TF2 update for December 20th, 2013 & New blog post: "it's beginning to look a lot like something"

[Jeff_epic_mopeds]

You know, I find myself agreeing with Ona here. It seems that every update all the regulars get several items in and only rarely do new people show up. And I'm certain this isn't the first time I've seen this conversation either.

[sp]But then again I don't even know how to model so who the fuck am I to talk.[/sp]

[Ona]

[QUOTE=Void Skull;43259790]What do I do for my items? I've textured all of them. Most of them, I did the original concept art for. I did a lot of work to get where I am right now.

It takes a lot of work to get anywhere in life, but the last thing you want to do is tear yourself apart with anger and jealousy of one another and give up all hope.[/QUOTE]

You did a lot of work, yeah. Nobody is denying that. But do you think me, Flubb, Sedi and Chao just farted out the Polar Opposite in a spare weekend? All up, that was over a month's worth of work. And most of us have been submitting stuff for a lot longer. We work hard, too. But we don't get the same kinds of rewards.

I digress, though. Nobody's giving up on anything. We're just throwing anger at those who succeed because we didn't. It's childish, unfair and stupid. But when has that ever stopped human beings before?

[void~]

[QUOTE=Ona;43259822]You did a lot of work, yeah. Nobody is denying that. But do you think me, Flubb, Sedi and Chao just farted out the Polar Opposite in a spare weekend? All up, that was over a month's worth of work. And most of us have been submitting stuff for a lot longer. We work hard, too. But we don't get the same kinds of rewards.

I digress, though. Nobody's giving up on anything. We're just throwing anger at those who succeed because we didn't. It's childish, unfair and stupid. But when has that ever stopped human beings before?[/QUOTE]

I just don't know how to carry on this discussion anymore. It'll happen with every update even if new people get self-mades, which actually happened with several people in this update and especially Halloween. It's a pointless battle started by anger and jealousy and there's no avoiding it and no stopping it. Thousands of items exist on the workshop, made by hundreds of people. There aren't any guarantees. There's not a winner every time. This is gambling, really, and there's no guarantees in gambling.

[Grimhound]

Is there a list of all the new cosmetics that have been added? I went back through the thread and couldn't find one, and the Wiki hasn't been updated.

[Monokarhu]

[QUOTE=Grimhound;43259916]Is there a list of all the new cosmetics that have been added? I went back through the thread and couldn't find one, and the Wiki hasn't been updated.[/QUOTE]
[URL="http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/December_20,_2013_Patch#cite_note-1"]Here you go.[/URL]

[Drury]

Is it just me or these new festives went a bit too far?

I didn't mind festive lights, but wrapping all weapons in the same gift wrap...

[Grimhound]

[QUOTE=Kapellmeister;43259965][URL="http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/December_20,_2013_Patch#cite_note-1"]Here you go.[/URL][/QUOTE]

I was hoping for something displaying the item visuals so that I could determine if there's anything I want to chase down.

[Snowshoe]

the festive weapons have gotten progressively more jarring and over-the-top. adding stupid shit like candy canes, wrapping paper, bells, giant yellow bulbs, etc. just screams "trying too hard". i think the festive jarate was well done though, a lot more subtle.

as for the rest, they should have just wrapped lights on them and called it a day, just like the 2011s. some of this shit doesn't even make sense- why is heavy eating wrapping paper, or how is the sapper supposed to attach to the sentry if it's completely covered in wrapping paper and a bow?

[Ona]

Don't listen to me I'm a bitter old man.

[NoaJM]

[QUOTE=Ona;43259993]Don't listen to me I'm a bitter old man.[/QUOTE]

Don't worry Ona; I still love your items no matter what. I have faith they'll get chosen someday.

[Mentlegen]

[QUOTE=Snowshoe;43259991]some of this shit doesn't even make sense- why is heavy eating wrapping paper, or how is the sapper supposed to attach to the sentry if it's completely covered in wrapping paper and a bow?[/QUOTE]

You're playing a game filled with guns that can make men bulletproof, teleporters that can transport you without horribly disfiguring you, and very large hands. Why does eating a sandwich heal you to full health? How does blowing a horn make you do more damage, protect you from harm, or make you go faster? Why does hitting someone with a candy cane produce a medkit? You're asking the wrong kinds of questions mate. You should be asking why the Heavy wrapped his food in gift wrapping paper in the first place. :v:

[Spectre1406]

Do these imbeciles ever playtest their shit? I can't even open my backpack without exiting by itself.

[Snowshoe]

[QUOTE=Mentlegen;43260021]You're playing a game filled with guns that can make men bulletproof, teleporters that can transport you without horribly disfiguring you, and very large hands. Why does eating a sandwich heal you to full health? How does blowing a horn make you do more damage, protect you from harm, or make you go faster? Why does hitting someone with a candy cane produce a medkit? You're asking the wrong kinds of questions mate. You should be asking why the Heavy wrapped his food in gift wrapping paper in the first place. :v:[/QUOTE]

if tf2 is even slightly grounded to real life, wrapping paper is supposed to be inedible, unless people from the tf universe like eating paper...

