TF2 IS BACK!!

TF2 IS BACK!!
And so am I!
Today we take a look at the crazy tf2 player count increase looking at the tf2 playercount steam charts, discuss what this means for tf2 and how the tf2 community has been doing an amazing job creating content and events for the game. I also touch on wutville and show some highlights for an event i was lucky enough to take part in before talking about how I plan to contribute more towards the tf2 community in the coming months. Thanks for watching and all the support on the last video!
The TFConnect Donation Link:tiltify.com/+tfconnect/tfconn...
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Timestamps:
0:00 TF2 Player Increases
1:06 TF2 Updates / Community Updates
1:35 What The Community Is Doing
1:46 Charity Match Highlights
4:05 @SolarLight destroys me
4:38 @Zapty Shaves His Head. (full video linked in credits below)
5:00 Im Back
5:42 Interest In TF2
6:00 How I want to contribute to the community
6:44 Your weekly homework
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▶Twitter:
/ oristf2
▶Discord:
/ discord
▶Steam Group:
steamcommunity.com/groups/oris...
▶Trade link (donations if you want):
steamcommunity.com/tradeoffer...
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★Donator+'s:/Patrons★
RNG smiles
Byte My ASCII
Felix Gaming
Manic The Flareon
Pie
Robi_
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♫Credits♫
My channel artist (eg stream mascot):
TinyComrade
@Zapty goes bald: • I went bald and ruined...
music:
first christmas - outgoing hikikomori
LA NOIRE OST - Pride of the job
again - zeekybeats
M&Ms Shellshocked OST - Candy Colours
Team Fortress Theme
8 Bit Chillout Chill Dreamy Game Music by HeatleyBros
all other music is my own
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Recommended TF2 youtubers:
OkFellow/Darky:
/ thdarkshadowgaming
Shork:
/ @shork
Pyrojoe:
/ @pyrojoe
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☻More:☻
MY HUD:
huds.tf/forum/showthread.php?...
Microphone:
amzn.to/2o2XwoG
PC SPECS:
imgur.com/a/zev44Lq
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Let me know if I missed anything thing in the description :¬)
If you are reading this type "TF2 APES" in the comments

[@oceanman_8370]

"I ain't got time to die!" -Engineer tf2

[@TuskActMinus1]

"I did not have permission to die!" -Soldier tf2

[@gayahhbihh]

@@TuskActMinus1 "WE ARE GOING TO LIVE FOREVER!" -Also soldier tf2 RIP Rick may. May you keep rocket jumping in heaven.

[@Maukiki]

“Insert quote here” -Idk man -

[@H.Cat725]

@@Maukiki: "Pootis dispenser" -Angry fatboy

[@Maukiki]

@Nebula3lem123 *dies *

[@the1kaboom504]

No game ever caught the charm tf2 did for me i am glad it is back on it's feet

[@merkquavious2]

mutual man :D

[@engineerconagher9466]

Always has been

[@the1kaboom504]

@@engineerconagher9466 dang right

[@tf2tvi787]

Yes

[@JarredRat]

it has the same charm as when i played roblox in 2016, it felt so magical, and beautiful. it has so many different games to choose from, its just perfect, the graphics, the cosmetics, everything is perfect for me

[@sponge540]

Fans: Calls out his mistakes Oris: *Insert old man with breather here*

[@OrisTV]

inb4 demoknight tf2

[@snackermantm105]

Demoknight TF2 oh wait wrong person.

[@officerpolarbear8670]

Could you link us a full video of the TFConnect Special Effects stream somewhere? Thanks!

[@Arno17905]

at least you got revenge for spikeymickey the scout main!

[@ReapyGalaxy]

anybody knows fatmagic? just askin' and oris. let him play with other tf2bers too. he's really good at sniper and good at content creating

[@WAMOTF2]

scunt gang

[@mayo_-]

Yknow I really hope this game actually gets support one day. While I'll never go back to it I think it's important to keep it actively cared for

[@Doki_Dokers]

@3rd Way what an absolutely fucking stupid question.

[@sungoner5906]

@3rd Way people dont need to care to support it

[@a.i.m.f8567]

Why wont you ever come back ?

[@frostbitenight353]

@3rd Way that is toxic AF dude not gonna lie.

