The gameplay consists of 9 classes to choose from, all very fun with their own skill ceilings to master. Some are easier than others and are very new KB&M friendly like Medic or Pyro, others are very skill dependent on either mechanical aim, team coordination, or abusing a broken melee system to get undeserved kills. There are many maps and modes to choose from, and a very kind and frequent community surrounding the game that is willing to help you learn the ropes. There's also Mann vs. Machine, a PvE Horde Shooter mode where you can fight robots to earn certain items in the game, if you pay the entry free of 4 tickets of course, but this mode doesn't get as much attention as the main game.

But this game has 3 major flaws with it that hold it back from consistently being in the top Steam charts like DOTA:


There is a SERIOUS lack of updates and blogposts for this game and there is no reason for that whatsoeverer. It has been 3 YEARS since the last major content drop in Jungle Inferno and there is no excuse considering that this game every season or holiday adds new crates, new warpaints (which are skins for your guns), new hats and cosmetics created BY THE COMMUNITY and Valve is still profiting off of this game. It would be different if the TF2 Dev team came out themselves and said that there was a only a handful of devs working on the game and give little snippets of what's to come maybe to give some reassurance to the community that the game is still alive in terms of content updates. But honestly this game should just be declared dead so the skeleton community can stop holding their breath and people will move on. If they're not gonna push content updates consistently then why bother introducing more crates? You're better off just going to Creator.tf servers, which are dead most of the time anyways, but at least they are trying to take the game into their own hands.


The new player experience is awful, as it is highly likely they will run into bots in just about every match they come across. This is the textbook definition of what happens when you do not upgrade or update or change your anti-cheat frequently in a F2P game. There is always some form of bot running around, whether it be the Catbots, or the Sydneybots, or the new Braaap bots or Swoon bots, these bots do nothing but ruin the game for new and veteran players alike. Valve has taken multiple steps to combat these cheaters by reducing their chat spam and disabling voice chat for new Steam accounts, but that only goes so far. You can only get headshotted by a spinbot sniper, pummeled into swiss cheese by a heavy with wallsights and aimbot, and shot by an engineer with critical hit hacks before it gets tiresome. Why do people keep giving Valve money for this game if they're not even going to take proper care of it? Sure, the community does their best to keep cheaters out of matches, but sometimes you'll get teams of new players that don't know where the kick or mute button is, or if the bot is scripted to try and get legitimate players kicked by automatically disguising themselves under another player's name then what can you do?


There are absolutely better shooters on the market. Sure, they may not have some of the charm of TF2, but that's okay if you're looking for a solid FPS experience. Overwatch is better, even with Blizzard's ♥♥♥♥♥♥ constant balancing because at least there aren't cheaters left and right, Paladins is a class-based FPS that is also F2P and is very beginner friendly too, Rainbow Six Siege if you're looking for a team-based shooter, Quake Champions and Doom 2016's Multiplayer has their own arcadey style of FPS combat that can be fun and interesting. Titanfall 2 is considered one of the best FPS' of all time and it's only $5! There are far too many good shooters to take a peek at to even consider giving this game even a second glance, ignore the fact that it is free and that I've put so much time into it, I may even have more hours on it in the future when people might read this. But I've suffered so much with this game over the last 3 years since I built this PC so hopefully someone doesn't have to. Go play something else, even if you don't have money there are better options elsewhere.

In conclusion: This game is the sole reason I have developed the opinion that game developers and anti-cheat creators should sue cheat creators and the people that use them into the dirt. Don't waste your time, no matter how much the higher up members of the community like Uncle Dane, Soundsmith, ArraySeven, or even just regular Steam users tell you that the game is worth your time. It's really not, its an FPS that has overstayed it's welcome and has nothing left to offer.

