Since this occurred, Tempalski stated Arekk has apologised, but the incident sparked an online discussion about toxic behaviour within the competitive community. The clip has been taken offline, but Eurogamer has seen the recording and can verify its existence. The online discussion was initially provoked when one competitive TF2 player, Alex "Arekk" Uth from team Froyotech, used the transphobic term "tranny" to describe invitational TF2 player Jenny "Nursey" Tempalski live on a Twitch stream. Warning: contains some sexual and offensive content. Players have also reported the toxicity goes beyond the competitive sphere to almost all parts of the Team Fortress 2 community - so the question is, should Valve do more to discourage it? The affected branches of the TF2 community include the TF2 workshop, Steam comments and public matches in the game itself.Īlthough many of the competitive leagues have responded with statements, bans and policy changes, some have remained silent on the issue. Since the reports of toxicity in the competitive scene emerged, other players have come forward with their own stories, and it seems the problem is pervasive. To make matters worse, some professional TF2 players have responded to the social media posts with insults and derogatory terms aimed at the victims. The community members took to social media to reveal harrowing personal stories of racism, sexism, transphobia and sexual abuse. Several competitive players and community members have reported experiencing a culture of harassment and toxicity. Over the past few weeks, however, a darker side of the community has emerged. TF2 players have run a small but passionate competitive community for several years. And behind the player count, there is still a significant esports community organised by a series of leagues unaffiliated with Valve. Today, the number of players peaked at 54,350 - placing the game at seventh on Steam's leaderboard of most-played games. Despite being released over 10 years ago, Team Fortress 2 still boasts one of the biggest player bases on Steam.
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