So incase you guys didn't know TF2 has an awesome backstory that I read up on recently thanks to the comics but I can't help but feeling as if I am missing parts of the story. Besides the comics and the "Meet the _____" videos, where is the rest of the backstory? (if there is more).

Also, what do you guys think about it?

Thanks.

The comics and the parts of the overall events woven into it.  All of the in-character blog posts.
 
The Meet The... shorts weren't released in the order they were "filmed", I think. Meet The Sandvich happens before Meet The Medic (judging by the state of the fridge), but beyond that, I have no idea.

It's pretty much just the comics, the hidden stuff in the update pages, and the in-character blog posts. If you want, there's probably a Story page somewhere on the official wiki.

Yup, it's on the Wiki.  As I've never read any of the comics, I spent a while reading up on it, and it was pretty freaking fun.

The story was made up as the Updates were being released.

The story was made up as the Updates were being released.

@valrog said:

The story was made up as the Updates were being released.

So?

There's a part of me that really that hates the whole 'story' thing they've tried to weave into Team Fortress 2. The fact that they made the announcer a character (the Administrator) as well as all that Saxton Hale stuff just seems...I don't know, forced? I don't know why it bothers me, but they could have just left it at dudes killing each other. A universe in which two sides are fighting each other with themselves shouldn't have that much story.

There's a part of me that really that hates the whole 'story' thing they've tried to weave into Team Fortress 2. The fact that they made the announcer a character (the Administrator) as well as all that Saxton Hale stuff just seems...I don't know, forced? I don't know why it bothers me, but they could have just left it at dudes killing each other. A universe in which two sides have are fighting each other with themselves shouldn't have that much story.

Ah man finally tf2 has a story, just what it's been missing

I love the personality that Valve has injected into the classes. The 'Meet the...' trailers are as good, if not better than many of todays modern animations, I could happily watch a TF2 TV show involving the classes.

But all this is backstory stuff with the 'Announcer' and 'Saxton Hale' etc. is kind of daunting. It seems unnecessary and from what I've seen (I've never read any of the comics so I may be wrong) but it seems to take itself too seriously. Trying to create a compelling story based on scenario with character archetypes killing each other over and over is destined to fail, even if Valve are the story tellers.

The phrase 'Less is More' seems to be appropriate when it comes to the story of TF2.

But all this is backstory stuff with the 'Announcer' and 'Saxton Hale' etc. is kind of daunting. It seems unnecessary and from what I've seen (I've never read any of the comics so I may be wrong) but it seems to take itself too seriously. Trying to create a compelling story based on scenario with character archetypes killing each other over and over is destined to fail, even if Valve are the story tellers.

@TheSpartanDon said:

from what I've seen (I've never read any of the comics so I may be wrong) but it seems to take itself too seriously. Trying to create a compelling story based on scenario with character archetypes killing each other over and over is destined to fail, even if Valve are the story tellers.

Taking itself serious is not something I'd accuse TF2 of... http://www.teamfortress.com/classless/hidden/geographic_lumps/

I'd say it's more a matter of crazy/silly hijinx, like: http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=5244