Major Update Speculation XXVI: Much Ado About Nothing - Games

[QUOTE=omegasupreme1;48121289]Serious question: Take one of the new skins that you like, and think, before this update, would this skin belong anywhere other than gamebananna? Let alone the actual game? Sure we've had shitty looking cosmetics before, but could you see that skin in the actual game?[/QUOTE] If you have such a problem with the skins there's already a removal mod. Google it, put it in your custom folder, and with all due respect, shut up. Same for everybody else here. With both the mod already existing AND there being actual marketing facts backing up how popular the skins are contrary to "popular" (Facepunch and reddit's) belief, there's absolutely no reason to keep banging on about how horrible they are. Yes a lot of them are super ugly. Doesn't mean the game's dead; on the contrary, this was just the kind of boost TF2 needed to at least survive until Halloween.

[QUOTE=KaptonJack;48121312]I don't see a problem with silly and fun cosmetics in a silly game. The skins didn't KILL CS:GO's integrity, in fact the game has only gotten bigger. Honestly you're reacting so negatively to cosmetics which is hilarious, because I bet you didn't cry about hats.[/QUOTE] Most hats fit into the TF2 artstyle. Some are silly, some are ugly, but only a few of them (excluding the Halloween hats, but you can only see those during certain parts of the year) are so unfitting as to be noticeable from a distance. Bar the pink and lime paints, some of these skins are the worst violations of the artstyle so far.

Sorry to ask, but can you still get get the blank killstreak kits because I want my mohawk to be radicol cool, bra.

[QUOTE=Rajikaru;48121362]If you have such a problem with the skins there's already a removal mod. Google it, put it in your custom folder, and with all due respect, shut up. [/QUOTE] I would have absolutely no problem with bad cosmetics if Valve hadn't taken an anti-"sv_pure 0" stance and let me disable them on most servers.

[QUOTE=Poopy Joe;48121371]Sorry to ask, but can you still get get the blank killstreak kits because I want my mohawk to be radicol cool, bra.[/QUOTE] [URL="http://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/440/Specialized%20Killstreak%20Kit%20Fabricator"]Fabricator for Special[/URL] [URL="http://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/440/Specialized%20Killstreak%20Kit"]The kit itself for Special[/URL] [URL="http://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/440/Professional%20Killstreak%20Kit%20Fabricator"]Fabricator for Pro[/URL] [URL="http://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/440/Professional%20Killstreak%20Kit"]Kit for Pro[/URL] [editline]4th July 2015[/editline] I would love for these blank kits to stay in game, just make them rare and maybe disable putting them on items where they have no effect.

[QUOTE=omegasupreme1;48121242]Before the CS:Goter elites start stirring shit up I just wanna say something: CS:GO was dying before it introduced those skins. It took just short of a year for the first update to fill the game with them. It took TF2 over 7 years to reach that point of shitty skins If that doesn't say which game is better then I don't know what will[/QUOTE] It seems you're incredibly adamant about the introduction of these skins. I would suggest contacting Valvewith your feelings.

[QUOTE=Steel & Iron;48121483]It seems you're incredibly adamant about the introduction of these skins.[/QUOTE] Actually I would just prefer that Valve just make sv_pure 0 or sv_pure 1 with a limited whitelist/balcklist default again so I can disable them and the LCDs can play with their skins

[QUOTE=omegasupreme1;48121242]CS:GO was dying before it introduced those skins.[/QUOTE] [url=http://steamcharts.com/app/730]yeah that's bullshit[/url]

If you pick up a weapon while taunting you will go into t pose when the taunt ends, you will also hold no weapon. Didn't see this posted before, sorry for lateness. Clock me up.

[QUOTE=Spydurr117;48121387][URL="http://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/440/Specialized%20Killstreak%20Kit%20Fabricator"]Fabricator for Special[/URL] [URL="http://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/440/Specialized%20Killstreak%20Kit"]The kit itself for Special[/URL] [URL="http://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/440/Professional%20Killstreak%20Kit%20Fabricator"]Fabricator for Pro[/URL] [URL="http://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/440/Professional%20Killstreak%20Kit"]Kit for Pro[/URL] [editline]4th July 2015[/editline] I would love for these blank kits to stay in game, just make them rare and maybe disable putting them on items where they have no effect.[/QUOTE] Yeah, but can you actually complete the fabricator?

