We Visited Valve to Save TF2

[@isc8900]

I'm adding "named in a book which currently resides within Valve Studios HQ" to my resume

[@Thispersonisreal]

damn that sounds prestigious as hell now that u speak of this

[@Redmont_]

You will be the janitor who will clean my doodoo i left in the toilet

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

@@Redmont_pure gold. No seriously. Your intestines converted the iron in your food into gold due to insane pressure levels. Go to a doctor. {that was a joke, KZbin}

[@102ndsmirnov7]

Good idea

[@jeremypanjaitan4039]

​@@Aaa-vp6uginfinite gold generator

[@gxalcremieshiny4229]

I can imagine the moment they dropped the book off at the office just, a loud TING plays and out of nowhere "Success! We have secured the enemy intelligence" plays

[@Helperbot-2000]

no victory music "wait..." 1/3 captured

[@EliteCameraBuddy]

*Right Behind You Plays*

[@TheRainWorldCreature]

You tap the employee on the shoulder in an attempt to get his attention about what just happened, jut you accidentally crit him and he explodes

[@josephdrinkwater8875]

All the employee's pens start glowing red

[@SnackPatrol]

Valve: *ALERT* : Enemy spy is in the base!

[@ProjectHyper]

We just fought Mann vs. Machine in real life. Congrats gentlemen, your tour of duty tickets are in that book for valve to see forever.

[@sani259]

No australium weapon can fill the same value as having your name on that book does.

[@MonstaGamez]

I joined tf2 like 5 months before the bots and only learned about the movement like 5 days after. Let’s just say I never bought the Mann Up ticket :c

[@etchatails]

@@sani259 facts

[@fall2zero]

DAMN IT, I NEED TO GAMBLE AGAIN

[@SnackPatrol]

I've been playing this game since the Beta in 2007. I've had my gripes with various issues over the years but nothing like the bot crisis has infuriated me with such absolute indignation. You can see it in my content- I don't make videos about this game really but the nature of this issue just felt like a rallying cry to action had to be done despite any & all critics. I'm so glad people fought for this game & came out victorious. It's super corny but it really does make me choke up a bit as I feel like fans of TF2 really have a unique connection to it, and it was just getting beaten into the ground with no hope on the horizon for years, despite a very sizeable chunk of passionate fans & a beloved franchise. The way this has played out, with such an unexpectedly positive resolution in the past months makes this OG happy to be a member of this community. I hope we never have to do this nonsense again and see it thrive for another decade+.

[@redsquire]

"Rest now, soldiers. The war is over at last. But do not grow complacent, for when we are called again, we must answer. Always." - Glup Shitto, plr_hightower cira 9/18/2024

[@SHMOUSEY86]

Good job saving TheWhat's wallet!

[@mr.lorenez7253]

Such a beautiul story for a game where you throw urine at your enemies

[@titicaca.]

well said!

[@SHMOUSEY86]

Good job saving TheWhat's wallet!

[@Swift_Scrapper]

My name shall forever be in valves office as a stable for my service in thy battle againts bots

[@debmanjules245]

me to and im proud

[@ivscookie]

@@debmanjules245I second that

[@Umbreon_plays30]

Proud to stand side by side with you. We are *TEAM FORTRESS 2!*

[@Andrew08893]

@@debmanjules245 Same

[@ivscookie]

@@Umbreon_plays30 same

[@Vania1669]

I love how after you lost sight of why you took part in the movement, it was essentially Heavy, Sniper and the Administrator who got you back on track.

[@mewyex]

i love this comment so much

[@alex.g7317]

Really the three sane ones

[@Vania1669]

i wouldn't exactly call the Administrator sane but yes

[@cewla3348]

i wouldn't exactly call the Sniper sane but yes

[@mewyex]

@@alex.g7317 sniper pisses in jars. enough said.

[@Fobalz]

That book will be sold for 2400 Keys in the year 2036

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

Nah, 999 keys per name in there, BEFORE accounting for inflation

[@Grim_Reaper...]

I left tf2 because of the bots, and it's currently one of my favorite games again. Thank you for all your hard work!

[@kkay000]

We did it, our names are now in Valve HQ. That is crazy to think about.

[@Ceaseyourselffromexistence]

Meh

[@TheNoviceAnimator_]

I could've had mine if that shitty website worked, I never got a confirmation email 😔

[@DEWILL]

Let's hope Valve keep doing what they're doing now. Thank you for doing this for all of us despite all those hassles, man.

[@ferade7964]

Post content on yt pls 😭

[@pokemonduck]

well they probably only did it because they have a new online multiplayer game that is about to be released

[@Thomas-vn6cr]

I'm just surprised that sentry in Valve isn't covered in cobwebs and dust in the back of some warehouse.

[@elianmk1025]

Of course it isnt, thats the job of the janitor and the pot plant, the only 2 who still care since day 1

[@Akira-Aerins]

Sentry?

