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TF2’s Bot Crisis A comprehensive breakdown of Team Fortress 2’s bot problem

TF2’s Bot Crisis
PDF achive[drive.google.com]
A comprehensive breakdown of Team Fortress 2’s bot problem
and the actions of those in control of it
Introduction
For over 5 years, Team Fortress 2 has been overrun by AI controlled bots that ruin public
lobbies for human players. While these players are completely automated, they do require
human input to set up and host. The people that operate these bots are referred to as “bot
hosters” or simply just “hosters”.
Despite a promise from Valve in 2021 to fix
the crisis after the massive “SaveTF2”
movement, nothing has been done to fix the
problem. Due to Valve’s negligence to fix the
botting crisis, these “hosters” abuse their
effective control over TF2 to harass the
community, even going so far as to dox and
swat those who go against them to try and put
a stop to botting.
This has gone on for far too long, and something needs to be done. In this document you will
find evidence and testimony of the abusive behavior from bot hosters. If you care about TF2 in
any capacity or even just simple decency, I urge you to spread this document. Or at the
very least, just spread the truth.

This document will also heavily feature the testimony of Megascatterbomb, a TF2 YouTuber
who’s been harassed by the bot hosters for the past year. His testimony will help demonstrate
what the hosters are capable of.
What is a Bot?

Bots are computer-controlled players capable of interacting with Team Fortress 2 without
human input. Bots have many purposes: some are used to farm in-game items, some are used
to facilitate trades via Steam, but the kind we're specifically talking about are the cheating bots.
Cheating bots enter the same servers as regular players, using aim cheats to ruin the game for
everyone else. They can navigate the map, capture objectives, and use chat to send messages.
The bots almost always play Sniper (though occasionally the bot hosters decide to mix things
up).

(Some standard bot encounters)
(Watch video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uQYAWW3-R0)

Why Sniper?
The Sniper class is a very powerful character in TF2. By simply scoping in and hitting a
headshot, Sniper can single handedly dispatch 5 out of the 9 classes in the game. This is
without even factoring in sniper’s ability to charge shots. A fully charged headshot from the
sniper rifle kills every character in the game with 1 shot, even with full overheal from the medic’s
medi gun (barring a few special circumstances).

In a standard gameplay setting, the sniper class is balanced out by our human limitations.
You’re not going to hit every shot while playing as sniper. A human is going to have a very hard
time reaching the sniper’s full destructive capabilities. However in the hands of a bot with perfect
accuracy, the sniper becomes incredibly destructive with very limited counterplay. There even
exists unlocks that the sniper class can use to be even more oppressive in the hands of bots,

such as the bazaar bargain (rewards headshots with faster charge speeds) and the hitman’s
headtaker (headshots fill a meter that increases charge speed on use).

A single bot in a match is disruptive enough to ruin the experience for everyone in the lobby.
However, Aimbots purposefully join servers in groups to maximize their disruptiveness. It is
often you find servers nearly entirely composed of bots, and in these circumstances the game
becomes completely unplayable. Below is a clip of a standard bot encounter to illustrate this.

(On some days, a majority of casual games will look like this)
(Watch video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dim81XbS3C8)

Aimbots will also attempt to vote kick innocent players from servers. Since free to play players
(people who have not spent money on TF2) can not use text or voice chat, this means that
many times innocent players can not defend themselves, which leads to them being vote
kicked.
(An bot attempts to kick an innocent player)
(Watch video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehszKT3KvRY)
Why Are Aimbots So Rampant?
The Aimbot problem is almost entirely contained within casual mode. Unfortunately, this
is the game’s most popular and most easily accessible mode. Unlike community servers that are
community driven with their own moderators and anticheats, casual mode servers are entirely
moderated by Valve. And the only moderation Valve has in place is Valve anti-Cheat, which is
ineffective at stopping cheating. The cheats the bots use bypass VAC entirely, so they have no
chance of being banned by Valve unless they take a more active role in stopping the bot
problem.

How Are Aimbots Created?
Bot hosters typically use virtual machines (a virtual computer inside a computer) to run multiple
copies of TF2 side-by-side. Each virtual machine has its own Steam account and copy of Team
Fortress 2, and they all run the same cheats.

