Hello Facepunch. I am here to give you my story on tf2. A fair warning, this will just be a story of some of my times playing tf2.
I remember my first day of tf2 like it was yesterday. But first, I’ll tell you how I got it. I had to work my butt off cleaning my Aunts house to make the $20 it cost for tf2, when I was done she bought it from online, and the disk was mailed to my house (Not knowing about steam yet). I was informed about tf2 by one of my old gamer pals who I used to play star wars battle front 2 with. When he made the leap over to tf2, so did I.
My first day playing tf2, I still remember it. It took my old computer a full 5 hours to download it, but when I was done I was blasted away. All I had seen beforehand where some ‘Meet the Team’ videos, but I wasn’t expecting anything near as amazing as this. I went scout, unable to resist his call. I found my pal, his name above the friendly scouts head. We were on red team (I had no idea we were defending) but I followed my pals lead and we headed out to the front. I heard the announcers voice for the first time, she had me dedicated to win from just simply telling me that the gates were about to open. I got ready, I had my bat out, but I knew to switch to my main weapon, the scatter gun.
What followed that day was the single most intense few rounds of a game I have every played in my life. We may have lost, but the thrill of dying, respawning, and heading out to perhaps kill just 1 single person was so overwhelmingly fun, that I was hooked to tf2 that entire day. I was hooked so much, that when I rose from my chair to get a breather, the only thing I could hear was screams of the tf2 team, mini guns blazing, pyros, scouts, and soldiers blasting off their weapons. Anxious to get back at it, I hopped back in-game. By the end of the day, it had been by far, the best day of my summer break. I found it strange to walk again, sitting in the chair for hours that only felt like minutes.
On my way to my room to collect my things to take a shower, I nearly collapsed on the floor. I had no idea what was going on, but I felt just so weak. I couldn’t walk. I tried to lay down, but I felt sick to my stomach. Then I had realized I hadn’t eaten or drank anything that entire day. I was dehydrated, and starving. Yes, at the end of the day on my first time of playing tf2, I had become dehydrated. I was shocked, a game had kept me away from food and water, but I hardly cared. I can tell you this, that next day of tf2, I kept a large container filled to the brim with water with me as I played tf2.
Almost 2 years from that day has past. I can remember my first major update. Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately, I wasn’t here to enjoy the release of the heavy, medic, and pyro updates. But by the time the scout update had been confirmed, I was already acquainted with tf2, and had begun to develop a skill in it. The scout update itself was simply amazing to me (which turned out later to be rather a letdown, as I had stopped using his new weapons). It was incredibly hard to find any of the severs I normally played on (32 mass man onslaughts at the time, a phase I grew out of). At that moment, I knew I would be in love with tf2 for a very, very long time.
I got into everything after that, from competitive team play, to Garry’s mod. I used to play scout, and only scout, for the competitive team me and my pal played for. However though, we agreed that competitive play wasn’t for us, as it was stressful and rather un-fun. But I don’t regret it. Tf2 has developed into an entirely different game since back then, on my first day. Valve keeps trying their hardest to come up with new ways to keep us interested, and with every passing update, major or even minor I am still in love with tf2. I have dropped the 32 man severs, and changed to the more peaceful 24 man severs, which I find way more enjoyable.
Being a regular on a few severs, I feel as though tf2 has become a hobby. I play it not only when I’m bored but when I need to escape from real life for a bit. With the recent few months I have been without a computer, I have become yet again attached to tf2. I may not be as hooked as I was on the first day I ever played tf2, but I enjoy it just as much.Tf2 has been great, and I do not see myself giving it up anytime soon. Whatever Valve has in store for us I will be ready, and I will enjoy it.
Tl;dr I love to play tf2. On my first day I became dehydrated because I was attached to the monitor for the entire day. Even though tf2 is practically an entire new game since my first day, I still love it, and will continue to love it.
So please, if you have any interesting stories, whether it may be a heartwarming first day, or just something down right funny, feel free to join me in expressing them.
Good thread. People don't appreciate that Valve still PUT OUT FREE UPDATES FOR A 3 YEAR OLD GAME.
Instead it's all "WAH WAH OPTIONAL MICROTRANSACTIONS AND PARTICLE EFFECTS". Stop whining.
got myself orange box for portal as the rest looked gay.
gave tf2 a chance and I'm still hooked.
Dachande is an asshole :frown:
He always says he's nice but the ratings reveal the truth!
