEA-I S5 (shoutout to the fraud that was blight gaming) and have been somewhat out of the scene since, but it is crazy how even after all of these years so many of the points back then still hold true. The things that I thought while playing competitively, the reason why it wasn't bigger, the reason why it was so ill-supported you captured wonderfully. TF2 has always been an absolutely fascinating competitive scene for how grassroots it was and for how divisive the mere EXISTENCE of it was with the casual/everyday audience of the game. This was the sort of video that needed to be made for a long, long time and I'm glad that one finally exists.
Ending segment hit HARD, right in the feels. I've felt guilty playing the game in recent years, as if I'm wasting my time on something useless 'cause it's not huge or profitable or whatever. I know now, though, why I play it - the people. I'm an outlier of a person in many ways and, in a sense, the community of TF2 has given me a home I would otherwise never have had. Great video btw.
You're playing a source game. Liquid breakbeat blasting in the background is keepin you in the zone. Your strafes are perfect. Movement precise and efficient. Aim on point. You're warming up with some deathmatching before jumping into the mumble and hanging out with your pals to do some inhouse scrims. Life is good.
man, legit cried at 28:06 it's such a shame what this game has become, but, like they said, i wouldn't trade this experience for anything i used to make spy frag videos and partake in the spy community back then despite this game being so old, there's so many subcommunities WITHIN the community, it's unreal how much potential this game had
this is an incredible piece of art, thank u for putting ur time into this. rly loved how u broke down skill expression/style, one of my fav things thts can be hard to explain sometimes.. I love that every pro has *their* way of playing tht makes them stand out even from others on the same class, makes it rly fun to watch, and inspirational as a comp player. closing part was rly emotional.. im one of those who 'quit' like u mention, came back after like 6 yrs bc i couldnt find th same experiences anywhere else-- my fav thing is how team atmosphere changes over time. Th beginning ppl r usually awkward shy n stuff (esp if its a bunch of ppl who never played together), then by the end everyones comfortable w/ eachother, joking around etc.. Theres rly nothing else like it. thank you, you did an amazing job capturing the soul of our community
this is the best video talking about comp tf2 I've ever seen even tho im not a comp player I really enjoy watching it and learning about it. Amazing work as always pinguefy
Dude, its always a blessing to see another quake fan, arena/movement is a lost art. Doing everything at a breakneck speed is the jam, the movement freedom in this gernes is the reason it never get old, the skill ceiling i would arguably said infinitely high. As a titanfall veteran, i appreciate teamfortress 2 as much, ironically i excel at spy class in teamfortress, the class that has no place in competitive haha, but as much as you say, spy has very similar mobility to scout, fooling ppl to look at certain angle while facing me to trick stab all to the movement system, a melee focused class could be effective. I got emotional over this production, your video has the passion and love in it, banger. Ok thats bit much word, anyway thank you for this documentary.
This was a brilliant video, so well edited and paced. It captured some of the main reasons I love this game so much; the depth of the mechanics, the bond you make with friends, the history and community, the height of the skill ceiling, the unextinguishable love I and so many others have for this stupid 15 year old hat simulator game. Thank you.
Fantastic community showcase. You and all those who participated, were lucky to be a part of gaming in a pure more skill based form. Thank you for every one of your vids.
I really wish more games widened the gap between "casual" and "competitive". Nobody ever yells at me about what to do in casual tf2. But in valorant or overwatch, it's a norm. And besides - i like casual and competitive gaming, so I want the game to separate both to be great at both.
I just recently decided to join a community that does pugs fairly often and takes them seriously and I haven't had more fun playing TF2 in my life, which really is saying something considering over the course of 12+ years I've spent over 6500 hours in this game. There's something really special about 6s and competitive TF2 in general and I think I've neglected getting into it proper for way too long.
thanks! I am just really scared to play comp because I fear that I'll get bashed for being bad, very awkward when it comes to being with others, and I have terrible internet (seriously)
What a beautiful video. Thanks for this tribute, and I hope it helps get more people into competitive TF2. Feels like there is something big on the horizon for us :D
I started playing a few days ago. I'm loving the game. The first time I tried it I closed it before starting the tutorial because I didn't like the interface of the menu, I thought it looked ugly. But, oh boy, a few weeks after, I tried it again out of boredom and I wouldn't stand up of my chair for 8 hours straight LOL. I've never ever had so, so much fun playing any game, let alone any shooter. I've never seen any shooter where enemies would start dancing together and commit suicide in such a comical way. I'm 20 and I've never had a PC before, so I might've missed some other games. But I don't think there is a funnier shooter than this. This is the pinnacle of arcade shooter for me. I'll continue playing, and I hope I can contribute to this community (despite having arrived like 15 years late)
When tf2 came out pc gamer said ”the most fun you can have online” and its still true to this day over a decade and a half later. Ive played scince 2013 and everytime i think i quit the game for good. I eventually comeback. While you might have missed the golden years of tf2, I would argue you have also missed the worst years. The game will keep living on for a looong time.
There’s a different feel in this video compared to the others. I can’t quite tell what it is, but it walks the line between bleak and bright. Yeah, there may be something better to do, but if TF2 is the thing you love, who’s to take it from you? I played TF2 for a bit and enjoyed it, but never got into it. I got like twenty hours, but it was still a hilarious twenty hours of wondering where the fuck that one spy is. I encourage everyone to at least play this game at least once for that one memorable experience with a friend or random person. Great video, made me reminisce about the time a friend of mine that constantly talked about the game. Played for like three days straight and got burnt out quick.