(Megascatterbomb elaborates on how bots operate)
“First, some technical background. One of the biggest problems with bots compared to cheaters
is that they never switch off. A typical bot hoster will either purchase some hardware to run at
home, or use online free trials of hosting services like OVH, Google cloud, etc. From what I’ve
seen the most dedicated bot hosters stick to using their own hardware; they can pack their
servers with a lot more RAM than what’s available for cheap on the internet, and more RAM
equals more bots.
Since self-hosting is the most prominent method, that means the running costs are little more
than the cost of electricity. Most bots are free to play as well, so any accounts that are
VAC-banned can be replaced at no extra cost. The only thing that can force a bot hoster to
spend more money is if they want to host more bots than their hardware can handle. If you’ve
ever seen a bot miss an easy shot, chances are that bot is fighting for CPU resources with a
hundred other bots to the point where they all start lagging.
The reason I’m going over this information is to demonstrate that this problem isn’t going away
on its own. Waiting for them to run out of money or get bored is not an option. They can sustain
their bots indefinitely. In short, this will continue to be an issue until there’s some real
intervention.”
The most common of the cheats these bots use is called “♥♥♥♥♥♥♥” and up until very recently, it
was a single google search away on Github readily available for any person to download.
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ has been taken off of Github, and while it was rumored that Valve was responsible for
the takedown, it was actually taken down by its own creator due to complications with the
program.
(Megascatterbomb elaborates on ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and its removal from Github)
“Now that we know about the hardware, let’s talk about the software, notably how accessible it
is. All over GitHub, you can find cheats and bot hosting software for Team Fortress 2. And
before people mention ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ disappearing from GitHub: ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ wasn’t taken down by
force; the creator removed the repository and deleted their account voluntarily. You could argue
that Valve leaving all these repos up is some sort of big brain strategy; let the code for the
cheats appear in the public domain, then study it and find a way

What is a Bot?

What is a Bot?

Bots are computer-controlled players capable of interacting with Team Fortress 2 without
human input. Bots have many purposes: some are used to farm in-game items, some are used
to facilitate trades via Steam, but the kind we're specifically talking about are the cheating bots.
Cheating bots enter the same servers as regular players, using aim cheats to ruin the game for
everyone else. They can navigate the map, capture objectives, and use chat to send messages.
The bots almost always play Sniper (though occasionally the bot hosters decide to mix things
up).

Why Sniper?

Why Sniper?
The Sniper class is a very powerful character in TF2. By simply scoping in and hitting a
headshot, Sniper can single handedly dispatch 5 out of the 9 classes in the game. This is
without even factoring in sniper’s ability to charge shots. A fully charged headshot from the
sniper rifle kills every character in the game with 1 shot, even with full overheal from the medic’s
medi gun (barring a few special circumstances).

In a standard gameplay setting, the sniper class is balanced out by our human limitations.
You’re not going to hit every shot while playing as sniper. A human is going to have a very hard
time reaching the sniper’s full destructive capabilities. However in the hands of a bot with perfect
accuracy, the sniper becomes incredibly destructive with very limited counterplay. There even
exists unlocks that the sniper class can use to be even more oppressive in the hands of bots,

hitman’s headtaker (headshots fill a meter that increases charge speed on use).

such as the bazaar bargain (rewards headshots with faster charge speeds) and the hitman’s
headtaker (headshots fill a meter that increases charge speed on use).

A single bot in a match is disruptive enough to ruin the experience for everyone in the lobby.
However, Aimbots purposefully join servers in groups to maximize their disruptiveness. It is
often you find servers nearly entirely composed of bots, and in these circumstances the game
becomes completely unplayable. Below is a clip of a standard bot encounter to illustrate this.

(On some days, a majority of casual games will look like this)
(Watch video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dim81XbS3C8)

Aimbots will also attempt to vote kick innocent players from servers. Since free to play players
(people who have not spent money on TF2) can not use text or voice chat, this means that
many times innocent players can not defend themselves, which leads to them being vote
kicked.

Why Are Aimbots So Rampant?

Why Are Aimbots So Rampant?
The Aimbot problem is almost entirely contained within casual mode. Unfortunately, this
is the game’s most popular and most easily accessible mode. Unlike community servers that are
community driven with their own moderators and anticheats, casual mode servers are entirely
moderated by Valve. And the only moderation Valve has in place is Valve anti-Cheat, which is
ineffective at stopping cheating. The cheats the bots use bypass VAC entirely, so they have no
chance of being banned by Valve unless they take a more active role in stopping the bot
problem.

How Are Aimbots Created?

Bot hosters typically use virtual machines (a virtual computer inside a computer) to run multiple
copies of TF2 side-by-side. Each virtual machine has its own Steam account and copy of Team
Fortress 2, and they all run the same cheats.