[@IAm-zo1bo]

you do not leave just take a break to not get burned out

[@egaming1071]

Every game : Finally that old piece of crap game is dead TF2 : Haha I, TF2, have a dream haha pog

[@mecha5774]

*TF2 theme starts playing*

[@annoyingmissingtexture2431]

Engineer gaming

[@ContractorEllis]

also TF2 : We see about that Fortnite. get it? cuz fortnite is dying, and fortnite streamer be like oh that dead game. and they try too hard to sell crossover skin.

[@annoyingmissingtexture2431]

@@ContractorEllis true

[@egaming1071]

@@ContractorEllis ummm

[@RABIET100]

''I know you're not subscribed'' I couldn't shake off the feeling of checking that, so i did, and yes, i was subbed.

[@Paycheck777]

I really do hope Valve notices more players coming into tf2, fixes the bot crisis, and adds mastercomms’ fixes and optimizations she did for the game. Probably the one thing holding back tf2 is how unoptimized it is for both new and old systems, and here she is doing that work for free. I just really hope it gets optimized for the new players and old players to make it more sweet and accessible.

[@OrisTV]

i hope so! i think its quite unlikely though. I really hope they do something with optimisation though, would benefit new players so much who almost always have a cheaper pc and in generally just improve the "quality of life" of all players as a whole

[@Krisztus1Haver]

@@OrisTV lack of tutorial is a big issue And sometimes the community can be a bit hars to newer players. For the tutorial we need valve... As for the newer players they more likely need an introductional video to tf2's " society". For example: Most of them have no idea how to access trading... i would be happy to send some f2p players weapon unlocks or nametags or any crafting tool as a gift but they dont have steam guard activated or sething else... and they have to wait 2 weeks to receive them at the end. That can be a big turnoff.

[@engineerconagher9466]

Sorry, its source 1.

[@enzonline8896]

"she" ? Are u a brazuca ma man ?

[@Paycheck777]

@@enzonline8896 no

[@ryanrong495]

Amoung us : Begining to showing old age TF2: pathetic

[@TuskActMinus1]

I can't believe they made Team Fortress 27 that fast...

[@virgomeer3678]

@@TuskActMinus1 Pfffffff XD

[@Maukiki]

And I cant believe they made a game called “amoung us”

[@alejandrolozano4919]

There is a spy among us

[@reshzy3807]

Im guessing he misspelt something

[@nojustno4256]

This game be using the dead ringer.

[@MrPablosek]

Lmao

[@simonmenincampos5653]

in tr_walkway till it decided to uncloak

[@SomeGuyWithABlueMask]

that tf2 is a spy!

[@tasertag7513]

Dying is gay.

[@IAm-zo1bo]

no because it never died so it never needed it

[@cheeseburgamer2293]

"We're gonna live forever!" - Soldier

[@PeterPlaysgamez]

Rest in peace rick may he will always live forever In the community

[@spookypan4363]

So medic was wrong Rip rick may

[@Bebe-fq8yb]

The Lob Slobs are invincible. It’s the friend team :)

[@OrisTV]

if we can play together next year we will win 100%

[@_hekken]

Is that a double Jerma reference?

[@Ziamangry]

Hekken i think it is

[@GriziDaWiz]

Who are my mad lads that stayed with it all the way? You guys are the real ones.

[@metalmaple-fluffyhoney54]

I feel like this will age poorly within a week If it doesn't Nice

[@how9474]

It will not

[@stefanandrejevic2570]

Hopefully not

[@dingusdangus1790]

Look at the chart, TF2 has been increasing in players for the entire year, it's not just a holiday boost.

[@enzonline8896]

yeah, tf2 never died, that term is so fuckin dumb, like if something isint on its apothesys numbers they call it dead. Bruh mainaining a stable player base, from thousands of people is no easy task and tf2 did that.

[@theratman6718]

It’s hasn’t so far

[@mdn737]

Today's current players in tf2 is 107,000 thousand!

[@suprisebuttsecksspy5958]

Wooooo!!!!! Yeah baby!!!! Thats what we waiting for!!!!

[@spacegoose2989]

Every game: modern games are better than the older games TF2: *RED SPY IN THE BASE?* _No its a FTP scout in our intel_

[@jakehildebrand1824]

@@mekhane.broken9678 and a F2P spy backstabbing 7 people in a row.

[@jakehildebrand1824]

@@mekhane.broken9678 and a f2p medic thats only healing a heavy.

