Major Update Speculation Thread V3: Tonight's the Night, forever and always - Games

I think we'll see Tobor soon enough.

[QUOTE=PSI Guy;36320461]i lovw how valve is making lodsedosh, yet the updates we've been getting haven't been recieved nowhere as well as the original class updates :X[/QUOTE] Updates? Where?

The uv layout leaves no clues about the shape. But the shadows, the ambient occlusion, they give away certain things. Though looking at it, it's probably nothing more than a sentry gun.

[QUOTE=Sharc;36320702]I think we'll see Tobor soon enough.[/QUOTE] Stop doing that. You'll get someone's hopes up too soon. -sniff-

Someone took my comment about "Raid Mode being forgotten" seriously. :v: EDIT: Yay, 1500 posts~ [img]http://tinalewisrowe.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/happy-bear-2-compressed.jpg[/img] Happy bear~

Bears make good pets.

[QUOTE=Populus89;36320831]The uv layout leaves no clues about the shape. But the shadows, the ambient occlusion, they give away certain things. Though looking at it, it's probably nothing more than a sentry gun.[/QUOTE] What if it was a scrapped sentry?

[QUOTE=Scarabix;36321286]What if it was a scrapped sentry?[/QUOTE] It was. There's a story behind the texture iirc it's a scrapped sentry gun for ceilings that dates back to making tfc2.

[QUOTE=ned_ballad;36319641]we should create a hipster revolution for the Conquistador. Make people want to wear it because nobody is wearing it. Like a modern day Gatsby[/QUOTE] [t]http://i.imgur.com/IOHeo.png[/t] [I]Hipster spanish robots. [/I] What have you wrought?

[QUOTE=Ekalektik_1;36320428]I know nothing about modeling so this might be completely wrong, but don't the textures not have to be laid out in a specific pattern? Meaning you couldn't get the shape of the Heavy's head, for example, just from his texture? Don't get me wrong, I like your idea a lot, I'm just curious whether or not it would work.[/QUOTE] You could do it by AO shadows to get an idea of the general form I guess

I don't mean to be rude but the Conquistador is kind of a bad hat I mean yeah it kinda makes sense for the soldier to have it but it doesn't compliment any other item that he has at all

tonight is the night... for more hints!

[QUOTE=hogofwar;36322650]tonight is the night... for more hints![/QUOTE] yeah in all honestly I expect absolutely nada tonight except for the usual weekly rigmarole and like fifty bajillion more "leaked" strings to tide us over until next thursday when they post the teaser blog post to indicate the update might be happening in the coming few weeks

After the weekly update today, we'll be 5updates away from the 300th one. The 300th update will hit(if everything is on schedule) on July 19th so maybe that's the magic date in which we'll get the major update and every update from now till then will be just teasers. Or Valve can be dicks and do the release on the 301th update.

[QUOTE=ned_ballad;36318923]OMG [url]http://stats.tf2finance.com/[/url] Data collected from viewing a HUGE sample size of TF2 backpacks. Like... close to everyone on Steam. There are 12,000 sold Fast Learners. The Last Breath has 12,000 11,000 Team Captains there are 32,000 purchased deus specs. I repeat 32,000 sold Deus Specs 20,000 purchased Spycicles 38,000 Snaggletooths 24,000 Softcaps [b]51,000 Professional's Panama![/b] [editline]14th June 2012[/editline] Errmmm... I'm so sorry Some on the bottom end... Stocking Stuffer: 226 Conquistador (surprise surprise): 270 Hot Dogger: 307 [editline]14th June 2012[/editline] this is better than TF2 Stats Sorry if I never post again, I'm lost in stats[/QUOTE] This is accurate-ish, but not entirely. I know for a fact that the Western Wear has sold more than 1000 copies, so it's off by a few hundred at least.

Something must be happening next week. VLEK's item was added in the beginning of the week so it could have one week of promotion instead of a few days.

