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

this game is on it's way out for sure

[t]http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/257095529314542689/607A45E00783726C60D4A50609DCC4FCF8D25888/[/t] there's a fourth "goal" for the soul gargoyle progression thing, and guess what happens when you reach it? you guessed it: nuzzing. my guess is they had a "platinum/diamond" soul gargoyle grade but forgot to enable it

[QUOTE=Demohamtheyum;51250124][t]http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/257095529314542689/607A45E00783726C60D4A50609DCC4FCF8D25888/[/t] there's a fourth "goal" for the soul gargoyle progression thing, and guess what happens when you reach it? you guessed it: nuzzing. my guess is they had a "platinum/diamond" soul gargoyle grade but forgot to enable it[/QUOTE] ehh, weren't the gun mettle and tough break campaign items the same way? after gold, you could still max out the progression just for the sake of completionism, but it wouldn't actually do anything?

[B]System Message: The item and matchmaking servers will be unavailable for approximately ten minutes for re-haunting.[/B] Contract fixes soon?

On a Sunday, too. The potted plant is back at it again.

[QUOTE=Fluury;51250175]On a Sunday, too. The potted plant is back at it again.[/QUOTE] Potted Plant is the only one on the TF2's team of Janitors that know what the majority of TF2 fans want.

[QUOTE=Kreepis;51250204]Potted Plant is the only one on the TF2's team of Janitors that know what the majority of TF2 fans want.[/QUOTE] They probably forgot to water it, so it's probably dead or at least replaced by fake one.

[QUOTE=Oizen;51249837]So what would be different[/QUOTE] Can you say that straight to victims of exactly that? [img]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/300/header.jpg[/img] [img]http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/320/header.jpg[/img]

Contracts are working!

I'd like to see a major spooky update at times that aren't just halloween. Seriously. Invasion was pretty nice, so having those from time to time and the TF2 team just update off of those, could potentially work. this is valve though.

[QUOTE=lefur;51250235]Contracts are working![/QUOTE] Interestingly, the [url=http://git.optf2.com/schema-tracking/commit/?id=d55eee13bcb61e4833cb85fd9254b2d73602a180]schema update[/url] suggests that at least part of the issue might have been that some of the contracts were using the old prefab from Tough Break. That or this is just housecleaning.

[QUOTE=S'Arais;51250260]I'd like to see a major spooky update at times that aren't just halloween. Seriously. Invasion was pretty nice, so having those from time to time and the TF2 team just update off of those, could potentially work. this is valve though.[/QUOTE] Valve didnt make Invasion, they just accepted a community update. Something they did a lot for like 3 months and then never again.

[QUOTE=Brobattington;51248864]This update makes me fear for TF2's future. People have been begging for ages for Valve to get rid of tiered cosmetic crates yet they refuse to listen and continue to add tiered crates in an attempt to create artificial rarity, and all for the sake of money. I can understand them wanting to make money off the game, in fact I can't blame anyone for that, but you'd think that they would understand that they make so much money off the games already and that there's no reason to add tiered crates that nobody wants. I'm actually happy that there's been more communication from Valve than usual, but the same mistakes are still being made and it's really depressing to see one of my favorite games ever to down the drain like this.[/QUOTE] But crates have always had tiers. [QUOTE=Fluury;51249058]The lack of an Update Page is understandable - afterall, they got nothing large to show-off. [/QUOTE] They had more then enough for a Halloween update page. Show the maps, the crates and a couple of cosmetic items from them, talk about the contracts coming back, talk about the unusualifier and show some of the effects.

4 missions and 0 crate drops, it almost like valve doesn't want people to spend their money on their game.

[QUOTE=ComodoreBluth;51250322]But crates have always had tiers. [/QUOTE] Not to anywhere near the same degree except in [URL="https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Abhorrent_Appendages"]one weird[/URL] (and presumably bugged) case from the Halloween 2013 crate. And not reinforced by being clearly marked and the trade up system. On a related note can't go into specific details because steam workshop agreement but I get the sense [B]people are overestimating the difference in money tiered vs old event crates made for Valve by a lot.[/B]

i still haven't gotten a merasmission :/

[QUOTE=AD/HD;51250399]i still haven't gotten a merasmission :/[/QUOTE] I'm in the same boat as well, so your not a lone.

[QUOTE=S'Arais;51250043]Valve should of set up a mode using the Isolationist and xenos sets.[/QUOTE] That's be awesome, I really appreciate the work that went into those promos and how they play. Honestly, I feel it's one of the most forgotten features in TF.

[QUOTE=Oizen;51250286]Valve didnt make Invasion, they just accepted a community update. Something they did a lot for like 3 months and then never again.[/QUOTE] Is there even a complete community update they can use right now? they're all in development right now as far as I know

I have not gotten a contract yet as well.

[t]http://puu.sh/rTjWm/c8862bb4df.png[/t] First Unbox, All Class. This is my first Unusual. ...how much more common are they now?

[QUOTE=Fluury;51250438][t]http://puu.sh/rTjWm/c8862bb4df.png[/t] First Unbox, All Class. This is my first Unusual. ...how much more common are they now?[/QUOTE] I just opened 32 crates and didn't get Jack, man I wish I had this kind of luck

3 years in tf2 and have never even had an unusual in my inventory.

[QUOTE=Oizen;51250286]Valve didnt make Invasion, they just accepted a community update. Something they did a lot for like 3 months and then never again.[/QUOTE] i'm going to pretend you didn't point out the obvious. I knew this. This is what I was implying.

[QUOTE=CrossNgen;51250419]Is there even a complete community update they can use right now? they're all in development right now as far as I know[/QUOTE] From what I can gather, all projects that are still currently active are probably done, or at least done enough where there's a solid idea and enough content to warrant one to be picked up by Valve? The way community updates are set up nowadays is that you have to present an idea publicly, rather than approach the tf2 team privately like community updates past. What's left afterward is if the tf2 team wants to decide if they want to proceed with any of it or not. Seeing if the community as a whole is vocally positive for an update like mayann/ye olde/frontline before a final say seems to be a better route in the longrun than how things have been decided before. They've been silent as far as community updates go, but the tf2 team does know about them. Silent for good reasons, I'm sure- community updates take careful planning on both sides of the coin.

i'd love it if one of the community updates like frontline just came out right in the middle of the yearly update drought, like mid-march or something just something to brighten everyone up during a time of year where we're not expecting anything but 7 months of waiting

[QUOTE=Fluury;51250438][t]http://puu.sh/rTjWm/c8862bb4df.png[/t] First Unbox, All Class. This is my first Unusual. ...how much more common are they now?[/QUOTE] nice dude, also thats my favorite hat from the crate!

[QUOTE=Oizen;51250286]Valve didnt make Invasion, they just accepted a community update.[/QUOTE] There was some stuff valve did, like implementing the bomb entity, allowing custom explosive hazards on maps.

[QUOTE=chandlerj333;51250548]There was some stuff valve did, like implementing the bomb entity, allowing custom explosive hazards on maps.[/QUOTE] and programming the entire PD gamemode, can't forget that

[QUOTE=TwoYearLurker;51250542]i'd love it if one of the community updates like frontline just came out right in the middle of the yearly update drought, like mid-march or something just something to brighten everyone up during a time of year where we're not expecting anything but 7 months of waiting[/QUOTE] It'd be neat if Frontline went on from Rememberance Day (11/11 here idk bout america) to Dec 1st. If it came out, that is.