I’ve always liked Valve, especially the Team Fortress 2 team. They have done an excellent job of keeping things stylized, funny, and super fun. The latest sniper/spy update though was the teams first REAL dive into low brow humor that I don’t think fits them.

Seriously? A jar of piss?

Here at Montana Fragfest I’ve been known to have a “potty mouth” and “say things that are inappropriate” but that is a tone and a style that I set for myself. The recent update has had Valve really dive into a style and tone for TF2 that has never been there before. This game has always had cartoony violence, silly characters, and odd weapons but “Jarate” (a jar of urine that you throw) is below them. Jokes in the “Meet The Spy” video such a spy getting it on with the scout’s mom and “now he’s here to f*ck US” just don’t fit the attitude that has been established in this game thus far. Even the scene where the blue spy’s head gets blown off seems out of place.

Grow Up

One reason I’ve always loved Team Fortress 2 is the subtle humor. The team was always very clever about doing things, and these recent oddities just seem like a lazy 12 year old’s attempt at humor. I ask the Team Fortress group to tone it down. Get back to being clever! It’s what made me like you so much in the first place.

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