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[Drkirby]

These two were also added to the files, but not the game:

For the Solder and Pyro respectively.

Welp, time to get a fish cake.

 

[corn_fest]

ugh why does everything need to have fake blood on it now

 

[Nabs]

First thing I thought was "Holy shit, SpaceChem?" And...

Yes! Fantastic! That game needs all the exposure it can get.

Fuck yeah! TF2 team & Valve <3

 

[speculawyer]

I'm a slut for M&B. Bought without even considering the hats.

I'm thinking about buying only to get the hats.

I can't even understand why. I think Steam has inserted a virus in my brain.

 

[Clydefrog]

These two were also added to the files, but not the game:

http://i52.tinypic.com/2nrhw68.png
http://i54.tinypic.com/24pib8g.png

For the Solder and Pyro respectively.

Why did I immediately associate those two hats with the classes you said they were for?

Am I playing too much or is Valve getting lazy?

I want creativity!

 

[balladofwindfishes]

ugh why does everything need to have fake blood on it now

They're almost guaranteed to be Plants Vs Zombies GOTY Items. They're both PvZ hats, and in PvZ they have blood in the exact same patterns.

They have these as descriptions, they're PvZ promo items
"TF_BucketHat" "Bucket o’ Brains"
"TF_BucketHat_Desc" "Zombie tested, braaaains appoved."
"TF_TrafficCone" "Dead Cone"
"TF_TrafficCone_Desc" "You’ll stop them dead wearing this stylish traffic cone."

 

[Nikolai13]

Server updated.

Thank you Yeef! I can't wait for more Janky tonight

 

[Ketch]

I think we need a comprehensive list of steam games that grant TF2 hats... there's too many to keep track of.

 

[dragonlife]

Thank you Yeef! I can't wait for more Janky tonight

I eagerly await the notification.

 

[Drkirby]

I think we need a comprehensive list of steam games that grant TF2 hats... there's too many to keep track of.

Actually, most of them only do it for a limited time, so it is useless to know. I think Alien Swarm and Poker Night are the only two you can get the TF2 items at any time.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

I think we need a comprehensive list of steam games that grant TF2 hats... there's too many to keep track of.

Here you go

 

[Proven]

tf2.com updated about the promos and some community stuff.

 

[speculawyer]

I demand "Meet the Medic" and "Meet the Pyro".


And least the former . . . the latter will be unintelligible.

 

[speculawyer]

They're almost guaranteed to be Plants Vs Zombies GOTY Items. They're both PvZ hats, and in PvZ they have blood in the exact same patterns.

PvZ sale incoming I assume.

(But who doesn't have it already?)

 

[Drkirby]

PvZ sale incoming I assume.

(But who doesn't have it already?)

I have been holding out on buying it till a 75% off sale.

 

[blamite]

Finally got my first (not promotion) hat! Got the Attendant from a Mann Co. crate... I do feel a little guilty about spending money for it, but I guess Valve can have a little more money for all they've added to the game.

 

[Nabs]

I hope there's a decent SpaceChem sale. It deserves some loving.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

I have been holding out on buying it till a 75% off sale.

I own the PopCap version, but I'm waiting for GOTY Edition to hit 5 dollars and I'm going to go for it.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

I'm very sure I bought PvZ GOTY for 5 dollars on Christmas sales.

 

[DogWelder]

Yeah sorry Jinaar for laughing at you, but once you get familiar with Steel you'll realize how funny it is to hear someone's incredulous voice wondering why someone is building on point D to start the round.

 

[Instro]

PvZ hats? Thats pretty cool, owned the game since it released.

 

[opticalmace]

DID SOMEONE SAY HATS?

*sprints to desktop computer*

Spoiler

God damn you, Valve.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

Here you go

I like how Sniper doesn't have any specific promo hat. Fuck you Valve! >=(

 

[balladofwindfishes]

I like how Sniper doesn't have any specific promo hat. Fuck you Valve! >=(

Sniper is the only class in the entire game with no promo items at all.

 

[Kuro Madoushi]

I own the PopCap version, but I'm waiting for GOTY Edition to hit 5 dollars and I'm going to go for it.

So you're buying it purely for the hatS?

 

[balladofwindfishes]

So you're buying it purely for the hatS?

And steam achievements

 

[Clydefrog]

Sniper is the only class in the entire game with no promo items at all.

That's some shonky business right there!

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Beta Update

A note about new weapon designs:

In our on-going effort to include the community in more of our design process, we're starting to introduce item designs that are very rough and/or experimental. If you don't like a particular design, we'd love to hear feedback on the kinds of changes that would make the item interesting to you.



Gameplay:

Medic:
Beta Syringe Gun
Increased Mad Milk duration to 2 seconds
Damage penalty reduced to 50% (from 10%), which means the medic now gains health on hit

Sniper:
Beta Sniper Rifle 1
Bonus structure changed
25% charge rate bonus on bodyshot
45% charge rate bonus on headshot
65% charge rate penalty on miss
The charge rate now resets to default upon death
The charge rate is now unaffected by shots fired while unzoomed

Soldier:
Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher
Now deals mini-crits instead of crits
Time of mini-crit bonus reduced to 6 seconds from 8

Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher 2
New rocket launcher option
+15% ubercharge rate for the medic healing you. This effect does not work in the respawn room
-10 health on hit

Beta Pocket Rocket Launcher 3
New rocket launcher option
50% faster reload time while being healed by a medic
-10 health on hit

Beta Pocket Shotgun
Damage bonus reduced to 20% from 25%
Deploy time penalty increased to 30% from 25%


General:

Fixed install issues on the Mac

 

[Iadien]

who thought 8 seconds of crits would be balanced in any way... the soldier should take all crits for letting his medic die not get crits.

