Natascha will slow down whatever it hits (i.e. you shoot bullets and it slows the target every time it hits it), but at the expense of actual killing power (you lose 25% damage). From what I read, they used an example of "slowing down a scout trying to get away," which would imply it's not simply "stopping power" as implemented in most games, it's just a speed modifier, which is weird, but an interesting deviation. You don't just get slowed down when a heavy's pumping bullets at you when you're trying to kill him, you can get slowed down when you're trying to get away with the intel or whatever as well.
A new game mode with two new environments (Alpine), and three existing maps in the new mode.
[blockquote]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.[/blockquote]
It sounds like sudden death, sort of. I CAN'T WAIT.
This game is like a new game every time they release an update. amazing.
August 19, 2008, 2:30 pm - Jason Ruymen - Product Update
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
Added 3 Heavy unlockables
Natascha, The Sandvich, The Killing Gloves of Boxing
Oh man, now that the Kritzkrieg is useful for a change, I realize that it can be effective in breaking up group charges. Dras and I wreaked havoc with the Kritzkrieg in Lumberyard tonight. It was the first time I'd ever been charged with it.
I have just bought TF2 and once I get my network card up and running I will be joining in the action. I did install it on my laptop and joined in some public servers but it was too slow!
How do I find the Icrontic server/s?
I know it is probably discussed earlier in this thread but as it is now something like 68 pages long its like looking for a needle in a haystack!
Put your steam username in your UserCP and I'll be sure to invite you to the Icrontic group. At that point, it's very easy to find any of us - when we play TF2, you'll be notified and you can join the game or chat with us. And there are over 100 of us
I think these were very interesting points from Newell:
Or we can do the Pyro updates, and the Medic updates [and so on]. On the consoles, they want us to charge money for them, because that’s in their model, and our model is very much more to grow the community by giving out free updates. That’s harder for us.
And then on the consoles they have pretty lengthy certification periods, and we’re pretty happy that our customers think that we do a good job on the quality side of updates, and we don’t need someone looking over our shoulder checking to make sure that we’re not going to screw our customers with a bad update.
One of the things we’d like to do is to understand what types of applications people have on their PCs. For example, if a whole bunch of people are running Firefox, then make sure that’s one of the applications they can get through Steam.
I agree CB.
And I think they should keep the updates free.
I don't mind paying for it once.
But I wouldn't buy a game if there's an ongoing charge for updates or monthly charge.
I'm ok with pitching in on a game server too.
I enjoy online gaming and realize it takes cash to run a gaming server.
As most of you members that have been here a while know.
I had the 3-4 different UT servers over a couple of yrs for Icrontic and Short Media.
And enjoyed it immensely.
Cool that they are working on other applications to use within the steam system.
Firefox, Peer to Peer, etc.
It's already pretty cool that you can open your steam program and click on someones name and have live voice chat.
As long as that person is online with their steam program on, that is.
Comments
Interesting.
http://steamgames.com/tf2/heavy/kgb.htm
Iron Kurtain: Take 1000 points of damage in a single life.
Party Loyalty: Kill 50 enemies within 3 seconds of them attacking your Medic.
Division of Labor: Kill 20 enemies with a Medic assisting you, where neither of you die.
Red Oktoberfest: Earn a domination for a Medic who's healing you.
Show Trial: Kill an enemy with a taunt.
Crime and Punishment: Kill 10 enemies carrying your intelligence."
Class Struggle: Work with a friendly Medic to kill an enemy Heavy & Medic pair.
Soviet Block : While invulnerable and on defense, block an invulnerable enemy Heavy's movement.
Stalin the Kart: Block the enemy from moving the payload cart 25 times.
Supreme Soviet: Get ubered 50 times.
Factory Worker: Kill 20 enemies while being recharged by a dispenser.
Soviet Union: Get 25 enemy kills where you either assist or are assisted by another Heavy.