First, some technical background.

“First, some technical background. One of the biggest problems with bots compared to cheaters
is that they never switch off. A typical bot hoster will either purchase some hardware to run at
home, or use online free trials of hosting services like OVH, Google cloud, etc. From what I’ve
seen the most dedicated bot hosters stick to using their own hardware; they can pack their
servers with a lot more RAM than what’s available for cheap on the internet, and more RAM
equals more bots.
Since self-hosting is the most prominent method, that means the running costs are little more
than the cost of electricity. Most bots are free to play as well, so any accounts that are
VAC-banned can be replaced at no extra cost. The only thing that can force a bot hoster to
spend more money is if they want to host more bots than their hardware can handle. If you’ve
ever seen a bot miss an easy shot, chances are that bot is fighting for CPU resources with a
hundred other bots to the point where they all start lagging.
The reason I’m going over this information is to demonstrate that this problem isn’t going away
on its own. Waiting for them to run out of money or get bored is not an option. They can sustain
their bots indefinitely. In short, this will continue to be an issue until there’s some real
intervention.”
The most common of the cheats these bots use is called “♥♥♥♥♥♥♥” and up until very recently, it
was a single google search away on Github readily available for any person to download.
♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ has been taken off of Github, and while it was rumored that Valve was responsible for
the takedown, it was actually taken down by its own creator due to complications with the
program.
Images of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥’s takedown before and after (Imgur link)
(Megascatterbomb elaborates on ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and its removal from Github)
“Now that we know about the hardware, let’s talk about the software, notably how accessible it
is. All over GitHub, you can find cheats and bot hosting software for Team Fortress 2. And
before people mention ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ disappearing from GitHub: ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ wasn’t taken down by
force; the creator removed the repository and deleted their account voluntarily. You could argue
that Valve leaving all these repos up is some sort of big brain strategy; let the code for the
cheats appear in the public domain, then study it and find a way to detect it. According to some
of my insiders within the hosting community, it would be stupidly easy to detect the code
signatures left behind by the most popular bot software, especially with the code and

Harassment/ Toxicity

Harassment/ Toxicity

The bot hosters responsible for the bot invasion are truly morally reprehensible, and
what they do far exceeds just “trolling”. They will dox, swat, and endlessly harass those that try
to oppose them to scare them into submission. The bots are creating a culture of fear around
TF2, and you’re about to see it for yourself.

Perhaps one of the bot hoster’s biggest targets is Megascatterbomb. He’s been a target
because he’s been trying to develop his own anti-cheat for Valve servers, and hosts a database
for known cheaters. The hosters have been harassing him for a year to the point that police
have needed to get involved in his case.

(Megascatterbomb elaborates on why he’s a target of the bot hosters)

“This negligence is what motivated me to take matters into my own hands. In 2022 my friends
and I started documenting the cheaters we found in TF2. This ultimately turned into the cheater

database, which was leaked to the public in 2023. That’s when the cheaters and bot hosters
took notice of me; I had become a threat to them. The point of no return was when I released a
video titled “I’m ending the bot crisis (Part 1/3)”, detailing my plans to build a community-run
anticheat for casual mode. The harassment that followed is unlike anything I’ve ever seen.”

Impersonation, AI Voice Recreations, and Slander

Impersonation, AI Voice Recreations, and Slander

Faking Screenshots

One of the methods the bot hosters used to try and defame Megascatterbomb was by
impersonating him in an attempt to slander his name. The hosters forged a bunch of fake
messages that tried to paint Megascatterbomb as someone attracted to underage minors. They
would try to spread these screenshots on Megascatterbomb’s discord server.

Here is one of the slanderous photos that the bot hosters attempted to spread around, and a
screenshot from inside the hoster discord where they still try to paint Megascatterbomb as a
pedophile:

Bot hosters try to slander Megascatterbomb as a pedophile (Imgur link)
(Megascatterbomb elaborates on false pedophile slander)
“The first attempt at slander was using the good old inspect element. Some cheater stitched
together a bunch of images designed to depict me as a pedophile, saying things like “It’s legal
where I live” and “1 more picture and I’ll stop”. Thankfully the cheaters aren’t intelligent enough
to present their slander in a way that could actually cause harm; their usual strategy was to
barge into my discord with a 30 minute old account and post the slander in #general; very easy
to deal with.”
Here is a moment where a bot hoster pretended to be an ex-girlfriend of megascatterbomb:

Bot hoster pretends to be Megascatterbomb’s ex (Imgur link)

Blaming Innocent Parties For Aimbots Another strategy the bot hosters employ is setting the names of the bots to notable commun

Blaming Innocent Parties For Aimbots

Another strategy the bot hosters employ is setting the names of the bots to notable
community members. The bots have done this to Megascatterbomb, changing the names and
profile pictures of the bots to that of his, and spammed links in the in-game text chat that lead to
Megascatterbomb’s discord server. The bot hoster’s directed people angry at them to
completely innocent parties.

