Hot News

Blizzard files opposition to Valve's Dota trademark 90 4days 0hrs ago
New Double Fine adventure game funded by fans; Psychonauts 2 talks underway 84 5days 11hrs ago
Skyrim Workshop touts 2M downloads, 2,500 mods 55 9hrs 20mins ago
Notch 'can do' $13 million for Psychonauts 2 50 4hrs 35mins ago
Double Fine raises more than $1 million, promises 'better' game 47 4days 9hrs ago
Report: Unreal Engine 4 to be revealed in 2012 43 4days 5hrs ago
Unreal 'Samaritan' demo requires ten times Xbox 360's processing power 38 1day 8hrs ago
Jersey Shore's 'The Situation' signs App deal 36 1day 0hrs ago
Skyrim dragon mounts made in Bethesda 'game jam' experiments 35 5days 10hrs ago
Steam knocked offline on Sunday by power failure 35 1day 10hrs ago

Latest News

View All

First Team Fortress 2 Sniper Unlockable Revealed, Update Going Live in the 'Coming Days'

by Nick Breckon, May 12, 2009 6:00pm PDT

Related Topics – Team Fortress 2, , PC

Update: Valve has clarified the Huntsman's attack, reiterating that it has no stun effect. Arrows merely pin players to the wall following death.

Original story: Valve today announced that the Sniper update for Team Fortress 2 is coming in the next few days, and has lifted the curtain on the first unlockable for the long-range class.

"The Huntsman" will arm the Sniper with an elegant hunting bow. The bow comes armed "with 18 arrows and a one-second charge for full power shots"--and a unique post-kill effect.

"Any experienced sniper will tell you how irritating it is when your targets keep moving around," writes Valve. "The question is how to stop these cheaters from wind-sprinting around like they own the place. And the answer is to pin them to a wall. How? With arrows!"

You will shoot them and they will stick to the wall and they will die.

According to Valve, the "one headshot from the Huntsman can mean an instant crit, in addition to a bolt-riddled corpse hanging from a wall that's gruesome and funny."

The Sniper update is set to include three unlockable weapons for the class, new head-slot items for each class, and new achievements and maps.

Valve also notes that another free weekend for the game is "coming soon."

Read all the News

« Previous Story
Wall Street Journal Corroborates Xbox 360 Motion Camera Rumors

Next Story »
Evening Reading

Comments

« Previous 1 2 Next »

47 Threads* | 218 Comments

#159

Refresh Thread

By: boulder94 x Show Full Post

Reply

We've got a crossbow but no Hunted. Sad.

May 12, 2009 10:39pm PDT

toggle
We've got a crossbow but no Hunted. Sad. : boulder94
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 5 replies.

#45

Refresh Thread

By: byorn x Show Full Post

Reply

It sounds fun, but how does this differ from the the sniper rifle when it comes to gameplay?

May 12, 2009 1:58pm PDT

toggle
It sounds fun, but how does this differ from the the sniper rifle when it comes to gameplay? : byorn
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 6 replies.

#75

Refresh Thread

By: JediDwag x Show Full Post

Reply

Everyone ready for the spy... Er, I mean, sniper update?

>:-D

May 12, 2009 2:33pm PDT

toggle
Everyone ready for the spy... Er, I mean, sniper update? >:-D : JediDwag
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 4 replies.
- toggle
  Spies are going to have a field day when this update rolls out. : Godhatesfatpeople
  - I might j in my pants : imcompa
- I EFFING CALLED IT! :-D : JediDwag

#193

Refresh Thread

By: WTHInac x Show Full Post

Reply

Woa woa woa...charged up arrows, really? How about saying damage is dependent on distance and force of the pull on the bow string instead of "charged up shot?" I could stomach that better even though it is semantics.

What I cannot get over however, in no way shape or form or any amount of discussion is how an arrow could conceivably ever do enough damage to a really player when say for example, direct hits with a non-crit rocket can do so little damage.

In my world, rocket > arrow.
Splash damage from rocket > arrow.
Fringe splash damage from rocket > arrow.
Hell, breathing fumes from rocket > arrow!

This is so off IMO. Balance please!

