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Mann vs. Machine (Team Fortress 2 Co-Op) |OT| Robot Parade
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Wendel Clark
Member
items!!!
It'd be worth it if the official mode that you pay for no/shorter queues. As of now, it's just as bad for me. But I enjoy the mode, worth paying $.99 for.
It baffles me why anyone would pay real money for purely cosmetic items and yet TF2's profitability just keeps going up.
Just smile and nod.
Artofwar420
Member
Unless you want the items, you don't have to pay a dime.
I was playing with someone who had a great idea for a mode... endurance where you have all of the upgrades and unlimited waves. You try to see how far you get before losing. I said it before but I still would love highlander mode. Combine the two and valve would have a holy grail.
Also I think an attack mode where thing are flipped and you have to storm the bot's base would be pretty cool. Kinda like the oldschool unreal assault.
Either way I'm looking forward to what valve adds to this mode. Now that the ground work is already done it should be easy to add more variety.
Also I think an attack mode where thing are flipped and you have to storm the bot's base would be pretty cool. Kinda like the oldschool unreal assault.
Either way I'm looking forward to what valve adds to this mode. Now that the ground work is already done it should be easy to add more variety.
Grinchy
Banned
Yeah I can't believe anyone would even use the awful matchmaking for free, let alone pay money to wait for that long.
Once the servers stopped reporting the wrong player counts for me, I have used the server browser to get into this mode and nothing else. I might buy some tickets once they fix the matchmaking, otherwise I'll just enjoy it for free.
I think what disappoints me the most up front is that the three existing maps are all basically the same at slightly different scales. There's a lot they could do to mix it up with level design alone.
BobTheFork
Member
Well Crap, I still can't get through the first mission set.
We always failed the giant critz soldiers 3-4 times and then people leave.
I need to get with a coordinated team.
I think the biggest issue is just tactics and placement. I'm usually heavy but I don't have a medic or any support. So, I wipe out the first few waves, then I get low on heath and ammo and die. then by the time I buy back in, the bomb is nearly at our base and I can't fight them off. We have too many people spread out or not shooting the right robots.
The biggest issue I've seen is an engineer putting a dispencer in the weirdest, out of the way place. If I can just get to it at all I can stay alive and keep shooting.
We always failed the giant critz soldiers 3-4 times and then people leave.
I need to get with a coordinated team.
I think the biggest issue is just tactics and placement. I'm usually heavy but I don't have a medic or any support. So, I wipe out the first few waves, then I get low on heath and ammo and die. then by the time I buy back in, the bomb is nearly at our base and I can't fight them off. We have too many people spread out or not shooting the right robots.
The biggest issue I've seen is an engineer putting a dispencer in the weirdest, out of the way place. If I can just get to it at all I can stay alive and keep shooting.
Cloudius12
Member
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I think the most crucial role on the map is the engineer. Correct dispenser placement to feed the guys fighting, while keeping it protected, and correct sentry/backup sentry placement. And then knowing when to move the sentries to the back line of defense, etc. I don't think a medic is very necessary if the dispenser is in a good place, but I'm open to other opinions if someone can show me how it doesn't work otherwise. You just have to upgrade your bullet resistance and explosion resistance.
I always get a notification after waiting 10 minutes in matchmaking that I'm running a different version of the game than the server. Hopefully this means I get that again tonight. Lolz
If anyone wants to get a game going tonight, my Steam ID is same as here.
Heavy with the "anti-air" / flak upgrade (forget the actual name) should help there.
Cpt.Underpants
Member
Need 3 dudes for Mann up got loot squad ticket
Disk Deletion Map, pm me or add me
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Disk Deletion Map, pm me or add me
http://steamcommunity.com/id/Dudebro2102/
I'll be on in about 3 hours or so if you're still on later.
Taco_Human
Member
I finished all 6 maps, got a gold minigun botkiller. Nobody wants to buy it off me.
I'll even trade for a gold wrench or sticky bomber.
I'll even trade for a gold wrench or sticky bomber.
Can't blame em, it's priced high and people probably know it's probably going to down a bit.
BobTheFork
Member
I've been specing for ammon capacity, firing rate and health regen. It's basically to compensate for what we are lacking. Mowing down a group at high speed will keep me alive as well as a medic, I just need to keep the ammo coming.
The group we had last night was really good too. We got a+ on the first 4 rounds and then we couldn't even handle the giant soldiers with medics. Once I die noone else damages them enough to stop them.
