I have three Blutsaugers now. I’m not so sure about this new system anymore.
I dislike the random item drop whatever it is. Using the achievement unlock system, I would have had a new weapon by now. Instead I got items I already have.
I also generally prefer the achievement based unlockables, since they gave me a target to shoot for with a measurable reward in a way that achievements just don’t can’t do. If I get an achievement it’s “Neat, I guess”, but if i get 8% closer to unlocking a new weapon I think “Yeah!”
But, I can appreciate the logic behind the decision, and there will be a whole class of players that will have access to weapons they wouldn’t otherwise (myself included, I am in all likelihood the world’s worst Spy). I don’t understand why they couldn’t use both systems simultaneously though.
Cool, thanks Hunty and CLWheeljack. I’m tempted to jump back in, since it’s such a great game, but I feel like I’ll be totally lost on the maps. I don’t think I’ve even played since they added that new gametype with pushing a minecart (or whatever it is).
Despite the certain atrophy of my average-at-best skillz, I may jump back in anyway at least to hear some of the new dialogue and to watch myself die a lot.
Actually, now’s the perfect time to join back in. A lot of people will be playing the new maps, and they’re brand new for the entire community, so you won’t be at a disadvantage at all in that regard. And since one of the new maps is a standard payload (mine cart pushing) map, you’ll be able to get the feel for them on a level playing field before getting totally swamped.
And, as always, if you’re on an unfamiliar map, just play Medic and follow somebody who looks like he knows what he’s doing. Pick a good Medic buddy and you’ll learn the map in no time.
Strato
3086
Now is the time to jump back in with all the snipers and spies on the servers. I don’t think I’ve ever played so good as a scout before.
Ninyu
3088
I may be missing something since I am new to TF2 but is the max widescreen resolution really 1024 x 720? Is there a hack to bump that up?
As a person who couldn’t give a shit about achievements, I’m glad to hear they put in item drops.
The random drop system is a bit too random for my tastes. I would rather the game at least dropped weapons for the class I was currently playing, or if I killed a member of that class, or something that gave me a little bit of control over the process. As it is, people seem to be getting a completely random item completely independently of whatever they’re doing in-game. I’ve seen people get random drops while in the spectator channel, or while standing in the spawn before the round starts.
Kirian
3091
Thanks (and roamunit). I stopped playing a few weeks after the scout update so I’m a little rusty at the moment. There were a ton of spies today, most of them pretty poor. One was even running around without a disguise, knife drawn. My pyro has never felt so relieved.
That said, not many snipers which is odd. I’m not sure whether to take the opportunity to learn to play the spy or practice my main classes (pyro, medic, soldier). I try and play as whatever the team needs but I have definite favourites- my second tier is scout and heavy so I go to those if the first three are full.
Oh, you can throw away duplicate items, Marinus, can’t you? Anyone know a good server to organise a Qt3 game?
No, something else is going on there. The max is higher. I play 1280 x 1024 on my PC.
What did you set the aspect ratio to in options?
So, is there no Qt3 preferred server?
I see lots of us playing on the PoE server, which I don’t have the password to.
Jab
3095
Great games last night, it felt good to kick ass as a sniper again. Re: item unlocks, I would prefer having them unlock by achievement base or random , seems like that would make both camps happy.
edit: Re Jason, a long time ago I remember there was a Qt3 server, but it always seemed really laggy and I think it was taken down, but I haven’t played TF2 until just last night so I don’t know for sure.
It’s even odder when you consider that the old, achievement-based method still seems to work for classes that have already received an update; I saw someone hit a pyro milestone during a lunch game, and they immediately received their flare gun. Too bad – if they had put milestones in for the new classes in addition to the random loot drops, it would’ve addressed pretty much everyone’s issues.
Cubit
3097
Eh, I kind of like the achievement way of getting items better. It took a while to get them, sure. But when you finally did get that shiny new weapon you know you fucking earned that thing. We’ll see how this goes I guess.
The password is listed in the PoE group announcements. You don’t actually have to join the group to play on their server, but it would be polite. You’re a regular here and it shouldn’t be a problem. The caveat is that they like to broadcast music during play, but that’s part of the charm.
the cloak and dagger is AMAZING. I will elaborate later when I can rip myself away from this game for a bit longer
I am going to throw a jar of pee on you.
