the best competitive game that nobody plays competitively

I love TF2, but maybe not for the same reasons that you do. #savetf2

If you’re interested in this side of TF2, check out some resources in the description!

Thanks to b4nny, witness, jay, paddie, cin, charis, indecency, brimstone, shounic, reero, bear, loafe, grape juice, muffin, umlpst, kami, bliztank, puntero, aratinga, mysterize, sandblast, wild_rumpus, rendoas, and american for submitting content for the outro.

intro song is vervid! - untitledmellowbreakcore
song during the FROYO vs RONIN section is All For Now by LudoWic

Q. How can I play TF2?

Q. How do I get my game to run better/look better?
Default TF2 settings are HORRIBLE. Seriously unplayable.

Q. What is the 1v1 gamemode at 5:43?

Other similar gamemodes include:

Q. How can I try competitive TF2?
There have been a lot of pick-up-game sites/systems that have come and gone, but the big ones coming soon™️ will be RGL pugs and FACEIT pugs. I’ll update this when they finally come out. For now, you can try:
LEAGUES:

PUGS:

OTHER SERVERS:

PUBS:
- NA Casual is playable now and there are endless pub servers you can find in the server browser for normal pubs.

ROCKET JUMPING:

Q. Is 6v6 the only competitive format?
No, there are a few other formats that people play, but are less popular:

Q. Doesn’t TF2 have P2W weapons?

Q. How can I learn more about competitive TF2?
there aren’t a whole lot of general comp tf2 videos out there, you might have some luck looking for demo reviews or map reviews, or just watch some matches if you’re totally new!

CHAPTERS
0:00 This is TF2.
3:03 So, let's talk about TF2's skill ceiling...
5:16 Which of these players has 15,000 hours in movement?
6:37 If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a rocket.
7:37 How good can you get at rocket jumping?
9:27 EXPRESSION
10:30 How hard is the aim in TF2?
12:35 it is called TEAM fortress, after all.
15:05 Who is the best player of all time?
19:12 What happens when the GOAT becomes the underdog?
24:10 Why do we still play this game 15 years after its release?
26:17 If TF2 is both accessible and skillful, why is the comp scene so small?
28:03 Would you regret having 10,000 hours in TF2?

[pinguefy]

thanks for watching! If you're interested in trying out this side of TF2, check out some resources in the description. I should note that I think the casual side of this game is amazing too. That's part of what makes this game so good: you can enjoy it as a social game or a sandbox to mess around in, but it also has this incredible hidden depth and nuance that goes unappreciated.

Also, I've set up a pub server using the competitive mappool and only allowing 6s classes for people looking to get a feel for the game's mechanics without dealing with casual's chaos. Just paste "connect pinguefy.sserv.gg" in the TF2 console and it'll connect you to the server.

[bnny]

Great video! You captured so much of what has kept us all coming back for years, and I was blown away at the research and composition you implemented to really tell the story. I am honored to have had the chance to participate in the video, and I hope that it inspires many more people to get involved in the TF2 scene, both for casual or competitive play. The TF2 renaissance is coming ;)

[tholepin]

remember hearing people say 10 years ago "the best thing that could happen to this game would be for valve to abandon it completely and let the community take over. nobody working at valve could be payed enough to put in the same amount of work the community does for free out of pure love for the game"

[sakanasama]

1:07 if you look closely, you can see that the medic actually saved him from dying of fall damage because he popped uber

[elmaxoTF]

This was insanely well made and touched on basically every base imaginable. I've been considering making a video on the competitive scene like this myself but you absolutely aced it.

[caffeinefrag]

Amazing video.

I've "quit" TF2 atleast 3 times and every time I find myself coming back to it. There's nothing else like it. In no other game is there such a variety of movement, aiming types, playstyles, and communities.

One thing that keeps me hooked on it is community servers. In no other FPS, besides CSGO, can I just join a 24/7 community-hosted server whenever I want. In Overwatch you've got custom games, but they're unreliable and rarely have what I want. In Valorant you can't make public servers. But in TF2 if I want to do 1v1s I can just join an MGE server, if I want to play something deathmatch-esque I can just play a hightower server, if I want something goofy I can play one of the countless RTD/Randomizer/1000x servers out there, and if I want to play the game in its normal state with less worries about bots and cheaters I can just play a vanilla community server. It's great.

