Valve Software Q&A

FUCK LOST COAST WHERE THE FUCK IS MY TEAM FORTRESS TWO

Seriously, even that abandoned tf2.sierra.com site is down. (which is logical since they had all that distribution dispute.

But still, even though there are signs pointing at the development of TF2 there's just not mention of it. No interviews anymore, no screenshots.
I reckon they're really paranoid about talking TF2 features and stuff, afraid people will steal their ideas or something. Yeah, Wolf/ET had similar ideas, BF1942/BF2 also had similar. They must be working on things that are really secret and don't want to spoil it. That's my guess, anyway.

Last time I checked Robin Walker (which is one of the co-founders of the original TF for Quake, for those who live under a rock) was in the credits of some other work, I have to check it to be sure, but it doesn't seem that list of employees actually represents the real work distribution at Valve. I'm almost positive TF2 development went into a creative hiatus and they're working on 'beating the dead horse' to milk it dry. Until they finish doing everything they can with HL2, that is, releasing DoD:S, Lost Coast, Aftermath and whatever else they got in they're sleeve, I don't think we'll hear from TF2 so soon. This is serious, guys.

Since that oficial announcement that TF2 news would be around the corner after the whole HL2 release is just another way of saying: "sorry, no TF2 for you".

I'm kinda sad, 'cause they had some neat ideas for it. That commander class (which now is part of BF2) would've been an awesome adition to team based games in 1999-2000. Improvement of classes, medics being able to carry/pull downed teammates out of harms way was pretty cool idea. The combat system which I was most aprehensive to see what it really was. The idea got watered down into BF2 (ranking and weapon unlocking) and Wolfenstein: ET (ranks and 'upgrades' to class skills). But the idea was that it would have an immediate reward, like supressive fire would really work and so on. I'm still a believer that TF2 will SOME day come out and show it's true nature. I believe that sometime Valve will announce it officialy being worked on and that they'll release it soon ("When it's done" =) and I believe that it will , somehow, satisfy most of our expectations. But that's just me sensistive gamer side, my rational side still pounds hard on my brain saying that TF2 is dead and gone.

Well, that's just what I think. I wish someone at Valve would be reading this but that also is just a dream, lately they're showing a lack of attention to some part of the oldschool QuakeTF fans but you can't please everyone, but you gotta please the big public, and the big public wants big shiny (bloomey) things. I don't feel betrayed or anything, they don't owe me shit. I just felt like writing down what I feel about TF2 and Valve and how sad I am that they really don't talk about it.

PS: posted this as a new post so people might read it... =P

DOD really fizzled out fast.. =(

Speaking of interviews, I want to submit a Q&A for the site I'm starting, dodnation.net ...

I could use help figuring out the questions though, please reply with your suggestions for a DoD interview

Team Fortress 2: AWOL

So much going on at Valve, Lost Coast HDR demo, DoD:S, Aftermath but no mention whatsoever of TF2...

Seriously, they really abandoned it, haven't they?
I really had hopes it would come out a few months ago, but seems like they're shoving loads of other "stuff" down our throats.

Ok, so they don't owe us anything, but geez, at least something concrete that TF2 exists or not...

This is killing me.

Apart from that, can't wait to see Lost Coast. =P

NEVER FORGET

http://www.planetquake.com/news/search.asp?function=search&advanced=1&search=TF&startmonth=5&startday=27&startyear=1998&endmonth=5&endday=27&endyear=1998&order=rankdesc&recordcount=0

The best question would be...


... Where is TF2?

i can die a happy man with nuke

If alexander visits this site I'd like to say hello, and good job on that interview.

cs_militia yay!

CS_MILITIA! DE_NUKE! HECK YEAH!