Major Update Speculation XXVI: Much Ado About Nothing - Games

[QUOTE=Killer monkey;48146393]It was more than the animation, the [sp]lifeform[/sp] joke was actually really funny, and it was Valve humor.[/QUOTE] Engie laughing at the pseudo science was perfect, got a laugh out of me too. Also kinda off topic but it really bugs me when demo's in full EOD armor in casual situations. that shit's heavy, i'd be wanting to wear it as little as possible, and there he is watching a movie in it.

How i feel its all gonna go down: . Invasion and Competitive update are coming in the same package. Asteroid and robot defence will be added. Robot defence will be added as another competitive gamemode (as well as 6v6 and 9v9.) We will get a SFM and story for that update too. Most of the invasion stuff will be community made. Maybe around early October or late August. Also; balance changes galore. . Spy vs Engi arrives around smissmisstime. Plays out like the other war update except that in order to pick sides and help your team, you will have to buy a ticket (like gun-mettle.) Spy will get new weapons, the engi will get a new "speed boost" pad that was found in the files. And whoever wins gets a new revolver. . After that; i speculate that more gun-mettle like campaigns will fill the void between big updates. Each campaign adds new skins of course. But also a couple new maps and some balancing. My 2 cents.

[QUOTE=Becomeimp;48145945][URL="http://steamcommunity.com/groups/CloudyMoon#announcements/detail/47635655594416829"]This Steam Group claims to have beaten the "Invasion" ARG[/URL] I'll post the gist of it here: [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC3S61Ngznk"]THIS[/URL] mirror of the trailer went up, supposedly uploaded by a Valve Employee. The binary in the description leads to[URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmDdrYl04rY"] THIS[/URL] video, which features the MVM music remixed with the alien music. "The Title being "invade me" and the description being "it comes" Combing these three codes then seperating them by their root denominators makes this phrase: mvm_invasion.bsp"[/QUOTE] I don't know what's more sad, the fact that whoever made that shit-awful "ARG" thought it will work to fool the community or that the community actually falls for it...

[QUOTE=facepunched8;48146637]How i feel its all gonna go down: . Invasion and Competitive update are coming in the same package. Asteroid and robot defence will be added. Robot defence will be added as another competitive gamemode (as well as 6v6 and 9v9.) We will get a SFM and story for that update too. Most of the invasion stuff will be community made. Maybe around early October or late August. Also; balance changes galore. . Spy vs Engi arrives around smissmisstime. Plays out like the other war update except that in order to pick sides and help your team, you will have to buy a ticket (like gun-mettle.) Spy will get new weapons, the engi will get a new "speed boost" pad that was found in the files. And whoever wins gets a new revolver. . After that; i speculate that more gun-mettle like campaigns will fill the void between big updates. Each campaign adds new skins of course. But also a couple new maps and some balancing. My 2 cents.[/QUOTE] ...No. That's way too much content, even for Valve/the TF Team. It's obvious that the silence was because of big content updates like this one, but chances are we'll probably get another big update around Halloween and some news about the comic and competitive matchmaking between then, and maybe we'll get some new weapons around christmas time. That being said, all the TF Team really has to do is launch new campaigns every 2 months or so and most people will stick with the game for a good, long time.

Dang it, what about Cactus Canyon? Where do you guys think it fits in? My guess is that it drops alongside Spy vs Engineer. I vaguely remember someone found a metallic Cactus that relates to the map. Could anyone confirm this or was I suffering from fever dream again?

[QUOTE=Eldariub;48147130]Dang it, what about Cactus Canyon? Where do you guys think it fits in? My guess is that it drops alongside Spy vs Engineer. I vaguely remember someone found a metallic Cactus that relates to the map. Could anyone confirm this or was I suffering from fever dream again?[/QUOTE] A robocactus was indeed found.

Got a new contract

[QUOTE=1112e;48147356]Got a new contract[/QUOTE] Fourth or third?

A single new one here too, my fourth. We might be getting one per 3.5 days and not two every 7 days.

[QUOTE=hrak;48147335]A robocactus was indeed found.[/QUOTE] In the game files? Since I poked around CC and I didn't see any new hidden cacti.

