TF2 New Classless Update, Day 2!

[JC175]

Did a quick search and nothing came up, so I thought I'd break the news that a new TF2 update is on the way (for the PC anyway).

As mentioned in the above link, so far the confirmed content includes new, non-class specific hats, and a new Arena map set in a "a top secret missile silo wedged into the top of a hollowed-out mountain".

Personally I'd rather see an update for the Solider/Demoman/Engineer, but I suppose the site indicates that this is only Day 1, and that more content could be included with this updates.

Your thoughts on the new content, or perhaps what you'd like to see?

UPDATE: We're now at Day 2, and a new game mode has been announced. Prepare for King of the Hill invading your TF2 experience, and a new and very russian looking map to go with it.

 

[DrunkWithPower]

hmm, never played TF2, is it worth buying the orange box over? I'm thinking about it for Portal.

OP: Atleast the company still cares to put things out for it.

 

[Hazy]

I like it! The Engineer's new hat is pretty awesome as well.
I'd also like to see the Heavy Dancing. Imagine it: He breaks it down with his new hat on. Preferably, like this:

 

[wordsmith]

to be fair, they dropped Sniper and Spy in the same week, so to look at this and say "this is all there will be" may be a massive underestimation.

 

[Aenir]

hmm, never played TF2, is it worth buying the orange box over? I'm thinking about it for Portal.

If you get it for the PC, definitely!
You also get the entire Half Life 2 series with it, if you haven't played them. And don't feel like you need to play the original Half Life either to understand everything; I only played Half Life 2 and the episodes and it's been great!

Ontopic: It's only the first day, so there will probably be a lot more to see. I find it odd how they're doing a classless update when there are still 3 class updates left.

 

[Sir Ollie]

My god the Spy gets a bowler hat, I want it!

Edit - non-class specific hats even better.

*high five some random guy*

 

[Cheesebob]

"Throughout history, men have worn hats as a way of showing how much better they are than other men. ?I buy hats,? a behatted man seems to say. ?I am better than you.?"

I couldn't agree more

 

[Aenir]

The best men have always worn hats. Just look at Abraham Lincoln and Yahtzee.

(Himself does not wear any hats.)

 

[SnakeF]

Lol, I love the new soldier hat, It looks epic.

 

[JC175]

I like it! The Engineer's new hat is pretty awesome as well.
I'd also like to see the Heavy Dancing. Imagine it: He breaks it down with his new hat on. Preferably, like this:

I think that could possibly be the best idea I've ever heard.

Although you'd get a few too many Heavy/Engineer taunt spams methinks.

 

[ThisWasAWaste]

hmm, never played TF2, is it worth buying the orange box over? I'm thinking about it for Portal.

OP: Atleast the company still cares to put things out for it.

Every game in the orange box is worth buying the orange box over.

/Hard to tell if you're being facetious

 

[ghalkhsdkssakgh]

Sounds good to me. Hats make anything better.

hmm, never played TF2, is it worth buying the orange box over? I'm thinking about it for Portal.

Definitely. In my opinion, Portal is worth it alone.

 

[Proteus214]

That page just made my day. I love Valve's sense of humor.

 

[Undeadpope]

a Classes update,awesome beans.

At least team won't be made up of heavies,but the medic update was by far the worst.

Having 10 medics on a team of 12 was just crap,just plain crap.

maybe they ll make little tweaks to classes,like when they made teleporters and dispensers upgradeable

Anyway more hats,YEA!
I don't like most of the hats at the moment(esp the pryos beanie) but even just the few news ones on the update sheet(of day one) looked great,can't wait for day two.

 

[AmrasCalmacil]

I so totally didn't decide to use that picture of the Spy as my MSN avatar.
Oh no...

The brigade helmet is a little underwhelming though.

 

[TheCameraman]

I'm looking forward to this update, as I have every other update they have added.
It's good to see that Valve still cares for their "older" games.

However.

EVERY bloody time there is an update on TF2, people complain.
"Waah, weapon x is useless."
"Waah, weapon y is overpowered."
"Waah, my class didn't get updated."
"waah, the new weapons are ugly."
"Waah, the new weapons doesn't fit my playstyle."
"Waah, the new maps are boring."
"Waah, I can't get any hats anyway, and now they're adding more, that I, of course can't get."
"Waah, there are too many of class z now that they have been updated."

I seriously hope there are no class updates (However, I bet it is, "Classless seems to be a play on words of having no "class") because then we could probably avoid whine 1. 2. 4, 5 and 8.

They deliver the updates for free. New content for a game which is more than 2 years old and that has no monthly fee. That's more than you can say about most games today.

Ehrm... What I meant to say was, be happy with what you get, and give some constructive criticism if something is broken.


Sorry, just had to vent that out, went to the steam forums earlier and the massive amount of complaining there ticked me a bit off.


Also, as I said earlier, there is probably going to be a class update as well. My money is on the Engineer from what I can tell from the secret sites.

 

[Skillswords]

what i wanna know is, WHY IS IT THAT 360 IS COMPLETLY NEGLECTED, now it's too late, only hackers still play TF2 on 360 and it's mainly DEAD

 

[TheCameraman]

what i wanna know is, WHY IS IT THAT 360 IS COMPLETLY NEGLECTED, now it's too late, only hackers still play TF2 on 360 and it's mainly DEAD

I'm not 100% sure, but I think it had something to do with Microsofts standards for pricing on DLC. Basicly Valve has to pay for each DLC they want to release for the XboX. Therefore they wanted to wait until they got all the class updates out of the way so they can release it all in one big update.

That's what I heard anyway.

 

[Arcanz]

I wish they would just fix the loot system. I, among many other players, do not receive random drops. I only receive items when I get milestones, which is bullshit.

Are you signed in to steam friends? If not, you won't get anything. Just saying But to be honest, I'd rather want the items to just come from the milestones. Makes the weapons more of a reward. But that's just me, don't hate me for my opinion please ^^

On topic, I love Valve humor. But I'd like to see a way to earn hats instead of getting them randomly. And maybe the trade system to be implented like it was always supposed to be, 'cause six Huntsmen is rather lame if I can't give it away to friends or other players who don't have it.

 

[Markness]

Nice, I love TF2, thanks for the news.