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Originally posted by: incompleteunit
I'm resigned to the fact that even though I've got about 30 of the Medic achievements, I'm unlikely to get a couple of the remaining ones without asking a friend to help out, but that's ok - my favorite class was always Pyro, with Medic behind that.
Team Fortress 2 Update Released
June 23, 2008, 5:09 pm - Jason Ruymen - Product Update
Updates to Team Fortress 2 have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The specific changes include:
Team Fortress 2
* Reduced Medic's unlockable requirements to match that of the Pyro's. Medic players now meeting the requirements will receive their unlockables shortly after joining a server
* Fixed Spy sapper viewmodel animation popping
* Fixed another issue with the Hot on your Heels achievement
* Incorporated the new Russian fonts into the base Team Fortress 2 fonts. Fixes the missing fonts problem when running in Russian with English VO
Originally posted by: Pia
My friends are telling me to get TF2, but I don't like the direction it is taking. Not class composition on a random server at a random time, mind you. I just don't like grinds and unlocks of anything but cosmetic variety. Don't see the point int them. It was fun unlocking gear in Virtua Fighter. It was utterly unfun needing to play single player mode in some Soul Calibur installment, with characters I don't enjoy playing, only to gain access to the characters I played in the previous installment and to start playing the real game.
Originally posted by: Pia
My friends are telling me to get TF2, but I don't like the direction it is taking. Not class composition on a random server at a random time, mind you. I just don't like grinds and unlocks of anything but cosmetic variety. Don't see the point int them. It was fun unlocking gear in Virtua Fighter. It was utterly unfun needing to play single player mode in some Soul Calibur installment, with characters I don't enjoy playing, only to gain access to the characters I played in the previous installment and to start playing the real game.
Originally posted by: BadRobot
Originally posted by: Pia
My friends are telling me to get TF2, but I don't like the direction it is taking. Not class composition on a random server at a random time, mind you. I just don't like grinds and unlocks of anything but cosmetic variety. Don't see the point int them. It was fun unlocking gear in Virtua Fighter. It was utterly unfun needing to play single player mode in some Soul Calibur installment, with characters I don't enjoy playing, only to gain access to the characters I played in the previous installment and to start playing the real game.
Personally the acheivements for me are more of a, 'wtf you really just killed me with your taunt" funny thing to do.
Having the unlockable weapons won't make or break the class if you don't have them. At least not yet.
Originally posted by: Pia
My friends are telling me to get TF2, but I don't like the direction it is taking. Not class composition on a random server at a random time, mind you. I just don't like grinds and unlocks of anything but cosmetic variety. Don't see the point int them. It was fun unlocking gear in Virtua Fighter. It was utterly unfun needing to play single player mode in some Soul Calibur installment, with characters I don't enjoy playing, only to gain access to the characters I played in the previous installment and to start playing the real game.
Originally posted by: mb
Say in a year from now, if/when all achievements for all classes are out. Someone who has unlocked all of the weapons will have no superior advantage over someone that has 0 achievements (other than not being a noob, but the game is easy to learn).
Each weapon upgrade has it's pluses and minuses that in no way affect the balance of the game. You won't get pwned simply because you don't have them. If you want to get them, no grinding is required. Just play the game and you can unlock all the weapons.
Originally posted by: CPA
Come play over on XBLive - no achievements, no upgrade releases and no new maps.
Originally posted by: Hadsus
Originally posted by: mb
Say in a year from now, if/when all achievements for all classes are out. Someone who has unlocked all of the weapons will have no superior advantage over someone that has 0 achievements (other than not being a noob, but the game is easy to learn).
Each weapon upgrade has it's pluses and minuses that in no way affect the balance of the game. You won't get pwned simply because you don't have them. If you want to get them, no grinding is required. Just play the game and you can unlock all the weapons.
Ha! You gotta be kidding. The extra health and the crits from behind from the backburner alone is a huge advantage for the pyro. I've unlocked it all for that class and I played it quite a bit before and after. If you don't have anything unlocked after a year of all classes being upgraded you are gonna be worse off, there is no doubt about it.
That said, I can understand why they are doing one class at a time, though I don't agree with it. It keeps up interest in the game for a good long time compared to doing everything at once. Which means more sales in the long run.
I also agree that for a few days the pyro craze is bothersome but it doesn't take long for things to get back to normal or close to normal.
BTW, there are plenty of achievement servers out there....I have no problem with people using them or taking longer on regular servers. One thing I do know....other people use those achievement servers and they sure as h*ll don't have a problem using their ubered weapons against you.
Originally posted by: Hadsus
Originally posted by: mb
Say in a year from now, if/when all achievements for all classes are out. Someone who has unlocked all of the weapons will have no superior advantage over someone that has 0 achievements (other than not being a noob, but the game is easy to learn).
Each weapon upgrade has it's pluses and minuses that in no way affect the balance of the game. You won't get pwned simply because you don't have them. If you want to get them, no grinding is required. Just play the game and you can unlock all the weapons.
Ha! You gotta be kidding. The extra health and the crits from behind from the backburner alone is a huge advantage for the pyro. I've unlocked it all for that class and I played it quite a bit before and after. If you don't have anything unlocked after a year of all classes being upgraded you are gonna be worse off, there is no doubt about it.