TF2 Will Die of a Broken Heart.

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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: 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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Once again, thanks for watching! :D
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@Samwiz1 10 күн бұрын

Sorry this video took so long. As you can probably guess, burnout had a little to do with that. And Valve waking up out of nowhere for the first actual time in 7 years. That too. ...all that said, did I cook or did I burn the soup?

@cyber_stealth9743 10 күн бұрын

how hard do you poop

@kelfo4997 10 күн бұрын

idk you posted the video 2 minutes agi

@Avg9erfan 10 күн бұрын

Coming back stronger is all that matters! 💪

@scrowfunk8109 10 күн бұрын

Imagine you don’t come into work one day and you tell your boss “sorry man I’m burnt out”

@tabbottinator 10 күн бұрын

Honestly, I don't play that often. Still a fan of TF2, but most of my interaction with it is via fanmade animations on KZfaq. I do enjoy it when I do play, though. And now I might just try playing casual again instead of just public servers!

@DreamGuyKk 10 күн бұрын

Medic can fix the heart

@Samwiz1 10 күн бұрын

save us robin atkin downes

@MysterySymbols 10 күн бұрын

Or you could say he could replace it baboon heart

@netherlordgaming995 10 күн бұрын

Nien *runs off laughing*

@simpIeidiot 10 күн бұрын

Don’t worry, hearts grow back

@creeperkirby201 10 күн бұрын

@@simpIeidiot no ze dont

@LedosKell 10 күн бұрын

The ghosts of Redmond and Blutarch put aside their differences to strangle the ghosts in the machine.

@merlinfazbeartheinquisitor5747 10 күн бұрын

Amen. 😇

@talison461 10 күн бұрын

morreu de disgosto

@pyrotf2198 10 күн бұрын

you may be red, you may be blu, but we both agree that greymann was the worst

@merlinfazbeartheinquisitor5747 10 күн бұрын

@@pyrotf2198 that's an agreement I never cease to be amazed.

@WeFightForKarl 10 күн бұрын

Yes!

@EsArchiveYT 10 күн бұрын

Credit where credit is due, Valve finally counted past the number 3 with the TF2 comics💀

@frostblackadamlkhider1484 10 күн бұрын

wait....the comic is BACK?!

@happymark1668 10 күн бұрын

Left 4 Dead

@xavierdaniel4608 10 күн бұрын

Doesn't count. They skipped 3@@happymark1668

@happymark1668 10 күн бұрын

@@xavierdaniel4608 Left 3 Dead

@frostblackadamlkhider1484 10 күн бұрын

Goddamnit i was excited

@terrorkaka 10 күн бұрын

“Even though you were late to the party, you were still the life of it.”

@plussygold 10 күн бұрын

😭😭😭😭😭

@thehollowg.o.d.7348 7 күн бұрын

That goes fucking hard

@idkwhattotype511 3 күн бұрын

-Mercenary badge description.

@mrkripo6227 10 күн бұрын

Since last time Valve released updated to this game. My snail managed to die from old age. I am not even joking

@jamessimon2002 10 күн бұрын

What was your snails name?

@mrkripo6227 10 күн бұрын

@@jamessimon2002 Dusya

@jasonanthonywilper 10 күн бұрын

How long do snails live?

@alienboi2164 10 күн бұрын

@@jasonanthonywilper Up to 20 years if kept as a pet

@user-oi8zq8jf5g 10 күн бұрын

honestly, i'm extremely (and deeply) sorry for losing your beloved pet that stick with you for a very long time no seriously, losing something that has been with you for years will hurt a lot, i'm not even joking

@DEWILL 10 күн бұрын

I've turned to straight up pessimistic to cautiously pessimistic since the ban wave. Hope Valve stays on the treadmill now. Most game developers would kill for TF2's level of playerbase and community. It's so obvious, damn it, Valve.

@Samwiz1 10 күн бұрын

That’s what I’m sayin. Any other company in Valve’s shoes would have a gold mine. Why Valve doesn’t treat it as such confuses me to no end.

@brayden9667 10 күн бұрын

It is probably because the outdated source engine and everything else is a bit too scary for little ol valve :/

@plussygold 10 күн бұрын

Its sad that Valve did that because of their new shitty game and not because of the outcry of literal hundreds of thousands

@brayden9667 10 күн бұрын

@@plussygold that’s the universe we live in I guess

@elt2666 9 күн бұрын

@@plussygold Deadlock is kinda amazing, don't hate on it just because of TF2. Judge it on it's own merits.

@jeshegames 10 күн бұрын

I watched a video earlier on how TF2 content creators get caught in a content bubble where their channel depends on TF2 content.

@Samwiz1 10 күн бұрын

pop

@PotentialGrim 6 күн бұрын

To be honest is their fault for not playing anything else on their channel. I get you like that game but come on, does your Steam account have only one game?

@bucketbuoyancy235 5 күн бұрын

@@PotentialGrimIt’s also a little the fault of KZfaq and subscribers. YouRube tends to punish people for going outside their niche. Some (but not all) subscribers may complain if their favorite “TF2” KZfaqr does something else.