[@lMvNl]

ENGINEER GAMING

[@Wakeze796]

Engie is right here boys never stop *ENGINEER GAMING*

[@dytzinho2308]

the *ENGINEER GAMING* , is engi-here

[@jizzonataco3742]

SCUNT GANG

[@benjesta]

Glad you're back! Your content is top notch, hope to see more in the future :-)

[@OrisTV]

Thanks so much!!

[@thatguywithagoodmicunknown1160]

Hooray god bless ya and welcome back

[@OrisTV]

thank youu!! and thanks for watching!

[@aramadlad]

*Started TF2 in October 2020 after getting a PC, laptop couldn't run it* Knew TF2 for some time already. Still It's quite hard to start as low LVL Since it takes time to master any class. People are harsh, can kick out. Some accuse me of cheating before the round even starts... *Still I think It's awesome that TF2 doesn't die.*

[@sergioamaya3062]

me too

[@toilet5170]

have a nice stay

[@sbh_tx]

Don’t worry about trading. No one really understands it either tbh. Just enjoy the game and buy keys if you want a unu. Check out backpack.tf for listings

[@aramadlad]

@chegg jeff Yeah, it probably is. Thanks for suggesting that.

[@aramadlad]

@@sbh_tx Yea, I have already. Obv I enjoy the game without buying keys. Probably sooner or later will just get rid of that (f2p) status anyways. Still, big Thanks for info.

[@FabulousCthulhu]

there has been a large influx of new people... ive seen many gibbus players.. it's endearing to be honest. Reminds me of when i was new to the game, being 12 years old playing on the family pc

[@xgamer2mil]

“Back from ze dead!” -Medic

[@MMTT55792]

As a new player (started playing 2 weeks ago) This is nice

[@underdrown]

Same

[@themoabrigade]

I have played TF2 since before Pyro got his Back burner..... Aka on orangebox, and I still LOVE this game, even though it shows it's age I still play it at least once every week or 2 :)

[@MMTT55792]

@@themoabrigade cool

1:49 That kind of sounds like Gabe Newell.

[@randompersonontheinternet3735]

Wait, it wasn't Gaben?

[@EliteFreeman]

ahh yes the GabeN from early 2000s

[@spicymangos8320]

well im really glad this was in my recommended section! this is good news because i havent really looked at the peak players in years and i also enjoy the content so far :)

[@CoolSs]

4:14 me : me who never hit melee on anyone . even when i try .(plz volvo fix tf2 melee) *sees solar don't miss melee* me : 😢🔫

[@Crazylom]

Me, who can miss meelee literally in front of me cuz ᵐᵉʳᵃˢᵐᵘˢ ᵐᵃᵍⁱᶜ: >:(

[@fujiwaranonekobiodrando1257]

And it is very close , it even did the sound. But still we still didn't deal any damage to the enemies

[@mrdeadflower]

Fiz huntsman hitbox too I wanted to miss the shot on a hoovy then i landed It IT WAS LITERALLY ON THE LEFT AND IT LANDED

[@CoolSs]

If some how we got tf3 and all of this is fixed . People will be so mad because they are so used to broken tf2 xD

[@lauralide4804]

I love how you organised the video on the red progress bar thing! Very nice, keep at it son

[@OrisTV]

Thank you!!

[@Ultra289]

When xmas holidays are over: "tf2 is not back!!"

[@enzonline8896]

TF2 always were back,maintaining a stable player base for that long is no easy task.

[@SomeSkyrimFan]

Can confirm, I don’t know why but I had the impulse to download and start playing about a week ago and I’ve been loving it!

[@klipys]

great start to 2021!

[@GuanGuanGhoo]

A new year miracle

[@epicgamerrazan7323]

"I Do Not Have Permission To Die!" Soldier 2007 TF2

[@magro8906]

Oh damn, i felt something similar to this, for some reason out of nowhere i got an incredible desire to play tf2 again after some years, and now i really want to keep playing like all day for some reason

[@lol-od3cx]

WOO BABY THATS WHAT I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR

[@kibblezzz]

Grew up with this game so I’m glad to see it still kicking!!!

[@MorkedUP1]

Valve really needs to focus on tf2 for once in 3 years

[@creeperizak8971]

What if they just make Team Fortress 3?

[@Crazylom]

@@creeperizak8971 Ah, the dreams...

[@creeperizak8971]

@@Crazylom hoping for more updates and etc. For TF2 is more optimistic than hoping for TF3, I think.

