Official Team Fortress 2 April Update Thread
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Soldato
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Happened to me earlier. Nobody ever adds me to their friends list then today some unknown person added me.
I don't think much of having to grind to get unlocks, especially given that TF2 has been out around 6 months already. It wouldn't be so bad if all the unlocks were being tracked from the start, but doing it this way (and by introducing them 1 class at a time) makes getting them very tedius.
No matter how you spin it, it's a case of more time played = more achievements. There is a skill component but most of your achievements come directly from either time-played, luck or pre-arranged 'teamwork' (uber a friend etc) .
Some of the achievements are also easier to get in high-player servers such as the one requiring you to uber with 2 other medics or heal someone taking fire from 4 enemies. Servers with instant spawn, increased run speed and ones that give medics 50% uber when they spawn also have an advantage, not to mention clans who can easily work (on opposing teams) together on an empty server to get the trickier achivements.
Gold Rush is an incredibly good map, Valve have created a masterpiece there.
I personally have found the "medic madness" to be rather hilarious to both watch and participate in, its chaos and it's brilliant.
Obviously it will subside and games will become slightly more "serious" again but I'm having a hell of a lot of fun.
Personally, I enjoy trying to unlock the achievements - I agree some are a bit grindy, such as 50 scout kills with syringe gun, but most of them require some degree of co-ordination with others and skill, or at the very least require you to do something enjoyable and amusing.
It's a great update IMO, I love the dynamic the ubersaw adds to the game and I think Valve did a great job.
I personally have found the "medic madness" to be rather hilarious to both watch and participate in, its chaos and it's brilliant.
Obviously it will subside and games will become slightly more "serious" again but I'm having a hell of a lot of fun.
Personally, I enjoy trying to unlock the achievements - I agree some are a bit grindy, such as 50 scout kills with syringe gun, but most of them require some degree of co-ordination with others and skill, or at the very least require you to do something enjoyable and amusing.
It's a great update IMO, I love the dynamic the ubersaw adds to the game and I think Valve did a great job.
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I haven't played TF2 in 3 or 4 months, logged on today and baaam, first round I got 15 backstabs in under a minute. All those blues were just lined up after the first bout of ubers. About 8 were medics who just stood there trying to heal-me-to-death when I relieved them of there heavy/buddy.
Tears were practically steaming down my cheeks with laughter
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heal to death 
I have tf2 but it doesnt grab me for some reason, nice graphics but old feel or so it seems or maybe thats just me 
I have tf2 but it doesnt grab me for some reason, nice graphics but old feel or so it seems or maybe thats just me
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Well I spent most of yesterday evening on TF2 and I have to say its quite good, but (on the games I played at least) it feels to biased towards the attacker. I think the time between the cart stopping and moving backwards is too long, and also that it moves backwards slightly too slowly. As many have said, there are lots of ways to get behind the enemy which is nice.
As a heavy, I'm happy with the amount of medics at the moment
Just a shame I've got exams coming up 
As a heavy, I'm happy with the amount of medics at the moment
Just a shame I've got exams coming up 
no but i have been getting a lot of crashes now with it closing down to desktop
Really? Me too. I've recently switched to Vista and I thought the random crashes were yet more Vista agro.
As for cheating at a computer game, it seems amazingly pointless.
even wierder is am on xp i disabled my norton to see if it was the firewall and it was still doing it had a couple this morning but not as many as yesterday
I'm finding medics to be very selfish since the updates. Most are now running around in melee mode rather than healing nearby teammates. In fact on a Goldrush server last night there were 3 medics all healing each other in a medical huddle whilst ignoring the pleas of nearby wounded allies. /sigh
And there was a sniper who clearly had an aimbot hack. Why....just why?>????>>?>?
And there was a sniper who clearly had an aimbot hack. Why....just why?>????>>?>?
Which server was it? There are some pretty good snipers out there, who have been around for long enough to be picked up by VAC if they were cheating. There's a guy called Dev on either the Wireplay or Multiplay servers (where you'll often find me) who is just too good!
PK!
PK!
I was playing heavy last night and I was surrounded by 3 medics but didn't get any heals or uber charger. I think they should perhaps try and release multiple character upgrades rather than one at a time as a large portion of people obviously want to play the same class to get their unlocks. Still haven't played a server with a full team of medics yet though!
LMAO, you're funny. Oh there, I definitely deserve the new weapons now, I played well enough to get the achievement and unlock the weapons, yeah
How do you quote "deserve the new weapons now" and "played well enough to get the achievement and unlock the weapons" if you had to lower yourself to cheating to get them in the first place...
I have played casually and have already unlocked 11 achievement's.. Nice to get them honestly something you should experiance.....Not really, the new weapons aren't necessarily better- they are just different, therefore gaming imbalance is irrelevant.
However, if your referring to about how a game's classes are balanced then I totally agree- TF2 looks like a damn hospital ward at the moment!
However, if your referring to about how a game's classes are balanced then I totally agree- TF2 looks like a damn hospital ward at the moment!
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TF2 looks like a damn hospital ward at the moment!
Ubercharges on the NHS??
Not really, the new weapons aren't necessarily better- they are just different, therefore gaming imbalance is irrelevant.
However, if your referring to about how a game's classes are balanced then I totally agree- TF2 looks like a damn hospital ward at the moment!
Yeah i meant team balance, its silly everyone trying to get the same achievements at the same time.
Had a go on cart today (not played it until now due to GTA4 & Trackmania Forever) and enjoyed it a lot.
Oh god no, not again please! In TFC you would always get a noob that runs back to spawn and spreads it to everyone
Maybe give them an MRSA virus they can spread
Oh god no, not again please! In TFC you would always get a noob that runs back to spawn and spreads it to everyone
