TF2 Sniper Update

[matt110]

http://www.teamfortress.com/sniperupdate/day01_english.htm

http://www.teamfortress.com/sniperupdate/

Also this: http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2004/huntsmanv.jpg

[lethargic]

Lol. Nice.

I bought The Orange Box a couple of weeks ago when it was on sale, but I havn't had a chance to actually install it yet.

Stoopid fucking gaming comp is still dead. :(

[P_R_Deltoid]

The bow replaces the sniper rifle or the automatic? What?

[33% God]

The bow replaces the sniper rifle or the automatic? What?

I think the regular sniper rifle it replaces. A bow with a sight on it that pins Scouts down with the arrow.

Good,I fucking hate Scouts,worthless cockroaches.

[matt110]

If you look at the third picture I posted, you'll see that it's in the "primary 'weapons' tab.

Still, I don't know if that third picture is real or not. I highly doubt it.

[16bit]

I saw early this month that the machine gun was being replaced by a jar of urine.

And a new gameplay mode called pipeline? Now that's cool -edit-

[White Jesus]

*Prepares to sneak up and torch many snipers in 2 fort*
;)

[Shrike]

*Prepares to sneak up and backstab many snipers in 2 fort*
;)

FYP. As a spy, I am looking forward to this update :) The new maps look cool.

[White Jesus]

FYP. As a spy, I am looking forward to this update :) The new maps look cool.

Check day three
I doubt we will be backstabbing much
:(

[Shrike]

Oh, great. :mad:

Cos the snipers actually watching their back would have been too hard, so they have to have a pussy little shield instead! :mad:

[16bit]

sniper is now god :mad:

[Butcher]

Spy update too. (http://www.teamfortress.com/spyupdate/)

[P_R_Deltoid]

I think the regular sniper rifle it replaces. A bow with a sight on it that pins Scouts down with the arrow.

Good,I fucking hate Scouts,worthless cockroaches.

The only worthless part of a team is a sniper. (http://www.ubercharged.net/2007/12/04/players-you-dont-want-on-your-team-fortress-2-team-weighted-companion-sniper/)

[16bit]

Crab walking kit. lol.

So is this going to be 2 character updates, or was the Sniper just a joke?

[Butcher]

^Pretty sure its 2 updates

[P_R_Deltoid]

^Pretty sure its 2 updates

Although the sniper unlocks seem like a joke to me.


To be honest, it seems like a spy update to me. Like, spy only.


Probably going to be both, and the update will just be given in the format that the spy and sniper will consistently use their new unlocks to kill each other.

[Butcher]

Although the sniper unlocks seem like a joke to me.


Why's that?

[16bit]

Well it seemed like a joke at first, but since the spy can now bypass the shield with that watch it seems more likely that it's both.

[Haiti's Space Agency]

The spy one is a hoax right?

[P_R_Deltoid]

Why's that?

They suck?

[33% God]

The only worthless part of a team is a sniper. (http://www.ubercharged.net/2007/12/04/players-you-dont-want-on-your-team-fortress-2-team-weighted-companion-sniper/)

So basically this guy hates Sniper battles.

When I play sniper,I go on the lower part and try to shoot the enemies coming out of the base to make it easier for my guys to attack. I want them getting to the enemy base without losing 50% of their health.

[Wineblood]

The only worthless part of a team is a sniper. (http://www.ubercharged.net/2007/12/04/players-you-dont-want-on-your-team-fortress-2-team-weighted-companion-sniper/)

Noob snipers are useless, thanks for stating the obvious.

[P_R_Deltoid]

Noob snipers are useless, thanks for stating the obvious.

It's too bad that is the only kind of person who plays a sniper.

[matt110]

The spy one is a hoax right?

No. Newest update is also a spy update.

Two new watches.

[White Jesus]

Its going to be an awesome weekend for pyros

[Shrike]

I want a camera beard! :D

[Anima Mundi]

It's too bad that is the only kind of person who plays a sniper.

I've taken heavy medic combos on as only sniper. And they weren't bad, either. Machete is a one hit on scouts, I believe, so you can easily go around a corner and when they chase you, you one-hit them. Machete is very strong, submachine gun is pretty acurate. They are also decent at taking out turrets with fully charged sniper shots from outside the turrets' range.

