• Major Update Speculation XXX: cp_orange_x3 confirmed!
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[QUOTE=Rageguy;49855615]item server is back, not sure if GC is back.[/QUOTE] It is, false alarm buckos!
[QUOTE=Rageguy;49855599]why can item contributors play before everyone else though? what about the 90k+ people that also want to play?[/QUOTE] It seems to be pretty much anyone that has a Community or Self-Made item, so it's not even just item contributors. I guess the idea is something like the people with them are "respected" enough to not have to wait to get their pass. I would have thought Valve would have said something about it, though.
considering theyre the most "material" contributors to the game in that it's measurable, I think it's fair. not to toot my own horn here, though.
[QUOTE=Omolong;49855641]It seems to be pretty much anyone that has a Community or Self-Made item, so it's not even just item contributors. I guess the idea is something like the people with them are "respected" enough to not have to wait to get their pass. I would have thought Valve would have said something about it, though.[/QUOTE] i guess valve just likes picking favorites for their [B]"limited"[/B] play
[QUOTE=Rageguy;49855662]i guess valve just likes picking favorites for their [B]"limited"[/B] play[/QUOTE] to be honest I think a lot more of the public will be able to play, very soon, within the next few weeks. The community contributor thing was probably so they dont have to wait to get passes,but I doubt this was valve intentionally trying to pick favorites or anything.
[QUOTE=BlindSniper17;49854073]MUS 31: Stress Test [/QUOTE] MUS XXI= Stress Testing the Community
[QUOTE=ikes;49855595]does gift-wrap currently work on items that have a temporary trade delay? ones that say "not tradable until x"?[/QUOTE] reposting for new page cause i need help
[QUOTE=ikes;49855758]reposting for new page cause i need help[/QUOTE] They don't allow it with non-tradable items, so I'd bet the same applies for the temporary trade delay.
If I recall correctly, gift wrap doesn't currently work at all. Valve disabled it a while ago.
[QUOTE=Dr. Ocsid;49855828]If I recall correctly, gift wrap doesn't currently work at all. Valve disabled it a while ago.[/QUOTE] It was fixed on monday
[QUOTE=Dr. Ocsid;49855828]If I recall correctly, gift wrap doesn't currently work at all. Valve disabled it a while ago.[/QUOTE] Please examine the patch notes for the match on feb 29: [QUOTE]Gift Wrap has returned! Gift wrapped items will be delivered through Steam trading, and are subject to trade holds if the sender doesn't have a Steam Guard Mobile Authenticator Items can now be unwrapped by their original wrapper Moving forward, only tradable items can be gift wrapped. Items that are currently gift wrapped can be delivered regardless of the tradability of the contents of the gift.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Omolong;49855641]It seems to be pretty much anyone that has a Community or Self-Made item, so it's not even just item contributors. I guess the idea is something like the people with them are "respected" enough to not have to wait to get their pass. I would have thought Valve would have said something about it, though.[/QUOTE] They acknowledged it [url]http://steamcommunity.com/groups/tfcompetitive/discussions/0/405693392905558343/#c405693392905710900[/url]
[QUOTE=Rageguy;49855599]why can item contributors play before everyone else though? what about the 90k+ people that also want to play?[/QUOTE] Same reason other game Betas have an application process, they want quality feedback. They've "worked" with contributors before and know they're a lot more reliable than the 90k+ random people. Take a look at comments on steam forum TF2 threads and you'll see the difference. Using Self-Made items as a pass was just a good way of getting users that will be more reliable testers. Go play some games on a TF2maps.net server and see the feedback there, then go to the Steam forums and look at the feedback there.
[QUOTE=TheJukebox;49855983]Same reason other game Betas have an application process, they want quality feedback. They've "worked" with contributors before and know they're a lot more reliable than the 90k+ random people. Take a look at comments on steam forum TF2 threads and you'll see the difference. Using Self-Made items as a pass was just a good way of getting users that will be more reliable testers. Go play some games on a TF2maps.net server and see the feedback there, then go to the Steam forums and look at the feedback there.[/QUOTE] i suppose, it's just kinda "meh" how they get to rank ahead before everyone else, i guess? then again, they could do a stat reset as well, and i completely understand that they would pick due to the fact that they've worked with them before. either way, if valve would've told the community they were going to do more testing before actually sending out the passes, that would've been nice.
