TF2 Questions

So lately Halo 3 and F.E.A.R have lost their luster; I’m now on the hunt for a new FPS to keep my thirst for fast paced gun rooted carnage quenched. So as I’m sure you the reader has figured out I’m looking into getting TF2 for the PC. Now before I go a spend the $25.00 - $30.00 on this game I have a few questions.

Question one. How demanding is this game graphically? I have heard that if you are able to run Halo at a decent speed with full settings you should be able to run TF2 at a decent pace. My PC is not the greatest but I am able to run Halo to it’s fullest and I am also capable of running F.E.A.R multiplayer at a decent setting with a good amount of speed. Will I be able to play TF2 at all?

Question two. What is the replay value of TF2? Is this the kind of game that will get you hooked on the first game and keep your attention for months to come? Or is it the kind of game that needs to grow on you before you really get into it?

Last is Question 3. What is the player community like? Yes I know every game has their share of idiots running around who live to be total jerks to everyone who is unfortunate enough to get in their way. But how mature would you say the average player base is? Is it something like Halo where you are almost guaranteed to have an 11 year old kid and an arrogant teen screaming in your ear? Or is it a much more mellow and cooler crowd I’ll be playing with the majority of the time.

Well that’s all I want to know, thanks in advance to those of you who give me a quick and clean answer.

Oh and yes I have considered getting the Orange box.

1)If you post your specs, we can tell you if you can run it or not. The PC specs in your profile are not helping either.... Anyways, you can always check here and run the test with TF2. But if you can run F.E.A.R, you might just be able to pull it off.
2)I got hooked the first time I played. If you like games where you choose a special class like the BF series, then you will love this game.
3)HUUUGE community. Currently about 1-4k servers. There are a share of idiots, and screaming kids, but there are alot of mature gamers that play on the servers. Usually seen 16-25ish crowds on servers.

Sorry about that, I'll post my spec as soon as I get to my home computer. On my school laptop at the moment=/

Edit: ah well I can tell you right off the bat my system memory and current graphics card. It's been some time since my last upgrade. ATM I'm using a cheap nvidia ge force fx5500 with 1.7 gigs of RAM. I'll get the rest my info to you ASAP.

If you can run FEAR, you can run TF2. When I first got TF2 I couldn't even run FEAR, but I could play it at medium.

The game is extremely easy to pick up but tough to master, so it has plenty of replay value.

Finally there's a disproportionately large number of mature players compared to any other FPS out there, probably as a result of the game inheriting the older Team Fortress and TFC communities. It's possible to play TF2 all weekend and never run into any idiots, so long as you avoid the FPSB servers.

TF2 Runs like a dream.

i ran the game on low settings for over 2 months before i realized.
turned it up max and the difference isnt really that big The cartoony look helps your PC :D

Thanks for the replys guys! Omega I just ran that program you linked me and it looks like I passed and will be able to play the game at an above medium pace. :D although I will want to upgrade my graphics card to really make the game fly;which is good because I was palnning to soon.Looks like I'm getting TF2.


EDIT: is there a Demo out there I can try so I knw my limitations. I have searched for one a few time but come up with nothing )=

No demo that I know of... There's plenty of awesome videos of it out there though (especially of spy gameplay)

Demo to test FPS != Gameplay Videos :P

You can, however, get steam (if you don't have it) and try out the Half Life 2 demo. That'll give you an idea of how it'll run on your system. Still, it is REALLY tweakable, so you'll find a way to run it on your system.

The source engine is amazing. You will run the game fine. I've got 1,5GB RAM and an Nvidia FX 5200. You won't be able to run HDR, but you can max out your settings (models and textures are the only noticable ones) and still run the game at a solid FPS.

Replay value is high. Valve is constantly (lots of small updates, big ones like new maps once in a valve time) updating the game (for free) with all kinds of content. There are custom maps to longen your stay at TF2.

Communitywise the game is great too. Sure, there will be the random screaming fagget, but mute is your friend. I actually hear people coordinating quite often.

Damn now I want TF2.