HEAVY UPDATE NEXT TUESDAY

[Kelreth]

The 19th, excellent

http://kotaku.com/5036169/team-fortress-2-heavy-update-hits-next-tuesday

The developer is dolling out details on the Heavy Update throughout the week, with today's news drip focusing on a new officially released community map. Steel, a capture map, was created by Jamie "Fishbus" Manson. It will join a new map for the Payload game mode and five new maps for the unnamed new game mode.


hellz yea, time for me to kill some heavies

[Stobbin]

that's a lot of maps.  'bout friggin time.

Grain of salt time:  Valve likes to perfect (ROFL) things before they release them, so it may not be exactly the 19th.  Here's hoping though.

[Dominator]

thats sick, I think we have cp_steel so now we can actually play it without people getting pissed because they have to download the map.

This is awesome for you guys but sucks for me cuz now I have to figure out whats going to crash the server..... wamp waaaa

[Kelreth]

lol, like the entire new game mode which they haven't disclosed?

i bet that will be anally probing servers for a while

[Alfalfa]

VALVE TIME. VALVE TIME. VALVE TIME. VALVE TIME.


Hey..What if one of the new maps was orange_x?

[Kelreth]

Doesn't valve time mean that this will actually be released by October?

I'm torn on orange_x being an official map

[Stobbin]

October of 2009.

[Kelreth]

damn it

[Boba fett]

LOL

[StaFForD]

http://steamgames.com/tf2/heavy/

[Crit Goes Where?!?]

I think I'm more excited for the new game mode than the new weapons.  Either way I'm pumped though.

[Alfalfa]

"For: Stobbin, From: Valve"

Also:

>tf_heavy_kill_taunt.png
FUCK YEAH.

[StaFForD]

haha, Valve heard Stobbin loves to fist people so they thought they would help him out

[Stobbin]

my pants are tight and sticky right now.

[Kelreth]

hahahaha, the weasles are more powerful and that taunt looks awesome

[Kelreth]

holy shit all of the heavy achis look fricking hilarious and awesome

Red Oktoberfest
Communist Mano-Fisto
Spyalectical Materialism:

haha this is going to be an awesome update

[Boba fett]

There is a Achievement Nammed Rasputin.  (He will come soon with us, no?)

[Kelreth]

I'm trying to figure out what the rasputin one is for.

Refusing to die in the face of insurmountable odds?

[Crit Goes Where?!?]

@Alfalfa

[Kelreth]

haha thats awesome

[Boba fett]

Natasha!

[MSW0]

Yes. Natascha

[Kenny]

w00t for updates...

[gex2k8]

ROFL!

[{TD}YautjaLanu]

Well I wouldn't kno anything about it since I just started hehe.

[Kelreth]

haha Natascha looks fun

[Alfalfa]

[Boba fett]

I cant believe that. Konsicuous Komsumption: Eat 100 sandviches, the shotgun replacement is the sandwich? I cant believe it.


*Edit* Is stobbin gonna make a map for all those achievement?

[Stobbin]

I was thinkin about it.

I would especially love a NO KILL area in the achievement maps.  Just an area where you can't die, since the heavy requires a shitload of ubers and kills.

If you catch me on steam, throw me a suggestion for a heavy achievement box.

[Mushroom3691]

SANDVICHES???

HOLY SHIT

[Boba fett]

I cant believe it.

[Dominator]

PORKCHOPSANDWICHES!!!!!!

[Alfalfa]

>Stobbin eating souls.jpeg

[Boba fett]

lol

[{TD}YautjaLanu]

Good Stuff.

[Alfalfa]

Nice  sig YautjaLanu

[Alfalfa]

Heavybox -- http://www.fpsbanana.com/maps/63050

[Kenyan Bee Thief]

I think I'm just gonna call him righty.

I can't stand that I won't be in town again until the 20th.  Oh well.  At least this should decrease the number of pyro players.

*edit*

Anyone notice the Natascha having "100% chance to slow"?  Maybe Sasha has a chance to slow too.

[{TD}YautjaLanu]

Thanks Alfalfa .

