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It’s no secret that Team Fortress 2 has a bit of a bot problem<\/a>, but the game also has a community that really<\/em> enjoys mid-match shenanigans – and the two combined today in one of the funniest posts about TF2 bots I’ve seen so far. <\/p>\n

Reddit user 2Noel posted footage of an Attack\/Defend match in which Blu team was pitted against a bunch of bots – normally not great news for those wanting to keep their heads on their shoulders. Yet the team decided to try a different tactic to just charging into battle, instead choosing to conga their way out of spawn and onto the control points. And surprisingly, it worked. Stay tuned for the satisfying bot slaughter at the end of the match: <\/p>\n

The question you’re probably asking right now is: why didn’t the bots shoot the Blu team members? The answer, it seems, is that the bots are programmed to avoid shooting players who are using taunts and emotes. If you look closely at the video, you’ll notice that players not engaged in the conga line (such as poor old atomdotdat) are instantly sniped by the bots, while the dancers remain unharmed. <\/p>\n

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It’s no secret that Team Fortress 2 has a bit of a bot problem, but the game also has a community that really enjoys mid-match shenanigans – and the two combined today in one of the funniest posts about TF2 bots I’ve seen so far. Reddit user 2Noel posted footage of an Attack\/Defend match in which Blu team was pitted against a bunch of bots – normally not great news for those wanting to keep their heads on their shoulders. Yet the team decided to try a different tactic to just charging into battle, instead choosing to conga their way out of spawn and onto the control points. And surprisingly, it worked. Stay tuned for the satisfying bot slaughter at the end of the match:…<\/p>\n

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