Valve Thread (OR: The Great Hats-for-Food Scandal)

[Dogmantra]

Same song. Different idea. It wasn't you, know I think of it.

It was Punisher, singing at the end of the round, you know, his song about how he was all blue and sparkly.

[Dragor]

Dogmantra, that's absolutely amazing. :smallbiggrin:

[Player_Zero]

Cloak and disguises are for amateurs. I'm topping my team without them.

[Dragor]

Cloak and disguises are for amateurs. I'm topping my team without them.

That's because you're a maget.

Just like practically everyone on Lawful at the moment...

[Rutskarn]

Cloak and disguises are for amateurs. I'm topping my team without them.

Are you, by any chance, playing Soldier?

[Player_Zero]

Are you, by any chance, playing Soldier?

No. I was playing spy. Just suicidal running towards people and trying to facestab. You know, your usual tactic. Worked out quite well.

[Faulty]

Atheist said something hilarious the other day. Something along the lines of:

Is an Engineer not entitled to his metal? ''No!'' says the Spy, ''It belongs to my cloaking energy.'' ''No!'' says the Heavy, ''It belongs to my minigun.'' ''No!'' says the Pyro, ''It belongs to my fire spam.''

[Jibar]

Atheist said something hilarious the other day. Something along the lines of:

Is an Engineer not entitled to his metal? ''No!'' says the Spy, ''It belongs to my cloaking energy.'' ''No!'' says the Heavy, ''It belongs to my minigun.'' ''No!'' says the Pyro, ''It belongs to my fire spam.''

Now I imagine all the engineers leaving Red and Blu and building a giant dispenser underwater which they live in and talk Texan at anybody who comes in.

Then players end up as Prototype Heavies and things get weird.

[Rutskarn]

No. I was playing spy. Just suicidal running towards people and trying to facestab.

There's a bit more to it than that. Call me when you've emptied an entire Ambassador and not hit your target once.

[Player_Zero]

Well, a good first step is to switch auto reload on.

Hmm... Is there any way to set it so that I get auto reload on for classes it's useful for and off for the others, I wonder. Or maybe keybind a toggle for it.

Oh well, don't suppose it matters much.

[Faulty]

What does autoreload do? D:

[The Linker]

You turn it on in the game's options menu, and your gun will always try to reload as soon as it can. Anytime you're not firing your rocket launcher and it has a space left, it'll be reloading. Same with things like revolvers and submachine guns (though in the case of the revolver, you're able to reload faster than you're able to fire, so between every shot it starts the reload animation. I haven't turned it on myself, but that's what the Spies in the playground are telling me.)

[Jahkaivah]

Atheist said something hilarious the other day. Something along the lines of corrected:

Is an Engineer not entitled to the metal on the ground? ''No!'' says the Heavy, ''It belongs to my gun.'' ''No!'' says the Spy, ''It belongs to my watch.'' ''No!'' says the Pyro, ''It belongs to my FIRESPAM.''



:smallbiggrin:

Just had game of Sniper vs Sniper with Dentarthur (with the occational twist of Sniper vs Sniper but they are both actually spies).

We exchange killing blows, then eventually:

Me: (Having killed him) I'm sorry.

Dentarthur: No you're not.

Me: Hmm... I keep using that word... I do not think it means what I think it means.

[The Linker]

Years later we find out Jahkaivah always thought 'sorry' meant 'awesome.'

:smallamused:

[Jahkaivah]

Years later we find out Jahkaivah always thought 'sorry' meant 'awesome.'

:smallamused:

:smallfrown:

I'm sorry...





:smallwink:

[The Linker]

Nuh-uh. I'm WAY more sorry than you are.

[Jahkaivah]

Nuh-uh. I'm WAY more sorry than you are.

Huh... well... I'm sorry that you're sorry.....

[The Linker]

Well, I--

Wait, what?

[wojonatior]

THE GREAT APOLOGY!!!(Or is it? :smallconfused:)

[Phase]

So apparently Crash Course is coming on the 23rd...

I-I can wait, right?

[wojonatior]

I might care if I knew what you ere talking about...

[Nano]

New L4D campaign.

[wojonatior]

AHHHH... Unfournately, I still can't care, because I still don't have L4D.:smallfrown:

[Volug]

Some people feel it's a bit lacking. Though me? Not a chance due to how I LOVE playing that game with friends.


Speaking of that, this video is from that LAN party, I'm uploading all (I just have 4 uploaded now).

Though in this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLyhxLesnZc) one I've proven myself to be a FAIL hunter, but a PRO SMOKAH!

Just skip to 5:30 to see it. Or watch the first one here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wmQE_1kaWI&feature=channel)

[Jahkaivah]

So Faulty tries to attack spawn with a Heavy+Medic combo.

He soon learns that cabinet beats medic :smallbiggrin:

[Faulty]

So Faulty tries to attack spawn with a Heavy+Medic combo.

He soon learns that cabinet beats medic :smallbiggrin:

: (

Meany face.

[Volug]

Also everyone has heard of the beta, but here is some beta footage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpCr-5JRU2U).

[Faulty]

My friend is in the beta and says it's absolutely amazing.

[ObadiahtheSlim]

I've seen a bit posted on the steam forums.

[Rutskarn]

What makes me envious* is that they seem to get unlimited hats.

*And this sickens me.

[Jahkaivah]

Small conversation that formed on the recent Dominic Deegan thread, decided to move it here since some of you guys probably don't read those threads.


You have destroyed so much. What is it, exactly, that you have created? Can you name even one thing? I thought not.




Hey, Freeman can't talk! How is he supposed to name one thing? Besides, I think he helped build the gigantic worldending engine that caused HL2....oh.

Well, anyways, it's Valve's fault for not putting in authentic theoretical physics puzzles. Originally the game called for the Black Mesa East chapter to contain over a hundred impossibly difficult equations to solve; however, useless noob scrubs complained about "over-immersion" and "plot slowdown." Filthy buggers deprived us of our realism.






You have destroyed so much. What is it, exactly, that you have created? Can you name even one thing? I thought not.

http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/bioshock/images/8/84/Andrew_Ryan.JPG

Imagine the will it took to create a place like this. And what have you built? Nothing, you can only loot, and break. You're not a man.... you're just a termite at Versailles.




http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c226/saxcsa/Breen.jpg

Goddamnit Andrew.... quit stealing my lines...



Sorry for digging so far back, but am I the only one who thinks these two should have a sitcom together?

Next Week on Ryan & Breenie... "A Combine Advisor is coming home for christmas! But what's this? Ryan's Big Daddy got out of his bedroom? Tune in next week to see how those wacky dictators you know and love solve this problem, only on Ryan & Breenie!"

And there would be a scene where the Combine advisor is eating mashed potatoes, and sitting across from Ryan, but then we see that Breen is trying to push a Big Daddy in the closet behind the Advisor's back, while it's talking to Ryan. And then Ryan keeps glancing over the Advisor's shoulder, and finally the advisor spins around, but we just see Breen leaning against the closet door, looking wiped out.