I usually do the same thing. I put some points into upgrading my health and don't really need a medic. Like you said, you need the ammo capacity, reload speed though.
Oldschoolgamer
The physical form of blasphemy
Damn. After this update, I can't get into a game for shit. I was playing just fine this past weekend. :|
drhankmccoyphd
Neo Member
If I'm interested in cosmetic items is it worth it to go Mann Up mode? Would I just need one ticket to get non common items or do I need the surpus vouchers too? Are item drops based on your stats or random?
Wendel Clark
Member
Item drops are random. I've used two tickets and have only gotten weapons, but some people have gotten hats/miscs. If you beat the 6 missions I believe you get a bot killer weapon, but I'm not certain. The Tour of Duty ticket is enough. You get an extra item for how many surplus vouchers have been activated.
If I was going to buy tickets, I'd buy 6. But I haven't bought any.
Grinchy
Banned
Looks sweet, gonna try it out.
That's the problem with buying to do what a dispenser should be doing for you anyway. Firing rate is the only one of those worth anything with a decent team comp or even decent positioning.
Ammo capacity is just plain useless, if you stand on top of a dispenser or even ammo box you'll never run out and you shouldn't be trying to move and fire your minigun anyway, just run to the next good spot to defend from if a wave gets by your forward position.
Health regen is pretty bad too because as heavy, damage on you is spiky and frontloaded (you're grabbing hate with curtain fire at the START of a wave, before teammates peel off individual bots with precision weapons) while kills are spiky and backloaded (you're effectively doing AoE damage, ESPECIALLY with penetration, and the whole wave tends to fall over at once.) So you get killed at the beginning of a wave, or you have to duck back, hide, and then recover a few hundred all at once.
Or if you're just buying the straight regen per second, same problem, except it's even less likely to kick in when you need it.
Anyway, the solution to the crit soldiers is actually pretty simple. Buy your 600 cost skill, the one that shoots down enemy projectiles, and -shoot down their rockets-. Grab hate at the beginning and then just aim straight down the barrel of their launcher and let rip. No dodging, no fuss, no muss. You can buy a crit canteen to do it in a single ammo load or an uber canteen so you don't get ripped up by their support, or just stand on a dispenser/pickups and have it not matter.
DoctorButt
Member
all maps done except endurance on mann up mode. anyone up for it?
We were playing with 6 for quite a while, then with 4 and then everyone left. Maybe tomorrow? I'll add you when I can.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
Just got a Strange Gold Botkiller Rocket Launcher for finishing the 6 mission tour.
http://tf2stats.net/item/stats/809
http://tf2stats.net/item/stats/809
drhankmccoyphd
Neo Member
I'm in now.
All you have to do is extract to the main TF2 folder?
Wendel Clark
Member
You can see them, and they move around a little bit. http://youtu.be/93jFRzMofk8?t=15m3s
I imagine you can see them on the Rocket Launcher, but the Sticky Launcher probably blocks the head. I think they look dumb too, but I want one... strangely.
Have you seen some of the crap people pay 15 dollars for on consoles?
Well that's something I guess. It's kinda weird they don't flail around more though I sorta understand why they aren't going all over the place.
And I want one too.
Grinchy
Banned
I just dragged the bots folder to tf>materials>models (so, in the models folder)
The bots folder shouldn't exist before you do it. I'm sure you can just extract to the main tf2 folder too. It works perfectly btw. Grey robots ftw.
thanks
Just got a botkiller rocket launcher too (regular though, not gold). I kind of wish they had implemented these as trinkets you can add on to any rocket launcher though, like strange counters.
Shadowhaxor
Member
Servers patched:
Shadowhaxor's Outerhaven Server 1:
connect 76.12.190.168:27015; password r00tacc3ss
Shadowhaxor's Outerhaven Server 2:
connect 76.12.190.168:27025; password r00tacc3ss
Shadowhaxor's Outerhaven Server 3:
connect 76.12.190.168:27035; password r00tacc3ss
Shadowhaxor's Outerhaven Server 1:
connect 76.12.190.168:27015; password r00tacc3ss
Shadowhaxor's Outerhaven Server 2:
connect 76.12.190.168:27025; password r00tacc3ss
Shadowhaxor's Outerhaven Server 3:
connect 76.12.190.168:27035; password r00tacc3ss
I agree, a highlander mode supported from the main menu would be awesome. I'd also like to see a server mod that randomizes your class every time you die. That might already be a thing but if so it must not be prevalent.