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I posted here about how I don't game much anymore because of baby + getting older + so little time + too much effort.
I wanted to play Overwatch, but my aging budget rig wasn't going to handle it. Then I remembered by a thread on reddit that Team Fortress 2 is still going strong.
Not just strong, they revamped the entire match system so that it's robust. It's like the game was given a totally new life.
Before:
People just joined random third party servers- the games were chaotic, people came and went, and it was just not much fun than mindless shooting.
Today:
They implemented automatic match-making. All you do is click on that button and you're matched up to the full game on both teams and everyone is starting anew like you. Let me make this clear. 1 click = 20-30 people all start a brand new game together, playing a best of 3 rounds.
This makes EVERY match much more meaningful. Even in casual pubs, there's a much better teamwork than mindless playing before.
And remember:
1. Game is 100% free. All the hats do not affect gameplay. And special weapons are supposedly BALANCED (i.e. always come with downsides), so you have 0 problem owning with stock weapons. I'm a rusty gamer, but I was going on a rampage and finishing matches with highest score with soldier / sniper / scout with all stock weapons.
2. This is an older game, but due to art direction, it looks BEAUTIFUL while running 120-140 fps on my HD6870.
3. Unlike Dota, it's super intuitive to pick it up, and you are free to leave/stop/quit whenever without penalty.
Go ahead, play!
Woot woot.
I wanted to play Overwatch, but my aging budget rig wasn't going to handle it. Then I remembered by a thread on reddit that Team Fortress 2 is still going strong.
Not just strong, they revamped the entire match system so that it's robust. It's like the game was given a totally new life.
Before:
People just joined random third party servers- the games were chaotic, people came and went, and it was just not much fun than mindless shooting.
Today:
They implemented automatic match-making. All you do is click on that button and you're matched up to the full game on both teams and everyone is starting anew like you. Let me make this clear. 1 click = 20-30 people all start a brand new game together, playing a best of 3 rounds.
This makes EVERY match much more meaningful. Even in casual pubs, there's a much better teamwork than mindless playing before.
And remember:
1. Game is 100% free. All the hats do not affect gameplay. And special weapons are supposedly BALANCED (i.e. always come with downsides), so you have 0 problem owning with stock weapons. I'm a rusty gamer, but I was going on a rampage and finishing matches with highest score with soldier / sniper / scout with all stock weapons.
2. This is an older game, but due to art direction, it looks BEAUTIFUL while running 120-140 fps on my HD6870.
3. Unlike Dota, it's super intuitive to pick it up, and you are free to leave/stop/quit whenever without penalty.
Go ahead, play!
Woot woot.