This is an awesome idea. Don't forget the Christmas episode, where the Voiceless Protagonists of Games Past haunt them both, only it's all just a dream because of mean ol' Mr. Fontaine spiking the christmas punch with ADAM.


The president from Fallout 3 should be their landlord.


I can already see a scene where Breenie gets into an argument with the local paper boy, only to go in the house and slam the door, defeated, and say to Ryan, "Guh, it's so much harder when they actually talk back!" Cue laugh track.

[Rutskarn]

Phase and I had a similar conversation.

We ended up settling on the idea that Gordon Freeman would be an occasional guest star.

The way I see it, Gordon would occasionally be called upon to get them out of crazy jams.

"Wow, Adrian, I think that's...just crazy enough to work! Freeman, what say you?"

"..."

(looks at camera) "Look who I'm talking to!"

(raucous, hauntingly empty canned laughter)

[wojonatior]

We were in turbine messing around earlier, and we made a tower of people, we made a sortaish teleporter trap. Along with other random things.

[chiasaur11]

So, would Frohman be the obligatory wacky neighbor?

[Faulty]

http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/thumb/1/1f/The_freeman.jpg/474px-The_freeman.jpg

[Rutskarn]

People are never going to stop milking that panel, are they?

[TheLogman]

YES!

And then Alyx would be the annoying next door neighbor, the one that complains all the time and has the nicer lawn and whose "DoG" always leaves messes on Breen's lawn. But then Breen gatecrashes her Christmas party next door, and gets drunk and causes trouble.

"And another thing Breen! What about that Citadel you built in your backyard! I'm reporting you to the Borough, not only is that a height violation, but its noise and thousands of tortured screams keep my kids up at night, AND it's driving down the property values of every house on the block!"

[Phase]

And I told Rutskarn that there would be a Very Special Episode wherein the characters learn of the dangers of plasmids.

[wojonatior]

And there has to be random generic splicers, mixed in with metrocops walking down the street in the intro, showing a view of the house from the street.

[Pie Guy]

Then have a scene where Freeman and "Jack" are talking. (No dialogue, but a laughtrack every ten or so seconds.)

[wojonatior]

And another part where Andrew gets into gunfights with Fontaine.

[Fawkes]

http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/thumb/1/1f/The_freeman.jpg/474px-The_freeman.jpg

http://images.encyclopediadramatica.com/images/3/3e/Slackerz_cadbortion.JPG

[The Linker]

"Hey, Ryan, get me a soda, would ya?"

"Sure thing, Breenie. *reaches into cabinet* Here, I'll even open it for you. <plink>"

*small monotonous beeping. A red light starts blinking.*

"What-- Ryan, THAT'S NOT--"

[shadow_archmagi]

"why do we even KEEP grenades in cabinets?"

[wojonatior]

Because they are stored in cans.:smallwink:

[Kyouhen]

"Dammit Ryan, stop putting the Plasmids in the medicine cabinet!"

[KBF]

I want a scene where Chell shows up onstage and is obviously ushered off by the director. A similar scene with GladOS would be an obvious followup/throwback for the second part of that episode.

[wojonatior]

Hilarity ensues when somebody abuses the Security bullseye, and tags someone for the home security systems.

[Player_Zero]

People are never going to stop milking that panel, are they?

It from 4chan.

[The Demented One]

Who do we need to email about getting autobalance on the d20 servers? Because that's needed, badly.

[KBF]

I'm pretty sure it's on Lawful.

Chaotic is a desolate wasteland, devoid of autobalance and rtv.

[Rutskarn]

Either way, the guy to e-mail would ostensibly be Shamus Young, although I wouldn't expect anything--he's been quite busy.

[The Linker]

Autobalance? Hasn't that always been on the d20 servers?

Now, votescramble is something people have been begging for for ages. I would add that one that's calibrated not to reset the map timer would be nice. :smallbiggrin:

Edit: Oh, Chaotic? Sourcemod is still down there? Ouch!

[LurkerInPlayground]

http://lifewithhammy.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/backstab.jpg
http://iamikel.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/backstab.gif
http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/backstab.jpg
http://cache.boston.com/images/bostondirtdogs//Headline_Archives/FG_damon_backstab.jpg
http://www.sangrea.net/bully/pix/bully_backstab.jpg
http://www.superawesomedating.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/backstab2.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_9Hb95JcWr34/Rbm_jYA2BkI/AAAAAAAAAA8/tW1BA2G07vk/s320/backstab.jpg
http://www.davidsweeneyart.com/art/L%20Paper%20back%20stab%20Swords%2012%2099%20-%202%20MM.JPG
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tIdUJt_C_QM/RkzFtNUFmuI/AAAAAAAAAZw/LjnikyUMZlE/s320/backstab.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_j99VUrX25a4/RugMSP0E6SI/AAAAAAAAAjE/rLR_HRD_YO4/s320/backstab.jpg
http://www.kieranyanner.com/cards/soe/Backstab.jpg
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f373/jen485/backstab.jpg
So. Why do political cartoonists get their panties in such a bunch over perceived betrayals and treacheries?

Wusses.

Anyway, I need a fix. Just a small backstab to tide me over . . .

[KBF]

Lurker? Unless you haven't noticed, political cartoonists are a joke.

Their comics aren't funny and they wear multiple pairs of panties just so they can get them in knots.

[Fawkes]

People are never going to stop milking that panel, are they?

No. No they are not.

[Dread Cthulhu]

Turbine is the best taunt kill map in history. Every single legitimate taunt kill I've had was on that map.

That numbering 5.

[Thanatos 51-50]

I have exactly one legitimate taunt kill, or taunt kills in total, actually. That being with the Huntsman.
The astute amongst you will note that I don't have the acheivement. This is because I acquired said kill during the Humiliation round.
I was on the loseing team.

[Dread Cthulhu]

I have exactly one legitimate taunt kill, or taunt kills in total, actually. That being with the Huntsman.
The astute amongst you will note that I don't have the acheivement. This is because I acquired said kill during the Humiliation round.
I was on the loseing team.

http://tf-2.fr/ach.php?a=God damn it.&b=Pull off a Huntsman kill while I've spent ages trying that, even being killed by a Huntsman taunt kill in the process.&c=u&e=826&f=1 (http://teamfortress2.fr/achievements.php)

Congratulations. Have an achievement.

[Thanatos 51-50]

http://tf-2.fr/ach.php?a=No rest for the Obssesed&b=Link a Website which will cause Thanatos to suffer from Sleep Madness&c=u&e=108&f=1 (http://teamfortress2.fr/achievements.php)
... You get one, too! Wheeeeeeeee..........

[Faulty]

I once assisted in a taunt kill yesterday, sorta. I got a guy with the sniper taunt and as he was stunned, a pyro fireballed him.

[Jibar]

I once assisted in a taunt kill yesterday, sorta. I got a guy with the sniper taunt and as he was stunned, a pyro fireballed him.

