They're TRYING TO COME BACK. But we won't let them.

[@demon_xd_]

TF2 is in the “we are so fucking back” part of the cycle Let’s keep it that way

[@ivand9918]

Agreed

[@maximisationisreal439]

I didn’t think TF2 had that part of a cycle, how wrong I was

[@The-S-H3lf-Eater]

You guys have been blessed.

[@olakserrevived6092]

@@maximisationisreal439 it had it since 2 years ago, when savetf2 (NOT fixtf2) started working, but then valve left and we were back in bot hell part of the cycle

[@Kerruo]

It's called a cycle for a reason

[@webbergaming1873]

When i am in a being desparate competition and my enemy is a TF2 Bot Hoster .

[@NikoCigoj]

Famously said by a certain austrian painter in a movie about himself: you are so incompotent, you would lose a competition in incompetency!!!

[@sillysob6706]

@@NikoCigojWait that’s actually pretty funny

[@thetester1158]

​@@NikoCigojperfect quote lmao

[@synthwave-goes-beep]

@@NikoCigojmiles edgeworth ahh quote

[@Twister980]

Botters: "We have zero life, so we spent all this time trying to ruin your game for the lulz. We got caught, banned, now we're trying other ways to ruin your game instead of MOVING ON AND GETTING A LIFE. WE ARE ALLERGIC TO LIFE."

[@Warmaster2001]

Players: than here's your poison bitch!

[@timvoorhees8102]

How many time does a lime scout have to laugh at someone for them to dedicate years trying to end a whole game? Lmao wtf are we even witnessing here really?

[@LucanVaris]

Botters: _desperately attempting to amend Project 25, to include the dismantling of video games._

[@Glitchmouse2]

‘’WE AREN’T ALIVE’’

[@Luizfernando-dm2rf]

Nah, it's more of a ego thing. When you try to prevent someone from doing something they were already doing, most likely they'll try to find ways to keep doing that even tho there is nothing to be gained.

[@CORNBIGFAN]

YOU CANT HIDE FROM THE *votekick*

[@CrinklyLawyer73]

It doesnt work

[@dranik8]

It does

[@izcube8971]

@@CrinklyLawyer73 you must be a bot hoster trying to dissuade people /j

[@generalsynnacle23]

^ Within you, there are two wolves headass comments

[@nondidil]

like sisyphus in ultrakill "you can't escape" the votekick

[@Pudding404]

Bot Hosters: "We're so back!" Tf2 community: *"No you ain't."*

[@puccifanboy4966]

This is gold, their throwing a tantrum after their "gameplay" gets them banned

[@Frogg_Gaming2518]

Valve: You Couldn't Live with Your Own Failure, Where Did that Bring You? Back to Me

[@StickMaster500]

Gabe in the thumbnail is casting Gojo's Limitless Technique against the bots

[@Engineer_gaming-dq1pr]

Pootis

[@RonEmmanuelNestal]

Imaginary Technique: Gabe's Ban Hammer

[@RookMeAmadeus]

Domain Expansion: INFINITE REVENUE.

[@Make_Fontaine_Great_Again]

Chea/Ters

[@PingachuWarham]

Imaginary Technique: ORANGE

[@punXnap]

Imagine feeling like you have absolutely nothing to do with your time and money than hosting bots just so they cause a mild inconvenience. Bot hosters really sitting there laughing like villains when everyone else online is laughing at how incredibly sad this all is.

[@LifeSimplifiedvns]

They are type of guys to sit in a dimly lit room with only a chair shrouded in darkness while laughing evilly as the camera zooms in on them.

[@punXnap]

@@LifeSimplifiedvns they are the type of guys who start a discord call and say, "I bet you're all wondering why I summoned you all here today?"

[@mechaSurge]

​@@punXnap except call only contains them and one music bot

[@JackFoxtrotEDM]

And then they have the audacity to play the victim.

[@jimcobbler3954]

@@punXnap The type of guys to make a big chungus joke in 2024.