[QUOTE][/QUOTE][QUOTE=ned_ballad;36318923]OMG [url]http://stats.tf2finance.com/[/url] Data collected from viewing a HUGE sample size of TF2 backpacks. Like... close to everyone on Steam. There are 12,000 sold Fast Learners. The Last Breath has 12,000 11,000 Team Captains there are 32,000 purchased deus specs. I repeat 32,000 sold Deus Specs 20,000 purchased Spycicles 38,000 Snaggletooths 24,000 Softcaps [b]51,000 Professional's Panama![/b] [editline]14th June 2012[/editline] Errmmm... I'm so sorry Some on the bottom end... Stocking Stuffer: 226 Conquistador (surprise surprise): 270 Hot Dogger: 307 [editline]14th June 2012[/editline] this is better than TF2 Stats Sorry if I never post again, I'm lost in stats[/QUOTE] Oh thank you. That site keeps crashing my firefox Stupid school internet

[QUOTE=Hideous_;36322785]This is accurate-ish, but not entirely. I know for a fact that the Western Wear has sold more than 1000 copies, so it's off by a few hundred at least.[/QUOTE] That's because it counts uncraftable store bought items. Valve changed them to be craftable for the manniversary (or another update, can't remember), so previously bought items shouldn't be counted if it works this way

[QUOTE=NapyDaWise;36322946]That's because it counts uncraftable store bought items. Valve changed them to be craftable for the manniversary (or another update, can't remember), so previously bought items shouldn't be counted if it works this way[/QUOTE] They undid the "craftable store bought hats" because people were buying 50 cent hats to craft them. They undid it in like, hours after the update hit. And it didn't apply to the items bought before the update.

[QUOTE=Evil_Knevil;36322786]Something must be happening next week. VLEK's item was added in the beginning of the week so it could have one week of promotion instead of a few days.[/QUOTE] Or it was the weekly item that was skipped other weeks?

[QUOTE=BANG!;36323289]Or it was the weekly item that was skipped other weeks?[/QUOTE] Well between the spats and side satchel were 14 days. They skipped a week then. Between the satchel and chest are 11 days. So they could have waited till this thursday to add the chest, just like the item before. But instead they added it sooner.

[QUOTE=PSI Guy;36323158]They undid the "craftable store bought hats" because people were buying 50 cent hats to craft them. They undid it in like, hours after the update hit. And it didn't apply to the items bought before the update.[/QUOTE] My bad, they made them tradable. Damn all theses qualities are confusing.

While I can see the Razorback finally getting team colors, I don't really want Valve to fix the Loch-n-Load sights. Knowing them, they'll fuck up the model and the sights will end up in Demoman's crotch, replacing the little smilie face.

[QUOTE=COSTA;36323803]While I can see the Razorback finally getting team colors, I don't really want Valve to fix the Loch-n-Load sights. Knowing them, they'll fuck up the model and the sights will end up in Demoman's crotch, replacing the little smilie face.[/QUOTE] But why would he need sights in his cro- eugh OH GOD

I've had problems where the Smiley face dissapears altogether, might just be hem models though. [editline]14th June 2012[/editline] hwm, can't edit.

[QUOTE=hogofwar;36323877]I've had problems where the Smiley face dissapears altogether, might just be hem models though. [editline]14th June 2012[/editline] hwm, can't edit.[/QUOTE] I know there's several bugs where items or bodygroups disappear for other players, but not for you. So if you taunt as demo you see it, but cannot see others' smiley faces. Pretty sure exploded caber is still invisible to other players too.

I don't want the night to be next week because that's when I have all my exams, EXACTLY LIKE LAST YEAR'S UBER UPDATE WEEK MIND YOU. I want thursday to be the night.

I went to bed yesterday thinking it was Thursday, kind of hoping for a new update. Turns out yesterday was Wednesday. I was mildly disappointed.

[QUOTE=Scarabix;36324047]I don't want the night to be next week because that's when I have all my exams, EXACTLY LIKE LAST YEAR'S UBER UPDATE WEEK MIND YOU. I want Thursday to be the night.[/QUOTE] I'd love for it to be tonight. Quantum Conundrum comes out next Thursday and I'm not home the weekend after that. That said I'm rather doubtful.

Tonight's not the night. If an item is added today, it couldn't get much attention before next week, which is OBVIOUSLY when the HUGE update comes out.