[@pancakeanimations9280]

​@@Akira-Aerinsthere is real life sentry at Valve HQ. Really cool. I think the official valve channel made a video of unboxing it.

[@nataliaborys1554]

That's the janitor!

[@Ultra289]

Why would it be? Its basic hygiene lmao

[@ironichoneybadger5066]

the fact that the whole bot crisis was perpetrated by a very small number of depraved sociopaths, that when outed and barely given attention from valve, were completely defeated

[@JaxontheOkay]

it really is a shame it took so damn long. it must not have been that much work for them to just all vanish overnight edit: i do know the process is more complex than just pressing the delete bots button but i do still believe it was completely unnecessary for it to have been five years without resolution. it couldn't have been SIMPLE, but it definitely didn't need to take THIS LONG

[@ironichoneybadger5066]

@@JaxontheOkay yeah, I remember seeing the post screenshotting the hoster saying “yeah I’m super depressed because of how many people are hating on me” like trying to drum up sympathy for being such a douche

[@demon-hunter1498]

@@JaxontheOkay it is and it isn't, think like trying to find the starting point on a spider web. it's there and you can find it but it's going to take a while

[@mittensbro]

@@JaxontheOkay When it comes to security, you usually deploy a lot of changes all at the same time to minimize the ability for the attackers to know what it was you changed so they can later circumvent your changes. I'm not trying to justify Valve taking as long as they did when I say that btw, but they definitely didn't just press a "ban the cheaters" button to kick them out; most of the people hosting these bots had probably been flagged for cheating for years before Valve banned them, which is why it was so easy for Valve to re-ban them after they made new accounts.

[@drago6568]

Because it was such a an easy outlet for they're sadism

[@shaowgamerxt101]

So fun fact about when I signed the petition. I was in the hospital with appendicitis. And when I saw the announcement of fix TF2 I rushed that website head filled with meds and probably miss spelled my name but I was happy with the fact that I was able to sign it.

[@Swagmaster1102]

Stay strong, soldier. Your name will be in the books for all to remember. And we shall remember the great service you have done for this community.

[@TheSumOfAnIdeod]

I spelled my name wrong because I was black out drunk

[@pokemonduck]

@@TheSumOfAnIdeod you signed while blacked out? Impressive

[@TheSumOfAnIdeod]

@@pokemonduck Well, I wasnt blacked out, but one more drink and I would have, thats what I mean

[@LucidMakesVideos]

Congratulations on leading the best foot forward for the TF2 community. There's no words that could explain how much work you and the other organizers did for the community. Thank you so so much for all your effort. You're awesome, TheWhat :)

[@Kingbenfaet]

I cant believe my name is at valve headquarters, I'm glad everyone came together to fix the problem and went successful.

[@Reft_01]

Bro if you, as a bot hoster, need to use "impersonate my detractors and distribute CP" as a reactionary defense you might want to consider the lethal injection

[@ShokyoLeaf]

fr especially to "distribute cp" shit thats gotta go

[@Reft_01]

@@ShokyoLeaf fr bro is gonna have to do a one on one with the FBI they start doing that shit near me

[@Funnyjokehere-vt3bq]

AFAIK, there wasn't actually any CP disributed by them. They were all links to bot hosting discord servers, except that one onionized link which might've had CP, but we really don't know. Spamming actual CP links in chat would be a retarded thing to do anyway.

[@Reft_01]

@@Funnyjokehere-vt3bq either way bot hosters should be looked at by a psychiatrist

[@drungaodys5610]

@@Funnyjokehere-vt3bq there was ONE bot hoster who spammed CP links and proudly claimed to be the "first" one to do such on his binds, fucked up and didnt last long, forgot the name of the hoster but honestly not something id like to remember lol

[@creepx_hd1236]

Guys we really defended this fortress as a team. And 2 times too! This truly has been our Team Fortress 2. cannot believe we actually got a happy ending though, this feels surreal

[@demoman5864]

This is my teams fortress, too.

[@sialmeckerjr]

Maybe the team fortress 2 was the team fortress 2 we team fortressed along the fortress

[@sumofalln00bs10]

underrated comment. Needs as many likes as people who have used youtube since 2006

[@Mad_SnepNoob]

Together we are a team, and we have defended our Fortress for the second time

[@diggothebadkind]

We Teamed this Fortress 2guether YOU HEAR THIS BEAT? THIS IS MY BEAT !! ALL TOGETHER NOW FRIENDS

[@site.the-gamer]

imagine waking up one day, going to the tf2 website just for fun, then suddenly seeing "Introducing: The Heavy Update"

[@engifromtf2]

technically the Heavy Update already exists

[@TeriTF2]

I mean, they could just rename it to “The Heavier Update” consisting of QOL updates like engine, VALVe Anti-Cheat, map fixes, weapon rebalances while still being on Source 1, plus Trust Factor. Pretty much anyone hasn’t talked about Trust Factor to be added in TF2.