Wait, so this guy actually got hit by two taunt kills at the same time?

That's a harsh world to live in.

[chiasaur11]

Wait, so this guy actually got hit by two taunt kills at the same time?

That's a harsh world to live in.

Worse world to die in.

[NeoVid]

Here's one I got yesterday...

http://tf-2.fr/ach.php?a=REVENGE... uh oh&b=Hit with a taunt kill while on the losing team in humiliation, and learn too late that it doesn't work.&c=u&e=528&f=1 (http://teamfortress2.fr/achievements.php)

[Dread Cthulhu]

http://tf-2.fr/ach.php?a=They're proximity mines, right?&b=Capture the last CP on a map as Scout covered with stickies without the Demoman setting them off.&c=u&e=123&f=1 (http://teamfortress2.fr/achievements.php)

This'll do me fine. Although it doesn't make up for the fact that two people got hats while I was there. And it was the birthday of one of them.

[wojonatior]

I didn't get a hat on MY birthday:smallfrown:

[Faulty]

Wait, so this guy actually got hit by two taunt kills at the same time?

That's a harsh world to live in.

Yep, basically.

[Myatar_Panwar]

I once huntsman taunted a heavy while he was shooting me.

Good times.

[The Linker]

I once huntsman taunted a heavy while he was shooting me.

Good times.

That's how I got my taunt kill too. Except I missed with the initial stab -- he ran around in front of me until I yanked the arrow back, and THAT'S what killed him.

As you might have surmised, he had his shotgun out, not his minigun. Thank god. :smalltongue:

[Nano]

Anyone else feel like there's gonna be a class update soon, or is that just wishful thinking?

[TheLogman]

Wishful thinking.

Also, I switched around computers, found that my laptop, although nice and shiny, can't beat my completely upgraded desktop at playing L4D.

The instant I started playing there instead, I was so much better.

My one current grief though, is that the only campaign I can play is Dead Air.

By which I mean choosing to join a versus game always sends me to Dead Air.

Attempting to change campaigns always results in a failure, because nobody in the community will play anything but Dead Air.

Hell, one time, I finally got to play No Mercy, and in about 2 minutes, it was changed to Dead Air.

I hate Dead Air.

Is there a reason for this? Does the Steam L4D Forums have some obsession with Dead Air as "The only FAIR MAP GUYZ" or something?

[KBF]

Maybe we'll get it with the Beta features release. And Ep 3. Actually, a simple way would be to just measure the average time for an update and use that with the shortest and longest time between updates. We've already had most of the classes, it should be pretty easy.

[wojonatior]

With Valve, you NEVER know, EVER.:smallyuk:

[Fawkes]

Maybe we'll get it with the Beta features release. And Ep 3. Actually, a simple way would be to just measure the average time for an update and use that with the shortest and longest time between updates. We've already had most of the classes, it should be pretty easy.

Medic>Pyro: 2 months
Pyro>Heavy: 2 months
Heavy>Scout: 6 months
Scout>Sniper/Spy: 3 months
Sniper/Spy>Classless: 3 months
Classless>Now: 1 month

We're about due for one. I think it may be another month or two before it shows, though.

[wojonatior]

Yea, that sounds like a good valve time approximation.

[Phase]

With Valve, you NEVER know, EVER.:smallyuk:

That's only for things they've been hyping and stuff, such as the Orange Box or Half-Life 2.

[Rutskarn]

Today, I had to buy a first aid kit and some pain pills. I was shopping with other people.

You can guess how it went.

You know, it just occurred to me--if Valve ever got a TF2 movie together, another, small studio would appear and claim that they had already started a Fortress Forever film that would be super-realistic, have a low budget, and consist of shaky cams bunny-hopping all over the place.

And no jump cuts, because "Teleporting is so lame."

Actually, new topic--differences between the Fortress Forever and TF2 movies. Thoughts?

[Player_Zero]

Today, I had to buy a first aid kit and some pain pills. I was shopping with other people.

You can guess how it went.

"GRABBIN PEELZ"

"...What?"

"PEELZ HERE."

"Oh."

And continue walking.

[Rutskarn]

"GRABBIN PEELZ"

"...What?"

"PEELZ HERE."

"Oh."

And continue walking.

Yyyyeah, pretty much. Except they were non-gaming relatives, so they were pretty nonplussed.

[Player_Zero]

Yyyyeah, pretty much. Except they were non-gaming relatives, so they were pretty nonplussed.

So you screamed it at them, making a scene in a crowded area, until they hushed up through embarrasment, right?

[Rutskarn]

Oh, no, it was discreet. I saved the screaming part for the snack cakes aisle*.

*Which, at WalMart, is any place where there's shelves.

[Faulty]

I hate Dead Air.

Dead Air is boss, bro.

[Rutskarn]

Dead Air is pro, boss.

[potatocubed]

Dead Air is spy.

[Thanatos 51-50]

Yes, Dead Air is a spy, just hold your back to the wall (Or - the chain-link fence atop the hill) in the finale and all the challange exits the game with nary a farewell.
Blood Harvest is a Sniper. It's unfair and annoying.

[Dread Cthulhu]

No Mercy is Pyro, because people think it's n00bish because of it being easy, but if you play it enough you start to notice little things that make it interesting.

[ObadiahtheSlim]

No, Dead Air is a scout because it is fun to speed run it.

[Illiterate Scribe]

Valve. Best dev or best dev. (http://flygabenewell.blogspot.com/)

[Darth Mario]

We are boycotting your campaign.

Priceless.

[Jibar]

Valve. Best dev or best dev. (http://flygabenewell.blogspot.com/)

Oh this is going to be priceless.

[memnarch]

Could somebody explain what the big to-do is over flying Gabe to Australia? :smallconfused:

[Thanatos 51-50]

People were in a huff about L4D2, so Gabe flew 'im to Valve HQ and let them play it for a bit to dispel their misconceptions, and the boycttt leaders left much happier.
Random Fan seen here, who lives in Brisbane asked why he hadn't been flown to Valve HQ and said "Hey, have you ever seen my kick-ass campagin I'm making?"
To which Gabe replied "We're boycotting your campagian, Relizing the tables have turned, Random Fan said "Oh, I guess that means I have to fly you over here, then?"
To which Gabe said "Yes."
Therefore, what you see here.

[KBF]

Could somebody explain what the big to-do is over flying Gabe to Australia? :smallconfused:

It's pretty decently explained in that post.


In June 2009, a Steam group was created to boycott Valve Software's upcoming sequel, Left 4 Dead 2.


In September 2009, the leaders of the group were invited to Valve's headquarters to play the game for themselves, whereupon they decided it was awesome after all.

[The Linker]

It's all detailed further down the page. An excellent summary:


In June 2009, a Steam group was created to boycott Valve Software's upcoming sequel, Left 4 Dead 2.


In September 2009, the leaders of the group were invited to Valve's headquarters to play the game for themselves, whereupon they decided it was awesome after all.


