What Does Your Team Fortress 2 Hat Say About You? – Towards Data Science

Valve's Team Fortress 2 (TF2) is a vastly popular online first-person shooter (FPS) with a fanbase and support that stems back a decade. It's rare that a FPS continues to carry such a strong community. However, it's fair to say that TF2 has continued to evolve as a platform, with significant changes to this weird and eclectic shooter since its original launch back in 2007. But it's not the game itself I'm interested in today -- given that I typically talk about the AI that works behind the scenes. Rather, I'm going to talk about at its community.