[QUOTE=Creeps;48147384]Fourth or third?[/QUOTE] Fourth

Yeah I'm seeing other people on other forums reporting getting a 4th contract recently. I wonder if they are just giving out more then normal this week because it's the first week or if 3-4 will be normal.

[QUOTE=ComodoreBluth;48147968]Yeah I'm seeing other people on other forums reporting getting a 4th contract recently. I wonder if they are just giving out more then normal this week because it's the first week or if 3-4 will be normal.[/QUOTE] My theory is that we got 3 last week due to the crates being unavailable when most people did their first two, and the one today is the first one we'll recieve this week, and the second at maybe Friday-Saturday.

Pretty sure PSI Guy is right, it makes way more sense to get one every 3.5 days than two every 7 days. That way more people won't just do both at once (if possible) as well as it gets people to play more consistently.

I must say, this update actually did a pretty good job getting me back into TF2. I used to play it a ton and then just stopped, but I've played it for 5 hours in the last few days which is a lot for me nowadays.

[QUOTE=Freeze;48148023]Pretty sure PSI Guy is right, it makes way more sense to get one every 3.5 days than two every 7 days. That way more people won't just do both at once (if possible) as well as it gets people to play more consistently.[/QUOTE] it's really unsatisfying when the one you do that you're so excited about finishing gives you that shit-tier rocket launcher everyone's getting, and you know you'll have to wait like 4 days before you get to try for another one

Did people really think it'd be 2 every 7 days rather than 1 every 3/4 days?

[QUOTE=Blackavar;48148233]it's really unsatisfying when the one you do that you're so excited about finishing gives you that shit-tier rocket launcher everyone's getting, and you know you'll have to wait like 4 days before you get to try for another one[/QUOTE] To be fair, that's usually how it's going to come out. You'll get one of the low-tier brown weapons or you'll get a case. Maybe if you're lucky you'll get a camo SMG or something. I'd say right now the contracts are more reasons to come back to the game and play on unique maps/classes, and just waiting or buying the weapon skins you want is easier. Most of the cheapest weapon skins are around $.20 on the market right now.

[QUOTE=Youme;48148757]Did people really think it'd be 2 every 7 days rather than 1 every 3/4 days?[/QUOTE] Every other drop system has worked on a weekly timer so it just seemed believable it would be like that here aswell

[QUOTE=facepunched8;48146637]Spy will get new weapons, the engi will get a new "speed boost" pad that was found in the files. [B]And whoever wins gets a new revolver.[/B][/QUOTE] Honestly I'd prefer either both of them getting a revolver, or Engy. Engineer hasn't gotten a pistol unlock since, well, ever.

[QUOTE=Mr. Jelly;48149362]Honestly I'd prefer either both of them getting a revolver, or Engy. Engineer hasn't gotten a pistol unlock since, well, ever.[/QUOTE] yea, all of his pistol unlocks are also used on scout :< I would love to have a pistol just for him as the revolver would work great with my FJ

That trailer is oozing with little Valve touches. The lighting and camera work are top notch, along with the visual gags like engy laughing at the fake science and demo being frustrated with the 3D glasses are very much valve style visual humor If it's fan made, it's exceptionally well made

It lacks the small fuck ups valve leaves on their videos though(like the floating bits on expiration date or the pyro mocap), so its safe to asume is fan made.

why is there a debate over whether or not it is valve-made when there were credits at the end

We're dumb.

[QUOTE=Void Skull;48150417]why is there a debate over whether or not it is valve-made when there were credits at the end[/QUOTE] It's just ned complimenting the makers of that SFM for the good details

Or I didn't watch the very end

Hope they fix all dem bugs this week and then atleast try to optimize the game next week, I mean, something must have happend to duck the fps that badly.

[QUOTE=Fluury;48150681]Hope they fix all dem bugs this week and then atleast try to optimize the game next week, I mean, something must have happend to duck the fps that badly.[/QUOTE] I bet its the ammo boxes everywhere that are causing the FPS drops. When weapons are dropped on the ground, I think it'd be better if it was action key to pick up, or hit "r" to accept the weapon as ammo

So when do you guys think the next big updates gonna be? August? Halloween? Christmas?