Team Fortress 2 players, streamers, and content creators join together in the #SaveTF2 online peaceful protest in a bid to pressure Valve.

Team Fortress 2 fans have become desperate in getting the attention of Valve to fix the rampant bot problems that have been hounding the game for the better part of the past two years. On May 26th, the players, along with content creators and streamers who support the game, will take part in an online peaceful protest in a bid to pressure Valve into taking action on the problem.

The protest is described to be “peaceful,” as a “reminder that people love TF2,” according to one fan who is part of the movement. Fans have since made the hashtag #SaveTF2 trending on social media platforms, showing us that there is indeed a considerable force behind this movement. Ever since the original #SaveTF2 post was uploaded on Reddit on the main TF2 subreddit, it has received tens of thousands of upvotes, thousands of comments, and a plethora of awards.

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People who are taking part in the movement are uploading the same image macro in the original post on social media channels, spreading it like wildfire. Under the image, most fans include a caption talking about the positive effects the game has had on their lives. Others also include more context to the situation, detailing how the massive botting problem in TF2 has made the game nearly unplayable over the past two years. The call to action is for Valve to finally do something and fix the botting problem once and for all.

While more than a decade old already, Team Fortress 2 remains massively popular with fans. However, Valve hasn't been very active in updating the game anymore at this point. To its credit, Valve has released a patch two years ago that was aimed at curbing this botting problem – but the issue has gotten progressively worse since then and it's time for Valve to take action once again. Here's to hoping that the voice of the people will reach Valve's ears and that the pressure would be enough to have them back on the table with new fixes.