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[Trouble]

Will Valve get angry at me?

I would think, connecting to a VAC secured server and not using any client side hack/idling programs, shouldn't ever get you in trouble.

The server still needs 10 people on it to spawn gifts, right? Is this just a regular server where people are supposed to not fight and get/trade masks? Or are there some special settings?

 

[Drkirby]

Anyone have any white paint for trade? The nappers looks really festive in white.

http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/6/60/Painted_Napper's_Respite_E6E6E6.png

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Looks even better in blue

 

[corn_fest]

Woot, got someone to trade me the other 8 masks I didn't have (had spy) for 1 scrap each! The bad news is, now I need to collect all 9 masks again! Anyone want to set up a time to look for masks?

 

[Jangaroo]

Hurray, finally got my Saxton Hale. Took a long time but I did it. Hoohah.

I'd be interested. No wait, I don't MUAHAHA.

Spoiler

Of course I won't. Who'd be crazy enough to do that.

 

[snack]

Anyone trading their TossleCap?
ID: Japanator

 

[Nabs]

got extra scout masks (2). anyone wanna trade for a spy/engie/medic/pyro mask?

 

[(._.)]

I have two of those masks. I'll trade em for metal. Drop me a PM or post itt.

 

[fallengorn]

Anyone have Pyro mask for trade for either Heavy or Demo mask? Last one before I can craft the Saxton Hale.

...Then the process begins again.

 

[Ketch]

anyone else looking forward to the event ending and getting moutain lab thrown into the rotation with the rest of the maps? Dare I say it, hats be damned.

 

[Drkirby]

anyone else looking forward to the event ending and getting moutain lab thrown into the rotation with the rest of the maps? Dare I say it, hats be damned.

I don't know why the gaf server is just dead though, if its the event people are worn out with, just turn the Gaf server into a "No Manner Server"

 

[Yeef]

anyone else looking forward to the event ending and getting moutain lab thrown into the rotation with the rest of the maps? Dare I say it, hats be damned.

Not especially.

It's not a very good map. The Halloween stuff is the only thing that makes it worthwhile.

I don't know why the gaf server is just dead though, if its the event people are worn out with, just turn the Gaf server into a "No Manner Server"

I FIND THAT RUDE!

 

[Chinner]

anyone else looking forward to the event ending and getting moutain lab thrown into the rotation with the rest of the maps? Dare I say it, hats be damned.

im just waiting for the surge of scouts to decrease.

 

[Drkirby]

I FIND THAT RUDE!

To bad, Calling the Mann Maner the Manner is a clever play on words!

 

[Yeef]

im just waiting for the surge of scouts to decrease.

I guess a lot of people are playing scout now to get the gifts more quickly.

I've been playing Scout exclusively lately, but just because I'm pretty close to getting "A Year to Remember."

 

[platypotamus]

To bad, Calling the Mann Maner the Manner is a clever play on words!

What's the excuse for this one?

 

[Drkirby]

What's the excuse for this one?

Typo.

 

[Yeef]

BBBQ. The extra B is for BYOBB.

 

[platypotamus]

BBBQ. The extra B is for BYOBB.

Totally what I was thinking.

 

[MisterAnderson]

I have a spare Engie and Heavy mask, and need a Soldier one to complete my collection. Anyone need any of those?

 

[demosthenes]

I have a spare Engie and Heavy mask, and need a Soldier one to complete my collection. Anyone need any of those?

Need Heavy, and have an extra Soldier. I'll try to check back to this after work :lol

 

[MisterAnderson]

Need Heavy, and have an extra Soldier. I'll try to check back to this after work :lol

Alright awesome, I'll check back as well.

 

[(._.)]

I have a demo and scout mask for trading. Looking for a reclaimed for each. Does that sound fair?

 

[notsol337]

Too bad, Calling the Mann Manor the Mannor is a clever play on words!

Poor Dr. Kirby, he's so bad at the letter o!

 

[Alaskanbullworm]

I have an extra Engie, Soldier, and Medic mask. I still need 2 Scouts and one Sniper mask (it'll make me craft a Saxton and also have all 9)

Also, I'll trade a Nappers to anyone for a 1 refined metal and a reclaimed or 1 refined metal and 2 crates.

 

[desh]

I need sniper and medic masks. I have extra pyro and soldier masks.

My steam ID is MUJU if anyone is interested in trading.

 

[(._.)]

Why are people collect the extra nine on GAF? You guys do know they will be completely useless in eight days along with the fact that they are all practically identical. ~_~

 

[Hugbot]

Why are people collect the extra nine on GAF? You guys do know they will be completely useless in eight days along with the fact that they are all practically identical. ~_~

But I have to catch 'em all?

 

[Javaman]

I hate what this game has become lately.

 

[Yeef]

I hate what this game has become lately.

Can you expand on that? It's become "not Rock Band 3," but other than that I haven't noticed any difference.

 

[(._.)]

Changed for the better imo. All you have to do is avoid the trading servers and trading forums and hardly anything is different.

 

[Yasae]

Changed for the better imo. All you have to do is avoid the trading servers and trading forums and hardly anything is different.

*Looks at this thread*

Uh, right.

 

[Volcynika]

I hate what this game has become lately.

I hear that.