This has the i46, i49, darn, etc, documentaries vibe, all of which are beloved videos, and with that you have a great intro to the comp format. Instantly added to the list of my tf2 classics! Very well done.
wow what a beautiful essay, i myself am in the mvm community, and seeing this, how manny people acually still are on this game, it made me so happy (oooh it brings tears to the eye it does)
I'm not interested in shooters and can aim neither in games nor in real life, but watching this in full at 1x speed was worth it :) The teamfights look epic. Also love the editing and story telling as usual Jaison, especially the 5 minute montage at the end. I could also feel your passion through your narration
@@autosemimatic6071 why not? wouldn't it be obvious that such an individual would spend lots of time on the internet? :) (also I'm friends with pingu and typing is just one of my hobbies)
This video, specially the last part was really touching. Made me realize how I'm still friends with people I met in TF2 after so many years, and the unique experiences that the competitive community made me had. After 4k hours I haven't played in a while but there is truly nothing like this game and it's incredible how despite the terrible state it has been for years, it still survived. Truly lost potential
i downloaded tf2 20 days ago and now i cant stop playing it. i watched a video of someone doing rocket jumping (that was really cool 4 me, to fly around map w/ insane speed) coz i was looking 4 a new movement based game, before i play valorant but the devs of the game nerf the character i main (that character is also a movement based character ) . thnx valorant 4 introducing me to this game . i mostly play jump maps coz im still learning rj
ESEA season 13, my friends and I played the open league. Most of us had 1k+ hours in game and we trained so hard just to get dominated lol. It was an amazing time and it's for the reasons you've displayed here that I've played this game since 2009. B4nny has always been a top favorite of mine. Same with Wonder wall, tlr, platinum. Tf2's gonna live forever
2,000 hours of commitment and the most I can say for my experience is that I'll bottom frag on the average community server. This video lights a fire in me that just wants to find something I can love as much as these top players. Gaming is just such a beautiful thing.
Just letting you know i miss you man and its been great watching your videos over and over the past couple of years. I really enjoy watching your videos like im watching my favorite show on repeat. I appreciate all youve done because you have seriously changed me as a person. Thankyou Pinguefy.
Nothing else has come close to combining this level of research and insider knowledge about competitive tf2 with broad accessibility and persuasion. Amazing video.
I've never played a competitive tf2 match in my life and I'm honestly not that great a player (about 500h in) but the love and passion that I have seen in this community, the love and kindness of people towards me as a noob, helping me grow and get better... It makes me nostalgic for an alternative life where I didn't put the game down back when it came out (and focusing excessively on SC2)... it's a kind of sadness of having missed a chance to be a deeper part of this community but it also fills me with absolute joy to see how deeply people have connected over this game. And it makes me want to be part of the community to keep this game alive.
Because of all the bots and lack of attention from valve i have always said "i'm quiting this stupid game", but i dont think it had ever taken me more than a day before i went back to playing with my friends. I've played this game for over 4k hours and whenever i'm away from it i am always excited to get back into the game. There's truly no other game like TF2.
I spent half a year away from the game before I came back, that match was one of the most fun times I've had playing a video game, and all I did was set sticky traps on 2fort and giggle about how funny this kill is gonna be.
I remember one time I went to a local shop to play some board games with friends. That being said, their main attraction is there computers that people rent out to play videogames and stuff. I go up to the guy behind the counter and somehow the conversation goes to how earlier that day they had a kid come into the shop asking if they had TF2 on the computers. That was so heartwarming that somebody so young wanted to play a game like this in a shop like that, where you can play all the high-end AAA stuff that costs $60+
You perfectly summed up the charm of this game, thank you so much for doing this and exposing a wider range of audience to such an experience and a special part of the community :)
Amazing video! Beautiful narrative told well, explaining the complexities of our community in a simple manner to understand and all-round respect for the TF2 comp community - thanks for keeping up the good content :D
the end to this video is so beautiful, I have met some of the best people in my life playing games, and being passionate about games together is the best feeling
i got into the community a month ago after i realized i had downloaded the game but never was interested enough to play it and i feel like the whole time i have been adiacent to tf2 as a whole. i knew how the game worked, i knew the classes and i've watched some of the meet the character videos but i never got interested enough to play or to interact with the community. however that changed when i started to load up the game for the first time, play in the casual servers, view youtubers talk about the beauty of the game: positioning, strategy, skill, fun etc up to a point where i started to fall in love with the game too. i feel like i've missed so much and as if i have been in a completely different universe up until recently and i'm wondering how would i have been now i engaged with the others earlier. thank you for keeping the game alive so that new people such as myself can enjoy it as well
What I think sells TF2 to me as being the greatest video game of all time is that you could make a video like this about so many aspects of it. The game's balance, art direction, writing, characters, casual gameplay, competitive potential, influence on culture, and more. It's a game so multifaceted, complicated, and important that it could easily be the subject of a number of academic level pieces of literature. It's a work of art you can *study*, much like a classical painting or important story. It's like a Mona Lisa of video games, and I don't think anything else in the medium even comes remotely close to its unmitigated perfection.
This game has meant a whole lot for me. I started playing in 2013, much later than most, however this game still holds the most hours by far than I have put into anything. I forged some great friendships and memories, things I would never trade to get that time back. All of my friends eventually moved away from the game, I too went with them. However, I still find myself playing every once in a while. When I do, I play for weeks at a time, the game just has that itch that nothing else can quite scratch. This game will always live on in my mind. As long as the servers remain up, I will come back. Like I always do.
I hate the fact that i almost cried, cuz this game made me get new friends, gave me my first competitive taste, and just being the greatest game of all time I love the fact that this is just a representation of how do i feel about this game. Is the GOAT of underrated competitive FPS, is the best underseen creation that VALVe ever did, is the best underdog that secretly sits on the throne when the king is not around, and is the best game that has ever been made.
tremendous video, you perfectly encapsulated the beauty of tf2 and the enjoyment you can receive from the game. I played competitive tf2 years ago and no game since has given me the same drive and passion to pursue it seriously. I think my dopamine receptors have genuinely been fried from playing tf2 for so long.
"Would you regret having 10,000 hours in TF2?" 10,000 hours is alot. coulda used that time to do some of my hobbies, do other stuff. but most of the time, the times i laugh, its usually because of the random shit that happens in TF2, that makes it so special. so if i ever got 10,000 hours in team fortress, would i say is it worth it? yeah, of course. most of my steam friends all play tf2, and its special to me.
![[TF2] Valve Comp Is A Complete Joke](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/d-8PPlw4eTA/mqdefault.jpg)
thanks for watching! If you're interested in trying out this side of TF2, check out some resources in the description. I should note that I think the casual side of this game is amazing too. That's part of what makes this game so good: you can enjoy it as a social game or a sandbox to mess around in, but it also has this incredible hidden depth and nuance that goes unappreciated.