(Megascatterbomb elaborates on impersonating bots)
“Then there were the bots. Entire servers were filled with megascatterbomb clones.
Unfortunately that meant I got kicked in the process. Even today, months after any bots were
named after me, some people still think I’m a bot. There was a rough patch where the bots
posted my discord link in chat causing several players to join the discord; ready to hurl abuse at
a supposed bot hoster. I managed to convince some of them otherwise but there were a few
people too insane to reason with.”

This is not the only time this has happened. Among the other victims of this tactic is
SpikeyMikey, a TF2 content creator who has also been targeted by bot hosters in the past. Just
like Megascatterbomb, Bot Hosters created bots in his likeness spamming links to his youtube
channel, causing an onslaught of negative attention to be directed at him.

Another strategy the bot hosters employ is setting the names of the bots to notable
community members. The bots have done this to Megascatterbomb, changing the names and
profile pictures of the bots to that of his, and spammed links in the in-game text chat that lead to
Megascatterbomb’s discord server. The bot hoster’s directed people angry at them to
completely innocent parties.

(Megascatterbomb elaborates on impersonating bots)
“Then there were the bots. Entire servers were filled with megascatterbomb clones.
Unfortunately that meant I got kicked in the process. Even today, months after any bots were
named after me, some people still think I’m a bot. There was a rough patch where the bots
posted my discord link in chat causing several players to join the discord; ready to hurl abuse at
a supposed bot hoster. I managed to convince some of them otherwise but there were a few
people too insane to reason with.”

This is not the only time this has happened. Among the other victims of this tactic is
SpikeyMikey, a TF2 content creator who has also been targeted by bot hosters in the past. Just
like Megascatterbomb, Bot Hosters created bots in his likeness spamming links to his youtube
channel, causing an onslaught of negative attention to be directed at him.

AI Voice Recreations

AI Voice Recreations

Another tactic used to defame Megascatterbomb was to gather samples of his voice,
and use those samples to recreate an AI replica that could be used to say whatever the hosters
wanted. The hosters could then use Megascatterbomb’s voice against his will to say crass and
repugnant things.
Here are screenshots where hosters conspire to use Megascatterbomb’s voice for AI:

Bot hosters in the process of creating an AI recreation of Megascatterbomb’s voice
(Imgur link)

Here is a video of Megascatterbomb’s AI voice being used in a casual lobby by bots:

Stream Sniping and DDOS Attacks

Stream Sniping and DDOS Attacks
Another method bot hosters would use to harass Megascatterbomb is stream sniping
him while he was live streaming. While streaming TF2 on his personal server, bot hosters
intentionally bombarded the server with bots. However, these bots were instantly kicked
because unlike Valve servers, community servers are actually moderated.

Here are screenshots of bot hosters conspiring to stream snipe megascatterbomb and more:

Bot hosters conspire to stream snipe (Imgur link)

Since stream sniping Megascatterbomb was ineffective, the bot hosters took another route,
DDoSing his servers to take them down. Not only would the hosters do this to his TF2 server,
but they would also do it to take down his cheater database. This is notable because DDoS
attacks are illegal, which shows that bot hosters are willing to commit actual crimes against the
people they harass, and this isn’t the last time it has happened.
Here are screenshots of bot hosters conspiring to commit a DDoS attack;
Bot hosters DDoSing Megascatterbomb (Imgur link)
Here are screenshots of successful DDoS attacks being carried out on Megascatterbomb:
DDoS attacks carried out against Megascatterbomb (Imgur link)
(Megascatterbomb elaborates on stream sniping and DDoS attacks)
“The next step though was the stream sniping. I started live streaming at the end of last year as
it was the most effective method of getting players into my TF2 server. Several bot hosters
decided it would be funny to send their bots into my server all at once. It’s very easy to counter
the bots with the right sourcemod plugins; which further demonstrates Valve’s negligence. Once
I had all those plugins in place, the only thing they could do is DDoS the server, which isn’t even
that effective; they can lag my server but they can’t force anyone to disconnect. They’ve also
tried repeatedly to take down my website via ddos, but outside of the largest of botnets they’ve
failed to make an impact.”

