New changes are coming to Team Fortress 2. Speaking to Shack News, Valve's Robin Walker reconfirmed that two new maps will be coming in the next two months for the PC version, including a remake of the TF Classic map Badlands. Walker couldn't confirm if those maps would arrive on the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 versions of the game.
Walker also said that modifications to the medic class are coming soon, possibly before the maps. Although unspecified, Walker said, "It's a large scale modification to the core of the game. It'll debut in a limited fashion through the Medic first, but it'll be affecting all classes eventually." Our guess? They're taking away the Medic's ability to heal - boy, would that change the game! But seriously, they'll probably just put a floating sign over medics that reads "shoot me first."
[Image from BioWare's Halloween]
Reader Comments (36)
Posted: Jan 14th 2008 5:37PM (Unverified) said
I love teh medics. Come on Medigun poisoning opposing team players. COME ON!!!
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Posted: Jan 14th 2008 6:15PM (Unverified) said
If that happens I'm glad I got my Master of diguise achievement.
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Posted: Jan 14th 2008 5:38PM (Unverified) said
WE NEED ROCK2.
And for Christ's sake, don't make it a control point map.
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And for Christ's sake, don't make it a control point map.
Posted: Jan 14th 2008 7:46PM (Unverified) said
I've been making sweet love to this game almost daily since the day it was released. TF2 = the shit.
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Posted: Jan 14th 2008 8:58PM masterinsan0 said
That gives a whole new meaning to "crit rocket".
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Posted: Jan 14th 2008 5:45PM (Unverified) said
My guess is that they are introducing the Medic's grenade, the Holy Hand Grenade.
I am not joking. There are grenade models still in TF2 from development, including one shaped like the HHG from Monty Python/Worms.
Plus this is the only change off the top of my head that can apply to all classes.
If you remember in the trailers the Demoman had a dynamite detpack, as in TFC.
The Pyro and Soldier still have visible grenades on the character models.
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I am not joking. There are grenade models still in TF2 from development, including one shaped like the HHG from Monty Python/Worms.
Plus this is the only change off the top of my head that can apply to all classes.
If you remember in the trailers the Demoman had a dynamite detpack, as in TFC.
The Pyro and Soldier still have visible grenades on the character models.
Posted: Jan 14th 2008 5:45PM Jerk Face said
Also:
http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=741
A couple of dudes from shacknews actually got to check out the Badlands map.
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http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=741
A couple of dudes from shacknews actually got to check out the Badlands map.
Posted: Jan 14th 2008 6:03PM (Unverified) said
I hope they do add more maps to the console versions, I bought it hopping to be playing on a large variety...
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Posted: Jan 14th 2008 6:25PM (Unverified) said
Seriously with CoD4 and teh Haloz is anyone really playing this game anymore? Anyone?
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Posted: Jan 14th 2008 6:42PM (Unverified) said
Yes me, STFU TANK GO!
TF2 is still fun but in the XB360 there aren't enough matches but is the price to pay,at least I don't have to lisent to American or British teenagers saying f*g or the N word every 5 seconds or so.
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TF2 is still fun but in the XB360 there aren't enough matches but is the price to pay,at least I don't have to lisent to American or British teenagers saying f*g or the N word every 5 seconds or so.
Posted: Jan 14th 2008 9:00PM masterinsan0 said
I'm hoping that comment was either sarcasm, or you were just lacking the knowledge that it's a PC game too.
If you were serious, you need to drown...
...in the knowledge that YES! people do still play this game.
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If you were serious, you need to drown...
...in the knowledge that YES! people do still play this game.
Posted: Jan 14th 2008 6:35PM (Unverified) said
The Medic/Soldier/heavy combo is one of the cheapest ways to win any capture game,that and a team of pure scouts but that only applies in maps like Well and Hydro if the opposing team is dumb.
Yet sometimes the M/H combo is the only way to win and is not a broken combo.TF2 is the most balanced game I ever played other than Guildwars but unlike Guildwars TF2 is actually fun.
I can't really see why the medic would need a fix, if you ask me the Heavy is the only character that needs a tweak because the chain gun doesn’t carries enough ammo but mostly because he is too slow and with spies and snipers being the favorite characters in the game is risky to play as a Heavy unless you have a Medic with you or Engineers building teleporters every 3 minutes.
