Team Fortress 2 is one of the most popular titles to be developed by Valve. The game, despite being released over 15 years ago, is still relevant thanks to moments in the game that have made for some of the most shared memes on the Internet.
Despite the game still being available for gamers to play in 2024 and the player count being substantial enough for it not to be forsaken. Unfortunately, players feel that Valve has already moved on from the title. Players express their displeasure with the studio’s treatment of the cult title by posting on social media.
Players Criticize Valve for Abandoning Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2 is a title that will go down in history as one of the best free-to-play shooters to release. The IP began life as a mod for Quake but was later converted to a standalone franchise and acquired by Valve. Despite its popularity, fans now feel Gabe Newell’s company has no intentions to support the title further.
Various players resort to aimbots and unfair means in the game, making the experience incredibly frustrating for players who want to have a good time. Fans shared various clips and posts of encountering cheaters and bots in the game:
TF2 is the best online game I've ever played; I've put thousands of hours into it since 2007.
But for the past few years, it's been unplayable for me because of bots 😕. Shame on you, @valvesoftware.#saveTF2 #fixTF2 https://t.co/cAaMt10qxU
— Kurakasis (@Kurakasis) June 5, 2024
Fans have begun signing petitions for the game’s cheating problem in hopes that the studio will take some action and TF2 will become playable again.
For years, Valve has let the TF2 bot crisis manifest into an ugly wake-up call for what online shooters are becoming. It's time for action. Sign the petition at https://t.co/F94X2qZlQ8 and let's send Valve a message.
Don't let Team Fortress 2 become an example.#FixTF2 #SaveTF2 pic.twitter.com/S9xlztBzNF
— HintShot (@hintshot1) June 3, 2024
Apart from signing petitions, some other fans have also started review-bombing the game, making its recent review fall lower than the infamous Overwatch 2. Also, a statistic shared by SteamDB proves that the game’s fans unanimously demand an end to botting in the game:
In Recent Reviews, Team Fortress 2 is now lower rated then Overwatch 2. #FixTF2 pic.twitter.com/stFnQlXCZu
— Ace TheOcarinaMaker (@AceOcarinas) June 5, 2024
While the studio is busy with other video game titles and venturing into other genres, almost 80 thousand fans who log into the game daily deserve better. The petition for saving the game has already gotten loads of signatures, and if it continues to grow, all of this might get the studio’s attention.
The Save TF2 Petition Has Over 240,000 Signatures During the Time of Writing
Valve is abandoning its idea of creating titles like Half-Life and focusing almost solely on multiplayer games when one of its most acclaimed games is dying a slow death. The video game company seems only to be a shadow of what it once was.
While over 200,000 players are petitioning for the game to do away with cheaters, some people have already tried to sabotage this attempt by fans by filing a false DMCA takedown complaint:
As many people have discussed. https://t.co/d8aPEvEl89 temporarily had all its Team Fortress 2 characters and assets removed.
Someone FALESLY AND ILLEGALLY filed a DMCA takedown, impersonating valve.
These kinds of people have no place in this community #FixTF2 #SaveTF2 pic.twitter.com/Izh8THPV2l
— shork (@ShorKtf2) June 5, 2024
Valve also has similar complaints registered from its players against titles that are much more current and famous, like CS2.
Petitions in the industry by gamers aren’t something scarce. They pop up anytime a studio or a game does something that goes against what most fraternity members think. The same is valid with the game’s petition website, save.tf.
What is your current take on the cheating situation with the games mentioned above and on the studio as a whole? We would love to know your thoughts in the comments below.