Doxxing and Swatting

Doxxing and Swatting

Doxxing
Of all the things that bot hosters have done, this might just be the most morally
reprehensible, as doxxing and swatting are actions that can have very real life threatening
consequences for the victim. On multiple occasions, the bot hosters have doxxed the identities
and personal information of people that oppose them. The bots will then spam this sensitive
information to thousands of people using the in game voice and text chat. I can’t even find the

words to describe how horrible this is. Imagine in one moment your vocally speaking out against
the bot hosters, and the next moment your personal information is being spread to thousands
using the in game chat features, and Valve allows it to happen.

Among the people that the bot hosters have doxxed, Megascatterbomb is one of those
unfortunate victims. While the bot hosters use an AI recreation of his voice to say the most
vulgar things imaginable, his personal information is being broadcasted in the text chat.
Here are screenshots of bot hosters conspiring to dox Megascatterbomb:
Bot Hosters talking about Megascatterbomb’s dox (Imgur link)
A death threat Megascatterbomb received in relation to his personal info (Imgur link)
Here are screenshots of bot hosters doxxing different individuals. The hosters target more
people than just Megascatterbomb (censored for the privacy of the victim) :
More of bot hosters doxxing people (Imgur link)

Swatting etc

Swatting

Swatting is the practice of unlawfully prank calling or alerting the police to maliciously
dispatch officers to a certain location. This is not a harmless prank. This practice can lead to
actual bodily harm for the victim. When you swat someone, you could be potentially putting
them in a life threatening scenario.
The bot hosters swatted Megascatterbomb, but thankfully the situation ended peacefully and got
the law involved.

Here is his story.
(Megascatterbomb talks about his experience being swatted by the bot hosters)

“The worst thing they’ve done by far was when they swatted me. Some time last year, I had two
police officers knock on my door at 11pm looking for me. Thankfully I live in New Zealand, so
they didn’t do a full on osama-bin-laden type raid with SWAT teams and tear gas. They
suspected me of making a bomb threat towards my university. Earlier that day, someone had
made a bomb threat under my real name, and posted said threat in some of the student-run
discord servers. This was quickly escalated to police, and the university was partially evacuated.
I explained the situation with the bot hosters and cheaters, and eventually the investigation into
the bomb threat broadened to cover all the other things I’ve had to deal with. I can’t go into
further details for obvious reasons, but the investigation is ongoing.
I’m usually capable of managing the stress associated with all this, but I’ve had my fair share of
low points. It’s tough knowing there’s a group of people out there dedicated to making my life as
miserable as possible, and while I’m definitely one of the more prominent targets, there are
many others who have been bullied in similar ways. Maybe not bomb threats, but the doxxing
and harassment are plentiful. The part that makes this level of harassment uniquely damning for
Valve is that the bots themselves tend to be the primary attack vector for this harassment; I’ve
seen many examples of bots being named after the real identity of innocent TF2 players, or
using their faces as profile pictures. Valve should really think hard about their inaction towards
the bots, as their hosts are constantly leveraging that negligence to commit actual crimes on
their platform. If they fail to mitigate this, they might be opening themselves up for a lawsuit. For
legal reasons, this is purely hypothetical, but it is a possibility, and with each passing month
more evidence presents itself that could be used in such a case. Maybe such a legal threat
would motivate Valve to fix the bots; then again, maybe not.”
Racism

I think the 44 pages of search results for the N word speaks for itself.

Scamming/ Money

Scamming/ Money

Among ruining the experience of the game and endlessly harassing the community, the
bot hosters have also tried to make money using the bots as well. While the cost of operating
the bots most likely exceeds what money they make from the community, the fact that the bot
hosters even have the audacity to wring out the TF2 community for money is damning in itself.

