My idea for Christmas + More set items

[IsraDevil]

Warning! it's long and nor TL;DR.
Original post at: [url]http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1612531[/url]
We all know SPUF hates long stuff :P

[B]Christmas Update[/B]
The Story of the update:
Silas Mann had a young son called Greenberg Mann. At the age of 15 while Greenberg was playing in the snow, his cousins Blutrach and Redmond came and choked him to death and burried him inside a snowman. Greenberg's body was never found and no one suspected his cousins. Some believe Redmond and Blutrach chocked Greenberg because Silas Mann's quarrel with their father, Zepheniah Mann. Silas Mann was shocked when he heared about the death of his only son and asked Zepheniah to stop the quarrel before it gets worse. Zepheniah denied the offering but Silas offered the his compeny for peace. Zepheniah, only then agreed and Silas lived peacfuly and sadly for the years to come.

Years after the death of Silas and Zepheniah Mann, and between the ongoing quarrel between Redmond and Blutrach the spirit of Greenberg Mann comes back from the dead, in Christmas to hunt the merceneries of the men responsible for his death. He will do everything to kill the mereceneries and to drag them with him to hell.

Whats in this update:

New Boss:
Bloodsoacked Battle Snowmonster!
Thats Greenberg Mann's ghost, just like his father.

The Christmas Boss is, well HUGE. its like the Rakk Hive from Borderlands so expect a fight. The Event map should be a snowy map. with the last control point near a valley. and when Capturing a control point in a server with 14 + Players a dimensional hole will open in the CP and the boss will spawn in the nerbay valley, along with his Snowman Army. Each Snowman has 100 HP and he will only melee attack you in the strength of a demoman with the Scottish Skullbasher and the speed and appearance of a heavy-like snowman punching you. there will be 14 snowmen on the field and when one dies another one spawns on the CP. The boss itself have 6000 base HP. but its hp is (6000 + 600*X when X is the number of the players. that means Official Minimum of 14,400 HP and maximum of 20,400 HP) The boss itself will throw an insta killing snow boulder from time to time. so get ready to jarate yourself.

Its HUGE, its a blood soacked snowman combination of this snowman's size (its huge in that game) [img]http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100101010802/maplestory/images/5/5e/Monster_Snowman3.png[/img] and the appearance of Frosty the Snowman from VGcats ([url]http://www.vgcats.com/comics/?strip_id=275[/url])
so expect a satanic huge freaking snowman.

quick note: killing the new boss will award all the players in the server.

Also, New Holiday hats:
[B]Holiday Habadashery[/B]
Level 10 Holiday Hat
Holiday Restriction: Christmas
[I]Ho Ho Ho![/I]
it appears like a regular santa hat

[B]Rudolf Nose[/B]
Level 10 Holiday MISC
Holiday Restriction: Christmas
[I]Insert Description Here[/I]
Appears like a rudolf nose, nuff said.

[B]Holiday Heatmaker[/B]
Level 10 Scarf
Its the christmas gibus. its a MISC item for all the items. its a scarf.

[B]The Blizzard Backpack[/B]
Level 15 Backpack
[I]Neverending Winter![/I]
[img_thumb]http://image.fpsbanana.com/ss/skins/104850b.jpg[/img_thumb]
(from: [url]http://www.fpsbanana.com/skins/104850[/url] by treythepunkid)

Frostchievements:

Frosty The Dead Man - Kill the Bloodsoacked Battle Snowmonster to get his hat (Holiday Habadashery)

Forst-Bite - Kill a snowman with a melee weapon to get your Holiday Heatmaker.

Trapped Under Ice - Kill 25 Snowmen to get a Rudolf Nose.

Ice-Grab - Grab 25 christmas cakes (Snowmen have a 25% chance to drop christmass cakes) to get your Blizzard Backpack

A new Medic Pack:
Der Frankengear
[URL=""]http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73452[/URL]

[B]The Aüragun:[/B]
Level 10 Medigun
(+) 15% faster healing rate
(-) While casting the Aüra-Shield effect, Your teamates' crits, under the Aüra-Shield, will Mini-Crit instead.
( )Works similiar to the medigun but with a new kind of ÜberCharge: AüraCharge. AüraCharge meter is charging when the healing target is being hit.
Alt Fire: Aüra-Shield. A shield that protects you, your healing target and up to 3 more team mates from bullets and explosion causing only 50% of the original damage. Aüra-Shield works only for 10 seconds.
(also, compere to the medigun, the uber\aura gained is in the speed of the kritzerig)

[B]The Lightning Charger[/B]
Level 10 Bonesaw
(+) +25% AüraCharge\UberCharge on hit.
(+) Additional 15% on Kill
(-) No HP regen when active
(-) -10 Max HP
(-) No Random Criticals

[B]Aüracharged Hair-do[/B]
Level 0~100 Hat

Set Effect: Der Frankengear
When all the pieces are together you gain the following effects:

(+) +10 Max HP (negating the lightning charger)
(+) The Lightning Charger Alt Fire: Shoots a quick Aüra-Beam from the weapon if there is 25% AüraCharge. (The damage done from the Aüra-Beam Depends on the Aüracharge %. Damage is AüraCharge % X 1. Minimum of 25 damage, Maximum of 125)
(+) Lightning Strike! - you can overcharge your AüraCharge up to 125%
(-) -10% Speed for 5 secs after Aüracharge.