[Marijuanasaurus]

I hope the spy update is real. Snipers are stupid.

[Snoopy]

Also, this game sucks asses. You all forgot that.

[matt110]

Also, this game sucks asses. You all forgot that.

I also forgot the last time you had a valid opinion.

[33% God]

I also forgot the last time you had a valid opinion.

He told me I had amazing eyes like the ocean once before.

Every since that moment I take his words as genuine. He is a beautiful man.

[P_R_Deltoid]

Spy sappin mah servers? Is that shit down for everyone?

[Haiti's Space Agency]

Spy sappin mah servers? Is that shit down for everyone?

yeah

[P_R_Deltoid]

yeah

Perhaps it's a sapper upgrade... I don't think there was anything urgent on the Team Fortress site that couldn't go down for a day.

[Marijuanasaurus]

That sentrys a spah!

[33% God]

I really hope that the tossable sapper is a joke. Half the time you can't figure out which person is the spy even when they are right on the sentry. If it's real,at least make it remove your disguise when you toss it.

[16bit]

I really hope that the tossable sapper is a joke. Half the time you can't figure out which person is the spy even when they are right on the sentry. If it's real,at least make it remove your disguise when you toss it.

This, I saw him toss it and I was like... oh fuck..

Also, probably the funniest "meet the.. "

[P_R_Deltoid]

This, I saw him toss it and I was like... oh fuck..

Also, probably the funniest "meet the.. "

I disagree completely. The pace was wonky, and it had it's moments, but I enjoyed the Scout and Sniper far more

[16bit]

Oh yea.. I forgot about the sniper one.

In other news, the spy just got a new update. The Ambassador.

[P_R_Deltoid]

Oh yea.. I forgot about the sniper one.

In other news, the spy just got a new update. The Ambassador.

The fucking revolver wasn't already OP enough, Jesus Christ.

[33% God]

The fucking revolver wasn't already OP enough, Jesus Christ.

The only gun I think in the game that's over powered is the flamethrower. The shit can hit you from like 15 feet away,it takes your health down insanely fast,and the duration lasts long as hell.

They need to massively reduce the range on that thing. It's supposed to be a close combat weapon and the shit can hit you from the other side of the bridge on 2Fort.

[P_R_Deltoid]

It's supposed to be a close combat weapon and the shit can hit you from the other side of the bridge on 2Fort.

No you can't.

I can kite pyros unless I get stuck in a corner like an idiot. The pyro is the third slowest class in the game, learn to use your legs and think on your feet, it's a character built for ambush, it should be strong at that.

[matt110]

The only gun I think in the game that's over powered is the flamethrower. The shit can hit you from like 15 feet away,it takes your health down insanely fast,and the duration lasts long as hell.

They need to massively reduce the range on that thing. It's supposed to be a close combat weapon and the shit can hit you from the other side of the bridge on 2Fort.

Keep in mind that it does more damage the closer the pyro is.

Also, that revolver looks awesome. Might make everyone less prone to backstabbing, and more prone to blasting people's heads off. :D

[Shrike]

The ambassador looks awesome. I love the revolver, so a better version is going to be sex.

[P_R_Deltoid]

Sniper update. These items shit dicks.

[Snoopy]

Sniper update. These items shit dicks.

Pointless post, pointless thread, pointless game... :o

[Shrike]

Snoopy, just stfu and piss off out of this thread if you don't like the game.

[Snoopy]

Snoopy, just stfu and piss off out of this thread if you don't like the game.

Why? This game sucks ass.

[33% God]

No you can't.

I can kite pyros unless I get stuck in a corner like an idiot. The pyro is the third slowest class in the game, learn to use your legs and think on your feet, it's a character built for ambush, it should be strong at that.

Stand at one end of the bridge and have the pyro stand at the other end. See how he has to move an inch to start flaming you.

No matter what happens,you end up on fire (now that they added the flare gun).

Pyros wouldn't even bother me if every asshole didn't run around shooting at thin air trying to "find" spies. How about you watch the way people move,check the health and names. You would get booted out of the original game for just running around team shooting,but apparently nobody seems to do shit about it on this one.