On-topic, I felt practically the EXACT same way as you did on my first day of TF2. I imagine it must warm valve's heart to know there are people who love their games this much :unsmith:
[QUOTE=Darkomni;26675857]Dachande is an asshole :frown:
He always says he's nice but the ratings reveal the truth![/QUOTE]
I'm just tired of threads like these.
[QUOTE=Dachande;26675867]I'm just tired of threads like these.[/QUOTE]
But... its the holidays.
Thanks for this, OP. It really opened my eyes.
Now i can leave trading and hats alone and just enjoy playing the game like i used to.
[QUOTE=Dachande;26675867]I'm just tired of threads like these.[/QUOTE]
Cry some more. Read the OP and find out it's not 'one of those threads', it's a thread about TF2 and how it is awesome.
-snip-
Bad reading from me, sorry people keep going.
Good thread btw.
I used to feel the same way. Then I got kind of serious about the game and hats didn't do me all well either. Now I feel like the team mainly focuses on the mannconomy instead of gameplay.
I don't know why people keep implying this year was the worst for TF2.
We got basically SIX class updates this year, a system everyone wanted forever came out (trading), and people just keep on bitchin'.
And out of all those class updates, only the Wrangler feels like it should be nerfed.
I don't understand how people say they're going to quit TF2 over hats. I can understand over weapons and stuff they don't like, maybe...at its core, TF2 is essentially the same.
Maybe one day they'll add chat filters to remove trading notifications, disable painting options, unusual hat particles, and maybe even hats, just to make hat haters happy.
I think TF2 is about as good as it ever was, especially for Pyros and Engineer's.
Engineer's no longer have to sacrifice a ton of metal to move a building 1 foot to the right. Pyro's no longer have to be worried about switching out to the Axetinguisher if they can just switch back to the Degreaser just as quickly. These are good things, and make the game more enjoyable, especially for people that play Engineer a lot, like me.
The first time I played TF2, I had just gotten it on recommendation from a good friend. He had a server, so we were playing around in a 1v1 match on some custom CTF map I can't remember the name of. I was trying out most of the classes, bar stuff I knew would be bad 1v1 like Sniper or Spy. We played a few rounds, I think I capped a few times but he had pretty much had me the entire map.
Then a friend of his joined, and my friend joined my team. He was a Scout, I was a Medic. They were mostly fighting each other, but occasionally his friend would get back to our base and I'd kill him or otherwise fend him off.
On our last cap, I had a full Uber and my friend had the intelligence. We stopped in the middle of the map, where there was a small bridge, and waited. A moment later, his friend came charging at us. He dropped the intel, which I accidentally picked up, and said "Okay, now right click!" and went after his friend. I was mashing my right mouse button, but because I had the intel nothing was happening. I still remember the sound of his voice when he said "Oh God, right click! Right click! Why won't you right click!? ...Oh, wait, you've got the intel. Okay, hit 'L.' Now right click!" After that he beat his friend's face in, and we capped and won.
Then and a few days later when I started playing on public servers made me realize how awesome the game was, and still is, and I've loved it ever since.
[QUOTE=Darkomni;26675857]Dachande is an asshole :frown:
He always says he's nice but the ratings reveal the truth![/QUOTE]
He says he's nice, but then two posts down he'll be a complete dick for no reason. Dachande isn't anything related to nice, and you should never think he is.
I bought Team Fortress 2 nearly 2 years ago. Before that I had TOB for the 360 (eugh) when it came out. That pretty much got me into PC gaming.
I remember I bought TF2, tried it and it wouldn't run correctly, so I waited like two years to get a decent computer. I got the soldier medal before even starting to play the game.
I'm proud to say I'm the "Pal" mentioned in the OP :3:
I actually was interested in TF2 first because of the zany cartoony style. I can't remember the amount of times I thought "Its like I'm playing a Saturday morning cartoon!" while playing it.
I started out with the console version (I was poor and Irish in 2007), and TF2 was one of the sole reasons I saved up my money for a good gaming PC back in 2008. I played TF2 on the PC ever since then, and in early 2010 I got a newer PC and a 30 inch monitor. TF2 just looks stellar in 2560 by 1600, and I'm using custom autoexecs to make the game look like a Meet the Team video all the time.
The classes I like the most are Engineer and Pyro. Being able to change the architecture and routes of a map on the fly is something thats always amazed me when playing Engineer. As for Pyro, I guess I just love setting people on fire. I like playing Heavy, but he feels kind of boring compared to those two classes. I love hearing him laughing and calling enemies babies though.
