Team Fortress 2. No.. really.

[Dumar]

it's not just the 360. it's every console. and no i don't hate the 360, nor do i hate every console. but the game was designed around consoles. and i hate that.

i didn't say this game will be bad. i said the team fortress gameplay will be ruined. you want another shooter like every other shooter out there today? okay tf2 will be great.

you want a shooter with crazy physics and obvious differences in player skill (tfc gameplay), then yeah the gameplay is ruined.

[joz123]

Anyone know what kinda specs will be needed to run tfc2 on pc?

[Algol Devilstar]

I used to play a lot, was Narco515, and got into CiaB when they were in the top 10 still.

[Believe]

Originally Posted by joz123

Anyone know what kinda specs will be needed to run tfc2 on pc?

Probably going to be similar to HL2 at most.

[Algol Devilstar]

Originally Posted by Lucificate

Was Il Duce, started UVM with my best friend at the time, Iridante. Went to a get together in Atlanta, Dr. Smooth was there and some other folks. Good friend of mine (IRL) was in both GT and OSKI at different times. UVM was there right at the beginning with Erinyes (CE), OSKI, GT, DJEDI, etc. Man I miss those days *sniffle*.

man I remember UVM, you freaks were hard as hell to kill.

[Jabberwhacky]

Wait so is Portals going to 360 too? "Regular" FPS games are hard enough to control with your thumbs, how on earth is anyone going to manage the crazy insanity that is Portals gameplay?

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by Kiksar

Thread revive.

So Valve just released the "Meet the Soldier" short as a follow-up to the Heavy Weapons Guy one they did a while back. Here are both in case you didn't catch the last one:

Gametrailers.com - Team Fortress 2, GC 2007 Soldier Trailer - Direct Feed HD
and
Gametrailers.com - Team Fortress 2, Heavy Weapons Guy HD

I've always had a hard-on for Valve but fuck, they keep out-doing themselves. Deciding to take Team Fortress in this direction and then actually pulling off the style and humor 100% is fucking epic.

This launching with Portal and Episode 2 is more exciting than most console launches. I'm like a giddy little schoolgirl. Here's a tech video about the art and rendering style also if you're interested:
Gametrailers.com - Team Fortress 2, Illustrative Rendering Featurette

GIddy for 3 hours of gameplay after a year of waiting?

[Zuuljin]

This just popped into my head after reading about how TF2 will be on consoles, and it has me a bit worried. Rocket Jumping. Think about that for a second....... with a controller? Theres no way it can really be done without... dun dun dun... an auto-rocketjump button! On that soldier, it lists the special move of the soldier as rocketjump. RJing was never a "special move" of the soldier, it was an unintended side effect of the rockets. Does this mean that noone else will be able to conc jump? Gren jump?

From this, im getting the feeling that rocket jumping as we know it may not be supported. Its only there "conceptually" as an alternate ability. Can it be altered for distance? For height? Who knows.

I admit its a bit early, as noone has really played it yet, but this thought, in addition to no grenades, has me a bit worried.

[Dumar]

duh. the crazy physics unique to team fortress will be gone.

[Himeo]

I remember playing QWTF back in the day. Putzing around as a sniper/scout/medic on random servers. Well, Canal, Aztec, 2fort5, and the prison were so awesome.

[Itzena]

No, seriously Dumar - what the fuck are you on about?

[Dumar]

Originally Posted by Itzena

No, seriously Dumar - what the fuck are you on about?

did you play team fortress? if you did then you know what i'm on about. the gameplay in tfc was distinctly different than any other fps. i'm not talking about so-called 'exploits' like conc-jumping. i'm talking about the general craziness and outlandish physics of even an average game. joining any random crowded game was pretty much a madhouse. grenades bouncing off walls, rockets shooting people in the air. on top of all that, people with skill stood out above the rest.

that will be gone.

[Blank]

Originally Posted by Dumar

did you play team fortress? if you did then you know what i'm on about. the gameplay in tfc was distinctly different than any other fps. i'm not talking about so-called 'exploits' like conc-jumping. i'm talking about the general craziness and outlandish physics of even an average game. joining any random crowded game was pretty much a madhouse. grenades bouncing off walls, rockets shooting people in the air. on top of all that, people with skill stood out above the rest.

that will be gone.

I'm pretty sure people with skill will still be better than the rest, rockets will still be capable of hitting airborne targets, and grenades will continue to bounce of walls... albeit, less people throwing them.

[Jabberwhacky]

You do know that there are no grenades in TF2 besides the one's that the Demoman shoots out of his gun? There's not going to be "less" people throwing them, there's going to be "no one" throwing them.

[Itzena]

Originally Posted by Dumar

did you play team fortress? if you did then you know what i'm on about. the gameplay in tfc was distinctly different than any other fps. i'm not talking about so-called 'exploits' like conc-jumping. i'm talking about the general craziness and outlandish physics of even an average game. joining any random crowded game was pretty much a madhouse. grenades bouncing off walls, rockets shooting people in the air. on top of all that, people with skill stood out above the rest.

that will be gone.

Yeah, I'm still waiting for a source on all of this.