Major Update Speculation XXVI: Much Ado About Nothing - Games

[QUOTE=Radaghast;47915195]All my bets on at least some buffs on the news weapons( Airstrike, Classic, Panic Attack & both demo winter weaps)[/QUOTE] That reminds me, I expect a big re-balance update. I felt like they have been planning it for awhile starting with the demo. Edit: I AM A KING OF OPTIMISM AND HOPE.

[QUOTE=Jboby1;47915301] - Added 4 new maps; [B]KOTH_Trainsawlazer[/B], PL_Swiftwater, TC_Meridian, and TR_Walkway. * 12v12/6v6/Highlander, Koth/AD/5CP/PL only ** Yeah, right.[/QUOTE] maymay map!!! eks dee God I fucking hate the Trainsawlaser circlejerk.

[QUOTE=Rummy.SM;47915782]That reminds me, I expect a big re-balance update. I felt like they have been planning it for awhile starting with the demo.[/QUOTE] That would be cool. Hopefully they balance more than one class at a time though or its going to take for ever for all 9 classes to be fully balanced.

[QUOTE=Oizen;47912023]Scout gets another weapon? Try Soldier.[/QUOTE] Try a time stopping cloak for the spy that hides and basically removes all of the other players relative to spy and allows him to stab all of the frozen players he can find for 5 seconds, but it's actually 40 seconds because he monologues through most of it. [I]za warudo[/I]

Fake patch notes would be funny, but at this point it's like throwing a piece of bread to a starving man, only for him to find it's made out of cardboard and it says "got ya!" on the back

Why would you even think patchnotes were real at noon pst on a tuesday?

Jeez, the optimism in this thread is at an all time low.

[QUOTE=FiveEyes;47916571]Jeez, the optimism in this thread is at an all time low.[/QUOTE] I mean, it's only fair based on what valve has given us. Nothing.

My thought is there will be no major update for a couple of months, at least. The whole thing with the ducks was a test, to see how a stat tracking system (think WAR! Update) would work out. Update will be focused on the Spy vs Engi, with new buildings for the Engi, plus new Spy/Engi weapons. New achievements and a special challenge system, where after so many points (kills, caps etc.) there is a cosmetic reward. However, I predict that the competitive update will be much further down the line. They might even go for Q1 release date so that there is a much lower demand on the system. I'd expect a small MvM update with the newer matchmaking system, before any large competitive update.

[QUOTE=Trilby Harlow;47914859]The TF2 mercs sitting outside looking really depressed. They point to all the new bugs; Soldier holding up the rocket launcher, shotgun and shovel up at the same time with one hand, unable to drop them. Scout runs around stuck in high five pose[/QUOTE] This seems like it could be a good SFM kind of short.

To be honest, I'm surprised we haven't had any blog posts about a summer update yet. There would always be a few posts either hyping or explaining what would be coming up by now. I'm worried it'll be a lot later than everyone's thinking it'll be.

[QUOTE=Trilby Harlow;47914859]this made me think of steam like Wreck it Ralph's game central, the Tf2 mercs sitting outside their door looking really depressed. Someone goes up and asks what's going on and they point to all the new bugs, soldier holding up the rocket launcher, shotgun and shovel up at the same time with one hand, unable to drop them. Heavy bitches about how they make him refer to himself in third person despite being pretty smart, scout runs around stuck in high five pose and pyro puts all the baloonicorn, pyroland and randumb hats in a pile and burns it all spitefully. then whoever asks feels bad and invites them all along out of pity[/QUOTE] that explains hats and weapons base from the other games...they were gifts from the game they were visiting :V

[QUOTE=Folseh;47916795]that explains hats and weapons base from the other games...they were gifts from the game they were visiting :V[/QUOTE] As far as the game lore is concerned, that's pretty much canon in some cases. [img]http://i.imgur.com/LBm3Ucp.png[/img]

[QUOTE=Razi The Red;47916757]This seems like it could be a good SFM kind of short.[/QUOTE] honestly that's kind of how i imagined it, kinda thought about doing it too, but the way i imagined it it'd be waaaaaaaaay too much work to do. Like having a big crate appear in midair, fall down, break and spill out unfitting lime painted searing plasma cosmetics would need to bake a physics sim out of maya or whatever and i don't even know if SFM can do that Also i remember reading the Wiki in years gone by and reading bug lists with such game breaking bugs as "when engineer blows on the lugermoph while taunting, he blows on the side of the gun, rather than the tip of the barrel". Them were the days

[QUOTE=ElderLolz;47917050]So by everyone's logic considering the summer sale and stuff the update should be out tomorrow? Or at least something update related should be announced?[/QUOTE] If are optimism is right, then yes we shall get a blogpost or update tomorrow. Or a blogpost tonight and maybe update tomorrow. But i really wouldnt get your hopes up just yet.

[QUOTE=ElderLolz;47917050]So by everyone's logic considering the summer sale and stuff the update should be out tomorrow? Or at least something update related should be announced?[/QUOTE] If past years are an example then yes, but traditions change.

This is purely speculative, so take it as you will, but I've got a feeling we're not getting anything major around the Summer Sale. I feel like the Map Workshop was meant to be a pretty big deal so we'll have to wait a bit

[QUOTE=Bynine;47917242][B][U] I feel like the Map Workshop was meant to be a pretty big deal so we'll have to wait a bit.[/U][/B][/QUOTE] Well, I'm disappointed at Valve now.

[QUOTE=Jboby1;47917306]Well, I'm disappointed at Valve now.[/QUOTE] Welcome to the club.

have these non-canon names been discussed yet? [img]http://i.imgur.com/4d6wszY.png[/img] they sound p spot on tbh (except for engi)

[QUOTE=Zannabluke;47917682]have these non-canon names been discussed yet? [img]http://i.imgur.com/4d6wszY.png[/img] they sound p spot on tbh[/QUOTE] Engineer's name is actually Dell Conagher, so it's instantly wrong.

Engineer's confirmed name is Dell Conagher, so I wouldn't take those names as canon. Misha is right though. [editline]dfsdf[/editline] fuck

Misha Cherny? Okay, then demoman is Sasha Bely (Cherny = Black, Bely = White).

Demo's Tavish Degroot.

[QUOTE=Zannabluke;47917682]have these non-canon names been discussed yet? [img]http://i.imgur.com/4d6wszY.png[/img] they sound p spot on tbh (except for engi)[/QUOTE] does pyro have a nose Also, some fan comic thing had the Medic's name as Augustus and I love it.

[QUOTE=Bynine;47917242]so we'll have to wait a bit[/QUOTE] the robots have been waiting so long for some love now they just sit AFK in their spawn.

I've lately imagined Chet as being a fitting name for Scout.

[QUOTE=BlindSniper17;47917904]I've lately imagined Chet as being a fitting name for Scout.[/QUOTE][T]http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout/images/9/9b/Chet.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110209012424[/T] always here to barter with ya

I always mentally figured Scout's name was Scout.

[QUOTE=Popularvote;47918035]I always mentally figured Scout's name was Scout.[/QUOTE] Scout "Scout" Scout. My brain always calls him Scott even though I find the name not at all fitting.