However, in 2008, the Windows edition was updated to include a server variable that allows for up to 32 players. Team Fortress Classic features over nine character classes from Medic to Spy to Demolition Man enlisted in a unique style of online team warfare. The player limit for one match is 16 on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, and 24 on the Windows edition. During matches, the Administrator, voiced by Ellen McLain, announces events over loudspeakers. When players choose a gamemode for the first time, an introductory video is played, showing how to complete its objectives. The game was released with six official maps, although over one hundred maps have since been included in subsequent updates, including community-created maps. Although the abilities of a number of classes have changed from earlier Team Fortress incarnations, the basic elements of each class have remained, that being one primary weapon, one secondary weapon, and one melee weapon. In order to accomplish objectives efficiently, a balance of these classes is required due to how these strengths and weaknesses interact with each other in a team-based environment. Players can choose to play as one of nine character classes in these teams, each with their own unique strengths, weaknesses, and weapon sets. In most game modes, BLU and RED compete for a combat-based objective. Since early 2020, official Valve servers for the game have seen an influx of bot accounts using cheat software, often inhibiting normal gameplay. Though the game has had an unofficial competitive scene since its release, both support for official competitive play through ranked matchmaking and an overhauled casual experience were added in July 2016. A 'drop system' was also added and refined, allowing free-to-play users to periodically receive in-game equipment and items. In June 2011, the game became free-to-play, supported by microtransactions for in-game cosmetics. The game continues to receive official Valve server support as of January 2023, in addition to new content being released on a seasonal basis in the form of submissions made through the Steam Workshop. Team Fortress 2 has received critical acclaim for its art direction, gameplay, humor, and use of character in a wholly multiplayer game and since its release has been referred to as one of the greatest video games ever created.
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