You and Jerma were a formative part of my sense of humor. I was a kid for Jerma is Mad, and even through high school I would watch it for a good laugh. Now here I am, a young adult, watching the TH-camr who was THE TH-camr to me play the only game I knew existed. Seeing your video in the top of my feed genuinely put me into shock. You've done so much for so many people over the years, and it's so great to hear you back. From all of your viewers, thank you.
@@matthewsteele99 jerma always says what his streaming schedule is beforehand in his discord and Ster told people in his stream too, they'll be playing together for a bit. probably mainly just MvM.
I’m 24 now, I remember watching your late night videos in 2012, I was 13 then. You and Jerma brought character to a game that was already overflowing with it. Those were golden times, and you along with it.
@@KeegTheDemon Same same. What I would give to be 12 to 14 again playing TF2 after school. I remember when Gun Mettle was the shit and Muselk was still huge in this game.
I hope you know, I have revisited every single TF2 video of yours every year for the past decade since you were last active, I seriously can’t even put into words how much you and Jerma have helped me through hard times back then. Even up until now I still have been rewatching everything to the point where I know exactly what y’all are going to say. Just a funny thought but also super happy to see you again
STER your videos with Jerma literately formulated my early teens. Seeing this as a working adult pop up into my YT feed and hearing your voice with soldier gameplay in the back just made my week.
Feels unreal that the last TF2 video was 7 years ago. Time isn’t real. I hope that with this Summer Update that it brings TF2 back to its old days where we could get major updates again since this update has had the most active players the game has ever seen!
Seeing this pop up in my feed gave me the warmest, good feeling in my heart. All those years ago, I got into TF2 primarily from watching yours and Jerma' antics, and while I don't play it much anymore, there will always be a special place in my heart for this game. Thank you for this hit of nostalgic goodness, Star. ❤
I was rewatching your old videos with Jerma while I was sick and it brought me back to carefree middle-high school days. You have a pretty big impact in people's lives and even if you do nothing else in the future ever, just know that you mean a lot to people.
So true…. Jerma and star gave me a lot of laughs when I was younger. Every now and then I go on a little spree of re watching some of my favorites of their TF2 stuff and never fails to make me laugh.
Star, your description of the scenario where the gibus engineer is enjoying the simple pleasures of setting up a nest put the biggest smile on my face. You have no idea how much joy it gave me, like it activated a core memory or something.
you were such an integral part of my childhood man, holy shit. It's so fantastic to hear you in such a good mood, after you did that to me for so many years. I'm happy to see you again in this channel. And I hope you continue to have some fun being a sweaty try hard and doing funny voices.
I was like 13-14 when I was watching his TF2 videos, now I‘m 24, turning 25 in a couple weeks, so much has happened and on a random sunday I see this vid after almost a decade. Insane
As someone whos been a star fan since ~2016 when i got into tf2, and an active lurker of everything youve done im really glad to see you back, actually enjoying tf2, big viewmodels and all
Seeing the big viewmodels brings me back to a time before the 2016 update and I love it. Also, Ive been watching ur content recently and ur doing a great job. Keep it up man.
Man I'm just glad you're doing okay, people were really dickish about the whole thing back when you originally moved to streaming, and hearing about the DDoSing stuff was pretty depressing.
It's been TWELVE YEARS since I watched my first TF2 commentary video by you... if I was efficient I could have had exactly 16 children in this time. Alright
Fun to see another video. I'm also glad this isn't a full return to TF2 content- even though I know that never would have happened- because I think the new directions you're taking are great. Just want to say thanks for all the videos you made in the past, this has given me a good opportunity to look back through them and enjoy that nostalgia.
This along with Jerma streaming it on Sunday's guarenteed to make a lot of oldheads die of excitement. And it's also really cool to see as someone who's slowly been going through the older TF2 videos.
I feel nostalgic, so long and I had forgotten what your voice sounded like, you were part of my adolescence playing this game. All the best man. Greetings from Argentina.
Takes me back 10+ years (holy shit I'm old) when I first started playing tf2, the star and jerma videos brought me so many laughs back in the day, love ya man
This brings back so many memories, I loved playing TF2 with friends and sending each other vids of tf2 content (yours included) and it's just so awesome to see TF2 is still thriving. Both you and Jerma have made content that was unique, genuinely funny and awesome. When I get my computer running I'm going to download TF2 hands down first game I'm gonna play. Let's see one more Jerma vs Star video on TF2 to complete the saga 😂
@@seronymus Think of it like the 360 version of the game. That's literally it. The latest patch was mid 2009 and all it did was added options of hosts, which you could turn crits off, turn damage spread off and add class limits. The game was far less toxic and less funny as killbind wasn't rampant, emotes etc. It was just chill. I just sort of wish TF2 on the 360 had players. (it's a bit dead now.)
