TF2 is at it again

Aerozord · 07-02-2015, 06:05 PM

So they did another update and personally. I don't like it. You basically pay money for a timed (as in real time) event to unlock the new stuff. If this new stuff is purely cosmetic I can just ignore it but the whole thing just doesn't really appeal to me. Its got that MMO event vibe to it in the worst possible way

Grandmaster_Skweeb · 07-02-2015, 10:24 PM

the only thing that matters with this update is the nerfing of those goddamn cancerous mini-sentries and Loch-n-load.

Loyal · 07-02-2015, 10:31 PM

Yeah... I don't really care about the campaign bit (do we really need yet more stock reskins?), but more balance changes are nice.

Still waiting on that skill-based-matchmaking update, though.

Aerozord · 07-02-2015, 10:34 PM

yea but they buffed the dead ringer. Its not a balance issue, I'd just like to see some more variety instead of needing to triple kill every spy I meet.

mauve · 07-03-2015, 12:05 AM

I got my hopes up when I heard there was a new comic. But alas, it was not the comic I was hoping for. (Where's my Team Fortress #5, Valve?)

But yeah. Update content is lame.

Loyal · 07-03-2015, 12:18 AM

They rebalanced the DR and made it better suited for its intended use: Getting behind enemy lines alive. The damage reduction is less extreme and wears off quickly, so sustained fire will kill them all the same if you know where they are. And the reduced cloak regen + inability to pick up metal for cloaks means it's less attractive for "battle spies" and more attractive for disengaging and getting to a safe spot. After all, you only realistically get one shot at it now.

Grandmaster_Skweeb · 07-03-2015, 03:46 AM

So I bought a season coin and my thoughts:

To do the contracts you must play on official servers, which is no prob since it's basically pub stomping for me. The Contract Points are stupidly easy to get unless you're really really terrible at the game. You get two contracts per week, mine were for one of the new maps and the other for Demoman. Haven't done the map one. Dunno if the contract parameters change but the demo requirements were this:

100 points to finish the contract
1 point for earning a point
2 points for a kill
4 points for killing enemy while you're capping a point
(Bonus advanced) 4 points for a kill while they're capping a point (30 points needed to finish)

When you finish the 100 required points you can turn it in then or do the optional final bonus advanced mission for extra points to level up your merc coin quicker. So basically I got anywhere from three to five points at any given time 'cept on the optional one.

I'm okay with this system. I wouldn't mind it being a permanent fixture for TF2 'cause I'm tired of hats. Weapon cosmetics, which you can see at all times, are A-Okay in my book. It gives a little extra incentive to expand a player's horizons and try more classes and shit to put on the market.

Arhra · 07-03-2015, 08:30 AM

The Air Strike seems to be actually usable now! It's no longer a struggle to get that first kill and jumping at people going pew pew rockets once you've added a few is amazing.

Liberty Launcher's pretty nice too. Five rockets!

BB · 07-03-2015, 09:03 AM

I had a Spy contract and a Kill Engineers And Snipers contract, which work together beautifully.

Now if only I had the first idea how to play Spy well.

rpgdemon · 07-03-2015, 04:16 PM

I am so bummed out. My demoman loadout:

Loch and Load, Chargin' Targe, Ullapool Caber

This was not a good day.

07-02-2015, 06:05 PM	#1
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	TF2 is at it again So they did another update and personally. I don't like it. You basically pay money for a timed (as in real time) event to unlock the new stuff. If this new stuff is purely cosmetic I can just ignore it but the whole thing just doesn't really appeal to me. Its got that MMO event vibe to it in the worst possible way __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

07-02-2015, 10:24 PM	#2
Grandmaster_Skweeb Doesn't care anymore Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,429	the only thing that matters with this update is the nerfing of those goddamn cancerous mini-sentries and Loch-n-load. Last edited by Grandmaster_Skweeb; 07-02-2015 at 10:28 PM.

07-02-2015, 10:34 PM	#4
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	yea but they buffed the dead ringer. Its not a balance issue, I'd just like to see some more variety instead of needing to triple kill every spy I meet. __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

07-03-2015, 03:46 AM	#7
Grandmaster_Skweeb Doesn't care anymore Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,429	So I bought a season coin and my thoughts: To do the contracts you must play on official servers, which is no prob since it's basically pub stomping for me. The Contract Points are stupidly easy to get unless you're really really terrible at the game. You get two contracts per week, mine were for one of the new maps and the other for Demoman. Haven't done the map one. Dunno if the contract parameters change but the demo requirements were this: 100 points to finish the contract 1 point for earning a point 2 points for a kill 4 points for killing enemy while you're capping a point (Bonus advanced) 4 points for a kill while they're capping a point (30 points needed to finish) When you finish the 100 required points you can turn it in then or do the optional final bonus advanced mission for extra points to level up your merc coin quicker. So basically I got anywhere from three to five points at any given time 'cept on the optional one. I'm okay with this system. I wouldn't mind it being a permanent fixture for TF2 'cause I'm tired of hats. Weapon cosmetics, which you can see at all times, are A-Okay in my book. It gives a little extra incentive to expand a player's horizons and try more classes and shit to put on the market.

07-03-2015, 08:30 AM	#8
Arhra Ara ara! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Neo Venezia Posts: 5,013	The Air Strike seems to be actually usable now! It's no longer a struggle to get that first kill and jumping at people going pew pew rockets once you've added a few is amazing. Liberty Launcher's pretty nice too. Five rockets! __________________ This post is a good source of Ara ara, ufufu.* *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This post is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

07-03-2015, 12:05 AM	#5
mauve So Dreamy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Someplace magical Posts: 6,863	I got my hopes up when I heard there was a new comic. But alas, it was not the comic I was hoping for. (Where's my Team Fortress #5, Valve?) But yeah. Update content is lame. __________________ Yoo Hoo!

07-03-2015, 09:03 AM	#9
BB >-❥ Love Arrow, Shoot! ~💖 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 677	I had a Spy contract and a Kill Engineers And Snipers contract, which work together beautifully. Now if only I had the first idea how to play Spy well. __________________ Twit - Tumbl - T...Steam

07-03-2015, 04:16 PM	#10
rpgdemon Not a Taco Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 3,313	I am so bummed out. My demoman loadout: Loch and Load, Chargin' Targe, Ullapool Caber This was not a good day. __________________ I did a lot of posting on here as a teenager, and I was pretty awful. Even after I learned, grew up, and came to be on the right side of a lot of important issues, I was still angry, abrasive, and generally increased the amount of hate in the world, in pretty unacceptable ways. On the off chance that someone is taking a trip down memory lane looking through those old threads, I wanted to devote my signature to say directly to you, I'm sorry. Thank you for letting me be better, NPF.