[P_R_Deltoid]

Pointless post, pointless thread, pointless game... :o

But on a certain level, what isn't pointless?

Stand at one end of the bridge and have the pyro stand at the other end. See how he has to move an inch to start flaming you.

No matter what happens,you end up on fire (now that they added the flare gun).

Pyros wouldn't even bother me if every asshole didn't run around shooting at thin air trying to "find" spies. How about you watch the way people move,check the health and names. You would get booted out of the original game for just running around team shooting,but apparently nobody seems to do shit about it on this one.

I stopped playing 2fort aeons ago.

Flares are slower than a rocket, and smaller with no splash damage or fire effect. Learn to move left and right (the A and D keys, by default)

[Haiti's Space Agency]

Its updating right now.

Can a mod please include "spy" in the title please.

[matt110]

Just updated. Noticed this in the update news.

"You now find new and old items as you play, instead of through achievements."

So, it's random?

[16bit]

Yea.. I saw that too. Does that mean I have to go recollect all the weapons?

Also steam going extremely slow and the update will be done in. 12 hours and 42 min. :mad:

I like alot of the new changes like how a pyro can use his air blast to extinguish someone on fire.

[P_R_Deltoid]

Yea.. I saw that too. Does that mean I have to go recollect all the weapons?

Also steam going extremely slow and the update will be done in. 12 hours and 42 min. :mad:

I like alot of the new changes like how a pyro can use his air blast to extinguish someone on fire.

No, you won't have to recollect.

it's random drops.

Fuck, I can't even play my own games because too many people are on TF2

[Haiti's Space Agency]

Fuck it updayed for me and then I launched it and the "preparing to lauch tf2 came up and then steam crashed and then ,y download started over, extremely slow also. What a failure of an update. Valve needs to get their shit together.

[Butcher]

Fuck, it won't let me play, it says the Steam servers are too busy. :mad:

[matt110]

So I was just playing for a bit. Spys and Snipers everywhere.

Still unsure how weapon unlocks work, but it appears to be random. Either that, or it appears that you have the chance to pickup the weapon of a fallen enemy, if it's one of the unlocks. I'm still trying to work out how it works.

[16bit]

Yea. It was horrible at first. Nothing but spies and snipers. Push the cart on pipeline? Fuck that, let's just stand in the little room next the the spawn and camp. This stopped rather quickly when they figured out there was a direct path from each base to the other that the demo man use to quickly clear out the rooms.

But once everyone stopped doing that. Pipeline was a blast. Extremely fast paced. Haven't tried anything else yet, I wanna try that new payload.

[Snoopy]

what isn't pointless?

Everything that isn't TF2.

[P_R_Deltoid]

Everything that isn't TF2.

Striking down my attempt to philosophical... jerk.


Anyways, I was right about the revolver, it's op as shit.

xX1H1ykm2oU

[Shrike]

I don't really like the new unlock system. You just end up with tons of copies of weapons you already have. I don't see why they had to change it, the old system was fine! :mad:

[33% God]

I don't really like the new unlock system. You just end up with tons of copies of weapons you already have. I don't see why they had to change it, the old system was fine! :mad:

People farming achievements instead of getting them legit??

And I say this as a man who uses game saves to get achievements on the 360,so.

[16bit]

I've not got one new weapon yet. Not even an old one. But I guess it beats jumping up and down for 30 minutes instead of being useful to your team.

[ManCannon]

People farming achievements instead of getting them legit??

If only people had just played the game and let the achievements come naturally it would have been great, getting rewards for good performance. I just started playing again about 6 days ago after not playing for months upon months, and already I've got the Sandman and the Force of Nature for the Scout through achievements just playing normally.

Now you can play for 5 hours and not get shit, and have a guy join and get the Ambassador within 10 minutes just to rub it in.

[P_R_Deltoid]

If only people had just played the game and let the achievements come naturally it would have been great, getting rewards for good performance. I just started playing again about 6 days ago after not playing for months upon months, and already I've got the Sandman and the Force of Nature for the Scout through achievements just playing normally.

