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Posted on 05-22-09 08:31:26 PM

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Originally posted by Jacob
Originally posted by Pandaren
I wonder what they do....

Nothing, right now.

Except being fabulously fashionable.

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Posted on 05-22-09 08:51:26 PM

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Well of course. ____________________ Jeez, not being Spontaneous Madness is gonna take some getting used to...

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Posted on 05-23-09 04:37:27 AM

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This is a pretty rad shirt. Also Spy

I haven't even played the game that much and want both, especially the Sniper one.

Should get a video card for this though...

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Posted on 05-23-09 05:19:10 AM

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At least they admitted that the system wasn't working as planned. Hopefully that quiets down a few of the complaints.

(Or people have really, REALLY crappy luck. And will get owned as a result.

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Posted on 05-23-09 09:13:54 AM

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I know someone who got all new unlocks and about five more duplicates after about two hours.

I know people (note the plural) who haven't got an unlock of any sort in over ten.

Valve has completely and catastrophically fucked this up.

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Posted on 05-23-09 01:39:34 PM

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They've found the hats.

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Posted on 05-23-09 03:35:26 PM (last edited by Pandaren at 05-23-09 12:41 PM)

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Spy helmet please. Do want it.

And I finally got Dead Ringer!

It's awesome too, but I prefer Cloak and Dagger more... I like to stalk people.

EDIT: Oh yeah, this.

Originally posted by www.teamfortress.com
Why did we build a new system?

* With our first four class updates we were tying the new weapons for each class to a set of achievements. Our intention was to make a set of achievements that eventually all players would get, and would be fun to get along the way. In some cases we did a good job at this (Scout), and in some cases we did a bad one (Medic). Across all of the class packs we were disappointed in the number of people that got to play with the new weapons, and feedback from the community was generally not favorable with this approach.

What did we do?

* For the last number of months we've been working on using the Steam Cloud to store a player's inventory. With that finally in place, we were able to deploy a new system focused on the giving of items to players. That new system watches the amount of time that players are playing TF2, and gives them a chance to find items at regular intervals. They aren't guaranteed to get the item at those points, but they have a pretty good chance. We based the system on granting items on the amount of time played because we don't want players to have to do weird things like join achievement grinding servers to get new content. Basing it off time also has the benefit of ensuring that if you play a lot of TF2, you're going to get more items than players who don't.

How long do I have to play to get an item?

* When we were tuning this system we first looked at the average amount of time that players spend playing TF2 daily. From there, we set the goal of most players having around 20 items in their inventory after a couple of weeks of play. If you're someone who plays a lot of TF2, you're going to get items a lot faster than that. In the first few hours after the release yesterday, we had some issues that prevented the system from working properly, so that timeframe was not indicative of the system as it's designed.

Is this the way we'll find items from now on?

* Like everything else we build, we'll be iterating on this system for a while, and have a lot of features planned. Some of the next things we have planned are:

- Item trading. This is why you're finding duplicates.

- Giving players a method to influence the system so they can work directly toward getting specific items.

- Adding more rare items like the hats.

We're going to be working on and rolling these out while we're also working on the next class pack, with the goal being to get it all released before then.

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Posted on 05-23-09 03:43:31 PM

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Yea uhhh... Pandaren... You can see the results of that blog post on the Steam forums...

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Posted on 05-23-09 04:01:51 PM

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Originally posted by Shantae
Yea uhhh... Pandaren... You can see the results of that blog post on the Steam forums...

Haven't touched the Steam forums yet...

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Posted on 05-23-09 04:04:43 PM

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Originally posted by Pandaren
Originally posted by Shantae
Yea uhhh... Pandaren... You can see the results of that blog post on the Steam forums...
Haven't touched the Steam forums yet...

Don't. It's a mine field. D:

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Posted on 05-23-09 04:06:21 PM

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I only have Jarate, which is freakin' awesome.

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Posted on 05-23-09 04:07:49 PM

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Originally posted by Suika
I only have Jarate, which is freakin' awesome.

I got the Razorback yesterday... Quite a few other weapons as well.

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Posted on 05-23-09 06:47:17 PM

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"Also of note is the mention that the pyro can set the Sniper's arrows on fire while they're traveling to their destination."

Called it. Again.

Also, I reeeaaallly want the Spy's fedora now. :x

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Posted on 05-23-09 07:08:49 PM

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I've seen lit arrows BEFORE they are fired

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Posted on 05-23-09 10:03:10 PM

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Originally posted by Suika
I've seen lit arrows BEFORE they are fired

Yup, I light Sniper arrows all the time.

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Posted on 05-23-09 10:05:56 PM

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yep.

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Posted on 05-24-09 03:40:49 AM

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Yeah, I've seen that bug too. It looks even funnier with the KGB gloves.

I actually had a game last night where I got killed by the KGB on our final point. Said heavy proceeded to box every single one of the defenders to death in a horrifying chain reaction.

Also, Cloak and Dagger is the greatest thing ever. Ambassador is pretty trashy though.

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Posted on 05-24-09 11:28:00 AM

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Just played for basically my 2nd session. I'm still learning, but pretty fun. Except when there's 20 things happening and my computer goes AKLHFAQFINWFBIADJASLFA.

Also, damn you and your Dead Ringer, Kirbynite! Though I did shoot you in the face a few times.

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Posted on 05-24-09 04:24:34 PM

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A few times, sure

The Dead Ringer doesn't keep me from being shot at. It does, however, allow me to come back a few seconds later to back stab you

Or I could just walk away, and let you waste your time spy checking out of paranoia

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