A new Demoman Pack:
THE EXPERT'S ORDNANCE SET
[URL=""]http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73849[/URL]

[B]The Ullapool Caber[/B]
Level 1 Hand Granade
(-) -20% Firing Rate
(+) +15% Crit Chance
(-) -25% Damage done when not critting

[B]The Loch-N-Load[/B]
Level 5 Granade Launcher
( ) This Weapons shoots 2 Granades at a time
( ) Granades doesn't Bounce and explode on contact
(-) - 25% Damage each granade

[B]The Scoth Bonnet[/B]
Level 0~100 Hat

Set Bonus: THE EXPERT'S ORDNANCE SET
(+) No damage taken from own granades
(+) -25% Damage taken from stickies
(-) -15% speed while reloading

A new Heavy Set
The Battle Worn Items Set
[URL=""]http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73118[/URL]

[B]The Iron Defender[/B]
Level 22 Twin Minigun
( ) Controls Each minigun with M1 and M2
(+) +10% Damage Resistance when firing
(-) -35% Damage done from each minigun
(-) -50 Max HP on wearer

[B]The Battered Buckshot[/B]
Level 10 Shotgun
(+) + 15% Damage
(+) + 25 HP on kill
(-) -70% Range ( Must shoot from medium~close range)
(-) No random criticals

[B]Bear Brawlers Bulwark[/B]
Level 0~100 Hat

Set Bonus: Battle Worn Items
(+) +10% Damage Resistance to wearer when wielding the The Battered Buckshot
(+) +10% Damage Resistance When Firing the Iron Defender
(+) +25 Max HP on wearer
(-) Minicrits taken turn automaticly to Crits.

Extra Weapon

[B]The Fists of Steel[/B]
Level 10 Fists
Alt Fire: Rise the hand (Animation like crit) to protect the heavy.
(+) +50% Bullet and Explosion Resistance On alt firing
(-) -20% Speed when alt firing
[img]http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/1/1e/FvN_fists_of_steel.png[/img]

A new Engineer Set
Texan Life Set
[URL=""]http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73135[/URL]

[B]Headd Honcho's Headspurs[/B]
Level 0~100 Hat

[B]The Westerner[/B]
Level 5 Pistol
(+) +25 Metal on hit
(-) -50 Metal to reload
( ) Alt Fire: consume 75 Metal to crit

[B]The Reparator[/B]
(-) -30% Firing Rate
(+) Building with 50 metal instead of 25

Alternative Buildings (switch with the wrench selection -> building select button)

[B]The Oasis[/B]
Level 5 Dispenser

Costs 150 metal to build, Cannot be upgraded or repaired.
-25% Damage Resistance (Compere to the dispenser)

+150 HP, Full ammo refill for all classes (Cooldown A)
+ 75 HP, + 100 Metal for Engineers (Cooldown B)
Cooldown A: 7 Secs cooldown
Cooldown B: 7 Secs cooldown

[URL=""]http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73688[/URL]
[B]The Lucky Charm[/B]
Level 3 Sentry Gun
(+) 40% Damage Resistance
(-) -50% Firing Rate (-30% at level 3)
( ) On hit, -10% Speed for 4 secs (Level 1+), Shaking the Target's View a little(Level 2+).

Set Bonus: Texan Life
(+) 25 Metal
(+) 10% Speed
(-) +15% Damage Taken from Bullets and Fire Damage.

Thats it for now :P

feel free to discuss :D

Edit:
Thank y'all for the comments <3
Edit 2:
E-mailed Robin, thanks for your support <3

[RoloPogo]

I believe it was called the Lucy Charm, like the girls name - after the engineers supposed wife.

[Scar]

What the dosh is "Aüra" supposed to mean?
I think you mean "Aura"

[Ruthenium]

The Loch-N-Load will be useless on no-crit servers. You should probably give it an advantage that doesn't rely on random crits.

Nevermind, OP fixed it.

[BlackDogAssault]

...What's with Demoman's set bonus? That's the most ridiculously overpowered bonus ever (Sticky Jumping at no health cost is just wrong).

And the Auracharge is very underpowered when compared to übercharging. And it's charging method is quite more dangerous than the usual, it implies that you can only charge at the battlefield.
'Tho the downside for the faster healing rate is quite not enough, it'll only affect 2% of the ranged shots (if you're not in a server that disables crits, that is).

[Corporal Yippie]

add a christmas weapon

[FruitsPunch]

[url]http://www.fpsbanana.com/skins/104850[/url]

I want this.

[wari65]

[QUOTE=IsraDevil;26356728]
(-) -15% Damage Taken from Bullets and Fire Damage.[/QUOTE]

I believe you mean +15% Damage taken, taking less damage wouldn't be a downside.