May 13, 2009 8:50am PDT

toggle
Woa woa woa...charged up arrows, really? How about saying damage is dependent on distance and force of t... : WTHInac
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 5 replies.
- toggle
  When also dealing with a ray that gives you health and at times makes you invunerable... ability to telep... : dookiebot
  - Gameplay indeed, but it still needs to balance and I feel Valve isn't really focusing on the damage aspec... : WTHInac
- toggle
  lol do you really thing TF2 is supposed to be a realistic game? : OmegaRed59
  - Totally man! LOL - Of course not. But damage output should at least be on scale with the type of weap... : WTHInac

#192

Refresh Thread

By: The_Turbinator x Show Full Post

Reply

You see the problem with unlockables is quite a simple one. It makes the rich richer and the poor poorer. The really good top of the line players will have no problem unlocking them and getting even better weapons and in turn kicking your ass even harder. While the not so good players will have a very hard time unlocking them pluss they spend time in the real world, so they end up sucking even more when compared with the guys that unlocked. This is why inheritably unlockables SUCK. Therefore it is the reason why you should go Robyn Hood on the system and cheat to get them.

May 13, 2009 8:46am PDT

toggle
You see the problem with unlockables is quite a simple one. It makes the rich richer and the poor poorer.... : The_Turbinator
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 4 replies.
- toggle
  If you are talking about unbalanced unlockables, then we are in absolute agreement. However Valve's in... : WTHInac
  - toggle
    Way to hijack an unrelated topic to talk about your pet peeve. Spies are not a powerful class, if they... : SFtheWolf
    - I didn't hijack, tied in gameplay that I feel makes the game unbalanced. Yes, they are powerful. I ha... : WTHInac

#13

Refresh Thread

By: holbroal x Show Full Post

Reply

Do we have to do a bunch of mundane repetitive not fun tasks to unlock this weapon?

May 12, 2009 1:33pm PDT

toggle
Do we have to do a bunch of mundane repetitive not fun tasks to unlock this weapon? : holbroal
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 38 replies.

#213

Refresh Thread

By: Angry Max x Show Full Post

Reply

STICK AROUND

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDztrw_0N8M

May 13, 2009 6:10pm PDT

STICK AROUND http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDztrw_0N8M : Angry Max

#4

Refresh Thread

By: bozer x Show Full Post

Reply

Is this stuff ever coming to the 360?

And also, Valve.. could you make the lobby system better? Like if I want to play with my friends, we can't play ranked games. Only way is if I host a game and hope random people join. It sucks. Otherwise great game.

May 12, 2009 1:23pm PDT

toggle
Is this stuff ever coming to the 360? And also, Valve.. could you make the lobby system better? Like i... : bozer
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 25 replies.
- Valve said they are planning a massive 360 update after this Sniper one rolls out. Along with all the oth... : Godhatesfatpeople
- toggle
  Who cares?! TF2 on the 360 is inferior for a TON of reasons. The PC experience is infinitely better. W... : g000n
- There aren't ranked games in TF2... what game are you referring to? : crummynz
- they have "ranked games" on the 360? lol ( : brainchild420
- toggle
  get a PC : Funran
  - toggle
    I own it on PC too. Thanks for the suggestion though!! : bozer
    - toggle
      So, why in the hell does it matter when the 360 gets the DLC then? : ReckHavoc
      
      toggle
      Because the dude I play with can't play PC games anymore. I know a lot more 360 gamers then I do PC gamer... : bozer
      
      Make new friends. : jccalhoun
      
      What he said^ : bloodypalace
      
      Yes. Freak. : vertdang
      
      toggle
      I think you can use the 360 controller on pc for TF2 : nodebug
      
      aka how to get LOLPWN'D! : bloodypalace
      
      you can! exec 360controller.cfg : bigexplosions
- toggle
  I hope they don't release them for Xbox360. I'm sick of PC gamers getting the shaft everytime. Can we atl... : scary_monster
  - toggle
    What's wrong with supporting both platforms? If you have no interest in consoles then don't pay attentio... : Haku-Jin
    - someone didn't learn to share : RikiTiki2
  - U mad? : MoonfaceX30

#210

Refresh Thread

By: tidic x Show Full Post

Reply

I wonder if a Pyro's air blast can deflect the arrow, technically it probably should but would need timing of a demon.

May 13, 2009 12:29pm PDT

toggle
I wonder if a Pyro's air blast can deflect the arrow, technically it probably should but would need timi... : tidic
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 2 replies.
- We can only hope : Daftinz

#209

Refresh Thread

By: Mystery0000 x Show Full Post

Reply

What I want to know is: where is the cool "update coming soon!" page that every other class has gotten? Why is the Sniper getting second hand treatment? What do you have against the Sniper Valve?