@MsGhoulz 10 күн бұрын

I just hope it's not a 3rd year of suffering scream fortress with bots.

@mrjuicejunior 7 күн бұрын

I don't think they can count to 3 so hopefully not

@timtaylor8577 6 күн бұрын

@@mrjuicejunior half life 2 part 2 💀

@Couriday 10 күн бұрын

It's crazy to think we're coming up on 7 years since Jungle Inferno. 7 years before Jungle Inferno, TF2 was getting the Mannconomy update, the second scream fortress, and they STILL hadn't finished adding achievement unlocks. TF2 released in 2007, so in 3 years, we'll cross the line of tf2 being dead longer than alive. I mean, it doesn't even make sense. In 7 years, we've seen almost nothing in terms of weapon rebalance (outside of bugfixes and like, that one weird Mannpower update), are we really to think that in 7 years, no one at valve even sat down at the desk and decided "Actually, maybe the Pomson should just be a damage dealing weapon and not garbage with slight utility"? Valve, I'd reckon, has a policy towards TF2 more hostile than "hey, employees, you can work on it if you want, just don't spend too much time". I hold out more hope than I have since 2019 that *sometime* things will get back to working order. At least they finally started adding maps to the yearly pool again. Not that all of them feel properly playtested / QA'd but still. Bit of a ramble but, idk, i care about this game, I want to see some meaningful addition to it, not just a map with a seal or 5 more ICS maps.

@dangdudedan8756 10 күн бұрын

i care about ricochet! #savericochet! valve needs to fix ricochet! ricochet for source 2! new ricochet maps! what will happen to richard ricochet? I NEED CLOSURE!!!!!

@LordVader1094 4 күн бұрын

@@dangdudedan8756 Ricochet isn't actively pushing microtransactions on a yearly basis. :)

@Smthn_Wicked 10 күн бұрын

All these years was Gaben building up Ubercharge.

@sturddlefish443 8 күн бұрын

Bro what are you doing here you gotta go get v1

@Smthn_Wicked 7 күн бұрын

@@sturddlefish443 No

@ZevRocX 10 күн бұрын

Tf2 Wont die of Broken heart, Tf2 has a Baboon heart

@kingdingaling3376 10 күн бұрын

Tf2 will die of an exploded baboon heart with fried circuits stuffed into its arteries after a failed experiment to turn it bulletproof

@fjtcreotec6351 10 күн бұрын

Baboons get heartbroken too

@JohnHelldiver4724 10 күн бұрын

*mega baboon heart We also have spies' head as a backup 😊

@syco9008 9 күн бұрын

@@fjtcreotec6351no they don’t we’re your source? Mine is source2

@MrCanKnotNot 8 күн бұрын

Nuff said let's hope valve doesn't remove it and save it for later

@firebane000 10 күн бұрын

I loved asteroid

@queasc0220 8 күн бұрын

Me too love asteroids. GreT videogame

@JohnJones-mp3in 7 күн бұрын

BASED

@Adder6112 8 күн бұрын

skill based matchmaking is honestly a terrible idea for tf2

@Jukestar 4 күн бұрын

I agree.

@Inferno_Engineer 10 күн бұрын

Hey if you need something new, take this invitation to the library. May for you find your book at that place

@Samwiz1 10 күн бұрын

I’ve been listening to a lot of a audiobooks, for what that’s worth. Would recommend Red Mars if you get the chance. 👍

@Inferno_Engineer 10 күн бұрын

@@Samwiz1 That’s not what I mean… but have you heard of Project Moon? Ever heard of the Red Mist of Black Silence? Or Library of Ruina? Will check out Red Mars if I can find it

@waterflare9780 10 күн бұрын

@@Samwiz1be warned project moon has been referenced soon more will come (hes recommending a game called libray of ruina [great game] however audio books are also fun

@waterflare9780 10 күн бұрын

Project moon mentioned

@ReissValkner 10 күн бұрын

If such, then I recommend the Floor of Natural Sciences. [This is an elaborate LoR reference right?]

@Pinkooru 10 күн бұрын

Y'know what I'd love as a refined sink? Silver versions of australiums They're not very flashy, they use a lot of refined to make, and most importantly they are UNTRADABLE UPON CRAFTING I cannot stress enough how important it would be to make a refined sink like that completely untradable.

@WallaWaller 6 күн бұрын

You'd need to use thousands of refined metal to make it really worth it considering refined metal is about $3 for 100 of it. Considering refined metal started off at $3 for 3 metal it's kind of hard to make the sink deep enough to make an impact. Furthermore this would just incentivize the production of yet more metal by idle bots because then they could sell it for more money to players wanting to make those silver aussies. Finally I don't think Valve even really wants a metal sink anymore. It's obvious the economy can survive with metal being near worthless and because you can't go from trading metal to trading unusuals anymore it means anyone who wants to get into the trading game has to start off by buying keys instead, which brings in money for Valve.