What really gets me is the fact that even though I've played TF 2 since it's release, I STILL see new ragdolls constantly. I love the source physics man :)
I needed this video at this point in my life, it came in as a breath of fresh air. I am grateful for all the hours of fun I had back in highschool, just watching you and Jerma and trying to replicate it in-game with my best friend. Still happens from time to time and I know he's gonna be over the moon when I show him this video. Thank you Star for taking part in some of the best years of my life.
I don't think you know quite what you did here Star. For that part where the sniper headshots you and not the medic. I was 15 years old again as I watched that. There was something in your voice that just took me back. Those videos you made got me through highschool and other rough times. You probably get this a lot, but you and jerma were there to distract me from everything, to allow me to smile when it wasn't as easy for me to do. Just a split second of me phasing out, reliving that feeling I haven't felt in years. All I can say to sum it up is that this was extremely comforting. So soothing I don't think you could understand. It makes me feel like I have 0 problems for a little while. just watching this dude return to tf2 and talk about it for a little while, seems so simple. I haven't played since 2022, but it never feels like you really leave this game, does it? Thank you Star. Don't worry about making 'content' for this game. It was just really nice to feel that again for a second.
I'm not even one of the people who begged you to play tf2 again, but seeing you talk positively about the game after all the grief it's community has put you through makes me really happy.
what I love about TF2's philosophy is that even if you don't contribute a lot you can feel like you still accomplish something even if you dont win the game
Conversely, every time I absolutely slaughter the enemy team, top score, and we lose anyway, i'm just about to rage, when something indescribably funny happens and I can't get mad.
Overwatch is the opposite for me. As a tank/support main it feels like no matter what I do I can’t change the outcome of a match a lot of the times just because we have bad dps.
A beautifully apt statement that perfectly captures what still remains uniquely special about TF2- and I absolutely hate that contemporary multiplayer culture would look at it with derision thanks to the esport brain worms.
Ive watched you since I was 13, watched that tournament you had with yogacast and that last round the owner of tf2 just started using hacks, that literally dragged me through such a depressing stage of my life, no friends, bad grades etc. Now i'm here back again, currently in my final year of uni, in a happy relationship with my girlfriend of 5 years, getting married soon and most importantly having a solid core of friends and family to rely on. You were the reason I managed to muscle through the dark days of my life. You might not be reading this, but just know that you are amazing, Star_, thank you sir.
it's like 10 years ago just came back in this moment. The old high school time without all stressing job.. waiting to go home and play TF2 and watching you playing TF2..
After catching your recent streams, it was really nice to hear you share your recent impressions here. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the current state of the game, and I'm glad you had a better time than before.
crazy to think i’ve been a huge fan of you for over half my lifetime. Became a fan in early middle school around 2011/2012. i’m 21 now and it’s amazing to hear your voice again
Sweet Genius is still a video that I watch at least yearly. I'm sorry it didn't get as many views as you wanted, especially with all the work you put into it. That was brilliant. My friends and I quote it all the time. Keep making what you wanna make.
Ster was and is the goat of TF2, you and b4nny got me into the competitive gaming scene as well as being great entertainers, so glad to see you back and happy to see whatever you do next tf2 or not!
Wow, something about this video hit me hard right in the feels. Reminds me of simpler times, back when all I wanted to do was get home from school so I could play TF2 and watch star videos. That was close to 10 years now. Jeez
Man with smosh back together I thought this month couldn't get crazier but I was dead wrong, hope you continue doing videos, gorbo grandman is unironically still in my top 10 yt videos
It's always a pleasure to see this channel active again! Been watching you on twitch, but this more edited content is something I very much appreciate as well.
your videos got me through hard times when I was in my Highschool days, now I'm graduating from my pre-med course and seeing this. love you man, so nostalgic.
I always wished each video of your basically series was longer, they are so funny to me and I re-watch them constantly to this day. So excited to hear another one is coming!
I cannot believe that such a simple video nearly made me cry. It's like he was never gone from TF2. Even if he doesn't post videos frequently. Man I can't. Thanks Ster_ for sticking around, much appreciated. Sidenote: I also graduated from High School and University in the meantime :^) Time is flying by man.
This year I'm turning 30, and I still recall getting "The orange box" for christmas 2007 as one of the best christmas gift I've ever gotten. This game brought me so much joy the years following that. Today I don't play any videogames at all, but every once in a while I come to think of TF2 and miss those times fondly.
It's surreal to see you return after so long, and I'm glad that you have decided to play TF2 again, especially after so long. I unfortunately quit a little while ago for a myriad of reasons, but it'll be interesting seeing you make content for the game again in some form if at all. A lot's changed, and there's new ideas.
