Major Update Speculation Thread v12: Layoffs Edition - Games

[QUOTE=Mikemaximum;39725560]There will be more TF2 items with it's steam release. Which you get when you pay $30, along with that cute parasite-snake-dragon and stuff.[/QUOTE] The game is good, played it at a friends house. I just don't like the god awful dragon hat thingy

[QUOTE=HerSilverHammer;39725547]That's such an unfair, bullshit argument. "I don't like this." "You hate fun." I personally think a skull dragon going through the character's head is a little over the line. I'm not saying the line hasn't been crossed before. I'm not saying Skullgirls is bad, it's fun in fact. I personally find it to be bad looking, especially in context of the art direction.[/QUOTE] I do agree with you in the art direction, it's somewhat out of place for TF2's art style.

So, everyone wanted it, but now that they see it, they hate it, because they expected it to somehow shift its style to fit TF2. How, exactly?

[QUOTE=CrossNgen;39725637]So, everyone wanted it, but now that they see it, they hate it, because they expected it to somehow shift its style to fit TF2. How, exactly?[/QUOTE] just the bad looks on the hat. It looks goddamn ugly and out of place

Guys, the filename clearly says "Test". At least let him finish it before you start shitting on it.

The hat's a bit too much, it goes way beyond and all around their heads. Could go down onto their chest like an earbuds/scarf instead.

[QUOTE=Mikemaximum;39725581]I do agree with you in the art direction, it's somewhat out of place for TF2's art style.[/QUOTE] [i]Somewhat?[/i] It is an anime-style dragon/vertebrae creature with sharp teeth, literally flowing through the Spy's head. Any amount of "fit" it has is purely because it is a 3D model. They didn't even bother to attempt to stylize it. It is a good model of the creature in question my an accomplished 3D artist, but [url=http://tf2.gamebanana.com/skins/77769]this is a good model of some Star Wars pilot gear[/url], [url=http://tf2.gamebanana.com/skins/69826]this is a good model of a Darth Vader helmet[/url] and [url=http://tf2.gamebanana.com/skins/81654]this is a good model of Dead Space armor[/url] and I'm sure you'll recognize the creators of these.

I'm sorry but I would agree with Kapell that hat just looks unfinished not bad.

[QUOTE=alsoodani;39722045]Have you seen this Gif: [IMG]http://24.media.tumblr.com/41c8bab0705b7ae84694d181ed252775/tumblr_mit9ajYNk01rdlrgno1_r1_500.gif[/IMG] She already seems to be heading in that direction![/QUOTE] All class badonkadonk misc.

I speak for all of us when I say those jokes are getting really old. Maybe within the next century or so we'll be getting more actual ideas than misogynistic wank.

[QUOTE=Zeos;39725741]All class badonkadonk misc.[/QUOTE] [t]http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/b/ba/Demotauntsr.png[/t]

[QUOTE=Purple Gecko;39725723]I'm sorry but I would agree with Kapell that hat just looks unfinished not bad.[/QUOTE] Yeah, it looks preety cool imo, but it's definately not finished. I trust that nix is gonna have some common sense and add entry/exit wounds and perhaps make a more TF2 like texture, the current one looks a bit like a placeholder. Anyways, I'm not gonna start shitting on a WIP while it's not finished. Haters gonna hate.

All I will say is that I hope its going to get some animations or stuff, cause even when fully textured and stuff it would look pretty strange having a dead snake being extremely stiff out of your head.

[QUOTE=Linda,Octopus;39725824]All I will say is that I hope its going to get some animations or stuff, cause even when fully textured and stuff it would look pretty strange having a dead snake being extremely stiff out of your head.[/QUOTE] Animation would be nice ala the Houwar.

that's an alright hat i would have preferred it to be resting on the class's shoulders like a boa (a joke about snakes. this is my joke) scarf or something or even have it wrap around the top of the class's head this is alright though i'm sure the other promos will be better as they will most likely be actual pieces of clothing and not cranial-ass bonesnakes

[IMG]http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/thumb/b/be/Cockfighter.png/250px-Cockfighter.png[/IMG] This hat was widely approved on these forums because people love Scribblenauts. If it was for Skullgirls it'd be persecuted. Forgive me but I'm having a very rough time of seeing some viewpoints on "what does and doesn't belong" with so many personal factors involved. I mean who's even to say by now? Also after looking at Nix's previous works, as he's done Skullgirls stuff before, I greatly doubt it's gonna be some "arrow-in-the-head" stiff prop.