[@MrMelo10092]

@@TeriTF2 thats a bit much, one step at a time.

[@chanceamirian6522]

@@TeriTF2 "With a Heavy Heart" Update

[@TeriTF2]

@@chanceamirian6522 I like how yours sounds, but there are alternatives like ”The Über Heart Update” since the heart has an attachment that protects the entire body from damage, like an update.

[@thegreenheavy]

sometimes i wished i could've helped more with the move, but my name will live on in the book, along with everyone else. from the smallest helpers, to the ones who have made the biggest moves toward fixtf2.

[@thatgreenspyguy]

You really did a community a solid in my eyes. You had no obligation to put yourself through everything, but we're glad as hell that you did :)

[@pawlo-qk8tg]

A new spell book for the hallowen

[@daniboi_oneninefive]

makes you immune to headshots

[@corbinallen4562]

​@daniboi_oneninefive honestly this would of been a good way to fix the bot issue. Plus it would force sniper mains to touch grass.

[@no...u]

ngl, if there was a spell book modeled after the save tf2 book in-game, that'd be so cool

[@Dr.Sloppy]

Antibot spell book: vac bans cheaters & bots in your server

[@fatchudgamer]

@@corbinallen4562it would of ruined sniper not a good way to fix the bot problem by ruining a entire class for the community

[@Nerdtendo6366]

For the love of god, sell copies of this stupid book. I want to be able to open a book, find my username, and go “neat” before never looking at it again

[@KyroBlaze37]

for as much as I would also like to get a document/physical copy of the book, I saw alot of people speaking against it as it could risk real life name of participants leaking if they used that for the said movement.

[@ivscookie]

@@KyroBlaze37 shoot

[@VirtualGab]

@@KyroBlaze37yeah like anyone’s gonna care of Donald trump signing the petition

[@AhmedMalaki]

Or they could just release a wall as a taunt in tf2 with all of the names of the heroes who helped saving tf2

[@themorningboi]

​@@KyroBlaze37 I'm willing to risk my name just for the dummies to have a copy of what community made them stick it.

[@rorycoffey4381]

My name is one out of 343,000 names who value and care about this game. And shall remain there forever. Thank you Valve for listening to our cries.

[@SteveoDeMayo]

It's less that that. Many of those names were repeats if you pause on the previous video.

[@agentapostle2998]

I hope my name meant something so we can keep Tf2 running…

[@rorycoffey4381]

@@agentapostle2998 all of our names showed we care about this game.

[@rorycoffey4381]

@@SteveoDeMayo yeah, it did allow you to put your name in as many times without any restrictions.

[@BulletSponge71436]

@@rorycoffey4381 As many times as we wanted? Well, I hope so! Otherwise it would feel... not genuine, let's say. You know, to put just a few nicknames instead of ALL of them. (I put in my nickname too :D)

[@mr-dooter-2010]

Didn’t know that “display name along with 343,000 other TF2 fans in Valve HQ to possibly last longer than my physical form” was on my bucket list until I saw that book.

[@D-BOI-096]

"You've unlocked a new item: SaveTF2 Valve Book!" Stats: +50% chance to receive a TF2 update from now on! -99% of bots have been removed from the game. *Thank you for signing the petition to save TF2!*

[@mamerdamer]

Honestly you guys all deserve ur spot in the book. I only joined recently and you guys had to deal with this for years. Good job guys good job for making it, I hope Rick may sees this while rocket jumping in heaven.

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

The problem with ALL big movements is idiots who don't know they're hurting their own cause. That was demonstrated by both the TF2 community AND the bot hosters. The hoster who sent the false DMCA forced Valve to acknowledge the movement, and incentivized them to start hunting the hosters down for legal/PR reasons. The more vindictive members of TF2's community failed to understand why drawing porn of bot hosters only created negative press for the entire movement.

[@IdentificadorNoDisponible]

Don't make me remember that there is porn of them XDDDDD

[@NoName......]

That happened? Fucking gooners man istg

[@DropsOfMars]

Then you also had one of the organizers who called the community morons and an embarrassment so there were issues all around

[@stealthiestboy]

@@DropsOfMars were they wrong? I think the community demonstrably showed how incompetent they are without direction.

[@MistaLombic]

@@stealthiestboyfair enough

[@JXGS101]

0:13 Don't drop the book!

[@princembat]

man, seeing that book and realizing my username is somewhere in there is actually wild. valve has its flaws for sure, but i cant help but respect them for not only making great games, but making great games that have been extremely influential on all of gaming, and even more, since. not to mention how nostalgic tf2 is for me. its been a bumpy ride, but im glad its getting better, and i hope it stays that way. hope youre doing well man

[@Oliver_Saer]

Bro delivered a book of petition signatures to Valve and spins it out into an 18 minute story reminiscing as though he pulled off a bank heist.