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Well, the game is free. They have to make their money somehow. [editline]4th July 2015[/editline] Also if the competitive mode is behind an MvM style paywall it will instantly fail. They wouldn't be that stupid. It will almost certainly be a one time payment.

[QUOTE=UberMunchkin;48121604]I don't want to cause a shitstorm, but as a guy who has barely ever paid for much in the last few years (aside from funds from selling trading stuff) but has been playing since early 2009, I'm not really a fan about the minor paywalls behind a ton of things - most recently skins and whatnot. Hell I'm not a fan of it in CS:GO either because of how little you get. At the end of the day I guess I'm just a little miffed at how everything's generally evolved I guess. edit: This was actually supposed to go in the Mad at TF2 thread but... Eh, guess it kinda works here. I wouldn't be surprised if Comp was behind a paywall like Mann Up - Buying a ticket each time you want to try it.[/QUOTE] Judging by what we found in the schema it will almost certainly be a one time payment pass, similar to the pass for this campaign.

[QUOTE=Poopy Joe;48121560]Yeah, but can you actually complete the fabricator?[/QUOTE] Currently it seems no fabricator can be completed at all. They probably shut it down until they can fix it on monday.

[QUOTE=165your4;48121365]Most hats fit into the TF2 artstyle. Some are silly, some are ugly, but only a few of them (excluding the Halloween hats, but you can only see those during certain parts of the year) are so unfitting as to be noticeable from a distance. Bar the pink and lime paints, some of these skins are the worst violations of the artstyle so far.[/QUOTE] If you really think this is worse than flashy unusuals and le movie/game reference cosmetics then something is wrong with you

I just got my third contract for some reason. I hope they give out more this weekend.

Just got my third too, guess they'll refresh every Saturday

Just got one as well. Seems a bit more difficult than the last two, so I'm thinking they're going to get harder as time progresses.

I hope they're going to add new ones every now and then instead of just dumping two on us every week. Much more interesting this way.

To be honest, regardless of how vigirously we argue over which individual cosmetic addition or feature is or isn't an eyesore or a violation of the artstyle, I think we've come to a point where ALL of them combined on one character are gonna be an absolute pain to look at and be seriously jarring even as far as class/team recognizability goes. Imagine a guy with: Unusual effect on hat Unusual effect on weapon Gaudy weapon skin KS Eye Effects KS sheen Lime/Pink cosmetics That's what... 3 particle effects on one character, plus sheens and paints blurring team recognition more? I know there won't be many people wearing all that at the same time, but I know that it's gonna be real hard for me to get used to that AND some people will just be a moving mass of particles of varous colors that have nothing to do with BLU or RED team colors. Won't make me stop playing the game, but while each individual cosmetic stuff is tolerable, they're starting to add up into unrecognizable piles of garishness and many different colors on one player that are both an eyesore and mess with my ability to recognize who's who.

oh hey, cases are dropping now

Normal drop ?

[QUOTE=Radaghast;48121898]Normal drop ?[/QUOTE] Contract completion so far.

[url]http://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/440/Strange%20Psychedelic%20Slugger%20Revolver%20%28Field-Tested%29[/url] Neat

[QUOTE=Erfly;48121905]Contract completion so far.[/QUOTE] Oh good so I'm going to get dick squat because I finished my contracts 20 minutes after I got them -.-. *Edit* Got another contract. Finished it within literally 5 minutes, got a crap reskin and no crate. Great.

[QUOTE=Dat Lobo;48121918]Oh good so I'm going to get dick squat because I finished my contracts 20 minutes after I got them -.-.[/QUOTE] :( sucks for me too... guess I will have to wait until next week

Someone's still working on the 4th of July?

Talking about Snowplay getting in [URL="http://www.weav.tv/#/KritzKast/live"]http://www.weav.tv/#/KritzKast/live[/URL]

[QUOTE=Radaghast;48121917][url]http://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/440/Strange%20Psychedelic%20Slugger%20Revolver%20%28Field-Tested%29[/url] Neat[/QUOTE] That looks so funky

[QUOTE=anon191a;48121809]I just got my third contract for some reason. I hope they give out more this weekend.[/QUOTE] I still haven't gotten a third one, that's weird. Is it random?