[@trx3640]

@@creeperizak8971 no no no, too many people have put a lot of money in tf2

[@creeperizak8971]

@@trx3640 Yeah, they'd probably let players move their items from one game to another though, I don't see why they shouldn't.

[@RealBigMitch]

That's cool man

[@OrisTV]

BIG MITCH

[@RealBigMitch]

It is me

[@ItJazzyy]

Good to see you're back

[@OrisTV]

Thank you >:)

[@egg41]

Most players are returning players with the believe that they will have fun, such as myself. Me and my friend were talking and one of us suggested we try out tf2 again (neither of us have played for years). We both have almost 2k hours on the game. So we joined back, won games, beat children :D and most importantly: had fun, the lad even unboxed an unusual, proud of em. So yeah, I am willing to say that tf2 is back on it's feet, for now atleast.

[@Z-.869]

Huh nice to see you back.

[@OrisTV]

thank you!

[@Z-.869]

@@OrisTV np

[@rngsmiles3979]

glad to see you're back

[@OrisTV]

Thank you!

[@vreikezen8268]

It's good that you're back :)

[@sircrabsalot4840]

these r the words i needed to hear

[@facemcshooty6602]

0:24 nice quadruple doink there

[@OrisTV]

flexin on em

[@terminatorgaming6036]

Seems there is a KZbinr for every class main. And then there’s SoundSmith, we don’t talk about him. Either way, glad I finally found someone to teach me the ways of the Scunt.

[@janka4820]

1:03 i thought tf2 was in pause because the devs where working on half-life Alyx and that they would return as soon as it's out

[@RL_235]

this is starting to feel like minecraft

[@OrisTV]

True

[@Crazylom]

TF2 is Minecraft of 1st person shooters.

[@davelawandra2286]

I'm not surprised honestly, I mean they did update the localization files.

[@HollowSoulss]

Glad to see this game have a chance for another 10 years alive

[@skyecinnie]

I think TF2 is the one game that won't die or be reserved for speedrunning (Not that you really can speedrun an online multiplayer fps game but ykyk)

[@burkshomemadememes]

Speed runners will stop tf2 when the challenge is when wining 2fort lol, seeing 10 engies on 1 team and snipers staying in the same spot for 30 minutes

[@IAm-zo1bo]

@@burkshomemadememes but i like 2fort because it's chaos

[@burkshomemadememes]

@@IAm-zo1bo well everyone likes some shitty maps, 2fort is generally a pretty bad map (ctf in general) but ppl still have fun on it, I used to play tf2 solely for 2fort lol, I have spend at least 200+ hrs on that map alone as an engie hitting his building forever. But I wanted to get better at the game and I mostly play CP and pl now

[@testhekid]

i am a demoknight main.. that was a funny trimp i subbed to u, prove ur amazingness :)

[@OrisTV]

Oh god i will try

[@SteamEngine-yz6yy]

I started playing Tf2 near the beginning of 2020 and I gotta say, I’m a bit bored by now. It’s definitely one of my all time favorites, but it was the only game I played for a while and I got burnt out. I’m very happy seeing this game do well, and I will go back to it one day, but probably not soon.

[@mariasicree7533]

I'm a new player, like I only started playing this past Fall, so I'm hoping the recent upturn in popularity for the game will get encourage Valve to release updates and finish the comic series and stuff like that. We can only hope.

[@OldSchoolTF2]

Welcome back! :D

[@OrisTV]

Thank you!

[@arkalias3276]

this is so funny i started playing tf2 last week and im addicted to it

[@mcummin6869]

very glad to have you back

[@OrisTV]

thank you!

[@cillafawn281]

Is that M&M's Shell Shocked music? Have my subscription.

[@OrisTV]

holy shit how did you recognise that

[@cillafawn281]

That game was my childhood xD

[@officerpolarbear8670]

Does anyone know the name of that TF2 8-bit game playing in the background?

[@heavyfromtf2208]

Team fortress arcade

[@ashpine9893]

The peak shall have "crazy for love" in it's peaks

[@mrvna2840]

end theme starts playing

[@the_rushin_man3990]

Tf2 will never die as long as if content creators keep making content it will turn into many other games with community's leaving and new ones joining especially when tf2 is PC only game and consle players that watch it come to tf2 when they switch bc its free

[@elgranpelotudo8067]

And now a new permanent map.... i feel something great can come

[@scottybeard5205]

I’ve been subbed since 16.6k

[@mokumanssj4]

when there is a new major update they gotta add the stickers in csgo like they didd to half life alyx maybe that might increase the tf2 player base

[@crazyclayagain]

I think it had something to do with the Stupendium making a song about it.

