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Really? Soldier and demoman? Those are the most OP classes in TF2. Since it's only those 2 and engineer left, I think the engineer should have been done first. But I guess it's good that they're updating. | |
I may have to get round to re-installing the game it seems. | |
Oh ho, Valve, I think I see what you're doing there. I'm thinking that only one will get the update, maybe the one that gets the most kills, or dies the most, or something like that. Sneaky Valve, sneaky. | |
This is what a lot of us are hoping for. If Valve set the soldier and demoman against each other, the poor old Heavy and Engie are gonna get some of their life back. | |
'Healthy competition' eh? Maybe a new projectile weapon? Well the two met at a projectile weapons expo, maybe she'll give them a nice shiny weapon to fight over. | |
So pumped for a new demoman. TF2 is just doing to be solid explosions for about 2 weeks straight. | |
Well, son of a bitch. This is gonna be sweeeeeet. Oh wait, no it won't, because XLIVE DOESN'T GET THE FUCKING UPDATES. God DAMMIT, I hate that. | |
Woohoo, I'm named in a news article. I feel famous now. Anyway, ontopic, I was really waiting for this update. Soldier kind of fell in disuse, and I just could never properly learn Demoman. Maybe this update will change that. This will also mean that the Engineer will have an update of his own. Nothing really that bad of course, but I expected Valve to come with some Destruction (Soldier + Demoman) vs Construction (Engineer, duh) update. Oh well, we'll just have to wait for a little longer for some Engineer toys, although Valve is known for their surprises. But there is still 1 big question for me left about this update: | |
This Is EPIC I cannot wait. And yes, we all knew the Announcer looked like that, it was so inherent in her voice | |
Finally my favourite class the DEmoman willh ave new toys, I'm tired of those jarateing snipers. | |
Red and blu working together? Sounds awesome. I however am crying inside because the overflow of soldiers and demomans spells doom for my sentries. | |
Sweet. That sound bite video makes it seem like they'll be adding a new twist to the existing gamemodes, rather than a new gametype entirely. And now, as is customary in anything involving Valve, how 'bout that Episode 3, hm? | |
I'm more interested in another "Meet the" movie. | |
I saw it earlier today. As for new sound files, it's probably just a joke. | |
first the spy, then the demoman, why do valve hate us engineers so much? oh well hopefully the overflow will only last a couple of weeks like the last one. | |
Perhaps their new common enemy is an engineer weapon? Just throwing it out there. | |
wow, that sound clip video is strange. I can't imagine what kind of gameplay innovation that's signifying, other than team cooperation. Maybe some temporary switch that will reward one of the team's soldiers/demomen points for team kills?? | |
I'm actually not so sure that this is a teaser for class updates, but rather for some new gameplay mechanic. Especially given the new Announcer sounds in the latest update. Edit: Ooh. Should have read the article all the way through. I'm still rather sceptic about the class updates, tough. | |
I have a different theory... First off, with the Sniper and Spy update, I developed a theory about what Valve were doing. Instead of releasing an update and having everyone swarm the class, they released 2 class updates which directly compete with each other. So you had Snipers being taken out by Spys, Spys in the hidden places and Snipers in the open, and a general equilibrium between the 2, so other classes could actually enjoy themselves. Because of this, I think the next class update would be Engineer/Demoman. It would prevent the millions of turrets, and give the many Demomen something to keep them occupied. As for this update, well I expect a new game mode. Something that involves friendship between both sides, and fighting the administrator. That would explain why there's all those sound files in the game itself. | |
Thats why I brought a PC, you should do the same! | |
I know it can't just be me that keeps expecting the Announcer to say something along the lines of "You've been a very naughty boy and deserve..." That would make the announcer Anne Robinson, and that makes ALL kinds of sense. | |
We're all going haywire about it. I call for an Escapist update event game. One side Soldiers and the other Demos? | |
Would make even more sense if the Announcer were situated on Satellite 5. | |
Update the Xbox version already Valve. At least to cover the glitchers to make it playable for now then maybe re-release the game with all the included class updates. As for the PC class update I usually leech some playing time off my friends' PC and I usually play Engie... I'm gonna need that hardhat for the foreseeable future. | |