Also, I've set up a pub server using the competitive mappool and only allowing 6s classes for people looking to get a feel for the game's mechanics without dealing with casual's chaos. Just paste "connect pinguefy.sserv.gg" in the TF2 console and it'll connect you to the server.
Here is a discord server for it: discord.gg/Vyh2pbATdA
can't wait to join! (unban the fan pls)
@@datow4327 fine.
if you would set up a server for eu I would be so down to play it
@@jgvfdzugnyvfasnefj we'll see how this server does first, and then i'll consider eu/west coast
when can i expect there to be ppl on the server?
Great video! You captured so much of what has kept us all coming back for years, and I was blown away at the research and composition you implemented to really tell the story. I am honored to have had the chance to participate in the video, and I hope that it inspires many more people to get involved in the TF2 scene, both for casual or competitive play. The TF2 renaissance is coming ;)
Tf2 enlightenment at this point
" _you deserve_ " - real bany tf2
THE b4nny
FROYO you have ok sentence composition
I killed you in a pub and you banned me you coward
This was insanely well made and touched on basically every base imaginable. I've been considering making a video on the competitive scene like this myself but you absolutely aced it.
elmaxo, please make one too. the more people talk about the comp community, the more it will thrive. its crazy how much people ive seen compared to 3 years ago playing with comp loadouts/making comp callouts even in casual matches. but we need more people to talk about it
yeah you should make one too, maybe even casually include HL gameplay in ur vids
Hi famous youtuber
It touched my heart... This felt nolstalgic even though i joined during the downfall of tf2 like 2 to 3 years ago
@@1c3y_mkw45 For real, I honestly think it's a bit douchey for all the big casual tf2 youtubers to never even mention the fact that there's an insane amount of depth to the competitive game
remember hearing people say 10 years ago "the best thing that could happen to this game would be for valve to abandon it completely and let the community take over. nobody working at valve could be payed enough to put in the same amount of work the community does for free out of pure love for the game"
Amen
We need open source. I volunteer as contributor.
the only problem is that the community doesnt know shit about game design and aren professional game dev
@@numbedtesticles many are good enough. Tf2 isn't an example of great coding as well, remember the coconut.
they got their wish, in one of the worse ways ig
1:07 if you look closely, you can see that the medic actually saved him from dying of fall damage because he popped uber
best clip ever
so fucking hype
lol
LIKE THE CLIP WAS INSANE BUT AFTER SEEING HE LIVED I POPPED OFF
such a cool clip
I still meet fresh instals in pubs. Knowing that the audience for this game is still growing makes me so rediculously happy. I hope some of them go on to make great friends through this wonderful game.
Many people have never played before bots were commonplace. The game must be so enjoyable for them to tolerate that.
no you just want nooblets to smash lmao nothing more nothing less like god and the way this community frames it too is soo nice and love bomby lmao
@@thecoolestofthe834s2 Interesting cynical take.
@@jacobshirley3457it’s not at all enjoyable having these boys around. I’m sure the game is fun but pubs are impossible to play and I’m not joining discord servers just to get into proper tf2 games. Incredibly lame if you ask me
@@spimbles Uncletopia servers work for me, but some people (understandably) don't want to wait 5 minutes for a spot to open.
the last part killed me. people always ask why i spend so much time on "useless" things in life and its always the same answer "becaus it makes me happy"
People put arbitrary value on meaningless things and want people to follow the same values
If it makes you happy, then it’s not really useless!!
We all strive for happiness, even if we say that we don't, if this makes us happy, then it's worth all the damn time.
@@augustuslunasol10thapostle you're doing the exact same thing.
@@kansiwiz How?
Amazing video.
I've "quit" TF2 atleast 3 times and every time I find myself coming back to it. There's nothing else like it. In no other game is there such a variety of movement, aiming types, playstyles, and communities.
One thing that keeps me hooked on it is community servers. In no other FPS, besides CSGO, can I just join a 24/7 community-hosted server whenever I want. In Overwatch you've got custom games, but they're unreliable and rarely have what I want. In Valorant you can't make public servers. But in TF2 if I want to do 1v1s I can just join an MGE server, if I want to play something deathmatch-esque I can just play a hightower server, if I want something goofy I can play one of the countless RTD/Randomizer/1000x servers out there, and if I want to play the game in its normal state with less worries about bots and cheaters I can just play a vanilla community server. It's great.
Absolutely wonderful job. I think you perfectly encapsulated what tf2 means to so many of us from the often overlooked the competitive angle to this game.
love your vids man, big inspiration for me
where is the new video jpeg you kept us waiting for 6 months
@@MSR_47 he made a community post on whats going on and why he isnt uploading if you haven't read it yet
tips on scout? i am a scout main myself
@@ascoutmainTF2 kill people, ur welcome
TF2: Taunts, bots, funny Pootis man, etc.
Also TF2: Immense amounts of potential for competitive play
It's just a hat simulator
@@Viktor007 Did you really watch a 33 minute video explaining how deep TF2 is, only to say that it's a hat simulator?
@@Night-ys1ju but it is, a good hat simulator
@@Night-ys1ju a WAR THEMED hat simulator. and the best one at both
@@wasdkug_tr So I have to play a game that requires paying premium with some game modes? The items have an effect and I am using standard weapons while someone is using a better weapon that crushes me more than I ever could.
No, it's not TF2. It's a hat simulator.
The fact that tf2 is almost always in the top 10 games on steam with most current players is also a great testament to how good the game is
according to teamwork, its more like 16k players lol. so around the 80-ish most popular game on steam
Teamwork only tracks how many players are playing right now, while steam is counting how many players have played the game in the past hour. No game would get a sixfigure numbers, if it would be updating the data every second or so
The problem is that that number is heavily inflated by metal-farming VMs.
unfun fact: 90% of the tf2 current player count are bots(cheating/trading)
got a source for that?@@meannush7552
It's fascinating how everybody's favourite hat wearing, conga dancing, sandwich trowing simulator is also one of the deepest competitive games of all time. I fucking love TF2
Outro was really nice and heartwarming. I’ll forever appreciate the countless of memories and friendships i’ve made from tf2
Honored to be a part of this, really warmed my heart hearing everyone else's stories about how much the game means to them. The brief mention of the community charity events (TOTH) may seem random but it's a perfect example of how genuine and passionate the TF2 community is, to bring together comp players, jumpers, surfers, and youtubers, to help raise tens of thousands of dollars for charity.
is this it?
