Major Update Speculation XXVI: Much Ado About Nothing - Games

[QUOTE=Mort Stroodle;48103423]For the record guys, the campaign pass will give you two extra drops a week, that you collect by completing contracts, and can get either a weapon or a weapon case. This could mean either than you'll have a 50% chance for each, or that you'll actually be able to choose between the two. Either way, you'll get a good number of weapons without opening any cases if you buy the pass. Also keep in mind, the shittiest, ugliest skins are the powerhouse ones, and those are only in cases. Anyway, does anyone else really like the camo skins? [IMG]http://media.steampowered.com/apps/tf2/gunmettle/images/concealed_killer_case.png[/IMG] Obviously the purple sniper rifle looks gross, but most are actually pretty subtle and consistent.[/QUOTE] My favorite in this collection is the scattergun, it looks really cool

I feel like I might just pay the $6 to support the map makers and sell off anything I actually happen to earn because I can't be convinced to use them.

I'm going to pay and do every mission possible, maybe I'll even turn a profit by getting something good

I wonder if any unlockable weapons will have skins, or it will only be stock. We only see stock here, but that's what happened when Australium Skins was announced and pretty much everyone got australium blutsagers. Speaking of Australium Skins, this kinda reminds me of those. Get into a paywall to have a chance of getting a weapon skin. The only real difference is price and you can drop a case too.

[QUOTE=Razi The Red;48103770]I feel like I might just pay the $6 to support the map makers and sell off anything I actually happen to earn because I can't be convinced to use them.[/QUOTE] At that point, why don't you just ask them if they have a Paypal account you can donate to?

[QUOTE=ElderLolz;48103808]rip[/QUOTE] Powerhouse is Valve realizing no one likes Hydro, but also realizing that Hydro looked pretty cool, so they decided to make another map like it

[QUOTE=Magypsy;48103823]At that point, why don't you just ask them if they have a Paypal account you can donate to?[/QUOTE] Snowplow alone had like 8 contributors. I'd rather tip into a general fund that other players are also contributing to than have to hunt down and single out each contributor. Plus I'd totally pick up stamps if they're available as well.

[QUOTE=Gentlebear;48103749]My favorite in this collection is the scattergun, it looks really cool[/QUOTE] I really like the rocket launchers, though I wish the yellow one was toned down some. Camo is pretty good, but they choose such awful colors, and a lot of them clash with each other.

[QUOTE=Mort Stroodle;48103423]For the record guys, the campaign pass will give you two extra drops a week, that you collect by completing contracts, and can get either a weapon or a weapon case. This could mean either than you'll have a 50% chance for each, or that you'll actually be able to choose between the two. Either way, you'll get a good number of weapons without opening any cases if you buy the pass. Also keep in mind, the shittiest, ugliest skins are the powerhouse ones, and those are only in cases. Anyway, does anyone else really like the camo skins? [IMG]http://media.steampowered.com/apps/tf2/gunmettle/images/concealed_killer_case.png[/IMG] Obviously the purple sniper rifle looks gross, but most are actually pretty subtle and consistent.[/QUOTE] I really like the Tacticool Black Sniper and the Black Scatter,but damn the two sticky launcher look like Nerf guns

Wait, are hats not being added to the update? Holy shit...

[QUOTE=GeeNoVoid;48103870]Wait, are hats not being added to the update? Holy shit...[/QUOTE] No need to put them on the blog post. We'll probably be seeing hats.

Wonder if we get skins to hats

[QUOTE=Erfly;48103886]No need to put them on the blog post. We'll probably be seeing hats.[/QUOTE] Yeah, and I'm guessing new unusual effects as well since the last regular crate batch were 2 years ago now

[QUOTE=DatGoldyDooly;48103921]Wonder if we get skins to hats[/QUOTE] Maybe these weapon effects will apply to hats as well Wouldn't it be cool if we had, like, I don't know, hats on fire

[QUOTE=DatGoldyDooly;48103921]Wonder if we get skins to hats[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://files.gamebanana.com/img/ss/srends/51a9971386e9d.jpg[/IMG]

I took the most gaudy collection and with 5 minutes and a shitty phone editor I made it look more to the art style. I think Valve could have at least put some effort into doing the same. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/B3NVDW1.jpg[/IMG] Sorry for upside down/shitty painting job, on vacation so I don't have access to desktop or photoshop Edit: why dumbs?

