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[Team Fortress 2] TF2Maps.net Art Pass Mapping Contest!

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  • JJJJ DailyStormer Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    I forgot what map it was, but I got a glorious 18 kills in 1 life on my sentry on the last point on a payload map with a heavy backing me up. Then I got about 10 more after I came back to life and time ran out.

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  • TrippyJingTrippyJing Moses supposes his toeses are roses. But Moses supposes erroneously.Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Endaro wrote: »
    He knows how it works. No need to explain it over and over. The point is how poorly it was written. I don't know if you guys were playing yesterday but we had people asking that same question all day long. It was poorly written, and seems to imply you get crits for kills, assists, and if you lose your sentry. It doesn't state clearly at all that you don't get them until the sentry dies.

    I understood it well enough after a few seconds of looking at it. Or do people just skim all the time?

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  • nealcmnealcm Alvarian AlvarianRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    TrippyJing wrote: »
    Endaro wrote: »
    He knows how it works. No need to explain it over and over. The point is how poorly it was written. I don't know if you guys were playing yesterday but we had people asking that same question all day long. It was poorly written, and seems to imply you get crits for kills, assists, and if you lose your sentry. It doesn't state clearly at all that you don't get them until the sentry dies.

    I understood it well enough after a few seconds of looking at it. Or do people just skim all the time?

    i definitely thought it was crits per kill, assist, and every time your sentry is destroyed as well. i completely missed the part that said "racked up before destruction" and apparently i'm not the only one

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  • agoajagoaj Top Tier One FearRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Someone should make a vanilla TF2 servermod. All original weapons and no changes, as if you were playing on launch day. Would be interesting to see how far we've come.

    It's called the PS3 version.

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  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    really vanilla tf2 would be not good after how far we've come

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  • mrflippymrflippy Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Man, my framerate is much worse than I remember it being a couple of months ago.

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  • JJJJ DailyStormer Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    mrflippy wrote: »
    Man, my framerate is much worse than I remember it being a couple of months ago.
    Yeah, I think the game runs worse for me and takes longer to load every update.

    Edit: which seems acceptable since it was like ~2 gigs at launch and just looking at it now seems to be ~9500 Mb.

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  • mrflippymrflippy Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    JJ wrote: »
    mrflippy wrote: »
    Man, my framerate is much worse than I remember it being a couple of months ago.
    Yeah, I think the game runs worse for me and takes longer to load every update.

    I turned everything to low, put the resolution down to 1280x800 and i'm still getting 10-20fps. Maybe it's time to upgrade my machine. :(

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  • savooipeerdsavooipeerd Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    really vanilla tf2 would be not good after how far we've come

    Getting rid of the whole item system while keeping the bug fixes and maps and stuff would be pretty great actually.

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  • BarrakkethBarrakketh Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    mrflippy wrote: »
    JJ wrote: »
    mrflippy wrote: »
    Man, my framerate is much worse than I remember it being a couple of months ago.
    Yeah, I think the game runs worse for me and takes longer to load every update.

    I turned everything to low, put the resolution down to 1280x800 and i'm still getting 10-20fps. Maybe it's time to upgrade my machine. :(

    Try an FPS script in the meantime? Not the N64 one, though.

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  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    really vanilla tf2 would be not good after how far we've come

    Getting rid of the whole item system while keeping the bug fixes and maps and stuff would be pretty great actually.

    nope.avi

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  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    the new maps from the engie update are really hard on FPS

    and I love punching people in the face with my new metal fist.

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  • savooipeerdsavooipeerd Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    really vanilla tf2 would be not good after how far we've come

    Getting rid of the whole item system while keeping the bug fixes and maps and stuff would be pretty great actually.

    nope.avi

    I couldn't find yep.avi so pretend that the demoman says "yep" and that you're the engineer okay

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  • Hockey JohnstonHockey Johnston Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Thanks for all the fun games in the drama chamber this afternoon. This is the first time that new maps really made a hugely positive impression on me right away. Can't wait until all you weekend engineers get that building itch out of your systems.

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  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    i am a lifetime engineer now

    also noscope mcgee, i think i would play what you are suggesting (no items, just engine fixes etc), but i think i wouldn't enjoy it as much as items filled tf2

    major reason being, however stupid the drop, achievement, and crafting systems may be, i think the items are critical to why this game always feels interesting

    unless you are talking about removing the dorp,achievement, and crafting systems

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  • UEAKCrashUEAKCrash heh Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    The new maps are sexy as hell. I need to sit down and admire the shit out of them.

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  • nealcmnealcm Alvarian AlvarianRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    you know

    i thought i was okay with getting the modest pile of hat

    but i really should have thought crafting random hats over and just taken a 4th metal and crafted an engineer hat

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  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    i am a lifetime engineer now

    also noscope mcgee, i think i would play what you are suggesting (no items, just engine fixes etc), but i think i wouldn't enjoy it as much as items filled tf2

    major reason being, however stupid the drop, achievement, and crafting systems may be, i think the items are critical to why this game always feels interesting

    unless you are talking about removing the dorp,achievement, and crafting systems

    pirat

    with our fists combined, the enemy team will quiver in fear.

    for our might fistings are mighty

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  • LookFreeGrenadeLookFreeGrenade Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Man I want a modest pile of hat

    I did get the football helmet today though 8-)

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  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    nealcm wrote: »
    you know

    i thought i was okay with getting the modest pile of hat

    but i really should have thought crafting random hats over and just taken a 4th metal and crafted an engineer hat

    bro you should've waited for polycount

    (which i'm assuming is coming out within a month)

    (this is needlessly optimistic)

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  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    I am now calling my engineer Lawnmower Joe.

    because of his metal hand of might

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  • nealcmnealcm Alvarian AlvarianRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    yeah, probably should have

    but i saw crash crafting his hats and i got excited

    i forgot how many hats i could get that i didn't like

    though i don't mind the bonk helm and like the gatsby a lot for a medic hat, it could have been worse

    it was a close one

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  • nealcmnealcm Alvarian AlvarianRegistered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Buttcleft wrote: »
    I am now calling my engineer Lawnmower Joe.

    because of his metal hand of might

    you are not a true lawnmower joe until you tauntkill somebody successfully

    i need to upload that demo of me doing that to someone out of a teleporter last night

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  • ZekZek Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Simple fact of the matter is we're all still playing TF2 because of the items. If not for them we'd have stopped ages ago.

