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End of the War
Posted by Sam in Gaming, Multiplayer, Shooter on 18 December 2009
It’s been a fun week, but in the end one class had to come out on top of the other. The Soldier prevails over the Demoman 6,372,979 kills to 6,406,065. There are always spoils in war and this was was no exception, with the Soldier walking away with (well, in) some spangly new boots, interestingly named the Gunboats. It’s hard to believe that Demomen put up such a good fight, I’m almost certain Valve did some jiggery-pokery akin to BBC vote rigging antics. Also hard to believe is that the Gunboats will be unique to the Soldier for very long.
In other update news, two new official maps have been released, one (pictured above) is ctf_doublecross, which has a layout similar to ctf_2fort, in that there is a central open area with symmetrical ‘bases’ on both sides. The other is a simple two capture point attack/defend map that plays a bit like cp_junction with lots of chokepoints, called cp_gorge. So far I like Doublecross, the night setting makes a nice change, and there is a lot of rocket jumping action in the middle. I am a bit less fond of Gorge, but maybe that will change when 90% of players aren’t Soldiers or Demomen.
I have a lot to say about the new weapons in regard to balance, but I can save that until i’ve played a bit more with them. However, from about three hours of play as a Soldier I am finding the Chargin’ Targe rediculously overpowered. It gives the Demoman an EHP (effective health points) value of well over 300 (somebody do the math). In short, demomen are now harder to kill than a Heavy for a Soldier or another Demoman. I haven’t had a chance to try out the Direct Hit yet, apparently it’s damage is currently 50% higher than the regular launcher instead of 25% as advertised.
Oh, and crafting.
Propaganda poster competition winner (click for full results)
Team Fortress 2 WAR! Live Battlefield Report
Posted by Sam in Gaming, Multiplayer, Shooter on 15 December 2009
As these two heavyweight rivals continue to face off against each other in the week long war for the ‘secret weapon’, the Solder edges slightly ahead of the Demoman, with 4,666,558 kills to the Demoman’s 4,441,214. However, groundbreaking new discoveries by the Black Cyclops could help turn the tide, as he discovers his Scottish roots with two new weapons, The Eyelander and The Chargin’ Targe. Replacing the Demo’s Bottle and Sticky Bomb Launcher respectively.
True, the shield might block the occasional sword blow. However, they are essentially weapons to be used for hiding behind, and this is a concept the average Scotsman does not understand. “If I were to pick up this cowering-plate, I would have to put down my second sword,” a Scotsman thinks. “And surely that is madness.”
Valve’s motive behind these new weapons seems strange. However, the thought of singling out a target (perhaps a medic) on the enemy team, charging him down and one-shotting him with a critical sword hit sounds quite frankly rather fun. It’s also not too hard to see where Valve may have got inspiration from, *cough*L4D2′s Charger*cough*.
Stealth update: According to my sources, new weapons are released on thursday.
Demoman versus Soldier. Round one. FIGHT!
Posted by Sam in Gaming, Multiplayer, Shooter on 11 December 2009
It’s about time Valves came round to giving Team Fortress 2′s neglected classes a few new toys, now development on Left 4 Dead 2 has ceased. There is a twist this time however, because there is a secret seventh weapon which will be given to either the “one-eyed bagpipe-playing sonofabitch“, or the “Brutus Benedict Arnold Judas Bloody Iscariot himself: the SOLDIER!“. The winner is the class who frags the other the most over the next week, with the results announced presumably when the update is released in a weeks time.
I have to admit, I do not play TF2 as regularly as I used to, however, updates are always fun to get involved with, and you have to do your bit for the war effort. Therefore I have to chose a side, which is tough considering they are my two most played classes. The Demoman’s ‘Meet The Team’ video is probably my favourite of the bunch, but I have more hours played as the Soldier, and find the soldier’s playstyle more entertaining than the Demoman’s. Needless to say I will be having many games of TF2 in the following week, hunting down and killing as many Demomen as I can find.
Keep track of the WAR! status here.
Update: I think this team has decided who they’re supporting. Click for full image.
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