='[

May 13, 2009 12:27pm PDT

What I want to know is: where is the cool "update coming soon!" page that every other class has gotten? W... : Mystery0000

#1

Refresh Thread

By: penny_flame x Show Full Post

Reply

Hmm maybe I need to give TF 2 another try. I played QWTF for years but couldn't get into the newer style the game has swung towards. These achievements and unlockables always kind of lure me to see what it is all about since release.

May 12, 2009 1:18pm PDT

toggle
Hmm maybe I need to give TF 2 another try. I played QWTF for years but couldn't get into the newer style ... : penny_flame
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 10 replies.

#95

Refresh Thread

By: Seannao x Show Full Post

Reply

WHERE'S MY BOOMERANG. IT CAN HAVE SPIKES ON IT.

IT CAN BE CALLED THE BARBY.

May 12, 2009 3:53pm PDT

toggle
WHERE'S MY BOOMERANG. IT CAN HAVE SPIKES ON IT. IT CAN BE CALLED THE BARBY. : Seannao
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 2 replies.
- I got it! I got it! <whirrrrrrr...THWACK!> Arrrrgggggghhhhhhh!!! : AxeMan808

#140

Refresh Thread

By: erikman619 x Show Full Post

Reply

My only concern is the arrow speed. Assuming that this fires a projectile (as opposed to using the hitscan mechanism), it may be difficult to aim what with it being a precision weapon and all.

May 12, 2009 7:14pm PDT

toggle
My only concern is the arrow speed. Assuming that this fires a projectile (as opposed to using the hitsca... : erikman619
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 4 replies.

#104

Refresh Thread

By: Cliffzorz x Show Full Post

Reply

Can a friendly pyro set the arrows on fire as they're launched? That would be badass.

May 12, 2009 4:14pm PDT

toggle
Can a friendly pyro set the arrows on fire as they're launched? That would be badass. : Cliffzorz
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 10 replies.
- I like this idea. : TheArtMan
- oh fuck, that would rule :D : Godhatesfatpeople
- Also called the Flare Gun. : molaughlen
- toggle
  OUR ARROWS WILL BLOT OUT THE SUN! : lplasmatron
  - I see another 300 trailers remake. : thejay247
- i also concur : X-Nice
- Yes, yes it would. : niceguynick
- That will be in the release. Apparently, Valve had the same idea and that will be in the release. Pyros *... : Dabs84
- They'll probably patch that in later. : Smurfy12

#59

Refresh Thread

By: okellyc x Show Full Post

Reply

if this stops a class from moving for a short time its going to be GG to HWG, as i said before in a post, all this shit that puts you out of control when playing is destroying the game, Bonk is already annoying as fuck on servers, Force of nature knock back, pyro knock back, SG knock back, and now this shit?

May 12, 2009 2:07pm PDT

toggle
if this stops a class from moving for a short time its going to be GG to HWG, as i said before in a post,... : okellyc
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 19 replies.

#175

Refresh Thread

By: ClawHammR x Show Full Post

Reply

so this is pretty much crossbow in hl2 .. except its a bow :P though it's gonna load faster of course:P

May 13, 2009 4:54am PDT

so this is pretty much crossbow in hl2 .. except its a bow :P though it's gonna load faster of course:P : ClawHammR

#142

Refresh Thread

By: TheGamer11 x Show Full Post

Reply

By consulting my handy dandy Valve Time Table. I see this will be coming out ... in the coming weeks.

http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Valve_Time

May 12, 2009 7:25pm PDT

toggle
By consulting my handy dandy Valve Time Table. I see this will be coming out ... in the coming weeks. ... : TheGamer11
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 2 replies.
- oh wait, I've NEVER seen this posted before.. : niceguynick

#169

Refresh Thread

By: Nullzero x Show Full Post

Reply

Sweeet.

I want to pin someone to a passing train on Well. That'd be awesome, haha.

May 13, 2009 12:31am PDT

Sweeet. I want to pin someone to a passing train on Well. That'd be awesome, haha. : Nullzero

#156

Refresh Thread

By: tranceholic x Show Full Post

Reply

i like the old TFC sniper class where i can jump shot snipes noob hwgays

May 12, 2009 10:05pm PDT

toggle
i like the old TFC sniper class where i can jump shot snipes noob hwgays : tranceholic
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 4 replies.
- toggle
  I read your profile and it began to all make sense now. : Godhatesfatpeople
  - toggle
    i read your name and it began to realize you is thin person : tranceholic
    - Meesa! : Godhatesfatpeople

#166

Refresh Thread

By: chilln x Show Full Post

Reply

thanks valve... for coming out of left field with another weapon..

this is not sarcasm. im excited.

May 13, 2009 12:06am PDT

thanks valve... for coming out of left field with another weapon.. this is not sarcasm. im excited. : chilln

#164

Refresh Thread

By: Snipergen x Show Full Post

Reply

I'm gonna like this :p

But then again, after a few weeks, I will switch back to the default weapons I guess.

May 13, 2009 12:03am PDT

I'm gonna like this :p But then again, after a few weeks, I will switch back to the default weapons I ... : Snipergen

#81

Refresh Thread

By: silenceJones x Show Full Post

Reply

will it still fire it's bolt if you are killed while the bow is drawn?

May 12, 2009 2:42pm PDT

toggle
will it still fire it's bolt if you are killed while the bow is drawn? : silenceJones
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 3 replies.
- Oooo, that would be cool... It'd have to go a random direction like when you knock over the turrets in... : JediDwag
- i doubt it, but that would be pretty cool : senor135

#53

Refresh Thread

By: wytefang x Show Full Post

Reply

I grew pretty tired of this game a LONG time ago - I doubt these unlocks and upgrades are really going to do much to lure me back. It's a neat graphic style and has some coolness with the class-interactions but overall, it just feels too twitchy and fast-paced and the classes just don't seem to enhance the game as much as they do in the BF series (again, at least for me). But it's cool to see Valve supporting it. I hope they do the same for L4D.

May 12, 2009 2:03pm PDT

toggle
I grew pretty tired of this game a LONG time ago - I doubt these unlocks and upgrades are really going to... : wytefang
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 11 replies.

#145

Refresh Thread

By: gyokuro x Show Full Post

Reply

oh freakin AWESOME!

May 12, 2009 8:21pm PDT

oh freakin AWESOME! : gyokuro

#128

Refresh Thread

By: Kylegar x Show Full Post

Reply

A Bow

And Arrow

Where are the turok jokes?

May 12, 2009 6:02pm PDT

toggle
A Bow And Arrow Where are the turok jokes? : Kylegar
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 2 replies.
- Ted Nugent was the first thing I thought of. : Lunaran

#125

Refresh Thread

By: moneyshot x Show Full Post

Reply

Lol, this should clear things up a bit http://tf2.com/post.php?id=2499

May 12, 2009 5:46pm PDT

toggle
Lol, this should clear things up a bit http://tf2.com/post.php?id=2499 : moneyshot
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 2 replies.
- Holy shit : Godhatesfatpeople

#122

Refresh Thread

By: ease one x Show Full Post

Reply

Sounds cool.

May 12, 2009 5:42pm PDT

Sounds cool. : ease one

#114

Refresh Thread

By: SFtheWolf x Show Full Post

Reply

Nice to see them making a new primary weapon model that isn't completely derivative of the old one. I could see using this a lot. It really fits stylistically too, which couldn't have been easy when replacing the sniper rifle.

Oh wait this is a forum post.

OMG VALVE IS RUNING GAMING!~!!!!!!!!!

May 12, 2009 5:09pm PDT

Nice to see them making a new primary weapon model that isn't completely derivative of the old one. I cou... : SFtheWolf

#101

Refresh Thread

By: Wisp! x Show Full Post

Reply

Nick, you might want to mention that there is yet another new map in the background behind the Sniper, blurred out. It appears to be an alpine environment with a darker skybox.

So this makes at least 2 new Valve maps for this update. The first being the "cart-race" map that was seen in a blurry image in the last update's website (http://www.teamfortress.com/scoutupdate/energydrink.htm).

May 12, 2009 4:09pm PDT

Nick, you might want to mention that there is yet another new map in the background behind the Sniper, bl... : Wisp!

#28

Refresh Thread

By: danysuri x Show Full Post

Reply

Remember Crackdown DLC ?

http://crackdownoncrime.com/NR/rdonlyres/D51A9A65-596E-4383-B6C8-9E81580B03AD/0/Harpoon.JPG

HRX “Harpoon”
* A powerful gas-powered mechanism capable of launching a deadly, razor-sharp spear over large distances with incredible accuracy
* Can be used to ensure enemies “stick around” when players need them to, or to attach perps to their vehicle if they need to take them downtown…or around town

May 12, 2009 1:42pm PDT

toggle
Remember Crackdown DLC ? http://crackdownoncrime.com/NR/rdonlyres/D51A9A65-596E-4383-B6C8-9E81580B03AD... : danysuri
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 5 replies.
- That's the only gun I use until it runs out of ammo. Then the lobber and prox nades. T : AgentPothead
- toggle
  Why would you need enemies to "stick around?" I never use this gun, only the lobber, HMG, or sniper rif... : wytefang
  - toggle
    There is an achievement for it. Other than that nothing really, except you can kill a couple guys at onc... : Taiyetos
    - Ah, I see. Ok, thanks. : wytefang

#2

Refresh Thread

By: Dschinghis Khan x Show Full Post

Reply

ok, i gotta say, that is pretty goddamn cool.

May 12, 2009 1:20pm PDT

toggle
ok, i gotta say, that is pretty goddamn cool. : Dschinghis Khan
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 3 replies.
- agreed : ShadowRam
- Word. : JediDwag

#17

Refresh Thread

By: AgentPothead x Show Full Post

Reply

Positive proof valve also enjoyed Painkiller.

May 12, 2009 1:33pm PDT

toggle
Positive proof valve also enjoyed Painkiller. : AgentPothead
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 7 replies.
- toggle
  didn't they do this in HL2 as well? it's been a while, but i thought i remember this little feature (dan... : Korban
  - Yup the crossbow! They even had a part in the game where a combine soldier was blissfully unaware of you... : Lionhart32935
- Turok Update? : watcherxp
- toggle
  The crossbow in HL2 :D : Godhatesfatpeople
  - toggle
    ... was not as cool as the stake gun : RikiTiki2
    - ...and nowhere near as powerful as the HV Penetrator in F.E.A.R. :-) : Tech T

#3

Refresh Thread

By: Godhatesfatpeople x Show Full Post

Reply

haha I like this idea so far. I just have to see how it moves.

May 12, 2009 1:20pm PDT

toggle
haha I like this idea so far. I just have to see how it moves. : Godhatesfatpeople
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 6 replies.
- Yep, this may be pretty funny :) : niceguynick
- toggle
  Am I not getting something? Isn't this essentially the sniper rifle? It serves exactly the same purpose, ... : Brominated
  - toggle
    Faster charge-up time. Able to pin players and slow them down. It's a bit different than the rifle. : Godhatesfatpeople
    - And instant crit if you get a headshot. : Godhatesfatpeople
  - Shorter charge time, balanced with travel time for the arrow vs instant hit-scan for the sniper rifle. : carbontree

#47

Refresh Thread

By: psamathos x Show Full Post

Reply

This should certainly make the sniper more "dynamic," by which I mean easier to kill!

May 12, 2009 1:59pm PDT

toggle
This should certainly make the sniper more "dynamic," by which I mean easier to kill! : psamathos
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 2 replies.
- ill just play sniper the old fashion way and kill all the free running huntsman trying to shoot each othe... : Chandler55

#58

Refresh Thread

By: awt88 x Show Full Post

Reply

These guys are hilarious. I think I enjoy the shit they put out on TF2.com more than I enjoy the actual game.

May 12, 2009 2:07pm PDT

toggle
These guys are hilarious. I think I enjoy the shit they put out on TF2.com more than I enjoy the actual g... : awt88
Thread Truncated. Click to see all 2 replies.
- Caveman bow and arrowed them all to death, hahaha : nevlos

#72

Refresh Thread

By: magicfucker x Show Full Post

Reply

is this like the bow in Gears?

May 12, 2009 2:30pm PDT

is this like the bow in Gears? : magicfucker

#57

Refresh Thread

By: [7]kami x Show Full Post

Reply

In my face plz.

May 12, 2009 2:06pm PDT

In my face plz. : [7]kami

#56

Refresh Thread

By: slackshoe x Show Full Post

Reply

That's fucking cool :) Best TF2 unlock ever

May 12, 2009 2:05pm PDT

That's fucking cool :) Best TF2 unlock ever : slackshoe

red	r{...}r	italics	/[...]/
green	g{...}g	bold	b[...]b
blue	b{...}b	quote	q[...]q
yellow	y{...}y	sample	s[...]s
limegreen	l[...]l	underline	_[...]_
orange	n[...]n	strike	-[...]-
multisync	p[...]p	spoiler	o[...]o
olive	e[...]e	code	/{{...}}/

Hot News

Latest News

First Team Fortress 2 Sniper Unlockable Revealed, Update Going Live in the 'Coming Days'

More Team Fortress 2

News

Team Fortress 2

Videos

Screenshots

Comments