@Four_Shadowing 10 күн бұрын

Reminder to ping Sam in the discord server on exactly March 6th, 2025 within an hour of 2:28pm EST about Helldivers

@BlackdragonTheShadow 10 күн бұрын

This is a fucking deathwish and you know it Fourshadowing

@cheemsman6789 10 күн бұрын

got it

@firepeaman2440 10 күн бұрын

For Democracy!

@Quickstein 10 күн бұрын

Understood Four, deploying the (Annoy Sam)kg bomb.

@Shadedsun011 10 күн бұрын

Good soldiers follow orders

@Slapperman 10 күн бұрын

"swapping out my favorite strategy games for new ones" mein fuherer... does this mean IronHarvest is back

@s4turn943 10 күн бұрын

Looks like Warhammer is back on the menu boys!!!

@WeFightForKarl 10 күн бұрын

@@s4turn943 WAAAAAAAHHHH!!

@fiendish9474 10 күн бұрын

Glory to Polania

@blackisbackblack9105 10 күн бұрын

Farewell Samwiz1. I was actually in one of your videos for a short point, it was TF2: Eggheads. And I TECHNICALLY wasn't featured on the video, but what I made was even if just for a very very brief moment. It was at 8:35. pyro had just killed you and you were complaining on how he wasn't dead. and to me it surprised me where someone had a picture I had made as their PFP. when I saw that I went absolutely insane and was so happy with myself that what I had made, someone had chose, and had gotten lucky enough to play with the legendary samwiz1. its inspired me to keep going, and even if you want to stop playing tf2 Ill be fine with it because ill be watching still. Thanks.

@SonnyCamburn 10 күн бұрын

🥨

@SquadStar 10 күн бұрын

Man's is making variety it's not like he's gone

@brainlesspyro5430 10 күн бұрын

Tf u mean farewell? Bros still here

@damiangaming5696 10 күн бұрын

@@SquadStar some of us dont really want to watch some other games its quite literally the TF bubble when you leave the residue stays while you move on

@Eliphand 10 күн бұрын

the glazing is crazy

@MattNotFat 5 күн бұрын

Only a couple days later it was leaked and confirmed that the 7th TF2 comic is being made. I don't know if it's enough for samwiz1, but I'm intrigued.

@pastaman7278 7 күн бұрын

"Throughout PC and console, I alone am the lazy one, imaginary technique:unlimited bans"

@SomeCertainMycorian 10 күн бұрын

That is actually completely understandable

@ghazbag1 10 күн бұрын

Something i wish we got more of were weapon crates, and more strange variants for weapons that don’t have one, or strangifiers for collaboration weapons like short circuit One day, i hope we could get stranges for the jumper weapons that track either air time or distance rocket jumping/sticky jumping. And i know this can be done because we have ACHIEVEMENTS that track distance traveled

@BlackdragonTheShadow 8 күн бұрын

Wait the Short circuit was a collab weapon?

@ghazbag1 8 күн бұрын

Sorry i mistook collab with promotional, its specifically a community-made promotional weapon Valve worked around with strange variants by making the strangifier tool, to add strange counters to promotional items. But for whatever reason the short circuit never got one, despite being released alongside the widowmaker, which also a was community made promo weapon *and* got a strangifier for it

@RubberMango 10 күн бұрын

Smile because it happened

@TylerGoatMan 10 күн бұрын

I’m still crying regardless. 😭

@ChineseGlobalism 10 күн бұрын

Too real

@plussygold 10 күн бұрын

So bittersweet 😔😔

@theCater_ 10 күн бұрын

🥲

@Herobryce1075 8 күн бұрын

Wait guys who am I?

@ambi_cc8464 10 күн бұрын

“Good news! We’re going to live forever”

@randomperson-qj1oq 10 күн бұрын

Since you're going to be moving on from TF2 soon, I think just before you do, you should do a short and sweet final goodbye video. I think that'd be really nice. One other thing, since you are going to be moving on from TF2, could I, perhaps, suggest some fun games for you to try on the channel?

@Isaax 7 күн бұрын

Helldivers as a positive example? Uhhhh...

@TrafficPartyHatTest 7 күн бұрын

>mfw the best example of the entire gaming industry is one that roughly 70% humanity is region locked from playing god I love how well things are going, so healthy too!

@Isaax 6 күн бұрын

@@TrafficPartyHatTest And that's just the tip of the ice berg lol, last time I checked in you've got a single guy on the balancing team destroying fun by making the player absurdly weak in a damn PvE game

@netherlordgaming995 10 күн бұрын

They have helped fix the bot issue but with all the neglect it's like putting a single bandaid on a blown off limb

@theodoresmith3829 8 күн бұрын

I'd say that's pretty apt. A sentiment I ran into a lot prior to the recent banwave was "we don't need content updates just fix the game and we'll be fine", but personally I think most of this was just cope. As evidence for this, most of the responses to it that I've seen have all had a "this is the bare minimum we shouldn't just be satisfied now" message. I think the second one not only reflects the community's true feelings, I think it reflects reality better as well. We were selling ourselves short to accept a future where valve continues to make profits off a game with such little effort put in from their end. The way I see it, even without the bot crisis Valve's inaction would still be slowly killing the game. I think we just needed the bogeyman out of the picture for a moment in order to truly appreciate the magnitude of Valve's other failings in regards to the game. The consequences of neglect, if mentioned at all, were always overshadowed by the bot spam. Now that we can actually foresee a future where the bots can never cause such trouble again, it is much easier to survey the landscape and spot the other rotting flesh wounds Valve has left untouched because they're not as visible.

