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UrukHaiPT
UrukHaiPT
Since 6764 Days
Was a fun weekend! Finally unlocked today the bow for Sniper, not sure i like it much. Grew used to the normal gun :p

Jarate (pee bottle) is awesome, but still want to unlock don't know the name, i see some snipers with some kind armor anti spy on their back? Looks cool.

Pyro has been cool to take a break from sniper, new unlocks for it really fun.

I like new unlock system. It's not perfect, and just angers me sometimes, but i started to get unlocks! Before was crazy servers with achievments whores and such, now it's just some *idle* servers :P

They need just need to fix we unlocking the same unlocks. I already got like 3 of the same guns for medic, spy, 3 axes to pyro etc.... Make some kind of trade system don't know, because it's worthless have the same unlocks over and over....

It's a cool game. Got it since last year with orange box, but never got to play it seriously. It's been really fun.
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GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7236 Days
Yea it's a great game, I can't believe what I've been missing out on.

And they want you to have duplicate items, because there is a trade system coming, it just wasn't included in this update. Has anyone received any head gear yet? Do they actually do anything? I've only seen a Scout running around with a baseball helmet so far... I guess head drops are rare?
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UrukHaiPT
UrukHaiPT
Since 6764 Days
Oh good news then, ddin't know there was a trade system coming. Will have lots to trade :P

Hats i hear are VERY rare, and i don't think they do anything. Just a cosmetic change... I didn't see anyone with a hat unlocked so far.
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FireWire - IEEE 1394
FireWire
Since 7237 Days
I saw a engineer with updated headgear. I think he had a flashlight on his helmet which made him look like an miner...

Can't wait for the trading system...
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"Though I walk through the valley of death I will fear no evil, for I am the evilest motherf*cker in the valley"

"First come smiles, then comes lies. Last is gunfire"

GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7236 Days

(thumb-nailed)

Apparently Pyros are for noobs too. I guess Scout is the only offense class you could possibly dominate with and not get bitched at by the crybabies getting their asses kicked. Or would they cry about that too?

All I know is that I love setting people the fuck on fire.
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FireWire - IEEE 1394
FireWire
Since 7237 Days
Posted by GriftGFX
All I know is that I love setting people the fuck on fire.
QFT

I just love running up behind the enemy team and lighting them up and seeing confusion and panic set in when they start running and gunning in every direction!

I must say I do also enjoy playing as a pyro. They only problem is that he doesn't have a gun, just the launcher which can be a bit slow...
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"Though I walk through the valley of death I will fear no evil, for I am the evilest motherf*cker in the valley"

"First come smiles, then comes lies. Last is gunfire"

GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7236 Days
Posted by FireWire
They only problem is that he doesn't have a gun, just the launcher which can be a bit slow...
I'm actually thinking about switching back to the shotgun from the flair gun. The flair gun is really, really cool.. but it has some significant drawbacks. It's a little difficult to actually hit a moving target with it, and it's extremely slow.. and against other pyros I'm not sure it's very useful at all.

Pyro FTW though. I can't stand how much people cry about Pyros and Soldiers though.. or heavies and dets for that matter. It's like no matter what class you chose people have something to say about it. Earlier tonight I heard, "The late Neo Bogard has killed [so and so], that must be a hard class!"

At least it was a sniper calling me out this time, and not an equally scrubby kit.

This game owns so hard.
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Tomarru
Since 6308 Days
Ive seen the spy's hat (like a detective hat) and the heavy's football helmet.
Unlocking stuff is a pain in the arse though, i just leave it afk in servers all the time, i dont have the time available to sit there and play it, especially with this random system theyve put in. Still aint unlocked half the spy stuff.
Got all the sniper stuff though and plenty of duplicates.
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Isomac
Isomac
Since 7004 Days
I remember reading in the chat window that all characters without aiming should be deleted :p I kinda wonder what would be left after that heh.

I love playing as spy and backstap snipers (Uruk especially!). Some levels like dustbowl and fastlane are awesome to play as spy! I kinda think that shield for sniper is useless. You can see him using it so I just use the gun.. 3 hits or so and sniper dies and mostly players doesn't even try to move. When I get the better gun it's even easier!

Pyro is indeed good. I kinda think he might be the most deadly character in the game. Now I just want to try out other characters too! Then again I haven't even tried the new pyro weapons out yet..
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Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2

GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7236 Days
Posted by Isomac
I remember reading in the chat window that all characters without aiming should be deleted :p I kinda wonder what would be left after that heh.
I'm not even sure what that means. It's not like you don't need to aim at all with the Pyro, and you need aim and a certain level of prediction to be a good Soldier. If people seriously think this game would be better off without those classes, they're fucking dumb.