Although I personally have been privileged enough to have conversed with Valve's CEO, Gabe Newell, many times by email, and even to have been sent a signed, cardboard X800XT from him (he's a pretty awesome dude), I have not once - not one time - been flown to Valve to play their games early!


I therefore sent him an email. For context, I have recently been working on a Left 4 Dead 1 campaign.

Joe W-A: Why the hell haven't I been flown to Valve?

I mean, you guys need to preview my campaign.

Gabe Newell: We are boycotting your campaign.

Joe W-A: Does... does that mean I have to fly you here?

Gabe Newell: Me and Erik.

Tell me that's not epic. :smallbiggrin:

(Note the title of Joe W-A's first e-mail is "I think you just opened up a can of worms". :smallamused:)

[Dread Cthulhu]

ARGH most embarassing kill ever. I'm outside the spawn doors on Stage 3 of Dustbowl as a Spy. I've just heard about the invisible Spy taunt kill trick (cloak, uncloak, quickly press G then cloak again) so I figure I'll try it. I mistime it and the round ends, I mess up and taunt completely visible. Worse, somebody comes out of the spawn doors safely away from the taunt kill. Worse still, it's a Huntsman Sniper who promptly tauntkills me.

I was on the winning team.

[Player_Zero]

http://mob302.photobucket.com/albums/nn105/walkseva/YouGonnaGetFlowntoAustralia.jpg?t=1242087667

[NeoVid]

Is there a reason for this? Does the Steam L4D Forums have some obsession with Dead Air as "The only FAIR MAP GUYZ" or something?

It's just how online multiplayer games work. Everyone ends up gravitating to the maps that they've most often had the most fun on. Dead Air is the fastest-paced, easiest to survive map (except for the instant-death pull spots on 1 and 2... eheheheh), and so most people like it a lot. I prefer Death Toll, since it's the longest and easiest to kill the survivors on, while no one favors Blood Harvest.

Since about 40% of servers run DA, you'll have to pick carefully if you want to be sure of staying out of DA. Do you usually choose to join games in progress, or lobbies? I generally go for games, since even though it means I'll be on the losing team, I get right into the action. I really only pick lobbies when I have a lot of time to play, or when I want to be sure of playing on the early stages of a campaign... like when I do play DA.

Why not just host games yourself so you can pick the level?

[Dread Cthulhu]

Sniper taunt kills are fun. Didn't even surprise him, I was in a close range fight with a Sniper who dodged the stun then ran in front of it just in time to be killed. Now I just need Scout and Spy. Even though I've managed three Scout taunt kills. Batting someone that far is annoying.

[Nano]

Droppable Sandvich (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=967347) vill revolutionize industry.

[chiasaur11]

Droppable Sandvich (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=967347&page=2) vill revolutionize industry.

You are messing about with powers you cannot possibly understand.

[The Linker]

You know, I knew I saw the Heavy dropping Sandviches in that footage of the beta someone linked to earlier. I must have gotten distracted or something and forgot to mention it.

Ah, well.

[Nano]

Whoops, link fixed.

[wojonatior]

I GOT ARKHAM ASYLUM!!! :smallbiggrin: :smallbiggrin: :smallbiggrin:
Just thought I needed to mention it.

[Myatar_Panwar]

I GOT ARKHAM ASYLUM!!! :smallbiggrin: :smallbiggrin: :smallbiggrin:
Just thought I needed to mention it.

Good man. Awesome game.

edit:
You know, I knew I saw the Heavy dropping Sandviches in that footage of the beta someone linked to earlier. I must have gotten distracted or something and forgot to mention it.

Ah, well.

Well, the heavy still drops sandviches if that is what he was holding when he dies. Is that what your thinking of?

[The Linker]

No, no, he was alive and well, dropping them as Pyros chased down flameproof Spies around him. I didn't see plates, but I assume that's because Valve didn't, well, make them yet. It was the beta.

[Jagos]

Sniper taunt kills are fun. Didn't even surprise him, I was in a close range fight with a Sniper who dodged the stun then ran in front of it just in time to be killed. Now I just need Scout and Spy. Even though I've managed three Scout taunt kills. Batting someone that far is annoying.

You can actually jump to avoid them.

[ObadiahtheSlim]

If you want to get taunt kills, go to an arena server and sneak to spawn each round. You should find someone AFK eventually and get an easy taunt kill.

[Dread Cthulhu]

So what's the difference between eating a sandvich with M1 and eating it with G?

[Archangel Yuki]

So I have not been that frequent lately, but I play on makng a comeback. Most my time is spent doing this (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=125189) now.
/shameless link

[Ziren]

So what's the difference between eating a sandvich with M1 and eating it with G?

None at all.

[Dread Cthulhu]

So the whole '120 health if M1, 300 health if G' thing is essentially a buff letting the Sandvich completely restore health?

[Ziren]

So the whole '120 health if M1, 300 health if G' thing is essentially a buff letting the Sandvich completely restore health?

It says that it will fully restore health with both M1 and G

"Eating a sandvich using the taunt method now heals a Heavy to full health
-Taunt method = eating a sandvich normally (by pressing either M1 or taunt)"

[Dread Cthulhu]

"Eating a sandvich using the taunt method now heals a Heavy to full health
-Taunt method = eating a sandvich normally (by pressing either M1 or taunt)"

Ah, got ya. Strange wording, but makes sense. Thanks.

[Thanatos 51-50]

Wait - there's new patch notes? Where can I find them?

[Dread Cthulhu]

On the Steam Games List, right click Team Fortress 2 and then 'view update news'.

[ObadiahtheSlim]

Right here. (http://store.steampowered.com/news/2825/)

[Player_Zero]

So, Medics now get greater regen if they don't use the bloodsucker. But still have a 1/sec buff regardless. Making it still a buff even if they still use the blut if I've read it right.

...As long as it doesn't shake the screen annoyingly.

[Rutskarn]

Huh. Now that I think about it, that's a pretty fair trade.

I'd still go Blutsauger, though.

[Player_Zero]

Hmm...

Extra passive regen in exchange for solo combat survivability...

Seems to me that it'd be good with a decent buddy, but it'd be much more dangerous to walk around on your own.

Objectively, you would have to conclude it would be better for a medic to have the passive regen. In a group vs. group fight it'd be much more useful and a medic should always move in a group anyhow... Might give it a try.

[Rutskarn]

My medic buddy always wanders off and gets me killed, the bastard*, so I think I'm going to go ahead and stick with something that lets me get by on my own.

*Or I just fail to save him. Either one.

Got to hand it to Valve, though, this is actually a compelling choice. Now give me a reason to use the ubsersaw in a non-melee only capacity and we have a deal.

[Player_Zero]

My medic buddy always wanders off and gets me killed, the bastard*, so I think I'm going to go ahead and stick with something that lets me get by on my own.

*Or I just fail to save him. Either one.

That's more of a reason to not play medic.

Battle medics may be fun and all, but they're pretty useless.