[QUOTE=ABW;48103927]Yeah, and I'm guessing new unusual effects as well since the last regular crate batch were 2 years ago now[/QUOTE] At least a new crate series I imagine. They seem to have stopped adding new effects since the newest few crates can give effects from any series.

[QUOTE=_Pai;48104008]I took the most gaudy collection and with 5 minutes and a shitty phone editor I made it look more to the art style. I think Valve could have at least put some effort into doing the same. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/B3NVDW1.jpg[/IMG] Sorry for upside down/shitty painting job, on vacation so I don't have access to desktop or photoshop[/QUOTE] You know, before I saw this post I thought to myself "how could those Powerhouse skins look worse?" Thank you for clearing that up for me

[QUOTE=Bynine;48104049]You know, before I saw this post I thought to myself "how could those Powerhouse skins look worse?" Thank you for clearing that up for me[/QUOTE] You could just say you don't agree with how it looks, you don't need to be all pissy about it.

I'm delighted to see that Valve has finally learned the value of give-and-take balancing.

[QUOTE=_Pai;48104008]I took the most gaudy collection and with 5 minutes and a shitty phone editor I made it look more to the art style. I think Valve could have at least put some effort into doing the same. -snip- Sorry for upside down/shitty painting job, on vacation so I don't have access to desktop or photoshop Edit: why dumbs?[/QUOTE] I don't understand how scribbling the same color that was already there all over the guns makes them look more like the TF2 artstyle.

Do you think there will be a Workshop support for the skins ?

I wonder if each skin will have a different pattern like CS:GO.

[QUOTE=KleinerHl;48104110]I wonder if each skin will have a different pattern like CS:GO.[/QUOTE] It says on the page there will be no two guns alike, so I assume that means the texture is random.

[QUOTE=Razormind;48104106]Do you think there will be a Workshop support for the skins ?[/QUOTE] Knowing how good (and awfully bad) that works for CS:GO? Hell yeah there will be. [editline]2nd July 2015[/editline] [QUOTE=Darth_Toast;48104114]It says on the page there will be no two guns alike, so I assume that means the texture is random.[/QUOTE] No, that means each gun is patterned slightly differnt, just like CS:GO's basic camos.

I wonder if the Valve made map has any secrets hidden in it. Remember when Foundry was first released and we discovered the secret room that hinted towards MvM?

Whos ready for day two? Nah just kidding. Would be nice though.

[QUOTE=Tacosmell;48104101]I don't understand how scribbling the same color that was already there all over the guns makes them look more like the TF2 artstyle.[/QUOTE] It's not the same color though. The rocket launcher was more of a lime before and now its darker, the teal and pinks were also made darker, the bright yellow of the medigun was made gold, the baby blue of the medigun was made darker, and the scattergun was made from a very bright magenta into a deep purple.

Since I'm not creative, I'll just make a "Pros" and "Cons" list of my own. [U]Pros:[/U] +New taunts +Metal Gear Spy looks the best in my opinion +Contracts sound fun +A three month event, so there's plenty of time +A new Valve map +SNOWPLOW was added +BORNEO was added +SUIJIN was added +Holy crap some of those weapon changes are great +Some of the weapon skins look nice +The weapon animations feature sound interesting +The Dalakhos Bar is now a weapon of mass destruction. [B]Cons:[/B] - Some of the other weapon skins like like shit (lookin' at you powerhouse) -Some of the other weapon changes didn't seem necessary All in all, the update sounds good, but I might just call it the Counter Strike update, or even call TF2 Team Strike: Fortress Offensive.

We got an ETA on the update?