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

[t]http://i.imgur.com/WZi71wD.png[/t] they added a new paint - a distinctive lack of models

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/AoMnsyu.png[/IMG] How the hell does this make any sense I know tf2 doesn't usually adhere to logic, but how the fuck do you festivize an icicle

[QUOTE=Outro-intro;51564846][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/AoMnsyu.png[/IMG] How the hell does this make any sense I know tf2 doesn't usually adhere to logic, but how the fuck do you festivize an icicle[/QUOTE] slap some lights on it, clearly I was hoping it would be covered in giftwrap or have a gift tag on it

[QUOTE=Outro-intro;51564846][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/AoMnsyu.png[/IMG] How the hell does this make any sense I know tf2 doesn't usually adhere to logic, but how the fuck do you festivize an icicle[/QUOTE] I'll be completely honest, it's better than what I first expected, I thought they were just going to retexture it as a clear candy cane.

If only they used the festivizer on the Axtinguisher instead of the Fire Axe.

[QUOTE=Serge Ivanov;51564858]I'll be completely honest, it's better than what I first expected, I thought they were just going to retexture it as a clear candy cane.[/QUOTE] I hope that when it melts I can stab people with the sharp christmas lights

I didn't expect anything at all, I'm indifferent. I just want this game to get the love and support I think it deserves from Valve

[QUOTE=EmilyVasquez;51564876]If only they used the festivizer on the Axtinguisher instead of the Fire Axe.[/QUOTE] The festive Axtinguisher has been in the game for years.

[QUOTE=ComodoreBluth;51564898]The festive Axtinguisher has been in the game for years.[/QUOTE] I completely forgot about it. Sorry :v:.

Honestly, when compared to MyM and SFVIII, I think that this might be the best "major" update we've gotten all year.

How do you not touch Balance IN SIX MONTHS AFTER A COMPETITIVE UPDATE. You can't do this and genuinely believe that Comp is going to be healthy. Fuck, forget comp even, the game still needs a balancing pass since the previous major update. There is no excuse even remotely.

[QUOTE=EmilyVasquez;51564876]If only they used the festivizer on the Axtinguisher instead of the Fire Axe.[/QUOTE] Until they revert it's unnecessary nerfs, I'd much prefer the Degreaser or Powerjack. Which I've guessed are off limits as neither of these community made weapons have had any variations like that ( Aussie or Festive ) even though they're still of the best pieces for primary and melee on Pyro lol. Guessing we're going to have someone make a completely new skins for each from scratch and hope Valve doesn't assign the default flamethrower and axe to them or something lol.

strange festive kritzkrieg is going to be worth as much as a golden frying pan, calling it now

[QUOTE=ambaxtoxin;51564581]Just wanted to drop in and thank everyone involved for the utterly hilarious shitstorm that has been the past few pages of this thread. I've laughed out loud more than a few times. You're doing God's work. Absolute best type of poll. "Rate dumb to represent an opinion I've arbitrarily assigned to your rating. You're unable to suggest that the poll itself is dumb. Checkmate."[/QUOTE] If I may ask, how often do you play this game, and why do you think it prudent to express schadenfreude in the most odious, patronizing fashion possible? You were probably better off keeping your sadism to yourself.

[QUOTE=averygoodname;51564998]strange festive kritzkrieg is going to be worth as much as a golden frying pan, calling it now[/QUOTE] Highly doubtful since Festivizers are easy to get. You just need to have the Strange Kritzkrieg to begin with. It may spike up a little in price due to demand growing. But to the price of a golding frying pan? Yeah... I can't see it getting that popular.

[QUOTE=averygoodname;51564998]strange festive kritzkrieg is going to be worth as much as a golden frying pan, calling it now[/QUOTE] Nah, because the Festivizer will always be readily available. It will only, and can only, add an extra value of $1 to the Strange Kritzkrieg

At least the casual changes are great, this is how auto balance should have been all along.

Are we absolutely sure that there will be no more updates this year?

[QUOTE=Ace_Rimmer;51565087]Are we absolutely sure that there will be no more updates this year?[/QUOTE] Pretty sure no major ones. Last sentence of update blog... See you in 2017!

They should have said, "See you in July!"

I'd hate to be all "I told you so" about the pyro update... Who am I kidding? Of course I don't! p.s. I told you so. Why did everyone hype this as the pyro fix update? we haven't learned our lesson about hype yet? I probably wont find this update too disappointing; I am just now seeing it. I'll go in game later to see how bad/ok it is. [QUOTE=Contra132;51563344]we deserved better than this.[/QUOTE] we dont "deserve" anything. it sucks, but it's true. Valve doesnt "owe" us anything, especially not vast updates to a ([CURRENT YEAR] - [2007]) year old game. [QUOTE=Firetornado;51563383]Why cant more folks over at valve take interest in this game? Is dota or VR really that fun to work on?[/QUOTE] yeah, probably.

"They're working on the pyro update" they told me. "The TF team has so many things in store, just you wait" they told me. "You're just being a cycnical valve hater" they told me. "They know what they're doing!" they told me. "Six months isn't too bad for weapon rebalances, we'll get so many come smissmas" they told me. Merry Christmas, you get nothing, love Valve

[QUOTE=Lord Exor;51565001]If I may ask, how often do you play this game, and why do you think it prudent to express schadenfreude in the most odious, patronizing fashion possible? You were probably better off keeping your sadism to yourself.[/QUOTE] At least a few hours per week since 2010, and I was being genuine. The back and forth lightened me up. I wasn't expecting anything in particular from the update so I'm not as upset as some others are. Yes, Valve are horrifically disorganised and frequently clueless. This has been a fact for years, and I'm more surprised that people are still shocked by a subpar Smissmas update than the fact that a subpar Smissmas update was shipped. That said, [URL="https://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1508954&p=49981634&viewfull=1#post49981634"]you are clearly an expert in the fields of odiousness and sadism[/URL]; so what do I know?

Kind of sad that they didn't include any new unusual effects. There were a few good ones with actual winter themes on them this year I would have liked to see in game.

[QUOTE=Magypsy;51563486][t]http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/902139783932979365/557535999C0EF6556F7E985E80E9DA344951ABDB/[/t] Yeah, just throw a giant, paintable snowboard on the Scout's back. I can't see anything wrong with that![/QUOTE] dublicate

Maybe the tf team is still reading through b4nny's suggestions and are still working or tweaking the balance changes.

It would be incredibly frustrating if the TF2 Team only did balancing after being advised by high members of the community. You'd think the stuff we say in here would be enough.

The thing is besides not being the major update (which it didn't claim to be) this update was actually quite good

I'm not saying they started balancing once they got the list. I'm saying that they read through the six pages and thought there were some good ideas, so they started adding them but one work day wasn't enough time for them to be added and tested.

a candycane based festive spycycle would've worked well since they can get really sharp if you lick them instead of chewing them. add the ability to turn enemies into peppermint instead of ice and it gets even better. [QUOTE=housejojo06;51565402]I'm not saying they started balancing once they got the list. I'm saying that they read through the six pages and thought there were some good ideas, so they started adding them but one work day wasn't enough time for them to be added and tested.[/QUOTE] then: 1. why add them here and now? just do whatever you have prepared and later you can try out changes. 2. why release the update now? if you're adamant you want these changes in the update, then wait until you actually finish the additions before releasing it. today isnt even the most common day for winter updates (the 22nd, which is tomorrow). if the changes turn out as good as they expect, then waiting until christmas day or even later can be understood.