Like the grizzled veteran alone in the woods that the old colonel visits for one last mission...Mr. Ster, we need you now more than ever. A lot of us are trying to keep the gimmick alive, but we can use your help. If not, Godspeed with your current projects. But the old guard here misses you deeply amidst all the current TF2bers.
The last time I watched a brand new, TF2-focused star video the very day it came out I was in my second year of college, living in my parents' tiny extra room while our kitchen had no oven, barely had working water, our bathrooms barely worked, and I had absolutely nothing to my name other than a 2008 laptop held together with tape. Today, I'm watching this and looking around me and looking at my computer with 7950x and an RTX 4090, sitting my nice comfy Herman Miller chair, in the bedroom apartment in which I live alone, working from home in a job I like and during my free time while I work on my hobbies. And somehow, watching this video, has made me miss those old days even if they were obviously worse. I can't put into words how this video made me feel. The realization of how much time has passed and how much has changed since... People will (Sometimes rightly) scuff at youtube as nothing more than ADHD entertainment for the chronic procrastinator, but moments like these make me happy to have followed this man (And Jerma) for as long as I did. It's a good way to look around you and realize how far you have come. I can only hope others feel the same way if not about this video then whoever other creator they found themselves invested in.
I first started watching your and Jerma’s videos in 2013 with my brother when we were 13 and 9. We’re 23 and 19 now. I thought I was hallucinating when I saw a notification for a new Ster video
You and TF2 were such a large part of early gaming days and I definitely miss it. I remember first beginning to play TF2 on a laptop and using a clipboard for a mousepad in my room. Now I’m an adult and wanting to relive all that.
This isn't even on my recommend, i just searched for you here to rewatch your videos because i started playing tf2 again a couple of weeks ago. And now i stumble upon this recent video and man this hits back home. The nostalgia kicks in so much where i went from a dumb highschool kid to a bachelor's degree in Architecture. In which at this point i still feel like a kid).
I just want to say thanks for making my childhood just that much better with your videos. The videos you made when I was a kid will always hold a special place in my heart. Keep on keepin on star.
I know you had a rough go of it and people were being rude about you not playing TF2, so you coming back even briefly is a welcome surprise. Good to see you again. 😀
It is super sweet in my opinion to see you playing tf2 again lately, this update even if it wasn't much Even if it's veterans and the strive for nostalgia TF2 deserves to be FUN for everyone Makes me smile that you've been enjoying it again as well, I'm sorry you got ddossed a bunch the last time you had streamed it but I'm super grateful the community had been pretty swell for you lately. Hope to see your next video!❤
It truly is amazing just how big an impact you and Jerma have made on this game. Even a literal decade after some of your more popular videos like Jerma is Mad, I still see people running around standing in *places people shouldn't be (now with guns)*. It's unreal. Happy to see you back, at least to a certain degree.
With all that cynical for show personality I remember you for, I wasn't really expecting you to be one of the only people left to rememember the value of fun in TF2, and games as awhole, and to not be swept by the comptetetive fewer. It's as surprising as it is heartwarming. It's good to hear you back
I don't care about what you play or don't, you're an entertaining person nonetheless. *YOU* are the content, it's always been like that, it was the case back when I started watching you in 2013 and it still is. I will admit this is a nice dose of nostalgia, reminds me of better, simpler days. Good times.
It is surprising how many people think he just up and disappeared. Well, technically from this channel yes, but he has a secondary channel (shown in his channel tab) and streams pretty regularly (just whatever he wants to play).
Ive loved Ster ever since I can remember my childhood, I remember you as Nicht_. I remember when you loved the "plasma" weapons, you inspired me so much that I played tf2 for hundreds of hours. Your viedoes made my early teen years. You made me love owerwatch 1 and you will always have a huuuge place in my heart. You made my childhood-early teens. You are one of mye GOATS of all time, and I hope the best for you and yoru fute
It's funny how Star used to screech about how TF2 needed comp and needed skill based matchmaking and now it lacking those (except supposedly it has them :D with meat your match) it's part of the nostalgia? LMAO.
I’m so fucking happy Ster. That you’re back on TH-cam and TF2, but I’m glad you’re happy in general. I’m now gonna watch whatever you do. Thank you for raising me when my parents were busy with their job and sometimes they couldn’t when I was a kid.
found the channel 2 days ago and I've been binging like crazy. I feel kind of sad that I never checked it out until now, because I feel like I missed out on a ton of good stream moments lol. I was watching a ton of streamers like 3-6 years ago and Ster would have been at least one of my top favorites. the last video I watched before this one was Warframe Addiction, I was legitimately addicted to that game at the time it was uploaded. the second I saw him using some of the exact builds I was rolling with I was like WHERE have I been?