[@headcrab4]

You did a good thing. There was SO much negative discourse around the movement I was honestly shocked. So many "They're getting turned away", "Shredded book", and whatever other nonsense people assumed would happen. I'm just happy to see those dummies eat their words.

[@why6212]

Really the community was right to be upset and cynical. What happened to tf2 was so frustrating, and its actually surprising to me to see anything was done about it. I'm not in the book because I quit playing long before the movement started. Not fair to take it out on the people trying to help, but I'm sure that was spillover from the toxic state of the game.

[@BorzoiSpotProductions]

Me personally, I signed with the express dream of my name being used as Gabe Newell's toilet paper

[@dialga236]

thats everyones hope. maybe one day they can synthesize our ashes into toilet paper for the big G himself

[@kamemelia]

Bro...

[@3three3three3three]

​@@dialga236G man?

[@t-rex9809]

Getting the book signed by valve wasn't nearly as impressive as getting 20 killstreak as benis scout

[@samuelramirez4985]

meat bots make anything possible

[@Gravity_studioss]

I am SO angry at the backscatter having a smaller mag size than the Stock scattergun Despite of those MASSIVE magazines!

[@samuelramirez4985]

@@Gravity_studioss those mags are where scout keeps his mags

[@BillyOnYouTube]

My name, as well as my father's name, and the name of my grand father are in a book sitting in Valve HQ. (We all have the same name.)

[@thedolphinboyo6866]

Bravo my friend. You've found your peace. I'm so happy you're feeling relieved. This has been a very emotional video. Happy to be in that book, and incredibly grateful at how you and your team's effort moved mountains. This is the best timeline

[@madness42]

Hell yeah. My name is somewhere inside Valve's breakroom lmao.

[@Filenga]

Man, you guys did all of this to people all around the world who you will never ever see in life (like me, for example, or my friends who play tf2, or the people I played with last night, in casual, on brazilian servers, or people from other continents...) Thank you for that! That's a huge job.

[@armoredjoey]

You mean to say I CAN GO BACK AND PLAY THIS GAME AND HAVE FUN!?!?!? MIND BLOWN!

[@UEAKCrash]

Resisting giving into the negativity and cynicism that is all over this game, the workshop, and frankly gaming in general, is always a constant battle. But, giving in to it is just proving the worst of us correct, so we always need to try to balance it out as much as we can by lifting each other up in whatever ways we can in our little corners of the game. Props for doing some good.

[@lautarogomez9711]

But people will always do bad things, is in their nature

[@Finnboy-ml5jv]

@@lautarogomez9711That’s a very stupid, lazy way of thinking. There are actual reasons why do people do the things they do. Maybe try to understand what those are to accurately describe the situation instead of this hand wavy bs. The fact is, humans are complex creatures.

[@MacheTheFerret]

​@@lautarogomez9711 good and bad are human constructs; it's not inherent to our nature to do either, only to survive, thrive, and seek happiness where we can the natural consequence of people having the free will to choose how to pursue those efforts is that some folks will seek them out at the expense of others and/or their own wellbeing no matter who you are, you are just as capable of anyone else to fall into doing bad things; by the same token, however, you are also just as capable to do good, and to inspire that goodness in others make of all that what you will

[@SnackPatrol]

I know this is only tangentially related, but the trend to hate on Workshop creators via bored TF2ubers starved for content is one of the worst things I've seen gain traction in all my years since the release of this game. I know you're a respected mapper and I hope you don't let those people get to you. I am not part of the mapping community but please tell your peers there are many people who appreciate you guys and are excited for innovative (especially V-script-related) mapping endeavors. Again, I have been here since the start, TF2 is whatever it evolves into, not some cynical TF2uber's narrow definition of what "TF2" is, relayed with an authoritative voice via a TF2 channel impressionable viewers accept implicitly. Please keep making stuff!! You are the lifeblood of this franchise!

[@Synical02]

There's also at some point you need to be cynical, aggressive, radical to make actual change. Look at real life. Obviously I'm not saying burn value HQ, but atp it's just gullible positivity because, yea we fixed TF2. We didn't CHANGE valve; they are still abusing their titles. I've seen more actual attention to for honor from Ubisoft.

[@joshuawiener5003]

TF2 is fixed, Valve got the book, and to this day, the bot hosters never did fulfill their threats. Delivering this book was the ultimate call on their bluff and it paid the fuck off. This act will be remembered for years to come and the hosters will eventually be forgotten. You were good, son. Maybe even the best.

[@vanderbeek7813]

I appreciate the work that you and everyone else did. The website, the petition itself, the countless time and money, and everything else was done really well. It upset me that so many people doubted the movement, but 340K people signed it and TF2 has been pretty bot free.

[@dorugora3912]

i can assure you they did not remove the bots because of a petition they were already gone beforehand and tf2 is the best its been in years

[@ChronoSquare]

This is purely coincidence. If Deadlock weren't about to come out, Valve wouldn't have lifted a finger.