[@m.i.g.2023]

Bot hosters: Valve doesn't care about TF2, they won't do anything with us! That one contract worker: Fine, I'll do it myself

[@RandoGrunt]

The janitor achieved his next form

[@asherfeinstein6942]

Honestly, we should stop giving Valve credit and instead just give it to the contract worker. He’s the only one truly keeping TF2 alive. Does he work for Valve? Sure, but he actually cares (at the very least it seems that way) unlike the rest of Valve. He is the reason this game is alive.

[@Not_interestEd-]

​@@asherfeinstein6942 betcha he was hired directly by Gabe because of the internal mechanisms of Valve. In a nutshell: senior employees have higher sway in peer to peer reviews. Anyone trying to work on TF2 gets bombed out the company. As a contractor, they're not subject to these reviews, and being hired by Gabe puts pressure on anyone trying to throw him out. Edit- I might be spreading false information, please read my next reply here.

[@MarkStillPlays]

​@@Not_interestEd-honestly that's such a douchebag move by the other employees if that's the case

[@19cmgang]

The dead husk of plant at Valve:

[@Wacky_Wally.official.Reborn]

Bot Hosters: WE WONT STOP UNTIL THE GAME IS FINALLY DEAD!! Valve: so you have chosen death..

[@ivancar555]

Valve: The game is not yours to kill.

[@grovestreet9162]

But why bot hoster hate so mutch tf2?you can explein me?

[@cyberpancakee6627]

They lack a father so they like attention, idk​@@grovestreet9162

[@argetknight7585]

@@grovestreet9162 or they parents didint loved them so they need to get attension on other ways

[@cedlead]

However REPORT NOW WORKS

[@lordofchaos1845]

Bot hosts, hackers, and cheaters: I am inevitable. Valve: I'm an engineer.

[@Vorticough]

That means I solve problems.

[@KalashnikovCola]

​@@Vorticough Not problems like "what is beauty?" because that would fall within the purview of your conundrums of philosophy.

[@keithlukens4400]

​@@KalashnikovCola I solve practical problems.

[@Toaster_550]

@@keithlukens4400 For example: How am i gonna stop some mother-hubbard from tearing my game appart? The answer? We ban them, and if that doesnt work. Use the votekick

[@BotulinSpikedMarzipan]

​@@keithlukens4400For instance: How am i gonna stop a big mean mother hubber from tearing my structurally superb behind?

[@Rockydaboi]

Valve rn is like that one medic who found you running away from the enemy Demoman and perfectly times a crossbow bolt and saves your life.

[@2020DDDD]

This

[@Thy_Punishment_Is_OOF]

Nice reference

[@thepanman674]

"I am the one who robbed LazyPurple of his frag."

[@GusTaJooJ_OFC]

Oh nice reference

[@crawlinggoose]

Valve is more like the TFC Combat Medic, hunting down and murdering the enemy team, while everyone else tries to have fun.

[@spearmint7771]

Man, the final wave of this new MvM update is going very well!

[@MoonLmao]

humour

[@mridotprobably]

@@MoonLmaothis made me chuckle

[@chucksneed6840]

“unkickable” bots when “callvote kick [game id]”

[@someone_c4a9b]

valve needs to update kick menu so it will let us kick bots that haven't picked a class, and also ban those new bots

[@justareguralcitizen9492]

Hey. We’ve got the console. And now you know how to use it.

[@someone_c4a9b]

@@justareguralcitizen9492 yeah but it'd be more convenient to be able to do it in the kick menu

[@OGuiBlindao]

Make it so you get auto kicked from the server and get a 15 min matchmaking ban if you stay for 3 minutes or more without picking a class

[@someone_c4a9b]

@@OGuiBlindao that's an great idea!

[@scientificapple69]

jesus christ slow down, valve just did something after 6 years, be grateful first!!

[@neotron6490]

Half of Valve's people would turn Omni-men and goes after every single bot-hosters and cheat-inventors... for the sake of us all

[@AmongusGuy1500]

How funny to see how they continue to insist on wanting to return and in the process they spend 5 dollars each bot, technically they are giving money to Valve, and they start crying like babies even knowing that the bots shared illegal things

[@Gravity_studioss]

They have scripts allowing them to bypass the paywall, most of them do not pay money for a Premium account

[@kabooki22]

@@Gravity_studioss Where'd you get that from? If they found some sort of way to spoof premium, it would be patched by now. It's all handled server-side, so Valve would know.