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Interest in the summer update has been pretty cool to see! I hope it can motivate even more content as TF2 grows into adulthood.
Good shit dude
Omg he back
❤❤❤ ster
OH MY GOD
Equip the pan
If this isn't peak nostalgia I don't know what is
real shit i can’t believe what i’m seeing
Seeing u give me nostalgia
Finally! Now Bring Back 10 years ago Styles with Classic intro too!
*Ah by the way great fact: i wish Summer update my mind in back then: Time is Spring-June 2018! After 5 Years Later my Dream Become is True!*
I knew you were a late night commentary enjoyer.
You and Jerma were a formative part of my sense of humor. I was a kid for Jerma is Mad, and even through high school I would watch it for a good laugh. Now here I am, a young adult, watching the TH-camr who was THE TH-camr to me play the only game I knew existed. Seeing your video in the top of my feed genuinely put me into shock. You've done so much for so many people over the years, and it's so great to hear you back. From all of your viewers, thank you.
I believe jerma will be streaming this game later today
Unrelated but I respect the WoT profile picture, I'm on book 10 currently
@@birdflox1337 was there an announcement?
@@matthewsteele99 jerma always says what his streaming schedule is beforehand in his discord and Ster told people in his stream too, they'll be playing together for a bit. probably mainly just MvM.
Jerma and Star are streaming TF2 together as I write this comment btw
Hell yeah. Good to see you still enjoy the game after all this time. It felt as if no time has passed since your last TF2 video and now
I like your content… I don’t have much to say.
Dr. Large of mystic arts himself!
Fatmajic on a star video?
fat magic go crazy
On god
I’m 24 now, I remember watching your late night videos in 2012, I was 13 then. You and Jerma brought character to a game that was already overflowing with it. Those were golden times, and you along with it.
same here man but i’m 21 now. I’ll never forget my happiest days coming home from middle school to play tf2 and rewatch ster videos. this is amazing
This is a legitimately relatable post. I have the same exact experience.
Yep. Jerma and Star will always be the best TF2 youtubers.
@@KeegTheDemon Same same. What I would give to be 12 to 14 again playing TF2 after school. I remember when Gun Mettle was the shit and Muselk was still huge in this game.
same, damn near. i was 15 in 2012 when i started watching Jerma and Star
I went from a dumb kid to a guy with a masters degree in computer science in between your last tf2 videos, nostalgia hitting hard rn
this hit different i just graduated man LOL
Same here with a master's in cardiovascular sciences and yet still feel like a dumb kid on the inside 😂
Everyone flock here to needlessly tell everyone your degrees (nobody cares)
@@jumbojimbo706way to kill the vibe dude
I graduated, found a job and moving to another job. it's been a long time
After 9 years in development, the legend is finally back.
It was well worth the weight. Thanks - and have fun.
Gabe_ probably...
hes no legend
@@shadykitty7493no, hes the legendmaker...
Worth the weight
I hope you know, I have revisited every single TF2 video of yours every year for the past decade since you were last active, I seriously can’t even put into words how much you and Jerma have helped me through hard times back then. Even up until now I still have been rewatching everything to the point where I know exactly what y’all are going to say. Just a funny thought but also super happy to see you again
Me too man, reminds me of the good times
damn
Dude! finish that video about that movie!!! your videos about movies are glorious
Didnt expect to see you here lol
@@anathuu1124 he's been commenting on sters videos for like 11 years now bro
go back and look at the old ones if you don't believe me
y r u here?
Its like the stars are starting to align
Finally! Now Bring Back 10 years ago Styles with Classic intro too!
After 9 years in development, I hope this video has been worth the wait
the KING has RETURNED
Oh hey
Cool to see how so many TH-camrs that are now huge watched Ster growing up
"I'm not back"
He's back!!
Does this mean we're getting a, Berd watches a Ster stream, animation?
𝐏𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐦 62.
STER your videos with Jerma literately formulated my early teens. Seeing this as a working adult pop up into my YT feed and hearing your voice with soldier gameplay in the back just made my week.
Feels unreal that the last TF2 video was 7 years ago. Time isn’t real.
I hope that with this Summer Update that it brings TF2 back to its old days where we could get major updates again since this update has had the most active players the game has ever seen!
Good to see you here too.
@@XC11301991 many happy returns, indeed
9 years later and you're still in every comment section
Tf2 is a cashcow, valve has no reason not to give it immense attention.
