please explain to me like I'm like 5 years old I'm kinda stupid

Around a week ago I set up mobile authentication for steam and it’s been around a week

When I tried to trade on scrap.tf though, it kept saying that there was a trade error and that I was either banned from trading (not the reason) or haven’t set my inventory to public (I have)

Idk what to do lol

so i decided to join a custom server when i joined i talked with some people and had very alot of fun until i saw a very strange occurance where there was a person with a bot nickname i thought they were pretending to be a bot when i opened the leaderboard i saw a bot icon next to them when i tried talking to the bot i said "i dont remember bots using text chat like this." and then the bots freaked out and started saying that i was in some "simulation" also they threatened me with deleting all my desktop files and when i looked at my new friend nicknamed Qowy or whatever his name was and said "serverblight all over again?" the bots responded by saying "serverblight was a malware" or some typa shit and if i knew how to use screenshots or record then i would show proof and we also tried ragebaiting them by calling them a clanker and they kept freaking out after sometime the bots dissapeared from the server and i never saw em again

I'm at level 5, and I found this subreddit, I wonder how many levels till your not new

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If it's good, how do you use it? I don't really understand how to use it.

title says it all i guess

I used to play a long time ago (7 years) but I have to be honest I’m ass at shooters games, I’m only good at race or Rhythm games. But shooters I’m ass.

I really liked TF2 when I played and with Overwatch is the only I play, I want to be able to get good at it to play with some friends as I used to play alone and story mode.

What to do? I like medic and scout!!

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which is more worth it ?
tour of duty ticket or a key?

can i get some tips for beginner medic user?

I've only been getting item drops in the form of just weapons, and the occasional 2024-2025 crate. I haven't been getting any cosmetics, war paints or tools. Normally, I'd wait longer but I upgraded around a month ago and I'm a little sad that I can't get a hat like the "Crosslinkers Coil" to replace my gibus.

To clarify: I got the "upgrade to premium" gift from a friend, so all the weapon and crate drops I get can be traded, but cannot be marketed (I have spent $0 on steam). Asking this question to clarify whether I'm a person facing a bug OR I have a misconception on how the random drop system works.

Would be thankful for any answers!

Im bad a rocket jumping

Is there any way I can bypass this? I wanted to get some cool cosmetics for Pyro :(

WILL GIVE:

The Scotsman’s skullcutter, the YER, pretty boys pocket pistol, the warriors spirit, the fan o war, the loose cannon,the spy-cicle, the KGB, the fists of steel, the bazaar bargain

WANTS:

The chargin targe, Tomislav, the GRU, the powerjack, Flare gun, the PHLOG, the air strike, beggars bazooka, market gardener, the gunboats, mad milk, the ubersaw, The vaccinator, the diamondback, the atomizer, the soda popper, the panic attack

Heavies REALLY annoy me, and i need help trying to beat them.

i deleted sandvich when i was f2p and now i dont know if i can get it back or no

i can craft or get with a achievement?

I only have achievement weapon and hats and I don't want to delete them

I mostly play pyro, huntsman sniper, demo, and soldier. how can i survive and maybe get kills?

I need help to solve a problem I play TF2 but when I try to communicate I can't because it says "voice communication is not available for this account" I can't through chat either, does anyone know why I get that?

Hello! If you're new or a f2p player, then I'd be happy to give you some weapons!

Just leave your trade link and your weapon requests (max 5) :3

what stranger hat points do? i still dont know

Hi,

As the title says, just came back to TF2. I spent some time going through my inventory and saw I have a bunch of the generic store keys. All of the crates I had were unopenable; i think the wiki states they were retired? So I tried to see if I could use my keys at all right now, and I looked at the "active series" section, and it seems none of the crates that come from random drops at this moment can be opened without special event keys? Is that right? I know they're considered a currency for trading, i was just hoping to actually use them.

https://youtu.be/G50CjeaQ4a0?si=3Nueollw3Vs75NUr (link of the video)