@Taxevader-gk9ms 8 күн бұрын

You know it's bad when we don't even really want the heavy update anymore

@lPsychoMax 10 күн бұрын

One thing I never understood is the pip-boy. It's a cosmetic thst changes the pda hud... so why isn't it in the pda slot? It takes up a cosmetic slot that really should be open. It does the job a reskin usually does and there are already items that replace a default cosmetic as a weapon. The pip boy does the same as the cozy camper, just without any stats.

@s4turn943 10 күн бұрын

Despite the events from the past few years, TF2's legacy will still be a positive one. We "nitpick" some of TF2's issues because of how good the rest of the game is. It's unique, revolutionary, insane, comedic, and FUN!!! You can see how the market has changed due to the influence of TF2 and the games directly inspired by it. Being in the TF2 community as long as I was allowed me to see KZfaqrs rise, inspire, and sometimes leave. YOU ARE A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS! I saw your tf2 Jaws video in early 2020 and joined your discord server soon after. I participated in multiple community events, made friends, and left a legacy that affects the servers today (look at the strategy gamer category). I'm no longer on the server as I've attempted to focus on IRL issues, but I still interact with the friends I made on that server very often. Heck, I've been doing EU4 modding for an event Py is hosting. Something important that we can all take away from tf2 is that nothing great lasts forever. I've had my time and moved on to other games (for better and for worse). Thank you for entertaining us for the past 4 years, and good luck in your future endeavors.

@poot6365 8 күн бұрын

tbh tf2 is still infinitely replayable

@JohnJones-mp3in 7 күн бұрын

CORRECT AND BASED !!

@Fall_Cake 5 күн бұрын

7th comic has been confirmed. It is a good day

@Pudding404 10 күн бұрын

Life moves on, with or without the some of it's parts. We appriciate the real-life update at the end, congrats on graduating, Sam. Just gotta look straight forward.

@MaccaDacca_9 10 күн бұрын

This game's state is like spamming E for Medic knowing damn well we don't have one. Maybe we may get a Medic, but until then, the 10k hour plus Soldiers thinking a Medic will pocket them because they have an unusual calls will ring out into the empty void that is the Valve office... and our hearts.

@DuneDudeNG 8 күн бұрын

Love how the video in the page is for the saxxy of "most pwnage", which is the one that got destroyed a week or two ago

@spingebulb 10 күн бұрын

An entire Great Book of Grudges against Valve. They fill the entire book.

@JayFeather321 10 күн бұрын

Sam you still need to sing bad apple We need to hear it

@thepanman674 4 күн бұрын

As a touhou fan I agree.

@mauroghen9157 7 күн бұрын

Why do we keep wanting more? Even before becoming jaded, I honestly believe the game has enough content. A rebalance would be nice but even then. I felt sated even before the bots. Bans is enough.

@mrpopcornman3410 10 күн бұрын

It was good ride. You've done a lot for the community during your time here. I hope you can find success and enjoyment in your future endeavors.

@loonateek7013 10 күн бұрын

It's like watching a dog live it's life, at first u don't know what to do, then memories start appearing, but when it grows old and you know what's gonna happen. That's the feeling we have.

@Bio-Hazard.MP4 10 күн бұрын

TF2 is how you do casual team shooters right, the freedom Overwatch lacks, the easy going that valerent lacks, but the option to go to those styles is there, there is a lot to do and I can’t help but love it, but some much come and go as they need so new life can take root in themself

@magicalgirlmyou8560 10 күн бұрын

Also about the Tutorials: The spy one doesn't work since like 7 years or sth,which also means you can't do the ones that come after it,since to unlock them you have to do spies first,for reasons?

@dalton5160 4 күн бұрын

The final comic's script is done. The writers got messaged by a group that wanted to make an unofficial end to it. The writers told them in a post that they actually had finished the script by working on it on and off over the years and all that has to be done is for the comic art to be drawn. We just have to wait a little longer to finally get the ending to it.

@KJ-ud9uf 5 күн бұрын

7th tf2 comic coming. The west hasn't fallen yet.

@fruitbowl7275 4 күн бұрын

Disagree with the thesis entirely, i could definitely be content for the rest of tf2's lifespan with no major updates, id much rather have a phenomenal game that is still fun thousands of hours later than a bad game with constant updates that are NECESSARY to even entertain the idea of still playing. I like this gameplay a lot and its that simple

@Jab_Shadow 10 күн бұрын

I'm fine with the game not having updates. It's not Valve who made the game memorable, it's the players and the community.