Blame Microsoft not valve. Valve want to release them for free but Microsoft does not. | |
That's naughty. I did lol though. And it's about bloody time too that the Demo got some love. | |
No, for the love of god no. This is not Microsoft's fault. Valve are well aware (or should be) about MS's policies about DLC and updates. No other developer had problems with it, just Valve. The fact is that Valve released a half finished and thoroughly broken game that frankly shouldn't have made it through certification, and now they want to finish it for free. It doesn't work like that, it never has. And to be honest, the game is pretty much dead thanks to Valve totally ignoring it, so there's no way to realease the updates without splitting the already tiny player base and ruining the game even more. | |
Do you even visit the real world anymore? | |
No how can this not be Microsoft's fault valve want to fix the game but Microsoft in there infinite greed want to charge people so valve can fix the game it is Microsoft's not valve fault. PC still has a strong user base 360 does not Microsoft controls the 360 no updates valve controls PC and we get updates all the time and for free. (finish it for free. It doesn't work like that, it never has.) It has they are called patches when a game is made that is broken you should fix it for free you are saying that we should pay for patches. | |
Its the fact that they would basically have to host what would be thousands of players at once | |
Wait what? I remember the original reviews praising the game for it's polish and balance. So how the hell is it half finished and broken? | |
Cool. May be worth firing up the game later today.. | |
Now we just need the Engineer and the updates will be released for 360! Only problem is, no one plays it anymore so Valve have really missed their chance there. I agree with Valve's policy of releasing all DLC at once to save people money but I would have honestly preferred it if they had released each update individually or at least released it all in 2 updates so we could've had the first 4 or 5 classes already. I really should get a gaming PC. | |
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Valve Teases TF2 Demoman and Soldier Updates
If this five-page comic published by Valve is any indication, the next Team Fortress 2 classes to see overhauls will be the Soldier and the Demoman - and the update will happen very, very soon.
Even the most ardent Valve fanboy in our audience can admit that there are things that the PC developer doesn't do very well, like sticking to release schedules for games that aren't Left 4 Dead 2. On the other hand, there are things that Valve does exceptionally well, like teaser announcements.
It's been the better part of a year since the last Team Fortress 2 class update - the Sniper and Spy faced off back in May - and naturally, fans of the game have been getting antsy for more, with some even teasing their own fake class updates. So the appearance of a five-page comic on the official TF2 web site called "The Administrator" has members of the game's community all a-bustle.
In "The Administrator," we see the game's announcer - finally revealed to be playing both sides of the war - overseeing the RED and BLU teams as they fight their endless battle. Her aide interrupts her, however, with troublesome news: Having met at a projectile weapons expo, the RED Demoman and BLU Soldier have become fast friends. Worried that the two will discuss work and find out that they're both fighting for the same people, the Administrator calls in an emergency order to spark some "healthy competition" between the two to destroy their friendship once and for all.
It's pretty hard to interpret this as anything but an impending update for the Soldier and Demoman classes, and given that yesterday's reveal contained a link to the comic with the phrase "Friendship ends in one day," it's likely that we'll start seeing the first goodies from the update ... sometime today, actually.
Interestingly enough, fans discovered new sound files in what appeared to be an otherwise normal update to the game on Monday that have the Administrator berating both sides of the war, suggesting that there may in fact be a new game mode coming in which RED and BLU work together to take down their mastermind overlords ... which would be strange, to say the least.
Personally, I'm a happy TF2-er, because the Soldier and Demoman are both my classes of choice. People who play the Engineer have cause to worry, though - not only is the Engineer the one remaining class without updates of his own, but an overflow of Soldiers and Demomen means that the guy's poor Sentries aren't going to have very long lifespans once the update hits.
Stay tuned.
(Thanks, Assassinator and GothmogII)
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