Match outcomes

See Control point timing for a detailed list of exact capture timings for Control Point maps.

There are a number of different possible match outcomes in Team Fortress 2, and the conditions will vary depending on the game mode being played.

Victory/Defeat

The two most common match outcomes are victory and defeat, which occur when the team succeeds or fails respectively in their objective:

Game mode	Win/Loss conditions
Capture the Flag	One team wins upon capturing the intelligence the required number of times. The team that fails to do so first loses.
Control Point (Traditional)	One team wins upon capturing every control point on the map. If they succeed in doing this, the other team loses.
Control Point (Attack/Defend)	The attacking team wins upon capturing every control point on the map. The defending team wins by preventing the attacking team from capturing every control point until the timer runs down.
Territorial Control	One team wins upon capturing every control point on the map. If they succeed in doing this, the other team loses. The team that ultimately captures all territories is the overall victory.
Payload	The attacking team wins upon pushing the cart to the final terminus of the map. The defending team wins by preventing the attacking team from moving the cart to the final terminus until the timer runs down.
Payload Race	One team wins upon pushing the cart to the opposing terminus. The team that fails to do so first loses.
Arena	One team wins upon killing all members of the opposing team or by capturing the center control point once the timer runs down. The team that is wiped out or concedes the central point loses.
King of the Hill	One team wins upon capturing the central control point and keeping it for a total of 3 minutes.
Special Delivery	One team wins upon placing the captured Australium inside the rocket while on the loading platform.

Humiliation

“

Can you feel ze Schadenfreude? Click to listen — The Medic on humiliation

”

Humiliation occurs following a victory. During Humiliation, all players on the victorious side receive 10% speed boost and all weapons gain a crit boost. Players on either side are also able to enter enemy respawn areas to kill anyone inside, but only victorious team will be able to use enemy resupply lockers. Humiliation typically lasts for 15 seconds; however, this can be altered by server owners with the command mp_bonusroundtime.

During humiliation, the losing side is unable to attack and moves 10% slower. Losing players also take on a third-person perspective, which allows them to see their characters fleeing, cowering, or being thoroughly disappointed. During Humiliation, the losing team's Sentry Guns are deactivated, Spies will drop their Cloak (but retain their disguises if worn already or by using the last disguise command), players cannot commit suicide (by using console commands, but still can die by environment hazards), and Resupply lockers cannot be used by the losing team..

All players in Humiliation, both losers and winners, retain the ability to taunt and use Attack taunts, although taunt achievements will not be unlocked.

Animations

Class	Standing	Running	Crouching
Scout	Hunched over, sucking his thumb	Exaggerated running, leaning backward	Fetal position
Soldier	Cowering, arms raised defensively	Arms raised in surrender	Defensive crouch, covering head
Pyro	Tapping foot, disappointed	Jogging mockingly, leaning backward	Genuflecting on one knee
Demoman	Legs together, hands protecting crotch	Exaggerated jogging, leaning backward	Curled up in a defensive crouch
Heavy	Cowering, hunched over	Hands raised, as if begging for mercy	Curled up in a ball, as if hiding
Engineer	Cowering, hands raised in surrender	Hands raised in surrender	On one knee, hands raised in surrender
Medic	Cowering, arms raised in surrender	Arms raised in surrender	Crouched, arms raised in surrender
Sniper	Arms raised in surrender	One hand on head protectively	Crouched, arms raised in surrender
Spy	Facepalming	Hands covering face	On one knee, one hand on face

Humiliation poses have a few other uses, including the animation when a player is stunned and its use by the Pyro for the Easter egg in the BLU spawn area on Thunder Mountain.

Gallery

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  Scout

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  Soldier

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  Pyro

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  Demoman

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  Heavy

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  Engineer

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  Medic

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  Sniper

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  Spy

Sudden Death

Main article: Sudden Death

Sudden Death mode is activated if neither team scores enough points to win the map and the timer runs out. Sudden Death is a server-side CVAR (control variable) and by default is disabled on the PC version.

Stalemate

“

We lose, but they do not win? Click to listen — The Heavy when Stalemate starts

”

When a round goes into Sudden Death, and neither team manages to kill the other or complete the objectives within the final time limit, the game is a Stalemate and neither team receives a point. This also produces an effect similar to Humiliation, except that both teams lose their weapons and can only run around and taunt until the round ends a few seconds later. It is possible to kill opposing members with taunt attacks, but they do not count toward achievements. Switching weapons in stalemate is not allowed; however, quick switching is still allowed. Therefore, you are only able to taunt with the weapon you had out when Stalemate began, or the weapon that you are able to quick switch to.

Gallery

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  Stalemate screenshot

Related achievements

 Soldier

Geneva Contravention Kill 3 defenseless players after a single match has ended.

Update history

August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)

• Added Humiliation stance to the game.

Bugs

• If the Medic has any secondary weapon out, his right arm will appear twisted and bent, occasionally clipping into his head while moving.
• A surrendering Soldier with a Beggar's Bazooka loaded beforehand right before the round ended could potentially kill winning team members due to how it misfires when 3 or more rockets are loaded into it. This also applies for the Panic Attack and the classes that can equip it, since the weapon has a similar reloading mechanic as the Beggar's Bazooka.
  • Additionally, the same thing happens when a Demoman starts to charge right before the round ends, potentially killing someone, as the charge does not stop and still delivers damage.

Trivia

• During Humiliation, the losing team cannot use the kill or explode console commands to commit suicide.
• A real military term for what usually happens in Humiliation in real matches is called a no quarter- when the entire surrendering team gets wiped out.
• Taunt-killing as the losing team during humiliation is an actual war crime if such action is performed in real life. It's called perfidy.