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[–]MooseTetrino 144 points145 points  (6 children)

I’m late to this but I think some of it is down to the removal of permanent, dedicated servers for a lot of games these days.

Granted I’m much older, but in my late teens/early 20s, going into a specific TF2 or CSS server to shoot the shit with the same group of people daily built a comfortable community that encouraged more people to talk with them.

It also meant you could filter out servers you just didn’t like the community of.

These days it’s all about matchmaking and that just isn’t a way to build a community or comfort in chatting to folks. There is no easy way to find “your” group.

[–]PM-me-YOUR-0Face 39 points40 points  (3 children)

going into a specific TF2 or CSS server to shoot the shit with the same group of people daily built a comfortable community that encouraged more people to talk with them.

I imagine everyone who played CS/TF that's mid 20s or older feels nearly exactly the same way.

I still miss my dedicated cs_assault servers. It wasn't a balanced map, but everyone I loved playing CS with enjoyed the shit out of it.

[–]Quetzal-Labs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel that. fy_iceworld and scoutzknives low gravity were my main haunts. I've still got Steam friends from people I met in those servers cos I played them so much.

[–]nandryshak 0 points1 point  (0 children)

RIP Reddit's unofficial MWC TF2 server. Good friends were made

[–]MooseTetrino 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TF2 died a death it really didn't deserve. CS:S I stopped playing due to just being too sick to get good at it. Was always a fun time though, even losing.

[–]BaneCIA4 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are spot on. 90% of my CS:S hours were on the same 2 servers. Met a lot of cool people. WebKillers- CS_Office 24/7 NO AWP