Major Update Speculation V35 - A Distinctive Lack of Communication - Games

A false/disingenuous statement alone doesn't make a joke At least, not a good one.

if there is an update, my bet is on Thursday

[QUOTE=Contra132;51559006]A false/disingenuous statement alone doesn't make a joke At least, not a good one.[/QUOTE] While that is true, it is still nonetheless a joke. Unless he actually believes the update to be almost a week after christmas. Also, I personally think the best thing would be a "this is whats coming update" today, with the actual update being either wednesday or thursday. Though, being that there wasn't a "make shit for smissmas" post we probably aren't going to get a "heres what you are going to get" post. Or we will. Who fucking knows?

[QUOTE=A_Guardian;51559031]While that is true, it is still nonetheless a joke. Unless he actually believes the update to be almost a week after christmas.[/QUOTE] with the way this thread is trending someone genuinely believing our update is coming after christmas is indistinguishable from someone saying it sarcastically context is important, both in language and in humor, and if this was an attempt at humor it failed miserably, because the context makes it indistinguishable from a completely serious statement

Has there ever been a Major update to tf2 the same day as a winter sale?

[QUOTE=Contra132;51559006]A false/disingenuous statement alone doesn't make a joke At least, not a good one.[/QUOTE] If you didn't interpret him saying the update will be 4 days after christmas then it isn't a bad joke you're just dumb

[QUOTE=Eon Destroyer;51559103]Has there ever been a Major update to tf2 the same day as a winter sale?[/QUOTE] [B]WINTER SALE DATES:[/B] Winter Sale 2009 - December 23rd Winter Sale 2010 - December 20th Winter Sale 2011 - December 19th [B]Winter Sale 2012 - December 20th[/B] Winter Sale 2013 - December 19th Winter Sale 2014 - December 18th Winter Sale 2015 - December 22nd Winter Sale 2016 - Speculated December 22nd [B]TF2 HOLIDAY UPDATE DATES:[/B] WAR UPDATE - December 17th, 2009 Australian Christmas - December 17th, 2010 Australian Christmas 2011 - December 15th, 2011 [B]Mecha Update - December 20th, 2012[/B] Smissmass 2013 - December 20th, 2013 Smissmass 2014 - December 22nd, 2014 Tough Break - December 17th, 2015 tl;dr: no relation [editline]20th December 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=Punchy;51559116]If you didn't interpret him saying the update will be 4 days after christmas then it isn't a bad joke you're just dumb[/QUOTE] like people saying the update is going to be late, especially in this thread (which has mostly been UPDATE NOT COMING/UPDATE WILL SUCK/ETC) is a completely unbelievable statement :smug: go home, funk

[QUOTE=Contra132;51558598]now that i know they watch github, [URL="https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Source-1-Games/issues/2015"]i'm submitting an incredibly minor bug that's bothered me for ages[/URL] (though i also told sigsegv about it directly- don't know if he passed it along or what) wish me luck boys[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/yzJ83Ap.png[/IMG] He noticed it at least Edit: super big image, not sure why :why:

so, what's the news on Smissmas 2016?

[QUOTE=Kreepis;51559214]so, what's the news on Smissmas 2016?[/QUOTE] nothing [QUOTE=Koi_Pond;51559205][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/yzJ83Ap.png[/IMG] He noticed it at least Edit: super big image, not sure why :why:[/QUOTE] thanks for bringing that to my attention! he also saw this one [IMG]http://puu.sh/sW1xv/1ada1164f7.png[/IMG] i'm actually super thrilled, i know for sure that a Valve employee has seen my feedback this is the happiest day of my life : ' )

my uncle works at nintendo he say update is coming next year god bless [highlight](User was banned for this post ("Shitposting." - Bradyns))[/highlight]

Contra, if your other github post "[TF2] Feature Request: Universal Viewmodel Inspect" gets added because of you, I will forever be in your debt

[QUOTE=Contra132;51559158]like people saying the update is going to be late, especially in this thread (which has mostly been UPDATE NOT COMING/UPDATE WILL SUCK/ETC) is a completely unbelievable statement :smug: go home, funk[/QUOTE] 4 days after christmas? Just admit that you missed an obvious joke

We need to start submitting actual bugs/feature requests to Github. Maybe not in a swarm- that'd probably scare the guy away- but if he is consistent about watching Github that could be huge in the long-term.

[QUOTE=Kreepis;51559214]so, what's the news on Smissmas 2016?[/QUOTE] It's cancelled.

[QUOTE=Punchy;51559251]4 days after christmas? Just admit that you missed an obvious joke[/QUOTE] it still hasn't been established whether the dude was joking or not, and people have previously expressed similarly negative sentiments completely unironically regardless of original intention, the dude can also just chip in at this point and claim he was joking to save face from making a statement that had no basis whatsoever in prior evidence plus, even if it was a joke, the fact that it flew over mine (and one other's) indicates that it wasn't well-executed, and without anything in his message that would indicate a sense of sarcasm, neither me or anyone else is given reason to assume anything beyond the surface level of what he actually said shit, dude, aren't you supposed to be a comedian or something? don't you know how comedic buildup and delivery works? can't you see that this fails as a joke in the context provided, and even if it were intended as one it failed to add the context necessary to make it work?

man it was possibly one of the most obvious jokey sacrastic posts ive seen in a while, get over it you're embarrassing yourself

