Advice for getting back into TF2

[MeltdownLou]

So I used to play TF2. However I left for 2 reasons.

1. Valve Muting Free to play players (As I was free to play at the time)
2. I got a little envious and joined an "Instantly gain achievement Items" server and it made me feel a little dirty.

Now I plan to get back into TF2. Anyone got any advice for a returning player like me. I worry the game could have changed a little bit since I left like, I wanna say 2 years ago? And I don't really know how the space works in ones backpack. How do I gain more space?

Any/all advice would be really apreciated by me ^^

[Grace!]

they made the game 64 bit which made the game smoother* and they added cosmetics but other than that i do not think there is nothing worth of note idk i didn't play two years ago i came back like 7 months ago lol, the f2p restriction is still in place despite every bot being able to spam because they have premium, so that's cool

best advice is to stick to community servers, because as you know casual has BOTS and the chat restriction!!! unless you don't mind having to kick the occasional bot that drops in, or having to requeue because you went to a server overrun by bots, then be my guest and play casual like I DO!! but bots also vary from region to region and time to time so ya, my situation isn't completely unsalvagable so that's why i haven't made the complete move yet

as for the space part, you gain more backpack space by buying backpack expanders, which are $1 usd in the mann co store, but you could probably get for cheaper from alternative store sites. you also get a free one every smissmas. they give 100 slots / 2 pages per use, you can have a max of 3000 slots, or 60 pages

if you don't have all the weapons, you want them, and you can splash some cash, you can buy all the weapons for relatively cheap. you can either buy a mann co key, wait for the trade hold, turn that into scrap, and use said scrap to buy all the weapons (while also becoming premium if you aren't already) or alternatively you can buy the weapons for straight cash. use scrap.tf for the scrap method and marketplace.tf for the direct payment methods respectively. i can also donate some of my spares if you want :)

yk then there's the usual ♥♥♥♥, like relearning classes n' such and getting into the feel of things again, which is a whole nother can of worms that i don't feel like getting in to, but i wish you luck on rediscovering the joys (and the pains) of tf2 again! if you do of course.

[Punished Eric]

Originally posted by MeltdownLou:

So I used to play TF2. However I left for 2 reasons.

1. Valve Muting Free to play players (As I was free to play at the time)
2. I got a little envious and joined an "Instantly gain achievement Items" server and it made me feel a little dirty.

Now I plan to get back into TF2. Anyone got any advice for a returning player like me. I worry the game could have changed a little bit since I left like, I wanna say 2 years ago? And I don't really know how the space works in ones backpack. How do I gain more space?

Any/all advice would be really apreciated by me ^^

If you want to play casual, play during peak hours to avoid bots.
Have fun and do what you want. I've spent many hours trying to "fill" classes on my team, to be a team player but taking things that seriously I find this game to lose what's so fun about it. Just do what you want and have fun doing it.

[ゴ『M.P. Firebrand』ゴ]

I recommend practicing with air blast on pyro if you main pyro, as the new update slightly changed the air blast cone and made it a bit harder to pull reflects. It’s not changed a lot, it’s just a teeny bit off from usual and it’s thrown me off trying to do ♥♥♥♥ I know I can do but the changed registration or hit box or something is changing that

[ゴ『M.P. Firebrand』ゴ]

Other ppl in this thread have already said my other recommendations and points

[Stoque]

If you still feel guilty, then you should delete your haunted scrap.

[Taint Snorkeler]

Originally posted by Stoque:

If you still feel guilty, then you should delete your haunted scrap.

dont do this
you cant get it back as its a one time forever drop. valve will not restore it. its the only way to make the original unusual weapon.

[my butt is erect]

All you need to do is play the game ya weirdo

[Bandit]

Elden ring dlc is out soon bro, just sayin