[Boba fett]

yea kenyan i saw it.

[Crit Goes Where?!?]

I doubt the alt shotgun is a sandwich.  In meet the scout the heavy had both.  Sandwiches will probably be related to the new game mode or replace medkits on those maps.

[Stobbin]

So the game engine won't allow me to place control points AND a payload system on the map.  So we're gonna have to change maps anyway.

[FeatheredFrog58]

I'm very afraid of the red gloves... very afraid.  The hands are strong enough for Stobbin without him beating me down with crits!!!!

[{TD}YautjaLanu]

hehehe lol.

[Boba fett]

So stobbin, map is ready? We will just switch to badwater basin for the payload one.


On another note: Maybe we could lock the main server to do achievement. So theere is no lag (Test server....), and no jerk.

[Stobbin]

The TD version of the Heavy Achievement Box is complete. (or as complete as its going to get)

Download here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?waakxaaaaax

[Boba fett]

awesome

[Lao Che]

orange_x would be perfect for heavy's achievements - especially for snipers... haha
 

[Boba fett]

lol, we will need a payload map to do ALL the achievement

[Alfalfa]

Don't know if i should rage..

[Mushroom3691]

NATASCHA IS CREDIT TO TEAM!

[Boba fett]

The update of monday is not posted yet. ARG!

[Fenriswolf]

icantwaiticantwaiticantwait

[Stobbin]

F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5 F5

Make new content appear dammit.

[Dominator]

map uploaded and being used.

[Alfalfa]

WHEN YOU SEE IT.



YOU'LL SHIT BRICKS

[Boba fett]

monday monday, we are monday damnit!

[Crit Goes Where?!?]

Update finally up. Linky

[Alfalfa]

FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUCCK.

[Kenyan Bee Thief]

Hot damn, I'll be in town Tuesday around 5:00 est, which means I'll be online a good few hours before valve puts the updates on.

Can't wait to sink my knife into some broad shoulders.

[FeatheredFrog58]

I like the Arena idea.  Maybe if we play on their maps we should consider having all talk off... only on the arena maps though.  Just a thought.  Chew on it or spit it out.

[Boba fett]

@kenyan, you forgot the heavy weapons guys limit on the server.... No spy and backburner party..... Unless dom remove it!(MwHAHAHA!) Just lay your weapons down and walk away.



Maybe we should replace 2fort and turbine by those arena map.

[Kenyan Bee Thief]

I agree with feathered frog.  Alltalk gives away a lot of the strategy that would otherwise allow an organized team of weaker classes to defeat pyro heavy soldier teams.  I like alltalk in general, but it would ruin games of arena, imho.  

@booba feet: Not a fan of 2fort and turbine?  I think if we were to replace a map with this new gametype, it should be a total replacement for the goldrush map.  Most of us don't like it anyway, and we would still have the draw of using the new maps.  Seems like win/win to me.

*edit*
Who want to go hunting for broken spots on the new maps when they come out?  Remember, if we don't find them fast valve will patch them and remove the most interesting parts of their maps.

[Kelreth]

I agree with the idea of alltalk being off for arena maps, and those look really interesting.

So we find out the new replace for the heavys gun today right?

[Fenriswolf]

 TF2 Arena keeps the class diversity of Team Fortress 2 while focusing goals around combat between two teams. Where other game modes lean towards a broad overall strategy for the team over a number of lives, Arena concentrates on the specific tactical choices the teams make in a single fight.

Arena features smaller maps that play out in shorter periods of time. The round ends once one team has no players left in the arena, or when the central capture point has unlocked and been captured. Rounds tend to be very fast and highly competitive, with an emphasis on your team?s class makeup and your plan to counter the opposing team?s class choices. Arena mode is great for smaller matches of three vs. three players, while still comfortably supporting huge knockdown twelve-on-twelve brawls.