[@TrueBarlowed]

I'm glad things ended up going well. It might not have been a terrible idea to go visit your local police station to tell them about the fact you're an online personality that could potentially be the target of bad actors, they'll still come by and check up on things if someone tries to SWAT you but it'll usually end up being much more civil instad of breaking down your door and pointing a gun at your face. Thank you for all this.

[@xobtf2]

Alright! We're done! I'm so glad you guys went this far to actually go through the entire premise of the protest. I'm just happy to see the book arrived safely in the office and that's that. I'm happy the bots are gone. I'm happy that so many people contributed. Thanks TF2 community, seriously o7 P.S. I sort of feel like a dick now, because I really really really didn't think any of this would work. Bitter pessimism got the best of me at the start, but then, day by day, I've seen the community go on and on with the protest and collectively trying to achieve something. Later on, said pessimism, as things started to die down a month after the start of the movement, turned into negative criticism from my side - "uwaaah, why aren't these guys doing anything", well knowing that you were the ones that jump-started it in the first place. Hiccups are bound to happen, and now that I've gotten your perspective, I understand why things went the way they did. I feel genuinely bad about it, and I'm sorry. "How am I letting myself get so bitter and unmotivated over this fixtf2 thing?". Dude, ditto. I'm just glad you never gave up. Alright then, that's that, fixtf2 has run its course, and its finally time to let it rest for good. What a time to be a TF2 community member, huh? Thanks, seriously, thanks.

[@BlueAwesomeDragons]

nice

[@thepanman674]

This movement was such a blast to be a part of. I even threw together a very mediocre informative commentary video to spread the word. It's also cool to know that my name is in that book. Here's to FixTF2, and the bots we killed along the way!

[@Engie-T]

Anyone who signed the petition should get a custom cosmetic, a pin that says “I Voted” with the description saying “I voted to fix tf2”

[@engifromtf2]

Yes this

[@unholymackerel8072]

But we didn't have to link our steam profiles to the petition so it's joever 😭

[@SnipingIsAGoodJobMate]

It would be impossible to prove you actually signed, unless you, for some reason, took screenshots of doing so.

[@bouncypear_net]

Make your own with flair!

[@pancakemaster412]

A lot of people didn’t sign the petition because of the fake malicious websites impersonating the actual save tf2 website to steal your account. There’s a lot of people who care and if anything everyone should get an item for putting up with valves incompetence and lack of care for the community’s time and money.

[@Pepcen]

So my legal name is sitting on a random valve employee's desk rn. Sick!

[@happymark1668]

Same

[@imaybestupid2045]

Nowim confused, were we supposed to use our gamer tags? Or our full names? I used my gamer tag and now idk if my tag is even in there lmao

[@Bupboy]

​@@imaybestupid2045I believe you were able to use either one, it didn't really matter in the end because only stupid names like "Mike ox" or stuff like that were filtered out

[@Pepcen]

@@imaybestupid2045 it doesn't matter lol. Gamer tags are fine too

[@Nuniixo]

You used your legal name?

[@kirbythewizard101]

I really really hope that Valve puts that book on display in the tours they do. As a testament to how passionate their communities are and how their games affect us.

[@boingly9273]

All of the shit that you had to go through, mentally and physically to get us where we are now, is insane. I cannot stress it enough when I say that I am so so grateful for everything that you and everyone else has done for us. From the sleepless nights, the drama, the backlash, and the overall mental haul of it all, has been worth it. Now I can say that my name (I think it was my channel name instead of my real name, damnit) is inside of a multi-BILLION dollar company that created one of, if not, my favorite game ever made. I mean it when I say this, thank you. Thank you for everything. :)

[@maverickmuff1601]

Valve needs to add the "Proof Of Saving" book to the game now as a melee item so I can wear it with my 'Proof of Purchase"

[@lacuentita8485]

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this. This community just proves how dedicated you guys are, even after 7 years, you guys are still showing this game some love ❤

[@AhmedMalaki]

It absolutely deserves the love it gets Imagine a game this old yet it’s still very fun to play And it’s still better than most games Amazing art style Great weapons that changes how you play a class creating a subclass And amazing community

[@davidsimpson8520]

How did you comment before the video came out

[@ricksmith1975]

Me to Omegatronic: oh; they’re gonna have to glue you back together… IN HELL!

[@lacuentita8485]

@@davidsimpson8520 I didn’t, I received the notification 3 minutes after the vid released

[@SpicySulfur]

I hate bots You hate bots Everyone hates bots Thanks for telling valve

[@morfufo]

We did it! Thank God, these last few years have been hell to play TF2 in and I think all of us were losing hope at some point. I really appreciate how well thought out and from the heart this video is, TheWhat. I definitely got emotional listening to how passionate you are for this game as I think every one of us relates to how deeply we care for it in some way or the other.