@supersanttu7951 8 күн бұрын

Samwiz started and finished college (and maybe a couple years of high school as well) in the time it took Valve to do basic security updates. Man. I hope that severing the basically toxic relationship you have with tf2 will help with making content that's enjoyable for us AND you, Sam. Thank you for your service to the game, you magnificent bastard. You did more than could be expected of anyone.

@Smljeffyaids 5 күн бұрын

We’re getting the final comic.

@Thornskade 4 күн бұрын

I don't live in the games industry bubble, I live in the I want to play whatever I want to play bubble. To me this isn't a live service game that needs constant updates. I just wanna play a good game that I like. I didn't grow up in the live service constant additions then game gets shut down age and I haven't accepted it as normal. Chess doesn't need updates to be a game I want to play when I feel like it and neither does TF2, simple as that

@MrETF2 7 күн бұрын

This video is the five stages of grief

@ДимитърАлексиев 8 күн бұрын

Dying means that we are still living. And living gives time to heal.

@zaponium5584 2 күн бұрын

I like the idea of this essay, as spoken and laid out in the description. A common mantra I heard was "Fix the game or kill it", in the sense that they shouldn't keep earning on it and keep the servers running but without proper upkeep Like you said yourself, to a lot of people it is too late. It is too late to "fix the game", and to reinvigorate the fanbase that has been exhausted trying to hold this game up the past few years. But, I think the most healthy thing is for both of these things to happen. Like when an older person reaches their later years, you let a load off of their shoulders, you give the game some proper updates, not necessarily with content but to make sure that people can play it to their hearts content for as long as they find it enjoyable. And then, when the time comes, the game will fade as all games do, but with a legacy most could only dream of.

@cafe9926 7 күн бұрын

you said that 5 years ago old man

@AJ_the_Dragon 10 күн бұрын

Turbulence got me interested in animation and sfm opened the door to 3d animation for me. I miss those days of just messing around and making little skits, but then sfm started blue screening my computer. Blender just isn’t the same, it’s not as easy to just import and go. I lost a lot of passion for 3d animation because of that.

@volcanowater 10 күн бұрын

S2FM is a bit better then SFM, but it lacks the same community as SFM, maybe when S&box releases, S2FM will overtake SFM

@schmorgus4592 10 күн бұрын

I haven't touched this game in 3 years. My reaction to the ban wave was "neat" and I went to do other things. I don't like saying it but I just don't care about tf2 anymore Edit: if you're looking for a new game to get addicted to, look at Darktide. It's good

@Samwiz1 10 күн бұрын

That's pretty much the gist of what I'm saying here. Sucks to agree with someone on a matter like this, but I'm cynically glad I'm not alone in that feeling. :/

@cosmicsnacks1191 10 күн бұрын

@@Samwiz1i like the game but i never really felt like i could break into the community i always felt so distant to the community /:

@Barmem 10 күн бұрын

@@Samwiz1 the thing is - i wanna care about tf2, i try to care about tf2, but i really don't

@SanT6 9 күн бұрын

Literally the same happnede to me. I just remembered this game when I was doing some clean-up on my pc and gave it a go since I hadn't played since early 2022. Even playing a few matches bot-free I did not like this game anymore, but I was glad some people did.

@JohnJones-mp3in 7 күн бұрын

play tf2 !

@MrLocurito 10 күн бұрын

i loved this game, i loved playing it with friends, i loved playing it with the randos taht were on the server, i loved hearing people talk about their day to day, do dumb jokes or just chat on the voicechat, i loved that this game ment a lot to me when i was a kid, now is all nostalgia and cant be arsed to even try to play it, i rather go play something else where i can have friends than this... it was a good run, and i am happy i was there. good luck sam, your videos were really good.

@TNDGamingBased 4 күн бұрын

9:50 Helldivers died out faster than TF2. Incompetenent community managers, moderation, PR team and unneeded "fixes". From almost a 650k players in January, to only 40k in June.

@meme-bo6hq 10 күн бұрын

the writings been on the wall for a long time

@originalname9789 8 күн бұрын

its like a post-apocolyptic scenario

@SirMcMuffin 3 күн бұрын

I don't consider TF2 a live service. It hasn't had meaningful content updates for 7 years and I am ready to accept the fact that TF2 is probably considered "feature complete" by valve. All I ask of them is to maintain it at least.

@shawnlam3109 10 күн бұрын

I, myself, did not know TF2 existed until half a year until I found you, and when I did, I fell in love with the community. Seeing one of my favorite creators hang up his hat, or in this case, Fez, told me that this game, despite having never played it myself tells me that TF2 is a gem that should be remembered. Thanks Sam for your help in me finding a good community to enjoy.

@asbjrnschultz1919 2 күн бұрын

could have left the last bit out, had nothing to do with the subject of the video

@shellshockhkmk7816 10 күн бұрын

It has been a good journey, I wish you luck on the road ahead, Samuel. (PS. You still owe me a shard of Gromit mug mug)

@aydinmakesthings 7 күн бұрын

I will personally only give up on the fixtf2 movement when free to play's can speak. New players not being able to speak just alienate new players and prevent them from getting into this game.

@ScipioCSouza 10 күн бұрын

Tf2 is an source spagetthi mess, thats why the developers dont like working on it. Thats why we dont get updates, i love TF2 but thats the awful truth.

@Mr.-JBull 10 күн бұрын

I’m all seriousness this was a spectacular video man and while dour in subject it still was an enjoyable viewing experience. I wish only the best for ya moving forward and I should probably stop procrastinating my finals right about now.

@TheNextToCome 3 күн бұрын

One of the best things, is that the 7th comic is being worked on right now

@mateobergman6907 10 күн бұрын

Sam I enjoy your content so much and I am so happy for you that you decided to move in a forward direction for your channels sake cannot wait to see what you do and I hope if you come back to TF2 you do it for the sake of enjoyment only :)

@sylweknowakowski5613 8 күн бұрын

Tf2 never dies . Bots got banned .we are returning bro now we gotta work together to just force them to do some huge heavy update or something

@JohnJones-mp3in 7 күн бұрын

yup

@THEGAMER100BUCKAROOS 3 күн бұрын

31:23 the fact that it lined up with the background is crazy

@Caragoner 10 күн бұрын

I've been with you since the silly british snipers sitting in the sewers. Since then I've graduated highschool, moved on to becoming a full adult, had 3 jobs, and am now old enough to drink. I can say it was one hell of a ride with you Sam. Maybe if you get back into the swing of things I can fall back in love with your content. That or you can always go back to being a bad piggies youtuber.

@tigerlover2853 10 күн бұрын

Sam, it’s unfortunate to see you leave the community, your time and effort has been much appreciated and we are honoured that you’ve spent as much time with us as you have, organising as many community events as you did despite being busy with college. Your content and style of humour was immaculate, and you managed to breathe so much life into a quite frankly decaying community, your work has brought joy to so many, and although we’re sad to see you go, we’ll support you on your future endeavours. Congrats on graduating college, and on behalf of the whole TF2 Community… Thank you for everything, and we can’t wait to see what you do in the future!

@luuc4sflp 10 күн бұрын

As much as I don't watch your videos anymore, I can't thank you enough, your community is the best place I've ever found and I wouldn't know what to do without it. (I did watch this video fully though)

@PanthalassaRo 10 күн бұрын

Man that last segment was a great puts a lot of fhings into perspective, congrats on graduating, keep growing man :3

@KingPBJames 2 күн бұрын

I feel like Valve got major burnout maintaining the spaghetti code mess that is TF2, and I guess is scared of hiring new talent to attempt it? Are they afraid more people getting access to TF2 will result in more leaks?

@ESALTEREGO Күн бұрын

I guess its too late to worry about the leaks, dud

@matstick199 7 күн бұрын

I started playing tf2 in 2023, and I've convinced my friends and girlfriend to pick it up too this year, you can take solace in knowing it is indeed safe for a next generation of players :)

@MrDrManPerson 6 күн бұрын

Why would you pick up this game where the devs intentionally ignore it? You're picking up a corpse and trying to have fun with it and ignore that it's dead. For the longest time you could not even enjoy it casually as bots completely wrecked the game for years on end. Just go play something that actually cares about you. Go play co-op elden ring, go play co-op deep rock galactic.

@matstick199 6 күн бұрын

@@MrDrManPerson my current laptop cant handle much, and my girlfriend and I love the charm that the characters have, but then again I play mostly old games, I'm still playing battlefield 2 from 2005 after all

@MrDrManPerson 5 күн бұрын

@matstick199 Your laptop can handle Deep Rock Galactic of it can handle TF2. DRG is smaller and less intense. I play a lot of old games, too, using an emulator. Also huge fan of BF2. I love TF2, I really do but I can't respect something that does not respect me. Since you play older games like me I'm sure you understand the fatigue of modern gaming. TF2 has had that symptom for years and I see no reason to reward that behavior. Imagine falling in love with it again only to realize it has never changed like a bad ex ready to abuse your time once more. Valve is working on a hero shooter and as soon as that's out, you can expect TF2 to get ignored even harder.

@matstick199 5 күн бұрын

@@MrDrManPerson i mean I don't really miss much new stuff in tf2, guess its because i didn't play it during its hayday due to being a console scrub, but tbh, tf2 is not the worst game I've ever played, I used to play a lot of war thunder and that is as bad as it gets for me, tf2 is fine compared to that shit show,

@tgnm9615 8 күн бұрын

People need to remember this is not the Valve they love anymore. Valve is just business these days. What do they care? Only money

@SanT6 9 күн бұрын

That part about being a "pillar" in the community and how much importance one gives to tf2 as a player made me have a fucking eureka moment. While I was never a content creator, I engaged with the community and felt partially responsible for keeping it alive, and just *now* I am realizing how this kind of shaped my current mentality towards life's responsibilities. 2020-2022 was a terrible period for my mental health because trying to save tf2 was just out of my control and it was my world. Today I could not care less and it's bittersweet how far behind me this is.

