MAJOR TF2 update for 10/29/13 (Fifth Annual Scream Fortress) - Games

[QUOTE=PSI Guy;42691869]guys stop complaining about fitting items being restricted the people who submitted them did knowing full well that they'd be restricted complain to them if anyone, they could've abstained from submitting them and tried for them to get into a proper update[/QUOTE] Having these items restricted to a specific time in the year is absolutely ridiculous is the problem though. Yes they knew they would restricted, but does that make it right? People complained because they wanted to be able to have year round items, but now complaining is obviously pointless since the TF2 team has released the hilarious new item "Eternaween" to milk Halloween items. It's just a shame the TF2 team doesn't see this isn't what people want, surely they can more than survive off the Mann Co store, and Steam Market tax and would likely generate more profit than this "Eternaween" stuff if they made the items available year round. Also, people are saying TF2 isn't getting stale, but it's true, of course I go back to TF2 every now and then but eventually it just gets so boring I have to take a long break from it because every time I go back there is no new gameplay just hats hats hats and I realize it's the same thing over and over. TF2 is like listening to a good song too much or eating too much of a good food, eventually you get sick of it unless you get a good remix or something to spice up the flavour a bit, which TF2 is not clearly doing.

[QUOTE=Datsun;42693749]There are a few things that are better left not being referenced/mentioned/whatever. MLP stuff happens to fall in that category.[/QUOTE] and for some reason they want to reference it CONSTANTLY

[QUOTE=Datsun;42693749]There are a few things that are better left not being referenced/mentioned/whatever. MLP stuff happens to fall in that category.[/QUOTE] Then why is everyone talking about it right now EDIT: Honestly it is a RESTRICTED hat that you probably won't even see after this event. If it really bothers you THAT much just make a model swap to make it look a Gibus or something

[QUOTE=NeoDement;42693770]and for some reason they want to reference it CONSTANTLY[/QUOTE] To be honest, I probably would have done the same in their shoes. It is a very easy cash grab, for both Valve and the content creators. [QUOTE=-=NARH=-;42693797]Then why is everyone talking about it right now[/QUOTE] People don't like the whole brony thing and I can't blame them.

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[QUOTE=VintageCat;42693810]Maybe they think it's fun to watch internet fighting over a bunch of pixels[/QUOTE]I'm not sure how to respond to this. I don't even know where to start, with how stupid a sentence that was.

[QUOTE=Datsun;42693799]People don't like the whole brony thing and I can't blame them.[/QUOTE] If you don't like it then just stop talking about it and ignore it

[QUOTE=NeoDement;42693823]I'm not sure how to respond to this. I don't even know where to start, with how stupid a sentence that was.[/QUOTE] Ah, it's ok. I don't know the entire situation, just woke up and learned that there's a MLP reference. Sorry!

[QUOTE=NeoDement;42693770]and for some reason they want to reference it CONSTANTLY[/QUOTE] -snip- But seriously, I'm really enjoying all of this. The update, the new lines, the lawsuits about you know what. This is seriously the first time in a while I've had such a good time in TF2.

i haven't been following this and even i knew that all of the items released in the update were going to be restricted. what did you guys honestly expect and why are you complaining about it when the team has made it extremely clear for weeks?

[QUOTE=-=NARH=-;42693826]If you don't like it then just stop talking about it and ignore it[/QUOTE] Thats going to be hard when in 2014, the Gibus is replaced by Unicorns. At least its Halloween restricted.

i'm amazed at how wrong they managed to get engineer and pyro's voices engineer is acceptable because it's just his voice actor changing over time, but oh my god pyro is so wrong it's confusing how they managed it other than that they added in half a gig of items that we're only going to see once a month or so which is annoying to download in itself, but thank christ that they're restricted so i don't have to see the dumbest trash from this update all year round, like the bird heads, zombie shoulder pets (as if the regular ones weren't bad enough), the many various animal body parts, and all the other pet items that somehow sneaked their way into the update. pretty interested to see how they changed hightower though, payload race deserved something more interesting for a while now.

[QUOTE=Pocket Medic;42693876]i'm amazed at how wrong they managed to get engineer and pyro's voices engineer is acceptable because it's just his voice actor changing over time, but oh my god pyro is so wrong it's confusing how they managed it other than that they added in half a gig of items that we're only going to see once a month or so which is annoying to download in itself, but thank christ that they're restricted so i don't have to see the dumbest trash from this update all year round, like the bird heads, zombie shoulder pets (as if the regular ones weren't bad enough), the many various animal body parts, and all the other pet items that somehow sneaked their way into the update pretty interested to see how they changed hightower, payload race deserved something more interesting for a while now.[/QUOTE] Oh come on the bird heads are wonderful

Eh, TF2 refuses to update, despite changing my server download spot to something else a couple of times. I'm actually surprised I'm not frustrated about this and I suppose this speaks for my slowly waning interest in getting an item in the game or even playing it - I guess not playing TF2 for a while after this is probably for the best. They say a change is as good as a rest, so maybe I need to see what else my small games library has to offer me.

if no one decided to go into blind seething rage mode and start painting the stupid "bronies autism fedoras!!!" shit all over the god damn place which only made people try (and succeed) in making it even more annoying, this wouldn't even be a problem the problem isn't it being a reference to MLP or anything like that, the problem is the absolutely ludicrous level of hate people have towards this shit no one would bat an eye about references like this under any other circumstance at all

[QUOTE=LaughingStock;42693858]i haven't been following this and even i knew that all of the items released in the update were going to be restricted. what did you guys honestly expect and why are you complaining about it when the team has made it extremely clear for weeks?[/QUOTE] I was expecting it'd be ALL silly stuff that wouldn't normally fit, like the neat bird heads, or full head replacements. A sizable bunch of this is stuff that would fit normally in the game very well.

