Major Update Speculation Thread V4: Tonight's the Night For QR Codes - Games

May be late but I will leave this here: [img]http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5hazluEU21r9674ao1_500.jpg[/img] [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Image macro" - Craptasket))[/highlight]

[QUOTE=Sardonus;36442763]did you register to post this[/QUOTE] Nope. Just help understand ARG.

[QUOTE=Hell-met;36442749]but it doesn't. might aswell give the directhit, blackbox, libertylauncher, rocketjumper, original, scottishresistance, stickyjumper and loch-n-load unique particles then, yes?[/QUOTE] hitbox identification for the explosion is bad. The item explodes so quickly it's hard to tell where you hit. And it looks and sounds like a firework canon, but explodes like a regular explosion. A unique particle on the explosion would bring more uniqueness to the item. If they added a rocket launcher that had unique particles later and it enhanced the weapon and helped with gameplay, then yes, we should. And actually I want a unique particle on the jumpers, for no other reason than they explode but don't hurt, and I think they should lose the explosion portions and just let out smoke and flashes.

[QUOTE=Sardonus;36442763]did you register to post this[/QUOTE] [B]February 2012[/B] as join date I think not

[QUOTE=ned_ballad;36442800]And it looks and sounds like a firework canon, but explodes like a regular explosion. A unique particle on the explosion would bring more uniqueness to the item.[/QUOTE] The flares are fireworks, too!

[QUOTE=marcus5;36442770]ok i was gone for the past 10 hours, the last thing i know was that you guys found all the bytes/decoded all of them/got the full 2 page of text. can any kind soul tell me if anything has happened after that?[/QUOTE] As far as I know nothing more happened. We're stuck with that transcript. Which is kinda disappointing, but can also mean we'll probably get more stuff tonight. Oh yeah, there's also that blog post about the new flare gun.

[QUOTE=TomZa;36442807][B]February 2012[/B] as join date I think not[/QUOTE] oh, I'm a bit of a twat. Just saw one post. Disregard me please!

[QUOTE=Constructor;36442836]The flares are fireworks, too![/QUOTE] yea, they need to fix that. It still shoots a regular flare, but it has a perfectly useable projectile already.

[QUOTE=ned_ballad;36442800]hitbox identification for the explosion is bad. The item explodes so quickly it's hard to tell where you hit. [/QUOTE] I can't stand using the Detonator for exactly this reason. I feel like I'm going insane whenever I try alt-clicking. It never seems to do ANYTHING for me. Plus the sound is like shoving an ice pick directly into your eardrum.

[QUOTE=marcus5;36442770]ok i was gone for the past 10 hours, the last thing i know was that you guys found all the bytes/decoded all of them/got the full 2 page of text. can any kind soul tell me if anything has happened after that?[/QUOTE] Some of us went to bed. Some of us woke up again. Some of us are at work. Some of us are furiously gluing goldfish and pocket lint together hoping to get the answer. But otherwise, no, nothing has happened. E: Your best bet is to just keep checking the internets for news of a TF2 update. If it's anything like the last few days, a mystery update will probably ship out sometime in the early afternoon for west coasters, around 1200-1400 PT. If the capacitor is claiming to be a time, though, maybe around 1800 PT.

Hhey, I just woke up. May seem normal to most of you [B]but I live in France and it's fucking 18h here[/B] might as well move to Canada while I'm at it Anyway, have I missed anything?

[QUOTE=GlobalS;36442758][B]Listen to my idea! What if every day will add new codes that tell new stories. For example bananas is a monkey, a capacitor robots (Updated MannVsMachine) and the secret diary tells the story of pyro and then will roll MtP.[/B][/QUOTE] There are no where enough Diaries to do that.

[QUOTE=GlobalS;36442758][B]Listen to my idea! What if every day will add new codes that tell new stories. For example bananas is a monkey, a capacitor robots (Updated MannVsMachine) and the secret diary tells the story of pyro and then will roll MtP.[/B][/QUOTE] Hmm, interesting idea. I actually got an idea from before this post; so, yesterday was the banana crafting QR codes. If we were to have everyday have a unique stunt per day for each of the 7 items that were recently added, we would have the last one done on Wednesday. Now, if Thursday is the most popular day to release TF2 updates, this would actually give us perfect timing. Rate me optimistic, but I think there is some logic to this.

personally I think today's gonna be DAY 1 of whatever gigantic update this is Anyone else thinking this might be like, a gigantic update of epic porportions? I mean, when was the last gigantic one? I think we're totally due.