@kingdemomidas2397 9 күн бұрын

I know this feeling all too well. I joined TF2 in 2012, got into the mod scene and TF2 custom server admin scene shortly after. I spent 7 or so years as a community admin for a server before dipping out due to its corruption. Tried to get into making my own community servers, got three up, was betrayed by a person pretending to be a brother to me, slandered, defamed, and derided by people he gaslit into believing him. Shithead even tried attacking my marriage. Hopped from server to server at that point while picking up the pieces after the asshole backdoored my servers, stole my mods/mappers and broke my servers before running off with all of it to claim as his own creation elsewhere. Tried getting into voice acting as a way to fill the gap after all that, only to then be harassed by one of the cheaters caught in that recent vac wave who recorded me drunk and used it out of context to make me look like an asshole. This game for around 7 years or so gave me smiles, back from 2012-2019. After that, it went downhill, and FAST. Toxicity, betrayal, lies, slander and even more toxicity. This game used to bring me joy, to the point I put thousands into it, I even ended up running the official golden pan group on steam. But despite having an item like that, despite all of it, the current state of the game, compounded with all the hell I have been though has made this game a SLOG to want to play. Even now if I tell my story these stalking little shitholes will harass me, they did it a few months ago. So either I crawl under a rock, or quit entirely. This is the state of the game that I loved. That says nothing to the myriad of cheaters, and assholes in lobbies nowadays that has left me tired, traumatized, cynical and bitter. Like a family member watching their patriarch fall into Alzheimer's and turn from a once caring person into a toxicity spewing cesspit that sees family as targets. This ban wave is nice, but you are right, for us old heads, it is too little, too late. They should have gotten rid of them years ago, they should have taken reports seriously so voices like mine would not have been lost in the crashing waves of negligence of this company. I love TF2, I always have loved TF2, but now, I have to struggle to even play a 2fort lobby with friends before some toxic dickhead makes me wonder why I still play this game. I just want to play with my friends and do acting. I once wanted to bring new gamemodes to TF2 and bring back that old energy, but at this point I dont feel it's even worth it.

@starwarsshooter336 10 күн бұрын

congrats on graduating as on everything else, I agree with your mentioned issues and a lot has to be fixed. I personally play a lot sometimes and then not for months. The banning of the bots was a reason for me to get back into it and I've been enjoying it outside of SOME matchmaking issues. I hope valve really goes back to fix (some of) your mentioned issues and making the game better in general

@insertnamehere6659 10 күн бұрын

Looking forward to wherever else you go with your channel, Sam. I thoroughly enjoy all your content, not just the TF2 stuff. I'm glad that Valve is finally being responsible, but it honestly feels like too little, too late.

@Cr00iser 10 күн бұрын

I sure chose a good day to subscribe! Even if this wasn't what I was expecting to see. I've been enjoying your content for a few years now in the background and I hope that where ever your channel goes after TF2, that it all works out!

@blastrbeam3186 8 күн бұрын

SAMWIZ! RELEASE THE DESTINY 2 GAMEPLAY! AND MY LIFE! IS YOURRRSS!

@JpGriZz 10 күн бұрын

Samwiz, if you are burned out on TF2, then play TF Classic. Give it a little try. You might like it. Love your content, man, and I hope you keep up the good work!😁

@HybridHenderson 10 күн бұрын

He has played it before, he made videos about it on his channel

@Samwiz1 10 күн бұрын

I’ve tried it, and it’s alright, but it’s just more of the same, except without an active community and with just as long update cycles as Valve itself. If it didn’t take them two years to add a handful of new weapons that don’t even do that much different from the originals then maybe it’d grow, but as it stands their activity times are what kill it for me. If I’m going to play a TF2 alternative I’d like it if it didn’t have the same fundamental problems that have tired me out of TF2.

@hydrophobicwater5843 10 күн бұрын

Another issue with TF2 I've noticed is the in game community. Community servers are full of some of the most annoying people I've ever met, while public/casual is stuffed with pubstomper sweats. I've been around a really long time, so I know these things have always been an issue, but it is definitely worse than it was before the bot crisis. Between this, the lack of new content, and valve just poking their head in to milk loot crates, there just isn't anything enjoyable about TF2 anymore. I don't blame you one bit for moving on from it. Which brings me to the other thing I wanted to point out. What you bring up at 33:06 isn't entirely unfair, but the thing to keep in mind is that the community is not, and should not, be the developers. When you allow sentiments like this to take root, you end up with a Bethesda scenario where the devs are more than willing to cut corners because they know they have a community to do the heavy lifting for them. I'm not saying it's bad to give a game this much love and attention, but the legacy of a game SHOULD be as much of a responsibility on the developers as it is on the community. There is only so much we can do, and as the past 7 years have proved, a game's community is only able to uphold a game's legacy if the developers put in at least equal effort to preserve it as well.