This wasnt a major update
This is unfathomable. Thanks for coming back STAR, this was a huge dose of nostalgia.
ster really making us feel old for watching him 9 years ago
We are old
When I first found out about TF2 I was in middle school. I now have a bachelors degree
Aren’t we all lol 😂
Even if this content is temporary, the nostalgia that this video gave me and laughs that i've had watching this content, is forever. Thank you Star_
Seeing this pop up in my feed gave me the warmest, good feeling in my heart. All those years ago, I got into TF2 primarily from watching yours and Jerma' antics, and while I don't play it much anymore, there will always be a special place in my heart for this game.
Thank you for this hit of nostalgic goodness, Star. ❤
I was rewatching your old videos with Jerma while I was sick and it brought me back to carefree middle-high school days. You have a pretty big impact in people's lives and even if you do nothing else in the future ever, just know that you mean a lot to people.
Seconded. Perfectly put.
Dang you got to watch videos with Jerma
So true…. Jerma and star gave me a lot of laughs when I was younger. Every now and then I go on a little spree of re watching some of my favorites of their TF2 stuff and never fails to make me laugh.
@@DieWorm Actually Jerma set him up in a Clockwork Orange style device where he's strapped to a chair and his eyes are held wide open
Never thought I'd see the day, glad to see you again, ster
Star, your description of the scenario where the gibus engineer is enjoying the simple pleasures of setting up a nest put the biggest smile on my face. You have no idea how much joy it gave me, like it activated a core memory or something.
I'm actually going to cry. The amount of pure nostalgia from just his intro alone is enough
I seriously feel the same way I miss this content with all my heart tf2 will always have a special spot in all our hearts ❤️🥺🙁🖤
In between this and your last video, I went from being a lifeguard at a school to a medical doctor. Nice to see you again, man.
I’m in the exact same boat lmao
I went from fifth grade to scheduled for my MCAT this august :) do you have any advice for me before i apply to med school?
@@dkozersky586 don't die
@@dkozersky586 be smart and not doodoo
Went from almost being a HS dropout to a grad student in statistics. A subject I fucking hated in HS.
you were such an integral part of my childhood man, holy shit. It's so fantastic to hear you in such a good mood, after you did that to me for so many years. I'm happy to see you again in this channel. And I hope you continue to have some fun being a sweaty try hard and doing funny voices.
glad to see so many other people were brought happiness by the man as kids
@@KeegTheDemonI was a young adult already when I started watching him.. Now I'm an old man😢
i literally went through puberty watching star_ and jerma man im legit tearing up :')
Same dude! Watching Jerma and STER play tf2 back in the day was magical.
I was like 13-14 when I was watching his TF2 videos, now I‘m 24, turning 25 in a couple weeks, so much has happened and on a random sunday I see this vid after almost a decade.
Insane
As someone whos been a star fan since ~2016 when i got into tf2, and an active lurker of everything youve done im really glad to see you back, actually enjoying tf2, big viewmodels and all
Seeing the big viewmodels brings me back to a time before the 2016 update and I love it. Also, Ive been watching ur content recently and ur doing a great job. Keep it up man.
THIS IS HUGE, THANK YOU FOR GETTING ME INTO TF2 ALL THE WAY BACK THEN
Man I'm just glad you're doing okay, people were really dickish about the whole thing back when you originally moved to streaming, and hearing about the DDoSing stuff was pretty depressing.
You should keep up with his streams! Lots of fun :)
It's been TWELVE YEARS since I watched my first TF2 commentary video by you... if I was efficient I could have had exactly 16 children in this time. Alright
How many did you have
your firstborn woud be old enough to grasp the concept of tf2 and play it
only 16?
This comment clearly assumes monogamy which is scientifically not peak efficiency
(Also doesn't consider twins,triplets, etc)
@@beetle__bug his firstborn would be the age i started playing tf2
Fun to see another video. I'm also glad this isn't a full return to TF2 content- even though I know that never would have happened- because I think the new directions you're taking are great. Just want to say thanks for all the videos you made in the past, this has given me a good opportunity to look back through them and enjoy that nostalgia.
TF2 or not, it's always a treat to see something from you.
This along with Jerma streaming it on Sunday's guarenteed to make a lot of oldheads die of excitement.
And it's also really cool to see as someone who's slowly been going through the older TF2 videos.
Man I really miss ster. Sometimes I still hear his voice over tf2 gameplay
It's like he never left... The intro... Everything... Thank you! Have been loving Ster 2 and your streams but this is such a treat!
When the world needed him most, he returned
You managed to get me into tf2 13 years ago. You can't imagine how happy I am seeing you playing TF2 again
Appreciative of revisiting this game; from one of the content creators that people loved during peak of TF2; this was heartwarming to see.
seeing you play tf2 again brings a tear to my eye. you and jerma were my childhood back then
Jerma and Star are streaming TF2 together as I write this comment btw
@@BIadeloresDa best stream, I couldn't believe what I was seeing
@@BIadelores
Well, I missed it 💀
@@rickydo6572 They will do it again later this week or the next one.