[Rutskarn]

What I mean is, I'll be ditched and have to find a new buddy to build my uber with. I'm usually being shot at in the process.

[Jahkaivah]

Not mine http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/9581/1253119989891.png

[Thanatos 51-50]

Heh; Speaking of being shot: TF2 Pet Peeve:

Guy in PUG: "You're playing a Scout, your job is to cap the point!"
Me: "Correction: I'm playing a scout, my job is to benefit the team - the tools I have for this are speed, shotgun, and and double cap speed."
Guy: "Well, still - you should have been standing on the point"
Me: "Was kind of busy being either shot or corpseified because none of my team-mates pushed it with me, despite standing there right next to me when I charged in."
Guy: "You suck."

[Player_Zero]

Heh; Speaking of being shot: TF2 Pet Peeve:

Guy in PUG: "You're playing a Scout, your job is to cap the point!"
Me: "Correction: I'm playing a scout, my job is to benefit the team - the tools I have for this are speed, shotgun, and and double cap speed."
Guy: "Well, still - you should have been standing on the point"
Me: "Was kind of busy being either shot or corpseified because none of my team-mates pushed it with me, despite standing there right next to me when I charged in."
Guy: "You suck."

There's your problem right there.

[Thanatos 51-50]

It also occasionally happens with the Secret Option F! servers, which is somewhere between PUB game and D20 servers.

[KBF]

Heh; Speaking of being shot: TF2 Pet Peeve:

Guy in PUG: "You're playing a Scout, your job is to cap the point!"
Me: "Correction: I'm playing a scout, my job is to benefit the team - the tools I have for this are speed, shotgun

shotgun is a different weapon you have scattergun STFU N00B

But yeah, can we get the server updated now? I might not only heal people with halos. Isn't it worth the risk?

[Thanatos 51-50]

Yay for colloquialisisms.

[Arbitrarity]

There's your problem right there.

PUG != Pub tho, Zero. Pug's imply some sort of skill or organization, as opposed to random chaos.

[Player_Zero]

PUG != Pub tho, Zero. Pug's imply some sort of skill or organization, as opposed to random chaos.

Which is my point.

Or was. I'm not even sure anymore. I think I'll just go watch some Count Duckula and forget about my troubles.

[Nano]

Don't worry, we won't forget about you.

[Player_Zero]

Don't worry, we won't forget about you.

Naturally. Unforgettable.

[KBF]

Oh hey, a newcomer. What's your steam ID? I'll invite you to the group.

The d20 servers are what we usually play on, the IP is on the first post. Hope to see you there soon Zeri!

[Pie Guy]

The d20 servers aren't working for me. It says they are using a different class table. I can log on to pubs. Any ideas why?

[Arbitrarity]

Server isn't updated to the same version, because Shamus has to manually reset the server to update, which he does... rarely. There are programs to auto-update, but he has't got one right now.

[KBF]

Shamus has to press a button!

[The Linker]

Ooh... so now he HAS to update it. And that could mean halos will finally work!

Huzzah! :smallbiggrin:

[KBF]

Okay guys, remember to hate eachother with a passion. We won't divvie up colors, but just remember to target halo'd/non-halo'd first, NEVER heal someone without/with a halo, and always ALWAYS trash talk anyone without a halo. Or with a halo, if you are a filthy cheater.

If you are in Chocolate Hammer standard trash talk rules apply.

[Rutskarn]

When you're an idler, that's simply that
From your first idle script till you don't get a hat
When you idle, you fall under Valve's thumb
Idler, you're a cheater, and cheater, you're scum

[Player_Zero]

Okay guys, remember to hate eachother with a passion. We won't divvie up colors, but just remember to target halo'd/non-halo'd first, NEVER heal someone without/with a halo, and always ALWAYS trash talk anyone without a halo. Or with a halo, if you are a filthy cheater.

If you are in Chocolate Hammer standard trash talk rules apply.

Nah. Halo'd medic helped me get a killing spree in the twenties today.

I will aim for people with hats first though. Given the choice between a hatted sniper and a non-hatted sniper I'll go for the hatted one. Hats mean that they're a better shot. Scientific fact. Just as my medal makes me a better soldier.

[chiasaur11]

Nah. Halo'd medic helped me get a killing spree in the twenties today.

I will aim for people with hats first though. Given the choice between a hatted sniper and a non-hatted sniper I'll go for the hatted one. Hats mean that they're a better shot. Scientific fact. Just as my medal makes me a better soldier.

And Halos make you a better Spy.

[The Linker]

Okay guys, remember to hate eachother with a passion. We won't divvie up colors, but just remember to target halo'd/non-halo'd first, NEVER heal someone without/with a halo, and always ALWAYS trash talk anyone without a halo. Or with a halo, if you are a filthy cheater.

I have a dream... that my children will one day live in a gravel pit where they will not be judged by the color of their uniform but by the little glowing things above their heads.

[Player_Zero]

And Halos make you a better Spy.

They fixed that now though.

[Rutskarn]

Maybe the halo isn't visible while cloaked, but it's still visible in our hearts.

[AlterForm]

Maybe the halo isn't visible while cloaked, but it's still visible in our hearts.

The Spy Halo is dead. It's no longer here. However, in our hearts, and on our backs, it continues to live on! Shining a whole to pierce the achievement_idle servers. Even in a world of idlers we can play on, and if we find a hat, it's our victory! Who the HELL do you think we are? We are Giant in the Playground! Not our hats, idled for or otherwise, but ourselves! Players of TF2!

[Player_Zero]

One hit kill...

EEEEEEPIIIIICC....

CRRRRIIIIIIIT.....
RAAAAWWWWWKKKEEEEEEETTT!!

[Nano]

magets.

Textlol.

[KBF]

I will aim for people with hats first though. Given the choice between a hatted sniper and a non-hatted sniper I'll go for the hatted one. Hats mean that they're a better shot. Scientific fact. Just as my medal makes me a better soldier.


Well, duh. I've got medal 9888 and I can attest to that. I can frickin' airshot now. Not sure how the patch will effect that, I pretty much only play on d20, or 2fort servers to test out patches and halos.


Oh, and another scientific fact: I'm actually fine with idling. Idlers can keep their halos on their achievement_idle servers, they deserve it for not using a third party program you filthy un-halo'd monstrosities. I hate you all.




One hit kill...

This rocket of mine is burning red! It's loud roar tells me to explode magets!

[Rutskarn]

DAVY CRAWKET, muthas!

Also, medals obviously don't = good soldier.

Exhibit A has two thumbs and sucks at soldier.

http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/health/strain/Fig3_Thumb.gif
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/health/strain/Fig3_Thumb.gif

This guyyyyyyy.

[AlterForm]

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/77851/SoldierKamina.jpg

Do Want.

[Archangel Yuki]

Out here in the fields
I fight for my kills
I get my back into my living.