[h1] This game is a MASTERPIECE in game design and will go down as one of the best multiplayer shooters of all time. It is also one of the WORST shooters you could POSSIBLY download on Steam. Here's why: [/h1] The gameplay consists of 9 classes to choose from, all very fun with their own skill ceilings to master. Some are easier than others and are very new KB&M friendly like Medic or Pyro, others are very skill dependent on either mechanical aim, team coordination, or abusing a broken melee system to get undeserved kills. There are many maps and modes to choose from, and a very kind and frequent community surrounding the game that is willing to help you learn the ropes. There's also Mann vs. Machine, a PvE Horde Shooter mode where you can fight robots to earn certain items in the game, if you pay the entry free of 4 tickets of course, but this mode doesn't get as much attention as the main game. But this game has 3 major flaws with it that hold it back from consistently being in the top Steam charts like DOTA: [h1] 1. The lack of updates. [/h1] There is a SERIOUS lack of updates and blogposts for this game and there is no reason for that whatsoeverer. It has been [b] 3 YEARS [/b] since the last major content drop in Jungle Inferno and there is no excuse considering that this game every season or holiday adds new crates, new warpaints (which are skins for your guns), new hats and cosmetics created [b] BY THE COMMUNITY [/b] and Valve is still profiting off of this game. It would be different if the TF2 Dev team came out themselves and said that there was a only a handful of devs working on the game and give little snippets of what's to come maybe to give some reassurance to the community that the game is still alive in terms of content updates. But honestly this game should just be declared dead so the skeleton community can stop holding their breath and people will move on. If they're not gonna push content updates consistently then why bother introducing more crates? You're better off just going to Creator.tf servers, which are dead most of the time anyways, but at least they are trying to take the game into their own hands. [h1] 2. The bot problem. [/h1] The new player experience is awful, as it is highly likely they will run into bots in just about every match they come across. This is the textbook definition of what happens when you do not upgrade or update or change your anti-cheat frequently in a F2P game. There is always some form of bot running around, whether it be the Catbots, or the Sydneybots, or the new Braaap bots or Swoon bots, these bots do nothing but ruin the game for new and veteran players alike. Valve has taken multiple steps to combat these cheaters by reducing their chat spam and disabling voice chat for new Steam accounts, but that only goes so far. You can only get headshotted by a spinbot sniper, pummeled into swiss cheese by a heavy with wallsights and aimbot, and shot by an engineer with critical hit hacks before it gets tiresome. Why do people keep giving Valve money for this game if they're not even going to take proper care of it? Sure, the community does their best to keep cheaters out of matches, but sometimes you'll get teams of new players that don't know where the kick or mute button is, or if the bot is scripted to try and get legitimate players kicked by automatically disguising themselves under another player's name then what can you do? [h1] 3. There are seriously better alternatives on the market. [/h1] There are absolutely better shooters on the market. Sure, they may not have some of the charm of TF2, but that's okay if you're looking for a solid FPS experience. Overwatch is better, even with Blizzard's shitty constant balancing because at least there aren't cheaters left and right, Paladins is a class-based FPS that is also F2P and is very beginner friendly too, Rainbow Six Siege if you're looking for a team-based shooter, Quake Champions and Doom 2016's Multiplayer has their own arcadey style of FPS combat that can be fun and interesting. Titanfall 2 is considered one of the best FPS' of all time and it's only $5! There are far too many good shooters to take a peek at to even consider giving this game even a second glance, ignore the fact that it is free and that I've put so much time into it, I may even have more hours on it in the future when people might read this. But I've suffered so much with this game over the last 3 years since I built this PC so hopefully someone doesn't have to. Go play something else, even if you don't have money there are better options elsewhere. In conclusion: This game is the sole reason I have developed the opinion that game developers and anti-cheat creators should sue cheat creators and the people that use them into the dirt. Don't waste your time, no matter how much the higher up members of the community like Uncle Dane, Soundsmith, ArraySeven, or even just regular Steam users tell you that the game is worth your time. It's really not, its an FPS that has overstayed it's welcome and has nothing left to offer.