There are absolutely no words to describe the impact of this video pinguefy; I have never felt so deeply touched by a UA-cam documentary before. Your video made me feel as if I had just finished a movie that I was so invested in that I forgot the world around me, a film I would want to forget just to watch it again and feel the raw emotion once again.
You flawlessly explained why many-many TF2 players and I are so invested in this game; the nuanced and creatively expressive movement, the wonderful community, and the remarkably complex interactions between teams or classes. I love it because of this, and that's why I keep coming back to it.
It felt like you had poured gasoline on my flaming passion for this masterpiece of a game when I watched this work of art. My eyes were almost filled with tears as I neared the end.
I legit broke down and sobbed after finishing this video. I met my closest friend of over a decade now because of this game and its competitive scene. We formed a band that still makes music to this day. None of that would have happened if not for this godsend of a game. I don't even play it anymore, but this game and the awesome people I met playing it were there for me at the best and worst times in my life. This game has ABSOLUTELY been done dirty. There is no language that could adequately describe the immeasurable gratitude I feel for this game's existence.
Thank you for this video. It is exactly what I needed to see today, and you've got a subscribe, like and favorite from me...
Also a lot of tears.
nah blud it aint that deep 💀💀💀💀
@@ppkqwertyggllokdffgggzqcxxxlxxrandom ass commenter when someone actually fucking enjoys something: 🤖
Summer update bro get back
I feel you man, this game has been with me my entire life, only being a couple years younger than me. Obviously I haven't played it since I gained self-awareness as a literal child but, since I was about 10 years old I've been playing this game. I've taken breaks upon breaks away from this game but I always keep coming back. Its been a defining factor of who I am and I've met so many friends on this game that have led me to where I am now. There's something unique about this game that I can't ever find in any other game, and I love it.
Im just PRAYING we get an actually substantial update within the next 2 years lol
Can tell immediately you have low testosterone. You
Might want to go have some blood work done
what a beautiful tribute to a beautiful game. your presentation is impeccable as always and this is a gripping 30 minutes for newbies and old school players alike. thank you for providing the perfect resource to send to all my friends i pester to play tf2 with me haha, this vid deserves the world and i can only imagine how much time it took to create. loved every second
really kind, ty c:
Hey eggsoup! I loved your videos back when i played brawlhalla;)
Helo egg
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Ofc Eggsoup plays TF2, I should've known.
I cry every time I think about its legacy and I cry every time I think about what it could have been. This game shaped my life like no other, nothing gave me as much happiness as watching all of those incredible matches and seeing those legendary moments unfold in front of me. All of the hilarious drunk b4nny streams and him playing barbie dream house, all of the incredible Extine commentaries, all of the horrisonous yight sounds, sandblast ubers... I would never wish to live in a universe where I didn't get a chance to experience that.
There truly is nothing like tf2 and its community and frankly, there never will be.
Yyyyaaaaooooo
@@Extelevision OH MY GOD! I did not expect you to see this! I want to say just how amazing your casts have always been, so many legendary and incredible matches and moments over the years... thank you so much for everything you've done for the community and all of the incredible Yyaaaos! Without you tf2 casting would never have been the same
@@fsq2396 Thanks for the kind words! I reached out to RGL and will be casting more again 😀 Luke and I still cranking out Top10s on his channel as well.
@@Extelevision I have nothing but respect for you guys and your dedication even after so many years 🖤💛
Captured exactly what I was feeling! Beautifully written, my friend
Very nice in depth wholesome video, let's keep TF2 alive!
Never stop making videos, luke
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omg luckyluke still got it going, my man!
the man itself is here
there's another tf2 bot wave at the moment, i can't go on any server without there being sniper bots trying to votekick me
Competitive stuff has only been a relatively small portion of my TF2 experience, but nonetheless, through this dumb little hat simulator, I have encountered tons of different people that I never would have otherwise, all of whom I cherish one way or another.
Thanks to this game, I met:
- Scores of incredibly talented game devs, artists, and other non-video content creators
- Tons of passionate, skilled, and hilarious comp players across many different teams
- Lazypurple, through one of the most contrived and ridiculous chain of events imaginable
- One of my favorite D&D DMs of all time, and an incredibly inspiring fantasy writer to boot
- My loving partners, who I literally wouldn't be on this Earth without
And thousands of different players of all skill levels that I will never see again, and yet have touched me on a level I can't even begin to properly describe. Though I might regret my more obsessive tendencies with this game (mainly in the past, but not totally gone), I will never regret spending the time I did with this game, ever. Even in the darkest moments of my life, this game was here for me. It still is, even if many of the people I once played it with have moved on from it. Hell, to some degree, even I have moved on from it. I don't play it nearly as often as I once did, and yet it continues to live in my head rent-free. And honestly? That's alright with me.
Even 15-going-on-16 years later, this game has so much potential, not just with competitive, but with everything. I have never seen a game be kept alive (if only barely at times) to the degree TF2 has. I don't know what crack cocaine-level australium dust this game has been snorting, but god damnit I want some. Jokes aside, this community is an absolute goldmine of talent, passion, and creativity, one that I hope never runs out of gold. Maybe this is what the "Team" in "Team Fortress 2" really means. Not just 9 quirky mercenaries, but hundreds of thousands of mercs from all different countries and skillsets and walks of life coming together to keep these silly gravel wars going until the end of days.
TF2 means a hell of a lot to me, and it definitely seems to mean a lot to you too, along with most everyone mentioned in this video. Thank you for making it.
Amazing comment
I don't think I've heard a better music selection for a video essay in a while. Underappreciated part of videos that most people don't pay attention to but makes all the difference. A full list would be nice. Keep up the great work.
thank you, I spend a lot of time toiling over the music selection! that's one of the tips I give to people as well: music is one of the most powerful tools for creating compelling content, never settle for the first royalty free music you find
I've made so many great friends during my time playing competitive TF2, people who I still talk to and love even though I haven't played competitive in years. People who are still in this community are a part of it because of their love for the game, the people, and the experiences they can share with those people. I think it's a beautiful thing.