[QUOTE=Contra132;51559276]shit, dude, aren't you supposed to be a comedian or something? don't you know how comedic buildup and delivery works? can't you see that this fails as a joke in the context provided, and even if it were intended as one it failed to add the context necessary to make it work?[/QUOTE] If i interpret something as a joke and it is a joke then I don't see why i'm obliged to criticize it for not being a joke If i interpret something as a joke and it isn't a joke then why would I do anything beyond turn it into an even funnier joke because he believed it would be post-christmas

[QUOTE=Punchy;51559294]If i interpret something as a joke and it is a joke then I don't see why i'm obliged to criticize it for not being a joke If i interpret something as a joke and it isn't a joke then why would I do anything beyond turn it into an even funnier joke because he believed it would be post-christmas[/QUOTE] except you're not doing that? you're insisting I'm a dumbass for failing to recognize what's either the laziest-executed joke on the planet or a blatantly-misinformed statement as a joke in this context I don't care about being wrong so much as I do people mangling the concept of a joke

[QUOTE=Contra132;51559322]except you're not doing that? you're insisting I'm a dumbass for failing to recognize what's either the laziest-executed joke on the planet or a blatantly-misinformed statement as a joke in this context I don't care about being wrong so much as I do people mangling the concept of a joke[/QUOTE] But what if [B][I]YOU[/I][/B] are the joke? And here is a smiley face to mark this post as a joke so that you get its a joke and can stop rambling about jokes when we have talking about possible updates that valve hasn't even talked about, let alone confirmed, to get to. :smile:

[B]on-topic,[/B] how about some major update speculation? anybody have any hope left for a completed Asteroid/Cactus Canyon in this update? any community maps you wanna see get in? first we got class contracts, next we got weapon contracts, what type of contracts do you think we'll get this year? [B]what ugly, garish cosmetic is going to be our elite-tier unbox?[/B] [I]how many Heavy weapons will get nerfed?[/I]

I cant wait for the blog post asking us to make them an update real quick.

[QUOTE=Contra132;51559343] [I]how many Heavy weapons will get nerfed?[/I][/QUOTE] [I]All of them.[/I] Clearly it's time to put the final nail in the coffin.

[QUOTE=Contra132;51559343] [I]how many Heavy weapons will get nerfed?[/I][/QUOTE] Honestly my guess is we'll see few heavy changes until the heavy update/weapon pack but you never know.

[QUOTE=Firetornado;51559345]I cant wait for the blog post asking us to make them an update real quick.[/QUOTE] i cant wait for you to post a non-negitive comment that actually contributes anything

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if it comes out after christmas. I dont think it will, but im currently at a level of pessimism that thinks that it is a possibility.

[QUOTE=ComodoreBluth;51559362]Honestly my guess is we'll see few heavy changes until the heavy update/weapon pack but you never know.[/QUOTE] I'm thinking that's how it'll be too, but the TF Team is seemingly always looking for a reason to nerf the Heavy since Love and War. also, filling out my own little questionaire, [QUOTE=Contra132;51559343]anybody have any hope left for a completed Asteroid/Cactus Canyon in this update?[/quote] I reckon if we're going to ever see either of these maps again, at least one of them will land this update. If not both, I'd wager Asteroid, since the cold, dead emptiness of space matches up with Winter ok if you don't think about it, and it was much farther along in detailing than Cactus Canyon was the last time we saw them. [QUOTE]any community maps you wanna see get in?[/QUOTE] On the note of community maps, I'd wager Glassworks, Reckoner and Sulfur as godtier picks. Hell, they could even go with Stoneyridge for the obligatory snowy map. If they want to plug Frontline, Valentine and Trenchfoot would also be viable picks. [QUOTE]first we got class contracts, next we got weapon contracts, what type of contracts do you think we'll get this year? [B]what ugly, garish cosmetic is going to be our elite-tier unbox?[/B] [/QUOTE] as for that stuff, I have no ungodly idea what the TF Team will do next

[QUOTE=Contra132;51559398]I'm thinking that's how it'll be too, but the TF Team is seemingly always looking for a reason to nerf the Heavy since Love and War. also, filling out my own little questionaire, I reckon if we're going to ever see either of these maps again, at least one of them will land this update. If not both, I'd wager Asteroid, since the cold, dead emptiness of space matches up with Winter ok if you don't think about it, and it was much farther along in detailing than Cactus Canyon was the last time we saw them. On the note of community maps, I'd wager Glassworks, Reckoner and Sulfur as godtier picks. Hell, they could even go with Stoneyridge for the obligatory snowy map. If they want to plug Frontline, Valentine and Trenchfoot would also be viable picks. as for that stuff, I have no ungodly idea what the TF Team will do next[/QUOTE] Why did you respond to your own post in a separate post? And I doubt anything is going to happen beyond a possible "surprise, heres these maps" with asteroid/cactus canyon at this point.

[QUOTE=A_Guardian;51559408]Why did you respond to your own post in a separate post? And I doubt anything is going to happen beyond a possible "surprise, heres these maps" with asteroid/cactus canyon at this point.[/QUOTE] I didn't bother to answer my own questions when they were presented, so I decided to do a bit of that. Hence the "answering my own questionaire" bit. I'm in the mood for actual speculation, ya feel? Also, the map-selection is based on Top-Rated All Time on the Workshop- those are outliers in that category that haven't gotten in despite being fairly high-rated and high-quality.

[QUOTE=Eon Destroyer;51559103]Has there ever been a Major update to tf2 the same day as a winter sale?[/QUOTE] Well, some have been on the same day of the Summer Sale, like Love and War. It was disaster in terms of server stability, so I hope they don't release it on the same day. But knowing Valve, they'll do it on the 22nd to promote it during the sale.