Team Fortress 2: The (Fake?) Engineer Update
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Hellraiser seems a bit OP to me, taking away the spies cloak is like taking away the engineers PDA, even if it's just a temporary thing. Either way, it's clearly a fake. I wouldn't expect to see this in the game, either. The blimp sounds way rad, though.
And unlike the guard dog, this one actually seems balanced to gameplay as well!IdealistCommi said:
I hope this is indeed fake and not Valve playing with us.
While the blimp idea is ok, the guard dog is not.
While the blimp idea is ok, the guard dog is not.
Assuming it is fake, I certainly hope Valve isn't stupid enough to throw these in just because people like the idea. The whole point of TF2 updates is to evaluate what issues the gameplay still has, and what additional weapons and items could be used to counter them. Right now, the only problem the Engineer really has is that it's too easy to just turtle the hell out of a choke point or intel room if it's small enough. They solved too much Sniper camping by giving him a bow and arrow, so maybe the Engie needs something cool that he needs to move closer to the combat zones to use, so players will be more inclined to desert their buildings?
I try to forget that RA3 existsorangebandguy said:Does it come with an Armoured Bear?theultimateend said:D4zZ said:
WHY INDEEED!
.But sure.
HEY! I have 90 hours on Engineer! GET AWAY FROM MY NUMBER!The_root_of_all_evil said:With 90 hours played on Engie, I really want those achievements. To hell with the weapons.
Hopefully, this is Valve trying to trick us into thinking it's fake, and then surprising us if it isn't. Hopefully...*wringing hands* HOPEFULLY
I wouldn't get your hopes too high about such fresh content until after Left 4 Dead 2 comes out. Robin Walker has personally stated that TF2's development team has been reduced to just 2 people because of the work going into L4D2. Those two can release small things (like the new sandvich mechanic) and change numbers and fix bugs and whatnot, but releasing entirely new classes or weapon sets requires more modeling, texturing, sound engineering, and testing than they can do at the moment.
If Valve were to seriously take this into consideration, I hope they'd only put in the blimp. It actually addresses the fact that engys always have to demolish their stuff EVERY TIME a team moves up. Only bad thing with the blimp is the explody part, you'd just engies where all they'd do is move up just to get their blimp shot. The rest of this update I don't really like, because the nail gun is pretty much Jarate with damage. And the EMP is just a sapper and a sticky combined.
And, on the note of this being a fake. When I first saw it I thought it was real. It was pretty well written and the art looked genuine. Then I got to the idle map.
And, on the note of this being a fake. When I first saw it I thought it was real. It was pretty well written and the art looked genuine. Then I got to the idle map.
I think the Engineer should have a nail gun that can repair items from a distance and fire similar to the medics Syringe Gun (except it fires nails...and is weaker...). The Blimp idea sounds impressive but I don't really like how it looks...kind of picky on the subject....
I think it's fake though...http://www.teamfortress.com.br/engineerupdate/day02.html seemed a bit too silly, what with the dozen nails in the spy's face and everything...though I must admit, these things are becoming harder and harder to determine if it's a legit update or not, and these look very, very professional....
I think it's fake though...http://www.teamfortress.com.br/engineerupdate/day02.html seemed a bit too silly, what with the dozen nails in the spy's face and everything...though I must admit, these things are becoming harder and harder to determine if it's a legit update or not, and these look very, very professional....
They're just too over the top. Not in line with the fiction.
Valve have made some crazy things, but they contribute to the crazy world they built in TF2.
The things in this fake update just steal the show like an elephant in a small room.
Still, their existance and the fact some people believe they could be real is a testament to the quality of Valve's work, the value of humor and eccentricity and so on.
Valve have made some crazy things, but they contribute to the crazy world they built in TF2.
The things in this fake update just steal the show like an elephant in a small room.
Still, their existance and the fact some people believe they could be real is a testament to the quality of Valve's work, the value of humor and eccentricity and so on.