[@Wakeze796]

God bless TF2! -soldier Rest in peace Rick may

[@CoreRealm]

Right now me and the boys are playing zombie escape

[@LillithText]

yeah, ive been enjoying the game lately with some friends but for some reason they hate me when i play sniper, idk y 😳

[@OrisTV]

snipe em

[@danielfirdaus8808]

they really gift me a new hope and i just got my first unsual

[@cobaltdev]

I noticed my game queues get faster and faster until they were instant yesterday, but my hard drive is on the verge of death

[@mehkle]

subbed since 18.9k UwU

[@IamAlexPierce]

As a new tf2 player who first ever experienced tf2 on pc . I can say this game is always fun

[@tananonn6778]

I don't know what happened but everyone just decided to come back to tf2 including me and there's a Lot of new players too, I'm really happy that tf2 is back on it's feet again :D

[@not_zayden]

I honestly thought the game would never come back then I see vids like this I’m like ahhhhhh yeah

[@3chmidt]

they day the video came out, my pc died while starting tf2 again after a long break

[@keycicle]

you missed a song in your description that was played in the beginning called: "first christmas without you" by Outgoing Hikikomori TF2 APES

[@angryteapod1765]

when you said modeling i instantly subbed

[@soliderfromtf2]

I just recently started playing tf2 and I love it. Its a charming and fun game and im glad I started playing it

[@marcgarcia575]

Ok but are the Trade servers lively again? I remember playing on a lot of them back in 2015

[@blueberry5249]

ppl who have said tf2 is dead, you just moved on from it but, it is alive and in the shadows working its way back up

[@Frogggisimo]

Was the lob slobs a reference to something

[@somerandomguyintheinternet]

aw yeah! bongo time! *runner's rhythm intensifies*

[@mackobalt2630]

Is it over, is it really over. I still have PTSD from the bot wars

[@creeperizak8971]

Maybe I should hop on the bandwagon while there are so many players drowning out the bots

[@lightcheff1012]

I'm proud of this community

[@FireLordAngel]

Im new to tf2 for december

[@apeout6733]

for some reason the #83 crate's price still going up in the market

[@tf2664]

TF2: the game that can’t die

[@Skelly57]

youtube reccomended coming in clutch for once

[@AG45.]

lmfao yes scout is a boss against solider

[@Alin-ql6it]

I played again a week ago tf2 , and now I like it as much as I din in good days

[@Im2basscoD]

"We are going to love forever!"

[@lilac1291]

HYPE!

[@erziewerzie5249]

I'm planning on getting tf2 in about a month when I get my new computer. It'll be my first pc game but not my first fps. Can you make a video guide for new players and a glimpse into the online community in game? Thanks :D I'm excited to play!

[@pakraylee7853]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIPbd6Ooaq-UrMk you should watch this first

[@shrpy2688]

bro i love this I quit and i would love to hop back in

[@ikerstg5442]

Epic

[@pumkinbutter]

"Good news, we're not dying! We are going to live forever!"

[@Cursed_with_Glorious_Purpose]

"I'll never be a Memory"

[@CoolSs]

i myself got no idea how tf2 got more player now then when we used to get updates . still i am so happy tf2 getting more players . i got few theories why : 1-pandemic . people spend more time indoors . so that mean more players in general . 2- tf2 being a 13 years old game . now a days . even new cheap laptops can run it . And tf2 having amazing iconic art style . attract more people . we may don't want to admit it . but graphics do matter . people who don't know the game . will always see the graphics and if it's something they like . they will give it a try and solid gameplay will keep them . 3-old player feel nostalgic and want to play the game again (i don't think this really why 100% but after MYM . a lot of old players left . who knows . maybe they are back) 4-Free to play (i think this is the biggest reason why tf2 got more players)

[@vibe9944]

The most accurate theory is that all these factors combined is why people are coming back to tf2.

[@CoolSs]

@@vibe9944 that make sense . you can't say one of them can do all of it .

[@GamingPenguien]

I can tell, uncle Dane uploaded :))