 

[Ketch]

I think I have to pre-order mount and blade just because the spy hat is called the "Ketche"

 

[Heavy's Sandvich]

It's the phonetic spelling of Keçe.

 

[Drkirby]

Beta Update

Launcher 3 sounds the most useful.

 

[Sgt.Pepper]

Who thought 8 seconds of crits was a good idea in the end?

 

[Blizzard]

Launcher 3 sounds the most useful.

Imagine kritzkrieg with 4 rockets, full damage, and 50% faster rocket reload.

 

[Drkirby]

Imagine kritzkrieg with 4 rockets, full damage, and 50% faster rocket reload.

Which is why it is the best. The Rocket Launcher on its own is actually just the normal launcher with a health drain, but with a medic it is a deadly killing machine.

 

[Oreoleo]

Thanks to [AtkUnbound] for the Pyromancer mask! Pyro is one of my more played classes and I never had a hat for it until now. I painted it with Australium Gold and now it looks super sharp.

Those are the different paint styles, I'm using the one on the right. So awesome!

 

[Nikolai13]

Thanks to [AtkUnbound] for the Pyromancer mask! Pyro is one of my more played classes and I never had a hat for it until now. I painted it with Australium Gold and now it looks super sharp.

Those are the different paint styles, I'm using the one on the right. So awesome!

Looks awesome Oreo! I was wondering what you were talking about earlier. Good games tonight except for the usual rolls. That one round of Dustbowl was really great.

I'm pretty sure this one was from GG

 

[Evlar]

Trying to learn the Spy tonight, pretty much sucking all around. I did manage to get four achievements in five seconds, heh.

 

[Dr. Pangloss]

You better watch your back Nikolai:

Also, Baha and I extinguish ourselves:

 

[Forkball]

Thanks to [AtkUnbound] for the Pyromancer mask! Pyro is one of my more played classes and I never had a hat for it until now. I painted it with Australium Gold and now it looks super sharp.

Those are the different paint styles, I'm using the one on the right. So awesome!

I had a Pyromancer's Mask, but I hated the old paint style so I traded it for a Killer's Kabuto. I don't regret it since I really wanted that kabuto but...

The new soldier/medic stuff is pretty interesting, but you are really screwed if the medic only plays pocket medic for a heavy. Even if the medic heals you often, he won't be there every second, and the -10 health could be the end of you if you get in a close one on one battle with no one around.

And some snipers are going to be damn near invincible with the new rifle.

I'm excited that they are making a lot of new items, with many of them addressing play styles a lot of fans never thought of. Fast medic, flying pyro, medic/soldier love, actually rewarding good snipers etc. I think these items plus more could hit in a big summer update.

 

[Nikolai13]

You better watch your back Nikolai:

I remember that exact moment too haha. Steel is always nuts

 

[DogWelder]

wartime, if you're reading this...why engineer on Double Cross? You saw absolutely no action. Was confusing.

 

[Clydefrog]

I hate doublecross; spy is the only class I play on it. Maybe pyro.

 

[ArtistDude88]

wartime, if you're reading this...why engineer on Double Cross? You saw absolutely no action. Was confusing.

I kept him busy with my Spying at times :3

 

[opticalmace]

Anyone ever feel like you're playing the same maps over and over again? I think I need some server variety. I should go on the janky ass server more, actually...

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

Anyone ever feel like you're playing the same maps over and over again? I think I need some server variety. I should go on the janky ass server more, actually...

i have over 800 hours of strictly goldrush, so much so that the other maps feel like totally different games to me.

 

[Jinaar]

Yeah sorry Jinaar for laughing at you, but once you get familiar with Steel you'll realize how funny it is to hear someone's incredulous voice wondering why someone is building on point D to start the round.

I'm the kid making sandcastles in the pee ridden sand far in the corner of the playground, surrounded by seagulls and dog crap, building my abomination of a castle to defend myself from the onslaught of wedgies that will be forth coming from the school bullies as they launch their assault across the recess break.

Laughter is all I got to get through the day. But I will have Retribution!!!! *fixes his underwear*

^_^ no worries, Esc. I learned a valuable lesson that day. Something something follow your red shirted team something something always.

 

[wartime1020]

wartime, if you're reading this...why engineer on Double Cross? You saw absolutely no action. Was confusing.

Because I fucking hate that fucking map, what's the point of actually playing/trying on that piece of shit... etc.

Spoiler

:lol

 

[Nikolai13]

Because I fucking hate that fucking map, what's the point of actually playing/trying on that piece of shit... etc.

Spoiler

:lol

LOL. Wartime. By the way, great job with those ubers on Dustbowl. That 2nd stage was grueling. 4 Engies????????

 

[Blizzard]

Doublecross seems to me like a fun map for rocketjumping flanking soldier. Killing snipers on the battlement, going up from the sewers on the rocket jump cliff route, direct-hitting sentries guarding the intel, using the equalizer to run away with the intel, that sort of thing.

I like it better than 2fort because of the multiple routes, I think, but unfortunately it still has the same problem where if one team builds 4+ sentries in the intel room and base areas, it becomes hard to attack.

I feel like every time I play doublecross the other team is good and has some engineer with nothing better to do than stick a teleporter outside our spawn in the basement, at which point a demoman will sticky camp the top spawn door for the next 5 minutes, and the teleporter hardly ever gets killed (especially since it will have a sentry near it).