Own the Means of Production: Remove 20 stickybombs by killing the Demomen who produced them
Krazy Ivan: Kill 100 enemies while both you and your victim are underwater.
Rasputin: In a single life, get shot, burned, bludgeoned, and receive explosive damage.
Icing on the Cake: Get 20 kills on players that you're dominating.
Crock Block: Survive a direct hit from a critical rocket.
Kollectivization: Get 1000 assists.
Spyalectical Materialism: Kill or assist in killing 10 cloaked spies.
Permanent Revolution: Kill 5 enemies without spinning down your gun
Heavy Industry: Fire $200,000 worth of minigun rounds in a single life.
Communist Mani-Fisto: Kill an enemy with a critical punch.
Redistribution of Health: Heal 1000 damage with med-kits in a single life.
Rationing: Kill an enemy with your shotgun while you're out of minigun ammo.
Vanguard Party: Be the first on your team to start capturing a control point in a round.
Pushkin the Kart: Get 50 caps on payload maps.
Marxman: Kill 10 enemies in mid-air with the minigun.
Gorky Parked: Kill 25 enemies while you're standing on a control point you own.
Purge: Kill 15 enemies capturing a control point you own.
Lenin A Hand: Help 5 teammates get revenge on their nemeses.
Five Second Plan: Kill an enemy in the first 5 seconds after you exit a teleporter.
Photostroika: Provide an enemy with a freezecam shot of you taunting while invulnerable.
Konspicuous Konsumption: Eat 100 sandviches.
Don't Touch Sandvich: Kill 50 scouts using Natascha.
Borscht Belt: Kill 10 heavies with The K.G.B.
-Bobby
Gonna guess the taunt for Natascha is to eat a sandvich...
Should be some fun achievements.
Valve time lol, Ohhh Valve you!
-Bobby
Arena Mode announced today!
A new game mode with two new environments (Alpine), and three existing maps in the new mode.
[blockquote]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.[/blockquote]
It sounds like sudden death, sort of. I CAN'T WAIT.
This game is like a new game every time they release an update. amazing.
(Keebler, no I'm not a bot);D
http://steamgames.com/tf2/heavy/sandvich.htm
-Bobby
In case you haven't heard yet:
Team Fortress 2 Update Released (8/19/2008)
August 19, 2008, 2:30 pm - Jason Ruymen - Product Update
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
Added 3 Heavy unlockables
Added Arena game mode
Added cp_steel, a community map by Jamie "Fishbus" Manson
Changes
Bug fixes
hmmm. wonder if this will affect soldiers....
The Kritzkrieg will build up even faster now?
WHAT!?!
Doesn't matter soldier is still the best class evar!
Hopefully this will encourage players to use it more now.
I have just bought TF2 and once I get my network card up and running I will be joining in the action. I did install it on my laptop and joined in some public servers but it was too slow!
How do I find the Icrontic server/s?
I know it is probably discussed earlier in this thread but as it is now something like 68 pages long its like looking for a needle in a haystack!
Cheers guys
See you on the otherside soon
Put your steam username in your UserCP and I'll be sure to invite you to the Icrontic group. At that point, it's very easy to find any of us - when we play TF2, you'll be notified and you can join the game or chat with us. And there are over 100 of us
Cheers Guys
It is a good interview with Gabe Newell speaking about TF2 and Left 4 Dead.
And I think they should keep the updates free.
I don't mind paying for it once.
But I wouldn't buy a game if there's an ongoing charge for updates or monthly charge.
I'm ok with pitching in on a game server too.
I enjoy online gaming and realize it takes cash to run a gaming server.
As most of you members that have been here a while know.
I had the 3-4 different UT servers over a couple of yrs for Icrontic and Short Media.
And enjoyed it immensely.
Cool that they are working on other applications to use within the steam system.
Firefox, Peer to Peer, etc.
It's already pretty cool that you can open your steam program and click on someones name and have live voice chat.
As long as that person is online with their steam program on, that is.
Hawk, been missing you around here man!