I don't need to fight
To prove Idling ain't right
They don't need to be forgiven.
yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah,yeah

Don't cry
Don't raise your eye
It's only Fortress wasteland

Medic, take my hand
We'll travel south cross land
Put out the fire
And don't look past my shoulder.

The exodus is here
The Halos' are near
Let's get together
Before we get steamed over.

[Player_Zero]

Listen well, if fighting is sure to result in victory then you must fight...

These rockets blast their way through the universe. That hole will become a path for the REDs that follow. The respawns of the defeated and the maggots that follow.

With these two thoughts and twenty four rockets weaved in we'll shovel a way to tomorrow.

That is rocketjumping.

That is playing soldier.

MY ROCKETS ARE THE ROCKETS THAT CRIT THE HEAVENS!

[AlterForm]

MY ROCKETS ARE THE ROCKETS THAT CRIT THE HEAVENS!

DING!10manlydrills

[Player_Zero]

Then...

Make sure to...

Protect the capture point...

[KBF]

All Valve/Steam threads over.

Zero wins.

[Illiterate Scribe]

All Valve/Steam threads over.

Zero wins.

Explain for us unenlightened folk?

[Jibar]

By the by.

Yowch. (http://i44.tinypic.com/20f9l02.png)

(Not my pic.)

[Nano]

Yeah, he's gonna need that healing, sure, but it doesn't remove the arrows. That poor man.

[The Linker]

Yeah. I could tell what the picture was going to be about before I even opened it. :smallamused:

[wojonatior]

NEEEEEEVVVVVEEEERRRR!!!!:smallbiggrin:

[Illiterate Scribe]

By the by.

Yowch. (http://i44.tinypic.com/20f9l02.png)

(Not my pic.)

Looks like the medic is using the arrows as some sort of incredibly high-tech grappling gun.

[Rutskarn]

Reminds me of this screenshot I got. Yes, he's pinned there.

http://www.chocolatehammer.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/121.jpg

And no, I don't use the backburner anymore.

[NeoVid]

What? I thought you had dedicated yourself to proving the superiority of the backburner! Don't lose your resolve!

Also, yes, Zero wins this and all future threads.

[Fawkes]

What? I thought you had dedicated yourself to proving the superiority of the backburner! Don't lose your resolve!

I still switch back-and-forth from time to time. I keep the Airblaster as my default, but if I think I can get some good flanking in, I' not afraid to go Backburner.

[The Linker]

Defending E on Steel is a spectacular time to use the Backburner. Heck, defending any point past B is a good time. But for defending E, multiple times* I've just been able to make a blind charge down the upper passage from point C to E, and smoke all the little BLUs fighting at the doorway. It really does work like a charm.

*One of those times being at our first GitP Grinder. I think I remember Lurker yelling something like "How are all these W+M1 Pyros killing so many people!?"

[wojonatior]

Whenever I switch to it to go ambush some people, I get into multiple fights and need my airblaster, then i never get to flank. :smallmad: and vice versa.

[Myatar_Panwar]

Dustbowl 1 and 3 have amazing backburning opportunities on defense.

[Player_Zero]

Backburner has amazing get dominated by me opportunities in general.


Explain for us unenlightened folk?

Major spoilers for the anime Gurren Lagann: here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BFwErXsXow).

[Myatar_Panwar]

Player_Zero has less than amazing linking skills. In general.

[Player_Zero]

Player_Zero has less than amazing linking skills. In general.

Freaking Ctrl V.

[KBF]

Don't you dare spoil Gurren Lagann.. But I'm so.. Curious... Thank god.

Not available in teh US.

[Rutskarn]

Got a couple screenies.

Saint KBF
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/5613/kbfislookinggood.jpg

Saint Dentarthur
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/6571/sandvichsaint.jpg

EDIT: Ooh, alternately:

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/6462/goodbadgun.jpg

[KBF]

I like the last one most. Make that the official Saint KBF. I have to wonder how you got that picture though, considering you were on the other team...

[Rutskarn]

It's called a killcam, KBF.

[NeoVid]

Defending E on Steel is a spectacular time to use the Backburner.

Problem is, that's also the absolute most fun time to use airblasts.

[The Linker]

Problem is, that's also the absolute most fun time to use airblasts.

Heh. Ah, such is the conundrum...

I've never have actually done that, though. It never seems to work out as well as it should for me...

Maybe I'll try it next time BLU's attacking E before they've captured D -- i.e. before the railings are up. :smallamused:

[KBF]

It's called a killcam, KBF.

Kill.. Cam..? You hacked the system and installed a camera on death itself?!

That's some admin power.

[Jibar]

Oh come on, Rutskarn gets cool shots of terrifying Heavy faces, my killcam goes straight up my murderer's butt.

Or they're already dead.

[Player_Zero]

I don't watch killcams. Switch between capture points and teammates for some spying action.

[NeoVid]

I've gotten a few truly amazing killcam shots... but I play at a cafe, so no one will see them.

[Scorpionica]

Lost some neat kill-cam shots due to installing Windows 7, but these are just as great. Just not as diverse.

(Large file size, large resolution)

I love the Pyro in the background on this one.
https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/135825/Knife.jpg
Closeups are a great way to instill fear. Like this one.
https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/135825/Pffh.jpg
But that's not the case in this one, featuring near-total obliteration.
https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/135825/Ruts.jpg
Poor Ruts
Heavy looks regretful :smallfrown:
https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/135825/Dragor.jpg
This was both horrific and hypnotic to watch.
Thrusting his groin upwards by crouching and by being BURNT ALIVE :smalleek:
https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/135825/Zero.jpg
I'm boned.
https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/135825/Odds.jpg

[Player_Zero]

This was both horrific and hypnotic to watch.

That's my style.

[wojonatior]

Dustbowl 1 and 3 have amazing backburning opportunities on defense.
But dustbowl never gets played on D20.:smallmad::smallfrown:

[Player_Zero]

A pity. I quite like Dustbowl and Badwater is getting rather old.

[Jahkaivah]

Best "Best Mod Ever" Ever (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwxN8sCIOOE)

[Dragor]

Yay, Scorpionica! You got a picture of me!

Is it wrong that that makes me insanely happy?

[Scorpionica]

Yay, Scorpionica! You got a picture of me!

Is it wrong that that makes me insanely happy?

Considering time differences and appearances (hardly see you when I'm online and kicking butt), it's a worthy cause of celebration. Party hats will be given out, drinks (http://www.myjones.com/limited/wizards) are on the house.

Regarding lack of map options (either via RTV, or server crash making us repeat badwater over and over), maybe Chaotic has more options? I'd love to play dustbowl, gravelpit and such, even granary if the teams are balanced. Perhaps a well written email to Shamus about server mods may bring about some action, otherwise a GitP hosted server might be an option.

[Dragor]

Considering time differences and appearances (hardly see you when I'm online and kicking butt), it's a worthy cause of celebration. Party hats will be given out, drinks (http://www.myjones.com/limited/wizards) are on the house.

Huzzah! Scorpionica is credit to party!