[@funnymannotfunny]

@@kabooki22they typically use stolen/bought accounts that let them only pay a few cents per bot

[@kabooki22]

@@funnymannotfunny If they're buying the accounts they're just losing more money then.

[@张俊贤-t7e]

Are they really THIS desperate to ruin a game??

[@_Guidizio]

@user-dc3zy3pk3g I'm afraid so, comrade. Now Valve kicked the gears into overdrive and started blastin em back

[@VeeTHis]

Yes, yes they are.

[@thefierycharmeleon164]

They are absolutely this desperate to ruin the game 100%

[@Randomyoutuber-4831]

It’s an ego thing, they went so long feeling like they were untouchable that they got severe whiplash when the consequences of their actions finally caught up to them.

[@juriwuw]

​@@Randomyoutuber-4831 Never forget who allowed them to do it!

[@TheSangreT]

Is hard to watch the video when you know Spanish and the subtitles have nothing to do with the audio

[@theharmonicaloser9323]

Why the hell is your emoji purple- is this a members thing or am I genuinely on some kind of substance

[@TheeDeathCaster]

Hitler rants videos did the same thing. 😂

[@Gravity_studioss]

He turned El Risitas into the mascot of FixTf2

[@CyCortex]

Fr I have to mute the audio so I can read without having a stroke.

[@Sphendrana]

No it isn't. Like really it isn't. It's funnier because we can put Risita's on just about anything funny and it elevates it x10.

[@0_zsR]

Bots trying to return is one of the most desperate movement I've ever seen, it's like a landlord kicking out the guy with $50 debt from his renting house and trying to go back in his apartment

[@scoutdude4455]

Gotta unleash 2009 call of duty voice chat toxicity on them

[@dasfedoraguy3775]

The bot hosters are largely transbender. So start tellimg them 'you will never be a real woman'. That drives them CRAZY.

[@mechaSurge]

Bots won't care, players can mute. Checkmate

[@mechaSurge]

Also idk who are you talking about

[@mrrooter601]

last bastion of free speech in gaming, dont let bots have it.

[@kentreed2011]

Might as well insult a wall. Because they don't even look at each and every one of their bots. Probably spectate some but it'd be a boring thing to do for sure and they have like hundreds of bots.

[@rockowlgamer631]

Thanks for the advice on those unkickable bots, that would've been a hassle.

[@quelquundebien.9283]

This is better than sex

[@MoodyDood]

bro what is this comment also i completely agree

[@sampeter1471]

when I saw 5 messages pop up of valve saying thank you for reporting cheaters , I creamed🎉

[@alivelake69]

🎵"Ambatukaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-- aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa--"🎶

[@sirtopoftheworldegg]

i love men

[@MysterySuperhero-wy5gv]

guys, wait till you all hear about sex 2: the second coming

[@pixfri]

I’m living a historical event and for once I’m glad of it

[@KizuTheBunny]

2024 be like World: Heat wave TF2: Ban wave

[@_-_-_mansher_-_-_3470]

The only reason why you want to come back is attention and reaction.

[@vampireflowerr]

the bots always wanted attention.

[@reginald1th]

they got a reaction for sure… a humiliating one

[@mechaSurge]

What difference there is to a bothost and tf2? If tf2 dies it will be remembered, there will be people who will put flowers on its grave.

[@vampireflowerr]

@@reginald1th lol

[@kentreed2011]

No. It's just because of Ego/pride at this point. Valve banning the bots and their main accounts hit them like a bucket of cold water and stopped their power fantasy dead in it's tracks.

[@ninjamasterbuilder8675]

So now bot hosters are trying to over populate servers causing people to be able to find even less servers

[@Warmaster2001]

Huh how cute and petty and stupid and degenerative.

