Team Fortress 2

Team Fortress 2

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How to Kick Bots Identical to Players
By Bloody Archduke
Ever have to deal with a bot that looks exactly like another player? Here's a quick method to identify them if the person being copied cant call a vote. All you have to do is check the report menu & compare their scores to find the bot. Once you see the bot, remember where it appears in the player order compared to your teammates. The menus all have the same player order. If the bot is at the top, it will show up at the top in the votekick menu. Like that, you can easily figure out which one should be kicked.

The steps to do this will be repeated with image support below.
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1 - Check the Scoreboard
First, figure out which one is the bot on the scoreboard based on score. Hold TAB to check.
In this example, the real TMF has 6 points while the fake TMF has 1 point.

2 - Open the Report Menu (or mute menu)
Second, open up the report menu (or mute menu) to look at the playerlist. Press ESC to open up the main menu. Then click the triangular ! or the ear icon at the bottom middle of your screen.

Now, remember the player order for your teammates. The order (ignoring the enemy team) will look the same in the votekick menu. The fake TMF with 1 point is at the very top of this list. The real TMF with 6 points is right below "That Meme Patriot."

If their score is the same, you can differentiate based on the medal next to their name as it shows up in the report menu too.

3 - Open the Votekick Menu
Third, open up the votekick menu. Click the checkmark icon at the bottom middle of your screen.

Again, notice how the player order is the same as the report menu you just saw. The fake TMF is at the top while the real TMF is below "That Meme Patriot."

4 - Summary
Like that, you have all the information you need to call the votekick. To repeat;
1. Compare the real player & the bots score or badge in the report menu

2. While still in this menu, check the player order (for your teammates) & locate where the real player is in comparison to the bot

3. The votekick menu will have the same player order you've just seen. Use that to kick the corresponding bot

Thanks for your time.
15 Comments
Bloody Archduke  [author] 5 Dec, 2020 @ 8:54pm 
That's pretty nice then. Nothing to complain about there since they're basically friendlies.
villain 5 Dec, 2020 @ 6:35am 
I saw a spycrab bot. It looks like they're passive now or something? Or at least some of them
Bloody Archduke  [author] 5 Dec, 2020 @ 5:11am 
I know what you mean, usually need to catch them before they load in or risk someone getting kicked. Well, they'll always find a new way to be annoying. Doesn't matter, we can still work together to cut down at least some methods that these fellas use.

It's kind of a shame that they're spending so much money on annoying people though. Would've been nice to get a different high like gambling stocks.
Engie Deer 3 Dec, 2020 @ 11:55pm 
now that aint a problem anymore because they all are
dam bronies and have literaly valve in their name
also it takes 2 vote round to remove them sometimes even more
Bloody Archduke  [author] 30 Nov, 2020 @ 8:22pm 
Thanks for the info then. At least they're not too widespread.
villain 30 Nov, 2020 @ 7:33pm 
I go to the Virginia servers. The bots are usually dumb there.
Bloody Archduke  [author] 30 Nov, 2020 @ 6:22pm 
It'd be nice if that were the case everywhere, but they usually copy profile pictures over here in the Los Angeles servers.
villain 30 Nov, 2020 @ 12:27pm 
or just look at their profile pictures. This works most of the time if you check the score board a lot.
Roc 29 Nov, 2020 @ 11:46am 
More people seriously need to read this, I feel so bad for those poor lads who get kicked because the person who called thought they were kicking the bot.
death 28 Nov, 2020 @ 4:30pm 
man, finally something i can rely on instead of just pure luck and dice rolls!