For a small update: Two of the freezes that I've had actually lasted around 5-10 seconds, but most of them are significantly shorter.

I'm using disable pyroland, no extra models, no soundscapes. I updated these to the most recent version as well.

If I'm gonna be completely honest, I don't know what version I had previously... I used the installer to get it, and it doesn't say what version you install. I installed the newest version manually though.

Cheers, I will try those things and update this thread.

what do you mean? i have 16GB and it says 16GB both in the system information, and in the device specifications.

I only open up the main menu if I need to use the console, and during most games that's not the case. Still worth trying though.

I also have an interesting development: I updated to the latest version of mastercomfig and these stutterings are not happening, however, at the same frequency I had the stutters I now have one very small freeze, and it happens about as often as the stutters used to happen. I'll try the commands mentioned above and see if they work.
Edit: for reference, i just played a pug and i got 4 of these stutters, i believe it's the same thing but just a lot shorter

The actions go through while it happens, just takes more time and not every goes through. It's like many mini-freezes and between every mini-freeze some actions go through.

i don't really use the steam web browser at all... but i'll see if that's the issue next time it happens.

Up until last week I had no issues what so ever, but out of nowhere I started getting severe lag issues.
My game basically slows down to 0.5 fps for 5-10 seconds, and all inputs feel incredibly sluggish, almost as if the game is freezing several short times.

These happen 0-3 times per 30 minute game. (Today I hit a new record of 4 times during one game.)

Based on what I've observed it doesn't affect other games like Borderlands 3, CS:GO, or desktop, only TF2. It also happens considerably more often in normal pugs & pubs than it does in jump maps, mge, dm, but they can still occur there as well.

I got the advice to check temps, but I don't think that's the issue, I didn't observe more than 55 celcius while in-game.

I haven't changed any configs or settings in a long while.

Specs & info:

Cheers in advance

Collaide: chad
Gnollaide: perpetually baiting

https://clips.twitch.tv/EncouragingShySowMcaT

Agree 100%.People can choose to not read and not comment on the thread.

Besides lots of people see the world as apolitical, and themselves as such without realizing. It's probably what gives rise to these mentalities.

Fax bro! Nothing is political so why would anyone even talk about it lmao!

this is what u say when u can't respond 2 something tbh

fax bro! look at the empty shelves at walmart thats a preview of commulism like venezela!

go getem champ! it was better in the past tbh! like under thatcher, oh boy was that good and civil

I'd want to realize that I'm shit at realizing things. If I knew that, maybe I would have improved faster at the game.

hope u dont really think THAT is the reason why trump wants to defund them

What about the bot epidemic doe
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i dont, enlighten me

TF2 is profitable, but most likely valve think there are larger profits in other places, (like VR for instance)
Why would they spend time maintaining & updating a game where they only need to add some new community cases every other month and make a profit off those?

Apparently they are even reworking artifact soon which is hilarious

Ok. Just encountered a bot that times everyone out from the server. How are these things actually happening

Edit:

Well those are the N-word bots right? This one was called "covid-19 lagbot", the games don't even start before they start lagging everyone out.