[@mechaSurge]

Valve would probably just be kicking everyone if they stick in the class menu for too long, then manually deleting bots if they get active and try to fight each other. Whatever they try it's not gonna work

[@ajc0072]

It's like a car crash. It's bad and gruesome in a sense, but you can stop looking at it.

[@BrotherRoga]

Huh, so it was the actual Delfy in the match I had. This was earlier today. Neat.

[@korjezilla]

You know, hiding won't save you!

[@Agent0Z]

These hackers and bots just wont give up already as they gonna keep coming back. When will they ever just give up already

[@SKYraider771]

*bothoster getting banned* bothoster: why are we getting banned for ruining the community and the fun ingame? pls gabe fix it its so unfair

[@dman7644]

They're so stuck in the idea of meat riding the game for money, they don't see the reason they do it at all, bunch of morons if you ask me.

[@Nicozumba]

as spanish Im laughing how the guy is saying nothing totally related to the video bro...He is talking about cooking lol

[@RobotnikPlays]

Text instructions so I can refer back easily: 1. Open Dev Console > status 2. Look at the list and find the User ID of the bot > callvote kick

[@vypergaming117]

Lol they fucking thought they were smart lmao Glory to the community Glory to WHISKEH

[@Germanfood123]

i am happy that valve finnly cares on tf2 again

[@Azure312]

Easy fix, Valve can just make players to randomly choose a class after a few seconds of joining and not showing activity. (Or regardless of activity)

[@Mima_the_vengeful_spirit]

I got even better: straight up being kicked from server if not choosing a class after..let say...1 minute after joining said server

[@Azure312]

@@Mima_the_vengeful_spirit They can probably stay by simulating activity, that's why I specified random class pick regardless of activity.

[@pippicalze-on6db]

Or just make players that haven't chosen a class kickable after 30 seconds.

[@Idki5170]

Where are the bots omegratronic? 😂

[@vaclavherout3614]

Where do you think? On VACation!

[@CORNBIGFAN]

@@vaclavherout3614 good one

[@genex2980]

@@vaclavherout3614 LMAO GOOD ONE

[@CatFromTrabzon]

​@@vaclavherout3614LOL IT'S REALLY FUNNY BRO

[@lichofhearts7479]

Omegatronic been real quiet on his twitter since this happened.

[@AxolotlFood]

they just sit there? Thats even worse!

[@Gravity_studioss]

Its like getting kicked out of a Nightclub so you stand on the other side of the road and yell at the security guards to be let back in. These new bots are not even a nuisance anymore

[@Rnbrsjkdnfn]

Yesterday i got 55 notification from valve, all of them were for reporting bot and they banned the bot

[@neptune6655]

i got like 23 alerts saying the cheaters i reported got matchmaking bans, prolly one of the greatest things i seen in my tf2 adventure

[@badtime9000]

i once got a thing saying a cheater i reported got banned too and i was like "Aint no way they actually did it"

[@Lukman52]

It still feels so unreal that I can boot up bot free TF2 again, thank you so much Valve, keep up the amazing work fellas.

[@noskalborg723]

Here's a thought, make a "cheater friendly" region of the game. And keep the cheaters out of casual and competitive. This way they can still play, in hell. And we can visit them there to laugh at them.

[@themonkeymang]

never thought I'd see the day a report feature in a video game working

[@pyrogameiack5722]

Yeah, i got like ten report notifications for all the bot reports i had going

[@ScortchedBunny]

Valve bot crusade: "Stop this bs or we will stop it for you" Bot hosters:"nah lets continue f**** with these dumbies" 10 years later.... Me: and that kids is why I got a steam account in the first place

[@GoreTorn16]

It has been so long since I played TF2 on my old server, but all of this news about the bot fiasco is absolutely priceless! Keep it up, friends!

[@railworksamerica]

There is no escape from the *UNFORESEEN CONSEQUENCES*

[@electability5977]

my concern is that the timing is VERY convenient. I don't think it's a coincidence that valve started fixing their game right before a summer event. I think that after the money has been made, and the event ends, they're just gonna fall back. Let me know what you think.

