I expect Smissmass 2017 to be barebones, cosmetic-stuff-only, just like last year's. Which means just a new Case or two with winter-themed cosmetics, and perhaps more types of weapons that can be Festivized.
Numerous further balance changes and/or improvements to Casual and Comp MM's various issues would be a positive surprise.
And I think I've seen the Steam Winter Sale unofficially confirmed for December 21st, so I would expect the Smissmass update to come at least a day or two before that date. There's never been a major(ish) TF2 content update during a Steam Sale.
[QUOTE=Stric_Matic;52955559]I expect Smissmass 2017 to be barebones, cosmetic-stuff-only, just like last year's. Which means just a new Case or two with winter-themed cosmetics, and perhaps more types of weapons that can be Festivized.
Numerous further balance changes and/or improvements to Casual and Comp MM's various issues would be a positive surprise.
And I think I've seen the Steam Winter Sale unofficially confirmed for December 21st, so I would expect the Smissmass update to come at least a day or two before that date.[B] There's never been a major(ish) TF2 content update during a Steam Sale.[/B][/QUOTE]
Source? I think I remember at least one TF2 summer update occuring during the summer sale.
[QUOTE=Chris Morris;52955122][t]https://78.media.tumblr.com/fad2fdba46e73428562010dba337d84c/tumblr_p0lbkoqoud1tnyhtlo1_1280.png[/t][/QUOTE]
Not as bad as this at least
[t]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C777OntXkAARoEu.jpg:large[/t]
[QUOTE=Mort Stroodle;52955620]Source? I think I remember at least one TF2 summer update occuring during the summer sale.[/QUOTE]
I don't think there's a unified list of dates for both past Steam Sale dates and major TF2 updates, but I did a painstaking check last year and I believe every single TF2 summer update since including 2010 was shipped either before or after a Steam Summer Sale. Sometimes only a day before or after. Of course, Jungle Inferno being released in late October this year kind of ended that long-standing tradition of big summer TF2 updates anyway.
I'll have to retract the part of the statement regarding Smissmass updates, though. Both 2013 and 2014 Smissmass updates happened during a Winter Sale, so there goes that theory.
Let's just say it'll very likely happen around December 20th, certainly before the weekend of 23rd/24th :)
[QUOTE=robotnik185;52955627]Not as bad as this at least
[t]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C777OntXkAARoEu.jpg:large[/t][/QUOTE]
I can understand that... Hard to tell what's going on with so little context.. For all we know he could be putting together a power point presentation while he's chit chatting with his peeps lol...
Can anyone recommend any good configs/mods/huds for me to use?
I currently use FlawHud, but I feel as if it's gotten more cluttered.
I use no configs, and I use a few mods that change the lighting, as well as add cartoony blood effects.
EDIT: Smissmass Bloody Miracle, lads! Snow in South Texas! My lawns COVERED in it! If it's possible for Texas to get Snow, I think it's possible for us to get Comp overhauls!
Merry Smissmass!
[QUOTE=socks_;52955900]Can anyone recommend any good configs/mods/huds for me to use?
I currently use FlawHud, but I feel as if it's gotten more cluttered.
I use no configs, and I use a few mods that change the lighting, as well as add cartoony blood effects.
EDIT: Smissmass Bloody Miracle, lads! Snow in South Texas! My lawns COVERED in it! If it's possible for Texas to get Snow, I think it's possible for us to get Comp overhauls!
Merry Smissmass![/QUOTE]
I suggest using ToonHUD since you can customize the fonts and colors however you like.
[QUOTE=robotnik185;52955627]Not as bad as this at least
[t]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C777OntXkAARoEu.jpg:large[/t][/QUOTE]
To be fair, if people were like that it would explain why pubbies seem to freak out when they realize they're meant to stand on the CP.
I should be getting a new computer within the next 2 months or so, so I'll finally be able to know what it's like to play TF2 at 60 fps consistently. Can't wait.
I haven't seen anyone else talk about this yet. A few weeks ago I found a (exploit?) spot just above point A on Mercenary Park.
[t]https://i.imgur.com/v36gPBc.jpg[/t]
If you can get up there (only blast-jumping classes and Scouts can, I think), You are virtually invisible, and can rain down on attackers for as long as you have ammo.
[QUOTE=Jboby1;52957293]I haven't seen anyone else talk about this yet. A few weeks ago I found a (exploit?) spot just above point A on Mercenary Park.