I'm certain the Pyro is the most deadly class for me. Soldier is a close second. People don't seem to cry about Engi's.. who are a terrible combat class and all of their kills come from deployables! You don't have to do shit!

Spy is fucking sweet too though. I'm getting a little better with him. I still am not sure if I prefer Dead Ringer over the default watch. It's a lot trickier to use... but it's definitely not bad in the hands of a skilled spy!

I never played TFC.. but this is quickly becoming one of my favorite FPS period. Battlefield and Call of Duty have some competition! I'm lost to the world when MW2 hits though... I only hope my clan is interested in competing in COD again. Our COD4 team died... and there seems to be little interest outside of my own in resurrecting it :(

Valve rules.
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Isomac
Isomac
Since 7004 Days
I only tried TFC briefly but the game never was that hot. This on the other hand is awesome. Graphics are really great. Characters are funny looking and sound great too. Face animations are damn impressive too. Also I love the kill camera thing. It's always fun to see that the sniper that killed you has spy right behind him.

I still need to get the spy/sniper weapons... I don't have any of them yet. I have some pyro stuff like 4th time already. I already had those before this update :(
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Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2

TheBeagle
TheBeagle
Since 6842 Days
I should get a game with you guys sometime. I'm a always very confused about adding friends on steam though. Should I give you guys my account name or the other one? At the top of my friends list I'm listed as "TheBeagle", but my when logging into my account I am "elguapo13". Try adding me anyway. I already have you Iso.
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Strange memories on this nervous night in Las Vegas. Has it been five years? Six? It seems like a lifetime.

Isomac
Isomac
Since 7004 Days
You can also send invites by going to GY group page and then click names. There should be add to friend list button at the profile page.

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/gamersyde

Other option is that others will add you from here: http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/765611979761677...
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Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2

Archaos
Archaos
Since 7217 Days
Pyro is a lot of fun. Don't let the whiners bug you, they will find anything to rage about if they aren't winning or if you're dominating them.
If you have the Axtinguisher, one of the coolest things to do is light up some enemies and get whacking. Crit heaven.

The bow and arrow for the sniper is immense fun, I feel almost cruel for using it. It's one of the most satisfying things pinning your foes against walls. Sniper battles with it are a good laugh too.

Still haven't found any Spy unlocks though :(

One of my favourite things about this game aside from the brilliant gameplay and style, is the things the classes will say during the round. Some of the stuff they come out with really is perfect. Cry some more!
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Gentlemen.

UrukHaiPT
UrukHaiPT
Since 6764 Days
Lol so funny whiners.... Really complaining because they are getting owned.. Classes are there is to play. Other day at Cod world at war, someone called me tank noob -.-, so i shouldn't use a tank in a map with it....

I didn't get much into the bow for the sniper. I just grew used to the normal sniper gun. Need to try it more.

And lol nice killing there Grift with pyro :P
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Isomac
Isomac
Since 7004 Days
Posted by Archaos
Cry some more!
The way the heavy says it is just perfect.

I have to say heavy is quite hard character to play.
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Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2

UrukHaiPT
UrukHaiPT
Since 6764 Days
Valve! It's because of those little details that it's so awesome to play. L4D got some awesome lines too.
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FireWire - IEEE 1394
FireWire
Since 7237 Days
Posted by Archaos
One of my favourite things about this game aside from the brilliant gameplay and style, is the things the classes will say during the round. Some of the stuff they come out with really is perfect. Cry some more!
Yeah I almost spitted out my drink when I killed some spies from behind with my scout and he said: "Hard to stab a guy in the back when he's beating your head in with a bat huh?"

For more fun:

Scout;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX__swbUwag

Heavy;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX__swbUwag

Funny as hell....
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"Though I walk through the valley of death I will fear no evil, for I am the evilest motherf*cker in the valley"

"First come smiles, then comes lies. Last is gunfire"

TheBeagle
TheBeagle
Since 6842 Days
Can somebody add me to the gamersyde group then?
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Strange memories on this nervous night in Las Vegas. Has it been five years? Six? It seems like a lifetime.

GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7236 Days
Posted by Archaos
Cry some more!
Hey, that's what I say!
Posted by UrukHaiPT
Valve! It's because of those little details that it's so awesome to play. L4D got some awesome lines too.
Indeed, it has some great animations too. The Scout has the best first person animations. His reload and weapon switch animations are some of the best in the genre. He also has the best personality... he's just fucking hilarious.
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Can somebody add me to the gamersyde group then?
Sure thing.
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GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7236 Days
Posted by Valve
May 26, 2009, 4:26 pm - Valve - 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

-The Ambassador now does full critical hits on headshots, instead of mini crits

-The Dead Ringer now fully drains the cloak meter, even if the Spy leaves cloak early

-Fixed Spy disguise menu not being visible in HUD minimal mode

Server log improvements:

-Added "player_extinguish" event for servers to log when a Pyro extinguishes flame with the airburst

-Fixed kill descriptions for Force-A-Nature & Sandman, so server logs can distinguish them

-Identified feign deaths in the events sent to server logs

-Fixed server crash related to the Jarate
Posted by Valve
CARY, N.C. (May 26, 2009) — Epic Games, Inc. is giving players more reasons than ever to jump online and check out Unreal Tournament 3 Black. This Thursday, May 28, will commence a long weekend in which anyone can log onto Valve's Steam digital distribution service, download Unreal Tournament 3 Black and play the game through the weekend free of charge. Pre-load for the follow-up Free Weekend begins today.
So a ninja update for TF2, and another free weekend for UT3.

<3 Valve (oh, and you too Epic!)
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GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7236 Days
UT3's second free weekend begins this morning at 10AM. You can pre-load now.

It's a good game. Shame that it's not still $10 though. At that price it was well worth it.. even if I won't play it as much as Call of Duty (or even TF2). Still.. good game.. shame about the bots!

Back to TF2:

""Grass grows, birds fly, sun shines. And brotha'- I hurt people." - Scout

Holy shit, does this game just keep getting better or what? The more time you put into it, the more it opens up to you. I spent some time over the last two days trying to master (or at least improve) my Scout, and it's been well worth it. He's just so much fun to play.

The only thing I don't like about him is that he's just.. not very effective for me outside of 2fort. I can spend all day on 2fort terrorizing the enemy. Not only is he great for capping the intelligence, but he's an incredible assault class on that map. You can quickly zoom from one base to the other, pulling your punches when you need to. Quick hit and run tactics are as fun as they are effective.

But when it comes to capture point and payload... I'm mostly useless (with the Scout, that is). I had to fight my KDR back up to 1.0 (with the Scout, that is) in 2fort. Speaking of which.....

I know I already linked this to most of y'all in our Steam group, but I love this little application. I was a little annoyed at Valve for not including more detailed statistics in game and on Steam.

The Unofficial Team Fortress 2 Stats Parser: http://www.erlenddahl.net/tf2stats/

It will take your stats, which are stored locally (also good to know, in case you want to back them up!) and give you more detailed information than Valve does. I know they don't want you to play purely for your KDR in this game, and I suppose that's why they don't offer you that information... but I find it helpful.

Personally.. knowing I'm not doing as well as I should helps inspire me to play better. It made me kick my Scout into high gear. It also showed me just how Pyro I really am. More than half of my total points (and total kills) are from Ms. Flame.

This game is going to rule 2009 for me.. at least until MW2 hits.

PS. No weekend deal advertised yet :/
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Archaos
Archaos
Since 7217 Days
That's the downfall of the scout unfortunately. Outside of 2fort and one or two others, he tends to not be as useful as other classes. But I'm sure masters of Scout could disagree with me. I've started to use him a bit more myself and I seem to be getting better.
I've only just started to play Arena and that game type definitely is great for the scout.

That stats parser is pretty useful. Thanks again for the linkage.
The only reason I can see for valve to not include it with the regular stats is so that during games people aren't always thinking about improving their Kill/Death ratio.

It also makes me glad there isn't a ranking system, because again it just takes the focus away from the game and into statistics.

But every once in a while stuff like that is cool to look at. And like you said it can help you with your strengths and weaknesses.
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Gentlemen.

GriftGFX - He can also<br>ban your ass!
GriftGFX
Since 7236 Days
I totally understand that motivation for leaving those stats behind.. I just think it's a little misguided personally. Knowing my kill/death performance inspires me to play a game better.. and in most scenarios, if you're in the negative you're probably not doing very much for your team anyway. Sure a dedicated flag carrier may die a few more times than normal, but if you're competent you should be able to fulfill those rolls without being a giant target.

I'll keep working on my Scout. He's definitely not my main squeeze though, and I don't know if he ever will be. As much as people bitch about the Pyro, it's just a fantastically fun assault class to play... and a team with a couple of good Pyros can dominate a team without them.

In this game you really do need a balanced team to succeed. You need Engis and Medics, and you need good offensive players. It's all about a healthy mix!
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UrukHaiPT
UrukHaiPT
Since 6764 Days
Prototype on Steam:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/10150/

Lol. Fucking 60€? As if 50€ wasn't expensive enough for a digital game. Fuck Activision, COD4 after 2 years it's still 50€.

And screw EA too. Lowering price on some of their games on US Steam, while Europe still paying 45€ for Mass Effect for example... >_>
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