Even though I'm not nearly as active in the TF2 community as I used to be, I don't think I'll ever forget the great times I had here. This game and its community will always hold a special place in my heart. I love all of you guys
Yyyaaaoooo
Very well put!
This hit all the points needed to make a really cohesive summary of the game, the scene and its history. Great video.
Never played TF2 but if we are talking about entertaining to watch more than playing? tf2 is one of the best, fast paced movements are literally built for competitive players and will be so entertaining to watch. These are the games that should be played in competitively.
Update: ive been playing the game for almost a month now and I absolutely love the game, my wall for not playing the game was for my bad laptop but I didnt know its requirement is literally 512mb RAM that I can handle, thanks for the likes and replies too.
plus the vibe isnt so serious, its just fun instead of "fight to the death, MURDER, KILLLLLLL" its "fight to the death, MURDER, KILLLLLLL... WITH A RUBBER CHICKEN AND SODA DUCTAPED TO A SAWED OFF SHOTGUN"
Trust me, tf2 is a blast but the problem alot of people have with the game is definitely a massive skill mountain if you want to actually improve. it’s sad to see it never get valve’s full attention and has been on the wayside for a while now until recent news. Still, there’s a community behind it all, just if it got the Fortnite treatment with a continuous battle pass system ( even if it goes against the values and principles of every shooter genre player ) or MVM updates, it’d be revitalized and in the spotlight once more.
Or maybe it’s just better the way it is, having honest and small but close communities. Honestly can’t tell.
@@Iwatoda_Dorm "the problem alot of people have with the game is definitely a massive skill mountain if you want to actually improve"
I don't understand this argument. Isn't this actually a huge boon for any competitive play? A good competition is one in which the best players win, and the more room there is to improve, the more serious things can get. TF2 is theoretically better equipped than bigger comp games like LoL and Fortnite to get people over the mountain anyway since there's such a huge, robust casual community that if you're new, you can take all the time you want to get familiar with the game without any pressure.
@@morristf2887 Yeah, I made it too simple sounding. I say this in the sense that most people won't take this game seriously enough to merit wanting to play competitively. It's a skill mountain that people have to overcome through casual lobbies, bots, spy crabs, mini turrets, hoovies, and so much more fun but insanely frustrating shenanigans for a serious player. Community servers are definitely still there, but it's hard to stay on a competitive server and not get banned, and finding ones that are alive is even harder.
Edit: plus, playing competitively on a casual servers is never gonna be the same. That's why so many people are indifferent with competitive play- less than half of the cast is actually played competitively and you'll never be able to practice for that in most servers.
@@Iwatoda_Dorm I mean, it's the same with league of legends and they still manage to be the biggest e-sport.
Valve doesn't help at all with e-sports since the developer has to incentivize it with prize pools and exposure
Hey that's me sitting on the ground at 2:13! i58 was the only LAN I was able to attend, but god damn it was so brilliant watching these games live and participating in the open tourney with my mates. In that i58 clip, we were all packed in such a small area. Wedged between a Hearthstone tourney, and a main stage with Rainbow 6 Siege. Yet we were the loudest and most packed fuckers in there. If you could find any vods from either the hearthstone or R6 game at that time, you would most certainly hear us in the background going mental at the Full Tilt game. Truly phenomenal.
I'll always cherish the time I put into this game, even if for me it was mostly spent being a cheesy spy main in Highlander. To this day, I still believe that it is one of the highest mechanical skill FPS's of all time, and the reward you would intrinsically gain from your increasing skill level is the most addictive drug I've ever come across. The fun I had and friends I made were such an important part of my adolescence. This scene deserved to be so big, and it's thanks to the incredible community that the beating heart of a grassroots scene persists even to this day. Nothing but respect for anyone who invested time and dedication into this scene, you're all real ones and drove the spirit of competition for a bunch of us nerds, as well as providing insane entertainment.
R6 is the best game behind TF2
about once a yearish, ill look to see if you made a new video, and im so glad i checked today, you dont jsut make a video from time to time, you make art that inspires, that motivates, that touches hearts, thats beautiful. i love your content, and i hope you never stop making your art and never stop putting your soul into it.
Honored to be included in one of the most well made Tf2 videos out there. Seeing that I've been friends with someone for 3636 days on steam and still talk to them daily after all these years just because I downloaded some source game in high school is still mind blowing to me.
Also very happy that thousands of people will get to see me yell at Dan
DAN DID NOTHING WRONG
Its really sad that competitive TF2 is both so ignored by valve, and so hard to get into on the community side, since I have 3500 hours in the game, and have had interest in competitive since around 1500 hours played, though I could never get into it due to how complicated it is to find a team, set up a schedule, etc. Hopefully a video like this along with TF2's recent resurgence will help out the competitive scene and make it more well known or accessible, great work :)
I would only try this game for competetive otherwise it's nonsensical for me
@@HaraldQuakewhy
@@HaraldQuake You shouldn't even be looking to get into the competitive side of a game unless it's something you already enjoy.
love the amount of effort being put in to explain what makes this game and it's community so great! I'm coming up on 10 years (and 10k hours) playing tf2 and the people I've met and the experiences I've had because of this game are very dear to me. the fact that I recognize every voice and name from the portion at the end should speak volumes about how tight knit the competitive community is. thanks for getting more eyes on our scene and appreciating the game for what it is :)
I've been playing TF2 since I was 10 years old. I started September 23, 2013. I haven't stopped since. While other games like Overwatch have came out, and I love Overwatch, I can never stop playing TF2. It's my first real entry into the FPS genre and it taught me how to be a teammate, friend, and most importantly, myself. This game made me who I am today and I wouldn't have the life I have thanks to it. This was truly a great video and it really nailed the points I have personally about the comp scene in this game. If Valve were to ever, even in the most unlikely scenario, update the comp mode into a proper balanced, fair, and fun matchmaking system, there is a good chance we could see comp TF2 have new life. I yearn for that day. But, until it comes, I will play comp Overwatch, because it's the closest thing to it.
yeah same, tbh you can apply alot of things you learn from playing quake/tf2 in overwatch because your movement is really important and there's lots of projectile weapons
@@lilwintery6434 Yeah as a former Scout player in TF2, I became a Genji main just because of his kit. The double jump, everything, he's just such a fun hero
Same! September 2010, I was also 10 years old! Still love TF2 13 years later
Happy 10 years :)
22:34 “How are they losing right now to Froyotech”
b4nny chilling with 440 dpm, lmaoo
regular b4nny tf2 fr
it's rare you see such an in-depth and extensively well written video about a niche topic in a niche game and I've got to thank you for presenting it so well!
calling team fortress 2 a niche game is the dumbest thing ive read
@@ImGonnaFudgeThatFish if you talk to a random person about TF2 odds are they'll be like "do people still play that I thought it was dead"
Game's not as popular as it used to be.