[QUOTE=Pocket Medic;42693876]i'm amazed at how wrong they managed to get engineer and pyro's voices engineer is acceptable because it's just his voice actor changing over time, but oh my god pyro is so wrong it's confusing how they managed it other than that they added in half a gig of items that we're only going to see once a month or so which is annoying to download in itself, but thank christ that they're restricted so i don't have to see the dumbest trash from this update all year round, like the bird heads, zombie shoulder pets (as if the regular ones weren't bad enough), the many various animal body parts, and all the other pet items that somehow sneaked their way into the update. pretty interested to see how they changed hightower though, payload race deserved something more interesting for a while now.[/QUOTE] Trash? Really?

now why the fuck would someone pay $650/$250 for non-haunted versions of about 100 hats you can only wear on hallowe'en/full moon/servers with the cvar enabled [editline]today[/editline] [B]FUN FACT[/B] Buying it will give you about $3 rebate in tf2 trading cards

[QUOTE=Slashex;42693917]I was expecting it'd be ALL silly stuff that wouldn't normally fit, like the neat bird heads, or full head replacements. A bunch of this is stuff that would fit normally in the game very well.[/QUOTE] It probably isn't out of the realm of possibility to have Medic experiment of the mercs or even himself to make the bird head/Second Opinion hats fit Plus that Soldier Rocket Man set is incredible

This update is really really meh, would have expected something more than a couple of weeks of restricted cosmetics.

[QUOTE=Cronos Dage;42693938]now why the fuck would someone pay $650/$250 for non-haunted versions of about 100 hats you can only wear on hallowe'en/full moon/servers with the cvar enabled[/QUOTE] uninformed people

[QUOTE=Zannabluke;42693964]This update is really really meh, would have expected something more than a couple of weeks of restricted cosmetics.[/QUOTE] Don't forget though, you can replay past events as well

[QUOTE=Venezuelan;42694008]Don't forget though, you can replay past events as well[/QUOTE] The 2012 event is so superior its not even funny. Halloween paints, souls, great map, great boss. The difference is crazy.

all those voiced lines for two stationary payload carts

[QUOTE=Corporal Yippie;42694046]all those voiced lines for two stationary payload carts[/QUOTE] Has anyone made any maps using the Halloween stuff? Or is the TF2 map community dead now?

anyone who thinks the mlp hat is not mlp is delusional/in denial/an idiot also I think the update map is terrible, hightower was an awful choice, the spells are okay on their own though

I hope to god that we end up with a server plugin that enables spells all year round anywhere. These spells are so great, and they all look so cool and are so fun to play with and so on and so forth.

[QUOTE=Mr. Magoolachub;42694128]anyone who thinks the mlp hat is not mlp is delusional/in denial/an idiot also I think the update map is terrible, hightower was an awful choice, the spells are okay on their own though[/QUOTE] [video=youtube;M8REVZE-REw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8REVZE-REw[/video] every other voice line in that 5 minute video of all the unicorn hat's lines are MLP references. I don't know why people keep denying it, like as if their mind is desperately trying to shield themselves from the truth or something. Yes Valve occasionally adds mlp shit because honestly what company doesn't? The cash allot of bronies bring in is well worth the forum complaints. [editline]29th October 2013[/editline] Let me just stress that Valve hired all the voice actors (except for the Medic it seems) to say what mostly blatant MLP references for [B]one[/B] hat. This is allot of effort for just a normal 'ole item don't you think?

I'm really not digging the Halloween Hell-Raiser version of Hightower. Never was too fond of that map, and it seems to be built around narrow alleyways rather than the more open, branching pathways. I guess they had to use a Payload Race to fit in with the theme (I admit the "send 'em to hell" theme is pretty clever). Unfortunately, Hightower leads to a lot of frustrating standoffs as the final push is really hard - the slow vertical makes it almost impossible to maneuver or dodge. Combine that with spells (especially the high-jump one) and you can go up and down several times without going anywhere. Also it's kind of confusing about where to head from the spawn. Do the older Halloween maps still have their deal? I missed out on Merasmus last year and would like to try out that game.

[QUOTE=Corndog Ninja;42694191]I'm really not digging the Halloween Hell-Raiser version of Hightower. Never was too fond of that map, and it seems to be built around narrow alleyways rather than the more open, branching pathways. I guess they had to use a Payload Race to fit in with the theme (I admit the "send 'em to hell" theme is pretty clever). Unfortunately, Hightower leads to a lot of frustrating standoffs as the final push is really hard - the slow vertical makes it almost impossible to maneuver or dodge. Combine that with spells (especially the high-jump one) and you can go up and down several times without going anywhere. Also it's kind of confusing about where to head from the spawn. Do the older Halloween maps still have their deal? I missed out on Merasmus last year and would like to try out that game.[/QUOTE] why even hightower, like you raise the bodies UP to an area that doesn't look anything special and then wow you're in hell somehow now??? why not nightfall as many people thought it would be, even just use the stage 3 if they didn't want it multi-level, wow it's a pit and you could drop them off in to hell that would actually make sense and then the update wouldn't be on a bad map