Its sad to see a game that has been so influential in morphing the hero shooter genre become so unplayable due to the negligence of Valve. I love this game, and have tried so hard to introduce new players through word of my own mouth, but how could anyone recommend a game to the benefit of Valve when Valve has shown little willingness to due what would be necessary to keep the game alive. Two years have passed since Valve's previous effort was made, and its clear that it wasn't enough.

The micro-economy of this game, and what it subsequently spawned, that being the Counter-Strike/Dota 2 economy and what it is today, has so many assets that will no doubt dwindle in value as the foundation of those items', that being the game itself, begins to crumble under the thumbs of malicious bot hosts. What message does this send to the players of other Valve owned properties, both new and old if the longevity and health of the games those economies are owned aren't even insured?

TF2 is never, has never, and will never be near the size of Counter Strike and Dota 2. Its monetary impact on Valve is just a needle in the haystack. But as all games released in the past have begun to age, so too will Counter Strike and Dota. So too will these games face inevitable neglect if we set a precedent that neglect is tolerable. We are not asking for you to revitalize the game by pivoting your decision to halt major content updates. We are asking you to uphold on your duty to provide a playable and fair experience (i.e. remove the rampant cheating and cheating bots in casual VAC secured servers) to a community that has paid for the right to do so.

#FixTF2 #SaveTF2

Its sad to see a game that has been so influential in morphing the hero shooter genre become so unplayable due to the negligence of Valve. I love this game, and have tried so hard to introduce new players through word of my own mouth, but how could anyone recommend a game to the benefit of Valve when Valve has shown little willingness to due what would be necessary to keep the game alive. Two years have passed since Valve's previous effort was made, and its clear that it wasn't enough. The micro-economy of this game, and what it subsequently spawned, that being the Counter-Strike/Dota 2 economy and what it is today, has so many assets that will no doubt dwindle in value as the foundation of those items', that being the game itself, begins to crumble under the thumbs of malicious bot hosts. What message does this send to the players of other Valve owned properties, both new and old if the longevity and health of the games those economies are owned aren't even insured? TF2 is never, has never, and will never be near the size of Counter Strike and Dota 2. Its monetary impact on Valve is just a needle in the haystack. But as all games released in the past have begun to age, so too will Counter Strike and Dota. So too will these games face inevitable neglect if we set a precedent that neglect is tolerable. We are not asking for you to revitalize the game by pivoting your decision to halt major content updates. We are asking you to uphold on your duty to provide a playable and fair experience (i.e. remove the rampant cheating and cheating bots in casual VAC secured servers) to a community that has paid for the right to do so. #FixTF2 #SaveTF2