>>535572649
>downgraded visuals
mods
>dogshit menus
custom HUD
>terrible performance
you can block unusuals and hats with a whitelist
>as a result would probably get 0 players
this is what TF2 goldrush gets already
>trying to populate a TF2 server in the current year is already near-impossible unless you have an eceleb relentlessly shilling it
you only need a group of TF2 buddies who are willing to seed for play sessions every evening, not e-celeb status
>Pretty much all TF2 mods can be remade on live TF2 with enough sourcemod/vscript fuckery but there's a reason why devs opt to not do that.
the reason is they're retarded and want to pretend their minor modifications can warrant a standalone mod instead of a modded server in live TF2
>Its like asking why have Black Mesa be a standalone mod when you can just port the maps over to HL2
Black Mesa is a full remake of half life 1 with entire new maps, voice lines, weapon models, sounds, etc. TF2 Goldrush and most other "retro mods" are just a few reverts that you can easily do in live TF2
>>535577998
>Eventually there's going to be too many tf2 mods on Steam (there almost already is right now actually).
This is the problem with low effort modders trying to pretend their lazy effort is worth a standalone mod instead of just hosting a modded server in live TF2
TF2 Classic, Open Fortress and Pre Forterss are different enough and have enough original content that it makes sense for them to be their own thing (you could still do a lot of what they do with sourcemods like VIP mode) but most others are so pointless