TF2 General Chat and Update Speculation Station - One of Several Edition - Games

All it would take is a day-1 blog post for me to get hyped to max.

What have people been doing to get their mind off the wait?

[QUOTE=valvenews;52628196]What have people been doing to get their mind off the wait?[/QUOTE] mvm and other games. mainly other games.

[QUOTE=valvenews;52628196]What have people been doing to get their mind off the wait?[/QUOTE] Half-Life 2/Killing Floor 2 and TF2.

[QUOTE=valvenews;52628196]What have people been doing to get their mind off the wait?[/QUOTE] Played through HL1 mods. There are pure platinum among them. They Hunger, Prison, USS Darkstar, Asure Sheep, my personal favorite Half-Quake... It's amazing time killer Also if you think you are so competent at movement, airstrafing, bunnyhoping etc - go try Hazard Course 2. This shit is wicked. Also one of the best examples of leveldesign humor.

[QUOTE=valvenews;52628196]What have people been doing to get their mind off the wait?[/QUOTE] War thunder. I actually have a flight stick too, much harder than pubstomping kritz demo I tell ya.

I picked up Persona 4 Golden and loved it, same with Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze. I guess it did give us all time to try new things!

[QUOTE=valvenews;52628196]What have people been doing to get their mind off the wait?[/QUOTE] Venting about Valve on message boards and being angry over the failure of [I]LawBreakers[/I].

[QUOTE=valvenews;52628196]What have people been doing to get their mind off the wait?[/QUOTE] lots and lots of borderlands 2 guilty gear xrd rev2 street fighter 5 now that menat is out I've also been doing [URL="https://puu.sh/x7XMP/96b653fd25.png"]art for a[/URL] [URL="https://puu.sh/x7Xeq/279542ea16.png"]game development project[/URL] and [URL="https://puu.sh/xi2va/5eace414a8.png"]my own art in my free time[/URL] which is still heavily WIP

[QUOTE=valvenews;52628088]I'm hearing the maps were picked. It's getting closer. Edit - Single email unconfirmed and unknown source fyi. Don't get too excited.[/QUOTE] If this email has no source and has nothing to back it up as believable in any way then what's the point of considering it true like, i'm willing to believe the possibility if you gave some detail like stating the person was a map creator contacted by valve, but you don't even provide that. or anything at all. The theoretical knowledge that "maps are picked, according to an anonymous email" is an empty handed remark.

[QUOTE=Punchy;52628251]If this email has no source and has nothing to back it up as believable in any way then what's the point of considering it true like, i'm willing to believe you if you gave some detail like stating the person was a map creator contacted by valve. or anything at all. But based on only the knowledge that "maps are picked, according to an anonymous email", but you don't even provide that[/QUOTE] I'm willing to give it some consideration mainly because if someone were trying to lie about the update being near, I doubt theyd pick something like the maps being selected as their lie. but who knows, some folks just think that way

[QUOTE=ikes;52628262]I'm willing to give it some consideration mainly because if someone were trying to lie about the update being near, I doubt theyd pick something like the maps being selected as their lie. but who knows, some folks just think that way[/QUOTE] Why wouldn't they pick maps? We know map creators exchange emails with valve, more than item contributors would, We know valve has responded to jungle asset emails before, if I were to send a fraudulent email to create hype I would choose to take the path of map emails too. I don't see any reason valve would ever state on record that maps are chosen and finalized to anybody but other valve employees. So to hear that not only has this been exchanged, but that information has also found itself into an anonymous email just raises red flags.

[QUOTE=Punchy;52628265]Why wouldn't they pick maps? We know map creators exchange emails with valve, more than item contributors would, We know valve has responded to jungle asset emails before, if I were to send a fraudulent email to create hype I would choose to take the path of map emails too. I don't see any reason valve would ever state on record that maps are chosen and finalized to anybody but other valve employees. So to hear that not only has this been exchanged, but that information has also found itself into an anonymous email just raises red flags.[/QUOTE] If the email is real it's probably from someone who got their map in, worked on map assets for a map that got in or is friends with someone who got their map in, not from Valve.

