Totally agree. I also think that TF2 lost the simple rules and focus that made it so much fun. My theories on this: * The hats break the usability of the game:

Totally agree. I also think that TF2 lost the simple rules and focus that made it so much fun. My theories on this: * The hats break the usability of the game: characters used to have very easily distinguished silhouettes. Now it is harder to tell what is going on in the game. * The hats visually and thematically damage a game that once had very strong art-direction. * The variations in weapons makes the game harder for them to balance and harder for the player to find an optimal strategy. * Allowing players to individualize their avatar encourages people to devalue the team aspects of the game. It's still fun, but I want to play in classic mode.