[@raptormage2209]

Bot hosters are like criminals that got caught but when they leave the prison they restart the process (instead of finding a job /getting good) .

[@site.the-gamer]

bots might be fixed and all, but imagine if you wake up one day only to see that tf2 is getting an update sized update with new weapons, maps, buffs/nerfs, etc, what do you do?

[@trisfaleel]

Wake up again

[@lugismansion2400]

hope and pray that most of the content is related to Heavy

[@dracoledraconoligist]

Slap myself 3 times to make sure I'm actually awake

[@mechaSurge]

​@@trisfaleel you can't wake up from the truth

[@trisfaleel]

@@mechaSurge I can if I try hard enough!

[@Catakrash]

LETS UNITED AND PLAY REVOLT MORE

[@Mr.TwoFaceGuy]

They can stay in the Ather.

[@maddog9213]

im burnt out on multiplayer games right now so im playing doom eternal but once im done im getting back on tf2

[@NikoCigoj]

What a game!

[@ShadowGuyCODEX]

Okay but can somebody mention the amount of fucking nostalgia crashed into me as I heard the music in 0:45? (Neighbors from hell)

[@VeeSpek]

I was hoping one would notice

[@ben.juan.]

You know the bosters are getting desperate when they send their remaining idle bots to casual

[@mykaelharvey3102]

I got about seven notifications of the people I reported receive matchmaking bans and I smiled ear to ear

[@garr_inc]

Holy shit, Neighbours from Hell music?! What a blast from the past!

[@Treatmv]

I had a notification on 136 reports. Because I had reported 136 bots. That's crazy.

[@megalodongaming7635]

The only reason i think bot hosters are trying to be back Is because they can get free items on the game with bots and re-sell them.I can only think on that because if its not, it means bot hosters have no knowledge of life in general, not even something basic like touching grass and recive sun light.

[@YonKaWren]

You CAN kick them, they existed before, kicked them, so like, yeah

[@baseddepartment6469]

Gonna be honest, I'm not a fan of tf2 and have never had fun with it but it's still really fun to keep up with this story. I do love to see a good community winning!

[@Warmaster2001]

They are winning but something tells me that they losing their vigilance.

[@TheTrueAdept]

It looks like Valve is bringing in the *_HEAVY_* artillery.

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

yea I was wondering why I got so many message realizing it waqs from the report system

[@15braincellsremaining]

I saw a human cheater in a community server who wasn’t even trying to hide it, he turned on spinbot as soon as he was called out and was promptly banned

[@bigboyepic8598]

Who'd they let cook over at Valve? Out here whipping up 4 course meals with appetizers and a dessert bar.

[@GibusSpyTF]

It feels so weird to report someone because Valves neglect on reports has been going on for years.

[@billprice2613]

I think my ONLY worry is that people can falsely report someone to get them banned. Then again I did ask Steam Support and they did say that it's you won't get banned for a report alone

[@TJSTheSkynergy]

bot hosters : Gentlemen syncronized your death watches

[@triledink]

And still they have not re added the wrap assassin homerun soundeffect.

[@kavehthephantomboy]

I love you used Neighbours from Hell 2 music, it's so nostalogic.

[@YaboiFoxTale]

Thabks for the PSA :D

[@EVILSoapMan]

I just had a bot in my game just now, I think there's at least one bot hoster who's returned sucessfully

[@BOT_CORP]

At this point, Valve may as well show the face of the Valve Man

[@iplaygames8655]

i just realized they got a new tf2 logo in the task bar

[@thechugg4372]

The fact that there were 5 No in his recording says enough, people just wont vote kick for some reason

[@uncleshagworthy]

I've never smiled this much my whole life. Good shit.

[@IshmaelMalkovic]

Fr, why would anyone be finnish? /j

[@ThePit.]

Где Кардинал Ришельё? Всё ещё ждём ❤️❤️❤️

[@OceansideSpiderHouse]

Man, it always feels good to come back to TF2 when there’s an event going on and boy, has this summer been one for the history books.

