Is it just me, or does this recent Christmas update not feel.... christmasy.. - Games

[QUOTE=Chekko;26806617]It's offensive to non-Christians![/QUOTE] Why. :downs:

I bet they will give something out on December 25th.

I want all maps with a snow weather effect. :v:

[QUOTE=iKey;26815454]I bet they will give something out on December 25th.[/QUOTE] Ahh fuck this theory. I was the one who said the crates wouldn't cost money to open.

[QUOTE=HyperTails;26815479]I want all maps with a snow weather effect. :v:[/QUOTE] Knowing how Valve handled most of their tiny details, the best we'll get is probably a screen overlay

best they'll do is make the sky white and have white blocks falling down

I don't care if other people hate all the new TF2 updates. I only wish my new computer parts arrived faster to replace my busted ones so I can actually play. I've missed out the Killing Floor event and this one too. Coincidentally, they are arriving on Chrismas day.

[QUOTE=Empty_Shadow;26815088]Why. :downs:[/QUOTE] Because it's perfectly fine to talk about Hannukah and Ramadamadingdong, but mention the purpose of Easter and you've got a problem.

[QUOTE=A B.A. Survivor;26818099]Because it's perfectly fine to talk about Hannukah and Ramadamadingdong, but mention the purpose of Easter and you've got a problem.[/QUOTE]Who has a problem with giving props to Eostre, the goddess of Spring? She was a pretty cool dude. (dude-ess?)

Padlocks on Easter Eggs.

[QUOTE=Tabarnaco;26805801]Apparently the Southern hemisphere is a difficult concept to understand for some people.[/QUOTE] apparently cultural hegemony is a difficult concept for people to understand like it or not, christmas and cold weather are inextricably linked in the mind of the whole world making it "lol australian christmas so no snow" is pure laziness and gimmickry to make myself more clear, tf2 is built upon stereotypes: the characters, the locales, the theme and so on christmas has snow and cold weather as its stereotype. it is therefore conspicious in its absense from this update, and further betrays tf2's roots also the game is fucking set in the northern hemisphere

[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;26822479]apparently cultural hegemony is a difficult concept for people to understand like it or not, christmas and cold weather are inextricably linked in the mind of the whole world making it "lol australian christmas so no snow" is pure laziness and gimmickry to make myself more clear, tf2 is built upon stereotypes: the characters, the locales, the theme and so on christmas has snow and cold weather as its stereotype. it is therefore conspicious in its absense from this update, and further betrays tf2's roots also the game is fucking set in the northern hemisphere[/QUOTE] But Old Nick went to the north pole, so its not "lol no snow" Read the blog.

[QUOTE=Taco-Taco;26822570]But Old Nick went to the [B]south[/B] pole, so its not "lol no snow" Read the blog.[/QUOTE] you have completely missed the point

The presents are "festive" crates. But you have to pay to open them :smug:

[QUOTE=yuki;26823581]The presents are "festive" crates. But you have to pay to open them :smug:[/QUOTE] Yeah just like last year at xmas, "hey mum, here is a present, that will be £2 please"

[QUOTE=reywilnc;26804274]God damn it i meant to say No[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Tabarnaco;26809517]If you hate it so much rent a server and mod it to make it vanilla, goddamn.[/QUOTE] This doesn't work, because nobody plays super vanilla servers ('cause they can't live without their goddamn FaN or whatever). I wish they did, because it'd be a nice refresher from all the new weapons and vanity items. (And don't tell me to play a console version, because I like payload)

[QUOTE=.FLAP.JACK.DAN.;26806908]Then what about the kid though? That model is detailed but I can't see it ever being used ingame.[/QUOTE] It's probably just some random kid model from some Valve modeler's portfolio that was modified to look TF2-ish. Anyway, I think I found a new hint about the upcoming Xmas Update Part 2... 4) [b]Old Nick's relation to the Sniper.[/b] If you look closely at Old Nick on the update page, you'll see he looks very similar to the Sniper, especially around the mouth and eyes. He probably even uses the same animations similar to how the HHH used the Demoman's animations. Since they are both Australian, there's even a good chance that they're related by blood. Think of it this way: the Sniper occasionally goes by the nickname "Ritzy Rick", right? And the Old Nick is named "Old Nick", right? Now I don't know about you, but where I'm from, most sons are named after their father either by rhyme or alliteration. For instance, my name is Jim, my dad's name is Bim and my grandfather's name was Crim. Since Old Nick is clearly Young Rick's biological father, it makes no sense for Valve to leave out such an important plot point from the story. This is definitive speculation that there will be another update on Friday featuring significantly more content than what we got last week. Get hyped, be excited, it's happening.

Wrong.

Can someone explain me in what does this update consist?

[QUOTE=Javyer;26835966]Can someone explain me in what does this update consist?[/QUOTE] [url]http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Australian_Christmas[/url]

It sorta is since we have to pay to get "gifts" for ourselves...

Opened six crates. Got 4 backscratchers, a set of fists, and a useless sword. Bah humbug

[QUOTE=Ruggington;26837479]Opened six crates. Got 4 backscratchers, a set of fists, and a useless sword. Bah humbug[/QUOTE] can i please have a fist and backscratcher?

Valve was never told the part about Christmas being about giving out of love for others.

If you guys want this update to be Christmassier, try doing something nice for other players. The true spirit of Christmas is people giving each other stuff, and companies trying to make more money.

[QUOTE=credesniper;26837956]Valve was never told the part about Christmas being about giving out of love for others.[/QUOTE] But we are giving gifts! The gift of bullets!

A new soundtrack with a Christmas feeling to it would lift up the spirit a lot.

Why doesnt Valve make anything anymore. They dont make killicons They dont make maps They don't make models They dont make sounds They are getting lots of money right, I realize they have Portal 2 to work on and that takes resources, but can a little love and money go to TF2.

I accidentally voted yes. But I meant no. I was hoping for a christmas map and everybody could get santa hats.