@@surny_ i mean it does have more players than it ever had these days. i know there are probably alot of bots but they did remove alot of them too and the playerbase is still bigger than almost ever. 106k players online 24h ago. concurrent. just look at the steam charts. you can see at least 10 years back.
@@wm1573 its still a niche game, the movement and shooting is so difficult and thats probably what separates it from the mainstream games, and most of the players are casual players that only get on the game after a hard day of work.
@@johnfortres yeah and? It's still not true that "it's not as popular as it used to be"
this video covers everything great about 6s perfectly. and your decent at tf2 as well cause I've seen you grind in DM severs, so its great having a third person perspective on the scene from a player who has great mechanics.
haha i recognize you as well, thanks for watching!
time for that bruce banner...
Every time I see this video in my recommended it has significantly more views and it makes me so happy. This is such a good tribute to competitive TF2.
thanks for rootin for me :D
@@pinguefy yeah same i've been reopening this vid just to see how much attention it's getting, makes me smile watching views go up.
Hope to meet you again on a spaceship dm server :)
Amazing video, I first got TF2 in 2008 when I was 11 and now I'm 25 and still love playing.
that last part made me tear up a bit, thank you for making such a beautifully crafted masterpiece of a video, for such a beautifully crafted masterpiece of a game.
very well made
Make more videos showing your true presence.
TF2 and the competitive scene will always have a special place in my heart. Definitely an unmatched experience, and you did a great job of presenting that.
There are no FPS's like it
Something profound is at the opening, where Pinguefy is talking about the FPS games where movement is the most important, Quake, CS, TF2, TF|2, and Apex Legends, which 4/5 of which come from the Source Engine (or a modified version thereof), which is based off of the Quake engine.
There's something to be said that the games which are the richest in movement, are also based on an engine well over 2 decades old, has not only held up this well in an industry that moves so fast, but also that the industry has neither created an equal, or was willing to create an equal
This truly shows the beauty of TF2 comp and that even though it doesn't have the biggest player base, its one of the best games ever made.
Amazing video. The outro in particular was so relatable and does a good job on showing why a lot of us still play tf2
The HRG vs Mix^ clip with cbear commentating brought back huge nostalgia for me. I was a huge fan during the i46 / i49 / i52 period and it's something I remember fondly. The American teams absolutely smashing through any competition at i46, epsilon at i49, the fan favourite Aussie teams (yuki & sheep just coming out of the other end of the world and being fucking amazing was so good). It's so sad it never got more traction from Valve themselves considering how much effort and money the community put in. Then OW came out and the game had already lost some of my fav casters, either due to OW or just moving on, and a bunch of the best TF2 players at the time jumped ship. One time a friend told me that nothing makes him as happy as TF2 makes me. This game will live in my head forever.
The sentimentality with this video is thick enough you could cut it with a butterknife. Very well done, I love it.
revisiting this it's crazy to me how 40% of this video is just b4nny's life story for some reason
yeah the b4nny dickriding is kinda mad but its still a solid vid
i've spent thousands of hours in this game, practicing aim and movement, and yet i've only scratched the surface of what is possible in this game. you managed to put into words these concepts better than i ever could, and i thank you for that.
Legitimately one of the best made TF2 videos I've ever seen. I played Medic in ESEA-I S5 (shoutout to the fraud that was blight gaming) and have been somewhat out of the scene since, but it is crazy how even after all of these years so many of the points back then still hold true. The things that I thought while playing competitively, the reason why it wasn't bigger, the reason why it was so ill-supported you captured wonderfully. TF2 has always been an absolutely fascinating competitive scene for how grassroots it was and for how divisive the mere EXISTENCE of it was with the casual/everyday audience of the game.
This was the sort of video that needed to be made for a long, long time and I'm glad that one finally exists.
Ending segment hit HARD, right in the feels. I've felt guilty playing the game in recent years, as if I'm wasting my time on something useless 'cause it's not huge or profitable or whatever. I know now, though, why I play it - the people. I'm an outlier of a person in many ways and, in a sense, the community of TF2 has given me a home I would otherwise never have had. Great video btw.
You're playing a source game. Liquid breakbeat blasting in the background is keepin you in the zone. Your strafes are perfect. Movement precise and efficient. Aim on point. You're warming up with some deathmatching before jumping into the mumble and hanging out with your pals to do some inhouse scrims. Life is good.
man, legit cried at 28:06
it's such a shame what this game has become, but, like they said, i wouldn't trade this experience for anything
i used to make spy frag videos and partake in the spy community back then
despite this game being so old, there's so many subcommunities WITHIN the community, it's unreal how much potential this game had
Thanks for showing off the beauty of our game, incredible video
this is an incredible piece of art, thank u for putting ur time into this. rly loved how u broke down skill expression/style, one of my fav things thts can be hard to explain sometimes.. I love that every pro has *their* way of playing tht makes them stand out even from others on the same class, makes it rly fun to watch, and inspirational as a comp player.
closing part was rly emotional.. im one of those who 'quit' like u mention, came back after like 6 yrs bc i couldnt find th same experiences anywhere else-- my fav thing is how team atmosphere changes over time. Th beginning ppl r usually awkward shy n stuff (esp if its a bunch of ppl who never played together), then by the end everyones comfortable w/ eachother, joking around etc.. Theres rly nothing else like it.
thank you, you did an amazing job capturing the soul of our community
thank you!!
miss hangin with u fr..
this is the best video talking about comp tf2 I've ever seen even tho im not a comp player I really enjoy watching it and learning about it. Amazing work as always pinguefy
Can we please take moment to appreciate how that medic saved his life from a fall damage with perfectly timed ubercharge at 1:05?