[QUOTE=Behemothbear;39725853][B]This hat was widely approved on these forums [/B][/QUOTE] hahahaha oh holy fuck what forums have YOU been on

[QUOTE=Behemothbear;39725853][IMG]http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/thumb/b/be/Cockfighter.png/250px-Cockfighter.png[/IMG] This hat was widely approved on these forums because people love Scribblenauts. If it was for Skullgirls it'd be persecuted. Forgive me but I'm having a very rough time of seeing some viewpoints on "what does and doesn't belong" with so many personal factors involved. I mean who's even to say by now? Also after looking at Nix's previous works, as he's done Skullgirls stuff before, I greatly doubt it's gonna be some "arrow-in-the-head" stiff prop.[/QUOTE] This hat looks terrible, not that I can do any better

[QUOTE=The Calzone;39725917]hahahaha oh holy fuck what forums have YOU been on[/QUOTE] The forum that had page after page after page praising the game and approving the hat saying "alright, cool" until it was brought up that "it's a cow udder hat". Go ahead, look back at those pages.

[QUOTE=NapyDaWise;39725565]For bit trip runner 2 we didn't got an all class black cardboard hat, we got nice fitting shoes. Please do that for that game too.[/QUOTE] Those shoes look hideous on Demoman. They should have been scout only in my opinion. [QUOTE=CrucialSeBBi;39725553]If you gonna defend the hat, then I might as well start defending the PvZ promos[/QUOTE] Because an insane pyromaniac wearing a traffic cone on his head as well as an insane man who thinks he's a war expert wearing a bucket for protection goes against the art style so horribly that it's WORSE then an anime skeletal snake.

Skullgirls hat > Scribblenauts hat They're both bad though.

[QUOTE=BoxinShrimp;39725952]Those shoes look hideous on Demoman. They should have been scout only in my opinion.[/QUOTE] yeah he needs some tubesocks or something to cover up his sickly pale legs

[QUOTE=Behemothbear;39725853][IMG]http://wiki.teamfortress.com/w/images/thumb/b/be/Cockfighter.png/250px-Cockfighter.png[/IMG] This hat was widely approved on these forums because people love Scribblenauts. If it was for Skullgirls it'd be persecuted. Forgive me but I'm having a very rough time of seeing some viewpoints on "what does and doesn't belong" with so many personal factors involved. I mean who's even to say by now? Also after looking at Nix's previous works, as he's done Skullgirls stuff before, I greatly doubt it's gonna be some "arrow-in-the-head" stiff prop.[/QUOTE] Well, yeah it'd be persecuted. It wouldn't make sense if the hat from Scribblenauts was a Skullgirls promo. Holy shit this is one of the most stupid arguments I've ever read. It's at least a hat. When I look a promos, I just apply my little headcanon to it that "idk, some other company that represents the game in the tf2 universe sent this to spytech or some shit idk." Whether it has animations or not, the idea of a living skeleton snake parasite thing sticking through the head of the character DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. Some stupid rooster hat with headphones? Yeah, it's fucking stupid, but it's possible in the context of the universe. It doesn't take a 2007-era Valve writer to see that this Skullgirls hat is out of place. Someone earlier suggested a stylized scarf- I'd be content with that. But [i]another[/i] HOUWAR? Fucking gag me.

[QUOTE=BoxinShrimp;39725952]Those shoes look hideous on Demoman. They should have been scout only in my opinion. Because an insane pyromaniac wearing a traffic cone on his head as well as an insane man who thinks he's a war expert wearing a bucket for protection goes against the art style so horribly that it's WORSE then an anime skeletal snake.[/QUOTE] When did I complain on the artstyle on the PvZ promos? I just think they look like shit

[QUOTE=CrucialSeBBi;39726003]When did I complain on the artstyle on the PvZ promos?[/QUOTE] Your comment made it look like you thought they didn't fit, sorry. On the topic of the Skullgirls promo, I think it looks ok, but it should be much smaller before it's even considered. And even then, I'd still prefer something else.

The Leviathan thing is only gonna be for donators though, so it'll be far less common then the actual steam promos. Not to mention when we have trading fodder like Max's head, the Smissmass present hat and the HOUWAR, it fits right in as an expensive but ugly item. Now if the pre-order hats are bad, then I'll be really annoyed.

[QUOTE=BoxinShrimp;39726007]Your comment made it look like you thought they didn't fit, sorry.[/QUOTE] Its k

[thumb]http://d2oadd98wnjs7n.cloudfront.net/medias/677919/pictures/full/20130225143008-DLC_BlackDahlia.png?1361831416[/thumb] That gun looks like it could be a nice Grenade Launcher (with some adjustments).

The Leviathan thing is a really faithful reproduction of the character. But I think it's going to mess with silhouette too much - personally I'd shrink its length by a lot and make its proportions look a bit more like that little small sketch with the Heavy. This might make it clip with a couple hats (assuming it's going in the misc slot) but I think that'd make it a lot more acceptable. It would also make it look more like it wants to lovingly stroke your head, which is both really disturbing but also maybe a little cute. But mostly disturbing, considering it's gored itself through one of your ears and out a part of your skull.

I want a Tank fist for Heavy from that Panzerfaust idea. That would be unbelievably awesome.