This is the End…

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Disneyland? Fuck, man, this is better than Disneyland!

All good things must come to an end. Unfortunately, today we bid a fond farewell  to the majmar TF2 server. You will be missed sir. You brought us much joy and happiness. You had a good run. You lasted much longer than anyone could have predicted. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

The saddest part is we’re not closing the doors due to lack of support. The majmar community has dutifully donated every month to keep the server going and I believe would have continued to do so. No, the server is taking its final bow because Valve’s TF2 Dev group has lost its collective mind.

As if the ‘Chargin’ Targe’ wasn’t broken and unbalanced enough, now TF2 will include user created weapons. That’s right kids, the Dev Team has reached all new levels of silly. They’ve even setup a website to expedite the unbalancing of the game. It’s only a matter of time before cats are living with dogs, your daughter is knocked-up, and money is missing from your dresser.

Majmar Revolution! was really the last bastion of sanity left in TF2 servers. Clearly the TF2 community as a whole really isn’t interested in balanced, team oriented game play. It only takes a quick glance at the available servers to see what most players want “TF2: Deathmatch” (32 player, fast-respawn, 24/7 Two-Forts) or “TF2: Counter Strike” (Arena, No-Crits). No one wants to play the game we fell in love with 2 years ago.

The Solider/Demo update was the writing on the wall. I really believed the Devs were going to fix the Targe. They fixed the pyro during the great “Pyro-Mania” update. I felt if we just waited it out they’d do the same thing again. Now, I see I was wrong; (which makes Blue right, and me a sad panda). It appears that not only are they not going to fix the Targe, but are introducing a whole carload of new weapons to unbalance the game. The Dev team is moving away from balanced game play and embracing gimmicky crap.

The biggest reason for TF2′s success is not the updates (unlike what the Devs will tell you). No, TF2 lasted because when it was all said and done TF2 was incredible balanced. Here’s a game with nine extremely distinctive classes that both felt and played in a balanced fashion. Here’s a game that, because of the nine  balanced classes, really felt like nine separate games. Here’s a team based game that was so balanced that a better team could beat  better players EVERYTIME.  Here’s a game who’s winning formula was balance. Not gimmicks and “BOOM” headshots.

So goes the balance, so goes the game. I’ve watched the server slowly die off over the last couple of months. I heard over and over again from veteran players , “I’m taking a break from TF”; “I’m playing other games”, “I just don’t feel like playing any TF.” I’ve only really heard these types of complaints, in mass, after the Solider/Demo Update.

I’m pretty upset by this unfortunate turn of events. TF2 was my favorite game OF ALL TIME! Never have I had as much fun playing a game as I did with TF2.  So many good times. So much history. It’s very unfortunate it had to end this way. It’s equivalent to one of the majmar members passing away. It really feels like losing a good friend.

I’m not starting a petition.  I’m not posting on any forms. I’m putting my money were my mouth is. I quit. Frankly, like so many other players, I simply don’t want to play the game anymore. It really hasn’t been fun in months and therefore I can no longer ask majmar members to continue donating to a server no one is using. C’est la vie.

-YellowDeath

P.S. NO, THIS IS NOT AN APRIL FOOLS THING. God damn timing….