I feel nostalgic, so long and I had forgotten what your voice sounded like, you were part of my adolescence playing this game. All the best man. Greetings from Argentina.
Man, you were THE Team Fortress 2 TH-camr to watch. I can't believe it has been 9 years
As a newer tf2 player i now feel obligated to watch all of your videos
He’s a legend!
Takes me back 10+ years (holy shit I'm old) when I first started playing tf2, the star and jerma videos brought me so many laughs back in the day, love ya man
Yer but a wee lad :)
Jerma and Star are streaming TF2 together as I write this comment btw
Your TF2 speedpaints got me into art and now I'm at art school, thanks Ster!
The king is *back?!*
And he hasn't changed his fov. Peak nostolgia, haha.
TF2 a year ago was unplayable. This feels like the early 2010s. Beautiful.
This feels like a scene from a sequel where the protagonist from the previous entry makes a surprise return 2/3rds of the way through the story
This is very accurate
This brings back so many memories, I loved playing TF2 with friends and sending each other vids of tf2 content (yours included) and it's just so awesome to see TF2 is still thriving.
Both you and Jerma have made content that was unique, genuinely funny and awesome. When I get my computer running I'm going to download TF2 hands down first game I'm gonna play.
Let's see one more Jerma vs Star video on TF2 to complete the saga 😂
I've been playing since the games release and I'm still not bored of it. This game will never die.
Wait really you have Primeval Warrior Badge? What do you remember of 2007/8? What was it like? I started in 2012
@@seronymus same
@@seronymus Think of it like the 360 version of the game. That's literally it. The latest patch was mid 2009 and all it did was added options of hosts, which you could turn crits off, turn damage spread off and add class limits.
The game was far less toxic and less funny as killbind wasn't rampant, emotes etc. It was just chill. I just sort of wish TF2 on the 360 had players. (it's a bit dead now.)
What really gets me is the fact that even though I've played TF 2 since it's release, I STILL see new ragdolls constantly. I love the source physics man :)
WE ARE GOING TO LIVE FOREVER
I needed this video at this point in my life, it came in as a breath of fresh air.
I am grateful for all the hours of fun I had back in highschool, just watching you and Jerma and trying to replicate it in-game with my best friend.
Still happens from time to time and I know he's gonna be over the moon when I show him this video.
Thank you Star for taking part in some of the best years of my life.
I don't think you know quite what you did here Star. For that part where the sniper headshots you and not the medic. I was 15 years old again as I watched that. There was something in your voice that just took me back. Those videos you made got me through highschool and other rough times. You probably get this a lot, but you and jerma were there to distract me from everything, to allow me to smile when it wasn't as easy for me to do.
Just a split second of me phasing out, reliving that feeling I haven't felt in years. All I can say to sum it up is that this was extremely comforting. So soothing I don't think you could understand.
It makes me feel like I have 0 problems for a little while. just watching this dude return to tf2 and talk about it for a little while, seems so simple. I haven't played since 2022, but it never feels like you really leave this game, does it?
Thank you Star. Don't worry about making 'content' for this game. It was just really nice to feel that again for a second.
I'm not even one of the people who begged you to play tf2 again, but seeing you talk positively about the game after all the grief it's community has put you through makes me really happy.
the good ending :)
I’m part of the TF2 community and I don’t remember doing anything to hurt Star. I watched him play Ana on Numbani.
what I love about TF2's philosophy is that even if you don't contribute a lot you can feel like you still accomplish something even if you dont win the game
Conversely, every time I absolutely slaughter the enemy team, top score, and we lose anyway, i'm just about to rage, when something indescribably funny happens and I can't get mad.
Overwatch is the opposite for me. As a tank/support main it feels like no matter what I do I can’t change the outcome of a match a lot of the times just because we have bad dps.
A beautifully apt statement that perfectly captures what still remains uniquely special about TF2- and I absolutely hate that contemporary multiplayer culture would look at it with derision thanks to the esport brain worms.
It really did carry a very special charm that modern matchmaking systems just obliterate
@@jsamue12 that's an issue with the format. TF2 has big matches across big maps 6v6 just inherently makes thing more rigid
Ive watched you since I was 13, watched that tournament you had with yogacast and that last round the owner of tf2 just started using hacks, that literally dragged me through such a depressing stage of my life, no friends, bad grades etc.
Now i'm here back again, currently in my final year of uni, in a happy relationship with my girlfriend of 5 years, getting married soon and most importantly having a solid core of friends and family to rely on.