Dude, its always a blessing to see another quake fan, arena/movement is a lost art. Doing everything at a breakneck speed is the jam, the movement freedom in this gernes is the reason it never get old, the skill ceiling i would arguably said infinitely high. As a titanfall veteran, i appreciate teamfortress 2 as much, ironically i excel at spy class in teamfortress, the class that has no place in competitive haha, but as much as you say, spy has very similar mobility to scout, fooling ppl to look at certain angle while facing me to trick stab all to the movement system, a melee focused class could be effective. I got emotional over this production, your video has the passion and love in it, banger. Ok thats bit much word, anyway thank you for this documentary.
Tf2 is one of the best shooters I will ever have the fortune of discovering when I was 7, truly an amazing game
This was a brilliant video, so well edited and paced. It captured some of the main reasons I love this game so much; the depth of the mechanics, the bond you make with friends, the history and community, the height of the skill ceiling, the unextinguishable love I and so many others have for this stupid 15 year old hat simulator game. Thank you.
Hey avo
This honestly feels like a love letter for tf2 and I love it
Fantastic community showcase. You and all those who participated, were lucky to be a part of gaming in a pure more skill based form.
Thank you for every one of your vids.
I really wish more games widened the gap between "casual" and "competitive".
Nobody ever yells at me about what to do in casual tf2. But in valorant or overwatch, it's a norm. And besides - i like casual and competitive gaming, so I want the game to separate both to be great at both.
Getting scolded for not playing competitively in a casual mode is like being scolded for not wearing a suit and tie at a casual dinner party.
I just recently decided to join a community that does pugs fairly often and takes them seriously and I haven't had more fun playing TF2 in my life, which really is saying something considering over the course of 12+ years I've spent over 6500 hours in this game. There's something really special about 6s and competitive TF2 in general and I think I've neglected getting into it proper for way too long.
Shout out to CasualTF2 BTW check out his videos if you haven't, they're something else... Its his community I'm talking about :A)
Are there Any for Asia?
I would think so, I would just see if there's any active TF2 discords or something in your area and just jump in and see if they do pugs.
thanks! I am just really scared to play comp because I fear that I'll get bashed for being bad, very awkward when it comes to being with others, and I have terrible internet (seriously)
What a beautiful video. Thanks for this tribute, and I hope it helps get more people into competitive TF2. Feels like there is something big on the horizon for us :D
really good video, happy someone finally decided to do an extensive video on this
go mge plz
Love the video, made me realize this community is a lot better than I sometimes think
I started playing a few days ago. I'm loving the game. The first time I tried it I closed it before starting the tutorial because I didn't like the interface of the menu, I thought it looked ugly. But, oh boy, a few weeks after, I tried it again out of boredom and I wouldn't stand up of my chair for 8 hours straight LOL. I've never ever had so, so much fun playing any game, let alone any shooter. I've never seen any shooter where enemies would start dancing together and commit suicide in such a comical way. I'm 20 and I've never had a PC before, so I might've missed some other games. But I don't think there is a funnier shooter than this. This is the pinnacle of arcade shooter for me.
I'll continue playing, and I hope I can contribute to this community (despite having arrived like 15 years late)
When tf2 came out pc gamer said ”the most fun you can have online” and its still true to this day over a decade and a half later.
Ive played scince 2013 and everytime i think i quit the game for good. I eventually comeback.
While you might have missed the golden years of tf2, I would argue you have also missed the worst years. The game will keep living on for a looong time.
Always nice to see you upload, especially on a game that needs all the help it can get, thank you penguify.
There’s a different feel in this video compared to the others. I can’t quite tell what it is, but it walks the line between bleak and bright. Yeah, there may be something better to do, but if TF2 is the thing you love, who’s to take it from you?
I played TF2 for a bit and enjoyed it, but never got into it. I got like twenty hours, but it was still a hilarious twenty hours of wondering where the fuck that one spy is. I encourage everyone to at least play this game at least once for that one memorable experience with a friend or random person.
Great video, made me reminisce about the time a friend of mine that constantly talked about the game. Played for like three days straight and got burnt out quick.
bittersweet
This has the i46, i49, darn, etc, documentaries vibe, all of which are beloved videos, and with that you have a great intro to the comp format. Instantly added to the list of my tf2 classics! Very well done.
wow what a beautiful essay, i myself am in the mvm community, and seeing this, how manny people acually still are on this game, it made me so happy
(oooh it brings tears to the eye it does)
I love how every time i see a clip and I'm like "they just did the greatest thing ive ever seen anyone do" i look at the killfeed and it's jay lol
a friend of mine said "it's basically cheating to use so many jay clips, that guy is like a once a generation kind of player"
Man, watching this video made me cry fr. That ending message got me so bad. Great video man.
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I'm not interested in shooters and can aim neither in games nor in real life, but watching this in full at 1x speed was worth it :)
The teamfights look epic.
Also love the editing and story telling as usual Jaison, especially the 5 minute montage at the end. I could also feel your passion through your narration
Didnt expect someone who spent enough time to type 200 wpm on 3 layouts to be here
@@autosemimatic6071 why not? wouldn't it be obvious that such an individual would spend lots of time on the internet? :)
(also I'm friends with pingu and typing is just one of my hobbies)
1x speed, huh...?
@@tappajaav ya I watch almost everything on UA-cam at 1.5x-2x speed (except music)
@@jashepoon "youtube but everything is nightcore"
This video, specially the last part was really touching. Made me realize how I'm still friends with people I met in TF2 after so many years, and the unique experiences that the competitive community made me had. After 4k hours I haven't played in a while but there is truly nothing like this game and it's incredible how despite the terrible state it has been for years, it still survived. Truly lost potential
i downloaded tf2 20 days ago and now i cant stop playing it. i watched a video of someone doing rocket jumping (that was really cool 4 me, to fly around map w/ insane speed) coz i was looking 4 a new movement based game, before i play valorant but the devs of the game nerf the character i main (that character is also a movement based character ) .
thnx valorant 4 introducing me to this game .
i mostly play jump maps coz im still learning rj
Amazing video, you've done a great job summing up many of the thoughts people have about this game.