[QUOTE=Rageguy;49856015]i suppose, it's just kinda "meh" how they get to rank ahead before everyone else, i guess? then again, they could do a stat reset as well, and i completely understand that they would pick due to the fact that they've worked with them before. either way, if valve would've told the community they were going to do more testing before actually sending out the passes, that would've been nice.[/QUOTE] They'll probably reset the stats before it goes official. Besides, deranking is a lot easier than ranking up atm due to the lack of players, and the fact that losing takes a much larger chunk of the rank progress bar than a win adds onto it.
[QUOTE=scoottehbesht;49856096]They'll probably reset the stats before it goes official. Besides, deranking is a lot easier than ranking up atm due to the lack of players, and the fact that losing takes a much larger chunk of the rank progress bar than a win adds onto it.[/QUOTE] Fair point. I only really wanted to post how I felt about the whole thing really. I just really hope they do reset the stats.
Until more people get into the beta, would making a group with announcements for people with access to have games be a good idea, or do you think there will be more passes handed out faster than this would be "necessary"? Having only a few people queuing is a bit of a problem. edit: in reply to rageguy, with how many people have access/know they have access, it's pretty much impossible to climb rank. I've lost rank after winning a game, I don't think too much of an advantage will be gained.
[QUOTE=pepetoads;49856369]Until more people get into the beta, would making a group with announcements for people with access to have games be a good idea, or do you think there will be more passes handed out faster than this would be "necessary"? Having only a few people queuing is a bit of a problem. edit: in reply to rageguy, with how many people have access/know they have access, it's pretty much impossible to climb rank. I've lost rank after winning a game, I don't think too much of an advantage will be gained.[/QUOTE] well that's p good to know. i guess having some people playing early isn't too much of a problem then
[QUOTE=29th patch notes] Undocumented changes Changed BLU team's side of cp_foundry to the ctf_foundry version. [/QUOTE] how do you even do that unintentionally
[QUOTE=Trilby Harlow;49856712]how do you even do that[/QUOTE] CTRL C + CTRL V [QUOTE=Trilby Harlow;49856712]unintentionally[/QUOTE] This is Valve we're talking about
[url]https://twitter.com/4G_b4nny/status/705283354686464000[/url] well i know what im doing tomorrow
And you have to have the mobile authenticator to get in, right?
Has anyone else been having trouble with making custom killsounds? I've been at it for a while and they don't seem to work. I previously got a thronebutt killsound but now it's no longer working after the update. Other stock killsounds work, so maybe the filename changed?
[QUOTE=Blackavar;49857216]And you have to have the mobile authenticator to get in, right?[/QUOTE] No, the mobile app thing is for having a chance to get a "permanent access" ticket.
[QUOTE=scoottehbesht;49855951]They acknowledged it [url]http://steamcommunity.com/groups/tfcompetitive/discussions/0/405693392905558343/#c405693392905710900[/url][/QUOTE] good thing to know
[QUOTE=pepetoads;49856858][url]https://twitter.com/4G_b4nny/status/705283354686464000[/url] well i know what im doing tomorrow[/QUOTE] "Friday morning and tomorrow afternoon" ...But tomorrow is Friday?
[QUOTE=pepetoads;49856858][url]https://twitter.com/4G_b4nny/status/705283354686464000[/url] well i know what im doing tomorrow[/QUOTE] Does he mean afternoon on the west coast?
[QUOTE=pepetoads;49856858][url]https://twitter.com/4G_b4nny/status/705283354686464000[/url] well i know what im doing tomorrow[/QUOTE] Pretty sure I have to go somewhere during the stress test god damnit Unless he means Friday afternoon, not thursday afternoon when he says "tomorrow afternoon"
[QUOTE=Fluury;49857954]"Friday morning and tomorrow afternoon" ...But tomorrow is Friday?[/QUOTE] It was posted on the 2nd
[QUOTE=Thoopje;49858127]It was posted on the 2nd[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://puu.sh/ntiXL/dce335e9d7.png[/IMG]
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