The very mention of 'hats', though, reminds me of my lack of any. :smallfrown:

[shadow_archmagi]

The concept of the "W+M1" pyro was created by the shadowy elite to hide the real truth, which is that pyros do not exist.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zbl-vMN2gzo

[Faulty]

Best "Best Mod Ever" Ever (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwxN8sCIOOE)

Your avatar is sextastic.

[Kyouhen]

Best "Best Mod Ever" Ever (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwxN8sCIOOE)

Now all we need is a mod that replaces all the textures with crayon-scribbles to go with it. :smallbiggrin:

[Mc. Lovin']

Your avatar is sextastic.

Check the latest valve blog post if you like that, the spy and scout look particularly cool

[Rutskarn]

Hey, what do you know. Incontrovertible evidence that I killed Scorpionica at some point.

[Phase]

Hey, what do you know. Incontrovertible evidence that I killed Scorpionica at some point.

Photoshop.

[Jahkaivah]

You think you have memories, a game, a kill, a freezecam, a screenshot..... Was there really a kill? Was that screenshot taken, or... was it photoshopped?

Photohopped.... photoshopped by something less than a man something bred to idle through the game untill they are activated by a single phrase spoken by their kindly master....

Did Rutskarn make the kill.... or a slave....?

[Myatar_Panwar]

So telltale games is pretty awesome. On Talk Like a Pirate Day, you will be able to download the first episode of Tales of Moneky Island for FREE. See it here (http://www.telltalegames.com/playlikeapirate).

To keep this steam related, The Secret of Monkey Island re-release is on sale for $5 right now, probably for the same reason.

[The Linker]

Photoshop.

I was going to say that!

Except I was going to say 'shop happens' and hope it, um, made sense.

[TheLogman]

Garry's Mod is Half price until Monday.

I'm thinking of getting it.

Thoughts?

For five dollars it is quite a steal. Though I'm not quite sure that I can pay for it online, being as though real currency is easy for me to obtain, imaginary currency is rather difficult.

I shall see.

[Fawkes]

Unreal Tournament 3 Free Weekend? Sure, I'll give it a shot.

[KBF]

I have five dollars and the same issue. Imaginary currency is a strange abstract concept that I need to (embarrassingly) ask my father to use his real-to-abstract card. So I can buy a game off the internet that I'm not even sure how you play? It was hard enough to justify buying all the other, more classic games.

[Myatar_Panwar]

Gary's mod is definitely worth $5.

[Fawkes]

It's more like a toy than a game. Emergent gameplay and all that. You play however you want to play.

[chiasaur11]

Gary's mod is definitely worth $5.

Agreed.

In fact, it's definitely worth $10.

[LurkerInPlayground]

I am now the proud owner of the Glengarry Bonnet. This brings my hat count to a grand total of two (the halo doesn't count as a hat).

You hatless plebians are beneath me.

[Player_Zero]

I am now the proud owner of the Glengarry Bonnet. This brings my hat count to a grand total of two (the halo doesn't count as a hat).

You hatless plebians are beneath me.

Too bad you only ever play spy really.

[Myatar_Panwar]

So telltale games is pretty awesome. On Talk Like a Pirate Day, you will be able to download the first episode of Tales of Moneky Island for FREE. See it here (http://www.telltalegames.com/playlikeapirate).


Hey, this is now live. Just downloaded it, about to play.

You only have a day, so download it while you can.

[Ghastly Epigram]

I has a question for y'all.

So, I got the Orange Box a while back, and have been thinking of finally starting on Half-Life 2 and its episodes, but I've not played the first Half-Life. Does it make a big difference? Will I be thrown into a world that makes no sense? Does playing Half-Life first enrich the experience?

[Myatar_Panwar]

I has a question for y'all.

So, I got the Orange Box a while back, and have been thinking of finally starting on Half-Life 2 and its episodes, but I've not played the first Half-Life. Does it make a big difference? Will I be thrown into a world that makes no sense? Does playing Half-Life first enrich the experience?

I didn't play the original, and Half Life 2 was an absolute blast. You don't need it.

[Player_Zero]

Nah. The plot isn't particularly cerebral or anything.

Basically, you were a scientist, an experiment went wrong and now there are aliens around the place. That's all you need to know.

[Rutskarn]

Technically, there's almost no connect between HL1 and HL2.

Actually, a lot of people play HL2 and assume they missed a lot from HL1. This is not true. They're both real cryptic.

I'd play it anyway. It's awesome.

[The Linker]

I haven't played Half-Life either. The one other thing I think you should know is that Black Mesa is the name of the laboratory in the first game -- the 'Black Mesa Incident' being the term used for the experiment gone awry. There's not really anything else in Half-Life 2 that would be made less confusing by playing Half-Life. :smalltongue:

[Thanatos 51-50]

I'd play it anyway. It's awesome.

On the other trigger-finger, Half-Life 2 is the only FPS which has got me to be bored out of my skull within two hours.
Therefore, I will have to say that in my opinion, any endorsements of Half-Life 2 are damn' dirty lies.

[Fawkes]

I has a question for y'all.

So, I got the Orange Box a while back, and have been thinking of finally starting on Half-Life 2 and its episodes, but I've not played the first Half-Life. Does it make a big difference? Will I be thrown into a world that makes no sense? Does playing Half-Life first enrich the experience?

I played HL2 first, then went back for HL later. Was fine for me.

[chiasaur11]

On the other trigger-finger, Half-Life 2 is the only FPS which has got me to be bored out of my skull within two hours.
Therefore, I will have to say that in my opinion, any endorsements of Half-Life 2 are damn' dirty lies.

Ignore him.

He lies.

[The Linker]

Ignore him.

He lies.

Damningly dirtily.

[Fawkes]

Ignore him.

He lies.

Now, now, we don't know that.

It's possible that he just exceedingly poor taste.

[Player_Zero]

Now now, I was bored by the first two hours of Half Life 2 too. That guard told me to pick up that can. I wasn't having any of that. First I stared him down. Then I began throwing things at him. And then 2 hours later, I threw the can and it bounced into the bin and he let me past.

I tried to go back for him later with a chair, but he didn't seem to notice.

[Rutskarn]

If you throw the can at him, he should hit you and then let you through.

[The Linker]

The first time I did it, I smacked him in the face with the can and then ran around him as he came after me. I didn't even know he wanted me to put it in the trashcan, those dang indecipherable Combine accents.

[Nano]

Anyone have/hear any sandvich slinging stories yet?

[Player_Zero]

Anyone have/hear any sandvich slinging stories yet?

I'm not sure what you mean by this.

Stories about throwing sandviches at people?

Also, this sandvich update is the best thing ever. Makes going sandvich heavy so much more fun.

[Nano]

Yeah. Saving people from death via deli meats and such.

[Player_Zero]

Nah. People don't look for it. And unless you have a mic and tell them the usually miss it entirely.

[Rutskarn]

What you do is, you wait for an enemy heavy to throw his sandvich, then you jarate it.