 

[Yeef]

I've done very little trading, so maybe that's why it hasn't bothered me. I don't really care too much about hats and I've got every weapon in the game (except the sticky jumper, but that hardly counts).

 

[fallengorn]

I hate what this game has become lately.

If I wasn't a hat-whore I would second the sentiment.

It's one of those things where it sounds nice on paper. "Oh, wouldn't it be cool if there were random gifts that people can pick up?" but in reality it just turns a fair share of the players into whiney, gift hunters. (I include myself in the latter.)

That said, Valve definitely knew what they were getting into. Collect 9 hats to craft 1? They're just chumming the servers.

The last event was better. Dominate someone wearing the hat? You get a hat. Collect people's candy (which is not at all difficult given what Harvest is) and get a hat. It all revolved around actively playing the game. Stopping to search for a box or going out of your way to melee HHH intentionally takes everyone out of the game.

 

[Yeef]

I've mentioned this before, but I think the map should've JUST been about killing the HHH. Get rid of the CPs entirely and have the different teams score points based on the damage they do to him. Have him spawn 3 times, each time with higher health and speed. Also, instead of having the gifts spawn randomly (hunting is more an Easter thing, not really halloween) have the HHH spit 2 or 3 of them out whenever he dies. They'd also need to reverse the way the tagging system works. Meleeing the person who is 'it' should make you it. Being it would be an advantage since it'd allow you to lead the HHH back toward your spawn where friendly sentries are waiting and your team can rack up the damage points (and get the gift boxes).

Even as a normal map (mountain lab) the map isn't very good, but it's that much worse when you have half the people playing and half of the people doing the event stuff.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Mountain Lab is a very pretty map, but I find it really small for a 3 CP map, and has a lot of pointless hallways and stuff.

Also the fist point takes CENTURIES to cap.

 

[demosthenes]

Alright awesome, I'll check back as well.

You there ?

PMed you.

 

[Milabrega]

When does this damn event go away and we can get back to a good rotation on the usual servers?

 

[Nabs]

When does this damn event go away and we can get back to a good rotation on the usual servers?

hopefully soon

 

[Yeef]

When does this damn event go away and we can get back to a good rotation on the usual servers?

The rotation has been back to normal, as far as I can tell, on the GAF server for like 4 nights now, but it's still empty every night.

 

[Boonoo]

When does this damn event go away and we can get back to a good rotation on the usual servers?

Lasts till the 8th I believe.

 

[(._.)]

*Looks at this thread*

Uh, right.

I'm not feeling this example. This thread is a terrible example of what trading has done. Far worse has been done to the TF2 section of SPUF plus people that are usually on 24/7 killbox idle servers are occasionally now on normal servers looking for stuff.

 

[Kuro Madoushi]

I've mentioned this before, but I think the map should've JUST been about killing the HHH. Get rid of the CPs entirely and have the different teams score points based on the damage they do to him. Have him spawn 3 times, each time with higher health and speed. Also, instead of having the gifts spawn randomly (hunting is more an Easter thing, not really halloween) have the HHH spit 2 or 3 of them out whenever he dies. They'd also need to reverse the way the tagging system works. Meleeing the person who is 'it' should make you it. Being it would be an advantage since it'd allow you to lead the HHH back toward your spawn where friendly sentries are waiting and your team can rack up the damage points (and get the gift boxes).

Even as a normal map (mountain lab) the map isn't very good, but it's that much worse when you have half the people playing and half of the people doing the event stuff.

Hmm...yeah that sounds like a neat new mode

Do the most damage to the boss. Though I hope any sentries focus on the boss first or he moves around a lot or there's cover for people though.

 

[Yeef]

Hmm...yeah that sounds like a neat new mode

Do the most damage to the boss. Though I hope any sentries focus on the boss first or he moves around a lot or there's cover for people though.

It already is its own mod[e]. The VS Saxton Hale mod. It's just replacing Saxton Hale with a bot instead of a player.

Well, the idea was to have sentries so you can keep the other team away from the boss, but if sentries focused on the boss they'd have to greatly increase his health. That and let him actually destroy sentries.

 

[Blizzard]

I hate what this game has become lately.

A game where Java always plays Rock Band 3 instead of it?

 

[rac]

If anyone wants to get the gaf server up and running I'll be there. I want to play just not on halloween event maps.

 

[speculawyer]

That Mann Manor map is weak but I still haven't managed to get gift yet. AAAaaargh.

 

[Blizzard]

That Mann Manor map is weak but I still haven't managed to get gift yet. AAAaaargh.

I only have 3. I tried a server tonight with like 24 people, and didn't see a single one of the 8-9 gifts. Ah well!

 

[Javaman]

Can you expand on that? It's become "not Rock Band 3," but other than that I haven't noticed any difference.

Fallengorn put it better then I could. The hat thing was a fun joke/distraction for a while, but now it's just getting to the point of the game focusing around it. Paid for items (crates P), people farming for masks, etc. My interest in the game is at an all time low lately. The server is up for renewal tomorrow and I'm going to give it one more month then shut it down.

 

[Javaman]

A game where Java always plays Rock Band 3 instead of it?

Meh. Rockband doesn't effect my TF2 time since I don't play drums after 9pm.