Hey all! It's still hard to believe that it's been months since the tenth birthday of DFS, isn't it?
Life has been changing a lot in the last few years which I'm sure a lot of you can relate to, time flies really fast doesn't it? After a ton of changes and a multitude of drafts or so of this announcement, it is finally ready to be posted.

I'm sure many of you came in with a lot of different expectations, ranging from a reboot of the servers to continuation of that ancient DFS RPG game. But this announcement is for a different cause; a very important message to the entire DFS community.

First of all, I wish to thank everyone who has been a part of Dispenz0r's Fun Server in any way during its lifetime.

The community regulars who've always been actively playing and shitposting in the servers, those who stuck around from the earlier days, Moderators who have watched over the servers so often to keep things clean and fun for everyone, Developers who have contributed exceptional, unique and unparalleled kind of content & support for the servers, even the individuals who vowed revenge after being banned; thank you so much for being a part of this wild ride.

It's truly been a long time, one filled with amazing and wonderful moments, it has been a one of a kind experience for me and I'm sure many others too. We started this as a stupid little friends server and ended up as a stupid big friends server.
I've seen so many come and go, so many friendships and memories being made, I've even had the honor of having DFS partake in multiple TF2 charity events in the past, and it truly has been heartwarming.
DFS is going to keep on existing as a memory, as most of us moved onto bigger things, and although we still have our DFS Discord server, the special moments will be embedded in the past, as they should be.

As for myself, DFS is where I grew up. I was so extremely young back then that I had the not so smart idea of implementing paid admins, but all that side of the past aside, I was really enjoying crafting and doing all sorts of new things with the servers and having many others enjoy my experiments brought me bliss. Unfortunately, the same sort of free time is no longer available to me and I'm sure many others too. We all wish we could go back to our childhood when there used to be seasonal major TF2 updates now don't we?
Sadly, not everything lasts forever, and shouldn't be forced to. All good things eventually must come to an end.

What made DFS unique was.. quite frankly, varied few and far between, most of the gamemodes were taken from other communities, our only exclusive gamemode Sandbox was inspired purely by Gmod. The maps were weird but pretty and unique in their own way, the playermodels that brought wackiness to the servers, the plugins being the heart & core of the servers.
But it was always the community and its evolution that made DFS very special, and it is not something that I can easily get back.

As sad as it is for me to say this, I have personally moved on and currently have no intention of returning to tending the DFS servers due to the lack of motivation, the ideas I have had for DFS will need to move on as well.

All that being said; The DFS TF2 servers will be taken down by March 10th, 2023.
Important note: This is not set in stone until said date. While unlikely, if any important change of plans, migration or ownership transfer of sort happens by said date, we'll make sure to let you know in advance.

The DFS Discord server may continue to live on and will likely be reformed as the community is active around. Feel free to join us anytime.

In these long 10 years, just when you thought we were done with the series after the tenth installment, Heavich presents you with yet another big surprise.

https://youtu.be/Fp6f1E8spFk


I will also be personally holding a DFS finale event, where we experience pleasant nostalgia as we go through the history of DFS together, while saying our last goodbyes before departing from Team Fortress 2, and it will be a big one.

Finale is a linear event with multiple showings. The event will likely be over an hour long and will take you back through the history of Dispenz0r's Fun Server by going through all of our previous main maps one by one. The event will take place throughout early March, and as we approach the date, more information will be revealed and posted on Steam & Discord. Hope to see you all soon!

Exactly today, ten years ago, I decided to start a server as a fun space for myself and my friends, having no idea how big of an experience and a journey it'd become for not only me but many others.

What started as a small fun pastime, despite me being very young at the time alongside with my lack of experience, ended up growing into a large and fantastic community of its own, which I'm still grateful for. Most of you should already know the history of this community thanks to the previous anniversary announcements, so I'll keep it short and concise for you all.

Hey all, it's been quite a while, and we apologize for the lack of big news as of late. Things have been quiet, but we're still very much around and are dedicated to making your experience as enjoyable as possible.

We're still very much around, much especially thanks to all of you and your support, the community can really make a big difference, and I'm grateful enough to keep things going for my passion project, DFS.