Some punk runs over and grabs a urine sandvich without even knowing it. It's their own damn fault for stopping in the middle of a gory firefight to pick up a half-eaten sandwich that's lying in the middle of the floor.

[KBF]

Throwing the Sandvich. It sounds so awesome, you get to drop a medkit! You can heal in battle, up to 50% someones health! You get to drop a Sandvich infront of you, letting everyone know that they should just keep running around like idiots when they are on fire and about to die. You can't catch up to them, they're all faster than you. They aren't going to look around for a Sandvich, if you were a medic they still wouldn't notice you, they're about to die. It's the most frustrating thing ever.

I've dropped Sandvich when we were pushing a staircase in junction, just for maybe the medic or anyone hit by nade spam to pick up. Not a big loss for me, someone was a medic so I had healing. I swear to god when I died from stickies + turret, I watched that battle until I spawned. No one took the Sandvich, even when medic was busy and they were dying. Tele was down, so I walked back on foot. Sandvich was still there. Even as suicide-yros were rushing that staircase, I watched as noone took it. Even on accident. We eventually pushed through with an uber, demo'd the sentries, and humiliated the other team. I couldn't help but look back at that staircase, with that uneaten Sandvich I laid two minutes earlier.

[Jibar]

The update came unannounced though. I didn't know until this morning that it had been implemented for instance. Maybe when word has spread people will actually start using it.

[Thanatos 51-50]

If you throw the can at him, he should hit you and then let you through.
Threw the can in his face, unlocked the achievement, nothing else happened. (No I didn't know it was an achievement until I unlocked it) threw it in the can, he moved. Must have been a glitch, got through the house without dying. Got into a number of firefights without a weapon of any sort. Survived, barely (And I tested it - you can still die, there, and I died on accident, later on a reboot.) Got into a number of fights where I couldn't crowbar any one.
Got the pistol, became upset at the lack of precision aim system, got into a number of firefights in which I was still woefully underpowered, hit cops with the crowbar alot in rebellion of horrible lack of precicion aim.
Got lost alot.
Got to the boat, eventually, groaned over crappy vehicle controls. Finaly relised that if I'm spending alot of time thinking about the crappiness of vehicle controls or lamenting the ability to shoulder a bloody weapon, I'm not having fun.
Got lost again.
Groaned.
Exited to main menu, began playing PORTAL. Had fun.

[Myatar_Panwar]

You must just be really bad at video games.

[Thanatos 51-50]

My skill - or lack thereof - at videogames has nothing to do with my enjoyment of them. I'm not very good at TF2, and I enjoy it. I'm not especially good at L4D, and I enjoy it. I'm downright horrible at CoD4, and I enjoy it.
I'm not especially good - nor am I horrible - at HL2, but I don't enjoy it. It seems so - lacking.

[Dogmantra]

I'm not very good at TF2, and I enjoy it.
...
I'm not especially good - nor am I horrible - at TF2, but I don't enjoy it. It seems so - lacking.

You mean HL2 in the second instance, right?

[Thanatos 51-50]

You mean HL2 in the second instance, right?

Good catch, thanks.

[Ikialev]

Be happy that you complain before Ravenholm, which bores me out of my mind.
I think it's because of zombies, being so dark you can't see anything, crazy old man on roofs that tells you that church is in another direction, showing off their awesome physics skills, so you can't take normal way through the game, the cart, all. frohman joke should be here. And the places when like 4 fast zombies jump in your room without means to kill them. Only place in game when I had to turn invicibility on and tush through this place.
And to think there are people who go for "Clear Ravenholm without bullets" achievement.

[Thanatos 51-50]

Be happy that you complain before Ravenholm, which bores me out of my mind.
I think it's because of zombies, being so dark you can't see anything, crazy old man on roofs that tells you that church is in another direction, showing off their awesome physics skills, so you can't take normal way through the game, the cart, all. frohman joke should be here. And the places when like 4 fast zombies jump in your room without means to kill them. Only place in game when I had to turn invicibility on and tush through this place.
And to think there are people who go for "Clear Ravenholm without bullets" achievement.

I've played all the way to the antlion beach.
Then I restarted and couldn't be bothered to get past Water Hazard so far.

[Worira]

Be happy that you complain before Ravenholm, which bores me out of my mind.
I think it's because of zombies, being so dark you can't see anything, crazy old man on roofs that tells you that church is in another direction, showing off their awesome physics skills, so you can't take normal way through the game, the cart, all. frohman joke should be here. And the places when like 4 fast zombies jump in your room without means to kill them. Only place in game when I had to turn invicibility on and tush through this place.
And to think there are people who go for "Clear Ravenholm without bullets" achievement.

Uh. There is a way to kill them. Shoot them in the face. It's really not that hard.

[chiasaur11]

Uh. There is a way to kill them. Shoot them in the face. It's really not that hard.

Echoed.

The shotgun is your friend, as is Mr. Sawblade.

[Ikialev]

I know, but they are annoying. :F

[Rutskarn]

Mr. Sawblade?

Excuse me, his name is Samson.

[Jibar]

Mr. Sawblade?

Excuse me, his name is Samson.

You pick the weirdest names for things.

[Dragor]

Weird? Inspired.

[Thanatos 51-50]

Aw, The Atheist God and I make good team. :3
And then he absolutely murdered me as we got shuffled on to opposing teams next game. >.>

[Fawkes]

So, my compy can't run Unreal Tournament 3. Oh well.

[TheLogman]

Well, I bought Garry's Mod.

Let's see if it's a good as it sounds.

Anyone here play it? What servers do you play on?

[Nano]

http://tf-2.fr/ach.php?a=Have Spine, Will Bleed&b=Get backstabbed by Lurker fifty times. (There's no shame in it.)&c=50&d=50&e=804&f=1

Screw you, Lurker.

[Player_Zero]

http://tf-2.fr/ach.php?a=Ur all magets&b=Be the best soldier on the D20 servers&c=u&e=1606&f=1 (http://teamfortress2.fr/achievements.php)

[Pie Guy]

I might get garry's mod. I have the five dollars in my pocket. And that's the problem.

[Faulty]

Sandvich update? What shenanigans are these?

[Player_Zero]

Sandvich update? What shenanigans are these?

Sandvich now restores 300 health and you can throw it and it acts as a medium health pack on the ground.

[Faulty]

That is so badass.

I'm still waiting on pyros being able to toast them though.

[Player_Zero]

That is so badass.

I'm still waiting on pyros being able to toast them though.

That's been suggested for about two years now.

[Rutskarn]

http://tf-2.fr/ach.php?a=Ur all magets&b=Be the best soldier on the D20 servers&c=u&e=1606&f=1 (http://teamfortress2.fr/achievements.php)

http://tf-2.fr/ach.php?a=Humility&b=Screw%20that.&c=l&e=11&f=2

Also, Scout is a surprisingly good 1v1 defensive choice on Dustbowl. Lots of jumpy ambush spots.