[QUOTE=wunderufl;36442853] Plus the sound is like shoving an ice pick directly into your eardrum.[/QUOTE] aww, I like the sound. One of the more impressive sounds in the game, makes the weapon seem more deadly than it is, like the Reserve Shooter. I wish the POP! was a little louder.

A different item riddle everyday = the trash ARG ending next thurs. Then what? Please don't let my nightmare of the update suddenly and violently appearing from nowhere, like an angry bear in a alleyway, come true. I WANT LEGIT BUILDUP AFTER ARG, DAMMIT.

[QUOTE=Blargargh;36442924]A different item riddle everyday = the trash ARG ending next thurs. Then what? Please don't let my nightmare of the update suddenly and violently appearing from nowhere, like an angry bear in a alleyway, come true. I WANT LEGIT BUILDUP AFTER ARG, DAMMIT.[/QUOTE] no. i want the update today thanks. no website buildup either. just release it.

Hey, guys. I think i've found something. From the engineer update teaser: [img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/engie22.png[/img] And, then, compare how this thing I highlighted looks like compared to the thing on one of the photos that the heavy and the scout were looking at in that secret map area. [img]http://filesmelt.com/dl/engie11.png[/img]

I believe that arm thing became the Gunslinger [editline]22nd June 2012[/editline] Speaking of that video, since they modeled out that welding mask anyway, they should of just added it as a hat.

[QUOTE=ned_ballad;36442896]aww, I like the sound. One of the more impressive sounds in the game, makes the weapon seem more deadly than it is, like the Reserve Shooter.[/QUOTE] Probably why I resent the weapon so much. Everything about it says "this is really powerful!" and then you go to use it and it just does a measly "pfftschtch" in some unspecified area a few feet away from a Heavy. On topic: I have the rest of the afternoon off and will be going to see that new Wes Anderson movie, so something really exciting and important is BOUND to happen in TF2!

[QUOTE=Waffle cones.;36442982][URL="http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/economics/arbitrage-and-equilibrium-in-the-team-fortress-2-economy/"]New Valve Economics blog post.[/URL][/QUOTE] I knew TF2 would be first :D

Do the bananas still drop?

[QUOTE=Waffle cones.;36442982][URL="http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/economics/arbitrage-and-equilibrium-in-the-team-fortress-2-economy/"]New Valve Economics blog post.[/URL][/QUOTE] Why does this excite me more than the ARG so far? :/

[QUOTE=MajorMattem;36442950]Hey, guys. I think i've found something. From the engineer update teaser: [IMG]http://filesmelt.com/dl/engie22.png[/IMG] And, then, compare how this thing I highlighted looks like compared to the thing on one of the photos that the heavy and the scout were looking at in that secret map area. [IMG]http://filesmelt.com/dl/engie11.png[/IMG][/QUOTE] You missed the Robo-Heavy head.

[img]http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/images/yanis.jpg[/img] [b]HEH BABEH[/b]

[QUOTE=Waffle cones.;36442982][URL="http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/economics/arbitrage-and-equilibrium-in-the-team-fortress-2-economy/"]New Valve Economics blog post.[/URL][/QUOTE] I opened it. Skimmed, saw math, exit. P.S. I'm stupid

[QUOTE=Evil_Knevil;36443025]Do the bananas still drop?[/QUOTE] Yes !

Also, what ever happened to the Abraham Lincoln idea? It would be coincidental because that vampire hunter movie comes out today.

[QUOTE=Waffle cones.;36442982][URL="http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/economics/arbitrage-and-equilibrium-in-the-team-fortress-2-economy/"]New Valve Economics blog post.[/URL][/QUOTE] At first I thought it was interesting, but then I realized I had no fucking clue of what I was reading.

[QUOTE=Waffle cones.;36442982][URL="http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/economics/arbitrage-and-equilibrium-in-the-team-fortress-2-economy/"]New Valve Economics blog post.[/URL][/QUOTE] I like how the blog post looks perfect.... until you see that guy didn't bother to remove the curvy lines under "TF2" :v: