Team Fortress 2 'War' Update Bestows Sword, Shield Upon Demoman

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  aye, noticed that myself. it will probably be a blue cross on the blue teams shields. : mfAlx
  • So the reds are sassenachs! : slackshoe
• Because Americans are generally pretty ignorant when it comes to world knowledge/history. : rottdcorpse
• It's not St. George's Cross. It is a generic cross which you'd expect to see on any European nation's shi... : maninahat

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• That would be a likely addition for either class : Xencer
• The other will probably get the item through crafting eventually anyway... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• No, the 4th item is the Martyrdom Perk. : King Kavik
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  4th item is a nerf. : JediDwag
  • haha, that would simultaneously be awesome and suck. : senor135

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• And you know how everyone hates change : nodebug
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  you know what they say, when you accept change, Satan buttfucks your grandfather! : theWhite
  • lol haha : senor135
• It's not too bad I don't think... It'll probably take a couple hours to get back into it, but if you ret... : JediDwag

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  That shoot lightning? : JediDwag
  • No, the lightning is typically shot out of the ARSE : progressor

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  only when you get a kill : RikiTiki2
  • ZING! : snot3353
• What am I supposed to do with this cowering plate? If I were to pick up this cowering plate, I'd have to... : JediDwag

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• That is an interesting idea, but I don't think that is why the demoman is getting the weapons he's gettin... : JediDwag
• That'd be both awesome AND amazing. : Durajim

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  It's got nothing to do with MMOs. It's a nod towards Scottish Highlanders. Ever saw Braveheart ? : Yarost
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    or Highlander : sm00v3d
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      or sarcasm : hoboman725
      • I don't think sarcasm is exclusive to the Scottish : sm00v3d
• and the quake marine wielded an axe (which was also used in TF), go figure... : ballystix

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  TFC original or TF2 original? I haven't had any fun with the new content updates after the heavy update. : comiekazie
  • or perhaps they meant QWTF, or even QTF (from before QuakeWorld was released).... "original" is a loaded ... : Torias

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  Steady != long and unheard of months : Xencer
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    Because that Halloween even didn't count right? They also released a little game called Left 4 Dead 2 ... : JediDwag
    • No excuses. : Xencer
• It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. : The Future

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  They'll still have the milestone system in place so you can receive the items by getting the achievements... : lord warlock
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    Still pisses me off that some folks will get this gear in 20 minutes : Injuis
    • because you know, everyone should have to grind 12 hours a day even if they have a life outside of TF2 : Old_Fart
    • If you really want it fast you can get half the achievements offline using bots in like 5 minutes. : Zek
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      I've been playing TF2 since it came out and I have yet to get a random hat. :( : FuzzyOnion
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        yeah same here. No hat drops at all after hours and hours of playing. I have logged over 50 hours since t... : greh kleh
        • Well now you can use all of your other drops to craft one. Problem solved. : Wisp!
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  how will you ever cope? :( : niceguynick
  • double meh : Injuis
• this is what crafting is endeavouring to fix : hoboman725
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  Steam achievement manager! : Beady
  • Exactly, I don't know what the PPL are complaining about. : The_Turbinator
• craft one : RikiTiki2
• Oh for God's sake, boo hoo. There's a crafting system and a random drop system and it's free. : SFtheWolf
• Excuse me? Some people don't want to grind for hours and hours nor use an achievement grinding map when t... : ion_pulse
• Hmmmm... Sorry, my entitlement meter was peaking. : JediDwag