Health pick-ups are limited in TF2 Arena (some levels don?t have any Health packs at all) so being careful is a good strategy for any class. As well, with so little health available, having a Medic or a Health dispenser-building Engineer on your team can be a crucial element to success. With their reconnaissance abilities, the Scout and Spy play a far more vital role in Arena than in other game modes. Knowing the location of the enemy team can often mean the difference between a win and a loss. The Soldier and Demoman will find many areas in Arena specifically designed for them to get a vertical advantage. Traditional Heavy/Medic pairings will still be highly useful as the anchor to a good Arena team. However, commit too far in this direction and the enemy can quickly overwhelm you with Snipers and Spies. In Arena, water is as scarce as Health. This makes the Pyro a much deadlier class, as any enemy player he sets on fire with his flamethrower or flare gun will be unable to put out the flames. Igniting enemies quickly, then retreating to safety, can be an effective strategy for the Pyro.

 The first release of TF2 Arena comes with five playable maps. Two never-before-seen maps (Lumberyard, Ravine) have been built specifically for Arena, and a further three (Well, Granary, Badlands) have been remade with Arena?s unique play style in mind. Additionally, with the Lumberyard map, Arena takes TF2 from its familiar desert backdrop to a new Alpine-themed environment. Great care was taken to ensure the art style kept to the unique look and time period of the TF2 universe, while still feeling like a departure from the usual maps players are familiar with.

 



Lumberyard has an unbalanced structure, with one half of the map climbing up towards a large mountain peak, while the other dips down into a valley. A series of rooftops at the map?s center serves as the key battleground area, with lateral flanking being the key maneuver at ground level. When the capture point becomes active after 60 seconds, multiple entrances open up into the central control point, which becomes the focus of the fighting as the match nears its end. Lumberyard is one of the few Arena maps without water, and contains only a single health kit. The kit sits on a log above a deadly pit, making it a great ambush spot for Pyros, Demomen, and Soldiers to send unwary enemies to their deaths.  



In contrast to Lumberyard, Ravine has a far more open ground level with emphasis on control of four key choke points. A series of canals in Ravine?s lower level provide an excellent opportunity for stealth kills and flanking maneuvers. Like all arena maps, the capture point in the middle becomes active after 60 seconds.



The middle capture point fighting area for each of these three existing maps has been extensively reworked and customized for TF2 Arena play.


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[Boba fett]

*bed thief* There is a new payload map the replace goldrush, I will go hunt the broken spot with u. Lets keep them secret, so valve dont remove then

[Kelreth]

there's a broken spot on goldrush? or the new maps?

[Boba fett]

new map maybe, thats what we wil search for

[Boba fett]

sandwitch is out!

[Fenriswolf]

it heals 120 health but makes noise and the heavy easy picking for 4 seconds

[Boba fett]

yea damnit update! Go out!

[Crit Goes Where?!?]

I'm kinda let down by the sandvitch...its funny but kinda eh.  It does make me curious about civilian heavy sammich though.

[Boba fett]

SHIT

fixed players getting stuck in a bad animation state when class switchin while spinning the minigun

[Stobbin]

Fixed players getting stuck in a bad animation state when class switching while spinning the minigun

Is sad day.

[Boba fett]

no more civilian

[HENTAL1TY]

Thank you doctor!

[Alfalfa]

:awesome:

>Fixed players getting stuck in a bad animation state when class switching while spinning the minigun

NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!1

[Kelreth]

lol sandvich for REVENGE

[Kelreth]

the new weapons are awesome

[Alfalfa]

I am totally in love with the Sandvich


= <3

[Kelreth]

Sandvich is good right up until you get caught with your mouth full

[Fenriswolf]

see that hasent happend to me yet (knock on wood)

[DickTater]

i dont know about you guys, but the heavy update wasnt as sweet as i thought itd b... it was nifty, but not overly sweet and satisfying.. kinda like dominators mom..

[Dominator]

Exactly my mom.... er umm I mean the updates weren't that great like the medic ones, the only think I liked a lot was the samich, the gloves were a plus kinda.....

[Mushroom3691]

They were pretty easy, got them in a few hours of play, and

SANDVICH IS CREDIT TO TEAM!

[Crit Goes Where?!?]

The golves are ok but they take away the taunt kill...

Crit Edit (Credit): Natascha freaking rocks though and i love the sound