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Lingle’s team (Turmoil and then Pandemic) became the dominant team of the era.

A lot of people were trying TF2 and I ended up joining a team.”Īfter the early burst of popularity, the TF2 competitive scene stabilized. “but didn’t want to play the realism-type games. 'There were a lot of random gamers who didn’t enjoy CS or were done with CS but still wanted to play competitively,' said oPlaid. It was also produced by Valve, which meant that the competitive community would almost automatically give it a shot. It was a good team game with variety and depth. When TF2 was released, its esports potential was immediately recognized. The starkly contrasting classes in TF2 rely heavily on each other, working together to accomplish goals. In TF2 it’s really hard, especially for some classes like the scout which is what I ended up playing since I like fast movement.” In a Counter-Strike pub, for example, you can still end up headshotting everyone. 'I hated the game when I first started,' said Sam 'oPlaid' Lingle, “since basically, in a pub environment, you can’t really affect the game very much with your individual skill. TF2 emphasizes teamwork to an extent rarely seen in other competitive games. It is one of the finest examples of why realism is not required in the least for competitive gaming.

It eschews realism in favor of a cartoonish game. Now, the sequel boasts tens of thousands of players on at any given moment (54,395 as of this writing) as well as a robust but complicated competitive scene.

#THEGAME TEAM FORTRESS CLASSIC MOD#

In 1998, Team Fortress Classic brought the mod to the huge Half-Life scene after being contracted to do so by Valve itself.įrom that point, Team Fortress 2 was said to be coming 'soon' for all of eight years before it finally arrived in top form in 2007.įor much of its history, Team Fortress Classic was second in popularity only to Counter-Strike. In 1996, the original Team Fortress mod was released for Quake. Despite the popularity of the original games, Team Fortress went a decade without a proper sequel.

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