ESEA season 13, my friends and I played the open league. Most of us had 1k+ hours in game and we trained so hard just to get dominated lol. It was an amazing time and it's for the reasons you've displayed here that I've played this game since 2009. B4nny has always been a top favorite of mine. Same with Wonder wall, tlr, platinum.
Tf2's gonna live forever
This is an insanely great made documentary. Congratulations, and thank you for representing our love for this game in a single video
2,000 hours of commitment and the most I can say for my experience is that I'll bottom frag on the average community server. This video lights a fire in me that just wants to find something I can love as much as these top players. Gaming is just such a beautiful thing.
Just letting you know i miss you man and its been great watching your videos over and over the past couple of years. I really enjoy watching your videos like im watching my favorite show on repeat. I appreciate all youve done because you have seriously changed me as a person. Thankyou Pinguefy.
aww thank you so much
Nothing else has come close to combining this level of research and insider knowledge about competitive tf2 with broad accessibility and persuasion. Amazing video.
quite an incredible video, cant wait to see what other projects you start
the end part honestly almost made me cry, it's nice seeing people enjoy the same game you like
Hitting an airshot makes me feel like Babe Ruth calling a homer.
I've never played a competitive tf2 match in my life and I'm honestly not that great a player (about 500h in) but the love and passion that I have seen in this community, the love and kindness of people towards me as a noob, helping me grow and get better...
It makes me nostalgic for an alternative life where I didn't put the game down back when it came out (and focusing excessively on SC2)... it's a kind of sadness of having missed a chance to be a deeper part of this community but it also fills me with absolute joy to see how deeply people have connected over this game.
And it makes me want to be part of the community to keep this game alive.
Been playing for 11 years now. Still the game that keeps on giving.
Loved your style and the way you expressed yourself in this video.
such a great video. i never comment on videos but this one deserves it. seriously great job, keep it up. :)
Because of all the bots and lack of attention from valve i have always said "i'm quiting this stupid game", but i dont think it had ever taken me more than a day before i went back to playing with my friends. I've played this game for over 4k hours and whenever i'm away from it i am always excited to get back into the game. There's truly no other game like TF2.
I spent half a year away from the game before I came back, that match was one of the most fun times I've had playing a video game, and all I did was set sticky traps on 2fort and giggle about how funny this kill is gonna be.
This is the best video essay ever and is genuenly one of the best watching expiriences on yt, ty for making this
This may be the best video I have ever seen very good job and I've learned more and was more indulged in this than anything else
I remember one time I went to a local shop to play some board games with friends. That being said, their main attraction is there computers that people rent out to play videogames and stuff. I go up to the guy behind the counter and somehow the conversation goes to how earlier that day they had a kid come into the shop asking if they had TF2 on the computers. That was so heartwarming that somebody so young wanted to play a game like this in a shop like that, where you can play all the high-end AAA stuff that costs $60+
You perfectly summed up the charm of this game, thank you so much for doing this and exposing a wider range of audience to such an experience and a special part of the community :)
Amazing video!
Beautiful narrative told well, explaining the complexities of our community in a simple manner to understand
and all-round respect for the TF2 comp community - thanks for keeping up the good content :D
rahmed gei
@@mwainwright div check lan dodger :^)
the end to this video is so beautiful, I have met some of the best people in my life playing games, and being passionate about games together is the best feeling
i got into the community a month ago after i realized i had downloaded the game but never was interested enough to play it and i feel like the whole time i have been adiacent to tf2 as a whole.
i knew how the game worked, i knew the classes and i've watched some of the meet the character videos but i never got interested enough to play or to interact with the community. however that changed when i started to load up the game for the first time, play in the casual servers, view youtubers talk about the beauty of the game: positioning, strategy, skill, fun etc up to a point where i started to fall in love with the game too.
i feel like i've missed so much and as if i have been in a completely different universe up until recently and i'm wondering how would i have been now i engaged with the others earlier.
thank you for keeping the game alive so that new people such as myself can enjoy it as well
What I think sells TF2 to me as being the greatest video game of all time is that you could make a video like this about so many aspects of it. The game's balance, art direction, writing, characters, casual gameplay, competitive potential, influence on culture, and more. It's a game so multifaceted, complicated, and important that it could easily be the subject of a number of academic level pieces of literature. It's a work of art you can *study*, much like a classical painting or important story. It's like a Mona Lisa of video games, and I don't think anything else in the medium even comes remotely close to its unmitigated perfection.
well put
agre
All of this is a massive reach.
This game has meant a whole lot for me. I started playing in 2013, much later than most, however this game still holds the most hours by far than I have put into anything. I forged some great friendships and memories, things I would never trade to get that time back. All of my friends eventually moved away from the game, I too went with them. However, I still find myself playing every once in a while. When I do, I play for weeks at a time, the game just has that itch that nothing else can quite scratch. This game will always live on in my mind. As long as the servers remain up, I will come back. Like I always do.
I hate the fact that i almost cried, cuz this game made me get new friends, gave me my first competitive taste, and just being the greatest game of all time
I love the fact that this is just a representation of how do i feel about this game. Is the GOAT of underrated competitive FPS, is the best underseen creation that VALVe ever did, is the best underdog that secretly sits on the throne when the king is not around, and is the best game that has ever been made.
tremendous video, you perfectly encapsulated the beauty of tf2 and the enjoyment you can receive from the game. I played competitive tf2 years ago and no game since has given me the same drive and passion to pursue it seriously. I think my dopamine receptors have genuinely been fried from playing tf2 for so long.
honestly crazy how much depth there is to this game that just gets looked right over. amazing video, i’ll never stop coming back to tf2
"Would you regret having 10,000 hours in TF2?"
10,000 hours is alot. coulda used that time to do some of my hobbies, do other stuff. but most of the time, the times i laugh, its usually because of the random shit that happens in TF2, that makes it so special. so if i ever got 10,000 hours in team fortress, would i say is it worth it? yeah, of course. most of my steam friends all play tf2, and its special to me.