You were the reason I managed to muscle through the dark days of my life. You might not be reading this, but just know that you are amazing, Star_, thank you sir.
it's like 10 years ago just came back in this moment. The old high school time without all stressing job.. waiting to go home and play TF2 and watching you playing TF2..
After catching your recent streams, it was really nice to hear you share your recent impressions here. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the current state of the game, and I'm glad you had a better time than before.
crazy to think i’ve been a huge fan of you for over half my lifetime. Became a fan in early middle school around 2011/2012. i’m 21 now and it’s amazing to hear your voice again
Sweet Genius is still a video that I watch at least yearly. I'm sorry it didn't get as many views as you wanted, especially with all the work you put into it. That was brilliant. My friends and I quote it all the time. Keep making what you wanna make.
Ster was and is the goat of TF2, you and b4nny got me into the competitive gaming scene as well as being great entertainers, so glad to see you back and happy to see whatever you do next tf2 or not!
God damn ster, what a surprise to see you on this channel uploading tf2 again. Dont let the diehard tf2 fans drag you down again
this makes me so happy
Wow, something about this video hit me hard right in the feels. Reminds me of simpler times, back when all I wanted to do was get home from school so I could play TF2 and watch star videos. That was close to 10 years now. Jeez
Man with smosh back together I thought this month couldn't get crazier but I was dead wrong, hope you continue doing videos, gorbo grandman is unironically still in my top 10 yt videos
smosh is ultimate soy
i thought you were referring to star playing tf2 / star and jerma as smosh lol
@@assbread5950 they have their moments of cringe, but they’re still pretty all right
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@@assbread5950it's cringe because you're not a kid anymore
It's always a pleasure to see this channel active again! Been watching you on twitch, but this more edited content is something I very much appreciate as well.
I really hope you and Jerma do a video or stream together for TF2 again. For old times sake
they’re streaming it together tomorrow!
your videos got me through hard times when I was in my Highschool days, now I'm graduating from my pre-med course and seeing this. love you man, so nostalgic.
I always wished each video of your basically series was longer, they are so funny to me and I re-watch them constantly to this day. So excited to hear another one is coming!
You and tf2 were such an important part of my early teens, can’t express how happy this makes me
yeah same!
I cannot believe that such a simple video nearly made me cry. It's like he was never gone from TF2. Even if he doesn't post videos frequently. Man I can't. Thanks Ster_ for sticking around, much appreciated.
Sidenote: I also graduated from High School and University in the meantime :^) Time is flying by man.
This year I'm turning 30, and I still recall getting "The orange box" for christmas 2007 as one of the best christmas gift I've ever gotten. This game brought me so much joy the years following that. Today I don't play any videogames at all, but every once in a while I come to think of TF2 and miss those times fondly.
Interesting that STAR came back when Jerma also came back.
It's surreal to see you return after so long, and I'm glad that you have decided to play TF2 again, especially after so long. I unfortunately quit a little while ago for a myriad of reasons, but it'll be interesting seeing you make content for the game again in some form if at all. A lot's changed, and there's new ideas.
a 'myriad' of reasons... i see what you did there.
Like the grizzled veteran alone in the woods that the old colonel visits for one last mission...Mr. Ster, we need you now more than ever. A lot of us are trying to keep the gimmick alive, but we can use your help.
If not, Godspeed with your current projects. But the old guard here misses you deeply amidst all the current TF2bers.
The last time I watched a brand new, TF2-focused star video the very day it came out I was in my second year of college, living in my parents' tiny extra room while our kitchen had no oven, barely had working water, our bathrooms barely worked, and I had absolutely nothing to my name other than a 2008 laptop held together with tape. Today, I'm watching this and looking around me and looking at my computer with 7950x and an RTX 4090, sitting my nice comfy Herman Miller chair, in the bedroom apartment in which I live alone, working from home in a job I like and during my free time while I work on my hobbies. And somehow, watching this video, has made me miss those old days even if they were obviously worse.
I can't put into words how this video made me feel. The realization of how much time has passed and how much has changed since... People will (Sometimes rightly) scuff at youtube as nothing more than ADHD entertainment for the chronic procrastinator, but moments like these make me happy to have followed this man (And Jerma) for as long as I did. It's a good way to look around you and realize how far you have come. I can only hope others feel the same way if not about this video then whoever other creator they found themselves invested in.
I watched you when I was growing up . This is so nostalgic to see
Yup same. Can't believe I'm 25 now lmao.
@@Gornius yeah I’m 23 now! 😭
same I'm 24 now with a wholeass job
@@TheSparkyman215 😂😂
21 now. crazy to think we all used to be apart of this community over 10 years ago and we still all going strong 💪🏼
I first started watching your and Jerma’s videos in 2013 with my brother when we were 13 and 9. We’re 23 and 19 now. I thought I was hallucinating when I saw a notification for a new Ster video
Honestly I'm just glad that you as well as others can still have fun with this game again.