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  • KilroyKilroy timaeusTestified Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Cosmetically, the Gunslinger is my favorite item ever. Especially when using the pistol.

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  • No Great NameNo Great Name FRAUD DETECTED Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    no3w if only they'd fix the pyro

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  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    functionally, the gunslinger is my favorite item ever

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  • ZekZek Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    The Gunslinger is pretty cool but it baffles me when I see someone just toss down a mini-sentry in a defense spot and leave it there forever. Especially with the Wrangler.

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  • FaffelFaffel Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Zek wrote: »
    Simple fact of the matter is we're all still playing TF2 because of the items. If not for them we'd have stopped ages ago.

    I quit playing Tf2 once the item craze started, for the most part. In fact, the items are mostly shitty except for the most recent class updates - my demo and soldier outfits are usually entirely vanilla, unless I need to use the buff banner for a push.

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  • KilroyKilroy timaeusTestified Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    functionally, the gunslinger is my favorite item ever

    The Kritzkrieg will always be my one true love. Pushing one button and watching a Heavy mow down half of the enemy team makes me cackle with glee.

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  • ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    I promised Sladvan that I'd post this. Here is Sladvan

    Doing some downright awesome matrix dodging
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    Holy shit, that worked? is the best I can surmise of his expression
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  • KupiKupi Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    So we are now in the "In one day, I have determined that the weapons that spent several months in development had no thought put into them" phase of Update Madness?

    Also, I am basically having no fun with TF2 right now, in large part because half the time I couldn't tell where the fucking sentries were shooting from (on KOTH_Sawmill). The other half of the time I was trying to destroy a gun with three engineers on it while being attacked by the other side's rocket crew, who seemed to have none of the same problems I was having.

    It's getting to the point where I know that the problem is something I'm doing, because I'm the only constant factor in all the losing teams I've been on lately.

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  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    uhh there are a decent amount of items that are basically straight upgrades (almost every melee weapon ever)

    and a lot that have a ton of uses

    so i don't get where you're feeling that items are shitty

    edit: this is to the guy i am too lazy to quote that is making fun of items

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  • ZekZek Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Faffel wrote: »
    Zek wrote: »
    Simple fact of the matter is we're all still playing TF2 because of the items. If not for them we'd have stopped ages ago.

    I quit playing Tf2 once the item craze started, for the most part. In fact, the items are mostly shitty except for the most recent class updates - my demo and soldier outfits are usually entirely vanilla, unless I need to use the buff banner for a push.

    You're nuts if you're not using the Equalizer 100% of the time, the Buff Banner is a good sidegrade and the Direct Hit is a great engie counter. The Demoman patch was pretty much just good for people who don't play Demoman though.

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Zek wrote: »
    Simple fact of the matter is we're all still playing TF2 because of the items. If not for them we'd have stopped ages ago.

    Not true.

    I still play on vanilla servers half the time.

    Unless you're talking about the purely cosmetic items, like hats. In which case I will admit they add a bit of nice flavour to proceedings.

    I can do without half the items though. I dont use any soldier ones, nor any for the scout or heavy.

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  • BarrakkethBarrakketh Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    Kilroy wrote: »
    functionally, the gunslinger is my favorite item ever

    The Kritzkrieg will always be my one true love. Pushing one button and watching a Heavy mow down half of the enemy team makes me cackle with glee.
    Heavy? I give it to a good demo when we catch the enemy clumped together and wipe out 8+ people with one sticky.

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  • undeinPiratundeinPirat Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    Zek wrote: »
    Simple fact of the matter is we're all still playing TF2 because of the items. If not for them we'd have stopped ages ago.

    Not true.

    I still play on vanilla servers half the time.

    Unless you're talking about the purely cosmetic items, like hats. In which case I will admit they add a bit of nice flavour to proceedings.

    I can do without half the items though. I dont use any soldier ones, nor any for the scout or heavy.

    i was unaware there were any servers that removed items

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  • UEAKCrashUEAKCrash heh Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    I can do without half the items though. I dont use any soldier ones, nor any for the scout or heavy.

    I can kind of understand scout and heavy, but you don't use the Equalizer!? Whhhyyy!?

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    The_Scarab wrote: »
    Zek wrote: »
    Simple fact of the matter is we're all still playing TF2 because of the items. If not for them we'd have stopped ages ago.

    Not true.

    I still play on vanilla servers half the time.

    Unless you're talking about the purely cosmetic items, like hats. In which case I will admit they add a bit of nice flavour to proceedings.

    I can do without half the items though. I dont use any soldier ones, nor any for the scout or heavy.

    i was unaware there were any servers that removed items

    There's a million that simply have it in the rules, and a load that have it hard in the server settings. You should totally try it, it's very refreshing.

    What it highlights is how well balanced things would be without half the newer items. Especially highlander or 6 man.

    The only item I will say that should absolutely have been in the vanilla game and that I do miss is the Kritzkreig. It's a nice dynamic.

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  • No Great NameNo Great Name FRAUD DETECTED Registered User regular
    edited July 2010
    why would you not use natascha, op as heck gun

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