[casulal_m]

I still meet fresh instals in pubs. Knowing that the audience for this game is still growing makes me so rediculously happy. I hope some of them go on to make great friends through this wonderful game.

[sandro]

the last part killed me. people always ask why i spend so much time on "useless" things in life and its always the same answer "becaus it makes me happy"

[J_peg]

Absolutely wonderful job. I think you perfectly encapsulated what tf2 means to so many of us from the often overlooked the competitive angle to this game.

[sampletext]

TF2: Taunts, bots, funny Pootis man, etc.

Also TF2: Immense amounts of potential for competitive play

[eggsoup]

what a beautiful tribute to a beautiful game. your presentation is impeccable as always and this is a gripping 30 minutes for newbies and old school players alike. thank you for providing the perfect resource to send to all my friends i pester to play tf2 with me haha, this vid deserves the world and i can only imagine how much time it took to create. loved every second

[barodactyl]

Honored to be a part of this, really warmed my heart hearing everyone else's stories about how much the game means to them. The brief mention of the community charity events (TOTH) may seem random but it's a perfect example of how genuine and passionate the TF2 community is, to bring together comp players, jumpers, surfers, and youtubers, to help raise tens of thousands of dollars for charity.

[TomMotTom]

The fact that tf2 is almost always in the top 10 games on steam with most current players is also a great testament to how good the game is

[cleanbuddy]

Outro was really nice and heartwarming. I’ll forever appreciate the countless of memories and friendships i’ve made from tf2

[forusu]

I cry every time I think about its legacy and I cry every time I think about what it could have been. This game shaped my life like no other, nothing gave me as much happiness as watching all of those incredible matches and seeing those legendary moments unfold in front of me. All of the hilarious drunk b4nny streams and him playing barbie dream house, all of the incredible Extine commentaries, all of the horrisonous yight sounds, sandblast ubers... I would never wish to live in a universe where I didn't get a chance to experience that.

There truly is nothing like tf2 and its community and frankly, there never will be.

[xCapetf]

There are absolutely no words to describe the impact of this video pinguefy; I have never felt so deeply touched by a YouTube documentary before. Your video made me feel as if I had just finished a movie that I was so invested in that I forgot the world around me, a film I would want to forget just to watch it again and feel the raw emotion once again.

You flawlessly explained why many-many TF2 players and I are so invested in this game; the nuanced and creatively expressive movement, the wonderful community, and the remarkably complex interactions between teams or classes. I love it because of this, and that's why I keep coming back to it.

It felt like you had poured gasoline on my flaming passion for this masterpiece of a game when I watched this work of art. My eyes were almost filled with tears as I neared the end.

[LuckyLukeTF]

Very nice in depth wholesome video, let's keep TF2 alive! <3

[TheseChords]

I legit broke down and sobbed after finishing this video. I met my closest friend of over a decade now because of this game and its competitive scene. We formed a band that still makes music to this day. None of that would have happened if not for this godsend of a game. I don't even play it anymore, but this game and the awesome people I met playing it were there for me at the best and worst times in my life. This game has ABSOLUTELY been done dirty. There is no language that could adequately describe the immeasurable gratitude I feel for this game's existence.

Thank you for this video. It is exactly what I needed to see today, and you've got a subscribe, like and favorite from me...

Also a lot of tears.

[Migixkem]

Never played TF2 but if we are talking about entertaining to watch more than playing? tf2 is one of the best, fast paced movements are literally built for competitive players and will be so entertaining to watch. These are the games that should be played in competitively.

Update: ive been playing the game for almost a month now and I absolutely love the game, my wall for not playing the game was for my bad laptop but I didnt know its requirement is literally 512mb RAM that I can handle, thanks for the likes and replies too.

[anonymnianonym]

It's fascinating how everybody's favourite hat wearing, conga dancing, sandwich trowing simulator is also one of the deepest competitive games of all time. I fucking love TF2