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I also think that a boomer exploding on it doesn't set it off either. But, don't quite quote me on that one yet. I only tested it by having a hunter killed a boomer next to it, haha. Also, it's always nice to hear about how a smoker kills someone single-handedly. Always good news, so, congrats to whoever it was.

I agree with this 100%. Hunters can do damage by themselves, but to really wreck a team (or do anything with a smoker), you need a good Boomer. BTW, I'm not going to capitalize 'smoker' until they're buffed. I hold such contempt for them.

@ Garian: That's a nice find. That would make the smoker a bit more useful, IMO.

The achievements definitely DO seem screwy. I've been jipped out of Zombicidal Maniac AND Akimbo Assassin thus far. But it's cool...achievements don't really do much for me. And sorry I couldn't make it to the OCR game last night. Looks like you guys filled up and had fun, though, so good for you guys! My exams are over tomorrow...I just gotta keep telling myself that.

Maybe the other melee weapon for the scout could be something that un-disguises a spy, but does less damage, doesn't crit, attacks slower, something like that. I don't think the scout needs anything to counter SGs, either. Despite what some people seem to think, there should still be counters to every class even after the update.

So...update time. And somehow, for some reason, it's for the Engineer and Spy. http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=2096 Enjoy! Ah, after reading a bit more, they're NOT updating the classes (I mean, clearly they are, but it's not equatable to the Pyro update/Heavy update/etc). Just givin' 'em a little boost (for some reason, completely unsure of why). The next update, officially, is the Scout. Yay! [Edit:] I'm pretty sure that the fact that Spies can recharge there cloaks with ammo found on the ground is going to break the game.

Yes, some of their servers are seriously unplayable. Also, I'll just leave this here for you guys to check out. (Possibly) NSFW due to profanity: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/459-Left-4-Dead

Woah woah _woah_. Brushfire on Left 4 Dead? ....fuck yes.

It IS Christmas. It just wouldn't be fitting to deny Brushfire his joy. And Presh hasn't been on for at least a month. I kinda miss that wanker.

But smart survivor's will avoid her. Or at least, try to. Or, at absolute least, send the guy who's lowest on health into the fray first.

That'd be awesome, Wind Strike, if sticky bombs stuck on people. And happy birthday! I probably won't be on tomorrow, and if I am it won't be until late.

I know it's all about location, location, location...and you can tell. Both of the examples given occurred in the LAST stage of No Mercy (and, admittedly, Blood Harvest is much better for them). And Baha, you're right. That was an amazing smoker grab last night. Truly was. But I think things like that happen often with hunters, so when it happens with a smoker, it's like...'woah!' Or, it could've been just fuckin' nice regardless . And I think you guys are right; smokers don't suck really, I just suck with them. They definitely need a little fixing, but not as much as I bitch about it, haha.

It looks as if the difficulty is set on Normal for versus. Which is perfectly fine by me, as most people are too...um, dumb for anything higher than that. Finding a dedicated server when starting the game from a lobby is now faster and more reliable Versus mode is now locked to Normal difficulty Difficulty on a server is now locked to the one set by the lobby reservation Fixed lagouts/spikes after level transition Fixed directory issue with spray logs in some cases Fixed video settings not saving after closing video options dialog Corrected a boomer suicide exploit Several minor localization fixes Fixed disabling cheats incorrectly resetting data ^^^^patch notes^^^^^ (notice how there's nothing about smokers sucking )

Promised I'd drop this in here for Chadly last night when we played. It's pretty funny, but probably NSFW if you're on speakers.

Just got done listening to a bit of commentary. The game is designed so that the Survivors lose. If they're winning more often than not...you're doing something wrong.

Wedding was frackin' sha-weet. I will upload a picture or two of the Groom's Cake. It's fantastic. STAY TUNED

I will be unable to attend this evening as two people in my life have decided to do something stupid and get married. Damn marriages, keeping me away from putting people on fire.

I actually like the rigid structure and the lack of more options. I know, it's silly...but I'd rather they add it in a later update if they're going to do it at all. Because right now, the game is focused on what the game SHOULD be focused on: the co-op.

+1 for email Valve. Also, I played Versus for the first time today with Bahamut, Triad Onion, Feliks, Rawk Hawk, along with a few other people. I didn't need any convincing that the game was great, but...damn.

This. I'm playing with a fairly competent team and we have trouble on Advanced now (we were able to get through the demo on Expert barely taking damage). Especially the rescue stages. They're so difficult. AND AMAZING.

I logged onto the OuO/OCR/whatever it's called server just to make sure it worked. Very nice to have one of those. Especially on Vs mode. Also, I got to the final chapter last night before the girl called and I had to bail on my team. But we were literally blowing right through it on Advanced (and one guy didn't even have a mouse; he was using a trackpad). Not meaning it's easy, but meaning I could see myself attempting Expert. I wish I could play more tonight.

Welcome to the ranks, Gollgagh. Also, it makes me really sad that I'm not going to be able to put any serious time into this game for a while. Got too many papers to do this week and got too many obligations this weekend.

This. Sorry, but I've spent 15 hours on a 15 minute long demo. It'll be a long while before I'm off of this videogame, zombie infested crack.

@ kittykar, Bill Lumbergh: Thanks for that information. I'll hopefully drop by tonight! @ Garian: I know exactly what you mean. Advanced is a tad easy and expert just feels impossible sometimes (especially when you play with people who are jumpy and shoot anything that moves, namely other people). I thought that Impossible was what Expert was called online...I thought I remembered reading that somewhere, but if Bill says that it's completely seperate, I'm inclined to believe him as he probably knows. Also, and this is drifting from the conversation at hand just a tad, does anyone else think that the Witch needs to be more lethal? She's got enough health and the fact that she kills you in a hit is a big deal...but she only goes after the person that attacked her and then runs off, never to be seen again. It seems to me since she's the only boss you can avoid, she should be the most dangerous one or at absolute least should punish you more for startling her.

@ Native Jovian: There is a problem, but you're not at fault: Valve has, for some reason or another, not put out many servers for people to play on. And Atmuh has a server? How does one join?