[Nurdock]

Apart from the snowman, which sounds a little dodgy even for TF2, sounds pretty good.

[OatmealMan]

[QUOTE=IsraDevil;26356728]
[B]The Aüragun:[/B]
[B]The Lightning Chargër[/B]
[/QUOTE]

If you want to use some Umlaute, then at least put them where they make sense:
Äuragun/Auragün

And theres no "ë" in German

[Simski]

Fuck, no.
Please goddamn no.

No more fucking set bonuses without downsides.

[FruitsPunch]

[QUOTE=Simski;26357614]Fuck, no.
Please goddamn no.

No more fucking set bonuses without downsides.[/QUOTE]

Especially if the hat is part of the set. That's just unfair.

[IsraDevil]

[QUOTE=wari65;26357408]I believe you mean +15% Damage taken, taking less damage wouldn't be a downside.[/QUOTE]

My bad, fixed.

[QUOTE=OatmealMan;26357496]If you want to use some Umlaute, then at least put them where they make sense:
Äuragun/Auragün

And theres no "ë" in German[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the tip, fixed ;)

[Kefirman]

Why there is Lucycharm but no Beespenser and his new teleporter?

[Scarfulhu]

I'd be ok with this.

[i_speel_good]

That sounds like one hell of an update idea, great work organising all this info!

[redBadger]

[QUOTE=Simski;26357614]Fuck, no.
Please goddamn no.

No more fucking set bonuses without downsides.[/QUOTE]

You call not being able to get a headshot a downside?

[DeEz]

[QUOTE=redBadger;26358541]You call not being able to get a headshot a downside?[/QUOTE]

He said [b]without[/b] downsides.

[Fennek11]

I like this. What's a Christmas Cake do though?

Also, like JGillo stated, the Blizzard Backpack is pretty much obligatory.

[Stoffy]

I actually want this.
Then again, I also want a new Class-less update, just more hats would please my eye.

[redBadger]

[QUOTE=DeEz;26358945]He said [b]without[/b] downsides.[/QUOTE]

There is not a single set bonus currently in the game that does not have a downside to their set bonus.

[Mamok Zalku]

The boss battle idea is actually really good. I really want this now.

On the other side though you should really just leave the stat making to Valve.

[DainBramageStud]

[QUOTE=redBadger;26359647]There is not a single set bonus currently in the game that does not have a downside to their set bonus.[/QUOTE]

milk scout

[Smoky Valle]

[QUOTE=redBadger;26359647]There is not a single set bonus currently in the game that does not have a downside to their set bonus.[/QUOTE]

Milkman set?

Edit: Damn Ninjas!

[DainBramageStud]

tank buster soldier

[editline]28th November 2010[/editline]

and dear god no, more set bonuses is a horrible idea

[Jetamo]

...moving away from the item set things, I had the EXACT idea with a friend., Except he'd be called the Abominable Snowmann.

[IsraDevil]

[QUOTE=Stoffy;26359372]I actually want this.
Then again, I also want a new Class-less update, just more hats would please my eye.[/QUOTE]

Christmas Classless?

[QUOTE=Fennek11;26359184]I like this. What's a Christmas Cake do though?

Also, like JGillo stated, the Blizzard Backpack is pretty much obligatory.[/QUOTE]

Good idea, I'll add the blizzard backpack in a sec.
Also, i meant by christmas cake that cake:
[img]http://homecookingrocks.com/wp-content/uploads/baking/christmas-cake.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=Jetamo;26359978]...moving away from the item set things, I had the EXACT idea with a friend., Except he'd be called the Abominable Snowmann.[/QUOTE]
Yeah but that name is short. in my version hes the son of silias A.K.A the horseless headless horseman. so he needs to have a freaking long name too =3

[hexpunK]

[QUOTE=redBadger;26358541]You call not being able to get a headshot a downside?[/QUOTE]

Not really. Seeing as no headshots doesn't really impede on playing sniper, you can still aim for the body with a fully charged shot and kill the weak classes in one shot, or two shots for the heavier classes. The Polycount set bonuses are trash and valve should never have implemented them.

[Keychain]

I don't mind setbonuses, as long as they have downsides like some of the current ones. Like the Saharan Spy seems to have it made with his silenced cloaking, but that delayed cloak flickering has fucked me over so many god damn times it almost makes the set not worth using!

[redBadger]

[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;26359814]milk scout[/QUOTE]

Milkman Scout's downside is that the melee weapon has no stats whatsoever.

[editline]28th November 2010[/editline]

[QUOTE=hexpunK;26360176]Not really. Seeing as no headshots doesn't really impede on playing sniper, you can still aim for the body with a fully charged shot and kill the weak classes in one shot, or two shots for the heavier classes. The Polycount set bonuses are trash and valve should never have implemented them.[/QUOTE]

Then again, it takes much longer to get a kill. Most snipers can get tons of kills in seconds with the normal sniper rifle. With the SS, you have to wait 5 seconds before getting a shot off, and even then if you miss, you have to wait another 5 seconds.