[@Whispering_memes]

ill have to remember this if i ever find these kinds of bots, either they are still very rare or they are just not on european servers as ive not seen even one of them yet, but just in case i do see one i must remember this

[@kiritoalt2657]

Congratulations bot hoster *For makinf a fool of yourself*

[@tehsnoc6635]

00:30 good lord bro the neighbors from hell ost brought a whiplash of nostalgia

[@Vaderek561]

Let's go! Now let's wait for world's anti bot hosting law update, so now it's going to be legal offence everywhere to host bots

[@NotThatUser]

I really don’t think you know just how much of an impact that would have on a lot of companies that rely on various kinds of bots for automated work.

[@mechaSurge]

​@@NotThatUser we're speaking on using bots to disrupt entertainment and fictional (and sometimes real) markets

[@Vaderek561]

@NotThatUser well, meant bots whose whole purpose is to join f2p games to destroy the experience for the players and damage the game, and overall, any damaging types of bots. Obviously, I don't say that, for instance, discord bots as they are not bad as long as they aren't the ones of shady kind. Either way, this is a lot of elaborating for a short fun and not important in any way simple comment that I did not put any effort into, XD

[@jadethemonstouswolf1059]

It's nice to see such an old game still showing such livelyness. 17 years old is quite an age for a game. Not every game cam withstand the withering effects of time, TF2 however shows it can and more

[@cheasovannmony8375]

Im so sad that i can't join all of this bot reporting and votekicking stuff since im an f2p in Asian servers so there's not many bots

[@troller9838]

I don't even play TF2, but it is good to hear Valve finally did something about the bot crisis TF2 was having.

[@xenonxan184]

delfy you fucking genius i didn't even know you could do this

[@vodamiinurl1337]

It went from 'It's so over' to 'we're so back'

[@Zaddahar]

Now these bot hosters just gotta let go now. Its over for them

[@Markmarki-nj7te]

Bots hosters: im so back Tf2 playerbase: hang of that computer cal...

[@GokantheHusky]

"We are gonna try more and more ways to ruin your game" Valve: And we are gonna try more and more ways to stop you until you eventually move on.

[@Headfulwolf]

We need to think like the mercenaries so engineers in the back with the distenser and sentreys heavys and medic in the front

[@Fanboy_3]

0:12 Does your spine hurt?

[@NightwolfRainbow6Siege]

Hopefully they’ll make a patch where you have a max amount of time to take a slot and pick a class before getting kicked

[@CraftierUD]

I still feel all this time valve was secretly upgrading something in their cheat detection and are now using tf2 as a basis for future games.

[@lesnik7435]

Я хочу сказать только одно: не всех можно кикать через консоль, да и вообще через меню. Ещë до волны банов по ботам и их хостерам, я видел некоторых читеров, которые так же были в "АФК" чуть ли не по 30-40 минут. Так их ни через callvote kick, ни через меню не кикнуть. Просто высвечивает "You cannot kick that player"

[@mechaSurge]

Наверное уже фиксели такое, всех ботов что я видел можно было кикать.

[@lesnik7435]

@@mechaSurge не факт. Да и там были не боты, а какие-то именно что читеры

[@menacingpyro2005]

Valve finally sealed the pipeline letting the bots in, hopefully these small leaks won’t result in floods of cheating like last time

[@LunarLunatic0]

This is great. each day I’m getting more interested in what valve has been doing with these bots and cheats. Btw like your videos delfy. From showing updates of what valve has been doing as of late and your exploit videos.

[@budowniczypylonow7026]

The ending that ... nobody expected?

[@juneBug412]

the report system works again? i might just have to buy a cosmetic case key or two to show my appreciation

[@damiengriffithsaudiosurfch1158]

Not for long :)

[@Mrhouse-k1x]

​​@@damiengriffithsaudiosurfch1158that still won't unfuck the thanksgiving turkey

[@juneBug412]

@@damiengriffithsaudiosurfch1158 wouldn't mass-reporting a bunch of accounts via a bot network just teach valve how to discern what reports are from legitimate users and which aren't? you're better off tryna manipulate the system by manually making false reports, all a mass-report botscript would accomplish is making the system stronger like a week after it's executed lmfao