[t]https://i.imgur.com/v36gPBc.jpg[/t]
If you can get up there (only blast-jumping classes and Scouts can, I think), You are virtually invisible, and can rain down on attackers for as long as you have ammo.[/QUOTE]
Finally! A way to make the Cow Mangler viable
[QUOTE=Jboby1;52957293]I haven't seen anyone else talk about this yet. A few weeks ago I found a (exploit?) spot just above point A on Mercenary Park.
[t]https://i.imgur.com/v36gPBc.jpg[/t]
If you can get up there (only blast-jumping classes and Scouts can, I think), You are virtually invisible, and can rain down on attackers for as long as you have ammo.[/QUOTE]
[I]Delfy intensifies[/I]
[QUOTE=Rajikaru;52957378]Finally! A way to make the Cow Mangler viable[/QUOTE]
cow mangler has been viable though...
[QUOTE=Contra132;52957593]cow mangler has been viable though...[/QUOTE]
It was a joke though...
Even though Cow Mangler is literally just an ammoless stock RL that worse' against buildings...
[QUOTE=Contra132;52957593]cow mangler has been viable though...[/QUOTE]
Shush. That's a classified secret you know.
People believing the cow mangler isn't viable is one of the key tenements of everyday balance. We can't jeopardize that.
Something i noticed, the iron sights on the default scattergun are blocked by the drum, intentional or not?
I was playing on Banana Bay tonight and the train clipped the cart just perfectly upside down, causing a dance party. Usually this glitch fixes itself pretty fast but we had to push it part way back up the roll back track to get it back to normal.
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[QUOTE=Rajikaru;52957682]It was a joke though...[/QUOTE]
You should take some lessons on buildup. And punchlines. And actually being funny.
If your "joke" can be mistaken as a garden variety dumb or ignorant statement, it's not a good joke.
[QUOTE=X marks it;52953910]- Hot Hand (I know it's a joke weapon, but still) to grant faster melee speed on successful chained hits. [sp]*insert fists of the north star joke*[/sp][/QUOTE]
Weird thing is despite the hot hand's meme weapon status I do think it could be a decent sidegrade to other weapons if they emphasized it's utility as a weapon to increase Pyro's flank capabilities. You could be able to sneak up on enemies, slap them and then zoom around so you're harder to hit and get to other enemies and safety much easier, if only it had a longer speedboost and maybe decreased holster time.
[QUOTE=Contra132;52957883]You should take some lessons on buildup. And punchlines. And actually being funny.
If your "joke" can be mistaken as a garden variety dumb or ignorant statement, it's not a good joke.[/QUOTE]
The punchline is that Cow Mangler isn't actually viable, hence me saying "Finally the Cow Mangler is viable!"
if you really got that offended by me saying the Cow Mangler isn't viable, argue with me in PMs about how you know all the intricacies of humour and why my particular joke was so unfunny to you. This is a thread for TF2 discussion. Tf2 discussion is fun. Whining about what I say is getting annoying and does nothing.
[QUOTE=Rajikaru;52958037]The punchline is that Cow Mangler isn't actually viable, hence me saying "Finally the Cow Mangler is viable!"
if you really got that offended by me saying the Cow Mangler isn't viable, argue with me in PMs about how you know all the intricacies of humour and why my particular joke was so unfunny to you. This is a thread for TF2 discussion. Tf2 discussion is fun. Whining about what I say is getting annoying and does nothing.[/QUOTE]
Holy fuck dude calm down.
[QUOTE=Rajikaru;52958037]The punchline is that Cow Mangler isn't actually viable, hence me saying "Finally the Cow Mangler is viable!"[/quote]
Except the Cow Mangler is extremely popular in 6s and has plenty of uses in pubs if you aren't playing against a 3-Engie-nest. Unlimited ammo is great for roamers, and the occasional charge minicrit shot has plenty of utility if you use it in the right places. It's a legitimately good weapon in the right circumstances. Even if there's an Engie in 6s, that problem is usually easily solved as long as both Soldiers aren't running Mangler and the team is coordinated.
[quote]if you really got that offended by me saying the Cow Mangler isn't viable, argue with me in PMs about how you know all the intricacies of humour and why my particular joke was so unfunny to you. This is a thread for TF2 discussion. Tf2 discussion is fun. Whining about what I say is getting annoying and does nothing.[/QUOTE]
I'm not offended by you saying the Cow Mangler isn't viable, I was offended by you using "It's a joke!" as a weak excuse for being wrong about something. You also did that hyper-annoying thing people do where they respond to something in exactly the same way, just with a few words changed.