[@BlueAwesomeDragons]

:D

[@khaledxxrashoudgg3359]

12:01 how did that heavy dodge the shot completely, no bodyshot damage, no flinch, just pure brass beast gibus.

[@dr.holiday613]

I feel like everyone is owed a bot killer weapon for this whole ordeal. Or like..5 nickles or somethin

[@Thispersonisreal]

a single weapon when you enter the game fr

[@BossKnight]

Same thing

[@lukecasaus3338]

imagine we all wake up to an item called "five nickels" in our backpacks

[@charlesfreeze3997]

@@lukecasaus3338 Would be priceless to me. I'd rather have a fun thing like this from valve than any unusual hat.

[@lukecasaus3338]

@@charlesfreeze3997 we get a strange nuts and bolts mecha-sniper hat

[@Lonqudor]

Thank you Mr. Brest

[@superlionrw]

thank you mr yeast

[@bieyang339]

Thank you Mr. Vanilla Extract

[@macaronitony6993]

Thank you Mr Almond Flour

[@happymark1668]

Hello Gordon

[@SofuTeamFortress]

@@macaronitony6993Thank you Mr Preheat to 400 F

[@Plague933]

I remember when the movement first started, I had massive doubts, lost an entire gaming guild due to our leader being a bot hoster, and recieved a ton of backlash at school from signing the petition, but with my love for the game, and the community, im glad to see it was all worth it :)

[@downergamin]

Im now honored in that book as the first ~50k (or more idk) people who signed the petition. It was a wild ride, boys!

[@PremiumMembersOnlyClub]

I can't believe the video in the background, you kill the heavy who has no spatial awareness at 2:38 and then he trashes his teammates at 3:00

[@lukecasaus3338]

and then at 17:57 a scout sees an undisguised spy turn into a scout and just ignores him

[@roland.w]

And then he got kicked, lol

[@glitchbloxnospaces]

11:35 hearing theWhat sounding like hes about to cry and then immediately being followed up with a sneako callout was crazy

[@Loridak-q1p]

Why do I want a copy of this book. Must be because it'd feel like I'm holding history

[@micahnightwolf]

I'll be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect after Valve fixed the bots. I don't go on the tf2 subreddit because reddit seems to be a bit of an insect lamp for people who have no respect for others. It's like all you want is for these people to be able to have fun in a video game you know they love as much as you do, but they'll criticize you no matter what you do to advance that goal. It's enough to drive a man insane. Ask STAR_.

[@titicaca.]

really awesome. this kinda feels like a send off for tf2 - were not gonna get any actual content, actual big updates, and thats fine. but the bots are defeated, the people behind it will hopefully find a better use of their time and become better people, and we can enjoy the game for as long as it will last (which will definitely be another 10 years at least, even if it fizzles out). In the words of Heavy: "I am very happy!" Cheers.

[@thenamesandounts9807]

Glad to put my name to it. Honestly this recent community win has given me the motivation to pick up tf2 again for the first time in over a year. At that point I was so frustraited that I paid for my jungle inferno contracker and couldn't get use out of it outside of casual matchmaking that I just gave up and moved onto other games. I dont know how long this peace will last, but let's enjoy it while it does.

[@Madypie]

I'm sorry for all the crap you guys got. I know not everyone agreed with everything, and theres always going to be disagreement on stuff like this. But im very very happy with the outcome! We got what we wanted! The game to be fixed, no bots, no nothing. A while before the protest started I was new to the community and it was a wonderful experience. I still love the game and always will. Thanks to everyone I can play the game knowing that i tried (and succeed) in my hope to help fix the game. Thank you for everything everyone. Again I want to apologize for everything, y'all went through a lot during this, it was a lot I understand. Our names are forever in history, .....we made history!

[@griefinnub3745]

I still don't understand why people want to attack you for protecting something precious to a lot of us? "W-W-WHAT?? You wanna save the game we love???? NOOOOOOOOOO"

[@ben.juan.]

Or the people who keeps sayng "TF2 died on jungle inferno, y'all just fooling yourselfs" like newcomers stoped being a thing on TF2.

[@TheXell]

The people that profit from the bad situation.

[@GotGooped]

@@ben.juan. I mean, if we're talking about actual update content, then yeah it kinda died on jungle inferno. No weapon balance changes or additions since then. Some of the new maps are alright i guess, but everything done to the game since 2017 has pretty much just been cosmetic stuff

[@Mate_Antal_Zoltan]

There are more reasons and ways to dislike #FixTF2 than just acting a soyjak, you know. And whether you like it or not, the bots were gone long before the book got delivered, which is indicative of the fact that a fix was getting cooked up long before #FixTF2 even began.

[@ben.juan.]