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  I thought the crafting system had to be a joke. : Ziz
  • This is how I think the crafting system is going to work out. You will not be able to create new items... : JediDwag
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  This kind of shit is exactly why I can't play it anymore. Thanks for the bait and switch Valve. : MechBFP
  • But you dont have to use the new weapons/hats if you dont want to... : MeestaNob
  • They sold you a game and THEN gave you post-release support. Dastardly! : Shadsy
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  at least theyre adding content, they could have pulled a l4d and made a full price sequel for each class ... : shaq_mobile
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    Which is of course, *EXACTLY* what they did with L4D2. : johnsto
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      fine, they changed the lighting too and increased the amount of unique bad guys from 4-7 or something. l4... : shaq_mobile
      • Look, ma, it's a troll beating a dead horse! : Skrynkelberg
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        So they doubled the number of 'classes', weapons, and maps, added a new mode, and made significant change... : thesubtlesnake
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          So your final bit of logic there is that they stopped making expansion packs, and decided to do small twe... : Toth21
          • Well I don't think expansion packs ever really 'caught on' for online shooters. I mean yes, map packs are... : thesubtlesnake
• they have been going down this RPG path for awhile .. its about time they finally added a sword and shiel... : neodoom
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  Jesus christ you guys the game still doesn't resemble an RPG in any way, shape or form. There are no stat... : Zek
  • you think that now but wait till they reveal the next unlock..... soldiers can cast fireballs! ;P : neodoom
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    If you read the sword and shield stuff. It gives 50% fire resistance and 65% damage resistance. Those a... : SlingBlaze
    • Ohhhhhhhhhh numbers! XD : paketep
    • TF2 updates did the same thing with the other weapon unlocks, just look at the inventory screen. Still pl... : NeoChaosX
    • Hey check this thread out. http://denkirson.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&threa... : noxiousgg
    • Yeah, each character has health too, and different damage numbers for weapons. You also track kills vs d... : JediDwag
  • yea your right people just like to bitch : techx4
• what are you all whining about? there is no evidence to suggest that crafting isnt simply a means to mak... : hoboman725
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  It was great when it first came out, but its morphed into something else that I lost interest in a long t... : Visceral Monkey
  • It's still the same game, only more fun and interesting. : Wisp!
  • I don't understand this.. The original gameplay is still there. I only played when it was first released ... : Reeves
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  They've being turning it into a fucking MMORPG since the awful Pyro update. It all went downhill afterwar... : anal justice
  • cp_fastlane, ctf_turbine, airblast, backburner, flare gun, axtinguisher and meet the sniper. that's ev... : hoboman725
• No. Next question. : Mystery0000
• It's kind of ridiculous to think that it's an RPG. You earn different guns that have different advantages... : drdrift

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• Every game needs a little Leeroy. http://www.keaton-world.com/music/2007/Funtastic_Power_-_leeroy_jenk... : JediDwag

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  None of the updates have been released for XBOX 360. They have stated previously that they do intend to ... : JediDwag
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    When they finally release the content on the 360, that's going to be one mammoth update. : thesubtlesnake
    • Yeah, hopefully they can do it... As the code base for this game expands it'll become harder and harder ... : JediDwag

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  I don't think so. It'd be too boring. There's no opponent strong enough to challenge Saxton Hale. He can ... : drdrift
  • What about his evil twin? : thesubtlesnake
  • I was thinking you'd play as his butler. : kaddar0
  • What about Chuck Norris? : raxtor
• M1 to kill all enemies and win. Proceed? *click* WIN! (Roll credits.) Story done. Just n... : JediDwag

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  real rocket launchers don't have clips of 4 : RikiTiki2
  • and real teleporters don't take so long to recharge. : thejay247
• Black Scottish people don't exist : drdrift
• Good thing athletes can really jump a second time off of AIR. : AxeMan808
• Even the best army rangers can't rocketjump half so high as the soldier. : erikman619
• Real Damascus Steel swords aren't slow-forged for generations in the bowels of captured English kings. : JediDwag

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• Yeah, it sounds like a pretty big change. But hey, it's still vaguely in theme.. EXPLOSIVE melee damage! ... : frib
• It'll be interesting. The sword initially reduces your max health so that will be a big barrier to it be... : JediDwag

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• You are so incredibly -right-. I am going to play this song when I get the Eyelander. Thankyou. : T-900

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  The same way a black man is a Scottish, I'd say. : zehh
  • Formula 51 was SO BAD! : AxeMan808

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• At least now they will be a class for real men. : Zek
• If it makes the cowardly demoman actually go forward rather then sit back and lob stickies or pills then ... : ant_hillbilly

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  TF2 as an FPSMMO!? I think i;d actually be willing to pay for that content add-on. : m0r94n
  • Ya I think it would be rad they basically have the classes (have been balancing for a long time) they cou... : valcan_s