[Ona]

[QUOTE=Snowshoe;43260047]if tf2 is even slightly grounded to real life, wrapping paper is supposed to be inedible, unless people from the tf universe like eating paper...[/QUOTE]

[IMG]http://www.tfportal.de/gfx/items/large/c_robo_sandwich_large.432fe72a4405249738065f6f9009ce8dd5cac132.png[/IMG]

[Snowshoe]

[QUOTE=Ona;43260051][IMG]http://www.tfportal.de/gfx/items/large/c_robo_sandwich_large.432fe72a4405249738065f6f9009ce8dd5cac132.png[/IMG][/QUOTE]

same complaint with that imo, i was going to mention it in my first post

at least it fits with the robot heavy, but like pretty much every single boogaloo item and the original mvm loot, it is super weird on the human guys

[Glubbable]

Well this update has introduced some fancy bugs.

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[Mastmario]

Ya, I also saw an engi wearing an upside down tyrant helm today, for some reason I thought it was fitting him well, even without a viking braider.

[Tinbe]

So, after reading all this Smissmass stuff, and I decided to hop in tf2. As expected, I got a Gift-Stuffed Stocking and a Secret Saxton.
I opened the stocking and got quite a lot of stuff; Giftapult, Name and Desc. Tags, ToD Ticket, Escape Plan, Beggar's Bazooka and BP Expander.
I went on a server and used Giftapult on my spare S. Shovel. Well, this is what happened.
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''Man, Giftapult is such a great invention. I'm happy I can make someone else's Smissmass a little happ...
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Well, fuck you game. You consumed the giftapult just for nothing.
And I'm not even kidding, I checked my inventory and Giftapult had disappeared after receiving the second message.

[Dvdgg]

Am I the only one who has got a hat from the stocking? Everyone mentions getting the weapons, Mann Up ticket, tags and such, but I think I haven't seen anyone getting a hat.

[Bynine]

[QUOTE=Dvdgg;43260460]Am I the only one who has got a hat from the stocking? Everyone mentions getting the weapons, Mann Up ticket, tags and such, but I think I haven't seen anyone getting a hat.[/QUOTE]

I got a backpack expander, and I saw someone else get a fairly rare Engineer misc. It seems pretty random.

[Ryu-Gi]

having problems opening TF2 now, anyone else have this problem?

[Erfly]

[QUOTE=Dvdgg;43260460]Am I the only one who has got a hat from the stocking? Everyone mentions getting the weapons, Mann Up ticket, tags and such, but I think I haven't seen anyone getting a hat.[/QUOTE]

I think the way it works, is that it gives you 3 random weapons, and rarely instead of a weapon a cosmetic; I saw someone get a Maddendoktor and two weapons earlier.

[Drury]

I think out of all rebalancement patches we got this year, this is one of the worse ones:

Concheror and Backup buffs are nice, but they don't make Backup any more viable. Concheror was already okay. Backup needs to block more damage.

Crit-a-cola - same deal as Concheror.

Diamondback... Why not more crits per sap? Or some sort of bonus while sapping, like minicrits or faster cloak regen... Anything would be better than this.

Flying Guillotine - not really a balance change, but it was already okay anyway.

Short Circuit... *sigh*

Soda Popper is oeugherfewhfwhe, but hey it doesn't get free minicrits anymore. Still, this is definitely not the best thing they could have done.

I always thought Direct Hit taunt fits the Bazooka.

[C4rnage]

So everyone gets a gift-stuffed stocking and it always has 1 backpack expander and 1 giftapult.

if i create a server and connect my main account and another account and use the giftapult with backpack expander, basicly i can get all backpack slots for free?

[NO LOAFING!]

[QUOTE=C4rnage;43262517]So everyone gets a gift-stuffed stocking and it always has 1 backpack expander and 1 giftapult.

if i create a server and connect my main account and another account and use the giftapult with backpack expander, basicly i can get all backpack slots for free?[/QUOTE]

The giftapult sends the gift to a random person on [B]any[/B] server, not just the server you're on.

[VintageCat]

[QUOTE=C4rnage;43262517]So everyone gets a gift-stuffed stocking and it always has 1 backpack expander and 1 giftapult.

if i create a server and connect my main account and another account and use the giftapult with backpack expander, basicly i can get all backpack slots for free?[/QUOTE]
Giftaput sends an item to absolutely random player.

[Venomousbeetle]

that was a good first night, I'm in the smissmas spirit

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(Santa Gabey was using a Pallet of crates/South Park Merry Fuckin Christmas playing on HLDJ at the same time)

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How was everyone elses first night of smissmas?

[DelBoy]

With the amount of crates the game throws at you during this update, backpack expanders might as well be a necessity.

[Bapaul]

I still haven't found a single crate :V

[patches]

Oh my god, they did super well with the new festives! They look great!