@@GotGooped if you put it like that yes, TF2 indeed died but in a corporative way, cuz the game itself and its community are stil alive, TF2 will die entirely when valve decides to shut down the game (wich is inevitable but it wont happend anytime soon) and the community slowly desolves forgeting the game, on most that i said thats one way of how a online game dies in my oppinion (the other being all the people, veterans and newcomers leaving due to ammaunt of bots,cheaters or simply cuz the game becamed an awfull pay2win.(im looking at you pixel gun)).

[@themomorain]

We need something like this for cs2! The gameplay is worse in every single way compared to csgo in every single way (Hitreg, everything is random, shooting, spraying, flicking, movement, dying behind walls etc. everyone on high elo knows what im talking about) But im happy for my tf2 brothers.

[@themomorain]

EDIT: I also forgot to mention another tiny issue: RAGEHACKERS IN EVERY SINGLE GAME ON HIGHER ELO

[@LoneHermit]

I hope this means a new era of TF2

[@The_succ_of_87]

This is a monumental achievement however I will forever giggle at the fact that "The_succ_of_87" is part of VALVe and TF2's history now

[@exoticgoose8312]

everyone deserves a medal - soldier

[@seanb5356]

What I've realized about any large community gaming or not, is that a majority of people dont enage if it's something "good", but not "great". Yet, the contrarians and people who disagree will almost always be more vocal than the majority. It takes something truely amazing to have it be the other way around.

[@Deltascheme]

Proud to see this finally come to fruition it’s so amazing to see tf2 finally be playable again

[@ItsDKoda]

As someone who quit the scene, content creation, the whole nine yards Thank you for doing what you did. I've not been back into the game, I'm scared to be disappointed in Oceania and bots, but I'm hoping that I'm wrong and that everyone is enjoying themselves.

[@kazulitheseawing3284]

Im not a tf2 player anymore, and i dont really plan to come back in any meaningful way, but i am glad this game finally got the love it deserved. TF2 has been a staple in internet culture as soon as it came out. Despite the love being gone, i do not regret making TF2 my first played game on steam back in 2011. Thanks for the good times. So long and thanks for all the fish.

[@TuShan18]

That last section is the truth. Even if that book is toilet paper, we did what we can, and got results for at least little while. So thanks for seeing this through despite your problems.

[@MaxSkaggles-hb5fy]

17:53 imagine if it was actually him

[@quintencornelissen2274]

I would luagh my ass of lmao

[@AldinRamic]

Who is that person?

[@beta-re7uv]

@@AldinRamicMEEEEE BRO I AM JOSHUA MARTIN

[@beta-re7uv]

I am me!

[@AldinRamic]

@@beta-re7uv Can you tell me why the creator of this video thought you didn't matter? What have you done to make him think that

[@Elevator_Man]

15:49 having to sit in an airport seat from midnight to 7 am must have brought a hole new meaning to butt hurt for you with those plastic seats. thank you for taking this voyage, brave adventurer.

[@ryan_1314]

Thank you for following through with this, even when reddit tried to make it a dumb meme like area 51. Even though we didn't get a heavy update or whatever, this whole ordeal is a step in the right direction and hopefully valve will start maintaining TF2 better now that they know how much people care about it still.

[@SPIRE_FAN]

This is not only an everlasting message to how amazing Team Fortress 2 and its community are overall, but a testament to the merits of never giving up. Great work.

[@bluemoon-q2g]

The game still have the worst MM ever btw

[@PootisBirdTF2]

@@bluemoon-q2g that never bothered me

[@ImmaLittlePip]

I can't wait for videos essays in 5 or 10 years covering the bot crisis as "The dark age of TF2" and honestly good I'm so glad the bot crisis is over and its in the past

[@diabelfugas111]

All of the people that signed the petition are as valuable as a unusual golden frying pan

[@fbiman6967]

My organs yes, myself no

[@soggybreadman4035]

@fbiman6967 Not true. I'll take you and your organs. You're my friend now :>

[@Gravity_studioss]

Aint no way you compared humans to a virtual item that should not even be worth more than ten Dollars 🙏😭

[@diabelfugas111]

@@Gravity_studioss YUH I DID

[@Whomobile]

In conclusion: r/TF2 is not a very nice place

[@maxxpower3d6]

reddit is not a very nice place

[@heheggb]

everything is not nice when the only thing that keeps people together is just a title. It's just how sites like reddit are, there are no major opinion holders on r/tf2, everyone does what they please and what is allowed(in any way, via mods saying you can do this, or mods just being absent). On r/tf2 people ask questions, post something, argue and goof around from time to time. r/tf2 is just not a place for those who can't manage it

[@Louis.7493]

as expected it is a VAC upgrade made for all source games that support it if it works on an old spaghetti code game with its sc leaked it'll work on S2 they appreciate their effort on it not being in vain and earning money without doing anything for it themselves except security that petition is pretty much a love letter some developers truly appreciate though can't say i didn't expect that anyways

[@Dylanthegreat2008]

The internet is a very bad place specially when you are popular, thank lord that you did get out of that mind set. You did a amazing job of doing savetf2!

