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

[QUOTE=Aaron0000;51245384]I've gotten to the point where I actually dread updates. This year has been nothing but disappointment, and I can only fear what fresh hell awaits in the next Major update. And from what I can tell the disappointment isn't limited to TF2, DOTA and CSGO are also having some shitfits. I'm not trying to be a cynic, but I have to ask; how much does Valve actually care?[/QUOTE] Don't be silly, they care about money a lot!

As much as some might wanna jump on the hate-train, there is no way they "dont care" about Merasmissions not working, since it quite literally cuts their profits. There is no way they will leave them unfixed for this night.

[QUOTE=K4ZMA;51242215]Fucking love PD coming back, now with a Halloween makeover That mode was my favorite part about Invasion[/QUOTE]Never mind, fucking plagued with engies

[QUOTE=ikes;51245186]by my standards this has been the best update ever[/QUOTE] I wonder why lol. I am wondering if the key-less crates are going to get more love then the spider crates will this event. As you seem to have a little more control over older hats that you might want while getting the new effects. Wish I could get that Crown with the Sunbeams effect though. I'd actually consider swapping out my sunbeams Australium Whoopee cap for my preppy/douchy look set up on scout. =/ Out of curiousity, since it follows the pyro land items. Is the Combustible Cutie only visible in Pyroland?

man, look at CSGO, less than 5 seconds to find a match, nothing bad about casual, meanwhile I enter a queue in TF2 then go have lunch, find it at the loading screen when I come back, and it's a 400+ ping virginia server on ghost fort, all I can do is cloak n dagger spy on the big health kit, atleast I get some kills

[QUOTE=Nebrassy;51245486]man, look at CSGO, less than 5 seconds to find a match, nothing bad about casual, meanwhile I enter a queue in TF2 then go have lunch, find it at the loading screen when I come back, and it's a 400+ ping virginia server on ghost fort, all I can do is cloak n dagger spy on the big health kit, atleast I get some kills[/QUOTE] Sadly you don't get any credit for those kills though, since you do no physical damage to them lol. They really do need a setting where you can say "prioritize this region when finding servers for me" option in this game before other things though. I'm happy I happen to luckily live near Virginia so those are fine. But I still get occasion servers from places I've never even heard of...

[QUOTE=GuntMyFries;51245250]It's been a day now and the contracts are still broke. 24 hours later and not a single penny has been earned from this update due to no cases arriving. What are Valve's priorities?[/QUOTE] Yep, contracts are broken. Bless those who live close to Valve HQ. [editline]22nd October 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=K4ZMA;51245434]Never mind, fucking plagued with engies[/QUOTE] It's BACK? Holy fuck, only if I didn't live in laggy Chicago. [editline]22nd October 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=Magypsy;51245395]Don't be silly, they care about money a lot![/QUOTE] By how Merasmissions are broken, they are barely making any money, tbh.

PD never really stuck with me. Neither did Passtime. They're both very strong 'sure ill play along i guess' modes to me

[QUOTE=YaDunGoofy;51245575]PD never really stuck with me. Neither did Passtime. They're both very strong 'sure ill play along i guess' modes to me[/QUOTE] more like 'ain't nobody got time for that' for pass time

Well, made a profit of $10 selling a crate. Can't wait for them to crash to $0.03 when missions are fixed.

Contracts seem to start working if you are on eglible map and get a gargoyle (or two). I managed to rank up points today twice. BUT: If you dont die and dont' change class, you can magically collect points. If you die or change class, they are all gone. TF2 goes hard mode.

The only cosmetics I want from SF16 is the Combustible Cutie and the Heavy Tourism. I've already got the Spooktacles so yeah. But due to the contracts bug, it's almost impossible to get. I'm still disappointed about Valve still using the Cosmetic-Tier qualities.

let's talk real, would it still be s bad update if contracts and queue times are fixed?

why does it matter, everyone already has a sour taste in their mouth

[QUOTE=Nebrassy;51245749]let's talk real, would it still be s bad update if contracts and queue times are fixed?[/QUOTE] I can see why people are displeased, though I just want the Contracts to work, man. How high are the chances of a hotfix on a Saturday?

[QUOTE=Nebrassy;51245749]let's talk real, would it still be s bad update if contracts and queue times are fixed?[/QUOTE] I honestly think that content is good/okay but Valve just recycled most of the stuff from last year and did everything in the last few days. This update could be much better with an update page and a small comic. They just don't care anymore and "work" on the matchmaking.

[QUOTE=Nebrassy;51245749]let's talk real, would it still be s bad update if contracts and queue times are fixed?[/QUOTE] It's not a bad update, it's just hats and a few maps. It hasn't made the game worse in any way, it just didn't bring very much to the table.

I'd also say updates that are nothing but quick grabs from the Workshop with no other substance are starting to become tiresome.

[QUOTE=Magypsy;51245869]It's not a bad update, it's just hats and a few maps. [B]It hasn't made the game worse in any way[/B], it just didn't bring very much to the table.[/QUOTE] I can't connect to a single server without the game crashing on me at the loading screen this update made me uninstall tf2

[QUOTE=ikes;51245186]by my standards this has been the best update ever[/QUOTE] by my standards it's the worst Scream Fortress even in TF2 history. not being able to unbox old effects, the new ones being OK at best (and Tesla Coil at worst), and Maple Ridge Event is sleep inducing.

[QUOTE=Kreepis;51245916]by my standards it's the worst Scream Fortress even in TF2 history. not being able to unbox old effects, the new ones being OK at best (and Tesla Coil at worst), and Maple Ridge Event is sleep inducing.[/QUOTE] IMO this one launched bad but last year was bad overall. It managed to kill the economy for a WEEK.

We got the shirtless medic and it's unrestricted. Everything else is just a bonus.

[QUOTE=GladoSC;51245842]I honestly think that content is good/okay but Valve just recycled most of the stuff from last year and did everything in the last few days. This update could be much better with an update page and a small comic. They just don't care anymore and "work" on the matchmaking.[/QUOTE] Does anyone even play matchmaking anymore? They should abandon it IMO.

[QUOTE=Oizen;51245890]I'd also say updates that are nothing but quick grabs from the Workshop with no other substance are starting to become tiresome.[/QUOTE] How? We don't even seem to get those anymore.

[QUOTE=Ace of Butts;51245895]I can't connect to a single server without the game crashing on me at the loading screen this update made me uninstall tf2[/QUOTE] Ah, that's unfortunate, I had no idea that people were experiencing crashes, the game runs fine for me besides contracts not counting. I meant that it didn't make things worse in the sense it didn't touch any real gameplay features. Meet your Match is easily one of the worst updates we've ever had, for example, because of how badly it ruined the Valve server experience. Scream Fortress VIII, in its mediocrity, coming after that has set a worrying trend for future TF2 updates. I have very little hope for either if the class updates now.

Dang, I can't believe it's 4:30 PST and Valve still hasn't fixed it. Over 24 hours into a update and not a single contract working or case dropping. Embarrassing. They need to find a new way to test updates, because this is getting out of hand.

I am not expecting anything until Monday.

if you look at the SCM, crates are being sold like hotcakes which is crazy compared to how many listings there are.

[QUOTE=gigazelle;51246130]if you look at the SCM, crates are being sold like hotcakes which is crazy compared to how many listings there are.[/QUOTE] It must be a glitch, because there's one entire crate on the marker. one. single. crate. :v:

Wait you cant unbox the original halloween effects?