I NEVER THOUGHT THIS DAY WOULD COME
You and TF2 were such a large part of early gaming days and I definitely miss it. I remember first beginning to play TF2 on a laptop and using a clipboard for a mousepad in my room. Now I’m an adult and wanting to relive all that.
Brings me so much memories seeing you play tf2 again, so glad to see you back. Now we need you and Jerma playing together
Jerma and Star are streaming TF2 together as I write this comment btw
@@BIadelores nice, thank you
Happy to see some Ster back!! Im glad youre having some fun with the game again :)
When the world didnt expect Star to return, he casually returns after 4 years with quality milk
why are you everywhere.
This isn't even on my recommend, i just searched for you here to rewatch your videos because i started playing tf2 again a couple of weeks ago. And now i stumble upon this recent video and man this hits back home. The nostalgia kicks in so much where i went from a dumb highschool kid to a bachelor's degree in Architecture. In which at this point i still feel like a kid).
I could not believe my eyes when I saw the notification for this video
almost dropped my phone
I just want to say thanks for making my childhood just that much better with your videos. The videos you made when I was a kid will always hold a special place in my heart. Keep on keepin on star.
It’s been cool to see you on the game again, the streams have been fun.
equip the pen
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@@literatemax what dude
@@mr.fister4738 lol
@@literatemax I hate how long it took me to realize what you were talking about. I’m dumb
Was really nice to see this, I have some friends that play TF2 and I think you've perfectly explained the appeal of these older games honestly
I know you had a rough go of it and people were being rude about you not playing TF2, so you coming back even briefly is a welcome surprise. Good to see you again. 😀
It is super sweet in my opinion to see you playing tf2 again lately, this update even if it wasn't much
Even if it's veterans and the strive for nostalgia
TF2 deserves to be FUN for everyone
Makes me smile that you've been enjoying it again as well, I'm sorry you got ddossed a bunch the last time you had streamed it but I'm super grateful the community had been pretty swell for you lately.
Hope to see your next video!❤
It truly is amazing just how big an impact you and Jerma have made on this game. Even a literal decade after some of your more popular videos like Jerma is Mad, I still see people running around standing in *places people shouldn't be (now with guns)*. It's unreal. Happy to see you back, at least to a certain degree.
Really cool to see! Even if it winds up being a one time thing, that's okay! Star_ is the GOAT
We missed you STAR! I’m a whole grown man now
With all that cynical for show personality I remember you for, I wasn't really expecting you to be one of the only people left to rememember the value of fun in TF2, and games as awhole, and to not be swept by the comptetetive fewer. It's as surprising as it is heartwarming.
It's good to hear you back
There is nothing that could make me happier than knowing you simply enjoy the game again.
man what kind of nostalgia inducing vid is this
I don't care about what you play or don't, you're an entertaining person nonetheless. *YOU* are the content, it's always been like that, it was the case back when I started watching you in 2013 and it still is. I will admit this is a nice dose of nostalgia, reminds me of better, simpler days. Good times.
This is absolutely crazy 😮 the nostalgia is so real
It is surprising how many people think he just up and disappeared.
Well, technically from this channel yes, but he has a secondary channel (shown in his channel tab) and streams pretty regularly (just whatever he wants to play).
Ive loved Ster ever since I can remember my childhood, I remember you as Nicht_. I remember when you loved the "plasma" weapons, you inspired me so much that I played tf2 for hundreds of hours. Your viedoes made my early teen years. You made me love owerwatch 1 and you will always have a huuuge place in my heart. You made my childhood-early teens. You are one of mye GOATS of all time, and I hope the best for you and yoru fute
It's funny how Star used to screech about how TF2 needed comp and needed skill based matchmaking and now it lacking those (except supposedly it has them :D with meat your match) it's part of the nostalgia? LMAO.
This is the most refreshing video I've watched in a decade. Thanks, ster. I hope you keep enjoying what you're playing and making.
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I’m so fucking happy Ster. That you’re back on TH-cam and TF2, but I’m glad you’re happy in general. I’m now gonna watch whatever you do. Thank you for raising me when my parents were busy with their job and sometimes they couldn’t when I was a kid.
found the channel 2 days ago and I've been binging like crazy. I feel kind of sad that I never checked it out until now, because I feel like I missed out on a ton of good stream moments lol. I was watching a ton of streamers like 3-6 years ago and Ster would have been at least one of my top favorites.
the last video I watched before this one was Warframe Addiction, I was legitimately addicted to that game at the time it was uploaded. the second I saw him using some of the exact builds I was rolling with I was like WHERE have I been?