possible TF2 update tomorrow, Out now

[zerocool84]

bump.
we fought/died for a pair of shoes.

lol but hey at least they lower rocketjump damage which is good

 

[TheVrolok]

This might bring me back to TF2 for a bit.

 

[zerocool84]

Gahh looks like the loadout/briefcase is borked right now. I'm ganna wait to play until they fix it.

 

[coldmeat]

Does anyone know how the crafting works? I'd like to try and screw around with it to see if I can make something, but I'm worried that I will lose my items/scrap metal if it doesn't work.

 

[flashbacck]

The best way to counter a sapping spy is to (after he saps your sentry) hit it one time with the wrench and then go after the spy. This has two benefits. It fools the spy into thinking you're going to just knock off sappers instead of go after him. And because you hit it once, after you take care of the spy you only have to hit it one more time to take that sapper off.

good to know.

anyone know what the difference between the green and gold buff banner auras are?

 

[marmasatt]

So when do we get them? You have to earn them or they're readily available? I got a half dozen achievements but it seemed like it kept giving me hats. I had nothing new in load out after an hour of playing.

 

[JTsyo]

http://www.tf2items.com/crafting/blueprints.php

that shows what you can build.

Wonder waht happens if you try to fabricate an engineer weapon. oh guess you can't get his class token.

 

[drum]

http://www.tf2items.com/crafting/blueprints.php

that shows what you can build.

Wonder waht happens if you try to fabricate an engineer weapon. oh guess you can't get his class token.

hopefully i'll understand that better after I start playing

 

[mb]

It seems like Valve finally loosened the odds of getting a random item. I got 6 drops last night in a short time, including the new boots and sticky launcher and the spy's camera beard.

I really want the new melee weapons!!! I've seen some people use them and they look AWESOME!!

 

[Kev]

any tips on finding normal, unmodded servers?

I don't want to sit with a bunch of retards with the unreal tournament/quake soundtrack being played after every kill.

 

[ivan2]

any tips on finding normal, unmodded servers?

I don't want to sit with a bunch of retards with the unreal tournament/quake soundtrack being played after every kill.

u should be able to type in a command to disable sound. like quake_on or something

 

[crownjules]

Was able to play long enough last night to unlock and use the Equalizer briefly. It's definitely a straight upgrade to the shovel. I got taken down to around 40HP and my movement was boosted up to, or just above, scout running speed. I got to chase down 2 unsuspecting soldiers and pickaxe them to death. Funny that both hits on them were crits. It doesn't boost crit chance right? Just movement and attack speed.

 

[WT]

If I read it right, the lower the health, the more chance of a crit.

 

[crownjules]

Yeah, I'm at work and can only see the teamfortress.com update descriptions. There it just says it'll "make you move faster and hit harder the more wounds you endure."

Also, talk about a tough achievement:
Duty Bound - While RJing, kill an enemy with the Equalizer before you land.

And another thing I like about the update - A scout's bonk no longer completely immobilizes you. It does the same effect as the ghost on the Halloween map. You can move around now but you wave your hands around and can't fire your weapons.

 

[KeithTalent]

Update seemed buggy last night. I played for about an hour or so and while it kept telling me I was getting these new items, I was not able to use any of them.

I'll try again sometime this weekend.

KT

 

[Red Storm]

Both the pickaxe and the eyelander need serious nerfs to their speed bonus. They completely remove the need for anyone to play scout. The Targe shield also has way too much damage resistance. I could literally just charge into a group of soldiers and they would kill themselves from self damage trying to kill me.

While it is ridiculously unbalanced, I've never had so much fun with new unlocks.

 

[43st]

Also, talk about a tough achievement:
Duty Bound - While RJing, kill an enemy with the Equalizer before you land.

From what I've seen it has a hit box like the sniper's bow & arrow. Those are pretty liberal when fired.

(BTW, loving the new medic indicators and hit point icons!)

 

[flashbacck]

Update seemed buggy last night. I played for about an hour or so and while it kept telling me I was getting these new items, I was not able to use any of them.

I'll try again sometime this weekend.

KT

I think valve mentioned the inventory system might be down for a bit.

From what I played last night, I think the speed boosts from eyelander/equalizer/targe are a bit much...

 

[Sniper82]

whoa, I haven't played since they started adding all this extra stuff. I was thinking about getting back into it but with the release of all the updates and achevs it kinda looks confusing.

 

[crownjules]

whoa, I haven't played since they started adding all this extra stuff. I was thinking about getting back into it but with the release of all the updates and achevs it kinda looks confusing.

It's not. Lots of the achievements you will get gradually through regular play. A few of the earlier updates had achievements that were counter-productive to what the class is actually supposed to do. The Medic update, the first one, was the worst of all as it had some achievements that promoted battlemedic play. But I think that might have been more due to the class' limitations as the rest of the achievements have been good. Every class has some tougher ones to achieve of course.

When you get enough achievements to earn a Milestone you'll also unlock a corresponding weapon. These can also be found randomly as you're playing the game (along with hats - purely aesthetic items). A new crafting system allows you to combine various combos of items to make other items - most useful in helping to get a hat since they are rare drops.

 

[zerocool84]

Is it me or is TF2 laggin a lot more since the update?

 

[flashbacck]

I have noticed increased framerate stuttering, but I don't think that's due to network lag...

 

[postmortemIA]

any tips on finding normal, unmodded servers?

I don't want to sit with a bunch of retards with the unreal tournament/quake soundtrack being played after every kill.

you can refuse custom sounds download, under options -> multiplayer
also servers usually have tags

 

[KeithTalent]

you can refuse custom sounds download, under options -> multiplayer
also servers usually have tags

Yep. Also you can go someplace like the TN servers, they do not have any of that crap: http://topnotchclan.com/forums/index.php

KT

 

[Dorkenstein]

Are those TN servers open to anybody? I haven't played since early or mid 2008 because I got discouraged and I want to start playing again pretty badly.