Team Fortress 2 Class Update

[Dragonrabbit]

I was just checked the Team Fortress 2 blog and found this:

[http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/9265/jarate.jpg]
Under the title: Sneak Preview for next class update.
To me it seems like a sniper update.
So my fellow Escapists, what do you think? Is it an April Fools Day joke, a legitimate preview, Valve playing evil tease, or something else?
And, are you exited about it if it is?

 

[Avatar Roku]

So my fellow Escapists, what do you think? Is it an April Fools Day joke, a legitimate preview, Valve playing evil tease, or something else?

I'm thinking a mix. I bet they're cluing us in to the fact that the next update class will be Sniper while also making a funny, BS, April Fools article.

 

[Owned by 3 year olds]

I want an unlockable piss jar...

But this is the best one I've seen today.

 

[Bluntknife]

This is realy funny, too bad it isn't real.

But I cant wait for the next update. I want them to update soldier. He needs one more than a sniper I think.

 

[Pavement]

Soldier is the best balanced class in TF2 :\
Why would he require it more?

 

[Novacain4862]

Omg I laughed. HARD. That's one of the better pranks today. I think they said sniper was next anyways

 

[captvimes]

I suggested using the jar of piss in an unlock thread a while back after meet the sniper vid came out

It is brilliant, though you never thought they would use a sandwich .

 

[Pumpkin_Eater]

I don't see there being a sniper patch. They use the unlock packs to increase the play percentage of neglected classes and I can't remember the last time I was lucky enough to join a sniper free game.

 

[Pavement]

http://www.steampowered.com/status/tf2/tf2_stats.php

Sniper is at the bottom, along with heavy and spy.

 

[LoopyDood]

I can see the mods now.
It'll be a new sniper only grenade.

 

[BloodyOne]

Funny false product. Although, they should have gotten Billy Mays to be in it...

 

[lava_lamp]

lolz aprils fools

 

[SquirrelPants]

I can see the mods now.
It'll be a new sniper only grenade.

I should make a piss jar mod to replace the BONK! energy drink can...

 

[Nova Tendril]

I can see the mods now.
It'll be a new sniper only grenade.

I should make a piss jar mod to replace the BONK! energy drink can...

That would be neat, considering BONK! was about as necessary as a can of piss.

 

[oliveira8]

Hehe Valve never gets the countries right. ^^

Sniper pack uh? Rather have the Spy or Engineer

I don't see there being a sniper patch. They use the unlock packs to increase the play percentage of neglected classes and I can't remember the last time I was lucky enough to join a sniper free game.

The pyro and Heavy were played before their packs.

They update classes to introduce new tactics to the game/class, so they always fun to play.

 

[Pumpkin_Eater]

Hehe Valve never gets the countries right. ^^

Sniper pack uh? Rather have the Spy or Engineer

I don't see there being a sniper patch. They use the unlock packs to increase the play percentage of neglected classes and I can't remember the last time I was lucky enough to join a sniper free game.

The pyro and Heavy were played before their packs.

They update classes to introduce new tactics to the game/class, so they always fun to play.

They determine who gets packs by who has the lowest overall play percentages. Heavies are still close to the bottom even after the patch. That's why spy hasn't gotten one and probably never will, but may get some miscellaneous tweaking every now and then like the invisibility recharge from picking up ammo.

Unfortunately we're not likely to see a demo patch either.

 

[oliveira8]

Hehe Valve never gets the countries right. ^^

Sniper pack uh? Rather have the Spy or Engineer

I don't see there being a sniper patch. They use the unlock packs to increase the play percentage of neglected classes and I can't remember the last time I was lucky enough to join a sniper free game.

The pyro and Heavy were played before their packs.

They update classes to introduce new tactics to the game/class, so they always fun to play.

They determine who gets packs by who has the lowest overall play percentages. Heavies are still close to the bottom even after the patch. That's why spy hasn't gotten one and probably never will, but may get some miscellaneous tweaking every now and then like the invisibility recharge from picking up ammo.

Unfortunately we're not likely to see a demo patch either.

Pyro update?

Heavy and Medic arent played in mass in servers cause many of them ruin the team. Thats why they the least played.

Unlike the Pyro who was played alot before and after the pack. This is a Team game, you cant fill your team with heavies and Medics and expect to win.

 

[Doug]

So my fellow Escapists, what do you think? Is it an April Fools Day joke, a legitimate preview, Valve playing evil tease, or something else?

I'm thinking a mix. I bet they're cluing us in to the fact that the next update class will be Sniper while also making a funny, BS, April Fools article.

I dunno, Jarake would be a good unlockable lol

 

[Pumpkin_Eater]

Pyro update?

Heavy and Medic arent played in mass in servers cause many of them ruin the team. Thats why they the least played.

Unlike the Pyro who was played alot before and after the pack. This is a Team game, you cant fill your team with heavies and Medics and expect to win.

Medics and heavies ruin the team...

Sure they do. I suppose 5 spies, 4 pyros, and a sniper is the way to go then?

 

[oliveira8]

Pyro update?

Heavy and Medic arent played in mass in servers cause many of them ruin the team. Thats why they the least played.

Unlike the Pyro who was played alot before and after the pack. This is a Team game, you cant fill your team with heavies and Medics and expect to win.

Medics and heavies ruin the team...

Sure they do. I suppose 5 spies, 4 pyros, and a sniper is the way to go then?

I didnt say they ruin the team...too many of them ruin the team. 2 heavies and 2 medics per team is more than enough. You can have 3 Pyros/Demomens/Soldiers/Scouts. The Engineers/Spy/Sniper depend of the map and objective.

Also you didnt answer to me why the Pyro had his update? Does your theory have a hole or something, that you cant back it up? Tell me was the Pyro ever a least played class before the pack?