[QUOTE=New Cidem;26676333]I'm proud to say I'm the "Pal" mentioned in the OP :3:[/QUOTE]
Indeed you are the pal. Thanks for showing me tf2, and sticking with me for so many long years... pal.
[QUOTE=Taco-Taco;26676388]Indeed you are the pal. Thanks for showing me tf2, and sticking with me for so many long years... pal.[/QUOTE]
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true brolove
[QUOTE=brandonsh;26675843]Good thread. People don't appreciate that Valve still PUT OUT FREE UPDATES FOR A 3 YEAR OLD GAME.
Instead it's all "WAH WAH OPTIONAL MICROTRANSACTIONS AND PARTICLE EFFECTS". Stop whining.[/QUOTE]
Not to mention the game is insanely cheap and was even once on sale for $2.50 when the WAR! update game out.
My first time playing, I joined an empty 2fort server on accident, joined a melee_ringking server because I didn't know about custom maps and stuff, and then ran out of time to play and went to bed.
I got TF2 during the WAR! Update.
Had absolutely no idea about the class updates.
Or new weapons.
Or anything.
Since I live in the buttfuck of nowhere, I had to wait weeks until I could get to Peter Piper Pizza and its free wifi.
[editline]13th December 2010[/editline]
Meaning I had to wait several weeks to play the game.
I remember marveling for hours at the astounding art style, something as simple as the Engineer and his shotgun was a "woah" moment.
I played the game for months on Xbox 360. Then I bought it during the WAR! Update and was positively surprised of how different it felt. By the way, Team Fortress 2 introduced me to PC gaming.
-unsnip-
I've played TF2 since beta, and despite my long absences from it during the later months of my playing, I've come back to it each and every major update since release. I can't help it. These characters... this world... it's all so familiar to me now. I know where I stand with TF2, it is a game where everything changes, but everything is always explained just enough. It's stylish, fun, and if you can find the right servers, has a great community.
If I had the choice to have waited on TF2 until after it had become super cheap on steam, and enjoyed more of it further in its updates, I don't think I would. I had too many fun experiences with friends early on to choose that. One of my older aliases, Amadeus Rex, is a result of one such pairing. I would play with a close friend, I named Amadeus Rex, him named Tyrannosaurus Mozart, each of us with an mspaint avatar made by the other, from the same two pictures. Mine was a painting of mozart with a t-rex's head superimposed on it. His was the reverse, much to each of our amusement. I think I was always in TF2 for the teamwork aspect. It was one of the only games where you could play a round and not care if you won. Even when you lost, you'd done some crazy shit or had some hilarious mishap happen. If I could have ran sourcerecorder at the same time as playing, if I could have recorded all my gametime, I'd have a chronicle of hilarious TF2 moments.
At 1100 hours of play, it's no wonder I'm playing the game less. I miss that innocent lack of care with the game. The question of "Will I top my last best?" has replaced "Will I get away with this nonsense?" and that makes me just a little bit sad. I've never been the sort to compete with myself or others, more the kind to co-operate, as is evidenced by my most played classes, engineer and medic. Even the joy of playing medic is gone. In a last ditch attempt to hope for a more active role in medic play, [url=http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=19333583&postcount=69]I've recently proposed an idea on the item suggestion thread in SPUF called the chunk healer[/url]. I fear I have more fun making item stats and discussing balance than actually playing the game, nowadays. I've been slowly familiarizing myself with 3D Studio Max to learn to create stuff for the game I love so much but can no longer enjoy as I used to. It's slow going, and more work than play, but I think it's something I'd really like to do.
There's my history with TF2 so far. I'd have given a story, but I think not everyone gets the same thing from the game.
I sitll remember the day My dad gifted me the orange box,i was so exited,I played like 3 hours the first day and I was able to think in another things aside from TF2 when I was at the school
good times :v:
Friend brought over The Orange Box, played TF2 till 3 in the morning, then in December of 2008 I bought it.
Simple as that.
I remember the first time I played, in a 131 ping server playing cp_gorge, first time playing a FPS ever. I remeber the DX8 graphics and how amazing I thought it was. Good times, I wish I could feel the same way when I play it now.
Got the Orange Box for Christmas the year it came out. My friend had hooked me into it. He showed me a bit of TF2 gameplay, but I was mostly interested in Portal. When I actually got the Orange Box, I played Portal, beat it, launched TF2, and it basically became my favorite game ever.
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