Charging For “Immunity”

Charging For “Immunity”
Bot hosters use their position to essentially extort the community for money and
in-return, will turn off bots or make you immune to the bots (as in you won’t be targeted by them
anymore). While I have not been able to find people who actually purchased these services,
bots can still be seen advertising immunity till this very day. Purchasing these services is also
sketchy, as it essentially relies on the bot hosters honoring the consumer's purchase. Who’s to
say the bots simply just don’t follow up on the purchase, taking the money and ignoring the
consumer’s request for immunity. Nonetheless, the bot hosters are using their control over TF2
as a money-making scheme.
Here we can see an bot advertising immunity in game:

Here are storepages created by bot hosters advertising services for cash (Imgur link)

Bot store pages and services (Imgur link)
Here are screenshots from a video created by a bot hoster to advertise these services):
Bot hoster advertising their “store” (Imgur link)

Extorting Community Members
There’s also been an instance in the past of a bot hoster directly contacting a community
member for the purposes of extorting them. In 2021, SpikeyMikey received an email from a bot
hoster responsible for SpikeyMikey impersonator bots mentioned earlier in the document. The

email contained a threat of creating more spikeymikey bots, but these bots could be stopped if
Spikeymikey traded over his scorching flames hong kong cone hat. Due to how TF2’s inventory
system works, items can be traded and sold for currency, which gives them real world value.
The hat that the bot hoster was demanding is worth hundreds of dollars. This is another
instance of the bot hosters trying to make real world money from their bots, and the only reason
this type of extortion isn’t used by the hosters much is because not many people are going to be
receptive to these threats.

Here is the email that the bot hoster sent to spikey mikey:

How Can Aimbots Use Voice Chat?

On June 16th, 2020 in an attempt to stop bots from spreading racist messages in text
and voice chat, Valve restricted the ability for non-premium accounts to communicate. This
included disabling Text chat, voice chat, and even voice commands. Players who have not
bought TF2’s microtransactions can’t even call for a medic, a very basic ability. However,
despite Valve taking this drastic measure, bots today can still be seen abusing chat as if nothing
has changed. So how are bots able to communicate if free to play accounts are limited? This
leads me to a concerning conclusion.

The bot hosters have been paying to upgrade their bots to premium accounts in order to abuse
chat. If this is the case, then that means that Valve has directly profited from the existence of
bots, and chooses to do nothing. In the grand scheme of their income, the money they make
from bots is likely extremely minimal, but that does not change the fact that the bot hosters are
directly paying Valve to abuse their own fanbase and they choose to do nothing about it.

What To Make Of It All

I hope I’ve made my case clear. Not only is one of the most iconic and beloved video
games of all time being ruined by a cheating epidemic, the bot hosters are a malicious group of
racist trolls that will dox, harass, and swat people that speak out against the problem. They also
try to abuse that very same community for monetary gain. For years Valve has chosen to ignore
the problem while still producing microtransactions for the game.
At what point does Valve’s negligence become complacency? The bots are abusing tools that
Valve grants players to spread sensitive information and direct abuse towards people. It’s easy
to think the solution would simply be restricting all players ability to communicate, so that bots
can’t communicate. But even if that happens, bots can still use weapon names, their steam
profile picture, even their steam name to keep the harassment going. There is no simple
band-aid fix for the problem. Valve needs to step up and take serious action to combat the bots
for the sake of the community.

What Can I Do?

What Can I Do?

If you are reading this, it’s possible that you are a journalist and I have directly contacted
you personally. If that’s the case, I urge you to report on this story. You can email me back, and I
can get you in touch with Megascatterbomb to get more of his side of the story. This is a very
important story to cover and it could do a lot of good at exposing the actions of bad actors. I
have all the proof and screenshots you’d need right here in this document.

Review TF2 On Steam

Even if you aren't one of the journalists I’ve contacted, there are many things you can do to
send a message to Valve. While one person alone holds not much power over a massive
company like Valve, many people together can produce results. Here are some examples of
actions you can take:

- Spread awareness. If we are to create a sizable impact, then information is key. You
can share around this document and the proof inside of it. Spread the news of what’s
been happening on as many platforms as you can. You can also contact people outside
of the TF2 community with this information and see if they’ll talk about the issue. The
more people that see the truth, the more people that are willing to help.
- Sign the petition. I have worked with community members Weezy, Shork, and more to
produce a website that you can find here. This website contains a petition that you can
sign. While the petition by itself may not be effective, we plan on taking the names of
people who sign it, printing it all out physically, and I will see to it that I help personally
deliver it to Valve themselves so they can see how much the community needs change
to happen. The website also contains helpful resources on the bot invasion, so please
share that around as well.

- Review TF2 On Steam. Steam’s review pages give the average consumer a place to
share honest feedback about a product. You can utilize this. If you are against bots and
how they impact the game, you can leave a review on TF2’s store page that reflects this.

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