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Yet sometimes the M/H combo is the only way to win and is not a broken combo.TF2 is the most balanced game I ever played other than Guildwars but unlike Guildwars TF2 is actually fun.
I can't really see why the medic would need a fix, if you ask me the Heavy is the only character that needs a tweak because the chain gun doesn’t carries enough ammo but mostly because he is too slow and with spies and snipers being the favorite characters in the game is risky to play as a Heavy unless you have a Medic with you or Engineers building teleporters every 3 minutes.
Posted: Jan 14th 2008 9:01PM masterinsan0 said
What's up with this theme of sexual love for TF2 running through these comments?
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Posted: Jan 14th 2008 7:11PM (Unverified) said
I had a little HDD crash and had to redownload TF2 (along with the id super pack and GTA collection).
Frig me it was a bad few days. TF2 is God. I just hope they don't break what I've put non-stop weeks into.
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Frig me it was a bad few days. TF2 is God. I just hope they don't break what I've put non-stop weeks into.
Posted: Jan 14th 2008 7:44PM (Unverified) said
I suspect the change they're eluding to for the medic is a fraction of a point for a percentage of health healed. They've eluded to doing something similar with the pyro, by awarding him a fraction of a point for every player they ignite.
Badlands was one of my favorite maps in classic and I'm looking forward to a remake. I just hope they don't bastardize it the way they did with Well and make it a CP map.
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Badlands was one of my favorite maps in classic and I'm looking forward to a remake. I just hope they don't bastardize it the way they did with Well and make it a CP map.
Posted: Jan 14th 2008 9:02PM masterinsan0 said
They're making it a CP map.
However, I'd be willing to bet that the other map they're releasing will be a CTF map.
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However, I'd be willing to bet that the other map they're releasing will be a CTF map.
Posted: Jan 14th 2008 10:04PM (Unverified) said
Just read the details. Hopefully it's not a linear map, but rather a new one similar to Granary or Wolf. The linear maps (well, granary, lazytown on occasion) are so freaking boring to me!
Let's hope the other is a CTF as well...there's a severe shortage of decent flag maps. Still can't believe they only released the game with ONE ctf map.
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Let's hope the other is a CTF as well...there's a severe shortage of decent flag maps. Still can't believe they only released the game with ONE ctf map.
Posted: Jan 14th 2008 10:12PM RenegadeR said
Actually medics do get fractions of points for healed health below 100%. I believe its 1 point for every 325 points of health healed if the player is below 100% health. Boosting doesn't give points.
But seriously though, TF2 is quite good as it is and its quite balanced with all the right tactics. I hope they don't significantly overhaul the medic and suddenly make his syringes give the other players AIDS.
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But seriously though, TF2 is quite good as it is and its quite balanced with all the right tactics. I hope they don't significantly overhaul the medic and suddenly make his syringes give the other players AIDS.
Posted: Jan 15th 2008 10:03AM (Unverified) said
AIDS???
so if you get shot you die like 10 years later???
LMAO!!!!!!!
nah it should be filled with a zombie virus that will turn you on your teammates..........LMAO!!!!!!!
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so if you get shot you die like 10 years later???
LMAO!!!!!!!
nah it should be filled with a zombie virus that will turn you on your teammates..........LMAO!!!!!!!
Posted: Jan 15th 2008 12:52AM (Unverified) said
I don't care what you guys may say; they gotta release on the 360. Enough people play it for this version to deserve some map love.
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Posted: Jan 15th 2008 2:04AM (Unverified) said
I don't care what you guys may say; they gotta release on the 360. Enough people play it for this version to deserve some map love.
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Posted: Jan 15th 2008 10:01AM (Unverified) said
man I hope they update the PS3 & 360 version........
if not I may have to get it for PC.......
and what are they gonna do to the medic?? give him a scalpel so he can do backstabs like the spy??
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if not I may have to get it for PC.......
and what are they gonna do to the medic?? give him a scalpel so he can do backstabs like the spy??
Posted: Jan 22nd 2008 12:30AM Tye El Czar said
I only wish person(s) they're attacking in the picture are people from Fox News/Newscorp, oy.
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Posted: Jan 22nd 2008 12:30AM Tye El Czar said
I think they need to make the modifications optional, oy. Like they let people do in Halo 3.
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