Well, there's a lot to say, both negative and positive. I honestly won't be able to fill in all my thoughts about the game in this tiny little recommendation but I will summarize some issues:

While the weapons and items seemed fun and innocent at first, they eventually brought in much unbalance and ego inflation from players. The positive side though is that the community made items that go into the game help get the creator noticed (and I assume they get some revenue).

Another issue I have is that the game always had a comical style to it, but it seems over the years it's gone overboard. The game had a balance between serious and humor, but now it's complete insanity. Everything is pretty much about humor and being "out there". Some will take this good or bad, for me, maybe I just got used to how it use to be.

As for the F2P topic, I must give Valve credit for being able to pull it off so well, even if I do hate the Mann Co. Store will all my passion.

I really have tried to leave this game due to some of the reasons mentioned above, but something keeps making me come back. I guess somehow through all the bloated additions, I still find the thing that made TF2 for me, what made it fun. So in the end, it's a harmless and fun game, and liking it doesn't make you a bad person.

Well, there's a lot to say, both negative and positive. I honestly won't be able to fill in all my thoughts about the game in this tiny little recommendation but I will summarize some issues: While the weapons and items seemed fun and innocent at first, they eventually brought in much unbalance and ego inflation from players. The positive side though is that the community made items that go into the game help get the creator noticed (and I assume they get some revenue). Another issue I have is that the game always had a comical style to it, but it seems over the years it's gone overboard. The game had a balance between serious and humor, but now it's complete insanity. Everything is pretty much about humor and being "out there". Some will take this good or bad, for me, maybe I just got used to how it use to be. As for the F2P topic, I must give Valve credit for being able to pull it off so well, even if I do hate the Mann Co. Store will all my passion. I really have tried to leave this game due to some of the reasons mentioned above, but something keeps making me come back. I guess somehow through all the bloated additions, I still find the thing that made TF2 for me, what made it fun. So in the end, it's a harmless and fun game, and liking it doesn't make you a bad person.