OCR TF2: Stab stab stab!

[Powerlord]

New

and page advertising TF2's free status.

[Powerlord]

Day 4 is posted with a new Medic set:

The Clinical Trial

Name: The Quick Fix

Slot: Secondary

Type: Medigun Prototype

Ubercharge increases healing by 300% and grants immunity to movement impairing effects

+40% heal rate

+25% Ubercharge rate

Move at the speed of any faster heal target

Can't Overheal

Name: The Solemn Vow

Slot: Melee?

Type: Bust of Hippocrates

Allows the wielder to see enemy health

Name: The Overdose

Slot: Primary

Type: Syringe Gun

Movement speed bonus based on Ubercharge percentage - to a maximum of +10%

-10% damage

Currently no hidden links, but the dove on the right looks suspicious.

[phill]

So, I guess if we want BLU listed in this system, we have to both reenable crits and damage spread, and disable the Pre-game Mayhem plugin.

The question now is: should we?

I worry that the 'quickplay' system will bring a lot of undesirables to the server, you know the type, hard core halo fans, and not having it listed might be the better option.

[Brushfire]

Oh man that new needle gun is gonna be boss with the Vita-Saw.

[Powerlord]

It looks like the update is being pushed out. I'm trying to update the servers, but I keep getting "Command aborted" from the Steam servers.

Edit: Yup, this is appearing in the server console:

MasterRequestRestart

Your server will be restarted on map change

[Cinderwild]

Just putting it out there, I'm going to be looking for the Scout and Demoman items. If anyone wants to work out some trades I'm all up for it. I'm willing to trade any Soldier/Medic/Heavy/Sniper items and all the Spy items except the new revolver.

Also I agree with not listing the servers for awhile. Give it a month.

[ParanoidDrone]

I worry that the 'quickplay' system will bring a lot of undesirables to the server, you know the type, hard core halo fans, and not having it listed might be the better option.

Are you kidding, those are the most satisfying to own.

It looks like the update is being pushed out. I'm trying to update the servers, but I keep getting "Command aborted" from the Steam servers.

Edit: Yup, this is appearing in the server console:

MasterRequestRestart

Your server will be restarted on map change

I keep trying to launch TF2 but the game's unavailable. Probably too many people trying to play at once.

[Brushfire]

I keep trying to launch TF2 but the game's unavailable. Probably too many people trying to play at once.

Steam is down on the stat tracking sites, so steam is down everywhere.

[Top Gun]

Holy crap, they actually went and made it free. And my update's downloading now. Sweet.

[Powerlord]

Btw, new players start out with a Basic account.

Basic accounts have limits:

Only 50 backpack slots

No hat drops.

Can't trade items to people, but can receive items from others.

Can't craft all recipes.

They have to buy any item from the Mann Co. store to upgrade to a "Premium" account which is what everyone who already owned the game before today's update has.

Oh, and free hat for all of us who already owned the game.

Edit: The restrictions on free accounts are split between those to make it inconvenient to continue that way forever and those to make it so you can't create free accounts to farm for items.

[Cinderwild]

Free hat?

10freehats

[Brushfire]

Just buy a single dueling Minigame for 99 cents.

[Powerlord]

Just buy a single dueling Minigame for 99 cents.

Sure, if you use Paypal. If you use a Credit Card, Steam Wallet has a $5 minimum.

[Cinderwild]

I don't get it. Are you talking about hte Mann Co. cap? That's been there forever.

[Powerlord]

I don't get it. Are you talking about hte Mann Co. cap? That's been there forever.

No, there's a new Proof of Purchase hat (may not be its actual name).

Seriously, this is mentioned on the tf2.com freetoplay FAQ.

P.S. Server updater sucks monkey balls and hasn't even started updating files yet.

[Brushfire]

No it is a different hat. One that is a "Proof of Purchase" hat. If you owned the game before today.

[Cinderwild]

There's a full list of the crafting recipes in game now. These are going to be kind of hard to fulfill.

[Brushfire]

What are they, cause I got items out the ass ready to be crafted!

[Powerlord]

I'm going to wait until my drops for the week are done before crafting.

Also, server updater is maybe 75% finished.

[Cinderwild]

I'm going to wait until my drops for the week are done before crafting.

Also, server updater is maybe 75% finished.

Probably a good idea. I'll admit, I'm kind of dumb. How many drops do you get per week?

Also Brush whenever you get home we can try and coordinate some shit or somethin'. Here's my backpack

http://www.tf2items.com/id/cinderwild

[Top Gun]

Meet the Medic.

So good.

So worth the wait.

[Powerlord]

Probably a good idea. I'll admit, I'm kind of dumb. How many drops do you get per week?

6-8 usually.

I doubt they'll do another Double Drop week, though.

Also, they appear to have introduced the new crafting system to the final game. I see the GUI files for it downloading one by one in the server update console.

[Super-Duper Sombrero]

The hat that everyone gets is called "The Proof of Purchase"; it's an old World War 1 era hat.

Also two new equippable taunts, "The Schadenfreude" - your character bursts out laughing, and "The Meet the Medic" - medic taunt where you strike up an heroic pose and apparently angels sing and divine light shines down.

[Brushfire]

The hat that everyone gets is called "The Proof of Purchase"; it's an old World War 1 era hat.

Also two new equippable taunts, "The Schadenfreude" - your character bursts out laughing, and "The Meet the Medic" - medic taunt where you strike up an heroic pose and apparently angels sing and divine light shines down.

That second one is the best thing ever!!

[Cinderwild]

Also lol at the new scout pistol being a short stop and a refined. For a WEAKER pistol. Let me repeat that, it is LESS GOOD than the default.

Also the Reserver Shooter is going to be a pain in the ass as a Scout because almost certainly it will be triggered by scout jumps.