[QUOTE=ComodoreBluth;52628280]If the email is real it's probably from someone who got their map in, worked on map assets for a map that got in or is friends with someone who got their map in, not from Valve.[/QUOTE] That's exactly what I said. [QUOTE=Punchy;52628251]Like, i'm willing to believe the possibility if you gave some detail like [B]stating the person was a map creator contacted by valve[/B], but you don't even provide that. [/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Punchy;52628365]That's exactly what I said.[/QUOTE] Ah I didn't see that post.

[QUOTE=valvenews;52628196]What have people been doing to get their mind off the wait?[/QUOTE] lots of Factorio

[QUOTE=ikes;52628250] [URL="https://puu.sh/x7XMP/96b653fd25.png"]art for a[/URL] [URL="https://puu.sh/x7Xeq/279542ea16.png"]game development project[/URL][/QUOTE] [I][B]you elaborate on this right the fuck now[/B][/I]

[QUOTE=TWKUK;52628388][I][B]you elaborate on this right the fuck now[/B][/I][/QUOTE] Here's a wild, totally unfounded guess: It's a fighting game along the lines of Guilty Gear Xrd.

[QUOTE=valvenews;52628196]What have people been doing to get their mind off the wait?[/QUOTE] Homework and videos :v

[QUOTE=valvenews;52628196]What have people been doing to get their mind off the wait?[/QUOTE] If you just don't think about it, the wait goes by much faster.

[QUOTE=valvenews;52628196]What have people been doing to get their mind off the wait?[/QUOTE] I did buy Dishonored 2 when it was on sale for $16 but I beat that before the update came out. Now I'm replaying Batman Arkham Asylum for the first time in years along with playing a little bit of Player Unknown's Battleground, CSGO and Splatoon 2. [QUOTE=valvenews;52628243]I picked up Persona 4 Golden and loved it, same with Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze. I guess it did give us all time to try new things![/QUOTE] If you've never played Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze you're in for a treat, it's one of the best 2D platformers ever made. Pretty much every level has new mechanics that build up in complexity and mix together throughout the levels. The graphics are great and David Wise hit it out of the park with the soundtrack to rival DKC 1 and 2. It's one of the Wii U's hidden gems and Nintendo really needs to port it to Switch (maybe with the first Donkey Kong County Returns as well) so more people have a chance to play it.

[QUOTE=valvenews;52628196]What have people been doing to get their mind off the wait?[/QUOTE] Getting back into the LEGO games, trying 100% LEGO City Undercover. I don't like leaving my comfort zone, and it doesn't get more comfy than kids' video games.

[QUOTE=valvenews;52628196]What have people been doing to get their mind off the wait?[/QUOTE] Listing my items on the marketplace.

[QUOTE=valvenews;52628196]What have people been doing to get their mind off the wait?[/QUOTE] Attempting repeatedly the [I]'The Loneliest Road'[/I] achievement for Death Road to Canada. It's harder than I thought. And also doing some modelling on the side to keep myself from getting rusty.

General opinion on the state of the macOS/Linux client?

[QUOTE=valvenews;52628196]What have people been doing to get their mind off the wait?[/QUOTE] Sad to say but i've been playing lots of Overwatch lately, it's a good substitute but I feel ashamed playing it.

[QUOTE=TWKUK;52628388][I][B]you elaborate on this right the fuck now[/B][/I][/QUOTE] not much to say, we've barely started development it's a 3D plaformer spiritual successor to JSRF and its going really... [I]really[/I] slowly

[QUOTE=ikes;52628589]not much to say, we've barely started development it's a 3D plaformer spiritual successor to JSRF and its going really... [I]really[/I] slowly[/QUOTE] give me a title and an estimated release window and I will have my wallet ready day 0

[QUOTE=valvenews;52628196]What have people been doing to get their mind off the wait?[/QUOTE] writing lots of music, working, and now back in college. and i guess depending on how long it takes for the update to drop, learning martial arts

[QUOTE=BarJarHinks;52628586]Sad to say but i've been playing lots of Overwatch lately, it's a good substitute but I feel ashamed playing it.[/QUOTE] You shouldn't feel ashamed for playing a video game, if you find it fun, you find it fun. There's nothing wrong with that.