Damnit contra, I said don't spill the beans.
If people realize this then everybody will be running it, and we might even be forced to *gasp* [I]play engineer[/I].
[QUOTE=C. Blades;52958046]Holy fuck dude calm down.[/QUOTE]
I am perfectly calm. I'm annoyed people are trying to start crap with me again because it just reinforces the idea that certain people here hold grudges and can't let one little thing slip by them and would rather fling shit at eachother with me, but otherwise I'm calm. Y'wanna talk about TF2? Because I do.
[QUOTE=Contra132;52958066]Except the Cow Mangler is extremely popular in 6s and has plenty of uses in pubs if you aren't playing against a 3-Engie-nest. Unlimited ammo is great for roamers, and the occasional charge minicrit shot has plenty of utility if you use it in the right places. It's a legitimately good weapon in the right circumstances. Even if there's an Engie in 6s, that problem is usually easily solved as long as both Soldiers aren't running Mangler and the team is coordinated.[/QUOTE]
I said the Cow Mangler isn't viable. That wasn't a prompt to give me another lecture about how actually it's totally viable and one of the best Rocket Launchers in the game and I obviously don't even understand jokes let alone Tf2 balance. I don't get why you're having such an issue with what I said. Is it because you know that I actually take time to respond to everything and you want to start another 2 page long discussion/argument/whatever?
[QUOTE=Contra132;52958066]I'm not offended by you saying the Cow Mangler isn't viable, I was offended by you using "It's a joke!" as a weak excuse for being wrong about something. You also did that hyper-annoying thing people do where they respond to something in exactly the same way, just with a few words changed.[/QUOTE]
Uh, no, it was a joke, it wasn't an excuse, and again, I don't know why you feel the need to flex your argumentative prowess on me or whatever. I said it with the explicit goal of having it be a joke. A haha funny joke. It's just a joke. Nothing more than a joke. I responded in exactly the same way because that's the easiest way to articulate what I'm saying to you.
If you have a problem with me, shoot me a PM. This is TF2 discussion place. I'd love to discuss TF2 here, instead of you starting an argument with me because I offended you for saying your favorite weapon ever is a joke (which is sarcasm, hyperbole, or exaggeration, take your pick, before you go "Oh but it isn't my favorite weapon I just don't like you being stupid you idiot! Learn to argue!")
I'll say it again for posterity. Let's talk TF2, let's not try to argue with me because I said the Cow Mangler isn't viable, as a joke, in a forum. Sounds good, yeah? So how about cosmetics? I hear the Kritzkrieg is pretty well balanced.
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[QUOTE=tekt;52954993]I absolutely freaking hate this. Every single update they push out needs to have some stupid gimmick or something just dumb. I just want basic updates and tweaks so the game isn't a mess all year round.[/QUOTE]
they really need to ditch the 'super update' way of doing things, because they don't have the man power to pull it off, that's why we get such huge gaps
but the problem here is one that spans every single game development in that there's always something small you can do. A lot of games have a problem where they do weekly/fortnightly/etcly updates and then you find that nothing significant ever gets done, because every week focuses on a smaller update. Good example: overgrowth, if anyone's familiar with it.
[QUOTE=Contra132;52958066]and the occasional charge minicrit shot has plenty of utility if you use it in the right places.[/QUOTE]
Glad to see the charge shot isn't completely worthless like I found it always to be... What it does is cute, but eating up all four shots on a commonly underwhelming shot that can get you murdered if your not careful thanks to the movement speed reduction while firing it lead me to believe it was only to be used for fun in pubs.
Regardless, I agree with you that everything else about it is fairly useful under the right circumstances though. Mostly when engineers aren't really a thing you'll need to deal with ( at least by yourself... With adaquit teammates you can probably help them knock out nests I suppose ).
Valve has the budget to hire one hundred goons to work on this game until there isn't a single bug left. The only excuse why they're not doing that is because they're not doing that.
[QUOTE=Brokkhouse;52958213]Valve has the budget to hire one hundred goons to work on this game until there isn't a single bug left. The only excuse why they're not doing that is because they're not doing that.[/QUOTE]
Valve seems to want people who they think will fit in well with their corporate culture and the best of the best.
I totally get wanting people that will fit in their corporate culture. Not everyone is enough of a self starter to work at a place like Valve.
As for hiring the best of the best...I do think they could lower their standards a little bit. It is pretty crazy they only have around 350 people for how much they do. I would love to see them do a large expansion of the company over the next few years.
I like the cowmangler.
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