Now you can play for 5 hours and not get shit, and have a guy join and get the Ambassador within 10 minutes just to rub it in.

Scout Achievements were after they realized that the Pyro, heavy, and medic achievements were damn near impossible at the higher levels (getting the second and third weapons)

You could literally spend hours upon hours in achievement servers attempting to get the harder of the achievements, whereas the scout took an hour and a half total on an achievement server. Easy pickings.

Now I'm not defending the current system (I haven't even tried it, I hate spy/sniper as a class) but the old system was pretty fucked, too.

[Haiti's Space Agency]

The unlocking of weapons has nothing to do with the class you are playing at the time, as I received 3 old weapons whilst playing as a spy.

[keysersyze]

some one pm me and give me a link to this game...pretty fucking please

[P_R_Deltoid]

The unlocking of weapons has nothing to do with the class you are playing at the time, as I received 3 old weapons whilst playing as a spy.

I realize that, but I don't really care about the update because it applies to the two classes I dislike playing as or against


some one pm me and give me a link to this game...pretty fucking please

Google it....?

[White Jesus]

I got my Ubersaw and the Dead Ringer
Life is good

[Haiti's Space Agency]

ive only gotten natascha and force a nature.

[underOATH]

When you receive items isn't entirely random; it depends on how long you've played. That example someone used in an earlier post where somebody playing for 10 minutes would get an item before someone playing for 5 hours is a bit inaccurate; The longer you play, the more items you get.

At this point, it seems like WHICH item you get is random. But Valve is on that good shit and they always try to balance, fix, and upgrade their systems. They've stated that what was implemented in this update was all on purpose as they're thinking of ways to item trade (hence getting multiples of a certain item) and add a system where the players have some influence in what item they receive so it isn't entirely random.

[NamelessNom4d]

How fun is TF2? I got the Orange Box a few Christmases ago before I got hi-speed internet so I never really got into TF2. It sounds like I should finally check it out though, I mean, I own the game and I don't even play it. :facepalm:

[33% God]

I love this new update. Not because I play either of those classes,but because all the gay little homos now play them,so it's more fodder for me.

[matt110]

I found a hat, hah.

[33% God]

If only people had just played the game and let the achievements come naturally it would have been great, getting rewards for good performance. I just started playing again about 6 days ago after not playing for months upon months, and already I've got the Sandman and the Force of Nature for the Scout through achievements just playing normally.

Now you can play for 5 hours and not get shit, and have a guy join and get the Ambassador within 10 minutes just to rub it in.

I agree completely. They should have just given out the new weapons to EVERYONE right off the bat. Then people could use achievements for their own fun.

I'm honestly thinking about buying another copy of TF2 just to do the achievements over again because I got my weapons by just running through the achievements 1 by 1 with a friend. Now with this new system I can just do them naturally and still get my stuff.

And with the 10 minute ambassador comment,it's the truth. I was in a game with this 15 year old who just bought the game and got all the spy weapons and the afro for the demo in the 45 minute game we played. I've put in like 8 hours since Sunday and didn't get anything yet.

You seem to enjoy playing scout and I play medic. We should go into some server and do some uber-charged baseball batting at people for the lulz.

[P_R_Deltoid]

I'm honestly thinking about buying another copy of TF2 just to do the achievements over again because I got my weapons by just running through the achievements 1 by 1 with a friend. Now with this new system I can just do them naturally and still get my stuff.


I thought I remember there was a certain way to reset them. You could always achievement hack and have them reset by Valve, but I suppose that could be slightly risky.

[Marijuanasaurus]

How fun is TF2? I got the Orange Box a few Christmases ago before I got hi-speed internet so I never really got into TF2. It sounds like I should finally check it out though, I mean, I own the game and I don't even play it. :facepalm:

Too much fun. Get it and play.

My steam name is "marijuanasaurus" so add me if anybodys playing. Im a god at the pyro. I have all the weapons and almost all the achievements.

[33% God]

Too much fun. Get it and play.

My steam name is "marijuanasaurus" so add me if anybodys playing. Im a god at the pyro. I have all the weapons and almost all the achievements.

W + M1 turtle pyro?