@pathfind_ 9 күн бұрын

I appreciate this video. It put into words what I've been feeling for so long. For many years, I was the newbie at tf2 looking up at my veteran friends, but since that decade has past when I first installed the game, life has happened. I am now the person among all of my friend groups that has been playing tf2 the longest and I have seen so much. Admittedly not the most as many others, but I am just tired too. I miss the peak that I saw, and I remember hearing people complain about the game even back then. If only we all knew what'd happen. The only reason I open the game now is to play with my friends who are the newbs, teach them the ropes, help them learn, and hope they get to experience what I can't anymore. It's so melancholic. Playing with them sometimes lets me re experience the wonder and fun I had years ago, but it's just not the same and I'm just tired... I miss my childhood

@HuskyThePuppy 10 күн бұрын

This is a great summary of the problem this game has faced for years now I remember even before bots started taking over the problem was that the game just didn't get enough updates but after the bots and cheaters showed up that sentiment changed to most players being happy with whatever scraps of content valve threw at the game until now. I love this game and I really do wanna see it grow strong again and flourish like I know it can, I just don't think I can trust valve to do it especially with how they have launched and maintained CS2 as of late. It's genuinely depressing to watch how far valve has fallen from "God like game company" to "The money hungry owners of steam" just kinda hurts, but in the end we cant force them to do anything unless we stop supporting these practices and even then that doesn't guarantee anything sadly.

@OfLanceTheLonginus 6 күн бұрын

I’m tired of the “crusty old tf2uber tries to get everyone to feel the same malaise as he does” shit

@FriendlyFriendx 7 күн бұрын

the game died in the late 2010's, after it was beyond saving.

@emfen 8 күн бұрын

TF2 is like a dysfunctional relationship, you knew they were good in the past to you, but over time they grew more distant and uncaring. Despite you begging and pleading to make things better, because you love them very dearly, they never listened. It's only now, in the wake of disappointment, that they realize they are about to lose you and will try to fix everything. But, you have already moved on emotionally, viewing the "us" you were through a distant lens. You will always love them, but not like you used to, not like when they were good. It's a sad type of nostalgia.

@evdestroy5304 10 күн бұрын

TF2 does have skill based matchmaking. it's just that in a game like TF2, it's basically useless.

@blackcongamer1300 10 күн бұрын

Achievement unlock: Heartbreaker

@nategameplays4071 8 күн бұрын

You are a lot stronger than I. I mean you're right, people literally have grown up since playing tf2. I was a kid when I last played tf2. Fortunately back then I saw TF2 for what it really was. I gave up then and there, only coming back intermittently just to see if things had changed. I have been very upset that such a greedy corporation could just create and gather such a loving community and abandon it just as quick. I wish things were different, I wish I could log into steam just to wind down a big nostalgia trip with my now grown up friends, but I can't. The game isn't worth it anymore. I used to be that guy that would defend TF2 to the death. I used to always have that glimmer of hope that nobody else would have ever felt. I couldn't do that anymore, so I quit. I gave up on TF2 just as it gave up on me, and sadly that was probably the best decision I've ever made. I wish that things were different, but I know that I'm not alone. Just thought I would share. I've never watched your vids before, but you seem like an upstanding gentleman. Keep up the good work!

@L9sCore 2 күн бұрын

Wait until Mike Litoris hears about this

@itchylol742 10 күн бұрын

no change is a strength, not a weakness. chess has been around for centuries and will be around for centuries more. the newest live service game has a 90% chance of being dead in 10 years. tf2 will survive, whether or not valve attends do it.

@NicoTheCinderace 10 күн бұрын

TF2 isn't going to die, even with all the doom and gloom.

@dangdudedan8756 10 күн бұрын

@@NicoTheCinderacei would hope we move on from tf2 after humans go extinct and the earth is consumed by the sun

@lautarogomez9711 10 күн бұрын

@@dangdudedan8756nah... don't go over that extreme. Perhaps, TF2 is already gone before that happens.

@glitch_wurld 8 күн бұрын

bro this is a YAP sesh

@davidgirou3710 5 күн бұрын

And what's your opinion now that we know for sure that the last comic is coming?

@General_SideBurns 5 күн бұрын

If you counted the time stamp of "One Mann's fighting points" as a chapter, then the the 4th chapter (which would have been the 5th chapter) could have lined up with the last stage in the "Five stages of grief".. which is acceptance...

@LukeRkam 10 күн бұрын

Please let this blow up

@instisalizingyoutube9998 10 күн бұрын

If TF2 gets a new update with actually substantial content EG, Guns or a New Map 90% of the players will come back.

@theghosttm8245 10 күн бұрын

Well the summer update is coming in a week or two. New maps are coming but I do agree with your message. An update that is more than just maps and cosmetics like new weapons and balances changes would bring a ton of people back.