[@Motsartinio]

I am Mozart. Even pyro came back for this moment. We MUST save tf2

[@superlionrw]

thank you Mozart for helping us save tf2

[@TheRealWalterClements]

Love your music bro.

[@coldbob2]

tchaikovsky & beethoven signed it before you bruh where were you

[@virtualashez]

when's the new album dropping

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

How are you still alive? Also, how many new languages did you learn over the centuries?

[@DocDaveMan]

Can we get a Schadenfreude for the bot holsters who lost everything?

[@DocDaveMan]

Schadenfreude

[@destoyerdj4486]

We’re doing it boys, they can’t ignore this one

[@MACKYBOY-41]

Good work fellas. I think you organised and handled things pretty respectably this time around. And yeah I did reckon sometimes it felt like the organisers would just get shit on whatever they did. Sucks

[@n9ne]

2 years later or more i forget and i still haven't seen any bot evidence i always hear people talk about this issue but i never seen it in action even when i tried out the game couple months ago

[@apurpledragon]

There was a huge ass banwave near the end of June, you're not just living under a rock you're living underneath the Earth's crust.

[@COCO-tm3gp]

With this and the comics finally getting finished, Valve really came back with the milk this year for no particular reason

[@Skeletons_Riding_Ostriches]

Wait... THE COMIC IS GETTING FINISHED?!?

[@Benjimains]

Thank you Thewhat. Thank you for saving the 7 year old me. He would've been so happy with what you've done and even now that im 20, 13 years later. Im just happy. I literally cannot thank you enough. My Name is in that book, and i hope when i get good enough at sfm, that i can make something to give smiles to this community and keep it alive. Honestly i cant even explain why im so happy. i just am, like you said, i dont care for any updates. Im just happy to be able to boot up casual and make people smile with compliments and positivity.

[@-weevil]

i love the smel of a kicked ass in the morning-soldier tf2, this was me right after seeing this

[@CrunchyMadoka]

So glad I was part of this movement by signing the petition. TF2 was my youth and even though I don’t play it actively like I used to anymore. I’m happy to contribute to be able to have part in saving the game. I’m proud my name will forever now be part of TF2 history.

[@abrasivemonkey8022]

Sorry to hear so many people gave you a hard time. Thanks to you and everyone that contributed to this project, the game is in a much better state.

[@Small_child_punter]

It really is just a video game at the end of the day

[@Skeletons_Riding_Ostriches]

1) Video games are part of our art, history, and culture. No less than music, movies, books, comics, et cetera. 2) Entertainment is a basic human need.

[@Small_child_punter]

@@Skeletons_Riding_Ostriches 1. All those things are also “just a …” apart from culture with a broader term encompassing way more than just entertainment. Good try trying to sneak that in. Which leads into the second point…. 2. No it’s not. It’s by definition a WANT. And that doesn’t mean you treat every piece of content as though your livelihood is at stake. That’s stupid. It’s a video game.

[@nachtzauberer]

​@@Skeletons_Riding_Ostriches modern video games have only been around for like 50 years out of thousands of years of human history... lol

[@blikthepro972]

ill say this, the community does not deserve tf2. you should've gone there and told valve "hey, all this has happened, but it's not worth it. shut down the servers and work on another game"

[@3three3three3three]

you are a sore loser

[@Skeletons_Riding_Ostriches]

Then people would just keep hosting their own servers. Like they've been doing since the nineties.

[@blikthepro972]

@@Skeletons_Riding_Ostriches i know, but you get my point dont you?

[@TheOfficialEmirati]

Valve are the ones who kept adding new items while the game was broken

[@RichterOvertime]

Good video TheButtFlow

[@rubberhosetheprotogen7062]

Thanks Richter, very cool

[@idkwhattoget]

p

[@BlueAwesomeDragons]

hehe

[@Nal_Lovrin]

I feel bad that you had to go through the shitty negatives in this movement, but you did absolutely amazing alongside others, much respect! I hope you enjoy the much needed rest now & I wish you all the best! Y'all deserve a raise!

[@zekinler]

Less like "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" and more like "The Boy Who Repeatedly Got Mauled by a Pack of Wolves Until They Died a Painful Death"

[@therealbritlad2537]

Holy fuck, i signed that petition, VALVE EMPLOYEES KNOW I EXIST

[@zhaohuangsfm]

I signed the petition as well Just hope they don't reveal our email address

[@LoraLoibu]

@@zhaohuangsfm nah it's probably just usernames

[@zhaohuangsfm]

@@LoraLoibu Phew

[@bradentheman1373]

I SIGNED IT TOO

[@ToxicDeer]

I was kinda hoping you would post pictures of each page in the book so we can find our names in there but still know my name along side thousands of other like minded TF2 fans make me happy.